英语美文阅读七下答案
『壹』 英语美文阅读答案
A woman baked chapatti for members of her family and an extra one for a hungry passerby. She kept the extra chapatti on the window sill. Every day, a hunchback came and took away the chapatti. Instead of expressing gratitude, he muttered the following words as he went his way: “The evil you do remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!”
一个女人给家人烤薄饼，还留出一个给饥肠辘辘的路人。她总是把留出的那个放在窗台上，每天都有一个驼背的人来拿走薄饼。他没说过一句“谢谢”，反而总是边走边咕哝着：“善有善报，恶有恶报！”
The woman felt irritated. “Not a word of gratitude,” she said to herself… “Everyday this hunchback utters this jingle! What does he mean?” One day, she decided to do away with him. She added poison to the chapatti she prepared for him!
女人很生气，她自言自语地说：“这个驼背人从没说过谢谢，却每天都重复这句话，是什么意思呀？”一天，她决定弄死他，就在为他准备的薄饼上下了毒。
『贰』 七下英语短文填空，阅读理解，完形填空各五篇，中等难度
A）阅读短文，选择正确答案
There is an old tiger in the forest. He doesn’t want to look for food now. He often asks other animals to get him something to eat.
One day, he sees a monkey and says, “ am hungry, monkey. Go to the village and get me something to eat.” “ I can’t do that now, tiger,” the monkey says, “There is another tiger over there. He will not let me get anything for you to eat. I am afraid of him.” “What?” cries the old tiger. “Take me to that tiger. I will talk to him.” The monkey and the tiger get to the bridge over the river. “Now look down at the water.” Says the monkey. “Do you see the tiger?” “Yes, I do,” cries the old tiger. “I will eat him.” With these words, the tiger jumps into the river.
( )1 An old tiger lives ____.
A. in the zoo B. in the garden
C. in the forest D. on the farm
( )2 How many tigers and monkeys are there in the story?
A. Two tigers and two monkeys. B. Two tigers and one monkey.
C. One tiger and two monkeys. D. One tiger and one monkey.
( )3 Why does the tiger ask the other animals to get him food?Because ____.
A. they are afraid of him B. only they can look for some food
C. they are his friends D. they like to do so
( )4 The monkey ____.
A. goes to get something to eat B. gets to the bridge with the tiger
C. knows there is another tiger D. tells the tiger to jump into the water
( )5 Which of the following is right?
A. The tiger is very clever. B. The monkey eats the tiger.
C. The tiger eats another tiger. D. The tiger jumps into the water.
（B）
吉姆正在和莎莉聊天。请根据聊天内容判断所给句子的对（A）错（B）
Jim: How many days are there in a week?
Sally: Why, seven, of course. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday?
Jim: Well, Sally, can you speak out (说出) the five days of a week and not say Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday?
Sally: Let me see. I’m sorry I can’t. Can you?
Jim: Of course I can. They are today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, yesterday, the day before yesterday.
( ) 6 There are seven days in a week.
( ) 7 Sally can speak out five days of the week and not say Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
( ) 8 Jim thinks there are five days in a week.
( ) 9 It’s Saturday today, so tomorrow is Sunday.
( ) 10 Tomorrow is the day before today.
The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means（通讯设备）. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.
Man has been polluting the earth. The more people there are, the more pollution there will be. Many years ago, the pollution was not so serious because there were not so many people. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.
Air pollution is still the most serious. It's bad for all the living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.
The pollution of SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution.
Many countries are making rules to fight(同……作斗争) pollution. They stop people from burning coal(烧煤) in houses and factories in the city. Dirty water is not allowed to go into rivers, lakes, seas and oceans.
The earth is our home. We must take good care of it.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案，将其代号填入左边括号内。
1. Our world is becoming much smaller because _______ .
A. the earth is polluted
B. of the development(发展) of science and technology
C. of the growth(增长) in population
D. earth is blown away by the wind every year
2. Many years ago, life was _______ it is today.
A. much easier than B. as easy as
C. as hard as D. much harder than
3. The underlined(下划线的) word “it” at the end of the first paragraph(段落) means _______ .
A. water pollution B. air pollution
C. noise pollution D. all kinds of pollution
4. Why is air pollution the most serious kind of pollution? Because it _______ .
A. is bad for all the living things in the world
B. makes much more noise
C. makes our rivers and lakes dirty
D. makes us angry more easily
5. Which of the following is not true?
A. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.
