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【第一篇：The Hen and the Little Girl】In a country home， a mother hen and her cute chicks were living happily.A little girl came to visit the country home， but was very bored. One night， the girl went into the chicken house. As soon as she went in，there was disorder. Here and there cries of the chickens could be heard. The father， who was inside， woke up.“What‘s going on？ Why are you bothering the chickens？” “Because I’m bored.” “You have to sleep now，go inside.”The girl went into the chicken house， again， the next day. There was a racket again， as the chickens were frightened. The moon in the night sky was worried. This time，the little girl‘s father will not be forgiving.Finally，the sleeping father woke up. “Why are the chickens crying？By chance” The father was angry and came out to the yard. “What’s wrong with you？Is it okay to bother animals that can‘t talk？ You need to be punished.” When the little girl saw her father’s angry face， she began to cry.“It is true that I bothered the chickens， but I was bored yesterday. But today I went in to apologize to the chickens. I was going to hug the chickens.”When the father heard what his daughter said， a smile quickly appearedon his face. “You are truly my daughter.” The father praised his daughter. He was proud of his daughter that knew how to apologize. The moon in the sky gave a big laugh， too.【第二篇：The Mermaid Princess】In the deep， sea palace， there lived a mermaid princess. Whenever she sang a song with her beautiful voice， everyone envied her. However， the mermaid princess wanted to go to the outside world.“I would like to hear the beautiful sound of birds. “The king promised her. “When you turn 15 years old， you can go and see the life above the sea.” “Oh，I can‘t wait！Finally，it was the mermaid princess’ 15th birthday. She went up to the sea. The princess saw a great ship. And she saw a handsome prince standing on the ship. The princess fell in love with him at first sight. However， as thunder and lightning struck， the ship sank on its side. The prince lost his consciousness and fell deep into the sea. “Oh， no！The prince fell into the water. Let me hurry and save him.”The princess saved the prince and laid him on the sand. The princess took care of him all night. When the prince opened his eyes， the mermaid princess hid from him. She thought he might get scared by her tail. Just then， a princess from a neighbor land came out to see the sea and she saw the prince.The princess watched from a far the prince who always came out to the sea at night. The princess was very sad. She wanted to become a human so that she could be with the prince.She a sked the witch. “Okay， I will make you into a human， but you must give me your beautiful voice. If the prince marries someone else，you will become a water bubble. You must marry the prince.”On the sand， she drank the medicine that the witch had given her. With the big sudden pain， she turned into a human. Just then， the prince whocame out to the sea saw the princess.The prince took the princess who could not speak， to his palace. Although she could not speak， she was happy to be living near the prince. The prince was going to be married to a princess from a neighbor land.“I will be marrying the princess that saved my life.” ‘I am the one that saved your life.’ But， her voice could not be heard.At night，the mermaid princess‘ older sisters came up to the sea. They gave the mermaid princess a knife and said，“If you stab the prince with this knife，you can be a mermaid again. If you don’t， you will become a water bubble.”On the night of the wedding， the mermaid princess was going to stab the sleeping prince with the knife. But， she could not kill the loving prince. “It‘s best that I just turn into a water bubble. “When morning came， the mermaid turned into a water bubble and went up to heaven.【第三篇：The Naked King】Long， long time ago， there lived a very fancy king. The king changed his clothes 12 times a day. He really liked to show off to his subjects. “My clothes are the best in the world.”One day，two tailors planned a trick. “Why don‘t we teach that stupid and extravagant king a lesson. He doesn’t even worry about his starving people.” “That‘s right！He thinks he’s the best.”The two men went to see the king. “Oh，the world‘s most marvelous king！We have brought the most beautiful cloth in the whole world.” “However， not everyone is able to see the cloth. Those that tell lies and have bad hearts are not able to see this fine cloth.”After the king heard those words，he became very interested. “Could there really be such a cloth？ If I can make clothes out of those cloths，my clothes will be the best in the whole world. Hurry and show me the cloth.” The king began to get more and more greedy.The tailors pretended that the cloth was real， as they showed it to the king. The king and the finespoken subjects could not see anything before them. But， none of them could show that they could not see it. The king and his finespoken subjects just looked at each other. Then，the tailor quickly spoke in a arrogant manner. “Well， is there no honest man here？ How can you look at this beautiful clot h and not praise it.” Among the subjects， one of them made a flattering comment out loud. “Wow！This is the first time that I have seen such a wonderful cloth.” All the subjects tried to be the first to praise the cloth. Then， the king was amazed with the beauty of the cloth， too.The king gave the money and ordered them to make his clothes. For several days， the tailors pretended to be making the clothes. The king became worried and told one of his subjects to go and see how the clothes was coming along.The subject could not say how much the clothes had been completed. As hard as he looked， he could not see it. But， he could not say that he was unable to see it. Instead， he pretended to be amazed at how beautiful it was coming along.A few days later，the tailors came back with the King’s clothes. “Here you are，try on this clothes.” The king was not able to honestly say that he could not see the clothes. He， too， pretended to look over it. One man said，“Your majesty， lets go and show off this finest clothes in the world.” The subjects all agreed at the same time. “Yes， that is a good idea.”The king walked out to the street very proudly and walked with pride. All the people in the land came out to see the king‘s new clothes. They were all surprised， though.Just then， a little girl shouted out，“Our king is naked！” Then everyone said，“He’s naked，he‘s naked！”The king now realized the truth. However， with only his undergarments on， he still walked in a dignified manner. Even though he was embarrassed，he could not stop walking. Why not？ Because he was the king.【第四篇：The Elf of the Rose】There once was a rose bush in full bloom in a big garden. An elf was living in the most beautiful rose in the garden， and she was so small that people could not see her. She had long blond hair to her toes and beautiful wings.One day， it got dark before she got home. She had been dancing and flying around so she didn‘t have time to get back to the rose bush. Suddenly，the weather got cold， evening dew started to fall， and a strong wind began to blow. She could not stay in the other flowers because they were all closed up.“What am I going to do now？It’s too cold.” She got scared because she had never stayed outside at night. There was a twinkling light from the other side of the garden. “It‘s too cold， and I am scared. Maybe I should spend tonight there.”The elf flew to a pavilion on the other side of the garden in a hurry. But there were already two people in the pavilion. A beautiful young lady and a handsome man were praying that they would never be apart from each other. They were in love. “But we must go far away from each other soon.” “Your brother is sending me away because he does not like our marriage. Oh my bride， please wait for me until I come back to you！” She sobbed and nodded her head.She pulled off a rose from the bush which was aside her and kissed it. Then she gave him the rose as a token of her love. At that moment， the rose opened up. The elf went into the rose secretly.At that moment， a horrible looking man entered the pavillion. He wasthe brother of the young lady. “What？ You want to marry my sister？” He drew his sword and cut the young man and buried him under a lindentree.“He is gone forever now， and he will forget my sister. How dare the poor little boy want to marry my sister？ It is common to die during a trip，so nobody will suspect me of murdering him.” The brother brushed up his clothes and disappeared.The elf woke up and found she was in the middle of a dark fore st. “Oh my！ The forest is moving！” But it was not a forest. It was the hair of the young lady’s brother. She shivered with fear and anger.When they got in the house， the young lady from the garden was crying. The man looked at his sister and gave her a chilly smile， and went to bed. “Oh my lover， my dear fiance，please come back safely.” She sobbed sadly and fell asleep.The elf sat down quietly spreading her wings and told the young lady what she saw that day. “What I am trying to say now is not a dre am. If you dig under the lindentree in the garden， you will find your fiance. It is your brother who killed him.” The beautiful young lady woke up. She secretly went out of her room and dug under the lindentree as the elf had said.Her lover was lying in the ground， cold dead. She cried out sadly and killed herself right next to her fiance. After some time passed， a flower called，‘Jasmine’ came into bloom at the place where the two lovers had died. The Jasmine had big white flowers on the branch and had a sweet smell.Incidentally，the young lady‘s brother was walking down the road and he pulled off a branch of the jasmine and put it near his bedside. When night fell， two bees with poison stingers came out of the jasmine flowers and bit the brother’s ea rs and mouth， and then they vanished.【第五篇：The Ugly Duckling】A mother duck was brooding on her eggs near the margin of a pond. A flock of lovely baby ducks was soon born， making sweet peeping sounds when the eggs were broken. But one egg remained unbrok en. “It is strange. Why has this egg not broken？”The mother duck continued her brooding. At last， the egg was broken and a baby duck was born. However that baby duck was very ugly compared to the other baby ducks.The mother duck was worried， but still she took the baby ducks near the water and taught them how to swim. The ugly duckling also swam with his brothers and sisters，moving his legs eagerly. “It is lucky though. That baby swims well.” Still his brothers pecked at the ugly duckling with their bills.“How hideous this baby duck is. We don‘t want to see you. Go to a cat.” His brothers gave a very hard time to the poor duckling. “Stop it，don’t do that！” The mother duck sighed and said，“Ah！ I wish that this baby could live happily at another pl ace.”The baby duck heard what his mother said and dropped tears of sorrow saying，“Mom，I will leave. Goodbye.” The ugly duckling left his nest beyond the pond.When he entered the forest， other birds were frightened by the baby duck and ran away. “Wh y do they run away？ Is it because I am so awful？” The baby duck became sadder and plodded along the field.Near the water beside the field， two wild ducks were playing around. “Yah， what is that ugly duck？Let‘s make fun of him.” The two wild ducks flew up in the air and threw stones at the baby duck.“Bang！ Bang！” At that time， a hunter shot his gun. The two wild ducks fell down dead to the ground. “Uh？ What is this small bird？” The hunter took home the awkward little baby duck along with the two wild ducks.“Dad， what is this poorlooking bird？” “I took it with me in order to give it to you，my son. It was trembling with fear in the water.” The children gave a hard time to the baby duck by pulling its wings and tail.“That hurts！ Ow！” The baby duck spilled a jug of milk while running away from the cruel hands of the children. The dishes on the table were also broken. The angry hunter sent out the baby duck with a flourish of his broomstick. And so the after being cast out from the house of the hunter， the ugly duckling spent a long and cold winter alone.Finally spring came. The baby duck had a good stretch and flew up in the air vigorously. “Uh！ I am flying！”Upon the lake， a flock of white and pretty swans were playing around while swimming. “They are indeed pretty birds.” The baby duck became sad. “Those birds may not like me as I am so ugly.”The baby duck tried to run away from the group of beautiful swans. “Hi！Where are you going？ Come and play around with us！” The baby duck approached the swans hesitatingly. At that moment， the baby duck saw his own appearance reflected to the lake. There was one more beautiful swan gliding gracefully across the water.The ugly duckling who overcame all suffering had finally become a beautiful swan. And so he lived happily ever after.【第六篇：Nightingale】A long time ago in China there lived an emperor. The emperor loved to read books. One day， in the book he was reading， it wrote，“The most beautiful precious treasure is the bird nightingale.”The emper or had never seen or heard of nightingale. “What is nightingale？” No one has ever seen or heard of it.The emperor was very curious as to what nightingale was. “Bring nightingale to me at once”. The servants were worried by the emperor‘scommand. They looked here and there.One day a little girl said that she knew of nightingale. She said that the bird she had was nightingale. It was a small cute bird. At once nightingale was brought to the emperor.The emperor was very happy. “Ah ~ is this bird calle d nightingale？” For the first time in his life， he heard the beautiful voice and was impressed and deeply moved.“Please give me nightingale and I will reward you handsomely.” So nightingale came to live in the palace. Everyday Nightingale sang for the emperor.Emperor was happy every time he heard Nightingale sing. He was so proud of Nightingale that he allowed the servants to hear it too. However，Nightingale was not happy. Nightingale felt trapped and had no freedom. One day the neighboring country sent a gift to the emperor. It was a nightingale doll made of jewels and gold. Every time the doll was wound up it sang beautifully. Furthermore， the emperor if wanted could hear it everyday.“It’s really amazing. It‘s beauty is the finest in the world.” The real Nightingale was sad. The real Nightingale decided to leave. It flew off into the forest of freedom.The Nightingale doll kept on singing. One day the doll broke. No body was able to fix it. The emperor was heart broken.The emperor became ill. He just laid there waiting to die. Just then，from the window， a beautiful song came flowing in. Everyone looked. Sitting by the window， Nightingale began singing. Shortly after， the emperor became better. Nightingale was happy. Soon，the emperor’s fa ce was filled with happiness once again.【第七篇：The Wild Swans】Once upon a time in a kingdom far away， there were eleven Princes anda single Princess， by the name of Elisa. One day， their mother died of a disease.Eventually the King married again. The new Queen hated the twelve children.She said craftily，“Elisa is weak， and it would be good for her to go to the country for recuperation.” The King was grateful to the Queen，as she seemed to care for the health of his daughter. Therefore， the Princess was sent off to the remotest corner of the country.The Queen then changed the eleven Princes into swans through her magic power， and sent them away from the royal palace. The Princes flew away crying sadly. “Oh！I feel good. It is my world now.”After some time， the King missed Princess Elisa and sent for her. The Queen had Princess Elisa wear a dirty and wornout dress. The King was very surprised to see the dirty Princess Elisa. “Elisa， how do you dress yourself？” Then the Queen said quickly，“Dea r Lord，it seems that Princess Elisa has gone mad.” The King was furious and sent the Princess away from him.“Ah！ Where are my brothers？” The Princess asked a man passing by，“Have you ever seen eleven Princes？” The man said，“I have not seen eleven Princes but I have seen eleven swans. Strangely the swans wore golden crowns. You may find them near the river.”Princess Elisa waited for her brothers near the river hoping to find them. At night， eleven swans swooped down to the ground and were turned int o the form of Princes. “My brothers！” “Elisa！” They cried and embraced each other.The brothers were trapped under the spell of the wicked Queen， and were forced to become swans and fly around to look for something to eat during the day. Elisa prayed earnestly，“Dear God， please release the magic curse from my brothers.” In her dreams that night， a fairy appeared andsaid，“Make mantles for your brothers with hemp and have them wear the mantles. However， you should not speak at all until those mantles are made completely.”The Princes thought that Elisa， who did not speak and merely kept knitting， had become strange. One day， a Prince from a neighboring kingdom saw the knitting Princess when he was out hunting. The Prince took Elisa to his palace saying to himself，“She is a really beautiful lady.I am going to make her happy.”But Elisa did not say anything， and only kept knitting eagerly. At nightfall of the next day， the hemp was all used up. Elisa picked some more hemp near a grave but was caught by the Prince. The Prince said，“You dared to go to a grave at night？ You must be a witch. Take this witch and burn her at the stake！”Princess Elisa was unable to say anything and was imprisoned. Princess Elisa continued knitting without taking rest even in the prison. Princess Elisa was finally knitting the eleventh mantle， while being carried on a cart going to the burning place. The villagers threw stones at her while shouting，“That witch is still knitting. Burn her at the stake！” At that precise moment， the eleven swans flew in. Princess Elisa threw the finished mantles to the swans. Only then， Princess Elisa opened her mouth. “I now can speak. I am not a witch.”They donned the knitted hoods they were turned back into Princes. The Princess told the Prince what had happened up to that time. Thereafter，the Prince and Princess Elisa lived happily together in their kingdom.【第八篇：The Unwise Hans】In the countryside， there lived three brothers. The first and second brothers were very wise. But the third was not very wise. People called him unwise Hans. All three of the brothers wanted to marry the princess. The princess had said that she wanted to marry the wisest man on the land.“We only have one week.”So in order to marry the princess， they hurried off on their way. The father of the three brothers gave horses to only two of the sons. The first brother got a brown horse and the second brother got a white horse. But，no horse was given to Hans. The unwise Hans left on a goat， instead of a horse.The older brothers laughed at Hans. Still， Hans left with his brothers. After sometime，Hans picked up a dead crow on the road. “Brothers， look at this.” “What are you going to do with that？” “I‘m going to give it to the princess.” The brothers continued t o laugh at Hans.As Hans was going along the road， besides the crow， he picked up an old wooden clog and good quality mud. The older brothers no longer paid attention to Hans’ strange behavior and hurried off on their horses reaching the castle before Hans.In front of the castle there stood the princess and many people who wanted to marry her. However， all the people who went inside of the princess‘ room came out stuttering and muttering quietly to themselves. Finally the first brother went in. “You’re not right. Please go.” The first brother had forgotten everything that he had memorized. So，he could not say one word. Next the second brother went in. The princess told him to leave， as well. The second brother could not understand the princess’ quest ion. Hans was the last person to go in.“The room is hot.” “The rooster is being roasted.” “Then roast my crow， as well，please.” “What should we do？There is no plate.” “Here it is.”Hans showed the old wooden clog that he had hidden. The princess made a smile on her face. “Then where can we get the sauce？”Hans showed her the mud that he had picked up on the road，too. “Ha，Ha，Ha this is really fun.”The unwise Hans gave the princess the wisest answers. That‘s how the princess and the unwise Hans got married. The unwise Hans became the king of that land.【第九篇：Thumbelina】Once upon a time， there lived a woman who had no children. The woman went to a sorcerer and begged，“I want to raise a pretty baby.” The sorcerer then gave her a flower seed. As soon as the seed was planted，a tulip blossomed forth. From the floral leaf， a lovely baby girl who was as short as a thumb was born.“Mother， how are you？” The baby girl who came out from the flower said hello to her mother with a beautiful voice. The woman was very happy and wanted to give her a pretty name. “A baby who is as short as a thumb (I)will name her as Thumbelina.”Thumbelina led a happy life sailing her ship across a pond filled with flowers. But one night， there appeared a horriblelooking toad when Thumbelina was asleep. “She is really a pretty girl. I am going to make her my bride.” The toad carried the sleeping girl on his warty back and went to his pond. Thumbelina woke up in the morning， and was so surprised that she could do nothing but weep silently.She thought that she would rather die than become the wife of a toad. The fish who saw this unhappy event were sympathetic towards the poor girl，and said，“Thumbelina is pitiful. Let‘s help her.” The fish cut the leaf of a lotus flower on which Thumbelina was riding， so that she could run away from the toad. She was roaming around the riverside riding on the leaf of a lotus flower. At that time， a beetle came flying about and spied the top of the head of Thumbelina.“Uh！ She is a very pretty girl. Okay， I am going to make her my friend.” The beetle grabbed Thumbelina and flew into the forest. “How about that？She is my friend. Isn’t she very pretty？” The beetlebragged about her to his other beetle friends， but they all thought that s he was an odd creature. “What？ She only has two legs but has no wings like we do. It is really strange.”With his friends making fun of him， the beetle began to dislike Thumbelina. He went away with his friends， leaving the girl alone in the branches. She spent many lonely days eating tree fruits and flowers. “Dear God，please send me to my mother.” Thumbelina wandered around the forest shivering from cold and hunger.After some time， it began to snow. Thumbelina was looking for a place to take shelter when she finally saw a twinkling light. “I am Thumbelina. Please allow me to take a rest in your house.” A field mouse woman greeted the girl warmly saying，“Oh my dear，please come in.”The field mouse woman loved Thumbelina as if she were her own daughter. One day， a rich mole from a neighboring burrow came to the house for a holiday. He said，“She is a really pretty girl. It would be good if she became the wife of my son.” The field mouse woman was very happy about what the rich mole said. But Thumbelina did not like that haughty fellow. Yet she was unable to reject what the field mouse woman wanted.Thumbelina was taking a walk sadly in an underground passage， which was actually the house of the mole. At that time， she found a swallow that had fallen on the ground. “Ah， poor swallow. Please gain your strength.” Thumbelina nursed the swallow earnestly. Finally， spring came， and the swallow gained strength and was about to leave the underground passage. He said，“Dear Thumbelina， come with me to the flo wer country where there is nothing but sun and flowers.”She agreed and rode on the back of the swallow to the flower land， where the Prince of the country greeted her saying，“Welcome， Thumbelina！I was waiting for you.” There began a great party to wel come the happy girl. The Prince said，“Dear Thumbelina， would you please marry me andbecome the Queen of the flower country？”She said，“Yes， I will！” The Prince then gave his royal crown and wings to Thumbelina. To her bird companion she said，“Dear sw allow，please deliver this news to my mother.” Thereafter， the Prince and Thumbelina led a very happy life in the flower country.【第十篇：The Terrible King】A long time ago，there lived a terrible king. The terrible king‘s wish was that all the people would shake in fear at the sound of his name. The terrible king made the lives of the people in the neighbor land horrible. “Here！ Take everything！” The Terrible KingThe terrible king viciously took away all the belongings of the neighbor land. He even scared the poor women and children. The king was not even sorry to the children and women. The terrible king bothered the people of the neighbor land worse and worse everyday. The palace became more and more magnificent.“Put up a statue in the church！” Now t he terrible king was ordering the church to place a statue of himself there. However， the ministers could not do that.“ Your majesty may be great，but God is even greater.” The terrible king was becoming angry. It was because he thought that he was the g reatest in the whole world. Then the king was angry. “What！He is greater？Then I will defeat God.”In a loud voice， the terrible king said that he would win against God. That’s why he ordered that a magnificent ship be built in order to go to the heaven. He said he would ride the ship to go and defeat God. The terrible king rode the ship up to heaven. From the sky， an angel was sent. However， the terrible king shot over a thousand bullets at the angel. “Ahhhhhh” Being shot， the angel was bleeding. The blood dropped unto the terrible king‘s ship. The angel’s blood was so heavy that the king‘s ship sank.The terrible king became angry，again. “Build a more stronger ship.” The terrible king wanted a better ship， so he ordered all the workers in his kingdom to build it. “I will defeat God for sure！”The terrible king went up to heaven， once more. God sent mosquitoes to the terrible king. The terrible king just laughed at the mosquitoes. “Go and bring me the best carpet.”The king made another command. He thought that if he wrapped the carpet around his body the mosquitoes would not be able to bite him. But one mosquito went inside of the carpet. Because of that one mosquito， the terrible king was rolling around screaming. The terrible king that couldn’t e ven catch one mosquito was a laughingstock for his troops.。

