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初中英语阅读材料
TheOldCat
Anoldwomanhadacat.Thecatwasveryold;shecouldnotrunquickly,andshecouldnotbite,becauseshewassoold.Onedaytheoldcatsawamouse;shejumpedandcaughtthemouse.Butshecouldnotbiteit;sothemousegotoutofhermouthandranaway,becausethecatcouldnotbiteit.
Thentheoldwomanbecameveryangrybecausethecathadnotkilledthemouse.Shebegantohitthecat.Thecatsaid,"Donothityouroldservant.Ihaveworkedforyouformanyyears,andIwouldworkforyoustill,butIamtooold.Donotbeunkindtotheold,butrememberwhatgoodworktheolddidwhentheywereyoung."
Amanwasgoingtothehouseofsomerichperson.Ashewentalongtheroad,hesawaboxofgoodapplesatthesideoftheroad.Hesaid,"Idonotwanttoeatthoseapples;fortherichmanwillgivememuchfood;hewillgivemeverynicefoodtoeat."Thenhetooktheapplesandthrewthemawayintothedust.
Hewentonandcametoariver.Theriverhadbecomeverybig;sohecouldnotgooverit.Hewaitedforsometime;thenhesaid,"Icannotgototherichman'shousetoday,forIcannotgetovertheriver."
Hebegantogohome.Hehadeatennofoodthatday.Hebegantowantfood.Hecametotheapples,andhewasgladtotakethemoutofthedustandeatthem.
Donotthrowgoodthingsaway;youmaybegladtohavethematsomeothertime
TheCityMouseandtheCountryMouse
Oncethereweretwomice.Theywerefriends.Onemouselivedinthecountry;theothermouselivedinthecity.AftermanyyearstheCountrymousesawtheCitymouse;hesaid,"Docomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecountry."SotheCitymousewent.TheCitymousesaid,"Thisfoodisnotgood,andyourhouseisnotgood.Whydoyouliveinaholeinthefield?
Youshouldcomeandliveinthecity.Youwouldliveinanicehousemadeofstone.Youwouldhavenicefoodtoeat.Youmustcomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecity."
TheCountrymousewenttothehouseoftheCitymouse.Itwasaverygoodhouse.Nicefoodwassetreadyforthemtoeat.Butjustastheybegantoeattheyheardagreatnoise.TheCitymousecried,"Run!
Run!
Thecatiscoming!
"Theyranawayquicklyandhid.
Aftersometimetheycameout.Whentheycameout,theCountrymousesaid,"Idonotlikelivinginthecity.Ilikelivinginmyholeinthefield.Foritisnicertobepoorandhappy,thantoberichandafraid."
AGoodBoy
LittleRobertaskedhismotherfortwocents."WhatdidyoudowiththemoneyIgaveyouyesterday?
"
"Igaveittoapooroldwoman,"heanswered.
"You'reagoodboy,"saidthemotherproudly."Herearetwocentsmore.Butwhyareyousointerestedintheoldwoman?
"
"Sheistheonewhosellsthecandy."
Drunk
Oneday,afatherandhislittlesonweregoinghome.Atthisage,theboywasinterestedinallkindsofthingsandwasalwaysaskingquestions.Now,heasked,"What'sthemeaningoftheword'Drunk',dad?
""Well,myson,"hisfatherreplied,"look,therearestandingtwopolicemen.IfIregardthetwopolicemenasfourthenIamdrunk."
"But,dad,"theboysaid,"there'sonlyONEpoliceman!
"
AMonkeyandaTiger
TodayIamveryhappytostandhere,tellingyouastory:
AMonkeyandatiger.Everyonethinksthemonkeyisverysmall,butthetigerisstrong.InthisstoryLittleMonkeyuseshiswisdowtobitthetiger.justremenberthosewhoareweakcanbeatthosewhoarestrong.let'ssharethestory.
Anoldtigerlivesintheforest.Hedoesnotwanttolookforfood.Heoftentellsotheranimalstobringhimsomethingtoeat.
OnedayHeseesamonkeyandsays,"I'mhungry,monkey.Gotothevillageandbringmeafatpig."
"Oh,Tiger,"saysthemonkey."Ican'tdothatnow.Thereisanothertigeroverthere.Healsowantsafatpig.Hewillnotletmegetanythingforyoutoeat.Iamafraidofhim."
"What?
"criesthetiger."Showmethattiger.Iwillteachhimalesson."
"Comewithme,"saysthemonkey.
Themonkeyandthetigergettoabridgeovertheriver."Nowlookdownatthewater,"saysthemonkey.
"Doyouseethehead,thewhiteteethandthebiggreeneyesofatiger?
"
"Yes,Ido,"saystheoldtiger,"Iwilleathimup!
"
“Grr…!
SoyoutoldMonkeynottobringmeanything?
!
Grrr…I’llkillyou!
”
Withthesewordsthetigerjumpedintotheriver.Hedidnotcomeoutagain.
“Ha,ha,ha!
Goodbye,MrTiger,”saidthemonkeyandhewentaway.