B. The problem isn't so serious because there aren't so many people living on the earth.
C. The population of the earth is growing.
D. If people could go to work on foot or by bike instead of motorbike or car, it would be helpful in fighting against the problem of SO2.
(Keys:1?D5 BDCAB)
二
Pollution
The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means（通讯设备）. 1 today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new 2 . One of the biggest is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, 3 it, drink it and even hear it.
Man has been polluting the earth. The 4 people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the pollution was not so serious 5 there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, man 6 to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.
Air pollution is now the most serious. It's 7 for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution 8 our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us 9 more easily.
Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They 10 people from burning coal（煤）in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty 11 into the air.
Pollution by SO2 is now the most 12 kind of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is true that if there are fewer people 13 , there will be less air pollution.
The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means 14 the land, water and air clean. And we must take care of the 15 in pollution at the same time.
1. A. Flight B. Sleeping C. Life D. Meeting
2. A. difficulties B. business C. jobs D. problems
3. A. smell B. touch C. dream D. want
4. A. better B. more C. fewer D. stranger
5. A. if B. because C. until D. when
6. A. flew B. ran C. moved D. arrived
7. A. bad B. safe C. hard D. possible
8. A. helps B. treats C. frightens D. kills
9. A. hungry B. angry C. excited D. sad
10. A. continue B. finish C. stop D. start
11. A. fire B. litter C. wind D. smoke
12. A. dangerous B. important C. interesting D. popular
13. A. driving B. playing C. swimming D. dancing
14. A. increasing B. procing C. keeping D. making
15. A. progress B. price C. information D. rise
(Keys:1?D 5 CDABB 6?D10 CADBC 11?D15 DAACD)
答案：1-5 CDABD 6-10 ABBAB
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『叁』 七年级英语阅读题、完形填空、短文填空各20篇（附带答案
One day, Allan and his friend Henry went swimming in a river. It was very hot. How happy they were in the river! After they got out of the water, they played games in the sun for a while.
On their way back, Henry saw some flowers. He liked flowers very much and ran into the green field to look at them. Now Allan was walking by himself.
Then he heard Henry calling out, “A snake! Help! …”
“What’s wrong with you?” asked Allan.
“A snake bit（咬）me in the leg. Come here!”
Allan ran over and saw a small red wound（伤口）on Henry’s leg.
“The snake was in the grass. I didn’t see it.”
“Sit down quickly!” Allan told Henry.
Allan put his mouth at the little red wound and began to suck（吸）at it. In this way he saved（挽救）Henry’s life. “Oh, Allan, it’s very kind of you to help me.”
“That’s all fight. We are friends and we must always help each other.”
1. It was __________ when Allan and Henry went out.
A. hot B. cold C. raining D. wet
2. After swimming, they played in the sun __________.
A. the whole morning B. for 2 hours C. long D. for a while
3. On their way home, __________ got something wrong with his __________.
A. Allan; leg B. Allan; head C. Henry; leg D. Henry; head
4. Henry and Allan are __________.
A. workers B. good friends c. brothers D. farmers
5. Which of the following（下面的）is true?
A. Henry went to look at the flowers with Allan. B. Allan saved Henry’s life.
C. Allan was bitten by the sanke, too. D. Allan died at last.
『肆』 求适合7下学生阅读的英语小短文
Tom was not old, but he did not have much hair. His wife（妻子）, Grace, had thick, beautiful, black hair. They had one daughter. Her name was Jane, and she was four and a half years old. There was a photo of her father in the living-room, and a few days ago, Jane looked at it for a long time and then said to her mother, "Mummy, why had Dad got very little hair?"
Grace laughed and said, "He's got very little hair because he thinks a lot, Jane. He's a clever man."
Jane looked at her mother's thick, black hair for a few seconds（秒钟）, and then she asked, "Mum, why have you got a lot of hair?"
根据短文，判断正（T）误（F）。
1. There were three people in Tom's family.
2. Tom had some hair.
3. Grace had more hair than Tom.
4. There was a photo of Jane's mother in the living-room.
5. Jane wanted to know why her mother had black hair, too.
B
One day Mark Twain told a story about his first money.
Schoolboys in those days didn't respect（尊敬）their teachers. They didn't take care of school things, either. The school had a rule: If a student damaged（损坏）his desk, the teacher would beat him in front of the whole school, or the student had to pay five dollars.
