高中英语第一册课本(上)U12integrating skills

Tom stopped.What was the noise?He put his hand on Pete's shoulder."Did you hear that?"he whispered².They both listened carefully.The noiseseemed to be coming from the room behind the statue³ in front of them.It sounded like a woman crying. They looked at the statue. It was a strange creature⁴ with red eyes--it was almost as if the creature was watching them.Tom suddenly felt cold.He remembered what his father had told him about the secrets of the church.He knew that the church had many secret rooms and that not all of them were safe.If only they could get the way to find the room,or whatever it was,behind the wall.The statue stood in front of the door and there was no waythey could get past it.Tom looked at the statue again.Strange!It looked as if the creature had moved.He was just about to say something when pete turned around."Tom,"he said,"I think i know a way in.""How?"Tom asked."It says on the statue that anyone who wants to enter the room must answer the question.""That sounds strange,"said Tom,"What question?""I don't know,"Pete said,"but…"He did not have time to finish what he was saying.The satue was moving! A deep voice came from the strange creature,"Listen carefuuly!You may enter the room if you know the answer to my question.""What is the question?"Pete asked. "It 's a secret,"the creature said." secret?"Pete said,"That's stupid⁵!How can i give you an answer if the question is secret?"The creature spoke⁶ again,"Come here and I'll whisper¹ the question in your ear. You will not remember the question tomorrow. If your answer is right,you may enter. If you answer is wrong,well, then you will be in trouble."Pete looked at Tom,"I'll try,"he said.He walked up to the creature and listened to the question. After a few minutes,he whispered the answer in the creature's ear.They both waited for something to happen."Are you sure you gave the right answer?"Tom asked.Pete did not have time to say anything.The satue moved to the side and the door opened up.Tom and Pete looked at each other.Tom was scared,"I guess we have to go in."They went pst the statue and…

1 whisper   

n.耳语，密谈，谣传，飒飒的声音；vi.耳语，密谈，飒飒地响；vt.低声说

参考例句：

• Their voices fell to a whisper.他们的话音低到成了耳语。
• I've heard a whisper that he's going to resign.我听到了一个传闻说他准备辞职。

2 whispered   

adj.耳语的，低语的v.低声说( whisper的过去式和过去分词 )；私语；小声说；私下说

参考例句：

• She sidled up to me and whispered something in my ear. 她悄悄走上前来，对我耳语了几句。
• His ill luck has been whispered about the neighborhood. 他的不幸遭遇已在邻居中传开。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 statue   

n.塑像；雕像

参考例句：

• Whose statue is that over there?那边的雕像是谁？
• He had molded a statue.他已塑了一尊塑像。

4 creature   

n.生物；动物

参考例句：

• Man is a sociable creature.人是社会性的动物。
• Snail is a small plant-eating creature with a soft body.蜗牛是一种软体食草动物。

5 stupid   

adj.愚蠢的，笨拙的，麻木的，无趣味的；n.傻瓜

参考例句：

• The boy is too stupid.那个男孩太笨了。
• He must be really stupid.那他一定很傻。

6 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。