小学英语必背美文100篇PassageThere are many apple trees in a garden. They’re good friends. One day an old tree is ill. There are many pests in the tree. Leaves of the tree turn yellow. The old tree feels very sad and unwell. Another tree sends for a doctor for him. At first, they send for a pigeon, but she has no idea about it. Then they send for an oriole, and she can’t treat the old tree well. Then they send for a woodpecker. She is a good doctor. She pecks a hole in the tree and eats lots of pests. At last the old tree becomes better and better. Leaves turn green and green.Passage Busy DayToday is Sunday! On Sundays, I usually play the father usually reads the newspaper. My motherusuallycleansthe house. Buttoday my mother is in bed. She is ill. My father has to do the housework. Now, he is cleaning the house. “Sam, can you help me”“Yes, Dad!” Now, we’re washing the car. Where’s my sister, Amy She is playing my flute. What a lucky girl!Passage dog and his reflectionOne day a dog with a piece of meat in his mouth was crossing a plank over a stream. As he walked along,helookedintowater,andhesawhis reflection. He thought this was another dog carryinga piece of meat. And he felt he would like to have two pieces. So he snapped at the reflection in the water, and of course, as he opened his mouth, the piece of meat disappeared quickly.Passage honest boyTony is seven years old. He is an honest and polite boy. One day, it was Sunday. Tony, his sister and his mother stayed at home. He was watching TV and his sister was reading books. His mother was washing clothes. Just then, his father came back with a bagof pears. Tony likes pears very much and he wantedto eat one. His mother gave him four and said, “Let’s sharethem.”“Whichpeardo youwant, Tony” asked his mother. “The biggest one, mum.”“What” said his mother, “You should be polite and want the smallest one.”“Should I tell a lie just to be polite, mum”Passage birthday partyToday is Susan’s birthday. She is nine years old. Her friends are in her home now. There is a birthday party in the evening. Look! Mary is listening to the music. And Tom is drinking orange juice. Jack and Sam are playing cards on the floor. Lily and Amy are watching TV. Someone is knocking at the door. It’s Henry. He brings a big teddy bear for Susan. The teddy bear is yellow. Susan is very happy. All the children are happy. They sing a birthday song for Susan.Passage Farmer and the SnakeIt was a cold winter farmer found a snake on the ground. It was nearly dead by cold. The Farmer was a kind man. Hepicked up thesnake carefully and put it under the coat. Soon the snake Began to move and it raised its mouth and bit the farmer. “Oh, My god!” said the farmer, “I save your life, but you thank me in that way. You must die.” Then he killed the snake with a stick. At last he died, too.Passage Young TreesTwo young trees are standing on the top of the hill. Their names are Tim and Alan.One day, it’s sunny and warm. Some birds are singing in the trees. The wind blows, and the trees are talking. “What do you want to be when you grow up’’ asks Tim. “I’m not sure. I think I want to be a chair or a desk.” answers Alan, “Maybe I want to bea toy box or a baseball bat. I like children.”“What do you want to be when you grow up” asks Alan. “Me” says Tim, “I just want to be a tree. I want to bea house for birds and spiders. I want to have many apples. And when it’s sunny and hot, people and animals can stand under me.”Passage is a nice placeHong Kong is a nice place, especially in summer. ’san excellent time for swimming. There is a beautiful beach at Repulse Bay (浅水湾). To get there, you can take a bus from Central. Lots of people go to the beach on Sundays and Saturdays. But if you go on a weekday, it is will be not so to Hongkong need passports. But people from many countries do not need visas. Hongkong is a nice place for holiday. There are many shops.PassageWater is very important for living things. Without water, there must be no life on the earth. All the plants and animals need water to drink, to cook food and to cleanourselves. Water is needed in farms, factories, offices, schools, families and many other places.Water is found in seas, rivers and lakes. It can be found everywhere in the world, and it also can be found in the air.Passage ’ BedroomThis is the twins’ bedroom. It is a nice room. The two beds look the same. This bed is Lily’s and that one is Lucy’s. The twins have one desk and two chairs. Their clock, books and pencil-boxes are on the desk. Their schoolbags are behind the chairs. Some nice flowers are on the desk. Some nice pictures are on the wall. Is there a kite Yes, it’s under Lily’s bed. The bedroom is very nice.PassageOne of the animals that help people a lot is the dog. In some countries, dogs pull wagons. In the cold north, dogs pull sleds.There are other ways that dogs help us, too. Policemen use them to look for missing people. Soldiers use them to carry letters and medicine .On farms, dogs take care of sheep and keep them in the fields. At night, they take the sheep home. Dogs help the blind with work. Some dogs are good and kind. Some dogs are good at another skill.Passage Best JobBetty is a lazy girl. She doesn’t study hard, and she doesn’t help her mother with the housework, either. “What are you going to be when you grow up, Betty” Mother asks. “You’re too lazy. No job will ever fit you.”“But I know one,” says the girl, “I’m going to be Father Christmas,”“You want to be Father Christmas”Mother is surprised, “But why”“Because he works only one day in a whole year.”Passage Clever MonkeyA little monkey picks up a pumpkin and wants to monkey can’t take it home.Suddenly he sees a panda riding a bike towards him. He watches the bike. “l have a good idea. I can roll the pumpkin. It likes a wheel.”So he rolls the pumpkin to his home. When his mother sees the big pumpkin, she is surprised and says, “How can you carry it home” The little monkey answers proudly, “l can’t lift it, but l can roll it.” His mother smiles and says, “ What a clever boy!”Passage14. What Are Stars LikeHave you ever wondered about the stars In some ways, stars are like people. They are born. They grow old. And they die. A star is born from dust and gas. Slowly the dust and gas make a ball. The ball gets very hot. Then it starts to give off light. The young star grows into a giant. Many years go by. The older star begins to get small again. At last its light goes out. The star’s life is over.Passage and TelevisionRadio and television are very popular in the world today. Millions of people watch TV. Perhaps more people listen to the radio.The TV is more useful than the radio. On TV we can see and hear what is happeningin the world. However, radio isn’t lost. It is still with us. And listeners are becoming more. That’sbecause a transistor radio isn’t lost. It is still with us. It is very easy to carry. You can put one in your pocket and listen to it on the bus or your bike when you go to work.Passage ’s cool behind youIt’stwoo’ shinning and it’s very hot. Nancy has to meet her mother at the train station.Now she’s walking in the street. There are no trees and she’s fat. So she feels very hot. But she doesn’t find a boy walking just behind her. And she meets a friend and says “hello” to him. “Who’s the boy behind you” asks the man . Now she sees the boy. She is angry and asks, “Why are you walking behind me, boy”“There’snoshadeinthestreet, you know.” answers the boy. “It’s cool behind you, I think.”Passage ’s HobbyMy dad works from Monday to Friday in a bank. he uses the computer to count money. His job is very important in the bank.Dad is also busy at home. At weekends he cooks dinner. Usually he cooks Italian food. On Sundays he makesfive pieces of pizza. Sometimes hecooks chicken and makes Chinese food. My mum watches and helps him. I help my dad, too. I wash the dishes.Many people think it is strange for a man to cook. But my dad enjoys his hobby. Cooking relaxes him. He is a weekend cook.Passage don’t think soJack is a good boy but he doesn’t like to use his head. He often says something withou makes others unhappy.Mr. Black teaches math in a school. He’s old now and he likes the Friday Mr. Black doesn’t go to work, because he’s ill in a hospital. And Jack’s mother will see him after dinner. “I want to be there with you.” says Jack. “You’re a rude boy.I can’t take you there.’’ says his mother. “Don’t worry, mum. I won’t do that again. Please believe me. ” says Jack. In the hospital, Jack says nothing at first. When they’re leaving , he says to Mr. Black, “You look fine. The doctor says you’re going to die, but I don’t think so. ”Passage 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 SundayandSaturdayare 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 knowPassage special FriendI have a friend in the . His name is Don Adams. I know him very well, but I have never met him. We write to each other all the time. My letters are very short. It is still hard for me to write in English. I received a letter from Don yesterday. It makes me very happy. He is coming to my country for a visit next summer. We are going to see each other for the first time.Passage 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.Passage 22. The SeaWhat do know about the sea Some people have seen it but others haven’t. The sea looks beautiful on a fine sunny day and it can be very tough when there is a strong wind. What other things do you know about it Of course, the sea is very large. In the world there is more sea than land. If you have swum in the sea, you know that the sea is salty. Rivers carry salt from the land into the sea. Some places of the sea are saltier than the other places. Do you know the Dead Sea It is so salty that you can’t sink when you are in the water! And fish cannot live in it!Passage Good Young PioneerLi Hua is a Yong Pioneer. He is going to the park. Now he is waiting for a bus. Suddenly he finds a watchon askssome people, “Whose watch is it” But the watch isn’t theirs. So he gives the watch to a policeman.Now Li Hua gets on the bus. He is sitting near the window. An old woman gets on the bus. She has no seat. So he stands up and says, “Here is a seat for you, Granny. Please sit here”Passage horseThere are all kinds of horses in the world. But one of them you can’t ride. It doesn’t live on land, but in the sea. It looks like the head of horse. So the people callit sea horse. In fact, the sea horse is a small fish. It likes to live in warm water.A sea horse stands up in the water when it swims.Father horse carries the eggs to keep them safe in its pouch. Whenthe eggsare hatched, the baby horses swim away.Passage Cat and a BirdThere are three trees near the house. There is a big tree, and two small trees.In the big tree there is a bird. Can the bird sing Yes, it can. What’s under the big tree It’s a cat.“I want some food,” thinks the cat. “Bird, my good friend, Come here! It’s time to play games” says the cat.“No today, thank you!” says the bird, “You can’t catch me! Goodbye!” Look! The bird is flying!Passage Flying FoxA flying fox is not a fox at all. It is a bat. But this bat looks like a fox. A flying fox is very big. It likes to eat fruit. Sometimes the flying fox is called fruit bat.The flying fox flies into fruit trees. Then the bat eats all the fruit. So fruit farmers do not like the flying fox.Passage BirdsBirds don’t fly high up in the sky. The air is too thin.It is hard for birds to breathe in thin air. Thin air doesn’t hold them up.Birds fly near the ground so that they can see where they are. The birds look for places they know. Then they do not get lost. Some birds fly so low over the ocean that the waves often hide them. Many birds fly a long distance in the spring and autumn.PassageAir is all around us. It is around us as we walk and play. From the time we were born air is around us on every side. When we sit down, it is around us. When we go to bed, air is also around us. We live in air. We can live without food or water for a few days, but we cannot live for more than a few minutes without air. We take in air. When we are working or running we need more air. When we are asleep, we need less air. We live in air, but we cannot see it. We can only feel it when it is moving. Moving air is called wind. How can we make air move Here is one way. Hold an open book in front of your face, close it quickly. What can you feel What you feel is air.PassageThere are many clocks in the Brown’s house. They are in different big clock stands in a corner of the sitting room. It is a very, very old clock, but it still keeps good time. Mr. Brown winds it once a week.Passage 30. SwimmingSwimming is a good sport. It’s popular. People like swimming because the water makes people feel cool. But if they swim in a wrong place, it is very dangerous. These years, some people died when they were enjoying themselves in water and most of them were students. Summer holiday will be there again. I want to give you some advice. First, don’t get into the water when you are alone. Second, don’t get into the water if there is a No swimming sign. Third, you should be careful in the water. If you remember these, swimming will be safe and it’s good for your health.。

