中学英语故事类阅读理解
初中英语故事阅读
俗话说：一根筷子易折断,十根筷子折不弯 。下面这个就是关于团结的英语故事，是很好的阅读材料，欢迎大家欣赏 。
A Bundle of Sticks
There once lived three greedy brothers in a town. Everyday, three brothers fought to get more things. One day, their father called them out to reason with them, "Sons, stop fighting with each other."
However, they still remained greedy. After thinking deeply for a few days, the father came up with a good idea. The father gathered his three sons to express his dying wish.
"I will leave all my assets to one of you who can break off this bundle of sticks." Every son shouted out that he could do it, competing with one another. "That is easy." "Give it to me." The father handed a very large bundle of wooden sticks to them. The oldest son tried hard to break the bundle off. Nevertheless, the wooden sticks were unbreakable.
The second son snorted at his older brother and challenged in breaking the bundle. He was unable to do it, either. Then, the youngest son came forward. But, the result was the same.
Then, the father divided the bundle into three sets and passed them to each son. "Well, try to break them now." The three sons could break them easily. Then, a smile emerged on their faces.
The father tenderly advised them, "There is nothing you cannot do if the three of you stand together. Help one another until you die." The three sons shed tears because they were moved by the father's advice.
一捆树枝
从前有一个镇上住着三个贪婪的兄弟。每天，三兄弟为了得到更多的东西而战斗。一天，他们的父亲叫他们出来跟他们说：“孩子们，不要再打架了。”
然而，他们仍然贪婪。经过几天的思考，父亲想出了一个好主意。父亲召集他的'三个儿子来表达他临终的愿望。
“我将把我所有的财产留给你们中的一个，他可以折断这捆棍子。”每个儿子都大声喊出他能做到，互相竞争。那很容易，“把它给我.”父亲递给他们一大捆木棍。大儿子尽力了。然而，木棍是牢不可破的。
二儿子哼了一声继续折断木棍的挑战。他也做不到。然后，最小的儿子走了过来。但是，结果是相同的。
然后，父亲把木棒分成三套，然后传给每个儿子。好吧，现在试着折断它们，“三个儿子可以轻易地折断它们。然后，一个微笑出现在他们的脸上。
父亲温柔地告诉他们：“如果你们三个人站在一起，你们就不能做任何事。三个儿子流下眼泪，因为他们被父亲的建议感动了。
;Ⅱ 高中英语阅读理解题：牛顿的故事
选D倒数第二句，学习击败了他
Ⅲ 适合初中生阅读的英语故事小短文
GoodExcuse
好借口
There
was
a
middle-aged
man
who
bought
a
Mercedesconvertible
2000.
有个中年男子买了一辆奔驰2000敞篷车。
He
took
off
down
the
road,
flooring
it
up
to
80
mph
and
enjoying
the
wind
blowing
through
what
little
hair
he
had
left
on
his
head.
他开车上路，加速到时速80英里，享受着风儿吹过头上那头超短发的快感。
“This
is
great,”
he
thought
and
floored
it
some
more.
“好舒服。”他边想边继续加速。
He
looked
in
his
rearview
mirror
and
sees
a
State
Patrol
behind
him.
这时，他从后照镜看到后面有个公路警察。
“I
can
get
away
from
him
with
no
problem,”
thought
the
man
and
flew
down
the
road
at
over
100
mph.
“要把他甩掉还不容易。这个人边想边加速”到100多英里急驰而去。
Then
he
thought,
“What
am
I
doing?
I’m
too
old
for
this
kind
of
thing,”
and
pulled
over
to
the
side
of
the
road
and
waited
for
the
police
officer.
接着他又想说：“我到底在干吗？这把年纪实在不适合做这种事。于是把车停到路边等警”察来。
The
officer
pulled
in
behind
the
Mercedes
and
walked
up
to
the
man.
警察把车停在这辆奔驰后面，走到这个人旁边。
“
Ⅳ 初中英语阅读理解强化训练及答案
初中英语阅读理解强化训练及答案
英语阅读理解的主旨大意题，主要考查学生对文章主题或中心思想的领会和理解能力。下面是我整理的英语阅读理解题，欢迎大家阅读!
