① 求七年级上册英语阅读短文20篇 含答案
1。Today i and friends of foreign travel, outside air is very good, people feel very comfortable. We all appreciate the fine girls bicycles. We enjoyed the beautiful nature brought. We happily spent a happy day. 今天和朋友一起出外交游，外面的空气很好，人感觉很舒服。我们骑着自行车一路欣赏鸟语花香。享受着大自然带给我们的无限美好。大家开开心心地度过了愉快的一天。
2。Today Mailehaoo clothes, and parents take to the streets is happy, the parents have to pay to buy things. Unlike in their street to buy things they like to take a long time but saw the price, Ha-ha, is really very happy. I love my parents, I too thank them for the care and love. `` 今天买了好多衣服，和父母上街就是愉快，买东西有父母帮付钱。不像平时自己上街买东西碰到喜欢的但看了价钱都要考虑好久，呵呵，真的是很开心。我爱我的父母，太感谢他们对我的关心和爱戴了。
3.Flute " Robinson Crusoe " of good fortune, novelist of British, describe protagonist drift about on the island, overcome the difficulty, the legend story of pioneering an enterprise with painstaking efforts. Novel write true naturally, legendary. The protagonist plants the crops on the detached island, puts up the log cabin, has eaten the innumerable trials and tribulations, survive. Want, go back human world anxious, want to go how about go out of these damnable place only like make him to be fascinated, result fail, get back to, long separated for Britain for 28 year give me enlightenment by " Robinson's records of adventure " on 1868 year finally, tanacity of him let me wait for a chance to cause trouble, want, march toward another goal for life, look like Robinson like that spend one's own strength,reach ideal realm one's own. We need possess Robinson so spirit of struggle diligently.
英国小说家笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》描述了主人公漂流海岛,战胜困难,艰苦创业的传奇故事. 小说写得真实自然,富有传奇色彩.主人公在孤岛上种庄稼,搭木屋,吃了千辛万苦,生存下来.但想回人间的心切,使他着迷般地只想到如何走出这个鬼地方,结果还是失败了,最后于1868年回到阔别28年的英国
《鲁滨孙漂流记》给我以启示，他的顽强让我蠢蠢欲动，想要迈向人生的另一目标，像鲁滨孙那样用自己的力量，到达自己理想的境界。
我们需要具备鲁滨逊那样的刻苦奋斗的精神.
The World's Greatest Swordsman
At an exhibition of the world's best swordsman, the third-place fencer took the stage. A fly was released, and with an arc of his sword he cut the fly in half. The crowd cheered. Then the second-place man sliced a fly into quarters. A hush fell in anticipation of the world's greatest swordsman.
His blade came down in a mighty arc - but the insect continued on its way! The crowd was aghast. The greatest swordsman had missed his target completely, yet he continued to smile.
"Why are you so happy?" someone yelled. "You missed!"
"Ah," replied the swordsman, "you weren't watching very carefully. They fly lives, yes - but he will never be a father."
世界上最伟大的击剑手
在一场世界最佳击剑手表演中，排名第三的击剑手上场了。一只苍蝇放了出来，剑划了一个弧，他将苍蝇劈成了两半。观众欢呼起来。紧接着排名第二的人将一只苍蝇切成了四半。现场一阵沉默，人们期盼着世界上最伟大的击剑手出场。
他的剑锋以一个巨大的弧线划了下来－－然而那只昆虫还在继续飞行!观众被惊呆了。最伟大的击剑手完全错过了他的目标，然而他还在微笑着。
“你为什么这么高兴？”有人嚷道，“你没击中!”
“啊，”剑手答道，“你刚才没有很仔细地看。苍蝇还活着，是的－－但他永远也做不成爸爸了。”
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A Mistake
An American, a Scot and a Canadian were killed in a car accident. They arrived at the gates of heaven, where a flustered St. Peter explained that there had been a mistake. "Give me $500 each," he said, "and I'll return you to earth as if the whole thing never happened."
"Done!" said the American. Instantly, he found himself standing unhurt near the scene.
"Where are the others?" asked a medic.
"Last I knew," said the American, "the Scot was haggling price, and the Canadian was arguing that his government should pay."
搞错了
一位美国人，一位英格兰人和一位加拿大人在一场车祸中丧生。他们到达天堂的门口。在那里，醉醺醺的圣彼德解释说是搞错了。“每人给我五百美元，”他说，“我将把你们送回人间，就象什么都没有发生过一样。”
“成交!”美国人说。立刻，他发现自己毫不损伤地站在现场附近。
“其他人在哪儿？”一名医生问道。
“我离开之前，”那名美国人说，“我看见英格兰人正在砍价，而那名加拿大人正在分辩说应该由他的政府来出这笔钱。”
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Pig or Witch
A man is driving up a steep, narrow mountain road. A woman is driving down the same road. As they pass each other, the woman leans out of the window and yells "PIG!!" The man immediately leans out of his window and replies, "WITCH(女巫)!!" They each continue on their way, and as the man rounds the next corner, he crashes into a pig in the middle of the road. If only men would listen.
