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小学二年级英语阅读六篇小学二年级英语阅读阅读理解A Day in My LifeMy family lives on this street. In the morning, my father goes to work and all the children go to school. My mother takes us to school everyday. 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 often late. After supper my two brothers and I do our homework. We go to bed at ten.小学二年级英语阅读阅读理解My special FriendI 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 he 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 coming to my country for a visit next summer. We are going to see each other for the first time.小学二年级英语阅读阅读理解Seven days in a weekThere 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. 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. What's the last day? Do you know?小学二年级英语阅读阅读理解I don't think soJack is a good boy but he doesn't like to use his head. He often says something withou thinking.It makes others unhappy.。
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英语阅读篇一给年轻人的忠告Remember, my son, you have to work. Whether you handle a pick or a pen, a wheel-barrow or a set of books, digging ditches or editing a paper, ringing an auction bell or writing funny things, you must work. If you look around you will see the men who are the most able to live the rest of their days without work are the men who work the hardest. Dont be afraid of killing yourself with overwork. It is beyond your power to do that on the sunny side of thirty. They die sometimes, but it is because they quit work at six in the evening, and do not go home until two in the morning. It’s the interval that kills, my son. The work gives you an appetite for your meals; it lends solidity to your slumbers, it gives you a perfect and grateful appreciation of a holiday.谨记,我的年轻人,你们必需工作.不管你是使锄头还是用笔,也不管是推手推车还是编记账簿,也不管你是种地还是编辑报纸,是拍卖师亦或是作家,都必需有一份工作,并为之努力奋斗.假如细致视察四周的人,你就会发觉,那些工作最努力的人最有可能安享晚年而无须去工作.不要胆怯超负荷的工作会缩短你的寿命,缺乏三十岁的年龄,你的承受实力远不止如此.假如说真的有人过早送命,那完全是因为他们在晚上六点完毕工作,却要在外流连到凌晨两点才归家.我的年轻人,正是晚上六点到凌晨两点的这段时间的生活毁了他们自己.工作会增加你的食欲,工作会使你坦然入睡,工作将会使你心满足足地享受假日。
英语阅读理解六篇及答案第一篇Long ago men learned that the world of nature is built with mathematical exactness according to refined and powerful laws; every bee stokes its wings exactly 440 times a second to propel itself forty miles an hour; the eye of every fly has exactly 7,000 lenses; every spider’s thread is composed of 300 single threads.The progress of civilization itself can be measured by its range of mathematics. The early Egyptians know enough of geometry to build the pyramids and the Greeks used trigonometry to measure the circumference of the earth two thousand years before Columbus sailed. European civilization combined geometry and trigonometry with the decimal system of the Arabs to produce the maps with which the European explored the world. In a later century, mathematicians studied the pendulum(钟摆) of the newly invented clock and created the language of calculus to measure motion.The yardstick of measurement today must cover everything from units tinier than atoms to distance of millions of light years. Speed and accuracy are vital. Man can never send a rocket to Mars unless he knows the exact distanceto the planet. Since the slightest error could mean missing it by 30,000 miles. In navigating amid the planets and stars, man must have the help of some kind of machine calculators for fast and absolutely accurate information.1.The author shows how the exactness of nature’s laws is reflected in _____.A.the language of calculusB.the measurement of motionC.the creatures of natureD.the progress of civilization2.How is the second paragraph developed?A.By contrast.B.By classification.C.By making assumption.D.By giving example.3.What does the underlined word in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A.standardB.accuracyC.methodD.process4.What can be inferred from the text?A.In ancient times people knew nothing about mathematics.B.The power of nature used to have a great influence on man.C.Progress in civilization demands ever better mathematical tools.D.Technology plays an important role in information collection.5.Where does the passage most probably come from?A.A new report.B.A book review.C.A science magazine.D.A maths textbook.第二篇Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time. If being corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s.In the same way, children learn to walk, run and whistle without being taught. They compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes.But in school we teachers never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do all for him; as we act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Let him do it himself, let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it.If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in math or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such work? Our job should be to help the child learn how to measure his own understanding.The idea that there is a lot of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one’s life is out of date in such a complicated and rapidlychanging world. Anxious parents and teachers say, “But suppose then they fail to learn something necessary they will fail to get on in the world.” Don’t worry, they will go out into the world and learn it. Children will surely obtain more achievements as they grow up.1.Children improve themselves gradually by _____ and making comparisons.A.putting forward a planB.observing what others doC.asking teachers for helpD.giving advice to others2.The test suggests that learning to talk and learning to whistle are _____.A.not as useful as other skillsB.more practical than other skillsC.two basic and crucial learning skillsD.basically the same as learning other skills3.According to the text, it is NOT proposed to _____.A.offer the children some answer booksB.allow children to judge their own workC.point out children’s mistakes to them all the timeD.encourage children to work out with the help of others4.When students are checking science papers, teachers should _____.A.ask them to copy the answers downB.spend much time telling them the answersC.let them correct papers and help them outD.make some comments on a child5.The underlined “it” probably means _____ in the last paragraph.A.how to get along with othersB.how to help others in needC.how to make much moneyD.how to acquire practical skills第三篇Alibaba and Amazon already dominate the business of selling stuff online in their home markets. Increasingly, they are competing against each other on neutral ground. Both are spending billions of dollars on Asia—particularly Southeast Asia and India—as they look for a place that could repeat China’s explosive transformation into the world’s biggest online shopping market.Amazon has committed $5 billion to India, where it lures customers to sign up for its Prime service, which includes Western movies and television shows, for a small fraction of the $99 annual membership price in the United States. Alibaba has invested roughly 5500 million for stakes in both Paytm—India's largest mobile payments platform—and its e-commerce affiliate Paytm Mall.Alibaba’s bigger bet is in Southeast Asia. It has spent more than $2 billion to take control of Lazada, a five-year-old online shopping company based in Singapore and doing business in six countries. Last year, Lazada bought RedMart, the online retail grocery. But Southeast Asia is not China. A diffuse area of 600 million people, the region is divided by politics, language and culture. Some places are modem, like Singapore, other places lack the roads and other infrastructure to get people what they need. “It’s a mix of urban, semi-urban and rural areas, separated by large distances and—in thePhilippines and Indonesia—by water,” said Mike Booker, a partner at the Southeast Asian