阅读理解【1】
If you get into the forest with your friends, stay with them always. If you don’t, you may get lost. If you really get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends—let them find you by staying in one place.
There is another way to help your friends or other nearby people to find you. Give them a signal (信号) by shouting or whistling (吹口哨) three times. Any signal given three times is a call for help.
Keep up shouting or whistling always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They give you two shouts, two whistles, or two gun-shots (枪声). When someone gives you a signal, it is an answer to a call for help.
If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house---cover up to the holes with branches (树枝) with lots of leaves. Make yourself a soft bed with leaves and grass.
What should you do if you get hungry or need drinking water? You would have to leave your little house to look for a river. Don’t just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back. The most important thing to do when you are lost is—stay in one place.
1.If you lost in the forest, you should _______.
A.stay where you are and give signals three times
B.walk around the forest and shout so that your friends could hear you
C.try to find your friends as soon as possible
D.try to get out of the forest and shout for help
2.If you want to let people believe that you are not just making noise for fun, you should _______.
A. tell people that you are lost B. keep up shouting or whistling
C. shout at the top of your voice D. shout or whistle three times
3.When you hear two shouts, or whistles, or gunshots, __________.
A. you should shout more loudly B. you can whistle three times
C. it is an answer to your call for help D. you should try to run to them
4.When you want to leave your place to get drinking water, you should ________.
A.just go to the river
B. find some glasses or bottles before you go
C. make a fire so that you can have some tea
D. leave marks so that you can find your way back
5.This passage mainly tells you __________.
A.when you hear a signal always three times, it is a call for help
B.What you should do if you get lost in a forest
C.any signal given twice means an answer to a call for help
D.how you can live longer in a forest
如果一个人在森林中迷了路，他该怎么办呢?本文讲述了一个很重要的方法：原地不动，让别人来找你。为了让附近的人尽快发现你处于困境，你可以大喊三声或者吹三声口哨。在别人找到你之前，你还应当学会自我保护。比如怎样做饭或者搭建一张床等。
参考答案：
1.A “Sit down and stay where you are.”和“Give them a signal by shouting or whistling three times.”是解答本小题的关键句子。
2.D 该题的答案源自“Keep up shouting or whistling always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making noise for fun.”一句中。
3.C “They give you two shouts, two whistles, or two gun-shots. When someone gives you a signal, it is an answer to a call for help.”是答案的出处。
4.D 根据“Don’t just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back.”可知“当你离开原地去找水喝时，不要径直走开，要在路上留下标记，以便能找到回到原地方的路。”
5.B 由文章末句“The most important thing to do when you are lost is—stay in one place.”和开头的“…this is what you should do.”可不难得出答案。
阅读理解【2】
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying (摧毁) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “When we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter.
1.How many homes altogether (总共) were damaged in the storm?
A. Fourteen B. Twenty-one C. Twenty-nine D. Thirty-six
2.Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?
A. He was in bed. B. He was inside the house.
C. He was outside the house. D. He was on the roof.
3.Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because _________.
A.her husband knew there would be a storm
B.they were all outside the house when the storm became worse
C.she felt the house was moving
D.the welfare department helped her
4.The underlined word “shelter” in this passage means ______.
A. something to eat B. something to wear
C. somewhere to study D. somewhere to stay
5.Which of he following may be the best title for this passage?
A. A Terrible Storm B. A Lucky Woman
C. Good Soldiers D. Clever People
短文大意是：一场暴风雨席卷了两个村庄。它不仅摧毁了房屋，也是造成了人员伤亡，还有二百多人无家可归。短文还写到了目击者回忆当时暴风雨到来时的情景。
参考答案：
1.D 根据第一段出现的三个数字14，7，15即可知D为正确答案。
2.B 根据“I was eating with my wife and children.”可排除A和D，由下文可知C也不合题意。
3.C 答案即在即在“…she felt that her house was moving.”中。
4.D 考虑全文意思及最末一段，可知暴风雨过后，房屋倒塌，人员伤亡。人们不仅需要食品、衣物，还需要住的地方。
5.A 这篇阅读材料主要描述了暴风雨袭击的过程。显然选项A是本文的'主旨。
阅读理解【3】
Is there anything more important than health? I don't think so. “Health is the greatest wealth (财富),” wise people say. You can't be good at your studies or work well when you are ill.
