小学英语背诵110篇英语阅读理解短文原始材料

小学英语背诵110篇英语阅读理解短文原始材料

Passage1.Woodpecker

Passage2.ABusyDay

Passage3.Thedogandhisreflection

Passage4.Anhonestboy

Passage5.Abirthdayparty

Passage6.TheFarmerandtheSnake

Passage7.TwoYoungTrees

Passage8.HongKongisaniceplace

Passage9.Water

Passage10.Twins*Bedroom

Passage11.Dogs

Passage12.TheBestJob

Passage13.ACleverMonkey

Passage14.WhatarestarsLike

Passage15.RadioandTelevision

Passage16.Ifscoolbehindyou

Passage17.Father'sHobby

Passage18.1don'tthinkso

Passage19.Sevendaysinaweek

Passage20.MyspecialFriend

Passage21.ADayinMyLife

Passage22.TheSea

Passage23.AGoodYoungPioneer

Passage24.Seahorse

Passage25.ACatandaBird

Passage26.AFlyingFox

Passage27.FlyingBirds

Passage28.Air

Passage29.Clocks

Passage30.Swimming

Passage31.Amissingtiger

Passage32.Jim

Passage33.AChineseBoy

Passage34.Jim'sFamily

Passage35.OurHouse

Passage36.OurMonitor

Passage37.Mybedroom

Passage38.APieceofmeat

Passage39.OurClassroom

Passage40.Ourschool

Passage41.AHoliday

Passage42.AnOldMouse

Passage43.Ahungryfox

Passage44.HelpEachOther

Passage45.TheWeather

Passage46.WhafsHappening

Passage47.Kangaroos

Passage48.APairofShoes

Passage49.WegettheWrongcar

passage50.Bepolite

Passage51.TheSun

Passage52.AirJordan

Passage53.Thestrongestpowerintheworld

Passage54.WhoistheGod

Passage55.Kites

Passage56.Teacher'sOffice

Passage57.Fall

Passage58.Pandas

Passage59.BooksonnHowto”

Passage60.ThePianistandanOldWoman

Passage61.Thefavoritecoat

Passage62.Noise

Passage63.Thediet

Passage64.Acheapmeal

Passage65.Computers

Passage66.TwoAmericanpresidents

Passage67.Asecondlanguage.

Passage68.Asnowman.

Passage69.Luckyandunlucky

Passage70.TheGreatWallofChina

Passage71.Helenglasses

Passage72.Adesert

Passage73.Animal'shome.

Passage74.Anouting

Passage75.GoAshing

Passage76.Thecandyking

Passage77.Yawn

Passage78.Twothieves

Passage79.AGiantKite

Passage80.Onceayear

Passage81.ANewDiet

Passage82.Thefrogthatchangescolor

Passage83.ThecityofSanFrancisco

Passage84.BenjaminFranklin

Passage85.Stopwriting

Passage86.Therobots

Passage87.Abrokenmirrorandbadluck

Passage88.HairandBeard

Passage89.Alovelyweekend

Passage90.Abridge

Passage91.Ayo-yo

Passage92.Funnypresents

Passage93.Firefighter

Passage94.Excuseme

Passage95.Alettertograndpa

Passage96.Halloween

Passage97.SchoolNewspaper

Passage98.Alettertoyou.

Passage99.Whydoweneedtheforests

Passage100.Kites

Passage10LFirstAid

Passage102.OurSenses

Passage103.Playbaseballwiththefamily

Passage104.Charlie'se-mailfriend

Passage105.Surfingthenet

Passage106.Teddybear

Passage107.Tlachti

Passage108.OlympicGames

Passage109.DoingChores

Passage110.AncientEgypt

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Passagel.Woodpecker

Therearemanyappletreesinagarden.They9regoodfriends.One

dayanoldtreeisill.Therearemanypestsinthetree.Leavesofthetree

turnyellow.Theoldtreefeelsverysadandunwell.Anothertreesendsforadoctorfor

him.Atfirst,theysendforapigeon,butshehasnoideaaboutit.Thentheysendfor

anoriole,andshecan'ttreattheoldtreewell.Thentheysend

forawoodpecker.Sheisagooddoctor.Shepecksaholeinthetreeand

eatslotsofpests.Atlasttheoldtreebecomesbetterandbetter.Leaves

turngreenandgreen.

