英語閱讀理解短文原始材料

74/74小學(xué)英語背誦94篇英語閱讀理解短文原始材料Passage1.WoodpeckerPassage2.ABusyDayPassage3.ThedogandhisreflectionPassage4.AnhonestboyPassage5.AbirthdaypartyPassage6.TheFarmerandtheSnakePassage7.TwoYoungTreesPassage8.HongKongisaniceplacePassage9.WaterPassage10.Twins'BedroomPassage11.DogsPassage12.TheBestJobPassage13.ACleverMonkeyPassage14.WhatarestarsLikePassage15.RadioandTelevisionPassage16.It’scoolbehindyouPassage17.Father’sHobbyPassage18.Idon’tthinksoPassage19.SevendaysinaweekPassage20.MyspecialFriendPassage21.ADayinMyLifePassage22.TheSeaPassage23.AGoodYoungPioneerPassage24.SeahorsePassage25.ACatandaBirdPassage26.AFlyingFoxPassage27.FlyingBirdsPassage28.AirPassage29.ClocksPassage30.SwimmingPassage31.AmissingtigerPassage32.JimPassage33.AChineseBoyPassage34.Jim’sFamilyPassage35.OurHousePassage36.OurMonitorPassage37.MybedroomPassage38.APieceofmeatPassage39.OurClassroomPassage40.OurschoolPassage41.AHolidayPassage42.AnOldMousePassage43.AhungryfoxPassage44.HelpEachOtherPassage45.TheWeatherPassage46.What’sHappeningPassage47.KangaroosPassage48.APairofShoesPassage49.WegettheWrongcarpassage50.BepolitePassage51.TheSunPassage52.AirJordanPassage53.ThestrongestpowerintheworldPassage54.WhoistheGodPassage55.KitesPassage56.Teacher'sOfficePassage57.FallPassage58.PandasPassage59.Bookson"Howto"Passage60.ThePianistandanOldWomanPassage61.ThefavoritecoatPassage62.NoisePassage63.ThedietPassage64.AcheapmealPassage65.ComputersPassage66.TwoAmericanpresidentsPassage67.Asecondlanguage.Passage68.Asnowman.Passage69.LuckyandunluckyPassage70.TheGreatWallofChinaPassage71.Helen’sglassesPassage72.AdesertPassage73.Animal'shome.Passage74.AnoutingPassage75.GofishingPassage76.ThecandykingPassage77.YawnPassage78.TwothievesPassage79.AGiantKitePassage80.OnceayearPassage81.ANewDietPassage82.ThefrogthatchangescolorPassage83.ThecityofSanFranciscoPassage84.BenjaminFranklinPassage85.StopwritingPassage86.TherobotsPassage87.AbrokenmirrorandbadluckPassage88.HairandBeardPassage89.AlovelyweekendPassage90.AbridgePassage91.Ayo-yoPassage92.FunnypresentsPassage93.FirefighterPassage94.ExcusemePassage1.WoodpeckerTherearemanyappletreesinagarden.They’regoodfriends.Onedayanoldtreeisill.Therearemanypestsinthetree.Leavesofthetreeturnyellow.Theoldtreefeelsverysadandunwell.Anothertreesendsforadoctorforhim.Atfirst,theysendforapigeon,butshehasnoideaaboutit.Thentheysendforanoriole,andshecan’ttreattheoldtreewell.Thentheysendforawoodpecker.Sheisagooddoctor.Shepecksaholeinthetreeandeatslotsofpests.Atlasttheoldtreebecomesbetterandbetter.Leavesturngreenandgreen.Passage2.ABusyDayTodayisSunday!OnSundays,Iusuallyplaytheflute. Myfatherusuallyreadsthenewspaper. Mymother usually cleans thehouse.But todaymymotherisinbed.Sheisill.Myfatherhastodothehousework.Now,heiscleaningthehouse.“Sam,canyouhelpme?”