八六版高中英语课文全集

.../八六版高中英语课文第一册

LESSON1HOWMARXLEARNEDFOREIGNLANGUAGES马克思怎样学习外语

LESSON2ATHOMEINTHEFUTURE未来的家

LESSON3THEBLINDMENANDTHEELEPHANT盲人和象

LESSON4GALILEOANDARISTOTLE伽利略和亚里斯多德

LESSON5THELOSTNECKLACE丢失的项链

LESSON6ABRAHAMLINCOLN亚伯拉罕·林肯

LESSON7THEEMPEROR'SNEWCLOTHES皇帝的新装

LESSON8THEEMPEROR'SNEWCLOTHES<Continued>皇帝的新装〔续

LESSON9LADYSILKWORM蚕花娘子

LESSON10THEGREATWALLOFCHINA中国的万里长城LESSON11ATATAILOR'SSHOP在服装店〔选自《百万英镑》

LESSON12POLLUTION污染

LESSON13THEFOOTPRINT脚印〔选自《鲁滨逊漂流记》

LESSON14WATCHINGANTS观蚁

LESSON15NAPOLEON'STHREEQUESTIONS拿破仑的三个问题

LESSON16CONTINENTSANDOCEANS大陆和海洋

LESSON17THESTORYOFWILLIAMTELL威廉·泰尔的故事

LESSON18ALITTLEHERO小英雄

阅读：MerryChristmas圣诞快乐

1.HOWTOUSEANENGLISHDICTIONARY

2.GREATBRITAINANDIRELAND

3.THATCRAZYTOWERINPISA

4.THEBESTADVICEIEVERHAD

5.THEFIRSTTELEVISION

6.THEBOYSBUILDABRIDGE第二册

LESSON1PORTRAITOFATEACHER一位教师的写照

LESSON2THETALLESTGRASS最高的草

LESSON3ALLTHESETHINGSARETOBEANSWEREDFOR所有这一切都是要偿还的〔选自《双城记》

LESSON4ALLTHESETHINGSARETOBEANSWEREDFOR<Continued>所有这一切都是要偿还的〔续

LESSON5WINTERSLEEP冬眠

LESSON6ALBERTEINSTEIN阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦

LESSON7ALBERTEINSTEIN<Continued>阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦〔续

