课外阅读(英语) 12篇

高中英语推荐课外阅读文章10篇A lifetime friendshipThomas Jefferson and James Madison met in 1776. Could it have been any other year? They worked together starting then to further American Revolution and later to shape the new scheme of government. From the work sprang a friendship perhaps incomparable in intimacy1 and the trustfulness of collaboration and induration. It lasted 50 years. It included pleasure and utility but over and above them, there were shared purpose, a common end and an enduring goodness on both sides. Four and a half months before he died, when he was ailing, debt-ridden, and worried about his impoverished family, Jefferson wrote to his longtime friend. His words and Madison's reply remind us that friends are friends until death. They also remind us that sometimes a friendship has a bearing on things larger than the friendship itself, for has there ever been a friendship of greater public consequence than this one?"The friendship which has subsisted between us now half a century, the harmony of our po1itical principles and pursuits have been sources of constant happiness to me through that long period. If ever the earth has beheld6 a system of administration conducted with a single and steadfast eye to the general interest and happiness of those committed to it, one which, protected by truth, can never known reproach, it is that to which our lives have been devoted. To myself you have been a pillar of support throughout life. Take care of me when dead and be assured that I should leave with you my last affections."A week later Madison replied-"You cannot look back to the long period of our private friendship and political harmony with more affecting recollections than I do. If they are a source of pleasure to you, what aren’t they not to be to me? We cannot be deprived of the happy consciousness of the pure devotion to the public good with Which we discharge the trust committed to us and I indulge a confidence that sufficient evidence will find in its way to another generation to ensure, after we are gone, whatever of justice may be withheld9 whilst we are here. "推荐词汇：1. intimacy n. 熟悉；亲近2. collaboration n. 合作3. impoverished adj. 穷困的；无力的4. beheld v. 注视着（原形为behold）5. devoted adj. 忠诚的；献身的6. withheld v. 克制；隐瞒（原形是withhold）God Had to Be FairWe always knew our daughter Kendall was going be a performer of some sort. She entertained people in our small town by putting on shows on our front porch when she was only three or four. Blonde-haired, blue-eyed, and beautiful, she sang like a little angel and mesmerized everyone.When Kendall was five, we began to notice that she was blinking a lot and clearing her throat frequently. We had her tested for allergies, but the doctor said she wasn't allergic to anything at all. After the problem worsened, we took her to our local children's hospital where she was diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome.It was pretty devastating because other children constantly made fun of her, and sadly, even a teacher teased her. When the tics were especially bad, Kendall had to wear a neck brace. She only had one or two friends, but that was okay because they were -- and continue to be -- real, the kind who stick by her, no matter what. Through all this, Kendall continued to sing and entertain. Remarkably, her tics disappeared when she sang.We took our daughter from doctor to doctor, but all they did was give her medication that just made it worse, so we decided to go the natural route. Through chiropractic therapy, changes in her diet, and other natural treatments, the tics gradually lessened.In 2005 when Kendall was sixteen, we thought she was pretty much out of the woods -- or at least heading in that direction. However, as if Tourette's Syndrome wasn't enough for a beautiful young girl to deal with, a freak accident happened.At a birthday party, Kendall hopped on a friend for a piggyback ride. He bent lower than she expected, and she jumped higher than he expected. Kendall flew over his back and landed on the cement floor -- on her neck. An ambulance rushed her to the hospital where she spent the next week, paralyzed from the neck down. Ironically, her biggest concern wasn't whether she would walk again, but whether she would be able to audition for American Idol.Doctors said Kendall had central cord syndrome. The pain was excruciating and required morphine tocontrol it. Sometimes it was so unbearable she had to bite down on a toothbrush to take her mind off it. As the days dragged on, feeling returned to her left side, but she was still paralyzed on the right. We didn't know for sure how much of her movement would ever come back.I believe Kendall wanted the American Idol audition so much that she willed herself to move again. One of her friends brought a microphone to the hospital and put it on her bed. Every day, Kendall tried hard to pick it up with her right hand. It was more important for her to pick up that mic than a spoon or fork.Sometimes we all cried because of the pain we witnessed. But on the day Kendall walked into the stadium to audition for American Idol -- a mere three months after her accident -- we cried tears of joy. And our tears turned into shouts when she was given a golden ticket to Hollywood.As a parent, you always think your child is the best ever -- that's just what parents do. But after seeing Kendall perform, I know she's one of the best, even though she didn't make it into the Top 24.Kendall is eighteen now, living every day to its fullest. She's recorded a CD with some of John Mellencamp's band members. She's also on CMT's Music City Madness for an original song and video, and is having some good success. I'm absolutely sure she's going to make it big some day. Kendall just puts it all in God's hands.When she was a little girl trying hard to be strong, she looked up at me, her big eyes brimming with tears, and asked me why she had to have Tourette's Syndrome. My heart ached to make the world right for mychild. But I looked right back at her and told her the truth as I see it."Kendall, God gave you a pure heart, an angelic voice, a strong mind, and a beautiful presence. With all of that, he had to make it fair for everyone else."推荐词汇：1. mesmerize v. 使……着迷2. allergy n. 过敏3. allergic adj. 过敏的（用法：be allergic to 对……过敏）4. devastating adj. 毁灭性的；令人震惊的5. brace n. 支架；括号v. 撑住6. remarkable adj. 不同寻常的7. lessened adj. 减少的8. hop v.跳9. idol n.偶像；红人10. mere adj. 仅仅的The Doll and the White RoseI hurried into the local department store to grab some last minute Christmas gifts. I looked at all the people and grumbled to myself. I would be in here forever and I just had so much to do. Christmas was beginning to become such a drag. I kind of wished that I could just sleep through Christmas. But I hurried the best I could through all the people to the toy department. Once again I kind of mumbled to myself at the prices ofall these toys, and wondered if the grandkids would even play whit4 them. I found myself in the doll aisle5. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a little boy about 5 holding a lovely doll.He kept touching6 her hair and he held her so gently. I could not seem to help myself. I just kept looking over at the little boy and wondered who the doll was for. I watched him turn to a woman and he called his aunt by name and said, "Are you sure I don't have enough money?" She replied a bit impatiently, "You know that you don't have enough money for it." The aunt told the little boy not to go anywhere that she had to go and get some other things and would be back in a few minutes. And then she left the aisle. The boy continued to hold the doll.After a bit I asked the boy who the doll was for. He said, "It is the doll my sister wanted so badly for Christmas. She just knew that Santa would bring it. "I told him that maybe Santa was going to bring it. He said, "No, Santa can't go where my sister is.... I have to give the doll to my Mama to take to her. "I asked him where his sister was. He looked at me with the saddest eyes and said, "She was gone to be with Jesus. My Daddy says that Mamma is going to have to go be with her."My heart nearly stopped beating. Then the boy looked at me again and said, "I told my Daddy to tell my Mama not to go yet. I told him to tell her to wait till I got back from the store." Then he asked me if I wanted to see his picture. I told him I'd love to. He pulled out some picture he'd had taken at the front of the store. He said, "I want my Mama to take this with her so the doesn't ever forget me. I love my Mama so very much and I wish she did not have to leave me. But Daddy says she will need to be with my sister."I saw that the little boy had lowered his head and had grown so quiet. While he was not looking I reached into my purse and pulled out a handful of bills. I asked the little boy, "Shall we count that money one more time?" He grew excited and said, "Yes, I just know it has to be enough." So I slipped my money in with his and we began to count it. Of course it was plenty for the doll. He softly said, "Thank you Jesus for giving me enough money." Then the boy said, "I just asked Jesus to give me enough money to buy this doll so Mama can take it with her to give my sister. And he heard my prayer. I wanted to ask him give for enough to buy my Mama a white rose, but I didn't ask him, but he gave me enough to buy the doll and a rose for my Mama. She loves white rose so much. "In a few minutes the aunt came back and I wheeled my cart away.I could not keep from thinking about the little boy as I finished my shopping in a totally different spirit than when I had started. And I kept remembering a story I had seen in the newspaper several days earlier about a drunk driver hitting a car and killing a little girl and the Mother was in serious condition. The family was deciding on whether to remove the life support. Now surely this little boy did not belong with that story.Two days later I read in the paper where the family had disconnected the life support and the young woman had died. I could not forget the little boy and just kept wondering if the two were somehow connected. Later that day, I could not help myself and I went out and bought some white roses and took them to the funeral home where the young woman was. And there she was holding a lovely white rose, the beautiful doll, and the picture of the little boy in the store. I left there in tears, their life changed forever. The love that little boy had for his little sister and his mother was overwhelming. And in a split second a drunk driver had ripped the life of that little boy to pieces.推荐词汇1. grab v.抓住；理解2. grumble v. 抱怨；嘟囔3. mumble v.嘟囔；含糊的说4. whit n.一点；丝毫5. touching adj.令人感动的6. split v 劈开；adj.分开的7. rip v. 撕开8. ripped adj. 喝醉的；吸毒的（美国俚语）A Plate of PeasMy grandfather died when I was a small boy, and my grandmother started staying with us for about six months every year. She lived in a room that doubled as my father's office, which we referred to as "the back room." She carried with her a powerful aroma. I don't know what kind of perfume she used, but it was the double-barreled, ninety-proof, knockdown, render-the-victim-unconscious, moose-killing variety. She kept it in a huge atomizer and applied it frequently and liberally. It was almost impossible to go into her room and remain breathing for any length of time. When she would leave the house to go spend six months with my Aunt Lillian, my mother and sisters would throw open all the windows, strip the bed, and take out the curtains and rugs. Then they would spend several days washing and airing things out, trying frantically to make the pungent odor go away.This, then, was my grandmother at the time of the infamous pea incident.It took place at the Biltmore Hotel, which, to my eight-year-old mind, was just about the fancies place to eat in all of Providence. My grandmother, my mother, and I were having lunch after a morning spent shopping.I grandly ordered a salisbury steak, confident in the knowledge that beneath that fancy name was a good old hamburger with gravy. When brought to the table, it was accompanied by a plate of peas. I do not like peas now. I did not like peas then. I have always hated peas. It is a complete mystery to me why anyone would voluntarily eat peas. I did not eat them at home. I did not eat them at restaurants. And I certainly was not about to eat them now. "Eat your peas," my grandmother said."Mother," said my mother in her warning voice. "He doesn't like peas. Leave him alone."My grandmother did not reply, but there was a glint in her eye and a grim set to her jaw that signaled she was not going to be thwarted. She leaned in my direction, looked me in the eye, and uttered the fateful words that changed my life: "I'll pay you five dollars if you eat those peas."I had absolutely no idea of the impending doom. I only knew that five dollars was an enormous, nearly unimaginable amount of money, and as awful as peas were, only one plate of them stood between me and the possession of that five dollars. I began to force the wretched things down my throat.My mother was livid. My grandmother had that self-satisfied look of someone who has thrown down an unbeatable trump card. "I can do what I want, Ellen, and you can't stop me." My mother glared at her mother. She glared at me. No one can glare like my mother. If there were a glaring Olympics, she wouldundoubtedly win the gold medal.I, of course, kept shoving peas down my throat. The glares made me nervous, and