2018年中考英语二轮阅读理解训练：英语小故事22篇（含汉语翻译）

每天2篇小故事，30天轻松记住初中英语1600词（1）
一.
A
Young
Officer
and
an
Old
Soldier
(1)
A
very
new,
young
officer
was
at
a
railway
station.
He
was
going
to
visit
his
mother,
and
he
wanted
to
telephone
her
to
tell
her
the
time
of
his
train.
He
looked
in
all
his
pockets,
but
found
that
he
did
not
have
the
coins
for
the
telephone,
so
he
went
outside
and
looked
around
for
someone
to
help
him.
【汉语翻译】
年轻军官与老兵(1)
一位新上任的(new)年轻军官(young
officer)在火车站(railway
station)候车。他要去看望(visit)他的母亲(mother)。他想打电话(want
to
telephone
sb.)告诉(tell)母亲他的列车(train)到站的时间。但寻遍了所有的口袋(pocket)，却发现(find)他没有打电话用的硬币(coin)，于是他走到车站外面(outside)，环顾四周(look
around)想找人帮忙(help)。
一.
A
Young
Officer
and
an
Old
Soldier
(2)
At
last
an
old
soldier
came
by,
and
the
young
officer
stopped
him
and
said,“Have
you
got
change
for
ten
pence ”
“Wait
a
moment,”the
old
soldier
answered,
beginning
to
put
his
hand
in
his
pocket.“I'll
see
whether
I
can
help
you.”
“Don't
you
know
how
to
speak
to
an
officer ”the
young
man
said
angrily.“Now
let's
start
again
Have
you
got
change
for
ten
pence ”
“No,sir,”the
old
soldier
answered
quickly.
【汉语翻译】
年轻军官与老兵(2)
最后(at
last)有名老兵(old
soldier)路过，年轻的军官拦住他道：“你有十便士(pence)的零钱(change)吗？”
“等会儿(wait
a
moment)。”老兵回答(answer)，开始(begin)把手放(put)进口袋，“让我看看是否(whether)能帮助你。"
"难道你不知道(know)该怎样跟一位长官说话(speak)吗？”年轻人生气地(angrily)说，“现在我们重新开始(start
again)，你有十美分的硬币吗？”
“没有，长官(sir)。”老兵迅速(quickly)答道。
二.
Are
You
Going
to
Thank
Her
(1)
Mrs.
Green
has
lived
near
the
park
of
the
city
for
forty
years.
She's
very
rich
and
has
got
a
lot
of
money.
Bur
she
never
buys
something
expensive
for
her
family
and
always
does
all
the
housework
herself.
She
sweeps
all
the
rooms
every
day.
Last
morning,
when
she
got
up,
she
felt
terrible
.
After
breakfast
she
felt
even
worse.
She
found
some
medicine
and
took
it.
But
it
was
useless
to
her
and
she
had
to
go
to
a
hospital.
【汉语翻译】
您是要感谢她吗？(1)
格林夫人(Mrs.)在这座城市(city)的公园(park)附近住(live)了四十(forty)年了。她特别富裕(rich)，相当有钱(money)。但她从不(never)给自己的家人(family)买昂贵的(expensive)物品，而且总是(always)自己做所有的家务(housework)，她每天打扫(sweep)所有的房间。
昨天早上(Last
morning)。她起床(get
up)时感觉(feel)很糟糕(terrible)。早餐(breakfast)后她觉得更严重(even
worse)，就找了一些药(medicine)吃了。但还是没用(useless)。她不得不去了医院(hospital)。
二.
Are
You
Going
to
Thank
Her
(2)
The
doctor
looked
her
over
and
asked
her
to
be
in
hospital,
but
she
refused
and
went
home
on
foot.
As
soon
as
she
got
home,
the
telephone
rang.
She
hurried
to
answer
it.
It
was
the
doctor.
He
told
her
she
had
left
her
purse
in
the
hospital
and
a
nurse
had
found
it.
“Could
you
tell
me
her
name,
please ”asked
Mrs.
Green
“Of
course,
Mrs.
Green.
Are
you
going
to
thank
her
”asked
the
doctor.
“No,
no.”She
said,“My
handbag
was
lost
three
years
ago.
I
want
to
know
if
she
found
it.
”
【汉语翻译】
您是要感谢她吗？(2)
医生(doctor)给她作了检查并要求(ask)她住院，但她拒绝(refuse)了，然后步行(on
foot)回家。她一(as
soon
as)到家，电话就响(ring)了，她赶紧(hurry)去接听电话，是医生打来的，他告诉这位女士她的钱包(purse)丢在了医院，一位护士(nurse)捡到了。
“您能告诉我这位护士的名字(name)吗？”格林夫人问道。
“当然可以(of
course)，格林夫人，您是要感谢(thank)她吗？”医生问道。
“不，不是，”她说：“我的手提包(handbag)三年前(three
years
ago)丢了，我想问问是不是她检到了。”
每天2篇小故事，30天轻松记住初中英语1600词（2）
三.
Sam
and
Tod
(1)
Sam
had
a
dog.
Its
name
was
Tod.
It
was
very
helpful,
but
it
ate
too
much.
So
Sam
didn't
like
it,
and
he
wanted
to
kill
Tod.
He
tied
Tod
in
a
bag
and
put
it
in
a
small
boat.
He
rowed
the
boat
to
the
middle
of
a
big
river.
Just
as
he
threw
the
poor
animal
into
the
river,
the
boat
began
to
go
down.
Both
Sam
and
Tod
fell
into
the
river.
