掉进陷阱的老虎(英文)

1.O ne day,a tiger fell into a trap.H e cried,“H elp。H elp。”2.A m ouse saw him and said to anelephant,“Let’s help the poor(可怜的tiger.”The elephant said,“H e is going toeat you.”“B ut he needs our help,”saidthe m ouse.3.A snake cam e and said,“I can helhim .” The snake and the elephant helpethe tiger out.4. “Thankyou,m y friends,”said the tiger.“B ut I’m hotand hungrynow.” Suddenlythe tiger ate thesnake.The elephant and the m ouse w ere veryangry.They said,“Y ou’re a…     

一九九五年上半年上海市高等教育自学考试基础英语试卷(英语专业)

(本卷考试时间巧0分钟)1.MultiPle CI】oiee(20%)Choo:e the word or exPression that best compleres the sentenee:or.if there 15 an undcrli配d Part,ehoose the word or exPression elosest inmeaning to the underlined Part.()1 .He sPoke elearly and_alid we could unde路tand eve介word he said. a.disting山shedly、 b.distinguishingly c·distinctl丫d·dis桩“ctively、()2 .In plain eloth韶,TOny was followinga—charaeter throug}1 London,5 busiest strcets. a.susPieious b.suseePtible e.doubtful d.suspeet()3…     

“说话”要看对象

say,speak,talk和tell都含有“说”的意思,但“说话”要看对象,也要分“场合”:★say是及物动词,强调说话内容,后接名词、代词或从句;在直接或间接引语的前后也常用say。例如:1.H ow do you say it inEnglish?这个用英语怎么说?2.H e said that he would gothere with his parents the next week.他说下周他将和父母一块去那儿。3.H e said,“I often watch TVin the evening.”他说:“我晚上常看电视。”4.“They have gone toShanghai,”said Jack.“他们已去上海了,”杰克说。★注意几个常用的短语:saygoodbye to sb跟某人道别;say h…     

幽默三则(英文)

Bedtime PrayersJulie was saying her bedtim e prayers.“Please G od,”she said,“M ake N aples the capital of Italy.M ake N aples the capital of Italy.”H er m other interrupted and said,“Julie,w hy do you want G od tom ake N aples the capitalofItaly?”A nd Julie replied,“Because thats w hatIputin m y geography paper!”Jesus s T V SetchoolardenfnghA child on C hristm as tim e asked for som e paper and crayons inorder to draw a crib(耶稣诞生像).Eventually the artistic m asterpiecewas …     

A Kind Boy

It took Tom several(fL个)months to saveuP(积蓄)seven dollars(美元).He wanted to--〕atoy Plane 50 oned盯he went to the shoP withtheZ on the way, Tom saw a little boye巧ing on a eorner of the street.生旦are you erying?”Tom asked. “Three big boys一生一my fourdollars just now,”the boy said,“1 wason立一way to buy some exercise-books,but now 1 ean’t.” 及加thought ofthe一立少。nar“in the Poeket‘He thought of the toyplane and山e poorZ一丁 bm wantedtowalkaway,_~鱼一为edidnot.Atlasthe旦_four…     

Our Tails

The lecturer on evolution had been going on for nearly two hours.Then he started again,and said he,“Let m e ask the evolutionist a ques-tion——if we had tails like a baboon,where are they?”“Ill venture an answer,”said an old lady.“W e have worn them offsitting here so long.”Our Tails…     

The Cat and the Mouse

1 .One day,a eateaugllt(抓住)amouse.She said,“Iwallt to eat you!”21 ne“Plea爹If you1llUU卜匕。。土u,don,t eat 1lleJ .1工1与letI’11bringfi血and 】工〕ey0Ufree.S01llemeat.”andthought(想了又想).“oK,’,shesaid.50 the mousese:v旅了利上俞、出e Cate咬吧1马day·Tlle catw;ls ve即happy-4 .one day,the eatWaflted to haVeatriP(旅行).She saidto tl〕e mouse,“尸leasetake eare of(照顾)my babies.”5.When the eatleft,the mousek们le〔}(杀死)an 11elbabies.6 .She was mad(疯狂的)to Seewhat had haP一pen…     

命运女神和一个路人(英文)

O ne day a m an w as w alking along the street. H e carried an old bag in hishands. H e w as w ondering w hy people w ho had so m uch m oney w ere never satis-fied but alw ays w anted m ore . “As to m e ,”he said,“if I only had enough toeat,I should not ask for anything else.”Just at this m om ent Fortune cam e dow n the street. She heard the m an andstopped.“Listen,”she said,“I w ant to help you.H old your bag,and I shall pour di-am onds into it. But every diam ond w hich falls on …     

The Old Man and the Forgetful Grass

It was too late at night when an old man came to a small town. He found an inn (小旅馆) and wanted to 1 there for the night. After he had entered his room, the owner said to his wife "Look at his bag. There must be much 2 in it. Let's take it 3 when he's asleep, and we can become rich."“N o, no,” said the wom an. “H e 4 look for his bag tom orrowm orning.Ifhe can t 5 it,he lltelephone the police.”They thought for a few m inutes. 6 the wom an had a good 7 .“W e have forgetful grass.W hy…     

Jokes and Humor

1.M iss the F irst E ight O nes。Jane was late.A nd she asked a m anwho was sitting next to her,“Excuse m e,what is being perform ed on the stage?”Them an said,“Beethoven’s ninth sym phony.”H earing this,she regretted,“O h。I shouldn’thave been so late.I m issed the firsteightones。”我错过了前八个呀!简迟到了。她就问坐在旁边的男士:“请问,台上在演什么呢?”男士说:“贝多芬的第九交响曲。”一听这话,她后悔了,“唉!我真不该迟到。我错过了前八个呀!”2.L ucky or U nluckyA young m an saw a beautiful girl carry-ing a cat in her hands on his w ay hom e.The young m an said,“I wish I w ere acat。”The ...     