If you have a headache, toothache, backache, earache or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure (血压), I think you should go to the doctor.
The doctor will examine your throat, feel your pulse, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, test your eyes, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed.
After that, he will advise some treatment, or some medicine. The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice.
Speaking about doctor’s advice, I can't help telling you a funny story.
An old gentleman came to see the doctor. The man was very ill. He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs. The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease.
He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest. He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks. In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule: “Eat at pleasure, drink with measure and enjoy life as it is.” The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn't smoke more than one cigarette a day.
A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office. He looked much more cheerful and much happier. He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man.
“But you know, doctor,” the man went on saying, “it's not easy to begin smoking at my age.”
1.The writer thinks that.
A. health is more important than wealth B. work is as important as studies
C. medicine is more important than pleasure D. nothing is more important than money
2.The doctor usually tells his patient what to do.
A. without examining the patient B. after he has examined the patient
C. if the patient doesn't take medicine D. unless the patient feels pain
3.The underlined part means “”.
A. he was feeling better than ever B. he wasn't a healthy man
C. he was feeling worse than before D. he will be well again
4.From the last sentence of the passage, we learn the man before the doctor told him not to smoke more than one cigarette a day.
A. was a heavy smoker B. didn't smoke so much
C. didn't smoke D. began to learn to smoke
5.Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. The doctor usually tests his/her blood pressure when a person is ill.
B. The man told the doctor he couldn't remember things.
C. The man thanked the doctor.
D. The man didn't follow the doctor’s advice
短文作者从“健康是最大的财富”这句话谈起。没有一个好的身体，学习和工作就没有保证。如果你感到不舒服时，就应当去看医生，医生会仔细给你做检查，然后就建议你吃点药。作者在短文最后还讲了一个医生给病人建议时发生的一个幽默故事。
参考答案：
1.A 文章首句即点明主旨，意即“健康比财富更重要”。
2.B “After that, he will advise some treatment, or some medicine.”是该题答案的出处。
3.A 短文倒数第二段是本小题答案的出处。
4.C 由文章最末一句可知这位绅士是说“象我这样年龄的人开始学吸烟真是不容易”，由 “The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn't smoke more than one cigarette a day.”可联想到医生误认为他抽烟过多，而建议他每天抽烟不超过一支。答案不攻自破。
5.D 根据上一个小题及这位绅士第二次来看大夫的精神状态，可知他听从了医生的建议。
;Ⅳ 中学生英语阅读理解试题
中学生英语阅读理解试题
随着英语逐渐成为世界性语言，人们对英语的学习越来越重视，对英语考核的要求也越来越高。下面是我给大家准备的中学生英语的'阅读理解试题，欢迎大家阅读练习!
第一篇：
Martin Lynch, an American businessman, had been going on vacation to a small Mexican fishing village for a number of ears. One morning while going for a walk along the beach, he saw his friend Pablo Perez, a local fisherman. Martin watched Pablo unload his boat and pack the fish in a box.
Martin noticed Pablo was smiling and looked very happy. He could also see several large fish in the boat. Martin greeted Pablo and asked how long it took to catch the fish. “Just a few hours,” replied Pablo. Martin asked, “Why didn’t you stay longer and catch more fish?” “I have enough for my family,” Pablo said. “And what do you do with the rest of your day?” asked Martin. “I take a nap, play with my children, spend time with my wife, and go into the village to see my friends and play cards, I have a full and busy life.” Martin explained that if Pablo worked longer hours and caught more fish, he could make more money. With the extra money, Pablo could buy more boats and catch money more fish. By selling the fish, Pablo could open his own factory and sell direct to supermarkets.
“Then what?” asked Pablo. “Well you would probably have to move to Mexico City to run the business. Finally, you would be able to sell your business and make millions of dollars,” replied Martin. “How long will that take?” asked Pablo.