【汉语翻译】
萨姆与托德(1)
萨姆有一只狗(dog)。他的名字叫托德。它很有用(helpful)，但它吃的太多(eat
too
much)。所以萨姆不喜欢他。萨姆想杀死(kill)托德。萨姆把托德绑(tie)在一个袋子里，把它放进一只小船(small
boat)。他把船划(row)到一条大河(river)的中央(middle)。他正要(just)把这只可怜的动物(poor
animal)扔(throw)下河的时候，船开始下沉，萨姆和托德两个都(both)跌入(fall
into)河里。
三.
Sam
and
Tod
(2)
Tod
was
able
to
swim,
but
Sam
couldn't
.The
dog
bit
(咬)
the
rope
and
got
out
of
the
bag.
It
tried
its
best
to
swim
to
save
Sam.
The
man
was
saved,
so
he
was
very
thankful
to
the
dog.
He
did
not
want
to
kill
the
dog
any
more.
From
then
on,
he
gave
the
dog
as
much
food
as
it
wanted.
【汉语翻译】
萨姆与托德(2)
托德能(be
able
to)游泳(swim)，但萨姆不会。狗把绳子(rope)咬断，从袋子里出来(get
out
of
the
bag)。它竭尽全力(try
one's
best)游过去救(save)萨姆。萨姆获救了，所以他对托德是非常感激的(thankful)．他不再(not…
any
more)打算杀它了。从那以后(from
then
on)，小狗想要吃多少食物(food)萨姆就给多少。
四.
In
the
Bar
(1)
In
England,
if
you
are
under
the
age
of
eighteen,
you're
not
allowed
to
drink
in
apublic
bar.
Mr.
Thompson
used
to
go
to
a
bar
near
his
house,
but
he
never
took
his
son,Tom,
because
he
was
too
young.
Then
when
Tom
had
his
eighteenth
birthday,
Mr.Thompson
took
him
to
his
usual
bar
for
the
first
time.
【汉语翻译】
在酒吧(1)
在英格兰(England)，年龄在18岁以下(under
the
age
of
eighteen)的人不允许(be
not
allowed
to
do)到公众(public)酒吧里喝酒(drink)。
汤普森先生过去经常(used
to)到他家附近(near)的一个酒吧喝酒，但他从不带(take)他的儿子(son)汤姆，因为(because)他还太小(too
young)。当汤姆过18岁生日(birthday)时，他第一次(for
the
first
time)带儿子去了他经常去的酒吧(his
usual
bar)。
四.
In
the
Bar
(2)
They
drank
for
half
an
hour,
and
then
Mr.
Thompson
said
to
his
son,“Now,
Tom,
I
want
to
teach
you
a
lesson,
You
must
always
be
careful
not
to
drink
too
much.
And
how
do
you
know
when
you've
had
enough
Well,
I'll
tell
you.
Do
you
see
those
two
lights
at
the
end
of
the
bar
When
they
seem
to
have
become
four,
you've
had
enough
and
should
go
home.”“But,
Dad,”said
Tom,“I
can
only
see
one
light
at
the
end
of
the
bar.”
【汉语翻译】
在酒吧(2)
喝了半个小时(half
an
hour)后，汤普森对儿子说道，“汤姆，现在我给你上一课(teach
you
a
lesson)。你必须(must)要小心(be
careful)决不要喝太多。那怎样才能知道你是否已经喝够了(enough)呢？听着，我告诉你。你看见(see)酒吧尽头的(at
the
end
of)那两盏灯(light)了吗？当它们看起来(seem)已经变成(become)四盏的时候，你就喝足了，应该(should)回家(go
home)了。”“可是，爸爸，”汤姆说，“我只(only)看见那儿有一盏灯呀！” 每天2篇小故事，30天轻松记住初中英语1600词（3）
五.
A
Black
Umbrella
(1)
Sally
was
a
student.
It
was
going
to
be
her
mother's
birthday.
She
wanted
to
buy
her
a
present
that
would
be
nice
and
useful
but
not
expensive.
A
week
before
her
mother's
birthday,
she
went
shopping
after
a
quick
and
simple
lunch.
When
she
had
been
looking
for
half
an
hour,
she
found
a
shop
that
was
selling
cheap
umbrellas,
and
decided
to
take
a
black
one.
Her
mother
had
lost
hers
the
month
before.
一把黑伞(1)
萨莉是个学生(student)，再过几天就是她母亲的生日了，她想给母亲买(buy)
一个价格不高，但漂亮、实用的(nice
and
useful)礼物(present)。
在她母亲生日之前(before)的一个星期(week)，萨莉匆忙地吃了顿简单的(simple)午餐(lunch)后就出去购物(go
shopping)了。看(look)了半个小时后，发现了一个卖(sell)便宜(cheap)雨伞(umbrella)的商店，她决定(decide)买把黑色的(black)伞。一个月(month)之前她母亲把她的伞(hers)丢(lose)了。
五.
A
Black
Umbrella
(2)
She
thought,“You
could
carry
that
when
you
are
wearing
clothes
of
any
color.”So
she
decided
to
buy
a
lovely
black
umbrella
and
took
it
back
to
the
school
with
her
until
her
classes
had
finished.
On
her
way
home
in
the
train
that
evening
she
felt
hungry
because
she
had
such
a
small
lunch
that
she
went
along
to
the
buffet
car(餐车)
for
a
sandwich
and
a
cup
of
coffee.
一把黑伞(2)
她想，“穿(wear)任何颜色(color)的衣服(clothes)，都可以携带(carry)黑伞。”于是她决定买把可爱的(lovely)黑伞带回学校(school)，直到(until)课(class)结束(finish)时才带回家。
那天晚上(evening)．在她乘火车回家的路上(on
her
way
home)，因为午餐吃的很少(have
such
a
small
lunch)．她觉得饿(hungry)．于是走进餐车，要了一份三明治(sandwich)和一杯咖啡(a
cup
of
coffee)。
六.