猪还是女巫
一个男人在一条陡峭狭窄的山路上驾车，一个女人相向驾车而来。他们相遇时，那个女的从窗中伸出头来叫到：“猪！！”那个男的立即从窗中伸出头来回敬道：“女巫！！”他们继续前行。这个男的在下一个路口转弯时，撞上了路中间的一头猪。要是这个男的能听懂那个女人的意思就好了。
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Response Ability
An Ogden, Iowa, minister was matching coins with a member of his congregation for a cup of coffee. When asked if that didn't constitute gambling, the minister replied, "It's merely a scientific method of determining just who is going to commit an act of charity."
Philosopher Bertrand Russell, asked if he was willing to die for his beliers, replied: "Of course not. After all, I may be wrong."
A newspaper organized a contest for the best answer to the question: "If a fire broke out in the Louvre, and if you could only save one painting, which one would you carry out?"
The winning reply was: "The one nearest the exit."
答问技巧
衣阿华州奥格根的一位牧师正在与一位教友为一杯咖啡而猜硬币。别人问他那是否构成赌博行为时，牧师答道：“这仅仅是决定由谁来做一件善事的一种科学方法。”
当我人问哲学家罗素是否愿意为了他的信仰而献身时，他答道：“当然不会。毕竟，我可能会是错的。”
一份报纸组织了一场竞赛，为下面的问题征集最佳答案：“如果卢浮宫起了火，而你只能救出一幅画，你将救出哪一幅？”
获奖的答案是：“最接近门口的那一幅。”
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Jonesie The Great Lion Hunter
A small village was troubled by a man-eating lion. So its leaders sent a message to the great hunter, Jonesie, to come and kill the beast.
For several nights the hunter lay in wait for the lion, but it never appeared. Finally, he told the village chief to kill a cow and give him its hide. Draping the skin over his shoulders, he went to the pasture to wait for the lion.
In the middle of the night, the villagers woke to the sound of blood-curdling shrieks coming from the pasture. As they carefully approached, they saw the hunter on the ground, groaning in pain. There was no sign of the lion.
"What happened, Jonesie? Where is the lion?" asked the chief.
"Forget the damn lion!" he howled. "Which one of you idiots let the bull loose?"
伟大的猎手Jonesie
有个小村庄正为一只吃人的狮子而烦恼。于是，村长派人去请伟大的猎手Jonesie来杀死这只野兽。
猎手躺着等了几个晚上，但狮子一直没有出现。最后，他要求村长杀只羊然后把头皮给他。把羊皮披在身上后，猎人到草原上去等狮子。
半夜，村民被从草原传来的声嘶力竭的尖叫声惊醒。他们小心地靠近后，看到猎手正躺在草地上痛苦地呻吟。没有狮子出没的蛛丝马迹。
“Jonesie，怎么了？狮子在哪？”村长问。
“哪有狮子！”猎人怒吼道，“哪个傻瓜把公牛放出来了？”
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Weather Predict
A film crew was on location deep in the desert. One day an old Indian went up to the director and said, "Tomorrow rain." The next day it rained.
A week later, the Indian went up to the director and said, "Tomorrow storm." The next day there was a hailstorm.
"This Indian is incredible," said the director. He told his secretary to hire the Indian to predict the weather.
However, after several successful predictions, the old Indian didn't show up for two weeks.
Finally the director sent for him. "I have to shoot a big scene tomorrow," said the director, "and I'm depending on you. What will the weather be like?"
The Indian shrugged his shoulders. "Don't know," he said. "Radio is broken."
天气预报
一个电影摄制组在沙漠深处工作.一天,一个印度老人到导演跟前告诉导演说"明天下雨."第二天果然下雨了.
一周后,印度人又来告诉导演说,"明天有风暴."果然,第二天下了雹暴.
"印度人真神,"导演说.他告诉秘书雇佣该印度人来预报天气.
几次预报都很成功.然后,接下来的两周,印度人不见了.
最后,导演派人去把他叫来了."我明天必须拍一个很大的场景,"导演说,"这得靠你了.明天天气如何啊?"
印度人耸了耸肩."我不知道,"印度人说,"收音机坏了."
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I Am Acting Like a Lady
One day when women's dresses were on sale at the FarEast Department Store, a dignified middle-aged man decided to get his wife a piece. But he soon found himself being battered by frantic women.
He stood it as long as he could; then, with head lowered and arms flailing, he plowed through the crowed.
"You there!" challenged a thrill voice. "Can't you act like a gentleman?"
"Listen," he said, "I have been acting like a gentleman for an hour. From now on, I am acting like a lady."
我要表现得象位女士
一天，远东百货公司的女装大减价，一位高贵的中年男士想给太太买一件。可是，没过多久，他发现自己已被疯狂的女人冲得踉踉跄跄。
他竭力忍耐着。后来，他低下头，挥动双臂，挤过人群。
“你干嘛？”有人尖声叫道，“你难道不能表现得象位绅士吗？”
“听着，”他说，“我已经象绅士一样表现了一个小时。从现在起，我要表现得象个女士。”
② 七年级英语阅读训练所有答案，好的绝对加分
One day, Allan and his friend Henry went swimming in a river. It was very hot. How happy they were in the river! After they got out of the water, they played games in the sun for a while.
On their way back, Henry saw some flowers. He liked flowers very much and ran into the green field to look at them. Now Allan was walking by himself.
