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Lesson 6: Percy Buttons Who is Percy Buttons I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer. move v. 移动；搬家；感动 e.g. 1) The train began to move. He moved around the room. 2) He has moved to a new house. 3) The story surprised and moved me. Phrase(词组)：make a move 准备出发，采取行动 e.g. We had better make a move. 我们最好还是出发吧。 Fifteen companies have made a move to pull out(撤出). beggar n. 乞丐 beg 1）vt. 恳求 beg sb. to do sth. 恳求…人做…事 beg for… e.g. I begged him to come back to New York with me. We are not going to beg for help anymore. 你能帮我移一下这个箱子吗？_________________________________________ 2) v. 乞求，行乞 e.g. Some people are begging on the street. He was surrounded by people begging for food. I beg your pardon / Pardon me / Pardon 表示没有听见或不明白，请求重说一遍 knock v. 敲 knock at/on… n. 敲的声音 e.g. Someone is knocking at/on the door. They heard a knock at the front door. 他们听到前门有一声敲门声。 ask (sb.) for sth. 问(…人)要…东西 e.g. The old man asked (me) for money again. ask sb. to do sth. 请求…人做…事 e.g. She asks me to lend her my notebook. 5. in return for … 作为对…的回报 e.g. In return for my help, she invites me to see a film. in return 作为回报 e.g. He doesn’t want anything in return. 6. stood on his head: 倒立 e.g. He is standing on his head. stand on one’s hands 用手着地 stand on one’s knees 跪着 lie 躺着 lie in the bed e.g. She is lying in the bed. lie on one’s back 仰面躺着 lie on one’s side 侧躺 lie on one’s stomach 趴着 7. call at every house 光顾每一家 call at+地点=visit someplace 拜访…地 call on sb. 拜访…人 e.g. I will call at your apartment. = I will call on you. call vt. 打电话 call sb. e.g. I will call you. call back 回电话 e.g. I am busy now, I will call back later. call in 招集，邀请 昨天政府邀请了很多专家。________________________________________________
Lesson 7:Too late Did the detectives(侦探) save the diamonds(钻石) The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel (包裹) of diamonds from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield(停机坪). Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand! detective adj.&n. 侦探（的） detective novel/story 侦探小说 The plane was late. 飞机晚（点）了。 The train is always late. 火车总是晚点。 expect vt. 期待，等待 e.g. I expect so. / I hope so. 我希望如此。（口语） expect sb. to do sth. 期待…人做…事 expect sth. 期待… e.g. I expect you to write back. = I expect your letter. expect：常指心理上的等待 wait 常指动作上的等待 e.g. I expect my mother to come back these years. I waited for my mother to come back last night. except: (指不包含在内的) 除了… besides(指包含在内的) 除了… e.g. He didn’t eat anything except an apple. I think she has many good qualities besides her kindness. valuable adj. 贵重的,有价值的 precious adj. 珍贵的（带感彩） e.g. It’s a valuable watch. Her family’s support is precious to Helen. some precious photos valueless，worthless 不值钱的 priceless 极贵重的，值钱的 steal vt. steal-stole-stolen 偷 e.g. My wallet was stolen in the underground. 6. airfield 停机坪(飞机起落的场地) field 田野 on the airfield airport 飞机场,航空港 port 港口 at the airport 7．to their surprise 令他们吃惊的是 to one’s surprise 令…某人吃惊的是 e.g. To our surprise, Linda can play the piano very well. 8.be full of…=be filled with… 充满着… e.g. I am full of pity for that thing. The box is filled with books.
完形填空： The Spring Festival is the_1_New Year's Day. It usually comes__2__ February.Everyone in China _3__ the Spring Festival very much. __4__the SpringFestival comes, Wei Fang usually help her parents __5___heir house and do some shopp ing and some housework. __6__that day everyone in China eatsJiaozi. New Year's cake and many other delicious food. Wei Fang likes New Year's cake, but her parents say Jiaozi__7___ than New Year's cake. Many_8usually wear new clothes on Spring Festival. The Chinese people eat the New Year's cakes and Jiaozi_9__ their house. How happy they are! ( )1. A. China B. Chinese C. English D. American ( )2. A. in B.on C. at D. from ( )3. A. like B. is like C. likes D. is liking ( )4. A. After B. How C. What D. When ( )5. A. clean B. cleans C. cleaning D. is cleaning ( )6. A. in B. at C. on D. by ( )7. A. nice B. more nice C. nicer D. more nicer ( )8. A. child B. children C. boys D. girls ( )9. A. in B. over C. on D. near 阅读理解： We have rather a small house, with only two bedrooms. You can think our alarm（恐慌）.then, when Aunt Clara wrote to say that she was coming to stay with her family for the weekend. Her family, I should say, has four boys, all under the age of twelve. I sent off a telegram（电报）at once, and explained（解释）in it that our house was too small. Aunt Clara called us up the next morning. "I forgot to explain," she said in her sweetest voice. "The boys will be bringing a couple of tents（帐蓬）." Even so my wife couldn't make free from fear（害怕）. It was true that we had a large garden, but there was still the problem of feeding four growing boys. "And what if it rains " she asked. But Saturday morning turned out to be bright and clear when I went to the station to meet Aunt Clara. I tried to squeeze （往车里塞）three of the boys, together with the luggage（行李）, into the back of the car. The youngest sat in front, with Aunt Clara and me. "I didn't see the tents among your luggage, " I turned over and said to David, the eldest boy. "The tents!" said Aunt Clara. "Oh! We left them in the luggage van（行李车厢）". ( )1. From the story, we know that the main problem was_____. A. food B. time C. space D. noise ( )2. Aunt Clara _____ after she received the telegram. A. wrote another letter B. phoned C. sent a telegram D. came round to see them ( )3. The boys were going to sleep _____. A. outside B. with friends C. downstairs D. on the floor ( )4. The man's wife ________________. A. was looking forward to the visit. B. started cooking. C. moved into the garden. D. was still worried ( )5. Aunt Clare arrived by ______. A. car B. plane C. train D. boat

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