老鼠和猫

Many years ago a very large rat lived in the king's palace.It was bigger than many cats and ate all the cats that tried to catch it.The king asked his people to find the best cat in the country.When they found the cat, they gave it to the king.The king then put the cat into a room with .the rat.As soon as it saw the rat, the cat ran and jumped up onto the table. The rat quickly followed the cat.This went on for a long time.The king and his friends said that the cat was not a good cat at all.But soon, the rat began to get tired and slow down.The cat then ran to the rat, picked it up with its teeth and killed it.     

Humour Page

Passsge 1:It was one of those days in the Wild West. A rugged cowboy with a horrible scar on his face and a shiny gun at his belt rode very slowly into a dusty town as if he was a dead man. He left his horse outside the bar and stepped inside. The bar was full of people. They all gave the stranger a look in a brief moment of silence before they went back to their own drinking and laughing. The stranger ordered a glass of cold beer, gulped it down and walked out slowly-only to find his horse missing.     

HUMOUR AND JOKES

A Once upon a time, there was a man who wanted to steal a neighbour's doorbell. But he clearly understood that while his hand touched the bell, it would ring and something terrible would happen to him. The ringing could be heard by others. So he covered his ears with something, thinking that everything would be all right and that he could get the doorbell without any trouble. But what happened was that he was caught on the spot for stealing the doorbell of his neighbour.     

The Old Man-the Real Winner in the Struggle Between Ego and Superego

The Old Man and the Sea was an excellent novel written by the famous American novelist Ernest Hemingway and the novel led to the Nobel Prize which he won in 1954.The novel is a simple story about a Cuban fisherman Santiago’s struggle with a marlin and sharks on the sea.In fact it has deep meaning,which implies the struggle between one’s ego and superego.Hemingway eulogizes the hero through the process of the struggle.The paper consists of three parts.The first part is the introduction to the writer and the novel.The second part analyzes the hero Santiago in details,including his struggle with the marlin and the sharks,his interest in the struggles.The third part is the conclusion that the hero Santiago’s superego controls his ego in the struggle and he is a real winner.     

阅读理解(英文)

AMr. Perkin stood at the bus stop and watched the cars going by. Many of the cars were new Beta 400s, and most of them were yellow. Mr. Perkin always wore the same clothes, ate the same food, and did the same things after work as other people. Mr. Perkin did not like to be different.The following week, Mr. Perkin bought a new, bright yellow Beta 400. He was very pleased with it and drove to work in it the next day. He was even more pleased with his new car when he saw all the other Beta 4…     

The North Pole and the Arctic

The earth goes round the sun, spinning like a top in its axis with thenorth pole at one end and the south pole at the other. The Arctic is covered with ice and snow all the year round.There it isday for nearly half of the year and night for the other half.While it is day inthe Arctic,it is night in the Antarctic.     

He Doesn't Agree to Work for You

趣味阅读理解(初三适用) Mr White lived in a small village.The far-mers worked hard all the time,but the fieldswere poor and the weather was bad,so they wereall short of money and food. Once Mr White went to town.It was veryhard for him to carry the wood to the market buthe sold it at only two dollars and he couldn't buya bottle of medicine for his wife with the money.     

伊索寓言(英文)

THE WOLF IN SHEEP 'S CLOTHING 披着羊皮的狼A Wolf once found a Sheep' s skin, and, thinking he would have an easy way of getting his prey, wrapped himself in it and slipped into the sheepfold with the flock, intending to kill all he wanted during the night.But soon after the Shepherd had made the door fast, he found he had nothing for supper, and, going in with an ax to kill a sheep, he mistook the Wolf for one of them and killed him on the spot.The wicked often fall into their own traps.     

模仿

A schoolboy went home with a pain in his stomach, "well, sit down and eat your tea," said his mother. "Your stomach's hurting because it's empty. It's be all right when you've got something in it." Shortly afterwards Dad came in from the office, complaining of a headache. "That's because it's empty," said his bright son. "You'd be all right if you had something in it."     

