外刊阅读——学会地道英语
廷克父女岛
The year is 1798. Jenny and her father, Sam Tinker, are working in a London market. Sam gets mistaken for a thief and finds himself on a ship full of criminals. They are on their way to Australia. Jenny has her own plans to rescue him. Here is a part of the story:
A Fifteen minutes later, the Tinkers are in a small boat. The boat Black Star is behind them. They can hear nothing but the sea and the wind. It is a beautiful night and there is a big moon. It shines on Sam Tinker’s thin, tired face. They can’t see the Black Star. Jenny looks at her father. “Oh, Dad, ”she says. “We’re safe!”
B After three days, Sam and Jenny are very hungry and thirsty. Then, after five days, Jenny sees a big white bird. It is carrying some grass. “Look, Dad,” she says. “Do you think there’s an island near here?” Sam Tinker stands up in the small boat. He puts one hand across his eyes. “Yes, Jenny. You’re right! I can see it. There is an island!”

C The island is big and has lots of tall, thick trees. First, Sam and Jenny look for food and water. They find a small river. The water is cold and clean. They drink and drink and drink. There are coconuts on the island, too. The Tinkers know coconuts from Covent Garden Market. Sam opens two of them and gives the first one to Jenny.
D That night, Sam and Jenny sleep on the beach. They are very tired. In the morning, they start to make a small house with grass and wood. They work very hard. After four days, they finish. Then Sam makes a flag with his shirt and puts it on the roof. He and Jenny look up at the flag. “This is ‘Tinkers Island’ now, ” Sam says. “It’s our new home.”
一、好词句深练
（一）根据语境用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. The flowers in the garden are coming out and they look so (beauty).
2. After a long day at work, Jerry felt very (tire) and thirsty.
3. A smile spread (cross) his face when he heard the good news.
（二） 用方框中词的正确形式替换下列句子中的黑体部分（有一个词多余）
finish find look
1. You’re allowed an hour to complete the test.
2. Members of the public joined the group to search for the missing boy.
（三）根据所给汉语，完成下列句子
1. He often (被误认为是……) a famous actor because they look so alike.
2. After searching for hours, I found (只有) an empty room.
（四） 仿写句子
1. Here is a part of the story. (Here 引导倒装句)
仿写：这是今天的天气预报。

2. Do you think there’s an island near here? (think+ 宾语从句)
仿写：你难道不认为回收很重要吗？

一、（一）1. beautiful 2. tired 3. across
（二）1. finish 2. look
（三）1. gets mistaken for 2. nothing but
（四）1. Here is today’s weather report.
2. Don’t you think it’s important to recycle?

【分析】
本题分为四类英语基础题型，解题思路如下：（一）用所给词适当形式填空：需根据句子成分判断所需词性，系动词后接形容词，动词后接介词等，转换对应词性即可；（二）同义词替换：先明确黑体词含义，匹配方框内词义相符的词；（三）汉译英短语：掌握固定搭配，注意主语和时态；（四）仿写句子：牢记Here引导倒装句的结构（Here + be + 名词），以及think引导宾语从句的否定转移用法。
【解析】
（一）1. 句中look为系动词，后接形容词，beauty的形容词形式为beautiful；2. feel为系动词，后接形容词，tire的形容词形式为tired；3. spread为动词，需搭配介词，cross的介词形式为across。
（二）1. complete意为“完成”，对应方框内的finish；2. search for意为“寻找”，对应方框内的look。
（三）1. “被误认为是”的固定搭配为get mistaken for，主语he为第三人称单数，一般现在时用gets；2. “只有”对应固定短语nothing but。
（四）1. Here引导倒装句，结构为“Here + be + 名词”，“今天的天气预报”译为today’s weather report，故为Here is today’s weather report；2. 否定转移的think宾语从句，“回收很重要”译为it’s important to recycle，故为Don’t you think it’s important to recycle?
【答案】
一、（一）1. beautiful 2. tired 3. across
（二）1. finish 2. look
（三）1. gets mistaken for 2. nothing but
（四）1. Here is today’s weather report.
2. Don’t you think it’s important to recycle?
【知识点】
词性转换、固定短语、句子仿写
【点评】
本题考查英语基础词汇、短语及句式的运用，题型贴合基础英语学习要求，注重知识的实际应用，适合巩固基础。
【难度系数】
0.3