小学英语背诵94篇英语阅读理解

小学英语背诵94篇英语阅读理解

Passage1.Woodpecker

Passage2.ABusyDay

Passage3.Thedogandhisreflection

Passage4.Anhonestboy

Passage5.Abirthdayparty

Passage6.TheFarmerandtheSnake

Passage7.TwoYoungTrees

Passage8.HongKongisaniceplace

Passage9.Water

Passage10.Twins*Bedroom

Passage11.Dogs

Passage12.TheBestJob

Passage13.ACleverMonkey

Passage14.WhatarestarsLike

Passage15.RadioandTelevision

Passage16.Ifscoolbehindyou

Passage17.Father'sHobby

Passage18.Idon'tthinkso

Passage19.Sevendaysinaweek

Passage20.MyspecialFriend

Passage21.ADayinMyLife

Passage22.TheSea

Passage23.AGoodYoungPioneer

Passage24.Seahorse

Passage25.ACatandaBird

Passage26.AFlyingFox

Passage27.FlyingBirds

Passage28.Air

Passage29.Clocks

Passage30.Swimming

Passage31.Amissingtiger

Passage32.Jim

Passage33.AChineseBoy

Passage34.Jim'sFamily

Passage35.OurHouse

Passage36.OurMonitor

Passage37.Mybedroom

Passage38.APieceofmeat

Passage39.OurClassroom

Passage40.Ourschool

Passage41.AHoliday

Passage42.AnOldMouse

Passage43.Ahungryfox

Passage44.HelpEachOther

Passage45.TheWeather

Passage46.WhafsHappening

Passage47.Kangaroos

Passage48.APairofShoes

Passage49.WegettheWrongcar

passage50.Bepolite

Passage51.TheSun

Passage52.AirJordan

Passage53.Thestrongestpowerintheworld

Passage54.WhoistheGod

Passage55.Kites

Passage56.Teacher*sOffice

Passage57.Fall

Passage58.Pandas

Passage59.Bookson''Howto''

Passage60.ThePianistandanOldWoman

Passage61.Thefavoritecoat

Passage62.Noise

Passage63.Thediet

Passage64.Acheapmeal

Passage65.Computers

Passage66.TwoAmericanpresidents

Passage67.Asecondlanguage.

Passage68.Asnowman.

Passage69.Luckyandunlucky

Passage70.TheGreatWallofChina

Passage71.Helen?sglasses

Passage72.Adesert

Passage73.Animal'shome.

Passage74.Anouting

Passage75.Gofishing

Passage76.Thecandyking

Passage77.Yawn

Passage78.Twothieves

Passage79.AGiantKite

Passage80.Onceayear

Passage81.ANewDiet

Passage82.Thefrogthatchangescolor

Passage83.ThecityofSanFrancisco

Passage84.BenjaminFranklin

Passage85.Stopwriting

Passage86.Therobots

Passage87.Abrokenmirrorandbadluck

Passage88.HairandBeard

Passage89.Alovelyweekend

Passage90.Abridge

Passage91.Ayo-yo

Passage92.Funnypresents

Passage93.Firefighter

Passage94.Excuseme

Passage1.Woodpecker

Therearemanyappletreesinagarden.They'regoodfriends.Onedayan

oldtreeisill.Therearemanypestsinthetree.Leavesofthetreeturnyellow.Theold

treefeelsverysadandunwell.Anothertreesendsforadoctorforhim.Atfirst,theysendfora

pigeon,butshehasnoideaaboutit.Thentheysendforanoriole,andshecan'ttreat

theoldtreewell.Thentheysendforawoodpecker.Sheisagooddoctor.

Shepecksaholeinthetreeandeatslotsofpests.Atlasttheoldtreebecomesbetter

andbetter.Leavesturngreenandgreen.

Passage2.ABusyDay

TodayisSunday!OnSundays,Iusuallyplaytheflute.Myfatherusuallyreadsthenewspaper.

Mymotherusuallycleansthehouse.Buttodaymymotherisinbed.Sheisill.Myfather

hastodothehousework.Now,heiscleaningthehouse.4tSam,canyouhelpme?”“Yes,Dad!^^

Now,we'rewashingthecar.Where'smysister,Amy?Sheisplayingmyflute.Whatalucky

girl!

