典范英语7[共99页]

1 第一篇Walrus Joins In1 What will Walrus do?Everyone at the North Pole was very excited. There was going to be a show and ANYONEcould be in it.?I will do skating, said Arctic Fox. ?I m good at that! ?I ll do tumbling, said Polar Bear. ?No one tumbles quite like me! ?I ll do singing, said Seal. ?Everyone says I have a very fine voice! ?Then I ll do diving, said Whale. ?I won a prize for diving at school, you know! They all looked at Walrus. ?What will YOU do? they asked.But Walrus was not good at anything.He wasnt good at skating, and he wasn t good at tumbling.He was terrible at singing, and when he tried to dive, he always got water up his nose.He sat and chewed his whiskers sadly.?Never mind, said Arctic Fox. ?You can watch us. Arctic Fox and Polar Bear and Seal and Whale practised hard for the big show.Walrus hid behind a snowdrift and watched, and chewed his whiskers. He wished he was good at something.2 The big nightAt last, the big night arrived. Everyone sat down and waited for the show to begin. Walrussat in the front row. He was very excited.Fox came onto the ice and bowed. Everyone cheered.Then Fox began to skate. Fox skated forwards and backwards and sideways. She skated inperfect circles and figures of eight. She was elegant and amazing!Walrus watched and he loved what he saw. Fox made it all look so easy.Walrus was sure that if he really tried he could skate just like Fox.He couldn tstop himself. He just had to leap onto the ice and join in with Fox. Icanskate, he cried. Look at me! But Walrus couldn t skate at all. He could only trip up and fall over.He bumped into Fox, and Fox went flat on her face. FLOMP!Fox was very upset. Walrus has RUINED my act, she wailed.Next, it was Polar Bearsturn. He rolled out across the ice like a big, white snowball.Everyone clapped wildly.Then Polar Bear began to tumble. He did jumps and spins and somersaults, and stood onhis head.Walrus watched and he loved what he saw. Polar Bear made it all look such fun. Walruswas sure that this time, if he really tried, he could tumble just like Polar Bear.All of a sudden, Walrus just couldn t stop himself,haenldeaped onto the ice.I can tumble too, he cried. Look at me! But Walrus couldn t tumble at all. He could only trip up and fall over. He tripped up PolarBear, who came down with a WALLOP!Of course, Polar Bear was pretty angry. Walrus has RUINED my act, he wailed.3 From bad to worseIt was Seal s turn next. She gave Walrus a don -you-dtare stare, and then she started tosing:O, how many heart rejoices when I see the Northern Lights.My ear is filled with voices sweetly singing in th e night! 典范英语 7 1Walrus listened. What a beautiful song! Surely if he really tried, he could sing asbeautifully as Seal? Oh, dear. Walrus just couldn t stop himself again.I know that song, he cried. I can sing it too! He leaped up and started singing along with Seal.But Walrus couldn t sing! He sounded terrible. In fact, he sounded like a rusty old bucket.Seal stopped singing and burst into floods of tears.Walrus has RUINED my song, she wailed.Wale was last. He was pretty certain that Walrus could not ruin his act.Whale leaped high out of the water. Then he fell back with an enormous splash!Walrus watched. He wished that he could dive like that. His flippers began to twitch, andhis whiskers bristled with excitement. He tried and tried his very best not to join in.But then he had a brilliant idea.I ll hold my nose when I dive, he thought. Then the water won t go up it! Walrus just couldn t stop himself. He had to join in.Everybody, look at me! he cried, as he leaped into the water. I can dive too! But just at that moment, Whale was getting ready to spout a big jet of water.WHOOSH!Whale spouted Walrus high into the air!Everyone was watching Walrus now. They clapped and cheered as Walrus landed back inthe sea with a SPLOSH!Whale was furious. You are a meddling, incompetent BUFFOON! he roared. You haveRUINED my act. Now GET OUT OF MY SIGHT! Whale was pretty scary when he was angry. Walrus turned tail and fled. He hid behind asnowdrift, feeling sad and very sorry.4 The show will go on!The show was over. Fox and Polar Bear and Seal and Whale stood in a line, blushing andwishing that Walrus had not ruined everything.But everyone was cheering like mad.Well done, Polar Bear, well done, Seal! Well done, Fox and Whale! they shouted. Buwhere s the clown? Why isn t he here? Where s Walrus? Behind is snowdrift, Walrus heard the cheers. Were they really cheering for him, too?Yes! They were!He shuffled up to Fox and Polar Bear and Seal And Whale.I m very sorry, he said.So you should be, said Fox.At least everyone thought you were part of the show, said Polar Bear.Isuppose, said Seal, ifWalrus was really part of our next show, it couldn tbe anyworse. Walrus wa s overjoyed. Me? he cried. Truly? Can I be part of the show? Can I join innext time? Yes, said Whale. It will bea lot safer that way. You can be the clown. As long as you do it properly. Walrus practiced hard and became a very good clown indeed. Now he is so good that Fox,Polar Bear, Seal and Whale are glad he is taking part.Sometimes, when Walrus is clowning around, they really just can t stop themselves. Thave to join in too!