A. 英語閱讀十篇 急~~~~~~~~~~~~
人教版新版英語五年級上冊
閱讀分析
1.
My name is Tom. My birthday is June 2nd. The weather is sunny and hot. It』s my favourite season. On my birthday, I usually have a birthday party. Sometimes we have a picnic. Tomorrow is my birthday. I am cleaning the room now. My mom is making a birthday cake for me.
根據上面短文的意思判斷下面的句子是否正確，正確的在句子前面的括弧里打「√」，不正確的打「×」
( )1.Tom』s birthday is on Children』s Day.
( )2.It』s warm and sunny in summer.
( )3. Today is June 1st.
( )4. Tom』s mother can make a birthday cake.
( )5.Usually there is a birthday party on Tom』s birthday.
2.
Look!This is a picture of Mr.Brown't family. The man in a biack coat is Mr.Brown.The woman near him is Mrs.Brown,The little girl in a red coat is Sue. The tall boy behind her is Jim,her brother.The family is now in China.Tomorrow is Children's Day.MR brown wants to buy some presents for his children. Sue wants a new skirt,but Jim wants a new bike. How happy they are!
1.Whose picture is this?
____________________________________________.
2.Where's the family now?
____________________________________________.
3.Who is the little girl in a red coat?
____________________________________________.
4.What presents do Mr Brown's children want to buy?
____________________________________________.
5.Which festival is tomorrow?
____________________________________________.
3.
Betty and KittyBetty and Kitty are twins. They』re 12 years old. They look the same. But they have different hobbies. Betty likes collecting stamps. She has many beautiful stamps. They』re from different cities and countries. But Kitty likes growing flowers. The flowers are all very beautiful.Betty and Kitty both like reading books. Betty likes reading storybooks. But Kitty likes reading science books.On Sunday,they usually ride bikes to the park. They can play with their friends there. Sometimes their parents go there, too.
根據短文內容，判斷下列句子的正誤，正確的寫「T」，錯誤的寫「F」。( ) 1. Betty is Kitty』s sister.
( ) 1. Betty likes growing flowers.
( ) 2. Kitty likes reading storybooks.
( ) 3. They』re twelve years old.
( ) 4. They usually take a bus to the park on Saturday.
4.
Lovely pandas』faces look like cats』, but their fat bodies and short tails are like bears』. Pandas are very lovely and they are friendly to people. People likes them very much.Most Pandas live in China. The northwestern part ofSichuan Province(省) and southern part of Gansu Province are their hometowns. Pandas like to climb trees. They usually live in the forests of high mountains, eat bamboo and drink spring water.
根據短文的意思，選出正確的答案。
( )1. The panda mainly lives in.
A. America B. Shanghai C. London D. China
( )2. Is like a cat』s.
A. The panda B. The panda』s face C. The panda』s body D. The panda』s tail
( )3. Where are the pandas』 hometowns? A. Guangdong and Gansu. B. Sichuan and Suzhou.C. Gansu and Sichuan D. Hubei and Sichuan
( )4. What』s the panda』s main food? A. Rice. B. Meat. C. Bamboo. D. Grass.
5.
Four Good FriendsMary, Nancy, Ron and Kate are good friends. Mary』s favorite number is 3 and her favorite country is France. 16 is Nancy』s number, and America is her favorite country. Ron likes Japan very much. 30 is his favorite number. Whose favorite number is 60? Oh, it is Kate. Kate』s father works in Chinese food very much and they also like Chinese people. Kate』s lucky number is 6. All of them hope that one day they can travel the world together.
閱讀短文，回答問題。
1. What』s Mary』s favorite number?
2. What』s Nancy』s favorite country?
3. What』s Kate』s father』s job?
4. Does Kate like Chinese food?
6.
Hello. My name is Millie. I』m thirteen years old. I』m a good boy. I often play volleyball so .I』m fit and healthy. For breakfast, I always have some bread and an egg and I drink a glass of orange juice. I sometimes have rice with fish and an apple for lunch. I really love apples, because 「An apple a day keeps the doctor away（離開）」. In the evening, I sometimes have a glass of milk or a cup of green tea and some biscuits. For dinner, I often have soup, meat and vegetables. I like vegetables because they are fresh and healthy. They are good for me. Look at me! How tall and strong I am now!
( )Millie is 14 this year.
( )Millie likes football very much.
( )Millie often drinks orange juice for breakfast.
( )Millie likes apples because they』re healthy.
( )I often have vegetables for dinner.
7.
Zip:What』s your favourite food, Zoom?
Zoom:I like beef, but I』m heavy now. I have to eat vegetables. What about you, Zip?
Zip:I like chicken. It』s tasty. Do you like fruits, Zoom.
Zoom:Yes, carrot juice is my favourite It』s fresh and healthy.
Zip:I like fruits. But I don』t like strawberries. They』re sour.
1、Beef is Zoom』s favowrite food.（ ）
2、Zoom can eat a let of meat.（ ）
3、Zoom likes carrot juice because it』s fresh and healthy.（ ）
4、Zip likes strawberries because they』re sour.（ ）
5、Zip』s favourite food is chicken.（ ）
8.
Jane is a student. She is fifteen. She lives with her parents and her grandfather. Her grandfather is seventy years old. He has got a backache. He needs to see a doctor. But Jane』s parents are very busy. Her father is a policeman. Her mother is a teacher. So Jane wants to go to hospital with her grandfather after school. She hopes her grandfather gets better soon.
（ ）1. What』s Jane』s job?
A. A teacher B. A policewoman C. A student
（ ）2. Who needs to see a doctor?
A. Jane B. Jane』s parents C. Jane』s grandfather
9
Liu Tao: Hi, Mike. Nice to see you.
Mike: Nice to see you, too. Liu Tao.
Liu Tao: What day is it today?
Mike: It』s Thursday. What lessons do you have in this morning?
Liu Tao: We have Maths, Chinese, Art, and Science.
Mike: Oh, I like PE very much. But we don』t have PE today.
Liu Tao: We have PE and Computer Studies this afternoon.
Mike: Great! Do you like PE?
Liu Tao: No, I don』t. I like English very much. Tomorrow we will have an English lesson in the morning.
Mike: It』s time for class. Let』s go!
閱讀理解，並判斷。
( )1. Liu Tao has PE in the afternoon.
( )2. Liu Tao has six lessons today.
( )3. Liu Tao doesn』t like English.
( )4. Liu Tao will have English lesson on Friday morning.
10
Mr Brown lives in a nice house in a small town with his wife(妻子) , Mrs Brown. From Monday to Friday he works in an office near his house. He is free on Saturdays and Sundays. He has a nice garden beside his house. He likes growing flowers and he often works in the garden on Saturdays and Sundays. The flowers are very beautiful and Mrs Brown likes them very much. She often helps Mr Brown.
( )1. Mr Brown lives in _________with his wife.
A. a city B. a small town C. a big town
( )2. He works_________ days a week in his office.
A. four B. five C. six
( )3. He isn』t _________on Saturdays and Sundays.
A. free B. busy C. happy
( )4. He likes _________ on Saturdays and Sundays.
A. working in his garden B. walking in his gardon
C. looking at his garden
( )5. Mrs Brown _________ the flowers.
A. like B. doesn』t like C. often helps
B. 初二英語閱讀文10篇
The Mars is the fourth planet from the sun.It is small,red and cold.No one believes anything lives there—until the first spaceship lands on the earth.
At first,people welcome Martians to visit the earth,but finally they find out that they come to conquer the planet!They're verysmart,an they have terrifying machines.Is the earth ready for"the war of the worlds"?Read"The War of the Worlds"to find out the answer.The ending will surprise you.
This is a very popular science fiction written by British write H.G Wells.The action is exciting.The story moves quickly.Though the book was set in England in 1898,today's readers still have much in common with this book.
Other easy books in"Bullseye Step into Classics"series also can take you on a great reading trip!Look for books such as"Little Women"and "The Time Machine".Read them all!They are great for beginners in English.
火星是太系列中排列第四的行星.它很小,紅色的,並且溫度很低.沒有人相信那能有生物存在.直到第一艘太空飛船登上了地球.