am of Bain. “Cash on delivery is still prevalent, and other local players are in the fray,” The challenges have forced Lazada, Aliaba’s biggest Southeast Asian operation, to get creative.In Vietnam, local post offices take customer returns and give cash refund. In Malaysia, customers can collect merchandise from lockers at 7·Eleven stores. And in the Philippines, Lazada uses gas station, a places where merchants can drop of their goods, for delivery personnel to pick up. “We’re in the super, super, super early days,” said Inanc Balci, who oversees Lazada operation in the Philippines.Alibaba’s international arm has seen its latest quarterly sales more than double in a year, in part from Lazada’s contribution. Still Lazada and its RedMart subsidiary remain a tiny and unprofitable part of Alibaba’s empire. Max Bittner, Lazada’s chief executive, said its Chinese parent has been willing to spend money to build is delivery capabilities and draw more customers. “E-commerce is an economy of scale game,” Mr. Bittner said. “I don’t feel constrained in any way. I can go after this opportunity with the amount of firepower Inced.”Amazon so far counts Singapore as i only Southeast Asian market, though industry experts widely expect it will expand into other countries, an Amazon spokeswoman declined to comment.Until recently, direct competition between Alibaba and Amazon has been rare. Amazon has modest presence in China. Alibaba sells goods in the United States through its AliExpress platform but has backed away from further expansion efforts.Southeast Asia could offer test of their vastly different business models on neutral turf.Amazon owns more of the inventory it sells. By contrast, most of Lazada’s sales come from outside vendors who use its platform as a digital middleman to reach customers. That approach, which keeps costs low, is similar to what Alibaba does in China. But in China, the company’s Taobao platform has been accused of offering counterfeit goods. Alibaba says it is working to fight fakes. Alibaba has a long lead over Amazon and is building up its infrastructure across Southeast Asia. In Indonesia, for example, it took a minority stake in August in another online marketplace, Tokopedia. Experts say Amazon could fight hack by offering online Western movies and television programs as it does in the United States, which could increase its appeal with younger customers.Amazon stumbled in Singapore initially when the service proved too popular, forcing it to turn away customers. But since then the two companies have amped up their efforts to deliver more quickly to a growing group of customers, competing in the market is likely to be expensive, thanks to customer price cuts and rebates in addition to expansion costs.1.Based on this report, Amazon ______.A.depends more on oversea suppliers than AlibabaB.had a smooth going in Singapore at the first timeC.paid more for investment than Alibaba in IndiaD.is determined to expand into other countries2.There are many challenging factors for Lazada, except for ______.A.local competitionB.powerful cohesionC.infrastructure constructionD.various cultures3.In Southeast Asia, ______.A.it is very popular for people to pay by cash when receiving their parcelsB.ecommerce has reached its culminationC.Alibaba is second to AmazonD.market-competing is far from expensive4.Mr. Bittner’s attitude towards the development of E-commerce is ______.A.aspiringB.disappointedC.doubtfulD.neutral5.The best title for this report may be ______.A.The Flourish of E-commerce in Southeast Asia and IndiaB.The Time for Amazon and AlibabaC.A New War for E-commerceD.A Shown down Brews Amazon and Alibaba, Far from Home第四篇The establishment of the Third Reich influenced events in American history by starting a chain of events which culminated in war between Germany and the United States. The compete destruction of democracy, the persecution of Jews, the war on religion, the cruelty and barbarism of the Nazis, and especially the plans of Germany and her allies, Italy and Japan, for world conquest caused great indignation in this country and brought on fear of another world war. While speaking out against Hitler’s atrocities, the American people generally favored isolationist policies and neutrality. The Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1936 prohibited trade with any belligerents or loans to them. In 1937 the President was empowered to declare an arms embargo in wars between nations at his discretion.American opinion began to change somewhat after President Roosevelt’s “quarantine the aggressor” speech at Chicago(1937) in which he severely criticized Hitler’s policies. Germany’s seizure of Austria and the Munich Pact for the partition of Czechoslovakia(1938) also aroused the American people. The conquest of Czechoslovakia in March, 1939, was another rude awakening to the menace of the Third Reich. In August, 1939, came the shock of the Nazi-soviet Pact and in September the attack on Poland and the outbreak of European war. The United States attempted to maintain neutrality in spite ofsympathy for the democracies arrayed against the Third Reich. The Neutrality Act of 1939 repealed the arms embargo and permitted “cash and carry” exports of arms to belligerent nations. A strong national defense program was begun. A draft act was passed(1940) to strengthen the military services. A Lend-Lease Act(1941) authorized the President to sell, exchange, or lend materials to any country deemed necessary by him for the defense of the United States. Help was given to Britain by exchanging certain overage destroyers for the right to establish American bases in British territory in the Western Hemisphere. In August, 1940, President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill met and issued the Atlantic Charter which proclaimed the kind of a world which should be established after the war. In December, 1941, Japan launched the unprovoked attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor. Immediately thereafter, Germany declared war on the United States.1.One item occurring before 1937 that the author does not mention in his list of actions that alienated the American public was _____.A.the burning of the Reichstag.B.German plans for conquest.C.Nazi barbarism.D.the persecution of religious groups.2.The Lend-Lease Act was designed to _____.A.help the British.B.strengthen the national defense of the United States.C.promote the Atlantic Charter.D.avenge Pearl Harbor.3.American Policy during the years 1935-1936 may be described as being _____.A.watchfulB.isolationistC.peacefulD.indifferent4.The Neutrality Act of 1939 _____.A.permitted the selling of arms to belligerent nations.B.antagonized Japan.C.permitted the British to trade only with the Allies.D.led to Lend-Lease Act.5.We entered the war against Germany _____.A.because Germany declared war.B.because Japan was an ally of Germany.C.after Germany had signed the Nazi-soviet Pact.D.after peaceful efforts had failed.