Passage2.ABusyDay

TodayisSunday!OnSundays,Iusuallyplaytheflute.Myfatherusuallyreadsthe

newspaper.Mymotherusuallycleansthehouse.Buttodaymymotherisin

bed.Sheisill.Myfatherhastodothehousework.Now,heiscleaningthehouse.

“Sam,canyouhelpme?"uYes,Dad!”Now,we'rewashingthecar.Where'smy

sister,Amy?Sheisplayingmyflute.Whataluckygirl!

Passage3.Thedogandhisreflection

Onedayadogwithapieceofmeatinhismouthwascrossingaplankoverastream.

Ashewalkedalong,helookedintowater,andhesawhisreflection.He

thoughtthiswasanotherdogcarrying

apieceofmeat.Andhefelthewouldliketohavetwopieces.Sohesnappedatthe

reflectioninthewater,andofcourse,asheopenedhismouth,thepieceofmeat

disappearedquickly.

Passage4.Anhonestboy

Tonyissevenyearsold.Heisanhonestandpoliteboy.Oneday,itwasSunday.Tony,

hissisterandhismotherstayedathome.HewaswatchingTVandhissisterwas

readingbooks.Hismotherwaswashingclothes.Justthen,hisfathercamebackwitha

bag

ofpears.Tonylikespearsverymuchandhewanted

toeatone.Hismothergavehimfourandsaid,"Let'ssharethem.”“Whichpeardo

youwant,Tony?”askedhismother."Thebiggestone,mum.“"What?”saidhis

mother,"Youshouldbepoliteandwantthesmallestone.^^“ShouldItellaliejustto

bepolite,mum?”

Passage5.Abirthdayparty

TodayisSusan'sbirthday.Sheisnineyearsold.Herfriendsareinherhomenow.

Thereisabirthdaypartyintheevening.Look!Maryislisteningtothemusic.And

Tomisdrinkingorangejuice.JackandSamareplayingcardsonthefloor.Lilyand

AmyarewatchingTV.Someoneisknockingatthedoor.It'sHenry.Hebringsabig

teddybearforSusan.Theteddybearisyellow.Susanisveryhappy.Allthechildren

arehappy.TheysingabirthdaysongforSusan.

Passage6.TheFarmerandtheSnake

Itwasacoldwinterday.Afarmerfoundasnakeontheground.Itwasnearlydead

bycold.TheFarmerwasakindman.Hepickedupthesnakecarefullyandputit

underthecoat.SoonthesnakeBegantomoveanditraiseditsmouthandbitthe

farmer.4tOh,Mygod!”saidthefarmer,66Isaveyourlife,butyouthankmeinthatway.

Youmustdie.,,Thenhekilledthesnakewithastick.Atlasthedied,too.

Passage7.TwoYoungTrees

Twoyoungtreesarestandingonthetopofthehill.TheirnamesareTimandAlan.

Oneday,it'ssunnyandwarm.Somebirdsaresinginginthetrees.Thewindblows,

andthetreesaretalking.44Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?”asksTim.

"I'mnotsure.IthinkIwanttobeachairoradesk."answersAlan,“MaybeIwantto

be

atoyboxorabaseballbat.Ilikechildren.”"Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrow

up?”asksAlan."Me?”saysTim,"Ijustwanttobeatree.Iwanttobe

ahouseforbirdsandspiders.Iwanttohavemanyapples.Andwhenit'ssunnyand

hot,peopleandanimalscanstandunderme.”

Passage8.Hongkongisaniceplace

HongKongisaniceplace,especiallyinsummer.Julyisahotmonthin

HongKong.Butit'sanexcellenttimeforswimming.Thereisa

beautifulbeachatRepulseBay（浅水湾）.Togetthere,youcantakeabusfrom

Central.LotsofpeoplegotothebeachonSundaysandSaturdays.Butifyougoona

weekday,itiswillbenotsocrowded.VisitorstoHongkongneedpassports.But

peoplefrommanycountriesdonotneedvisas.Hongkongisaniceplacefor

holiday.Therearemanyshops.

Passage9.Water

Waterisveryimportantforlivingthings.Withoutwater,theremustbenolifeonthe

earth.Alltheplantsandanimalsneedwatertodrink,tocookfoodandtoclean

ourselves.Waterisneededinfarms,factories,offices,schools,familiesandmany

otherplaces.

