1、14.BoastingThe British think that Americans are boastful. There is perhaps some truth in this because America is a big country full of big things and Americans are proud of them.On one occasion an American boy visited an English school as an exchange student. He was looked after by Alec Wils on, one

2、 of the English boys at the school.Alec took him around London and showed him the sights.”Thats Buckingham Palace/* he said, pointing to the building. Its where the Queen lives and it took three years to build/Thats nothing, the American boy said ”The White House, where the Preside nt lives, is bigg

3、er than that and took only two years to build.”Later that morning the two boys stood outside a large church.”Thats the most important church in London,” Alec said. MWest- minster Abbey It took ten years to build.Back home, the American boy said, St. Patricks Cathedral, which is much grander than tha

4、t, took only nine years to build.Next Alec showed his American friend the huge Westminster Bank Tower. That took four years to build, he saidThe American boy just laughed “Weve got lots of skyscrapers on Wall Street much higher than that, he said, ”and they were built in half that time.Fin ally, the

5、y came to the famous Tower Bridge It was being ope ned to let a ship throughThe American boy was at last impressed”Whats that? he demanded Alec decided to get hisrevengeI dont know, he said ”lt wasnt there when I came this way this morning.New Words and ExpressionsBoastfule自吹自播xchange 交換BuckinghamPa

6、lace白金漢宮(英國王宮)Westminster Abbey St.西敏寺，維斯民特教堂Patricks Cathedral圣帕特里克打教堂Westminster Bank Tower威斯敏斯特銀行大廈Skyscraper摩天大樓Wall Street 華爾街Tower Bridge塔橋(英國泰晤士河上)impress給深刻的印象revenge 扌艮復EXERCISE I1 Choose the best answer a, b, c, d or e, to these questions about the story.在a, b. c. d, e中選出一個最合適本故事的答案。A. Wha

7、t reason does the story suggest for Americans being boastful?(a) They live in a large country.(b) They enjoy making other people feel small.(c) Theyre born that way.(d) Theyre not proud(e) They enjoy being that way.B. Who looked after the exchange student?(a) an American boy(b) an English boy on hol

8、iday(c) an English girl named Alec(d) the Queen(e) an English schoolboyC. The first building that the American boasted about was(a) Buckingham Palace(b) London Tower Bridge(c) Westminster Abbey.(d) the White House(e) St. Patricks Cathedral.D. What was Alecs revenge?(a) He pretended he hadnt heard of

9、 Tower Bridge(b) He pretended Tower Bridge had been built in one day.(c) He asked the way to Tower Bridge(d) He suggested that the American boy try to build a bridge like Tower Bridge(e) He pretended Tower Bridge was very old.2. Complete sentences (a) to (e) with phrases from (f) to (j).用f至j完成a至e的不完

10、整句子。(a) Alec Wils on took the(f) by Tower Bridge, boy(b) The American boy (g) to impress the said thatexchange student.(c) The English boy tried (h) so that a ship couldgo through(d) Tower Bridge (i) to see the most opened famoussights.(e) The American boy(j) everything took a wasimpressed short tim

11、e to buildin America3. Complete the following paragraph by putting in the correct words from the story.從故事中選出適當?shù)膯卧~填到下列的空口處，使之成為完整的一段話。An English schoolboy called Alec Wilson was looking after an American 二student. Alec decided to showhim all the important (b) First, he took him toBuckingham (c) _ ,

12、but the American boy was unimpressed He said that the White House was much bigger.Then the boys saw Westminster (d) and theWestminster Bank Tower, but the American thought they were small. He was finally (e) by Tower Bridgewhich was opened for a (f)4. Find words in the story similar in meaning to th

13、e following. 在故事中找出與下列意思相似的詞。(a) instance, event(b) a place to pray(c) very well-known*(d) extremely tall buildings(e) a tail, thin building5. Write the questions for the following answers用括號中所給的疑問詞，就下列答句提問。(a) The American boy was looked after by an English student. (Who?)(b) She lives in Buckingha

14、m Palace(Where?)(c) It took nine years to build(How long?)(d) He was finally impressed by Tower Bridge(What?)(e) The bridge opened to allow a ship to pass under it. (Why?)6. Answer these questions about the story in a few words.用簡單幾個字回答下列有關本故事的問題。(a) Where did the English boy take the exchange stude

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16、I：Please take your time eating dinner, theres no hurry.She certainly took her time making a decision, U 0這甲的take one1 s tlmo Z后嬰用動詞的Jng形式2. It takes亠討間円1 It takes + ii? ini Hl 卜 to do something 的慮思是 ；耍 的 時何做剣廣.這屮闕的址：take之仃的動詢娶用帶to的不定 式本故事中有 J恬 Tt took ten years to buildWestminster Abbey/ (建適就斯敏斯特敦川了

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