Martin thought for a while and said it would probably take at least 15 years. “And then what” asked Pablo.
“Well, that’s the best part,” Martin said. “You will be able to retire, buy a house near the ocean, sleep longer, play with your children, spend more time with your wife, see your friends, and play cards.”
66. What is the story mainly about?
A. A businessman and a fisherman have become friends.
B. A businessman learns how to fish from a fisherman.
C. A businessman wants to become a businessman.
D. A businessman gives advice to a fisherman.
67. What makes the Mexican fisherman happy is ______________.
A. many friends to visit him B. a full and busy life
C. more boats and more fish D. the house near the ocean
68. How can the fisherman make more money in the businessman’s view?
A. By buying a supermarket. B. To move to Mexico City.
C. By selling his own business. D. To work longer and catch more fish.
69. The underlined word “unload” in the passage means ____________.
A. put … into B. take … away from C. break down D. set off
70. We can infer from the passage that ____________.
A. the fisherman will stay the same with his life
B. the fisherman will leave the village for Mexico City
C. the business man will buy the fisherman’s boat
D. it takes all day for the fisherman to catch large fish
第二篇：
Chuck Wall teaches management and human relations at Bakersfield College. He walked into class one day and told his students that their homework was to perform one act of random(任意的) kindness. His students did not understand the homework and didn’t know what to do, but the professor would not answer their questions. He encouraged his students to work it out for themselves.
One week later, the students entered the classroom excited to share their stories. One student told of giving away blankets to the homeless. Another reported on helping a dog to find its owner, and another student had been trying to find a long, lost friend. Students were energized (给予活力) by the homework assignment and wanted other people to be kind too. With the support of local businesses, the students made stickers to put on cars that invited people to do something kind for others. They sold the stickers and decided to donate the money to a center for the blind---not surprising as Professor Wall is blind.
Since then, similar kindness activities have been started in schools around the world. Many schools organize a Random Acts of Kindness Week, around November 13th, to celebrate World Kindness Day. Some schools use each day of Random Acts of Kindness Week to perform a different kind act, such as making a new friend, helping someone, doing community service, or raising money for a charity. Students learn to consider other people and thank about how small actions can make the world a better place.
61. The professor’s homework was to ask his students _________.
A. to write about kindness. B. to be kind to strangers
C. to spend time helping other D. to go out to raise money
62. We learn from the passage that ________.
A. Chuck’s students are not clever enough
B. the students didn’t do Chuck’s homework
C. Chuck Wall is an unusual teacher
D. no students enjoyed Chuck’s homework
63. It is certain that _________.
A. the students got good grades in Chuck’s class
B. kindness activities are not widely accepted
C. Chuck Wall was not good at designing homework
D. the students only helped people they knew
64. In kindness activities students learn _________.
A. to deal with difficult things B. to do great things every day
C. to know about the world D. to consider other people
65. Which is the best title of the passage?
A. Learning Kind Things B. Teaching Kindness
C. World Kindness Day D. Bakersfield College
>>>>>>参考答案<<<<<<
第一篇：DBDBA
第二篇：CCADB
;Ⅵ 初中英语故事短文带翻译精选
通过阅读,学习者可以巩固和强化已经获取的英语知识,并可获得新的知识,为听、说、写、译等技能的培养打下基础。我整理了初中英语故事短文带翻译，欢迎阅读!
初中英语故事短文带翻译篇一
Some of us always spend Sundays aimlessly. We can seldom derive profits from the valuable hours of Sundays. This is indeed a great pity. Though Sundays are set aside as a day for rest, we must make good use of them.
We know that our school lessons are usually not sufficient. We should often utilize Sundays to read reference books. In this way we will increase our knowledge. Besides, we must be engaged in sports or outing so as to strengthen our bodies.
