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70篇短文突破中考英语词汇二中英分开

21.IDidaSillyThing

Afewyearsago,whenmyfamilymovedtothiscity,Ibecameinterestedinsoap-boxraceThat'swhenIdiscoveredthat“itisfareasiertostartsomethingthanitistofinishit.”

DadboughtasetoftoolstomakearacingcarformeIjustcouldn'twait,andoneday,whileDadwasatwork,Idecidedtohavemycargoing.Ilookedatthedrawings,andIsaidtomyself,“Dude,youcandothis.”IgotoutDad'stoolbox,andIstartedbuilding.PartAfitintoPartBPartCwasalittlehardertoconnecttoPartD.ItwaseasytofixPartE.BythetimeIgottoPartG.I'dmadearealmess（混乱）ofthings.Ireallyregrethavingdonesuchasillything.

WhatdidIlearnfromthisexperience?

NowIknowthatbeforeIstartsomething,Ishouldknowhowtofinishit.

22.Snakes

TodayIreadabookaboutsnakes.Ifoundsomeinterestingfacts,especiallysomesurprisingfactsinitDidyouknowthatsomebigsnakesarestrongenoughtokillapigoragoat?

Allsnakeseatanimals.Withoutsnakes,theworldwouldprobablybefilledwithratsandmice.

Youprobablydidn’tknowthatsnakessmellwiththeirnosesandtheirtongues.Somesnakesareevenlongerthananelephantoragiraffe!

Thisbookmademethinkalotaboutsnakes.Mostsnakesdon'thurtpeople,butsomearedangerous.I'mthinkingifIsawasnake,wouldIknowifitwasdangerous?

23.ACallfromtheSecretary

Mr.Youngwasaboss,andheworkedhard.Seldomdidhehaveavacation.Hiswifewasafraidthathewouldgetsickifhecontinuedlikethat,soshesuggestedtohimtakingavacation.AtlastMr.Youngagreed.Butshewasafraidthathemightbedisturbedbyhiscompany,sobeforetheyleft,Mrs.Youngwenttoseeherhusband'ssecretary.Mrs.Youngtoldher,“Myhusbandneedsavacationverymuch,sowhateverhappens;pleasedon'tdisturbhimwithlettersortelephoneswhilewereaway.Justwaituntilwegetback.”

Thenonapleasantmorning,afterMr.andMrs.Younghadbeenawayaboutaweek,whenthecouplewashavingapicnicandeatingtheirhamburger,Mr.Youngreceivedaphonecallfromhissecretary,shesaid,“Somethingterriblehashappenedtoyourbusiness,butIrememberwhatMrs.Youngtoldme.soI'mnotgoingtodisturbyouwithitnowwhileyou'reenjoyingyourvacationBye-bye!

”

24.MyCollectionofSeaShells

EverysummermyfamilygoestothebeachIdiginthesandandsearchforseashells（贝壳）.

I'vecollectedmanyshellssofar.Theyhavedifferentcolors:

orange,silver,purple,gray（灰色）,brown...Somearecommon,othersareunusual.Ihaveashellwhichislikeabird'swing,andoneofmyshellsislikeawhale'seyes.

Lastyear,myeldersisterhelpedmeputallmyshellsinmydrawersandonmydesk.WhenIseethem,IwillrememberthefunIhaveatthebeach

25.BreakfastIsImportant

Oneofthemostimportantmealsofthedayisbreakfast.Peopleshouldalwayseatagoodbreakfasttokeepwell.Eatingtherightfoodisnecessaryforgoodhealth.Youshouldeatdifferentkindsoffoodinordertokeepagoodhealth

Agoodbreakfastshouldincludeeggs,bread,milk,andsoonByeatingbreakfasteverymorning,youmayfeellivelyinthemorning'sworkSteppingoutintothemorningairafteragoodbreakfastwillmakeyoufeelwonderful.

Withoutbreakfast,childrenmaynotgrowasfastastheyshouldandmaynotstudyandplayaswellinschoolinthemorningastheycould.Theymayhavemoresickness,andwhentheyaresick,itmaytakethemlongertimetogetwellthanchildrenwithgoodhealthhabits.

Foodprovidesenergyforthebody.Withoutfoodthebodyoperationwillslowdown.Soyoumusteatbreakfasttokeepwellanddoyourbesteachmorning.

26.TheProperWaytoGiveGifts

（1）

Everyonehashadtheexperienceofgivingagift.Apropergiftcanhelpcommunicationandexpressgoodwishes,andsometimesitmayalsobringaboutunexpectedgoodresults.But,animpropergiftmaynotonlyfailtoshowgoodwishes,butalsoevenresultinmisunderstanding（误会）.Theartofgivinggiftsneedsmoreattention,especiallyincommunicationwithfriendsfromdifferentcountries.

WhenyougivegiftstotheChinese,youshouldpayattentiontowhatyousay.InChina,peoplemaysometimessaythewordslike“YiDianXinYi.”

27.MakingElectricity

Becauseofelectricity（电）,itiseasyforustoturnonanelectriclamporaTV.Butwheredoesallthatelectricitycomefrom?

Mostpowerplants（发电厂）produceelectricitybyusingcoal,oil,naturalgas,andnuclearenergy（核能）.Otherplantsmakeelectricitybyusingsunlight,wind,water,orevenheatfromunderground!

28.OneRealMan

Inanancientkingdom（王国）,allmenwereruledbytheirwives.Thekingdidn’tbelieveit.Inordertoproveitwasnottrue,thekinghadallthemenofhiskingdombroughtbeforehim.Hewarnedthatanymanwhodidnottellthetruthwouldbeseriouslypunished.

