A Little Squirrel(初三适用)

Once there was a little squirrel(松鼠)who would not listen to his mother and father.     

A Clever Rabbit(初三适用)

Onceuponatime,therewasarabbit.Heranasmallshop.Itsoldpastries(面粉做的糕点).Allotheranimalslikedtobuypastriesfromhisshop.Oneday,adogcametotelltherabbit,“FoxBilly,WolfPeterandTigerJameswillcometoeatpastrieswithoutpaying.”Therabbitthoughtforamomentandsaid,“Allright,theyrewelcome.”Severalminuteslater,FoxBillycameinwithasmileonhisface.Butwhenhesawawolfputtingitsredtongueoutintheshowcase(玻璃柜),hefeltafraid,andranawayquickly.Justafterawhile,WolfPetercamewithafiercelook(凶相).Assoonasheca…     

A Busy Girl(初三适用)

Maryisfifteenyearsold.Andsheisverybusy.Sheneverhasenoughtimeforallshewantstodo.Likemanyothergirlsaboutherage,shespendshoursonthetelephone,talkingtoherfriends.Sheoftengoesoutonweek-ends,andshelooksafterchildrenforotherfamiliestogetsomemoney.And,ofcourse,duringtheschoolyearssheherselfhasalotofhomeworktodo.Duringthefootballseason,Maryisbusierthanusual.Sheandotherprettygirlsarecheer(欢呼)leadersforthehighschoolfootballgames.Theyleadthecrowdincheeringforthefootballgames.Theyleadthecrowdincheerin…     

Ways of Communication(初三适用)

Youspeak，writealetter，makeatelephonecall．Yourwordscarryamessage．Peoplecommunicate（交流）withwords．Butdoyouthinkyoucancommunicatewithoutwords？Asmileonyourfaceshowsyouarehappyorfriendly．Tearsinyoureyestellthatyouaresad．Whenyouraiseyourhandinclass，theteacherknowsyouwanttosaysomethingoraskaquestion．Youshakeyourhead，andpeopleknowyouaresaying“no”．Younod（点头）andpeo－pleknowyouaresaying“yes”．Otherthingscanalsocarrymessage．Forexample，asign（招牌）atthebusstophelpsyoutoknowwhic…     

A House of 1,000 Mirrors(初三适用)(英文)

Longagoinasmall,farawayvillage,therewasaplaceknownastheHouseof1,000Mirrors.Asmall,happylittledoglearnedofthisplaceanddecidedtovisitit.Whenhearrived,hebounced(蹦蹦跳跳)happilyupthestairs(楼梯)tothedoorwayofthehouse.Helookedthroughthedoorwaywithhisearsliftedhighandhistailwaggingasfastasitcould.Tohisgreatsurprise,hefoundhimselfstaring(盯着)at1,000otherhappylittledogswiththeirtailswag-gingjustasfastashis.Hesmiledagreatsmile,andwasansweredwith1,000greatsmilesjustaswarmandfriendly.AshelefttheHouse…     

A Report About Using Computers(初三适用)

Thisreportshowssomethingofhomecomputersusedbyagroupofyoungpeople．Itisacommonideathatchildrentodayknowaboutcomput－ersandhaveagoodknowledgeofusingtheminallsidesoftheirlives．Wedecidedtotrytofindoutwhetherthiswastrue．Weaskedthirtyyoungpeoplebetween１４and１８．Allthechildrensaidtheyhadcomputersathome．Weaskedthemhowmuchtimetheyusuallyspentontheircom－putersinaweek，butweweremostinterest－edinwhattheyusedtheircomputersfor．Theusualtimespentonacomputerin weekwas１２hours，wi…     

Air(初三适用)

