读故事记单词

A man tried to sell his neighbor a new dog for five dollars.“This is a talkingdog.”He said.“Stop behaving stupidly,”the neighbor rephed,“how can a beast likethat talk?Or you mean bark?”suddenly,the dog looked up and said with tears inhis eyes,“Please buy me,Sir.This man is mean.He keeps me in a barn and I haveto sleep in a barrel.He feeds me only beans and never walks me to the hay,and     

The First Trip by Himself

Li Lei was sitting in a bus. It was a bit hot in the crowd bus. He took off his thick coat and put his hand into his pocket to see if his ticket was there. He felt a little nervous,but excited. He looked around. Everything in and out of the bus was pleasant. This was the first time in his life to travel to another city by himself.LiLeiwas a clever boy and was good atlessons.H is teachers andhis parents said thatLiLeiwas a good boy.Buthe had one shortcom ing.H e depended on his parents too …     

阅读训练(英文)

What Time Is It? Tom’s grandfather lives in the countryside(乡下).There is a big farm near his house.When Tom hastime,he often goes to the farm to help his grandfather. Tom is free today.He is going to see his grandfather.He gets to the bus station early for the early bus.The early bus is going to leave at 6:30.He looks around.There are a lot of people in the station.Some arestanding in line。Others are walking around.There is no place for him to sit in. Tom walks into the tea house next to the station.There is a big clock on the wall.It is only five twentynow.He finds a seat and sits down before a big mirror(镜子)on the wall.He asks for a cup of tea and some cakes.Just then,one of his friends.Jim,comes in and sits with him.     

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.     

At the Airport

Mr. Schmidts is at the ticket counter at the Rivertown Airport. Heis paying for his ticket. He is going to fly from Rivertown to New YorkCity, then from New York to Bonn, Germany. The departure time forhis flight is five to ten. He is not late. It is twenty-five after nine now.His plane leaves from Gate ε②. When he gets his ticket he is going to     

A Brave Cock

Who welcomes the sun first in the morning? It’s the cock.He likes to show his golden clothes and a big,red cap in the sunshine. In September,all fruits and vegetables become red and golden.The cock begins to sing:     

刘德华:“我已经过时了”

Andy Lau is a popular actor and singer in Hong Kong and around Asia.He started his acting career in 1980 with the TVB when he was about 18 years old.He began his singing career in 1985.Having been in showbiz for 20years,Andy has been through everything.He knows how to handle small setbacks.He often says, "What is this?It's just an     

故事园地

The Lion and the Mouse 一、故事内容 On a mountain lives a big lion. One afternoon, the sun is very hot. The lion feels very tired, so he has a rest in his hole. He closes his eyes and begins to snore[第一段]     

What Color Is the Sun？

A litde rabbit is drawing a picture. He wants to draw a big sun in the sky. ＂But what color is the sun？＂ the rabbit thinks. He goes to ask his friends[第一段]     

A Tentative Study of Figures of Speech Used in“Hamlet”

Rhetoric is a traditional discipline with a history of over two thousand years.Figures of speech play a pretty important role in verbal communication.People are attracted by"Hamlet"written by Shakespeare and his employing words and artistic enchantment.Shakespeare once learned classical literature,rhetoric,Latin and French.He is famous for his dramas.His language in dramas is rich and colorful and he is good at using figures of speech in his dramas.This paper explores some figures of speech and mainly focuses on how pun,metaphor and transferred epithet are employed in"Hamlet",in order to have a better understanding of the theme and the artistic features of Shakespeare.     

George's Two Trips

When George was thirtyfive, he bought a small plane and learned how to fly it. He wanted to become very good at flying it and make his plane do (1) all kinds of tricks. George had a friend. His name was Mark. One day George wanted to take Mark up in his…     

An Uncommon Trip

<正>Summer holiday began and Richard left California and went traveling in Africa(1). Helost his wallet in a hotel and he had a little money left. He had to go to a city where one ofhis friends worked. There he was going to borrow some money so that he could fly back tohis country. He got on a bus and the conductor held out to him a yellow ticket.     

An Interpretation of Ben’s Function in Intensifying Willy’s Tragedy from Aristotle’s Poetics

The play Death of a Salesman is undoubtedly the most influential play of Arthur Miller which depicts a tragic life of Willy Loman, a travelling salesman, induced by his false American Dream of making a fortune out of business. Unlike many other essays focusing on the hero Willy, this one tries to explore Willy’s dead brother Ben’s function in this play so as to demonstrate that Ben plays an important role in Willy’s life by making Willy’s life more tragic in terms of Aristotle’s tragic theory. The first part of the essay illustrates Ben’s importance to Willy and the second part centers on the way Ben pushes Willy to a more tragic situation.     

有时与总是

Sometimes occasionally goes by the rules but mostly does his own thing.He is more worried about being everyone s friend than doing his school work. He gets into trouble a lot but managed to charm his way through it.His parents have gone to school a lot to have parent-teacher conferences. Always is a boy who always goes by the book, never breaks the rules and is never in trouble.He always pleased his family and friends and never let them down.He is usually stressed out and gets headaches and stomach aches from stress.     

Disillusionment of American Dream:Willy Loman’s Tragic Dream

Arthur Miller plays an important role in American literature. His works have a great influence on American literature afterWorld War Ⅱ.Willy Loman is the symbol of modern American man. His living state is typical during that time in America. This paperstarts with a survey of Willy’s two dreams-his children can own big future; he can own big business. In the second part, the author contrasts Willy’s unreal dreams with the reality, through this comparison, aims at analyzing the sad elements of Willy’s life, exploring thesource of his sadness. Willy is one convict of American dream. He is influenced greatly by the American cultural mainstream. As an individual drowning in the harsh world, he cannot grasp his own fate by himself.     

Merry Widows

Mr Brown was at the theatre.He had got his ticket at the lastmoment,so he had not been able to choose his seat.He now foundthat he was in the middle of a group of American ladies,some of themmiddle-aged and some quite old.They obviously all knew each otherwell,as before the curtain went up on the play they had come to see,     

钓鱼的艺术--《大河之恋》观感

Norman,the hero of the movie,is the son of apriest.He was born in a middle—class fami-ly.He and his families live in a town,not farfrom a clear stream and a waterfall.His father is apious(虔诚的),who takes belief to the hearts andsouls.Norman is good at learning,and going to be-come a professor in the University of Chicago.Theonly libertine(浪子)of the family is his little broth-er,Paul,who is a journalist in a newspaper inMontana.Though the two brothers and their fa-ther are quite different persons,they like fishing     

阅读理解精选

AA man went to buy a piece of meat.He askedthe butcher(屠夫 ) to tell him the way of cooking itbecause he didn't know how to cook meat.Thebutcher told him how to cook it.“But I can't remember your words,”the mansaid,“Will you please write your words down forme?”Thebutcher was a good man and he wrotehiswords down for the man.The man went homehappily with the meat in his hand and the note(便条 ) in his pocket.A dog saw the meat,jumped athim and took the meataway.The man stood there.He did…     

A Careless Boy

正Li Yun is a student.He will have an English exam next Monday.So he studies English very hard on the weekend.On Monday morning,Li Yun gets up late.He puts the books in the schoolbag and goes to school in a hurry.When he enters the classroom,the exam has begun.He sits down and opens his schoolbag.But there is no pen in it."Oh,I left it on my bed。"he says to himself.So he borrows a pen from his friend and writes