第五篇We once had a poster competition in our fifth grade art class."You could win prizes," our teacher told us as she wrote the poster information on the blackboard. She passed out sheets of construction paper while continuing, "The first prize is ten dollars. You just have to make sure that the words on the blackboard appear somewhere on your poster."We studied the board critically. Some of us looked with one eye and held up certain colors against the blackboard, rocking the sheets to the right or left while we conjured up our designs. Others twisted their hair around their fingers or chewed their erasers while deep in thought. We had plans for that ten-dollar grand prize, each and every one of us. I'm going to spend mine on candies, one hopeful would announce, while another practiced looking serious, wise and rich.Everyone in the class made a poster. Some of us used parts of those fancy paper napkins, while others used nothing but colored construction paper. Some of us used big designs, and some of us preferred to gather our art tidily down in one corner of our poster and let the space draw the viewer's attention to it. Some of us would wander past the good students' desks and then return to our own projects with a growing sense of hopelessness. It was yet another grownup trick of the sort they seemed especially fond of, making all of usbelieve we had a fair chance, and then always-always-rewarding the same old winners.I believe I drew a sailboat, but I can't say that with any certainty. I made it. I admired it. I determined it to be the very best of all of the posters I had seen, and then I turned it in.Minutes passed.No one came along to give me the grand prize, and then someone distracted me, and I probably never would have thought about that poster again.I was still sitting at my desk, thinking, What poster? When the teacher gave me an envelope with a ten-dollar bill in it and everyone in the class applauded for me.1.What was the teacher's requirement for the poster?A.It must appear in time.B.It must be done in class.C.It must be done on a construction sheet.D.It must include the words on the blackboard.2.The underlined phrase in Paragraph 3 most probably means _____.A.formed an idea forB.made an outline forC.made some space forD.chose some colors for3.After the teacher's words, all the students in the class _____.A.looked very seriousB.thought they would be richC.began to think about their designsD.began to play games4.After seeing the good students' designs, some students _____. loved their own designs morethought they had a fair chanceput their own designs in a cornerthought they would not win the prize5.We can infer from the passage that the author _____.A.enjoyed grownup tricks very muchB.loved poster competitions very muchC.felt surprised to win the competitionD.became wise and rich after the competition第六篇Frenchmen attach great importance to education. They regard the cultivation of children as a social obligation. French education mixes warm romantic humor into its careful and severe education. I have ever heard such a story.It took place in an ordinary French family. One day, when the boy was playing basketball, the ball hit a vase off the shelf with its mouth knocked off a large piece. The vase was an antique handed down through generations from Bourbon Dynasty. To cover the great trouble, the boy glued the pieces together and put the vase back to its place panic-stricken.That evening his mother noticed the change on it. At dinnertime, she asked her boy if he had broken the vase. Being scared of punishment, the boy said by a sudden inspiration that a cat jumped in from the window and knocked the vase off the shelf. His mother was quite clear that her son was lying, for all the windows were closed before her leaving. However, she just said that it seemed it was her carelessness not to have the window tightly closed.Before going to bed, the boy found a note on his bed, on which he was asked to go to the study. The boy had thought he had gotten by under the false pretences, but then felt he couldn’t dodge the misfortune. Now that he hadalready lied, he made up his mind no matter what his mother said, he would disavow to the end.On seeing her son enter in fear, his mother took out a chocolate box and gave one piece of the chocolates to her son. “Baker, this chocolate is a reward for you, for you created a cat with your special imagination. ” Then, she put another chocolate in his hand. “This chocolate is a reward for your ability to restore. But the glue you used is for restoring paper materials; to restore a vase needs higher special technique. Tomorrow, let’s bring the vase to the artists to see how they make a craftwork intact as it was.” With that, she took the third chocolate, “The last chocolate stands for my apology. I shouldn’t have laid a vase in a place where it could so easily fall down. I wish you had not been scared, my little sweetheart.”“But, Mom, I ...” The boy tried to make something clear, but he awkwardly uttered nothing but some words. “Our talk is over. Good night, Baker!” She gave a soft kiss on his forehead and walked out of the study.The following days were the same as before. The only change was that the boy had never told a lie since then.No scolding. It looks unimaginably queer. In fact, the three chocolates are an alarm in the boy’s heart all the time. Sometimes, no punishment itself is a kind of punishment.1.What does the underlined word “dodge” in the 4th paragraph probably mean?A.avoidB.coverC.rescueD.bear2.How did the boy feel when he found the note on his bed?A.DoubtfulB.CalmC.UneasyD.Embarrassed3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.The broken vase was beautifully restored.B.The three chocolates served as a reminder.C.The boy’s mother forgot to close the window.D.What the boy said was well prepared and designed.4.What would be the best title for the passage?A.A Beautiful LieB.An Antique VaseC.The French PunishmentD.The Change for the Better5.What does the author intend to tell us?A.Spare the rod and spoil the child.B.Forgiveness with love is a good education.C.An apology is more powerful than a punishment.D.The cultivation of children is parents’ priority.答案1.题干意为“作者展示了自然法则的精确性如何反映在_____中”。
小学六年级下册英语阅读(一)Having Breakfast in New York!It’s Saturday morning、Mrs Edwards opens the window and looks outside 、She is very happy、“It’s going to be a beautiful day!”She wakes up her small son at seven and says,“Get up,Teddy、We are gonging to the zoo today、Wash your hands and face and have your breakfast quickly、We are going to New York by car、”Teddy is six years old,He is very happy 、He gets up and washes his hands and face quickly、“Mum,let’s go、”“But your breakfast?”“I can have it in New York、Let’s go、”重点难点:outside外面wake up 唤醒quickly 迅速地I can have it in New York、Let’s go、我可以在纽约吃早饭。
根据短文内容判断句子对错,用T或F来表示正误。
1.It’s a fine day today、( )2.Mrs Edwards has a little son、( )3.Mrs Edwards wants to visit her friend with her son in New York、( )4.They want to go to New York by train、( )5.Teddy has breakfast at home、( )(二)Good FriendsJane and Betty are good friends、Jane is twelve 1 old and Betty is eleven years old、I am twelve , too、But Betty is 2 than Jane and I、She is 3 very fast、Jane’s English is 4 、Betty’s English is better、My English is the best、But Jane sings the best、We 5 help one another because we are good friends、重点难点:grow 成长读一读,您能把漏掉的单词补上不?( )1、A、year B、ear C、years( )2、A、tall B、taller C、shorter( )3、A、growing B、grows C,grow( )4、A、OK B、good C、well( )5、A、often B、sometimes C、always阅读理解(三)There are forty-two students in our class、There are also two American boys、They are Jack and Mike、They are our good friends、They like watching TV, but they don’t like playing basket-ball 、They often go to school by bike、And I often go to school on foot、There is one English girl in our class、Her name is Lucy、She likes playing basketball and she also likes swimming、She usually does her homework in the evening、She often watches TV on Saturday afternoons、She is my good friend、All of the Chinese students are Yong Pioneer、根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)。
【导语】英语故事会出现学⽣认识或是不认识的单词,⽽这个单词的重复不断出现,会加深同学们对单词的记忆,这种记忆不同于⼀般的死记硬背,⽽是在潜移默化中,让学⽣记住单词,并且不枯燥。