典范英语 7 22 第二篇Noisy Neighbours1 Mr FlinchIn a grim, grey house in a grim, grey town lived an unhappy man.It was not his grey house that made Mr Flinch unhappy. It was not that he was poor,because he was not. Mr Flinch was a miser. He never gave away a penny. ( He never gave awaya smile either. ) He was a mean and miserable man.Mr Flinch was miserable because of his neighbours.On one side of Mr Flinch gsrim, grey house stood a jolly red one. It belonged to CarlClutch who mended cars.Carl loved cars and motorbikes and vans and lorries. Every morning, Mr Flinch woke upto hear hammers banging, spanners clanging and engines revving. The whole street shook withthe noise.On the other side, in a bright blue house, lived a music teacher called Poppy Plink. Eachmorning, Poppy sat down and played grand tunes on her grand piano. After breakfast, herstudents started to arrive.Violins screeched, drums thundered and bassoons bellowed. Mr Flinch shut his window,but the noise still came through the wall. Brum brum, tootle toot, bang! His whole house shook and shivered.He put his fingers in his ears.He rapped on the wall but his neighbours did not hear.They were far too happy. They were mending cars and making music, and they loved theirwork.Brum brum, tootle toot, bang!Mr Flinch rap rapped until he made holes in his wallpaper. It did no good.Mr Flinch locked himself in a cupboard. He wound old towels round his head.He wrote angry letters, but tore them all up. ? Stamps cost far too much money! he said.Even in bed, he wore a hat to keep out the noise.But the cars still revved and the music still jangled.Mr Flinch was the grey filling in a noise sandwich.?This can t go on, Flinch thought to himself. He even shouted it out loud:2 Nasty TricksMr Flinch went next door to Carl s house. Carl was mending cars. It was easy to sneak intohis kitchen and put a dead rat in the fridge.?That will get rid of him! said Flinch, and smiled a nasty smile. ?Nobody wants to live in ahouse with rats! At midnight, Mr Flinch climbed on to his roof and carefully, carefully crawled acrossthe tiles. He put his head down Poppy s chimney and gave a long, loud, ?Hooowooowoooo!?That will get ride of her, he said with a grim grin. ?Nobody wants to live in a house withghost s! Then he climbed back into bed.Next morning, Mr Flinch woke to a HUGE noise. Cars and lorries were stopping outside.He looked out of his window.Carl was sitting outside in the rood, with a table, a kettle, a loaf of bread and a bottle oftomato sauce.Carl called to Mr Flinch, ?Can t use my kitchen today! Rays, urgh! My mum is cleaning up.She told me to eat my breakfast outside. That s how I got this great idaewaa! yTabkreeakfast! 典范英语7 3Drivers can stop here and buy breakfast. Just then, Pop py Plink came running out of her blue front door. ?Oh, Mr Flinch! Oh, Carl!Guess what happened last night! ?I give up, said Mr Flinch, with a sumg smirk. ?Do tell. Poppy beamed with joy. ?Last night, angles sang down my chimney! They did, I promise! She frowned. ?But the music wasn t very good! I think they want some new songs to sing! Isure they want me to write them, and I shall! Oh I shall! She did.Poppy still had to teach music all day.But at night she wrote angle music. She made it nice and loud, with lots of cymbals andtrumpets.It was all too much for Mr Flinch.3 Mr Flinch has a PlanMr Flinch went next door to Carl s house.He showed Carl a fistful of money. ?The day you move house, all this is yours! he said.?Anything you say, chief, said Carl, wiping his dirty hands on a rag.?As long as I can mend cars, I ll be happy anywhere. Carl went on, ?I ll move out as sooI can sell the house! Next, Mr Flinch went to Poppy s house and offered her a hatful of money. ?The day youmove house, all this is yours! he said.?Of course! If that is what you want, dear heart! Cried Poppy.She had never seen so much money in her life. ?As long as I have my music, I can be happyanywhere! I will move out just as soon as I can sell my little house! Mr Flinch went home a happy man well, as happy as a man like Mr Flinch can ever be.He felt in his empty pockets and gulped. ?All that money gone! Ah, but