80年代初中英语课本第五册课文

80年代初中英语课本第五册课文80年代初中英语课本第五册课文80年代初中英语课本第五册课文资料仅供参考文件编号：2022年4月80年代初中英语课本第五册课文版本号：A修改号：1页次：1.0审核：批准:发布日期：Whythebatcomesoutonlyatnight？（80年代初中英语课本第五册第1课）Long,longago,therewasawarbetweenthebirdsandthebeasts.Nooneknowswhattheyfoughtabout.

Thebatdidnotknowwhosesideheshouldtake.Hethoughtandthought,thendecidedhemusttrytobeonthesideofthewinners.

Sohewatchedfromfaraway.Afterawhile,itseemedthatthebirdsweregoingtowin.Heflewovertojointhem.

“Whatonearthareyoudoinghere”abirdshoutedathim.

“Can’tyouseeI’mabird”thebatsaidwithasmile.“Look,Ihaveswings,justlikeyou.”

“Comealong,then,”saidthebird.“Don’thidebehindothers.”

Butthingschangedsoon.Nowitseemedthatthebeastswerewinning.Sothebatleftthebirdsinahurryandwentovertothebeasts.

“Whatareyoudoingonourside”andanimalcalledouttohim.“Areyouspyingonus”

“Don’tyouknowI’moneofyou”askedthebat,showinghisteeth.“Look.Can’tyouseeI’vegotteeth,too”

“Whoaretryingtofool”saidtheanimals.“Wesawyoufightingonthesideofthebirdsjustnow.”

Sothebeastsdrovehimoff.Ofcoursethebirdsrefusedtotakehimback.

Whenthebeastsandthebirdssawneithersidecouldwin,theydecidedtostopfighting.

Neitherbeastsnorbirdswouldhavethebatastheirfriend,sohewasafraidtoleavehishome.Eversincethen,hecomesoutonlyatnight.

Lesson2NathanHale（80年代初中英语课本第五册第2课）TheyoungAmericanstoodquietlywhiletheBritishguardssearchedhisclothes.Theyfoundnothing.“Iftheydon’tfindthemapsinmyboot,”hethought,“maybetheywillletmego.ThenI’lltrytosendthemapstoGeneralWashington.”

“Takeoffyourboots,”oneoftheguardsordered.TheAmerican’sheartbeatfaster.Hetookoffhisbootsandhandedthemtotheguard.

Theguardlookedinsideoneboot,thenanother.

“Useyourknife,man!”orderedtheBritishofficernearby.

Theguardbroughtouthisknifeandcutonebootopen.HestoppedsuddenlyandtheAmericanknewwhatitmeant.ThemapsoftheBritisharmy’sdefenceworks!

TheguardstooktheAmericantoGeneralHowe.Thegenerallookedatthemaps.“Iseeyou’vemadesomedrawingofourdefenceworks,”hesaid.“Thiscanonlymeanonething.”

“Yes,sir.”

“Doyouhaveanythingtosayforyourself”

“No,nothing.”

“What’syourname”

“NathanHale.”

“Rank”

“Captain.”

Thegeneralstudiedthemapsafewmoreminutes.“CaptainHale,”hesaidfinally.“I’veneverseensuchfinedrawings.Youknow,wecoulduseamanlikeyou.WhynotjoinusYoudon’thavetoworryaboutrankorpay.”

NathanHalelookedstraightatthegeneral.“Nothingcouldmakemeturnagainstmycountry!”

“Thenthere’sonlyonethingIcando,youunderstand”

“Yes,sir.”

“Youwillbehangedasaspyearlytomorrowmorning.”*

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NathanHalelookedaroundasaBritishsoldierputtheropearoundhisneck.

“Now,NathanHale,”saidtheBritishofficer.“Let’shearwhatyouhavetosaybeforeyoudie.”

NathanHaletookalastlookathisbeautifulcountryandsaid,“IonlyregretthatIhavebutonelifetoloseformycountry.”

