小学英语阅读理解94篇

小学英语阅读理解94篇

Passage1.Woodpecker

Therearemanyappletreesinagarden.They're

goodfriends.Onedayanoldtreeisi11.There

aremanypestsinthetree.Leavesofthetreeturnyellow.The

oldtreefeelsverysadandunwel1.Anothertreesendsfora

doctorforhim.Atfirst,theysendforapigeon,butshehas

noideaaboutit.Thentheysendforanoriole,andshe

can,ttreattheoldtreewell.Thentheysendfor

awoodpecker.Sheisagooddoctor.Shepecksaholein

thetreeandeatslotsofpests.Atlasttheoldtree

becomesbetterandbetter.Leavesturngreenandgreen.

Passage2.ABusyDay

TodayisSunday!OnSundays,Iusuallyplaytheflute.My

fatherusuallyreadsthenewspaper.Mymotherusually

cleansthehouse.Buttodaymymotherisinbed.Sheis

i11.Myfatherhastodothehousework.Now,heiscleaningthe

house."Sam,canyouhelpme?""Yes,Dad!^^Now,we're

washingthecar.Where,smysister,Amy?Sheisplayingmy

flute.Whataluckygir1!

Passage3.Thedogandhisreflection

Onedayadogwithapieceofmeatinhismouthwascrossing

aplankoverastream.Ashewalkedalong,helooked

intowater,andhesawhisreflection.Hethought

thiswasanotherdogcarrying

apieceofmeat.Andhefelthewou1d1iketohavetwopieces.

Sohesnappedatthereflectioninthewater,andofcourse,

asheopenedhismouth,thepieceofmeatdisappearedquickly.

Passage4.Anhonestboy

Tonyissevenyearsold.Heisanhonestandpoliteboy.One

day,itwasSunday.Tony,hissisterandhismotherstayedat

home.HewaswatchingTVandhissisterwasreadingbooks.His

motherwaswashingclothes.Justthen,hisfathercamebackwith

abag

ofpears.Tony1ikespearsverymuchandhewanted

toeatone.Hismothergavehimfourandsaid,"Let'sshare

them.""Whichpeardoyouwant,Tony?^^askedhis

mother."Thebiggestone,mum.""What?”saidhismother,

“Youshouldbepoliteandwantthesmallestone.""Should

Itel1a1iejusttobepolite,

Passage5.Abirthdayparty

TodayisSusan'sbirthday.Sheisnineyearsold.Herfriends

areinherhomenow.Thereisabirthdaypartyintheevening.

Look!Maryis1isteningtothemusic.AndTomisdrinkingorange

juice.JackandSamareplayingcardsonthefloor.Lilyand

AmyarewatchingTV.Someoneisknockingatthedoor.It'sHenry.

HebringsabigteddybearforSusan.Theteddybearisyellow.

Susanisveryhappy.Al1thechiIdrenarehappy.Theysinga

birthdaysongforSusan.

Passage6.TheFarmerandtheSnake

11wasacoldwinterday.Afarmerfoundasnakeonthe

ground.Itwasnearlydeadbycold.TheFarmerwasakindman.

Hepickedupthesnakecarefullyandputitunderthecoat.

SoonthesnakeBegantomoveanditraiseditsmouthandbit

thefarmer."Oh,Mygod!”saidthefarmer,UIsaveyourlife,

butyouthankmeinthatway.Youmustdie."Thenheki1led

thesnakewithastick.Atlasthedied,too.

Passage7.TwoYoungTrees

Twoyoungtreesarestandingonthetopofthehill.Theirnames

areTimandAlan.

Oneday,it'ssunnyandwarm.Somebirdsaresinginginthe

trees.Thewindblows,andthetreesaretalking."Whatdoyou

wanttobewhenyougrowup?''asksTim.'Tmnotsure.I

thinkIwanttobeachairoradesk."answersAlan,“Maybe

Iwanttobe

atoyboxorabasebal1bat.I1ikechildren.”"Whatdo

youwanttobewhenyougrowup?,JasksAlan."Me?"saysTim,

“Ijustwanttobeatree.Iwanttobe

ahouseforbirdsandspiders.Iwanttohavemanyapples.And

whenifssunnyandhot,peopleandanimalscanstandunder

me.”

