阅读理解精练(英文)

A It's the first day of school and the teacher asks,"so,who are you?"Well,how do you answer such a question? There are many different answers,all of which would let out something about your i- dentity.     

时文选读

Have you ever chatted in English on the net? Well, the following is something to guide you to do it.     

小幽默(英文)

One day a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink[水槽]. She suddenly noticed that her mother had sev eral strands[绺] of white hair sticking out in con- trast[形成对比] to her dark brown hair. She looked at her mother and asked, "Why are some of your hairs white, Mom?" Her mother replied, "Well, every time you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white."     

Here''''s to Mom!

My mother taught me IRONY-"Keeplaughing and I’ll give you something to cryabout." My mother taught me TO APPRECIATEWHAT HAVE-"It's better than a poke in theeye with a sharp stick." My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE AJOB WELL DONE-"If you're going to killeach other off,do it outside-I just finishedcleaning!" My mother taught me RELIGION-"Youbetter pray that will come out of the carpet."     

放松(英文)

What does it mean to relax? Despite hearing this term thousands of times during the course of our lives,very few people have deeply considered what it's really about. When you ask people (which I have done many times) what it means to relax,most will answer in a way that suggests that relaxing is something you plan to do later—you do it on vacation,in a hammock(吊床),when you retire,or when you get everything done.This implies,of course, that most other times (the other 95 percent of your life) should be spent nervous,agi-     

没人想长命百岁

It's only natural to look forward to something better. We do it all our lives. Things may never really improve, but at least we always hope they will. It is one of life's great ironies that the longer we live, the less there is to look forward to. Retirement may bring with it the fulfillment of a lifetime's dreams. At last there will be time to do all the things we never had time for.     

Computer Virus

If you work with a computer,it is certain that you can not avoid dealing, with at least one computer virus.But how much do you know about it? Well,actually,a computer virus is not a biological‘ one as causes illnesses to people.It is a kind of computer program     

A Story About Mary''''s Family

The students were having an English class. "Today you can write a story about your family.I want you to tell me something about your parents and your brothers and sisters, "said Mr Shute. Mary raised her hand."What kind of thing shall I write about my parents? "she asked. "Well,"said Mr Shute. "Write about their     

Jokes,Cartoon and Wisdom Words

##正## JokeA juggler, driving to his next performance, isstopped by the police."What are those knives doing in your car?" Askedthe policeman."1 use them in my juggling act," says the juggler."Oh yeah? Let's see you do it." Says the policemanSo the man starts tossing and juggling the knivesA guy driving by sees this and says, "Wow, amI glad I stopped drinking. Look at the test they'remaking you do now!"     

My hobby

Everyone has their own hobbies,so do I.Maybe every hobby is in- teresting,but I think the hobby of mine is the most interesting one. Can you guess what my hobby is?Maybe you can't get it,because it is very special.I like writing fictions.Perhaps you'll say,"It's not