Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Editor's note: Enjoy Yourself English is a programme telling short stories on China National Radio broadcast from 6:50 a.m. to 7 a.m., Monday through Saturday. Here are our two selected scripts (选稿）from next week’s programs.
An American visiting Scotland met an old man with a beautiful sheepdog. The American offered US $50 for the dog,but the old man refused.” I couldn't part with Jock,” he said. Just then, an English man walked up and made the same offer. The old man agreed, pocketed the money and handed over the dog. The American was very angry, “You told me you wouldn't sell the dog!” he cried. “No, no!” said the old man. “I said I couldn't part with him. England’s not that far away and Jock will be back in two days. But he couldn't swim the Atlantic (大西洋)
Hartley is afraid of thunder so he went to see a famous doctor. “At your age,it’s silly to be afraid of thunder. Thunder is our friend. Just think of it as a drum roll in the symphony (交响乐）of life." said the doctor. “How will that cure (治愈）my fear?” asked Hartley. “If it doesn't,” answer the doctor, then do as I do. Cover your ears with a sock, get under the bed and sing Mary Had A Little Lamb loudly.
1.Why didn't the old man sell the dog to the American?
A.Because he didn't like the American.
B.Because he knew the Englishman.
C.Because the dog couldn't find the old man again easily
D.Because the dog liked to go with the Englishman.
2.Why did the doctor ask Hartley to sing under the bed loudly?
A.Because it was very quiet under the bed.
B.Because Hartley was afraid to go out.
C.Because Hartley didn't enjoy singing.
D.Because it could train Hartley not to be afraid of the terrible sound.
3.What's the meaning of the underlined words “drum roll”?
A.Knock something heavily. B.Make terrible sound under the bed.
C.Cannot sing, but want to sing loudly. D.A long deep sound as if a lot of quick blows of drums.
Most people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1,500 B.C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population(人口) is left-handed.
Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person’s two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain. The right side of the brain, which makes a person’s hands and eyes work together, controls the left hand. The left-side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs.
No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are born. However, this doesn’t happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene(基因) for right-handedness, he/ she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to the chance and the people they work or live with.
Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no more think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they don’t have to.
1.How many people in the world are left-handed now?
A.Less than one sixth. B.More than a half.
C.About 40%. D.The passage doesn’t tell us.
2.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A.No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed.
B.Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness.
C.Today children are not made to use their right hands only.
D.Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed.
3.The best title for this passage is _______
A.Scientists’ New Inventions B.Left-handed People
C.Which Hand D.Different Brains, Different Hand
If a snake bites you, take a photo with your mobile phone! It may save your life. This is the surprising______ of a British cook.
One day Henry Jackson was cooking in a restaurant kitchen. He picked up a dish from the table,______a snake appeared(出现) and bit him on the hand.
A few days earlier, the snake came to the ______ from Asia in a box of bananas. It climbed out of the box and ______ under the dish.
“ I went to try to pick it up and it bit me again, I ______ it across the kitchen, and it landed in the fridge. So I closed the door,” Mr. Jackson said.
Anyway, Mr. Jackson stayed ______ and he took a photo of the snake with his mobile phone. Soon his ______began to ache(疼) and he went to hospital. Then his chest began to hurt. Doctors couldn’t _____ what was wrong because they didn’t know what kind of snake it was.
Then Mr. Jackson remembered his mobile phone photo. The doctors _______ it to London Zoo. When they knew the kind of snake, they could give Mr. Jackson the right medicine, and he left hospital the next day.
“So my advice is this: If a snake bites you,_______ up your phone. Take its photo first and then show the photos to the doctors,” said Mr. Jackson. “Oh, and if the snake doesn’t smile for the photo, don’t worry!”
1.A.interest B.advice C.excuse D.business
2.A.suddenly B.nearly C.exactly D.luckily
3.A.garden B.hospital C.restaurant D.school
4.A.hung(挂) B.hid C.swam D.ran
5.A.took B.ran C.walked D.threw
6.A.calm（镇定） B.noisy C.pleased D.afraid
7.A.foot B.leg C.hand D.mouth
8.A.shout B.talk C.speak D.say
9.A.wrote B.sent C.sold D.taught
10.A.get B.wake C.pick D.look
—Millie ,are you going to take part in the sports meeting?
—__________. It ‘s too good a chance to miss.
A.No problem B.That’s for sure C.Never mind D.Thanks a lot
Nancy is always full of ideas, but ________ is useful to my study.
A.nothing B.no one C.neither D.none
As an American, Jack is a big fan of Chinese Kung fu. __________, he is crazy about Beijing Opera.
A.Therefore B.However C.Moreover D.Otherwise