Passage8.Hongkongisaniceplace

HongKongisaniceplace,especiallyinsummer.Julyisa

hotmonthinHongKong.Butit'sanexcellenttime

forswimming.ThereisabeautifulbeachatRepulseBay（浅

水湾）.Togetthere,youcantakeabusfromCentral.Lotsof

peoplegotothebeachonSundaysandSaturdays.Butifyougo

onaweekday,itiswillbenotsocrowded.VisitorstoHongkong

needpassports.Butpeoplefrommanycountriesdonotneed

visas.Hongkongisaniceplaceforhoiiday.Thereare

manyshops.

Passage9.Water

Waterisveryimportantfor1ivingthings.Withoutwater,there

mustbeno1ifeontheearth.Al1theplantsandanima1sneed

watertodrink,tocookfoodandtocleanourselves.Wateris

neededinfarms,factories,offices,schools,fami1iesandmany

otherplaces.

Waterisfoundinseas,riversandlakes.Itcanbefound

everywhereintheworld,anditalsocanbefoundintheair.

Passage10.Twins'Bedroom

Thisisthetwins'bedroom.Itisaniceroom.Thetwobeds

lookthesame.ThisbedisLily'sandthatoneisLucy's.The

twinshaveonedeskandtwochairs.Theirclock,booksand

penci1-boxesareonthedesk.Theirschoolbagsarebehindthe

chairs.Someniceflowersareonthedesk.Somenicepictures

areonthewall.Isthereakite?Yes,it'sunderLily'sbed.

Thebedroomisverynice.

Passage11.Dogs

Oneoftheanimalsthathelppeoplealotisthedog.Insome

countries,dogspul1wagons.Inthecoldnorth,dogspullsleds.

Thereareotherwaysthatdogshelpus,too.Policemenusethem

tolookformissingpeople.Soldiersusethemtocarryletters

andmedicine.Onfarms,dogstakecareofsheepandkeepthem

inthefields.Atnight,theytakethesheephome.Dogshelp

theblindwithwork.Somedogsaregoodandkind.Somedogsare

goodatanotherski11.

Passage12.TheBestJob

Bettyisalazygirl.Shedoesn,tstudyhard,andshedoesn5

thelphermotherwiththehousework,either."Whatareyou

goingtobewhenyougrowup,Betty?^^Motherasks."You'

retoolazy.Nojobwi11everfityou.”"ButIknowone,“

saysthegirl,'TmgoingtobeFatherChristmas,wuYouwant

tobeFatherChristmas?^^Motherissurprised,“Butwhy?”

"Becauseheworksonlyonedayinawho1eyear.”

Passage13.ACleverMonkey

Alittlemonkeypicksupapumpkinandwantstotakeit

home.Butthepumpkinistoobig.Themonkeycan'

ttakeithome.

Suddenlyheseesapandaridingabiketowardshim.Hewatches

thebike.U1haveagoodidea.Icanrollthepumpkin.111ikes

awheel.”

Soherollsthepumpkintohishome.Whenhismotherseesthe

bigpumpkin,sheissurprisedandsays,“Howcanyoucarryit

home?”Thelittlemonkeyanswersproudly,"1can't1iftit,

but1canrol1it.nHismothersmilesandsays,wWhataclever

boy!”

Passagel4.WhatAreStarsLike?

Haveyoueverwonderedaboutthestars?Insomeways,starsare

1ikepeople.Theyareborn.Theygrowold.Andtheydie.Astar

isbornfromdustandgas.Slowlythedustandgasmakeaball.

Thebal1getsveryhot.Thenitstartstogiveoff1ight.The

youngstargrowsintoagiant.Manyyearsgoby.Theolderstar

beginstogetsmal1again.Atlastits1ightgoesout.Thestar'

slifeisover.

Passage15.RadioandTelevision

RadioandtelevisionareverypopularintheworIdtoday.

MillionsofpeoplewatchTV.Perhapsmorepeople

1istentotheradio.

TheTVismoreusefulthantheradio.OnTVwe

canseeandhearwhatishappeningintheworld.

However,radioisn'tlost.11isstillwithus.And

1istenersarebecomingmore.That5sbecauseatransistor

radioisn'tlost.11isstillwithus.Itisveryeasy

tocarry.Youcanputoneinyourpocketand1istentoiton

thebusoryourbikewhenyougotowork.

