小學英語背誦110篇閱讀理解短文

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

Passage18.1don'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

Passage95.Alettertograndpa

Passage96.Halloween

Passage97.SchoolNewspaper

Passage98.Alettertoyou.

Passage99.Whydoweneedtheforests

Passage100.Kites

Passage101.FirstAid

Passage102.OurSenses

Passage103.Playbaseballwiththefamily

Passage104.Charlie'se-mailfriend

Passage105.Surfingthenet

Passage106.Teddybear

Passage107.Tlachti

Passage108.OlympicGames

Passage109.DoingChores

Passage110.AncientEgypt

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Passage1.Woodpecker

Therearemanyappletreesinagarden.

They'regoodfriends.Onedayanoldtreeis

ill.Therearemanypestsinthetree.Leavesofthe

treeturnyellow.Theoldtreefeelsverysadand

unwell.Anothertreesendsforadoctorforhim.At

first,theysendforapigeon,butshehasnoidea

aboutitThentheysendforanoriole,andshe

can5ttreattheoldtreewell.Thentheysend

forawoodpecker.Sheisagooddoctor.She

pecksaholeinthetreeandeatslotsofpests.At

lasttheoldtreebecomesbetterandbetter.

Leavesturngreenandgreen.

Passage2.ABusyDay

TodayisSunday!OnSundays,Iusuallyplaythe

flute.Myfatherusuallyreadsthenewspaper.My

motherusuallycleansthehouse.Buttodaymy

motherisinbed.Sheisill.Myfatherhastodothe

housework.Now,heiscleaningthehouse.￡(Sam,can

youhelpme?”“Yes,Dad!”Now,we'rewashing

thecar.Where'smysister,Amy?Sheisplayingmy

flute.Whataluckygirl!

Passage3.Thedogandhisreflection

Onedayadogwithapieceofmeatinhismouth

wascrossingaplankoverastream.Ashewalked

along,helookedintowater,andhesawhis

reflection.Hethoughtthiswasanotherdogcarrying

apieceofmeat.Andhefelthewouldliketohavetwo

pieces.Sohesnappedatthereflectioninthewater,

andofcourse,asheopenedhismouth,thepieceof

meatdisappearedquickly.

Passage4.Anhonestboy

Tonyissevenyearsold.Heisanhonestandpolite

boy.Oneday,itwasSunday.Tony,hissisterandhis

motherstayedathome.HewaswatchingTVandhis

sisterwasreadingbooks.Hismotherwaswashing

clothes.Justthen,hisfathercamebackwithabag

ofpears.Tonylikespearsverymuchandhewanted

toeatone.Hismothergavehimfourandsaid,

(tLet5ssharethem.”“Whichpeardoyouwant,

Tony?55askedhismother.<sThebiggestone,mum.”

“What?”saidhismother,(<Youshouldbepoliteand

wantthesmallestone.""ShouldItellaliejusttobe

polite,mum?”

Passage5.Abirthdayparty

TodayisSusan'sbirthday.Sheisnineyearsold.

Herfriendsareinherhomenow.Thereisabirthday

partyintheevening.Look!Maryislisteningtothe

music.AndTomisdrinkingorangejuice.Jackand

Samareplayingcardsonthefloor.LilyandAmyare

watchingTV.Someoneisknockingatthedoor.It's

Henry.HebringsabigteddybearforSusan.The

teddybearisyellow.Susanisveryhappy.Allthe

childrenarehappy.Theysingabirthdaysongfor

Susan.

Passage6.TheFarmerandtheSnake

Itwasacoldwinterday.Afarmerfounda

snakeontheground.Itwasnearlydeadbycold.The

Farmerwasakindman.Hepickedupthesnake

carefullyandputitunderthecoat.Soonthesnake

Begantomoveanditraiseditsmouthandbitthe

farmer.uOh,Mygod!”saidthefarmer,“Isaveyour

life,butyouthankmeinthatway.Youmustdie."Then

hekilledthesnakewithastick.Atlasthedied,too.