Mark Twain once found his desk was damaged in some way, he had to tell his father about the school's rule. His father thought it would be too bad if the teacher beat his son in public（当众）, so he agreed to give him five dollars. But before giving him the money, the father gave his son a good beating. The next day Mark Twain decided he would take another beating at school, so he could keep the five dollars. In this way, he got his first money.
6.In those days, if somebody damaged his desk, he would_________.
A. leave school B. pay money C. be beaten by his father D. earn five dollars
7.When Mark Twain was______, he earned his first money.
A. ten years old B. at school C. beaten for the first time D.working
8.Mark Twain was beaten （打）twice because he__________.
A. damaged two desks B. damaged his desk twice
C.wanted to keep the money D. didn't respect his teacher
9.Mark Twain's father gave him five dollars. He wanted his son to________.
A. keep the money B. hand the money to the teacher
C. disgrace（给…带来耻辱）his family D. take a beating
10.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Mark Twain was a famous writer.
B. Mark Twain was a bad student in school.
C.The school was right to beat Mark Twain.
D.We should earn money as Mark Twain did.
C
A bag is useful and the word “bag” is useful, too. It gives us some interesting phrases（短语）.One is “to let the cat out of the bag" It is the same as “to tell the secret”. There is an old interesting story about it.
Long ago, when people sold things in big cloth（布）bags, a woman asked a man for a pig. The man held up his cloth bag. There seemed to be a little pig in it. The woman asked to see it. When the man opened the cloth bag, a big black cat ran out. Not a pig! The man's secret was out and everyone knew it.
Now when someone lets out（泄漏）a secret, he "let's the cat out of the bag". And that is the story where the interesting phrase came from.
根据短文选择正确答案。
11. The phrase “to let the cat out of the bag” came from_______.
A. a woman and a pig B. a man and a cat
C. a pig and and a cat D.an interesting story
12.The woman wanted to buy_____.
A. a cloth bag B. a little pig C. a black cat D. a bag and a pig
13.The man knew there was ___ in his cloth bag.
A. a bag B. a pig C. a cat D. nothing
14.At the end of the second passage"……everyone knew it", it means______.
A. there was a pig in the man's bag B. the woman bought a cat
C. the cloth bag D. the man's cat
15.John "let the cat out of the bag" means he _____.
A .makes everyone know a secret B. puts the cats away from the bag
C. buys a cat in the bag D.sells the cat in the bag
D
In some foreign countries, some people don't like the number 13. They don't think 13 is a lucky number. For example, they don't like to live on the thirteenth floor.
My friend Jack has got the same idea. He doesn't like the number 13, either. One day, he asked some friends to dinner. When all of his friends arrived, he asked them to sit around the dinner table. He began to count the people in his mind while they were having the delicious food. Suddenly, he cried out, "Oh, there are thirteen people here!" Everybody's face turned white except Mr Brown. He said slowly with a smile on his face, "Don't worry, my dear friends! We have fourteen people here. My wife Mrs Brown will have a baby in a few weeks. She's in the family way now. "
All of them became happy again.
"Congratulations!" they said to Mrs and Mr Brown. They enjoyed the nice food and had a good time that evening.
根据短文，完成下面句子。
16. Some foreigners think the number 13 is .
17. Mr and Mrs Brown were .
18. Everybody’s face turned white when .
19. The sentence "She's in the family way now. " means .
20. All of them became happy again because .
E
HOUSE FOR SALE：Comfortable（舒适的）family home with a large garden on the north side of town. Three bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom. Pay ￥280,000 for it.
The Browns are looking for a new house. Mr Brown wants to live on the north side of the town near his work. Mrs Brown wants a house with four bedrooms. Their children don't care the house is like but the garden is big enough.
DRIVER WANTED for busy restaurant. Some evening and weekend work. All meals free. Call 3320178.
Jack wants to drive. He thinks it's very interesting. The work is hard but he doesn't mind. He has to work in the evenings and weekends, but he can get some weekdays off. It's not very well paid, but he never minds.
JOIN OUR FOOTBALL TEAM. Boys and girls wanted to play for a local（本地的） football team. Aged 9～13. Meet in Green Park on Friday at 3 pm.
Tom: There is a new football team starting in the village, Mum. I'm old enough to play it. School is over at half past three, so I’d have a lot of time.