LESSON8THEPROFESSORANDHISINVENTION教授和他的发明

LESSON9SPORTSANDGAMES体育运动

LESSON10THELASTLESSON最后一课

LESSON11THELASTLESSON<Continued>最后一课〔续

LESSON12WALKINGINSPACE太空行走

LESSON13MADAMECURIEANDRADIUM居里夫人和镭

LESSON14THEGIFTS礼物

LESSON15THEGIFTS<Continued>礼物〔续

LESSON16ADVENTUREONHIGHWAY6666号公路历险记

VOCABULARY

SUPPLIMENTARYREADINGS

1.THELASTLEAF

2.ESCAPEFROMTHEZOO

3.ROBINHOODANDHISMERRYMEN

4.THEIMPORTANCEOFENGLISH

5.ATHIRSTYWORLD

6.HOWTHEBODYCELLSLIVE第三册

LESSON1PERSEVERANCE毅力

LESSON2AGERMANSTAMP一张德国邮票

LESSON3ONREADING谈读书

LESSON4THREEGOLDMEDALSFORWILMA威尔玛的三枚金牌

LESSON5THESNAKEINTHESLEEPINGBAG睡袋里的蛇

LESSON6MYTEACHER我的老师〔选自海伦·凯勒《我的一生》

LESSON7THETRIAL审判〔选自《威尼斯商人》

LESSON8CHARLESDARWIN查尔斯·达尔文

LESSON9THELANGUAGEOFTHEBEES蜜蜂的语言

LESSON10THESIXTHDIAMOND第六颗钻石

LESSON11ASPEECHBYNORMANBETHUNE诺尔曼·白求恩的演讲

LESSON12FROMTHEJAWSOFDEATH绝处逢生

VOCABULARY

SUPPLIMENTARYREADINGS

1.FACETOFACEWITHDANGER

2.PAPERANDITSUSES

3.STICK-UP

4.THEEARTHWORM

5.AGIFTFORMOTHER'SDAY

6.MYSTERIESOFMIGRATION

7.SINGFORME

8.THEDOGTHATSETMEFREE

9.TWOPOEMS1、HOWMARXLEARNEDFOREIGNLANGUAGESKarlMarxwasborninGermany,andGermanwashisnativelanguage.Whenhewasstillayoungman,hewasforcedtoleavehishomelandforpoliticalreasons.HestayedinBelgiumforafewyears;thenhewenttoFrance.Beforelonghehadtomoveonagain.In1849,hewenttoEnglandandmadeLondonthebaseforhisrevolutionarywork.MarxhadlearnedsomeFrenchandEnglishatschool.WhenhegottoEngland,hefoundthathisEnglishwastoolimited.Hestartedworkinghardtoimproveit.HemadesuchrapidprogressthatbeforelonghebegantowritearticlesinEnglishforanAmericannewspaper.Infact,hisEnglishinoneofthesearticleswassogoodthatEngelswrotehimaletterandpraisedhimforit.MarxwrotebacktosaythatEngels'praisehadgreatlyencouragedhim.However,hewentontoexplainthathewasnottoosureabouttwothings--thegrammarandsomeoftheidioms.Theseletterswerewrittenin1853.Intheyearsthatfollowed,MarxkeptonstudyingEnglishandusingit.Whenhewroteoneofhisgreatworks,TheCivilWarinFrance,hehadmasteredthelanguagesowellthathewasbaletowritethebookinEnglish.Inthe1870's,whenMarxwasalreadyinhisfifties,hefounditimportanttostudythesituationinRussia,sohebegantolearnRussian.AttheendofsixmonthshehadlearnedenoughtoreadarticlesandreportsinRussian.Inoneofhisbooks,Marxgavesomeadviceonhowtolearnaforeignlanguage.Hesaidwhenapersonislearningaforeignlanguage;hemustnotalwaysbetranslatingeverythingintohisownlanguage.Ifhedoesthis,itshowshehasnotmasteredit.Hemustbeabletousetheforeignlanguage,forgettingallabouthisown.Ifhecannotdothis,hehasnotreallygraspedthespiritoftheforeignlanguageandcannotuseitfreely.2、ATHOMEINTHEFUTUREAmedicalexaminationwithoutadoctorornurseintheroom?Doingshoppingathome?Borrowingbooksfromthelibrarywithoutleavingyourhome?Theseideasmayseemstrangetoyou.Butscientistsareworkinghardtoturnthemintorealities.Letussupposewecanvisitahomeattheendofthiscentury.WewillvisitaboynamedCharlieGreen.Heisnotfeelingwellthismorning.Hismother,MrsGreen,wantsthedoctortoseehim.Thatis,shewantsthedoctortolistentohim.ShebringsasetofwirestoCharlie'sroom.Thesewiresarecalledsensors.Sheplacesonesensorinhismouthandoneonhischest.Sheputsanotheronearoundhiswristandoneonhisforehead.Thensheplugsthesensorsintoawalloutlet.Shesaysthecode"TCP".Thismeans"telephonecallplaced."Alittlelightflashesonthewall.TheGreen'swirelesstelephoneisreadyforacall.MrsGreensays"2478",thedoctor'stelephonenumber.Fromaspeakeronthewallcomesthedoctor'svoice:"Goodmorning.""Goodmorning,DrScott,"answersMrsGreen."Charlieisn'tfeelingtoowellthismorning.I'veputthesensorsonhim.Iwonderifyoucanexaminehimnow.""Sure,"thedoctor'svoicesays."Well,hedoesn'thaveafever.Andhispulseisfine.Now,breathedeeply,Charlie."Charliedoesso."Justalittlecold,"saysthedoctor."Betterstayinsidetoday,Charlie.Andtakeiteasy.""Thankyou,Doctor,"saysMrsGreen."TCC<telephonecallcompleted>."Thelightonthewallturnsoff.Thephonecallandtheexaminationarefinished."Charlie,"saysMrsGreen,"sinceyouhavetostayathome,whydon'tyoudosomeshopping?Youcanpickoutyournewbicycle.Afterall,yourbirthdayisonlytwoweeksaway.""Great,"Charlieanswers.Charlieandhismothersitinfrontofoneofthevisionphones.Thereareseveralintheirhouse."TCP,"saysCharlie.Thewordreadyappearsonthescreenofthevisionphone."NewForestBicycleShop,"avoicesays."MayIhelpyou?"Charlieanswers,"I'dliketoseeyourten-speedbicycles."Inthenextfewminutes,picturesofmanymodelsofthebicyclesareflashedonthescreen.Thepriceofeachmodelisalsoshown.Thenthevoiceasks,"Areyouinterestedinanyofthesemodels?""Yes,I'minterestedinmodel6.""Doyouwishtoplaceanorderatthistime?""Notjustyet,"answersMrsGreen."Myson'sbirthdayisintwoweeks'time.Thankyou.TCC."Thevisionphoneshutsoff.Suchwouldbeourhomeinthefuture.2-1、AVISITTOTHELIBRARYINTHEFUTURETheshoppingisfinished.Charlie'sparentstellhimtheyhavetogooutforalittlewhile."Whydon'tyouvisitthelibrarywhilewe'reout?"saysCharlie'sdad."Iknowtheyhavesomenewbooksonbasket-ball,yourfavouritegame."

