江苏省初中英语听力口语自动化考试--朗读短文

初中英语听力口语,2016年江苏省自动化考试纲要朗读短文,第一部分朗读短文1HalloweenisonOctober31.Peoplecelebrateitinmanyways.ChildrenwearspecialcostumesandmasksonHalloween.Manychildrenplayagamecalledtrickortreat.Theyknockontheirneighboursdoorsandshouttrickortreat.Theirneighboursusuallygivethemsomecandyasatreat.Ifthechildrendonotgetanycandy,theycanplayatrickontheirneighbours.Somepeoplealsomakelanternsoutofbigorangepumpkins.Theycutouttheeyes,thenoseandthesharpteeth.Theyputcandlesinthemsothelightshinesthroughtheeyes,thenoseandtheteeth.,2DearMillie,Thankyouverymuchforyourletter.IhopeIcanofferyousomeusefuladvice.Yousaidyouoftenstayuplatetofinishallyourhomework.Planyourdaycarefully.Makealistofallthehomeworkyouhave.Thenworkouthowmuchtimeyouneedtofinishitall.Thiswillgiveyouanideaofhowmuchsparetimeyouhave.Youalsosaidthatyoudonothaveenoughtimeforyourhobbies.Whataboutchoosingyourhobbyaccordingtothetimeyouhave?Ihopeyouthinkmyadviceisworthtaking.Bestwishes,Helen,3Myidealschoolstartsat8a.m.andfinishesat3p.m.Ilovesportsandcomputers,sowehavePEandcomputerlessonseveryday.Theclassesarequitesmall.Thereareabout20studentsineachclass.Thereisabigdininghall,wherewecaneatandchatwithourfriends.Thereisaparkononesideofourschoolandashoppingmallontheother.Wehaveabiglibrary.Wealsohaveatenniscourtandaswimmingpool.Therearelotsofclubsandafter-schoolactivities.Everymonth,wegoonaschooltriptoamuseumoratheatre.,4ZhalongNatureReserveisinNorth-eastChina.Itisoneoftheworldsmostimportantwetlands.Theareaprovidesfoodandcoverforalotofwildlife.Itisaperfectplaceforsomerarebirds.Somepeoplewanttomakethewetlandssmallerinordertohavemorespaceforfarmsandbuildings.Thiswillleadtolessandlessspaceforwildlife.NowtheChinesegovernmenthasmadelawstoprotectZhalong.Wetlandsareimportantbecausetheyprovidefoodandshelterforwildlifeincludingsomeendangeredbirds,andtheyalsohelppreventfloods.Wemustprotectthehomeofplants,fishandbirdsinZhalong.,5Dearclassmates,Haveyoueverhadanyproblems?Areyouwonderingwhoyoucanaskforadvice?Ifso,youcanwritetoMrSigmundFriend.Youmaywonderwhoheis.Heisayouthworker.Doyouknowwhatayouthworkerdoes?MrFriendsaysthatyouthworkershelpyoungpeoplesolvetheirproblems.Theyaredoingagreatjob.SomeofmyfriendswrotetoMrFriendandaskedhowtheycoulddealwiththeirproblems.Soontheygothisreplies.Nowtheyknowwhattheyshoulddo.Bestwishes,Millie,6Allaroundtheworld,peopledrinktea.Butteadoesnotmeanthesamethingtoeveryone.Indifferentcountriespeoplehaveverydifferentideasaboutdrinkingtea.InChinapeopleliketohaveteatogetherwiththeirfriends.Theydrinkteaatanytimeoftheday.Theyputonlytealeavesintheircups.Theypreferteawithnothinginit.TeaisalsopopularinJapan.Peoplehaveteaeveryday.ButthewaytheydrinkitisdifferentfromthatinChina.IntheUSApeopledrinkteaatbreakfastoraftermeals.Theyusuallyuseteabagstomaketheirtea.,7DearSir,IwouldliketorecommendDanielforthisyearsYouthStarAward.Danielisacleverboy.Helearnsthingsquickly.Healwaysthinkscarefullywhenheworks.Heplanseverythingwell.Danielisreallykind.Lastweek,afive-year-oldboylosthiswayandwascryinginthestreet.Danielsawhimandtookhimtothepolicestation.Hestayedwiththeboyandplayedwithhimfortwohoursbeforetheboysparentscame.AllthemembersattheHelpingHandsClubthinkthatDanielshouldgettheaward.Welookforwardtohearingfromyousoon.YoursfaithfullySandy,8Ourenvironmentischangingfortheworse,soitistimeforustogogreen.Herearesomesimplestepstotakeathome.Wecansavewaterbytakingshortershowersandturningoffthetapwhenwebrushourteeth.Inordertosavepower,weshouldturnoffthelightswhenweleavearoom.Someothergoodhabitscanhelpreducepollutiontoo.Weshouldnotuseplasticbagswhenshopping.Recyclingisalsoagoodwaytohelpreducepollution.Weshouldseparatewasteintodifferentgroupssothatitcanberecycled.Followthesesmallsteps,andyoucanmakeabigdifferencetotheEarth!,9NewYork,London,Parisandmanyothercitiesareexcitingplacestolive.Therearelotsofinterestingthingstoseeanddo.Butthereareseriousproblemsinbigcitiestoo.Itisexpensivetolivethere,andtherearetoomanypeople.Everyyearmanypeoplemovetothecitiestofindwork,studyatgoodschoolsandreceivehigh-qualitymedicalcare.Butsometimesthesepeoplecantfindworkorgoodplacestolive.Alsoitishardtokeepbigcitiessafeandclean.So,beforepeoplemovetoabigcity,theyshouldthinkabouttheproblemstheymighthavetodealwiththere.,10Thisweekend,Ivisitedmyaunt.Shelivesonafarminthecountryside.Shekeepshorsesandteachespeoplehowtoridethem.First,sheshowedmearoundthefarm.Itsverybig!Thenshetookmetoseethehorses.Itwastimeforlunch,soshegavethemsomefood.Afterthat,myaunttaughtmehowtorideahorse.Thenwerodethehorsesacrossthefields!Itwassoexciting!Whenwegotbacktothefarm,wecleanedthehorsesstablesbeforewehaddinner.IreallyhopeIcanvisitmyauntagainsoon.Ilovehorses!,11DinosaurslivedontheEarthalongtimeago.Wenowknowthatthefirstdinosaursappearedabout230millionyearsago.Therewerehundredsofdifferentkindsofdinosaurs,buttheydidntliveatthesametime.Somedinosaurswerereallysmall.Oneofthesmallestdinosaurswasaboutonemetrelongandweighedaboutthreekilograms.Otherswerereallybig.Someverylargeonesweighedover100,000kilogramsandsomewereabout40metreslong.Somedinosaursateplantsandothersatemeat,buttheydidnteatgrass.Alldinosaurshadfourlegsandlivedonland.,12Wearegoingtoholdatalkongoodtablemannersthisafternoon.Thepurposeistoteachstudentsrulesforeating.Therewillbealotofadviceontablemanners.Aboveall,whenyouaresittingatthetable,youshouldnotstarteatinguntileveryoneisready,anditisimpolitetomaketoomuchnoisewhileyouareeatingordrinking.Youshouldnoteatwithyourmouthopenortalkwithfoodinyourmouth.Beforeyouleavethetable,waitforeveryonetofinish.Theserulesareimportantbecauseweshouldmakesurethatbothguestsandhostsarecomfortableatthetable.,13Today,wearegoingtomakepotatostamps.Potatostampsareveryeasytomake.First,youshouldgetalargepotato.Dontuseasmallone,asitllbetoodifficulttohold.Next,washit.Youwanttobesuretogetitreallyclean.Nowcutitinhalfwishaknife.Becareful!Idontwantanyonetogethurt.Next,youshoulddrawadesignontheendofthepotatowithapen.Thencarefullycutthedesignoutwiththetipofyourknife.Whenyouredone,poursomepaintontotheplate.Nowputthecutendofyourpotatointothepaint.Finally,putthepotatoontoapieceofpaper.Wasntthatfun?,14Hello,everyone!Ivegotsomegreatnewsforyoutoday.Ourschoolbasketballteamisinthefinalroundofthebasketballcompetition!ThematchwillbeonSunday,the7thofNovember,atSouthHillSchool.Now,listencarefullytotheplanfortheday.At9a.m.,wellmeetattheschoolgate.WellarriveatSouthHillSchoolat10