初一英语趣味阅读20篇.docx

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初一英语趣味阅读20篇

1．Honesty诚实

　　Amanwenttoaninsuranceofficetohavehislifeinsured.Themanageroftheofficeaskedhimhowoldhisparentswerewhentheydied.

　　“Motherhadabadheartanddiedattheageofthirty.Fatherdiedoftuberculosiswhenhewasthirty-five.”

　　“Iamverysorry,”saidthemanager,“wecannotinsureyourlifeasyourparentswerenothealthy.”

　　Asthemanwasleavingtheoffice,depressed,hemetaclerk,whohadoverheardtheconversation.

　　“Youmustnotbesofrankandtellthetruth,”saidtheclerk,“noofficewillinsureyouifyouspeaklikethat.Useyourimaginationalittle.”

　　Themanwenttoanotherofficeandwasshownintothemanager'sroom.

　　“Well,youngman,howoldwereyourparentswhentheydied?

”

“Motherwasninety-three,andshediedfromafalloffherbicycle.Fatherwasninety-eightandhediedwhilehewasplayingfootball.”

判断正误，正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”。

（）1.Awomanwenttoaninsuranceoffice.

（）2.Theman’smotherdiedoftuberculosisattheageofthirty

（）3.Theman’sfatherdiedoftuberculosiswhenhewasthirty-five.

（）4.Themantoldthetruthtothefirstmanager.

（）5.Themantoldthetruthtothesecondmanager.

2.AnAmericanonaBritishTrain一个美国人乘英国火车

　　AyoungAmericanenteredarailwaycompartmentonaBritishtrain,todiscoverthatallseatswereoccupied,Includingoneonwhichwasseatedasmalldog.Toitsowner,amiddle-agedladywearingalargehat,hesaidpolitely,“Excuseme,ma'am,butmayIsitdown?

”

　　Shesaidnothing,butmerelysniffedandturnedoverthepagesofhernewspaper.

　　Againhesaid,“Excuseme,ma'am,butmayIhavethisseat,please?

Andagainsheignoredhim.

　　ForathirdtimetheyoungAmericansaid,“Ma'am,wouldyoupleaseremoveyourdogsothatImaysitdown?

”

　　Andforthethirdtimethesnootymatrontotallyignoredhim,soheopenedawindow,pickedupthedog,threwitout,andthensatontheemptyseat.

Therewasastunnedsilence,andthenanEnglishmansittingoppositesaid,“Youknow,youYanksarethestrangestpeople.Youdriveonthewrongsideoftheroad.Youeatwiththeforkinthewronghand,younamethefloorsinthewrongnumbers,andnowyou'vejustthrownthewrongbitchoutofthewindow!

”

选择正确的答案

（）1.Theyoungmanwason______.

A.anAmericantrainB.aBritishtrainC.aBritishbus

（）2.Werethereanyfreeseats?

A.Yes,therewere.B.Yes,thereweren’t.C.No,thereweren’t.

（）3.Theyoungmanwasvery_____tothemiddle-agedladyforthreetimes..

A.politeB.rudeC.naughty

（）4.Didtheyoungmanthrowoutthedog?

A.Yes,hedidn’t.B.No,hedidn’t.C.Yes,hedid.

（）5.Whosedogwasit?

A.TheAmericanB.TheEnglishmansittingoppositeC.Thewoman

3．ABadFoot受伤的脚

　　Therewasabooksellerwhodidnotliketopayforanything.Onedayabigboxofbooksfellonhisfoot.

　　“Gotothedoctor,”saidhiswife，“showthatfoottohim.”

　　“No,”hesaid,“I'llwaituntilthedoctorcomestoourshopnexttime.ThenI'llaskhimaboutmyfoot.IfIgotoseehim,Ishallhavetopay.”

　　Thenextdaythedoctorcametotheshoptobuysomebooks.Thebooksellertoldthedoctorabouthisbadfoot.Thedoctorlookedatitandpromisedtohelp.

