STORIES

正A A man and his wife had a small bar near a station.The bar often stayedopen until after midnight because people came to drink there while theywerewaitingfor trains.At two o'clock one morning,one man was still sitting at a table in thebar.He was asleep.The barman's wife wanted to go to bed.She looked into     

世界杯之最

The youngest player to win the World Cup cham-pionship was Pelé,Brasil.He won the title in 1958,whenhe was 17.最年轻的世界杯冠军是巴西的贝利,他得到冠军的时候是1958年,那时他才17岁。The oldest player to win the World Cupcham pionship was Dino Zoff,Italy.He did it in 1982 at the age of 40.年龄最大的世界杯冠军是意大利的迪诺·佐夫,1982年他得到冠军的时候已经40岁了。The youngest player to score in the World Cup was PeléB rasil.He did it during a meet with Wales in 1958.He was 17 years and 23…     

假币

It was 2：00 am. All the guests（旅客）in the Garde Hotel were asleep（睡着的）。夜班服务员John见离下班还有5个小时,就先把账结算好。     

STORIES

正A Bruce got on the bus early in the morning.He was going to the next town to visit one of his friends.He had got up very early,and he felt tired.Soon he fell asleep.A short while later,he woke up in the middle of a dream.In his dream,he was in a busy street.People were pushing him hard and pulling at his clothes.As he     

How Didn＇t You Wake Up My Parents？

Robert is 16 now. He＇ll finish middle school in two years. His father keeps a shop and has much money. The father hopes his son can go to college and makes him study hard. But the young man likes to play cards. He has to go out after his parents fall asleep.     

STORIES

Bruce got on the bus early in the morning. He was going to the next town to visit one of his friends. He had got up very early, and he felt tired. Soon he fell asleep. A short while later, he woke up in the middle of a dream. In his dream, he was in a busy street. People were pushing him hard and pulling at his clothes. As he woke up, he found that it wasn＇t only a dream.Somebody was really pulling at his coat pocket.     

数数总是管用的吗？(英文)

A young man couldn’t sleep well every night. He was always worried. So he went to see the doctor. The doctolooked over him carefully, but there was nothing wrong with him. The doctor told him to count from one to ten againand again.“Keep doing it till you fall asleep.”the doctor said.A few days later, the young man came to the doctor again. But to his surprise, the doctor found the young man waeven worse than before.“Didn’t you do as what I told you?”the doctor asked.“Yes, I did,”he…     

2001年中考完形填空解析（徐州市）

It was too late at night when an old man came to a small town. He found an inn ( 小旅馆 ) and wanted to stay there for the night. After he 1 his room, the owner said to his wife, "Look at his bag. There 2 much money in it. Let' s 3 when he' s asleep, _4_ ?""No, no," said the woman. "He must look 5 his bag tomorrow morning. If he can' t find it, he' ll telephone the police."     

安徒生:世界儿童文学的太阳

1 Hans Christian Andersen was born on April 2,1805,in 1)Odense,Denmark.He was an author and poet particularly known for his children's fairy tale stories.Andersen was the first Danish author to 2)emerge from 3)poverty and be recognized during his lifetime.He was 4)acclairned for having delighted children worldwide,receiving honors from royalty.Many of his stories,including "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Princess and the Pea," remain classics of the genre.He died in 5)Copenhagen on August 4,1875.     

A Forged Bank Note

It was 2:00 a．m．All the guests(旅客)in Green Hotel had been asleep(睡着的)．夜班服务员Alex见离下班还有5 hours,就先把账结算好。     

新目标英语八年级(下) Unit8重点考点词语练与析

1．Dogs are too difficult to take care of．too…to…的意思是“太……而不能……”,结构为“too＋形容词/副词＋to＋动词原形”。例如：He was too excited to fall asleep．他太激动了,以致于睡不着觉。【中考题】Mr Smith walked____fast for us     