Then he heard Henry calling out, “ snake! Help! …”
“What’s wrong with you?” asked Allan.
“A snake bit（咬）me in the leg. Come here!”
Allan ran over and saw a small red wound（伤口）on Henry’s leg.
“The snake was in the grass. I didn’t see it.”
“Sit down quickly!” Allan told Henry.
Allan put his mouth at the little red wound and began to suck（吸）at it. In this way he saved（挽救）Henry’s life. “Oh, Allan, it’s very kind of you to help me.”
“That’s all fight. We are friends and we must always help each other.”
1. It was __________ when Allan and Henry went out.
A. hot B. cold C. raining D. wet
2. After swimming, they played in the sun __________.
A. the whole morning B. for 2 hours C. long D. for a while
3. On their way home, __________ got something wrong with his __________.
A. Allan; leg B. Allan; head C. Henry; leg D. Henry; head
4. Henry and Allan are __________.
A. workers B. good friends c. brothers D. farmers
5. Which of the following（下面的）is true?
A. Henry went to look at the flowers with Allan. B. Allan saved Henry’s life.
C. Allan was bitten by the sanke, too. D. Allan died at last.
③ 急需七年级英语阅读理解10篇
A
In the sea there are many islands. In its warm water there are some little ones. We call them "Coral islands".
A coral island is very nice to look at. It looks like a ring of land with trees, grass and flowers on it. One part of the ring is open to the water. There is a little round lake inside the island.
If you look into this lake, you will see beautiful coral. You may think they are flowers.
If you look at a piece of coral, you will see many little holes in it. In each of these holes a very small sea animal has lived. These sea animals make the coral.
They began to build under the water. Year after year, the coral grew higher and higher. At last it grew out of the water.
Then the sea brought it into small trees and something else. After some years, these things changed into earth. Sometimes the wind brought seeds to this earth. Sometimes birds flew over it and brought seeds to the island.
The little seeds grew. In a few years there were plants all over the island. In a few more years there were trees growing there.
So you see, these islands were built little by little. The workers were very small. Do they not teach us a lesson? Can you think what the lesson is?
56. A coral island looks like _____.
A. a round cake B. trees, grass and flowers C. a ring of land D. a round lake
57. There are ______ in the holes in corals.
A. flowers B. little corals C. grass D. sea animals
58. How did seeds of trees, grass and flowers come to the coral islands?
A. The wind and birds brought them to the coral islands.
B. Only the wind brought them there.
C. People brought them there.
D. Fishes brought them there.
59. From the story we learn that ______.
A. Small workers can not do big thing.
B. Only big workers can do big things.
C. Small workers can do big things if they work hard and work a long time.
D. All small things can do big things.
B
Millions of years ago, dinosaurs (恐龙) lived on earth. At that time, the whole earth was warm and wet. There were green forests and they could find enough to eat.
Graally（渐渐地）, parts of the earth became cold and dry and the forests there died. Then dinosaurs could not find enough to eat. This must be one reason why dinosaurs died out (灭绝).
There may be other reasons that we do not yet know about. Scientists are trying to make more discoveries（发现）about dinosaurs.
We now know that dinosaurs were of many sizes and shapes. Some were as small as chickens, while some were about 90 feet long.
There were also terrible fights（战争）between dinosaurs! They might have happened more than 100 millions years ago. Though no man was there to see any of the fights, we can tell by the animals’ footprints that fights did happen.
60. When did dinosaurs live on earth?
A. Thousands of years ago B. One million years ago
C. Millions of years ago D. Many years ago
61. There are maybe many reasons that the dinosaurs died out, but the writer tell us only
_______ reason(s).
A. one B. two C. three D. four
62. Scientists are trying to ________.
A. find dinosaurs
B. make more money
C. make more dinosaurs
D. learn more about dinosaurs
63. Dinosaurs often fought each other. We know that because_______.
A. their footprints tell us so
B. no man was there
C. someone saw them fighting
D. it happened many years ago
C
Visit Forest Zoo
Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from Northeast of China. The beautiful birds from England are ready to sing songs for you, and the monkeys from Mount Emei will be happy to talk to you. The lovely dogs from Australia want to laugh at you. Sichuan pandas will play balls for you. The giraffes from Africa are waiting to look down on you.
Tickets Opening time
Grown-ups: ¥ 3 9: 00 a.m. — 4: 00 p.m.
Children: Over 1.4m: ¥ 2 except Friday
Under 1.4m: Free 10:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m.
Keep the zoo clean!
Do not tough, give food or go near to the animals.
64. How much does Mr. Smith have to pay if he visits the zoo with his son of three?
A. ¥3. B. ¥4. C. ¥5. D. ¥6.
65. At which of the following time can we visit the zoo?
A. 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. B. 9: 30 a.m. Friday. C. 3: 00 p.m. Sunday. D. 5:00 p.m. Tuesday.
66. Which of the following can we do in the zoo?
A. To tough the monkeys. B. To give some food to the animals.
C. To go near to the tigers. D. To watch the animals carefully.
D
A nobleman (贵族) was once riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. Beside the old man, on the ground, lay a young tree, ready to be planted. The nobleman called out to the old man, "What kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?"
"This is a fig (无花果) tree, sir," he said.
