代初中英语课本第五册课文.docx

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代初中英语课本第五册课文

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代初中英语课本第五册课文

Whythebatcomesoutonlyatnight？

（80年代初中英语课本第五册第1课）

Long,longago,therewasawarbetweenthebirdsandthebeasts.Nooneknowswhattheyfoughtabout.Thebatdidnotknowwhosesideheshouldtake.Hethoughtandthought,thendecidedhemusttrytobeonthesideofthewinners.Sohewatchedfromfaraway.Afterawhile,itseemedthatthebirdsweregoingtowin.Heflewovertojointhem.“Whatonearthareyoudoinghere”abirdshoutedathim.“Can’tyouseeI’mabird”thebatsaidwithasmile.“Look,Ihaveswings,justlikeyou.”“Comealong,then,”saidthebird.“Don’thidebehindothers.”Butthingschangedsoon.Nowitseemedthatthebeastswerewinning.Sothebatleftthebirdsinahurryandwentovertothebeasts.“Whatareyoudoingonourside”andanimalcalledouttohim.“Areyouspyingonus”“Don’tyouknowI’moneofyou”askedthebat,showinghisteeth.“Look.Can’tyouseeI’vegotteeth,too”“Whoaretryingtofool”saidtheanimals.“Wesawyoufightingonthesideofthebirdsjustnow.”Sothebeastsdrovehimoff.Ofcoursethebirdsrefusedtotakehimback.Whenthebeastsandthebirdssawneithersidecouldwin,theydecidedtostopfighting.Neitherbeastsnorbirdswouldhavethebatastheirfriend,sohewasafraidtoleavehishome.Eversincethen,hecomesoutonlyatnight.

Lesson2NathanHale

（80年代初中英语课本第五册第2课）

TheyoungAmericanstoodquietlywhiletheBritishguardssearchedhisclothes.Theyfoundnothing.“Iftheydon’tfindthemapsinmyboot,”hethought,“maybetheywillletmego.ThenI’lltrytosendthemapstoGeneralWashington.”“Takeoffyourboots,”oneoftheguardsordered.TheAmerican’sheartbeatfaster.Hetookoffhisbootsandhandedthemtotheguard.Theguardlookedinsideoneboot,thenanother.“Useyourknife,man!

”orderedtheBritishofficernearby.Theguardbroughtouthisknifeandcutonebootopen.HestoppedsuddenlyandtheAmericanknewwhatitmeant.ThemapsoftheBritisharmy’sdefenceworks!

TheguardstooktheAmericantoGeneralHowe.Thegenerallookedatthemaps.“Iseeyou’vemadesomedrawingofourdefenceworks,”hesaid.“Thiscanonlymeanonething.”“Yes,sir.”“Doyouhaveanythingtosayforyourself”“No,nothing.”“What’syourname”“NathanHale.”“Rank”“Captain.”Thegeneralstudiedthemapsafewmoreminutes.“CaptainHale,”hesaidfinally.“I’veneverseensuchfinedrawings.Youknow,wecoulduseamanlikeyou.WhynotjoinusYoudon’thavetoworryaboutrankorpay.”NathanHalelookedstraightatthegeneral.“Nothingcouldmakemeturnagainstmycountry!

”“Thenthere’sonlyonethingIcando,youunderstand”“Yes,sir.”“Youwillbehangedasaspyearlytomorrowmorning.”***NathanHalelookedaroundasaBritishsoldierputtheropearoundhisneck.“Now,NathanHale,”saidtheBritishofficer.“Let’shearwhatyouhavetosaybeforeyoudie.”NathanHaletookalastlookathisbeautifulcountryandsaid,“IonlyregretthatIhavebutonelifetoloseformycountry.”

Lesson3Aquestionofpronunciation

（80年代初中英语课本第五册第3课）

Thishappenedin?

London.ItwasNovemberandtheweatherwasverywetandcold.

AFrenchmanhadcaughtaverybadcold.Hecougheddayandnight.Sohedecidedtogoandgetsomemedicineforhiscough.AshedidnotknowmuchEnglish,hegotouthisdictionaryandlookeduptheword“cough”.Butthedictionarydidnottellhimhowtopronouncetheword.Hethoughtitoverandrememberedthathehadlearnedtheword“plough”.Herememberedthatitwaspronounced[plau].Sohethoughtthatc-o-u-g-hmustbepronounced[kau].Theheputonhiscoatandhatandwenttoachemist’sshop.Whenthemanintheshopaskedhimwhathewanted,theFrenchmansaid:

“Iwantsomethingformycow,please.”Themanintheshoplookedathim.Hadheheardhimcorrectly“Ibegyourpardon,sir”heasked.TheFrenchmanrepeated:

“Iwantsomemedicineformycow.”“Foryourcow”askedtheman.“Areyouafarmer”“Afarmer”saidtheFrenchmaninsurprise.“WhatmakesyouthinkI’mafarmerIcomefromParis.I’mnotafarmer.”“Where’syourcow,then”askedthemanintheshop.“It’shere!

”repliedtheFrenchman.Heputhishandonhischestandbegantocough.“Hereitis!

”hesaid.“I’veaverybadcowhere.”ThenthemanintheshopunderstoodwhattheFrenchmanmeant.Hewantedsomemedicineforhiscough.

Lesson4TheArabinthedesert

（80年代初中英语课本第五册第4课）

AnArabwaswalkingalonethroughthedesertwhenhemettwomen.Themenlookedworried.Itseemedthattheyhadlostsomething.TheArabwentovertothem.“Haveyoulostoneofyourcamels?