起初,人們很歡迎火星人來參觀地球,但是最終,他們發現火星人是來佔領地球的.他們非常聰明,他們還有很可怕的武器.而地球准備好這次的"世界大戰"了嗎? 看"世界大戰"就能找到答案.結局將讓你意外.
這是一部非常受歡迎的科幻小說,英國的 H.G 違爾斯寫的.這場戰斗非常精彩. 故事進展的非常快.雖然早在1898年就出了這本小說,但是現在仍然有很從讀者. 其它的一些"Bullseye Step into Classics"系列的書也能帶給你一段快樂的閱讀旅途. 尋找一些像"小婦人"和"時光機"的書. 都閱讀它們.它們會給英語初學者有很大的幫助.
C. 英語閱讀理解10篇 初中水平
The Old Cat
An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it.
Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young."
【譯文】
老貓
一位老婦有隻貓，這只貓很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了東西，因為它年紀太大了。一天，老貓發現一隻老鼠，它跳過去抓這只老鼠，然而，它咬不住這只老鼠。因此，老鼠從它的嘴邊溜掉了，因為老貓咬不了它。
於是，老婦很生氣，因為老貓沒有把老鼠咬死。她開始打這只貓，貓說：「不要打你的老僕人，我已經為你服務了很多年，而且還願意為你效勞，但是，我實在太老了，對年紀大的不要這么無情，要記
住老年人在年青時所做過的有益的事情。」
A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, "I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat." Then he took the apples and threw them away into the st.
He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time; then he said, "I cannot go to the rich man's house today, for I cannot get over the river."
He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He began to want food. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the st and eat them.
Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time.
【譯文】
一個人正朝著一個富人的房子走去，當他沿著路走時，在路的一邊他發現一箱好蘋果，他說：「我不打算吃那些蘋果，因為富人會給我更多的食物，他會給我很好吃的東西。」然後他拿起蘋果，一把扔到土裡去。
他繼續走，來到河邊，河漲水了，因此，他到不了河對岸，他等了一會兒，然後他說：「今天我去不了富人家了，因為我不能渡過河。」
他開始回家，那天他沒有吃東西。他就開始去找吃的，他找到蘋果，很高興地把它們從塵土中翻出來吃了。
不要把好東西扔掉，換個時候你會覺得它們大有用處。
The Rain
A small boy and his father were having a walk in the country when it suddenly began to rain very hard． They did not have their umbrella with them， and there was nowhere to hide from the rain， so they were soon very wet， and the small boy did not feel very happy．
For a long time while they were walking home through the rain， the boy was thinking． Then at last he turned to his father and said to him，「Why does it rain， Father？ It isn't very nice， is it？」
「No， it isn't very nice， but it's very useful，Tom，」answered his father．「It rains to make the fruit and the vegetables grow for us， and to make the grass grow for the cows and sheep．」
Tom thought about this for a few seconds， and then he said，「Then，why does it rain on the road too， Father？」
下雨
一個小男孩和他的父親正在鄉間行走，突然下起了大雨。
他們沒帶傘，加上四下無處可以躲雨，所以很快他們渾身上下被淋濕了，小男孩感到很不好受。
他們在雨中朝家走去，有好一會兒，那個男孩一直在思索著什麼。後來終於他朝父親轉過臉去，問他說：「爸爸，為什麼天會下雨呢？下雨可不太好，是吧？」
「是呀，下雨是不太好，可是下雨也有很多有益的地方，湯姆。」父親回答說。「老天爺下雨促使了為我們所食用的水果和蔬菜的生長，同樣也促使牛羊所吃的青草的生長。」
湯姆對父親的這番話想了一會，然後說：「那麼，父親，老天爺為什麼還要把雨下在路上呢？」
The Crab and His Mother
「My child,」 said a Crab to her son, 「why do you walk so awkward? If you wish to make a good appearance, you should go straight forward, and not to one side as you do so constantly.」
「I do wish to make a good appearance, Mamma」 said the young Crab; 「and if you will show me how, I will try to walk straight forward.」
「Why, this is the way, of course,」 said the mother, as she started off to the right, 「No, this is the way,」 said she, as she made another attempt, to the left.
The little Crab smiled. 「 When you learn to do it yourself, you can teach me,」 he said, and he went back to his play.
蟹和他的母親
「我的孩子，說： 」蟹，她的兒子， 「你為什麼走這么尷尬？如果你想有一個良好的外觀，您應該直行向前，而不是一方作為您這樣做，不斷「 。
「我確實希望有一個良好的外觀，媽媽說： 」年輕的蟹; 「如果你將告訴我如何，我會盡量走直線前進」 。
「為什麼，這是方法，當然，說： 」媽媽，因為她開始起飛的權利， 「不，這是道路， 」她說，由於她作出的又一次嘗試，到左邊。
小蟹笑了。 「當你學習做自己，您可以教導我， 」他說，他回到他的發揮。
The Wolf and The Crane
One day a Wolf, who was eating his dinner much too fast, swallowed a bone, which stuck in his throat and pained him very much. He tried to get it out, but could not.
Just then he saw a Crane passing by. 「Dear fiend,」 said he to the Crane, 「 there is a bone sticking in my throat. You have a good long neck; can't you reach down and pull it out? I will pay you well for it.」 「I'll try,」 said the Crane. Then he put his head into the Wolf』s mouth, between his sharp teeth, and reaching down, pulled out bone. 「There!」 said the Wolf, 「I am glad it is out; I must be more careful another time.」 「I will go now, if you will pay me,」 said the Crane.
「Pay you, indeed!」 cried the Wolf. 「Be thankful that I did not bite your head off when it was in my mouth. You ought to be content with that.」
狼和起重機
一天狼，誰是他吃晚餐太大，速度快，吞下了一根骨頭，停留在他的喉嚨和痛苦，他非常欣賞。他試圖讓出來，但不能。
剛才，然後他看到起重機通過。 「親愛的惡魔， 」他說，以起重機， 「是有骨貼在我的喉嚨。你有一個很好的長期頸部;你們不能達到下來，拉出來？我會支付給您，以及為它「 」我會嘗試，說： 「起重機。然後他把他的頭到狼的嘴，他之間的尖銳的牙齒，和深遠的下跌，退出骨。 「有！說： 」狼來了， 「我很高興，這是我必須更加小心，再一次」 ， 「我會繼續現在，如果你將支付我說： 」起重機。
「支付給您，的確！ 」哭狼來了。 「心存感激，我並沒有咬你的頭上時，這是在我嘴裡。你應該得到的內容與「 。
Far and away the most important holiday in China is Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year. To the Chinese people it is as important as Christmas to people in the West. The dates for this annual celebration are determined by the lunar calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar, so the timing of the holiday varies from late January to early February.
To the ordinary Chinese, the festival actually begins on the eve of the lunar New Year's Day and ends on the fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar. But the 15th of the first month, which normally is called the Lantern Festival, means the official end of the Spring Festival in many parts of the country. 總的來說在中國最重要的節日是春節,亦稱中國新年。對中國人民來說它的重要性就如方聖誕節對於西方人民。這個一年一次的節日日期取決於陰歷而不是格里歷，因此假日的時間變化從一月下旬到上旬2月。對普通的中國人，節日總是在除夕夜開始,結束於陰歷的第一個月的第五天。 但1第一個月的15號，通常稱燈會，在國家的大部分地區意味春節的正式結尾。
The Wolf and the Crane狼與鷺鷥
A WOLF who had a bone stuck in his throat hired a Crane, for a large sum, to put her head into his mouth and draw out the bone. When the Crane had extracted the bone and demanded the promised payment, the Wolf, grinning and grinding his teeth, exclaimed:
Why, you have surely already had a sufficient recompense, in having been permitted to draw out your head in safety from the mouth and jaws of a wolf." In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.
狼誤吞下了一塊骨頭，十分難受，四處奔走，尋訪醫生。他遇見了鷺鷥，談定酬金請他取出骨頭，鷺鷥把自己的頭伸進狼的喉嚨里，叼出了骨頭，便向狼要定好的酬金。狼回答說：「喂，朋友，你能從狼嘴裡平安無事地收回頭來，難道還不滿足，怎麼還要講報酬？」 這故事說明，對壞人行善的報酬，就是認識壞人不講信用的本質
Is the traditional Chinese paper-cut folk art. It is a paper cut with scissors to a variety of decorative patterns, so called "paper-cut."