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适合三年级⼩学⽣阅读的英语故事篇⼀ It’s veryhot.. An old man is asleep on the chair. A fly comes and sits on the end of theman’s nose. The old man has a naughty monkey. He chases the fly. The fly comesback again and sits on the old man’s nose again. The monkey chases it awayagain and again. This happensfive or six times. The monkey is very angry. He jumps up, runs to the gardenand picks up a large stone. When the flysits on the old man’s nose again, the monkey hits it hard with the stone. He kills thefly and breaks the old man’s nose.适合三年级⼩学⽣阅读的英语故事篇⼆ Ahippo lives in the zoo. I like him very much. I often go to see him. He oftenthinks of me, too. Today is Sunday. It is fine day. I go to see him again.After I leave the zoo, he follows me to my house. I give him lettuce, cabbages,bananas, apples and other food. He eats them up. When I sing songs, he stays inthe pool. He is as quite as a rabbit. In theevening, he jumps onto my bed with me. My mum tells him to go home. He has topack his bag and go back to the zoo. My mum lets me see him every week.适合三年级⼩学⽣阅读的英语故事篇三 It’s veryhot.. An old man is asleep on the chair. A fly comes and sits on the end of theman’s nose. The old man has a naughty monkey. He chases the fly. The fly comesback again and sits on the old man’s nose again. The monkey chases it awayagain and again. This happensfive or six times. The monkey is very angry. He jumps up, runs to the gardenand picks up a large stone. When the flysits on the old man’s nose again, the monkey hits it hard with the stone. He kills thefly and breaks the old man’s nose.适合三年级⼩学⽣阅读的英语故事篇四 The Chinese people call flattery to someone's face "presenting a tall hat" to someone. In the past, an official in the imperial1 court in Beijing was appointed to an official post outside the capital. Before departure, he went to his teacher's home to bid farewell. His teacher warned him: "It is not easy to be an official outside the capital. You should be prudent2 and careful." The official replied: "Please don't worry. I have prepared 100 'tall hats',and will present one to each and every person I meet. I'm sure all the local people will be pleased." The teacher said reproachingly3: "We are all honest gentlemen. How can you do that?" The official pretended he had no way out and said: "Very few people under heaven are like you who dislike being flattered4 or presented with tall hats." Hearing this, the teacher was very much pleased. He nodded and said: "What you said is true, too." After the official said farewell to his teacher and went out, he said to his friend: "Of my 100 'tall hats', now only 99 are left."适合三年级⼩学⽣阅读的英语故事篇五 A bird was confined in a cage outside a window. She often sang at night when all other birds were asleep. One night a bat came. He asked the bird why she was silent by day and sang only at night. The bird answered, “Last year when I was singing in the daytime, a bird catcher heard my voice and caught me in his net.Since then I have never sung by day.” The bat replied, "But it is useless to do this now that you have become a prisoner." Then he flew away.适合三年级⼩学⽣阅读的英语故事篇六 Sam is a little fish. He lives in the sea. He is very lonely. He wants to have a friend. The friend looks like him. Sam sees an ink fish. The ink fish has eight legs. He doesn't look like Sam. So Sam goes away. Sam meets a shark. He wants to say hello to the shark. The shark opens his big mouth. Sam runs away quickly. Sam is tired and hungry. He wants to have a rest. Then he sees a round fish. She says to him. “Hello! Would you like tobe my friend?” Sam answers: “Of course! But you are round. I am flat.” The round fish says: “But we are both fishes. Sam thinks and says, ”You are right. Let's be friends.“ They become good friends.。
关于英语短文阅读经典美文优秀6篇英语小短文篇一The ray of the warm sunlight told us that it was spring. A lion was sleeping peacefully in the forest.While the lion was fast asleep, a mouse went on top of the lion. The bold mouse played happily on top of the lion. Yuppie! This is really fun. The mouse ran around thumping and stomping here and there.The lion was not able to sleep with all the racket. The lion knew that there was someone on top of him. So, the lion made a surprise attack and rolled on the ground.And the mouse fell over. When the lion saw the mouse he was relieved and said, Whew! It was only a mouse.However, far away a fox had seen the scene. The fox laughed mockingly to the lion and said, You're as big as a mountain and you're afraid of the mouse. You're a coward! The fox kept making fun of the Lion.Finally the lion spoke, I wasn't afraid of the mouse. I was only shocked to find a bold enough animal not afraid to run around on top of a lion. When the fox heard this he quietly left.英语小短文篇二Some people go through life standing at the excuse counter.They say they’d like to do this or that, but then they offer all the excuses in the world for why they can’t do whatever it is. No matter what the excuses are, the only thing that is usually limiting them is their own self-perception.If I’ve learned anything, I’ve learned that a person —any person —may do anything they set their mind on doing. The things you need are willingness to work for what you want, patience to learn what you need to know and, most important of all, belief in yourself. You only need a seed, and then your faith in yourself will grow with you as you move forward.If your self-perception is that you can’t acplish something because you’re not smart enough, then take the time to learn what you need to know, and then your self-perception will change.If your self-perception is that you can’t acplish something because you never finish anything you start, then go and finish something and change your self- perception.If your self-perception is that you’re too lazy, too busy, too unworthy, too unfocused, too depressed, or too dependent on others to acplish great things, then you’re right. You are that because you believe you are, but in fact, you can change that! Life is change, and the past doesn’t equal the future. Your reality today is the result of your past beliefs and actions. Change your beliefs and actions, and you will change your future. Whether you think you can or you can’t, you’re right. You are what you think.Think about that the next time you need an excuse.翻译:思想与行动有些人的一生都在借口中度过。
英语阅读理解带翻译10篇:给予Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important discovery: giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you lack money. This is how I experimented with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store flashes to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the storekeeper. One discovery I made about giving-away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form. One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important special delivery letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were no boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard our conversation. “Wasn’t it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?”I said yes. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if we have to make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complaints.”像大多数人,我长大看待生命是一个过程获得。
