138.A Holiday from School

　　Tommy hated¹ school and was² always looking for excuses not to go.

　　If he sneezed⁴, he asked his mother to write a note saying⁵ he had⁶ a cold.

　　If he had a headache, he asked his mother to take him to the doctor during⁷ school hours.

　　He spent more time at home than he did⁸ at school.

　　On the days that he did go to school, he looked for excuses to come home early.

　　One morning he came⁹ home when the lessons were only half finished¹⁰.

　　His father was surprised¹¹.

　　"You've come home early," he said¹². "Is the school closed¹³ today?"

　　"No, Dad, " Tommy said - "It's open. I came home early.

　　"How did you do that?" his father asked him. "What did you say to the teacher?"

　　"I told her that I had a new baby brother and that I had to come home and help you . "

　　"But your mother has had twins," his father said, "a boy and a girl. You've got¹⁴ a baby brother and a baby sister."

　　"Yes, I know, Dad, " Tommy said. "I'm saving¹⁵ up my baby sister for next week "

Notes:

　　(1) sneeze³ v.打喷嚏

　　(2) twins n.双胞胎

　　(3) save¹⁶ up留着

Exercises:

根据短文选择正确答案：

　　①Tommy tried to find excuses for not going¹⁷ to school because _____.

　　A. it made¹⁸ him sneeze

　　B. it gave¹⁹ him a headache

　　C. he was too busy

　　D. he didn't like it

　　② Tommy spent most of his time_____ .

　　A. at school

　　B. at home

　　C. at the doctor

　　D. in bed

　　③ When he did go to school, he_____ .

　　A. was always late

　　B. tried to leave early

　　C. was often in trouble²⁰

　　D. was always sick

　　④ He did not tell his teacher about the twins because_____ .

　　A. they were very young

　　B. he didn't know about them

　　C. he wanted to keep one of them for another excuse

　　D. they were too new

　　⑤ We can tell for sure that it is _____that is looking after the twins.

　　A. the mother

　　B. Tommy

　　C. the father

　　D. the teacher

138.休假

　　汤姆讨厌上学，总是找借口不去上学。

　　如果他打喷嚏，他就叫他妈妈写个纸条说他感冒了。

　　如果他头痛，他就叫他妈妈在上课时间带他去看病。

　　他呆在家里的时间比在学校的时间要多。

　　在他的确去上学的日子里，他就找借口早点回家。

　　一天早上他上了一半课就从学校回来了。

　　他爸爸很惊讶。

　　“你回来很早，”他爸爸问，“今天学校放学了吗？”

　　“没有，爸爸，”汤姆说，“还没放学。我提前回来了。”

　　“你怎么会提前回来了？”爸爸问，“你对老师说什么了？”

　　“我告诉她我有了一个小弟弟，我得回家帮你。”

　　“但是你妈妈生了一对双胞胎，”爸爸说，“一个男孩，一个女孩。你有一个小弟弟和一个小妹妹。”

　　“是的，我知道，爸爸，”汤姆说，“我要等下个星期再说我有个小妹妹了。”

练习参考答案：

①D②B③B④C⑤C

1 hated   

v.憎恨( hate的过去式和过去分词 )；讨厌；不愿；为…感到抱歉

参考例句：

• She hated the flummery of public relations. 她讨厌公关工作中的虚夸恭维。
• It was galling to have to apologize to a man she hated. 令人恼火的是得向她憎恶的男人道歉。

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 sneeze   

n.喷嚏；v.打喷嚏

参考例句：

• When you have a cold, you sneeze a lot.感冒时，要打很多喷嚏。
• It is impossible to sneeze with your eye's open.眼睛睁开的时候是不可能打喷嚏的。

4 sneezed   

v.打喷嚏( sneeze的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It is not to be sneezed at. 这是不可以轻视的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• His opinion is not to be sneezed at. 他的意见不可轻视。 来自辞典例句

5 saying   

n.谚语，俗话，格言；动词say的现在分词

参考例句：

• Saying and doing are two things.说和做是两码事。
• I know a chinese saying.我知道一句中国谚语。

6 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

7 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。

8 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？

9 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

10 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。

11 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。

12 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。

13 closed   

adj.关闭的；封闭的

参考例句：

• He closed his eyes.他闭上了眼睛。
• He was out of work when the factory closed.他在工厂倒闭后失业了。

14 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

15 saving   

n.节省，节约；[pl.]储蓄金，存款

参考例句：

• Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
• Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。

16 save   

n.救援，救球，节约；v.解救，保存，节省；prep.除...之外

参考例句：

• Why didn't you save me?你为什么不救我？
• We have to save old newspapers.我们得保存旧报纸。

17 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

18 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。

19 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。

20 trouble   

n.苦恼，麻烦；故障；动乱；vt.麻烦 vi.费神

参考例句：

• I hate to trouble you.我真不愿麻烦你。
• The trouble is that he doesn't have enough money.麻烦在于他缺钱。