初二(七)班下学期晨读(朗读短文)资料

1、短文朗读第一篇：Passage 1 Gift for painting 0:57Everybody thinks I have a real gift for painting. However, I once did not like art lessons because I could not draw very well.One day, I was playing with some paint as usual in Ms Luo's art lesson. I mixed the paint with water. As I took the brush away, I

2、dropped some paint onto the paper. Looking at the mark, I decided to blow it. The paint began to run, so I blew harder.The paint ran in all directions and made a very interesting picture! "That's a very good picture, Sandy/1 Ms Luo encouraged me to keep trying. Since then, I have been crazy

3、 about crayons and paints.短文朗读第二篇：Passage 2 Winter 0:49Winter is my favourite season. It is very cold and everyone has to wear thick warm clothes, but I always enjoy the winter here in Harbin.The temperature is usually below zero and it is often snowy. Everything is covered in deep white snow, and t

4、he lakes and rivers are frozen.During this season, you cannot see beautiful flowers or green trees, but the land is quiet and beautiful.My friend and I love playing outside in winter. It is exciting to have big snowball fights. We also make snowmen and use carrots for their noses. They look funny. W

5、inter is great!短文朗读第三篇 Passage 3 My father 0:49My father has worked in a local factory for years. You will not find anything unusual about him until you learn more.My father has always been kind and helpful. He has donated blood many times since 1990. The blood he has donated is enough to save over

6、70 lives. He has also donated blood cells to people with blood cancer. To my surprise, he has decided to donate his body for medical research after his death.When I was a little girl, I could not understand why my father always seemed to be kinder to others than to his own family. Now I realize that

7、 he has a heart full of love.短文朗读第四篇：Passage 4 Zhalong Nature ReserveZhalong Nature Reserve is in North-east China. It is one of the world's most important wetlands. The area provides food and cover for a lot of wildlife. It is a perfect place for some rare birds.Some people want to make the wet

8、lands smaller in order to have more space for farms and buildings. This will lead to less and less space for wildlife. Now the Chinese government has made laws to protect Zhalong.Wetlands are important because they provide food and shelter for wildlife including some endangered birds, and they also

9、help prevent floods. We must protect the home of plants, fish and birds in Zhalong.短文朗读第五篇：Passage 5 Mobile phones 0:54Twenty years ago, mobile phones were rather expensive. Only important or rich people had them. However, these days more people have them in their hands, even high school students.It

10、 is true that mobile phones can be very useful. They are an easy way to keep in touch with friends and family members anywhere and at any time. But we also hear mobile phones ring in places like classrooms, cinemas and museums. The sound is very loud and can disturb people. Some drivers have acciden

11、ts because they use their mobile phones while driving. So, are mobile phones really a good thing?短文朗读第六篇：Passage 6 Helen's advice 0:49Dear Millie,Thank you very much for your letter. I hope I can offer you some useful advice.You said you often stay up late to finish all your homework. Plan your

12、day carefully.3 )Make a list of all the homework you have. Then work out how much time you need to finish it all. This will give you an idea of how much spare time you have.You also said that you do not have enough time for your hobbies. What about choosing your hobby according to the time you have?

13、I hope you think my advice is worth taking.Best wishes,Helen短文朗读第七篇：Passage 7 Make potato stamps 1:01Today, we are going to make potato stamps. Potato stamps are very easy to make. Firs t, youshould get a large potato. Don' t use a small one, as it| beto hold. Next, wash it. You want to be sure

14、to get it really clean .Now cut it in half wish a knife. Be careful! I don 挟 want anyone to get hurt. Next, you should draw a design on the end of the potatowith a pen. Then carefully cut the design out with the tip of your knife. When you 轸 e done, poursome paint onto the plate. Now putthe cut end

15、of your potato into the paint. Finally, put the potato onto a piece of paper .Wasn 挟 that fun?un?短文朗读第八篇：Passage 8 Table manners 0:51We are going to hold a talk on good table manners this afternoon. The purpose is to teach students rules for eating.There w川 be a lot of advice on table manners. Above

16、 all, when you are sitting at the table, you should not start eating until everyone is ready, and it is impolite to make too much noise while you are eating or drinking. You should not eat with your mouth open or talk with food in your mouth. Before you leave the table, wait for everyone to finish.T

17、hese rules are important because we should make sure that both guests and hosts are comfortable at the table.短文朗读第九篇：Passage 9 Big cities 0:55New York, London, Paris and many other cities are exciting places to live. There are lots of interesting things to see and do.But there are serious problems i

18、n big cities too. It is expensive to live there, and there are too many people. Every year many people move to the cities to find work, study at good schools and receive high-quality medical care. But sometimes these people can't find work or good places to live. Also it is hard to keep big citi