Passage 1.Woodpecker 惹treat or trickThere are many apple trees in a garden. They’re good friends. One day an old tree is ill. There are many pests in the tree. Leaves of the tree turn yellow. The old tree feels very sad and unwell. Another tree sends for a doctor for him. At first, they send for a pigeon, but she has no idea about it. Then they send for an oriole, and she can’t treat the old tree well. Then they send for a woodpecker. She is a good doctor. She pecks a hole in the tree and eats lots of pests. At last the old tree becomes better and better. Leaves turn green and green.Good better best colder and colder,warmer and warmer . bigger and bigger Passage 2.A Busy Day giveToday is Sunday! On Sundays, I usually play the flute. My father usually reads the newspaper. My mother usually cleans the house. But today my mother is in bed. She is ill. My father has to do the housework. Now, he is cleaning the house. “Sam, can you help me?” “Yes, Dad!” Now, we’re wash ing the car. Where’s my sister, Amy? She is playing my flute. What a lucky girl!Passage 3.The dog and his reflectionOne day a dog with a piece of meat in his mouth was crossing a plank over a stream. As he walked along, he looked into water, and he saw his reflection. He thought this was another dog carrying a piece of meat. And he felt he would like to have two pieces. So he snapped at the reflection in the water, and of course, as he opened his mouth, the piece of meat disappeared quickly.Passage 4.An honest boyTony is seven years old. He is an honest and polite boy. One day, it was Sunday. Tony, his sister and his mother stayed at home. He was watching TV and his sister was reading books. His mother was washing clothes. Just then, his father came back with a bag of pears. Tony likes pears very much and he wanted to eat one. His mother gave him four and said, “Let’s share them.”“Which pear do you want, Tony?” asked his mother.“The biggest one, mum.” “What?” said his mother, “You should be polite an d want the smallest one.” “Should I tell a lie just to be polite, mum?” politePassage 5. A b irthday partyToday is Susan’s birthday. She is nine years old. Her friends are in her home now. There is a birthday party in the evening. Look! Mary is listening to the music. And Tom is drinking orange juice. Jack and Sam are playing cards on the floor. Lily and Amy are watching TV. Someone is knocking at the door. It’s Henry. He brings a big teddy bear for Susan. The teddy bear is yellow. Susan is very happy. All the children are happy. They sing a birthday song for Susan.Passage 6.The Farmer and the SnakeIt was a cold winter day. A farmer found a snake on the ground. It was nearly dead by cold. The Farmer was a kind man. He picked up the snake carefully and put it under the coat. Soon the snake began to move and it raised its mouth and bit the farmer. “Oh, My god!” said the farmer, “I save your life, but you thank me in that way. You must die.” T hen he killed the snake with a stick. At last he died, too.Lie, die, tie,pie,Walking stick businessworkPassage 7. Two Young Trees bat蝙蝠，球棒Two young trees are standing on the top of the hill. Their names are Tim and Alan.One day, it’s sunny and warm. So me birds are singing in the trees. The wind blows, and the trees are talking. “What do you want to be when you grow up?’’ asks Tim. “I’m not sure. I think I want to be a chair or a desk.” answers Alan, “Maybe I want to be a toy box or a baseball bat. I lik e children.”“What do you want to be when you grow up?” asks Alan. “Me?” says Tim, “I just want to be a tree. I want to be a house for birds and spiders. I want to have many apples. And when it’s sunny and hot, people and animals can stand under me.”Passage 8. Hon gkong is a nice placeHong Kong is a nice place, especially in summer. July is a hot month in Hong Kong. But it’s an excellent time for swimming. There is a beautiful beach at Repulse Bay (浅水湾). To get there, you can take a bus from Central. Lots of people go to the beach on Sundays and Saturdays. But if（如果） you go on a weekday, it will be not so crowded(拥挤的).Visitors to Hongkong need passports护照. But people from many countries do not need visas. Hongkong is a nice place for holiday. There are many shops.Passage 9. WaterWater is very important for living things生物. Without water, there must be no life on the earth. All the plants and animals need water to drink, to cook food and to clean ourselves. Water is needed in farms, factories, offices, schools, families and many other places.Water is found in seas, rivers and lakes. It can be found everywhere in the world, and it also can be found in the air.Passage 10. Tw ins’ BedroomThis is the twins’ bedroom. It is a nice room. The two beds look the same. This bed is Lily’s and that one is Lucy’s. The twins have one desk and two chairs. Their clock, books and pencil-boxes are on the desk. Their schoolbags are behind the chairs. Some nice flowers are on the desk. Some nice pictures are on the wall. Is there a kite? Yes, it’s under Lily’s bed. The bedroom is very nice.Passage 11. DogsOne of the animals that help people a lot is the dog. In some countries, dogs pull wagons马车. In the cold north, dogs pull sleds. There are other ways that dogs help us, too. Policemen use them to look for missing people. Soldiers use them to carry letters and medicine .On farms, dogs take care of sheep and keep them in the fields. At night, they take the sheep home. Dogs help the blind with work. Some dogs are good and kind. Some dogs are good at another skill.Pull, pushPassage 12. The Best Job工作Betty is a lazy girl. She doesn’t study hard, and she doesn’t help her mother with the housework, either. “What are you going to be when you grow up, Betty?” Mother asks. “You’re too lazy. No job will ever fit you.” “But I know one,” says the girl, “I’m going to be Father Christmas,” “You want to be Father Christmas?” Mother is surprised, “But why?” “Because he works only one day in a whole year.”Passage 13.A Clever MonkeyA little monkey picks up a pumpkin and wants to take it home. But the pumpkin is too big. The monkey can’t take it home.Suddenly he sees a panda riding a bike towards him. He watches the bike. “l have a good idea. I can roll the pumpkin. It likes a w heel.” So he rolls the pumpkin to his home. When his mother sees the big pumpkin, she is surprised and says, “How can you carry it home?” The little monkey answers proudly, “l can’t lift it, but l can roll it.” His mother smiles and says, “ What a clever boy!”Passage14. Wh at Are Stars Like?Have you ever wondered about the stars? In some ways, stars are like people. They are born. They grow old. And they die. A star is born from dust and gas. Slowly the dust and gas make a ball. The ball gets very hot. Then it starts to give off light. The young star grows into a giant. Many years go by. The older star begins to get small again. At last its light goes out. The star’s life is over.Passage 15.Ra dio and TelevisionRadio and television are very popular in the world today. Millions of people watch TV. Perhaps more people listen to the radio.The TV is more useful than the radio. On TV we can see and hear what is happening in the world. However, radio isn’t lost. It is still with u s. And listeners are becoming more. That’s because a transistor radio isn’t lost. It is still with us. It is very easy to carry. You can put one in your pocket and listen to it on the bus or your bike when you go to work.Passage 16.It’s cool behind youIt’s two o’clock in the afternoon. The sun is shinning and it’s very hot. Nancy has to meet her mother at the train station.Now she’s walking in the street. There are no trees and she’s fat. So she feels veryhot. But she doesn’t find a boy walking just behind her. And she meets a friend and says “hello” to him. “Who’s the boy behind you？” asks the man . Now she sees the boy. She is angry and asks, “Why are you walking behind me, boy?” “There’s no shade in the street, you know.” answers the boy. “It’s cool behind you, I think.”Passage 17.Fa ther’s HobbyMy dad works from Monday to Friday in a bank. he uses the computer to count money. His job is very important in the bank.Dad is also busy at home. At weekends he cooks dinner. Usually he cooks Italian food. On Sundays he makes five pieces of pizza. Sometimes he cooks chicken and makes Chinese food. My mum watches and helps him. I help my dad, too. I wash the dishes.Many people think it is strange for a man to cook. But my dad enjoys his hobby. Cooking relaxes him. He is a weekend cook.Passage 18.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.Mr. Black teaches math in a school. He’s ol d now and he likes children.On the Friday Mr. Black doesn’t go to work, because he’s ill in a hospital. And Jack’s mother will see him after dinner. “I want to be there with you.” says Jack. “You’re a rude boy. I can’t take you there.’’ says his mother. “Don’t worry, mum. I won’t do that again. Please believe me. ” says Jack. In the hospital, Jack says nothing at first. When they’re leaving , he says to Mr. Black, “You look fine. The doctor says you’re going to die, but I don’t think so. ”Passage 19.Se ven 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?Passage 20.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 the time. My letters are very short. It is still hard for me to write in English. I received a letter from Don yesterday. It makes me very happy. He is coming to my country for a visit next summer. We are going to see each other for the first time.Passage 21.A Day in My LifeMy family lives on this street. In the morning, my father goes to work and allthe 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.Passage 22. The SeaWhat do know about the sea? Some people have seen it but others haven’t. The sea looks beautiful on a fine sunny day and it can be very tough when there is a strong wind. What other things do you know about it? Of course, the sea is very large. In the world there is more sea than land. If you have swum in the sea, you know that the sea is salty. Rivers carry salt from the land into the sea. Some places of the sea are saltier than the other places. Do you know the Dead Sea? It is so salty that you can’t sink when you are in the water! And fish cannot live in it!Passage 23.A Good Young PioneerLi Hua is a Yong Pioneer. He is going to the park. Now he is waiting for a bus. Suddenly he finds a watch on the ground. He asks some people, “Whose watch is it?” But the watch isn’t theirs. So he gives the watch to a policeman.Now Li Hua gets on the bus. He is sitting near the window. An old woman gets on the bus. She has no seat. So he stands up and says, “Here is a seat for you, Granny. Please sit here”Passage 24.Sea horseThere are all kinds of horses in the world. But one of them you can’t ride. It doesn’t live on land, but in the sea. It looks like the head of horse. So the people call it sea horse. In fact, the sea horse is a small fish. It likes to live in warm water. A sea horse stands up in the water when it swims.Father horse carries the eggs to keep them safe in its pouch. When the eggs are hatched, the baby horses swim away.Passage 25.A Cat and a BirdThere are three trees near the house. There is a big tree, and two small trees.In the big tree t here is a bird. Can the bird sing? Yes, it can. What’s under the big tree? It’s a cat.“I want some food,” thinks the cat. “Bird, my good friend, Come here! It’s time to play games” says the cat.