soon those noisyneighbours will be gone, too! In a few days, Mr Flinch s neighbours had sold up their houses.Now, at last, he would have peace and quiet nothing but the noise of mice scratching inthe empty cellar.4 Moving DayMr Flinch watched as Poppy Plink moved out. Bo-jangle went the piano as she pushed andbumped it down the steps.?Going already are you, you pest? he mutted. ?I pity the person who has to live next door toyou! Seeing him, Poppy waved up at the window.?Such luck, Mr Flinch! she called. ?Fancy! A few days ago, I met someone who wants tomove house too! We agreed to s! Just then, Carl came out of his front door carrying two heavy tool boxes. He saw Poppystruggling with a harp and went to help her. ?All set, Poppy? he said.?All set, Carl! Isn t this fun! iedS. he replThen Carl moved into Poppy s bright house and Poppy moved into Carl s jolly red one.They helped each other to carry the big things, like tables and sofas.Then Carl had a house-warming party. He and Poppy sang, because they were so happy:?There s no place like home! Mr Flinch heard it right through the wall of his house even inside his cupboard, evenwith a towel round his head.典范英语7 43 第三篇Princess Pip s Holiday1 Ready to goEveryone in Princess Pipscastle was very busy. The King was polishing his money, theQueen was choosing sun hats, and the maids were running around with piles of vests. Can I take Dobbin on holiday? asked Princess Pip.I m afraid there won t be room for a pony on the coach , said the Queen.Oh, said the Princess Pip. Can Amanda and Bert come,then? There ?s no room for snakes, said the King, not even pet ones. Princess Pip scowled . This holiday is going to be BORING, she said.They went on holiday in their best gold coach.Wave to all the people, dear, said the Queen.Princess Pip folded her arms . I ?m on holiday, she said. Are we nearly there yet?We wont be there for a long time, said the Queen firmly .It did take a long time to get to the seaside . The coach got very hot, and Princess Pipdidn t feel very well.Here we are,at last! said the King happily.But it s a castle! said Princess Pip. Just like home.It s BORING. 2 Just like homeThere was a girl waiting by the castle door.This is Daisy, said the Queen. She is going to look after you,Pip. Daisy showed Princess Pip her room.I don t want a fo-uproster bed! said Princess Pip. Thats just like home. You can sleep on my straw mattress , then, said Daisy. I ll have the bed. Oh, all right. said Princess Pip.That evening there was a banquet and it went on for hours.More sprouts? asked the King happily.This is BORING, said the Princess Pip.Nonsense胡( 说),dear, said the Queen. It can t be boring. We re on holiday! I WANT TO GO HOME! said Princess Pip, the next day. She had been walking roundthe castle walls all morning and she hadn t found anything to do.But were having a wonderful time, said the Queen,from her sun chair.Just look at the way my money shines in the sun, said the King. Wonderful! But it s BORING! said Princess Pip.Why dont you go and talk to Daisy? suggested the Queen. Princess Pip stomped off.That does it, she said to Daisy. I WANT TO GO HOME!3 The road homeIf you stayed here a bit longer,you might start liking the seaside, said Daisy.But Princess Pip wasn t listening. She was putting all her important things in her suitcase.I think we ll have to take some things out, said Daisy. Daisy found them both backpacks, and they set out for home.Princess Pip and Daisy went across the drawbridge and along the road.It was very hot.Lets have a nice,cool snack, said Daisy. So they got some fish sticks from a stall.These aren t bad, admitted Princess. Pip典范英语 7 5They taste best by the seaside, said Daisy. I ll show you where the fish come from, ifyou like. They went down some stone steps to a place where the sea swished backwards andforwards and the ground looked as if it was made of gold.Look in these pools, said Daisy.The fish were hard to catch.You could take your stockings off, said Daisy, and use them for nets. It was nice without shoes and stockings on. It was even nicer once Princess Pip had takenoff her coat and crown.The fish looked very cross at being caught , so Princess Pip let them go.It s not too bad here, said Princess Pip,at last. I want to stay here all the time.Lets build a sandcastle, then, said Daisy.A sand HOUSE, said Princess Pip.It was hard work, but they built a huge house, with a moat all around.Soon the sea came in and filled the moat.Thats just right. said Princess Pip. Make it stop coming in now,Daisy. But the sea kept on coming in. and soon it had washed their house FLAT. We built our house too close to the sea, said Daisy, sadly.STUPID SEA! shouted