初三英语口语朗读材料

1、初三英语口语朗读材料1. Shopping is popular with many people around the world. They seem to find new ways to buy things every day. They visit shopping malls, order things through the mail, or buy things on the Internet. Peoples shopping habits are always changing!For young people, one of the most popular ways

2、to shop is to use a vending machine. These machines offer all kinds of things and you can find them everywhere. In the USA, there are vending machines which sell CDs. New CDs are put in the machine every week. The strangest product on sale from a vending machine is in Japan. Just put your coins in t

3、he vending machine in Tokyo, press the button, and out comes a kabutomushi, that is, a black beetle. You keep it as a pet!2. When you shop at a supermarket, you may not be aware of all the planning which has been devoted to its design. Although they seem like simple places, actually they are filled

4、with lots of clever traps for the customers.For example, supermarket put their products in special places. Small treats such as sweets are always placed by the checkout. Mothers with small children often have to wait in a queue there. If they do not buy any sweets for their children, they are made t

5、o feel mean and unkind.3. Last Saturday afternoon, Mum and I went to do the family shopping as usual. On our way to the supermarket, we came across a group of people in black T-shirts. The message on their T-shirts said, DONT SHOP! One of them came to us, Come in and have a look around our shop. Wev

6、e got exactly what you need today. Mum cannot resist a new shop, so we went in. The little shop was painted all black inside, but the shelves were completely empty. There was nothing! We thought it was a joke.As we were about to leave, the man said, Were serious. Its Dont Shop Day today. We want peo

7、ple to try to have one day in the year when they dont go shopping. We all buy too much!4. Every 26 April, bankers across the USA go back to school. They do not go to learn, but to teach primary and secondary school students how to handle their money. They say that education and money management skil

8、ls are the key to a better life.In the USA, children, especially teenagers, are often big spenders. Few teenagers have any savings. Most of them spend money as fast as they can. Nearly all will continue their spending habits when they grow up.For this reason, bankers want to teach children proper mo

9、ney management while they are still young. They show students how to make smart decisions about money. They explain to them how to balance their expenses against their income. Of course, students are also taught how to invest and save money.5. My favourite sport is basketball. The game was invented

10、in the winter of 1891 in America by Dr James Naismith. He nailed two peach baskets to the wall. His students used a heavy soccer ball to play the game. It immediately attracted attention and quickly grew popular. Over the years, there have been many rule changes. Teams had nine players at first. In

11、the 1920s there was a cage around the court, so the ball could not go out of play. The game was more violent then, and players often hurt themselves.Today, the NBA in the United States is the top basketball league in the world. It features the sports most famous names. The speed, power and excitemen

12、t of the matches attract millions of fans all over the planet.6. The ancient Olympic Games began in Greece over 2000 years ago. The first athletes were all men, and they competed in many events, such as jumping, throwing and boxing. They were loved as great heroes. The most important event was the m

13、arathon. The winner was always remembered in poems.The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece in 1896. Only a few countries took part. However, the Games were very popular because they were exciting and they encouraged important values like healthy competition and air play. The Olymp

14、ics soon grew into a huge international event. Many new sports have been added to the Games and today thousands of athletes take part.7. I have only skied for four days in my whole life, but it is my favourite sport! Last year I got straight As and as a reward my Dad said I could go for a special ho

15、liday anywhere I wanted.My dream was to see some real snow, so during the Christmas holidays we flew to South Korea and went to the famous Muju Ski Resort. When we reached the resort, we quickly got off the bus and ran through the snow. No one in my family had ever touched snow before. We were all l

16、ike little children- we picked it up, made snowballs, and threw them at each other! People were speeding down the hills nearby. We could not wait to try it ourselves!8. British teenagers love sports. They wear the official shirts of their favourite football teams, they play sports games for the big

17、matches on TV. But very few of them get the chance to play the sport they love regularly. Our school sports centre is trying to change this. This week is Sports Week, and the school sports centre is inviting students to sign up for a sports club! Students can choose from volleyball, basketball, rugb

18、y, football, and other sports.Lots of students think they are too unfit to join a club, but I think they are just making excuses! Anyone can get fit if they are willing to put in some effort. Once student join a club, they will receive advice on how to keep fit. Also, joining a club will give them a

19、 reason to keep making an effort, so they will be less likely to quit after a week or two.9. My topic is Fashion. By fashion, we usually mean popular styles of dress at a particular time. Fashion is an important part of a persons identity. To aid my talk, I have brought along some objects for you to

20、 look at.This is my overcoat. Doesnt it look lovely? Its one of my favourite pieces of clothing. It is very comfortable as its made of cotton. It is elegant and simple in design. It will not go out of style for a long time. It was a little expensive, but I think it was worth it. High price and bette

