70篇短文复习1600中考词汇

-2-高一上学期泛读读物70篇短文复习1600中考词汇1.IntheBar(1)InEngland,ifyouareundertheageofeighteen,you’re

notallowedtodrink

ina

public

bar.Mr.Thompsonused

togotoabarnear

hishouse,buthenevertook

hisson,Tom,because

hewastooyoung.ThenwhenTomhadhiseighteenthbirthday,Mr.Thompsontookhimto

hisusualbarforthefirsttime.1.IntheBar

(2)Theydrankfor

halfanhour,andthenMr.Thompsonsaidtohisson,“Now,Tom,Iwanttoteachyoualesson.Youmust

always

becareful

nottodrinktoomuch.Andhowdoyouknowwhenyou'vehad

enough?Well,I'lltellyou.Doyousee

thosetwolightsattheendofthebar?Whentheyseem

tohavebecomefour,you'vehadenoughandshouldgohome.”“But,Dad,”saidTom,“Icanonly

seeonelightattheendofthebar.”2.AreYouGoingtoThankHer?(1)Mrs.Greenhaslived

nearthepark

ofthecity

forforty

years.She'sveryrich

andhasgotalotofmoney.Burshenever

buyssomethingexpensive

forherfamily

andalways

doesallthehouseworkherself.Shesweeps

alltheroomseveryday.Yesterdaymorning,whenshegot

up,she

feltterrible.

Afterbreakfast

shefeltevenworse.Shefoundsome

medicine

andtookit.Butitwasuseless

toherandshehadtogotoahospital.2.AreYouGoingtoThankHer?(2)The

doctorlookedheroverand

asked

hertobeinhospital,butsherefusedand

wenthomeonfoot.Assoonasshegothome,thetelephonerang.Shehurried

toanswerit.Itwasthedoctor.Hetoldhershehadleftherpurse

inthehospitalandanurse

hadfoundit.“Couldyoutellmeher

name,please?”askedMrs.Green.“Ofcourse,Mrs.Green.Areyougoingtothank

her?”askedthedoctor.“No,no.”Shesaid,“My

handbag

waslost

threeyearsago.Iwanttoknowifshefoundit.”3.AYoungOfficerandanOldSoldier(1)Averynew,youngofficer

wasatarailwaystation.Hewasgoingtovisit

his

mother,andhewantedtotelephonehertotell

herthetimeofhistrain.Helookedinallhispockets,butfound

thathedidnothavethecoins

forthetelephone,sohewent

outside

andlookedaroundforsomeonetohelp

him.3.AYoungOfficerandanOldSoldier(2)Atlastanoldsoldier

cameby,andtheyoungofficerstoppedhimandsaid,“Haveyougotchange

fortenpence?”“Waitamoment,”theoldsoldieranswered,beginning

toput

hishandinhispocket.“I'llseewhether

Icanhelpyou.”“Don'tyouknow

howtospeak

toanofficer?”theyoungmansaidangrily.“Nowlet's

startagain.