Friends
(1)
Friends
are
different
things
to
different
people.
To
my
little
sister,
a
friend
is
someone
who
likes
to
swim
and
ride
bikes.
My
mom's
idea
of
a
friend
is
someone
like
Mrs.
Smith
who
walks
and
talks
with
her
every
morning.
My
dad's
friends
are
neighbors
who
help
him
with
the
work
like
building
shelves
and
planting
trees.
朋友(1)
对于不同的人(people)，朋友(friend)意味着不同的(different)内容。对于我的小妹妹(little
sister)来说，朋友是喜欢(like)游泳和骑自行车(ride
bikes)的某个人(someone)。我妈妈的想法(idea)是朋友像(like)史密斯夫人一样可以每天早上陪她散步(walk)并交谈(talk)。我爸爸的朋友是帮他搭建架子(build
shelves)、种树(plant
trees)或做其他活的邻居们(neighbors)。
六.
Friends
(2)
Steve,
our
monitor,
is
my
best
friend
We
go
skating,
play
football,
talk
about
sports,and
go
to
a
concert.
When
I
broke
my
leg,
he
always
came
over
to
play
games;
in
school,
he
carried
my
schoolbag
for
me
and
got
my
lunch
for
me.
I
know
I
can
always
count
on
him,
and
he
also
knows
that
he
can
count
on
me.
Some
friends
may
be
in
your
life
for
a
while.
Others
will
be
there
for
a
longtime,
maybe
even
forever(永远).
I
would
hate
to
move,
unless
I
could
take
my
friends
with
me
.They
are
too
important
to
leave
behind.
朋友(2)
我们的班长(monitor)史蒂夫是我最好的(best)朋友。我们去滑冰(go
skating)、踢足球(play
football)、谈论体育(talk
about
sports)、去听音乐会(go
to
a
concert)。我摔断腿(leg)时，他就来我家玩游戏(game)；在学校，他替我拿书包(schoolbag)，并帮我打午饭。我知道我总能依靠(count
on)他，他也知道他能依靠我。
有些(some)朋友可能(may)只在你的一生中停留一会儿(for
a
while)。另一些(others)则很长一段时间(for
a
long
time)和你做朋友，甚至有可能(maybe)是终生的朋友。我憎恨(hate)搬家(move)，除非(unless)我可以把朋友也带走。他们对我来说太重要了(too
important)，我无法把他们留下(leave
behind)。
每天2篇小故事，30天轻松记住初中英语1600词（4）
7.
The“Deaf”Wife
A
man
is
talking
to
the
family
doctor.“Doctor,
I
doubt
whether
my
wife's
going
deaf.”The
doctor
answers,“Here’s
something
you
can
try
on
her
to
test
her
hearing.
Stand
some
meters
away
from
her
and
ask
her
a
question.
If
she
doesn't
answer,
move
a
little
closer
and
ask
again.
Keep
repeating
this
until
she
answers.Then
you'll
be
able
to
tell
if
she
is
deaf
or
not.”
The
man
goes
home
and
begins
to
test
his
wife's
hearing.
He
stands
by
the
wall
and
says,“My
dear,
what's
for
dinner ”He
doesn't
hear
an
answer,
so
he
moves
closer
to
her.“My
dear,
what's
for
dinner ”Still
no
answer.
He
repeats
this
several
times,
until
he's
standing
just
a
few
feet
away
from
her.
Finally,
she
answers,“For
the
eleventh
time,
I
said
we're
having
meat
and
rice!”
【汉语翻译】
“耳聋的”妻子
某人对他的家庭医生说，“医生，我怀疑(doubt)我妻子(wife)要聋(deaf)了。”医生回答说，“有个办法可以测试(test)她的听力。你站(stand)在离她几米远(some
meters
away)的地方，然后问她一个问题(question)。如果她不回答，你再走近点(a
little
closer)，然后再问。如此重复(repeat)直到她听到为止。那时你就可以判断她是否聋了。”
这人回家后便开始测试他妻子的听力。他站在墙的旁边(by
the
wall)说，“亲爱的(dear)，晚饭(dinner)吃什么？”他没听到回答，于是又朝妻子走近了些。“亲爱的，晚饭吃什么？”仍然(still)没有回答。他如此反复了几次(several
times)．直到他离妻子只有几英尺(a
few
feet)的地方。
最后(finally)，她回答道，“我都说了十一次了，我说咱们要吃肉(meat)和米饭(rice)。”
8.
We
Really
Don't
Know
(1)
Jack
had
gone
to
the
university
to
study
his
history,
but
at
the
end
of
his
second
term,
he
failed
his
history
exam,
and
he
was
told
that
he
would
be
dismissed
from
university.
However,
his
father
decided
that
he
would
go
to
see
the
history
professor(教授)to
ask
him
to
let
Jack
continue
his
studies
the
next
year.
“He's
a
good
boy,”said
Jack's
father,“Please
pardon
him.
If
you
let
him
pass
this
time,
I'm
sure
he'll
improve
a
lot
next
year
and
pass
the
examinations
at
the
end
of
it
really
well.”
【汉语翻译】
我们真的不知道(1)
杰克去大学(university)里学习(study)历史(history)，但在第二学期(term)末，他的历史考试不及格(he
failed
his
history
exam)．同时他还被告知将被开除(dismiss)。然而(however)．杰克的父亲(father)决定去拜访那位历史学教授，请求教授让(let)杰克继续(continue)下一年的学业。
“他是个不错的男孩(boy)。”杰克的父亲(father)说，“请原谅(pardon)他吧！如果这次您能让他通过(pass)，我确信(I'm
sure)他明年一定会大有长进(improve
a
lot)；而且会在年终时真正地(really)很出色地通过考试。”
8.