Mum: Well. I'm sure you could do your homework in the evenings. But look, Tom, You don’t read the paper carefully. You can’t possibly play for this team.
21. What do you think of the house?
22.Does Mr Brown want to buy the house? Why?
23.Why didn't the Browns buy the house in the ad？
24.Why does Jack want to get the job in the restaurant?
25.Why can't Tom play for the new football team?
Key：
1－5TFTFF 6－10BBCDD 11－15DBCBA
16. unlucky 17. J ack's friends 18. they heard the number 19. she is going to have a baby 20. the number of the people was 14 not 13
21. It’s very comfortable/big/expensive.
22. Yes, he does. Because he wants to live near his work.
23.Because Mrs Brown wants to buy a house with four bedrooms.
24.Because he wants to drive./Because the work is very interesting.
25.Because he doesn’t read the paper carefully.
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『柒』 要七篇七年级英语文章阅读，要有题，文章要短
关于长城的传说
In the north of China, there lies a 6,700-kilometer-long (4,161-mile-long) ancient wall. Now well-known as the Great Wall of China, it starts at the Jiayuguan Pass of Gansu Province in the west and ends at the Shanhaiguan Pass of Hebei Province in the east. As one of the Eight Wonders in the world, the Great Wall of China has become the symbol of the Chinese nation and its culture.
Lots of beautiful legends and stories about the Great Wall took place following along the construction, and since that time these stories have spread around the country. Those that happened ring construction are abundant, such as Meng Jiangnu's story and the legend of the Jiayuguan Pass. Meng Jiangnu's story is the most famous and widely spread of all the legends about the Great Wall. The story happened ring the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC). It tells of how Meng Jiangnu's bitter weeping made a section of the Great Wall collapse. Meng Jiangnu's husband Fan Qiliang was caught by federal officials and sent to build the Great Wall. Meng Jiangnu heard nothing from him after his departure, so she set out to look for him. Unfortunately, by the time she reached the great wall, she discovered that her husband had already died. Hearing the bad news, she cried her heart out. Her howl caused the collapse of a part of the Great Wall. This story indicates that the Great Wall is the proction of tens of thousands of Chinese commoners.
Another legend about the Jiayuguan Pass tells of a workman named Yi Kaizhan in the Ming Dynasty (1368BC-1644BC) who was proficient in arithmetic. He calculated that it would need 99,999 bricks to build the Jiayuguan Pass. The supervisor did not believe him and said if they miscalculated by even one brick, then all the workmen would be punished to do hard work for three years. After the completion of the project, one brick was left behind the Xiwong city gate. The supervisor was happy at the sight of the brick and ready to punish them. However Yi Kaizhan said with deliberation that the brick was put there by a supernatural being to fix the wall. A tiny move would cause the collapse of the wall. Therefore the brick was kept there and never moved. It can still be found there today on the tower of the Jiayuguan Pass.
In addition to the above-mentioned stories about the construction of the Great Wall, there are also plenty of stories about current scenic spots. A famous one is the legend of the Beacon Tower. This story happened ring the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century BC-711 BC). King You had a queen named Bao Si, who was very pretty. King You liked her very much, however Bao Si never smiled. An official gave a suggestion that setting the beacon tower on fire would frighten the King's subjects, and might make the queen smile. King You liked the idea. The subjects were fooled and Bao Si smiled at the sight of the chaos. Later enemies invaded Western Zhou, King You set the beacon tower on fire to ask for help. No subjects came to help because they had been fooled once before. Thus, King Zhou was killed by the enemy and Western Zhou came to an end.
Beautiful stories and legends about the Great Wall help to keep alive Chinese history and culture. In each dynasty after the building of the Great Wall, many more stories were created and spread.
历史
No one can tell precisely when the building of the Great Wall was started but it is popularly believed that it originated as a military fortification against intrusion by tribes on the borders ring the earlier Zhou Dynasty. Late in the Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC - 476 BC), the cal states extended the defence work and built "great" structures to prevent the attacks from other states. It was not until the Qin Dynasty that the separate walls, constructed by the states of Qin, Yan and Zhao kingdoms, were connected to form a defensive system on the northern border of the country by Emperor Qin Shi Huang (also called Qin Shi Huangdi by westerners or the First Emperor). After the emperor unified the country in 214 BC, he ordered the construction of the wall. It took about ten years to finish and the wall stretched from Linzhao (in the eastern part of today's Gansu Province) in the west to Liaodong (in today's Jilin Province) in the east. The wall not only served as a defence in the north but also symbolized the power of the emperor.