every single pea made me want to throw up, but the magical image of that five dollars floated before me, and I finally gagged down every last one of them. My grandmother handed me the five dollars with a flourish. My mother continued to glare in silence. And the episode ended. Or so I thought.My grandmother left for Aunt Lillian's a few weeks later. That night, at dinner, my mother served two of my all-time favorite foods, meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Along with them came a big, steaming bowl of peas. She offered me some peas, and I, in the very last moments of my innocent youth, declined. My mother fixed me with a cold eye as she heaped a huge pile of peas onto my plate. Then came the words that were to haunt me for years."You ate them for money," she said. "You can eat them for love."Oh, despair! Oh, devastation! Now, too late, came the dawning realization that I had unwittingly damned myself to a hell from which there was no escape."You ate them for money. You can eat them for love."What possible argument could I muster against that? There was none. Did I eat the peas? You bet I did. I ate them that day and every other time they were served thereafter. The five dollars were quickly spent. Mygrandmother passed away a few years later. But the legacy of the peas lived on, as it lives on to this day. If I so much as curl my lip when they are served (because, after all, I still hate the horrid little things), my mother repeats the dreaded words one more time: "You ate them for money," she says. "You can eat them for love."推荐词汇1. aroma n.香气2. apply v.运用；申请3. frantically adv.坦诚地4. pungent adj. 刺激性的；刺鼻的5. infamous adj.声名狼藉的6. providence n. 深谋远虑；节俭7. jaw n.下巴8. impending adj. 即将到来的9. doom n 厄运v.注定要发生的An Angel Among UsI woke up early today, excited over all I get to do before the clock strikes midnight. I have responsibilities to fulfill today. I am important.My job is to choose what kind of day I am going to have.Today I can complain because the weather is rainy or I can be thankful that the grass is getting watered forfree.Today I can fell sad that I don't have more money or I can be glad that my finances encourage me to plan my purchases wisely and guide me away from waste.Today I can grumble about my health or I can rejoice that I am alive.Today I can lament over all that my parents didn't give me when I was growing up or I can feel grateful that they allowed me to be born.Today I can cry because roses have thorns or I can celebrate that thorns have roses.Today I can mourn my lack of friends or I can excitedly embark upon a quest to discover new relationships.Today I can murmur dejectedly because I have to do housework or I can feel honored because the Lord has provided shelter for my mind, body and soul.Today stretches ahead of me, waiting to be shaped. And here I am, the sculptor6 who gets to do the shaping.What today will be like is up to me. I get to choose what kind of day I will have!推荐词汇1. fulfill v. 实现；履行2. lament n.悲哀；v.哀悼3. embark v.上船；开始做4. murmur v./n. 低声说；耳语5. sculptor n. 雕塑家11 Benefits to be Single1. SINGLE PEOPLE EXERCISE MORE…If you're single, there's a good chance you're hitting the gym more often than your married peers: A 2011 study found that men and women who have never been married exercised more than people in any other marital1 category (including currently married men and women, as well as divorcees and widowers).2. …AND MAINTAIN A HEALTHIER WEIGHT.You're also more likely to maintain a healthy weight. Multiple studies have found that men and women tend to pack on the pounds after they get married. One study found that married men are more likely to be overweight than their single peers, while another found that women who lost weight in preparation for their weddings had a tendency to gain weight in the six months following the ceremony.3. THEY SLEEP BETTER.It should come as little surprise that sharing a bed with another human being can affect how much sleep you get. After all, having someone tossing and turning, snoring, and talking in their sleep beside you can affect even the deepest sleepers. Being single cuts down on nighttime disruptions and can help you get amore peaceful night's sleep.4. THEY DO LESS HOUSEWORK.If you hate doing chores, single life might be right for you. A 2008 study found that single men and women spend fewer hours a week doing basic housework than their married counterparts.5. THEY'RE CLOSER TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY.Single people are the glue that keeps families together. According to one study, single siblings are more likely to keep in touch with, and reach out to, their siblings than those who are married. Another study found that single people also spend more time with friends than those in long-term relationships.6. THEY HAVE LESS DEBT.Being single doesn't just benefit your waistline and social life: It also benefits your wallet. Researchers have found that married people have more credit card debt than single people, and people who are married with children have the most debt of all.7. THEY'RE LESS STRESSED.Staying single can help you prevent certain kinds of stress and depression. One 2014 study found that marital stress may make couples more prone to depression, while couples who experience severe, ongoing5 marital stress were less able to enjoy positive experiences.8. THEY'RE LESS LIKELY TO GET DIVORCED DOWN THE ROAD.Staying single now can benefit your romantic relationships in the future. In general, people who wait longer to get married have lower rates of divorce.9. THEY CAN AVOID CONFLICTS.For people who truly hate conflicts, staying single can have real psychological benefits. According to a 2015 study, people who are conflict-averse (those for whom relationship fights and arguments can cause severe stress) may experience less anxiety when they're single.10. THERE ARE SURPRISING HEALTH BENEFITS TO SINGLEDOM.A wide range of studies have looked at the impact marriage and singledom can have on health. While being single isn't necessarily healthier across the board, there are plenty of situations where being single seems to be beneficial. Single men, for instance, were found to experience less heart disease, while single women are less likely to take sick days and visited the doctor less frequently than married women. Being single can even help your chances of keeping off weight after surgery: One study found that unmarried men and women were 2.7 times more likely to keep to diet and exercise goals after weight loss surgery.11. ALONE TIME IS GOOD FOR YOU.Being alone doesn't necessarily mean being lonely. Spending time on your own gives you time to clear your mind, identify your own goals and priorities, and participate in activities that interest you. Research has even found that a bit of alone time can help us become more empathetic, foster creativity, and even improve our relationships.