We
Really
Don't
Know
(2)
“No,
no,
that's
quite
impossible!”replied
the
professor
immediately.“Do
you
know,
last
month
I
asked
him
when
Napoleon
died,
and
he
didn't
know!”“Please,
sir,
give
him
another
chance”said
Jack's
father.“You
see,
I'm
afraid
we
don't
take
any
newspapers
in
our
house
so
we
even
don't
know
that
Napoleon
was
ill
recently.”
【汉语翻译】
我们真的不知道(2)
“不，不行，那是完全不可能的(quite
impossible)。”教授立即(immediately)回答(reply)，“您知道吗，上个月我问他拿破仑是什么时候去世(die)的，可他居然不知道！”“先生，请再给他一次机会(give
him
another
chance)吧。”杰克的父亲说道，“您要知道，恐怕(I'm
afraid)是因为我们家里没有报纸(newspaper)。因此我们甚至连拿破仑近来(recently)病了(ill)都不知道。”
每天2篇小故事，30天轻松记住初中英语1600词（5）
九.
Raymond
(1)
Everybody
dreams
of
doing
something
important.
As
a
boy
Raymond
dreamed
of
being
a
scientist,
in
fact,
he
is
a
postman
now.
Raymond
is
an
active
young
man.
He
lives
by
the
saying(格言)“If
you
can't
live
the
life
you
love,
love
the
life
you
live”He
greets
everyone
with
a
big
smile
and
a
friendly“Hi,
how
are
you ”And
he
really
wants
to
know!
It's
hard
to
feel
unhappy
when
we
hear
him
whistling(吹口哨)
happily
up
and
down
the
street .
【汉语翻译】
雷蒙德(1)
每个人(everybody)都梦想(dream
of)做些重要的事。雷蒙德小时候梦想成为一名科学家(scientist)，实际上(in
fact)他现在是一名邮递员(postman)。
雷蒙德是个积极主动的(active)年轻人。他信奉的格言是“如果你不能过你热爱的生活，那就热爱你所过的生活。”带着灿烂的微笑(smile)，他向每一个人打招呼(greet)，还来一句友好的(friendly)问候，“嗨，你好吗？”而且他确实想知道！当我们听到他欢快地吹着口哨在街道(street)上来来往往(up
and
down)时，想不高兴都难(hard)。
九.
Raymond
(2)
Raymond
looks
good.
His
shirt
and
trousers
always
look
very
clean.
After
work,
he
likes
going
to
the
gym
to
take
exercise.
Raymond
is
strict
in
his
work.
He
cares
about
the
people
on
this
street
everyday.
Heknocks
on
Mrs.
Jordan's
door
to
ask
for
a
drink
of
cool
water.
He's
not
really
thirsty.Mrs.
Jordan
is
old,
and
he
just
wants
to
make
sure
she's
okay.
【汉语翻译】
雷蒙德(2)
雷蒙德看起来(look)很不错。他的衬衫(shirt)和裤子(trousers)总是非常干净(very
clean)。下班后，他喜欢去体育馆(gym)锻炼(take
exercise)。
雷蒙德对自己的工作要求严格(strict)。他关心(care
about)街道上的居民。每天他都会敲(knock
on／at)乔丹夫人的门(door)去要一杯凉(cool)水。他不是真的口渴(thirsty)。乔丹夫人年纪大了，他只是想确认(make
sure)乔丹夫人一切正常。
十.
That's
Why!
Jimmy
started
painting
when
he
was
three
years
old,
and
when
he
was
five,
he
was
already
very
good
at
it.
He
also
got
many
prizes
for
his
painting.
He
painted
many
beautiful
and
interesting
pictures,
and
people
paid
a
lot
of
money
for
them
They
said,“This
boy's
going
to
be
famous
when
he's
a
little
older,
and
then
we’re
going
to
sell
these
pictures
for
a
lot
more
money.”
Jimmy's
pictures
were
different
from
other
people's
because
he
never
painted
it
on
all
of
the
paper.
He
painted
on
half
of
it,
and
the
other
half
was
always
empty.
“That's
very
clever,”everybody
said.“Nobody
else
does
that!”They
all
believed
that
the
boy
was
a
pioneer
in
painting.
One
day,
somebody
bought
one
of
Jimmy's
pictures
and
then
said
to
him,“Please
tell
me
this,
Jimmy.
Why
do
you
paint
on
the
bottom
half
of
your
pictures,
but
not
on
the
top
half
”
“Because
I'm
small,”Jimmy
said,“and
my
brushes
don't
reach
very
high.”
【汉语翻译】
原来如此！
吉米三岁开始画画(start
painting)，五岁时已经(already)画得相当好了。他还因此获得很多奖(many
prizes)。他画了很多美丽(beautiful)有趣的(interesting)图画(picture)。人们付(pay)很多钱(a
lot
of
money)买这些画。他们说：“这个孩子大一点后肯定会出名(be
famous)．到时我们可以靠这些画赚更多的钱。”
吉米的画不同于(be
different
from)
他人的画，因为他从来不在整张纸上作画。他只在一半纸上画，另一半总是空的(empty)。
“这真是个聪明的(clever)做法！”大家都说，“没有其他人(nobody
else)这么画过。”他们都认为这男孩堪称绘画艺术的先锋(pioneer)。
有一天，有人买了吉米的画，然后问：“请告诉我，吉米，你为什么总是在纸的下半部分(bottom
half)画而不在上半部分(top
half)画呢？”
吉米说：“因为我个头小，我的画笔(brush)无法够到(reach)那么高(high)。” 十三.
A
Competition
of
Lying
A
certain
old
gentleman
was
very
unhappy
about
modern
education,
and
thought
that
young
people
didn’t
know
the
difference
between
right
and
wrong.
One
day
he
was
taking
a
walk
near
the
church
when
he
saw
some
young
boys
standing
around
a
small
cat.
