整理版英语朗读材料

朗读材料：1AgoodwayMrs.Brown’soldgrandfatherlivedwithherandherhusband.Everymorninghewentforawalkintheparkandcamehomeathalfpasttwelveforhislunch.ButonemorningapolicecarstoppedoutsideMrs.Brown’shouseattwelveo’clock,andtwopolicemenhelpedMr.Browntogetout.OneofthemsaidtoMrs.Brown,“Thepooroldgentlemanlosthiswayintheparkandtelephonedusforhelp,sowesentacartobringhimhome.”Mrs.Brownwasverysurprised,butshethankedthepolicemenandtheyleft.“ButGrandfather,”shethensaid,“youhavebeentothatnearparkeverydayfortwentyyears.Howdidyouloseyourwaythere?”Theoldmansmiled,closedoneeyeandsaid,“Ididn’tquitelosemyway.IjustgottiredandIdidn’twanttowalkhome!”2Mid-AutumnFestivalMid-AutumnFestivalusuallycomesinSeptemberorOctober.Onthatdayfamiliesgettogethertocelebrate（庆祝）thefullmoon.Theyusuallysitoutsideintheopenairatthetable.Onthetablethere’remooncakes,fruit,peanuts,waterchestnuts（菱角）andsoon.AdultstelltheyoungpeoplethestoryofChang’eandthatofthemooncake.InChinathere’rethreemain（主要的）traditional（传统的）festivals.BesidesMid-AutumnFestival,theyareDragonBoatFestivalandSpringFestival.Oneveryfestivalwehaveabigdinner.FromJanuarytoDecemberthere’salmost（几乎）afestivalorholidayineachmonth.3WheninRome,doasROMANSdoBeforeyougotoanothercountry,itisagreathelpifyouknowthelanguageandsomeofthecustomsofthecountry.WhenpeoplemeeteachotherforthefirsttimeinBritain,theysay,“Howdoyoudo?”andshakehands.Usuallytheydonotshakehandsaftertheyhaven’tmetforalongtimeorwhentheywillbeawayfromeachotherforalongtime.LastyearagroupofGermanstudentswenttoEnglandforaholiday.TheirteachertoldthemthattheEnglishpeoplehardlyshakehands.SowhentheymettheirEnglishfriendsatthestation,theykepttheirhandsbehindtheirbacks.TheEnglishstudentshadlearnedtheGermansshakehandsasoftenaspossible,sotheyputtheirhandsinfrontandgotreadytoshakehandswiththem.Itmadebothofthemlaugh.4Suchajudge!Ajudgewasworkinginhisroomonedaywhenaneighbourraninandsaid,“Ifoneman'scowkillsanother's,Istheownerofthefirstcowresponsible?”

“Itdepends”,answeredthejudge.

“Well”,saidtheman“yourcowhaskilledmine”.

“Oh”,answeredthejudge.“Everyoneknowsthatacowcannotthinklikeaman,soacowisnotresponsible,andthatmeansthatitsownerisnotresponsibleeither.”

“Iamsorry,Judge”,saidtheman.“Imadeamistake.Imeantthatmycowkilledyours.”

