[冲刺中考]英语阅读与填空：16-Monday 流言 298词

16-Monday 流言 298词

题材： 流言　 词数： 298　 建议阅读时间： 6分钟

阅读下面的短文，判断正（T）误（F）。

Linda enjoyed listening to the gossip at the water fountain，and then passed it to others．Sometimes people got a little hurt．Patty decided that Linda should be taught a lesson．

After the second class，Patty was at the water fountain．As she took a drink，Abel passed by．“What's up？”he asked her．Patty said，“Nothing much，the usual．Today is sure an interesting day．But it's not good for Linda.”

“What do you mean？What happened？”Abel asked．Patty said sadly，“I heard that Linda got below an A on her history exam．You know her parents want her to get straight As．I think they'll keep her at home for a whole week to study.”Before he could ask anything else，Patty walked on．

Abel caught up with Emily．“Did you hear，”he asked，not waiting for her to answer，“Linda failed on a history exam and her parents will keep her at home for a whole month？”Emily looked at him in surprise，“But Linda is a straight-A student．This is terrible．Don't tell anybody，and I won't either.”

At lunch，the gossip was flying fast．Tim asked Bob，“Did you hear about poor Linda？She failed in history，and her parents are going to get her a private teacher.”

By three o'clock，everybody knew it．All day，Linda had a strange feeling．People were looking at her．She asked Dana what was going on．He said，“I don't know who found out，but we're really sorry.”

“Sorry about what？”Linda asked．Dana said，“Everybody knows you failed in all your subjects，and your parents are taking you out of school.”Linda stared at him，mouth opened．“How did this gossip start？It's not true！”Linda began to shout．In a moment，most of her friends were around her．They asked if there was anything they could do．“Look，”she said，“I got an A on my history exam．Who would start a gossip like this？”Nobody seemed to know，but they did know that it began at the water fountain．

生词

gossip　n． 闲话；流言飞语：All this talk about his love affairs is just idle gossip．关于他的绯闻全是无聊的流言飞语。

fountain　n． 泉水；源泉，源头，来源：a water fountain 打水的地方，饮水处

what's up 　［口语］怎么啦；出了什么事：What's up，Raymond？You look worried！怎么啦，雷蒙德？你一副发愁的样子。

straight-A　adj． 成绩全优的 n． 全优（的成绩）

1．Linda enjoyed listening to and passing gossips．

2．Linda got below an A on her history exam．

3．Linda's parents had decided to take her out of school．

4．Almost all the students were sorry for Linda after they heard the gossip．

5．The result of the gossip was Linda got a little hurt．

6．Linda was taught a lesson about gossip．

参考译文

琳达喜欢到饮水处打听流言飞语，然后再传播出去。有时候有人会因此而受到一些伤害。帕蒂决定教训一下琳达。

第二节课后，帕蒂来到饮水处。当她喝水时，艾贝尔正好经过。“今天有什么新闻？”他问。帕蒂说：“没什么，还是老样子。今天肯定是个有趣的日子，不过对琳达来说就不太有趣了。”

“你这话什么意思？发生什么了？”艾贝尔问。帕蒂难过地说：“我听说这次历史考试琳达没有得优。你知道她父母希望她所有功课都得优。我想，他们会把她关在家里一整周，逼她学习的。”他还没来得及问点别的，帕蒂就走了。

艾贝尔追上艾米莉。“你听说了吗？”他问，还没等艾米莉回答，他又说：“这次历史考试琳达不及格，她父母要把她关在家里一整月。”艾米莉吃惊地看着他：“可琳达是一名全优生。这消息太可怕了。别告诉任何人，我也不会说的。”

午饭时，流言已经迅速地传播了出去。蒂姆问鲍勃：“你听说了可怜的琳达的事吗？她历史不及格，她父母准备给她找一名家教。”

到了三点，所有人都知道了这件事。琳达一整天都感觉怪怪的。人们都在看她。她问戴纳怎么回事。戴纳说：“我不知道是谁先说的，但我们确实很难过。”

“因为什么难过？”琳达问。戴纳说：“大家都知道你所有功课不及格，你父母准备让你退学。”琳达瞪眼看着他，嘴都闭不拢了。“这流言是怎样传开的？根本没这事！”琳达开始大喊大叫。不一会儿，她的大多数朋友都围了过来。他们问自己能做些什么。“你们听清楚了，”她说，“历史考试我得了优。是谁造的谣？”大家似乎都不清楚，他们唯一清楚的是，流言是从饮水处传播出来的。

参考答案

Monday 1．T　2．F　3．F　4．T　5．T　6．T