Module 4 拓展阅读：The Wooden Bird（阅读专项训练）英语外研版六年级下册

学习完Module 4 The Wooden Bird，一起跟随鲁班研究木鸟的制作，探索风筝的起源。 The Wooden Bird 主题：传统故事屋 词数：158 建议用时：8分钟 语篇类型：记叙文 Long long ago, there was a great Chinese craftsman（工匠） called Lu Ban. He was very clever and loved making wonderful things with wood. He always tried to make new and amazing objects. One day, he had a great idea. He decided to make a wooden bird. It was a special wooden kite called "muyuan". Lu Ban worked very hard every day. He cut the wood carefully and made light, strong wings. He practiced many times and never gave up. He hoped the bird could fly high in the blue sky. At last, the wooden bird was ready. Lu Ban threw it into the air. Something amazing happened! The wooden bird flew away! It stayed in the sky for a long time. This was more than 2,000 years ago. It was much earlier than modern balloons. The wooden bird was the ancestor（祖先） of today’s kites. It shows that great ideas and hard work can make wonderful things. 词语积累 object n. 物品 cut v. 剪裁 practice v. 练习 give up 放弃 amazing adj. 令人惊奇的 more than 超过 decide v. 决定 拓展活动 学生分组用吸管和卡纸制作可扇动翅膀的小鸟，想象并用英语描述小鸟的飞行日记，培养学生创新思维与语言运用能力。 阅读材料简介: 鲁班说：同学们快看，木鸟活过来啦！根据短文内容选择合适的选项。 ( )1.Who made the wooden bird? A.A modern artist did. B.Lu Ban, a great craftsman did. C.A young student did. D.A foreign scientist did. ( )2.【新题型·排序题】Arrange the following events in the correct order: ① Lu Ban threw the bird into the air. ② Lu Ban made light wings for the bird. ③ The wooden bird flew away. ④ Lu Ban decided to make a wooden bird. A.① → ③ → ② → ④ B.② → ④ → ③ → ① C.④ → ② → ① → ③ D.③ → ① → ④ → ② ( )3.What is the wooden bird also called? A.A balloon. B.A plane. C.A toy. D.A muyuan. ( )4.What happened to the wooden bird at last? A.It broke into pieces. B.It fell into the river. C.Lu Ban put it on the shelf. D.It flew away. ( )5.What can we learn from the story? A.Hard work and great ideas make wonderful things. B.Kites are made of paper. C.Balloons are older than kites. D.Wooden birds can’t fly. 答案及解析 答案：1. B 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. A 解析： 1.B 【解析】鲁班是一位伟大的工匠，他制作了这只木鸟，所以选B。 2.C 【解析】正确顺序是：④鲁班决定做一只木鸟→②鲁班为木鸟制作轻盈的翅膀→①鲁班把木鸟抛向空中→③木鸟飞走了，因此选C。 3.D 【解析】这种木鸟也被称为“木鸢”，所以正确答案是D。 4.D 【解析】文中指出最后这只木鸟飞走了，因此选D。 5.A 【解析】这个故事告诉我们，努力和创意能创造出美好的事物，所以选A。 短文翻译 木鸟：风筝的起源 很久很久以前，有一位了不起的中国工匠，名叫鲁班。他非常聪明，喜欢用木头制作奇妙的东西。他总是尝试制作新奇又神奇的物件。 有一天，他想出了一个绝妙的主意。他决定做一只木鸟，那是一种叫作“木鸢”的特殊木风筝。 鲁班每天都非常努力地工作。他细心地切割木料，做出轻盈又坚固的翅膀。他反复尝试了很多次，从不放弃。他希望这只木鸟能在蔚蓝的天空中高高飞翔。 终于，木鸢做好了。鲁班把它抛向空中。神奇的事情发生了！这只木鸟飞了起来！它在天空中停留了很长时间。 这件事发生在两千多年前，比现代气球早得多。木鸢是今天风筝的始祖。这个故事告诉我们：伟大的想法加上不懈的努力，就能创造出奇妙的事物。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $Though wouldn't verd long, long ago, there was a great chinese craft man called lue ban. He was very clever and loved making wonderful things with wood. He always tried to make new and amazing objects. One day he had a great idea. He decided to make a wooden bird. IT was a special wooden kite called muan. Ban worked very hard everyday. He cut the wood carefully and midnight strong wings. He practiced many times and never gave up. He hoped the bird could fly high in the blue sky. At last, the wooden bird was ready. Lue ban threw IT into the air. Something amazing happened. The wooden bird flew away. IT stayed in the sky for a long time. This was more than two thousand years ago. IT was much earlier than modern balloons. The wooden bird was the ancestor of today's kids. IT shows that great ideas and hard work can make wonderful things.