我们许多人总是毫无目的地度过星期日。我们很少能从星期日的宝贵时光中获得什么。这确实是一个很大的遗憾。虽然星期日是被指定为一个休息的日子，但是我们必须好好利用它。
我们知道我们学校做的功课通常是不够的。我们应时常利用星期日来阅读参考书。这样，我们的知识就会增加。此外，我们必须多做运动或郊游以便强壮我们的身体。
初中英语故事短文带翻译篇二
Teachers’ Day comes on September 10th every year. On the day we usually give our teachers cards to show our thanks. I thank them for helping me when I am in trouble, and I thank them for teaching me how to be a real man.
Of course they are very friendly to everyone. They always get on very well with their students. They are not only our teachers but also our friends. They love us very much and we love them,too.
每年的九月十日是教师节。在这个日子里，我们通常送老师卡片来表示我们对老师的谢意。感谢他们在我困难的时候帮助我，感谢他们教会我如何成为一个真正的男人。
当然，老师们对每个人都很友好。他们与我们相处得很好。他们不仅是我们的老师也是我们的朋友。他们非常爱我们，我们也爱他们。
初中英语故事短文带翻译篇三
Today, i went to my old house. i lived in it two years ago. when i am at school, i often think of my old house because it made me happy in the past. my old house is very tidy but old. it has only one level and there are just two rooms in it. i slept with my mother and my father ever evening.
my old house is between two high houses, so it looks very small but lovely. when i lived in my old house, i often played with my sister at the weekends. but now i can’t, so i feel a little sad. two years ago, i could share my feelings with my parents too, but they were separate at last.
so my old house is my favourite place. if i have some trouble, i think of it and my parents, i’ll always get lots of energy. i will then forget the trouble soon. do you think my old house is a wonderful place? yes, it’s my great “palace.”
今天,我去了我的老房子。两年前我住在这里。当我在学校的时候,我经常想起我的老房子,因为它让我过去很快乐。我的老房子很整洁,虽然很旧。它只有一层,只有两个房间。曾经的夜晚我和我的母亲,我的父亲睡在那里。
我的老房子是在两个高房子之间,所以它看起来很小,但是可爱。当我住在我的旧房子,在周末我经常和我的姐姐玩。但是现在我不能,所以我感到有点难过。两年前,我与我的父母分享了我的感情,但是最后他们还是分开了。
所以我的老房子是我最喜欢的地方。如果我有一些麻烦,我会想起它和我的父母,我总是会收到很多的能量。很快我就会忘记了。你觉得我的老房子是一个美妙的地方吗?是的,这是我最好的“宫殿”。
Ⅶ 中考英语阅读理解的题材
中考英语阅读理解：穷人的孩子早当家
Mr Brown was born in a poor family.He couldn’t go to school when he was young.Now he’s a porter[1] and works at a station.He doesn’t think it’s necessary[2] to know some knowledge[3] of science.His son,Bill,began to go to school last year.The boy likes nothing except playing.He doesn’t listen to the teachers in class and can’t do his homework after class.It’s the hardest thing for him to do maths exercises.And he wants to drop it.
Last evening Mrs Brown heard Bill crying in the next room while she and her husband were watching TV.She came up to him and asked,“What’s the matter,Bill?”
“I can’t do my maths homework,”said the boy.“I won’t go to school tomorrow!
“No,no,don’t do that!”said the woman.“Maybe your father can help you.”
Then she asked her husband to help their son with his maths.Mr Brown said,“But I don’t know maths,either.”
“It doesn’t matter,”said his wife.“You’ll only coax him out of crying.”
Mr Brown had to do as his wife said.The next afternoon Bill came back and showed his exercise?book to his father.The man had a look at it and shouted to his wife,“Come here quickly,dear!I got an A in maths!”
Notes:[1]porter /`pt/n.搬运工 [2]necessary/`nesIsrI/adj.必要的 [3]knowledge/`nlId/n.知识
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1.Which of the following is true?
A.Mr Brown was going to be a porter when he was young.
B.Mr Brown’s parents were too poor to send him to school.
C.Mr Brown wasn’t interested in science when he was young.
D.There was no school in Mr Brown’s hometown.
2.Bill can’t do his homework because .
A.his father wouldn’t help him
B.he doesn’t listen to his teachers
C.he doesn’t like studying D.he wants to drop maths
3.Bill cried to .