Originated in the Chinese paper-cutting. In the Han and Tang dynasties, that is, the use of non-governmental women's silver and gold color silk cut flower for the decoration attached to the temples of culture. Later, ring the festive season with a variety of colored paper cut flowers, stories such as animals or people, and pasted on the window called "window", posted on the door referred to as the "door sign" for the celebration known as the " hi to spend. "
剪紙是中國傳統的民間藝術。它是用剪刀將紙剪成各種裝飾圖案，故稱為「剪紙」。
剪紙起源於漢。在漢、唐時代，民間婦女即有使用金銀箔和彩帛剪成花鳥貼在鬢角為飾的風尚。後來，在節日期間用彩色紙剪成各種花草、動物或人物故事等，貼在窗上的稱為「窗花」，貼在門上的稱為「門簽」，用於喜慶的稱為「喜花」。
The Wolf and the Crane狼與鷺鷥
A WOLF who had a bone stuck in his throat hired a Crane, for a large sum, to put her head into his mouth and draw out the bone. When the Crane had extracted the bone and demanded the promised payment, the Wolf, grinning and grinding his teeth, exclaimed:
Why, you have surely already had a sufficient recompense, in having been permitted to draw out your head in safety from the mouth and jaws of a wolf." In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.
狼誤吞下了一塊骨頭，十分難受，四處奔走，尋訪醫生。他遇見了鷺鷥，談定酬金請他取出骨頭，鷺鷥把自己的頭伸進狼的喉嚨里，叼出了骨頭，便向狼要定好的酬金。狼回答說：「喂，朋友，你能從狼嘴裡平安無事地收回頭來，難道還不滿足，怎麼還要講報酬？」 這故事說明，對壞人行善的報酬，就是認識壞人不講信用的本質
Is the traditional Chinese paper-cut folk art. It is a paper cut with scissors to a variety of decorative patterns, so called "paper-cut."
Originated in the Chinese paper-cutting. In the Han and Tang dynasties, that is, the use of non-governmental women's silver and gold color silk cut flower for the decoration attached to the temples of culture. Later, ring the festive season with a variety of colored paper cut flowers, stories such as animals or people, and pasted on the window called "window", posted on the door referred to as the "door sign" for the celebration known as the " hi to spend. "
剪紙是中國傳統的民間藝術。它是用剪刀將紙剪成各種裝飾圖案，故稱為「剪紙」。
剪紙起源於漢。在漢、唐時代，民間婦女即有使用金銀箔和彩帛剪成花鳥貼在鬢角為飾的風尚。後來，在節日期間用彩色紙剪成各種花草、動物或人物故事等，貼在窗上的稱為「窗花」，貼在門上的稱為「門簽」，用於喜慶的稱為「喜花」。
D. 十篇英語短文 帶翻譯
my family
i love my family, because i have a happy family.
my father is an english teacher. his name is jacky. he is thirty-eight. he likes playing basketball. what』s my mother job? is she a teacher? yes, you』re right! my mother is very kind and nice, she is thirty-seven. my mother is always laborious work. i love my parents!
on saturday and sunday, i often go to the library and play the piano, my father go to play basketball. sometimes, we watch tv and listen to music at home.
i love my family. because i』m very happy to live with my parents together!
我的家庭
我愛我的家庭,因為我有一個快樂的家庭.
我的爸爸是一名英語教師,他的名字叫jacky.他今年38歲.他非常喜歡打籃球.我的媽媽是趕什麼呢?她是一名教師嗎?是的.你說對了!我的媽媽是一個很親切、友善的人,她今年37歲.我媽媽總是勤勞的幹活.我愛我的父母.
在星期六和星期天里,我經常去圖書館和彈鋼琴.我爸爸去打籃球.有時侯,我們都在家看電視和聽音樂.
我愛我家.因為我和爸爸媽媽一起生活得很開心!
lan and fred
lan and fred were boys. they were both twelve years old, and they were in the same class in their school. last friday afternoon they had a fight in class, and their teacher was very angry. he said to both of them, 「stay here after the lessons this afternoon, and write your names a thousand times.」 after the last lesson, all the other boys went home, but lan and fred stayed in the classroom with their teacher and begin writing their names.
then fred began crying.
the teacher looked at him and said,」 why are you crying, fred?」
「because his name』s lan may, and mine』s frederick hollingsworth,」 fred said.
易恩和富雷得
易恩和富雷得都是男孩，他們都十二歲了。他們在學校里是同班同學。上周五下午他們在學校里打了一架。為此老師很生氣。老師對他們說：「下午下課後留在著把你們的名字寫一千遍。」
最後一節課下課，所有的學生都回家了。只有易恩和富雷得被他們的老師留在教師里抄寫他們的名字。
接著富雷得哭了起來。
老師看了看他問：「富雷得，你為什麼要哭呢？」
「因為他的名字是lan may, 而我的名字確是frederick hollingsworth，」富雷得回答道。
ann』s diary
today was sunday. today was september 30th, 2004. it was a boring day. it was hot. i was not a work.
i watched tv all morning. the shows were boring. then i called my friend, nancy. she wasn』t at home. i didn』t know where she was.
at twelve i was hungry. there was not any food in the fridge. i was lazy. i was tired. then i ate lunch outside. at one o』clock. i was in bed. in the afternoon i was at the movies. the film was boring. i『m glad tomorrow is monday. i can go to school and see my friends.
安的日記
今天是星期天，2004年9月30日。這是令人厭煩的一天。今天天氣很熱，我呆在家裡，不用去上學。
我看了一上午的電視。電視節目和無聊。於是我給好朋友南西打電話，可她不在家。我不知道她去哪裡了。
十二點我餓了，可是冰箱里什麼食物都沒有。我很懶惰，也很勞累，於是我出去吃了午飯。一點我上床睡覺。下午我去了電影院。電影很無聊。很高興明天就是星期一了，我有可以返回學校見到我的好朋友了。
notice
to all the teachers and students in grade 7,
this afternoon, all the students in grade 7 will go to the west hill to plant trees. we『ll take a bus there, and make sure to gather at the school gate at 2pm. don『t be late.
the school office
march 18th, 2006
告示
今天下午七年級全體同學要乘車去西山(west hill)植樹(plant trees).請2:00准時在校門口集合
或者
watermelon is many people『s favorite. it is sweet and it has a lot of water. watermelon has two colors, green outside and red inside. people usually have watermelons in summer. but nowadays we can eat watermelon every season in the year.
西瓜
西瓜是很多人喜歡的食物。它很甜而且水量多。西瓜的顏色，外面是綠的裡面是紅的。人們以往通常在夏天才吃西瓜，但現在一年的每個季節我們都可以吃到西瓜了。
inside the russian embassy in london a kgb colonel puffed a cigarette as he read the handwritten note for the third time. there was no need for the writer to express regret, he though. correcting this problem would be easy. he would do that in a moment. the thought of it caused a grim smile to appear and joy to his heart. but he pushed away those thoughts and turned his attention to a framed photograph on his desk. his wife was beautiful, he told himself as he remembered the day they were married. that was forty-three years ago, and it had been the proudest and happiest day of his life.
在倫敦的俄國使館，一位克格勃上校一邊吞雲吐霧，一邊讀著一張手寫的字條，這已是他第三次在讀這張字條了。便條的作者不必表示遺憾了，上校這樣想著。糾正這個錯誤其實很容易。他只要一會兒工夫便會做到。想到
E. 英語短文閱讀帶翻譯（90字以內，10篇）
Lesson 1 A private conversation Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat.? The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it.? A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. 'I can't hear a word!' I said angrily.? 『It』s none of your business,' the young man said rudely. 'This is a private conversation!'.
Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? ?It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. 'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining again.' Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy.' I've just arrived by train,' she said. 'I'm coming to see you.' 'But I'm still having breakfast,' I said. 'What are you doing?' she asked. 『I』m having breakfast,' I repeated. 'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late? It's one o'clock!''
Lesson 3 Please send me a card Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of?Italian. 'Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!
Lesson 4 An exciting trip I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.
Lesson 5 No wrong numbers Mr. James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private telephone service.
Lesson 6 Percy Buttons I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbor told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.
Lesson 7 Too late The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamond from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened? the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!