The
old
gentlemen
went
up
to
the
boys
and
asked
them
what
was
happening.
One
of
the
boys
said
to
him“We're
having
a
competition.
We're
telling
lies,
and
the
one
who
tells
the
biggest
lie
will
keep
the
cat.”
The
old
gentleman
thought
this
was
a
good
chance
to
teach
the
boys
a
useful
lesson,
so
he
said
to
them,“I've
never
told
a
lie
in
my
life."
At
once
there
was
a
great
shout
from
all
the
boys,
and
they
said,“You've
won!
The
cat
belongs
to
you!”
【汉语翻译】
说谎比赛
某个(a
certain)老年绅士(gentleman)对现代教育(modern
education)颇为不满(unhappy)，他认为年轻人不知道是非(right
and
wrong)之间的差异(difference)。
有一天，他在教堂(church)附近散步(take
a
walk)时，看到一些小男孩围着一只小猫(cat)。这位老绅士凑上前去问孩子们发生(happen)什么事了。有个男孩告诉他：“我们正在进行一场竞赛(competition)。我们在比赛说谎(tell
ties)，谁说的谎最大，这只猫就是谁的。”
老绅士觉得这是教育孩子们的一个好机会。于是他就对孩子们说：“我这辈子从未说过谎话。”立刻(at
once)所有孩子异口同声地大喊(shout)：“你赢(win)了！这只猫属于你了(The
cat
belongs
to
you)!”
十四.
Sports
in
America
In
many
parts
of
the
world,
there
are
four
seasons:
spring,
summer,
fall
and
winter.There
are
only
three
in
America:
football,
basketball
and
baseball.
If
you
want
to
know
what
season
it
is,
just
have
a
look
at
what
people
are
playing.
Sports
are
an
important
part
of
American
culture.
Students
learn
to
play
many
sports
at
school.
They
take
PE
classes.
Some
join
the
school
teams,
and
others
join
school
sports
leagues(联盟).
For
many
people
in
the
USA,
sports
are
not
just
for
fun.
They're
almost
a
religion
(宗教).
Thousands
of
sports
fans
buy
expensive
tickets
to
watch
their
favorite
teams
and
sports
stars
play.
Other
fans
watch
games
on
TV
at
home.
The
most
devoted(投入的)
sports
fans
never
miss
a
game.
【汉语翻译】
美国的体育
世界上许多地方(many
parts)有四个季节(season)：春(spring)、夏(summer)、秋(fall)、冬(winter)。美国却只有三个：足球、篮球(basketball)和棒球(baseball)。如果你想知道是什么赛季(season)，只需看一下人们在玩哪种球即可。
体育是美国文化(American
culture)的一个重要部分(part)。学生在校时学习很多体育项目。他们上体育课(PE)。有些学生加入校队(join
the
school
team)．还有些学生加入学校体育联盟。
对于许多美国人来说，体育不只是为了玩(for
fun)。体育几乎(almost)是一种宗教。成千上万的(thousands
of)体育迷(sports
fan)购买昂贵的门票(ticket)去观看(watch)他们最喜欢的球队以及体育明星(star)比赛。其他体育迷在家通过电视(on
TV)看比赛。最铁杆的体育迷从不会错过(miss)
一场比赛。
十五.
My
Little
Sister
Candy
Living
with
my
little
sister
Candy
can
be
hard.
Candy
is
five
years
old.
She
always
copies
me.
When
I
sit
in
front
of
my
computer,
she
will
touch
my
keyboard
and
screen.
When
I
practice
handwriting,
she’ll
stay
as
long
as
I
do,
and
if
I
am
playing
chess
with
my
friend,
she
will
make
so
much
noise.
She
doesn't
like
dolls
as
most
girls
do.
She
loves
model
planes,
toy
guns
and
robots,
but
it's
easy
for
her
to
turn
her
attention
to
something
else.
One
moment
she
is
laughing
and
clapping
her
little
hands；the
next
she
is
kicking
her
plane
and
then
reaching
for
the
edge
of
the
table.
That's
because
she
finds
some
drugs
on
the
table.
Of
course,
the
drugs
should
not
be
available
to
her.
Last
Sunday,
I
had
a
cold,
so
I
tried
to
get
her
separated
from
me.
I
stayed
in
my
bedroom
and
asked
her
to
stay
in
our
living
room,
and
then
I
told
very
easy
riddles
for
her
to
answer.
At
first,
she
showed
great
interest
in
guessing
riddles
in
this
way,
but
later
she
came
to
my
room,
answering
me
no
more
but
with
her
mouth
open
wide,
and
tried
her
best
to
pull
me
out
of
my
room.
At
last,
I
had
to
take
her
to
walk
along
the
path
through
our
garden.
Candy
is
always
following
me,
but
I
love
my
little
sister
candy.
【汉语翻译】
我的小妹妹卡迪
和我的小妹妹卡迪住在一起很不容易。卡迪五岁了。她总是模仿我。当我坐在电脑前，她会触摸(touch)我的键盘(keyboard)和屏幕(screen)。当我练习书法(handwriting)时，我呆多久她就呆多久，如果我和朋友下象棋(play
chess)，她就会制造很多噪音(make
so
much
noise)。
她不像大部分女孩那样喜欢娃娃(doll)。她喜爱飞机模型(model)、玩具枪(toy
gun)和机器人(robot)，但她的注意力很容易转移。一会儿拍(clap)着小手笑，一会儿又 在踢(kick)她的飞机，一会伸手去够桌子的边缘(edge)。那是因为她发现桌子上有一些药(drugs)。当然了，那些药是不应让她得到的(available)。
上个星期天，我感冒了，因此我尽量让她和我分开(separate)。我呆在我的卧室，让她在我们的起居室，然后我说一些很简单的谜语(riddle)让她回答。起初，她对用这种方式猜谜语(guess
riddles)很感兴趣，但后来不再回答我，而是来到我的房间，把嘴巴(mouth)张得大大的，竭尽全力地想把我拉出去。最后，我不得不带着她沿着花园中的小路(path)散步。
卡迪总跟着我，但我爱我的小妹妹卡迪。
十六.