Passage7,TwoYoungTrees

Twoyoungtreesarestandingonthetopofthehill.

TheirnamesareTimandAlan.

Oneday,it'ssunnyandwarm.Somebirdsare

singinginthetrees.Thewindblows,andthetrees

aretalking.(￡Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrow

up?”asksTim."I'mnotsure.IthinkIwanttobea

chairoradesk.”answersAlan,“MaybeIwanttobe

atoyboxorabaseballbat.Ilikechildren.55uWhatdo

youwanttobewhenyougrowup?”asksAlan.

“Me?”saysTim,Tjustwanttobeatree.Iwanttobe

ahouseforbirdsandspiders.Iwanttohavemany

apples.Andwhenit'ssunnyandhot,peopleand

animalscanstandunderme.”

Passage8.Hongkongisaniceplace

HongKongisaniceplace,especiallyinsummer.

JulyisahotmonthinHongKong.Butifsan

excellenttimeforswimming.Thereisabeautiful

beachatRepulseBay（淺槌）.Togetthere,youcan

takeabusfromCentral.Lotsofpeoplegotothe

beachonSundaysandSaturdays.Butifyougoon

aweekday,itiswillbenotsocrowded.Visitorsto

Hongkongneedpassports.Butpeoplefrommany

countriesdonotneedvisas.Hongkongisanice

placeforholiday.Therearemanyshops.

Passage9.Water

Waterisveryimportantforlivingthings.Without

water,theremustbenolifeontheearth.Alltheplants

andanimalsneedwatertodrink,tocookfoodandto

cleanourselves.Waterisneededinfarms,factories,

offices,schools,familiesandmanyotherplaces.

Waterisfoundinseas,riversandlakes.Itcanbe

foundeverywhereintheworld,anditalsocanbe

foundintheair.

Passage10/hvins'Bedroom

Thisisthetwins5bedroom.Itisaniceroom.The

twobedslookthesame.ThisbedisLily'sandthat

oneisLucy's.Thetwinshaveonedeskandtwo

chairs.Theirclock,booksandpencil-boxesareon

thedesk.Theirschoolbagsarebehindthechairs.

Someniceflowersareonthedesk.Somenice

picturesareonthewall.Isthereakite?Yes,it5s

underLily'sbed.Thebedroomisverynice.

Passage11.Dogs

Oneoftheanimalsthathelppeoplealotisthe

dog.Insomecountries,dogspullwagons.Inthe

coldnorth,dogspullsleds.

Thereareotherwaysthatdogshelpus,too.

Policemenusethemtolookformissingpeople.

Soldiersusethemtocarrylettersandmedicine.On

farms,dogstakecareofsheepandkeeptheminthe

fields.Atnight,theytakethesheephome.Dogshelp

theblindwithwork.Somedogsaregoodandkind.

Somedogsaregoodatanotherskill.

Passage12.TheBestJob

Bettyisalazygirl.Shedoesn'tstudyhard,and

shedoesn'thelphermotherwiththehousework,

either.￡tWhatareyougoingtobewhenyougrowup,

Betty?55Motherasks."You'retoolazy.Nojobwill

everfityou.”“ButIknowone,“saysthegirl,'Tm

goingtobeFatherChristmas/5“Youwanttobe

FatherChristmas?55Motherissurprised,<cButwhy?”

uBecauseheworksonlyonedayinawholeyear/5

Passage13.ACleverMonkey

Alittlemonkeypicksupapumpkinandwantsto

takeithome.Butthepumpkinistoobig.The

monkeycan'ttakeithome.

Suddenlyheseesapandaridingabiketowards

him.Hewatchesthebike.t(lhaveagoodidea.Ican

rollthepumpkin.Itlikesawheel/5

Soherollsthepumpkintohishome.Whenhis

motherseesthebigpumpkin,sheissurprisedand

says,“Howcanyoucarryithome?^^Thelittlemonkey

answersproudly,<clcan9tliftit,butIcanrollit."His

mothersmilesandsays,“Whatacleverboy!”