"A fig tree?" cried the nobleman in surprise. "Why, how old are you, may I ask?"
"I am ninety years old," said the other.
"What!" cried the nobleman. "You are ninety years old, you are planting a young tree now and it will take years to give fruit. You certainly don’t hope to live long enough to get any benefit(好处) from this tree?"
The old man looked around his garden. Then he smiled and said, "Tell me, sir, did you eat figs when you were a boy?"
"Sure." The nobleman did not know why he asked this question. The old man smiled again. "Then tell me this," he said, "who planted the trees from which those figs were picked?"
"Why…why, I don’t know."
"You see, sir," went on the old man, "our forefathers planted trees for us to enjoy, and I am doing the same for the people after me. How can I pay back anything to our forefathers?"
The nobleman was quiet for a moment and said. "You are right, my good man." Then he rode away.
67. The old man in the story was _________.
A. riding along the road B. digging in the garden C. walking in the garden D. growing a tree
68. The nobleman was surprised because the old man _______.
A. was ninety years old
B. was planting a tree
C. was not able to get fruit from the fig tree
D. could live too long
69. _______ planted the trees from which the nobleman picked figs.
A. The forefathers B. The children C. The children D. The noble’s father
70. The old man planted a fig tree, because he wanted ________.
A. to eat the fruit
B. the nobleman to eat the fruit
C. the people after him to eat the fruit
D. his friends to eat the fruit
E
Men are the cleverest and most dangerous animals on the earth. Rats come second. Men kill many beasts, they’ve even killed millions of men since very long ago, but rats kill more men. Rats carry many diseases（疾病） these diseases have killed and are still killing thousands and thousands of men today in many countries. Rats are dangerous not only in one way. They not only carry diseases into men’s homes, they also eat up men’s food. They eat 33 million tons of grain every year. Men starve（饥饿）because rats eat their food. Rats are clever, too. They have good leaders to tell them the food is terrible when men put poison in it. There are a lot of rats in our cities and villages today. We can go to the moon, but we can not kill all these terrible animals. Is this dangerous enemy too clever and grows too fast, or are we not clever enough and not clean enough?
71. Why are people thought to be the most dangerous animals in the world?
______________________________________________.
72. How do rats kill men?
______________________________________________.
73. How much grain do rats eat in a year?
______________________________________________.
74. How do rats know there is some poison in the food?
______________________________________________.
75. What does the writer want to tell us about in the passage?
_____________________________________________.
F
Children start school when they are five years old in America.（A）In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they leave high schools. (B) 在美国有两种学校：public schools and private schools. Most children go to public schools. Their parents don’t have to (C) _______ their ecation, because the schools receive money from the country. If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents still prefer private schools, (D) 尽管它们贵得多。
Today about half of the high school students go on to university after they finish the high school. A student at a state university doesn’t have to pay very much if his parents live in that state.
(E) But many students work while they are studying at universities. In this way they develop their good working skills and live on their own.
76. 将划线部分(A)译为汉语 _________________________________________
77. 将划线部分(B)译为英语 _________________________________________
78. 在(C)的空白处填入适当的词语 ___________ ___________
79. 将划线部分(D)译为英语 _________________________________________
80. 将(E)改写为同义句 But many students work while ___________ __________ ___________ .
IV. 补全对话 (每题1分，共5分)
A: Hello. The Rose Hotel. 8l _____________________________？
B: Yes, please. 82 _________________________ book two rooms for the coming weekend.
A: Next weekend, you say? Well, 83 ____________________________ nights?
B: Oh! Just two.
A: OK. Two nights. From Friday or Saturday?
B: Friday.
A: Friday, the 20th…And do you need single rooms or double?
B: Two double rooms, please.
A: Right. Two doubles for Friday and Saturday, July 20th and 21st .
B: 84 ______________________ a double room, please?
A: Well, it’s 400 yuan per night, with breakfast.
B: I see. Can I book the rooms now, please?
A: 85 ________________________. What’s your full name, please?
B: Rick Smith.
V. 改写句子（5分）
86. We call James Jim for short. (变成疑问句)
________ _______ _________ _________ James for short?
87. It took her two hours to clean the room.
She ___________ two hours ____________ the room.
88. Can you tell me the way to the Palace Museum?
Can you tell me ___________ __________ ___________ to the Palace Museum?
89. Peter made a colorful kite last week.
A colorful kite ___________ ___________ by him last week.
90. I borrowed the book three days ago.
I ___________ __________ the book __________ three days ago.
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④ 七年级英语阅读理解 带答案
阅读理解 (20分)
A.
The world is not hungry , but it is thirsty . It seems strange that nearly 3/4 of the earth is covered with water while we say we are short of (短缺) water. Why? Because about 97% of water on the earth is sea water which we can't drink or use for watering plants directly (直接地) . Man can only drink and use the 3% - the water that comes from rivers and lakes. And we can't even use all of that, because some of it has been polluted (污染) .
Now more water is needed. The problem is: Can we avoid (避免) a serious water shortage later on? First, we should all learn how to save water. Secondly, we should find out the ways to reuse it . Scientists have always been making studies in the field. Today, in most large cities water is used only once and then runs to the sea or rivers . But it can be used again. Even if (即使) every large city reused its water, still there would not be enough. What could people turn to next?