小学六年级下册英语阅读(一)Having Breakfast in New York!It’s Saturday morning·Mrs Edwards opens the window and looks outside ·She is very happy·“It’s going to be a beautiful day!”She wakes up her small son at seven and says,“Get up,Teddy·We are gonging to the zoo today·Wash your hands and face and have your breakfast quickly·We are going to New York by car·”Teddy is six years old,He is very happy ·He gets up and washes his hands and face quickly·“Mum,let’s go· ”“But your breakfast?”“I can have it in New York·Let’s go·”重点难点:outside外面wake up 唤醒quickly 迅速地I can have it in New York·Let’s go·我可以在纽约吃早饭·根据短文内容判断句子对错·用T或F来表示正误·1.It’s a fine day today·( )2.Mrs Edwards has a little son·( )3.Mrs Edwards wants to visit her friend with her son in New York·( )4.They want to go to New York by train·( )5.Teddy has breakfast at home·( )(二)Good FriendsJane and Betty are good friends·Jane is twelve 1 old and Betty is eleven years old· I am twelve , too·But Betty is 2 than Jane and I· She is 3 very fast·Jane’s English is 4 ·Betty’s English is better·My English is the best·But Jane sings the best·We 5 help one another because we are good friends·重点难点:grow 成长读一读·你能把漏掉的单词补上吗?( )1·A·year B·ear C·years( )2·A·tall B·taller C·shorter( )3·A·growing B·grows C,grow( )4·A·OK B·good C·well( )5·A·often B·sometimes C·always阅读理解(三)There are forty-two students in our class· There are also two American boys· They are Jack and Mike· They are our good friends· They like watching TV, but they don’t like playing basket-ball ·They often go to school by bike· And I often go to school on foot· There is one English girl in our class· Her name is Lucy· She likes playing basketball and she also likes swimming· She usually does her homework in the evening· She often watches TV on Saturday afternoons· She is my good friend· All of the Chinese students are Yong Pioneer·根据短文内容·判断正(T)误(F)·()1.There are thirty-nine Chinese students in our class ·()2.There are two American girls and one English boy in our class ·()3.Jack and Mike are our good friends ·()4.Jack and Mike like playing basketball ·()5.Luck often does her homework on Saturday afternoons ·阅读理解(四)My name is Jack· I am a pupil of Grade One· I’m in No·1 Middle School· On weekdays I get up at six o’clock· I have breakfast at seven and then I g o to school by bike· We begin our class at eight o’clock in the morning· We have four classes in the morning and three in the afternoon·At noon, I have lunch at home· Classes are over at four fifteen in the afternoon· After class, we often play football in the afternoon· I go home at about five·I have supper at about six thirty in the evening· I do my homework at seven thirty·At weekend, I watch TV· I often go to bed at ten· I’m very happy·根据短文的意思·选择正确的答案·()1· Jack is a pupil in ______·A· Class One B· Grade One C· Class Two D· Grade Two()2· Jack gets up at _________ in the morning·A· five B· six C· seven D· eight()3· After class they often play ______ on the playground·A· volleyball B· basketball C· football D· ping-pong()4· Jack often watches TV on __________·A· Monday B· Thursday C· Sunday D· Tuesday()5· Which is true (真实的)? _________ ·A· jack is a good boy·B· Jack has his lunch at school·C· Jack watches TV every day·D· Jack is not happy·阅读理解(五)Jill and Kate are going hiking (徒步旅行) with their class tomorrow · They went to take some fruit with them· Jill likes oranges and Kate likes apples· When they get to the market, they can’t find any oranges, and the apples are too green· “What are we going to buy now?” asks Kate “Hey ,what’s that big round fruit over there ?” asks Jill ·”I don’t know· Let’s ask the sales-girl·” “What do you call this?” “You zi(柚子),”answers the girl · “Why don’t we buy one?” asks Jill “OK· We’re going to have lots of fun hiking and eating a new kind of fruit! ”says Kate·根据短文内容·判断正(T)误(F)·()1.Kate is going hiking this afternoon ·()2.Jill like apples and Kate like oranges ·()3.They don’t buy apples because the apples are too green ·()4.Youzi is a big round fruit ·()5.They’re going to eat a new kind of fruit tomorrow ·阅读理解(六)Miss Lee is only twenty-one· She is tall and thin(瘦), and she has brown, long hair· She likes children and her teaching work·From Monday to Friday she stays at school and gives the children classes·She has much work to do, but she often plays games with her students after school· The children like her very much· On Sunday she drive s her car to her father’s house and stays with her father and mother· Sometimes she goes to see her friends on Sunday· She drives back to school on Monday morning·She likes singing, dancing and swimming· She’s a nice teacher·根据短文的意思·选择正确的答案·( )1· Miss Lee is a ________ teacher ·A· very good B· very old C· good English D· good Chinese( )2· Which is right ? __________A· She has no work to do, and often plays with the children·B· She plays with the children from Monday to Friday·C· She likes her students and plays games with them·D· She always (总是) works, but doesn’t play at all ·( )3· She goes and sees her friends ___________ ·A· every day B· on Sunday C· on Saturday D· on Friday( )4· Miss Lee goes home _________ ·A· in her car B· on a bus C· on foot D· by her car( )5·Miss Lee likes ________ ·A· driving B· cooking C· running D· teaching。
七年级英语―阅读理解(一)The day was like any other day in his life, Tom walked past the shop on the street comer. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much were still there. Looking down, he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have them for his birthday.He sadly walked away and thought how to tell his mother about it. He knew she would give him anything he liked if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, as he looked worried and his mother would notice ( 注意) it. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. Then he saw a boy in a wheel chair (轮椅). He noticed that the boy moved the wheel with his hands. Tom looked at him carefully and was surprised to see the boy have no feet. He looked at his own feet. "lt's much better to be without shoes than without feet, " he thought. There was no reason(理由) for him to feel so sorry and sad. He sent away and smiled, thinking he was happier.1 . Tom passed the shop_______.A.on footB.by busc. by bikeD. in a car2 . Why did Tom stop in front of the shop? Because he wanted________.A.to buy the shoesB. to look at the shoes he likedc. to look at the shoes in the shop windowD. to look at the shoes on the front row3 . The pair of shoes he liked was_______.A.too expensiveB . quite cheapB.not thereD. not sold yet4 . Tom went into the park because he_______.A.was thinking how to tell his mother about itB . wanted to see the boyc. didn't want to make his mother worriedD. he felt sad5 . From the story we can know that Tom________.A . liked new shoes very muchB. loved his mother bestc . didn't want to go to schoolD. didn't want to stay at home七年级英语―阅读理解(二)People sometimes like to read stories of dogs very much. They think that dogs are much cleverer than cats, sheep, cows or other animals in their homes.One of my close friends, Bob, has a very large police dog named Jack. Every Sunday afternoon,Bob and Jack have a walk in the park nearby. Jack likes these walks very much. One Sunday afternoon, I paid a visit to myfriend. l stayed there for a long time and my friend and I had much more talk with each other than ever before. Soon it was time for them to take a walk in the park. We forgot that. Jack became worried about it. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of me and looked at me. But l still paid no attention(注意) to him. I went on talking with my friend. At last, Jack could not wait any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down in front of me again. But this time, he held my hat in his mouth. Suddenly, l understood what Jack meant and so did my friend.1 . How many people are there in this story?_A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD . Four2 . Jack_______.A.is a close friend of mineB. enjoys long walks in the park every Sunday afternoonc. has many close friendsD. enjoys talks in the room3 . Jack was worried because________.A.he wanted to eat somethingB. it was Sunday afternoon againC. he was not feeling wellD. he wanted his master(主人) to take him for a walk4 . Jack took my hat in his mouth to show that_A.l should leave the house at onceB. he liked my hat very muchC. he was hungry and he tried to eat itD. he wanted to have a rest5 . Which of the following is true?