Passage14.WhatAreStarsLike?

Haveyoueverwonderedaboutthestars?Insome

ways,starsarelikepeople.Theyareborn.Theygrow

old.Andtheydie.Astarisbornfromdustandgas.

Slowlythedustandgasmakeaball.Theballgets

veryhot.ThenitstartstogiveofflightTheyoung

stargrowsintoagiant.Manyyearsgoby.Theolder

starbeginstogetsmallagain.Atlastitslightgoes

out.Thestar'slifeisover.

Passage15.RadioandTelevision

Radioandtelevisionareverypopularintheworld

today.MillionsofpeoplewatchTV.Perhaps

morepeoplelistentotheradio.

TheTVismoreusefulthantheradio.On

TVwecanseeandhearwhatishappening

intheworld.However,radioisn'tlost.It

isstillwithus.Andlistenersarebecomingmore.

Thafsbecauseatransistorradioisn5tlost.Itis

stillwithus.Itisveryeasytocarry.Youcanput

oneinyourpocketandlistentoitonthebusoryour

bikewhenyougotowork.

Passage16.lfscoolbehindyou

It'stwoo'clockintheafternoon.Thesunis

shinningandifsveryhot.Nancyhasto

meethermotheratthetrainstation.

Nowshe'swalkinginthestreet.Therearenotrees

andshe'sfat.Soshefeelsveryhot.Butshedoesn't

findaboywalkingjustbehindher.Andshemeetsa

friendandsays“hello”tohim."Who'stheboy

behindyou?”askstheman.Nowsheseestheboy.

Sheisangryandasks,<￡Whyareyouwalkingbehind

me,boy?”“There'snoshadeinthestreet,

youknow."answerstheboy.“It'scoolbehindyou,I

think.55

Passage".Father'sHobby

MydadworksfromMondaytoFridayinabank,he

usesthecomputertocountmoney.Hisjob

isveryimportantinthebank.

Dadisalsobusyathome.Atweekendshe

cooksdinner.UsuallyhecooksItalianfood.On

Sundayshemakesfivepiecesofpizza.Sometimes

hecookschickenandmakesChinesefood.My

mumwatchesandhelpshim.Ihelpmydad,too.I

washthedishes.

Manypeoplethinkitisstrangeforamantocook.

Butmydadenjoyshishobby.Cookingrelaxeshim.He

isaweekendcook.

Passage18.1donJtthinkso

Jackisagoodboybuthedoesn5tliketousehis

head.Heoftensayssomethingwithouthinking.ltmakes

othersunhappy.

Mr.Blackteachesmathinaschool.He'soldnowand

helikeschildren.OntheFridayMr.Blackdoesn'tgoto

work,becausehe'sillinahospital.AndJack'smother

willseehimafterdinner.t(lwanttobetherewith

you.”saysJack."You'rearudeboy.Ican'ttakeyou

there.55sayshismother."Don'tworry,mum.Iwon'tdo

thatagain.Pleasebelieveme.”saysJack.Inthe

hospital,Jacksaysnothingatfirst.Whenthey're

leaving,hesaystoMr.Black,“Youlookfine.The

doctorsaysyou'regoingtodie,butIdon5tthinkso.”

Passage19.Sevendaysinaweek

Thereareaboutfifty-twoweeksinayear.

Andtherearesevendaysineachweek.The

firstdayofaweekisSunday.Theotherdaysofa

weekbetweenSundayandSaturdayareMonday,

Tuesday,WednesdayThursdayandFriday.

Mondayisthesecondday,Tuesdayisthethird

day,Wednesdayisthefourthday,Thursday

isthefifthday,andFridayisthesixthday.

Whafsthelastday?Doyouknow?