Lesson 8 The best and the worst Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!
Lesson 9 A cold welcome On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 'It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!' I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing.
Lesson 10 Not for jazz We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord(翼琴). It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living-room. It has belonged to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my father's.
1私人談話上 星期我去看戲。我有一個很好的座位。這出戲是非常有趣。我不喜歡它。？一位年輕的男子和一名年輕女子坐在我的身後。他們大聲地說著話。我非常生氣。我聽不見演員。我轉過身。我看著憤怒的男人和女人。他們沒有支付任何注意。在最後，我實在忍不住了。我再次轉身。「我不能聽到一個字！」 我氣憤地說。「這是你的事，」年輕人毫不客氣地說。「這是私人間的談話！」
第2課早餐或午餐嗎？它是星期天。我從來沒有早起星期日。有時，我留在床上，直到午餐時間。上個星期天，我起得很晚。我看著窗外。外面一片漆黑。「一天！」 我想。「下雨了。」 就在這時，電話鈴響了。這是我姑母露西打來的。「 我剛下火車，「她說。「我來看看你。」 「但我還在吃早飯，」我說。「你在做什麼？」 她問。「我正在吃早飯，」我重復了一遍。「親愛的我，」她說。「你總是起得這么晚？這是1點鍾了！「
第3課，請給我卡明信片總攪得我假日。去年夏天，我去了義大利。我參觀了博物館和坐公共花園。一位好客的服務員教了我幾句話嗎？義大利。「然後，他借給我一本書。我讀了幾行，但我不明白一個字。我每天都想著明信片。我的假期很快就過去了，但我沒有給我的朋友們寄過一張明信片。在最後一天，我作出了一項重大決定。我早早起了床，買了35張明信片。在我的房間里，我花了整整一天，但我沒有寫在一張卡！
第4課我剛收到信從我的兄弟，添一個令人興奮的旅行。他是在澳大利亞。他已經有六個月。蒂姆是個工程師。他正在為一家大公司，他已經訪問了澳大利亞大量不同的地方。他剛買了一輛澳大利亞小汽車，已經到愛麗絲泉，澳大利亞中部的一個小鎮。他不久將訪問達爾文。從那裡，他將飛往珀斯。我弟弟以前從未出過國之前，因此，他覺得這次旅行非常激動人心。
第5課沒有錯號詹姆斯·斯科特先生在修理部，修理部，現在他剛買在Pinhurst另一個車庫。pinhurst從修理部只有五英里，但斯科特先生不能得到一個電話，為他的新車庫，所以他買了只鴿子。昨天，一隻鴿子進行的第一條消息從Pinhurst錫爾伯里。鳥用了3分鍾的距離。到現在為止，斯科特先生從一個車庫，備件的信件和其他緊急派出了大量索取。在這種方式中，他已經開始自己的私人電話服務。
第6課珀西我剛剛搬進了大橋街的房子。昨天一個乞丐來敲我的門。他問我吃一頓飯和一杯啤酒。作為回報，那乞丐站在他的頭，唱著歌。我給了他一頓飯。他吃的食物和喝啤酒。然後，他把一塊乳酪在他的口袋裡，就走了。後來，一位鄰居告訴了我他。大家都知道他。他的名字叫珀西。他呼籲在每月一次在街上的每一個房子，總是問一頓飯和一杯啤酒。
第7課，為時已晚，飛機誤點了，偵探們在機場等候了整整一上午。他們正期待從南非鑽石的貴重包裹。幾個小時前，有人曾告訴警方說，盜賊會嘗試竊取鑽石。當飛機到達時，一些偵探等候在主樓內，而其他人則守候在停機坪上。兩名男子在飛機起飛包裹進海關大樓。雖然兩個偵探把住門口的警衛，兩個人開的呢？包裹。令他們吃驚的是，那珍貴的包裹裡面裝的全是石頭和沙子！
第8課的最佳和最差的喬·桑德斯擁有我們鎮上最漂亮的花園。幾乎每個人都參加每年的「最佳花園競賽」，但每次都是喬獲勝。弗里斯的花園比喬的是較大的。條例草案的工作難度比喬和生長的花卉和蔬菜也更多，但喬的花園更富有情趣。他整潔的小路，並已建立了超過一池的木橋。我也喜歡花園，但我不喜歡努力工作。每年的花園競賽我進入過，我總是贏在全鎮最差花園的小獎！
第9課一個星期三的晚上寒冷的歡迎，我們去了市政廳。這是一年的最後一天，和一大群人聚集在市政廳的大鍾。它會在20分鍾的時間，取得十二。15分鍾過去了，然後在11點55分時，大鍾停了。大分針不動了。我們等待著，等待著，但什麼也沒有發生。突然有人喊道：「這是十二時二！時鍾已經停止！「 我看著我的手錶。這是真的。大鍾不願意迎接新年。在那一刻，大家開始笑和唱歌。
第10課，爵士樂，我們有一個舊的樂器。它被稱作古鋼琴（翼琴）。它是由德國於1681年。我們的這架古鋼琴存放在起居室。它屬於我們的家庭很長一段時間。很多年前，該儀器是由我的祖父買。它最近被一個客人弄壞了。她試圖發揮它的爵士樂！她在擊琴鍵時用力過猛，兩個字元串被打破。我父親大為吃驚。現在，我們不允許觸摸它。它正在修復了我父親的朋友。
F. 10篇英語閱讀理解
Dear Elsy,
It is 3:00 in the afternoon and I am sitting in the library. It isn』t a very nice day. It is raining (下雨). There are many students in the library today. Most of them are studying. A few students are sleeping or talking to their friends.
Roberto, my best friend, is here with me. He is studying, too. He is very nice. I want you to meet him when you come to New Orleans.
I learn a lot of English. Now I can write a letter in English to you! I often read English books in my free time. The library is not far from my home. I come here on foot twice a week. There are many kinds of books. And the librarians (圖書管理員) are very kind. I hope (希望) that you are happy. When will you come to visit me? Please write to me soon.
Your friend,
Sylvia
請根據短文內容從所給選項中選出最佳選項。
( ) 6. Sylvia is writing the letter _____.
A. at home B. in her room C. in the library D. at school
( ) 7. Roberto is _____ in the library.
A. sleeping B. studying C. talking to Sylvia D. listening to music
( ) 8. Sylvia wants Elsy _____ when she comes to New Orleans.
A. to meet Roberto B. to visit her home C. to see her parents D. to go to the library
( ) 9. How often does Sylvia come to the library?
A. Every day. B. Once a week. C. Twice a week. D. Five times a week.
( ) 10. Sylvia usually comes to the library _____.