Waterisfoundinseas,riversandlakes.Itcanbefoundeverywhereintheworld,and

italsocanbefoundintheair.

Passage10.Twins,Bedroom

Thisisthetwins'bedroom.Itisaniceroom.Thetwobedslookthesame.Thisbedis

Lily'sandthatoneisLucy's.Thetwinshaveonedeskandtwochairs.Theirclock,

booksandpencil-boxesareonthedesk.Theirschoolbagsarebehindthechairs.Some

niceflowersareonthedesk.Somenicepicturesareonthewall.Isthereakite?Yes,

it'sunderLily'sbed.Thebedroomisverynice.

Passagell.Dogs

Oneoftheanimalsthathelppeoplealotisthedog.Insomecountries,dogspull

wagons.Inthecoldnorth,dogspullsleds.

Thereareotherwaysthatdogshelpus,too.Policemenusethemtolookformissing

people.Soldiersusethemtocarrylettersandmedicine.Onfarms,dogstakecareof

sheepandkeeptheminthefields.Atnight,theytakethesheephome.Dogshelpthe

blindwithwork.Somedogsaregoodandkind.Somedogsaregoodatanotherskill.

Passagell.TheBestJob

Bettyisalazygirl.Shedoesn'tstudyhard,andshedoesn'thelphermotherwiththe

housework,either.fc4Whatareyougoingtobewhenyougrowup,Betty?”Mother

asks."You'retoolazy.Nojobwilleverfityou.,^“ButIknowone,^^saysthegirl,'Tm

goingtobeFatherChristmas,“"YouwanttobeFatherChristmas?^^Motheris

surprised,64Butwhy?”“Becauseheworksonlyonedayinawholeyear.”

Passage13.ACleverMonkey

Alittlemonkeypicksupapumpkinandwantstotakeithome.Butthe

pumpkinistoobig.Themonkeycan'ttakeithome.

Suddenlyheseesapandaridingabiketowardshim.Hewatchesthebike."1havea

goodidea.Icanrollthepumpkin.Itlikesawheel.”

Soherollsthepumpkintohishome.Whenhismotherseesthebigpumpkin,sheis

surprisedandsays,“Howcanyoucarryithome?”Thelittlemonkeyanswersproudly,

"1can'tliftit,but1canrollit."Hismothersmilesandsays,“Whatacleverboy!^^

Passagel4.WhatAreStarsLike?

Haveyoueverwonderedaboutthestars?Insomeways,starsarelikepeople.They

areborn.Theygrowold.Andtheydie.Astarisbornfromdustandgas.Slowlythe

dustandgasmakeaball.Theballgetsveryhot.Thenitstartstogiveofflight.The

youngstargrowsintoagiant.Manyyearsgoby.Theolderstarbeginstogetsmall

again.Atlastitslightgoesout.Thestar'slifeisover.

Passage15.RadioandTelevision

Radioandtelevisionareverypopularintheworldtoday.Millionsofpeople

watchTV.Perhapsmorepeoplelistentotheradio.

TheTVismoreusefulthantheradio.OnTVwecanseeand

hearwhatishappeningintheworld.However,radioisn'tlost.It

isstillwithus.Andlistenersarebecomingmore.That'sbecauseatransistorradio

isn'tlost.Itisstillwithus.Itisveryeasytocarry.Youcanputoneinyour

pocketandlistentoitonthebusoryourbikewhenyougotowork.

Passage16.1fscoolbehindyou

It'stwoo'clockintheafternoon.Thesunisshinningandit'sveryhot.

Nancyhastomeethermotheratthetrainstation.

Nowshe'swalkinginthestreet.Therearenotreesandshe'sfat.Soshefeelsvery

hot.Butshedoesn'tfindaboywalkingjustbehindher.Andshemeetsafriendand

says“hello”tohim,"Who'stheboybehindyou?”askstheman.Nowshesees

theboy.Sheisangryandasks,“Whyareyouwalkingbehindme,boy?”"There'sno

shadeinthestreet,youknow.^^answerstheboy."It'scoolbehindyou,I

think.”

Passage".Father'sHobby

MydadworksfromMondaytoFridayinabank,heusesthecomputerto

countmoney.Hisjobisveryimportantinthebank.

Dadisalsobusyathome.Atweekendshecooksdinner.Usuallyhe

cooksItalianfood.OnSundayshemakesfivepiecesofpizza.Sometimeshecooks

chickenandmakesChinesefood.Mymumwatchesandhelpshim.Ihelpmydad,too.