“Yes,Dad!”Now,we’rewashingthecar.Where’smysister,Amy?Sheisplayingmyflute.Whataluckygirl!Passage3.ThedogandhisreflectionOnedayadogwithapieceofmeatinhismouthwascrossingaplankoverastream.Ashewalkedalong, he looked into water, and he saw hisreflection.Hethoughtthiswasanotherdogcarryingapieceofmeat.Andhefelthewouldliketohavetwopieces.Sohesnappedatthereflectioninthewater,andofcourse,asheopenedhismouth,thepieceofmeatdisappearedquickly.Passage4.AnhonestboyTonyissevenyearsold.Heisanhonestandpoliteboy.Oneday,itwasSunday.Tony,hissisterandhismotherstayedathome.HewaswatchingTVandhissisterwasreadingbooks.Hismotherwaswashingclothes.Justthen,hisfathercamebackwithabagofpears.Tonylikespearsverymuchandhewantedtoeatone.Hismothergavehimfourandsaid,“Let’sshare them.”“Which pear doyou want,Tony?”askedhismother.“Thebiggestone,mum.”“What?”saidhismother,“Youshouldbepoliteandwantthesmallestone.”“ShouldItellaliejusttobepolite,mum?”Passage5.AbirthdaypartyTodayisSusan’sbirthday.Sheisnineyearsold.Herfriendsareinherhomenow.Thereisabirthdaypartyintheevening.Look!Maryislisteningtothemusic.AndTomisdrinkingorangejuice.JackandSamareplayingcardsonthefloor.LilyandAmyarewatchingTV.Someoneisknockingatthedoor.It’sHenry.HebringsabigteddybearforSusan.Theteddybearisyellow.Susanisveryhappy.Allthechildrenarehappy.TheysingabirthdaysongforSusan.Passage6.TheFarmerandtheSnakeItwasacoldwinterday. Afarmerfoundasnakeontheground.Itwasnearlydeadbycold.TheFarmerwasakindman.He pickedupthe snakecarefullyandputitunderthecoat.SoonthesnakeBegantomoveanditraiseditsmouthandbitthefarmer.“Oh,Mygod!”saidthefarmer,“Isaveyourlife,butyouthankmeinthatway.Youmustdie.”Thenhekilledthesnakewithastick.Atlasthedied,too.Passage7.TwoYoungTreesTwoyoungtreesarestandingonthetopofthehill.TheirnamesareTimandAlan.Oneday,it’ssunnyandwarm.Somebirdsaresinginginthetrees.Thewindblows,andthetreesaretalking.“Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?’’asksTim.“I’mnotsure.IthinkIwanttobeachairoradesk.”answersAlan,“MaybeIwanttobeatoyboxorabaseballbat.Ilikechildren.” “Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?”asksAlan.“Me?”saysTim,“Ijustwanttobeatree.Iwanttobeahouseforbirdsandspiders.Iwanttohavemanyapples.Andwhenit’ssunnyandhot,peopleandanimalscanstandunderme.”Passage8.HongkongisaniceplaceHongKongisaniceplace,especiallyinsummer.July is a hot month in Hong Kong. But it’s anexcellenttimeforswimming.ThereisabeautifulbeachatRepulseBay(淺水灣).Togetthere,youcantakeabusfromCentral.LotsofpeoplegotothebeachonSundaysandSaturdays.Butifyougoonaweekday,itiswillbenotsocrowded.VisitorstoHongkongneedpassports.Butpeoplefrommanycountriesdonotneedvisas.Hongkongisaniceplaceforholiday.Therearemanyshops.Passage9.WaterWaterisveryimportantforlivingthings.Withoutwater,theremustbenolifeontheearth.Alltheplantsandanimalsneedwatertodrink,tocookfoodandtocleanourselves.Waterisneededinfarms,factories,offices,schools,familiesandmanyotherplaces.Waterisfoundinseas,riversandlakes.Itcanbefoundeverywhereintheworld,anditalsocanbefoundintheair.Passage10.Twins’BedroomThisisthetwins’bedroom.Itisaniceroom.Thetwobedslookthesame.ThisbedisLily’sandthatoneisLucy’s.Thetwinshaveonedeskandtwochairs.Theirclock,booksandpencil-boxesareonthedesk.Theirschoolbagsarebehindthechairs.Someniceflowersareonthedesk.Somenicepicturesareonthewall.Isthereakite?Yes,it’sunderLily’sbed.Thebedroomisverynice.Passage11.DogsOneoftheanimalsthathelppeoplealotisthedog.Insomecountries,dogspullwagons.Inthecoldnorth,dogspullsleds.Thereareotherwaysthatdogshelpus,too.Policemenusethemtolookformissingpeople.Soldiersusethemtocarrylettersandmedicine.Onfarms,dogstakecareofsheepandkeeptheminthefields.Atnight,theytakethesheephome.Dogshelptheblindwithwork.Somedogsaregoodandkind.Somedogsaregoodatanotherskill.Passage12.TheBestJobBettyisalazygirl.Shedoesn’tstudyhard,andshedoesn’thelphermotherwiththehousework,either.