A. with her classmates B. with her parents C. by bike D. on foot
G. 急需短篇英語閱讀30篇 英語作文10篇..
My family(我的家庭) Hello, everyone, I』m Liu Dongdong. I』m a student. There are three people in my family—my father, mother and I. My father is 40 years old. He is a worker. I think he is a good worker. Because he works very hard. He gets up very early every day and he works for more than 10 hours a day. So he is always busy, he looks very tired when he gets home. He likes reading newspapers. He usually reads it after supper. So he gets lots of news. My mother is 38 years old. She is a worker too. She works in a very small factory. She is not tall and she has two big eyes. She loves me and she is good for me. She always buys some books for me. She wants me to be a top student. She also cares for my diet and life. I』 m 15 years old. I wear glasses. I like reading. I always read books after school. I like singing, too. My favorite singer is Jay Chou. His music is very nice. What do you think of him? I also like making friends. If you want to meet me, please write to me. Oh, my parents love me and I love them, too. My family is a happy family. Our School Life I don』t think our school life is colorful. Because we』ve got so many classes every day. I wonder whether we can change our school life someday. You see, from Monday to Friday, I have to stay at school. the only relaxation is to listen to the radio or play ball games. At weekends, we need to go to school to have classes, too. I know it』s very important for us to study well now. As the saying goes, "All work and no play makes Jack a ll boy. "I want to step into the nature. I hope we will have more activities such as visiting museums, taking part in different kinds of contests, attending some lectures and so on. Is it only a dream? A NiceDay(美好的一天) Today is Monday.It is a nice day. In the morning, we had four classes，we had Chinese at 8:00o'clock. We had maths at8:50o'clock.we had English at9:30o'clock and Moral Ecation at10:30. In the afternoon，we had P.E at2:30,I really like P.E very much.oh,we had handwriting class on3:20. I like the day very much. It is a nice day and a happy day! Acat——Zhaocai (招財貓) There is a cat in our English school.Its name is Zhaocai.It is fat and very lovely.It has pointy ears,round eyes,white claws, and short but soft fur.It likes to keep itself clean by licking its fur.Zhaocai likes eating fish and meat. One day,I played a ball with my friend,but the ball fell down on the floor.Zhaocai saw the ball and ran to catch it.We saw it and laughed.Then we played with Zhaocai together. We were all very happy.We like zhaocai very much，because It is very cute and has brought us hap－piness. My Dream School I always feel tired after eight classes a day, so my dream school starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m. There are three lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon. We can choose our favorite lessons to learn. We can spend more time doing some outside reading. The students do after-school activities for one and a half hours every day. We needn』t do a lot of homework. We are all happy to stay at school. Besides that, my dream school looks like a big garden. There are many kinds of flowers around the modern buildings. Sweet perfumes are diffused all around. If I want to have a rest, I can lie on the grass, listen to music by the lake or look out at the flowers from the classroom windows. The teachers here are kind and helpful. They are not only our teachers but also our good friends. The students are polite and friendly. We all know how to keep our school clean and tidy. There is no litter around the campus. I love my dream school. We will grow up to be happier there. MY BIRTHDAY (我的生日) Yesterday was my birthday, so some of my classmates sent me presents. Mother prepared a tea party for me. I invited all of them to come and take part in it.The tea party began at half past six. There were cold drinks and refreshments. We ate, talked and laughed. We felt that we were the happiest men in the world.Time passed quickly. In a twinkling, the clock on the wall struck nine. We could not but say 「Good-bye」 to one another. My Favourite Flower(我喜愛的花) My favourite flower is lily. Lily is the national flower of France. I like white lily best. Because it』s very beautiful and pure. I planted a white lily in my garden in spring. I watered it every day. It grew very fast. It was taller and taller. One day, I got home after school. The lily blossomed. It looked like an elegant fairy. I was too excited to cry, 「Oh, white fairy, white fairy!」 I couldn』t help dancing. At that night, I dreamt that I was a beautiful fairy. My favorite sport(我喜愛的運動) There are many kinds of sports that I enjoy, such as swimming,running, and dancing. However, the sport that I like most is football. football matches are going on here and there around the world. Pick up a newspaper and you can learn the the results of the football matches. We enjoy playing football, watching football games after work. During the football matches of the World Cup,millions of people watch the matches on TV. When their favorite teams win, they will give them three cheers. When they fail,they feel sad. We all hope our national team will be the strongest one in the world. And the last,in the all football star,i like Ronaldo best，he is cool! Football is a really great sport ,it can make us healthy,i really like it! My Happiest Day Today is Friday. It is my thirteenth birthday. I got up very early in the morning and put on my new clothes happily. My parents bought me the new clothes as my birthday presents. I went to school earlier than before. I invited many of my classmates to come to my birthday party in the evening. Evening came at last. Many of my classmate came to my home. they bought me lots of beautiful presents. they all said,"Happy birthday to you!" We sang birthday songs happily.then my parents brought out a big birthday cake, saying, "We love you for ever. Happy birthday!" At the end of the party, we ate the birthday cake and some other delicious food. How happy I was! My Good Friend Zhang Ying is my good friend. She』s in Class1, Grade4 of Tianjiao Primary School. She』s a model student. She』s clever and she』s helpful, too. She often helps teachers and young students at school. She is good at Chinese, maths, English, arts and crafts, music and so on. She has a lot of hobbies. She likes painting and drawing. And she likes listening to music, having picnics with her parents. Oh yeah, she likes fishing, too. But she doesn』t like playing basketball, football, table tennis or volleyball. Zhang Ying is the best friend of mine. I like playing with her. We always work together and help each other
H. 初中英語閱讀、完型題各10篇，短點的
part one完形填空One day a crow found 1 . She picked it up in her mouth and 2 a tall tree. She was 3 to eat the meat when a fox saw her. He came and stood under the tree and said, 「 4 beautiful you are!」The crow was very glad 5 hear that.Then the fox spoke again, 「I can see your beautiful face, but I』ve not heard your voice. Why 6 you sing a song?」The crow was very happy. She 7 her month and 8 sing. When she opened her mouth, she 9 the meat. The fox picked up the meat at once and went away 10 it.1. A. meat B. a few meat C. a piece of meat2. A. flew to B. fly to C. flew3. A. only B. about C. just4. A. What B. How a C. How5.A. to B. for C. about6. A. not B. don』t C. didn』t 7.A.turned on B. opened C. closed8. A. started B. began C. began to9.A. dropped B. droped C. fell10. A. bring B. to C. with閱讀理解 A.判斷正誤The first Olympics(奧林匹克運動會) took place at Olympia(奧林匹亞) in Greece in 776 BC(公元前), almost 3000 years ago. Many different sports, such as boxing(拳擊), running, and throwing the discus(鐵餅), were played there, though(盡管) there were fewer sports than in the modem Olympics. People from all over Greece came and watched the Games at the foot of the Mount Olympus(奧林匹斯山), and even those at war stopped fighting and went on with the games.In April 6, 1896 the first new Olympics were held in Greece. Only 50,000 people watched the Games, but the rest of the world soon become enthusiastic(熱心的) about them and from 1900 the Games were held every four years in a different country.判斷正誤：（）１．There are much more sports in the modem Olympics.（）２．The first Olympic games were held 776 years ago.（）３．If there was war the game stopped at the time.（）４．The first new Olympics were held in 1896.（）５．From the story we know the Olympic Games were held every four years since 1900 in Greece. B.根據第1個字母，填入正確的詞：Mr. and Mrs. Jones don』t often go out in the evening, b last Saturday, Mrs. Jones s to her husband, 「There is a good film tonight (今晚). Can we go and see it?」 Mr. Jones was quite happy about it, s they went and both of them liked the film very much. They came out of the cinema at 11 o』clock, got into their car and began to drive h .It was quite dark (黑). Then Mrs. Jones said to Mr. Jones, 「Look! A woman is running a the road very fast, and a man is running after h . Can you see them?」 Mr. Jones, 「Yes, I can.」 He drove the car slowly near the woman and said to her. 「Can weh you?」「No, thank you,」 the woman said, but she did not stop r . 「My husband and I a run home after the cinema, and the l one must do all the housework.」完形填空 1. C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.B 7.B 8.C 9.A 10.C閱讀理解A: 1.T 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.F B: 1.but 2.said 3.so 4.home 5.along 6.her 7.help 8.running 9.always 10.last part two. part 2 完型填空: A professor told his students to go into the city slums(貧民窟)to study the life of 200 boys. He asked them to 1 reports about each boy』s life and future. Every one of the students wrote, 「He doesn』t have any hope.」 Twenty-five years 2, another professor read about the earlier study. He told his students to 3 what had happened to the boys. They tried very hard and found that 176 of the boys had become successful 4 doctors, teacher and scientists. The professor was very 5 and decided to study it further. Luckily, all the men were living near the place and he was able to ask each one, 「 What made you 6 ?」 