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朗读材料：1 A good wayMrs. Brown s old grandfather lived with her and her husband. Every morning he went for a walk in the park and came home at half past twelve for his lunch.But one morning a police car stopped outside Mrs. Brown s house at twelve oclock, and two policemen helped Mr. Brown to get out. One of them said to Mrs. Brown, “The poor old gentleman lost his way in the park and telephoned us for help, so we sent a car to bring him home.” Mrs. Brown was very surprised, but she thanked the policemen and they left.“But Grandfather,” she then said, “ you have been to that near park every day for twenty years. How did you lose your way there?”The old man smiled, closed one eye and said, “ I didnt quite lose my way. I just got tired and I didnt want to walk home!”2 Mid-Autumn FestivalMid-Autumn Festival usually comes in September or October. On that day families get together to celebrate（庆祝）the full moon. They usually sit outside in the open air at the table. On the table therere moon cakes, fruit, peanuts, water chestnuts（菱角）and so on. Adults tell the young people the story of Change and that of the moon cake. In China therere three main（主要的）traditional（传统的）festivals. Besides Mid-Autumn Festival, they are Dragon Boat Festival and Spring Festival. On every festival we have a big dinner. From January to December theres almost（几乎）a festival or holiday in each month. 3 When in Rome ,do as ROMANS doBefore you go to another country, it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country. When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say, “How do you do?” and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands after they havent met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time. Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh. 4 Such a judge!A judge was working in his room one day when a neighbour ran in and said ,“If one mans cow kills anothers ,Is the owner of the first cow responsible?” “It depends”, answered the judge. “Well” ,said the man “your cow has killed mine”. “Oh” ,answered the judge . “Everyone knows that a cow cannot think like a man ,so a cow is not responsible ,and that means that its owner is not responsible either.”“I am sorry ,Judge” ,said the man . “I made a mistake .I meant that my cow killed yours.”The judge thought for a few seconds and then said , “When I think about it more carefully ,this case is not as easy as I thought at first.” And then he turned to his clerk and said , “Please bring me that big black book from the shelf behind you.”5 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 as hot as the sun. At night you can see many stars, but in day-time you can 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 from 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.6 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 and weigh about100 kilograms. However, pandas are very agile, they can climb trees as easily as some other creatures（生物） do. Pandas have big, sharp teeth and live mainly on bamboo leaves. Every day each grown-up panda eats about 15-30 kilograms of bamboo leaves and they usually spend 10-12 hours eating. Pandas also have spare-time hobbies.Two of their hobbies are climbing trees and sleeping. Sadly, there are not many pandas left in the world because some people keep cutting down trees, and bad hunters are trying to kill them for money. The Chinese government is doing its best to protect pandas from being harmed or killed.7 The Diet.Mrs. Tan is worried about her weight, so she goes to see a doctor. “Oh, Im too fat, I need to lose a lot of weight.” “It isnt difficult to lose weight,” the doctor says. “All you need to do is go on a diet. Ill give you one.” The doctor takes out a piece of paper and writes “Eat lots of fruit and vegetables. Also, eat a lot of lean meat and grains.” The doctor hands the paper to Mrs. Tan. “Eat all those things and youll soon lose weight.”A few weeks later, Mrs. Tans friend visits her. Her friend is surprised to see that Mrs. Tan is even fatter than before and she is eating a huge sandwich with chocolate and ice cream. “I thought you were on a diet,” her friend says. “Oh, I am.” Mrs. Tan answers. “Ive already had all the food on my diet today. Now Im having my dinner.”8 Im not a poor old manIt was a beautiful spring morning. There wasnt a cloud in the sky, and the sun was warm but not too hot, so Mr. Andrews was surprised when he saw an old gentleman at the bus-stop with a big, strong black umbrella in his hand. Mr. Andrews said to him, “Are we going to have rain today, do you think?” “ No,” said the gentleman,” I dont think so.” “ Then are you carrying the umbrella to keep the sun off you ?” “No, the sun is not very hot in spring.” Mr. Andrews looked at the big umbrella again, and the gentleman said, “ I am an old man, and my legs are not very strong, so I really need a walking- stick. But when I carry a walking-stick, people say, “Look at that poor old man”, and I dont like that. When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say, “Look at that stupid man!”9 Seeing aliens 目击外星人A 13-year-old boy and his younger sister are playing on a farm. Suddenly, the boy shouts to his sister:“Look! There are black children!” What does the boy see? He sees four “black beings(生命)” 。 They are about 1.2m tall. Then, the four black children get into a round spaceship. The spaceship flies up and away. This was reported in France on August 29th, 1967. Every year there are many aliens stories. Some people say aliens kidnapped them. Some people say aliens used them to do experiments.10 The City of San FranciscoSan Francisco is a beautiful American city. It lies on the western coastline of the United States. It has lovely views and beautiful scenery. The Golden Gate Bridge, for instance, is a beautiful place to visit. Every day, thousands of people come to visit and enjoy its views.San Francisco is a hilly city. The lovely hills in the middle of the city make it the most attractive place. Many people walk up and down the hills, and some of the visitors also like to drive on the paths. They can see more places then. There are also visitors who like to take cable cars. They can get a better view of the city while the cars are moving along the tracks.Besides the Golden Gate Bridge and the hills, Chinatown is also a place worth seeing. Every day many people come to visit Chinatown. Some of them are coming to taste Chinese food, Others are coming for Chinese articles. You can buy wonderful Chinese objects in Chinatown.11 A lovely weekend.It is a fine Saturday morning. Bob and his family get up later than usual, because he isnt going to school and his father arent going to work. They are all staying at home, but they are not idle. Each of them is doing a different thing.Bobs father is in the garage. He is washing his car. His mother is in the kitchen. She is busy preparing a good meal for the family. Sometimes, Bob helps his mum with the cooking, and sometimes he goes to the garage and watches his father wash his car. His elder brother, Jack, usually stays in his study till lunchtime. His two sisters are listening to some beautiful music while theyre cleaning the house. His younger brother, Tom, is training his puppy. He is having a lot of fun. About12:30, the whole family is seated around the table enjoying a wonderful meal.13 MayIn the merry month of MayAll the little birds are gay.They all hop and sing and say:“Winter days are far away,Welcome, welcome ,merry May!”In the merry month of MayAll the pretty flowers are gay.They all dance and sing and say:“Winter days are far away, Welco