少儿英语脑筋急转弯16 20

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Questions：

　　1.If you take half from a half dollar， how much is left？

　　如果从一个半块美元里拿走半块，还剩多少？

　　2.How long should your legs be？

　　你的腿应该有多长？

　　3.Why is the woolen sweater marked"cotton"？

　　为什么羊毛衫上却标着"棉制品"？

　　4.If your uncle's sister is not you aunt， what relation is she to you？

　　如果你舅舅的妹妹不是你阿姨，请问她是你什么？

　　Keys：

　　1.A dollar is left.

　　还剩一个美元。

　　2.Long enough to reach the ground.

　　够得着地就行了。

　　3.TO fool the moths.

　　是用来瞒着蛀虫的。

　　4.Your mother.

　　是你的母亲。

　　Notes：

　　3. moth n.蛾，蛀虫

　　woolen/wulin/ adj.羊毛的，呢绒的，也可写作woollen

　　Questions：

　　1.Tommy Tucker took two strings and tied two turtles to two tall trees.How many T's are there in that？

　　汤米·塔克拿了两段绳子，把两只乌龟拴在两棵大树上。请问这句话中有多少个"T"？

　　2.It usually takes 8 hours to travel from New York to Chicago by train.Then why hasn't the train leaving the Big Apple more than ten hours ago arrived yet？

　　通常从纽约到芝加哥坐火车只要8小时，可是这列火车离开纽约已经超过10小时了，为什么现在还没有到芝城呢？

　　Keys：

　　1.There are two T's in"that"。

　　有两个"T"。

　　2.The train was not for Chicago.

　　这列火车不是开往芝加哥的。

　　Notes：

　　2.The Big Apple指纽约。

　　Questions：

　　1.Whose eyes never close？

　　谁的眼睛从来不闭？

　　2.What is a fish net made of？

　　鱼网是什么做的？

　　3.What walks all day on its head？

　　什么东西整天用头走路？

　　4.What's the difference between a monkey and a flea？

　　猴子和跳蚤的区别是什么？

　　Keys：

　　1.A neddle's eye.

　　针眼。

　　2.Little holes tied together with strings.

　　用绳子系起来的小洞洞。

　　3.A nail on a horse.

　　马蹄铁上的钉子。

　　4.A monkey can have fleas but a flea can't have monkeys.

　　猴子可能长跳蚤，跳蚤不可能生猴子。

　　Notes：

　　3.the head of the nail钉子头

　　4.flea /fli：/n.跳蚤

　　Questions：

　　1.What can you tell from Peter's record card with extremely poor grades？

　　彼得糟糕透顶的成绩单说明什么问题？

　　2.What would George Washington be most famous for if he were alive today？

　　如果乔治·华盛顿今天还活着，那么他最为著名的是什么？

　　3.What does everybody do at the same time？

　　所有的人同时在做同一件什么事情？

　　4.What resembles half a pie？

　　什么东西像半块饼？

　　Keys：

　　1.He didn't cheat.

　　他没有作弊。

　　2.Old age.

　　高寿。

　　3.Grow old.

　　变老。

　　4. The other half.

　　饼的另一半。

　　Notes：

　　1.record card成绩单

　　Questions：

　　1.My uncle hasn't slept for many days but he isn't tired at all.What's his secret？

　　我叔叔很多天没有睡觉，却一点也不累，奥妙何在？

　　2.What has a bed but never sleeps， a mouth but never speaks？

　　什么东西有床不睡，有口不说？

　　3.What has four fingers and a thumb but no flesh and bone？

　　什么东西有五指却没有骨肉？

　　Keys：

　　1.He sleeps at night.

　　他晚上睡觉。

　　2.A river.

　　河流。

　　3.A glove.

