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?"     

How to Live With a Purpose

Purpose is what one wants to do or what he expects to fulfill1 in study or work. The man who starts with a clear purpose knows better what he is doing. 　What is the purpose you have in mind? It may be the good grades and praises by parents. The purpose …     

完形填空专项练习

The Middleton Bank was robbed,and Detective PaulNichols was sent for.The bank 1 said.“The robberhad a long and ugly 2 on his fight cheek.”The manhappened to come into the bank and stood in 3 with theother customers.When he reached the window.however.he handed the bank clerk a piece of paper,saying,"Don’tsay anything or 4 anything,I have a gun and will use itif I have to.Put four thousand dollars in 5 and hand itto me.”6 he was not joking,the bank clerk did 7 as the robber wished.The man walked out of the bank.     

幽默二则(英文)

He WAnted Two Balloons The boy's clothing shop was giving away balloons to customers' chil- dren. One little fellow asked if he might have two.“Sorry,”the clerk said, “but we give only one balloon to each child. Do you have a brother at home?” The youngester was always truthful, but he wanted another balloon badly.“No,”he replied regretfully,“but my sister does, and I'd like one for him.”You Are Smarter Now “I want you to give me a pill to make me smarter,”the man told his docto…     

A Boy, a Girl and a Bird

The spring was com ing.The sun shone brightly.A lot of beautifulflowers cam e out.The birds sang allday.M any people went to play in thepark.W hen X iao H ua w as playing near a road,he saw a little bird.H ewanted to catch it.H e went to the bird quietly and caught it at last.“Thats great.I have caughta beautifulbird,he said to him self.Then he”played w ith the bird very happily.Justthen,he saw a little girl crying very sadly.A policem an cam eup and said,“Little girl,don t cry.W hats …     

A Bright Boy

I have a little brother. He is very bright and intelligent. The favorite thing he does is to play toy bricks . He has several bags of toy bricks1. Every day the first thing he does on entering the house is to sit on the ground and build various things wit…     

完形填空四则(英文)

AOne day a lawyer's wife fell i1and he went to get a doctor. The doctor went to see the woman, but before he went into the house he stopped. He knew that the lawyer never paid his b2. So he said to the lawyer, "But if I c3 your wife, I'm afraid you may not pay me."Sir," replied the lawyer," Here!have 500 dollars. Whether you cure my wife or whether you kill her,I will give you all t 4"The doctor was s5of the payment and went into the house. When he reached the woman's bedside,he knew at …     

My Forever Valentine

The traditional holidays in my family when I was a child were spent timing elaborate(精心制作的) meals around football games. My father tried to make pleasant chitchat(闲聊) and eat as much as he could during halftime. At Christmas he found time to have a cup or two of holiday cheer and     

A Careless Artis

drew a tiger'shead,then he added(加 ) the body of ahorse to it.2 .His eldest sonpointed to thepicture andasked,　“What　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 have you drawn?”The artist saidcarelessly,“ atiger”.His secondson asked him,“ What's this ?”　 This time hestill answeredcarelessly,“a horse.”3. One day,his eldest son saw a horse,he took itfor a tiger and shot(射击 ) it with his arrow(箭 ) .The horse soon died and he had to pay forthe horse to its owner.4. A few days later,the…     

初中英语阅读专项训练

The Lost Ring One day a man went home to his wife and said,"I have bought something for you.""Oh,thank you"said his wife."What have you bought?""I've bought a gold ring.Here it is."He held it out for his wife to see.Then he     

A Country on Wheels

Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Most people feel that they are poor without cars. Though he is poor, he doesn't feel really poor when he has a car. Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars. Maybe, he didn't know how much the car was going to affect(影响) the United States. The cars made the United States a country on wheels(轮子). And they have helped to make the United States rich and modern.     

小故事三则(英文)

A m an ofthe state(国家)ofSong is worried abouthis seedlings(幼苗)growing too slowly.H e pulls up theseedlings one by one and com es hom e.“I am tired out(精疲力竭)today.Ihelp the seedlings to grow,”he says to hisfam ily.H is son hurries to the fields to have alook and finds thatallthe seedlings have withered(枯萎)up.根据短文内容,从A,B,C,D中选出最佳答案。1.The m an is a farm erofthe state of.A.Zhou B.Yuan C.Song D.Qing2.The m an pulls up the seedlings,because.A.he has nothing to do B.…     

新目标英语九年级Unit 3中考考点链接

1 .In many eountries、teenagers under 18 should not_to enter Internet bars. (2006山西省) A .8!IOW B.be al!OWed C .area!IOWed 2.The doetor_the gjrl to take a Walk欲er Supper·(2006甘肃平凉) A .al!OWed B.!et C .made D.had 3 .1’d like to】isten to mUSIC (代替)watehing a bad W Program.(根据中文提示，用词组的适当形式填空)(2006福州市) 4.一David has made gre以Progress reCently.一，and.(2006湖北荆门) A .50 he has:50 have you B .50 he has:50 you have C .50 has he;50 you have D .50 has he;5…     

Have a Ball

Before being sent to prison Carl drove big cars and ate in expensive restaurants. No one knew where he got his money but he was certainly having a ball. When the judge sentenced him.to prison he said, “I hope you have a bail, Carl.” To have a bait is to have a wonderful time.     

阅读理解四则(英文)

(A)The Policeman and the ThiefOne day the policeman, John, wasasked to take the thief, Jack, to the citypolice station. On their way, they came toa shop where bread was sold. Jack said,“We have no food to eat on the train. It isfar away and it will take us much time toget there. IAll go into this shop and buy some bread, so we can eat it onthe train.”John was very happy. He thought that he would have something toeat on the train, so he said to Jack, “We donAt have much time. Be quick!…     

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. …     

Fun Time

The mean man's party The mean (吝啬的) man finally decided to have a party. Explaining to a friend how to find his apartment (公寓), he said, "Come up to 5M and ring the doorbell with your elbow(肘). When the door open, push with your foot." 　"Why use     

20只猫与一个猫碗(英文)

A man was looking for things of the old times. One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl. It looked veryold. The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it. A farmer, the owner of the cat , was lying besidethe bowl. The man did not want the farmer to know that he was interested in bowl. So he said to him softly, “What anice cat you have? Will you sell it to me?”“How much will you give me for the cat?”the farmer opened his eyes and asked.“Twenty dollars. Would t…     

A present

Mr Baker is very busy this year.The meat,chickenand fish are____than before and people like to buythem.So some of them are getting____.It's bad fortheir hearts.He's good at____them to lose weight(减肥).They have to go to see him.Sometimes they____him when he's alseep.He has to answer their quesition onthe____.Of course he doesn't have a good rest____. This afternoon Mr Baker looked over several people     

A Brain Transplant

The Brain Surgeon was about to perform a brain transplant.
You have your choice of two brmns, he told the patient, ＂For $1 000 you can have the brain of a psychologist, or for $10,000 you can have the brain of a politician.＂