Haveyougotchangefortenpence?”“No,sir,”theoldsoldieranswered

quickly.4.SamandTod

(1)Samhadadog.ItsnamewasTod.Itwasveryhelpful,butitate

toomuch.SoSamdidn'tlikeit,andhewantedto

kill

Tod.Hetied

Todinabagandputitinasmallboat.Herowed

theboattothemiddle

ofabigriver.Just

ashethrew

thepooranimal

intotheriver,theboatbegantogodown.Both

Samand

Todfellintotheriver.4.SamandTod

(2)Todwasabletoswim,butSamcouldn't.Thedogbit

(咬)therope

andgotoutofthebag.Ittrieditsbesttoswimtosave

Sam.Themanwassaved,sohewasvery

thankful

tothedog.Hedidnotwanttokillthedog

anymore.From

thenon,hegavethedogas

muchfood

asitwanted.5.ThreeBlackUmbrellas

(1)Sallywasastudent.Itwasgoingtobehermother'sbirthday.Shewantedtobuy

herapresentthatwouldbe

niceanduseful

butnotexpensive.A

weekbefore

hermother'sbirthday,shewentshoppingafteraquickandsimplelunch.Whenshehadbeen

looking

forhalfanhour,shefoundashopthatwassellingcheapumbrellas,anddecided

totakeablack

one.Hermotherhad

losthers

the

month

before.5.ThreeBlackUmbrellas

(2)Shethought,“Youcould

carry

thatwhenyouare

wearingclothes

ofanycolor.”Soshedecidedtobuya

lovely

blackumbrellaandtookitbacktotheschool

withheruntil

her

classeshadfinished.Onherwayhomeinthetrainthatevening

，shefelthungry

becauseshehadsuch

asmalllunchthatshewentalongtothebuffetcar(餐车)forasandwich

and

acupofcoffee.6.Friends

(1)Friends

aredifferent

thingstodifferentpeople.Tomylittlesister,afriendissomeone

wholikes

toswimandridebikes.Mymom’sidea

ofafriendissomeonelikeMrs.Smithwho

walks

and

talks

withhereverymorning.Mydad’sfriendsareneighbors

who

help

him

with

theworklikebuildingshelvesandplantingtrees.6.Friends

(2)Steve,our

monitor,ismy

best

friend.Wegoskating,play

football,

talkaboutsports,and

gotoaconcert.WhenIbrokemy

leg,healwayscameovertoplay

games;inschool,hecarriedmyschoolbag

formeandgotmylunchforme.IknowIcanalwayscountonhim,andhe

alsoknowsthathecancountonme.Somefriendsmay

beinyourlifeforawhile.Otherswillbethereforalongtime,maybe

evenforever.Iwouldhate

tomove,unless

Icouldtakemyfriendswithme.Theyaretooimportantto

leavebehind.7.The“Deaf”WifeAmanistalkingtothefamilydoctor,“Doctor,I

doubt

whethermywife'sgoingdeaf.”Thedoctoranswers,“Here’ssomethingyoucantryonhertotest

herhearing.Standsomemetersaway

fromherandaskhera

question.Ifshedoesn'tanswer,move

alittlecloser

andaskagain.Keeprepeating

thisuntilsheanswers.Thenyou'llbeabletotellifsheisdeafornot.”Themangoeshomeandbeginstotesthiswife'shearing.Hestandsbythewall

andsays,“Mydear,what'sfordinner?”Hedoesn'thearananswer,sohemovesclosertoher.“Mydear,what'sfordinner?”Still

noanswer.Herepeatsthisseveraltimes,untilhe'sstandingjust

afewfeetawayfromher.Finally,sheanswers,“Fortheeleventhtime,Isaidwe'rehavingmeat

andrice!”8.WeReallyDon'tKnow

(1)Jackhadgonetotheuniversity

tostudy

hishistory,butattheendofhissecondterm,hefailedhishistoryexam,andhewastoldthathewouldbe

dismissed

fromuniversity.However,hisfatherdecidedthathewouldgotoseethehistoryprofessortoaskhimtolet

Jackcontinue

hisstudiesthenextyear.“He'sagoodboy,”said

Jack'sfather,“Pleasepardon

him.Ifyoulethimpassthistime,

I'msure

he'll

improvealotnextyearandpasstheexaminationsattheendofitreally

well.”8.WeReallyDon'tKnow

(2)“No,no,that's

quiteimpossible!”replied

theprofessorimmediately.“Doyouknow,lastmonthIaskedhimwhenNapoleondied,andhedidn'tknow!”“Please,sir,

givehimanotherchance”saidJack'sfather.“Yousee,

I'mafraid

wedon'ttakeanynewspapers

inourhousesoweevendon'tknowthatNapoleonwasillrecently.”9.Raymond

(1)Everybodydreamsofdoingsomethingimportant.AsaboyRaymonddreamedofbeingascientist,infact,heisapostman

now.Raymondisanactive

youngman.Helivesbythesaying(格言)“Ifyoucan'tlivethelifeyoulove,lovethelifeyoulive.”Hegreets

everyonewithabig

smile

anda

friendly“Hi,howareyou?”Andhereallywantstoknow!It's

hard

tofeelunhappywhenwehearhimwhistling(吹口哨)happilyupanddownthestreet.9.Raymond(2)Raymond

looks

good.His

shirt

and

trousers

alwayslookveryclean.Afterwork,helikesgoingtothe

gym

to

take

exerciseRaymondis

strict

inhisworkHe

caresaboutthepeopleonthisstreeteveryday,he

knocksonMrs.Jordan'sdoor

toaskforadrinkofcool

water.He'snotreallythirsty.Mrs.Jordanisold,andhejustwantsto

makesureshe'sokay.10.That'sWhy!Jimmy

startedpainting

whenhewasthreeyearsold,andwhenhewasfive,hewasalreadyverygoodatit.Healsogot

manyprizes

forhispainting.Hepaintedmany

beautiful

andinterestingpictures,andpeoplepaidalotofmoneyforthem.Theysaid,“Thisboy'sgoingtobefamous