“Whatareyougoingtobewhenyougrowup,Betty?”Motherasks.“You’retoolazy.Nojobwilleverfityou.”“ButIknowone,”saysthegirl,“I’mgoingtobeFatherChristmas,”“YouwanttobeFatherChristmas?”Motherissurprised,“Butwhy?”“Becauseheworksonlyonedayinawholeyear.”Passage13.ACleverMonkeyAlittlemonkeypicksupapumpkinandwantstotake it home. But the pumpkin is too big. Themonkeycan’ttakeithome.Suddenlyheseesapandaridingabiketowardshim.Hewatchesthebike.“l(fā)haveagoodidea.Icanrollthepumpkin.Itlikesawheel.”Soherollsthepumpkintohishome.Whenhismotherseesthebigpumpkin,sheissurprisedandsays,“Howcanyoucarryithome?”Thelittlemonkeyanswersproudly,“l(fā)can’tliftit,butlcanrollit.”Hismothersmilesandsays,“Whatacleverboy!”Passage14.WhatAreStarsLike?Haveyoueverwonderedaboutthestars?Insomeways,starsarelikepeople.Theyareborn.Theygrowold.Andtheydie.Astarisbornfromdustandgas.Slowlythedustandgasmakeaball.Theballgetsveryhot.Thenitstartstogiveofflight.Theyoungstargrowsintoagiant.Manyyearsgoby.Theolderstarbeginstogetsmallagain.Atlastitslightgoesout.Thestar’slifeisover.Passage15.RadioandTelevisionRadioandtelevisionareverypopularintheworldtoday.MillionsofpeoplewatchTV.Perhapsmorepeoplelistentotheradio.TheTVismoreusefulthantheradio.OnTVwecanseeandhearwhatishappeningintheworld.However,radioisn’tlost.Itisstillwithus.Andlistenersarebecomingmore.That’s becauseatransistorradioisn’tlost.Itisstillwithus.Itisveryeasytocarry.Youcanputoneinyourpocketandlistentoitonthebusoryourbikewhenyougotowork.Passage16.It’scoolbehindyouIt’s two o’clock in the afternoon. The sun isshinningandit’sveryhot.Nancyhastomeethermotheratthetrainstation.Nowshe’swalkinginthestreet.Therearenotreesandshe’sfat.Soshefeelsveryhot.Butshedoesn’tfindaboywalkingjustbehindher.Andshemeetsafriendandsays“hello”tohim.“Who’stheboybehindyou？”askstheman.Nowsheseestheboy.Sheisangryandasks,“Whyareyouwalkingbehindme,boy?”“There’s no shade in the street,youknow.”answerstheboy.“It’scoolbehindyou,Ithink.”Passage17.Father’sHobbyMydadworksfromMondaytoFridayinabank.heusesthecomputertocountmoney.Hisjobisveryimportantinthebank.Dadisalsobusyathome.Atweekendshecooksdinner.UsuallyhecooksItalianfood.OnSundayshemakes fivepiecesofpizza.Sometimeshe cookschickenandmakesChinesefood.Mymumwatchesandhelpshim.Ihelpmydad,too.Iwashthedishes.Manypeoplethinkitisstrangeforamantocook.Butmydadenjoyshishobby.Cookingrelaxeshim.Heisaweekendcook.Passage18.Idon’tthinksoJackisagoodboybuthedoesn’tliketousehishead.Heoftensayssomethingwithouthinking.Itmakesothersunhappy.Mr.Blackteachesmathinaschool.He’soldnowandhelikeschildren.OntheFridayMr.Blackdoesn’tgotowork,becausehe’sillinahospital.AndJack’smotherwillseehimafterdinner.“Iwanttobetherewithyou.”saysJack.