Iwashthedishes.

Manypeoplethinkitisstrangeforamantocook.Butmydadenjoyshishobby.

Cookingrelaxeshim.Heisaweekendcook.

Passage18.1don'tthinkso

Jackisagoodboybuthedoesn'tliketousehishead.Heoftensayssomethingwithou

thinking.ltmakesothersunhappy.

Mr.Blackteachesmathinaschool.He'soldnowandhelikeschildren.OntheFriday

Mr.Blackdoesn'tgotowork,becausehe'sillinahospital.AndJack'smotherwill

seehimafterdinner.66Iwanttobetherewithyou."saysJack."You're

arudeboy.Ican'ttakeyouthere.95sayshismother."Don'tworry,mum.Iwon'tdo

thatagain.Pleasebelieveme."saysJack.Inthehospital,Jacksaysnothingatfirst.

Whenthey9releaving,hesaystoMr.Black,uYoulookfine.Thedoctor

saysyou'regoingtodie,butIdon'tthinkso.”

Passage19.Sevendaysinaweek

Thereareaboutfifty-twoweeksinayear.Andthereareseven

daysineachweek.ThefirstdayofaweekisSunday.Theotherdaysofa

weekbetweenSundayandSaturdayareMonday,Tuesday,Wednesday

ThursdayandFriday.Mondayisthesecondday,Tuesdayisthethirdday,

Wednesdayisthefourthday,Thursdayisthefifthday,andFriday

isthesixthday.What'sthelastday?Doyouknow?

Passage2O.MyspecialFriend

IhaveafriendintheU.S.HisnameisDonAdams.Iknowhimverywell,but

Ihavenevermethim.Wewritetoeachotherallthetime.My

lettersareveryshort.ItisstillhardformetowriteinEnglish.

IreceivedaletterfromDonyesterday.Itmakesmeveryhappy.He

iscomingtomycountryforavisitnextsummer.Wearegoingtosee

eachotherforthefirsttime.

Passage21.ADayinMyLife

Myfamilylivesonthisstreet.Inthemorning,myfathergoestoworkandallthe

childrengotoschool.Mymothertakesustoschooleveryday.Shedoesthe

housework.Shealwayshasherlunchathome,andseesherfriendsintheafternoon.

Intheeveningallthechildrencomehomefromschool.Theyalwaysget

homeearly.Myfathergoeshomefromworkandheisoftenlate.Aftersuppermytwo

brothersandIdoourhomework.Wegotobedatten.

Passage22.TheSea

Whatdoknowaboutthesea?Somepeoplehaveseenitbutothers

haven't.Thesealooksbeautifulonafinesunnydayanditcanbeverytoughwhen

thereisastrongwind.Whatotherthingsdoyouknowaboutit?Of

course,theseaisverylarge.Intheworldthereismoreseathanland.Ifyouhave

swuminthesea,youknowthattheseaissalty.Riverscarrysaltfromthe

landintothesea.Someplacesoftheseaaresaltierthanthe

otherplaces.DoyouknowtheDeadSea?Itissosaltythatyoucan'tsinkwhen

youareinthewater!Andfishcannotliveinit!

Passage23.AGoodYoungPioneer

LiHuaisaYongPioneer.Heisgoingtothepark.Nowheiswaitingfora

bus.Suddenlyhefindsawatchontheground.Heaskssomepeople,

“Whosewatchisit?”Butthewatchisn'ttheirs.Sohegivesthewatchtoapoliceman.

NowLiHuagetsonthebus.Heissittingnearthewindow.Anoldwomangets

onthebus.Shehasnoseat.Sohestandsupandsays,“Hereisaseatforyou,Granny.

Pleasesithere^^

Passage24.Seahorse

Thereareallkindsofhorsesintheworld.Butoneofthemyoucan'tride.Itdoesn't

liveonland,butinthesea.Itlooksliketheheadofhorse.Sothepeoplecallitsea

horse.Infact,theseahorseisasmallfish.Itlikestoliveinwarmwater.A

seahorsestandsupinthewaterwhenitswims.

Fatherhorsecarriestheeggstokeepthemsafeinitspouch.Whentheeggsare

hatched,thebabyhorsesswimaway.

