1、1英语课外阅读一（一）Connie Talbot is a great singer. She was born on November 20, 2000 in England. She is young, but she is well-known all over the world.Connie was born in a poor family. Her parents had to work in other cities and earned money. She began to live with her grandmother when she was 18 months o
2、ld. Connies grandmother liked singing. She often sang to little Connie. Connie showed her interest in singing when she was a baby. She liked to sing with her grandmother. She even sang in her dreamConnies family was so poor that they had no money to send her to a music school. They could only buy a
3、CD player for her. Connie used the CD player to learn singing every dayWhen Connie was seven years old, she took part in the Britains Got Talent. Her beautiful voice surprised everyone. They couldnt believe their ears! Connies excellent performance won her the second place in the talent show.After t
4、hat Connie soon became famous. She made many albums, Such as Over the Rainbow and beautiful World. She also gave many concerts around the world. Connies beautiful voice won her lots of fans and made her one of the most popular singers in the world.一、全文翻译康妮塔波特是一位很棒的歌手。她于 2000年 11月 20日出生于英国。她很年轻，但在世界上
5、很有名气。康妮出生在一个贫困的家庭。她父母不得不在其他城市工作赚钱。她 18个月的时候就开始和她的奶奶一起居住。康妮的奶奶喜欢唱歌。她经常给小康妮唱歌。康妮很小的时候就对唱歌很感兴趣。她喜欢和她的奶奶一起唱歌。她甚至梦里都在唱歌。康妮的家庭很贫困，以至于他们没有钱送她去上音乐学校。他们只能给她买一个 CD机。康妮每天用这个 CD机来学习唱歌。康妮 7岁的时候，参加了英国达人 。她动听的嗓音使每个人都很惊讶。他们简直无法相信自己的耳朵！康妮的完美表演使她在达人秀中获得了第二名。从那以后，康妮很快走红。她制作了许多专辑，比如彩虹星光和美丽的新世界 。她还在2世界各地举办过许多演唱会。康妮动听的嗓音
6、使她拥有许多粉丝，并成为世界上最受欢迎的歌手之一。二、词汇收藏1. interest/ Intrest/n。兴趣v.使感兴趣I had no interest in the competition. 我对那次比赛没有兴趣。 Your story interested me 你的故事使我很感兴趣。2. take part in参加；参与She takes part in the activity actively. 她积极地参加活动。3. excellent/ eksolont/ adj.优秀的；精彩的He is an excellent singer。他是一位优秀的歌手。4. performa
7、nce/pfo:mns/.n.表演They stood up and clapped hands for their performance. 他们站起来为他们的表演鼓掌。5. make sb +n.是某人成为You make me a fool. 你把我当傻子啊6. in the world在世界上Which is the largest city in the world? 世界上最大的城市是哪个?三、长难句分析Connies family was so poor that they had no money to send her to a music school。康妮的家庭很贫困，以
8、至于他 们没有钱送她去上音乐学校。本句中的“ so。that。 ”意为“如此以至于用来引导结果状语从句；so 用来修饰形容词或副词。(二)We all know that smiling is a kind of body language. In fact, it is not just a body language. It also has some different benefits. Lets learn about the benefits of smiling.First of all, smiling can reduce stress. Although its not e
9、asy to keep smiling when you are in stressful situations, smiling can reduce stress. Thats true. Sometimes, smiling can help people get rid of stress, Even listening to others laughter and seeing smiling faces can help you keep calm and relaxed.Secondly, smiling is good for your health. For example,
10、 it can strengthen your 3immune system. Its said that keeping smiling can help you fight against many kinds of diseases. Thats why we often advise some patients to be happy and keep smiling.Thirdly, smiling can improve your mood. Next time you are feeling down, try putting on a smile. And then your
11、mood will change for the better.Lastly, smiling can help you make friends easily. When you smile at others, they usually regard you as a polite and friendly person. Then they are willing to make friends with you.Therefore, no matter what happens, please keep smiling every day一、全文翻译我们都知道微笑是一种身体语言。其实，
12、它不仅仅是一种身体语言，它还有一些不同的益处。让我们了解一下微笑的益处吧。首先，微笑能够减少压力。尽管当你在有压力的情况下要保持微笑是很不容易的，但微笑能减少压力。那确实是真的。有时，微笑能帮助人们摆脱压力。甚至听别人的笑声和看笑脸也能帮助你保持镇静和放松。第二，微笑对你的健康有好处。比如，它能够增强你的免疫力。据说保持微笑能够帮你对抗多种疾病。那就是我们经常建议一些病人要开心并保持微笑的原因。第三，微笑能够改善你的心情。下次当你觉得沮丧的时候，试着微笑一下，然后你的心情就会变好。最后，微笑能够帮你更容易地交到朋友。当你对别人微笑的时候，他们会把你视为有礼貌而友好的人。然后，他们就会愿意和你交
13、朋友。所以，不管发生什么事情，请每天保持微笑。二、词汇收藏1. learn about 了解，获得，学得Today we are going to learn about famous plays 今天，我们学习一些著名的戏剧。2. stressful/ stresfl/adj.有压力的Teaching can be a tiring and stressful job 当老师是件辛苦而有压力的工作。3.get rid of除掉，去掉;It is important for us to get rid of the bad habits in the beginning.对于我们来说，在开始去