Passage3.Thedogandhisreflection

Onedayadogwithapieceofmeatinhismouthwascrossingaplankoverastream.Ashewalked

along,helookedintowater,andhesawhisreflection.Hethoughtthiswasanother

dogcarrying

apieceofmeat.Andhefelthewouldliketohavetwopieces.Sohesnappedatthereflectionin

thewater,andofcourse,asheopenedhismouth,thepieceofmeatdisappearedquickly.

Passage4.Anhonestboy

Tonyissevenyearsold.Heisanhonestandpoliteboy.Oneday,itwasSunday.Tony,hissister

andhismotherstayedathome.HewaswatchingTVandhissisterwasreadingbooks.Hismother

waswashingclothes.Justthen,hisfathercamebackwithabag

ofpears.Tonylikespearsverymuchandhewanted

toeatone.Hismothergavehimfourandsaid,"Let'ssharethem.^^“Whichpeardoyou

want,Tony?”askedhismother.ifcThebiggestone,mum.”"What?”saidhismother,“You

shouldbepoliteandwantthesmallestone.”"ShouldItellaliejusttobepolite,mum?”

Passage5.Abirthdayparty

TodayisSusan'sbirthday.Sheisnineyearsold.Herfriendsareinherhomenow.Thereisa

birthdaypartyintheevening.Look!Maryislisteningtothemusic.AndTomisdrinkingorange

juice.JackandSamareplayingcardsonthefloor.LilyandAmyarewatchingTV.Someoneis

knockingatthedoor.It'sHenry.HebringsabigteddybearforSusan.Theteddybearisyellow.

Susanisveryhappy.Allthechildrenarehappy.TheysingabirthdaysongforSusan.

Passage6.TheFarmerandtheSnake

Itwasacoldwinterday.Afannerfoundasnakeontheground.Itwasnearlydeadbycold.The

Farmerwasakindman.Hepickedupthesnakecarefullyandputitunderthecoat.Soonthe

snakeBegantomoveanditraiseditsmouthandbitthefarmer."Oh,Mygod!”saidthefarmer,4tI

saveyourlife,butyouthankmeinthatway.Youmustdie."Thenhekilledthesnakewitha

stick.Atlasthedied,too.

Passage7.TW0YoungTrees

Twoyoungtreesarestandingonthetopofthehill.TheirnamesareTimandAlan.

Oneday,ifssunnyandwarm.Somebirdsaresinginginthetrees.Thewindblows,andthetrees

aretalking.<4Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?”asksTim.'Tmnotsure.IthinkIwant

tobeachairoradesk."answersAlan,“MaybeIwanttobe

atoyboxorabaseballbat.Ilikechildren.^^“Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?”asks

Alan."Me?"saysTim,“Ijustwanttobeatree.Iwanttobe

ahouseforbirdsandspiders.Iwanttohavemanyapples.Andwhenit'ssunnyandhot,people

andanimalscanstandunderme.”

Passage8.Hongkongisaniceplace

HongKongisaniceplace,especiallyinsummer.JulyisahotmonthinHong

Kong.Butit'sanexcellenttimeforswimming.ThereisabeautifulbeachatRepulse

Bay（浅水湾）.Togetthere,youcantakeabusfromCentral.Lotsofpeoplegotothebeachon

SundaysandSaturdays.Butifyougoonaweekday,itiswillbenotsocrowded.Visitorsto

Hongkongneedpassports.Butpeoplefrommanycountriesdonotneedvisas.Hongkongisa

niceplaceforholiday.Therearemanyshops.

Passage9.Water

Waterisveryimportantforlivingthings.Withoutwater,theremustbenolifeontheearth.Allthe

plantsandanimalsneedwatertodrink,tocookfoodandtocleanourselves.Waterisneededin

farms,factories,offices,schools,familiesandmanyotherplaces.

Waterisfoundinseas,riversandlakes.Itcanbefoundeverywhereintheworld,anditalsocanbe

foundintheair.

PassagelO.Twins'Bedroom

Thisisthetwins,bedroom.Itisaniceroom.Thetwobedslookthesame.ThisbedisLily'sand

thatoneisLucy's.Thetwinshaveonedeskandtwochairs.Theirclock,booksandpencil-boxes

areonthedesk.Theirschoolbagsarebehindthechairs.Someniceflowersareonthedesk.Some

nicepicturesareonthewall.Isthereakite?Yes,it'sunderLily'sbed.Thebedroomisverynice.

