[沖刺中考]英語閱讀與填空：16-Monday 流言 298詞

16-Monday 流言 298詞

題材： 流言　 詞數(shù)： 298　 建議閱讀時間： 6分鐘

閱讀下面的短文，判斷正（T）誤（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．

生詞

gossip　n． 閑話；流言飛語：All this talk about his love affairs is just idle gossip．關(guān)于他的緋聞全是無聊的流言飛語。

fountain　n． 泉水；源泉，源頭，來源：a water fountain 打水的地方，飲水處

what's up 　［口語］怎么啦；出了什么事：What's up，Raymond？You look worried！怎么啦，雷蒙德？你一副發(fā)愁的樣子。

straight-A　adj． 成績?nèi)珒?yōu)的 n． 全優(yōu)（的成績）

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．

參考譯文

琳達(dá)喜歡到飲水處打聽流言飛語，然后再傳播出去。有時候有人會因此而受到一些傷害。帕蒂決定教訓(xùn)一下琳達(dá)。

第二節(jié)課后，帕蒂來到飲水處。當(dāng)她喝水時，艾貝爾正好經(jīng)過?！敖裉煊惺裁葱侣?？”他問。帕蒂說：“沒什么，還是老樣子。今天肯定是個有趣的日子，不過對琳達(dá)來說就不太有趣了?！?/p>

“你這話什么意思？發(fā)生什么了？”艾貝爾問。帕蒂難過地說：“我聽說這次歷史考試琳達(dá)沒有得優(yōu)。你知道她父母希望她所有功課都得優(yōu)。我想，他們會把她關(guān)在家里一整周，逼她學(xué)習(xí)的。”他還沒來得及問點(diǎn)別的，帕蒂就走了。

艾貝爾追上艾米莉?！澳懵犝f了嗎？”他問，還沒等艾米莉回答，他又說：“這次歷史考試琳達(dá)不及格，她父母要把她關(guān)在家里一整月?！卑桌虺泽@地看著他：“可琳達(dá)是一名全優(yōu)生。這消息太可怕了。別告訴任何人，我也不會說的?！?/p>

午飯時，流言已經(jīng)迅速地傳播了出去。蒂姆問鮑勃：“你聽說了可憐的琳達(dá)的事嗎？她歷史不及格，她父母準(zhǔn)備給她找一名家教?！?/p>

到了三點(diǎn)，所有人都知道了這件事。琳達(dá)一整天都感覺怪怪的。人們都在看她。她問戴納怎么回事。戴納說：“我不知道是誰先說的，但我們確實很難過?！?/p>

“因為什么難過？”琳達(dá)問。戴納說：“大家都知道你所有功課不及格，你父母準(zhǔn)備讓你退學(xué)。”琳達(dá)瞪眼看著他，嘴都閉不攏了?！斑@流言是怎樣傳開的？根本沒這事！”琳達(dá)開始大喊大叫。不一會兒，她的大多數(shù)朋友都圍了過來。他們問自己能做些什么。“你們聽清楚了，”她說，“歷史考試我得了優(yōu)。是誰造的謠？”大家似乎都不清楚，他們唯一清楚的是，流言是從飲水處傳播出來的。

參考答案

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