19、es safe and clean.So, before people move to a big city, they should think about the problems they might have to dealwith there.短文朗读第十篇：Passage 10 Halloween 0:50Halloween is on October 31. People celebrate it in many ways. Children wear special costumes and masks at Halloween. Many children play a ga

20、me called “ trick or treat " T.h ey knock on their neighbours ' d oors and shout “ trick or trea t? Their neighbours usually give them some candy as a搐 re at? If the children do not get anycandy, they can play a trick on their neighbours. Some people also make lanterns out of big orange pum

21、pkins. They cut out the eyes, the nose and the sharp teeth. They put candles in them so the light shines through the eyes, the nose and the teeth.th.短文朗读第-f篇:Passage 11 Dinosaurs 0:55Dinosaurs lived on the Earth a long time ago. We now know that the first dinosaurs appeared about 230 million years a

22、go.There were hundreds of different kinds of dinosaurs, but they didn*t live at the same time.Some dinosaurs were really small. One of the smallest dinosaurs was about one metre long and weighed about three kilograms. Others were really big. Some very large ones weighed over 100,000 kilograms and so

23、me were about 40 metres long.Some dinosaurs ate plants and others ate meat, but they didn't eat grass. All dinosaurs had four legs and lived on land.短文朗读第十二篇：Passage 12 Go green 0:55Our environment is changing for the worse, so it is time for us to go green. Here are some simple steps to take at

24、 home.We can save water by taking shorter showers and turning off the tap when we brush our teeth. In order to save power, we should turn off the lights when we leave a room.Some other good habits can help reduce pollution too. We should not use plastic bags when shopping. Recycling is also a good w

25、ay to help reduce pollution. We should separate waste into different groups so that it can be recycled.Follow these small steps, and you can make a big difference to the Earth!u短文朗读第十三篇 ：Passage 13 Recommendation 0:53 Dear Sir,I would like to recommend Daniel for this year's Youth Star Award.Dan

26、iel is a clever boy. He learns things quickly. He always thinks carefully when he works. He plans everything well.Daniel is really kind. Last week, a five-year-old boy lost his way and was crying in the street. Daniel saw him and took him to the police station. He stayed with the boy and played with

27、 him for two hours before the boy's parents came.All the members at the Helping Hands Club think that Daniel should get the award.We look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours faithfully Sandy短文朗读第十四篇：Passage 14 Go to the match 0:53 Hello, everyone!I've got some great news for you today. O

28、ur school basketball team is in the final round of the basketball competition! The match will be on Sunday, the 7th of November, at South Hill School. Now, listen carefully to the plan for the day.At 9 a.m., well meet at the school gate. Well arrive at South Hill School at 10 a.m.The match will star

29、t at 10.30 a.m. After the match finishes, there will be the presentation of the cup and medals. The bus will leave at 12 noon from South Hill School and bring you back to school. Please come and support our team.短文朗读 第十五篇：Passage 15 Beijing Music Awards o：47This year's Beijing Music Awards w川 be

30、 covered live this Saturday. All the big pop stars w川 attend. Before the awards start, we will interview some of the most famous stars. Two thousand fans have voted online for their favourite songs, singers and music videos. The results will be announced during the programme and the host will ask qu

31、estions for the viewers to answer. As you are watching the awards, write down your answers and send text messages to 1396. If you are lucky enough, you could win two free concert tickets.短文朗读 第十六篇：Passage 16 Friends o：53 Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying,''"Friends are God&

32、#39;s way of taking care of us."“ But how do you find real friendship and keep it?First, you should choose a friend. A good friend should be kind and helpful. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints and do his or her best to help.But friendships are no

33、t always perfect. Even best friends have fights. When you havea fight with your friend, try to talk to him or her. If he or she doesn't want to talk, don't be sad. You could write a letter instead.短文朗读 第十七篇：Passage 17 Giant pandas 0:53We need to do something for giant pandas. They're now

34、 in danger. For example, giant pandas do not have many babies during their lives, and ifs easy for baby pandas to get sick and die when they are very young. Also, giant pandas mainly live on a special kind of bamboo, so the bamboo forests are very important to them. However, the bamboo forests are b

35、ecoming smaller and smaller. As a result, giant pandas may not have a place to live or food to eat. There are now only about 1600 pandas in the wild. We should take action to protect them right away.短文朗读 第十八篇：Passage 18 Reading 0:57I love reading. I spend over seven hours a week reading different ty

36、pes of books. On weekdays, I usually read for about half an hour before going to bed. I read a lot at the weekend. I am interested in history books, but I like novels best. The four great classical Chinese novels are my favourite.I get most of my books from Sunshine Library - it is just opposite my