”heaskedthem.“Yes,”theysaid.“Washeblindintherighteyeandlameintheleftfoot”askedtheArab.“Yes,hewas“Hadhelostatoothandwashecarryingcorn”“Yes,”saidthemen.“Pleasetelluswhereheis.”“Idon’tknowwhereheis,”saidtheArab.“I’veneverseensuchananimal.”“Didsomeonetellyouabouthim”“No.”Thetwomenlookedateachotherinsurprise.TheycouldnotbelievetheArab’swords.Finally,theycameupclosetohim,tookholdofhim,andshouted:

“Where’stheanimalAndwhathaveyoudonewithourgoods”TheArabinsistedthathehadneverseenthecamel.Atlastthementookhimbeforeajudge.TheysaidthattheArabhadstolentheircamel.“I’veneverseentheircamel,”insistedtheArab.“ButI’mamanofthedesert,andI’velearnedtolookcarefullyateverythingIsee.ThismorningIsawthetracksofalostcamel.Iknewthisbecausetherewerenoman’stracksnearthoseofthecamel.Ialsosawthatthecamelmustbeblindintherighteye,becausehehadonlyeatenthegrassonhisleftsideandhadnottouchedthegrassonhisright.Theanimalwaslamebecausewithonefootheleftatrackmuchlighterthatanyoftheothers.Hehadlostatooth,becausewhereverheategrass,therewasalwaysasmallspaceleftuntouched.Ialsofoundgroupsofantsnearthetracksofthecamel.Theywerepullingpiecesofcorn.FromthesefactsIwasabletotellwhatgoodstheanimalwascarrying.”ThejudgeandthetwomenweresatisfiedwithwhattheArabhadsaid.Togetherthefourmensetouttolookforthelostanimal.

Lesson5TheseagullsofSaltLakeCity

（80年代初中英语课本第五册第5课）

SaltLakeCityisabeautifulcityinthewestof?

NorthAmerica.Thenamecomesfromagreatsaltlakenearby.Thecityliesinavalleywithhighmountainsallaroundit.Butlongagotherewasalmostnothinginthisplaceandtherewereveryfewpeoplelivinghere.Morethanahundredyearsago,agroupofmen,womenandchildrenmovedfromtheeasttothewest.Theyhadtraveledalongway.Atlastthesebravepeoplecametothegreatmountainsbythesaltlake.Theycrossedthemountainsandreachedthisquietplace.Theydecidedtostayhere,andsotheybuilttheirhomesandmadetheirfarms.ThiswaswhereSaltLakeCitynowlies.Thepeoplehadtoworkhardontheirfarms,becausetheirlivesdependedontheircrops.Onedaywhiletheywereworkinginthefields,somefarmerssawsomethingstrangeinthesky.“What’sthat”askedoneofthem.“Where”askedanother,ashestoppedtolook.“Overthere,”wasthereply.Theysawsomethinglikeacloudcoming,butitwastoolowinthesky.Astheywatched,itcamenearerandnearer.Suddenlyashoutwentup:

“Locusts!

Millionsofthem!

”Thewordsputfearintotheheartsofall,becausetheyknewwhatlocustscoulddo,andtheyhadneverseensomanyofthembefore.Innotimethelocustscamedownandstartedeatingeverything–thewheat,thecorn,thegrassandeventheleavesonthetrees.Thefarmersbroughtoutthingstofightthelocusts.Theytriedeverything.Butwhiletheywerekillingthelocustsinoneplace,millionsmorearrivedinanother.WhatcouldthefarmersdoSuddenlytherewasagreatnoise.Astheylookedup,theysawanothercloudcomingtowardsthem.Totheirsurprise,theysawnotlocuststhistime,butseagulls.Thefarmerscriedout,“They’vecometoeatwhatthelocustshaveleft.”Buttotheirjoy,theyfoundthattheseagullshadcometoeatnotthecrops,butthelocusts.TheyhadseenorsmelledthelocustsandhadcomefromtheGreatSaltLake.Nowtheywereeatingthelocusts!

Inashortwhiletheyateupmillionsofthem.Thefarmers’cropsweresaved!

Thepeoplewereverythankful.Theydecidedthatfromthenonnooneshouldeverkillaseagull.Andtoday,ifyougotoSaltLakeCity,youcanseeamonumentwithseagullsontopofit.

Lesson7ThePyramids

（80年代初中英语课本第五册第7课）

Thousandofyearsago,thekingsof?

Egyptbuiltstrongbombsforthemselves.Overthesetombstheybuiltpyramids.Theythoughttheirbodieswouldbewellkeptintheseuntiltheycouldcomebacktolife.Theyalsohopedtheworldcouldlookonthepyramidsasmonumentstothemandwouldrememberthemforever.Therearearound80pyramidsinEgypt.ButtheGreatPyramidisthebiggestofall.Itisnearly5,000yearsold.Itisabout137metreshightoday,butitwasoncehighter.Itismadeof2,300,000hugestones.Mostofthemarehigherthanamanandweighabouttwoandahalftonseach.Someweighasmuchasfifteentons.Ittookmorethan100,000mentwentyyearstobuildtheGreatPyramid.Whenyoulookatthepyramids,youcan’thelpwonderinghowtheEgyptianswereabletobuildthemthousandsofyearsago.Howdidtheycut,carryandliftsuchhugestonesEachstonefitssowell,yettheydidn’thaveourmodernmachines!

Scientistshavestudiedthepyramids,butnobodycantelljusthowtheEgyptiansbuildthemsolongago.Insidethepyramidsaretheroomsforthebodiesofthekingsandqueens.Therearelotsofwonderfultreasuresinthepyramids,too.Thieveshavebrokenintosomeofthepyramidsandtakenawaymanyofthetreasurestoforei