　　Hetookoutapieceofpaperandwrotesomethingonit.“Buythisandputitonthefootbeforeyougotobedeverynight.”hesaid.

　　“Thankyou.”saidthebookseller.“Andnow,sir,hereareyourbooks.”

　　“Howmuch?

”askedthedoctor.

　　“Twopounds.”

　　“Good,”saidthedoctor.“Ishallnothavetopayyouanythingtoday.”

　　“Why?

”askedthebookseller.

“Ihaveexaminedyourfoot.Iwanttwopoundsforthat.Ifpeoplecometomyhouse,Iaskthemtopayonepoundforasmallthinglikethat.ButwhenIgototheirhouses,Iusuallychargetwopounds.AndIcameheretoday,didn'tI?

Bye-bye!

”

选择正确的答案

（）1.Thebookseller_______topayforanything.

A.likedB.don’tlikeC.didn’tlike

（）2.Hiswifeaskedhimtosee_________.

A.adoctorB.adriverC.acustomer

（）3.Howmuchwasthebookthatthedoctorwantedtobuy?

A.onepoundB.twopoundsC.threepounds

（）4.Didthedoctorcometothebookshopthenextday?

A.Yes,hedid.B.No,hedidn’t.C.Yes,hedidn’t.

（）5.Didthedoctorpayforthebook?

A.Yes,hedid.B.No,hedidn’t.C.Yes,hedidn’t.

4.TheGoldandtheFurCoat金子与皮大衣

　　Ayoungmanandanoldmanwerewaitingforabusatastation.Theysatnexttoeachother.

　　“What'sthatinyourbag?

”askedtheyoungman,pointingtoabigbagbesidetheoldman.

　　“Gold,nothingbutgold,”answeredtheoldman.

　　Theyoungmancouldhardlybelievehisownears,“What?

”hesaidtohimselfinsurprise.“Somuchgold?

MyGod!

HowIwishtobeabletogetsomuchgold!

”Thenhebegantothinkabouthowtogetthegold.

　　Theoldmanlookedtiredandsleepyanditseemedthathecouldhardlykeephiseyesopen.“Areyousleepy,sir?

”askedtheyoungman.“Thenyou'dbetterliedownonthechairandhaveagoodrest.Don'tworryaboutthebus.I'llwakeyouupintime.”

　　“Allright.It'sverykindofyou,youngman.”Theoldmanlaydownandbeforelonghefellasleep.

　　Theyoungmantookthebigbaggently.Butwhenhewasabouttorunaway,hefoundacornerofhisfurcoatwasundertheoldman'sbody.Severaltimeshetriedtopullitout,buthecouldn't.Atlasthetookoffhiscoatandwentawaywiththebag.

　　Theyoungmanranoutofthestationasquicklyashislegscouldcarryhim.Whenhereachedaplacewherehethoughttheoldmancouldn'tfindhim,hestoppedandquicklyopenedthebag.

Tohissurprise,therewasnothingbutalotofsmallstonesinit.Hehurriedtothestationatonce.Butwhenhegotthere,hefoundtheoldmanwasgone.

判断正误，正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”。

（）1.Theyoungmanandanoldwomanwerewaitingforabusatastation.

（）2.Theyoungmanhadabagthatfullofgold.

（）3.Theoldmanwasnottiredorsleepyinfact.

（）4.Theyoungmantookthebagaway.

（）5.Therewasmuchgoldinthebag.

5．ShaveMeFirst先给我刮脸

　　Abarberwasinhisshop,busilycuttingaman'shair,whenahandsomeyoungstrangercamein.Hehadasmallboywithhim.Theysatdowntogetherandwaiteduntilthebarberhadfinished.Thentheyoungmantoldthebarbertoshavehimandtocutthesmallboy'shair.

　　Thebarbersaid,“Doyouwantmetocuttheboy'shairfirst,ortoshaveyou?

”

　　“Oh,shaveme.”saidtheyoungman.“ThenI'llgodowntheroadandhaveaglassofwinewhileyou'recuttingtheboy'shair.”