14、除坏习惯是重要的。4. keep calm保持冷静。 Keep +adj.保持怎样的状态4I kept active, not just in the morning but all day.5.Its said that 据说Its said that worry is like a rocking chair: it keep you busy, but doesnt get you anywhere.据说烦恼就像一把摇椅：它让你忙碌，但又让你原地踏步6.fight against与作斗争争吵，反对people tried to fight against being moved to a
15、nother city, but it was no use. 人们试图抵制移居到另一座城市去，但无济于事7. thats why+句子“那就是为什么的原因” 8. Advise sb to do sth 建议某人做某事9. improve /impru：v/ v.改进；改善You need to improve your English 你需要提高你的英语水平。10. regard /rgud/ v.看作；视为 regard as将看作They always regard red as a symbol of good luck 他们总是把红色看作是好运的象征。11. polite/pa l
16、aIt/ adj.有礼貌的 politeimpolite-politelyWe all want to make friends with him because he is polite 我们都想和他交朋友，因为他很有礼貌12. make friends with与交朋友He is outgoing and likes making friends with different people. 他性格外向，喜欢与不同的人交朋友。13. be willing to do srh愿意做某事 14.no matter what=whatever 无论什么三、长难句分析Although its no
17、t easy to keep smiling when you are in stressful situations， smiling can reduce stress。尽管当你在有压力的情况下要保持微笑是很不容易的，但微笑能减少压力。本句含有双重复合句，首先，它含有 although引导的让步状语从句， although意为“尽管；虽然” ，用来引导让步状语从句；从句中的 when you are in stressful situations是 when引导的时间状语从句。（三）Nowadays, you can see some orange bicycles on streets
18、in some cities.These orange bikes are from a company. You can order a bike through its app on 5your phone. When you find a bike， you can scan its QR code(扫描二维码)， then you can use the bike freely。 You don t have to return the bike to the former(先前的) place。 You can park the bike anywhere。China was kno
19、wn as “the kingdom of bicycles“ around 30 years ago. Later on, more people preferred to drive cars rather than ride bicycles. Now, bike rental services are bringing bikes back to peoples lives。Lots of people think bike rental services are very good. Some people say that the services are good for the
20、 environment. Other people choose to ride bikes in order to keep healthy. All the people agree that using the app to order a bike is easy and convenient. One of the people says that it is a good way to save money. After all, they dont have to spend their own money on new bikesThe company hopes that
21、more and more people will choose to use their bikes. 一、全文翻译现如今，在一些城市你可以看到马路上有许多橙色的自行车。这些橙色的自行车来自一家公司。你可以通过手机上它的应用软件来预约自行车。当你找到一辆自行车的时候，你可以扫描它的二维码，然后你就可以自由地使用它了。你没有必要把自行车归还到先前的地方。你可以把它停在任何地方。中国在大约 30年前是著名的“自行车王国” 。后来，更多人宁愿开车而不愿骑自行车。现在，这种自行车租赁业务把骑自行车又带回到了人们的生活中。许多人觉得自行车租赁业务很不错。有些人说这些服务对环境有好处。其他人选择骑自行车
22、是为了保持健康。所有人都赞同使用手机应用软件预约自行车简单而便利。其中一个人说这是省钱的一种好方法。毕竟，他们不必花自己的钱买新的自行车了。这家公司希望有越来越多的人能选择使用他们的自行车。二、词汇收藏1. freely /fri：Ii/adv.自由地You can use it freely。你可以自由地使用它。2. Return sth to把某物还给I must return some books to the library. 我必须得把一些书还给图书馆。63.anywhere/ eniwe/adv.任何地方You can buy the ballpoint pen anywhere
23、你在任何地方都可以买到这种圆珠笔。4. be known as 作为而闻名； Liu Dehua is known as a singer. 刘德华作为歌手而闻名。5. prefer to do sth rather than do sth 宁愿做某事而不愿做某事I prefer to do homework rather than do housework.我宁愿做作业也不愿做家务。6. someothers一些其他的There are many people in the park. Some are singing, others are dancing.公园里有许多人，一些在唱歌，其他
24、的在跳舞。7. in order to为了；以便于She arrived early in order to get a good seat. 为了找个好座位，她早早到场。8. convenient/kn vi：nint/adj.便利的；方便的Martin drove along until he found a convenient parking place.马丁一直往前开，直到找到了一个方便的停车场。9. one of+复数 n.做主语时，谓语动词用单三。One of the students was late for class this morning.今天早上其中一个学生迟到了。1
25、0.after all 毕竟Let him go to school by himself. After all, he is ten years old.让他自己去上学吧。毕竟他十岁了。三、长难句分析The company hopes that more and more people will choose to use their bikes。这家公司希望有越来越多的人能选择使用他们的自行车。本句中的 that more and more people will choose to use their bikes是 that引导的宾语从句，作动词 hopes 的宾语，that 是引导词，用来引导宾语从句，在句中不作成分，此时可以省略。