Each one answered ,」There was a teacher.」 The teacher was 7 living there, so the professor found her and asked the old woman 8 she had used to pull those boys 9 the slum, and change them into successful people . The teacher』s 10 began to shine and said with a sweet smile, 「It』s really very easy. I loved those boys.」( )1. A. read B. study C. write D. take ( )2. A. later B. after C. ago D. before( )3..A search B. find out C. look for D. see( )4. A. for B. with C. as D. like( )5.A glad B. angry C. surprised D. worried( )6. A. wonderful B. successful C. rich D. popular( )7. A. already B. yet C. even D. still( )8. A. what B. who C. which D. when( )9. A. out B. into C. away D. out of ( )10. A. face B. eyes C. hair D. mouth A lot of students are having all kinds of sports on the sports field. A ball game is going on right now 1 Class 3 and Class 4. Can you 2 me which team is winning? Do you see many people over there'? Some students of Class 1 are practicing the 3 jump. One of them is the best high jumper in the school. He practices 4 every day. He wants to 5 the school record at the sports meeting next spring. Not far away, some girls are getting ready 6 a race. Now on the corner of the field, you can see another group of students. Their teacher is telling them 7 to throw discus. We students love sports. Sports 8 to keep people healthy. They help people to live happily, and 9 games on the sports field, it can 10 people become good friends.( ) 1. A. in B. between C. among D. by( ) 2. A. tell B. speak C. say D. talk( ) 3. A. long B. far C. high D. tall( ) 4. A. hard B. fast C. quietly D. quickly( ) 5. A. do B. take C. work D. break( ) 6. A, to B. for C. with D. at( ) 7. A. what B. that C. which D. how( ) 8. A. want B. hope C. help D. wish( ) 9. A. in B. before C. after D. when( ) 10. A. make B. enjoy C. get D. bringABaseball (棒球) Match Mr Jenkins works in a middle school. There he teaches his students English. He works hard and is very busy. After supper, when his family watch TV, he always reads some newspapers in his room. At times Robert comes in and asks him to tell him a story. He likes his little son and does all what the boy wants. One Sunday Mrs Jenkins was doing some housework and Mr Jenkins was reading a newspaper. Robert came in but he didn't say anything. A bout ten minutes later the boy showed a newspaper to him and called out, "There will be a base ball match tonight, Dad!" Mr Jenkins was surprised. He said to himself, "The boy is only three years old. How can he read the newspaper?" He held up the newspaper and began to look for the news. But he couldn't find it. At last the boy showed him an exclamation mark on the newspaper.( ) 1. Mr Jenkins is a ______. A. doctor B. teacher C. driver D. farmer( ) 2. Mr Jenkins always reads newspapers after supper because ______. A. he's very busy at school B. he works hard at school B. he wants to teach his son D. he wishes his family to listen to him( ) 3. "An exclamation mark" in the story means ____.A．逗號 B．冒號 C．句號D．感嘆號( ) 4. Robert found ______ and called out. A. a baseball match B. a piece of good news C. a today's newspaper D. an exclamation mark( ) 5. Mr Jenkins thought ______, so he was surprised. A. there was a baseball match B. his son bought a newspaper for him C. his little son learned to read D. his little son learned to writeB Tom was going home at five yesterday. He got on a bus. A mother with her little boy was sitting nearby. Suddenly the boy cried. His mother tried her best to make the boy stop crying But the boy would not do so. At last Tom said angrily, "Oh, how that boy cried! Why do you give him what he want?" "I would if I could." Answered the mother quietly. "But he w your cap."( ) 1. What time was Tom going home yesterday? A. At four B. At five C. At six D. At seven( ) 2. Who was sitting near Tom on the bus? A. An old man with his little girl B. A young woman C. A woman with her little boy D. A young man( ) 3. The mother tried her best to make the boy ______. A. wake up B. go to sleep C. not talk much D. stop crying( ) 4. When the boy cried, Tom ______ A. was very angry B. was very hungry C. was very happy D. did not hear this( ) 5. Why was the boy crying? A. Because he wanted something to eat. B. Because he wanted to get off the bus. C. Because he wanted to go home. D. Because he wanted Tom's cap
I. 急求10篇短小的英語閱讀
給你找了一些，自己挑吧。
閱讀理解1
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (滿意) him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未來). They talked for a long time.
「Have a look at your watch, please,」 said the girl. 「What time is it now?」
「Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,」 said Jack. 「Where's yours?」
「I left it at home.」
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, 「Bang! Bang! Bang!」
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, 「It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?」
1. Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.
A. sixteen B. eighteen C. twenty D. fifteen
2. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.
A. he's her grandson B. he's clever
C. he can keep quiet D. he gets home on time
3. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.
A. classmate B. colleague (同事)
C. aunt D. wife
4. The word 「stamp」 in the story means ______ in Chinese.
A. 蓋印 B. 跺 C. 貼郵票 D. 承認
5. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (為了) ________.
A. to wake his grandma up
B. to make his grandma angry
C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time
D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch
參考答案 ： 1．B 2．C 3．A 4．B 5．C
講解：
1．第一句介紹傑克今年20歲，2年前中學畢業，故選B。
2．結合前後文意，前面講他吃完飯就去睡覺，並且很快就睡著了，文章最後介紹他用腳跺樓，發出聲音，奶奶阻止他，說明他奶奶怕吵，綜合判斷選C。
3．由第二段倒數第二句判斷。
4．根據文意，他奶奶住他樓下，倒數第二句又講他用腳在地板上發出「Bang...」的聲音，故應是用腳跺樓。
5．因他表壞了，Mary 又沒帶，他們想知道時間。
閱讀理解2
We are all busy talking about and using the Internet (互聯網), but how many of us know the history of the Internet?
Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks (網路) didn't work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.
At first the Internet was only used by the government, but, in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made 'surfing' (瀏覽) the Internet more convenient.
Today it is easy to get on-line (上網) and it is said that millions of people use the Internet everyday. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.
The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.
判斷下列句子是否符合短文內容，符合的用「T」表示，不符合的用 「F」表示。
l. The Internet has a history of less than thirty years.
T F
2. In the 1960s computer networks went wrong easily.
T F
3. Computers become cheaper so that many hospitals and banks were allowed to use them.
T F
4. People didn't have enough software to get on-line conveniently until the early 1990s.
T F
參考答案： 1．F 2．T 3．F 4．T
講解：
1．第二段開頭講互聯網是在60年代建立的，故至今歷史已超過30年。
2．文中第二段闡明計算機網路工作狀況不好(didn't work well)。
3．第三段中說明大學、醫院等都被允許使用電腦，然而，計算機仍然很貴，並且網路很難使用。
4．由第三段最後幾句介紹可知，到90年代，計算機便宜且好用。科學家也發展了軟體使網上瀏覽更方便。而本題干用了not…until句型，譯為「直到90年代早期人們才有足夠的軟體上網」。
閱讀理解3
Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.
Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination (升學考試). Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.
Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to listen to her.
「Which university (大學) will your son study in?」 a woman next to her asked.
「In the most famous university in our country!」 Mrs. Turner said happily.
「The most famous university?」
「Oxford University (牛津).」
Most of the passengers (乘客) looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her, 「Congratulations!」
A woman said, 「I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith.」
「Who's Fred Smith?」
「He's my son.」
「Does he study in the university, too?」
「No, 」said the woman. 「He is one of the professors.」
l. The story happened in ________.
A. America B. France C. Germany D. England
2. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because ________.
A. their son did well in his lessons
B. they have a big farm
C. they have a good harvest
D. their son studied at a middle school
3. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know ________.
A. her son finished middle school
B. her son was handsome
C. her son was going to study in a university
D. her son was very friendly to others
4. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that __________.
A. her friend could hear her
B. all the people could hear her
C. she hoped to make all the people happy
D. she hoped they would say congratulations to her
5. Which of the following is true? __________.
A. The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's words
B. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university
C. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀)
D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too
參考答案 ： 1．D 2．A 3．C 4．B 5．C
講解：
1．因為牛津大學是英國的著名大學。
2．第一段最後一句講「這使他們高興」。「It」指代前一句講的情況，即他們的兒子功課很好。
3．根據第三段文意判斷。
4．第三段最後一句講「所有人都開始聽她講。」故A不對；她這樣做只是想炫耀一下而已。C、D描述的意思都不確切。
5．文章前面做了鋪墊，講Mrs．Turner 如何炫耀她兒子考上大學，結尾講那個婦女說自己的兒子是教授不論真假，她是在阻止Mrs. Turner的炫耀。
閱讀理解4
「Cool」 is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings.
「Cool」 can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say 「It's cool.」You may think, 「He's so cool,」 when you see your favourite footballer.
We all maximize (擴大) the meaning of 「cool」. You can use it instead of many words such as 「new」 or 「surprising」. Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall (瀑布) they had visited. On one student's paper was just the one sentence, 「It's so cool」. Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.
But the story also shows a scarcity (缺乏) of words. Without 「cool」, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility (可信性). Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word 「cool」? I can. And I think they are also very cool.