Weknowthatthereisairallaroundtheearth.Itisaroundusaswewalkandplay.Fromthetimewewereborn,airisaroundusoneveryside.Whenwesitdown,itisaroundus.Whenwegotobed,airisalsoaroundus.Weliveinair.Wecantseeair,butwecanfeelitwhenitismoving.Movingairiscalledwind.Howcanwemakeairmove?Hereisoneway.Holdanopenbookinfrontofyourface.Closeitquickly.Whatcanyoufeel?Whatyoufeelisair.Alllivingthingsneedair.Livingthingscannotlivewithoutair.Wecanlivewithoutfoodorwaterforafewdays,butwecantliveformorethanafewminuteswit…     

A King Who Loves Fish(初三适用)

Once,therewasaking.Heneverateamealiftherewasnfishwithit.Butonedaytherewasabigstorm(暴风雨)andthefishermenwerenotabletocatchfish,sothekinghadnobreakfastannolunch.Thenheorderedhismentotelleverybodythatifanyonbroughthimafish,hewouldgivehimanythingthatheaskedfor.     

Meals Included(初三适用)

AnEnglishtouristfoundhimselfinNorwaywithonlyenoughmoneyinhispockettopayhisjourneyback.AsheknewitwouldtakehimonlytwodaystogettoEngland,hedecidedthathecoulddowithoutfood.Soheboughtaticketandwentontheship.Heclosedhisearstothesoundofthelunchbell.Whendinnertimecame,herefusedtheinvitationtogotoeatwithoneoftheothertourists,sayingthathedidn蒺tfeelwell.Thenextmorninghedidn蒺tgotobreakfastandatlunchtimeheagainatenothing.Atdinnertimehewassohungrythathecouldnotstanditanylonger.“I蒺mgoingtoeat,”hesaid…     

A Lover of Music（初三适用）

MrZhangbegantoworkinafactoryseveralmonthsago.Helivedonthethirdflooralodginghouse(分间出租的供人住宿用     

Man Who Changes Image of Mouse(初三适用)

SuchEnglishidiomsas“aspoorasachurchmouse”and“likeadrown－edrat”remindpeopleoftheunfavourableimages（形像）ofmiceandrats．Butwithhisefforts（努力）inthe２０thcentury，anAmericanyoungmanWaltDisneychangedpeoplesview．Bornin１９０１inChicago，WaltDisneywasanewspaperseller，andwasfondofdrawingcomicstrips（喜剧性的连环画）andtakingpictures．LaterhewenttostudyartsinaChicagoinstitute（学院）．Onedaywhenhewasthinkinghardhowtodrawapictureinagarage（车库），severalmicecrawledontothedrawingboard．…     

Careful and Careless(初三适用)

OnceNewtoninvitedafriendtodinnerathome.Whentheywerereadytoeat,Newtonlefttogetabottleofwine.Butafterhisfriendhadwaitedforalongtime,Newtonstilldidntcomeback.AtlasthisfriendfoundNewtoninhislab.WhenNewtonwasgoingtogetthebottleofwine,hesuddenlyhadanewideaforhisexperiment(实验).Sohequiteforgothisfriendandthedinner.Anothertime,Newtonwasleadingahorseupamountain,andheldthereins(缰绳)inhishand.Whilehewaswalking,hekeptthink-ingaboutproblems.Whenhegottothetopofthemountain,hefoundthatthereinswerenotinh…     

Snow(初三适用)(英文)

Haveyoueverseensnow?Alotofpeopleintheworldhavenot.Alotofcountriesneverhavesnowortheyhaveitonlyonthetopsofveryhighmountains.InScotlandandinthenorthofEngland,thereisquitealotofsnoweverywinter,butinthesouthofEngland,thereisusuallylittle.IcomefromMalaysiawhichisawarmcountry.Ihaveneverseensnowbe-foreIcamehere.WhenIcametoBritainintheautumnforthefirsttime,Ifeltcoldatfirst.Therewereoftendarkclouds,greyskyandcoldraininBritaininau-tumn,andIdidnotlikethatatall.Butsnowisdifferent.Althoughitisverycol…     

The Olympic Games(初三适用)