Charliegoestooneofthevisionphones.Heplacesacalltothelibrary.Heaskstoseeoneofthenewbooksonbasket-ball.

Basket-ballGiant,thenameofthebook,isflashedonthescreen."Turn,"saysCharlie.Thefirstpageofthebookisshownonthescreen.Thenthesecond,andthethird.Charliehasreadaboutfiftypagesofit.Thenhehearshismother'svoicecomingthroughaspeakeronthewall.Charlieturnsoffthevisionphone.Hesayshellotohismother.

"Whereareyou?"headds.

"We'redrivingonthefreeway,"MrsGreensays."Thisistakingalittlemoretimethanwethought.Wewon'tbebackuntiltwoo'clock.Bettergetsomelunchforyourself."

"Whatareyoudoing?"Charlieasks.

"We'llexplainlater,"shesays.

"O.K."saysCharlie.3、TheBlindMenandtheElephantOnceuponatimethereweresixblindmenwholivedinavillageinIndia.Everydaytheywenttotheroadnearbyandstoodtherebegging.Theyhadoftenheardofelephants,buttheyhadneverseenone,for,beingblind,howcouldthey?Onemorninganelephantwasleddowntheroadwheretheystood.Whentheyheardthatanelephantwaspassingby,theyaskedthedrivertostopthebeastsothattheycouldhavea"look".Ofcoursetheycouldnotlookathimwiththeireyes,buttheythoughttheymightlearnwhatkindofanimalhewasbytouchingandfeelinghim.For,yousee,theytrustedtheirownsenseoftouchverymuch.Thefirstblindmanhappenedtoplacehishandontheelephant'sside."Well,well,"hesaid."Thisbeastisexactlylikeawall."Thesecondgraspedoneoftheelephant'stusksandfeltit."You'requitemistaken,"hesaid."He'sroundandsmoothandsharp.He'smorelikeaspearthananythingelse."Thethirdhappenedtotakeholdoftheelephant'strunk."You'rebothcompletelywrong,"hesaid."Thiselephantislikeasnake,asanybodycansee."Thefourthopenedbothhisarmsandclosedthemroundoneoftheelephant'slegs."Oh,howblindyouare!"hecried."It'sveryclearthathe'sroundandtalllikeatree."Thefifthwasaverytallman,andhecaughtholdofoneoftheelephant'sears."Eventheblindestpersonmustseethatthiselephantisn'tlikeanyofthethingsyouname,"hesaid."He'sexactlylikeahugefan."Thesixthmanwentforwardtofeeltheelephant.Hewasoldandslowandittookhimquitesometimetofindtheelephantatall.Atlasthegotholdofthebeast'stail."Oh,howsillyyouallare!"criedhe."Theelephantisn'tlikeawall,oraspear,orasnake,oratree;neitherishelikeafan.Anymanwitheyesinhisheadcanseethathe'sexactlylikearope."Thenthedriverandtheelephantmovedon,andthesixmensatbytheroadsideallday,quarrellingabouttheelephant.Theycouldnotagreewithoneanother,becauseeachbelievedthatheknewjustwhatthebeastlookedlike.Itisnotonlyblindmenwhomakesuchstupidmistakes.Peoplewhocanseesometimesactjustasfoolishly.4、GALILEOANDARISTOTLEAbout2300yearsago,therelivedinGreeceagreatthinkernamedAristotle.Heobservedthatfeathersfelltothegroundslowly,whilestonesfellmuchfaster.Hethoughtitovercarefullyandconcludedthatheavyobjectsalwaysfellfasterthanlightones.Hisconclusioncertainlysoundedreasonable.Butwenowknowthatitisnottrue.