　　手套。

　　Notes：

　　2.the bed of the river河床

　　the mouth of the river河口（河入海的地方）

　　3.thumb /I）m/ n.拇指

　　此外有 forefinger（食指）， middle finger（中指），ring finger（无名指），和little finger（小拇指）。
Questions：

　　1.The farmers in this village used modern methods but harvested no apples this year.Why？

　　今年这个村落的农民们运用了现代新技术，却没有收获到一只苹果。为什么？

　　2.The injured dog had some difficulty going home.Every step he took，he slipped back two. However， he still manage to get home.How did he do it？

　　受了伤的小狗回家无比艰难，他每向前走一步，就得向后滑两步，但是就是这样他还是回到家了，请问他是怎样做到的？

　　Keys：

　　1.They planted peach trees.

　　他们种的是桃树。

　　2.He walked in the other direction.

　　他朝与回家相反的方向走。

　　Notes：

　　1.harvest/＇ha：vist/ v.收获，收割

　　peach/pi：t/ n.桃子

　　2.Slip/＇Slip/ v.滑，溜，跌交

　　manage v.成功地做了某事

　　Questions ：

　　1.What falls often but never gets hurt？

　　什么东西经常摔下来却毫无损伤？

　　2.Why do cowboys ride their horses to town？

　　牛仔们为什么骑马去城里？

　　3.Who goes around all day in a car with his bag full of money？

　　谁整天坐着车到处逛，包里满是钞票？

　　4.Why does Jim wish he had enough money to buy an elephant？

　　吉姆为何希望有足够的钱买一头大象？

　　Keys：

　　1.Snowflakes.

　　雪花。

　　2.It'11 take much longer if they walk their horses there.

　　因为牵着马走去花的时间太长了。

　　3.A bus conductor.

　　汽车售票员。

　　4.He just wishes he had that much money.

　　他就想有那么多的钱。

　　Notes：

　　2. cowboy n.牛仔，牧童

　　Questions：

　　1.How did the pick-pocket spot the plain-clothes cop in the woman's disguise？

　　小偷怎么识别出装扮成女人的便衣警察？

　　2.Which month has 28 days？

　　哪个月有28天？

　　3.What is it that everyone wants to have and get rid of， too？

　　什么东西人人都想拥有却又都想甩掉？

　　Keys：

　　1.He passed by a cosmetics store without looking in the window.

　　因为他路过一家化妆品商店却看都不看橱窗里的东西。

　　2. Every month has at least 28 days.

　　每个月都至少有28天。

　　3.One's appetite.

　　人的胃口。

　　Notes：

　　1.pick-pocket n.扒钱包的人，小偷plain-clothes adj.便衣的

　　disguise n.伪装

　　3.get rid of one's appetite满足胃口，吃饱喝足

　　Questions：

　　1.Where did the egg floating down the Mississippi River come from？

　　飘在密西西比河上的鸡蛋是从哪儿来的？

　　2.Lucky Mouse fell off a 1000-step stair and was not hurt. Why？

　　幸运鼠从1000级的台阶上摔下来却安然无恙，为什么？

　　3.Why do giraffes have long neck？

　　长颈鹿的脖子为什么那么长？

　　4.What travels around the earth without using any fuel？

　　什么东西不用燃料绕着地球转？

　　Keys：

　　1.From a hen .

　　是母鸡生下来的。

　　2.He fell off the last step.

　　他是从最后一个台阶上摔下来的。

　　3.Because their heads are far from their bodies.

　　因为它们的头离身子远。

　　4.The moon.

　　是月亮。

　　Notes：

　　4.fuel/fju：+l/n.燃料

　　Questions：

　　1.What number has nothing left if you take a half from it？

　　什么数字拿走一半就什么都不剩了？

　　2.What number is like a peacock？

　　什么数字像孔雀一样？

　　3.What room has no walls，no doors， no windows，and no one to live in？

　　什么房间没有墙，没有门窗，也没有人住？

　　Keys：

　　1.The number is 8， because only 0 is left whether you take away the top half or the bottom half.

　　是数字8，因为不管你拿掉它的上面一半还是下面一半，剩下的都是零。

　　2.The number is 9， because it's 0 without its tail and likewise， a peacock is nothing without its tail.