Princess Pip. STUPID SEASIDE! I WANT TO GO HOME!4 Riding the dragonPrincess Pip and Daisy put on their shoes and picked up their backpacks.I m tired, said Princess Pip, very soon. I want to ride Dobbin. Are we nearly home, yet?Why dont you ride one of the horses on that merry -go- round? suggested Daisy.Oh, no, said Princess Pip. I m going to ride that dragon. The dragon went very fast, and there was lots of exciting music-but then it all stopped.Everyone got off.But.we re still here! said Princess Pip, crossly, as she got off ,too.At least it wasn t boring, said Daisy.I WANT TO GO HOME! shouted Princess Pi p.At least it was fun, said Daisy. Everything is fun here because it-fair. s a FUNPrincess Pip sniffed. Whats fun about it? she asked.I ll show you, said Daisy.They went down the roller coaster.Then they went UP and UP and .DOWN again.AARRRRGH! yelled Princess Pip and Daisy.Lets go on it again, said Princess Pip. Tomorrow, perhaps, said Daisy, who had gone very pale.BUT I WANT. began Princess Pip.Hello! said a voice.It was the King. The Queen was with him.Wheres Princess Pip? the King asked Daisy.Here ! said Princess Pip.The King and the Queen stared at her.You cant be Pip! the Queen gasped. Youre all dirty,and you have no stockings! But I am! said Princess Pip, and put on her crown to prove it. Look! It s me, and Ifound a place where the ground is made of gold!Come and see. Daisy and Princess Pip showed them the beach.典范英语 7 6 Good heavens! said the King. How wonderful! It s just the color of money. What a perfect place for my sun chair, said the Queen.The beach was a perfect place for picnics and games, and races, too. Everyone loved it.Then one day the King said: What a pity we have to go home tomorrow. Princess Pip scowled, and she said. I don t want to go home! 4 第四篇Oh, otto!Something importantThe children in Class Four were busy workingThen their teacher, Miss Underwood, said: ?I have something very important to tell you.She smiled and said: ?A new boy is coming to our class. His name is Otto and he comes from far,far away. In fact, he comes from outer space ( this is Otto s first day at earth school. Here he is )The door opened and a boy came in. he looked just like the other children-but he was adifferent colour. he was green.Miss Underwood told Otto to sit with Jo and Charlie and Josh. Then she looked at Jo andadded, ?I want you to take care of our new boy and give him a hand if he needs it. ?please, Miss, said Otto. ?I m not NEW. I m seven and a half. And I don t already?Oh, Otto! Miss Underwood smiled. ?just sit down and be a dear. Otto sat down.Then he said, ?I don t think I can be a deer but I can quack like a duck. He flapped his arms, like wings, and went: ?Quack! Quack! Quack! Charlie joined in: ?Quack! QUACK! QUACK! Miss Underwood smiled at Otto. ?No quacking n class! she said.Then she frowned at Charlie. ?Charlie! she said. ?you know better than that! Get on with yourwork. ?It s not fair! Charlie grumbled. ?I get into trouble and that new boy doesn t! That s when Charlie decided he didn t like Otto. He didn t like him one bit.Charlie is crossOtto made a lot of mistakes.Charlie leaned back on his chair. Otto tried to do the same thing. But he fell down and so did all the paints.Now Charlie was green too- and he wasn t happy about it.Charlie got crosser and crosser and crosser.At playtime, when Otto was in the playground, Charlie decided to scare him.?If you stand there, you ll get eaten by a bear, said Charlie.?A bear! Where? Otto screamed.Charlie goggled. ?we keep the bear in the head s office. All Earth schools have a bear,on. ?sometimes the bear gets out and sometimes it s hungry! Otto looked very scared.Treasure HuntThat afternoon the class was having a Treasure Hunt. All the children were looking forward toit.典范英语7 7Miss Underwood gave each pair of children the same clue.?I want you to work in a pair with Otto, she said to Jo.?Work in a pear? said Otto ?How? It will have to be a big pear. Not too juicy. We could all getsti cky. Jo laughed. ?Oh, Otto! You don t understand anything! The Treasure Hunt began.Charlie worked with Josh. Jo worked with Otto.This was the clue that they had to follow:( start at the classroom door.Then walk along.Don t go right.Then you won got wrong.)?What does that mean? said Charlie.?I don t know, said Josh. ?But when Miss Underwood hid the treasure last time, it was in theplayground. ?Let s go there! Charlie said to Josh. ?Quick! We ll be first. Otto jumped up to follow them-but Charlie had a plan. He stuck out his foot and tripped Ottoup.?Enjoy your trip! Charlie laughed, and ran off with Josh. Jo helped Otto up.All the other children ran out of the classroom and fo