阅读特训营

Honest Scales 1 The synagogue looked like any other synagogue in Poland．But near the door was a set of scales．Strangers often wondered about them．But the people of the town knew why they were there．2 Years back a drought,had come to the town．For months there had been no rain．Wells were dry．Gardens and farms were scorched．The people suffered thirst,and hunger．Some died．3 The jews of the town looked for help to their rabbi．And the rabbi prayed．But nothing happened. 4 One night the rabbi was alone,praying．He fell asleep．In his sleep he heard a voice say:"Your prayers will bring no help,There is only one man in town who can help.It is Kalman the grocer. You must call all the Jews to the synagogue and Kalman must lead the people in prayer．"     

The Changing Boots

There was a little boy in Kindergarten. He cried, so the teacher asked him what was wrong. He sobbed, "I can't find my boots." The teacher looked around the classroom and saw a pair of boots, "Are these yours?"     

父亲节献礼:爱爸爸的理由

1. He can fix anything. 2. He reads books every day. 3. He lets me fall asleep with my head on his chest. 4. He makes our home a happy place. 5. He has always put his family first.     

老人和老猫

正[英语原文]An old man has a cat.The cat is very old,too. He runs very quickly. And his teeth are bad.One evening,the old cat sees a littlemouse. He catches it,but he can’t eat it because his teeth are not strong enough. The mouse runs away. The old man is very angry. He beats his cat.He says:"You are a fool cat. I will punish you!"The cat is very sad. He thinks:"When I was young, I worked hard for you. Now you don’t like me     

A Cloze Test

Broad was a short boy. He was about one and a half metres 1. But he was sixty 2. He didn't do any exercise at school and he didn't do any housework at home.The teacher and the parents 3 about him. They wanted Broad to keep 4. "You are a good boy," said the teacher. "But you are     

牙痒整蛊王

上次他生日时,他喷出一口气就点燃了生日蛋糕上所有的蜡烛。O n his last birthday,w ith just one breath,he lit allthe candles on his birthday cake.教授就是在别人睡着时说话的人。A professor is one w ho talks w hen som eone else's asleep.如果你需要更多空间来容纳     

Paws the Clever Pup

Paws Arrives Presto the wizard(巫师),Rusty the boar(野猪),Buzz the bee and Morose the cat lived in a forest house.On an autumn evening,they were sitting out in the open*.Rusty asked Presto about their new friend,"Presto,when will Paws arrive?""He will be here in the morning,"said Presto."He is a clever and kind little pup."Early in the morning,everyone was still asleep*.     

两组相似词语辨析

1.sleep/get to sleep/fall asleep/go to bedsleep意为“睡觉”,是延续性动词;get to sleep意为“入睡”,其中的sleep是名词;fall asleep与get to sleep意义相同,asleep是形容词,常放在系动词fall或be的后面作表语;go to bed意为“上床睡觉”。例如:1)I went to bed late last night and only sleptfor five hours.2)He usually goes to bed at half past ten and gets up at about six.3)He went to bed soon after he came back,but he couldn't get to sleep/fall asleep.2.the other/another/others/the others the other和another可…     

There aren’t any crocodiles in the pond

Liu Hua's father contracted a pond(承包了一个池塘). The pond was very big. There were many flowers around it. There were some trees behind the flowers. It was a very beautiful place to travel. There were many different fishes in the pond. Liu Hua's father fed them every day and they could swim freely in the water. The place was very quiet. The fishes came out at times. One day, some young men from the city found the place. And they began to have swimming in the pond. Liu Hua's father adviced them. But they didn't listen to him. He had to write two words on a big sign(牌子): No Swimming. The next Sunday some other young men came and had swimming in the pond, too. He could not stop them swimming in the pond. He was very angry. People swimming in the pond were not good for the fishes to grow. He worried about his fishes. One Sunday morning Liu Hua told his father he could stop the people swimming in the pond. He told his father not to go to the pond and he could stay there by himself. When Liu Hua was playing, three young men came to the pond. "What a nice place it is!"one of them shouted. Then he saw Liu Hua and he came over to him.