Pupils
in
China
On
Tuesday,
October
4,
Mr.
Goff
visited
our
class.
He
is
Karen's
dad,
and
he
just
got
back
from
a
business
trip
to
China.
He
has
many
pictures
of
busy
cities
and
beautiful
mountains.
His
pictures
are
worth
seeing.
Mr.
Goff
came
to
our
class
to
tell
us
what
life
is
like
in
China.
We
learned
that
pupils
in
China
went
to
school
six
days
a
week
in
the
past
but
now
they
have
a
rest
at
weekends.
They
write
with
2,000
characters(字)
instead
of
26
letters.
Each
character
is
a
complete
word.
They
also
review
their
lessons.
After
school,
pupils
play
basketball
and
volleyball
and
ride
bikes.
They
do
the
same
things
as
we
do.
Mr.
Goff
said
a
businessman
from
China
would
visit
him
soon.
We
will
invite
the
man
to
our
class.
In
that
way,
he
can
tell
us
more
about
pupils
in
China.
【汉语翻译】
中国的小学生
10月(October)4日星期二(Tuesday)．高夫先生来到我们班。他是克伦的爸爸．他去中国(China)商务旅行(business
trip)刚回来。
他有很多图片——繁忙的(busy)城市和美丽的山川(mountains)。他的图片值得一看(be
worth
seeing)。高夫先生来我们班为我们讲述中国人的生活。
我们得知中国的小学生(pupil)在过去(in
the
past)是每周上六天课，但现在他们是在周末(at
weekends)休息了。他们书写(write)2000个汉字而不是(instead
of)
26个字母(letter)。每个(each)汉字是一个完整的字(complete
word)。他们也复习(review)功课。放学后，小学生们打篮球和排球还骑自行车。他们和我们做一样的(the
same)事情。
高夫先生说一位来自中国的生意人不久要来拜访他。我们将邀请(invite)这个人来我们班。那样(in
that
way)，他就可以给我们讲述更多关于中国小学生的事情了。
十七.
Say
it
with
Flowers(1)
Young
men
often
give
flowers
to
young
women
when
they
are
in
love.
The
tradition
may
have
come
from
Turkey(土耳其).
In
the
1700s
in
Turkey,
it
was
quite
popular
for
people
in
love
to
send
each
other
baskets
full
of
strange
things.
The
baskets
were
sent
secretly
to
the
person
who
was
receiving
it.
Usually,
an
old
woman
who
sold
flowers
or
fruit
on
the
street
left
the
basket
beside
the
door
of
that
person.
【汉语翻译】
花语寄情(1)
恋爱中(be
in
love)的年轻男士经常(often)送花(flower)给女友，这个传统(tradition)可能来自(come
from)土耳其。
18世纪的土耳其，热恋中的人相互赠送装满奇怪(strange)物品的篮子，这种做法在当时很流行(popular)。篮子(basket)被秘密地(secretly)送给接收篮子的人(person)。通常(usually)，由街上卖花或水果(fruit)的老婆婆把篮子送到那人的门旁边(beside
the
door)。
十七.
Say
It
with
Flowers
(2)
These
baskets
included
many
kinds
of
gifts:
flowers,
stones,
candles,
etc.
Each
thing
in
the
basket
had
a
special
meaning.
By
working
out
the
secret
message
hidden
in
each
gift,
the
person
who
received
the
basket
began
to
understand
little
by
little
the
true
feelings
of
the
person
who
sent
it.
【汉语翻译】
花语寄情(2)
这些篮子里包括(include)许多种礼物(many
kinds
of
gifts)：花、石头(stone)、蜡烛(candle)等。每样东西都有特殊的含义(special
meaning)。篮子接收者想出(work
out)每件物品所暗藏(hide)的信息(message)，然后就开始渐渐地(little
by
little)理解(understand)赠送者的真实感情(true
feelings)。
十七.
Say
It
with
Flowers
(3)
The
idea
of
sending
gifts
of
love
with
secret
meanings
quickly
spread
to
other
countries.
However,
as
time
passed,
only
sending
flowers
remained
popular.
Flowers
told
young
ladies
about
the
feelings
in
the
heart
of
young
men.
Each
different
flower
had
a
different
meaning.
For
example,
the
flowers
from
an
orange
tree
meant,“you
are
beautiful
and
pure(纯洁).”Pink
carnations
(康乃馨)
meant,“My
love
for
you
is
great.”Yellow
roses,
on
the
other
hand,
meant,“I
saw
you
with
someone
else.”
Many
flower
dictionaries
were
made
to
help
young
people
in
love
understand
the
meaning
of
the
flowers
they
received.
However,
not
all
of
the
dictionaries
agreed
on
the
meaning
of
each
flower,
so
a
person
had
to
be
careful
about
the
flowers
they
chose
to
send.
By
the
1880s,
using
flowers
to
send
messages
had
become
unpopular,
and
the
more
direct
way
of
sending
love
letters
began.
Today,
flowers
are
still
considered
a
lovely
gift,
but
the
meaning
for
each
kind
of
flower
has
been
lost.