Passage2O.MyspecialFriend

IhaveafriendintheU.S.HisnameisDonAdams.I

knowhimverywell,butIhavenevermet

him.Wewritetoeachotherallthetime.My

lettersareveryshort.Itisstillhardforme

towriteinEnglish.Ireceivedaletterfrom

Donyesterday.Itmakesmeveryhappy.He

iscomingtomycountryforavisitnext

summer.Wearegoingtoseeeachotherforthefirst

time.

Passage21.ADayinMyLife

Myfamilylivesonthisstreet.Inthemorning,my

fathergoestoworkandallthechildrengotoschool.

Mymothertakesustoschooleveryday.Shedoes

thehousework.Shealwayshasherlunchathome,

andseesherfriendsintheafternoon.Inthe

eveningallthechildrencomehomefrom

school.Theyalwaysgethomeearly.Myfather

goeshomefromworkandheisoftenlate.After

suppermytwobrothersandIdoourhomework.

Wegotobedatten.

Passage22.TheSea

Whatdoknowaboutthesea?Somepeople

haveseenitbutothershaven'tThesealooksbeautiful

onafinesunnydayanditcanbeverytoughwhen

thereisastrongwind.Whatotherthingsdo

youknowaboutit?Ofcourse,theseaisverylarge.In

theworldthereismoreseathanland.Ifyouhave

swuminthesea,youknowthattheseaissalty.

Riverscarrysaltfromthelandintothesea.

Someplacesoftheseaaresaltierthanthe

otherplaces.DoyouknowtheDeadSea?Itissosalty

thatyoucan'tsinkwhenyouareinthewater!

Andfishcannotliveinit!

Passage23.AGoodYoungPioneer

LiHuaisaYongPioneer.Heisgoingtothepark.

Nowheiswaitingforabus.Suddenlyhe

findsawatchontheground.Heaskssome

people,(￡Whosewatchisit?”Butthewatchisn5t

theirs.Sohegivesthewatchtoapoliceman.

NowLiHuagetsonthebus.Heissitting

nearthewindow.Anoldwomangetsonthebus.

Shehasnoseat.Sohestandsupandsays,“Here

isaseatforyou,Granny.Pleasesithere”

Passage24.Seahorse

Thereareallkindsofhorsesintheworld.Butone

ofthemyoucan'tride.Itdoesn'tliveonland,butin

thesea.Itlooksliketheheadofhorse.Sothe

peoplecallitseahorse.Infact,theseahorse

isasmallfish.Itlikestoliveinwarmwater.Asea

horsestandsupinthewaterwhenitswims.

Fatherhorsecarriestheeggstokeepthemsafe

initspouch.Whentheeggsarehatched,thebaby

horsesswimaway.

Passage25.ACatandaBird

Therearethreetreesnearthehouse.Thereisa

bigtree,andtwosmalltrees.

Inthebigtreethereisabird.Canthebirdsing?

Yes,itcan.Whafsunderthebigtree?Ifsacat.

“Iwantsomefood,55thinksthecat."Bird,my

goodfriend,Comehere!It'stimetoplaygames”

saysthecat.

“Notoday,thankyou!”saysthebird,“Youcan5t

catchme!Goodbye!55Look!Thebirdisflying!

Passage26.AFlyingFox

Aflyingfoxisnotafoxatall.Itisabat.Butthisbat

lookslikeafox.Aflyingfoxisverybig.Itlikestoeat

fruit.Sometimestheflyingfoxiscalledfruitbat.

Theflyingfoxfliesintofruittrees.Thenthebateats

allthefruit.Sofruitfarmersdonotliketheflyingfox.

Passage27.FlyingBirds

Birdsdon'tflyhighupinthesky.Theairistoothin.

Itishardforbirdstobreatheinthinair.

Thinairdoesn'tholdthemup.

Birdsflynearthegroundsothattheycanseewhere

theyare.Thebirdslookforplacestheyknow.Then

theydonotgetlost.Somebirdsflysolowoverthe

oceanthatthewavesoftenhidethem.Manybirdsfly

alongdistanceinthespringandautumn.