From the Qin Dynasty onwards, Xiongnu, an ancient tribe that lived in North China, frequently harassed the northern border of the country. During the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu (Han Wu Di), sent three expeditions to fight against the Xiongnu in 127 BC, 121 BC and 119 BC. The Xiongnu were driven into the far north of the Gobi. To maintain the safety of the Hexi Corridor (today's Gansu Province), the emperor ordered the extension of the Great Wall westward into the Hexi Corridor and Xinjiang region. The ruins of the beacon towers and debris of the Han Wall are still discernible in Dunhuang, Yumen and Yangguan. A recent report shows that ruins of the Han Wall have been discovered near Lopnur in China's Xinjiang region.
Further construction and extensions were made in the successive Northern Wei, Northern Qi and Sui dynasties.
The present Great Wall in Beijing is mainly remains from the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). During this period, bricks and granite were used when the workers laid the foundation of the wall and sophisticated designs and passes were built in the places of strategic importance. To strengthen the military control of the northern frontiers, the Ming authorities divided the Great Wall into nine zones and placed each under the control of a Zhen (garrison headquarters). The Ming Wall starts from Yalujiang River (in today's Heilongjiang Province), via today's Liaoning, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia provinces, to Guansu. The total length reaches 12,700 li (over 5,000 kilometers). The Shanhaiguan Pass and the Jiayuguan Pass are two well-preserved passes at either end.
Today, the Wall has become a must-see for every visitor to China. Few can help saying 'Wow!' when they stand on top of a beacon tower and look at this giant dragon. For centuries, the wall served succeeding dynasties as an efficient military defence. However, it was only when a dynasty had weakened from within that invaders from the north were able to advance and conquer. Both the Mongols (Yuan Dynasty, 1271-1368) and the Manchurians (Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911) were able take power because of weakness of the government and poverty of the people but never e to any possibility of weakness of the Wall.
My Pet
The pet I have ever keep is a very popular pet. Human like them because they are the most loyal animals.
I got this cute pet when I was six. There are many lovely black circles on his skin, so we named him “dian dian”. Dian dian is a naughty pet. One day, I bought a new basketball and I put it under my desk, then I went to my friend's home. When I came back home, I couldn't find it! I was so sad, but later, I saw that Dian dian was playing the basketball on my bed.
Dian dian is also a brave and just pet. I take Dian dian go for a walk every day. And he really help some small pet to shout with the big pet who is riding roughshod over the small pet no matter how big that pet is.
This is my loyal, naughty, brave and just dog, can you guess what he is?
你最好去书店买象 书虫 这类的书，分年级的，上面的文章比较适合
『捌』 求七年级上册英语阅读短文20篇 含答案
1。Today i and friends of foreign travel, outside air is very good, people feel very comfortable. We all appreciate the fine girls bicycles. We enjoyed the beautiful nature brought. We happily spent a happy day. 今天和朋友一起出外交游，外面的空气很好，人感觉很舒服。我们骑着自行车一路欣赏鸟语花香。享受着大自然带给我们的无限美好。大家开开心心地度过了愉快的一天。
2。Today Mailehaoo clothes, and parents take to the streets is happy, the parents have to pay to buy things. Unlike in their street to buy things they like to take a long time but saw the price, Ha-ha, is really very happy. I love my parents, I too thank them for the care and love. `` 今天买了好多衣服，和父母上街就是愉快，买东西有父母帮付钱。不像平时自己上街买东西碰到喜欢的但看了价钱都要考虑好久，呵呵，真的是很开心。我爱我的父母，太感谢他们对我的关心和爱戴了。
3.Flute " Robinson Crusoe " of good fortune, novelist of British, describe protagonist drift about on the island, overcome the difficulty, the legend story of pioneering an enterprise with painstaking efforts. Novel write true naturally, legendary. The protagonist plants the crops on the detached island, puts up the log cabin, has eaten the innumerable trials and tribulations, survive. Want, go back human world anxious, want to go how about go out of these damnable place only like make him to be fascinated, result fail, get back to, long separated for Britain for 28 year give me enlightenment by " Robinson's records of adventure " on 1868 year finally, tanacity of him let me wait for a chance to cause trouble, want, march toward another goal for life, look like Robinson like that spend one's own strength,reach ideal realm one's own. We need possess Robinson so spirit of struggle diligently.