推荐词汇1. marital adj. 婚姻的；夫妻的2. sleepers n. 卧铺（经常用复数）3. siblings n. 兄弟姐妹（表亲或堂亲）4. prone adj. 有倾向的（用法为be prone to）5. ongoing adj. 持续的；进行中的Free to SoarOne windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds darting and dancing. As the strong winds gusted against the kites, a string kept them in check.Instead of blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great heights. They shook and pulled, but the restraining string and the cumbersome tail kept them in tow, facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled and kept them in tow, facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled and trembled against the string, they seemed to say," Let me go! Let me go! I want to be free!" they soared beautifully even as they fought the restriction of the string. Finally, one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose. "Free at last," it seemed to say. "Free to fly with the wind."Yet freedom from restraint simply put it at the mercy of an unsympathetic breeze. It fluttered ungracefully to the ground and landed in a tangled mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. "Free at last", free to lie powerless in the dirt, to be blown helplessly along the ground, and to lodge lifeless against the firstobstruction.How much like kites we sometimes are. The heaven gives us adversity and restrictions, rules to follow from which we can grow and gain strength. Restraint is a necessary counterpart to the winds of opposition. Some of us tug at the rules so hard that we never soar to reach the heights we might have obtained. We keep part of the commandment and never rise high enough to get our tails off the ground.Let us each rise to the great heights, recognizing that some of the restraints that we may chafe under are actually the steadying force that helps us ascend and achieve.推荐词汇1. restriction n. 限制2. tangle v. 纠缠3. lodge n. 临时住宿；躲避n. 传达室；小旅馆4. obstruction n. 阻塞；障碍5. opposition n. 反对6. cumbersome adj. 笨重的；不便携带的7. tug v. 拖；拉n. 苦力8. ascend v.上升Mom's SmileIt's an old photograph with bad composition and lousy color. The edges are curled up and brown. But none of that matters. The photo is laced with poignant memories so vivid that when my gaze slides across it, tears prick at the backs of my eyes. I am immediately transported to a place where only good and beautiful images can be found, a place where life revolves around lazy afternoons spent on the beach. In this magical place mothers share secrets with daughters, and grandchildren glean immeasurable bits of wisdom from the cadence of the waves and the soft tones of the women they love.A mere moment of our lives, tucked neatly into a small rectangle and preserved forever - years before anything bad came calling.In the photo, the beach spreads out on either side, a fishing dock to the left, one of Calcite's great limestone boats far out on the horizon, and on the right, miles and miles of undisturbed beach. The photo is alive with children and women: mothers, sisters, sons and daughters, nieces and nephews, grandchildren. The lone man in the photo is my father. His shadow stretches long and lean across the restless blue waters of Lake Huron. With immense patience, he casts his line, again and again. My toddler son, his blond curls bleached white, peers across the endless stretch of sand. Mesmerized by his grandfather, he jets down the wet beach as fast as his chubby legs can carry him. His sisters give chase.A million dancing whitecaps become myriad diamonds, straining to outshine one another. The glimmering trail sparkles on the vast and seemingly endless body of water that starts at my feet and disappears into the sky, where seagulls dip and swirl, calling to one another as an anxious mother calls to a wayward child.A chaise lounge dominates the photo. In it a woman - my mother - reclines. Mom is spread out in the chair like thick, sweet frosting on a cake. Languid, her arms raised above her head, her legs splayed, pant legs rolled up to expose a goodly length of pale skin. Her arms are bare, the undersides pasty in comparison to the tops. Her smile in repose is tender, sweet, unassuming, and peaceful.To my knowledge, Mom never owned a bathing suit. I don't recall ever seeing her step into the lake, and never before had she sunbathed17. That day, however, was different. It was as if all her cares had floated out to deep waters like the unattended beach ball had done just minutes before.We are a large family. When my siblings and I were young, Dad was the one who took us to the beach. He sat in the car and watched as we frolicked in the shallows. Mom stayed home to ensure we had a hot meal when we returned. Perhaps Mom was happy for the few moments of alone time at home in the kitchen, as was Dad, alone in the car.On this day, their grown children, with children of our own, treat them to dinner on the beach. Dad fishes off the dock, never swaying from his pleasantries. And, for once, Mom forgets about making dinner.It is a day of memories, a day never to be forgotten.My three children are in the photo, and Dad is in the background, as are two of my sisters and their children, but everyone who gazes at the poorly developed photo is drawn inexplicably to Mom's smile. In the photo, her face is raised up to the sky. To the sun or to our Creator, she alone knows. Her eyes are closed.I remember how warm it was that day and how she had squinted up at me, shielding her eyes with both hands."Are my legs getting red?" she'd asked.My eyes brim with unshed tears as I remember the feel of her skin on the palm of my hand. Hot. The scalding tears run down my face. How I wish I could touch her one more time."No, Mom," I replied. "But better put some sunscreen on before you get a burn." Reluctantly, she'd sat up, the peaceful smile disappearing, and rolled her pant legs down, again."Save it for the kids," she said, her eyes scanning the group of children splashing in and out of the water. The whisper of a smile touched her lips as she watched for a long, wistful moment. With a sigh, she rose from the chair and moved toward the car where the coolers awaited."Maybe we should get lunch going," she said as she opened the first cooler.Now it is my turn to smile. Mom was not ready to relinquish dinner duties, after all. On a whim, I turn my face heavenward and close my eyes. I draw a deep breath and search for the special place Mom found that afternoon. It comes to me easily. Without pomp or ceremony, there she is, smiling again. Tears squeeze from beneath my closed lids, and I fervently pray that anyone who might come upon me at this。