　　是数字9，因为9没有尾巴就成了零，同样，孔雀没有尾巴也一无是处。

　　3.A mushroom.

　　是蘑菇。

　　Notes：

　　2.peacock n.雄孔雀（雌孔雀为peahen）
Questions：

　　1.Who works only one day in a year but never gets fired？

　　谁一年只上一天班却不会被开除？

　　2.When do people have two mouths？

　　什么时候人有两张嘴？

　　3.What grows sharper the more it's used？

　　什么东西越用越锋利？

　　4.Why do lions eat raw meat？

　　狮子为何吃生肉？

　　Keys：

　　1.Santa Claus.

　　圣诞老人。

　　2.When there're two of them.

　　有两个人时。

　　3.The tongue.

　　舌头。

　　4.They don't know how to cook.

　　它们不会烹饪。

　　Notes：

　　1.Santa Claus 圣诞老人，也作Father Christmas.

　　Questions：

　　1.What's the birth rate in this area？

　　这个地区的出生率是多少？

　　2.What has a mouth but never speaks？

　　什么有嘴不说话？

　　3.What has everybody seen before but will never he seen again？

　　什么东西人人见过却永不再见？

　　4.What does everyone have and overlook？

　　什么东西人人都有却总是忽视。

　　Keys：

　　1.Once per person.

　　每人一次。

　　2.A jar.

　　水壶。

　　3.Yesterday.

　　昨天。

　　4.One's own nose.

　　自己的鼻子。

　　Notes：

　　4.overlook v.忽略，看漏

　　Questions：

　　1.If you had ten apples and ate eight，how many would you have？

　　如果你有十个苹果，吃了八个，还有几个？

　　2.Why did the ex-chauffeur lie under the mule？

　　从前做过私人司机的那个人干嘛躺在骡子下面？

　　3.Why is Jim praying Chicago to be made capital of New Jersey？

　　吉姆为何祈祷芝加哥变成新泽西州的首府？

　　Keys：

　　1.Ten. Two outside and eight inside.

　　十个。两个在外面，八个在里面。

　　2.To see why the mule didn't go.

　　看看骡子为什么不走？

　　3.That's the answer he gave on his Geography paper.

　　他在地理试卷上这样写的。

　　Notes：

　　2.chauffeur n.私人雇佣的汽车司机ex-加在某些名词前相当于中文的"前…"，e.g. ex-wife（前妻），ex-president（前总统），ex-cop（前任警官），etc.。

　　Questions：

　　1.Can you name the capital of every state in the U. S.in ten seconds？

　　你能用10秒钟说出美国所有州的首府吗？

　　2.A motorist ran into a motorcyclist，yet the motorcyclist was not hurt while the motorist was badly injured.Why？

　　一个汽车司机撞上了一个骑摩托车的人，骑摩托车的人安然无恙，汽车司机却受了重伤。这是怎么回事？

　　3.A police officer had a brother，but the brother had no brother. How could that be？

　　警官有个哥哥，哥哥却没有弟弟，为什么？

　　Keys：

　　1.Washington，D.C.

　　是华盛顿。

　　2.The motorist was walking.

　　汽车司机正在走路。

　　3.The police officer was a lady.

　　警官是位女士。

　　Notes：

　　2.motorcyclist n.骑摩托车的人

　　Questions：

　　1.Why does the Statue of Liberty stand in New York harbour？

　　自由女神为何矗立在纽约港湾？

　　2.Why is Mr. Polite teaching his children foullanguage？

　　礼貌先生为何教他孩子脏话？

　　3.Why does a cat look first to one side and then to the other side when it enters a room？

　　猫进房间时为何先朝一边看看又朝另一边看看？

　　Keys：

　　1.Because it can't sit down.

　　因为它不能坐下来。

　　2.He's teaching them what not to say.

　　他在教他们什么话不能说。

　　3.Because it can't see both sides at once.