_A . when Jack and l were talking, my friend didn’t pay any attention to usB. When I was talking to my friend,Jack didn't pay any attention to usc. When my friend and l were talking, we didn't pay any attention to JackD. When my friend was talking to Jack, l paid attention to them七年级英语―阅读理解(三)Peter was a small boy. He lived with his parents in a small house near some hills. The people there were all poor.One night it was very dry and windy.When everybody was asleep, Peter suddenly heard some noise. lt came out from the kitchen(厨房). He got up and walked to the kitchen. He found that the wood beside the stove (火炉) was burning . There was no water tap(水龙头y in the house , so he could not put out(扑灭) the fire . He shouted loudly to wake up everyone in the house. Then he ran out of his house and knocked on the doors of many houses to wake the people up. They all left their houses quickly. At last the fire was put out by the firemen. Many houses were burnt. But nobody was burnt in the fire.1. Peter lived with his_______.A .SistersB.brothersC.C . unclesD.D . parents2 . One night he found that _____ beside the stove was burning.A.the tableB.the woodC . the doorD . the window3 .______, so he could not put out the fire.A.Everybody was asleepB. He couldn't shout loudlyc. The kitchen was very bigD. there was no water tap in the house4 . Peter knocked on the doors of many houses________.A.to wake the people upB . to get some waterB.to find his classmatesD. to visit them5. _______hurt in the fire.A.People in other houses wereB. Peter's parents wereC. Nobody wasD. Peter was七年级英语―阅读理解(四)"You're just in time,Joe.we're going to play cowboys (牛仔) and lndians, and you can be the Indians. " One of my cousins (堂兄弟) said."How many Indians?" l asked."Oh, about a thousand." He answered, and before l could say no ,l was pushed out into the night and became a thousand lndians. Two minutes later l was running in the fields with a group of cowboys behind. The shouts of "After them. Let's catch the killers!" and other such TV play language came into my ears as I ran round a corner and hurried into my Grandpa's car .We've got him, boys. Let's go and catch him!"But no one wanted to come to get me. All of my cousins except one were always very friendly with. lt was quiet outside. And l went out of the car to have a look.Just then l heard a shout , "Bring the rope 〔绳子) , and we can bum him.""Only Indians burn people. Cowboys." I stopped just in time. I had almost said, "Cowboys hang(绞死)people."l was tied to a tree, and the cowboys were looking for some wood when my dear mother called, We're leaving now.""Untie me." I shouted."We're going."Why did Bobby want matches(火柴)?"”Mum asked when we were in the car. "He was asking Dad whether he had any.""Oh, he was just going t matches? MATCHES? Are you sure he wanted matches".Mother was quite sure, and l didn't say any more.1 . How many children played the lndians? [ ]A.One thousandB.One hundredC.One groupD. One2. Why did Joe's cousin say that Joe was just in time? Because________[ ]A .there were not enough children four the gameB. the game was just going to startC. none of his cousins wanted to be the lndiansD. they were waiting for Joe3 . Joe didn't say "Cowboys hang people." Because________.[ ]A.he was tied to a treeB. that would make things worseC. he was caught by the cowboysD. that would make the cowboys angry4. Which of the following is TRUE?[ ]A .One of Joe's cousins was looking for matches.B. Dad didn't want to give the children any matches.C. Bobby wanted to get some matches from his father.D. Mum didn't think children should play with matches.七年级英语―阅读理解〔五)Avery new, young officer was at a station. He was on his way to visit his mother in another town, and he wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of this train , so that she could meet him at the station in her car . He look in all his pockets, but round that he did not have the right money for the telephone, so he went outside and looked around for someone to help him.At last an old soldier came by,and the young officer stopped him and said, "Have you got change(零钱) for ten pence(便士)?Wait a moment, " the old soldier answered. He began to put his hand in his pocket, "I'll see whether l can help you.""Don't you know how to speak to an officer? the young man said angrily."Now let's start again. Have you got change for ten pence?"“No,sir," the old soldier answered quickly.1 . The young officer and his mother lived_______.A.in the same townB. in different placesC. in another townD. in the other town2 . The young officer Wanted to ,telephone his mother to tell her________.A.that he was going to visit herB. where his train would leave forC. what time his train would arrive at the stationD. that he was then at the station3. He looked around for help because he________.A .had no money to make the phone callB. did not know where to make the phone callC. needed some change for the phone callD. wanted to get change from the old soldier4 . The young officer was angry because he thought the old soldier________.A.was polite to himB. was not polite to himC. didn't know how to speak to himD. didn't like to help him at all5 . which of the following is not true?A. Both the young officer and the old soldier were angry.B. The young officer wanted his mother to meet him at the station.C. He wanted the old soldier to speak to him in a polite way.D. He didn't know the soldier before.七年级英语―阅读理解〔六)David is eight. One day his friend Rose says to him, "This Sunday is my birthday. Can you come to my birthday party? David says, "Yes."On Sunday, David asks his mother if he can go to the party. His mother says, "Yes. you can go, but you must be polite. Don't ask for any food. They will give you some." "All right, Mum." David answers and he goes to Rose's house on his bike.There are lots of kids at the party. They play together for some time,and then Rose's mother gives them some food, but she forgets David. He waits and waits and then he takes his plate up and asks, "Do you want a nice clean plate?"( ) 1. Whose birthday is it?A.Rose'sB.David'sC. Rose's mothers( )2.The birthday party is inA.Rose's houseB.David's houseC. Rose's school( ) 3. David goes to the partyA.by carB.by bikeC. by bus( ) 4. David is Rose'sA.friendB.classmateC. brother( )5. Who gives David food at the party?A . RoseB . Rose's motherC. No one七年级英语―阅读理解〔七)Dear Anna,Thanks for your letter. I'm glad you like your school. l go to school from Monday to Friday. We have five classes in the morning and two in the afternoon. And we have many subjects to learn: Chinese, math, English, P.E., science, biology, music, history and so on. We also have many things to do after class. On Monday and Wednesday afternoons we play sports after class. On Tuesday afternoons some of us have a drawing class, and on Thursdays some have a dancing class. l like music, history and English. But my favorite is music.On Saturdays and Sundays l don't go to school. Usually l go to the park and have a good time with my father and mother there.Love,Lin Fang( ) 1.Lin Fang has _____ classes a day.A.fiveB.twoC.seven( )2.Some students _________on Tuesdays.A .play sportsB .have a drawing classC. have a dancing class( ) 3. Anna likes_______.A . historyB . P.E.C. her school( )4.Lin Fang likes _______best.A.musicB.EnglishC.history park.'( )5. Lin Fang spends the weekends with _______ in the park.A . AnnaB. her classmatesc. her parents七年级英语―阅读理解(八)Dear Zhang Qian,Thank you very much for your letter. You want to know about my favorite sport and instrument. Now l can tell you. Swimming is my favorite sport, and l like volleyball, basketball and ping-pong, Zhang Yining is My favorite player. I am good at playing chess,too. My favorite instrument is the violin. I like to play the violin every weekend. What about you?What's your favorite sport? Do you like to play the violin? Who's your favorite player? And who is your favorite musician? Please tell me.Yours,Li Bing( ) 1.This letter is from Zhang Yining.( )2.Zhang Qian wants to know Li Bing's favorite sport and player.( )3.Zhang Qian likes swimming best.( )4.Li Bing plays the violin on weekends.( )5. Li Bing can swim very well, but she can't play chess.