Passagell.Dogs

Oneoftheanimalsthathelppeoplealotisthedog.Insomecountries,dogspullwagons.Inthe

coldnorth,dogspullsleds.

Thereareotherwaysthatdogshelpus,too.Policemenusethemtolookformissingpeople.

Soldiersusethemtocarrylettersandmedicine.Onfarms,dogstakecareofsheepandkeepthem

inthefields.Atnight,theytakethesheephome.Dogshelptheblindwithwork.Somedogsare

goodandkind.Somedogsaregoodatanotherskill.

Passage12.TheBestJob

Bettyisalazygirl.Shedoesn'tstudyhard,andshedoesn'thelphermotherwiththehousework,

either.44Whatareyougoingtobewhenyougrowup,Belly?”Motherasks."You'retoolazy.No

jobwilleverfityou.”"ButIknowone,"saysthegirl,'TmgoingtobeFatherChristmas,““You

wanttobeFatherChristmas?^^Motherissurprised,"Butwhy?”"Becauseheworksonlyoneday

inawholeyear.”

Passage13.ACleverMonkey

Alittlemonkeypicksupapumpkinandwantstotakeithome.Butthepumpkinistoo

big.Themonkeycan^takeithome.

Suddenlyheseesapandaridingabiketowardshim.Hewatchesthebike."1haveagoodidea.I

canrollthepumpkin.Itlikesawheel.”

Soherollsthepumpkintohishome.Whenhismotherseesthebigpumpkin,sheissuiprisedand

says,“Howcanyoucarryithome?”Thelittlemonkeyanswersproudly,<41can'tliftit,but1can

rollit."Hismothersmilesandsays,“Whatacleverboy!”

Passagel4.WhatAreStarsLike?

Haveyoueverwonderedaboutthestars?Insomeways,starsarelikepeople.Theyareborn.They

growold.Andtheydie.Astarisbomfromdustandgas.Slowlythedustandgasmakeaball.The

ballgetsveryhot.Thenitstartstogiveofflight.Theyoungstargrowsintoagiant.Manyyearsgo

by.Theolderstarbeginstogetsmallagain.Atlastitslightgoesout.Thestar'slifeisover.

Passage15.RadioandTelevision

Radioandtelevisionareverypopularintheworldtoday.MillionsofpeoplewatchTV.

Perhapsmorepeoplelistentotheradio.

TheTVismoreusefulthantheradio.OnTVwecanseeandhearwhat

ishappeningintheworld.However,radioisn'tlost.Itisstillwithus.And

listenersarebecomingmore.That'sbecauseatransistorradioisn'tlost.Itisstillwith

us.Itisveryeasytocarry.Youcanputoneinyourpocketandlistentoitonthebusoryourbike

whenyougotowork.

Passage16.lt'scoolbehindyou

It'stwoo'clockintheafternoon.Thesunisshinningandit'sveryhot.

Nancyhastomeethermotheratthetrainstation.

Nowshe"swalkinginthestreet.Therearenotreesandshe,sfat.Soshefeelsveryhot.Butshe

doesn'tfindaboywalkingjustbehindher.Andshemeetsafriendandsays“hello“tohim.

“Who'stheboybehindyou?”askstheman.Nowsheseestheboy.Sheisangryandasks,

“Whyareyouwalkingbehindme,boy?”“There'snoshadeinthestreet,youknow.”

answerstheboy."It'scoolbehindyou,IIhink.”

Passage17.Father'sHobby

MydadworksfromMondaytoFridayinabank,heusesthecomputertocountmoney.

Hisjobisveryimportantinthebank.

Dadisalsobusyathome.Atweekendshecooksdinner.UsuallyhecooksItalian

food.OnSundayshemakesfivepiecesofpizza.Sometimeshecookschickenandmakes

Chinesefood.Mymumwatchesandhelpshim.Ihelpmydad,too.Iwashthedishes.

Manypeoplethinkitisstrangeforamantocook.Butmydadenjoyshishobby.Cookingrelaxes

him.Heisaweekendcook.

