Play Roof （Ⅰ）——A New Kind of Playground

Jack Amold was listening to the radio.     

Bobby Brontosaurus （ I ）

The first birds had just finished their studies at Song School. A flock (群) of them circled their new home, earth, looking over the strange creatures with which they‘d be living.The day was cool and the sun shone brightly.Suddenly a loud cry broke into the quiet afternoon.     

2004年高考阅读理解（全国卷）的三大特点

“Oh, mygosh!” Dink cried.“There's a ghost(鬼) in Green Laugh!”     

Play Roof (Ⅱ)——A New Kind of Playground

That was Tuesday, and all the rest of the week Jack and Sally were very busy. First they took the tickets around to all the families in the twobuildings. That was easy after they'd rung the first few doorbells. Miss Fid-     

那年我11岁（Ⅱ）

It happened in late February     

Color of Friendship

Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel(争吵). All claimed(声称) that they were the best; the most important, the most useful, and the favorite.     

Who Can Break A Bad Habit？

One hot day in a West African forest, a rabbit and a monkey were sitting under a big tree by a river.     

The People of Mols

There are many humorous tales about the people of Mols, an imaginary(想像的) place where the people did and said ridiculous（令人可笑的) things. Here are two stories for you to enjoy.     

President Bush＇s State of the Union Letter to Children

Since september 11,2001,many of you have sent cards,letters,and drawings to express your love for our great nation and for the families of the victims thank you for sharing your thoughts and ideas with me(与我交流思想)。     

Bobby Brontosaurus （u）

The songs of the birds awakened (弄醒) Bobby. He watched them dart(飞翔) happily back and forth overhead. Suddenly he noticed that his mother wasn‘t there. He began following her giant footprints from the clearing (开阔地),     

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.     

Afghan Refugee Crisis（阿富汗难民危机）

冠军 泛指第一名。冠军一词出自清代黄周星《补张灵、崔莹合传》：“父命（张）灵出应童子试,辄以冠军补弟子员。”后来常指体育运动竞赛中的第一名。     

Mark And The Monocycle

Mark lived in a house at the top of a very steep (陡斜的) street. Every day he ran down the street to go to school or play with his friends.     

Harry Potter Works Magic in Cinemas

Harry Potter cast a magic spell (施魔法) and flew into London last Sunday for the world premiere (首映式) of this year‘s most eagerly awaited film.     

If You’re Lost

You may get lost when you are on a camping trip or hike. Here is some good advice to remember.     

一个小老太婆和十二只大鹅

Once there lived a little old woman in a small village.The little old woman had only one blandet     

The Most Important of All

Jeremy’s bedroom furniture (家具) was having an argument. “I am definitely the most important,” said the chest of drawers (五斗柜).“Jeremy always looks in my bottom drawer for his socks. He looks in my middle drawer for his shirts and my top drawer for his jeans (牛仔裤). If it were not for me, he would not be able to find his clothes.”     

Make Money Work for you

TODAY, a great education is more important than ever before. But to continue to advise a child to simply “Study hard, get good grades(分数), and find a secure job,” could be themost dangerous advice a parent could give achild.     

小小侦探

There is a gang of robbers. They ran away after they committed a crime. One policeman ran after them. When the policeman came to the quiet corner, a dog came out and jumped up at the policeman. The dog barked noisily. And the policeman shot the dog de…     

to face the music

When someone says,“Well,i guess i‘ll have to go face the music”it does not mean he is planning to go to a concert .it is something far less pleasant,like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that,and why you did not do to this or that sour music indeed,but it has to be faced.