whenhe'salittleolder,andthenwe’regoingtosellthesepicturesforalotmoremoney.”Jimmy'spicturesweredifferentfromotherpeople’sbecauseheneverpainteditonallofthepaper.Hepaintedonhalfofit,andtheotherhalfwasalwaysempty.“That'sveryclever,”everybodysaid.“Nobodyelse

doesthat!”Theyallbelievedthattheboywasapioneer

inpainting.Oneday,somebodyboughtoneofJimmy'spicturesandthensaidtohim,“Pleasetellmethis,Jimmy.Whydoyoupaintonthebottomhalfofyourpictures,butnotonthetophalf?”“BecauseI’msmall,”Jimmysaid,“andmybrushes

don'treach

very

high.”11.LivinglikeaPig

(1)Oneday,aguru(印度教大师)knewwhathewouldbeinhisnextlife.Sohecalled

hisfavoritedisciple(徒弟)andaskedhimwhathewoulddotoshowthanks.Thedisciplesaidhewoulddowhatever

hisguruaskedhimtodo.Afterthegurureceived

thepromise,hesaid,“ThenthisiswhatI'dlikeyoutodoforme.I'vejustlearned

thatwhenIdieverysoon,I'mgoingto

beborn

asapig.Doyouseethatpigeatingrubbish

overthereintheyard?I'mgoingtobebornasoneofits

babypigs.You’llrecognizemebya

mark

onmyface.Whenthebabypigshavebeenborn,findthebabypigwithamarkonitsfaceandkillitwithyourknife.

ThenI’llnot

liveapig'slife.Willyoudothisforme?”11.LivinglikeaPig

(2)Thedisciplewassad

tohearallthis,butheagreed

todoashehadpromised.Soonafterthisconversation,thingshappenedjustastheguruhad

mentioned.Thegurudied.Fourbabypigswereborn.Oneday,thediscipleheld

hisknifewithhimandpicked

outthebabypigwithamarkonitsface.Justashewasabouttokillit,thelittlepigsuddenly

spoke,“Stop!Don'tkillme!”itcried.Thedisciplewasverysurprised,andheheardthelittlepigspeak

inahumanvoice,itsaid,“Don'tkillme!Iwanttoliveonasapig.WhenIaskedyoutokillme,Ididn'tknowwhatapig'slifewouldbelike.It's

great!

Justletmego.”12.Greenlandand

IcelandGreenlandisthelargestislandonearth.Itisinthenorth

ofEurope.Near

Greenlandisanotherisland.Itissmall.ItsnameisIceland.DoyouthinkthatGreenlandisgreen

and

warm?DoyouthinkthatIcelandiswhite

withice?Ifyoudo,youarewrong.NotmanypeopleliveonthebigislandofGreenland.Therearemorepeopleinyour

hometownthan

inallofGreenland.ThatisbecauseGreenlandisnotgreen.Greenlandiswhite.Most

ofGreenlandiscoveredwithlotsofice.TheicecoveringGreenlandishigherthansomeoftheworld's

buildings.WhataboutIceland?IsitcolderthanGreenland?No,itisnot.Icelandhasice,but

notsomuchiceasGreenland.Icelandhasalotofhotsprings(温泉).Theygive

outhotwaterandsteam

(蒸汽).Soitis

notascoldasGreenland.AndtherearealotmorepeoplewholiveinIceland.13.ACompetitionofLyingA

certain

old

gentleman

wasveryunhappy

aboutmoderneducation,andhethoughtthatyoungpeopledidn’tknowthe

difference

between

rightandwrong.Onedayhewastakingawalknearthechurch

whenhesawsomeyoungboysstandingaroundasmallcat.Theoldgentlemenwentuptotheboysandaskedthemwhatwas

happening.Oneoftheboyssaidtohim,“We'rehavingacompetition.We're

tellinglies,andtheonewhotellsthebiggestliewillkeepthecat.”Theoldgentlemanthoughtthiswasagoodchancetoteachtheboysausefullesson,sohesaidtothem,“I'venevertoldalieinmylife.”Atoncetherewasagreatshout

fromalltheboys,andtheysaid,“You've

won!