Passage18.1don'tthinkso

Jackisagoodboybuthedoesn'tliketousehishead.Heoftensayssomethingwithouthinking.lt

makesothersunhappy.

Mr.Blackteachesmathinaschool.He'soldnowandhelikeschildren.OntheFridayMr.Black

doesn'tgotowork,becausehe'sillinahospital.AndJack'smotherwillseehimafterdinner.4<I

wanttobetherewithyou."saysJack."You'rearudeboy.Ican'ttakeyouthere.M

sayshismother."Don'tworry,mum.Iwon'tdothatagain.Pleasebelieveme."saysJack.Inthe

hospital,Jacksaysnothingatfirst.Whenthey'releaving,hesaystoMr.Black,“You

lookfine.Thedoctorsaysyou'regoingtodie,butIdon'tthinkso.”

Passage19.Sevendaysinaweek

Thereareaboutfifty-twoweeksinayear.Andtherearesevendaysin

eachweek.ThefirstdayofaweekisSunday.TheotherdaysofaweekbetweenSunday

andSaturdayareMonday,Tuesday,WednesdayThursdayandFriday.Mondayis

thesecondday,Tuesdayisthethirdday,Wednesdayisthefourthday,Thursdayisthe

fifthday,andFridayisthesixthday.What'sthelastday?Doyouknow?

Passage2O.MyspecialFriend

IhaveafriendintheU.S.HisnameisDonAdams.Iknowhimverywell,butIhave

nevermethim.Wewritetoeachotherallthetime.Mylettersarevery

short.ItisstillhardformetowriteinEnglish.Ireceivedaletterfrom

Donyesterday.Itmakesmeveryhappy.Heiscomingtomycountryfora

visitnextsummer.Wearegoingtoseeeachotherforthefirsttime.

Passage21.ADayinMyLife

Myfamilylivesonthisstreet.Inthemorning,myfathergoestoworkandallthechildrengoto

school.Mymothertakesustoschooleveryday.Shedoesthehousework.Shealwayshasher

lunchathome,andseesherfriendsintheafternoon.Intheeveningallthechildrencome

homefromschool.Theyalwaysgethomeearly.Myfathergoeshomefromworkandheis

oftenlate.AftersuppermytwobrothersandIdoourhomework.Wegotobedatten.

Passage22.TheSea

Whatdoknowaboutthesea?Somepeoplehaveseenitbutothershaven't.Thesea

looksbeautifulonafinesunnydayanditcanbeverytoughwhenthereisastrongwind.

Whatotherthingsdoyouknowaboutit?Ofcourse,theseaisverylarge.Intheworld

thereismoreseathanland.Ifyouhaveswuminthesea,youknowthattheseaissalty.Rivers

carrysaltfromthelandintothesea.Someplacesoftheseaaresaltier

thantheotherplaces.DoyouknowtheDeadSea?Itissosaltythatyoucan'tsinkwhen

youareinthewater!Andfishcannotliveinit!

Passage23.AGoodYoungPioneer

LiHuaisaYongPioneer.Heisgoingtothepark.Nowheiswaitingforabus.

Suddenlyhefindsawatchontheground.Heaskssomepeople,“Whosewatchis

it?”Butthewatchisn'ttheirs.Sohegivesthewatchtoapoliceman.

NowLiHuagetsonthebus.Heissittingnearthewindow.Anoldwomangetsonthebus.

Shehasnoseat.Sohestandsupandsays,“Hereisaseatforyou,Granny.Pleasesithere^^

Passage24.Seahorse

Thereareallkindsofhorsesintheworld.Butoneofthemyoucan'tride.Itdoesn'tliveonland,

butinthesea.Itlooksliketheheadofhorse.Sothepeoplecallitseahorse.Infact,the

seahorseisasmallfish.Itlikestoliveinwarmwater.Aseahorsestandsupinthewaterwhen

itswims.

Fatherhorsecarriestheeggstokeepthemsafeinitspouch.Whentheeggsarehatched,the

babyhorsesswimaway.

Passage25.ACatandaBird

Therearethreetreesnearthehouse.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.AFlyingFox

Aflyingfoxisnotafoxatall.Itisabat.Butthisbatlookslikeafox.Aflyingfoxisverybig.It

likestoeatfruit.Sometimestheflyingfoxiscalledfruitbat.