英国小说家笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》描述了主人公漂流海岛,战胜困难,艰苦创业的传奇故事. 小说写得真实自然,富有传奇色彩.主人公在孤岛上种庄稼,搭木屋,吃了千辛万苦,生存下来.但想回人间的心切,使他着迷般地只想到如何走出这个鬼地方,结果还是失败了,最后于1868年回到阔别28年的英国
《鲁滨孙漂流记》给我以启示，他的顽强让我蠢蠢欲动，想要迈向人生的另一目标，像鲁滨孙那样用自己的力量，到达自己理想的境界。
我们需要具备鲁滨逊那样的刻苦奋斗的精神.
The World's Greatest Swordsman
At an exhibition of the world's best swordsman, the third-place fencer took the stage. A fly was released, and with an arc of his sword he cut the fly in half. The crowd cheered. Then the second-place man sliced a fly into quarters. A hush fell in anticipation of the world's greatest swordsman.
His blade came down in a mighty arc - but the insect continued on its way! The crowd was aghast. The greatest swordsman had missed his target completely, yet he continued to smile.
"Why are you so happy?" someone yelled. "You missed!"
"Ah," replied the swordsman, "you weren't watching very carefully. They fly lives, yes - but he will never be a father."
世界上最伟大的击剑手
在一场世界最佳击剑手表演中，排名第三的击剑手上场了。一只苍蝇放了出来，剑划了一个弧，他将苍蝇劈成了两半。观众欢呼起来。紧接着排名第二的人将一只苍蝇切成了四半。现场一阵沉默，人们期盼着世界上最伟大的击剑手出场。
他的剑锋以一个巨大的弧线划了下来－－然而那只昆虫还在继续飞行!观众被惊呆了。最伟大的击剑手完全错过了他的目标，然而他还在微笑着。
“你为什么这么高兴？”有人嚷道，“你没击中!”
“啊，”剑手答道，“你刚才没有很仔细地看。苍蝇还活着，是的－－但他永远也做不成爸爸了。”
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A Mistake
An American, a Scot and a Canadian were killed in a car accident. They arrived at the gates of heaven, where a flustered St. Peter explained that there had been a mistake. "Give me $500 each," he said, "and I'll return you to earth as if the whole thing never happened."
"Done!" said the American. Instantly, he found himself standing unhurt near the scene.
"Where are the others?" asked a medic.
"Last I knew," said the American, "the Scot was haggling price, and the Canadian was arguing that his government should pay."
搞错了
一位美国人，一位英格兰人和一位加拿大人在一场车祸中丧生。他们到达天堂的门口。在那里，醉醺醺的圣彼德解释说是搞错了。“每人给我五百美元，”他说，“我将把你们送回人间，就象什么都没有发生过一样。”
“成交!”美国人说。立刻，他发现自己毫不损伤地站在现场附近。
“其他人在哪儿？”一名医生问道。
“我离开之前，”那名美国人说，“我看见英格兰人正在砍价，而那名加拿大人正在分辩说应该由他的政府来出这笔钱。”
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Pig or Witch
A man is driving up a steep, narrow mountain road. A woman is driving down the same road. As they pass each other, the woman leans out of the window and yells "PIG!!" The man immediately leans out of his window and replies, "WITCH(女巫)!!" They each continue on their way, and as the man rounds the next corner, he crashes into a pig in the middle of the road. If only men would listen.
猪还是女巫
一个男人在一条陡峭狭窄的山路上驾车，一个女人相向驾车而来。他们相遇时，那个女的从窗中伸出头来叫到：“猪！！”那个男的立即从窗中伸出头来回敬道：“女巫！！”他们继续前行。这个男的在下一个路口转弯时，撞上了路中间的一头猪。要是这个男的能听懂那个女人的意思就好了。
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Response Ability
An Ogden, Iowa, minister was matching coins with a member of his congregation for a cup of coffee. When asked if that didn't constitute gambling, the minister replied, "It's merely a scientific method of determining just who is going to commit an act of charity."
Philosopher Bertrand Russell, asked if he was willing to die for his beliers, replied: "Of course not. After all, I may be wrong."