The sea seems to have the best answer. There is a lot of water in the sea. All that needs to be done is to get the salt out of the sea water. This is expensive, but it's already used in many parts of the world. Scientists are trying to find a cheaper way of doing it. So you see, if we can find a way out, we'll be in no danger of drying up.
1 . The world is thirsty because ________.
A. 3/4 of the earth is covered with water
B. we have enough sea water to use directly
C. we haven't used all the water in rivers and lakes
D. about 97% of water on the earth can't be drunk or used for watering plants directly
2. Which of the following is true ?
A. 3% of water on the earth is in rivers and lakes.
B. 75% of water on the earth is the sea.
C. 97% of the earth is covered with water.
D. 3% of water on the earth is sea water.
3. From the passage we learn _________.
A. if every city reuses its water, we'll be in no danger of drying up
B. man can only drink and use about 25% of water on the earth
C. today in most large cities water is used only once
D. water can be used only once
4 . To avoid the serious water shortage , which of the following is the most important?
A. Save water and try to make good use of the water in rivers and lakes.
B. Don't pollute water and keep all rivers and lakes clean.
C. Make dirty water clean and then reuse it.
D. Try to find a cheaper way to get the salt out of the sea water.
5. The name of the passage would be ________
A. The Sea Water B. How to Save Water
C. The Thirsty World D. The Polluted Water
B.
Visitors to London often eat in restaurants . The owners and workers in them are all from other countries. The visitors say in these restaurants they don't feel they are in England. Most of English people eat at home as much as they can. Sometimes they themselves will think they are in another country when they are in restaurants. When an Englishman goes out of a restaurant, he may find that he doesn't understand why everything is written in French and Italian.
Most of English people think it is better to eat at home, because it is cheaper. They don't want to spend much money on food and they like cooking at home. They like fast food. But for Christmas, they will spend two or three weeks to get ready for it, because they want to have good food.
6. Visitors to London often eat in restaurants because_________.
A. they don't like the food at home B. their homes are not in London
C. it's cheaper D. restaurants are beautiful places
7. When English people eat in restaurants , they sometimes think __________.
A. they are in another country B. they are in the country
C. they are themselves D. they love their country
8. Some of English people don't know __________.
A. why everything comes from French and Italian
B. why people write everything in French and Italian
C. everything in restaurants
D. everyone in restaurants
9. English people eat at home because __________.
A. it is fast B. the food is expensive at home
C. it is sometimes very cheap D. the food is very cheap at home
10._________ English people will spend much time for Christmas .
A. In order to get more food B. In order to have much food
C. In order to get good food D. In order to have enough food
阅读理解
A.
1．D 2．A 3．C 4．D 5．C
其中5．是主旨大意题。
5．文章第一段叙述世界上仅有3％的水能使用；第二段叙述人们需要淡水，想尽办法节约用水；第三段概述海水淡化的昂贵以及缺水的危险。本文着重解释为什么地球是个 thirsty world ，如何解决它的饥渴，故答案C最合题意。
B.
6．B 游客由于家不在伦敦，只好到餐馆吃饭。
7．A 由于英国人不习惯在外吃饭，就餐者多为外国人，因此英国人误以为在外国。
8．B英国人搞不明白为什么餐馆里的东西用法语和意大利语来写。
9．D英国人在家吃饭，主要原因是便宜。
10．C为了在过圣诞节时能吃上丰盛的饭菜，英国人总要花上很长时间准备。
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To Pull up the Seedlings to Help Them Grow
Once upon a time, an old farmer planted a plot of rice. Everyday he
went to the field to watch the seedlings grow. He saw the young shoots
break through the soil and grow taller each day. But still, he thought
they were growing too slowly. He got impatient with the young plants.
"How could the plants grow faster?" He tossed in bed ring the night and
could not sleep. Suddenly he hit upon an idea. He had an idea not wait
for daybreak. He jumped out of the bed and dashed to the field. By the
moonlight, he began working on the rice seedlings. One by one, he pulled
up the young plants by half an inch. When he finished pulling, it was
already morning. Straightening his back, he said to himself, "What a
wonderful idea! Look, how much taller the plants have grown one nigt!"
With great satisfaction, he went back home. He told his son what he had
done in a triumphant tone. His son was shocked. Now the sun had risen.
The young man was heart-broken to see all the pulled-up young plants
dying.
People now use " Ba Miao Zhu Zhang" to describe the behavior of those
who are too eager to get something done only to make it worse. The idiom
is a bit like the English proverb "Haste makes waste" ------to spoil
things by excessive enthusiasm.
拨苗助长
从前，有个农夫，种了稻苗后，便希望能早早收成。每天他到稻田时，发觉那些稻
苗长得非常慢。
他等得不耐烦，心想：“怎么样才能使稻苗长得高，长很快呢?