Theflyingfoxfliesintofruittrees.Thenthebateatsallthefruit.Sofruitfarmersdonotlikethe

flyingfox.

Passage27.FlyingBirds

Birdsdon'tflyhighupinthesky.Theairistoothin.

Itishardforbirdstobreatheinthinair.Thinairdoesn'tholdthemup.

Birdsflynearthegroundsothattheycanseewheretheyare.Thebirdslookforplacestheyknow.

Thentheydonotgetlost.Somebirdsflysolowovertheoceanthatthewavesoftenhidethem.

Manybirdsflyalongdistanceinthespringandautumn.

Passage28.Air

Airisallaroundus.Itisaroundusaswewalkandplay.Fromthetimewewerebornairisaround

usoneveryside.Whenwesitdown,itisaroundus.Whenwegotobed,airisalsoaroundus.We

liveinair.Wecanlivewithoutfoodorwaterforafewdays,butwecannotliveformorethana

fewminuteswithoutair.Wetakeinair.Whenweareworkingorrunningweneedmoreair.When

weareasleep,weneedlessair.Weliveinair,butwecannotseeit.Wecanonlyfeelitwhenit

ismoving.Movingairiscalledwind.Howcanwemakeairmove?Hereisoneway.Hold

anopenbookinfrontofyourface,closeitquickly.Whatcanyoufeel?Whatyoufeelisair.

Passage29.Clocks

TherearemanyclocksintheBrown'shouse.Theyareindifferentrooms.Abigclockstandsina

comerofthesittingroom.Itisavery,veryoldclock,butitstillkeepsgoodtime.Mr.Brown

windsitonceaweek.

Passage30.Swimming

Swimmingisagoodsport.It'spopular.Peoplelikeswimmingbecausethewatermakespeople

feelcool.Butiftheyswiminawrongplace,itisverydangerous.Theseyears,somepeopledied

whentheywereenjoyingthemselvesinwaterandmostofthemwerestudents.Summerholiday

willbethereagain.Iwanttogiveyousomeadvice.First,don'tgetintothewaterwhenyouare

alone.Second,don'tgetintothewaterifthereisaNoswimmingsign.Third,youshouldbe

carefulinthewater.Ifyourememberthese,swimmingwillbesafeandifsgoodforyourhealth.

Passage31.Amissingtiger

WeusedtohaveacatcalledTiger.Hewasabeautifultabbywithagreatdealofcharacter.Hewas

anaturalhunter,andverysoonnomousedaredtoshowitsfaceinourhouse.

UnfortunatelyTigeralsousedtocatchalotofbirdsandthismadehimveryunpopularwithsome

oftheneighbors.Ondayday,justafterhissecondbirthday,Tigerdisappeared.Perhapshewasrun

overbyacar,foratthattimewelivednearabusystreet.Althoughweofferedareward,wenever

discoveredwhathadhappenedtohimandweneversawhimagain.

Passage32.Jim

Jimgetsupat6:30.Hishomeisnearhisschool.Heleaveshomeat7:30.Theybegin

classat8:00.Hehaslunchathome.Afterlunchheplaysgameswithhisclassmates,inthe

afternoon,Jimhasthreeclasses.Heleavesschoolat4:30.

Passage33.AChineseBoy

I'maChineseboy.MynameisChenDong.Iamtwelve.Ihavetwosisters.MysistersandIare

allstudents.

Myfatherisateacher.HeisaChineseteacher.HeteachesinNo.19MiddleSchool.Mymotheris

ateacher,too.SheteachesEnglishintheNo.11MiddleSchool.

Passage34.Jim'sFamily

Apictureisonmydesk.ThisisapictureofJim'sfamily.ThemanisJim'sfather.Awomanis

behindJim.Sheishismother.Theyareteachers.Agirlisinthepicture,too.SheisJim's

sister.HernameisKateGreen.Jimandhissisterareinthesameschool.

Buttheyaren'tinthesamegrade.Theylookliketheirmother.TheyareEnglish.

Passage35.OurHouse

Ourhomeisneartheschool.Wehaveahouse.It

isagoodhouse.Thehousehasthreerooms.One

isalivingroom.Theothertwoarebedrooms.Inthelivingroomthereisatableand

sixchairs.Therearesomeflowersonthetable.Thereisagardeninfrontofthehouse.Our

houseisn'lbig,butwelikeit.