七年级英语―阅读理解(九)Ted lives in a big city .Today he's very happy .it's the first day of school .Ted to go back to school. He wants to see his friends. He is going to meet his new teachers.Ted gets up early in the morning . He washes and puts on his new clothes .Look! He is having breakfast with his parents .Now , he is ready for school.He goes to school by bike .He meets his friends outside the school gate .They are talking about something . Then the bell (铃声)rings . (铃响)Everyone runs to his or her classroom.( )36 . where does Ted live!A.He lives in a small house .B.He lives in a big city .C.He lives on a farm.( )37 .Does Ted want to go back to school?A .No, he doesn'tB、Yes , he wants .C、Yes ,he does .( )38 . Who does he want to see ?A .His friendsB、His brotherC、His father( )39 . Who is he having breakfast with?A、His fatherB、His brotherC、His parents.( )40 、How does Ted go to school ?A.He goes to school by busB.He goes to school by bike .C.He goes to school on foot .(步行)七年级英语―阅读理解(十)My name is Li Fang. l have a new friend. Her name is Linda. She lives in New York. Linda is eleven years. She likes playing chess. My hobby is playing chess, too. She often goes to school by bus. Her mother is a doctor. She goes to work on foot. Her father is a teacher. He goes to work by car. Every evening Linda does her homework. Her mother watches TV and her father reads newspapers. Linda will come to China soon. She is in England now. I' m excited.请细致阅读以下问题,并推断正确与否,正确的写T,错误的写F.( )1. Lindia is a Chinese girl.( )2. Linda's father is a doctor.( )3. Linda's father reads newspapers in the evening.( )4. Linda's mother goes to work by bus.( )5. Linda likes playing chess.七年级英语―阅读理解(十一)There is a new park near my house. It’s a fine day today. My family and l are in the park now. On my left, there is a cafe. On my right, there is a big lake. There are many flowers and trees near the lake. There’s a small hill behind the lake. Near the lake, there is a sign. It says, "Don’t swim in the lake!”There is a playground in the middle of the park. There are some small shops near the gate. The park is so beautiful. We like it very much.( )1. The park near my house is_____.A.new and beautifulB.old and beautifulC.clean and newD.old and clean( )2. Is there a cafe in the park? ._____.A.Yes, there isn' t.B.No, there isn’ t.C.Yes, there is.D.No, there is.( )3. People can’ t ____ in the lake.A.swimB.fishC.boatD.play( )4.The shops in the park are not _______.A.smallB.bigC.goodD.pretty( )5. Do we like the park?-______.A . Yes, we do.B. No, we do.C. Yes, you do.D. No, v we don’t.七年级英语―阅读理解(十二)Chinas Lin Dan tells the world he is now the true No.1 badminton player! He wins the gold medal(金牌) in the mens singles (男单竞赛) at the Guangzhou Asian Games. He wins the gold medal(金牌) in the men’s singles(男单竞赛) at the Guangzhou Asian Games. He beat (战胜)Lee Chong Wei (李宗伟) of Malaysia (马来西亚). Lee was the world’ s No.1 player."Lee is one of the world' s best badminton players. we play hard. We have an exciting game. He is a respectable(值得敬重的) player for me, "Lin says. Now he has a new goal."I ll try to get to the London 2022 Olympic Games. I’ ll work hard," he says.About Lin Dan Name: Lin Dan Birthday: October 14,11013 Nickname: Super Dan Height(身高):178 cm Weight (体重): 73 kg推断下面句子正确与否,正确的写T,错误的写“F”。
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【篇⼀】⼩学六年级英语阅读⽂章 It was Saturday yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Smith took their children Bill and Mary to the park . They got up early and had their breakfast quickly . After that they went to the park by car. It was half past nine when they arrived there. There were many people in the park. Bill went boating and Mary played games with some other children. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were very tired after five days' work. They sat under a big tree and had a rest. The Smith family had a very good time all the morning.【篇⼆】⼩学六年级英语阅读⽂章 At midnight on New Year's Eve, my parents and I were in the flower fair. There were some roses, lilies, tulips, peach flowers, bluebells and some different kinds of plants. The flowers were beautiful. And there were some different kinds of toys. We bought a toy Micky Mouse. It's lovely and cute. And we bought some peach flowers. Because the flower fair is big, so we felt tired. The first day of Sprig Festival. My mother and I made some dumplings. In the evening we ate some dumplings and noodles. Because the noodles bring long life. During Spring Festival, I had some lucky money. There were about 1000 yuan.I felt very happy!【篇三】⼩学六年级英语阅读⽂章 Miss Jones teaches at a school. She teaches the boys and girls about nine years old. The pupils are not good at maths in one of her classes. Miss Jones always wants to make her lessons interesting. One day she gave them a question. “ If you go to the shop to buy apples,” she said, “and an apple and a half cost twelve cents(美分), how much will you have to give for twelve apples?” The pupils began to write in their exercise books, and for a long time nobody spoke. Then one boy put his hand up and said, “could you say the question once again, please?” Miss Jones said, “If an apple and a half…” But the boy shouted, “ oh, an apple and a half? All the time I am working it out (算出来)in oranges, Miss Jones. So the answer must be different.”【篇四】⼩学六年级英语阅读⽂章 Summer is the second season of the year. When summer comes, it is getting hot and sunny. The days are getting longer and the nights are getting shorter, for the sun gets up early and goes to bed late. The world has become a green world, green leaves on the trees, green grass by the river, green plants in the fields, and we can see beautiful flowers everywhere. Birds sing from morning till night. It's so hot that all of the children go swimming in rivers or lakes, and the old people sit under big trees to enjoy the cool air, but thefarmers are still busy working in the fields.【篇五】⼩学六年级英语阅读⽂章 A young apple tree begins to grow from a seed. When its roots reach into the soil, it gets water. The young tree uses light from the sun and makes its own food. For several years, the tree grows bigger. Then, in spring, it grows sweet flowers. During the summer, apples begin to grow. They grow bigger and bigger. In autumn, they began to fall from the tree. People like apples because they taste good. And they are good for health.。
英语阅读文章六篇英语阅读:The Language of MusicA painter hangs his or her finished pictures on a wall, and everyone can see it. A composer writes a work, but no one can hear it until it is performed. Professional singers and players have great responsibilities, for the composer is utterly dependent on them. A student of music needs as long and as arduous a training to become a performer as a medical student needs to become a doctor. Most training is concerned with technique, for musicians have to have the muscular proficiency of an athlete or a ballet dancer. Singers practice breathing every day, as their vocal chords would be inadequate without controlled muscular support. String players practice moving the fingers of the left hand up and down, while drawing the bow to and fro with the right arm-two entirely different movements. Singers and instruments have to be able to get every note perfectly in tune. Pianists are spared this particular anxiety, for the notes are already there, waiting for them, and it is the piano tuner’s responsibility to tune the instrument for them. But they have their own difficulties; the hammers that hit the string have to be coaxed not to sound like percussion, and each overlapping tone has to sound clear.This problem of getting clear texture is one that confronts student conductors: they have to learn to know every note of the music and how it should sound, and they have to aim at controlling these sound with fanatical but selfless authority.Technique is of no use unless it is combined with musical knowledge and understanding. Great artists are those who are so thoroughly at home in the language of music that they can enjoy performing works written in any century.