“No today, thank you!” says the bird, “You can’t catch me! Goodbye!” Look! The bird is flying!Passage 26.A Flying FoxA flying fox is not a fox at all. It is a bat. But this bat looks like a fox. A flyingfox is very big. It likes to eat fruit. Sometimes the flying fox is called fruit bat.The flying fox flies into fruit trees. Then the bat eats all the fruit. So fruit farmers do not like the flying fox.Passage 27.Fl ying BirdsBirds don’t fly high up in the sky. The air is too thin.It is hard for birds to breathe in thin air. Thin air doesn’t hold the m up.Birds fly near the ground so that they can see where they are. The birds look for places they know. Then they do not get lost. Some birds fly so low over the ocean that the waves often hide them. Many birds fly a long distance in the spring and autumn.Passage 28.AirAir is all around us. It is around us as we walk and play. From the time we were born air is around us on every side. When we sit down, it is around us. When we go to bed, air is also around us. We live in air. We can live without food or water for a few days, but we cannot live for more than a few minutes without air. We take in air. When we are working or running we need more air. When we are asleep, we need less air. We live in air, but we cannot see it. We can only feel it when it is moving. Moving air is called wind. How can we make air move? Here is one way. Hold an open book in front of your face, close it quickly. What can you feel? What you feel is air.Passage 29.ClocksThere are many clocks in the Brown’s house. They are in different rooms.A big clock stands in a corner of the sitting room. It is a very, very old clock, but it still keeps good time. Mr. Brown winds it once a week.Passage 30. SwimmingSwimming is a good sport. It’s popular. People like swimming because t he water makes people feel cool. But if they swim in a wrong place, it is very dangerous. These years, some people died when they were enjoying themselves in water and most of them were students. Summer holiday will be there again. I want to give you some advice. First, don’t get into the water when you are alone. Second, don’t get into the water if there is a No swimming sign. Third, you should be careful in the water. If you remember these, swimming will be safe and it’s good for your health.Passage 31.A missing tigerWe used to have a cat called Tiger. He was a beautiful tabby with a great deal of character. He was a natural hunter, and very soon no mouse dared to show its face in our house.Unfortunately Tiger also used to catch a lot of birds and this made him very unpopular with some of the neighbors. Onday day, just after his second birthday,Tiger disappeared. Perhaps he was run over by a car, for at that time we lived near a busy street. Although we offered a reward, we never discovered what had happened to him and we never saw him again.Passage 32.JimJim gets up at 6:30. His home is near his school. He leaves home at 7:30. They begin class at 8:00. He has lunch at home. After lunch he plays games with his classmates, in the afternoon, Jim has three classes. He leaves school at 4:30. Passage 33.A Chinese BoyI’m a Chinese boy. My name is Chen Dong. I am twelve. I have two sisters. My sisters and I are all students.My father is a teacher. He is a Chinese teacher. He teaches in No. 19 Middle School. My mother is a teacher, too. She teaches English in the No. 11 Middle School. Passage 34.Ji m’s FamilyA picture is on my desk. This is a picture of Jim’s family. The man is Jim’s father. A woman is behind Jim. She is his mother. They are teachers. A girl is in the picture, too. She is Jim’s sister. Her name is Kate Green. Jim and his sister are in the same school. But they aren’t in the same grade. They look like their mother. They are English.Passage 35.Our HouseOur home is near the school. We have a house. It is a good house. The house has three rooms. One is a living room. The other two are bedrooms. In the living room there is a table and six chairs. There are some flowers on the table. There is a garden in front of the house. Our house isn’t big, but we like it.Passage 36.Our MonitorThis is Lin. She is from Beijing. She studies very hard. In class shecan answer the teacher’s questions very quickly. Lin loves her classmates and often helps them with their lessons. Everybody says she is a very good monitor. Passage 37.My bedroomThis is my bed room. There are two windows in it. Near the window there are some red flowers. A map of China is on the wall. You can see four shoes and a basketball under my bed. There are trousers and a coat on the bed. Many schoolbooks are on my desk. And there are three lights in my bedroom. One is on my desk, and the other two are near my bed.Passage 38.A Piece of meatA dog has a large piece of meat in his mouth. Near the water he looks down and sees himself in the water. He thinks it is another dog. That dog has also a large piece of meat in his mouth. He says to himself, “I want to get his meat. Then I can have two pieces.” He opens hi s mouth to bark and his meat goes downinto the water.Passage 39.Ou r ClassroomOur classroom is bright and clean. But it is not big. There are twenty-three desks and chairs in it. They are new. There’s a big desk in front of the classroom. It’s for our te achers.There are five pictures on the right wall. There’s a map of the world and a map of China on the left wall.Beside the window there’s a bookshelf. There are many books on it. Our classroom is very nice. We have lessons here. We like our classroom.Passage 40. Our schoolThis is our school. There are many classrooms in it. There are eight hundred students and sixty—nine teachers in our school. There are many trees and flowers in it. All the teachers and students like our school very much.We come to school at seven. We have four classes in the morning and two in the afternoon.Our classroom is big and clean. We have lessons here. We do our homework at home. All the students study hard.Passage 41.A HolidayIt’s fine today. Tom and hi s family are at a park. The man in white is his father. He is standing by the lake and looking at the boats. The woman in blue is his mother. She is sitting on the grass. Beside his mother is Alice, his sister. She is eating cake. The park is big, and there are many trees and flowers in it. They are having a good time.Passage 42.An Old MouseAn old woman has a cat. The cat is now very old. She cannot run fast, and she cannot bite. One day the old cat sees a mouse. she jumps and catches the mouse. But she cannot bite it. So the mouse gets out of her mouth and runs away.Then the old woman is very angry because the cat cannot kill the mouse. She begins to beat the cat. The cat says to her, “Don’t beat me. Be friendlyto me. When I was young, I did g ood work for you.”Passage 43.A hungry foxA hungry fox is from a forest. He arrives at a village. He wants to find some food. He comes to a house and pulls the door. But it locked. He sees there is a hen inside. “Hello I’ll come to visit you,” he tells the hen. “I know that you are ill. Come out and let me take your temperature.”“Thank you,” says the hen. “I have a headache. But if I come out, you will kill me.”Passage 44.He lp Each OtherLook! Kate is flying a bird kite. Oh, her kite is in the tree. And it is broken. She can’t climb up the tree. Li Lei and Jim are coming here. Li Lei is helping her. He is getting the kite from the tree. But he can’t get down. Jim is helping Li Lei. Li Lei is jumping to the wall. They are getting down from the wall. Kate, Jim, and LiLei are mending the kite under the tree. They are good friends.Passage 45.The WeatherThe weather in Shanghai is not always good. In winter it is often cold and wet. In summer it is very hot. Spring is very beautiful. It is not very cold, but we have a lot of rain in spring. Autumn is the best season. The days are clear and dry and it is sunny and warm all the time. The weather in Shanghai is sometimes warmer than in Beijing. But in summer it is cooler in Beijing than in Shanghai.Passage 46.Wh at’s Happening?It is in autumn. A young man comes to a forest. He’s walking beside the forest. On his right is a river. On his left is the forest. Suddenly he sees two green eyes looking at him from the trees. A tiger is getting ready to jump on him.What does he do? He must jump into the river. In the river there is a big crocodile. Its mouth is very big. The young man closes his eyes. The tiger jumps over him. And the young man opens his eyes. Now the tiger is in the mouth of the crocodile.Passage 47.KangaroosThere are many kangaroos in Australia and not only in zoos. You can see them everywhere outside of the cities and towns. When they want to have a rest on their tails, kangaroos are also very good at looking after their babies. mother kangaroos keep their babies safe in their pockets.Passage 48.A Pair of ShoesOne day an old man is taking the train to his hometown .One of his shoes falls onto the ground, but the train starts. He cannot pick it up, then he takes off the other and throws it near the fallen shoe. A boy beside him asks him, “Why do you do that?” He answers, “If a man picks them up, he may get a pair of shoes.”Passage 49. W e get the Wrong car!One day my wife and I go shopping at a shop. We stop the car in front of the shop. An hour later we come back to the car with many things. But we can not open the car door. “Oh, dear,” says my wife. “What shall we do?” “Let’s ask that policeman!” The policeman comes to help us. A few m inutes later, he gets the door open. Just at that moment a man comes up and shouts, “Why are you opening my car door?”We look at the number of the car and our faces turn red.Passage 50. Thank you.Many people like to say “Thank you” when others h elp them or say something kind to them. It is a very good habit.You should say “Thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone is walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought something nice or your city is very beautiful. Thank you is used not only between friends, but also betweenparents and children, brother and sister. Let’s learn to say Thank you.Passage 51. The SunThere is nothing more important in life than the sun. Without the sun all living things on Earth would die.The sun is a star. In the sky there are thousands of stars like the sun. They are as large as the sun and ashot as the sun. At night you can see many stars, but in day-time you c an only see one star- the sun. The sun is much nearer to us than any other stars. That is why it looks like the biggest and brightest of all the stars. The distance of the sun from the Earth is as much as 150 million kilometers. Most of the stars are thousands of light years away form the Earth. Do you know what a light year is? Nothing in the world travels faster than light.It travels 300,000 kilometers a second. One light year is the distance that light travels in one year.Passage 52. Air JordanMichael Jordan (1963- ) is one of the most famous basketball players in the world. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He didn’t like to talk about himself. He was also very short. He didn’t play very well when he joined the basketball team in his high school at first. But the next year things changed greatly for him, as he grew much taller. Michael Jordan became famous when he joined the university basketball team in North Carolina. Michael used his quickness and strength to reach the basket again and again. He played so well that people call him Air Jordan. After college, Michael became a member of the Chicago Bull basketball team. The NBA was very surprised at this high-flying player. He was named Rookie of the year in 1985 and the most Valuable Player in 1987. He once set a record by getting 63 points in one game.Passage 53. T he Strongest Power in the World.One day a great general asks his soldiers, “ What is the strongest power in the world?” Four of his soldiers put up their hands. They want to answer th e question. The general asks the first man to speak. The first man is younger than the other three, and he’s not strong. He says, “My gun is the strongest. It can kill anyone.” “Thank you. Next, please.” The second man is very strong. He says,” I don’t think that’s true. Soldiers use guns. So a soldier is the strongest.” The third man says,” Soldiers use guns, but our general gives orders. So I think our general is the strongest.” The fourth man is the oldest. He says,” Love is the strongest. With love, people don’t need guns.” The general says nothing. He takes out a medal and gives it to him. Passage 54. W ho is the God?Tom likes sweets very much. But his mother never gives him any, because she thinks they are bad for his teeth. But when Tom’s uncle gi ves him some, she always lets him eat the sweets. She wants to make her brother happy.One evening, a few days before Tom’s birthday, he was praying in hisbedroom. “Please, God,”he shouted. “Let them give me a bog box of sweets as my birthday present.” His mother heard this and came into the room. “Why are you shouting, Tom?” she asked. “God can hear you quite well, even when you talk quietly.” “I know,” answered the clever boy, “but my uncle in the next room can’t.”Passage 55. Kites.Do you know how to fly a kite? Do you know how to make a kite? Can you describe the shapes of kites? Today, people all over the world make and fly kites for fun.Kite were the first flying machines. People in China used kites as fly machines more than 2000 years ago. In Mar co Polo’s report, the Chinese used big kites to carry people up into the sky.The idea of kites helped people to make planes. In 1894 in Australia, Lawrence Hargrave made four very big kites. These four kites lifted him 5 metres into the air. Today, the wings of planes are just like kites.Now people around the world use kites in festivals. Kites can have all kinds of colors and shapes, but the most important thing is to fly well.Passage 56. A n interesting newspaperEvery morning Mike goes to work by train. As he has a long trip, he always buys a newspaper. It helps to make the time pass more quickly.One Tuesday morning, he truned to the sports page. He wanted to read the report about an important football match. The report was so interesting that he forgot to get off at his station. He didn’t know it unitl he saw the sea. He got off at the next station, and had to wait a long time for a train to go back. Of course, he got to the office very late, His boss was very angry.Passage 57. FallIn the fall, leaves drop to the ground. Many trees have nuts or fruits. Animals may begin to store food. Some birds collect nuts and corns to store. Other birds fly to a warmer place for the winter. They won’t return until the spring. Days become shorter. Cold weather is coming. The fur of many animals gets thicker because they need a thick coat to protect them. People also wear warmer clothing and prepare for winter. In some areas there may be rain or even snow, but in fall farmers harvest their crops. People look forward to fall for many reasons. The most important one is that fall is the harvest season.Passage 58. PandasPandas are lovely animals. Most of them live in the deep forests of Sichuan Province in China. They have white fur, though their shoulders, legs, ears and eyes are black. Pandas are usually very heavy, some of them can be about 1.5 meters tall。

