51英语趣味阅读.docx

1、51英语趣味阅读英语趣味阅读Passage 1 WHERE IS THE EGG? 鸡蛋在哪里?Teacher: Can you make a sentence with the word egg?Student: Yes. I ate a piece of cake yesterday.Teacher: Then where is the “egg?Student: In the cake, Sir.老师：你能用“鸡蛋”一词造句吗?学生：可以。我昨天吃了一块蛋糕。老师：“鸡蛋”在哪?学生：在蛋糕里，先生。Passage 2 HE IS REALLY SOMEBODY 他真是一个大人物Chil

2、d: My uncle has 1000 men under him.Man: He is really somebody. What does do?Child: A maintenance man in a cemetery小孩：我叔叔下面有1000个人。男人：他真是一个大人物。他是干什么的?小孩：墓地守墓人。Passage 3 A GREAT MAN 一名伟人Teacher: Would Shakespeare be a great man if he were still alive today?Student: Of course. He must be a great man, f

3、or so far nobody has lived to over 400 years.老师：如果莎士比亚还活着，他会是一名伟人吗?学生：当然。因为到目前为止，还没有人活到400多岁。Passage 4 FLY SOUP 苍蝇汤Mr. Smith: Waiter, theres a dead fly in my soup.Waiter: Yes, sir, I know-its the heat that kills it.史密斯先生：服务员，我的汤里有一只死苍蝇。服务员：是的，先生，我知道了，它是被烫死的。Passage 5 GIVE ME A DOLLAR 给我一块钱Son: Dad,

4、give me a dime.Father: Son, dont you think youre getting too big to be forever begging for dimes?Son: I guess youre right, Dad, Give me a dollar, will you?儿子：爸爸，给我一角钱。父亲：儿子，你不认为你已经长大了，不该再老是一角一角地要钱了(该自立了)，不是吗?儿子：爸爸，我想你是对的，那给我一块钱行吗?Passage 6 COTTON-WOOL IN THE EAR 耳朵里的棉花Boy, why have you got cotton-wo

5、o l in your ear? Is it infected? No, sir, but you said yesterday that everything you told me went in one ear and out the other, so I am trying to stop it.“孩子，你为什么用棉花塞住耳朵?它感染了吗?”“没有，老师。可是你昨天说你告诉我的知识都是一个耳朵里进，一个耳朵里出，所以我要把它堵在里面。”Passage 7 TWENTY DOLLARS 20美元“Im sorry, Madam, but I shall have to charge y

6、ou twenty dollars for pulling your boys tooth.”“Twenty dollars! Why? I understand you to say that you charged only four dollars for such work!”“Yes，but this youngster yelled so terribly that he scared four other patients out of the office.”“对不起，夫人，为您孩子拔牙我要收取20美元。”“20美元!为什么?不是说好只要4美元。”“是的，但是你的孩子大喊大叫，

7、把另外四个病人吓跑了。”Passage 8 A GOOD EXAMPLE 一个好例子Teacher: We all know that beat causes an object to expand and cold causes it to contract. Now，can anyone give me a good example?John：Well, in the summer the days are long, and in the winter the days are short.老师：我们都知道热胀冷缩的道理。现在，谁给我举个例子?约翰：嗯，在夏天天都长，在冬天天都短。Pas

8、sage 9 A GOOD BOY 好孩子Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?I gave it to a poor old woman, he answered.Youre a good boy, said the mother proudly. Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?She is the one who sell

9、s the candy.小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。“昨天给你的钱干什么了?”“我给了一个可怜的老太婆，”他回答说。“你真是个好孩子，”妈妈骄傲地说。“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢?”“她是个卖糖果的。”Passage 10 A BUSY DAY 忙碌的一天Today is Sunday! On Sundays, I usually play the flute. My father usually reads the newspaper. My mother usually cleans the house. But today my mother is in bed. Sh

10、e is ill. My father has to do the housework. Now, he is cleaning the house. “Sam, can you help me?” “Yes, Dad!” Now, were washing the car. Wheres my sister, Amy? She is playing my flute. What a lucky girl!今天是星期日!在星期天, 我通常吹长笛。我父亲通常读报纸。我妈妈通常打扫房子。但今天我妈妈在床上。她病了。我父亲必须做家务。现在, 他正在打扫房子。萨姆, 你能帮我吗？是的, 爸爸!现在,

11、我们正在洗车。艾米, 我妹妹呢？她在吹我的笛子。真是个幸运的女孩!Passage 11 THE BEST JOB 最好的工作Betty is a lazy girl. She doesnt study hard, and she doesnt help her mother with the housework, either. “What are you going to be when you grow up, Betty?” Mother asks. “Youre too lazy. No job will ever fit you.” “But I know one,” says th

