新课标小学英语阅读100篇 61

　　61 Once a Year!一年一次!

　　Tom finished¹  school when he was² eighteen years old.汤姆完成了学校当他十八岁。

　　He wanted to work at a bank in the city.他想在一家银行工作在这个城市。

　　He went to the bank and asked for work there. 他去银行,要求在那里工作。

　　A man took³ him into a small room 一个人把他带到一个小房间

　　and gave⁴ him questions on a piece of paper.和给他的问题在一张纸上。

　　Tom wrote⁵ the answers on the paper in a hurry. 汤姆写在纸上的答案匆忙。

　　The man looked for a few⁶ minutes. 那个人看了几分钟。

　　and then said⁷, "Was your birthday on the 12th of December, Tom?"然后说,“你的生日是12月12日,汤姆?”

　　"Yes,  sir. " Tom said.“是的,先生。”汤姆说。

　　"What year?" the man asked.“什么年?”那人问。

　　"Oh, once a year, sir," Tom said.“哦,一年一次,先生,”汤姆说。

　　WORD BANK

　　bank n．银行；（河）岸

　　birthday n.生日

　　December   n.十=月

1 finished   

adj.完成的，精湛的；v.动词finish的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• We finished up everything there was on the table. 我们把桌上的东西全吃完了。
• We can certainly have the job finished on time.我们肯定能按时完成任务。

2 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

3 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

4 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

5 wrote   

v.（write的过去式）写

参考例句：

• She wrote the music and he wrote the book.她作曲子，他写歌词。
• He wrote back that he was too busy to join us.他回信说他太忙不能参加我们的活动。

6 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

7 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。