【汉翻译】
花语寄情(3)
这种赠送礼物传递秘密信息的示爱方式迅速传(spread)到其他国家(country)，但是，随着时间的流逝，只有送花的传统保持(remain)了下来。
花把男士心(heart)中的感情传递给女士。每种花都有不同的含义。例如(for
example)，桔(orange)树上开的花表示，“你美丽又纯洁”。粉红色(pink)的康乃馨表示，“我对你的爱是热烈的”。另一方面(on
the
other
hand)，黄玫瑰(yellow
rose)则意味着“我看见你和别人在一起”。
为了帮助恋爱中的年轻人理解他们收到的花所代表的含义，人们编制出很多关于花的词典(dictionary)。但是，对于每一种花的含义，不是所有的词典都能达成一致(agree
on)。因此，人们在送花时必须谨慎选择(choose)。
到了19世纪80年代，花语寄情已经不流行，写信成为更直接的(direct)示爱方式。如今(today)，花仍被认为(consider)是一种可爱的礼物，但以前每一种花的特定含义已经没有了。
十八.
Learning
by
Doing
and
Going
Many
of
my
classmates
think
they
are
forced
to
go
to
school.
They
say
they
are
only
interested
in
playing.
But
I
love
going
to
school,
and
my
favorite
subject
is
science.
I
like
science
because
the
experiments
and
field
trips
are
exciting.
In
science
we
do
many
exciting
experiments
in
the
lab.
One
time
we
made
crystal
form(晶形)
in
a
bottle
by
using
salt
in
water.
Another
time
we
watched
how
baby
chicks
are
hatched(孵出).
We
also
take
exciting
field
trips
for
science.
We
went
to
a
museum
and
saw
huge
dinosaurs(恐龙)
and
tiny
butterflies.
On
Tree-planting
Day,
we
went
to
a
forest
and
collected
leaves.
It's
good
to
play,
but
I
would
rather
do
experiments
and
go
on
field
trips.
That’s
why
science
is
my
favorite
subject.
【汉语翻译】
通过做与行学习
我的许多同学认为他们是被强迫(force)去上学的，他们说只对玩感兴趣。但我喜欢上学，我最喜欢的学科(subject)是科学(science)。我喜欢科学是因为做实验(experiment)和野外(field)旅行令人兴奋(exciting)。
上科学课时，我们在实验室(lab)做许多令人兴奋的实验。有～次，我们利用水中的盐(salt)在一个瓶子(bottle)里做晶形。还有一次，我们观察小鸡(chick)是怎样被孵化出来的。
为了学习科学，我们还进行令人兴奋的野外旅行。我们去了一个博物馆(museum)，看到了巨大的恐龙还有微小的(tiny)蝴蝶(butterfly)。在植树节，我们去了一个森林(forest)并收集树叶(collect
leaves)。
玩耍很好，但我宁愿做实验(would
rather
do
experiments)以及去野外旅行。那就是我最喜欢科学课的原因。

十九.
Jane
Came
Home
Too
Late
Jane
got
home
late
at
night.
She
was
going
to
knock
at
the
door.
Just
then
it
opened.Her
father
was
standing
by
the
door.
He
was
a
tall
man
with
white
hair.“Come
in,”he
said“I
am
getting
cold.”Jane
went
in.
Her
mother
was
waiting
in
the
room.
Her
mother
was
a
short
woman.
She
was
sitting
on
the
sofa,
and
looked
pale.
Her
father
closed
the
door.
“Well,”he
said,“Where
have
you
been
You
promised
not
to
stay
out
beyond
11
o'clock.
It's
one
o'clock
now.”
“It's
only
a
quarter
to
one.”
“That
doesn't
make
any
difference.
You
should
have
come
home
earlier”her
father
replied
angrily.
“We've
been
very
worried
about
you,”said
her
mother.
“I'm
sorry,”Jane
said，“I
was
at
a
party.
I
didn't
notice
the
time.”
“You've
got
a
watch,
”said
her
father，“Your
mother
and
I
have
waited
for
a
long
time.
We
didn't
know
where
you
were.”
“I
can
look
after
myself,”replied
Jane，“I'm
not
a
baby
any
more.”
That
is
a
situation
that
we
often
see
in
our
life.
Please
do
not
let
your
parents
worry
about
you
again!
【汉语翻译】
简回家太晚
简在深夜(late
at
night)才回家。她正要敲门，门开(open)了。她的父亲正站在门旁。他是高(tall)个子，头发(hair)都白了。“进来吧，”他说，“我都觉得冷了。”简进了家。她的母亲正在房间(room)里等她。她母亲个子很小，正坐在沙发(sofa)上，看上去脸色苍白(pale)。简的父亲把门关上了。
“那么，你上哪去了？”父亲闷道，“你答应(promise)在外面不超过(beyond)11点的．现在都1点了。”
“差一刻钟(quarter)到1点”。
“那没什么差别(it
doesn't
make
any
difference)．你应该早(early)点回家的”，父亲生气的说。
“我们都非常担心(worried)你.”母亲说。
“我很抱歉，”简回答，“我参加了一个聚会(party)。我没有注意到(notice)时间。”
“可你戴着手表(watch)”，父亲说，“你妈妈和我等了那么长时间。我们不知道你在哪里。”
“我可以照顾(look
after)自己”，简回答道，“我又不是小孩了。”
这是在我们生活中经常看到的一个情形(situation)。请不要再让你的父母为你担心(worry
about
you)了！
二十.
My
Son's
Questions
Since
my
son
was
three
years
old,
he's
kept
asking
me“why ”about
everything.
Why
is
the
sky
blue
Why
are
there
clouds
Why
can't
I
go
outside
Why
do
I
have
to
be
nice
Anyway,
I
always
try
my
best
to
answer
his
questions.
Now
my
son
is
ten
years
old.
At
this
age,
the
boy
is
interested
in
all
kinds
of
things,
and
he’s
got
more
questions
to
trouble
me.