Inthosedayspeopleseldomdidexperimentstotesttheirideas.Whentheyobservedanythingthathappened,theythoughtaboutitandthendrewaconclusion.OnceAristotlemadeuphismindthatheavyobjectsalwaysfellfasterthanlightobjects,hetaughtitasatruthtohisstudents.AndbecausehewasAristotle,thegreatthinker,noonequestionedhisideaforalmost2000years.

Then,almost400yearsago,anItalianscientistnamedGalileobegantoquestionAristotle'stheoryoffallingobjects.HewasnotreadytobelievesomethingjustbecauseAristotlesaidso.HedecidedtodosomeexperimentstotestAristotle'stheory.

GalileolivedinthecityofPisa,wherethereisaleaningtowerabout180feethigh.FromthetopofthetowerGalileodroppedalightballandaheavyballatexactlythesametime.Theybothfellataboutthesamespeedandhitthegroundtogether.Hetriedtheexperimentsagainandagain.Everytimehegotthesameresult.Atlast,hedecidedthathehadfoundthetruthaboutfallingobjects.Asweknownow,heavyobjectsandlightobjectsfallatthesamespeedunlessairholdsthemback.Afeatherfallsslowerthanastoneonlybecausetheairholdsthefeatherbackmorethanitdoesthestone.

WhenGalileotoldpeopleofhisdiscovery,noonewouldbelievehim.ButGalileowasnotdiscouraged.Hewentondoingexperimentstotestthetruthofotheroldideas.Hebuiltatelescopethroughwhichhecouldstudytheskies.Hecollectedfactsthatprovedtheearthandalltheotherplanetsmovearoundthesun.

TodaywepraiseGalileoandcallhimoneofthefoundersofmodernscience.Heobservedthingscarefullyandnevertookanythingforgranted.Instead,hedidexperimentstotestandproveanideabeforehewasreadytoacceptit.

AnexperimentwasdoneonthemooninJuly,1971.OneoftheUSastronautswhomadethefirstdeepspacewalkonthemoondroppedahammerandafeathertogether.Theybothlandedonthesurfaceofthemoonatthesametime.ThisexperimentprovedthatGalileo'stheoryoffallingobjectsistrue.4-1、PENICILLINIfyouleaveapieceofbreadinawarmdampplace,mouldwillsoongrowonit.Whenthishappens,wesaythebread"hasgonemouldy".Mouldcangrowonallkindsofthingsbesidesfood.Itgrowsfromsporeswhichareintheair.Ifthe

conditionsareright,asporecanquicklygetaroundandformamould.Thishappensquitecommenly.Wehaveallprobablyseenit.

