80年代初中英语课本第五册课文.docx
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80年代初中英语课本第五册课文
Whythebatcomesoutonlyatnight?
(80年代初中英语课本第五册第1课)
Long,longago,therewasawarbetweenthebirdsandthebeasts.Nooneknowswhattheyfoughtabout. Thebatdidnotknowwhosesideheshouldtake.Hethoughtandthought,thendecidedhemusttrytobeonthesideofthewinners. Sohewatchedfromfaraway.Afterawhile,itseemedthatthebirdsweregoingtowin.Heflewovertojointhem. “Whatonearthareyoudoinghere?
”abirdshoutedathim. “Can’tyouseeI’mabird?
”thebatsaidwithasmile.“Look,Ihaveswings,justlikeyou.” “Comealong,then,”saidthebird.“Don’thidebehindothers.” Butthingschangedsoon.Nowitseemedthatthebeastswerewinning.Sothebatleftthebirdsinahurryandwentovertothebeasts. “Whatareyoudoingonourside?
”andanimalcalledouttohim.“Areyouspyingonus?
” “Don’tyouknowI’moneofyou?
”askedthebat,showinghisteeth.“Look.Can’tyouseeI’vegotteeth,too?
” “Whoaretryingtofool?
”saidtheanimals.“Wesawyoufightingonthesideofthebirdsjustnow.” Sothebeastsdrovehimoff.Ofcoursethebirdsrefusedtotakehimback. Whenthebeastsandthebirdssawneithersidecouldwin,theydecidedtostopfighting. Neitherbeastsnorbirdswouldhavethebatastheirfriend,sohewasafraidtoleavehishome.Eversincethen,hecomesoutonlyatnight.
Lesson2NathanHale
(80年代初中英语课本第五册第2课)
TheyoungAmericanstoodquietlywhiletheBritishguardssearchedhisclothes.Theyfoundnothing.“Iftheydon’tfindthemapsinmyboot,”hethought,“maybetheywillletmego.ThenI’lltrytosendthemapstoGeneralWashington.” “Takeoffyourboots,”oneoftheguardsordered.TheAmerican’sheartbeatfaster.Hetookoffhisbootsandhandedthemtotheguard. Theguardlookedinsideoneboot,thenanother. “Useyourknife,man!
”orderedtheBritishofficernearby. Theguardbroughtouthisknifeandcutonebootopen.HestoppedsuddenlyandtheAmericanknewwhatitmeant.ThemapsoftheBritisharmy’sdefenceworks!
TheguardstooktheAmericantoGeneralHowe.Thegenerallookedatthemaps.“Iseeyou’vemadesomedrawingofourdefenceworks,”hesaid.“Thiscanonlymeanonething.” “Yes,sir.” “Doyouhaveanythingtosayforyourself?
” “No,nothing.” “What’syourname?
” “NathanHale.” “Rank?
” “Captain.” Thegeneralstudiedthemapsafewmoreminutes.“CaptainHale,”hesaidfinally.“I’veneverseensuchfinedrawings.Youknow,wecoulduseamanlikeyou.Whynotjoinus?
Youdon’thavetoworryaboutrankorpay.” NathanHalelookedstraightatthegeneral.“Nothingcouldmakemeturnagainstmycountry!
” “Thenthere’sonlyonethingIcando,youunderstand?
” “Yes,sir.” “Youwillbehangedasaspyearlytomorrowmorning.”* * * NathanHalelookedaroundasaBritishsoldierputtheropearoundhisneck. “Now,NathanHale,”saidtheBritishofficer.“Let’shearwhatyouhavetosaybeforeyoudie.” NathanHaletookalastlookathisbeautifulcountryandsaid,“IonlyregretthatIhavebutonelifetoloseformycountry.”
Lesson3Aquestionofpronunciation
(80年代初中英语课本第五册第3课)
Thishappenedin London.ItwasNovemberandtheweatherwasverywetandcold. AFrenchmanhadcaughtaverybadcold.Hecougheddayandnight.Sohedecidedtogoandgetsomemedicineforhiscough.AshedidnotknowmuchEnglish,hegotouthisdictionaryandlookeduptheword“cough”.Butthedictionarydidnottellhimhowtopronouncetheword.Hethoughtitoverandrememberedthathehadlearnedtheword“plough”.Herememberedthatitwaspronounced[plau].Sohethoughtthatc-o-u-g-hmustbepronounced[kau]. Theheputonhiscoatandhatandwenttoachemist’sshop.Whenthemanintheshopaskedhimwhathewanted,theFrenchmansaid:
“Iwantsomethingformycow,please.” Themanintheshoplookedathim.Hadheheardhimcorrectly?
“Ibegyourpardon,sir?
”heasked. TheFrenchmanrepeated:
“Iwantsomemedicineformycow.” “Foryourcow?
”askedtheman.“Areyouafarmer?
” “Afarmer?
”saidtheFrenchmaninsurprise.“WhatmakesyouthinkI’mafarmer?
Icomefrom Paris.I’mnotafarmer.” “Where’syourcow,then?
”askedthemanintheshop. “It’shere!
”repliedtheFrenchman.Heputhishandonhischestandbegantocough.“Hereitis!
”hesaid.“I’veaverybadcowhere.” ThenthemanintheshopunderstoodwhattheFrenchmanmeant.Hewantedsomemedicineforhiscough.
