英语导读1000句文本

1、.英语导读 1000 句ContentsSection 1Making FriendsSection 24SchoolSection 47BooksSection 2Around TownSection 25UniversitySection 48MagazinesSection 3Sir, Madam, Mr., Mrs., Miss and Ms.Section 26ElectricitySection 49WaterSection 4Going PlacesSection 27EnvironmentSection 50PositionsSection 5In the HomeSectio

2、n 28Acid RainSection 51ToiletSection 6Cities, Towns and VillagesSection 29Global WarmingSection 52WashingSection 7In the GardenSection 30Climate ChangeSection 53ToysSection 8Playing GamesSection 31MarriageSection 54Games etc.Section 9Types of WorkSection 32DeathSection 55DanceSection 10Different Kin

3、ds of EatingSection 33BirthSection 56ComputersSection 11TimeSection 34ClothesSection 57DirectionsSection 12Different ValuesSection 35The BodySection 58InternetSection 13LibrariesSection 36IllnessSection 59TransportSection 14Cinema, TheaterSection 37CookingSection 60Which KnifeSection 15FlyingSection

4、 38InventionsSection 61WeatherSection 16SupermarketsSection 39LanguagesSection 62ArtSection 17ChildrenSection 40GeographySection 63In the CountrysideSection 18MusicSection 41ShoppingSection 64Under the SeaSection 19Famous WritersSection 42Visiting the DoctorSection 65MountainsSection 20Famous Musici

5、ansSection 43HospitalsSection 66Travel GuidesSection 21TelevisionSection 44At SeaSection 67Atlas, Map, GlobeSection 22RadioSection 45Swimming etc.Section 68PoliticsSection 23NewspapersSection 46HolidaysSection 69Goodbyes.Section 2Around TownSection 1 Making Friends1Do you know this town well?1Hi, my

6、 name is Bill.2Sure, I have been here many times.2Hi, I m Mary.3How many libraries are there here?3Nice to meet you, Mary.4There are three.4Likewise.5Three, thats a lot for a small town.5Where are you from?6Well, one belongs to the town.6I m from the USA, and you?7And the other two？7Oh, Im from Finl

7、and.8They belong to the university.8Finland? Where is that?9Can anyone use them?9Its in northern Europe.10No. Only students can use the university libraries.10Oh, I didntknow.11But can anyone use the town library?11And where in the America are you from?12Of course. I have been going there for years.

8、12I m from Texas. Thats in the south.13But really you should join the library.13Yes, I veheard of it.14How do I do that?14Have you really?15You gave them your name and address, and they15Sure, it squite famous.gave you a ticket.16Good. That sounds easy.Section 3Sir, Madam, Mr., Mrs., Miss and Ms.Sec

9、tion 4Going Places1In western countries, many titles are used.1Travel can be very exciting.2Men are usually called Mister.2Many people like to travel.3Women can have different titles.3People think travel is expensive.4A woman can choose her title.4This need not be so.5If she is married, she can call

10、 herself Mrs. or Ms.5We can travel by many ways.6If a woman is unmarried, she can call herself Miss or6Walking is a form of travel.Ms.7It can be very interesting.7So when do we use Sir or Madam?8Walking enables us to see many things in detail.8They are often used in formal letters.9We can travel by

11、plane, bus, train or car.9Sometimes we hear people call others Sir or Madam.10When we travel that way, we get to places quickly.10Yes. They are formal terms and very polite.11However, we dontsee things so deeply.11So how do we know when to use them?12A bicycle is a quicker way to travel than walking

12、.12Well, if you dontknow people, you can use those13By bicycle, we can still see things in detail.terms.14We can stop easier and examine what we find13It is considered too eresting.14Some people would think so, but don tworry about15But all types of travel are interesting.it.15Most people

13、dontmind if you guess.Section 5In the Home1 There are many kinds of rooms in a house.2 The bedroom is where we sleep.3 In the kitchen we cook our meals.4 In the dining room, we eat the food we have cooked.5 Lounges are used for relaxing.6 Some houses have a study.7 The study is like an office at hom

14、e.8 The bathroom is where we wash.9 Some bathrooms have a bath.10 Other bathrooms have a shower.11 Most bathrooms have a toilet.12 Some houses have more than one bathroom.13 Several bedrooms can make a part of a house.14 A house can also have a garden.15 A garden may have a small house called a shed

15、.Section 6Cities, Towns and Villages1 A city is really just a large town.2 A town is just a large village.3 A small village without any shops is called a hamlet.4 A hamlet may have only a few houses.5 A village will contain a few shops and several houses.6 Cities have lots and lots of people.7 Towns

16、 have fewer people.8 Villages and hamlets have even fewer people.9 In England, every city has a cathedral.10 A cathedral is a large church.11 Some European countries also have cathedrals.12 Towns have several churches.13 A village will often have at least one church.14 A hamlet may or may not have a

17、 church.15 Churches are an important part of cities, towns, villages and hamlets.Section 7In the GardenSection 8Playing Games1Many houses have gardens.1How many games can you think of?2But gardens are not just for houses.2Well, that depends on what kinds of games you3Many towns and cities have publi

18、c gardens.mean.4House gardens can have several uses.3Any kind.5People use them to grow things.4Well, there are all kinds of sports.6If the climate is right, people like to have lawns.5Like what?7Lawns are areas of grass.6Like football, swimming, tennis etc.8The grass will be kept, cut and neat.7Yes.

