阅读理解二则(英文)

(A) One day, Mr Black went into a restaurant. He put his coat on achair near the door. There was nothing in the pockets of his coat. Afterhis meal he put on the coat, then he found there was much money in oneof his pockets. He immediately realized that someone else had taken hiscoat away by mistake. “Whose coat is this?”he thought. He saw a waiternear the door, so Mr Black said to him, “Somebody put a lot of money inmy coat. I have no time to wait for him. I have to go. Return it to him,please.”The waiter took the money and went away. A moment later, an-other man came with a coat just like Mr BlackKs. “IKm sorry, ” said theman. “I took your coat and you got mine. Please give me my coat and the     

DO Shopping

It was winter,and Mrs Green wanted to do alot of shopping,so she waited until itwas Saturday,when her husband was free,and she took him to theshops with her to pay for everything and to carryher parcels (包裹 ) .They went to a lot of shops,andMrs Green bought a lot of things.She often stoppedand said,“L ook,Joe!Isn't that beautiful!”He then answered,“All right,dear,How muchis it?”and took his money out to pay for it.It was dark when they came out of the lastshop,and Mr Green was tired…     

Life in Ten Years

Have you thought about your life in ten years? What will it be like? I think I will be an artist in ten years,because I love painting very much.I will be famous and rich.I will sell my paintings and make good use of the money to build a big house for poor families and the children without parents.I will give the money to people who need help.I will try my best to help people all over the world.     

Where Is The Key?

It was Saturday. The weather got cold suddenly and Mrs King wanted to buy a 1 for herself. After breakfast Mrs King and her husband started out. There was much ice on the roads and Mr King 2 carefully. He stopped the car in front of the biggest 3 in the     

Patsy Beckett—My Australian Friend

I once stayed at St Paul's Grammar School in Sydney, Australia, as a visiting teacher for two months. From the moment I got there till the time I left, I seldom felt lonely and homesick. I know that's because Australian people are friendly to us and willing to help us. My friend Patsy Beckett is one of them.Patsy, (Mrs. Beckett) is the Principal's Personal Assistant at the school. Though she is busy all the time, she has arranged my visit in great detail. The first day I came to school she took me to my homestay's house herself, and there I found some beautiful flowers and nice fruit on the desk in my room. I thought this was a nice gesture of friendship.     

How foolish you are!

Christmas was coming. Mr Smith had no money to buy any presents for his children. His wife was ill and he spent a lot of money on her medicine. And the harvest was bad and all his family were going to be hungry the next spring. He was quite worried about it."We had only a cock,"said Mrs Smith one day. "You'd better take it to the town. Sell it there and buy some cakes and sweets for our children."     

一罐金子(英文)

Once a farmer was put in prison. Even though(即使)this farmer was in prison,he wasn't a bad man. He hadn't done anything wrong. At this time the king's men were collecting money. The king needed money so that he could fight wars and the people had to pay a lot of taxes(税). Now this farmer didn't have any money. He told this to the king's men. When they came to his house,he said,"I can't give you any money. I am such a poor man that I've hardly got enough to live."The king’s m en laughed. …     

重要启事

Jack was an able worker. He could do 1 the work in the factory and often helped his boss （老板） Mr. King. Mr. King liked him and he got much money. But he enjoyed drinking and he spent most of his money 2 the drinks. When he drank much, he 3 control （控制） himself. His boss had told him to stop 4, but he didn＇t listen to her. The woman had to leave him. Now he lived in a small and old house alone.     

My Childhood in Dublin

When I was nine years old there was nothing Iloved more than being chased by grownups.Nothing equaled the excitement ofit.During the long summer holidays fromschool I went out the front door of our semi-detachedtwo storey house,hoping to see some of my mates onthe road outside:What did I see only our next doorneighbour Mr Hickey high up on his ladder paintingthe frame of his bedroom window.Here,I thought,was a good chance of a chase because Mr Higgins’shot temper was known everywhere in the neigh—bourhood.Over the garden wall I climbed and stood     

值得期盼的事

A while ago,I was treated to a couple of pampering weeks in the beautiful mountains of Santa Barbara,California.I had asked my friends if I could stay in their guest house for the time I was finishing a book I was working on.     