伤心的故事

1 .Three friends,Tom,David and Johne姗e to NewYork on holid叮.They bookeda room on the 45th floor inahotel.2 .oneeve垃ng, they eame baek to3.“No,thanks,”saidthe hotel very late“Butthank you all1 am sorryhotel,“b以there,,said the elerk of the15 something wrong withTom.thesallleto OUrWe’11 walk uPr001n。theinlift tonight.1 ean make bedsfor youthe hall if you want.” 4一of course it was no easyjob for them.But soon they即ta即od idea.First,the humourousone of the three,Tom,told somejokes…     

Mr.Knott and Mr.Watt

M r.K nott lived in London.O ne evening, after traveling a long 1 ,he got 2 very tired. Just as he going to bed, the telephone rang, so hew entdow nstairs, 3 the telephone said,“This is W hite Bridge 3122.W ho’sthat 4 ,please ? ” “W att,” a m an answ ered. “W hat’s your 5 , please?” said M r.K nott again. “W att is 6nam e, ”w as the answ ered. “Y es, I 7 youthat.W …     

杰克的午餐

1. One Sunday, Jack's mother told him to go to his aunt's. It was quite far away, so his mother let him take some sandwiches along for his lunch. 星期天,妈妈让杰克到姑姑家去,因为路很远,妈妈让他带了一些三明治做午饭?2.O n the w ay to his aunts,he said tohim self as he walked,“M y aunt is sure togive m e a rich m eal.”在去姑姑家的路上,他一边走一边自言自语:“我的姑姑今天一定会招待我一顿美餐的。”3.Suddenly he saw som e sandwichesin his hand,he said,“W hats the use ofthese dry sandwiches?”A s…     

My Mother Is Too Busy

Mr Green was checking the pupils' homework. He became very unhappy when he ran over(浏览) Tom's exercises, and he asked Tom into the office.“Tom ,this is the third tim e you ve had your hom ework done by yourfather。”he said angrily.“I am sorry,”Tom said.“But I have no other way.M y m other is too busy.”My Mother Is Too Busy!山东@石继忠…     

完形填空

In the doctor's waiting room ,sick (患病 )men and women were sitting on their chairs.Bob,a school boy,was among them.They alllook very sad1Bob.He was reading an2 storybook,just then the doctor came in and said hewas ready for the next person.Bob jumped upand3into the doctor's room.“What's your trouble?”said the doctor.4Bob could say a word,the doctor made him 5down on a bed.“Now let m e listen to yourheart”,Bob tried to speak,the doctor let him 6say anything.“I'll7your temperature(体温…     

A Cheap Meal

1)A man went into a restaurant. He ordered all the most expensive dishes and ate them with great enjoyment.2)Then a small boy came into the restaurant and sat at the man's table.The waiter said to the man:“what would your little boy like,sir?”3)“Oh,just an ice cream.”the man said. Then he stood up and said to the waiter:“I'm just going out to buy a newspaper.”4)The boy had eaten ice cream,then he stood up and walked to the door.5)The waiter said:“Excuse me, but your father hasn't come…     

阅读理解

Part One先阅读短文,掌握其大意,然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。Istood in the doorw ay,watching m y olderbrother carefully putting clothes into his bag.Iconeasily.Finally1thatIwas there,R ocky turned toward m e w ith a sad sm ile.“I’m2tom orrow,”he said.“Iknow.”M y3was alm osta whisper(低声).I was4atm yselffor being so weak asn’taboutto cry.“M y5is early,so there is still6tim e to com e to the airport,”he said.Seeing theook on m y face,he quic…     

幽默二则(英文)

In a peace w ayX iao H ua cam e back hom e w ith the report card from school.H e saidto his father,“Y ou are a m em ber ofPeace Council,aren tyou?”“O f course.”“So I suggestw e solve som e quarrellings in a peace w ay,O k?I didn tdo wellin this exam .”M aking experim ent on the spotA salesm an visited a general. H e took out a suit of uniform andboasted of it.A tlast,he said,“This uniform can protect your body fromanything.”“Excellent! Putit on yourself.” Then the gerneralsaid …     

Jokes and Humour

Goldfish Stan:I won 92 goldfish.F red:Where are you going to keepthem?Stan:In the bathroom.F red:B ut what w ill you do whenyou want to take a bath?Stan:Blindfold them。金鱼斯丹:我赢了92条金鱼。弗雷德:你想在哪儿养它们?斯丹:浴室。弗雷德:但是你想洗澡时怎么办?斯丹:蒙住它们的眼睛!I N eed Y our FootballG eorge knocked at the door of his friend’shouse.W hen his friend’s m other answ ered,he asked,“C an A lbertcom e out to play?”“N o,”said the m other,“it’s too cold.”“W ell,then,”said G eorge,“can his footballcom e out to play?”我要玩足球乔冶敲着他朋友家的门。当朋友的妈妈来应门时,他问:“阿尔伯特...     

幽默三则(英文)

Dumb and Dumber On vacation in Hawaii,my step-mom,Sandy,called a cafe to makereservations for7pm.Checking her book,the cheery young hostess said,“I'm sorry,all we have is6:45.Would you like that?”“That's fine,”Sandy said.“Okay,”the woman confirmed.Then she added,“Just be advisedyou may have to wait15minutes for your table.”My Widowed GrandmotherWidowed for the second time,my grandmother told me she probablywould not remarry.“You're still young,”I said.“Why not?”“When I marr…