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80年代初中英语课本第五册课文3300
Whythebatcomesoutonlyatnight？
（80年代初中英语课本第五册第
1课）
Long,longago,therewasawarbetweenthebirdsandthebeasts.Noone
knowswhattheyfoughtabout.
Thebatdidnotknowwhosesidehe
shouldtake.Hethoughtandthought,thendecidedhemusttrytobeon
thesideofthewinners.
Sohewatchedfromfaraway.Afterawhile,
itseemedthatthebirdswere
goingtowin.Heflewovertojoin
them.
“Whatonearthare
youdoing
here?
”abirdshoutedat
him.
“Can’tyouseeI’mabird?
”thebatsaidwithasmile.
“L
haveswings,justlike
you.”
“Comealong,
then,”saidthebird.
“Don’thidebehindothers.Butthings”changedsoon.Nowitseemedthatthebeastswerewinning.Sothebatleftthebirdsinahurryandwentovertothebeasts.“Whatareyoudoingonourside?
”andanimal
calledouttohim.
“Areyouspyingonus?
“Don’”tyouknowI
’mone
ofyou?
”askedthebat,showinghisteeth.
“Look.Can
’tyouseeI
teeth,too?
”“Whoaretryingtofool?
”saidtheanimals.
“Wesaw
fightingonthesideofthebirdsjustnow.
Sothebeasts”drovehim
off.Ofcoursethebirdsrefusedtotakehimback.
Whenthebeasts
andthebirdssawneithersidecouldwin,
they
decidedtostop
fighting.
Neitherbeastsnorbirdswouldhavethebatastheirfriend,
sohewasafraidtoleavehishome.Eversincethen,hecomesoutonlyatnight.
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Lesson2NathanHale
（80年代初中英语课本第五册第2课）
TheyoungAmericanstoodquietlywhiletheBritishguardssearchedhis
clothes.Theyfoundnothing.“Iftheydon’tfindthemapsinmyboot,”
hethought,“maybetheywillletmego.ThenI’lltrytosendthemapsto
GeneralWashington.
”“Takeoffyour
boots,
”oneoftheguards
ordered.TheAmerican’heartsbeatfaster.Hetookoffhisbootsand
handedthemtotheguard.
Theguardlookedinsideoneboot,then
another.
“Useyour
knife,
man!
”ordered
theBritishofficer
nearby.
Theguardbroughtouthisknifeandcutonebootopen.He
stoppedsuddenlyandtheAmericanknewwhatitmeant.Themapsofthe
British
army’sdefenceworks!
Theguardstook
theAmericanto
GeneralHowe.Thegenerallookedatthemaps.
“Iseeyou’vemade
drawing
ofourdefenceworks,
”hesaid.“Thiscanonly
meanone
thing.
”“Yes,sir.
”“Doyou
haveanything
to
say
for
yourself?
”“No,nothing.
”“What’yours
name?
”
“Nathan
Hale.”“Rank?
”
“Captain.”Thegeneralstudiedthemapsa
fewmoreminutes.
“CaptainHale,
”hesaidfinally.
“I’venevers
finedrawings.Youknow,wecoulduseamanlikeyou.Whynotjoinus?
Youdon’havettoworry
aboutrankorpay.”
NathanHalelooked
straight
atthe
general.“Nothingcould
makeme
turn
against
my
country!
”
“Thenthere’onlys
one
thing
I
can
do,
you
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understand?
”“Yes,sir.
”“Youwill
behangedasaspyearly
tomorrowmorning.
”*
*
*
NathanHale
looked
aroundasaBritish
soldier
puttheropearoundhisneck.
“Now,
NathanHale,
”saidtheBritishofficer.
“Let’shearwhatyouhaveto
beforeyoudie.”NathanHaletookalastlookathisbeautifulcountry
andsaid,“IonlyregretthatIhavebutonelifetoloseformycountry”.
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Lesson3Aquestionofpronunciation
（80年代初中英语课本第五册第3课）
ThishappenedinLondon.ItwasNovemberandtheweatherwasvery
wetandcold.AFrenchmanhadcaughtaverybadcold.Hecougheddayandnight.Sohedecidedtogoandgetsomemedicineforhiscough.AshedidnotknowmuchEnglish,hegotouthisdictionaryandlooked
uptheword“cough”But.thedictionarydidnottellhimhowtopronouncetheword.Hethoughtitoverandrememberedthathehad
learnedtheword
“plough”.Herememberedthatitwaspronounced[plau].
Sohethoughtthatc-o-u-g-hmustbepronounced[kau].
Theheput
onhiscoatandhatandwenttoachemist
’sshop.Whenthemaninthe
shopaskedhim
whathewanted,theFrenchmansaid:
“Iwant
somethingformycow,please.
The”manintheshoplookedathim.
Hadhe
heard
himcorrectly?
“Ibeg
your
pardon,sir?
”he
asked.
TheFrenchmanrepeated:
“Iwant
somemedicinefor
my
cow.”
“Foryourcow?
”askedtheman.
“Areyouafarmer?
“A
”
farmer?
”saidtheFrenchmaninsurprise.
“WhatmakesyouthinkI
farmer?
I
comefromParis.I’mnotafarmer.
”“Where’yourscow,
then?
”askedthemanintheshop.“It’shere!
”repliedtheFrenchman.
Heputhishandonhischestandbegantocough.
“Hereitis!
”he
“I’aveverybadcowhere.”ThenthemanintheshopunderstoodwhattheFrenchmanmeant.Hewantedsomemedicineforhiscough.
