发布时间：2016年07月29日

高考英语阅读范例19

　　When a snail crossed the road, he was run over by a turtle. Regaining consciousness in the emergency room, he was asked what caused the accident.

　　"I really can't remember," the snail replied. "You see, it all happened so fast."

　　Notes:

　　(1) snail n.蜗牛

　　(2) run over碾过(在地上的某人或某物)

　　(3) regain v.恢复

　　(4) consciousness n.知觉

　　(5) emergency n.紧急事件;紧急情况

　Exercises:

　　根据短文回答下列问题：

　　① What did the snail do one day?

　　② What happened to him ?

　　③ Where did he regain consciousness?

　　④ Could he till remember what caused the accident?

　蜗牛的故事

　　一个蜗牛过马路，被一个乌龟从身上碾过。在急救室里它恢复了知觉，有的人问它事故是怎样发生的。

　　我记不起来了，蜗牛回答说，你瞧，一切发生得都太快了。

　练习参考答案：

　　① He crossed the road.

　　② He was run over by a turtle.

　　③ In the emergency room.

　　④ No, he couldn't.