“You’rearudeboy.Ican’ttakeyouthere.’’sayshismother.“Don’tworry,mum.Iwon’tdothatagain.Pleasebelieveme.”saysJack.Inthehospital,Jacksaysnothingatfirst.Whenthey’releaving,hesaystoMr.Black,“Youlookfine.Thedoctorsaysyou’regoingtodie,butIdon’tthinkso.”Passage19.SevendaysinaweekThereareaboutfifty-twoweeksinayear.Andtherearesevendaysineachweek.ThefirstdayofaweekisSunday.TheotherdaysofaweekbetweenSunday and Saturday areMonday,Tuesday,WednesdayThursdayandFriday.Mondayisthesecondday,Tuesdayisthethirdday,Wednesdayisthefourthday,Thursdayisthefifthday,andFridayisthesixthday.What’sthelastday?Doyouknow?Passage20.MyspecialFriendIhaveafriendintheU.S.HisnameisDonAdams.Iknowhimverywell,butIhavenevermethim.Wewritetoeachotherallthetime.Mylettersareveryshort.ItisstillhardformetowriteinEnglish.IreceivedaletterfromDonyesterday.Itmakesmeveryhappy.Heiscomingtomycountryforavisitnextsummer.Wearegoingtoseeeachotherforthefirsttime.Passage21.ADayinMyLifeMyfamilylivesonthisstreet.Inthemorning,myfathergoestoworkandallthechildrengotoschool.Mymothertakesustoschooleveryday.Shedoesthehousework.Shealwayshasherlunchathome,andseesherfriendsintheafternoon.Intheeveningallthechildrencomehomefromschool.Theyalwaysgethomeearly.Myfathergoeshomefromworkandheisoftenlate.AftersuppermytwobrothersandIdoourhomework.Wegotobedatten.Passage22.TheSeaWhatdoknowaboutthesea?Somepeoplehaveseenitbutothershaven’t.Thesealooksbeautifulonafinesunnydayanditcanbeverytoughwhenthereisastrongwind.Whatotherthingsdoyouknowaboutit?Ofcourse,theseaisverylarge.Intheworldthereismoreseathanland.Ifyouhaveswuminthesea,youknowthattheseaissalty.Riverscarrysaltfromthelandintothesea.Someplacesoftheseaaresaltierthantheotherplaces.DoyouknowtheDeadSea?Itissosaltythatyoucan’tsinkwhenyouareinthewater!Andfishcannotliveinit!Passage23.AGoodYoungPioneerLiHuaisaYongPioneer.Heisgoingtothepark.Nowheiswaitingforabus.Suddenlyhefindsawatch onthe ground. Heasks somepeople,“Whosewatchisit?”Butthewatchisn’ttheirs.Sohegivesthewatchtoapoliceman.NowLiHuagetsonthebus.Heissittingnearthewindow.Anoldwomangetsonthebus.Shehasnoseat.Sohestandsupandsays,“Hereisaseatforyou,Granny.Pleasesithere”Passage24.SeahorseThereareallkindsofhorsesintheworld.Butoneofthemyoucan’tride.Itdoesn’tliveonland,butinthesea.Itlooksliketheheadofhorse.Sothepeoplecallitseahorse.Infact,theseahorseisasmallfish.Itlikestoliveinwarmwater.Aseahorsestandsupinthewaterwhenitswims.Fatherhorsecarriestheeggstokeepthemsafeinitspouch.When theeggs arehatched,thebabyhorsesswimaway.Passage25.ACatandaBirdTherearethreetreesnearthehouse.Thereisabigtree,andtwosmalltrees.Inthebigtreethereisabird.Canthebirdsing?Yes,itcan.What’sunderthebigtree?It’sacat.“Iwantsomefood,”thinksthecat.“Bird,mygoodfriend,Comehere!It’stimetoplaygames”saysthecat.