A newspaper organized a contest for the best answer to the question: "If a fire broke out in the Louvre, and if you could only save one painting, which one would you carry out?"
The winning reply was: "The one nearest the exit."
答问技巧
衣阿华州奥格根的一位牧师正在与一位教友为一杯咖啡而猜硬币。别人问他那是否构成赌博行为时，牧师答道：“这仅仅是决定由谁来做一件善事的一种科学方法。”
当我人问哲学家罗素是否愿意为了他的信仰而献身时，他答道：“当然不会。毕竟，我可能会是错的。”
一份报纸组织了一场竞赛，为下面的问题征集最佳答案：“如果卢浮宫起了火，而你只能救出一幅画，你将救出哪一幅？”
获奖的答案是：“最接近门口的那一幅。”
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Jonesie The Great Lion Hunter
A small village was troubled by a man-eating lion. So its leaders sent a message to the great hunter, Jonesie, to come and kill the beast.
For several nights the hunter lay in wait for the lion, but it never appeared. Finally, he told the village chief to kill a cow and give him its hide. Draping the skin over his shoulders, he went to the pasture to wait for the lion.
In the middle of the night, the villagers woke to the sound of blood-curdling shrieks coming from the pasture. As they carefully approached, they saw the hunter on the ground, groaning in pain. There was no sign of the lion.
"What happened, Jonesie? Where is the lion?" asked the chief.
"Forget the damn lion!" he howled. "Which one of you idiots let the bull loose?"
伟大的猎手Jonesie
有个小村庄正为一只吃人的狮子而烦恼。于是，村长派人去请伟大的猎手Jonesie来杀死这只野兽。
猎手躺着等了几个晚上，但狮子一直没有出现。最后，他要求村长杀只羊然后把头皮给他。把羊皮披在身上后，猎人到草原上去等狮子。
半夜，村民被从草原传来的声嘶力竭的尖叫声惊醒。他们小心地靠近后，看到猎手正躺在草地上痛苦地呻吟。没有狮子出没的蛛丝马迹。
“Jonesie，怎么了？狮子在哪？”村长问。
“哪有狮子！”猎人怒吼道，“哪个傻瓜把公牛放出来了？”
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Weather Predict
A film crew was on location deep in the desert. One day an old Indian went up to the director and said, "Tomorrow rain." The next day it rained.
A week later, the Indian went up to the director and said, "Tomorrow storm." The next day there was a hailstorm.
"This Indian is incredible," said the director. He told his secretary to hire the Indian to predict the weather.
However, after several successful predictions, the old Indian didn't show up for two weeks.
Finally the director sent for him. "I have to shoot a big scene tomorrow," said the director, "and I'm depending on you. What will the weather be like?"
The Indian shrugged his shoulders. "Don't know," he said. "Radio is broken."
天气预报
一个电影摄制组在沙漠深处工作.一天,一个印度老人到导演跟前告诉导演说"明天下雨."第二天果然下雨了.
一周后,印度人又来告诉导演说,"明天有风暴."果然,第二天下了雹暴.
"印度人真神,"导演说.他告诉秘书雇佣该印度人来预报天气.
几次预报都很成功.然后,接下来的两周,印度人不见了.
最后,导演派人去把他叫来了."我明天必须拍一个很大的场景,"导演说,"这得靠你了.明天天气如何啊?"
印度人耸了耸肩."我不知道,"印度人说,"收音机坏了."
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I Am Acting Like a Lady
One day when women's dresses were on sale at the FarEast Department Store, a dignified middle-aged man decided to get his wife a piece. But he soon found himself being battered by frantic women.
He stood it as long as he could; then, with head lowered and arms flailing, he plowed through the crowed.
"You there!" challenged a thrill voice. "Can't you act like a gentleman?"
"Listen," he said, "I have been acting like a gentleman for an hour. From now on, I am acting like a lady."
我要表现得象位女士
一天，远东百货公司的女装大减价，一位高贵的中年男士想给太太买一件。可是，没过多久，他发现自己已被疯狂的女人冲得踉踉跄跄。
他竭力忍耐着。后来，他低下头，挥动双臂，挤过人群。
“你干嘛？”有人尖声叫道，“你难道不能表现得象位绅士吗？”
“听着，”他说，“我已经象绅士一样表现了一个小时。从现在起，我要表现得象个女士。”
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