Lesson3Aquestionofpronunciation（80年代初中英语课本第五册第3课）Thishappenedin

London.ItwasNovemberandtheweatherwasverywetandcold.

AFrenchmanhadcaughtaverybadcold.Hecougheddayandnight.Sohedecidedtogoandgetsomemedicineforhiscough.AshedidnotknowmuchEnglish,hegotouthisdictionaryandlookeduptheword“cough”.Butthedictionarydidnottellhimhowtopronouncetheword.Hethoughtitoverandrememberedthathehadlearnedtheword“plough”.Herememberedthatitwaspronounced[plau].Sohethoughtthatc-o-u-g-hmustbepronounced[kau].

Theheputonhiscoatandhatandwenttoachemist’sshop.Whenthemanintheshopaskedhimwhathewanted,theFrenchmansaid:

“Iwantsomethingformycow,please.”

Themanintheshoplookedathim.Hadheheardhimcorrectly

“Ibegyourpardon,sir”heasked.

TheFrenchmanrepeated:“Iwantsomemedicineformycow.”

“Foryourcow”askedtheman.“Areyouafarmer”

“Afarmer”saidtheFrenchmaninsurprise.“WhatmakesyouthinkI’mafarmerIcomefrom

Paris.I’mnotafarmer.”

“Where’syourcow,then”

askedthemanintheshop.

“It’shere!”repliedtheFrenchman.Heputhishandonhischestandbegantocough.“Hereitis!”hesaid.“I’veaverybadcowhere.”

ThenthemanintheshopunderstoodwhattheFrenchmanmeant.Hewantedsomemedicineforhiscough.

Lesson4TheArabinthedesert（80年代初中英语课本第五册第4课）AnArabwaswalkingalonethroughthedesertwhenhemettwomen.Themenlookedworried.Itseemedthattheyhadlostsomething.TheArabwentovertothem.

“Haveyoulostoneofyourcamels?”heaskedthem.

“Yes,”theysaid.

“Washeblindintherighteyeandlameintheleftfoot”askedtheArab.

“Yes,hewas

“Hadhelostatoothandwashecarryingcorn”

“Yes,”saidthemen.“Pleasetelluswhereheis.”

“Idon’tknowwhereheis,”saidtheArab.“I’veneverseensuchananimal.”

“Didsomeonetellyouabouthim”

“No.”

Thetwomenlookedateachotherinsurprise.TheycouldnotbelievetheArab’swords.Finally,theycameupclosetohim,tookholdofhim,andshouted:

“Where’stheanimalAndwhathaveyoudonewithourgoods”

TheArabinsistedthathehadneverseenthecamel.Atlastthementookhimbeforeajudge.TheysaidthattheArabhadstolentheircamel.

“I’veneverseentheircamel,”insistedtheArab.“ButI’mamanofthedesert,andI’velearnedtolookcarefullyateverythingIsee.ThismorningIsawthetracksofalostcamel.Iknewthisbecausetherewerenoman’stracksnearthoseofthecamel.Ialsosawthatthecamelmustbeblindintherighteye,becausehehadonlyeatenthegrassonhisleftsideandhadnottouchedthegrassonhisright.Theanimalwaslamebecausewithonefootheleftatrackmuchlighterthatanyoftheothers.Hehadlostatooth,becausewhereverheategrass,therewasalwaysasmallspaceleftuntouched.Ialsofoundgroupsofantsnearthetracksofthecamel.Theywerepullingpiecesofcorn.FromthesefactsIwasabletotellwhatgoodstheanimalwascarrying.”

ThejudgeandthetwomenweresatisfiedwithwhattheArabhadsaid.Togetherthefourmensetouttolookforthelostanimal.

Lesson5

Theseagullsof

SaltLakeCity（80年代初中英语课本第五册第5课）

SaltLakeCity

isabeautifulcityinthewestof

NorthAmerica.