Passage28.Air

Airisallaroundus.Itisaroundusaswewalkand

play.Fromthetimewewerebomairisaroundus

oneveryside.Whenwesitdown,itisaroundus.

Whenwegotobed,airisalsoaroundus.Welivein

air.Wecanlivewithoutfoodorwaterforafewdays,

butwecannotliveformorethanafewminutes

withoutair.Wetakeinair.Whenweareworkingor

runningweneedmoreair.Whenweareasleep,we

needlessair.Weliveinair,butwecannotseeit.We

canonlyfeelitwhenitismoving.Movingair

iscalledwind.Howcanwemakeairmove?Hereis

oneway.Holdanopenbookinfrontofyourface,

closeitquickly.Whatcanyoufeel?Whatyoufeelis

air.

Passage29.Clocks

TherearemanyclocksintheBrown5shouse.They

areindifferentrooms.Abigclockstandsinacornerof

thesittingroom.Itisavery,veryoldclock,butitstill

keepsgoodtime.Mr.Brownwindsitonceaweek.

Passage30.Swimming

Swimmingisagoodsport.It'spopular.People

likeswimmingbecausethewatermakespeoplefeel

cool.Butiftheyswiminawrongplace,itisvery

dangerous.Theseyears,somepeoplediedwhen

theywereenjoyingthemselvesinwaterandmostof

themwerestudents.Summerholidaywillbethere

again.Iwanttogiveyousomeadvice.First,don't

getintothewaterwhenyouarealone.Second,don't

getintothewaterifthereisaNoswimmingsign.

Third,youshouldbecarefulinthewater.Ifyou

rememberthese,swimmingwillbesafeandit's

goodforyourhealth.

Passage31.Amissingtiger

WeusedtohaveacatcalledTiger.Hewasa

beautifultabbywithagreatdealofcharacter.He

wasanaturalhunter,andverysoonnomouse

daredtoshowitsfaceinourhouse.

UnfortunatelyTigeralsousedtocatchalotof

birdsandthismadehimveryunpopularwithsome

oftheneighbors.Ondayday,justafterhissecond

birthday,Tigerdisappeared.Perhapshewasrun

overbyacar,foratthattimewelivednearabusy

street.Althoughweofferedareward,wenever

discoveredwhathadhappenedtohimandwe

neversawhimagain.

Passage32.Jim

Jimgetsupat6:30.Hishomeisnearhisschool.

Heleaveshomeat7:30.Theybeginclassat

8:00.Hehaslunchathome.Afterlunchheplays

gameswithhisclassmates,intheafternoon,Jim

hasthreeclasses.Heleavesschoolat4:30.

Passage33.AChineseBoy

I'maChineseboy.MynameisChenDong.Iam

twelve.Ihavetwosisters.MysistersandIareall

students.

Myfatherisateacher.HeisaChineseteacher.He

teachesinNo.19MiddleSchool.Mymotherisa

teacher,too.SheteachesEnglishintheNo.11

MiddleSchool.

Passage34.Jim,sFamily

Apictureisonmydesk.ThisisapictureofJim's

family.ThemanisJim'sfather.Awomanisbehind

Jim.Sheishismother.Theyareteachers.Agirlis

inthepicture,too.SheisJim'ssister.Her

nameisKateGreen.Jimandhissisterare

inthesameschool.Buttheyaren5tinthe

samegrade.Theylookliketheirmother.Theyare

English.

Passage35.0urHouse

Ourhomeisneartheschool.Wehaveahouse.It

isagoodhouse.Thehousehasthreerooms.One

isalivingroom.Theothertwoarebedrooms.Inthe

livingroomthereisatableandsixchairs.

Therearesomeflowersonthetable.Thereisa

gardeninfrontofthehouse.Ourhouseisn5tbig,

butwelikeit.