Passage25.ACatandaBird

Therearethreetreesnearthehouse.Thereisabigtree,andtwosmalltrees.

Inthebigtreethereisabird.Canthebirdsing?Yes,itcan.What'sunderthebigtree?

It'sacat.

“Iwantsomefood,Mthinksthecat."Bird,mygoodfriend,Comehere!It'stimeto

playgames“saysthecat.

“Notoday,thankyou!59saysthebird,uYoucan'tcatchme!Goodbye!,?Look!The

birdisflying!

Passage26.AFlyingFox

Aflyingfoxisnotafoxatall.Itisabat.Butthisbatlookslikeafox.Aflyingfoxis

verybig.Itlikestoeatfruit.Sometimestheflyingfoxiscalledfruitbat.

Theflyingfoxfliesintofruittrees.Thenthebateatsallthefruit.Sofruitfarmersdo

notliketheflyingfox.

Passage27.FlyingBirds

Birdsdon'tflyhighupinthesky.Theairistoothin.

Itishardforbirdstobreatheinthinair.Thinairdoesn'tholdthem

up.

Birdsflynearthegroundsothattheycanseewheretheyare.Thebirdslookfor

placestheyknow.Thentheydonotgetlost.Somebirdsflysolowovertheoceanthat

thewavesoftenhidethem.Manybirdsflyalongdistanceinthespringandautumn.

Passage28,Air

Airisallaroundus.Itisaroundusaswewalkandplay.Fromthetimewewereborn

airisaroundusoneveryside.Whenwesitdown,itisaroundus.Whenwegotobed,

airisalsoaroundus.Weliveinair.Wecanlivewithoutfoodorwaterforafewdays,

butwecannotliveformorethanafewminuteswithoutair.Wetakeinair.Whenwe

areworkingorrunningweneedmoreair.Whenweareasleep,weneedlessair.We

liveinair,butwecannotseeit.Wecanonlyfeelitwhenitismoving.

Movingairiscalledwind.Howcanwemakeairmove?Hereisoneway.Holdan

openbookinfrontofyourface,closeitquickly.Whatcanyoufeel?Whatyoufeelis

air.

Passage29.Clocks

TherearemanyclocksintheBrown'shouse.Theyareindifferentrooms.Abigclock

standsinacornerofthesittingroom.Itisavery,veryoldclock,butitstillkeeps

goodtime.Mr.Brownwindsitonceaweek.

Passage30.Swimming

Swimmingisagoodsport.It9spopular.Peoplelikeswimmingbecausethewater

makespeoplefeelcool.Butiftheyswiminawrongplace,itisverydangerous.These

years,somepeoplediedwhentheywereenjoyingthemselvesinwaterandmostof

themwerestudents.Summerholidaywillbethereagain.Iwanttogiveyousome

advice.First,don'tgetintothewaterwhenyouarealone.Second,don'tgetintothe

waterifthereisaNoswimmingsign.Third,youshouldbecarefulinthewater.Ifyou

rememberthese,swimmingwillbesafeandit'sgoodforyourhealth.

Passage31.Amissingtiger

WeusedtohaveacatcalledTiger.Hewasabeautifultabbywithagreatdealof

character.Hewasanaturalhunter,andverysoonnomousedaredtoshowitsfacein

ourhouse.

UnfortunatelyTigeralsousedtocatchalotofbirdsandthismadehimveryunpopular

withsomeoftheneighbors.Ondayday,justafterhissecondbirthday,Tiger

disappeared.Perhapshewasrunoverbyacar,foratthattimewelivednearabusy

street.Althoughweofferedareward,weneverdiscoveredwhathadhappenedtohim

andweneversawhimagain.

Passage32.Jim

Jimgetsupat6:30.Hishomeisnearhisschool.Heleaveshomeat7:30.They

beginclassat8:00.Hehaslunchathome.Afterlunchheplaysgameswithhis

classmates,intheafternoon,Jimhasthreeclasses.Heleavesschoolat4:30.

Passage33.AChineseBoy

I'maChineseboy.MynameisChenDong.Iamtwelve.Ihavetwosisters.My

sistersandIareallstudents.

Myfatherisateacher.HeisaChineseteacher.HeteachesinNo.19MiddleSchool.

Mymotherisateacher,too.SheteachesEnglishintheNo.11MiddleSchool.