阅读的好处英语作⽂（精选12篇）阅读的好处英语作⽂（精选12篇） 作⽂就是将⽣活中的见闻、感受描绘出来，将对⽣活的想像与思考表达出来，让读者产⽣共鸣，从⽽让读者感受⽣活、思考⽣活。

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阅读的好处英语作⽂篇1 Book to give me wisdom and knowledge, but also gave me strength and courage. Since I was young, I liked the books and books. I put the book as an indispensable nourishment, he saw a book like the hungry to see bread fondle admiringly. In my room, there is a big bookcase, the above is my favorite book. Whenever I get the result, when the parents ask me to want what gift, I can blurt out, "the book, send my favorite book." I really enjoy reading. Reading can let me become a Renaissance man. There is a language lesson, the teacher gave us will be in a long history and culture. Suddenly a asked a question, what are the four great inventions in ancient China. Originally very lively classroom, instantly grew quiet. But I do remember I have seen a "Chinese history" is written with the four great inventions: papermaking. Gunpowder. A compass. Movable type printing. When I resounding answer, the teacher asked me how do you know that. I replied: I know from the book. The teacher finally said: study is very helpful. Reading can not only increase knowledge, writing is also very helpful to us. Read a few excellent composition, write a composition since relaxed a lot of, also the composition level is also increased. Reading good books can let me set up the correct outlook on life, encounter difficulties don't flinch, should have the perseverance to overcome difficulties, this is my book "how the steel was tempered", was inspired. "The book is the ocean of knowledge. Colorful world in the book attracted we approached him, to be close to him. 书给给了我智慧和知识，也给了我⼒量和勇⽓。

高中英语课外读物美文欣赏40篇(双语版)1《飞鸟集》精选1夏天的飞鸟，飞到我的窗前唱歌，又飞去了。

Stray birds of summer come to my window to sing and fly away.2 秋天的黄叶，它们没有什么可唱，只叹息一声，飞落在那里。

And yellow leaves of autumn， which have no songs， flutter and fall there with a sign.3世界对着它的爱人，把它浩翰的面具揭下了。

它变小了，小如一首歌，小如一回永恒的接吻The world puts off its mask of vastness to its lover. It becomes small as one song， as one kiss of the eternal.4是大地的泪点，使她的微笑保持着青春不谢。

It is the tears of the earth that keep her smiles in bloom.5无垠的沙漠热烈追求一叶绿草的爱，她摇摇头笑着飞开了。

The mighty desert is burning for the love of a blade of grass who shakes her head and laughs and flies away.6如果你因失去了太阳而流泪，那么你也将失去群星了。