英语阅读:An Empty BoxOnce upon a time, a man punished his 5-year-old daughter for using up the familys only roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight, and he became even more upset when on Christmas Eve, he saw that the child had pasted the gold paper so as to decorate a shoebox to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the next morning the little girl, filled with excitement, brought the gift box to her father and said, This is for you, Daddy!As he opened the box, the father was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction.But when he opened it, he found it was empty and again his anger flared. Dont you know, young lady, he said harshly,when you give someone a present theres supposed to be something inside the package!The little girl looked up at him with tears rolling from her eyes and said: Daddy, its not empty. I blew kisses into it until it was all full.The father was crushed. He fell on his knees and put his arms around his precious little girl. He begged her to forgive him for his unnecessary anger.An accident took the life of the child only a short time later. It is told that the father kept that little gold box by his bed for all the years of his life. Whenever he was discouraged or faced difficult problems he would open the box, take out an imaginary kiss, and remember the love of this beautiful child who had put it there.In a very real sense, each of us as human beings have been given an invisible golden box filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family, friends and God.There is no more precious possession anyone could hold.英语阅读:Happiness Equates with Fun?I live in Hollywood. You may think people in such a glamorous, fun-filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more abiding emotion.Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends.I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful inpiduals have constant access to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells happiness.But in memoir after memoir, celebrities reveal the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children, profound loneliness.The way people cling to the belief that a fun-filled, pain-free life equates happiness actually diminishes their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasureare equated with happiness, then pain must be equated with unhappiness. But, in fact, the opposite is true: More times than not, things that lead to happiness involve some pain.As a result, many people avoid the very endeavors that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment, civic or charitable work, and self-improvement.英语阅读:Today is a GiftTwo men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room‘s only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation. And every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window. The man in the other bed began to live for those one-hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color of the rainbow. Grand old trees graced the landscape, and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene.One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man couldn‘t hear the band - he c ould see it in his mind‘s eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.Days and weeks passed. One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly and painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the world outside. Finally,he would have the joy of seeing it for himself. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall.The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window. The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.英语阅读:Is Packing Important to You?A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealers showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young mans name embossed in gold.Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, Withall your money you give me a Bible? He then stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but realizing his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make the arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.When he arrived at his fathers house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his fathers important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago.With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealers name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words… PAID IN FULL.How many times do we miss blessings because they are not packaged as we expected? I trust you enjoyed this. Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember thatwhat you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. Sometimes we dont realize the good fortune we have or we could have because we expect the packaging to be different. What may appear as bad fortune may in fact be the door that is just waiting to be opened.英语阅读:The Baby EagleOnce upon a time there was a baby eagle living in a nest perched on a cliff overlooking a beautiful valley with waterfalls and streams, trees and lots of little animals, scurrying about enjoying their lives.The baby eagle liked the nest. It was the only world he had ever known. It was warm and comfortable, had a great view, and even better, he had all the food and love and attention that a great mother eagle could provide. Many times each day the mother would swoop down from the sky and land in the nest and feed the baby eagle delicious morsels of food. She was like a god to him, he had no idea where she came from or how she worked her magic.The baby eagle was hungry all the time, but the mother eagle would always come just in time with the food and love and attention he craved. The baby eagle grew strong. His vision grew very sharp. He felt good all the time.Until one day, the mother stopped coming to the nest. The baby eagle was hungry. Im sure to die, said the baby eagle, all the time.Very soon, death is coming, he cried, with tears streaming down his face. Over and over. But there was no one there to hear him.Then one day the mother eagle appeared at the top of the mountain cliff, with a big bowl of delicious food and she looked down at her baby. The baby looked up at the mother and cried Why did you abandon me? Im going to die any minute. How could you do this to me?The mother said, Here is some very tasty and nourishing food, all you have to do is come get it.Come get it! said the baby, with much anger. How?The mother flew away.The baby cried and cried and cried.A few days later, Im going to end it all, he said. I give up. It is time for me to die.He didnt know his mother was nearby. She swooped down to the nest with his last meal.Eat this, its your last meal, she said.The baby cried, but he ate and whined and whined aboutwhat a bad mother she was.Youre a terrible mother, he said. Then she pushed him out of the nest.He fell.Head first.Picked up speed.Faster and faster.He screamed. Im dying Im dying, he cried. He picked up more speed.He looked up at his mother. How could you do this to me? He looked down.The ground rushed closer, faster and faster. He could visualize his own death so clearly, coming so soon, and cried and whined and complained. This isnt fair! he screamed.Something strange happens.The air caught behind his arms and they snapped away from his body, with a feeling unlike anything he had ever experienced. He looked down and saw the sky. He wasnt moving towards the ground anymore, his eyes were pointed up at the sun.Huh? he said. What is going on here!Youre flying, his mother said.This is fun! laughed the baby eagle, as he soared and pedand swooped.Yes it is! said the mother.。