英语阅读练习题

Lesson 25 Do the English speak English?

I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. “I am a foreigner,”I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. “You’ll soon learn English!”he said. I wonder. In England, each person speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I don’t understand them! Do they speak English?

标题Do the English speak English?

English这里均为名词，第一个指“______”，前面要加______，表示一个群体，视为复数；第二个指“______”，指语言时前面不加______。

例：The English often talk about the weather.

English还可以作______，表示“英格兰的，英国的，英国人的”等。

与English相似的单词有French，Chinese，Japanese等。

1. I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark.

u arrive vi.到达，arrive ______小地点；arrive ______大地点

例：When will you arrive?

______vt. 到达，例：When will you reachNew York?

______到达，When will you get to New York?

注意：home/there是副词，副词跟动词连用的时候不需要加______，arrive/gethome/there，比如How can I get there?

u railway n. 铁路

______铁路（美）

railway/railroad station火车站

u big, black and dark

并列的表达方式中前面都是用逗号隔开, 最后两个用and连接

black和dark

black______，比如black people黑人

dark______（没有光线），比如dark clouds乌云，a dark forest黑暗森林，It is dark outside. ____________黑暗

2. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter.

u the way ______… 通往…路

例：Can you tell me the way tothe library?

u porter（火车站、机场或酒店等的）行李搬运工人

3. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however, could not understand me.

u not only...but...as well= not only…but also…不但…而且…

例：I can speak not only Chinese but English as well.

Mary not only found her aunt, but stayed with her for two weeks as well.

Not only you but also I will go there.主语并列

4. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood.

u several quantifier 几个

several＝a number of…一些，只能修饰_________，比如several times许多次

some一些, 修饰___________或____________，比如some people，some money

u understand-____________-____________

5. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly.

u neither…nor…既不…，也不…，谓语动词与后一个主语保持一致，______

例：Neither the boss nor his secretaryisflying to New York.

either … or… 或者…或者…，作主语时同样也是______

例：Either they or Sam is going to Shanghai next Sunday.

=Either Sam or they are going to shanghai next Sunday.

6. “I am a foreigner,”I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him.

u foreigner外国人，____________外国

7. My teacher never spoke English like that!

u like______，表示“像，像……一样”

There’s no one like you.

He speaks like a foreigner.

8. The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. “You’ll soon learn English!”he said.

u soon，fast，quickly

soon表示____________，比如You’ll soon learn English!

fast表示____________，比如He can run very fast.

quickly表示____________，比如She quickly cooked the supper.

9. I wonder.

u wonder词意

① n. _____________________；____________

Jane is a wonder. She never fails in her examinations.

the seven wonders of the world in ancient times 世界古代七大奇观

② vi.&vt. ____________

They wondered that there was a modern building in district.

wonder ______sth.

I wonder at the beauty of the old town.

③ vt.&vi.（对……）____________

wonder +______+从句 是否……

I wonder if you have any spare time.

wonder +____________+从句

I wonder what time it is.

I wonder why you are late.

I wondered where you were going.

____________难怪

____________adj. 极好的

10. In England, each person speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I don’t understand them! Do they speak English?

u speak词意（speak-______-______）

①vi. ______，比如Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him.

② vt. ______（某种语言），比如speak English

③vi. ______，交谈，speak ____ sb. ______sth.

I’ve spoken to the manager about it.

Letter Writing书信写作

写信人地址写在信纸右上角，先写地址（由小到大），再写日期

14 Grafton St.,

Croydon,

Surrey,

England.

24thApril, 1999

并列句中的并列连词

通过并列连词可以把几个简单句连接起来构成一个并列句。

一些并列句的连词：and，but，yet，or，so，not only…but…as well 不但……而且……，neither…nor… 既不……也不……，either…or…或者……或者……，both…and…两者都

and和，并且

He finished lunch. He went into the garden.

--He finished lunch and went into the garden.

but但是，表转折

I ran to the station. I missed the train.

--I ran to the station __________________.

I saw him yesterday. He did not greet me.

--I saw him yesterday, __________________.

or 或者, 否则

Hurry up,or you will be late.

so因此，表因果关系

He went to bed late. He got up late.

--He went to bed late, __________________.

both…and…两者都

He teaches English. I teach English.

--Both he and I teach English.

He teaches English. He teaches French.

--He teaches ________________________.

当主语由and或both…and连接, 通常采用复数谓语动词。

________________________are his friends.

either…or…或者……或者……

You must tell him. I must tell him.

--__________________must tell him.

He plays soccer. He plays rugby.

--He plays __________________.

neither…nor… 既不……也不……

He does not speak English. I do not speak English.

--____________speak English.

He does not speak English. He does not speak French.

--He speaks ____________.

He can not read. He can not write.

--He can ____________.

not only…but…as well, not only...but also...不但……而且……

You must wash the dishes. You must sweep the floor.

--You must not only wash the dishes but sweep the floor as well.

--You must not only wash the dishes but also sweep the floor.

当主语由neither...nor,either...or,not only...but also连接时，谓语动词与nor,or,but also后面的词一致，即“______”，离动词最近的名词是单数, 整个主语就视为单数；离动词最近的名词是复数, 整个主语就视为复数

Neither he nor I ______going to the airport.

Not only Mary but also her parents ______ gone abroad.