想了又想，他终了想到一个“最佳方法”，就是将稻苗拨高几分。
经过一番辛劳后，他满意地扛锄头回家休息。心想：明天稻苗长得一定更高了。
隔天早晨．一早起身，他迫不及待地起去稻田看他的“成果”。
哪知，他跑到稻田时，却看到所有的稻苗都枯萎了。
Although more of an investment guru than a management guru, Warren Buffett (born 1930) made his billions (and became the
second richest man in the world after Bill Gates) from the success of the companies held by his investment vehicle, Berkshire
Hathaway, a publicly quoted company. He has described the extent of his involvement in these companies as being limited to
the allocation of capital and people. “Charles T. Munger, Berkshire Hathaway’s vice-chairman, and I really have only two
jobs,” he once said (Charles T. Munger being his long-time closest associate). “One is to attract and keep outstanding
managers to run our various operations. The other is capital allocation.” That includes setting the compensation of the
chief executive.
Buffett is known as “the Sage of Omaha”, after the town where he was born and where he has spent most of his life, and much
is made of his small-town homespun values. He likes to play the ukulele and he plays bridge (with Bill Gates, among others)
in his modest home in Omaha. His one conceit is a corporate jet, but that is second-hand and named “The Indefensible”.
Buffett, however, is not really the small-town boy made good. His father, Howard Buffett, was a stockbroker who won a seat in
Congress when Warren was a boy, and the family moved to Washington, DC, for a while. Then Buffett went to the Wharton School
in Philadelphia, the top business school in the United States for finance and for those heading for the higher reaches of
Wall Street. He left before he completed his course, but finished his studies at New York’s almost equally prestigious
Columbia Business School. From there, in 1951, he started to make his living from investing on the stockmarket, and was
greatly influenced by Ben Graham, who wrote a classic book on investment, “Security Analysis” (1934), and had been his
tutor at Columbia.
Buffett famously avoided the high-tech sector ring the turn-of-the-century dotcom boom and bust, but in recent years he has
suffered from a high involvement with the less-than-stellar insurance instry. Berkshire Hathaway’s annual report contains
a closely observed “letter to shareholders”, written by Buffett, which is a mixture of homespun wisdom and market savvy.
The company’s annual meeting is held in the Q-West centre in downtown Omaha and is attended by as many as 20,000 investors
from all over the world. “We have embraced the 21st century,” wrote Buffett in one of his letters, “by entering such
cutting-edge instries as bricks, carpets, insulation and paint—try to control your excitement.”
In June 2006 he gave Berkshire Hathaway shares worth over $30 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the biggest
single charitable donation in history.
There Aren’t 300 Yuan
Mr.Li digs a hole in his yard and puts 300 Yuan in the hole.Then he writes a note and leaves in here: There aren’t 300 Yuan.
Mr.Wang is next to Mr.Li.He sees the note and knows there are 300 Yuan.So he steals the money.And he also leaves a note :Mr.Wang,the neighbor doesn’t steal the money.
此地无银三百两
李先生在自家的院子里挖了个洞，埋了三百元钱在里面。他写了张字条留在那儿：此地无银三百两。
王先生住在李先生的隔壁。他看见这张字条，知道这儿有三百元钱，就把钱偷走了。不过，他也留了张纸条：隔壁王先生没有偷。
yard〔 〕 院子 know〔 〕 知道
steal〔 〕 偷 money〔 〕 钱
neighbor〔 〕 邻居
画蛇添足
一天,狮子先生举行一场聚会,许多动物都来了,他们喝了很多酒.最后只剩一壶酒了.让谁喝呢?他们想了想,有了好主意。他们决定比赛画蛇，谁最快画好，谁就喝这壶酒。
不一会，狼先生画好了。“哈，我画好了，我是第一个。”它说。可是他又画了起来，还说：“再给它加几只脚吧。”这时猩猩先生也画好了。它拿起那壶酒喝起来，一边喝一边说：“那不是蛇，蛇是没有脚的，我赢了这壶酒。”
add〔 〕 加 feet〔 〕 脚（foot的复数）
hold〔 〕 举行 animal〔 〕 动物
wine〔 〕 酒 take away 拿走
Adding Feet to a Snake
One day Mr.Lion holds a party.Many animals comes and drink a lot of wine.At last there is a pot of wine .Who can drink it? They think out an idea and decide to have a match:drawing a snake.If you finish first,you can get it.
Soon Mr.Wolf finishes drawing:“Yeah ,I’ve finished.I’m No.1,”he says.But he draws again and says,“Oh,let me add feet to snake.”At the time Mr .Gorilla also finishes.He takes away the pot of wine and drinks,then he says,“That isn’t snake.Snake has no feet.I get the wine.”
掩耳盗铃
本总以为自己很聪明，实际上他总干傻事。
一天， 他看见一户人家的门头上有个很漂亮的铃“啊，真漂亮呀！我要把它拿回家去。”他自言自语道，“我该怎么做呢?”过了一会他想到个“好”主意。“哈哈！我有办法了！我把耳朵堵上，那铃铛的时候就听不见铃声了。”
于是本就这样做了。可是他刚拿下铃铛，屋子里的主人就打开门，怒气冲冲地说：“你在干什么？”
while〔 〕 当……的时候 cover〔 〕 盖上
always〔 〕 总是，永远，始终
foolsih〔 〕 笨的 plug〔 〕 堵上，拉
as soon as 一……就……
Covering One’s Ears While Stealing a Bell
Ben thinks he is clever,but he always dose foolish things.