Thenheaskedallthemenwhofollowedtheirwives'orderstosteptotheleftsideofthehall.Allthemendidsobutonelittlemanwhomovedtotherightside.

“It'sgoodtosee,”saidtheking,“thatwehaveonerealmaninthekingdomTellthesechicken-heartedmenwhyyoualoneamongthemstandontherightsideofthehall.”

“YourMajesty（陛下）,”camethereplyinaweakvoice,“itisbecausebeforeIlefthomemywifetoldmetokeepoutofcrowds（人群）.Idon'tdaretogoagainsther.”

29.Dialogue:

WhereIsMyPetDog?

（L:

Lisa,S:

Sam）

L:

Tenyearsago,IwentonatourtoLondonwithmypetdog.

S:

Didyouhaveagoodtimethere?

L:

Yes.Idid.Oneday,afteratiringtour,Iwentintoarestaurantwithmypetdog.

S:

Youshouldfeedyourdogfirst,Ithink

L:

Right,soIsigned（打手势）awaiter（服务员）tocomeover.Atthattime,Icouldn'tspeakEnglish.SoIpointedtothedogandmadean“eating”gesture,showingthatthedogneededsomefood.

S:

Whathappenedthen?

L:

Thewaiternoddedandwalkedawaywithmypetdog.IwashappybecauseImadethewaiterunderstandmewithoutanydifficulty.Butafterhalfanhour,hereturnedwithaplate

S:

Whatwasontheplate?

L:

Mypetdog!

Mypetdogwaskilledandcooked!

30.WhyShouldn'tWeSmoke?

Tobeginwith,smokingcostsalotofmoney.Smokersmayalsohavetospendmoreonmedicineanddoctorvisits.Anotherreasonnottosmokeisthatitisbadforpeoplewhodonotsmoke,Secondhandsmoke（二手烟）isaseriouspublichealthriskItisn'tpoliteforapersontosmokeinfrontofanonsmoker.Besides,nonsmokersusuallydon'tlikethesmellleftinrooms,cars,orevenonasmoker'sclothes!

Mostimportantly,smokingcausesbighealthproblemsForexample,smokingmakesithardertobreatheifapersonhasillnesseslikeasthma（哮喘）.Smokinghurtsaperson'slungs（肺）,causingdiseaseslikecancer,etc.

Soifyoudon'tsmoke,don'tstart.Ifyoudosmoke,it'stimetogiveitup.

31.TheJobsofTomorrow

Whatkindofworkdoyouwanttodowhenyouareolder?

Manyjobsmightinterestyou.Twoofthemthathavebeenaroundthelongestarefarmingandbuilding.Peoplewhoworkwithcomputershavenewerkindsofjobs.

Thejobsoftomorrowwillbedecidedbywhatpeopleneedandwant.Whenwedecidewhichjobtotake,weneedtogetthenecessaryinformationaboutchancesofjobs.Thechancesresultfromtherelationsbetweenthetotalpopulation,laborforce,andtheneedforgoods（商品）andservices.

32.ToStopTwoBoysfromFighting

Iamsixteenyearsold.Ihaveayoungerbrother.Mybrother'snameisJim.Jimisahandsomeboyandsometimesveryhumorous,hemakesmelaughalot,andIlovehimandamproudofhim

OneafternoonIwaswalkingfrommyhousetothestoretobuysomeinkwhenIsawasmallboyrunningalongthestreettowardsme.Hewasrunningathighspeed.Whenhecamenearme,IwassurprisedtoseeitwasJim

“Hi,Jim,”Ishoutedtohim,“whyareyourunninglikethat?

”

Jimdidn'tstop.Helookedabitnervous,andshoutedtome,“I'mtryingtostoptwoboysfromfighting.”

IwassurprisedagainIlaughedandsaid,“That'sanimportantjobforalittleboy,isn’tit?

Youdon'tdothingslikethatveryoftenWhoarethetwoboys?

”

“They'reTomandme,”answeredJimashecontinuedrunningdownthestreetveryquickly.

33.BuyingaHouse

Ashousepriceshaverisentoomuchtheseyears,manypeoplefindithardtoaffordahouse.Butallthepeoplewhodonothaveahousedreamofthedaythey’llpickupthekeystotheirownhomeTheideaofowningahomeiswonderful.

Buyingahousewillcostyoualotofmoney,soneverdoitinahurry.Whateverthemarketconditionis,whenyouareplanningtobuyahousetherearemanythingstoconsider,whateveryourintentionis,tobuyoronlyrent（租）.Afterall,itisgoingtobeyourhome,perhapsforquitealongtime,andyouwanttobehappywithit.Youhavetodecidecorrectlywhatkindofhouseyouwant,howmuchyoucan

affordtopay,andthetypeofareayouwishtoliveinhowever,it'salwayseasytoforgetallabove,becauseit'smostprobablythatyou'llfallinlovewiththehouseforsalewhenyoufirstseeit.

34.JimmyandHisSon'sFunnyStories

Jimmyisournewneighbor.Hespeakswithstrangeaccent,butweliketotalkwithhim.Hetoldmeaninterestingstoryabouthimself.

Hesaidhelikedgrowingflowersinhisgardeninhissparetime.AndoneSundaymorning,afterbreakfastheputonhisoldclothesandbegandigginginhisgardenHeduganddug.AfterhalfanhourhesuddenlyfoundacoinnearhisfootHeputitinhisrightpocket.Afewminuteslater,hefoundanotheroneHeputitinthesamepocket,too.Thesamethinghappenedforthethird,thefourthandthefifthtimeHewasveryhappyandtoldhiswifeaboutitShewasveryhappy,too.Shesaid,“Athief（小偷）stolealotofcoinsfromashopafewdaysago.Thepolicecaughthimbut