笑话五则(英文)

M ore Polite A fat m an and a skinny m an were arguing about who was the m ore polite.The skinny m an said he w as m ore polite because he alw ays tipped (轻拿)his hat to ladies.But the fat m an said he was the m ore courteous of the tw o because,whenever…     

初中英语易错题专练(五)(英文)

81.Such a m istake this can be avoided ifyou are m ore careful. A .like B.as C .with D .for 82.The city isabout ride from here. A .one and a halfhour蒺s B.one-half-hour C.one and a halfhour D .one and a halfhours蒺 83.W hen you com e to W uhan,Ican putyou…     

阅读理解(英文)

Ⅰ.完形填空M r.H odge w as a1farm er.H e had hundreds ofchickens,and sold eggs and the m eatand gota lotof2them,buthe lived in a very3partofthe country,and he found4his hens(母鸡)laid5in thesum m er.So he decided to putair-conditionings(空调)into his chicken-house6they would lay wellallthrough the year and he could getm ore eggs and in that way earn m ore m oney.The owner ofthecom pany w hich7the air-conditioning cam e to see him,and w hen he saw M r.H odge蒺s house,hethoughtthathe m ightbe a…     

长生不老

A m an w as selling m edicines at a fair. A t first hesold bottles of a cold cure for just a dollar a bottle. M any people w anted to buy it and the m an’syoung assistant m oved quickly through the crow d col-lecting m oney and handing out bottles of the coldcure. T hen, w hen he had a big crow d, the m an heldup a very sm all bottle. “A nd now , ladies and gentlem en, he shouted, ”“here is the m edicine you have been w aiting for.T hecure for old age.D rink just one bottl…     

放弃一半

Tow friends visited the zoo together.The zoo is very large and it w asim possible to go everyw here.They had to decide w here and w hich anim al tovisit as their tim e w as lim ited.So both of them agreed not to retrace (重 走 )after choosing a branch road atevery fork(路口 ). A road sign atthe first fork indicated(表 示)one w ay to the lion quarters(狮 子 园 )and the other to the tiger hill.T hey decided on the form er after abrief discussion because lionsw ere “the king…     

A Wonderful Adventure to a Rainforest

I’d like to go to a rainforest—the place I’ve alw ays dream t of going to. D uring m y long holiday in M ay, it m ay take a w eek to be on m y adventure. A nd I think it’ll be a really fantastic journey as there m ust be a va- riety of creatures along m y w ay. W henever I get tired and bored,they’ll cheer m e up.D if- ferent creatures m ake m e excited. A nd the m ore dangerous m y journey is, the m ore curi- ous I w ill be. I m ay get to m y destination by air, but in order to enjoy …     

Exactness

M r.Sm ith liked to be exact. O ne day when he was w alking in thestreet a m an cam e over and asked him E xcuse m e but w here's the , : “ ,nearest bookshop ?” The nearest bookshop Y ou have to cross a bridge and then turn “ ?to the right. ” A nd is the bridge long “ ?” Thirty m eters. “ ” The m an thanked him and went towards the bridge. Suddenly heheard som eone running after him . Stop M r.Sm ith w as shouting. I'm s…     

A Wonderful Adventure to a Rainforest

I’d like to go to a rainforest—the place I’ve alw ays dream t of going to. D uring m y long holiday in M ay, it m ay take a w eek to be on m y adventure. A nd I think it’ll be a really fantastic journey as there m ust be a va- riety of creatures along m y w ay. W henever I get tired and bored,they’ll cheer m e up.D if- ferent creatures m ake m e excited. A nd the m ore dangerous m y journey is, the m ore curi- ous I w ill be. I m ay get to m y destination by air, but in order to enjoy m y journey to the ful...     

短文改错

A person s age no longer tells you som ething about1.his socialposition,marriage or healthy.There s no longer2.ooldena particular year which one goes to school or goes to3.work or gets m arried or start a fam ily.The socialclock4.thatkeptus on tim e and told us w hen go to school,get5.a job,or stop w orking isn t as strong as itwas used to be.6.It doesn tsurprise us to hear a28-year-old university7.presidentor a35-year-old grandm other,or70-year-old8.m an w ho has becom e a father for the firs…     

微笑一下

M ark was w alking hom e from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying,along with two sw eaters,a baseball bat,a glove and a sm all tape recorder. M ark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered arti- cles. Since they were going the sam e way, he helped to carry part of the burden. A s they walked, M ark discovered the boy s nam e w as B ill, that he loved video gam es, baseball and history, and that he was hav- ing…     

Exactness

M r.Sm ith liked to be exact. O ne day when he was w alking in thestreet a m an cam e over and asked him E xcuse m e but w here‘s the , : “ ,nearest bookshop ?” The nearest bookshop Y ou have to cross a bridge and then turn “ ?to the right. ” A nd is the bridge long “ ?” Thirty m eters. “ ” The m an thanked him and went towards the bridge. Suddenly heheard som eone running after him . Stop M r.Sm ith w as shouting. I‘m sorry. I just rem em bered ...     