12、e girl, “Im going to be Father Christmas,” “You want to be Father Christmas?” Mother is surprised, “But why?” “Because he works only one day in a whole year.”贝蒂是一个懒惰的女孩。她不努力学习，也不帮妈妈做家务。“贝蒂，你长大后怎么样？”母亲问。“你太懒惰了。”“但我知道，”女孩说，“我要成为圣诞老人了，”“你想成为圣诞老人？”母亲很惊讶，“但是为什么？”“因为他一年只工作一天。”Passage 12 FATHERS HOBBY 父亲的爱

13、好My dad works from Monday to Friday in a bank. He uses the computer to count money. His job is very important in the bank.Dad is also busy at home. At weekends he cooks dinner. Usually he cooks Italian food. On Sundays he makes five pieces of pizza. Sometimes he cooks chicken and makes Chinese food.

14、 My mum watches and helps him. I help my dad, too. I wash the dishes.Many people think it is strange for a man to cook. But my dad enjoys his hobby. Cooking relaxes him. He is a weekend cook.我爸从周一到周五在银行工作。他用电脑来数钱。他的工作在银行非常重要。爸爸在家也很忙。在周末他做晚饭。通常他做意大利食物。星期天，他做了五件比萨饼。有时候他做鸡肉，做中国菜。我妈妈看着，帮助他。我也帮助我的父亲。我洗碗。

15、许多人认为一个男人做饭是很奇怪的。但我父亲喜欢他的爱好。烹饪放松他。他是周末的厨师。Passage 13 SEVEN DAYS IN A WEEK 一周七天There are about fifty-two weeks in a year. And there are seven days in each week. The first day of a week is Sunday. The other days of a week between Sunday and Saturday are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday and Friday.

16、Monday is the second day, Tuesday is the third day, Wednesday is the fourth day, Thursday is the fifth day, and Friday is the sixth day. Whats the last day? Do you know?一年大约有五十二个星期。而且每个星期有七天。一周的第一天是星期天。周日和周六之间的一周的其他日子是星期一，星期二，星期三和星期五。星期一是第二天，星期二是第三天，星期三是第四天，星期四是第五天，星期五是第六天。最后一天是什么？ 你知道吗？Passage 14 M

17、Y SPECIAL FRIEND 我的特别朋友I have a friend in the U.S. His name is Don Adams. I know him very well, but I have never met him. We write to each other all the time. My letters are very short. It is still hard for me to write in English. I received a letter from Don yesterday. It makes me very happy. He is

18、 coming to my country for a visit next summer. We are going to see each other for the first time.我在美国有一个朋友，他叫Don Adams。我非常了解他，但我从未见过他。我们一直写信给对方。我的信很短。我用英文写作还是很困难。我昨天收到唐的一封信。这让我很开心。他明年夏天要来我国访问。我们将第一次见面。Passage 15 A DAY IN MY LIFE 我的一天My family lives on this street. In the morning, my father goes to w

19、ork and all the children go to school. My mother takes us to school every day. She does the housework. She always has her lunch at home, and sees her friends in the afternoon. In the evening all the children come home from school. They always get home early. My father goes home from work and he is o

20、ften late. After supper my two brothers and I do our homework. We go to bed at ten.我家住在这条街上。早上，父亲去上班，所有的孩子都去上学了。我的母亲每天带我们上学。她做家务。她总是在家吃午饭，下午见朋友。到了晚上，所有的孩子都从学校回家。他们总是早早回家。父亲下班回家，经常迟到。晚饭后，我的两个兄弟，我做我们的功课。我们十点钟睡觉。Passage 16 A CAT AND A BIRD 猫和鸟There are three trees near the house. There is a big tree, a

21、nd two small trees.In the big tree there is a bird. Can the bird sing? Yes, it can. Whats under the big tree? Its a cat.“I want some food,” thinks the cat. “Bird, my good friend, Come here! Its time to play games” says the cat.“No today, thank you!” says the bird, “You cant catch me! Goodbye!” Look!