Passage16.Ifscoolbehindyou

It'stwoo'clockintheafternoon.Thesunis

shinningandit'sveryhot.Nancyhastomeether

motheratthetrainstation.

Nowshe'swalkinginthestreet.Therearenotreesandshe'

sfat.Soshefeelsveryhot.Butshedoesn,tfindaboywalking

justbehindher.Andshemeetsafriendandsays“hello”to

him."Who'stheboybehindyou?”askstheman.Nowshesees

theboy.Sheisangryandasks,“Whyareyouwalkingbehind

me,boy?”"There'snoshadeinthestreet,youknow."

answerstheboy."It'scoolbehindyou,Ithink.”

Passage17.Father,sHobby

MydadworksfromMondaytoFridayinabank,heusesthe

computertocountmoney.Hisjobisveryimportantin

thebank.

Dadisalsobusyathome.Atweekendshecooks

dinner.UsuallyhecooksItaiianfood.OnSundayshemakes

fivepiecesofpizza.Sometimeshecookschickenand

makesChinesefood.Mymumwatchesandhelpshim.Ihelpmydad,

too.Iwashthedishes.

Manypeoplethinkitisstrangeforamantocook.Butmydad

enjoyshishobby.Cookingrelaxeshim.Heisaweekendcook.

Passage18.1don'tthinkso

Jackisagoodboybuthedoesn't1iketousehishead.Heoften

sayssomethingwithouthinking.Itmakesothersunhappy.

Mr.Blackteachesmathinaschool.He'soldnowandhelikes

chiIdren.OntheFridayMr.Blackdoesn,tgotowork,because

he'si11inahospital.AndJack'smotherwi11seehimafter

dinner."Iwanttobetherewithyou."saysJack.

"You'rearudeboy.Ican,ttakeyouthere.5'sayshismother.

"Don'tworry,mum.Iwon,tdothatagain.Pleasebelieveme.”

saysJack.Inthehospital,Jacksaysnothingatfirst.When

they'releaving,hesaystoMr.Black,“Youlook

fine.Thedoctorsaysyou'regoingtodie,butIdon,tthink

Passage19.Sevendaysinaweek

Thereareaboutfifty-twoweeksinayear.And

therearesevendaysineachweek.Thefirstdayof

aweekisSunday.TheotherdaysofaweekbetweenSunday

andSaturdayareMonday,Tuesday,WednesdayThursday

andFriday.Mondayisthesecondday,Tuesdayisthethird

day,Wednesdayisthefourthday,Thursdayisthe

fifthday,andFridayisthesixthday.Whafsthe

lastday?Doyouknow?

Passage20.MyspecialFriend

IhaveafriendintheU.S.HisnameisDonAdams.Iknowhim

verywell,butIhavenevermethim.Wewriteto

eachotheral1thetime.Mylettersareveryshort.

11isstillhardformetowriteinEnglish.I

receivedaletterfromDonyesterday.Itmakesme

veryhappy.Heiscomingtomycountryfora

visitnextsummer.Wearegoingtoseeeachotherforthefirst

time.

Passage21.ADayinMyLife

Myfamily1ivesonthisstreet.Inthemorning,myfathergoes

toworkandal1thechiIdrengotoschool.Mymothertakesus

toschooleveryday.Shedoesthehousework.Shealwayshasher

lunchathome,andseesherfriendsintheafternoon.Inthe

eveningal1thechiIdrencomehomefromschool.They

alwaysgethomeearly.Myfathergoeshomefromworkandheis

oftenlate.AftersuppermytwobrothersandIdoourhomework.

Wegotobedatten.

Passage22.TheSea

Whatdoknowaboutthesea?Somepeoplehaveseenit

butothershaven,t.Thesealooksbeautifulonafinesunny

dayanditcanbeverytoughwhenthereisastrongwind.

Whatotherthingsdoyouknowaboutit?Ofcourse,the

seaisverylarge.Intheworldthereismoreseathanland.

Ifyouhaveswuminthesea,youknowthattheseaissalty.

Riverscarrysaltfromthelandintothesea.Some

placesoftheseaaresaltierthantheotherplaces.