Lesson4TheArabinthedesert
(80年代初中英语课本第五册第4课)
AnArabwaswalkingalonethroughthedesertwhenhemettwomen.Themenlookedworried.Itseemedthattheyhadlostsomething.TheArabwentovertothem. “Haveyoulostoneofyourcamels?
”heaskedthem. “Yes,”theysaid. “Washeblindintherighteyeandlameintheleftfoot?
”askedtheArab. “Yes,hewas?
“Hadhelostatoothandwashecarryingcorn?
” “Yes,”saidthemen.“Pleasetelluswhereheis.” “Idon’tknowwhereheis,”saidtheArab.“I’veneverseensuchananimal.” “Didsomeonetellyouabouthim?
” “No.” Thetwomenlookedateachotherinsurprise.TheycouldnotbelievetheArab’swords.Finally,theycameupclosetohim,tookholdofhim,andshouted:
“Where’stheanimal?
Andwhathaveyoudonewithourgoods?
” TheArabinsistedthathehadneverseenthecamel.Atlastthementookhimbeforeajudge.TheysaidthattheArabhadstolentheircamel. “I’veneverseentheircamel,”insistedtheArab.“ButI’mamanofthedesert,andI’velearnedtolookcarefullyateverythingIsee.ThismorningIsawthetracksofalostcamel.Iknewthisbecausetherewerenoman’stracksnearthoseofthecamel.Ialsosawthatthecamelmustbeblindintherighteye,becausehehadonlyeatenthegrassonhisleftsideandhadnottouchedthegrassonhisright.Theanimalwaslamebecausewithonefootheleftatrackmuchlighterthatanyoftheothers.Hehadlostatooth,becausewhereverheategrass,therewasalwaysasmallspaceleftuntouched.Ialsofoundgroupsofantsnearthetracksofthecamel.Theywerepullingpiecesofcorn.FromthesefactsIwasabletotellwhatgoodstheanimalwascarrying.” ThejudgeandthetwomenweresatisfiedwithwhattheArabhadsaid.Togetherthefourmensetouttolookforthelostanimal.
Lesson5 Theseagullsof SaltLakeCity
(80年代初中英语课本第五册第5课)
SaltLakeCity isabeautifulcityinthewestof NorthAmerica. Thenamecomesfromagreatsaltlakenearby.Thecityliesinavalleywithhighmountainsallaroundit.Butlongagotherewasalmostnothinginthisplaceandtherewereveryfewpeoplelivinghere. Morethanahundredyearsago,agroupofmen,womenandchildrenmovedfromtheeasttothewest.Theyhadtraveledalongway.Atlastthesebravepeoplecametothegreatmountainsbythesaltlake.Theycrossedthemountainsandreachedthisquietplace.Theydecidedtostayhere,andsotheybuilttheirhomesandmadetheirfarms.Thiswaswhere SaltLakeCity nowlies. Thepeoplehadtoworkhardontheirfarms,becausetheirlivesdependedontheircrops. Onedaywhiletheywereworkinginthefields,somefarmerssawsomethingstrangeinthesky. “What’sthat?
”askedoneofthem. “Where?
”askedanother,ashestoppedtolook. “Overthere,”wasthereply. Theysawsomethinglikeacloudcoming,butitwastoolowinthesky.Astheywatched,itcamenearerandnearer.Suddenlyashoutwentup:
“Locusts!
Millionsofthem!
” Thewordsputfearintotheheartsofall,becausetheyknewwhatlocustscoulddo,andtheyhadneverseensomanyofthembefore. Innotimethelocustscamedownandstartedeatingeverything–thewheat,thecorn,thegrassandeventheleavesonthetrees. Thefarmersbroughtoutthingstofightthelocusts.Theytriedeverything.Butwhiletheywerekillingthelocustsinoneplace,millionsmorearrivedinanother.Whatcouldthefarmersdo?
Suddenlytherewasagreatnoise.Astheylookedup,theysawanothercloudcomingtowardsthem.Totheirsurprise,theysawnotlocuststhistime,butseagulls.Thefarmerscriedout,“They’vecometoeatwhatthelocustshaveleft.” Buttotheirjoy,theyfoundthattheseagullshadcometoeatnotthecrops,butthelocusts.Theyhadseenorsmelledthelocustsandhadcomefromthe GreatSaltLake.Nowtheywereeatingthelocusts!
Inashortwhiletheyateupmillionsofthem.Thefarmers’cropsweresaved!
Thepeoplewereverythankful.Theydecidedthatfromthenonnooneshouldeverkillaseagull.Andtoday,ifyougoto SaltLakeCity,youcanseeamonumentwithseagullsontopofit.
Lesson7ThePyramids
(80年代初中英语课本第五册第7课)
Thousandofyearsago,thekingsof Egypt builtstrongbombsforthemselves.Overthesetombstheybuiltpyramids.Theythoughttheirbodieswouldbewellkeptintheseuntiltheycouldcomebacktolife.Theyalsohopedtheworldcouldlookonthepyramidsasmonumentstothemandwouldrememberthemforever. Therearearound80pyramidsin Egypt.ButtheGreatPyramidisthebiggestofall.Itisnearly5,000yearsold.Itisabout137metreshightoday,butitwasoncehighter.Itismadeof2,300,000hugestones.Mostofthemarehigherthanamanandweighabouttwoandahalftonseach.Someweighasmuchasfifteentons.Ittookmorethan100,000mentwentyyearstobuildtheGreatPyramid. Whenyoulookatthepyramids,youcan’thelpwonderinghowtheEgyptianswereabletobuildthemthousandsofyea
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