“Notoday,thankyou!”saysthebird,“Youcan’tcatchme!Goodbye!”Look!Thebirdisflying!Passage26.AFlyingFoxAflyingfoxisnotafoxatall.Itisabat.Butthisbatlookslikeafox.Aflyingfoxisverybig.Itlikestoeatfruit.Sometimestheflyingfoxiscalledfruitbat.Theflyingfoxfliesintofruittrees.Thenthebateatsallthefruit.Sofruitfarmersdonotliketheflyingfox.Passage27.FlyingBirdsBirdsdon’tflyhighupinthesky.Theairistoothin.Itishardforbirdstobreatheinthinair.Thinairdoesn’tholdthemup.Birdsflynearthegroundsothattheycanseewheretheyare.Thebirdslookforplacestheyknow.Thentheydonotgetlost.Somebirdsflysolowovertheoceanthatthewavesoftenhidethem.Manybirdsflyalongdistanceinthespringandautumn.Passage28.AirAirisallaroundus.Itisaroundusaswewalkandplay.Fromthetimewewerebornairisaroundusoneveryside.Whenwesitdown,itisaroundus.Whenwegotobed,airisalsoaroundus.Weliveinair.Wecanlivewithoutfoodorwaterforafewdays,butwecannotliveformorethanafewminuteswithoutair.Wetakeinair.Whenweareworkingorrunningweneedmoreair.Whenweareasleep,weneedlessair.Weliveinair,butwecannotseeit.Wecanonlyfeelitwhenitismoving.Movingairiscalledwind.Howcanwemakeairmove?Hereisoneway.Holdanopenbookinfrontofyourface,closeitquickly.Whatcanyoufeel?Whatyoufeelisair.Passage29.ClocksTherearemanyclocksintheBrown’shouse.Theyareindifferentrooms.Abigclockstandsinacornerofthesittingroom.Itisavery,veryoldclock,butitstillkeepsgoodtime.Mr.Brownwindsitonceaweek.Passage30.SwimmingSwimmingisagoodsport.It’spopular.Peoplelikeswimmingbecausethewatermakespeoplefeelcool.Butiftheyswiminawrongplace,itisverydangerous.Theseyears,somepeoplediedwhentheywereenjoyingthemselvesinwaterandmostofthemwerestudents.Summerholidaywillbethereagain.Iwanttogiveyousomeadvice.First,don’tgetintothewaterwhenyouarealone.Second,don’tgetintothewaterifthereisaNoswimmingsign.Third,youshouldbecarefulinthewater.Ifyourememberthese,swimmingwillbesafeandit’sgoodforyourhealth.Passage31.AmissingtigerWeusedtohaveacatcalledTiger.Hewasabeautifultabbywithagreatdealofcharacter.Hewasanaturalhunter,andverysoonnomousedaredtoshowitsfaceinourhouse.UnfortunatelyTigeralsousedtocatchalotofbirdsandthismadehimveryunpopularwithsomeoftheneighbors.Ondayday,justafterhissecondbirthday,Tigerdisappeared.Perhapshewasrunoverbyacar,foratthattimewelivednearabusystreet.Althoughweofferedareward,weneverdiscoveredwhathadhappenedtohimandweneversawhimagain.Passage32.JimJimgetsupat6:30.Hishomeisnearhisschool.Heleaveshomeat7:30.Theybeginclassat8:00.Hehaslunchathome.Afterlunchheplaysgameswithhisclassmates,intheafternoon,Jimhasthreeclasses.Heleavesschoolat4:30.Passage33.AChineseBoyI’maChineseboy.MynameisChenDong.Iamtwelve.Ihavetwosisters.MysistersandIareallstudents.Myfatherisateacher.HeisaChineseteacher.HeteachesinNo.19MiddleSchool.Mymotherisateacher,too.SheteachesEnglishintheNo.11MiddleSchool.Passage34.Jim’sFamilyApictureisonmydesk.ThisisapictureofJim’sfamily.ThemanisJim’sfather.AwomanisbehindJim.Sheishismother.Theyareteachers.Agirlisinthepicture,too.SheisJim’ssister.HernameisKateGreen.Jimandhissisterareinthesameschool.Buttheyaren’tinthesamegrade.Theylookliketheirmother.TheyareEnglish.Passage35.OurHouseOurhomeisneartheschool.Wehaveahouse.Itisagoodhouse.Thehousehasthreerooms.Oneisalivingroom.Theothertwoarebedrooms.Inthelivingroomthereisatableandsixchairs.Therearesomeflowersonthetable.Thereisagardeninfrontofthehouse.Ourhouseisn’tbig,butwelikeit.Passage36.OurMonitorThisisLin.SheisfromBeijing.Shestudiesveryhard. In class she can answer the