19、 Those games are for outdoors.9Flowers are popular in gardens too.8Sometimes swimming and tennis are not.10They make the garden beautiful.9Youre right, but what about indoor games?11Some people use gardens to grow food.10Like table tennis, badminton and volleyball.12Vegetables are popular, but so is

20、 fruit.11Yes. But those need special places.13Public gardens usually dont have vegetables and12What do you mean?fruit.13Well, you cantplay them at home.14They have trees, bushes, lawns and flowers.14Oh, you mean games like chess, drafts and cards.15Gardens are to relax in a beautiful environment.15Y

21、eah, they are games too.Section 9Types of WorkSection 10Different Kinds of Eating1What does your father do?2He is a teacher.1I like restaurants.3What does he teach?2What kind of restaurants?4Mathematics.3For food, of course.5Does your mother work?4Ah, but there are many kinds of restaurants.6Sure, s

22、he is a doctor.5Like what?7In the hospital?6Well, there are fancy restaurants.8Yes, and your parents?7You mean expensive ones?9My father is an engineer.8Yes. And there are cheap ones too.10And your mother?9Like fast food restaurants.11She was once a secretary in a factory.10Well, yes. But not all ch

23、eap ones are fast food.12My sister is a soldier.11Like McDon ald sand Kentucky Fried Chicken.13Oh, my brother will be going into the army.12We usually call that one KFC.14So, theyll both be in the army.13What about Caf s? Are they restaurants?15Yes. And I have another brother who has been in the14So

24、me are, if they serve food.navy.15But their menus are usually limited.Section 11Time1 There are three different ways of telling the time.2 We can say, for example, three fifteen (3:15).3 Or we can say a quarter past three (3:15).4 We can also say zero three fifteen hours (03:15).5 That sif it is 3:1

25、5 am.6 If it is 3:15 pm, we say fifteen fifteen hours (15:15).7 We call that the 24-hour clock.8 If it is 3:45, we can say that.9 Or we can say a quarter to four (3:45).10 3:35 becomes twenty-five to four.11 We can say five past three (3:05).12 We cantsay six past three (3:06).13 We must say six min

26、utes past three (3:06).14 If it is not 5, 10, 20, 25, 35, 40, 50 or 55, then we must add minutes.15 But it really doesntmatter which we use if others understand us.Section 12Different Values1 Weights and measures are different in different countries.2 We call the different systems decimal and imperi

27、al.3 Most countries use the decimal system.4 Thats a system that uses units of ten to count and measure.5 The imperial system came from England and is still used in some countries.6 England will have changed to the decimal system by the end of the decade.7 Many imperial countries are changing to dec

28、imal.8 America uses the imperial system for weights and measures.9 But America uses decimal for money.10 Americans use pounds and ounces for weight.11 The decimal system uses grams and kilograms.12 The imperial system uses inches, feet, yards and miles for measuring length.13 The decimal system uses

29、 millimeters, centimeters, meters and kilometers.14 In the imperial system, pints, quarts and gallons measure liquids and fluids.15 The decimal system uses liters.Section 13Libraries1 Most towns and cities have a library.2 Libraries are available to everyone.3 People think that libraries are just fo

30、r books.4 They are wrong.5 In modern libraries, you can borrow many things.6 Books, of course, are what people expected to find in libraries.7 Did you know, however, that you can also borrow music?8 Yes, many libraries will lend CDs and records.9 Some libraries will also lend computer programs.10 Do

31、 you know why we have libraries?11 It is to enable those who can not afford to buy books etc. to have access to them.12 However, they are not just used by poor people.13 All kinds of people use them, from children to professors, poor to rich.14 It would be almost impossible for you or me to collect

32、so many books and CDs.15 So libraries can be said to be very useful places.Section 14Cinema, Theater1 Whats the difference between a cinema and a theater?2 Theaters are generally for live performances.3 Cinemas are for recorded shows.4 What are live performances?5 These are where there are people on

33、 the stage actually performing there and then.6 So what sort of performances can we expect?7 There can be acting of plays, you know, drama, comedy etc.8 Anything else?9 Sure, there can be musical performances by solo artists or by bands.10 Can I see classical concert at a theater?11 Yes, some theate