【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，谱下锦绣第⼏篇。

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以下是⽆忧考为⼤家整理的《⼩学英语阅读100篇【71-80篇】》供您查阅。

【第⼀篇：Mother Holle】Once upon a time， there lived a widow with two daughters。

One was a beautiful and diligent stepdaughter， and the other was her ugly and lazy real daughter。

One day， the stepdaughter broke the mirror of her stepmother while cleaning the house。

“Oh， no！ What can I do？”The stepdaughter shed frightened tears thinking of the angry face of her stepmother。

Then a strange sound came from the inside of the broken mirror。

“Please come in。

You may come in。

” The stepdaughter peeped hesitantly into the mirror， at which moment the girl lost her wits in the glare of the shining light。

“Ah， where am I？” When she came to her senses， she was standing in a garden filled with shining sunlight and beautiful flowers。

Class One,Grade FourIt is Tuesday today. Boys and girls are all at school。

They usually come to school by bus.Their teacher is at school，too. The teacher’s name is Gu Yan.She is young. She usually comes to school on foot.Look at the classroom of Class One, Grade Four. In this room, you can see a boy and aJohn is Jack’s friend.HeThe boy is eleven. His name is Jack. The girl is Emma. She is twelve.is an American boy.根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写T,错误的写F.( )1.Boys and girls are all at home today.( )2.The boys and girls go to school by bus.( )3.Miss Gu is not old.( )4.Miss Gu usually goes to school by bike.James Is IllHe has a James is a primary school(小学) student. He’s in Grade（年纪）now.Three now. HeBut today he doesn’t go round face and wears glasses. He likes playing football and swimming.He’s in bed.He had a bad cold. He must stay in bed for a week.to school. H e’s ill.He’s ill.He’s根据短文选择正确的答案( )1.James is a student.A.primary schoolB.middle schoolC.senior school( )2.Jame is in Grade . A.Too B.Three C.Two( )3.Jame likes . A.basketball B.football C.table tennis( )4.James is in bed because .A.he is tiredB.he is illC.he is sleepy( )5.James must stay in bed for . A.a day B.a week C.two weeksThe Lion’s DinnerLion: Good afternoon, Mrs Rabbit. Let me eat you.Rabbit: Don’t eat me,Mr Lion. I’m old.That mouse is younger than me.Lion: Miss Mouse, Miss Mouse, let me eat you.Mouse: Oh, no. Many birds are standing over there.Lion: Birds, I will eat you. You are my dinner.Birds: You are bad. We can fly, can you?Lion: No, I I can’t.But where is my dinner、根据短文选择正确答案根据短文选择正确答案( )1.The lion is . A.full B.hungry C.scared(受惊吓的) D.happy( )2.The lion doesn’t eat the rabbit,because there is a over there.A.deerB.birdC.goatD.mouse( )3.Can the birds fly ?A.No,t hey can.B.Yes,they can.C.No, they can’t.D.Yes,they can’t.( )4.The lion can't fly. He at last.A.eat dinnerB.eat the rabbitC.doesn’t have dinnerD.eat the mousether are over there.( )5.The lion doesn’t eat the mouse,becauseA.birdsB.rabbitsC.goatsD.deersThe first Day of SchoolIt’s the first day of school.Lily wants to go back to school. She wants to see her friends, She wants to meet her new teachers.Lily gets up early in the morning. She washes the face and eats the breakfast. Then sh rides her bike to school. She sees her friends on the playground. She plays hide-and-seek（捉迷藏） with them. In the classroom, Lily meets her new math teacher. Her name is Mrs Green 藏）Lily likes Mrs Green. She can speak English very well. Lily thinks she is a nice teacher.根据短文判断正误根据短文判断正误( )1.It’s the first day of the new year. ( )2.Lily wants to meet her friends.( )3.Lily goes to school by bus. ( )4.L ily’s new teacher is a nice woman. ( )5.Mrs Green is Lily’s English teacher.Do and Don’tThings we do and don’t do in our free time(闲暇时间)Peter Jack Cindy play basketball √ √× play TV games × ×× read books× × × watch TV√ × √ sleep a lot √ √√do=√ don’t= × 根据表格判断正误根据表格判断正误 ( )1.Peter palys basketball, but Cindy doesn’t play basketball.( )2.Jack doesn’t play TV games. Cindy doesn’t play Tvgames, either(也).( )3.Cindy watches TV . Peter watches TV , too.( )4.J ack doesn’t watch TV . Peter doesn’t watch TV , either. ( )5.Peter doesn’t sleep a lot . Jack doesn't sleep a lot , either.SamSam is a teacher of math. He is not young, but he is not old. He is 40 years old. He round(圆的) face and black hair. He is short. There are forty students in his class. They all li him.Now it’s in the afternoon.Look, some students are studying in the classroom. Sam is there, too. He is helping them to study math. He is a old teacher, and he is a good friend of his students.根据短文选择正确答案根据短文选择正确答案( )1.What does Sam do?A. He is a worker.B.He is a teacher.C.He is a doctor.D.He is a nurse. ( )2.What colour is his hair?A.It’s black.B.His hair is white.C.It is brown.D.He has yellow hair.( )3.How many students are there in his class?A.There are fourteen students in his class.B.There’s forty.C.He has forty.D.There are forty in it.( )4.Sam is a good teacher,isn’t he?A.Yes ,he isn’t.B.No,he is .C.No,he isn’t.D.Yes, he is.( )5.What are the students doing in the classroom?A.They are walking there.B. They are doing their lessons.C. They are helping their teacher.D. They are good friends of Sam.See a DoctorMother: Good morning, Doctor!John?Doctor: Good morning, Mrs Brown. What’s wrong with your son,Mother: He looks ill.Doctor: Hello, John. How do you feel now?John: I don’t feel well, Doctor.Say“Ah”.Doctor: Open your mouth, John. Show me your tongue.J ohn: Ah…Doctor: John has a bad cold, Mrs Brown.Mother: Can he go to school?Doctor: No. He must be in bed and take some medicine.Mother: Thank you ,Doctor. 根据短文选择正确答案根据短文选择正确答案( )1.The doctor comes to see John .A.in the morningB.in the afternoonC.at night( )2.John is .A.a doctorB.the doctor’s sonC.Mrs Brown’s son( )3.What’s wrong with John? He is .A.feeling illB.illC.very good( )4.Can John go to school? .A.Yes,he can.B.No,he can’t.C.I don’t know.( )5.The doctor asks John open his mouth to see his .A.stomachB.tongueC.teethJim’s FamilyIt’s nine o’clock in the evening. The family are all at home. Jim’s father is sitting in a chfood to a bird. He’s watching TV. Jim’s mother is standing near the window. She’s giving somePolly says, “Thanks! Thanks!” Where’s Jim? Oh, he’s behind the door. Kate,Jim’s sister, is looking for him. They are playing games. They have no homework on Sunday evening.根据短文选择正确答案文选择正确答案( )1.There are members(成员) in the family.A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six( )2.Who is watching TV in a chair?A.JimB.Jim’s motherC.Jim’s fatherD.Jim’s sister( )3.Jim and Kate are .A.good friendsB.two girlsC.two boysD.brother and sister( )4.The children doing their homework.A.aren’tB.isn’tC.don’tD.not( )5.What’s Kate doing?A.She’s doing her homework.B.She’s standing near th e window.C.She’s looking for a pen.D.She’s playing games.You Can Use MineTim: Where are you going?Nancy: I’m going to the classroom. What’s the weather like outside(外面)?Tim: It’s r aining raining and windy. You should take an umbrella (雨伞) with you. Nancy: But I haven’t got one.Tim: You can use mine. I don’t need(需要) it now. Here it is.Nancy: Thank you very much. Bye. Tim: Bye.根据短文填空根据短文填空1.What’s the like outside?2.It’s and windy.3.Nancy hasn’t an umbrella.4.You should take an umbrella you.5.You can use .Lucy and Lily’s BedroomThis is Lucy and this is Lily. They are twins(双胞胎).They are twelve. This is their bedroom. It’s a nice room. The two beds look the same. This bed is Lily’s and that one isLucy’s .The twins have two desks and two chairs. Lucy’s chair is green and Lily’s blue. Lucy skirt(裙子) is on her bed. Lily’s coat is on the clothes line(晒衣绳). Their clock,books andpencil-boxes are on the desk. Their schoolbags are behind the chair. Their bedroom is very nic and tidy(整洁的).根据短文选择正确答案根据短文选择正确答案( )1.Lucy and Lily are .A.brothersB.sistersC.friendsD.boys( )2.Lucy and her sister have .A.two chairs and one deskB. two desks and one chairC.two chairs and two desksD. one desk and one chair( )3.Lily’s chair is and Lucy’s is .A.ren, blackB.yellow, blackC.blue, greenD.red, yellow( )4.Where’s Lucy’s skirt?A.It’s on the clothes line.B.It’s on their desk.C.It’s on her bed. C.It’s on her sister’s bed.( )5.Which sentence(句子) is right?A.Their classroom is very nice.B.Their two chairs don’t look the same.C.Their clock,coats and pencil-boxes are on the desk.D.Their schoolbags are under the chair.Where Do They Sit?Six children go to the cinema to see a new film. The film is about animals.Their seats numbers are 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E and 5F. They sit in the same row. Mingmi doesn’t sit next to John.He sits next to Sue. Helen sits between Sam and John. Sam sits in5A.Mary sits on the left of Mingming. Which seats do they sit in?根据短文为文中的六个小孩找到它们各自的座位根据短文为文中的六个小孩找到它们各自的座位5A 5B 5C 5D 5E 5F1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.A Sunny DayIt is beautiful sunny day. There isn’t a cloud in the sky.Grey wants to have lunch outside. But we decide(决定) to have a swim first. After swimming, we have lunch under the trees. Then we lie(躺) in the sun for a while（一会儿）.In the afternoon, it begins to get cloudy. At five o’clock,we have to go back because it starts to rain.根据短文回答下列问题根据短文回答下列问题1.What do we do on a sunny day?2.What do we decide to do first?3.What’s the weather like in the afternoon?4.Why do we have to go back home?5.When do we go home?My Cousin’s ComputerMy cousin（堂表兄弟）（堂表兄弟） has a computer. But I don’t have a computer.So I often go to my cousin’s home.I draw pictures and play computer games on my cousin’s computer. I can draw chickens tables, chairs and so on（等等）.But my cousin can’t draw pictures o n the computer. I like playing the Harry Potter game best（最好）, because it’s very exciting（令人兴奋的）.I like computers very much and I want a computer, too.根据短文内容填空根据短文内容填空I often go to my home because my cousin has a .Idraw and play games on his computer.But my cousin can’t draw on the computer. I like the Harry Potter game ,because it’s very .Nobody（没有人）（没有人）Jeff lives in a big city. His father has a shop there and his mother is a doctor. He is seIt’s a little far from their house years old now and begins（开始）（开始） to go to school this autumn.and his father drives（驾驶）（驾驶） a car to take him to school every day. So he is never late for cla and his teachers like him. It’s Monday today. Miss Green is teaching（教） them to count from（教）one to ten（从一数到五）（从一数到五）.Jeff is studying hard. Soon he can count them. Miss Green is happyJeff?”Jeff stands up and says,“Nobody,and asks,“How many people are there in your family,Miss Green.”“Why?”“Mother,father and I are not at home now.”根据短文回答问题根据短文回答问题1. Where does Jeff live?2. What does Jeff’s mother do?take him to school every day?3. Why does Jeff’s father drive a car to4. What is Miss Green teaching them today?5. How many people are there in Jeff’s family?(一)In my family, there are three people, which is my mother, my father and I. My mother likes cooking, and my father likes reading. We are very happy, and play together a lot. My mother always looks after me, and my father looks after me too. I love my parents!1. How many people are there in my family ?A O ne OneB TwoC Three Three2.What does my father like ? He likes ___-.A cooking cookingB B Playing PlayingC C reading3.Who always looks after me ?______A my fatherB my motherC my parents4.Are we happy?A Yes , I amB Yes ,we’re notC Yes .we are5.Do I love my parents ?A No, I’m notB Yes Yes ,I a m amC C Yes ,I’m not.（二）（二）There are three people in my family,My father is a worker ,he often plays basketball with me,He hopes me to be "YAO MING".My mom is a teacher,she often does housework ,I often help her.I am very happy with my mom and my father.So,that's my happy family1． What does my father do ?A . A teacherB A A worker workerC C . A Student2. What does my father like playing ?A basketballB houseworkC C piano3.Who does my father hope me to be ?Yao Ming C C Liu XiangHe B B YaoA He4.Is my mother a teacher ?Yes ,he isYes ,she is C YesA Yes ,I amB Yes5.Who helps my mother do housework ?A My fatherB Yao MingC .I（三）（三）A train stops at a station（车站）. A young man wants to come out, but it is raining. A boytwois standing under a big umbrella. The young man says to the boy. “Can you go and get us hambugers, one for you and one for me? Here are two dollars.” “Great!” say the boy and he goes to buy hamburgers. After some time, the boy is back. He is eating a hamburger. “Where my hamburger?” asks the young man. “Oh, there is only one hamburger left. So I’m eating mine. Here is your dollar. ”1．Where is the young man ?Under a big umbrella C On the trainAt a station B UnderA At2.What does the young man want to buy ?Hamburgers C C DollarsA UmbrellaB B H amburgers3.Who helps the young man ?A A A boyB A A manC C .Nobody4.Does the young man get a hambuger ?Yes ,he does C .No ,he doesA No ,he doesn’tB B Yes5.Is the boy clever（聪明的）（聪明的） ?Yes ,he is C .No ,I’m notA Yes ,he isn’tB B Yes。