赞同
1JeremyHampdenhasalargecircleoffriendsandisverypopularatparties.Everybodyadmireshimforhisgreatsenseofhumour--everybody,thatis,excepthissix-year-olddaughter,Jenny.Recently,oneofJeremy'sclosestfriendsaskedhimtomakeaspeechataweddingreception.ThisisthesortofthingthatJeremyloves.HepreparedthespeechcarefullyandwenttotheweddingwithJenny.hehadincludedalargenumberoffunnystoriesinthespeechand,ofcourse,itwasagreatsuccess.Assoonashehadfinished,Jennytoldhimshewantedtogohome.Jeremywasalittledisappointedbythisbuthedidashisdaughterasked.Onthewayhome,heaskedJennyifshehadenjoyedthespeech.Tohissurprise,shesaidshehadn't.Jeremyaskedherwhythiswassoandshetoldhimthatshedidnotliketoseesomanypeoplelaughingathim!
【生词汇总】
circlen.圈子
admirev.赞美,钦佩
closeadj.亲密的
weddingn.婚礼
receptionn.招待会
sortn.种类
【短语汇总】
admiresomebodyforsth因某些事而崇拜某人
laughat嘲笑
2LastChristmas,thecircusowner,JimmyGates,decidedtotakesomepresentstoachildren'shospital.DressedupasFatherChristmasandaccompaniedbya'guardofhonour'ofsixprettygirls,hesetoffdownthemainstreetofthecityridingababyelephantcalledJumbo.Heshouldhaveknownthatthepolicewouldneverallowthissortofthing.ApolicemanapproachedJimmyandtoldhimheoughttohavegonealongasidestreetasJumbowasholdingupthetraffic.ThoughJimmyagreedtogoatonce,Jumborefusedtomove.Fifteenpolicemenhadtopushveryhardtogethimoffthemainstreet.Thepolicehadadifficulttime,buttheyweremostamused.'Jumbomustweighafewtons,'saidapolicemanafterwards,'soitwasfortunatethatwedidn'thavetocarryhim.Ofcourse,weshouldarresthim,butashehasagoodrecord,weshalllethimoffthistime.'
versusprep.对(对抗的概念)
Christmasn.圣诞节
circusn.马戏团
presentn.礼物
accompanyv.陪伴,随行
approachv.走近
oughtmodalverb.应该
weighv.重
fortunateadj.幸运的
【短语汇总】
setoff出发
3In1858,aFrenchengineer,AimeThomedeGamond,arrivedinEnglandwithaplanforatwenty-one-miletunnelundertheEnglishChannel.HesaidthatitwouldbepossibletobuildaplatforminthecentreoftheChannel.Thisplatformwouldserveasaportandarailwaystation.Thetunnelwouldbewell-ventilatediftallchimneyswerebuiltabovesealevel.In1860,abetterplanwasputforwardbyanEnglishman,WilliamLow.Hesuggestedthatadoublerailway-tunnelshouldbebuilt.Thiswouldsolvetheproblemofventilation,forifatrainenteredthistunnel,itwoulddrawinfreshairbehindit.Forty-twoyearslateratunnelwasactuallybegun.If,atthetime,theBritishhadnotfearedinvasion,itwouldhavebeencompleted.Theworldhadtowaitalmostanother100yearsfortheChannelTunnel.ItwasofficiallyopenedonMarch7,1994,finallyconnectingBritaintotheEuropeancontinent.
【生词汇总】
tunneln.隧道
portn.港口
ventilatev.通风
chimneyn.烟囱
sealevel海平面
doubleadj.双的
ventilationn.通风
fearv.害怕
invasionn.入侵,侵略
officiallyadv.正式地
connectv.连接
Europeanadj.欧洲的
continentn.大陆
【短语汇总】
无
4TheInternet
WeareallbusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet,buthowmanyofusknowthehistoryoftheInternet?
ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetup(建立)inthe1960s.Atthattime,computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworksdidn’tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedown,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystem(系统)hadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking,informationcouldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystemwouldkeeponworkingallthetime.
Atfirst,theInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment,butintheearly1970s,universities,hospitalsandbankswereallowedtouseit,too.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartof1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftwarethatmade“surfing”theInterneteasier.
TodayitiseasytogetonlineanditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.Sendinge-mailsismoreandmorepopularamongyoungpeople.
TheInternetnowhasbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsinpeople’slife.
5Agenerousgift
Awomanwascollectingmoneyforachurchcharity.Themoneyshecollectedwasgoingtobegiventopoorchildrenwhohadnoparentstotakecareofthem.
Shewentfromapartmenttoapartmentandfromhousetohouse.Sheknockedondoorsandaskedformoney.
Shealwayssaidthesamewords.“Goodmorning,I’mcollectingforachurchcharity.Pleasegivegenerously.Weneed$5,000.”Thensheheldoutacollectingbox.Mostpeopleputafewcoinsinthebox.
Anartistlivedinoneoftheapartments.Heopenedthedoorforher.
“Goodmorning,”shesaid.“I’mcollectingforachurchcharity.Pleasegivegenerously.Weneed$5,000.”
Theartistthoughtforamoment,thenhesaid,“I’msorry,butIdon’thaveanymoney.However,I’llgiveyouapainting.
Aweeklatershecalledonhimagain.
“I’msorrytotroubleyouagain,”shesaid,“butwestillneedmoremoney.Ineedanother$100.Canyouhelp?
”
“Ofcourse,”theartistsaid.“I’llincreasethevalueo
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