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.     

上海2002年春季高考阅读理解题A篇分析(英文)

(保留原试题号)A thief who dropped a winning lottery ticket (彩票) at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in honesty. His victim, who picked up the ticket, then claimed the $25 ,000 prize, managed to trace him,and handed over the cash. The robbery happened when maths professor Vinicio Sabbatucei, 58,was changing a tyre on an Italian motorway. Another motorist, whostopped "to help" , stole a suitcase from his car and drove off. The professor found the dropped ticket and put it in his pocket before driving home to Ascoli in eastern Italy.     

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.     

幽你一默

Tit for TatA good story is told in Edinburgh about Professor Blackie.One day,the professor being prevented from lecturing,a notice was posted on the classroom door to his effect:"Professor Blackie regrets he is unable today to meet his classes."A waggish student,spying this,scraped out the initial letter of the last word of the sentence,and made it appear as if the professor was regretful at his inability to meet his lasses.But the keen-eyed old man,notic-ing the prank that had been played on him,quietly erased another letter,and left the following:"Professor Blackie regrets he is unable today to meet his asses!"     

提醒

Tom became a college student. Several weeks later, his parents decided to visit him. His mother was careful to call him a few days in advance to "warn "Tom that     

What goes up...

A father was at the beach with his children when the tour-year-old son Fan up to him, grabbed hishand, and led him to a place on the shore where a seagull lay dead in the sand. "Daddy, what happenedto him?" the son asked. "He died and went to Heaven," the dad replied. The boy thought a moment as he and his father stood looking at the seagull. Finally the son said,"Why did God throw him back down?"     

开心一刻

On the first day of an American history class at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., the professor assigned five chapters on civil rights. The next day, he asked one of my classmates to name ten of those rights. When the student made no response, the professor said, "All right. Name five. " Still the student said nothing. Finally, the irritated professor begged, "Just name one right you have as a civilian. " To a room full of laughter, the young man replied, "I have the right to remain silent."     

I Call Him Tom

A man wanted to sell his old horse, so he took him to the market. Because the horse was old, nobody wanted to buy him, but at last a young man stopped in front of him and said, "How old is he?" "He is twenty-one years old," said the older man. "Ho…     

READINGS

John is travelling by train. He is very hungry. The train stops at a small station. He wants to buy one cake to eat very much. But it’s raining hard. He wants someone to help him. A little boy is coming over to him. John asks him to buy cakes and gives him one yuan and says: "Go and buy two cakes     

Metaphors on Time in Chinese Literature

In Chinese Iiterature, metaphors on time are numerous. Here I'm trying to introduce an essay entitled "Time in a Hurry" by Zhuziqing, a famous professor and writer in Qinghua University, to see how metaphors are used to give a full picture of time and why these mixed metaphors are necessary.     

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.     

Playing a Game

Bored during a long flight, a famous scholar leaned over and woke up the sleeping man next to him to ask if he would like to play a game. "I'll ask you a question," the scholar explained, "and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $ 5. Then you ask me a question, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $50."When the man agreed to play, the scholar asked, "What's the dis'tance from the earth to the moon?" Flummoxed(使惶惑地), the man handed him $5. "Ha!" said the scholar. "It's 238, 8…     

Mr Shaw and a Young Man

Mr Shaw wrote a lot of nice novels(小说) and all the world knew him. He didn't like the arrogant(傲慢的) rich men and often laughed at them, so most people liked him.Mr Shaw was often asked to all kinds of parties. A lot of important men hoped to know him. One day a famous singer asked him to her party. When Mr Shaw came in, all the people stood up except a young man. The singer hurried to meet him and asked him to sit down next to the young man. The young man's father was one of the riches…     

A Letter to Alien

Dear Alien, I am sorry to hear that you have some problems.I hear you argued with your best friend.I think you could call him up or go to his home.You could write him a letter.And you could tell him you are sorry.Or maybe you could give him a ticket to a ball game.I am sure you will get on well with him again.     

神箭(美国传说)

There was once a young man who wanted to go on a journey.His mother provided him with sacks(麻布袋)of dried meat and pairs of moccasins(鹿皮鞋),but his father said to him:"Here,my son,arefour magic arrows.When you are in need,shoot one of them!"     

Get Out of the Classroom Into a Job

At sixteen Ron Mackie might have stayed at school,but the future called to him excitedly. " Get out of the classroom into a job," it said, and Ron obeyed. His father,supporting the decision,found a place for him in a super-     

Sign Language

An Englishman was once travelling in Italy. He could not speak Italian. One day he went to a restaurant and sat at a table. When the waiter came, the Englishman opened his mouth, put his fingers into it, took them out again and moved his lips. By doing these he meant, "Bring me something to eat." The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea. The Englishman shook his head and the waiter understood him to say that he didn't want tea, so he took it away and brought him some coffee. The Englishman…     

学生作文讲评

Ⅰ.作文要求: Write a note to make an appointment with your teacher. You'd like to discuss some problemswith him and ask him to arrange a suitable time for the meeting if he finds the time you suggestedinconvenient for him, Make sure to include at least the following points: purpose, time, date,place.     

笑话(英文)

-Are You Stupid? - One day a college professor [教授] of psychology[心理学] asked his new college[学院] class. "Would everyone who thinks he or she is stupid please stand up?" After a minute or so of silence, a young man stood up. "Well, hello there sir. So you actually think you're a moron[白痴]?" the professor asked. The kid replied, "No sir, I just didn't want to see you standing there all by yourself."     

概不外借(英文)

Mark Twain once went to borrow a certain book from a neighbour in Tarry town. "May I borrow a book from you? " he asked politely."Yes,you're more than welcome to it, " the neighbour told him . "But I must ask you to read it here . You know I make a rule n…