37、home. My friends give me lots of advice on books. We often meet together and discuss what to read.Reading is always a wonderful time. Good books are good friends. They also open up a whole new world to me.短文朗读第十九篇：Passage 19 Colours 0:55I have to choose a new colour for my bedroom. It is a very impo

38、rtant decision, because colour can change a person's mood. I like orange, because ifs a happy, warm colour. It can make people feel comfortable. My best friend Jack doesn't agree though. He thinks green is better. Jack says that green represents nature and that it can make you feel energetic

39、. I remind Jack that green is also the colour of envy. My mother recommends blue. She thinks blue is a calm and peaceful colour, so it w川 make me less stressed and help me relax after school. Perhaps she is right.短文朗读第二十篇：Passage 20 Tea 0:53All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not me

40、an the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea.In China people like to have tea together with their friends. They drink tea at any time of the day. They put only tea leaves in their cups. They prefer tea with nothing in it.Tea is also popula

41、r in Japan. People have tea every day. But the way they drink it is different from that in China.In the USA people drink tea at breakfast or after meals. They usually use tea bags to make their tea.”短文朗读第二篇：Passage 21 A new course 1:00Dear Sandy,I have just listened to a programme on the radio. It w

42、as about a new CD-ROM pack called 'Daily English'. It is a new course from Australia. The pack includes a book and five CD-ROMs. It is very good for tourists and students. I'm sure we can learn a lot from it. We can learn about how to use the telephone and how to ask and answer questions

43、. We can also learn to talk about the weather and the time. The course covers many topics, such as travel and hotels, food and drink, and shopping and money.I am going to order a pack online. Do you want me to order one for you too? Regard Millie短文朗读 第二十二篇：Passage 22 A trip to the Summer Palaceo：58Y

44、esterday we visited the Summer Palace and spent about three hours in it. The palace is a large Chinese garden set in a natural landscape and mainly includes a hill and a lake. The lake is very big -it takes up three quarters of the area. It was frozen, so we could not row a boat there. It was really

45、 a pity. Across the lake is a 17-hole bridge.There are over 50 stone lions on both sides of it. The lions are all different from each other. Isn't it amazing? The Summer Palace was once a nice place for the emperors to spend the summer and it was well worth a visit.短文朗读 第二十三篇：Passage 23 Neighbou

46、rs 0:57My neighbours are kind and helpful. Some of them are volunteers. They have different skills and often help us with all kinds of problems.Usually there is a 'helping hands* meeting at the weekend. People go there when they need help with their problems. Computer engineers are popular. They

47、 help people check their computers. You can also find someone to fix things like broken bicycles.Students can get help with their homework. There are some college students among the volunteers, and they are always ready to help.We are lucky to live in a neighbourhood like that. People here are like

48、a big family.短文朗读第二十四篇：Passage 24 Kites 0:55Kites have a long history in China. The Chinese began to make kites over 2,000 years ago. The first kite in history was made out of wood by Mozi. His student Lu Ban used bamboo to make kites. In the Eastern Han dynasty, Cai Lun found a new way to make pape

49、r, and then people began to use paper to make kites. In the 13th century, an Italian man called Marc Polo visited China. He told people in the West all about kites.In the Ming and Qing dynasties, kite flying became a very popular outdoor activity.People liked to fly kites on sunny, windy days in spr

50、ing.短文朗读 第二十五篇：Passage 25 My ideal school o：57My ideal school starts at 8 a.m. and finishes at 3 p.m.I love sports and computers, so we have PE and computer lessons every day. The classes are quite small. There are about 20 students in each class.There is a big dining hall, There we can eat and chat

51、 with our friends. There is a park on one side of our school and a shopping mall on the other. We have a big library. We also have a tennis court and a swimming pool.There are lots of clubs and after-school activities. Every month, we go on a school trip to a museum or a theatre.短文朗读 第二十六篇：Passage 2

52、6 A famous basketball player 0:55Yao Ming was born in Shanghai in 1980. He got his first basketball when he was only four years old, but he did not become serious about basketball until he was 12.Yao joined the Houston Rockets in 2002 and became the best Chinese player to have ever played in the NBA

53、.When Yao Ming lived in the USA, he returned to China whenever he was needed. He took part in the Olympics in 2004 and in 2008 as one of the Chinese athletes. Since he ended his basketball career, Yao has done a lot of charity work, especially for poor Chinese teenagers.短文朗读 第二十七篇:Passage 27 UNICEF

54、0:53 UNICEF was set up in 1946 to help children after the war in Europe. Now, UNICEF helps children all over the world. It works in 158 countries. It helps governments and families make the world a better place for children.UNICEF gets its money from donations. It raises money by selling Christmas cards and organizing other fund-raising activities. People can help UNICEF by doing voluntary work.UNICEF believes that all children should have clean water and food so that they can be healthy. It also believes that they should go to