The Hunter and the Deer

On day,an old man was out hunting,when he saw a big deer withbeautiful horns behind a tree.It was the biggest and finest deer he hadever seen.The hunter was at the top of a cliff,the deer was at the bottom,and there was a wall of rock behind it.The old hunter knew that,if hetried to climb down the cliff,the deer would hear and see him;and itwas not possible for him to go round to the other side of the deer,because     

Jack and His Gold

Jack was a very rich man. He had got a bag of gold from business, but he did not know where to keep it. He was afraid that thieves might 1 his house and steal it away. One day when it was time to go to bed, he put the gold bag beside his pillow (枕头) and tied the bag to his arm. But he was awake all night because he was worrying about the gold. Finally, he 2 to hide the bag of gold in a hole near a tall tree in his back garden.“But the people m ay still know that there s gold in t…     

一棵大树

李凌锋有一位奇怪的朋友:它不能说话,也不能动,却给大家带来了许多乐趣。There is a tree outside my window. It has broad leaves and long branches. It is about forty years old and has a very thick trunk. The tree is very useful. It keeps me cool. Sometimes I swing in the tree. The tree gives me lots of fun. Dad reads the newspaper under it. It gives him shade. Animals live in the tree. The tree gives them food. It makes the air clean and holds the soil together. The tree has been our good friend. We love it and it loves us, too.     

THE OLD CAT

Once there was an old lady. She had a cat. The cat was very old. One day, a mouse ran through the kitchen, and the cat saw it. He ran up and caught the mouse But the mouse escaped at once, because the cat had only one     

STORIES

A David was a young man who worked in an office in a big city.He liked fishing very much,but did not often get a chance to go fishing. Then one summer he decided to have a holiday in a beautiful place in the mountains where there were a lot of streams."I will be able to have some good fishing there," he said to himself. The first morning after he arrived,he carried his fishing rod and walked to the nearest stream.He saw an old man standing beside the water,so he asked him whether it was a private (私人的) stream.The old man answered that it was not.Then he asked,"Well,then it won't be a crime (犯罪) if I catch some fish here,will it?"     

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.     

Letters to Bob

Dear Bob,This is the first time I bought Overseas English. I was very happy to read your column on Surgery in the October issue. I found it enjoyable to read your article.You feel so different from others during your stay in the hospital. This feeling is very precious. I was in the hospital for a month when I was 19 years old. My condition was very bad during that time. I failed to pass my exam and couldn't enter the     

Jokes

(1)Helping Each Other John was reading a book under a big tree. Mike came up and said, "Be quick, the teacher is waiting for you." "Wait a moment,let me finish the story." "Is it very interesting? " "Yes,very interesting." "Then leave it to me; I'll help you fin-     

STORIES

A A poor farmer once had a friend who was famous for the wondertul apple trees which he grew.One day this friend gave the farmer a young tree and told him to take it home and plant it.The farmer was pleased with the gift,but when he got home he did not know where to plant it.He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road,strangers would steal the fruit.     

给宝宝带去温暖

When Alexandra Holderman of Indiana was five years old,she saw a baby dressed in only a T-shirt,diaper(尿布),and blanket in the middle of winter.Alexandra could tell that the baby was very cold."He had red,chapped(皲裂的)skin and a runny nose,"she remem-bers.That same     

Why the Rabbit＇s Tail Is Short

Thousands of years ago, none of the animals of the forest had a tail. Lion was the king of the forest. One day, the lion ordered (命令) all the animals to go to the old pagoda tree (槐树) to get a tail. During the day time, if somebodydidn' t arrive, it could not get a tail, and would be driven out of the forest.     

短文三则(英文)

AIn Peru(秘鲁),one researcher was very surprised to find that there were 43 species(种类)of ants living on one big tree.A single ant group can have over 5 million busy members.There are soldiers and workers,males and the queen in it.A queen’s job is to lay eggs—may lay 100 million eggs a day!Al-     

一位母亲的诉求

After his father's death,the son left his mother at an old age home.The son used to visit her sometimes. One day,he received a phone call from the old age home.On the other side of the call was his mother.In a very serious 1)tone she said,"Please come to visit." The son went and saw that his mother was very serious.     

好心的小矮人

He was 50 years old when I was born, and a “Mr Mom“ long before anyone had a name for it. I didn‘t know why he was home instead of Mom, but I was young and the only one of my friends who had their clad around. I considered (认为) myself very lucky.     

My Favorite Opera

Cats is my favorite opera. It has been put on throughout the world and is loved by all the opera fans. I know much about the opera 1 . It has been performed more than 1,500 times up to now. In April 2004, it came to Beijing for the first time. The opera tells us that 2 . One day, they decided to choose a cat to go to paradise(乐园). So each of the cats introduced himself and showed himself. 3 . At last, a very old cat came out. She sang a song called Memory. She sang, "...Memory, all alone in the midnight. I can smell of the old days. Life was beautiful then. I remember the time I knew what happiness was. Let the memory live again..." From this song, we can know 4 . At the end of the opera, the cats chose the old cat to go to paradise. 5 . I like it very much.     

词语串串烧

There is a tree on the other bank of the river. In the tree there is a lot of fruit. A little monkey wants to eat that fruit very much, but it can not swim. A big tortoise can swim. It carries the monkey on its back and swims to the other bank. They are very glad. 226600 江苏省海安县南莫小学高诗婧指导老师高怡     

A Boy and His Tree

A long time ago,there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day.He climbed to the tree top,ate the apples,took a nap (打盹) under the shadow…He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.     

In the Fog

One morning there was such a thick fog that the drivers could hardly see the roads. Mr Brown was driving a car in the street. He was driving slowly, but still he was afraid that he might bump into a tree or something. Just then he saw a red car in front and decided to follow it.     

A Miracle 奇迹

Tess was an eight-year-old girl One day she heard her Morn and Dad talking about her little brother, Andrew. All she knew was that he was very sick and they were completely out of money. Only a very costly surgery (外科手术) could save him now and it was looking like there was no one to loan them the money.     

1999年吉林省中考阅读题集粹与精析（有改动）

Once there was a boy in Toronto. His name was Jimmy. He started painting when he was three years old, and when he was five he was already very good at it. He painted(绘画) many beautiful and interesting pictures,