Thenamecomesfromagreatsaltlakenearby.Thecityliesinavalleywithhighmountainsallaroundit.Butlongagotherewasalmostnothinginthisplaceandtherewereveryfewpeoplelivinghere.

Morethanahundredyearsago,agroupofmen,womenandchildrenmovedfromtheeasttothewest.Theyhadtraveledalongway.Atlastthesebravepeoplecametothegreatmountainsbythesaltlake.Theycrossedthemountainsandreachedthisquietplace.Theydecidedtostayhere,andsotheybuilttheirhomesandmadetheirfarms.Thiswaswhere

SaltLakeCity

nowlies.

Thepeoplehadtoworkhardontheirfarms,becausetheirlivesdependedontheircrops.

Onedaywhiletheywereworkinginthefields,somefarmerssawsomethingstrangeinthesky.

“What’sthat”askedoneofthem.

“Where”askedanother,ashestoppedtolook.

“Overthere,”wasthereply.

Theysawsomethinglikeacloudcoming,butitwastoolowinthesky.Astheywatched,itcamenearerandnearer.Suddenlyashoutwentup:“Locusts!Millionsofthem!”

Thewordsputfearintotheheartsofall,becausetheyknewwhatlocustscoulddo,andtheyhadneverseensomanyofthembefore.

Innotimethelocustscamedownandstartedeatingeverything–thewheat,thecorn,thegrassandeventheleavesonthetrees.

Thefarmersbroughtoutthingstofightthelocusts.Theytriedeverything.Butwhiletheywerekillingthelocustsinoneplace,millionsmorearrivedinanother.Whatcouldthefarmersdo

Suddenlytherewasagreatnoise.Astheylookedup,theysawanothercloudcomingtowardsthem.Totheirsurprise,theysawnotlocuststhistime,butseagulls.Thefarmerscriedout,“They’vecometoeatwhatthelocustshaveleft.”

Buttotheirjoy,theyfoundthattheseagullshadcometoeatnotthecrops,butthelocusts.Theyhadseenorsmelledthelocustsandhadcomefromthe

GreatSaltLake.Nowtheywereeatingthelocusts!Inashortwhiletheyateupmillionsofthem.Thefarmers’cropsweresaved!

Thepeoplewereverythankful.Theydecidedthatfromthenonnooneshouldeverkillaseagull.Andtoday,ifyougoto

SaltLakeCity,youcanseeamonumentwithseagullsontopofit.

Lesson7ThePyramids（80年代初中英语课本第五册第7课）Thousandofyearsago,thekingsof

Egypt

builtstrongbombsforthemselves.Overthesetombstheybuiltpyramids.Theythoughttheirbodieswouldbewellkeptintheseuntiltheycouldcomebacktolife.Theyalsohopedtheworldcouldlookonthepyramidsasmonumentstothemandwouldrememberthemforever.

Therearearound80pyramidsin

Egypt.ButtheGreatPyramidisthebiggestofall.Itisnearly5,000yearsold.Itisabout137metreshightoday,butitwasoncehighter.Itismadeof2,300,000hugestones.Mostofthemarehigherthanamanandweighabouttwoandahalftonseach.Someweighasmuchasfifteentons.Ittookmorethan100,000mentwentyyearstobuildtheGreatPyramid.

Whenyoulookatthepyramids,youcan’thelpwonderinghowtheEgyptianswereabletobuildthemthousandsofyearsago.Howdidtheycut,carryandliftsuchhugestones

Eachstonefitssowell,yettheydidn’thaveourmodernmachines!Scientistshavestudiedthepyramids,butnobodycantelljusthowtheEgyptiansbuildthemsolongago.