Thejudgethoughtforafewsecondsandthensaid,“WhenIthinkaboutitmorecarefully,thiscaseisnotaseasyasIthoughtatfirst.”Andthenheturnedtohisclerkandsaid,“Pleasebringmethatbigblackbookfromtheshelfbehindyou.”5TheSunThereisnothingmoreimportantinlifethanthesun.WithoutthesunalllivingthingsonEarthwoulddie.Thesunisastar.Intheskytherearethousandsofstarslikethesun.Theyareaslargeasthesunandashotasthesun.Atnightyoucanseemanystars,butinday-timeyoucanonlyseeonestar-thesun.Thesunismuchnearertousthananyotherstars.Thatiswhyitlookslikethebiggestandbrightestofallthestars.ThedistanceofthesunfromtheEarthisasmuchas150millionkilometers.MostofthestarsarethousandsoflightyearsawayfromtheEarth.Doyouknowwhatalightyearis?Nothingintheworldtravelsfasterthanlight.Ittravels300,000kilometersasecond.Onelightyearisthedistancethatlighttravelsinoneyear.6PandasPandasarelovelyanimals.MostofthemliveinthedeepforestsofSichuanProvinceinChina.Theyhavewhitefur,thoughtheirshoulders,legs,earsandeyesareblack.Pandasareusuallyveryheavy,someofthemcanbeabout1.5meterstallandweighabout100kilograms.However,pandasareveryagile,theycanclimbtreesaseasilyassomeothercreatures（生物）do.Pandashavebig,sharpteethandlivemainlyonbambooleaves.Everydayeachgrown-uppandaeatsabout15-30kilogramsofbambooleavesandtheyusuallyspend10-12hourseating.Pandasalsohavespare-timehobbies. Twooftheirhobbiesareclimbingtreesandsleeping.Sadly,therearenotmanypandasleftintheworldbecausesomepeoplekeepcuttingdowntrees,andbadhuntersaretryingtokillthemformoney.TheChinesegovernmentisdoingitsbesttoprotectpandasfrombeingharmedorkilled.7TheDiet.Mrs.Tanisworriedaboutherweight,soshegoestoseeadoctor.“Oh,I’mtoofat,Ineedtolosealotofweight.”“Itisn’tdifficulttoloseweight,”thedoctorsays.“Allyouneedtodoisgoonadiet.I’llgiveyouone.”Thedoctortakesoutapieceofpaperandwrites“Eatlotsoffruitandvegetables.Also,eatalotofleanmeatandgrains.”ThedoctorhandsthepapertoMrs.Tan.“Eatallthosethingsandyou’llsoonloseweight.”Afewweekslater,Mrs.Tan’sfriendvisitsher.HerfriendissurprisedtoseethatMrs.Tanisevenfatterthanbeforeandsheiseatingahugesandwichwithchocolateandicecream.“Ithoughtyouwereonadiet,”herfriendsays.“Oh,Iam.”Mrs.Tananswers.“I’vealreadyhadallthefoodonmydiettoday.NowI’mhavingmydinner.”8I’mnotapooroldmanItwasabeautifulspringmorning.Therewasn’tacloudinthesky,andthesunwaswarmbutnottoohot,soMr.Andrewswassurprisedwhenhesawanoldgentlemanatthebus-stopwithabig,strongblackumbrellainhishand.Mr.Andrewssaidtohim,“Arewegoingtohaveraintoday,doyouthink?”“No,”saidthegentleman,”Idon’tthinkso.”“Thenareyoucarryingtheumbrellatokeepthesunoffyou?”“No,thesunisnotveryhotinspring.”Mr.Andrewslookedatthebigumbrellaagain,andthegentlemansaid,“Iamanoldman,andmylegsarenotverystrong,soIreallyneedawalking-stick.ButwhenIcarryawalking-stick,peoplesay,“Lookatthatpooroldman”,andIdon’tlikethat.WhenIcarryanumbrellainfineweather,peopleonlysay,“Lookatthatstupidman!”9Seeingaliens目击外星人A13-year-oldboyandhisyoungersisterareplayingonafarm.Suddenly,theboyshoutstohissister:“Look!Thereareblackchildren!”Whatdoestheboysee?Heseesfour“blackbeings(生命)”。