In1928,SirAlexanderFlemingfoundthatmouldhadkilledsomegermshewastryingtogrowinhislab.Ifhehadnotnoticedthis,theworldwouldhavelostoneofthegreatestdiscoveriesofthecentury.Flemingcalledthesubstance"penicillin".

Becausepenicillincankillgerms,doctorsuseittotreatdiseases.Ithassavedmillionsoflives.Scientistsgrowlargequantitiesofcommonmouldsothattheycangetpenicillinfromitinordertomakeantibiotics,thatis,substancesthatkillgerms.Nexttimeyouseesomemouldonapieceofbread,rememberthatitisoneofman'sgreatestfriends!5、TheLostNecklacePlace: aparkinParisTime: asummerafternoonin1870People: MathildeLoisel,wifePierreLoisel,husband<Jeanneissittinginthepark.Mathildewalkstowardsher,shestopsandspeakstoJeanne.>Mathilde:Goodafternoon,Jeanne.Jeanne:<Lookingattheotherwoman>I’msorry,butIdon,tthinkIknowyou.Mathilde: No,youwouldn’tbutmanyyearsagoyouknewmewell.I,mMathildeLoisel.Jeanne: Mathilde!Myoldschoolfriend.Isitpossible?Butyes,ofcourseitis.NowIremember.Wherehaveyoubeenalltheseyears,Mathilde?Ihopeyouweren’till.Mathilde: No,Jeanne,Iwasn’till.Youseehereanoldwoman.Butit’sbecauseofhardwork—tenyearsofhardwork.Jeanne:ButIdon,tunderstand,Mathilde.There,sonlyoneyearbetweenus;I’mthirty-fiveandyou’rethirty-four.Canhardworkchangeapersonthatmuch?Mathilde:Yes,itcan.Yearsofhardwork,littlefood,onlyacoldroomtoliveinandnever,neveramomenttorest.Thathasbeenmylifeforthesepasttenyears.Jeanne:Mathilde!Ididn’tknow.I’msorry.Butwhathappened?Mathilde:Well,Iwouldrathernottellyou.Jeanne:Oh,come,Mathilde.Surelyyoucantellanoldfriend.Mathilde:Well,…Well,itwasallbecauseofthatnecklace.Yournecklace.Jeanne:Mynecklace?Mathilde: DoyourememberoneafternoontenyearsagowhenIcametoyourhouseandborrowedadiamondnecklace?Jeanne: Letmethink.Tenyearsago…Oh,yes,Iremember.Youweregoingtothepalacewithyourhusband,Ithink.Mathilde: Right.Pierrewasworkinginagovernmentoffice,andforthefirsttimeinourliveswewereinvitedtoanimportantball.<ThescenechangestothateveninginthehomeofPierreandMathildeLoisel.>Pierre: Yes,Mathilde,we,regoingtotheball,thepalaceball!Mathilde:Ican,tbelieveit!Pierre: Butit,strue.Mathilde:Oh,Pierre,howwonderful!ButIhaven,tgotadressfortheball!Pierre: Whatdoesaneweveningdresscost?Mathilde:Aboutfourhundredfrancs.Pierre: Fourhundred!That,salotofmoney.Butperhaps,justthisonce,we’llusewhatwehavetogetanewdressforyou.Thisballisveryimportanttome.Iwastheonlypersoninmyofficewhowasinvited.Mathilde:Thankyou,Pierre,you,resokind.Oh!Butthere,soneotherthing…Pierre:Whatisit,Mathilde?Mathilde:I…Ihavenojewelry.Pierre：Jewelry?Doyouneedjewelry?Whynotjustaflower?Mathilde:Togotothepalacewithjustafloweristosay"I’mpoor.Ihaven’tgotanyjewelry."Pierre:Can’tyouborrowsomejewelryfromafriend,Mathilde?Mathilde:Whichfriend?Myfriendsareallpoor,too.Pierre: Letmethink.HowaboutJeanne?Shemarriedwell.Perhapsshehassome.Mathilde:Ah,yes,Jeanne.Shemarriedamanwithalotofmoney.I’llgoandseeheronFriday,afterIgetthenewdress.Pierre:I,msureshehassomethingyoucanborrow.<Thescenechangesbacktothepark.MathildecontinuestotellJeanneherstory.>Mathilde:OneFridayIcametoseeyou,Jeanne.Remember?Jeanne:Yes,Mathilde,Iremember.Mathilde:Youwereverykind.YoubroughtoutyourjewelryandtoldmetotakeanythingIwanted.Jeanne:<Smiling>Youwerelikealittlegirl.Youreyesbecamesobig.Mathilde:Thereweresomanythingsandtheywereallbeautiful.Itwashardtochoose.Jeanne:Untilyousawthediamondnecklace.Mathilde:Yes,andthenIknewIwantedtoborrowthenecklace.Ididn’twantanythingelse,onlythenecklace.Jeanne:I,msureyoulookedbeautifulthatevening,Mathilde.Youwerealwaysaveryprettygirl.Mathilde:PerhapsinthosedaysIwas,buteverythingchangedafterthatnightatthepalace.Jeanne:Didn’tyouhaveagoodtimeattheball?Mathilde:Yes,averygoodtime,butthatwasthelasttime…thelasthappyeveningforthenexttenyears.Jeanne:Butwhy,Mathilde?Mathilde:OnthewayhomeIlookeddownatmydressandsawthatthenecklacewasgone.ItoldPierre.Wereturnedtothepalaceandlookedineveryroom,butcouldn’tfindit.Ineversawyournecklaceagain,Jeanne.Jeanne:ButMathilde,youbroughtitbacktomethenextafternoon.Irememberverywell.Mathilde:Yes,Jeanne,Ibroughtanecklacetoyou.Itwasexactlylikeyournecklacebutitwasadifferentone.Ihopeitwasasgoodastheoneyoulentme.Itcostusthirty-sixthousandfrancs.Jeanne:Thirty-sixthousand!Mathilde:Yes,PierreandIborrowedthemoneyandboughtit.Duringthenexttenyearswebothworkednightanddaytopayforit.Thatiswhyyouseethisoldwomanbeforeyounow,Jeanne.Well,afteralltheseyearswe’veatlastpaidoffallourdebts.Jeanne:ButMathilde,mydearfriend,thatwasn’tarealdiamondnecklaceyouborrowedfromme.Itwasmadeofglass.Itwasworthfivehundredfrancsatthemost.5-1、THEVAINSTAGOnehotdayabigstagthathadapairofverylargeantlersstoodonthebankofariver.Hewasthirstyandwentdowntothewatertodrink.Suddenlyhesawhisreflectioninthewater.Hewasverypleasedwithwhathesaw."Oh,"hesaid."WhatabeautifulpairofantlersI’vegot!Howfinemyheadis!HowproudIlook!NobodyhassuchbeautifulantlersasIhave.Perhapssomepeoplewillsaythatmyantlersaretoobig,butIdon’tthinkso.Ilikethemverymuch."Andthevainstaglookedagainathisreflectioninthewater.