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Lesson4TheArabinthedesert
（80年代初中英语课本第五册第4课）
AnArabwaswalkingalonethroughthedesertwhenhemettwomen.
Themenlookedworried.Itseemedthattheyhadlostsomething.The
Arabwentovertothem.“Haveyoulostoneofyourcamels?
”he
askedthem.“Yes,”theysaid.“Washeblindintherighteyeand
lameintheleftfoot?
”askedtheArab.“Yes,hewas?
“Hadhe
lostatoothandwashecarryingcorn?
“Yes,””saidthemen.“Please
telluswhereheis.“”Idon’tknowwhereheis,”saidtheArab.“
neverseensuchananimal.”“Didsomeonetellyouabout
him?
”“No.”Thetwomenlookedateachotherinsurprise.They
couldnotbelievetheArab’swords.Finally,theycameupclosetohim,
tookholdofhim,andshouted:
“Where’stheanimal?
Andwhathave
youdonewithourgoods?
The”Arabinsistedthathehadneverseen
thecamel.Atlastthementookhimbeforeajudge.Theysaidthatthe
Arabhadstolentheircamel.“I’veneverseentheircamel,”insisted
theArab.“ButI’mamanofthedesert,andI’velearnedtolookcare
ateverythingIsee.ThismorningIsawthetracksofalostcamel.Iknewthisbecausetherewerenoman’stracksnearthoseofthecamel.Ialsosawthatthecamelmustbeblindintherighteye,becausehehadonlyeatenthegrassonhisleftsideandhadnottouchedthegrassonhisright.Theanimalwaslamebecausewithonefootheleftatrackmuchlighter
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thatanyoftheothers.Hehadlostatooth,becausewhereverheategrass,therewasalwaysasmallspaceleftuntouched.Ialsofoundgroupsofantsnearthetracksofthecamel.Theywerepullingpiecesofcorn.FromthesefactsIwasabletotellwhatgoodstheanimalwas
carrying.”ThejudgeandthetwomenweresatisfiedwithwhattheArabhadsaid.Togetherthefourmensetouttolookforthelostanimal.
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Lesson5TheseagullsofSaltLakeCity（80年代初中英语课本第五册第5课）
SaltLakeCityisabeautifulcityinthewestofNorthAmerica.The
namecomesfromagreatsaltlakenearby.Thecityliesinavalleywithhighmountainsallaroundit.Butlongagotherewasalmostnothingin
thisplaceandtherewereveryfewpeoplelivinghere.Morethana
hundredyearsago,agroupofmen,womenandchildrenmovedfromtheeasttothewest.Theyhadtraveledalongway.Atlastthesebravepeoplecametothegreatmountainsbythesaltlake.Theycrossedthemountainsandreachedthisquietplace.Theydecidedtostayhere,andsotheybuilttheirhomesandmadetheirfarms.ThiswaswhereSaltLakeCitynow
lies.Thepeoplehadtoworkhardontheirfarms,becausetheirlives
dependedontheircrops.Onedaywhiletheywereworkinginthe
fields,somefarmerssawsomethingstrangeinthesky.“What’s
that?
”askedoneofthem.“Where?
”askedanother,ashestoppedto
look.“Overthere,”wasthereply.Theysawsomethinglikea
cloudcoming,butitwastoolowinthesky.Astheywatched,itcamenearerandnearer.Suddenlyashoutwentup:
“Locusts!
Millionsof
them!
”Thewordsputfearintotheheartsofall,becausetheyknewwhatlocustscoulddo,andtheyhadneverseensomanyofthem
before.Innotimethelocustscamedownandstartedeating
everything–thewheat,thecorn,thegrassandeventheleavesonthe
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trees.Thefarmersbroughtoutthingstofightthelocusts.Theytried
everything.Butwhiletheywerekillingthelocustsinoneplace,millions
morearrivedinanother.Whatcouldthefarmersdo?
Suddenlythere
wasagreatnoise.Astheylookedup,theysawanothercloudcomingtowardsthem.Totheirsurprise,theysawnotlocuststhistime,butseagulls.Thefarmerscriedout,“They’comevetoeatwhatthelocusts
haveleft.”Buttotheirjoy,theyfoundthattheseagullshadcometoeatnotthecrops,butthelocusts.TheyhadseenorsmelledthelocustsandhadcomefromtheGreatSaltLake.Nowtheywereeatingthelocusts!
Inashortwhiletheyateupmillionsofthem.Thefarmerscrops’were
saved!
Thepeoplewereverythankful.Theydecidedthatfromthen
onnooneshouldeverkillaseagull.Andtoday,ifyougotoSaltLakeCity,youcanseeamonumentwithseagullsontopofit.
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Lesson7ThePyramids
（80年代初中英语课本第五册第7课）
Thousandofyearsago,thekingsofEgyptbuiltstrongbombsforthemselves.Overthesetombstheybuiltpyramids.Theythoughttheirbodieswouldbewellkeptintheseuntiltheycouldcomebacktolife.Theyalsohopedtheworldcouldlookonthepyramidsasmonumentsto
themandwouldrememberthemforever.Therearearound80pyramidsinEgypt.ButtheGreatPyramidisthebiggestofall.Itisnearly5,000yearsold.Itisabout137metreshightoday,butitwasoncehighter.Itismadeof2,300,000hugestones.Mostofthemarehigherthanamanandweighabouttwoandahalftonseach.Someweighasmuchasfifteentons.Ittookmor
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