Passage34Jim'sFamily

Apictureisonmydesk.ThisisapictureofJim'sfamily.ThemanisJim'sfather.A

womanisbehindJim.Sheishismother.Theyareteachers.Agirlisinthepicture,

too.SheisJim'ssister.HernameisKateGreen.Jimandhis

sisterareinthesameschool.Buttheyaren'tinthesamegrade.

Theylookliketheirmother.TheyareEnglish.

Passage35.OurHouse

Ourhomeisneartheschool.Wehaveahouse.It

isagoodhouse.Thehousehasthreerooms.One

isalivingroom.Theothertwoarebedrooms.Inthelivingroomthereisa

tableandsixchairs.Therearesomeflowersonthetable.Thereisagardenin

frontofthehouse.Ourhouseisn'tbig,butwelikeit.

Passage36.OurMonitor

ThisisLin.SheisfromBeijing.Shestudiesveryhard.Inclassshecananswer

theteacher'squestionsveryquickly.Linlovesherclassmatesandoften

helpsthemwiththeirlessons.Everybodysayssheisaverygoodmonitor.

Passage37.Mybedroom

Thisismybedroom.Therearetwowindowsinit.Nearthewindowthereare

someredflowers.AmapofChinaisonthewall.Youcanseefourshoesanda

basketballundermybed.Therearetrousersandacoatonthebed.Manyschoolbooks

areonmydesk.Andtherearethreelightsinmybedroom.Oneis

onmydesk,andtheothertwoarenearmybed.

Passage38.APieceofmeat

Adoghasalargepieceofmeatinhismouth.Nearthewaterhe

looksdownandseeshimselfinthewater.Hethinksitisanotherdog.Thatdoghas

alsoalargepieceofmeatinhismouth.Hesaystohimself,“Iwanttogethis

meat.ThenIcanhavetwopieces."Heopenshismouthtobarkandhismeat

goesdownintothewater.

Passage39.OurClassroom

Ourclassroomisbrightandclean.Butitisnotbig.Therearetwenty-threedesksand

chairsinit.Theyarenew.There'sabigdeskinfrontoftheclassroom.It9sforour

teachers.Therearefivepicturesontherightwall.There'samapoftheworld

andamapofChinaontheleftwall.

Besidethewindowthere9sabookshelf.Therearemanybooksonit.Ourclassroom

isverynice.Wehavelessonshere.Welikeourclassroom.

Passage40.Ourschool

Thisisourschool.Therearemanyclassroomsin

it.Thereareeighthundredstudentsandsixty—nineteachersinourschool.There

aremanytreesandflowersinit.Alltheteachersandstudentslikeourschoolvery

much.

Wecometoschoolatseven.Wehavefourclassesinthemorningand

twointheafternoon.

Ourclassroomisbigandclean.Wehavelessonshere.Wedoourhomeworkathome.

Allthestudentsstudyhard.

Passage41.AHoliday

It'sfinetoday.Tomandhisfamilyareatapark.Themaninwhiteishisfather.Heis

standingbythelakeandlookingattheboats.Thewomaninblueishismother.Sheis

sittingonthegrass.BesidehismotherisAlice,hissister.Sheiseatingcake.Thepark

isbig,andtherearemanytreesandflowersin

it.Theyarehavingagoodtime.

Passage42.AnOldMouse

Anoldwomanhasacat.Thecatisnowveryold.Shecannotrunfast,andshecannot

bite.Onedaytheoldcatseesamouse,shejumpsandcatchesthemouse.But

shecannotbiteit.Sothemousegetsoutofhermouthandrunsaway.

Thentheoldwomanisveryangrybecausethecatcannotkillthemouse.Shebegins

tobeatthecat.Thecatsaystoher,"Don'tbeatme.Befriendly

tome.WhenIwasyoung,Ididgoodworkforyou.”

Passage43.Ahungryfox

Ahungryfoxisfromaforest.Hearrivesatavillage.Hewantstofindsomefood.He

comestoahouseandpullsthedoor.Butitlocked.Heseesthereisaheninside.

uHelloFilcometovisityou,“hetellsthehen."Iknowthatyouareill.Come

outandletmetakeyourtemperature.

“Thankyou,“saysthehen."Ihaveaheadache.ButifIcomeout,you

willkillme."

Passage44.HelpEachOther

Look!Kateisflyingabirdkite.Oh,herkiteisinthetree.Anditisbroken.She

can'tclimbupthetree.LiLeiandJimarecominghere.LiLeiishelpingher.