Insidethepyramidsaretheroomsforthebodiesofthekingsandqueens.Therearelotsofwonderfultreasuresinthepyramids,too.Thieveshavebrokenintosomeofthepyramidsandtakenawaymanyofthetreasurestoforeigncountries.Theyhaveevenstolenthemummies.Todaysomeofthemummiesandtreasuresareonshowinmuseumsindifferentcountries.Whenthekingshadthepyramidsbuiltforthem,theyperhapsneverthoughtthiswouldhappen.

Lesson8Onceathief,alwaysathief?

（80年代初中英语课本第五册第8课）

MrSmith,thebossofasmallfactory,oncehiredayoungworkercalledJohnHill.Onthefirstday,MrSmithtookJohntooneof

hisworkshopsandintroducedhimtotheotherworkers.ThemenintroducedthemselvestoJohnandshowedhimaroundthefactory.ThenJohnstartedtowork.

Johnwasgoodathisjob.Soonhegotarise.Andhegotonwellwithhisworkmates.Hehopedtheycouldlikehim.

ButonemorningJohnnoticedthathisworkmateswerelookingathimandtalkinginlowvoices.ThenBob,oneofhisworkmates,cameuptohimandaskedwhetheritwastruethathehadbeenathiefandhadjustcomeoutofprison.John’sheartsank.Hehadbeenafraidofthisallalong.Hetoldthemthathehadbeeninprison,buthewasnolongerathiefandwantedtoforgetthepast.

TheworkerswenttoMrSmithandaskedhimtofireJohn.MrSmithexplainedtothemthatJohnhadtoldhimallabouthispastwhenheaskedforajobinhisfactory.ThatshowedJohnwashonest.Sincealotofpeoplemakemistakesinlife,MrSmithwantedtogiveJohnachance.TheworkerswentbackandJohnstayed.Butafterthattheywerenotasfriendlytohimasbefore.

Oneafternoonaboutaweeklater,Bobcouldnotfindhiswallet.HewenttoJohnandaskedwhetherhehadseenhiswallet.ButJohnsaidheknewnothingaboutit.WhenBobtriedtocatchholdofhisarm,Johnhithimintheface.Bobfelltothegroundandbloodrandownhisnose.

MrSmithcameouttoseewhatwashappening.TheworkersagainaskedhimtoletJohngo.TheysaidtheywouldallleaveifJohnstayed.MrSmithknewwhatthatwouldmean.SohehadtogiveinandsaysorrytoJohn.

Justatthatmoment,incameawoman.ItwasBob’swife.Shecalledout,“Bob,youforgotyourwalletwhenyoulefthomethismorning.Ithoughtyouwouldneedit,soIbroughtitovertoyou.”

EveryonelookedatBob.

“John,I…I’msorry,”saidBobwitharedface.

“John,Iwanttoapologize-forusall,”saidMrSmith.“Pleasestaywithus.ThisisalessonforBob,forme,andforallofus.”

Lesson9Edison’sboyhood（80年代初中英语课本第五册第9课）

ThomasEdisonwasbornin1847.Whenhewasachild,helikedtofindouthowthingsworked.Onedaywhenhewasfive,hisfathersawhimsittingonsomeeggs,andaskedwhathewasdoingthatfor.Tomdidnotreply.Instead,heaskedhisfatherwhyhewasnotabletohatchchickenswhilehenscould.

YoungTomwasinschoolforonlythreemonths.Duringthosethreemonths,heaskedalotofquestions.Mostofthemhadnothingtodowithhislessons.Histeacherdidnotunderstandwhytheboyhadsomanystrangequestions.HetoldTom’smotherthatTomwasnotbrightandwasnotworthteaching.Hismothertookhimoutofschoolandtaughthimherself.Theboyreadalot.Hebecameveryinterestedinscience.

Bythetimehewasten,hehadalreadybuiltachemistrylabforhimself.Heplantedvegetablesinhisgardenandsoldthemtobuywhatheneededforhislab.

Oncehismotherwasillandshesentforadoctor.Thedoctorsaidsheneededanoperationatonce.Butitwasnightandthelampintheroomgavepoorlight.