a.m.Thematchwillstartat10.30a.m.Afterthematchfinishes,therewillbethepresentationofthecupandmedals.Thebuswillleaveat12noonfromSouthHillSchoolandbringyoubacktoschool.Pleasecomeandsupportourteam.,15Myneighboursarekindandhelpful.Someofthemarevolunteers.Theyhavedifferentskillsandoftenhelpuswithallkindsofproblems.Usuallythereisahelpinghandsmeetingattheweekend.Peoplegotherewhentheyneedhelpwiththeirproblems.Computerengineersarepopular.Theyhelppeoplechecktheircomputers.Youcanalsofindsomeonetofixthingslikebrokenbicycles.Studentscangethelpwiththeirhomework.Therearesomecollegestudentsamongthevolunteers,andtheyarealwaysreadytohelp.Weareluckytoliveinaneighbourhoodlikethat.Peopleherearelikeabigfamily.,16ThisyearsBeijingMusicAwardswillbecoveredlivethisSaturday.Allthebigpopstarswillattend.Beforetheawardsstart,wewillinterviewsomeofthemostfamousstars.Twothousandfanshavevotedonlinefortheirfavouritesongs,singersandmusicvideos.Theresultswillbeannouncedduringtheprogrammeandthehostwillaskquestionsfortheviewerstoanswer.Asyouarewatchingtheawards,writedownyouranswersandsendtextmessagesto1396.Ifyouareluckyenough,youcouldwintwofreeconcerttickets.,17Weneedtodosomethingforgiantpandas.Theyrenowindanger.Forexample,giantpandasdonothavemanybabiesduringtheirlives,anditseasyforbabypandastogetsickanddiewhentheyareveryyoung.Also,giantpandasmainlyliveonaspecialkindofbamboo,sothebambooforestsareveryimportanttothem.However,thebambooforestsarebecomingsmallerandsmaller.Asaresult,giantpandasmaynothaveaplacetoliveorfoodtoeat.Therearenowonlyabout1600pandasinthewild.Weshouldtakeactiontoprotectthemrightaway.,18YesterdaywevisitedtheSummerPalaceandspentaboutthreehoursinit.ThepalaceisalargeChinesegardensetinanaturallandscapeandmainlyincludesahillandalake.Thelakeisverybig-ittakesupthreequartersofthearea.Itwasfrozen,sowecouldnotrowaboatthere.Itwasreallyapity.Acrossthelakeisa17-holebridge.Thereareover50stonelionsonbothsidesofit.Thelionsarealldifferentfromeachother.Isntitamazing?TheSummerPalacewasonceaniceplacefortheemperorstospendthesummeranditwaswellworthavisit.,19Ihavetochooseanewcolourformybedroom.Itisaveryimportantdecision,becausecolourcanchangeapersonsmood.Ilikeorange,becauseitsahappy,warmcolour.Itcanmakepeoplefeelcomfortable.MybestfriendJackdoesntagreethough.Hethinksgreenisbetter.Jacksaysthatgreenrepresentsnatureandthatitcanmakeyoufeelenergetic.IremindJackthatgreenisalsothecolourofenvy.Mymotherrecommendsblue.Shethinksblueisacalmandpeacefulcolour,soitwillmakemelessstressedandhelpmerelaxafterschool.Perhapssheisright.,20Itissowindyinspring.Manypeopleinthestreethavetocovertheirfaceswithscarves.Itmakesthemlookfunny.Summerisusuallyveryhot.Thehightemperaturemakespeoplesleepyintheafternoon.Sometimesitisrainy.Thesuddenheavyraincausesalotofproblems.Autumnisthebestseasonoftheyear.Peopleareluckytoenjoymanysunnydays.Theyliketohaveashorttriparoundthecityattheweekend.Mostchildrenlikewinter.Theyarehappyandnoisyonsnowydays.Theylikesnowballfights.However,itissometimescloudyinautumnandwinter.Heavyfogisnothealthyforpeople.,21DearSandy,Ihavejustlistenedtoaprogrammeontheradio.ItwasaboutanewCD-ROMpackcalledDailyEnglish.ItisanewcoursefromAustralia.ThepackincludesabookandfiveCD-ROMs.Itisverygoodfortouristsandstudents.Imsurewecanlearnalotfromit.Wecanlearnabouthowtousethetelephoneandhowtoaskandanswerquestions.Wecanalsolearntotalkabouttheweatherandthetime.Thecoursecoversmanytopics,suchastravelandhotels,foodanddrink,andshoppingandmoney.Iamgoingtoorderapackonline.Doyouwantmetoorderoneforyoutoo?RegardMillie,22Ilovereading.Ispendoversevenhoursaweekreadingdifferenttypesofbooks.Onweekdays,Iusuallyreadforabouthalfanhourbeforegoingtobed.Ireadalotattheweekend.Iaminterestedinhistorybooks,butIlikenovelsbest.ThefourgreatclassicalChinesenovelsaremyfavourite.IgetmostofmybooksfromSunshineLibrary-itisjustoppositemyhome.Myfriendsgivemelotsofadviceonbooks.Weoftenmeettogetheranddiscusswhattoread.Readingisalwaysawonderfultime.Goodbooksaregoodfriends.Theyalsoopenupawholenewworldtome.,23Everyoneneedsfriends.Thereisanoldsaying,FriendsareGodswayoftakingcareofus.Buthowdoyoufindrealfriendshipandkeepit?First,youshouldchooseafriend.Agoodfriendshouldbekindandhelpful.Forexample,ifyouhaveabadday,agoodfriendshouldlistentoyourcomplaintsanddohisorherbesttohelp.Butfriendshipsarenotalwaysperfect.Evenbestfriendshavefights.Whenyouhaveafightwithyourfriend,trytotalktohimorher.Ifheorshedoesntwanttotalk,dontbesad.Youcouldwritealetterinstead.,24KiteshavealonghistoryinChina.TheChinesebegantomakekitesover2,000yearsago.ThefirstkiteinhistorywasmadeoutofwoodbyMozi.HisstudentLuBanusedbambootomakekites.IntheEasternHandynasty,CaiLunfoundanewwaytomakepaper,andthenpeoplebegantousepapertomakekites.Inthe13thcentury,anItalianmancalledMarcPolovisitedChina.HetoldpeopleintheWestallaboutkites.IntheMingandQingdynasties,kiteflyingbecameaverypopularoutdooractivity.Peoplelikedtoflykitesonsunny,windydaysinspring.,25DearJohn,Howareyou?Ileftschoolearlyyesterdaybecausethesnowstormstartedagainintheafternoonanditgotworselater.ThismorningIreadanewspaperarticleaboutacaraccident.AmannamedSuNingcalled110at7.40p.m.usinghismobilephone.Hiscarcrashedintoatreewhilehewasdrivinginthesnowstorm.Heandhiswifeweretrappedinthecar.Thesnowwasheavyanditcoveredeverything.Thepolicearrivedatonceandtookthemtohospital.Luckily,theywerenothurt.WhataboutLondon?Doyouhavesnowstormsthere?Pleasee-mailmesoon.Maggie,26YaoMingwasborninShanghaiin1980.Hegothisfirstbasketballwhenhewasonlyfouryearsold,buthedidnotbecomeseriousaboutbasketballuntilhewas12.YaojoinedtheHoustonRocketsin2002andbecamethebestChineseplayertohaveeverplayedintheNBA.WhenYaoMinglivedintheUSA,hereturnedtoChinawheneverhewasneeded.HetookpartintheOlympicsin2004andin2008asoneoftheChineseathletes.Sinceheendedhisbasketballcareer,Yaohasdonealotofcharitywork,especiallyforpoorChineseteenagers.,27UNICEFwassetupin1946tohelpchildrenafterthewarinEurope.Now,UNICEFhelpschildrenallovertheworld.Itworksin158countries.Ithelpsgovernmentsandfamiliesmaketheworldabetterplaceforchildren.UNICEFgetsitsmoneyfromdonations.ItraisesmoneybysellingChristmascardsandorganizingotherfund-raisingactivities.PeoplecanhelpUNICEFbydoingvoluntarywork.UNICEFbelievesthatallchildrenshouldhavecleanwaterandfoodsothattheycanbehealthy.Italsobelievesthattheyshouldgotoschoolinsteadofworkingtosupporttheirfamilies.,28MynameisLucy.IaminYear9atWoodlandSchoo