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英语读物

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Lesson11

                                           TextA

                             AVisittoConwayCastle

   Dave'sclassatschoolwerestudyingEnglishhistory,andonedaytheirteachersaidtothem,"Well,boys,onFridaywe'reallgoingtogetonabusandgotoConway.There'sabeautifulcastlethere,andwe'regoingtovisitit."Theboyswereveryhappywhentheyheardthis.

   "Now,hasanybodygotanyquestions?

"theteacherasked.

   "Howoldisthecastle,sir?

"Daveasked.

   "It'saboutsevenhundredyearsold,Dave,"theteacheranswered.

   "What'sthenameofthecastle,sir?

"anotherboyasked.

   "ConwayCastle,"theteachersaid.

   OnFridaytheboyscametoschoolat9o'clockandgotintothebus.TheyvisitedConwayCastle,andthentheycamebackandwenthome.

   "Well,"Dave'smothersaidtohimwhenhegothome,"didyoulikethecastle,.Dave?

"

"Notverymuch,"Daveanswered."Thestupidpeoplebuiltittooneartherailway."

TextB

                             WhatAreYouGoingtoDo?

   RobertandPeteraretalkingabouttheendoftheschoolterm.Robertisgoingtoleaveschoolandstartwork,butPeterisgoingtostayatschool.

PETER:

Areyougoingtoleaveschoolattheendoftheterm?

OBERT:

Yes,Iam.

PETER:

Whatareyougoingtodo?

OBERT:

I'mgoingtobeaclerk.

PETER:

Whatdoesaclerkdo?

OBERT:

Heworksinanoffice.Hewriteslettersandreports,andhetypes.

PETER:

Iwanttobeavet.

OBERT:

A-what?

PETER:

Avet-aveterinarysurgeon.

OBERT:

Goodgracious!

What'sthat?

PETER:

Avet'samanwhotakescareofsickanimals.He'sananimaldoctor.

OBERT:

Ioncereadastoryahoutapersonwhotalkedtoanimals.Itwasveryinteresting.

                             QuestionsonTextB

7.Readthefollowingpassageonce.Underlinethekeywordswhilereadingandretellthestorytoyourpartner.

                                    MrsNeat

   MrsNeatwastidyandorderly.Onedayshegotonabus,wentupontopandsatdown.Whentheconductoraskedherforherfare,sheopenedherbag,tookoutherpurse,closedherbag,openedherpurse,tookoutashilling,closedherpurse,openedherbag,putinherpurseandclosedherbag.Shepaidherfare.Theconductorgaveheraticket.

 Lesson12

         TextA

                WhataMess!

    BillLanehasjusttouchedsomewetpaint.

MRFIELD:

 Youmustn'ttouchthewetpaint,Bill.

   BILL:

 I'msorry.Iwon'tdoitagain.

MRFIELD:

 Trytobemorecarefulinfuture.

BILL:

 Ishall.Iwasn'tascarelessasJohnSampson.Hewalkedacrossthatwetcement

 overthere.

MRFIELD:

 Theworkmenoughtn'ttoleaveitwithoutanotice.

BILL:

 Theheadmasteraskedthemnottodoso.

MRFIELD:

 Thenwhyisn'tthereanotice?

BILL:

 Theywenttotheirstorestogetone.Heretheycomewithitnow!

MRFIELD:

 Butlookatthem!

They'veforgottenaboutthewetcementandthey'rewalking

 acrossittoputupthenotice!

TextB

             ATallandSlimGirl

   Atfivefeetsixinches,Rosawastallerthaneveryotherstudentinthesixthgrade.Sheworriedaboutthisaltthetime,inschoolandathome.Hermothertoldhertostandupstraightandbeproudthatshewassotallandslim.

  "Someday,"hermothersaid,"you'11behappythatyou'retall."

ThismadeRosahappier,butshewasstillafraidherclassmatesweremakingfunofherbehindherback.Oneday,allthischangedwhenMrRansom,thecoachfromtheyouthclub,askedRosatoplaycenterontheirbasketballteam.HesaidthatRosawasagoodballplayerandherheightwouldmakehervaluableascenter.Now,shereallywasproudtobetall.Shewassomeonespecial.

              QuestionsonTextB

7.Readthefollowingpassageonce.Underlinethekeywordswhilereadingandretelltbestorytoyourpartner.

          BetterBeaStupidMan

   Itwasabeautifulspringmorning.Therewasn'tacloudinthesky,andthesunwaswarmbutnottoohot.soMrAndrewswassurprisedwhensawanoldgentlemanatthebus-stopwithabig,strongblackumbrellai'hishand.

   MrAndrewssaidtohim,"Arewegoingtohaveraintoday,doyouthink?

"

   "No,"saidtheoldgentleman,"Idon'tthinkso."

   "Thenareyoucarryingtheumbrellatokeepthesunoffyou?

"

   "No,thesunisnotveryhotinspring."

   MrAndrewslookedatthebigumbrellaagain,andthegentlemansaid,"Iamanoldman,andmylegsarenotverystrong,soIreallyneedawalk-ing-stick.ButwhenIcarryawalking-stick,peoplesay,`Lookatthatpooroldman',andIdon'tlikethat.WhenIcarryanumbrellainfineweatber,peopleonlysay,`Lookatthatstupidman'."

Lesson13

TextA

            GiveMeaBigBoxofChocolates

   Johnlikedchocolatesverymuch,buthismothernevergavehimany,becausetheywerebadforhisteeth,shethought.But.）ohnhadaverynicegrandfather.Theoldmanlovedhisgrandaonverymuch,andsometimeshebroughtJohnchocolateswhenhe.cametovisithim.Thenhismotherlethimeatthem,becauseshewantedtomaketheoldmanhappy.

