新课标小学英语阅读100篇 96

　　96．Two Flights¹两个航班

　　When George was² thirty-five,当乔治35岁

　　he bought a small plane and learned³ to fly it.他买了一架小型飞机,并开始学习驾驶。

　　He soon became⁴ very good and made⁵ his plane do all kinds of tricks⁸.他很快就能很娴熟地驾机做各种各样的特技飞行了。

　　George h ad⁶ a friend named Mark⁹.乔治h广告一个朋友名叫马克。

　　One day George agreed¹⁰ to take Mark up in his plane.一天,乔治同意采取马克在他的飞机。

　　Mark thought¹¹, "I've traveled¹³ in a big plane several¹⁴ times,马克心想,“我在一个大飞机旅行几次,

　　but I've never been in a small one, so I'll go.'"但我从来没有乘过小飞机,我不妨试一试。”

　　They went up, and George flew¹⁵ around for half an hour升空后,乔治飞了有半个小时

　　and did¹⁶ all kinds of tricks in the air.和做各种各样的特技飞行在空中。

　　When they Ianded, Mark felt very afraid.当他们Ianded,马克感到非常害怕。

　　George was very glad to be back safely¹⁷.乔治很高兴能平安归来。

　　Mark said¹⁸ to his friend, "Well,George,马克说,他的朋友,“好吧,乔治,

　　thank you very much for those two flights in your plane. "谢谢你这两个航班的飞机。“

　　George was very surprised¹⁹ and asked, "Two flights? "乔治非常吃惊地问:“两次飞行?“

　　"Yes, my first and my last, " Mark answered.“是的,我的第一次和最后一次。”马克答道。

　　WORD BANK

　　trick⁷ n．表演绝技；诡计

　　戏法-v．欺骗

　　travel¹² v．旅行

　　flew v．fly的过去式

1 flights   

n.（物体的）飞行( flight的名词复数 )；航班；飞翔；楼梯的一段

参考例句：

• All flights have been cancelled because of bad weather. 因天气恶劣，所有航班均被取消。
• Passengers on long-haul flights are being warned about the risks of deep vein thrombosis. 长途航班上的乘客须注意可能出现深静脉血栓。

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 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

4 became   

v.(become的过去式)成为

参考例句：

• He became a doctor at the age of 27.他27岁时成了一名医生。
• He became a millionaire when he was still young.他还年轻时就成了百万富翁。

5 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

6 ad   

abbr.(advertisement的缩写)广告；n.(缩)广告

参考例句：

• That ad really makes me angry.那广告真叫我发火。
• We put an ad in the paper.我们在报纸上刊登了一则广告。

7 trick   

n.诡计，欺诈，谋略，恶作剧；癖好；决窍；vt.戏弄，欺骗，装饰；vi. 哄骗

参考例句：

• Don't try to trick me!不要欺骗我！
• He has played me a trick.他跟我开了个玩笑。

8 tricks   

n.戏法( trick的名词复数 )；把戏；计谋；诀窍v.哄骗，欺骗( trick的第三人称单数 )；打扮

参考例句：

• a dirty tricks campaign 肮脏卑鄙的竞选运动
• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation. 有些魔术要求有观众的参与。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 mark   

n.标志，分数，马克；v.做标记于，留意，打分数

参考例句：

• Put a question mark at the end of that sentence.在那个句末划一个问号。
• Mark the wrong word with a circle.把错字圈起来。

10 agreed   

adj.同意的；接受的；经过协议的；双方共同议定的v.同意，赞同( agree的过去式和过去分词)；[语法学]（在性、数、人称或格方面）一致；相同；和睦相处

参考例句：

• He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us. 尽管勉强，他最后还是同意帮助我们。
• Both sides in the dispute have agreed to go to arbitration . 争执双方已同意提请仲裁。

11 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

12 travel   

n.旅行，游历，进行；vi.旅行，行进，移动，被传播；vt.旅行，通行于，使移动

参考例句：

• We can now travel by air.现在我们可以坐飞机旅行。
• Autumn is the best season for travel.秋天是旅行的最好季节。

13 traveled   

adj.富有旅行经验的；旅客多的；旅客使用的；旅客常到的

参考例句：

• As we traveled together, we started to grow apart. 我们在一起旅行的时候产生了隔阂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Previous to that, we had traveled by car to Paris. 在那之前，我们坐车去了巴黎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 several   

adj.几个，若干，数个；各个的，各自的

参考例句：

• Words often have several meanings.单词往往有若干个意思。
• Several new members have come into the club since last year.自去年以来，又有些新成员加入了俱乐部。

15 flew   

vbl.fly的过去式

参考例句：

• She flew from New York to London.她从纽约乘飞机到伦敦。
• The birds flew away.鸟儿飞走了。

16 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

17 safely   

adv.安全地，平安地；确切地，没错地

参考例句：

• The children can play safely in the garden.孩子们可以在花园里玩耍，很安全。
• The ship came safely to land.船平安靠岸。

18 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。

19 surprised   

adj.感到惊讶的，感到惊奇的

参考例句：

• Is that anything to be surprised at?那有什么可怪的？
• The news greatly surprised us.这消息使我们非常惊异。