If you shed tears when you miss the sun， you also miss the stars.7跳舞着的流水呀，在你途中的泥沙，要求你的歌声，你的流动呢。

你肯挟瘸足的泥沙而俱下么？The sands in your way beg for your song and your movement， dancing water. Will you carry the burden of their lameness？8她的热切的脸，如夜雨似的，搅扰着我的梦魂。

四年级英语课外阅读10篇阅读一。

My Pet Dog.I have a pet dog. Its name is DouDou. It is white and cute. It has two big eyes and a short tail. It likes playing with balls. It also likes running after me when I come home. I love my pet dog very much.阅读二。

A Beautiful Park.There is a beautiful park near my home. There are many flowers and trees in the park. The flowers are colorful. The trees are tall and green. There is a lake in the middle of the park. Some ducks are swimming in the lake. How nice the park is!阅读三。

My School.My school is big and nice. There are many classrooms and a library. The playground is very large. We often play football there. The teachers are very kind. I love my school.阅读四。

My Family.I have a happy family. There are four people in my family, my father, my mother, my sister and me. My father is tall and strong. My mother is beautiful. My sister is cute. We often play games together.A Day at the Zoo.Today, I go to the zoo with my parents. We see many animals. There are lions, tigers, monkeys and elephants. The monkeys are very funny. They are jumping and climbing. We have a good time at the zoo.阅读六。

【导语】海阔凭你跃，天⾼任你飞。

愿你信⼼满满，尽展聪明才智;妙笔⽣花，谱下锦绣⽂章。

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1 We are not in New York! 2 Wonderful water 3 I am a giant. 4 I painted the table, too 5 Sleep 6 A penny 7 Another half 8 Peace 9 Jumbo jet 10 He will only spend it on his second wife 11 The tree frog 12 What's that noise? 13 How old is she? 14 The oak tree 15 The wizard 16 Bees 17 A business trip 18 We don't want you to go away 19 My favourite clothes 20 Pencil and eraser 21 The wolf plays the flute for the clever lamb 22 A rich father 23 Rope or ox? 24 How did the bear get his lunch? 25 Winter and spring 26 A holiday from school 27 But the teacher cried 28 Jack gets dressed. 29 Good night, Bird! 30 The tent is too small. 31 We live in the computer age. 32 A fruit is a suitcass for seeds. 33 There is something nice inside your drum. 34 An unusual boss 35 A huge parade 36 A beautiful rooster 37 A lazy boy 38 Fire fighters 39 School is starting! 40 The giraffe 41 Insects in a garden 42 Animal eyes 43 The horse and the donkey 44 The two dogs 45 My first and my last 46 The fox ond the goat 47 The tiger 48 The magic spell 49 Whose feather is more beautiful? 50 The flying elephant 51 Which tire was flat? 52 Do you notice anything unusual about me? 53 The cheese and the mouse 54 Different countries 55 Donny, a smart dog 56 I'm too ill. 57 The rich man and the poor tailor 58 I am Doddy, the dolphin 59 Salt 60 When will Daddy come home? 61 Crocodile's smile 62 Where are the keys? 63 The ant and the elephant 64 The Olympics of the bear family 65 The hungry mouse 66 A bad doctor 67 Ants everywhere! 68 I con't wait for spring to come! 69 Guess the animals 70 Fly a kite 71 A cheap meal 72 My secret team 73 Popcorn fun 74 Father, son and the donkey 75 How did the mice beat the man? 76 Better than you 77 A lucky seed 78 A lucky letter 79 Why does Pluto have thin legs? 80 The sky is falling. 81 Jeffery, the Gian 82 Santa's little helper 83 No pets! 84 The donkey and the little dog 85 A dead kitty 86 The banker and the pauper 87 Alan goes to a new school. 88 The story of stone soup 89 Frank's bad day 90 The fishing trip 91 The clever rabbit 92 Frogs in the pond-the growth of frogs 93 Frogs in the pond-a toy frog 94 Frogs in the pond-a man catching frogs 95 Frogs in the pond-a good idea 96 Frogs in the pond-let's protect frogs! 97 Kids like to take care of things. 98 Kids like to help with housework. 99 It's not easy being a kid at home! 100 It's not easy being a kid at school!。

五年级英语课外阅读10篇五年级英语阅读短文一：My father 我爸爸My father is a nice person, everybody speaks highly of him, but he is very stubborn sometimes. One day, my father find a wallet on the ground, then he asks someone who has lost it. the man answers to my father and he is so thankful to my father. So he wants to give some money to return my father but my father insists not to accept it. At last, the man has to give up.我爸爸是一个很好的人，每个人都称赞他，但他有时很固执。

一天，我爸爸在地上发现了一个钱包，然后他问谁丢了它。

这个人回答我的父亲，他是如此的感谢我父亲。

所以他想给一些钱来回报我的父亲，但是我父亲坚持不接受。

最后，这个人不得不放弃。

五年级英语阅读短文二：I like my school 我喜欢我的学校The first day to go to school, I am so nervous, but the moment I see the campus, I feel eased. There are so many trees and flowers around the school. it is like a garden, making people very comfortable. Now i will always walk around the school and appreciate its beauty i like my campus so much and i am so proud of it.第一天去学校，我很紧张，但看到校园的那一刻，我感到轻松了。