Passage36.0urMonitor

ThisisLin.SheisfromBeijing.Shestudiesvery

hard.Inclassshecananswertheteacher's

questionsveryquickly.Linloveshernates

andoftenhelpsthemwiththeirlessons.

Everybodysayssheisaverygoodmonitor.

Passage37.Mybedroom

Thisismybedroom.Therearetwowindowsinit.

Nearthewindowtherearesomeredflowers.

AmapofChinaisonthewall.Youcanseefour

shoesandabasketballundermybed.Thereare

trousersandacoatonthebed.Manyschoolbooks

areonmydesk.Andtherearethreelights

inmybedroom.Oneisonmydesk,andtheother

twoarenearmybed.

Passage38.APieceofmeat

Adoghasalargepieceofmeatinhis

mouth.Nearthewaterhelooksdownandsees

himselfinthewater.Hethinksitisanotherdog.

Thatdoghasalsoalargepieceofmeatinhis

mouth.Hesaystohimself,“Iwanttogethis

meat.ThenIcanhavetwopieces/5Heopens

hismouthtobarkandhismeatgoesdowninto

thewater.

Passage39.0urClassroom

Ourclassroomisbrightandclean.Butitisnot

big.Therearetwenty-threedesksandchairsinit.

Theyarenew.There'sabigdeskinfrontofthe

classroom.It'sforourteachers.Therearefive

picturesontherightwall.There'samapofthe

worldandamapofChinaontheleftwall.

Besidethewindowthere5sabookshelf.Thereare

manybooksonit.Ourclassroomisverynice.

Wehavelessonshere.Welikeourclassroom.

Passage40.Ourschool

Thisisourschool.Therearemanyclassroomsin

it.Thereareeighthundredstudentsandsixty一

nineteachersinourschool.Therearemanytrees

andflowersinit.Alltheteachersandstudents

likeourschoolverymuch.

Wecometoschoolatseven.Wehavefour

classesinthemorningandtwointheafternoon.

Ourclassroomisbigandclean.Wehavelessons

here.Wedoourhomeworkathome.

Allthestudentsstudyhard.

Passage41.AHoliday

It'sfinetoday.Tomandhisfamilyareatapark.

Themaninwhiteishisfather.Heisstandingbythe

lakeandlookingattheboats.Thewomaninblueis

hismother.Sheissittingonthegrass.Besidehis

motherisAlice,hissister.Sheiseatingcake.The

parkisbig,andtherearemanytreesandflowersin

it.Theyarehavingagoodtime.

Passage42,AnOldMouse

Anoldwomanhasacat.Thecatisnowveryold.

Shecannotrunfast,andshecannotbite.Oneday

theoldcatseesamouse,shejumpsandcatches

themouse.ButshecannotbiteitSothe

mousegetsoutofhermouthandrunsaway.

Thentheoldwomanisveryangrybecausethe

catcannotkillthemouse.Shebeginstobeatthe

cat.Thecatsaystoher,"Don'tbeatme.Befriendly

tome.WhenIwasyoung,Ididgoodworkforyou.”

Passage43.Ahungryfox

Ahungryfoxisfromaforest.Hearrivesata

village.Hewantstofindsomefood.Hecomesto

ahouseandpullsthedoor.Butitlocked.Hesees

thereisaheninside.

“Hellorilcometovisityou/5hetellsthehen."I

knowthatyouareill.Comeoutandletme

takeyourtemperature.59

“Thankyou,“saysthehen.“Ihavea

headache.ButifIcomeout,youwillkillme.”

Passage44.HelpEachOther

Look!Kateisflyingabirdkite.Oh,herkiteisin

thetree.Anditisbroken.Shecan'tclimbup

thetree.LiLeiandJimarecominghere.LiLei

ishelpingher.Heisgettingthekitefromthetree.