A Bad Day

A little guy is sitting at a bar, just looking at his drink for about a half-hour. A big trouble-making truck driver comes up to him, takes the drink from the guy, and drinks it all down.The poor man starts crying. The truck driver says:     

阅读特训营

Guardians of the Barrens 1 The herd of rnusk oxen moved slowly through a patch of Barren Lands grass.The man watched through his field glasses. 2 He was more than satisfied with the old bull's huge head. It would make a perfect trophy.Probably it would be the last ever taken.Musk oxen were rare.They were protected in all Canada and especially in this northern game sanctuary.He had paid a great deal of money to be brought secretly into the sanctuary.He knew he might be caught and punished.But he was willing to take the risk.     

新床

A man called Zhang bought a new bed.He paid a lot of moneyfor it and he wanted to show it to all his friends.But he did notknow how to show it to all his friends.Then,one day,he thought of away.He told everyone that he was ill and he stayed in bed.In awhile.his friends came to visit him.They all went into his bedroom.One of them,a man called Wu,had just bought some new shoes andhe was very proud of them.Sitting next to Zhang’s bed,he lifted uphis feet and put his shoes on top of the bed so that Zhang could seethem.After a few minutes of nobody saying anything,Wu said,“Well,what’s wrong with you?”     

Amory’s Growth——A Case Study of Oedipus Complex

According to Freud,the formation and the dissolution of Oedipus complex are the natural processes of one’s psychosexual development.The growth of Amory Blaine chronicled in Fitzgerald’s This Side of Paradise can be a case in point.His formation of the complex is promoted by his mother’s exclusive love and the indifference of his father in his growth,while his dissolution of it is accompanied by his identification with the father figure Monsignor Darcy and his efforts to search for a suitable object of love with several women.All those are very important experiences for Amory’s psychological maturity.     

On Naturalism in Stephen Crane’s The Open Boat

Stephen Crane is one of the greatest figures in the history of American literature and his novella The Open Boat is widely known by people all over the world as a representative work of Naturalism. This paper aims at exploring Naturalism in Stephen Crane’s The Open Boat,which will guide the readers to understand American Naturalism accurately and thoroughly. It firstly introduces the author and his novel The Open Boat. Secondly,it progressively dissects Naturalism. It not only analyses the general characteristics of Naturalism with details in The Open Boat,but also interprets the distinguishing features of American Naturalism so that readers can better understand the features of American Naturalism. Through textual perusal,it further studies the unique characteristics of Stephen Crane’s Naturalism and lays particular emphasis on Crane’s special concern on the awakening of humanity. It is hoped that this thesis can help readers get an in-depth comprehension of Naturalism and gain some inspiration from TheOpenBoat.     

阅读理解

The whole village soon learned a lot of money hadbeen stolen.Sam had lost his wallet(钱包)while takinghis money to the post office.Sam was sure that the walletmust have been found by one of the villagers,but it wasnot returned to him.Three months passed,and then onemorning,Sam found his wallet outside his front door,in itwas half the Money he had lost,together with a note,which said,"A thief,yes,but only 50% a thief!"Twomonths later,some more money was sent to Sam with an-other note,"Only 25% a thief now."In no time all Sam'smoney was paid back in this way.The last note said,"I'm100% honest(诚实的)now!"     

电脑犯罪

Tome was a senior middle school student.He was very good atmaths.He loved his computer.He worked with it every day afterschool.But he wasn't good at English at all.He got F in his Englishclass.One night,Tom connected his computer to the computer in hisschool office.The school office computer had the grades of all thestudents.Tom searched through the school files.He found his Englishgrade.He changes his English grade form an F to an A.Tom's parentslooked athis reportcard.They were very h…     

河马

The hippopotamus is a big animal. It feeds on plants. It is a hoofed mammal. It has thick, hairless skin, short legs and a large head with an enormous mouth.The hippopotamus is found in and near lakes and rivers in tropical Africa . The Africans call it 'River Horse'. It swims about with its whole body under water, but it keeps its eyes and nostrils above the water at all times. It does this to breathe and look around while it is swimming.