   Oneevening,afewdaysbeforeJohn'sseventhbirthday,hewassayinghisprayersinhisbedroombeforehewenttobed."Please,God,"heshouted,"makethemgivemeabigboxofchocolatesformybirthdayonSaturday."

   Hismotherwasinthekitchen,butsheheardthesmallboyshoutingandwentintohisbedroomquickly.

   "Whyareyoushouting,John?

"sheaskedherson."Godcanhearyouwhenyoutalkquietly."

   "Iknow,"answeredthecleverboywithasmile,"butGrandfather'sinthenextroom,andhecan't."

TextB

           YouAreTooYoungtoBuyAlcohol

   Laterthatday,StevetoldthegroupthathehaddecidedtogobacktoEdinburgh."IwanttoseetherestoftheFestival,"heexplained.Thatevening,theyallwenttoapubforafinaldrinkwithSteve.Theylefta.messageforMalc:

GONETOTHEWHITEHORSE.SEEYOUTHERE!

   Malcarrivedbackquitelate.Hewentroundtothepubimmediately.Hewasfeelingverypleasedwithhimself.

 BILL:

Howdiditgo,then?

 MALC:

Oh,fantastic!

Itooksomereallygoodphotographs.I'msureIshallwinthatcompetition.

 LIsE:

Well,you'dbetterbuyusalladrink,then!

 MALC:

Yes...Whatwouldyoualllike?

      （Malcgoestothebar）

      I'dlikefourpintsofbestbitter...oh,andtwolagersandlime.

BARMAN:

...Oh,excuseme,sir.Howoldareyou?

 MALC:

Sixteen.Why?

BARMAN:

Well,I'mafraidyou'retooyoungtobuyalcohol.Youhavetobeeighteen,youknow.

                 QuestiononTextB

7.Readthefollowingpassageonce.Underlinethekeywordswhilereadingandretelltheatorytoyourpartner.  

   Anartistwenttoabeautifulpartofthecountryforaholiday,andstayedwithafarmer.Everydayhewentoutwithhispaintsandhisbrushesandpaintedfrommorningtoevening,andthenwhenitgotdark,hewentbacktothefarmandhadagooddinnerbeforehewenttobed.

   Attheendofhisholidayhewantedtopaythefarmer,butthefarmersaid,"No,Idonotwantmoney-butgivemeoneofyourpictures.Whatismoney?

Inaweekitwillallbefinished,butyourpaintingwillstillbehere."

   Theartistwasverypleasedandthankedthefarmerforsayingsuchkindthingsabouthispaintings.

   Thefarmersmiledandanswered,"Itisnotthat.IhaveasoninLondon.Hewantatobecomeanartist.Whenhecomesherenextmonth,Iwillshowhimyourpicture,andthenhewillnotwanttobeanartistanymore,Ithink."

Lesson14

TextA

              TheyDon'tTalk

   MrJoneswasveryangrywithhiswife,andshewasveryangrywithherhusband.Forseveraldaystheydidnotspeaktoeachotherata11.OneeveningMrJoneswasverytiredwhenhecamebackfromwork,sohewenttobedsoonafterdinner.Ofcourse,hedidnotsayanythingtoMrsJonesbeforehewentupstairs.MrsJoneswashedthedinnerthingsandthendidsomesewing.Whenshewentuptobedmuchlaterthanherhusband,shefoundapieceofaperonthesmalltablenearherbed.Onitwerethewords,"Mother.-Wakemeupat7a.m.-Father"

   WhenMrJoneswokeupthenextmorning,itwasnearly8a.m.-andonthesmalltablenearhisbedhesawanotherpieceofpaper.Hetookitandreadthesewords:

"Father.-Wakeup.Itis7a.m.-Mother."

              TextB

               ADirtyCar

      John,PeterandMarkarehrothers.Theirfatherhasanewcar,andtheycleanitforhim.Ithasjustrained,andthecarisverydirty.Johnislookingatit,andheistalkingtoPeter.

JOHN:

 Thecarhasn'tbeencleanedforafewdays.

PETERL:

 No,ithasn't.It'sverydirty.

 JoHN:

 Someoneoughttocleanittoday.

PETER:

 Markshouldcleanit.It'shisturn.

 JOHN:

 No,hecleaneditlasttime.It'syourturn.

PETER:

 No,itisn't.YoualwayscleanitafterMark.

 JoHN:

 Ohdear,isitreallymyturn?

Inthatcase,I'llcleantomorrow.

PETER:

 Cleanitnow.Onlylazypeoplesaythey'llworktomorrow.

 JoHN:

 ThenI'llcleanitthedayaftertomorrow.

PETER:

 Youarelazy.Yououghttobeashamed.?

Youshouldenjoyworking

QuestiononTextB

7.Readthefollowingpassageonce.Underlinethekeywordswhilereadingandretellthestorytoyourpartner.

    Ellenwalkedbrisklyoutintotheyardandtookadeepbreathofcool,freshair.Shewas  eagertobeginwork.Thistimeofyear,withthenewgrowtheverywhere.alwaysmadeherfeelthatshehadtohelptbingsgrow.Shegatheredhertoolsandwenttothepatchoffreshlyturnedearthandbegan.todigrowsofholes.Thenshecarefullypickeduponefragileplantandptaceditinahole.Overandoversh