英语诗歌经典100篇适合小学生1.The Road Not Taken2.If3.The Tyger4.The Raven5.Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening6.The Lamb7.The Voice of the Ancient Bard8.The Walrus and the Carpenter9.Song of Myself10.The Rime of the Ancient Mariner11.A Red, Red Rose12.Ozymandias13.To a Skylark14.To a Mouse15.The Listeners16.The Wild Swans at Coole17.The Owl and the Pussycat18.Jabberwocky19.The Pied Piper of Hamelin20.The Highwayman21.The Jabberwock22.The Owl23.The Spider and the Fly24.The Nightingale25.The Lady of Shalott26.The Walrus27.The Garden of Love28.The Bells29.The Tiger30.The Eagle31.The Kitten and the Falling Leaves32.The Firebird33.The Cremation of Sam McGee34.The White Cliffs of Dover35.The Listeners36.The Owl and the Pussycat37.The Ballad of Reading Gaol38.The Lady of Shalott39.The Walrus and the Carpenter40.The Listeners41.The Tyger42.The Raven43.The Rime of the Ancient Mariner44.The Road Not Taken45.The Wild Swans at Coole46.The Highwayman47.The Lady of Shalott48.The Listeners49.The Ballad of Reading Gaol50.The Walrus and the Carpenter51.The Tiger52.The Raven53.The Rime of the Ancient Mariner54.The Road Not Taken55.The Wild Swans at Coole56.The Jabberwock57.The Owl58.The Spider and the Fly59.The Nightingale60.The Lady of Shalott61.The Walrus62.The Garden of Love63.The Bells64.The Tiger65.The Eagle66.The Kitten and the Falling Leaves67.The Firebird68.The Cremation of Sam McGee69.The White Cliffs of Dover70.The Listeners71.The Owl and the Pussycat72.The Ballad of Reading Gaol73.The Lady of Shalott74.The Walrus and the Carpenter75.The Listeners76.The Tyger77.The Raven78.The Rime of the Ancient Mariner79.The Road Not Taken80.The Wild Swans at Coole81.The Jabberwock82.The Owl83.The Spider and the Fly84.The Nightingale85.The Lady of Shalott86.The Walrus87.The Garden of Love88.The Bells89.The Tiger90.The Eagle91.The Kitten and the Falling Leaves92.The Firebird93.The Cremation of Sam McGee94.The White Cliffs of Dover95.The Listeners96.The Owl and the Pussycat97.The Ballad of Reading Gaol98.The Lady of Shalott99.The Walrus and the Carpenter 100.The Listeners。