DoyouknowtheDeadSea?Itissosaltythatyoucan'tsink

whenyouareinthewater!Andfishcannot1iveinit!

Passage23.AGoodYoungPioneer

LiHuaisaYongPioneer.Heisgoingtothepark.Nowheis

waitingforabus.Suddenlyhefindsawatchon

theground.Heaskssomepeople,“Whosewatchisit?”But

thewatchisn'ttheirs.Sohegivesthewatchtoapoliceman.

NowLiHuagetsonthebus.Heissittingnearthewindow.

Anoldwomangetsonthebus.Shehasnoseat.Sohestandsup

andsays,“Hereisaseatforyou,Granny.Pleasesithere^^

Passage24.Seahorse

Thereareal1kindsofhorsesintheworld.Butoneofthemyou

can,tride.Itdoesn5t1iveonland,butinthesea.Itlooks

1iketheheadofhorse.Sothepeoplecal1itseahorse.In

fact,theseahorseisasmal1fish.Itlikesto1ivein

warmwater.Aseahorsestandsupinthewaterwhenitswims.

Fatherhorsecarriestheeggstokeepthemsafeinitspouch.

Whentheeggsarehatched,thebabyhorsesswimaway.

Passage25.ACatandaBird

Therearethreetreesnearthehouse.Thereisabigtree,and

twosmal1trees.

Inthebigtreethereisabird.Canthebirdsing?Yes,itcan.

What'sunderthebigtree?Ifsacat.

“Iwantsomefood,“thinksthecat."Bird,mygoodfriend,

Comehere!It'stimetoplaygames“saysthecat.

uNotoday,thankyou!^^saysthebird,“Youcan'tcatchme!

GoodbyeLook!Thebirdisflying!

Passage26.AFlyingFox

Aflyingfoxisnotafoxatal1.11isabat.Butthisbatlooks

1ikeafox.Aflyingfoxisverybig.111ikestoeatfruit.

Sometimestheflyingfoxiscalledfruitbat.

Theflyingfoxfliesintofruittrees.Thenthebateatsal1

thefruit.Sofruitfarmersdonotliketheflyingfox.

Passage27.FlyingBirds

Birdsdon5tflyhighupinthesky.Theairistoothin.

11ishardforbirdstobreatheinthinair.Thin

airdoesn'tholdthemup.

Birdsflynearthegroundsothattheycanseewheretheyare.

Thebirdslookforplacestheyknow.Thentheydonotgetlost.

Somebirdsflysolowovertheoceanthatthewavesoftenhide

them.Manybirdsflyalongdistanceinthespringandautumn.

Passage28.Air

Airisal1aroundus.11isaroundusaswewalkandplay.From

thetimewewerebornairisaroundusoneveryside.Whenwe

sitdown,itisaroundus.Whenwegotobed,airisalsoaround

us.We1iveinair.Wecan1ivewithoutfoodorwaterforafew

days,butwecannot1iveformorethanafewminuteswithout

air.Wetakeinair.Whenweareworkingorrunningweneedmore

air.Whenweareasleep,weneedlessair.We1iveinair,but

wecannotseeit.Wecanonlyfeelitwhenitismoving.

Movingairiscalledwind.Howcanwemakeairmove?Hereis

oneway.Holdanopenbookinfrontofyourface,closeit

quickly.Whatcanyoufeel?Whatyoufeelisair.

Passage29.Clocks

TherearemanyclocksintheBrownJshouse.Theyarein

differentrooms.Abigclockstandsinacornerofthesitting

room.Itisavery,veryoldclock,butitstillkeepsgoodtime.

Mr.Brownwindsitonceaweek.

Passage30.Swimming

Swimmingisagoodsport.It5spopular.Peoplelikeswimming

becausethewatermakespeoplefeelcool.Butiftheyswimin

awrongplace,itisverydangerous.Theseyears,somepeople

diedwhentheywereenjoyingthemselvesinwaterandmostof

themwerestudents.Summerhoiidaywi11bethereagain.Iwant

togiveyousomeadvice.First,don,tgetintothewaterwhen

youarealone.Second,don'tgetintothewaterifthereis

aNoswimmingsign.Third,youshouldbecarefulinthewater.

Ifyourememberthese,swimmingwi11besafeandifsgoodfor

yourhealth.