TheOlympicGames（奥运会）havealonghistory．TheOlympicbeganmorethan２，７００yearsagoinGreece（希腊）．IntheolddaysnoforeignersorwomenwereabletotakepartintheOlympicsWomenwereevennotallowed（允许）towatchtheOlympics．Atthatime，theOlympicsonlylastedforoneday．Now，theOlympicGameshavebecomeoneofthemostimportantsportsmeetingsintheworld．TheplayersallovertheworldtakepartintheOlympicsactively（积极地）．ThereareSummerOlympicGamesandWin－terOlympicGames．Bothofthemareheldevery４years．Usuall…     

THE BANK ROBBER(初三适用)

A bank was robbed by an armed (武装的)robber.He walked into the bank,went up to the bank teller (银行的出纳员), pointed a gun at her and said,"Give me all the money or I'll shoot."The bank teller was frightened and     

Something About Geoffrey Chaucer(初三适用)

GeoffreyChaucer（杰佛利·乔叟）wasanEnglishpoetinthe１４thcen－tury．Hewasthegreatestpoetofhisage（时代）．Inhisearlyyears，hewroteinLatin（拉丁语）andFrenchlikeallotherimportantwritersofthatage．Butlateron，ChaucerbecameoneofthefirstpoetstowriteinEnglish．Thelan－guagewasquitedifferentfromtheEnglishweknowtoday．Chaucersmostpopularandimportantwork（作品）wasTheCan－terburyTales．IntheTales，hewroteallkindsofpeopleandalsogaveapictureofthesocietyofhistime．Today，theimport－anceofhispoetry…     

The Pubs in Ireland(初三适用)

InIreland，thepubisagatheringplaceforpeopleinthecountryandinthecities．Talkisimportantinthepub，andmusicisimportant，too．NowpeoplearoundtheworldcanenjoythefriendlyIrish（爱尔兰的）pubs．YoucanfindIrishpubsinAmerica，inpartsofEuropeandallovertheworld．Todaywhenpeopleturnawayfromtheirtelevisionandcomput－er，andtheylookforpleasure，theygotoIrishpubs．InIrishpubs，theycangetGuinessstout，theIrishnationaldrink，andtheycanenjoyIrishmusic．WhyareIrishpubsbecomingmoreandmorepopular？Irelandist…     

Mother's Day in America(初三适用)

Mother蒺sDayiscelebratedintheUSA.It蒺salsoaholidayinsomthercountries.ItisonthesecondSundayinMay.Itisadaytothaothers.Onthatdaymothersusuallyreceiveflow鄄rsandcards.Onthecards,childrenwillwriteThanks,Mom”,“Tothebestmotherintheworld”,BestwishesforMother蒺sDay”andsoon.Wheredoestheideafortheholidaycomerom?WeshouldthankMissAnnaM.Jarvis.Sheroughtuptheideaofhavingsuchaday.ShelivednwestVirginia.HermotherdiedonMay9,1905.Shehadadeeploveforhermother.Shewroteetterstosomeimportantpersons.Inhe…     

Farmers in the USA(初三适用)

看看你能不能在90秒内读完下面短文。 Today,most Americans 1ive incities and towns.People wholive in cities do not raise(种植)their own food.Instead,they de-pend on(依靠)the farmers for it.     

Something About the Sea(初三适用)

Whatdoweknowaboutthesea？Mostofushaveseenit．Weknowthatitlooksveryprettywhenthesunisshiningonit．Wealsoknowthatitcanbelessprettywhentheweatheristerrible．Whatotherthingsdoweknowaboutit？Thefirstthingisthattheseaisveybig．Lookatamapoftheworldandyoullfindthereislesslandthanthesea．Theseacovers３／４oftheworld．Theseaisverydeepinsomeplacesthoughsomepartsoftheseaareveryshallow（浅的）．AtaplacenearJapan，theseaisnearly１１kilometresdeep．Ifthehighestmountainintheworldwereputintotheseaattheplace…