英语限时阅读训练(英文)

ALi Ao,a famous Taiwan writer,TV commentator,historian and lawmaker,arrived in Bei-jing yesterday for his first visit to the mainland in56years.Li,70,said he was driven not by nostalgia(怀旧)butby curiosity,insisting he did not come to see the old Chinahe…     

WANT OR KEEP

Li Jun is a manager of a factory. He isn!t kind and he is not friendly to his workers and other people. He can speak a little English but not much. Sometimes he speaks Chinese and sometimes he speaks English. There is a barbershopnear the factory. Li Jun goes to the barbershop once a month. After he has haircut, he doesn!t give any money to the barber. He says to the barber in English,“I!ll give you dollar next time. Are you clear?” He has haircut for thirty times in the barbershop. On…     

A Surprise

Mr Dodds works in a bank (银行), and lives alone.He has a family in the next town: his sister lives there with her husband,and her son,Mark.Mr Dodds does not see his sister or her family from one year to the next,but he sends them Christmas cards,and he has not     

The Story of Stone

This is a story which tells that there was a rich man who wished to do something for people. First he decided to find out whether they deserved his help. So he placed a very large stone in the center of a village, and hid nearby to see what would happen. One man came and complained1 about the stone in the road, but did not do anything.     

英国人的性格

No Englishman believes in working from book learning. He suspects all theories, philosophical (哲学理论) or other. He suspects everything new, and dislikes it, unless he can be compelled by the force of circumstances to see that this new thing has advantage over the old. Race-experience is what he invariably depends upon, whenever he can, whether in India, in Egypt, or in Australia. His statesmen do not     

Merry Widows

Mr Brown was at the theatre.He had got his ticket at the lastmoment,so he had not been able to choose his seat.He now foundthat he was in the middle of a group of American ladies,some of themmiddle-aged and some quite old.They obviously all knew each otherwell,as before the curtain went up on the play they had come to see,     

瞌睡者

The preacher was vexed because a certain member of his congregation always fell asleep during the sermon. As the man snoring in the front preacher determined not to sleep during whisper, he asked who want to go was row one Sunday, the he would teach him the sermon. So, in a the congregation. ＂All to heaven, please rise.＂     

瞌睡者

The preacher was vexed because a certain member of his congregation always fell asleep during the sermon. As the man snoring in the front preacher determined not to sleep during whisper, he asked who want to go was row one Sunday, the he would teach him the sermon. So, in a the congregation. ＂All to heaven, please rise.＂     

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.…     

英语阅读理解训练

A Prominent Writer Arrives in Mainland Li Ao, a prominent Taiwan writer, frank TV commentator, historian and lawmaker, arrived in Beijing yesterday for his first visit to the Chinese mainland in 56 years. Li, 70, said he was driven not by nostalgia( 怀乡)…     

所得税官员(英文)

Recently, I was visited by a man who said he was an "assessor", a word which I did not then understand very well. I said I had never heard of his line before, but I was pleased to see him. I asked him to sit down, and he did.I could think of nothing particular to say. So I asked him if he was opening his shop in the neighbourhood.     

He Is “Good”At History

Jack went to school to study history, but when he finished his first year, he didn't pass the exam and the teacher said to him, "You have to leave school." When the boy's father heard the news, he was worried. He came to the school to see the teacher. He found the teacher in the office and asked the teacher to let Jack study in the school the next year.     

Mr Dodds and His Nephew

Some people do not like anything to be out of place. They are never late for work; they return their books to the library on time; they remember people's birthdays;and they pay their bills(帐单) as soon as they arrive, and Mr Dodds is such a person.Mr Dodds works in a bank, and lives on his own. The only family he has is in the next town: his sister lives there with her husband, and her son, Mark. Mr Dodds doesn't see his sister or her family,from one year to the next,but he sends them Christmas cards, and he has not forgotten any one of Mark's seven-     

Three Peach Stones

<正>Observe a child; any one will do. You will see that not a day passes in which he does not find something or other to make him happy,though he may     

印度之旅

I do not think that my husband and I see each other asthe world does.Sometimes he absently takes my handacross the dinner table and when I look down,I amstartled by the contrast in our skin colors.I do not see usas contrasting people,just unique individuals     

皮匠和银行家

A cobbler passed his time in singingfrom morning till night;it was wonderfulto see,wonderful to hear him;he wasmore contented in shoes,than was anyof the seven sages.His neighbor,on thecontrary,who was rolling in wealth,sungbut little and slept less.He was abanker;when by chance he fell into adoze at day-break,the cobbler awoke himwith his song.The banker complainedsadly that Providence had not madesleep a saleable commodity,like edibles ordrinkables.Having at length sent for thesongster,he s…     

Is He A Good Boy?

Jack had gone to a university to study history,but at the end of hisfirst year,he failed in the history examination and he was told by hishistory professor that he would have to leave the university,but his fatherdecided that he would go to see the professor to ask him to let Jack go onwith his studies the following year.     

The Mother and Her Children

One day Mr White sees a young woman in the street with her children.He is very surprised(惊奇的) to see all the children are wearing the same clothes - white hats,blue coats and yellow trousers. "Are you all these children's mother?" he asks the woman. "You're not wrong!" she answers.     

Napoleon Was Ⅲ

Jack had gone to the university to study history, but at the end of his first year, his history professor failed him in his examinations, and he was told that he would have to leave the university. However, his father decided that he would go to see the professor to urge him to let Jack continue his studies the following year.     

Breathe

G o　and　w atch　the　baby　 w hen　he　is　asleep,　see　how 　his　 chest　rises　and　falls,　then　rises　 and　falls　again.　　　　　　　　H e　does　not　know 　w hat　he　 is　doing,　 but　 he　 breathes　as　 w ell　as　the　oldest　and　cleverest　 m an　in　the　w orld.　H e　began　to　 breathe　w hen　he　w as　born,　and　 he　w ill　not　stop　until　he　dies;　 still　he　does　it　w ithout　thinking　 about　it.　　　　　　　　 See　 how 　 long　 you　 can　 hold　 your　 b…