teacher’squestionsveryquickly.Linlovesherclassmatesandoftenhelpsthemwiththeirlessons.Everybodysayssheisaverygoodmonitor.Passage37.MybedroomThisismybedroom.Therearetwowindowsinit.Nearthewindowtherearesomeredflowers.AmapofChinaisonthewall.Youcanseefourshoesandabasketballundermybed.Therearetrousersandacoatonthebed.Manyschoolbooksareonmydesk.Andtherearethreelightsinmybedroom.Oneisonmydesk,andtheothertwoarenearmybed.Passage38.APieceofmeatAdoghasalargepieceofmeatinhismouth.Nearthewaterhelooksdownandseeshimselfinthewater.Hethinksitisanotherdog.Thatdoghasalsoalargepieceofmeatinhismouth.Hesaystohimself,“Iwanttogethismeat.ThenIcanhavetwopieces.”Heopenshismouthtobarkandhismeatgoesdownintothewater.Passage39.OurClassroomOurclassroomisbrightandclean.Butitisnotbig.Therearetwenty-threedesksandchairsinit.Theyarenew.There’sabigdeskinfrontoftheclassroom.It’sforourteachers.Therearefivepicturesontherightwall.There’samapoftheworldandamapofChinaontheleftwall.Besidethewindowthere’sabookshelf.Therearemanybooksonit.Ourclassroomisverynice.Wehavelessonshere.Welikeourclassroom.Passage40.OurschoolThisisourschool.Therearemanyclassroomsinit. There are eighthundredstudentsandsixty—nineteachersinourschool.Therearemanytreesandflowersinit.Alltheteachersandstudentslikeourschoolverymuch.We come to school at seven. We have fourclassesinthemorningandtwointheafternoon.Ourclassroomisbigandclean.Wehavelessonshere.Wedoourhomeworkathome.Allthestudentsstudyhard.Passage41.AHolidayIt’sfinetoday.Tomandhisfamilyareatapark.Themaninwhiteishisfather.Heisstandingbythelakeandlookingattheboats.Thewomaninblueishismother.Sheissittingonthegrass.BesidehismotherisAlice,hissister.Sheiseatingcake.Theparkisbig,andtherearemanytreesandflowersinit.Theyarehavingagoodtime.Passage42.AnOldMouseAnoldwomanhasacat.Thecatisnowveryold.Shecannotrunfast,andshecannotbite.Onedaytheoldcatseesamouse.shejumpsandcatchesthemouse.Butshecannotbiteit.Sothemousegetsoutofhermouthandrunsaway.Thentheoldwomanisveryangrybecausethecatcannotkillthemouse.Shebeginstobeatthecat.Thecatsaystoher,“Don’tbeatme.Befriendlytome.WhenIwasyoung,Ididgoodworkforyou.”Passage43.AhungryfoxAhungryfoxisfromaforest.Hearrivesatavillage.Hewantstofindsomefood.Hecomestoahouseandpullsthedoor.Butitlocked.Heseesthereisaheninside.“HelloI’llcometovisityou,”hetellsthehen.“Iknowthatyouareill.Comeoutandletmetakeyourtemperature.”“Thankyou,”saysthehen.“Ihaveaheadache.ButifIcomeout,youwillkillme.”Passage44.HelpEachOtherLook!Kateisflyingabirdkite.Oh,herkiteisinthetree.Anditisbroken.Shecan’tclimbupthetree.LiLeiandJimarecominghere.LiLeiishelpingher.Heisgettingthekitefromthetree.Buthecan’tgetdown.JimishelpingLiLei.LiLeiisjumpingtothewall.Theyaregettingdownfromthewall.Kate,Jim,andLiLeiaremendingthekiteunderthetree.Theyaregoodfriends.Passage45.TheWeatherTheweatherinShanghaiisnotalwaysgood.Inwinteritisoftencoldandwet.Insummeritisveryhot.Springisverybeautiful.Itisnotverycold,butwehavealotofraininspring.Autumnisthebestseason.Thedaysareclearanddryanditissunnyandwarmallthetime.TheweatherinShanghaiissometimeswarmerthaninBeijing.ButinsummeritiscoolerinBeijingthaninShanghai.Passage46.What’sHappening?Itisinautumn.Ayoungmancomestoaforest.He’swalkingbesidetheforest.Onhisrightisariver.Onhisleftistheforest.Suddenlyheseestwogreeneyeslookingathimfromthetrees.Atigerisgettingreadytojumponhim.Whatdoeshedo?Hemustjumpintotheriver.Intheriverthereisabigcrocodile.Itsmouthisverybig.Theyoungmancloseshiseyes.Thetigerjumpsoverhim.Andtheyoungmanopenshiseyes.Nowthe