Passage36.OurMonitor

ThisisLin.SheisfromBeijing.Shestudiesveryhard.Inclassshecananswerthe

teacher'squestionsveryquickly.Linlovesherclassmatesandoftenhelpsthemwith

theirlessons.Everybodysayssheisaverygoodmonito匚

Passage37.Mybedroom

Thisismybedroom.Therearetwowindowsinit.Nearthewindowtherearesomered

flowers.AmapofChinaisonthewall.Youcanseefourshoesandabasketballundermybed.

Therearetrousersandacoatonthebed.Manyschoolbooksareonmydesk.Andthere

arethreelightsinmybedroom.Oneisonmydesk,andtheothertwoarenearmybed.

Passage38.APieceofmeat

Adoghasalargepieceofmeatinhismouth.Nearthewaterhelooksdownand

seeshimselfinthewater.Hethinksitisanotherdog.Thatdoghasalsoalargepieceofmeatinhis

mouth.Hesaystohimself,“Iwanttogethismeat.ThenIcanhavetwo

pieces.^^Heopenshismouthtobarkandhismeatgoesdownintothewater.

Passage39.OurClassroom

Ourclassroomisbrightandclean.Butitisnotbig.Therearetwenty-threedesksandchairsinit.

Theyarenew.There'sabigdeskinfrontoftheclassroom.It'sforourteachers.Therearefive

picturesontherightwall.There'samapoftheworldandamapofChinaon

theleftwall.

Besidethewindowthere'sabookshelf.Therearemanybooksonit.Ourclassroomisvery

nice.Wehavelessonshere.Welikeourclassroom.

Passage40.Ourschool

Thisisourschool.Therearemanyclassroomsin

it.Thereareeighthundredstudentsandsixty—nineteachersinourschool.Therearemany

treesandflowersinit.Alltheteachersandstudentslikeourschoolverymuch.

Wecometoschoolatseven.Wehavefourclassesinthemorningandtwointhe

afternoon.

Ourclassroomisbigandclean.Wehavelessonshere.Wedoourhomeworkathome.

Allthestudentsstudyhard.

Passage41.AHoliday

It'sfinetoday.Tomandhisfamilyareatapark.Themaninwhiteishisfather.Heisstandingby

thelakeandlookingattheboats.Thewomaninblueishismother.Sheissittingonthegrass.

BesidehismotherisAlice,hissister.Sheiseatingcake.Theparkisbig,andtherearemanytrees

andflowersin

it.Theyarehavingagoodtime.

Passage42.AnOldMouse

Anoldwomanhasacat.Thecatisnowveryold.Shecannotrunfast,andshecannotbite.One

daytheoldcatseesamouse.shejumpsandcatchesthemouse.Butshecannotbiteit.

Sothemousegetsoutofhermouthandrunsaway.

Thentheoldwomanisveryangrybecausethecatcannotkillthemouse.Shebeginstobeatthe

cat.Thecatsaystoher,"Don'tbeatme.Befriendly

tome.WhenIwasyoung,Ididgoodworkforyou.”

Passage43.Ahungryfox

Ahungryfoxisfromaforest.Hearrivesatavillage.Hewantstofindsomefood.Hecomestoa

houseandpullsthedoor.Butitlocked.Heseesthereisaheninside.

“Hellorilcometovisityou,“hetellsthehen."Iknowthatyouareill.Comeoutandlet

metakeyourtemperature.^^

uThankyou,“saysthehen.“Ihaveaheadache.ButifIcomeout,youwillkill

me.^^

Passage44.HeiPEachOther

Look!Kateisflyingabirdkite.Oh,herkiteisinthetree.Anditisbroken.Shecan'tclimb

upthetree.LiLeiandJimarecominghere.LiLeiishelpingher.Heisgettingthekitefrom

thetree.Buthecan'tgetdown.JimishelpingLiLei.LiLeiisjumpingtothewall.Theyare

gettingdownfromthewall.Kate,Jim,andLiLeiaremendingthekiteunderthetree.They

aregoodfriends.