Theyareabout1.2mtall.Then,thefourblackchildrengetintoaroundspaceship.Thespaceshipfliesupandaway.ThiswasreportedinFranceonAugust29th,1967.Everyyeartherearemanyaliens’stories.Somepeoplesayalienskidnappedthem.Somepeoplesayaliensusedthemtodoexperiments.10TheCityofSanFranciscoSanFranciscoisabeautifulAmericancity.ItliesonthewesterncoastlineoftheUnitedStates.Ithaslovelyviewsandbeautifulscenery.TheGoldenGateBridge,forinstance,isabeautifulplacetovisit.Everyday,thousandsofpeoplecometovisitandenjoyitsviews.SanFranciscoisahillycity.Thelovelyhillsinthemiddleofthecitymakeitthemostattractiveplace.Manypeoplewalkupanddownthehills,andsomeofthevisitorsalsoliketodriveonthepaths.Theycanseemoreplacesthen.Therearealsovisitorswholiketotakecablecars.Theycangetabetterviewofthecitywhilethecarsaremovingalongthetracks.BesidestheGoldenGateBridgeandthehills,Chinatownisalsoaplaceworthseeing.EverydaymanypeoplecometovisitChinatown.SomeofthemarecomingtotasteChinesefood,OthersarecomingforChinesearticles.YoucanbuywonderfulChineseobjectsinChinatown.11Alovelyweekend.ItisafineSaturdaymorning.Bobandhisfamilygetuplaterthanusual,becauseheisn’tgoingtoschoolandhisfatheraren’tgoingtowork.Theyareallstayingathome,buttheyarenotidle.Eachofthemisdoingadifferentthing.Bob’sfatherisinthegarage.Heiswashinghiscar.Hismotherisinthekitchen.Sheisbusypreparingagoodmealforthefamily.Sometimes,Bobhelpshismumwiththecooking,andsometimeshegoestothegarageandwatcheshisfatherwashhiscar.Hiselderbrother,Jack,usuallystaysinhisstudytilllunchtime.Histwosistersarelisteningtosomebeautifulmusicwhilethey’recleaningthehouse.Hisyoungerbrother,Tom,istraininghispuppy.Heishavingalotoffun.About12:30,thewholefamilyisseatedaroundthetableenjoyingawonderfulmeal.12ColoursandyouYougoredwithanger,greenwithenvy,andwhitewithfright.Ifyou’reunhappyyou’reblue,andifyou’reacowardyou’reyellow.Whateveryourfeelingsare,youcanfindacolortodescribethem.Butcolorsnotonlydescribefeelings,theycanalsohaveaverystrongeffectuponus.Everybodyhasnoticedhowyoufeelcolderinablueroomthanaredroomeventhoughtheroomsareatthesametemperature.Socolorscanaffectourmoods.Anditisalsopossiblethatourownchoiceofafavouritecolorcantellussomethingaboutourselves.13MayInthemerrymonthofMayAllthelittlebirdsaregay.Theyallhopandsingandsay:“Winterdaysarefaraway,Welcome,welcome,merryMay!”InthemerrymonthofMayAlltheprettyflowersaregay.Theyalldanceandsingandsay:“Winterdaysarefaraway,Welcome,welcome,merryMay!”InthemerrymonthofMayAllthepioneersaregay.Theyalllaughandsingandsay:“Winterdaysarefaraway,Welcome,welcome,FirstofMay!”14TheFrogThatChangescolorBirdsliveintrees.Squirrelsliveintrees.Butdoyouknowthatsomefrogsliveintrees,too?Thetreefrogishardtofind.Thisfrogcanchangecolor.Ongreenleaves,itstaysgreen.Onabrownbranch,itturnsbrown.Sometreefrogscanchangefromgreentogoldorblue.Treefrogshavelegsandwidefeet.Theyhavestickypadsattheendsoftheirtoes.Thesestickytoepadskeepthetreefrogsfromfalling.Treefrogshavedifferentcolorsandmarkingsontheirskin.Theireyesaredifferent,too.Somegreeneyes,somegray.Somefrogs'eyesaregold,andsomearebrightred.Thesoundstheymakeinspringandsummeraredifferent,too.Onefrogmakesasoundlikeadogbarking.Anotherfrogmakesaloudnoiselikeasnore.Thereisevenafrogthatwhistles!15UncomfortableshoesLady:Doyouhaveanyshoeslikethese?ShopAssistant:Whatsize?Lady:Sizefive.ShopAssistant:Whatcolor?Lady:Black.ShopAssistant:I’msorry.Wedon’thaveany.Lady:Butmysisterboughtthispairlastmonth.ShopAssistant:Didshebuythemher