小学英语必背美文100篇Passage 1.WoodpeckerThere are many apple trees in a garden. They’re good friends. One day an old tree is ill. There are many pests in the tree. Leaves of the tree turn yellow. The old tree feels very sad and unwell. Another tree sends for a doctor for him. At first, they send for a pigeon, but she has no idea about it. Then they send for an oriole, and she can’t treat the old tree well. Then they send for a woodpecker. She is a good doctor. She pecks a hole in the tree and eats lots of pests. At last the old tree becomes better and better. Leaves turn green and green.Passage 2.A Busy DayToday is Sunday! On Sundays, I usually play the flute.My father usually reads the newspaper. My motherusuallycleansthe house. Buttoday my mother is in bed. She is ill. My father has to do the housework. Now, he is cleaning the house. “Sam, can you help me?”“Yes, Dad!”Now, we’re washing the car. Where’s my sister, Amy? She is playing my flute. What a lucky girl!Passage 3.The dog and his reflectionOne day a dog with a piece of meat in his mouth was crossing a plank over a stream. As he walked along,helookedintowater,andhesawhis reflection. He thought this was another dog carryinga piece of meat. And he felt he would like to have two pieces. So he snapped at the reflection in the water, and of course, as he opened his mouth, the piece of meat disappeared quickly.Passage 4.An honest boyTony is seven years old. He is an honest and polite boy. One day, it was Sunday. Tony, his sister and his mother stayed at home. He was watching TV and his sister was reading books. His mother was washing clothes. Just then, his father came back with a bagof pears. Tony likes pears very much and he wantedto eat one. His mother gave him four and said, “Let’s sharethem.”“Whichpeardo youwant, Tony?”asked his mother. “The biggest one, mum.”“What?”said his mother, “You should be polite and want the smallest one.”“Should I tell a lie just to be polite, mum?”Passage 5.A birthday partyToday is Susan’s birthday. She is nine years old. Her friends are in her home now. There is a birthday party in the evening. Look! Mary is listening to the music. And Tom is drinking orangejuice. Jack and Sam are playing cards on the floor. Lily and Amy are watching TV. Someone is knocking at the door. It’s Henry. He brings a big teddy bear for Susan. The teddy bear is yellow. Susan is very happy. All the children are happy. They sing a birthday song for Susan.Passage 6.The Farmer and the SnakeIt was a cold winter day.A farmer found a snake on the ground. It was nearly dead by cold. The Farmer was a kind man. Hepicked up thesnake carefully and put it under the coat. Soon the snake Began to move and it raised its mouth and bit the farmer. “Oh, My god!”said the farmer, “I save your life, but you thank me in that way. You must die.”Then he killed the snake with a stick. At last he died, too.Passage 7.Two Young TreesTwo young trees are standing on the top of the hill. Their names are Tim and Alan.One day, it’s sunny and warm. Some birds are singing in the trees. The wind blows, and the trees are talking. “What do you want to be when you grow up?’’asks Tim. “I’m not sure. I think I want to be a chair or a desk.”answers Alan, “Maybe I want to bea toy box or a baseball bat. I like children.”“What do you want to be when you grow up?”asks Alan. “Me?”says Tim, “I just want to be a tree. I want to bea house for birds and spiders. I want to have many apples. And when it’s sunny and hot, people and animals can stand under me.”Passage 8.Hongkong is a nice placeHong Kong is a nice place, especially in summer. JulyisahotmonthinHongKong.Butit’san excellent time for swimming. There is a beautiful beach at Repulse Bay (浅水湾). To get there, you can take a bus from Central. Lots of people go to the beach on Sundays and Saturdays. But if you go on a weekday, it is will be not so crowded.Visitors to Hongkong need passports. But people from many countries do not need visas. Hongkong is a nice place for holiday. There are many shops.Passage 9.WaterWater is very important for living things. Without water, there must be no life on the earth. All the plants and animals need water to drink, to cook food and to clean ourselves. Water is needed in farms, factories, offices, schools, families and many other places.Water is found in seas, rivers and lakes. It can be found everywhere in the world, and it also can be found in the air.Passage 10.Twins’BedroomThis is the twins’bedroom. It is a nice room. The two beds look the same. This bed is Lily’s and that one is Lucy’s. The twins have one desk and two chairs. Their clock, books and pencil-boxes are on the desk. Their schoolbags are behind the chairs. Some nice flowers are on the desk. Some nice pictures are on the wall. Is there a kite? Yes, it’s under Lily’s bed. The bedroom is very nice.Passage 11.DogsOne of the animals that help people a lot is the dog. In some countries, dogs pull wagons. In the cold north, dogs pull sleds.There are other ways that dogs help us, too. Policemen use them to look for missing people. Soldiers use them to carry letters and medicine .On farms, dogs take care of sheep and keep them in the fields. At night, they take the sheep home. Dogs help the blind with work. Some dogs are good and kind. Some dogs are good at another skill.Passage 12.The Best JobBetty is a lazy girl. She doesn’t study hard, and she doesn’t help her mother with the housework, either. “What are you going to be when you grow up, Betty?”Mother asks. “You’re too lazy. No job will ever fit you.”“But I know one,”says the girl, “I’m going to be Father Christmas,”“You want to be Father Christmas?”Mother is surprised, “But why?”“Because he works only one day in a whole year.”Passage 13.A Clever MonkeyA little monkey picks up a pumpkin and wants to takeithome.Butthepumpkinistoobig.The monkey can’t take it home.Suddenly he sees a panda riding a bike towards him. He watches the bike. “l have a good idea. I can roll the pumpkin. It likes a wheel.”So he rolls the pumpkin to his home. When his mother sees the big pumpkin, she is surprised and says, “How can you carry it home?”The little monkey answers proudly, “l can’t lift it, but l can roll it.”His mother smiles and says, “What a clever boy!”Passage14. What Are Stars Like?Have you ever wondered about the stars? In some ways, stars are like people. They are born. They grow old. And they die. A star is born from dust and gas. Slowly the dust and gas make a ball. The ball gets very hot. Then it starts to give off light. The young star grows into a giant. Many years go by. The older star begins to get small again. At last its light goes out. The star’s life isover.Passage 15.Radio and TelevisionRadio and television are very popular in the world today. Millions of people watch TV. Perhaps more people listen to the radio.The TV is more useful than the radio. On TV we can see and hear what is happening in the world. However, radio isn’t lost. It is still with us. And listeners are becoming more. That’sbecause a transistor radio isn’t lost. It is still with us. It is very easy to carry. You can put one in your pocket and listen to it on the bus or your bike when you go to work.Passage 16.It’s cool behind youIt’stwoo’clockintheafternoon.Thesunis shinning and it’s very hot. Nancy has to meet her mother at the train station.Now she’s walking in the street. There are no trees and she’s fat. So she feels very hot. But she doesn’t find a boy walking just behind her. And she meets a friend and says “hello”to him. “Who’s the boy behind you？”asks the man . Now she sees the boy. She is angry and asks, “Why are you walking behind me, boy?”“There’snoshadeinthestreet, you know.”answers the boy. “It’s cool behind you, I think.”Passage 17.Father’s HobbyMy dad works from Monday to Friday in a bank. he uses the computer to count money. His job is very important in the bank.Dad is also busy at home. At weekends he cooks dinner. Usually he cooks Italian food. On Sundays he makesfive pieces of pizza. Sometimes hecooks chicken and makes Chinese food. My mum watches and helps him. I help my dad, too. I wash the dishes.Many people think it is strange for a man to cook. But my dad enjoys his hobby. Cooking relaxes him. He is a weekend cook.Passage 18.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.Mr. Black teaches math in a school. He’s old now and he likes children.On the Friday Mr. Black doesn’t go to work, because he’s ill in a hospital. And Jack’s mother will see him after dinner. “I want to be there with you.”says Jack. “You’re a rude boy. I can’t take you there.’’sayshis mother. “Don’t worry, mum. I won’t do that again. Please believe me. ”says Jack. In the hospital, Jack says nothing at first. When they’re leaving , he says to Mr. Black, “You look fine. The doctor says you’re going to die, but I don’t think so. ”Passage 19.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 SundayandSaturdayare 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?Passage 20.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 the time. My letters are very short. It is still hard for me to write in English. I received a letter from Don yesterday. It makes me very happy. He is coming to my country for a visit next summer. We are going to see each other for the first time.Passage 21.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.Passage 22. The SeaWhat do know about the sea? Some people have seen it but others haven’t. The sea looks beautiful on a fine sunny day and it can be very tough when there is a strong wind. What other things do you know about it? Of course, the sea is very large. In the world there is more sea than land. If you have swum in the sea, you know that the sea is salty. Rivers carry salt from the land into the sea. Some places of the sea are saltier than the other places. Do you know the Dead Sea? It is so salty that you can’t sink when you are in the water! And fish cannot live in it!Passage 23.A Good Young PioneerLi Hua is a Yong Pioneer. He is going to the park. Now he is waiting for a bus. Suddenly he finds a watchon theground.He askssome people, “Whose watch is it?”But the watch isn’t theirs. So he gives the watch to a policeman.Now Li Hua gets on the bus. He is sitting near the window. An old woman gets on the bus. Shehas no seat. So he stands up and says, “Here is a seat for you, Granny. Please sit here”Passage 24.Sea horseThere are all kinds of horses in the world. But one of them you can’t ride. It doesn’t live on land, but in the sea. It looks like the head of horse. So the people call it sea horse. In fact, the sea horse is a small fish. It likes to live in warm water. A sea horse stands up in the water when it swims.Father horse carries the eggs to keep them safe in its pouch. Whenthe eggsare hatched, the baby horses swim away.Passage 25.A Cat and a BirdThere are three trees near the house. There is a big tree, and two small trees.In the big tree there is a bird. Can the bird sing? Yes, it can. What’s under the big tree? It’s a cat.“I want some food,”thinks the cat. “Bird, my good friend, Come here! It’s time to play games”says the cat.“No today, thank you!”says the bird, “You can’t catch me! Goodbye!”Look! The bird is flying!Passage 26.A Flying FoxA flying fox is not a fox at all. It is a bat. But this bat looks like a fox. A flying fox is very big. It likes to eat fruit. Sometimes the flying fox is called fruit bat.The flying fox flies into fruit trees. Then the bat eats all the fruit. So fruit farmers do not like the flying fox.Passage 27.Flying BirdsBirds don’t fly high up in the sky. The air is too thin.It is hard for birds to breathe in thin air. Thin air doesn’t hold them up.Birds fly near the ground so that they can see where they are. The birds look for places they know. Then they do not get lost. Some birds fly so low over the ocean that the waves often hide them. Many birds fly a long distance in the spring and autumn.Passage 28.AirAir is all around us. It is around us as we walk and play. From the time we were born air is around us on every side. When we sit down, it is around us. When we go to bed, air is also around us. We live in air. We can live without food or water for a few days, but we cannot live for more than a few minutes without air. We take in air. When we are working or running we need more air. When we are asleep, we need less air. We live in air, but we cannot see it. We can only feel it when it is moving. Moving air is called wind. How can we make air move? Here is one way. Hold an open book in front of your face, close it quickly. What can you feel? What you feel is air.Passage 29.ClocksThere are many clocks in the Brown’s house. They are in different rooms.A big clock stands in a corner of the sitting room. It is a very, very old clock, but it still keeps good time. Mr. Brown winds it once a week.Passage 30. SwimmingSwimming is a good sport. It’s popular. People like swimming because the water makes people feel cool. But if they swim in a wrong place, it is very dangerous. These years, some people died when they were enjoying themselves in water and most of them were students. Summer holiday will be there again. I want to give you some advice. First, don’t get into the water when you are alone. Second, don’t get into the water if there is a No swimming sign. Third, you should be careful in the water. If you remember these, swimming will be safe and it’s good for your health.。