Edison

thoughthard.Finallyhehadanidea.Hecollectedallthelampsinthehouseandputthemonalongtable.Thenheplacedabigmirrorbehindthem.Nowtherewasenoughlight,sothedoctorcouldoperate.

Edison’smotherwassaved.

Attheageoftwelve,

Edison

begansellingnewspapersonatrain.Whenhewasfree,heprintedanewspaperandsoldcopiestotherailwayworkers.

OnedayinAugust,1862,

Edison

sawalittleboyplayingonthetracksatastation.Atrainwascomingnearquickly,andtheboywastoofrightenedtomove.

Edison

rushedoutandcarriedtheboytosafety.Theboy’sfatherwassothankfulthathetaught

Edison

howtosendmessagesbyrailwaytelegraph.

Edison

soonbecameverygoodatitandlaterhelefthometoworkindifferentcities.Thisgavehimastartinlife.Atthattimehewasjustaboyofsixteen.

Lesson10Dr.Bethune（80年代初中英语课本第五册第10课）

ItwaslateonthenightofOctober20,1939,whenDr.Bethunewasbusyworkinginafieldhospital.AnEighthRouteArmymanridingahorsecamefromthefront.HetoldDr.Bethunethatthefrontwasingreatneedofmedicalworkers.Immediately,Dr.Bethunesetoffwithamedicalteam.

Ontheirway,theymetagroupofwoundedEighthRouteArmymen.TheytookthewoundedsoldiersintoasmalltempleatonceandBethunebegantooperateonthem.

Dr.Bethunewentonworkingthroughoutthenight.Whensomeoneaskedhimtohavearest,hejustwentonworkings.Tohim,themostimportantthingwastosavelives.Hehadnotimetothinkaboutrest.

Thenextdaywhileanoperationwasgoingon,ayongmanraninandsaidtothedoctors,“Severalhundredenemysoldiersarecoming.”Soontheyheardthesoundofguns.ButDr.Bethunestillwentonwithhiswork.

Twentyminuteslater,whenBethunewasoperatingonthelegofthelastwoundedsoldier,thegunssoundedmuchcloser.AgaintheyoungmanrushedinandtoldDr.Bethunenottogoonoperatinganymore.“ComradeBethune,youmustleavenow!”hesaid.

“Letmegoonwiththeoperation,”saidoneofthedoctors.“Youmustleaverughtnow,Dr.Bethune.Hurry!”

“Pleasego,doctor,”beggedthewoundedsoldierhimself.“It’snotabadwound.Takemewithyou,orleavemehere,butpleasegobeforetheenemycomes.”

“Nevermind,myboy,itwon’ttakelong,”saidDr.Bethune.“IfIspendafewmoreminutesonitnow,Icansaveyourleg.ButifIdon’t,you’llloseit.”

Thegunssoundedstillclosernow,butDr.Bethuneworkedon.Heandtheotherdoctorsdidnotleaveuntiltheoperationwasover.

BythattimetheJapanesewerealreadyverynear.AsBethuneandtheotherdoctorswereclimbingthehills,theycouldseetheenemyenteringthevillageinthevalleybelow.

Lesson11Thefishermanandthegenie（80年代初中英语课本第五册第11课）Onceuponatimetherewasanoldfisherman.Hewentfishingveryearlyeverymorning,buthenevercasthisnetmorethanfourtimesaday.

Onemorning,hewentoutearlytothesea.Hecasthisnetforthefirsttime,anddrewinthebodyofananimal.Hecastitasecondtime,anddrewinanoldbasketfullofsand.Hecastitathirdtime,anddrewinalotofstones.Itseemedhewouldhavenothingtotakehomethatmorning.

Dayhadnowbroken,andhecasthisnetforthelasttime.Aftersometime,hebegandodrawthenetin.Hefounditwasveryheavy.Buttherewerenotanyfishinit.Instead