Suddenlyheheardthebarkingofdogs.Threehuntersandtheirdogscameoutoftheforest.Thestagranacrossthefieldintotheforest.Hewasalreadyfarfromthedogs,buthecaughthisantlersinthebranchesofsomelowtreesandcouldnotgetaway.

Thedogsranuptohimandpulledhimtotheground.Thenthehunterscameupandkilledhim.6、ABRAHAMLINCOLNAbrahamLincoln,thesonofapoorfamily,wasborninKentuckyonFebruary12,1809.Hespenthischildhoodinhardwork,helpinghisfatherontheirsmallfarm.Hismother,whoheloveddearly,diedin1818.Happilyforhim,hisfather'ssecondwifewaskindtohimtoo.WhenshesawthatAbrahamlikedreading,shedidallshecouldtohelphim.Butthefamilywaspoorandtheboycouldnotgetmanybooks.AbrahamLincolnlatersaidhimselfthatheonlywenttoschoolalittlenowandlittlethen.Hiswholeschooleducationaddeduptonomorethanoneyear.

Asayoungmanhewasastorekeeperandlaterapostmaster.Hestudiedlawinhissparetimeandbecamealawyer.Hewasactiveinpoliticsandstronglyagainstslavery.Inallhispoliticallife,hethoughtofbuildingafreestateforallthepeople.

In1860,AbrahamLincolnwaselectedPresidentoftheUnitedStates.Thenheworkedstillharderforfreedomfortheslaves.SoontheSouthernstatesrebelled.Theysetupastateoftheirown,wheretheywouldbefreetokeepNegroesasslaves.LincolnsaidthatitwasnotrightforthesouthtobreakawayfromtheUnion.FightingbrokeoutbetweentheNorthandtheSouth.ThiswastheAmericanCivilWar.ThewarlastedfouryearsbeforetheNorthwonintheend.Thenationwasreunitedandtheslavesweresetfree.

In1864,LincolnwaselectedPresidentoftheUnitedStatesforthesecondtime.Buthisenemies,theslaveownersintheSouthandthebankersinbigcities,whohadgrownrichontheworkoftheslaves,couldnotletLincolncontinuehiswork.He,wholedtheUnitedStatesthroughtheseyears,wasshotonApril14,1865,atatheatreinWashington,Aboutseventeenmonthsbeforehisdeath,attheopeningofamemorialtothemanymenwholosttheirlivesfightingforthefreedomoftheNegroes,AbrahamLincolntoldhispeoplethatthelivingmustfinishtheworkofthosedead;thattheymustfightforfreedomforall-Negroesandwhites;thatAmericamuststrengthengovernmentofthepeople,bythepeopleandforthepeople.

Today,AbrahamLincolnisregardedasoneofthegreatestofallAmericanpresidents.6-1、GEORGEWASHINGTONANDHISHATCHETWhenGeorgeWashingtonwasquitealittleboy,hisfathergavehimahatchet.Itwasbrightandnew,andGeorgetookgreatdelightingoingaboutandchoppingthingswithit.

Heranintothegarden,andtherehesawatreewhichseemedtosaytohim,"Comeandcutmedown！"

Georgehadoftenseenhisfather'smenchopdowngreattreesintheforest,andhethoughtthatitwouldbefinesporttoseethistreefallwithacrashtotheground.Sohesettoworkwithhislittlehatchet,and,asthetreewasaverysmallone,itdidnottakelongtochopitdown.

Soonafterthat,hisfathercamehome.

"Whocutmyfineyoungcherrytree？"hecried."Itwastheonlytreeofthiskindinthiscountry,anditcostmeagreatdealofmoney."

Hewasveryangrywhenhecameintothehouse.

"IfonlyIknewwhokilledthatcherrytree,"hecried,"Iwould...yes,Iwould..."

"Father！"criedlittleGeorge."Ichoppedthetreedownwithmyhatchet."

Hisfatherforgothisanger.

"George,"hesaid,andhetookthelittlefellowinhisarms,"George,Iamgladthatyoutoldmeaboutit.Iwouldratherloseadozencherrytreesthanthatyoushouldtellonelie."7、8、THEEMPEROR'SNEWCLOTHESManyyearsagotherelivedanEmperor,whocaredmoreforfinenewclothesthanforanythingelse.Hehaddifferentclothesforeveryhouroftheday.

OnedaytwocheatscametoseetheEmperor.Theycalledthemselvesweaversandsaidthattheyknewhowtoweaveclothofthemostbeautifulcolorsanddesignsintheworld.Theyalsosaidthatthemostinterestingthingabouttheclothwasthatclothesmadeofitwouldbeinvisibletoanyonewhowaseitherstupidorunfitforhisoffice.

"Ah,whatsplendidclothes!"thoughttheEmperor."TheyarejustwhatIshallhave.WhenIputthemon,Ishallbeabletofindoutwhichmeninmyempireareunfitfortheiroffices.AndIshallbeabletotellwhoarewiseandwhoarefoolish.Thisclothmustbewovenformerightaway."