Do
people
in
prison
celebrate
festivals Why
are
dogs'
noses
always
wet
Why
are
women
and
men's
shoe
sizes
different
...
These
days,
the
boy
shows
interest
in
the
facts
of
life,
so
I
borrowed
books
from
the
library
and
prepared
myself
for
any
questions
he
might
ask.
At
the
end
of
our
long
talk,
he
still
looked
confused(迷惑的).“If
you
have
any
questions,”I
said,“please
ask
them.
There
are
no
stupid
questions.”
“Well.
suppose
I
was
married,”he
said
with
shame,“my
wife
was
going
to
give
birth
to
a
baby,
and
I
had
to
rush
her
to
the
hospital,
okay ”
“Yes,”I
smiled
and
encouraged
him
to
continue
his
question.
Then
he
asked,“Can
go
through
red
lights ”
【汉语翻译】
我儿子的问题
自从我儿子三岁起，他就一直在问我“为什么”，他要对一切事情刨根问底。为什么天空(sky)是蓝色的(blue) 为什么会有云朵(cloud) 为什么我不能去外面？为什么我必须要对人友好？无论如何(anyway)，我总会尽一切努力回答他的问题。
如今我儿子十岁了。在这个年龄，他对各种事情都感兴趣(be
interested
in)，他有更 多的问题要麻烦我了。在监狱(prison)里的人庆祝(celebrate)节日(festival)吗？狗的鼻子(nose)为什么总是湿润的(wet)
女人和男人的鞋码(shoe
size)为什么不一样呢？……
这几天，这个孩子对生命是怎么回事感兴趣了，因此我从图书馆(library)借(borrow)书并准备(prepare)了他可能(might)会问到的所有的问题。在我们的长谈结束时，他看上去仍然很迷惑。“如果你有什么问题，尽管问好了，”我说，“没有愚蠢的(stupid)问题（问什么都行）。”
“好吧，假设(suppose)我结婚了(married)，”他带着羞愧(with
shame)说，“我的妻子要生小孩了，我必须赶紧(rush)将她送到医院，对吗？”
“是的，”我微笑着说，并鼓励(encourage)他继续问他的问题。
然后他问道，“那我能闯红灯(go
through)吗？”
二十一.
I
Did
a
Silly
Thing
A
few
years
ago,
when
my
family
moved
to
this
city,
I
became
interested
in
soap-box
race.
That's
when
I
discovered
that“it
is
far
easier
to
start
something
than
it
is
to
finish
it.”
Dad
bought
a
set
of
tools
to
make
a
racing
car
for
me.
I
just
couldn't
wait,
and
one
day,
while
Dad
was
at
work,
I
decided
to
have
my
car
going.
I
looked
at
the
drawings,
and
I
said
to
myself,“Dude,
you
can
do
this.”I
got
out
Dad's
toolbox,
and
I
started
building.
Part
A
fit
into
Part
B.
Part
C
was
a
little
harder
to
connect
to
Part
D.
It
was
easy
to
fix
Part
E.
By
the
time
I
got
to
Part
G，I'd
made
a
real
mess(混乱)
of
things.
I
really
regret
having
done
such
a
silly
thing.
What
did
I
learn
from
this
experience
Now
I
know
that
before
I
start
something,
I
should
know
how
to
finish
it.
【汉语翻译】
我做了一件傻事
几年前，我们搬到这座城市时，我对肥皂(soap)箱(box)赛车比赛(race)产生了兴趣。就是在那时我发现(discover)了“开始做某件事要比完成它容易地多(far
easier)”（即“开始容易结束难”）的道理。
爸爸买了一套工具（A
set
of
tools）要给我做一辆赛车(racing
car)。我是急不可耐，然后有一天，爸爸在上班(be
at
work)时，我决定让我的小车转起来。我看着图纸(drawing)。对自己说，“都德，你可以做到。”我拿出了爸爸的工具箱，接着就开始造车了。零件A适合(fit)零件B。零件C连接(connect)到零件D就有点难度。零件E很容易安装(fix)。到我开始零件G时，我已经把事情弄的一团糟。我真的后悔(regret)做了这么一件傻(silly)事。
这次经历(experience)让我学到了什么呢？现在我知道了在我开始做某事之前，我应该知道该如何完成它。
二十二.
Snakes
Today
I
read
a
book
about
snakes.
I
found
some
interesting
facts,
especially
some
surprising
facts
in
it.
Did
you
know
that
some
big
snakes
are
strong
enough
to
kill
a
pig
or
a
goat
All
snakes
eat
animals.
Without
snakes,
the
world
would
probably
be
filled
with
rats
and
mice.
You
probably
didn’t
know
that
snakes
smell
with
their
noses
and
their
tongues.Some
snakes
are
even
longer
than
an
elephant
or
a
giraffe!
This
book
made
me
think
a
lot
about
snakes.
Most
snakes
don't
hurt
people,
but
some
are
dangerous.
I'm
thinking
if
I
saw
a
snake,
would
I
know
if
it
was
dangerous
【汉语翻译】
蛇
今天我读(read)了一本关于蛇(snake)的书。我发现其中有一些有趣的事实，尤其(especially)是一些令人吃惊的(surprising)事实。你知道吗？一些大蛇很强壮(strong)足以杀死一头猪或一只山羊(goat)。所有的蛇都吃动物。如果没有(without)蛇，这个世界很可能(probably)充满了(be
filled
with)老鼠(rats
and
mice)。
你很可能不知道蛇是用它们的鼻子和舌头(tongue)来闻气味(smell)的。有的蛇甚至比一头象(elephant)或一只长颈鹿(giraffe)还长！
这本书让我想了很多关于蛇的事情。大部分蛇不伤害(hurt)人，但有些是危险的(dangerous)蛇。我在想如果我看到一只蛇，我是否会知道它是危险的？