幽默故事

A Mr Leonard was twenty-three years old and very rich.He was not married and he lived in two rooms in a small house in a city.Every summer he went down to the sea for a holiday.He stayed in small,cheap hotels,but he always wanted to have a clean,tidy room.He hated dirty places. One summer a friend of his said,"Go to the Tower Hotel in Whitesea.I went there last year,and it was very nice and clean." So Mr Leonard went to the Tower Hotel in Whitesea.But there was a different manager that year.     

爱就是一条线

<正>I once really doubted whether there was love between my parents.Every day they were very busy trying to make money to send me to school and they didn’t have time to act in the romantic ways that I see on TV.One day, my mother was sewing a quilt（被子）. I silently sat down beside her and just looked at her.“Mum, can I have a question?”I asked after a while.“What?”she replied, still doing her work.“Is there love between you and dad?”My mother raised her head with surprise in her eyes. She di...     

If I hadn''''t lost my money…

One day my father went to Baiquan.On hisway to the bus stop,he saw an about ten-year-oldchild crying by the road.Then my father went tohim and asked why he was crying.He answeredthat he lost the money that his mother gave himfor a new pen.Then my father said,“Don’t cryany more.I’ll give you the money as much as youlost.”     

幽默三则(英文)

1. Why Do You Never Phone Me?Mrs Harris lives in a small village. Her husband is dead, but she has one son. He is twenty-one and his name is Geoff. He once worked in a shop in the village and lived with his mother, but then he got a job in a town and lived there. Its name is Greensea. It is quite a long way from his mother's village, and she was not happy about this, but Geoff said,“There isn't a good job for me in the country, Mother, and I can get a lot of money in Greensea and send you some every week.”     

爱只是一根线

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents.Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me.They don’t act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV.In their opinion,“I love you”is too luxurious for them to say.Sending?owers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of the question.Finally my father has a bad temper.When he is very tired from the hard work,it is easy for him to lose hi…     

短文三则

AI was on my way to school when suddenly I found a wallet lying on the ground.I 1 it up,and found there was a lot of money inside.I looked 2 and there were 3 else.I thought the owner must be very 4.But who 5 it belong to?I wondered.I must try my best 6 the owner.I thought the class adviser might tell me7,so I flew to school 8.I was late for     

When I was six years old

When I was six years old,I was very lovely,I had short hair,big eyes,small ears and a big mouth.One day,I was at my grandparents’house,there was a pool near their house,I saw some fish in the pool,I was very excited,I wanted to catch them,suddenly,I fell into the pool,"Ah"I shouted,my mum came to help me,it was too dangerous,from then on,I don’t catch fish any more.     

HUMOROUS STORIES

Mr and Mrs Brown lived in a small house with their child. Sometimes Mr Brown came back from work very late,when his wife and the child were asleep,he opened the front door of his house with his key and came in very quietly. But one night when he was coming home late,he lost his key,so when he reached his house,he rang the bell. Nothing happened. He rang it again,and nothing happened-nobody moved inside the house. Mr Brown knocked at the bedroom window,he spoke to his wife,he shout- ed,but she did not wake up. At last,he stopped and thought for a few     

我们院儿里的小事儿

Invisible Racial Disparities 隐形的种族差异 One aftemoon when I was going out to do some errands (差事),I sew three young men,about 15 to 17 years of age,standing in front of a house in my neighborhood,chatting and laughing.I took a notice of them because they looked different and kind of out of place:They were not white.I continued on to run my errands without thinking too much of it.When I came back about an hour later,there was a police car parked in front of the house where these young folks were.After I drove around the comer,I saw a second police car,and one of the three youths was in the back seat of the car,handcuffed (带着手铐),with two officers questioning him.A thought shot across my mind:Are these young people members of a local youth gang,or are they just in a wrong neighborhood?     

Imitate

Mrs Jones was still cleaning the house when her husband came back from work. She was wearing dirty, old clothes and no stockings, her hair was not tidy, she had dust on her face, and she looked dirty and tired. Her husband looked at her and said, "Is this what I come home to see after a hard day's work?"Mrs Jones's neighbour, Mrs Smith, was there. When she heard Mr Jones's