Buthecan'tgetdown.JimishelpingLiLei.Li

Leiisjumpingtothewall.Theyaregettingdown

fromthewall.Kate,Jim,andLiLeiaremending

thekiteunderthetree.Theyaregoodfriends.

Passage45.TheWeather

TheweatherinShanghaiisnotalwaysgood.In

winteritisoftencoldandwet.Insummeritisvery

hot.Springisverybeautiful.Itisnotverycold,but

wehavealotofraininspring.Autumnisthebest

season.Thedaysareclearanddryanditissunny

andwarmallthetime.

TheweatherinShanghaiissometimeswarmer

thaninBeijing.ButinsummeritiscoolerinBeijing

thaninShanghai.

Passage46.WhafsHappening?

Itisinautumn.Ayoungmancomestoaforest.

He5swalkingbesidetheforest.Onhisrightisariver.

Onhisleftistheforest.Suddenlyheseestwogreen

eyeslookingathimfromthetrees.Atigerisgetting

readytojumponhim.

Whatdoeshedo?Hemustjumpintotheriver.In

theriverthereisabigcrocodile.Itsmouthisvery

big.Theyoungmancloseshiseyes.Thetiger

jumpsoverhim.Andtheyoungmanopens

hiseyes.Nowthetigerisinthemouthofthe

crocodile.

Passage47.Kangaroos

TherearemanykangaroosinAustraliaandnotonly

inzoos.Youcanseethemeverywhereoutside

ofthecitiesandtowns.Whentheywantto

havearestontheirtails,kangaroosarealso

verygoodatlookingaftertheirbabies,mother

kangarooskeeptheirbabiessafeintheirpockets.

Passage48.APairofShoes

Onedayanoldmanistakingthetraintohis

hometown.Oneofhisshoesfallsontotheground,

butthetrainstarts.Hecannotpickitup,

thenhetakesofftheotherandthrowsitnearthe

fallenshoe.Aboybesidehimaskshim,“Whydo

youdothat?55Heanswers,ulfamanpicksthemup,

hemaygetapairofshoes/5

Passage49.WegettheWrongcar!

OnedaymywifeandIgoshoppingatashop.Westop

thecarinfrontoftheshop.Anhourlaterwecome

backtothecarwithmanythings.Butwecannot

openthecardoor.etOh,dear/5saysmywife.tsWhat

shallwedo?”“Let'saskthatpoliceman!,,The

policemancomestohelpus.Afewminuteslater,he

getsthedooropen.Justatthatmomentaman

comesupandshouts,((Whyareyouopeningmycar

door?5,Welookatthenumberofthecarandour

facesturnred.

Passage50.Thankyou.

Manypeopleliketosay“Thankyou”when

othershelpthemorsaysomethingkindtothem.Itis

averygoodhabit.

Youshouldsay“Thankyou”whensomeonepasses

youthesaltonthetable,whensomeoneiswalking

aheadofyoukeepsthedooropenforyou,when

someonesaysyouhavedoneyourworkwell,oryou

haveboughtsomethingniceoryourcityisvery

beautiful.Thankyouisusednotonlybetween

friends,butalsobetweenparentsandchildren,

brotherandsister.LefslearntosayThankyou.

Passage51.TheSun

Thereisnothingmoreimportantinlifethanthesun.

WithoutthesunalllivingthingsonEarthwoulddie.

Thesunisastar.Intheskytherearethousandsof

starslikethesun.Theyareaslargeasthesunand

ashotasthesun.Atnightyoucanseemanystars,

butinday-timeyoucanonlyseeonestar-thesun.

Thesunismuchnearertousthananyotherstars.

Thatiswhyitlookslikethebiggestandbrightestof

allthestars.ThedistanceofthesunfromtheEarthis

asmuchas150millionkilometers.Mostofthestars

arethousandsoflightyearsawayformtheEarth.Do

youknowwhatalightyearis?Nothingintheworld

travelsfasterthanlight.lttravels300,000kilometersa

second.Onelightyearisthedistancethatlig