tigerisinthemouthofthecrocodile.Passage47.KangaroosTherearemanykangaroosinAustraliaandnotonlyinzoos.Youcanseethemeverywhereoutsideofthecitiesandtowns.Whentheywanttohavearestontheirtails,kangaroosarealsoverygoodatlookingaftertheirbabies.motherkangarooskeeptheirbabiessafeintheirpockets.Passage48.APairofShoesOnedayanoldmanistakingthetraintohishometown.Oneofhisshoesfallsontotheground,butthetrainstarts.Hecannotpickitup,thenhetakesofftheotherandthrowsitnearthefallenshoe.Aboybesidehimaskshim,“Whydoyoudothat?”Heanswers,“Ifamanpicksthemup,hemaygetapairofshoes.”Passage49.WegettheWrongcar!OnedaymywifeandIgoshoppingatashop.Westopthecarinfrontoftheshop.Anhourlaterwecomebacktothecarwithmanythings.Butwecannotopenthecardoor.“Oh,dear,”saysmywife.“Whatshallwedo?”“Let’saskthatpoliceman!”Thepolicemancomestohelpus.Afewminuteslater,hegetsthedooropen.Justatthatmomentamancomesupandshouts,“Whyareyouopeningmycardoor?”Welookatthenumberofthecarandourfacesturnred.Passage50.Thankyou.Manypeopleliketosay“Thankyou”whenothershelpthemorsaysomethingkindtothem.Itisaverygoodhabit.Youshouldsay“Thankyou”whensomeonepassesyouthesaltonthetable,whensomeoneiswalkingaheadofyoukeepsthedooropenforyou,whensomeonesaysyouhavedoneyourworkwell,oryouhaveboughtsomethingniceoryourcityisverybeautiful.Thankyouisusednotonlybetweenfriends, but also between parents and children,brotherandsister.Let’slearntosayThankyou.Passage51.TheSunThereisnothingmoreimportantinlifethanthesun.WithoutthesunalllivingthingsonEarthwoulddie.Thesunisastar.Intheskytherearethousandsofstarslikethesun.Theyareaslargeasthesunandashotasthesun.Atnightyoucanseemanystars,butinday-timeyoucanonlyseeonestar-thesun.Thesunismuchnearertousthananyotherstars.Thatiswhyitlookslikethebiggestandbrightestofallthestars.ThedistanceofthesunfromtheEarthisasmuchas150millionkilometers.MostofthestarsarethousandsoflightyearsawayformtheEarth.Doyouknowwhatalightyearis?Nothingintheworldtravelsfasterthanlight.Ittravels300,000kilometersasecond.Onelightyearisthedistancethatlighttravelsinoneyear.Passage52.AirJordanMichaelJordan(1963-)isoneofthemostfamousbasketballplayers intheworld.HewasborninBrooklyn,NewYork.Hedidn’tliketotalkabouthimself.Hewasalsoveryshort.Hedidn’tplayverywellwhenhejoinedthebasketballteaminhishighschoolatfirst.Butthenextyearthingschangedgreatlyforhim,ashegrewmuchtaller.MichaelJordanbecamefamouswhenhejoinedtheuniversitybasketballteaminPassage53.TheStrongestPowerintheWorld.Onedayagreatgeneralaskshissoldiers,“Whatisthestrongestpowerintheworld?”Fourofhissoldiersputuptheirhands.Theywanttoanswerthequestion.Thegeneralasksthefirstmantospeak.Thefirstmanisyoungerthantheotherthree,andhe’snotstrong.Hesays,“Mygunisthestrongest.Itcankillanyone.”“Thankyou.Next,please.”Thesecondmanisverystrong.Hesays,”Idon’tthinkthat’strue.Soldiersuseg