22、 The bird is flying!房子附近有三棵树。有一棵大树，两棵小树。大树里有一只鸟。这只鸟能唱歌吗？ 是的，它可以。大树下有什么？ 这是一只猫。“我想要一些食物，”猫认为。“伯德，我的好朋友，来吧！ 猫说：“是时候玩游戏了。“今天不行，谢谢！”鸟说，“你抓不到我！ 再见！“看！ 鸟在飞！Passage 17 A FLYING FOX 飞狐A flying fox is not a fox at all. It is a bat. But this bat looks like a fox. A flying fox is very big. It likes to eat frui

23、t. Sometimes the flying fox is called fruit bat.The flying fox flies into fruit trees. Then the bat eats all the fruit. So fruit farmers do not like the flying fox.飞狐根本不是狐狸。这是一只蝙蝠。但是这只蝙蝠看起来像一只狐狸。一只飞狐很大。它喜欢吃水果。有时飞狐被称为果蝠。飞狐飞入果树。然后，蝙蝠吃所有的水果。所以果农不喜欢飞狐。Passage 18 CLOCKS 钟There are many clocks in the Brow

24、ns house. They are in different rooms. A big clock stands in a corner of the sitting room. It is a very, very old clock, but it still keeps good time. Mr. Brown winds it once a week.布朗家里有很多钟。他们在不同的房间里。一个大钟站在客厅的一个角落里。这是一个非常非常古老的时钟，但它仍然保持良好的时间。布朗先生每周上一次发条。Passage 19 JIM 吉姆Jim gets up at 6:30. His home

25、 is near his school. He leaves home at 7:30. They begin class at 8:00. He has lunch at home. After lunch he plays games with his classmates, in the afternoon, Jim has three classes. He leaves school at 4:30.吉姆六点半起床。他的家在他的学校附近。他七点半离开家。他们8点开始上课。他在家吃午饭。午饭后，他和同学玩游戏，下午吉姆有三堂课。他在四点半离开学校。Passage 20 A CHINES

26、E BOY 一个中国男孩Im a Chinese boy. My name is Chen Dong. I am twelve. I have two sisters. My sisters and I are all students.My father is a teacher. He is a Chinese teacher. He teaches in No. 19 Middle School. My mother is a teacher, too. She teaches English in the No. 11 Middle School.我是一个中国男孩。我叫陈东 我十二岁。

27、我有两个姐妹。我和姐妹们都是学生。我的父亲是一位老师。他是一名中文老师。他在十九中教书。我妈妈也是老师，她在十一中教英语。Passage 21 JIMS FAMILY 吉姆家A picture is on my desk. This is a picture of Jims family. The man is Jims father. A woman is behind Jim. She is his mother. They are teachers. A girl is in the picture, too. She is Jims sister. Her name is Kate G

28、reen. Jim and his sister are in the same school. But they arent in the same grade. They look like their mother. They are English.一张照片在我的桌子上。这是吉姆家族的一张照片。那人是吉姆的父亲。一个女人在Jim身后。她是他的母亲。他们是老师。一个女孩也在照片中。她是吉姆的姐姐。她的名字是凯特格林。吉姆和他的妹妹在同一所学校。但他们不在同一年级。他们看起来像他们的母亲。他们是英国人。Passage 22 OUR HOUSE 我们的家Our home is near th

29、e school. We have a house. It is a good house. The house has three rooms. One is a living room. The other two are bedrooms. In the living room there is a table and six chairs. There are some flowers on the table. There is a garden in front of the house. Our house isnt big, but we like it.我们家在学校附近。我们

30、有房子。这是一个好房子。房子有三个房间。一个是客厅。另外两个是卧室。客厅里有一张桌子和六把椅子。桌子上有一些花。房子前面有一个花园。我们的房子不大，但我们喜欢。Passage 23 OUR MONITOR 我们的班长This is Lin. She is from Beijing. She studies very hard. In class she can answer the teachers questions very quickly. Lin loves her classmates and often helps them with their lessons. Everybod

31、y says she is a very good monitor.这是林。她来自北京。她学习很努力。在课堂上，她可以很快回答老师的问题。林爱同学，经常帮助他们上课。大家都说她是一个很好的监视器。Passage 24 MY BEDROOM 我的卧室This is my bed room. There are two windows in it. Near the window there are some red flowers. A map of China is on the wall. You can see four shoes and a basketball under my be

32、d. There are trousers and a coat on the bed. Many schoolbooks are on my desk. And there are three lights in my bedroom. One is on my desk, and the other two are near my bed.这是我的卧室。有两个窗口在里面。靠近窗户有一些红色的花朵。中国的地图在墙上。你可以在我的床下看到四双鞋和一个篮球。床上有长裤和外套。我的书桌上有许多教科书。我卧室里有三盏灯。一个在我的桌子上，另外两个在我的床边。Passage 25 A PIECE OF MEAT 一块肉A dog has a large piece of meat in his mouth. Near the water he looks down and sees himself in the water. He thinks