Heisgettingthekitefromthetree.Buthecan'tgetdown.JimishelpingLiLei.Li

Leiisjumpingtothewall.Theyaregettingdownfromthewall.Kate,Jim,andLi

Leiaremendingthekiteunderthetree.Theyaregoodfriends.

Passage45.TheWeather

TheweatherinShanghaiisnotalwaysgood.Inwinteritisoftencoldandwet.In

summeritisveryhot.Springisverybeautiful.Itisnotverycold,butwehavealotof

raininspring.Autumnisthebestseason.Thedaysareclearanddryanditissunny

andwarmallthetime.

TheweatherinShanghaiissometimeswarmerthaninBeijing.Butinsummeritis

coolerinBeijingthaninShanghai.

Passage46.What,sHappening?

Itisinautumn.Ayoungmancomestoaforest.He'swalkingbesidetheforest.Onhis

rightisariver.Onhisleftistheforest.Suddenlyheseestwogreeneyeslookingat

himfromthetrees.Atigerisgettingreadytojumponhim.

Whatdoeshedo?Hemustjumpintotheriver.Intheriverthereisabigcrocodile.Its

mouthisverybig.Theyoungmancloseshiseyes.Thetigerjumpsoverhim.

Andtheyoungmanopenshiseyes.Nowthetigerisinthemouthofthe

crocodile.

Passage47.Kangaroos

TherearemanykangaroosinAustraliaandnotonly

inzoos.Youcanseethemeverywhereoutsideofthecitiesandtowns.

Whentheywanttohavearestontheirtails,kangaroosarealsovery

goodatlookingaftertheirbabies,motherkangarooskeeptheirbabiessafeintheir

pockets.

Passage48.APairofShoes

Onedayanoldmanistakingthetraintohishometown.Oneofhisshoesfallsonto

theground,butthetrainstarts.Hecannotpickitup,thenhetakes

offtheotherandthrowsitnearthefallenshoe.Aboybesidehimaskshim,“Whydo

youdothat?,,Heanswers,4tIfamanpicksthemup,hemaygetapairofshoes.^^

Passage49.WegettheWrongcar!

OnedaymywifeandIgoshoppingatashop.Westopthecarinfrontoftheshop.An

hourlaterwecomebacktothecarwithmanythings.Butwecannotopenthecar

door.“Oh,dear/9saysmywife."Whatshallwedo?”"Let'saskthatpoliceman!,9The

policemancomestohelpus.Afewminuteslater,hegetsthedooropen.Justatthat

momentamancomesupandshouts,<cWhyareyouopeningmycardoor?,,Welookat

thenumberofthecarandourfacesturnred.

Passage50.Thankyou.

Manypeopleliketosay“Thankyou“whenothershelpthemorsay

somethingkindtothem.Itisaverygoodhabit.

Youshouldsay“Thankyou“whensomeonepassesyouthesaltonthetable,when

someoneiswalkingaheadofyoukeepsthedooropenforyou,whensomeonesays

youhavedoneyourworkwell,oryouhaveboughtsomethingniceoryourcityis

verybeautiful.Thankyouisusednotonlybetweenfriends,butalsobetweenparents

andchildren,brotherandsister.Let'slearntosayThankyou.

Passage51.TheSun

Thereisnothingmoreimportantinlifethanthesun.Withoutthesunalllivingthings

onEarthwoulddie.

Thesunisastar.Intheskytherearethousandsofstarslikethesun.Theyareaslarge

asthesunandashotasthesun.Atnightyoucanseemanystars,butinday-timeyouc

anonlyseeonestar-thesun.Thesunismuchnearertousthananyotherstars.Thatis

whyitlookslikethebiggestandbrightestofallthestars.Thedistanceofthesunfrom

theEarthisasmuchas150millionkilometers.Mostofthestarsarethousandsof

lightyearsawayformtheEarth.Doyouknowwhatalightyearis?Nothinginthe

worldtravelsfasterthanlight.lttravels300,000kilometersasecond.Onelightyearis

thedistancethatlighttravelsinoneyear.

Passage52.AirJordan

MichaelJordan(1963-)isoneofthemostfamousbasketballplayersintheworld.

HewasborninBrooklyn,NewYork.Hedidn'tliketotalkabouthimself.Hewasalso

verysho