21、r quality often go together. The most important reason why I bought this overcoat is that it suits me and makes me look good.10. School uniforms are not very common in the USA. In 1987, Cherry Hill Primary School in Maryland went against tradition. It became the first state school in the USA to make

22、 students wear uniforms. The school did this to reduce the trouble caused by student fashions. This programme has helped to improve safety and discipline. Other schools are hopeful that Cherry Hills approach will benefit their students too. By 2000, 12 per cent of American state schools required sch

23、ool uniforms.The introduction of school uniforms has helped to reduce school violence. Much of school violence is linked to the clothes which different youth gangs wear. In schools with youth gangs, the numbers of fights decreased by 40 per cent after uniforms were introduced.11. British people are

24、known for being very formal. People around the world talk about the English gentleman, a polite man always wearing a suit and tie! Many British people actually dress more casually these days, but clothing is still an important part of culture in the UK. People like to look neat and tidy, because dre

25、ssing well is important if you want to be respected by others.Although British people like to wear casual and comfortable clothes in normal life, they really enjoy getting dressed up for formal occasions. A good example of this is the famous horse race at Ascot. The Queen and her family attend, so p

26、eople have to look their best if they want to be noticed by the TV cameras! Women always make a special effort to wear the smartest dress and the craziest hat.12. We had a meeting after school. Lucy, Tony, Joyce, Jessica and I were at the meeting. First, we decided to elect the chief editor. Tony su

27、ggested Joyce. He said, “We should choose Joyce because she has experience. She was the editor of her class newspaper last year.” Then we all voted for her. We elected Joyce to be the chief editor. Then Joyce took charge of the meeting. She said, “We ought to elect a secretary now.” she asked for su

28、ggestions. Jessica said, “Ben should be the secretary, because he has experience too. He was the secretary of the Music club last year.” Then the others voted for me. They elected me to be the secretary. I started taking notes. Joyce said, “Lucy, Tony and Jessica, you will be editors of the paper. Y

29、ou will be responsible for different sections of the paper.”13. I wanted to see Jill again, so on my way home from work; I stopped at a telephone box and called her. I invited her to the cinema that evening. She agreed to go with me, so we arranged to meet outside the cinema at seven oclock. At arou

30、nd quarter to six I put on my jacket and hat and left the house. I locked the door, but I forgot to turn off the light in the living room. At that time of day, it is very difficult to get a taxi. I could not find one, so I took the bus instead. I arrived at the cinema around ten minutes early. Next

31、to the cinema is a bookshop, so I went in to look around while I waited for Jill. I started reading a book about world-famous crimes. It was really interesting! In fact, it was so interesting that I forgot the time. I was late. 14. Yesterday was a very busy day. I solved two cases. The first case wa

32、s about a bank robbery. A man entered a bank in the city centre with a gun. He took away thousands of dollars. The bank manager called the police, but it was too late. The robber got away. The suspect in the case was Tim Smith. At first, Tim denied being the robber. He said he was watching a film in

33、 the cinema at the time of the robbery. However, I had proof. One of the customers in the bank at that time took a photo. It showed Tim Smith in the bank, carrying a gun. I showed the photo to Tim. He then admitted his crime.15. We give computer instructions by putting different programs into it. “C

34、omputer programmers” write computer programs. It is essential for these people not to make mistakes. Otherwise, the computer will not work well. A computer needs different programs to do different jobs. For example, playing games, writing letters and drawing pictures all need different programs. The

35、re are also different languages for different programs. To write a program, people need to know this language. Sometimes a computer programmer may know many different languages. However, computer languages are not spoken languages like Chinese or English but written language. Also, only the computer

36、 and the programmer can understand them! 16. A research team in the USA first had the idea of linking computers together in the 1960s. They wanted computers in universities, research departments and the military to communicate with each other and share information. At that time, computers were bigge

37、r than fridges. People could not move them easily. Computers were also complicated and difficult to use. Slowly, more and more people started to link computers together. Then businessmen started to use the Internet too. Today, people all over the world are using the Internet. There is a range of ser

38、vices on the Internet. For example, we can use it to communicate with other people. The most popular way to communicate is through electronic mail, or “e-mail”. We can also use services such as MSN messenger or Skype.17. Good evening, everyone. Welcome to “History for a minute”. Tonight, we are goin

39、g to talk about the ancient Olympic Games. The first Olympic Games happened thousands of years ago in Greece. People started the Olympic Games to shoe respect to the gods. They would pray to their gods in the morning and have the games in the afternoon. The first Olympic Games only lasted for one da

40、y! In modern times, The Olympic Games lasted for two weeks. In the modern Olympics, we have many different kinds of sports, but in the ancient Olympic Games, there were only about ten kinds of sports. One last fact- thousands of years ago, married women could not watch the games. Otherwise, they wou