Animals:Country symbols

A nim als have always been used to represent cer-tain hum an characteristics.Countries also use anim alsas sym bols.From eagles to lions,m any countries usean anim al to show its national spirit and character.1.U S:T he bald eagleThe im age of an eagle is on the U SPresident’s flag,and on the one-dollarbill.The bald eagle is a large,pow erful,brow n bird with a white head and tail.The term“bald”does not m ean that thisbird lacks feathers.Instead,it com es fromthe old word piebald,that m eans,“m arked w ith ...     

高二英语单元检测

hoolardenfnglishU nit5T he B ritish IslesⅠ.单项填空1.The culture and custom s of A m erica are very m uch like of Eng-land.A.that B.w hat C.w hich D.those2.Com m unist spirit consists whole-hearted devotion to public in-terests.A.in B.w ith C.of D.on3.—I don tthink Jack can sing w ell.—But you are shy,he is courageous.A.where B.w hat C.though D.if4.A ctually,he is a new-com er unknown us all.A.for B.as C.by D.to5.Charles Babbage is generally considered the first com puter.A.to in…     

A Boy, a Girl and a Bird

The spring was com ing.The sun shone brightly.A lot of beautifulflowers cam e out.The birds sang allday.M any people went to play in thepark.W hen X iao H ua w as playing near a road,he saw a little bird.H ewanted to catch it.H e went to the bird quietly and caught it at last.“Thats great.I have caughta beautifulbird,he said to him self.Then he”played w ith the bird very happily.Justthen,he saw a little girl crying very sadly.A policem an cam eup and said,“Little girl,don t cry.W hats …     

为他做同样的事

O ne day, a poor farm er took a bag of w heat to tow n. H e didn’tknow w hatto do w hen the bag felloffhis horse. The bag w as too heavyfor him to lift.H e hoped thatsom eone w ould com e and help him . B efore long a m an cam e over.Butthe farm er’s heartsank w hen hesaw the m an,w ho w as the great m an in tow n.The farm er w as afraid toask for help. A s soon as he cam e up to the farm er, the great m an got off hishorse and said,“Y ou need m y help,don’tyou? L etm e help you. ”…     

巧学妙记“一般过去时”

请阅读下面的短文,并注意句中的划线部分:①M any years ago,there w as a doctor in a sm alltown.H e was goodand kind.A t any tim e of the day and night,he was always ready to goand help the sick people.②E veryone in the town liked him and peoplealways wentto see him when there w as som ething wrong w ith them.A fter m any years the doctor becam e old.H e began to lose his m em-ory(记忆力),so he often forgot things.③W hen people noticed(注意到)this,they did notgo to see him any m ore.“H e m ay…     

伦敦申奥陈述精选

1.SPEAKER HRH the Princess Royal A partnership w hich dates back to thefounding C ongress of1894of w hich m ygreat-grandfather K ing G eorge V w as anH onorary M em ber.A n interest and enthusiasm w hich con-tinues today.A nd I’m delighted to havebeen asked to convey to you a special m es-sage from H er M ajesty T he Q ueen.H er m essage reads“I have been im pressedby the w ay everyone hasunited behind London’sbid.”A s a country w eshare a passion for sportand w e also share a de…     

同学

M r.Sm ith m oved to another town,and soon he needed a new doctor,so he went to see one.H e sat down in the waiting room and lookedaround.The doctor's nam e was on the wall.Suddenly M r.Sm ith rem em-bered there had been a classm ate w ith the sam e nam e in his class at se-chool,and he had becom e a doctor.A s he w ent in to see the doctor,he rem em bered a young,handsom estudent,and was sad to see how old and heavy and grey this m anlooked.M r.Sm ith said to him,“G ood m orning,D octor.…     

宾语从句专练(英文)

1.W e leave to your judgm ent you should do it. A .this;that B .it;that C.it;w hether D .that;if 2.The old m an always thinks of he can do m ore for the people. A .what B .how C .if D .w hatever 3.I don tdoubt the scientists will soon find a way to get ri…     

一位改变学生命运的老师

Steve,a twelve-year-old boy w ith alcoholic parents,w as about to be lost forever,by the U.S.education sys-tem.R em arkably,he could read,yet,in spite of hisreading skills,Steve was failing.H e had been failingsince first grade,as he w as passed on from grade tograde.Steve w as a big boy,looking m ore like a teenagerthan a twelve year old,yet,Steve w ent unnoticed untilM iss W hite.M iss W hite was a sm iling,young,beautiful red head,and Steve w as in love。For the first tim e in his younglife,he couldn’t ta...