1The cheongsam is a body-hugging one-piece Chinese dress for women; the male version is the changshan. It is known in Mandarin Chinese as the qipao or chipao, and is also known in English as a mandarin gown.The modernized version is noted for accentuating the figures of women, and as such was popular as a dress for high society. As Western fashions changed, the basic cheongsam design changed too, introducing high-necked sleeveless dresses, bell-like sleeves, and the black lace frothing at the hem. By the 1940s, cheongsam came in a wide variety of fabrics with an equal variety of accessories.A frog (sometimes referred to as a Chinese frog) is an ornamental braiding for fastening the front of a garment that consists of a button and a loop through which it passes.“旗袍”在英语中有一个固定的词，不过是一个loanword，外来语，写做cheongsam，是从广东话Cantonese里来的。

A Slice of Ocean LifeWhat do you think you might see in a tide pool?1 You might think that the ocean is the only place in nature to find sea creatures. But if you visit the beaches of the northeast United States, you might get to see all kinds of ocean life in the miniature worlds of tide pools.2 Tide pools form when the tide goes out and ocean water is trapped in rocky hollows near the shore. Many different types of plants and animals live in these pools. The one thing they have in common is that they must be strong. It is not easy to survive in an environment that changes often.3. High-level pools are shallow. They are the most difficult types of pools for animals to live in. The sun causes some of the water in these shallow pools to evaporate, or dry up. That makes the water even saltier than the ocean. On the other hand, when there is a lot of rain, high-level pools lose much of their saltiness. This can also be hard for sea creatures to survive.4 Some animals have shells that keep them from drying out in the sun. A barnacle has a soft, slippery body that is covered with a hard shell made of tiny plates. Barnacles attach themselves to rocks. Whensea water washes over them, barnacles open uptheir plates.They use their legs to trap small bits of food from the water.5 It is a bit easier for sea creatures to live in mid-level tide pools. The water is deeper there. The tide washes over them several times a day, so they do not become too dry. Creatures like the starfish and the sea urchin live in mid-level pools. Their sticky tube feet help them cling to rocks. This keeps them from being pulled out to sea by big waves.6 Sea anemones, which look like seaweed, also live in mid-level tide pools. An animal that gets stung by the tentacles of a sea anemone finds out very quickly that it is not a plant.7 Low-level tide pools often contain forests of kelp, a type of brown seaweed. The kelp provides a home or serves as food for many types of sea animals, such as small fish, worms, crabs, sponges, and sea urchins. Ocean animals are not the only ones who find a good use for kelp. People use it as an ingredient in ice cream.8 The next time you have a chance to stroll along the ocean shore, be sure to keep your eyes open. You just might get to peek through a window into the world of underwater animals.Exercises:Circle the word that best completes each sentence and write it on the line.I. Plants and animals must be __________ to survive in a tide pool.weak large strong2.When water dries up, it________________.evaporates dies melts3. Starfish and sea urchins have sticky _______________________backs eyes feet4. Which type of tide pool is most difficult for animals to live in?___________________________________________________________________________________________5. What is one way humans use kelp?___________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Check the reason the author probably wrote this story._____to entertain the reader_____to give some facts about tide pools_____to teach people about ocean tides7.What is the main idea of paragraph 3?_________________________________________________________________________________________8. A barnacle is a ___________________________________________________9. Why are mid-level tide pools easier for animals to live in?_________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Have you ever seen a tide pool? If so, describe it. If not, tell what you would hopeto find in it.________________________________________________________________________________________参考答案Circle the word that best completes each sentence and write it on the line.I. Plants and animals must be strong to survive in tide pool.weak large strong2.When water dries up, it evaporates.evaporates dies melts3. Starfish and sea urchins have sticky feetbacks eyes feet4. Which type of tide pool is most difficult for animals to live in?high-level5. What is one way humans use help?as an ingredient in ice cream6. Check the reason the author probably wrote this story._____ to entertain the reader__√___ to give some facts about tide pools_____ to teach people about ocean tides7.What is the main idea of paragraph 3?The saltiness of high-level pools changes, which makes them hard for animals to live in.8. A barnacle is a sea animal with a hard shell9. Why are mid-level tide pool easier for animals to live in?The water is deeper there, so the animals don't dry out easily. 10.Have you ever seen a tide pool? If so, describe it. If not, tell what you would hope to find in it.Answers will vary.。

小学英语课外阅读材料篇一：趣味小学英语阅读材料篇一：趣味小学英语阅读材料上册上册A.I Am a Little FishI am a little fish. I live in the sea. It is dark there, but I am not afraid. There are so many fish living near me that I always have many friends. I feel very happy, because I love toswim. My mother often warns me to be careful,because some big fish may eat me up. I know that she is right. Mother loves me and I love her, too.1. There are so many fish living near me that I always have lots of friends.我附近生活着很多鱼，因此我有很多朋友。