Thecatbelongs

toyou!”14.SportsinAmericaInmanypartsoftheworld,therearefourseasons:spring,summer,fallandwinter.ThereareonlythreeinAmerica:football,basketballandbaseball.Ifyouwanttoknowwhatseasonitis,justhavealookatwhatpeopleareplaying.SportsareanimportantpartofAmericanculture.Studentslearntoplaymanysportsatschool.TheytakePEclasses.Somejointheschoolteams,andothersjoinschoolsportsleagues.FormanypeopleintheUSA,sportsarenotjustforfun.They'realmostareligion.Thousandsofsportsfansbuyexpensiveticketstowatchtheirfavoriteteamsandsportsstarsplay.OtherfanswatchgamesonTVathome.Themostdevoted(投入的)sportsfansnevermissagame15.TheAppleTree(1)Alongtimeago,therewasahugeappletree.Alittleboylovedtocomeandplayarounditeveryday.Heclimbedtothetreetop,atetheapples,andplayedunderthetree.Helovedthetreeandthetreelovedtoplaywithhim.Timewentby.Thelittleboyhadgrownupandhenolongerplayedaroundthetree.Oneday,theboycamebacktothetreeandlookedsad.“Comeandplaywithme,”thetreeaskedtheboy.“Iamnolongerakid.Idonotplayaroundtreesanymore.”Theboyreplied,“Iwanttoys.Ineedmoneytobuythem.”“Sorry,butIdon'thavemoney.Butyoucanpickallmyapplesandsellthem.So,youwillhavemoney.”Theboywassoexcited.Hepickedalltheapplesonthetreeandlefthappily.Theboydidn'tcomebackafterhepickedtheapples.Thetreewassad.Oneday,theboyreturnedandthetreewassoexcited.“Comeandplaywithme.”Thetreesaid,“Idon'thavetimetoplay.Ihavetoworkformyfamily.Weneedahouse.Canyouhelpme?”“Sorry,butIdon'thaveahouse.Butyoucancutoffmybranchestobuildyourhouse.”Sotheboycutallthebranchesofthetreeandlefthappily.Thetreewasgladtoseehimfullofjoy,buttheboydidn'tappearsincethen.Thetreewasagainlonelyandsad.15.TheAppleTree(2)Onehotsummerday,theboyreturnedandthetreewasveryhappy.“Comeandplaywithme!”thetreesaid.“Iamsadandgettingold.Iwanttogosailingtorelaxmyself.Canyougivemeaboat?”“Usemytrunktobuildtheboat.Youcansailandbehappy.”Sotheboycutthetreetrunktomakeaboat.Hewentsailinganddidnotshowupforalongtime.Finally,theboyreturnedafterheleftforsomanyyears.“Sorry,myboy.ButIdon’thaveanythingforyouanymore.Nomoreapplesforyou.”thetreesaid.“Idon’thaveteethtoeat.”Theboyreplied.“Nomoretrunkforyoutoclimbon”“Iamtoooldforthatnow.”theboysaid.“Ireallywanttogiveyousomething--theonlythingleftismydyingroots.”Thetreesaid.“Idon'tneedmuchnow,justaplacetorest.Iamtiredafteralltheseyears.”Theboyreplied.“Good!Comehere,pleasesitdownwithmeandhavearest,”Theboysatdownandthetreesmiled.Thisisastoryofeveryone.Thetreeisourparent.Whenwewereyoung,welovedtoplaywithMomandDad.Whenwegrowup,weleavethem,andonlycometothemwhenweneedsomethingorwhenweareintrouble.Whatever,parentswillalwaysbethereandgiveeverythingtheycouldtomakeyouhappy.Youmaythinkthattheboyiscrueltothetreebutthat'showallofusaretreating(对待)ourparents.16.PupilsinChinaOnTuesday,October4,Mr.Goffvisitedourclass.HeisKaren'sdad,andhejustgotbackfromabusinesstriptoChina.Hehasmanypicturesofbusycitiesandbeautifulmountains.Hispicturesareworthseeing.Mr.GoffcametoourclasstotelluswhatlifeislikeinChina.WelearnedthatpupilsinChinawenttoschoolsixdaysaweekinthepast,butnowtheyhavearestatweekends.Theywritewith2,000charactersinsteadof26letters.Eachcharacterisacompleteword.Theyalsoreviewtheirlessons.Afterschool,pupilsplaybasketballandvolleyballandridebikes.Theydothesamethingsaswedo.Mr.GoffsaidabusinessmanfromChinawouldvisithimsoon.Wewillinvitethemantoourclass.Inthatway,hecantellusmoreaboutpupilsinChina.17.SayItwithFlower(1)Youngmenoftengiveflowerstoyoungwomenwhentheyareinlove.ThetraditionmayhavecomefromTurkey.Inthe1700sinTurkey,itwasquitepopularforpeopleinlovetosendeachotherbasketsfullofstrangethings.Thebasketsweresentsecretlytothepersonwhowasreceivingit.Usually,anoldwomanwhosoldflowersorfruitonthestreetleftthebasketbesidethedoorofthatperson.17.SayItwithFlower(2)Thesebasketsincludedmanykindsofgifts:flowers,stones,candles,etc.Eachthinginthebaskethadaspecialmeaning.Byworkingoutthesecretmessagehiddenineachgift,thepersonwhoreceivedthebasketbegantounderstandlittlebylittlethetruefeelingsofthepersonwhosentit.17.SayItwithFlowers(3)Theideaofsendinggiftsoflovewithsecretmeaningsquicklyspreadtoothercountries.However,astimepassed,onlysendingflowersremainedpopular.Flowerstoldyoungladiesaboutthefeelingsintheheartofyoungmen.Eachdifferentflowerhadadifferentmeaning.Forexample,theflowersfromanorangetreemeant,“youarebeautifulandpure.”Pinkcarnationsmeant,“Mylovefaryouisgreat.”Yellowroses,ontheotherhand,meant,“Isawyouwithsomeoneelse.”Manyflowerdictionariesweremadetohelpyoungpeopleinloveunderstandthemeaningoftheflowerstheyreceived.However,notallofthedictionariesagreedonthemeaningofeachflower,soapersonhadtobecarefulabouttheflowerstheychosetosend.Bythe1880s,usingflowerstosendmessageshadbecomeunpopular,andthemoredirectwayofsendinglovelettersbegan.Today,flowersarestillconsideredalovelygift,butthemeaningforeachkindofflowerhasbeenlost.18.LearningbyDoingandGoingManyofmyclassmatesthinktheyareforcedtogotoschool.Theysaytheyareonlyinterestedinplaying.ButIlovegoingtoschool,andmyfavoritesubjectisscience.Ilikesciencebecausetheexperimentsandfieldtripsareexciting.Insciencewedomanyexcitingexperimentsinthelab.Onetimewemadecrystalforminabottlebyusingsaltinwater.Anothertimewewatchedhowbabychicksarehatched.Wealsotakeexcitingfieldtripsforscience.Wewenttoamuseumandsawhugedinosaursandtinybutterflies.OnTree-plantingDay,wewenttoaforestandcollectedleaves.It'sgoodtoplay,butIwouldratherdoexperimentsandgoonfieldtrips.That’swhyscienceismyfavoritesubject.19.JaneCameHomeTooLateJanegothomelateatnight.Shewasgoingtoknockatthedoor.Justthenitopened.Herfatherwasstandingbythedoor.Hewasatallmanwithwhitehair.“Comein,”hesaid.“Iamgettingcold.”Janewentin.Hermotherwaswaitingintheroom.Hermotherwasashortwoman.Shewassittingonthesofa,andlookedpale.Herfatherclosedthedoor.“Well,”hesaid,“Wherehaveyoubeen?Youpromisednottostayoutbeyond11o'clock.It'soneo'clocknow.”“It'sonlyaquartertoone.”“Thatdoesn'tmakeanydifference.Youshouldhavecomehomeearlier,”herfatherrepliedangrily.“We'vebeenveryworriedaboutyou,”saidhermother.“I'msorry,”Janesaid.“Iwasataparty.Ididn'tnoticethetime.”“You'vegotawatch,”saidherfather.“YourmotherandIhavewaitedforalongtime.Wedidn'tknowwhereyouwere.”“Icanlookaftermyself,”repliedJane.