Passage31.Amissingtiger

WeusedtohaveacatcalledTiger.Hewasabeautifultabby

withagreatdealofcharacter.Hewasanaturalhunter,and

verysoonnomousedaredtoshowitsfaceinourhouse.

UnfortunatelyTigeralsousedtocatchalotofbirdsandthis

madehimveryunpopularwithsomeoftheneighbors.Ondayday,

justafterhissecondbirthday,Tigerdisappeared.Perhapshe

wasrunoverbyacar,foratthattimewe1ivednearabusy

street.Althoughweofferedareward,weneverdiscoveredwhat

hadhappenedtohimandweneversawhimagain.

Passage32.Jim

Jimgetsupat6:30.Hishomeisnearhisschool.Heleaves

homeat7:30.Theybeginclassat8:00.Hehaslunchat

home.Afterlunchheplaysgameswithhisclassmates,inthe

afternoon,Jimhasthreeclasses.Heleavesschoolat4:30.

Passage33.AChineseBoy

rmaChineseboy.MynameisChenDong.Iamtwelve.Ihave

twosisters.MysistersandIareal1students.

Myfatherisateacher.HeisaChineseteacher.Heteachesin

No.19MiddleSchool.Mymotherisateacher,too.Sheteaches

EnglishintheNo.11MiddleSchool.

Passage34.Jim,sFamily

Apictureisonmydesk.ThisisapictureofJinfsfamily.

ThemanisJim,sfather.AwomanisbehindJim.Sheishismother.

Theyareteachers.Agirlisinthepicture,too.Sheis

Jinfssister.HernameisKateGreen.Jimandhis

sisterareinthesameschool.Buttheyaren,tin

thesamegrade.Theylookliketheirmother.TheyareEnglish.

Passage35.OurHouse

Ourhomeisneartheschool.Wehaveahouse.11

isagoodhouse.Thehousehasthreerooms.One

isa1ivingroom.Theothertwoarebedrooms.Inthe1iving

roomthereisatableandsixchairs.Therearesome

flowersonthetable.Thereisagardeninfrontofthehouse.

Ourhouseisn,tbig,butwe1ikeit.

Passage36.OurMonitor

ThisisLin.SheisfromBeijing.Shestudiesveryhard.In

classshecananswertheteacher'squestions

veryquickly.Linlovesherclassmatesandoftenhelpsthem

withtheirlessons.Everybodysayssheisaverygoodmonitor.

Passage37.Mybedroom

Thisismybedroom.Therearetwowindowsinit.Nearthe

windowtherearesomeredflowers.AmapofChinaisonthe

wall.Youcanseefourshoesandabasketballundermybed.There

aretrousersandacoatonthebed.Manyschoolbooksareon

mydesk.Andtherearethree1ightsinmybedroom.

Oneisonmydesk,andtheothertwoarenearmybed.

Passage38.APieceofmeat

Adoghasalargepieceofmeatinhismouth.

Nearthewaterhelooksdownandseeshimselfinthewater.He

thinksitisanotherdog.Thatdoghasalsoalargepieceof

meatinhismouth.Hesaystohimself,“Iwanttogethis

meat.ThenIcanhavetwopieces.MHeopenshismouthto

barkandhismeatgoesdownintothewater.

Passage39.OurClassroom

Ourclassroomisbrightandclean.Butitisnotbig.Thereare

twenty-threedesksandchairsinit.Theyarenew.There5sa

bigdeskinfrontoftheclassroom.It'sforourteachers.There

arefivepicturesontherightwall.There,samapofthe

worldandamapofChinaontheleftwall.

Besidethewindowthere'sabookshelf.Therearemanybooks

onit.Ourclassroomisverynice.Wehavelessons

here.We1ikeourclassroom.

Passage40.Ourschool

Thisisourschool.Therearemanyclassroomsin

it.Thereareeighthundredstudentsandsixty-nine

teachersinourschool.Therearemanytreesandflowersinit.

Alltheteachersandstudentslikeourschoolverymuch.

Wecometoschoolatseven.Wehavefourclassesin

themorningandtwointheafternoon.

Ourclassroomisbigandclean.Wehavelessonshere.Wedoour

homeworkathome.

Allthestudentsstudyhard.