Passage45.TheWeather

TheweatherinShanghaiisnotalwaysgood.Inwinteritisoftencoldandwet.Insummeritis

veryhot.Springisverybeautiful.Itisnotverycold,butwehavealotofraininspring.Autumnis

thebestseason.Thedaysareclearanddryanditissunnyandwarmallthetime.

TheweatherinShanghaiissometimeswarmerthaninBeijing.Butinsummeritiscoolerin

BeijingthaninShanghai.

Passage46.What'sHappening?

Itisinautumn.Ayoungmancomestoaforest.He'swalkingbesidetheforest.Onhisrightisa

river.Onhisleftistheforest.Suddenlyheseestwogreeneyeslookingathimfromthetrees.A

tigerisgettingreadytojumponhim.

Whatdoeshedo?Hemustjumpintotheriver.Intheriverthereisabigcrocodile.Itsmouthis

verybig.Theyoungmancloseshiseyes.Thetigerjumpsoverhim.Andtheyoungman

openshiseyes.Nowthetigerisinthemouthofthecrocodile.

Passage47.Kangaroos

TherearemanykangaroosinAustraliaandnotonly

inzoos.Youcanseethemeverywhereoutsideofthecitiesandtowns.Whenthey

wanttohavearestontheii*tails,kangaroosarealsoverygoodatlookingaftertheir

babies,motherkangarooskeeptheirbabiessafeintheirpockets.

Passage48.APairofShoes

Onedayanoldmanistakingthetraintohishometown.Oneofhisshoesfallsontotheground,

butthetrainstarts.Hecannotpickitup,thenhetakesofftheotherandthrows

itnearthefallenshoe.Aboybesidehimaskshim,“Whydoyoudothat?,,Heanswers,44Ifaman

picksthemup,hemaygetapairofshoes.”

Passage49.WegettheWrongcar!

OnedaymywifeandIgoshoppingatashop.Westopthecarinfrontoftheshop.Anhourlater

wecomebacktothecarwithmanythings.Butwecannotopenthecardoor."Oh,dear,“saysmy

wife."Whatshallwedo?""Let'saskthatpoliceman!”Thepolicemancomestohelpus.Afew

minuteslater,hegetsthedooropen.Justatthatmomentamancomesupandshouts,“Whyare

youopeningmycardoor?MWelookatthenumberofthecarandourfacesturnred.

Passage50.Thankyou.

Manypeopleliketosay"Thankyou“whenothershelpthemorsaysomethingkind

tothem.Itisaverygoodhabit.

Youshouldsay“Thankyou"whensomeonepassesyouthesaltonthetable,whensomeoneis

walkingaheadofyoukeepsthedooropenforyou,whensomeonesaysyouhavedoneyourwork

well,oryouhaveboughtsomethingniceoryourcityisverybeautiful.Thankyouisusednot

onlybetweenfriends,butalsobetweenparentsandchildren,brotherandsister.Let'slearn

tosayThankyou.

Passage51.TheSun

Thereisnothingmoreimportantinlifethanthesun.WithoutthesunalllivingthingsonEarth

woulddie.

Thesunisastar.Intheskytherearethousandsofstarslikethesun.Theyareaslargeasthesun

andashotasthesun.Atnightyoucanseemanystars,butinday-timeyoucanonlyseeonestar-

thesun.Thesunismuchnearertousthananyotherstars.Thatiswhyitlookslikethebiggestand

brightestofallthestars.ThedistanceofthesunfromtheEarthisasmuchas150million

kilometers.MostofthestarsarethousandsoflightyearsawayformtheEarth.Doyouknowwhat

alightyearis?Nothingintheworldtravelsfasterthanlight.lttravels300,000kilometersasecond.

Onelightyearisthedistancethatlighttravelsinoneyear.

Passage52.AirJordan

MichaelJordan(1963-)isoneofthemostfamousbasketballplayersintheworld.Hewas

borninBrooklyn,NewYork.Hedidn'tliketotalkabouthimself.Hewasalsoveryshort.He

didn'tplayverywellwhenhejoinedthebasketballteaminhishighschoolatfirst.Butthenext

yearthingschangedgreatlyforhim,ashegrewmuchtaller.MichaelJordanbecamefamous

whenhejoinedtheuniversitybasketballteaminNorthCarolina.Michaelusedhisquicknessand

strengthtoreachthebasketagai