新译林8BUNIT1英语课外趣味阅读及练习题课外趣味阅读同义词趣味巧辨析creative,original,imaginative“”这些形容词都可表示有创造力的之意。creative:侧重指具有把本来不存在的事物创造出来的能力。original:强调具有与众不同,有独到之处的创造能力。imaginative:指想象大异于现实,近乎或等于虚构。强调富有幻想能力。幽默故事HeWasOnlyWrongbyTwoJackHawkinswasthefootballcoachatanAmerciancollege,andhewasalwaystryingtofindgoodplayers,buttheyweren‘talwayssmartenoughttobeacceptedbythecollege.Onedaythecoachbroughtanexcellentyoungplayertothedeanofthecollegeandaskedthatthestudentbeallowedtoenterwithoutanexamination."Well,"thedeansaidaftersomepersuasion,"I‘dbetteraskhimafewquestionsfirst."Thenheturnedtothestudentandaskedhimsomeveryeasyquestions,butthestudentdidn‘tknowanyoftheanswers.Atlastthedeansaid,"Well,what‘sfivetimesseven?"Thestudentthoughtforalongtimeandthenanswered,"Thirty-six."Thedeanthrewuphishandsandlookedatthecoachindespair,butthecoachsaidearnestly,"Oh,pleaselethimin,sir!Hewasonlywrongbytwo."他的得数只比正确答案多二杰克霍金斯是美国一所学院的橄榄球队教练,他竭力想物色好球员。但是好球员学业不行,院方不愿录取。有一天,教练带着一位优秀的年轻球员去见院长,希望院方同意他免试入学。经过一番劝说后院长说:“那我最好先问问他几个问题。”然后他转向学生,问了几个非常简单的问题。可是那个学生一个也答不上来。“最后院长说:那么,五乘七得多少?”学生想了很久,然后回答说:“”三十六。院长摊开双手失望地看了看教练。“可是教练认真地说,噢,录取他吧,先生。他的答案只比正确答案多二。”练习题(一)Winterisatimeformanyexcitingsports:sledding(雪橇),skatingandskiing.Skatingandskiingneedslotsofskills(技巧).Sleddinggivesyougoodexerciseandislotsoffun!Asledlookslikeaboat.Itcanmoveeasilyoversnoworice.Earlysledsweremadeofwood.Nowsomebettersledsaremadeofglass.Sledscanbepulledbyanimals.Insomeverycoldpartsoftheworld,peoplemakeanimalslikedogs,horses,andreindeer驯(鹿)pullgoodsorpeopleinsleds.Peoplealsosledforsportsandfun.Drivingasleddoesnotneedmuchskill.Thedrivergivesakick(踢)inthesnowtostartthesled.Heorshecanalsoaskso...