1. We know that the word 「cool」 has ________.
A. only one meaning B. no meanings
C. many different meanings D. the same meaning
2. In the passage, the word 「express」 means「________」.
A. see B. show C. know D. feel
3. If you are ________ something, you may say, 「It's cool.」
A. interested in B. angry about
C. afraid of D. unhappy with
4. The writer takes an example to show he is _________ the way the word is used.
A. pleased with B. strange to
C. worried about D. careful with
5. In the passage, the writer suggests (暗示) that the word 「cool」_________.
A. can be used instead of many words
B. usually means something interesting
C. can make your life colourful
D. may not be as cool as it seems
參考答案 ： 1．C 2．B 3．A 4．C 5．D
講解：
1．見首句。
2．由「express」前後詞義關系可推斷出是「表達」的意思，與「show」同義。
3．由第二段首句可知。
4．由例子中的學生用cool 一詞概括出他的所有感受，知cool詞義的擴大會導致語言中詞彙的缺乏，是令人擔憂的。
5．結合第4題的答案可做出選擇。
參考答案 ： 1. A 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. C
講解：
1. 由短文最後一句「They had travelled 1,797 kilometres from London」可知，最接近「for nearly 1,800 kilometres」，因此選A。
2. 由短文第2段倒數第3句「So they were able to change its weight」可知答案為D。
3. 從第3段可以看出，越往上溫度越低，因此應選A。
4. 由短文最後一段倒數第2句「They came down in Poland...」可知答案為D。
5. 縱觀全文可以看出答案C不正確。
閱讀理解6
If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, and few of us know that it is just his own fault.
Have you ever found that some people can' t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write them down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised.
So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practise remembering.
1. The main reason for one's poor memory is that his parents have poor memories.
T F
2. If you don't use your arms or legs for some time, they will become strong.
T F
3. A good memory comes from more practice.
T F
4. Some people can't read or write, but they have better memories, because they have saved trouble.
T F
5. The best title of this passage is 「How to Have a Good Memory」.
參考答案： 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T
講解：
1. 文中沒有此說法。 2. 從第一段可判斷。
3. 第二段開頭已說明。 4. 第四段開頭已說明。
5. 最後一段點題。
閱讀理解7
A meteorite (隕石) almost hit an 80-year-old man named Arthur Pettifer in Britain when he was working in his garden. The meteorite was the biggest in the past 26 years in Britain.
The meteorite weighed (重量) one kilo, and might be over four thousand million (百萬) years old.
「I hear the big noise in the air. I looked up and saw the tops of the trees coming and going,」 he said. 「I didn't know what it was.」
Meteorites are small things from the small planets in space. About 3,500 meteorites may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found. Mr. Pettifer's meteorite is the fifth to fall in Britain since the Second World War.
Mr. Pettifer is glad. 「When you think about it coming from so far away, it really is something strange.」
1. The meteorite was ______ Mr Pettifer when it fell down.
A. close to B. far from C. hitting D. coming to
2. The meteorite was already ______ years old.
A. 40,000,000,000 B. 40,000,000
C. 400,000,000 D. 4,000,000,000
3. Mr. Pettifer found the tops of the trees coming and going because ______.
A. the trees were afraid
B. the fast falling meteorite kept the tree tops moving
C. it was going to rain
D. the moving was made by wind
4. ______ people see a meteorite fall although they visit the earth often each year.
A. Quite a few B. some C. Few D. Many
5. Mr. Pettifer was ______ to see the falling of the meteorite.
A. happy B. afraid C. sorry D. angry
參考答案
1. 從短文第1句看出隕石落下時幾乎砸著Mr Pettifer，故答案應選A。
2. 由短文第2段中「…，and might be over four thousand million」4000百萬即40億，故答案應是D。
3. Mr Pettifer發現樹梢來回搖擺是因為下落的隕石使它來回動，故答案選B。
4. 由短文第4段「About 3,500 meteorites may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found.」一句可推斷，答案選C。
5. 由短文最後一段第1句「Mr Pettifer is glad 」可以看出，且happy與glad意思相近，故答案應選A。
閱讀理解8
One of the things I always believe is that no matter how bad something is, you can take something positive out of it. The one time I wasn』t sure of that was on September 11.
I usually wake up a 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning. That day, I happened to wake up earlier. I turned on the TV and I saw that a plane had crashed (撞擊) into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. My first reaction (反應) was that it was a terrible accident. Then I saw another plane fly into the South Tower and I realized that I was witnessing (目擊) an act of terrorism.
My wife and I spent the day watching the terrible pictures over again. When I watched family members looking for their loved ones, the pain in their eyes was something I would never forget. I couldn』t understand how something this terrible could have happened.
It wasn』t until a few weeks after September 11 that I began to see that perhaps some good did come from this tragedy (悲劇). People seem different now, more understanding, more tolerant(寬容的). Little things that seemed to be such a trouble before are no longer big things. Personally, I am more tolerant than I was. I realize life is too short, and too precious(珍貴的), to let myself get worried over small things. I』ve learned also that you can』t take things for granted. Things change in the blink of an eye. People go to work and don』t come back. One moment they』re living and the next minute they』re not. And, it doesn』t matter who you are, there is nothing you can do about it. We never know when our time here will be over, so we all need to make the most of every minute we have.
You try to learn from what happened. You can』t be used up by it. You can』t live by it. All you can do is just live.
1. The word 「positive」 in the passage probably means ______.
A. terrible B. bad C. good D. real
2. What did the writer see after he turned on the TV that morning?
A. A fire starting B. A plane flying
C. A terrible accident D. An act of terrorism.
3. From September 11, the writer had realized that___________.
A. people should make the most of every minute they have
B. he has become less tolerant towards others
C. he should get worried about little things
D. life is too short to care about others.
4. What』s the best title of this passage?
A. A Report about September 11
B. The Tragedy of September 11
C. September 11 and My Family
D. September 11 and My Turn.
參考答案
講解：
1. C 見第一行，不管（no matter）事情多糟，總能發現有益的東西。
2. D 見第六行。
3. A 見倒數第三行。So we all need to make the most of every minute we have.
4. D
閱讀理解9
閱讀下列短文，並根據短文內容選出能完成短文題目的最佳答案。
Mrs. Weeks was reading a newspaper story to her class. The story said：Were you ever in a hospital when you were small? How did you feel? The doctors in Children』s Hospital are asking for money for children』s toys(玩具). Some children in the hospital must stay in bed for many weeks. Toys are needed to keep these sick(生病的)children happy and quiet. Money for them can be sent to the hospital.
After Mrs. Weeks read the story，she said，「This story gave me an idea.」
「You want us to bring some money for the toys.」 「We could bring some of our own toys for the children in the hospital.」 said the boys and girls one after another.
「Well，your ideas would be nice，」 Mrs Weeks said，「but mine is different.」
「We could make some toys.」 shouted one of them.
Mrs. Weeks smiled. 「Do you think you could make toys?」 she asked.
「Yes, yes.」 the whole class answered.
「Great! Let』s begin to make toys tomorrow.」 said Mrs. Weeks.
On Saturday afternoon，Mrs. Weeks took children to the hospital with the toys made by her students. The children in the class felt happy，too.
A few days later，Mrs. Weeks read another newspaper story to the class:
Some school pupils brought toys to Children』s Hospital last week. The toys were made by the pupils of Grade Three in Green Street School. The doctor said，「We have never had so many wonderful toys. Our children are very happy with them. They say，『THANK YOU，GRADE THREE.』」
1. What was the first newspaper story mainly(主要)about?
A. Sick children in Children』s Hospital
B. Doctors in Children』s Hospital.
C. Mrs. Weeks and her students.
D. Toys made by the boys and girls.
2. What 「idea」 did Mrs. Weeks have in mind?
A. Ask the class to give some money to the children in the hospital.
B. Ask the class to send some of their own toys to the children in the hospital.
C. Let the class make some toys themselves and give them to the children in the hospital.
D. Tell the class to go to see the children in the hospital.
3. Doctors in Children』s Hospital didn』t have ____ to keep the children happy and quiet.
A. enough time B. enough boys and girls
C. get money to buy toys for D. enough doctors
4. At first，the doctors in Children』s Hospital wanted to ____ the sick children.
A. give some money to B. make some toys for
C. get money to buy toys for D. borrow some toys for
5. What Mrs Weeks really wanted to do is to ____.
A. let everyone know her class
B. save some money for toys
C. make herself famous
D. teach the pupils to do things themselves and be helpful to others
參考答案： 1. A 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. D
講解：
1. 根據第1段newspaper story的內容得知，文章主要講的是在兒童醫院生病住院的孩子，故答案為A。
2. 從文中孩子們建議用錢買玩具或帶自己的玩具去醫院，而「Mrs Weeks said，『but mine is different.』」到有人提議「make some toys」時她微笑，可判斷答案為C。
3. 縱觀整個新聞內容可知沒有足夠的玩具供生病的孩子們玩，故答案為C。
4. 由文中說醫生「ask for money for children』s toys」得知玩具不夠，因此本題答案選C。
5. 從文章中可以看出Mrs Weeks的本意就是教學生學會關心愛護別人，故答案D是正確的。
閱讀理解10
Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him，「Don't forget this.」
One day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home，his wife said，「Now you have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things on the way.」He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it.
About an hour later，the conctor b.
J. 10篇英語閱讀、加中文高分！
One good turn deserves another 禮尚往來
I was having dinner at a restaurant when Tony Steele came in. Tony worked in a lawyer's office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back. Tony saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me twenty pounds. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. 'I have never borrowed any money from you,' Tony said, 'so now you can pay for my dinner!'
我正在一家飯館吃飯，托尼.斯蒂爾走了進來。托尼曾在一家律師事務所工作，而現在正在一家銀行上班。他的薪水很高，但他卻總是向朋友借錢，並且從來不還。托尼看見了我，就走過來和我坐到一張桌子前。他從未向我借過錢。當他吃飯時，我提出向他借20英鎊。令我驚奇的是，他立刻把錢給了我。「我還從未向你借過錢，」托尼說道，「所以現在你可以替我付飯錢了！」
Goodbye and good luck
再見，一路順風
Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We'll meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat, Topsail. Topsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock, so we'll have plenty of time. We'll see his boat and then we'll say goodbye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.
我們的鄰居查爾斯.艾利森船長明天就要從朴次茅斯啟航了。明天一大早我們將在碼頭為他送行。他將乘坐他的「濤波賽」號小艇。「濤波賽」號是艘有名的小艇，它已經多次橫渡大西洋。艾利森船長將於8點鍾啟航，因此我們有充裕的時間。我們將參觀他的船，然後和他告別。他要離開兩個月，我們真為他感到自豪，他將參加一次重大的橫渡大西洋的比賽。
The Greenwood Boys
綠林少年
The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be coming by train and most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers' Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.
「綠林少年」是一個流行歌曲演唱團。目前他們正在全國各地巡迴演出，明天就要到達此地。他們將乘火車來，鎮上的大部分青年人將到車站迎接他們。明晚他們將在工人俱樂部演出。「綠林少年」准備在此逗留5天。在此期間，他們將演出5場。同往常一樣，警察的日子將不好過，他們將設法維持秩序。每逢這種場合，情況都是這樣。
Do you speak English?
你會講英語嗎？
I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke ring the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, "Do you speak English?' As I soon learnt, he was English himself!'
去年我有過一次有趣的經歷。在離開法國南部的一個小村莊後，我繼續駛往下一個城鎮。途中，一個青年人向我招手。我把車停下，他向我提出要求搭車。他一上車，我就用法語向他問早上好，他也同樣用法語回答我。除了個別幾個單詞外，我根本不會法語。旅途中我們誰也沒講話。就要到達那個鎮時，那青年突然開了口，慢慢地說道：「你會講英語嗎？」
我很快了解到，他自己就是個英國人！
Good news
佳音
The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when I went into his office. He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had come.
'Mr.Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice.
'Don't interrupt,' he said.
Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!
秘書告訴我說哈姆斯沃斯先生要見我。我走進他的辦公室，感到非常緊張。我進去的時候，他連頭也沒抬。待我坐下後，他說生意非常不景氣。他還告訴我，公司支付不起這么龐大的工資開支，有20個人已經離去。我知道這次該輪到我了。
「哈姆斯沃斯先生，」我無力地說。
「不要打斷我的話，」他說。
然後他微笑了一下告訴我說，我每年將得到1,000 英鎊的額外收入。
A polite request
彬彬有禮的要求
If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car: 'sir, we welcome you to our city. This is a "No Parking" area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder.' If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!
一旦你把汽車停錯了地方，交通警很快就會發現。如果他沒給你罰單就放你走了，算你走運。然而，情況並不都是這樣，交通警有時也很客氣。有一次在瑞典度假，我發現我的車上有這樣一個字條：「先生，歡迎您光臨我們的城市。此處是『禁止停車』區。如果您對我們街上的標牌稍加註意，您在此會過得很愉快的。謹此提請注意。」如果你收到這樣的懇求，你是不會不遵照執行的！
Always young
青春常駐
My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five years old. In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress. If anyone ever asks her how old she is, she always answers, 'Darling, it must be terrible to be grown up!'
我的姑姑詹妮弗是位演員，她至少也有35歲了。盡管如此，她卻常在舞台上扮演小姑娘。詹妮弗很快又要參加一個新劇的演出。這一次，她將扮演一個17歲的少女。演出時她必須穿一條鮮紅色的裙子和黑色的長筒襪。去年在演另一個劇時，她不得不穿短襪和一件鮮艷的橘紅色的衣服。一旦有人問起她有多大年紀，她總是回答：「親愛的，長成大人真可怕啊！」
He often does this!
他經常干這種事！
After I had had lunch at a village pub, I looked for my bag. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn't there! As I was looking for it, the landlord came in.
'Did you have a good meal?" he asked.
'Yes, thank you,' I answered, 'but I can't pay the bill. I haven't got my bag.'
The landlord smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me.
'I'm very sorry,' he said. 'My dog had taken in into the garden. He often does this!'
我在一家鄉村小酒店吃過午飯後，就找我的提包。我曾把它放在門邊的椅子上，可這會兒不見了！當我正在尋找時，酒店老闆走了進來。
「您吃得好嗎？」他問。
「很好，謝謝。」我回答，「但我付不了帳，我的提包沒有了。」
酒店老闆笑了笑，馬上走了出去。一會兒工夫他拿著我的提包回來了，把它還給了我。
「實在抱歉，」他說，「我的狗把它弄到花園里去了，他常干這種事！」
Sold out
票已售完
'The play may begin at any moment,' I said.
'It may have begun already,' Susan answered.
I hurried to the ticket office. 'May I have two tickets please?' I asked.
'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl said.
'What a pity!' Susan exclaimed.
Just then, a man hurried to the ticket office.
'Can I return these two tickets?' he asked.
'Certainly,' the girl said.
I went back to the ticket office at once.
'Could I have those two tickets please?' I asked.
'Certainly,' the girl said, 'but they're for next Wednesday's performance. Do you still want them?'
'I might as well have them,' I said sadly.
「劇馬上就要開演了，」我說。
「也許已經開演了呢，」蘇珊回答說。
我匆匆趕到售票處，問：「我可以買兩張票嗎？」
「對不起，票已售完。」那位姑娘說。
「真可惜！」蘇珊大聲說。
正在這時，一個男子匆匆奔向售票處。
「我可以退掉這兩張票嗎？」他問。
「當然可以，」那姑娘說。
我馬上又回到售票處。
「我可以買那兩張票嗎？」我問。
「當然可以，不過這兩張票是下星期三的，您是否還要呢？」
「我還是買下的好，」我垂頭喪氣地說。
One man in a boat
獨坐孤舟
Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything -- not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. 'You must give up fishing!' my friends say. 'It's a waste of time.' But they don't realize one important thing. I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!
釣魚是我特別喜愛的一項運動。我經常一釣數小時卻一無所獲，但我從不為此煩惱。有些垂釣者就是不走運，他們往往魚釣不到，卻釣上來些舊靴子和垃圾。我的運氣甚至還不及他們。我什麼東西也未釣到過 -- 就連舊靴子也沒有。我總是在河上呆上整整一上午，然後空著袋子回家。「你可別再釣魚了！」我的朋友們說，「這是浪費時間。」然而他們沒有認識到重要的一點，我並不是真的對釣魚有興趣，我感興趣的只是獨坐孤舟，無所事事！