　　Theyoungmansatdowninthebarber'schair,andthebarberbegantoshavehim.

　　Whenhehadfinished,theyoungmangotupandsaid,“I'llgodowntheroadnowandhavemywinewhileyou'recuttingtheboy'shair.”

　　“Allright,butIwon'ttakelong.”thebarberwarnedhim.Theyoungmanwentout,thesmallboyobedientlysatdowninthebarber'schair，andthebarberbegantocuthishair.

　　Ashehadsaid,hesoonfinished,andthentheboysatdownandwaited.Attheendofhalfanhour,whentheyoungmanhadstillnotcomeback,thebarbersaidtotheboy,“Itisapitythatyourdaddy'stakingsuchalongtime.Whereishelikelytobenow?

”

“Ican'tguess,”answeredthesmallboy.“Andthatmanwasn'tmydaddy.I'veneverseenhimbeforeinmylife.Iwasplayinginthestreetthismorning,andhecameuptomeandaskedmewhetherI'dliketohavemyhaircutwithouthavingtopayanything.IsaidIwould,becausemyhairwasratherlong,sohebroughtmehere.”

根据短文，把句子补充完整。

1.Theyoungstrangercametotheshopwitha___________.

2.Thebarber_______themanfirst.

3.Thestranger___________thesmallboy’sDaddy.

4.Thebarber____________anymoneyatlast.

6.“YouFailed!

”“你没及格！

”

　　WhenIwasattheuniversityIstudiedveryhard.Butalotofmyfriendsdidverylittlework.Somedidjustenoughtopassexams.Othersdidn'tdoquiteenough.Timwasoneofthem.Hespentmoretimeplayinggamesintheclubthanworkinginthelibrary.

　　Once,attheendofterm,wehadtotakeanimportanttestinchemistry.Thetesthadahundredquestions.Besideeachquestionwehadtowrite“True”or“False”.WhileIwasstudyinginmyroomthenightbeforethetest,Timwaswatchingtelevision.Timusuallyworriedalotthenightbeforeatest.Butonthatnighthelookedperfectlycalm.Thenhetoldmeofhisplan.“It'sverysimple.ThereareahundredquestionsandIhavetogetsixtycorrecttopassthetest.I'lltakeacoinintotheexaminationroom.Ihaven'tstudiedachemistrybookformonths,soI'msureI'lljusttossthecoin.Ifthecoincomesdownonmyhandwiththerightsideup,Iwrite“True”.Ifitrestswiththeothersideup,Iwrite“False”.Thatway,I'msureI'llgetsixtyquestionsright.”

　　ThenextdayTimcamecheerfullyintotheexaminationroom.Hesattossingacoinforhalfanhourandhandedinhispaperonehourearlierthantherestofus.

　　Thenextday,hesawthechemistryprofessorinthecorridor.

　　“Oh,good,”hesaid.“Haveyougottheresultsofthetest?

WhatmarkdidIget?

”

　　Theprofessorlookedathimandsmiled.

　　“Ah,it'syou,Tim.Justaminute.”

　　Thenhereachedintohispocketandtookoutacoin.Hethrewitintheair,caughtitinhishandandlookedatit.

“I'mterriblysorry,Tim,”hesaid,“Youfailed.”

根据短文，把句子补充完整。

1.WhenIwasattheuniversityIstudiedvery________.

2.______spentmoretimeplayinggamesintheclubthanworkinginthelibrary.

3.Timsawthe_______________inthecorridor.

4.Tim_____passthetest.

7．ElenaWasTaughtaLesson埃琳娜受到教训

　　Elenawasnotagoodstudent.Herheadwasinthecloudsmostofthetime.Shewantedtolisteninclassandtostudy，butotherthingsweremoreimportant,likeherboyfriend,herclothes,andtelevision.Everytimeshetriedtoconcentrateonherlesson,hermindwandered.

　　Oneday,herEnglishteacher,MrsGreen,saidshewasgoi