One day he sees a beautiful bell at the top of adoor.“Oh,How nice! I will take it home.”he thinks,“What can I do?”After a while he has a “good”idea.“Aha! I have an idea now.I can Plug my ears.Then I will not hear the ring,when I take the bell.
Then Ben does so.But as soon he takes off the bell,the owner opens the door.“What are you doing?”the owner says angrily.
画龙点睛
李先生是位很好的画家。一天，他画了一条栩栩如生的龙，但是这条龙没有眼睛。
周先生见了说：“这条龙没有眼睛。这不算是一幅好画。”
可是李先生笑着说：“如果我给它加上眼睛，他就会飞走的。”
周先生摇着头说：“你吹牛。我不相信。”
李先生也不生气，只是拿起画笔 给龙点上眼睛。哇！龙真的飞走了。
dragon〔 〕龙 painter〔 〕 画家
without 〔 〕 没有 picture〔 〕 图片
fly away 〔 〕飞走 boast〔 〕 自夸
hold〔 〕 拿，握住
Adding Eyes to a Dragon
Mr.Li is a good painter.One day he draws a beautiful dragon without eyes.
Mr.Zhou looks at the picture and says,“The dragon
has no eyes .It isn’t a good picture.”
But Mr.Li smiles and says,“If add eyes to the dragon,it will fly away.”
Mr.Zhou shakes head and says,“You are boasting.I don’t believe you.”
Mr.Li isn’t angry.He holds the paintbrush and adds eyes to dragon .Woe! The dragon really flies.
叶公好龙
有个年轻人，姓叶，非常喜欢龙。他在屋子里画了许多许多龙。这屋子都快成龙的世界。
一条真龙听说了叶公的事，很受感动，就想去拜访叶公，和他交个朋友。
“嘿，叶先生！和高兴见到你。”这条真龙来拜访叶先生了。可是叶先生飞快地逃了。他边跑边喊：“啊，我的天啊！救命！救命！”
lord〔 〕 庄园主 become〔 〕 变成
world〔 〕 世界 real〔 〕 真的
deeply〔 〕 深深地 moved〔 〕 感动的
visit〔 〕 访问 make a friend 交朋友
Lord Ye’s Love of the Dragon
There is a young man, Lord Ye.He likes dragons very much.He draws many dragons in his house.The house becomes a world of gaagons.
A real dragon hears of Lors Ye,and is deeoly moved. He wants to visit Lord Ye and makes a friend with him.
“Hi, Mr.Ye!Nice to meet you,”the real dragon comes to visit Mr.Ye.But Mr.Ye runs away as fast as he can.“Oh,my God!Help! Help!”he runs and shouts.
the lion and the fox
the lion once said that he was sick on his death bed.
So he asked all the animals to come and listen to his last wishes.
the goat came to the lion’s cave. He stood there and listened for a long time.
then a sheep went in. Before she came out, a rabbit entered to hear the last wishes of the king of beasts.
But soon the lion seemed to recover, and went to the mouth of his cave.
He saw a fox waiting outside. "Why don’t you come in?" asked the lion to the fox.
"I beg Your Majesty’s pardon," said the fox, "I have seen many animals enter your cave, but none of them come out.
Till they come out again, I prefer to wait outside."
老狮子与狐狸
一头年老的狮子声称自己病得要死了，他告诉所有的动物来听他的临终遗言。
一只山羊进入狮子的洞穴，并一直留在那里，接着一只绵羊也进去了。之前，一只兔子也曾进去听这兽中之王的临终遗言。
但是不久，狮子好像康复了，能走到洞口了，他看到狐狸站在洞口，就问：“你为什么不进来呢？”
“尊敬的殿下，”狐狸回答说，“如果我没发现只有进去的脚印，没有一个出来的脚印，我也许会进洞去。”
寓意: 我们必须小心别人的圈套，因为一旦进去了就很难再出来
坐井观天
有一只青蛙住在井底,他从来没有去过井外面。他以为天空就和井口一样大。
一天，一只乌鸦飞到井边，看见青蛙，就对它说：“青蛙，咱们聊聊吧。”青蛙就问它：“你从哪里来？”“我从天上来。”青蛙惊讶极了，就说：“天空就只有这井口这么大，你怎么回事从天上飞来的呢？”
乌鸦说：“天空很大。只不过你一直呆在井里，所以你不知道世界很大。”
青蛙说：“我不相信。”乌鸦说:“ 你可以出来,自己看看嘛。”
于是青蛙来到井外。它十分惊讶，原来世界这么大！
bottom〔 〕 底，底部 never〔 〕 决不，从来没有
crow〔 〕乌鸦 talk〔 〕 交谈，谈话
as……as 像……一样 yourself〔 〕 你自己
world〔 〕 世界
Look at the Sky from the Bottom of a Well
There is a frog.He lives in a well and he never goes out of the well.He thinks the sky is as big as the mouth of the well.
One day a crow comes to the well.He sees the frog and says,“Frog,let’s have a talk.”Then the frog asks, “Where are you from?”“I fly from the sky,”the crow says.The frog fells surprised and says,“The sky is only as big as the mouth of the well.How do you fly from thesky?”
The crow says,“The sky is very big.You always stay in the well,so you don’t know the world is big.