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Birds always felt impatient when they saw the snails. “Hey，why are you that lazy？Try to walk faster.” When the birds complained，one snail said，“That‘s because we are not in a hurry.”“Why don’t you just stop crawling around here and go some other places？” “We have a roof and it‘s full of food here.” “If you like staying here that much，do as you want.” The short-tempered bird flew away to the sky. But the snails did not envy the bird that could fly everywhere freely.“Even she has wings，she has no house，it must be very uncomfortable.” “If it rains or something scary comes up，how can she hide her head and legs？” T he two snails her felt pity for the bird.They were just lonely because they were only two. One day，they found a little snail crying on the back of a butterbur leaf. “What a pity！What’s happened？” “Hey little snail，where are you from？” The two snails asked the crying little snail.The little snail cried and said he was searching for his dad，mom and his brothers for a few days. “Oh dear！Stop crying.I will be your dad.” “And I will be your mom. Come on！” The two snails took him to a big special butterbur leaf where they were always living.A few days later，the little young snail ate delicious food and recovered slowly. Even his mom and dad were surprised that the baby snail could crawl very quickly and play far away from the leaf. “Sweet heart，yo u don‘t need to crawl very fast. Always walk slowly.” She showed him slow crawling.When it rained，funny sounds came from the splashing raindrop on the butterbur leaf. “Do you like it？It sounds like a drum，doesn’t it？” The husband snail was proud of h imself as if he made the sound. “Wow，it‘s funny.” The baby snail was very happy. The baby snail is old enough to marry now. His Mom and Dad searched for his bride crawling from one butterbur leaf to another. A ladybug heard it and visited them. “I know a great one.”Mom and dad snails were happy to hear that and asked. “Does she have a house？” “It’s not just a house. She has her own wonderful castle with 700 hallways. She is the queen ant.” The ladybug told them proudly.“Thank you for your kindness，but our baby will be eaten by ants if he marries to the queen ant.” The mom snail rejected the ladybug‘s kindness. After a while，a fly taught them there was a young woman snail right next to her.The snail family decided the woman snail would be the baby snail’s bride. The night of the wedding，six fireflies shone beautiful bluish light on the ceremony. The snail family lived together happily and peacefully ever after.【第二篇：A Piggy Bank】Once there were lots of toys in a room. There was a saving box on the dresser，and it was a small piggy bank. The piggy bank was full of bronze，gold and silver coins.The piggy bank knew that he had many coins inside of him. That‘s why he was always proud of himself in front of his friends. “I have a lot of money. It is enough to buy all of you.” The piggy bank always looked down from the top of the dresser and said this proudly. Then，the other toys looked up the piggy bank with envious eyes.One night，the beautiful moonlight poured into the room through a window. The toys in the room were so happy. “Ladies and gentlemen，let’s play together on this beautiful night.” A baby doll with a red velvet ribbon said. “Okay.Let‘s play a game.” “After that，let’s have a tea party.” “Wow，it will be exciting！” All the toys shouted for joy.Everyone except the piggy bank joined the party. “That party must be boring.” He held up his head to the ceiling and pretended that he was not interested in the party. He thought it would make him less valuable to join in such an unimportant party.“Hey，piggy bank！Come on and join us. Let‘s enjoy the party.” “Come on.” Everyone invited him to the party，but the piggy bank ignored their invitation. Therefore，the other toys enjoyed their party without the piggy bank.A rocking horse put on a knitting ball tail and danced. A rubber ball rolled over，and a toy car drove round everywhere in the room. Everyone seemed so happy.The piggy bank looked down at them playing and watched with an askance look. Then，the playing was over and the tea party began. The piggy bank couldn’t stand not eating when he saw the food，and he came closer step by step to the edge of the dresser.He smelled delicious cookies. He suddenly stuck his head towards the toys gathered.“Clink！” The piggy bank fel l down to the floor. When thepiggy bank broke into pieces，the bronze，gold and silver coins inside of him scattered noisily.The other toys were surprised at the piggy bank‘s fall while they were enjoying the tea party. Everybody looked at the piggy ba nk with surprise. “Look at that poor piggy bank. He was always proud of himself.” “It’s so sad. He could not even enjoy the party.” All the other toys felt sorry about the piggy bank.【第三篇：The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweeper】【第四篇】There was a very old cupboard in a living room. Various patterns were carved on the cupboard，one of them in the middle，was a man with a strange look；he had goat‘s legs，a small horn on his head and a long beard on his chin. The children who used to come in and out the room called him ’Goat Leg Billy‘.Goat Leg Billy was always looking down at a desk under a mirror. There was a lovely shepherdess made of china on the desk. The Shepherdess was holding a stick and wearing gold shoes and a skirt with red rose ornaments. She was also wearing a pretty golden hat. She was very beautiful.Right next to her，there was a Chimney Sweeper made of china with a cute and flushed face，and he was holding a ladder. They were engaged because both were close to each other，made of china and they matched each other very well as a good couple. There was another doll made of china，and this big old Chinese guy was three times bigger than the others. He could nod his head up and down，and he insisted that only he had the right to make decisions about the Shepherdess. One day，Goat Leg Billy asked him to be allowed to get married with the Shepherdess，the Chinese doll nodded his head and said yes.“Now you are going to get married. Your groom is made of mahogany，and his drawer is full of silver plates. Tonight，when the old cupboard makes a creaking sound，you two have to get married.” The old Chinese doll said this to the Shepherdess and fell asleep.The Shepherdess cried and looked at her beloved Chimney Sweeper. “I don’t want to g o to the dark cupboard. Let‘s go to the outside world with me！” “I can do whatever you want. Please leave here right now！I have a job，so I can take care of you.” The Chimney Sweeper said.“Can we get down from the desk safely？” The ChimneySweeper taught the Shepherdess how to walk with her china legs and they used a ladder to step down on the ground and looked up to the old cupboard. The patterns of the cupboard and Goat Leg Billy were shouting at them. “They are sneaking away！They are sneaking away！”The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweeper were astounded to hear their voices. The old Chinese doll already woke up and was shaking his body with anger. He fell down to the ground. “Oh，the old Chinese guy is coming after us.” The Shepherdess plumped down to the ground with fear.“We have no choice but to go out and face the big outside world.” “Are you sure that you want to go to the outside world with me？Do you know how really big the outside world is？We may never be able to come back here again.” “Y es，I know.” The Shepherdess said with no hesitation.“All right. I used to know way from the fireplace to the chimney. There is a hole connected to the outside world up there. We will use that hole to go out.” The Chimney Sweeper said and took the Sheph erdess to a gate in the fireplace. “It is very dark in here！” The Shepherdess bravely climbed up the dirty passage through the fireplace with the Chimney Sweeper.Even though it was steep and long，the Chimney Sweeper pulled and pushed her. When they finally reached the end of the chimney，they got tired and sat down. They could see the sky of twinkling stars over their heads and the huge outside world. The Shepherdess never imagined that the outside world would be this big. She started to cry because she was so shocked.“It’s too big. I am not strong enough to face it. I want to go back to where I was staying，the table in front of the mirror. “The Chimney Sweeper tried to calm her down by telling her that the angry old Chinese guy and Goat Leg Billy were following them，but it did not work. They had to crawl down through the chimney and go back to the fireplace.From the dark fireplace，they looked up at the room. It was very quiet，and the old Chinese guy was lying down in the middle of the floor. He was broken into three pieces when he tried to chase them and fell down from the table. His back and head came off from his body. “Oh dear！That‘s because of us. What shall we do now？” The Shepherdess felt painful when she saw him. “He can be repaired and w ill be able to scold us as he used to. “Are you sure？” The Shepherdess was relieved and went back to the table where she wasstanding before. “All our efforts were in vain！” The Chimney Sweeper grumbled to himself.After that，the old Chinese guy could move his body again as she wished. He looked like new when he was fixed and nailed on his back. But he could not nod his head ever again. “So，will you let me marry her now？” Goat Leg Billy asked the old Chinese guy.The Chimney Sweeper and the Shepherdess waited for his answer nervously. At last the China lovers could stay together because the old Chinese guy could not nod his head any more，and he could not say “yes”. They loved each other and lived happily ever after until they were broken into pieces.新东【第五篇：The Swineherd Prince】Long ago，there was a handsome prince in a country. He loved a princess of his neighboring country，but she was haughty and stubborn. “I don‘t want to marry just a normal guy.”The prince gave her a beautiful rose and a bird as a gift. “Will you marry me？” “You are asking me to marry you with these things？” She rejected his proposal.But the prince could not give her up. He tried to come up with a good idea for a long time. “That’s right. I have to disguise myself as a swineherd.” The prince，disguised as a swineherd，went to the princess‘ palace. The prince made a small and beautiful pot in front of the pigpen. The pot could even sing.One day，when the princess passed by the pigpen，the pot began to sing a beautiful song. She really wanted to have this pot. “How much is the singing pot？” “If you kiss me，I will give it to you for free.”She hesitated for a moment，but she really wanted to have it，and answered. “All right.” She kissed the swineherd.At that moment，the king saw them kissing. “What are you doing？” The king was so angry that he expelled her and the swineherd from his palace.She was so sad. “If I got married to the prince，this would never happened. “She regretted that she ignored the prince.While she was walking with the swineherd，rain began to fall. The rain washed the dirty swineherd’s face，and he turned into the beautiful prince. She fell in love with him at first sight and said，“Will you marry me？”But the prince said no. “No，I won‘t. I don’t want to marry a woman who kissed a dirty swineherd because of a pot. “The prince said good-bye to the princess and went back home.【第六篇：The Old Street Lamp】There once was an old street lamp standing on a remote corner of a town. The street lamp was worn out because he stayed up all night for several years to shine in a dark street. That‘s why he had to be replaced by a new lamp. It was the last night that the street lamp shone over the side street. He was an old kerosene lamp.The old street lamp burned himself as hard as he could since he thought it was his last night. “I have seen a lot of things since I stood here.” The old street lamp looked back upon what he had seen for a long time. There were pleasant memories，and also sad memories，with those he could hardly keep from tears.Suddenly the old street lamp sensed that there who were looking up at him. “Mr. Street Lamp，we heard that you will retire from your job.” “Please hire me after you.” “No，hire me.” They were a head of a herri ng，a tree fragment and a firefly. The head of a herring glowed in the dark，and the treefragment was bright in the dark when he was wet.The old street lamp looked down and said，“I am sorry say this，but you both are not bright enough to be a street l ight.” The three were angry about it. “Hum！You，old useless street lamp！You don’t have to care about which of us will replace you！” They said this and went back.The Next day，a janitor came to clear the old street lamp away. “Oh，I wish I can stay her e.” No one knew what the old lamp would become if he were broken to pieces. The old street lamp worried about this very much.There were a good old man and a woman. They were living around the old street lamp. They used to turn on and put out the old street lamp at night and dawn.The old street lamp happened to go to the old man and woman‘s house. The old man and woman did not want to live apart from the old street lamp which they used to take care of for a long time，so they asked the janitor to give them the old street lamp. “Whew，I am lucky.” The old street lamp felt relieved.One day，one of their neighbors came and asked.“ What on earth is the use of this old lamp？” “We’ve been taking care of this lamp for a long time，so we don‘t want to throwit away.” As the old street lamp was listening to their conversation，he felt his heart aching. “If they light me up，I can be quite helpful for them.”The old woman cleaned the old lamp in her spare time. Then，the old lamp slowly became clean. The lamp felt better. “Ha ha，it looks much better.” The old man smiled pleasantly. “Shall we light up this lamp tonight？” “Yes. Let’s do that.”The old woman bought a candle. That night，she lit up the clean old street lamp. “Great，I will try to brighten myself as hard as I can.” The old street lamp shone all around him brightly. For the old man and woman who took care of him，he brightened his iron ornament glitteringly.【第七篇：The Worthwhile Job】There were five brothers who wanted to do something important. They had their own certain jobs that they wanted to do. Each thought his job was the best. “I will be a great man. I want to make bricks.”The oldest brother wanted to be a brick burner and make bricks. But the second laughed at him. “Making bricks is a laborer‘s worthless job.”The second oldest brother wanted to be a bricklayer，andhe thought the bricklayer was much more important than a brick burner. He wanted to have a much more valuable job than his older brother did. Then，the third brother laughed at his two brothers after he listened to their dream jobs. “Hum！They are all unimportant jobs. I will be a great architect and wear a rimless hat.”His dream was to be an architect and to leave his name in posterity. The third oldest brother said he would build great buildings. He wanted to leave great buildings for the next generation after he died. After listening to his brothers，the forth said that he wanted to design better buildings than his third brother. “I will design more advanced building s than you will build.”He did not like normal materials. He wanted to have buildings made of rare materials so that he could have better buildings than his third brother did. “I will be a critic and will criticize my brothers’ work. Isn‘t it the most va luable job？”The last promised to himself that he would never follow his brothers’ paths. He wanted to correct his brothers‘ mistakes. As time went by，the oldest brother became a brick burner. The second brother became a bricklayer. The third one became an architect，and the forthbecame an architectural designer. They all passed away after they did what they really wanted to do. “The only one left is me.”The last one lived longer than any of his brothers，and he became a critic. “I did the most important job.”The last still insisted that he had the most worthwhile job among his brothers. After he died，even though he could go to Heaven only with his brothers’ help，he murmured to himself continuously in front of the Gate of Heaven. “I am the best.”Whatever your job is，they are all of the same importance.【第八篇：The Flying Trunk】There once was a rich merchant. He had a son who didn‘t want to do anything except play and waste money. The rich merchant died and left his money to his son，but he wasted it and soon，he had nothing left in his pocket. The Flying Trunk When he had no money，no one welcomed him. Even his closest friends avoided him. The son was so sad that he decided to move to another town.One of his friends gave him a big old trunk. But he had nothing to put in the trunk. The only things he had were a pair of wooden shoes and stripped pajama. When he had nothingmore to put in the trunk，he put himself in.“Wow，what is wrong with this trunk？” The trunk was closed by itself and r ose slowly up to the sky .“Where am I going？”He floated in the sky for a while，and when the trunk opened its zipper a little，he carefully looked down. He saw the round rooves of the towers. He arrived at the country where Trook people live. The trunk slowly landed next to a small pond in a forest. He hid the trunk and came out of the forest.He went place to place and found the tallest tower of the area. He asked about the tower to one of the people on the road.“Who lives in the tallest tower？” “A princess is living there，but she can only meet her king and queen.” “Why？” “A fairy told them that the princess will be very miserable because of a young man.”The son rode in the trunk and went to the princess’ room. She was sleeping peacefully. The sleeping princess was very beautiful. She woke up from the noise that the son made. “Who are you？How did you get in here？” “I came here to send you a message from the God of the Trooks.” He liedand pretended as if he was the messenger from the God.‘ The princess was happy and talked with him.He told a funny story to the king and queen when they came to see the princess. He said that he was ’the messenger of the God‘. The king and queen were happy and they decided to make him the groom of the prince.“People say the princess has a partner to marry. He is a messenger from the God.” The Trook people crowded into the streets and had a big party. They danced and enjoyed fireworks all night long. The son rode in the trunk and enjoyed the fireworks. When it was dawn，he hid the trunk again and went into the street. He wanted to know what people said about him. The Trook people were all saying，“Did you see those fireworks in the sky？He must be a messenger of the God.” He was happy and went back to the pond.When he got back to the woods，his flying trunk was badly burned and only a pile of ashes was left. A small spark was in the trunk，and it had started the fire. Unfortunately，he could never fly again，and he could not be the son-in-law of the king.【第九篇：The Great Rooster】There once were two roosters in a town. One was living ina henhouse，and the other was living on top of a high roof. One day，an eggplant and a cucumber in the field talked about the two roosters.“Which rooster do you think is be tter，between the one in the henhouse and the one on the roof top？” The cucumber asked first. “Of course，the one on the roof top is better！” The eggplant answered. “He sits on that high roof top and makes himself proud. Don‘t you think he is great when you see him？”“But the one on the roof top is made of iron. It just lets us know where the wind blows. If the wind does not blow，he can’t even move by himself.” “So，do you think the rooster on in the henhouse can climb up to that roof top？” “The one on t he roof top is all alone with no children and no hens.” “He is the greatest rooster even if he is all alone.” The cucumber and eggplant kept arguing.At that moment，a strong wind came and blew. Both the cucumber and the eggplant could not talk anymore. As it got dark，the wind grew stronger. With it came with rain，and a severe rainstorm started to fall.“Help me！” The cucumber and the eggplant trembled because of the storm. They hung on to their vines as hard asthey could because they felt they would pull out. In the henhouse，all the chickens got together and were shivering.But the rooster on the top of the roof was very busy while he was showing the directions of the rainstorm. “Shriek，it‘s from the east. Shriek，it’s from the south！” In the mid dle of the hard rainstorm - the tiles of the roof were falling down to the ground，and the branches of the trees were breaking into pieces-，he didn‘t seem to care how severe the rainstorm was.“Well，that’s my rooster！” The eggplant trembled and said. But even before the eggplant finished saying this，the iron rooster on the roof top broke and fell on the ground with a big noise，‘boom！’.The rainstorm stopped and the next morning came. “Cock-a-doodle-do！Sun is shining！” The rooster of the henhouse，who was shivering all night long，came out of the house first and told everyone the morning had come.【第十篇：The Pea Blossom】Five grains of green peas were growing together side by side in a shell. The green pea grains grew little by little with warm sunshine. Because of the green shell，they thought the whole world also would be green.“Make some room for me. Why do we feel this shell is much smaller than before？” As they grew up，they felt cramped in the shell. Autumn was just around the corner，and the green shell turned yellowish.One boy came close and picked the green pea shell. “The shell will be opened！” “Which one of us will go the farthest？” The green pea grains murmured together nervously，and looked forward to the shell being opened.The boy grasped the shell tightly and spread his hand out. Then，the shell was opened，and the grains jumped and popped out of the shell.The first green pea fell down on a roof and became food for a pigeon. The second green pea did too. The third green pea fell into a sewer and lived in the mud. The fourth green pea remained in the boy‘s hand and was locked in the boy’s treasure box. The youngest green pea jumped out as hard as he could and went the farthest. It landed in the corner of a windowsill of a house in a street. It was full of dust and moss.An ill girl and her mother lived in the house. They were so poor that her mother had to work all day. The ill girl had to stay in her bed all the time by herself.Small leaves and dust from here and there covered theyoungest pea. In spring，a small bud began to come out of his body. One day，the ill girl saw the new bud on the windowsill of her attic. “Mom，look at this. There‘s small buds on the windowsill.” Her mother came close to the window and looked at it carefully.“You’re right. The small green pea pushed out new buds！” Her mother was also surprised at the new buds，and the girl‘s eyes were glittering with joy. “Mom，would you move my bed close to the window？I want to watch it growing and stretchin g out.” “Sure，I will. Cheer up！”Her mother put some soil on the windowsill and she made a stick stand for the green pea. She helped the green pea stretch its roots and vines. The girl stretched her body to look out at the green pea’s vines. She kept st retching her back，and in the end，she can get out of her bed and stand. Her cheeks became full of fresh red color.Then，one morning，the girl shouted out with joy. “Oh！The white flowers began to come out. Mom，come and look at this green pea flower.” Her mother ran to her and embraced her daughter who was standing by herself. “That little grain of green pea helped my daughter to stand up and walk.” Tears were standing in the mother‘s eyes. The twowere standing with happy smiles next to the window of bright and warm sunshine.。