“I'mnotababyanymore”.ThatisasituationthatweoftenseeinourlifePleasedonotletyourparentsworryaboutyouagain!20.MySon'sQuestionsSincemysonwasthreeyearsold,he'skeptaskingme“why?”abouteverything.Whyistheskyblue?Whyarethereclouds?Whycan'tIgooutside?WhydoIhavetobenice?Anyway,Ialwaystrymybesttoanswerhisquestions.Nowmysonistenyearsold.Atthisage,theboyisinterestedinallkindsofthings,andhe’sgotmorequestionstotroubleme.Dopeopleinprisoncelebratefestivals?Whyaredogs'nosesalwayswet?Whyarewomenandmen'sshoesizesdifferent?Thesedays,theboyshowsinterestinthefactsoflife,soIborrowedbooksfromthelibraryandpreparedmyselfforanyquestionshemightask.Attheendofourlongtalk,hestilllookedconfused.“Ifyouhaveanyquestions,”Isaid,“pleaseaskthem.Therearenostupidquestions.”“Well,supposeIwasmarried,”hesaidwithshame,“mywifewasgoingtogivebirthtoababy,andIhadtorushhertothehospital,okay?”“Yes,”Ismiledandencouragedhimtocontinuehisquestion.Thenheasked,“CanIgothroughredlights?”21.IDidaSillyThingAfewyearsago,whenmyfamilymovedtothiscity,Ibecameinterestedinsoap-boxrace.That'swhenIdiscoveredthat“itisfareasiertostartsomethingthanitistofinishit.”Dadboughtasetoftoolstomakearacingcarforme.Ijustcouldn'twait,andoneday,whileDadwasatwork,Idecidedtohavemycargoing.Ilookedatthedrawings,andIsaidtomyself,“Dude,youcandothis.”IgotoutDad'stoolbox,andIstartedbuilding.PartAfitintoPartB.PartCwasalittlehardertoconnecttoPartD.ItwaseasytofixPartE.BythetimeIgottoPartG,I'dmadearealmessofthings.Ireallyregrethavingdonesuchasillything.WhatdidIlearnfromthisexperience?NowIknowthatbeforeIstartsomething,Ishouldknowhowtofinishit.22.SnakesTodayIreadabookaboutsnakes.Ifoundsomeinterestingfacts,especiallysomesurprisingfactsinit.Didyouknowthatsomebigsnakesarestrongenoughtokillapigoragoat?Allsnakeseatanimals.Withoutsnakes,theworldwouldprobablybefilledwithratsandmice.Youprobablydidn’tknowthatsnakessmellwiththeirnosesandtheirtongues.Somesnakesareevenlongerthananelephantoragiraffe!Thisbookmademethinkalotaboutsnakes.Mostsnakesdon'thurtpeople,butsomearedangerous.I'mthinkingifIsawasnake,wouldIknowifitwasdangerous?23.ACallfromtheSecretaryMr.Youngwasaboss,andheworkedhard.Seldomdidhehaveavacation.Hiswifewasafraidthathewouldgetsickifhecontinuedlikethat,soshesuggestedhimtakingavacation.Atlast,Mr.Youngagreed.Butshewasafraidthathemightbedisturbedbyhiscompany,sobeforetheyleft,Mrs.Youngwenttoseeherhusband'ssecretary.Mrs.Youngtoldher,“Myhusbandneedsavacationverymuch,sowhateverhappens;pleasedon'tdisturbhimwithlettersortelephoneswhileweareaway.Justwaituntilwegetback.”Thenonapleasantmorning,afterMr.andMrs.Younghadbeenawayaboutaweek,whenthecouplewashavingapicnicandeatingtheirhamburger,Mr.Youngreceivedaphonecallfromhissecretary,shesaid,“Somethingterriblehashappenedtoyourbusiness,butIrememberwhatMrs.Youngtoldme.SoI'mnotgoingtodisturbyouwithitnowwhileyou'reenjoyingyourvacation.Bye-bye!”24.MyCollectionofSeaShellsEverysummermyfamilygoestothebeach.Idiginthesandandsearchforseashells.I'vecollectedmanyshellssofar.Theyhavedifferentcolors:orange,silver,purple,gray,brown...Somearecommon,othersareunusual.Ihaveashellwhichislikeabird'swing,andoneofmyshellsislikeawhale'seyes.Lastyear,myeldersisterhelpedmeputallmyshellsinmydrawersandonmydesk.WhenIseethem,IwillrememberthefunIhaveatthebeach.25.BreakfastIsImportantOneofthemostimportantmealsofthedayisbreakfast.Peopleshouldalwayseatagoodbreakfasttokeepwell.Eatingtherightfoodisnecessaryforgoodhealth.Youshouldeatdifferentkindsoffoodinordertokeepagoodhealth.Agoodbreakfastshouldincludeeggs,bread,milk,andsoon.Byeatingbreakfasteverymorning,youmayfeellivelyinthemorning'swork.Steppingoutintothemorningairafteragoodbreakfastwillmakeyoufeelwonderful.Withoutbreakfast,childrenmaynotgrowasfastastheyshouldandmaynotstudyandplayaswellinschoolinthemorningastheycould.Theymayhavemoresickness,andwhentheyaresick,itmaytakethemlongertimetogetwellthanchildrenwithgoodhealthhabits.Foodprovidesenergyforthebody.Withoutfoodthebodyoperationwillslowdown.Soyoumusteatbreakfasttokeepwellanddoyourbesteachmorning.26.TheProperWaytoGiveGifts(1)Everyonehashadtheexperienceofgivingagift.Apropergiftcanhelpcommunicationandexpressgoodwishes,andsometimesitmayalsobringaboutunexpectedgoodresults.But,animpropergiftmaynotonlyfailtoshowgoodwishes,butalsoevenresultinmisunderstanding.Theartofgivinggiftsneedsmoreattention,especiallyincommunicationwithfriendsfromdifferentcountries.WhenyougivegiftstotheChinese,youshouldpayattentiontowhatyousay.InChina,peoplemaysometimessaythewordslike“YiDianXinYi.”27.MakingElectricityBecauseofelectricity,itiseasyforustoturnonanelectriclamporaTV.Butwheredoesallthatelectricitycomefrom?Mostpowerplantsproduceelectricitybyusingcoal,oil,naturalgas,andnuclearenergy.Otherplantsmakeelectricitybyusingsunlight,wind,water,orevenheatfromunderground！28.OneRealManInanancientkingdom,allmenwereruledbytheirwives.Thekingdidn’tbelieveit.Inordertoproveitwasnottrue,thekinghadallthemenofhiskingdombroughtbeforehim.Hewarnedthatanymanwhodidnottellthetruthwouldbeseriouslypunished.Thenheaskedallthemenwhofollowedtheirwives'orderstosteptotheleftsideofthehall.Allthemendidsobutonelittlemanwhomovedtotherightside.“It'sgoodtosee,”saidtheking,“thatwehaveonerealmaninthekingdom.Tellthesechicken-heartedmenwhyyoualoneamongthemstandontherightsideofthehall.”“YourMajesty,”camethereplyinaweakvoice,“itisbecausebeforeIlefthomemywifetoldmetokeepoutofcrowds,Idon'tdaretogoagainsther.”29.Dialogue:WhereIsMyPetDog?(L:Lisa,S:Sam)L:Tenyearsago,IwentonatourtoLondonwithmypetdog.S:Didyouhaveagoodtimethere?L:Yes.Idid.Oneday,afteratiringtour,Iwentintoarestaurantwithmypetdog.S:Youshouldfeedyourdogfirst,IthinkL:Right,soIsignedawaitertocomeover.Atthattime,Icouldn'tspeakEnglish.SoIpointedtothedogandmadean“eating”gesture,showingthatthedogneededsomefood.S:Whathappenedthen?L:Thewaiternoddedandwalkedawaywithmypetdog.IwashappybecauseImadethewaiterunderstandmewithoutanydifficulty.Butafterhalfanhour,hereturnedwithaplateS:Whatwasontheplate?L:Mypetdog!Mypetdogwaskilledandcooked!30.WhyShouldn'tWeSmoke?Tobeginwith,smokingcostsalotofmoney.Smokersmayalsohavetospendmoreonmedicineanddoctorvisits.Anotherreasonnottosmokeisthatitisbadforpeoplewhodonotsmoke.Second-handsmokeisaseriouspublichealthrisk.Itisn'tpoliteforapersontosmokeinfrontofanonsmoker.Besides,nonsmokersusuallydon'tlikethesmellleftinrooms,cars,orevenonasmoker'sclothes!Mostimportantly,smokingcausesbighealthproblems.Forexample,smokingmakesithardertobreatheifapersonhasillnesseslikeasthma.Smokinghurtsaperson'slungs,causingdiseaseslikecancer,etc.Soifyoudon'tsmoke,don'tstart.Ifyoudosmoke,it'stimetogiveitup.31.TheJobsofTomorrowWhatkindofworkdoyouwanttodowhenyouareolde