　　因为它不能同时两边看。

　　Notes：

　　1.statue n. 雕像，雕塑

　　liberty n.自由

　　harbour n.港湾
Questions：

　　1.Where was the Declaration of Independence signed ？

　　独立宣言是在哪里签的？

　　2.Who usually tries to make you smile？

　　谁总是让你笑口常开？

　　Keys：

　　1.At the bottom.

　　在文件末尾。

　　2.A photographer.

　　摄影师。

　　Notes：

　　2.photographer n.摄影师

　　Questions：

　　1.On the way to the bank， Mr. Green met three of his friends.Each of them had his wife with him and each of the ladies had two babies in her arms.How many people are going to the bank？

　　格林先生在去银行的路上碰到三个好朋友，每人都带了太太，每个太太怀里都抱着两个孩子，请问共有多少人前往银行？

　　2.My mother and my father had a baby.It wasn't my brother nor my sister.Who was it？

　　我父母生有一个孩子，既非我兄弟亦非我姐妹，这个孩子是谁呢？

　　3.Why do birds fly south？

　　鸟为何往南飞？

　　Keys：

　　1.Only Mr. Green. The other people may not be going to the bank.

　　只有格林先生一人，其他的人不一定去银行。

　　2.It was me.

　　是我。

　　3.It's too far to walk.

　　走去太远了。

　　Questions：

　　1.What would you like， 1/2 of an orange or 6/12 of an orange？

　　1/2个桔子和 6/12个桔子，你要哪一份？

　　2.Why is doing nothing tiring？

　　为什么无所事事也累？

　　3.A young man drove his father's car all the way from his school in New York to his home in Florida， without knowing his car had a puncture. How could it be？

　　一个年轻人开着父亲的车从纽约他上学的地方一直开到弗罗里达的家中，浑然不知他的车车胎破了。这是怎么回事？

　　Keys：

　　1.I'd like 1/2 of an orange， for 6/12 of an orange would have had much juice lost.

　　我想1/2个桔子，因为6/12个肯定失掉了很多果汁。

　　2.Because you can't possibly stop and rest.

　　因为你停不下来，也就没法歇下来。

　　3.It was his father's car that he was driving.

　　他开的是父亲的车。

　　Notes：

　　3.puncture n.刺孔，穿孔（尤指车胎）

　　Questions：

　　1.If you throw a stone into the Red Sea，what will it become？

　　假如你把一块石头扔进红海，它会变得怎么样？

　　2.If two's company and three's a crowd，what's four and five？

　　假如两个是伴，三个一伙，那么四个和五个呢？

　　3.If you took three big apples from a basket or ten apples，how many apples would you have？

　　假如你从盛有10个苹果的篮子里拿走3个大苹果，那么你有多少个苹果？

　　Keys：

　　1.Wet.

　　会变湿。

　　2.Nine.

　　是九。

　　3.You took three apples and you would certainly have three apples.

　　你拿了三个苹果，当然就有三个。

　　Notes：

　　2.company n.伴侣，伙伴

　　Four and five is nine 四加五等于九

　　Questions：

　　1.A boat turned over and the two men on board fell in the water. But only one man got his hair wet. Why？

　　船翻了，船上的两个人掉到水里，可是只有其中一人头发湿了，这是为什么？

　　2.Mother wants to give the three apples in her basket to her three girls so that each girl gets one whole apple and there's still one in her basket.How can she manage to do that？

　　妈妈想把篮子里的三个苹果分给三个女儿，每个女儿一个完整的苹果，同时篮子里也有一个苹果。她如何做到这一点？

　　Keys：

　　1.The other man was bald.

　　其中另一人秃头。

　　2.Give two girls an apple each and give the third girl her apple in the basket.

