阅读理解精练(英文)

A I heard the story about a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he had grown up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that occurred in his life (posi- tive or negative) and remarking( 评论), “This is good! ” One day the king …     

Friends

When asked about whether they can go without friends,many people give a negative answer.Indeed,having no friend means you are living on a small island of loneliness in the midst of a vast ocean without blessedness. Although we may come across many people in our life.yet it’s not easy to make true friends.A good friend can share our sadness as well as happiness.A     

钥匙还是接吻

A friend of mine was giving an English lesson to a class of adult who had recently come to live in the United States. After placing quite a number of everyday objects on a table, he asked various members of the class to give him the ruler, the book, the pen and so on. The class went very smoothly and the students seemed interested and serious about the work that they were engaged in until when my friend turned to an Italian student and said,"Give me the keys."The man looked surprised and somewhat at a loss. Seeing this, my friend thought that the student hadn't heard him clearly, so he repeated. "Give me the keys." The Italian shrugged his shoulders. Then, he threw his arms around the teacher's neck and kissed him on both     

友谊万岁——一生的朋友

One of the most important things in every teenager's life is a friend.So this month in “Teen Life” we thought it would be good to reflect on what friendship means.We have brought you three people's stories of friendship about making     

2002年英语中考模拟试题

第一巷选择题I.单项选择题。1.We can’t see____sun at__night. A.a;不填 B.a;the C.the;(不填)D.the;the2.Uncle Wang is______. A.a friend of my father B.my father's friend C.one of my father's D.a friend of my father's3.Bob didn’t know_____ to write about. A.what B.how C.that C.whose     

永远的朋友

“A friend walk in when the rest of the world walks out” Sometimes in life. You find a special friend;     

Everyone Deserves Our Respect

<正>生活中，每个人都值得我们去尊重。你尊重人，也会因此获得他人的尊重。One day, a friend invited us to help serve dinner at Tent City. A number of tents were set up for the homeless in the area. I took my two boys with me. They were 9 and 5 at the time. They had a lot of questions about how poor people lived in the world.     

游说的是与非

When was the last time you did a bit of lobbying？ We all lobby at some point in our lives： persuading a work subordinate to do something, convincing a friend to go along with an idea of yours, talking a partner into buying something... Lobbying is all about trying to get people to do the things that you want them to do through the careful construction of logical arguments. But when lobbying involves big business it＇s seen as controversial.     

阅读练习两篇<英>

Answer the questions in complete sentences after each passage.Passage 1 Mr Robinson won a lot of money on the football pools, but he didnot know what the best thing to do with it would be, so he went to a friendwho knew a lot about money matters. His friend said to him, "Go and buy some modern paintings. Theirvalue goes up every year."     

孙美琳的礼物

Sun Meilin was thinking about the time when she lived in Guangzhou with her husband. Their marriage was a happy one, until one day when she came home early from work and found her husband in bed, making love to an old friend of hers. Sun had walked into her apartment using her     

The Joy of SOHO:Making a Life While Making a Living

A Better ChoiceThe next time you overhear a friend or coworker chattering excitedly about SOHO, don't assume that they are talking about New York. In today's business world SOHO refers to "Small Office/Home Office," one of today's biggest explosions in the economy. The home-based business has been born out of necessity. In an era when large corporations always think of downsizing, what are your other choices?     

美式烹饪

At a local supermarket, two women push half-filled grocery carts. The ladies are good friends, but they couldn't be more different. One is a stay-at-home housewife who loves to create culinary masterpieces from scratch. The other is a training supervisor at a prestigious advertising agency. Household chores, particularly those in the kitchen, are not her idea of fun. The two ladies stop for a moment in the frozen foods section. "I'm so tired," sighs the professional woman. "I don't know what to do about supper." Her friend suggests, "What about a microwave dinner?" The weary professional sighs, "No, I don't feel like cooking tonight."     

英语阅读理解分类练习

A friend of mine was sitting in the living room one day when his cat dragged in a little ＂gift＂ in his mouth--a dead animal of some sort. Taking a closer look, he was surprised to recog- nize the dead animal to be a bunny that belonged to a little girl who lived next door. Her name was Bonny. My friend felt terrible, believing his cat had killed Bonny＇s bunny.     

Louis Braille

One day Louis was in arestaurantfriend read 1 ofwith a friend. The an article about awriting that could beused in the 2 . It was called“ight writing” . Louis was ex-cited. He went to the 3 ofthe system and asked manyquestion.     

加拿大移民面谈十大问题(之七)(英文)

1. Q: Do you have any friend in Canada?What does he/she do? A: I have a friend in Vancouver named Wang Daguang. He is a real estate agent.2. Q: What is the name of your friend in Canada?How did you get to know her?     

隐形墨水(英文)

A good way to send a secret message to a friend is to write it in invisible ink.Your friend will know how to make the invisible writing on the paper become visible.Anyone else will think it is just a blank piece of paper.     

海的女儿(英文)

I was inspired to write this poem when my daughter was about 4 years old. We were on vacation in Florida at the time. She was perfectly content playing in the sand and running along the water's edge. She didn't need a friend to play with.     

朋友到情人:越界的感情

A recent University of Indianapolis survey showed that 75 percent of men are attracted to a female friend, while about two-thirds of women feel a pull toward a male pal. If you are in a similar situation, you may be wondering if you should make a move -or look elsewhere for love. Of course, if the object of your desire is "married" or otherwise "attached", hands off! But if you are both available, just try to:     

Simply Said

Fresh flowers are such a lovely thing of beauty.Once in a while I pick a bouquet or a single perfect rose to give to a neighbor,friend or relative. Early one morning I gathered a beautiful bouquet of sweet—smelling long—stemmed roses for myself.The roses were definitely a delight for my eyes.While I thought about how pleasing they were for me to enjoy,a calm,gentle voice outside of myself simply said,Give them to your friend.     

爱因斯坦的外套

One day the famous scientist Albert Einstein came across an old friend of his in a street in New York."Mr Einstein,"said the friend,"it seems