Passage41.AHoliday

Ifsfinetoday.Tomandhisfamilyareatapark.Themanin

whiteishisfather.Heisstandingbythelakeandlookingat

theboats.Thewomaninblueishismother.Sheissittingon

thegrass.BesidehismotherisAlice,hissister.Sheiseating

cake.Theparkisbig,andtherearemanytreesandflowersin

it.Theyarehavingagoodtime.

Passage42.AnOldMouse

Anoldwomanhasacat.Thecatisnowveryold.Shecannotrun

fast,andshecannotbite.Onedaytheoldcatseesamouse,

shejumpsandcatchesthemouse.Butshecannotbiteit

Sothemousegetsoutofhermouthandrunsaway.

Thentheoldwomanisveryangrybecausethecatcannotki11

themouse.Shebeginstobeatthecat.Thecatsaystoher,"Don'

tbeatme.Befriendly

tome.WhenIwasyoung,Ididgoodworkforyou.”

Passage43.Ahungryfox

Ahungryfoxisfromaforest.Hearrivesatavillage.Hewants

tofindsomefood.HecomestoahouseandpulIsthedoor.But

itlocked.Heseesthereisaheninside.

“Hellor11cometovisityou,“hetellsthehen."Iknow

thatyouarei11.Comeoutandletmetakeyour

temperature.M

“Thankyou,“saysthehen."Ihaveaheadache.But

ifIcomeout,youwi11killme.”

Passage44.HelpEachOther

Look!Kateisflyingabirdkite.Oh,herkiteisinthetree.

Anditisbroken.Shecan'tclimbupthetree.LiLei

andJimarecominghere.LiLeiishelpingher.Heisgetting

thekitefromthetree.Buthecan,tgetdown.Jimishelping

LiLei.LiLeiisjumpingtothewall.Theyaregettingdown

fromthewall.Kate,Jim,andLiLeiaremendingthekite

underthetree.Theyaregoodfriends.

Passage45.TheWeather

TheweatherinShanghaiisnotalwaysgood.Inwinteritisoften

coldandwet.Insummeritisveryhot.Springisverybeautiful.

11isnotverycold,butwehavealotofraininspring.Autumn

isthebestseason.Thedaysareclearanddryanditissunny

andwarma11thetime.

TheweatherinShanghaiissometimeswarmerthaninBeijing.

ButinsummeritiscoolerinBeijingthaninShanghai.

Passage46.WhafsHappening?

Itisinautumn.Ayoungmancomestoaforest.He'swalking

besidetheforest.Onhisrightisariver.Onhisleftisthe

forest.Suddenlyheseestwogreeneyeslookingathimfrom

thetrees.Atigerisgettingreadytojumponhim.

Whatdoeshedo?Hemustjumpintotheriver.Intheriverthere

isabigcrocodile.Itsmouthisverybig.Theyoungmancloses

hiseyes.Thetigerjumpsoverhim.Andtheyoungman

openshiseyes.Nowthetigerisinthemouthofthe

crocodile.

Passage47.Kangaroos

TherearemanykangaroosinAustraliaandnotonly

inzoos.Youcanseethemeverywhereoutsideofthe

citiesandtowns.Whentheywanttohaveareston

theirtails,kangaroosarealsoverygoodatlookingafter

theirbabies,motherkangarooskeeptheirbabiessafeintheir

pockets.

Passage48.APairofShoes

Onedayanoldmanistakingthetraintohishometown.One

ofhisshoesfallsontotheground,butthetrainstarts.

Hecannotpickitup,thenhetakesofftheotherand

throwsitnearthefallenshoe.Aboybesidehimaskshim,“Why

doyoudothat?”Heanswers,“Ifamanpicksthemup,hemay

getapairofshoes.,5

Passage49.WegettheWrongcar!

OnedaymywifeandIgoshoppingatashop.Westopthecar

infrontoftheshop.Anhourlaterwecomebacktothecar

withmanythings.Butwecannotopenthecardoor."Oh,dear,“

saysmywife."Whatshal1wedo?""Let'saskthatpoliceman!^^

Thepolicemancomestohelpus.Afewminuteslater,hegets

thedooropen.Justatthatmomentamancomesupandshouts,

“Whyareyouopeningmycardoor?”We1ookatthenumberof

thecarandourfacesturnred.

Passage50.Thankyou.