　　其中两个女儿每人一只苹果，另外一个女儿得一只篮子，篮子里放着第三只苹果。

　　Notes：

　　1.on board在船上，在交通工具上

　　bald adj.秃头的，光头的
Questions：

　　1.On April lst，1990，160 people walked out of the best cinema in Chicago.What happened？

　　1990年4月1日， 160人从芝加哥最好的影院出来。发生了什事？

　　2.It usually takes a man two days to travel from San Francisco to New York by car. But Mr.Black left San Francisco on Friday and arrives on the same Friday.How could he do it？

　　从旧金山到纽约开车一般需要2天时间，可是布莱克先生星期五离开旧金山，当天就到了纽约。他怎样做到的？

　　3.What's too much for one and just right for two？

　　什么东西对一个人来说太多，对两个人来说正好？

　　Keys：

　　1.The film was over.

　　电影散场了。

　　2.He took a plane.

　　他坐的是飞机。

　　3.A secret.

　　秘密。

　　Notes：

　　3.英语中"Just between you and me"意即"keep it a secret"（仅限于你我之间，请保守秘密）。

　　Questions：

　　1.What animal has a head like a cat， feet like a cat， a tail like a cat but isn't a cat？

　　什么动物脑袋像猫，脚像猫，尾巴也像猫，就是不是猫？

　　2.What has teeth but never eats anything？

　　什么东西长了牙齿却不吃东西？

　　3.What do you drop when you need it and take back when you don't？

　　什么东西你需要它的时候扔掉，不需要时才收回来？

　　4.What do you have that others use far more often than you do？

　　什么东西属于你，而别人用的次数却比你多得多？

　　Keys：

　　1.A kitten.

　　小猫。

　　2.A comb.

　　梳子。

　　3.An anchor.

　　锚。

　　4.your name.

　　你的名字。

　　Questions：

　　1.What word can be made shorter by adding something to it？

　　什么单词加长后更短？

　　2.What is full of holes but still holds water？

　　什么东西千疮百孔却可以盛水？

　　3.What is both over and under the water but doesn't touch the water？

　　什么头上脚下都是水，却滴水不沾？

　　4.What is smaller than a humming-bird's mouth？

　　什么比蜂鸟的嘴小？

　　Keys：

　　1.The word "short"。

　　是"短"这个单词。

　　2.A sponge.

　　是海绵。

　　3.A girl crossing a bridge with a pail of water on her head.

　　头上顶着一桶水过桥的女孩。

　　4.Anything it eats.

　　任何它吃的东西。

　　Notes：

　　1.short加上-er变成shorter，拼写长了，意思却是"更短"。

　　Questions：

　　1.How many times can you take 6 apples out of a cart with 8，888 apples？

　　从装有8，888只苹果的货车里取走6只苹果，可以取多少次？

　　2.What has many a tooth but never a mouth？

　　什么东西有无数牙齿却没有嘴巴？

　　3.What has cities but no houses， roads but no cars，and rivers but no water？

　　什么东西有城无房，有路无车，有河无水？

　　4.What is higher without a head than with a head？

　　什么东西无头反比有头高？

　　Keys：

　　1.Only once. After that there aren't 8，888 apples in the cart.

　　只能取一次，因为接下去车里就没有8，888只苹果了。

　　2.A saw.

　　锯子。

　　3.A map.

　　地图。

　　4.A pillow.

　　枕头。

　　Questions：

　　1.How many sides does a circle have？

　　一个圆圈有几面？

　　2.Why is eternity like a circle？

　　永恒为何似圆圈？

　　3.What animal can jump as high as a tree？

　　什么动物可以和树跳得一样高？

　　4.How can you be completely sleepless for seven days and still lack no rest？

　　怎样能保持七天不睡仍旧精神焕发？

　　Keys：

　　1.Two. The inside and the outside.

　　两面，里面和外面。

　　2.Because it has neither beginning nor ending.

　　因为它无始无终。

　　3.All animals， for trees can't jump.

　　所有的动物都能，因为树根本不会跳。

　　4.Sleep at night.

　　晚上睡觉。

　　Notes：

　　2.eternity n.永恒

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