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】
本题是外刊阅读配套的语言基础练习题，分为四个部分，需结合词汇变形、同义词替换、固定短语及句式结构的知识点解题：
1. （一）根据语境用所给词的适当形式填空：需判断空格处的词性，如beauty需变为形容词作表语，tire需变为修饰人的形容词，cross需用介词形式；
2. （二）同义词替换：需理解方框内单词的含义，匹配原句黑体部分的语义；
3. （三）根据汉语完成句子：需掌握对应的固定短语搭配；
4. （四）仿写句子：需掌握Here引导的倒装句结构和think+宾语从句的句式要求。
【解析】
一、（一）
1. 空格处需形容词作表语，beauty的形容词形式为beautiful，故填beautiful；
2. 修饰人（Jerry）需用-ed结尾的形容词，tire的形容词形式为tired，故填tired；
3. 固定搭配spread across表示“遍及”，故填across；
（二）
1. 原句complete（完成）对应方框内的finish，故填finish；
2. 原句search for（寻找）对应方框内的look，故填look；
（三）
1. “被误认为是”的固定短语为gets mistaken for，主语是he，一般现在时，故填gets mistaken for；
2. “只有”的固定短语为nothing but，故填nothing but；
（四）
1. Here引导倒装句，“今天的天气预报”译为today’s weather report，故仿写为Here is today’s weather report；
2. 否定疑问句+think+宾语从句，“回收很重要”译为it’s important to recycle，故仿写为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】
形容词用法、同义词替换、固定短语、倒装句、宾语从句
【点评】
本题结合外刊阅读语境，考察基础词汇变形、同义词匹配、固定短语及核心句式的应用，注重语言实际运用能力，适合巩固基础英语知识。
【难度系数】
0.6