我有很多朋友。

2. My mother often warns me to be careful because some big fish may eat me up.我妈妈常常警告我要小心，因为有许多大鱼会吃掉我。

因为有许多大鱼会吃掉我。

（）（） home is in the sea. home is in the sea.（）（） like fishing. like fishing.（）（） have many sisters. have many sisters.（）（） I am not careful enough I am not careful enough （足够地）（足够地）, ,some big fish will kill me.（）（） and I love each other. and I love each other.RhymesMy Singing Friends Meow, meow, goes the kitten; Wow,wow, goes the dog; Croak, croak, goes the bull-frog; Perched on a log,Tweet, tweet, goes the sparrow; Buzz, buzz, goes the bee; Each one is singing a song for me.篇二：小学英语阅读材料篇二：小学英语阅读材料小学英语阅读材料—美国旅行记小学英语阅读材料—美国旅行记作为适合小学四年级的一篇课外阅读材料，本文将带我们搭上开往美利坚的航班，一起来看看那里有哪些好玩的地方：迪士尼乐园，唐人街，威基基海滩。

初中英语课外阅读：（一）农夫和苹果树A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple he grew.One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it.The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home he did not know where to plant it.He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If heplanted the tree in one of his field, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of theapples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit.Finally he planted the tree in his wood where no one could see it. But without sunlight andgood soil, the tree soon died.Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place."What'sthe difference?" the farmer said angrily. "If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers wouldhave stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my field, my neighbors would have comeat night and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children wouldhave taken the fruit.""Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only haverobbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed a good apple tree!"（二）阅读理解趣味故事题Several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people inAmerica. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world,and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.The reporter was talking to them about being important.“ How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.The banker thought for a few moments and then said,“ I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important.”The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company.“ Do you agree with that? asked.The man shook his head,“ No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House.You?d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call fromthe president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.The reporter turned to the third man.“ Do you think so?”“ No, I don?t.” he said.“ I don?t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”“ Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.“ Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the Pr esident and the phone rang, andthe President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ,it?s for you.?”1.This story happened in _______.A. EnglandB. AmericaC. JapanD. Australia2.There are _______ in this passage.A. two men and two womenB. three men and one womanC. three women and one manD. four women3.The banker thought _______.A. he was really important because he was a rich bankerB. the visitor to the White House was really importantC. the visitor who met the President of the United States in the White House was really important.D. the reporter was really important4.The owner of the very large company thought _______.A. she was really important because she owned one of the largestcompaniesB. the banker was really important.C. the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was really importantD. the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President, the President wouldnot answer any telephone call5.The owner of many buildings thought _______.A. he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of NewYork B. the owner of the very large company was really importantC. the visitor was really important if he talking to the President and the President received atelephone call for the visitorD. the person who worked in the White House was really important（三）趣味阅读理解题,A farmer had a cow.A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he wasvery worried. He telephoned the vet.“ What?s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived.“ My cow?s ill,” the farmer said.“ I don?t know what's the matter with her. She?s lying down and won?t eat. She?s making a strange noise.”The vet look ed over the cow. "She?s certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pillsshould make her better."“ How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.The vet gave him a tube ( 管子 )and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tubeand blow. That?ll make it."The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and lookedmore worried.“ How?s your cow? ” theaskved.“ No change, ” the farmer said,“ and I?m feeling very strange myself.”“ Oh?” the vet said, "Why?"the farmer answered.“ I put the tube in the cow?s mouth and then put two “ I did what you said,”pills down it.”“ And?” the vet asked.“ The cow blew first,” the farmer said.1. In the story, the vet must be _________.A. the farmer's friendB. a milk factoryC. a hospital for cowsD. a doctor for animals2.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______A. couldn't lie downB. didn't eat the pillsC. couldn't make any noiseD. was ill3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?A. Bottle of pills.B. A long tube.C. Two pills.D. A small box.4.The vet taught the farmer how _________.A. to blow the tubeB. to make the cow take the pillsC. to take the medicineD. to put the tube in his mouth5.Which of the following is true?A. The farmer ate the pills himself.B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.C. The vet came to help the farmer change the cow the next day.D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.（四）英语趣味阅读：But the teacher criedThe six-year-old John was terribly spoiled （溺爱） . His father knew it, but his grandma doted onhim.He hardly left her side. And when he wanted anything, he either cried or threw a temper tantrum.Then came his first day of school, his first day away from his grandmother's loving arms.When he came home from school his grandma met him at the door."Was school all right?" she asked, "Did you get along all right? did you cry?""Cry?" John asked. "No, I didn't cry, but the teacher did!"（五）英语幽默小故事: 奖赏A lady lost her handbag. It was found byan honest little boy and returned to her.Looking in her purse, she commented,"Hmmm... That's funny. When I lost my bag there was a$20 bill in it. Now there are twenty $1 bills."The boy quickly replied, "That's right,lady. The last time I found a lady's purse, shedidn't haye anychange for a reward."（六） The House of 1000 Mirrors千镜之屋Long ago in a small, faraway village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he hounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile,and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the House, he thought to himself, "This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often."In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visitthe house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. Whenhe saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again."All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?。