34、rs are used for that.12 Cinemas are different then?13 Yah, cinemas usually show movies.14 And these are not live.15 Thats right, they were recorded on film long before you see it in the cinema.16 I dontknow which I prefer.17 Perhaps they are equally as good as each other.Section 16 SupermarketsSecti

35、on 15Flying1What happens in a supermarket?2Well, first, you will pick up a basket or a trolley.1We usually fly in aeroplane.3Whats the difference between a basket and a trolley?2But there are different kinds of machines for flying4A basket is used for just a little shopping.in.5A trolley has wheels

36、and is used when we have a lot3The general term for machines we fly in is aircraft.to buy.4The types most people use for travelare called6Then when we have chosen which we want, we gopassenger aircraft.shopping.5Similar aeroplanes are used for transporting goods.7Modern supermarkets have food from a

37、ll around the6These we term as transport aircraft.world.7Helicopters are used by both the military and by8The food is arranged in sections containing similarprivate citizens.foods and supplies.8However, some aircraft are only used by the military.9You walk up and down the sections choosing what9The

38、military is the army, navy and airforce.you want.10Not just the airforce use aircraft.10In big supermarkets, the choice can be very large.11Most military aircraftare used forfighting or11You can buy clothes and household items in somedefense.supermarkets.12Many, however, are used for transport.12Whe

39、n you have finished, you go to the checkout.13These provide food etc. for the armed forces.13Here you take all your shopping out of the basket or14Some aircraft fly from ships called aircraft carriers.trolley.15Even space rockets can be called aircraft.14The checkout person will then put the items a

40、cross amachine.15The machine tells you how much to pay.Section 17Children1 Children from all around the world are basically the same.2 Their needs are similar wherever they live.3 Of course they need food, parents and love.4 However, as children grow older, their needs may differ according to their

41、culture.5 In some countries, children go to school from the age of three.6 In other cultures, children may never go to school at all.7 When they are babies, they all eat or drink milk.8 When they are older, their food becomes the same as their parents.9 This naturally is different in different parts

42、 of the world.10 In the west, children learn to use knives and forks and spoons.11 In the east, they use chopsticks and spoons.12 Children will leave school and start work at different ages.13 Their education will depend on many things including cultural background.14 It does not matter if they are

43、from east or west, most people think children are beautiful.15 It is a shame it changes as they get older.Section 18Music1 Some people say that music is the universal language.2 Music bridges culture better than language does.3 Almost everyone in the world knows about classical music.4 Classical mus

44、ic is the kind written by Beethoven, Bach, Wagner, Tchaikovsky etc.5 These composers came from different countries.6 But their music spread around the world.7 Today we can buy all kinds of music to listen to.8 Popular music, also called pop music, generally appeals to teenagers.9 Rock, jazz, blues,

45、opera, soul and folk music are specialest kinds of music.10 However, they can appeal to all kinds of people in all countries.11 In the 1960s and 1970s, the Beatles from England were the most famous musicians.12 Their music influenced young people around the world.13 Although they no longer create mu

46、sic like Beethoven etc., the Beatlesmusic is still loved and performed.14 Today there is such a wide variety of music to choose from, that it seems difficult.15 It maybe best to try all the different kinds available.16 Then we can buy and enjoy the ones we like most.Section 19Famous Writers1 Most co

47、untries produce a few famous writers.2 Which writers can you think of from your country?3 How many writers do you know from other countries?4 How many are 20th century writers?5 Perhaps we know the old writers best.6 In China, everyone has heard of Shakespeare.7 He was an Englishman, but he died in

48、1616.8 So for 400 years, people have remembered Shakespeare.9 What about American writers?10 Do you know which are American and which are British?11 Sometimes it is difficult to know.12 But most of the famous writers before the 20th century were British.13 Russia has produced some very famous writer

49、s too.14 Most of the Russian writers are famed for their passion and romance in their books.15 France also has produced some great writers.16 And China?Section 20Famous Musicians1 How many musical instruments can you think of?2 Can you named anyone famous for playing what you chose?3 How many are fr

50、om the 20th century?4 Before then, most famous musicians were also composers.5 Composers were more famous than the players.6 Is that the case today?7 Most of famous musicians before the 20th century played in orchestras.8 Today, many of the most well-known musicians belong to the rock and pop world.

51、9 If they create their own music, are they also composers?10 Yes, they are. But their work is different to that of Beethoven etc.11 Is Michael Jackson as famous as Beethoven?12 Will his work last as long?13 Modern musicians and composers usually do not stay famous for more than a year or two.14 Toda

52、ys fame is often short lived.15 But the famous will earn lots and lots of money.16 It is interesting to compare musicians like Beethoven and Michael Jackson.17 It is difficult to say which is the best because they are so different.18 Each one was famous because they gave the public the right thing at the right time.Section 21Television1 How many hours a day do you watch television?2 In many modern western countries, the average is 4 hours per day.3 Many people think it is too much, do you agree?4 What a