Manypeople1iketosay“Thankyou“whenothers

helpthemorsaysomethingkindtothem.Itisaverygoodhabit.

Youshouldsay“Thankyou^^whensomeonepassesyouthesalt

onthetable,whensomeoneiswalkingaheadofyoukeepsthe

dooropenforyou,whensomeonesaysyouhavedoneyourwork

well,oryouhaveboughtsomethingniceoryourcityisvery

beautiful.Thankyouisusednotonlybetweenfriends,

butalsobetweenparentsandchiIdren,brotherand

sister.Let'slearntosayThankyou.

Passage51.TheSun

Thereisnothingmoreimportantinlifethanthesun.Without

thesunal1livingthingsonEarthwoulddie.

Thesunisastar.Intheskytherearethousandsofstars1ike

thesun.Theyareaslargeasthesunandashotasthesun.At

nightyoucanseemanystars,butinday-timeyoucanonlysee

onestar-thesun.Thesunismuchnearertousthananyother

stars.Thatiswhyitlooks1ikethebiggestandbrightestof

allthestars.ThedistanceofthesunfromtheEarthisasmuch

as150millionkilometers.Mostofthestarsarethousandsof

1ightyearsawayformtheEarth.Doyouknowwhata1ightyear

is?Nothingintheworldtravelsfasterthan1ight.11travels

300,000kilometersasecond.One1ightyearisthedistancethat

1ighttravelsinoneyear.

Passage52.AirJordan

MichaelJordan(1963-)isoneofthemostfamousbasketbal1

playersintheworld.HewasborninBrooklyn,NewYork.He

didn,t1iketotalkabouthimself.Hewasalsoveryshort.He

didn'tplayverywel1whenhejoinedthebasketbal1teamin

hishighschoolatfirst.Butthenextyearthingschanged

greatlyforhim,ashegrewmuchtailer.MichaelJordanbecame

famouswhenhejoinedtheuniversitybasketballteaminNorth

Carolina.Michaelusedhisquicknessandstrengthtoreachthe

basketagainandagain.Heplayedsowel1thatpeoplecallhim

AirJordan.Aftercollege,Michaelbecameamemberofthe

ChicagoBui1basketbal1team.TheNBAwasverysurprisedat

thishigh-flyingplayer.HewasnamedRookieoftheyearin

1985andthemostValuablePlayerin1987.Heonceseta

recordbygetting63pointsinonegame.

Passage53.TheStrongestPowerintheWorld.

Onedayagreatgeneralaskshissoldiers,“Whatisthe

strongestpowerintheworld?^^Fourofhissoldiersputuptheir

hands.Theywanttoanswerthequestion.Thegeneralasksthe

firstmantospeak.Thefirstmanisyoungerthantheotherthree,

andhe'snotstrong.Hesays,“Mygunisthestrongest.11

cankillanyone.wuThankyou.Next,please.MThesecondman

isverystrong.Hesays,“Idon,tthinkthafstrue.Soldiers

useguns.Soasoldieristhestrongest.Thethirdmansays,“

Soldiersuseguns,butourgeneralgivesorders.SoIthinkour

generalisthestrongest.Thefourthmanistheoldest.He

says,“Loveisthestrongest.Withlove,peopledon,tneed

guns."Thegeneralsaysnothing.Hetakesoutameda1andgives

ittohim.

Passage54.WhoistheGod?

Tom1ikessweetsverymuch.Buthismothernevergiveshimany,

becauseshethinkstheyarebadforhisteeth.ButwhenTom,

sunclegiveshimsome,shealwaysletshimeatthesweets.She

wantstomakeherbrotherhappy.

Oneevening,afewdaysbeforeTom'sbirthday,hewas

prayinginhisbedroom."Please,God,"heshouted.

“Letthemgivemeabogboxofsweetsasmybirthdaypresent.

Hismotherheardthisandcameintotheroom."Whyareyou

shouting,Tom?”sheasked.uGodcanhearyouquitewel1,even

whenyoutalkquietly.”"Iknow,“answeredthecleverboy,

“butmyuncleinthenextroomcan't."

Passage55.Kites.

Doyouknowhowtoflyakite?Doyouknowhowtomakeakite?

Canyoudescribetheshapesofkites?Today,peopleal1over

theworldmakeandflykit