The frog says,“I don’t believe.”But the crow says, “You can come out and have a look by yourself.”
So the frog comes out from the well.He is very surpised.How big the world is!
我“聪明”的狗
巴比是我的狗。我很爱它。它会在地板上打滚。它会和我玩球。它能在我外出时帮我看家。巴比很聪明，可是有些时候他又不聪明了。
一天，巴比跑了出去，三天没回家。他回来后，我把它拴在一棵树上，给他一些食物。巴比吃着食物，但是又停了下来。他看见一只狐狸。这只狐狸正盯着他的食物。巴比朝它一个劲的叫。狐狸开始绕着树跑，巴比就追着它跑。于是绳子就绕在了树上。当然巴比就跑不开了。那只狐狸就跑去吃食物，很快就吃光了所有食物，尔后跑走了。
floor〔 〕 地板 look after 照看
sometimes〔 〕 在某时 tie〔 〕 系
bark〔 〕 狗吠 run after 追赶
of course 当然
My “Clever”Dog
Bobby is my dog.I love him. He can roll on the floor.He can play balls with me.He can look after my house when I am out.Botty is very clever.But sometimes he isn’t.
One day Bobby runs away.He is out for three days.After he comes baek,I tie him to a tree and give him some food.Bobby begins to eat.But then he stops.He sees a fox.The fox is looking at his food.Bobby barks and barks.He wants to catch the fox.But he cant’t.The fox runs round the tree.Bobby runs after the fox.So the rope goes round the tree.Of course Bobby can’t run.The fox can eat the food.Quickly she eats up the food and runs away.
狼来了
子里有个淘气的小男孩，他喜欢撒谎。一天，他想捉弄村民，就大喊:“狼来了!狼来了!”善良的村民们正在地里干农活.听到喊声,赶忙去救他.可是他们到了那儿,男孩说:“没有狼，我跟你们开玩笑的。”村民们很生气,回到田里.不一会,男孩又大喊:“狼来了！狼来了！”村民们有赶来了，却再次被欺骗。男孩开心地大笑。村民们说：“你撒谎。我们再也不会相信你了。”
后来狼真的来了，男孩十分害怕。“狼来了！狼来了！”他大声呼救，“救命啊！救命啊！”但是没有人来。结果狼吃了这个淘气的男孩。
naughty〔 〕 淘气 village〔 〕 村庄
lies〔 〕 谎话（复数） make fun 愚弄，开玩笑
cheated〔 〕 被欺骗（cheat过去分词）
believe〔 〕 相信 field〔 〕 田地
Wolf Is Coming
There’s a naughty boy in a village.He likes telling lies.One day he wants to make fun the farmers.So he shouts,“Wolf!Wolf!Wolf is coming!”The kind farmers are working in the field.They hear shout,and hurry to help the boy.But when they get there,the boy says,“There isn’t a wolf.I’m joking.”The farmers are angry and fo back to their fields.After a while the boy shouts again,“Wolf!Wolf!”And the farmers come and cheated again.The boy laughs and laughs.They say,“You tell lies.We will not believe you.”
Later a wolf really comes.The boy is very scared.
“Wolf!Wolf!Wolf is coming!”the boy shouts and shouts,“Help!Help!”But no one comes.And the wolf eats the naughty boy.
一只口渴的狗
有一只狗很口渴，他只找到一些空空的水桶，里面没有水。他继续找水。他来到一座小房子前面。房子里住着一个小姑娘。小姑娘拎着只水桶出来了。“她要去打水。”狗想到，并跟在他后面。果然不错，小姑娘来到一口井边，把水桶放入井口，桶里水满了。然后小姑娘回去了。
“水！太好了！”狗叫着跑过来。他想也没想就跳下井去了。
井水真不错。狗可高兴啦，喝了许多水。但是他没法跳出来了。他等了好久，但是没人来。“我饿了，我得出去。”他想着。
这时候一直口渴的山羊到井边来了。他看了看井和这只狗。“这井水好喝吗？”“当然，快下来吧。”狗回答说。于是山羊也跳到井里去了。狗高兴极了，他跳上山羊的背，又跳出了井口。
狗看了一眼山羊，说声“再见”就跑开了。
only〔 〕 只，仅仅 empty〔 〕 空的
follow〔 〕 跟着 full 〔 〕 满的
wait〔 〕 等 have a look at 看看
The Thirsty Dog
A dog is evey thirsty.But he only sees some empty pails.There is no water in them.The dog goes on looking for water.He comes to a small house.There is a girl in it.The girl in it.The girl gose out with a pail.“She gose to a well,”the dog thinks and follows her.The dog is right.The girl comes to a well and puts down the pail,and the pail is full of water.Then the girl goes back to her house.
“Water!Great!the dog says and runs to the well.He jumps into the well without thought.
The water is good.The dog is happy and drinks much.But he can’t jump out of the well.He waits and waits.But no one comes.“I’m hungry now.I must go out,”he thinks.
At the time a thisty goat comes to the well.He looks at the water and the dog .“Is the water good?”the goat asks.“Of course.Come down,”the dog says.Then the goat jumps into the well,too.The dog is happy.He jumps on the goat’s back and jumps out of the well.
The dog has a look at the goat and says,“Goodbye!”Then he leaves.
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