TheEmperorgavethecheatssomegoldinorderthattheymightbegintheirworkatonce.

Sothetwomensetuptwoloomsandpretendedtobeworkingveryhard.Theyaskedforthemostbeautifulsilkandthebestgoldthread.Thistheykeptforthemselves.Andthentheywentonwiththeirworkattheemptyloomsuntillateintothenight.

Aftersometimehadpassed,theEmperorsaidtohimself,"Iwonderhowtheweaversaregettingalongwithmycloth."Thenherememberedthatthosewhowereeitherfoolsorunfitfortheirofficescouldnotseethecloth.Thoughhebelievedthatheoughttohavenothingtofearforhimself,hewantedsomeoneelsetolookattheclothfirst.

TheEmperorthoughtawhileanddecidedtosendhisoldPrimeMinistertoseethecloth.HethoughtthePrimeMinisterawise,honestmanwhowasmorefitforhisofficethananyoneelse.

SotheoldPrimeMinisterwentintothehallwherethecheatswereworkingattheemptylooms.

"Godsaveme!"thoughttheoldman,openinghiseyesverywide."Ican'tseeanythingatall."Buthewascarefulnottosayso.

Themenwhowerepretendingtoweaveaskedhimtocomecloser.Theypointedtotheemptyloomsandaskedhimifhelikedthedesignandthecolors.

ThepooroldPrimeMinisteropenedhiseyeswider,buthecouldseenothingonthelooms.

"Dearme,"hesaidtohimself,"AmIfoolishorunfitformyoffice?ImustnevertellanyonethatIcouldnotseethecloth."

"Oh!it'smostbeautiful!"saidthePrimeMinisterquickly."Thedesignandthecolors!IwilltelltheEmperorhowwonderfultheyare."

TheEmperorwaspleasedbywhatthePrimeMinistertoldhimaboutthecloth.Soonafter,hesentanotherofficialtofindouthowsoontheclothwouldbeready.Thesamethinghappened.Theofficialcouldseenothing,buthesanghighpraiseforthecloth.Whenhegotback,hetoldtheEmperorthattheclothwasbeautifulindeed.

AllthepeopleinthecitywerenowtalkingaboutthiswonderfulclothwhichtheEmperorhadorderedtobewovenforsomuchmoney.Andtheywereeagertoknowhowwiseorfoolishtheirfriendsandneighborsmightbe.NowatlasttheEmperorwishedtogohimselfandseetheclothwhileitwasstillonthelooms.Hetookwithhimafewofhisofficials,includingtheoldPrimeMinisterandtheofficialwhohadalreadybeenthere.

AssoonastheweaversheardtheEmperorcoming,theypretendedtoworkharderthanever,thoughtheywerenotweavingasinglethreadthroughtheemptylooms.

"Isn'ttheclothmagnificent?"saidtheofficialandthePrimeMinister."Whatasplendiddesign!Andwhatcolors!"theysaid,whilepointingtotheemptylooms.Theythoughtthateveryoneelsecouldseethewonderfulworkoftheweaversthoughtheycouldnotseeitthemselves.

"Whatonearthcanthismean?"saidtheEmperortohimself."Idon'tseeanything.Thisishorrible!ButImustn'tletanyoneknow."

"Theclothisbeautiful,"hecriedoutloud."Beautiful!Iamverypleasedwithit."

TheofficialscouldseenomorethantheEmperor,buttheyallshouted,‘Beautiful!Excellent!Magnificent!"andothersuchexpressions.TheytoldtheEmperorthatheshouldhavenewclothesmadeofthissplendidclothforthecominggreatprocession.

TheyEmperornodded.Hecriedhardtopretendtoshareinthepleasureofhisofficialsandgaveeachoftheweaversamedal.

Thenightbeforetheprocession,thetwomenhadtheirlightsburningallnightlong.TheywantedeveryonetoseehowhardtheywereworkingontheEmperor'snewclothes.

Atlasttheycried,"Finished!TheEmperor'snewclothes