41、ld be punished!18. One evening, Grandpa said, “I have a friend. His name is Henry Day, but everyone calls him Happy. Happy travels widely. When he comes to a new place, he opens a pet shop and begins selling African Ghost Fish. “According to Happy, these are the worlds only invisible fish, and they

42、need no food. Once a year, the female Ghost Fish lays eggs. Then, while everything is quiet, she becomes visible. But, in no time, shes gone again. You will be very fortunate to see her, because shes the most beautiful creature alive. “After Happy tells his customers this story, his fish tanks sell

43、very quickly. When Happy sells out of fish tanks, he usually leaves for another town.”19. In 1904, Mrs. Bess Clark of Washington State, the USA, saw a long, dark tree trunk in a lake. As she moved closer, she saw the trunk moving in the water. It looked very frightening. Mrs. Clark described seeing

44、a strange creature. It was black in color, with a head in the shape of a triangle, round eyes, and a long tail. Based on her description, scientists regarding it as a kind of sea dinosaur. They called it Bess. Since then, many people saw Bess in the same lake. They described Bess as a dark, snake-li

45、ke creature with a long tail. John Lee has studied strange creatures and monsters all his life. In 1990, he set up the camera near the lake to try to film Bess. 20. Once upon a time, there lived an old fish man and his wife. They were poor and lived in an old hut near the sea. One morning, something

46、 unusual happenedthe fisherman caught a small, golden fish in his net. The fish begged the fisherman to let him go and offered to grant the fishermans wishes in return. However, that man was kind and asked for nothing before returning the fish to the sea. The man went home and told his wife about th

47、e wonderful thing. She shouted at him angrily and sent him back to the sea to catch the fish again and ask for a new bucket because theirs was broken. The sun shone brightly as the man did this. When he returned, he saw a new bucket.21. Wang Damin sits on the side of the river. He is cooking a meal,

48、 with a large bird on his head. The bird is a cormorant, and Damin is a fisherman. He is over 60 now but still works every day and is strong enough to control his raft on the river. He livers and works with his cormorants on this river. Cormorants are large, black birds, about a metre long. They are

49、 good at catching fish because they can swim well under water. Their large feet are used to push them quickly through the water. Damin does not require nets to catch fish. That is done for him by his twelve cormorants. Damin begins his work on his bamboo raft with his birds in the late afternoon. Th

50、e birds swim down and catch fish. A piece of grass is tied around the neck of each bird, so it cannot swallow the fish.22. Our future on Earth looks very bad. We are dumping waste on our land. We cant breathe the air. The sea is polluted too. I visited some relatives recently in a small village. The

51、y grow their own food and cycle everywhere. They are not wealthy, but they are happy and healthy. We must close the factories producing useless products. That would reduce rubbish and air pollution. We must recycle more, give up all cars, and improve public transport. A big problem is overpopulation

52、 in big cities. We must give up big cities and factories, and get back to a simple way of life.23. Lang Lang is one of the youngest and most famous pianists of our time. The New York Times said “He is stunning”. However, Lang Langs story is much more interesting than this simple sentence. Lang Lang

53、was born in 1982 in Shenyang, China. He was watching a Tom and Jerry cartoon on television when he was first heard Western classical music. He was only two years old then. Lang Lang began taking piano lessons at thee age of three. He won first prize in the Shenyang Piano competition only two years l

54、ater. From then on, he won many awards.24. Winter is behind us and people are starting to plan their summer holidays. This year, why not visit France? France is a big country, with coasts on three sides. You can swim at its good beaches. It also has many mountains, so you can go skiing. In central F

55、rance, they grow crops such as sunflowers. One of the most scenic areas of central France is the Loire Valley. Kings and queens used to live in the old castles there. Paris, the capital of France, is one of most beautiful cities in the world. The Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe are world-famous

56、. 25. I have had a great time travelling the world, and have learnt a lot about the eating habits of people in different countries. In China for example, use chopsticks to ear with. They have eaten this way for thousands of years, but I found chopsticks very difficult to use. Chinese cooks usually c

57、ut the food into small pieces, and put each dish on a different plate. At dinner, everyone sits at a round table. The hostess puts the dishes of food in the middle of the table, and everyone helps themselves with chopsticks or spoons. In Shanghai, I saw people eat chickens feet and smelly tofu. I ha

58、ve not seen this kind of food in the UK.26. Tea is the most popular drink in the world after water. There are thousands of different types of tea. All tea comes from the leaves and buds of the tea plant. After picking, tea farmers process them into black tea, oolong tea, green tea or white tea. Blac

59、k tea was invented in China in the Ming Dynasty as a way to keep tea fresh. As tea to travel a long distance to reach places such as the UK, Canada and Australia, Westerners drink mostly black tea. However, the majority of the world drinks green tea. Herbal tea is not really tea. It contains herbs, fruits, spices, etc., but no leaves from the tea plant. To truly be tea, the leaves must come from this plant.27. Throughout the history of mankind, people have communic