A.get his parents’ help B.go to bed earlier
C.get something to eat D.watch TV with his parents
4.The phrase “coax sb. out of crying” in the story means .
A.制止某人哭泣 B.惹得某人哭泣
C.阻止某人叫喊 D.哄某人停止哭泣
5. is good at maths in their family.
A.Bill B.Mr Brown C.Mrs Brown D.None
6.When he had a look at Bill’s exercise-book,Mr Brown was .
A.sorry B.happy C.worried D.sad
答案见下页
1.B
2.C
3.A
4.D
5.D
6.B
初一英语天天练：阅读理解--烦人的蚊子
We know the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.
No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She? Yes, she. It’s true that male mosquito doesn’t bite(咬) and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn’t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. You’re different from the others!
If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch(痒) on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itching begins, and she has flown away.
And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs.
1. “Mosquito” means _______ in Chinese.
A. 苍蝇 B. 蜻蜓
C. 跳蚤 D. 蚊子
2. We know mosquitoes very well because ___________.
A. they can be found easily B. they fly here and there
C. there are many kinds of them D. they can fly
3. If the mosquito doesn’t bite you, it will ________.
A. get angry with you B. be afraid of you
C. make a lot of noise D. choose another one
4. The mosquito bites you _________.
A. when you’re asleep B. because you have choose it
C. too quickly to let you know D. but doesn’t like you
5. Which of the following sentences is wrong?
A. The itching begins after the mosquito bites you.
B. You feel terrible when the mosquito bites you.
C. Mosquitoes use blood to lay eggs.
D. All the mosquitoes don’t like to bite people for blood.
答案及解析：
1. D。 “吸血”和“会飞”是mosquitoes的两个主要特征。根据这两个特点，联系生活常识，即可选定答案。另外，读罢全文之后，也能将其余选项予以排除。
2. B。 “We know the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere.”一句是答案的出处。
3. D。 答案就在“But if she doesn’t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood.”这句话之中。
4. C。 答案的依据是“…she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different.”一句。
5. B。 其余三项在文中都有明确的说明。根据上面那个小题的内容，B项明显是错误的。
高考英语阅读理解真题解析·最初的和最后的人类
导语：2014高考临近，我为考生们整理了高考英语阅读理解真题解析 ， 希望对大家有所帮助。
Olaf Stapledon wrote a book called First and Last Men, in which he looked millions of years ahead. He told of different men and of strange civilizations(文明), broken up by long “dark ages” in between. In his view, what is called the present time is no more than a moment in human history and we are just the First Men. In 2,000 million years from now there will be the Eighteenth or Last Men.
However, most of our ideas about the future are really very short-sighted. Perhaps we can see some possibilities for the next fifty years. But the next hundred? The next thousand? The next million? That’s much more difficult.
When men and women lived by hunting 50,000 years ago, how could they even begin to picture modern life? Yet to men of 50,000 years from now, we may seem as primitive(原始的) in our ideas as the Stone-Age hunters do to us. Perhaps they will spend their days gollocking to make new spundels, or struggling with their ballalators through the cribe. These words, which I have just made up, have to stand for things and ideas that we simply can’t think of.
So why bother even to try imagining life far in the future? Here are two reasons. First, unless we remember how short our own lives are compared with the whole human history, we are likely to think our own interests are much more important than they really are. If we make the earth a poor place to live because we are careless or greedy(贪婪) or quarrelsome, our grandchildren will not bother to think of excuses for us.
Second, by trying to escape from present interests and imagine life far in the future, we may arrive at quite fresh ideas that we can use ourselves. For example, if we imagine that in the future men may give up farming, we can think of trying it now. So set you imagination free when you think about the future.
1. A particular mention made of Stapledon’s book in the opening paragraph ________.
A. serves as a description of human history
B. serves an introction to the discussion
C. shows a disagreement of views
D. shows the popularity of the book
2. The text discusses men and women 50,000 years ago and 50,000 years from now in order to show that ________.
A. human history is extremely long
B. life has changed a great deal
C. it is useless to plan for the next 50 years
D. it is difficult to tell what will happen in the future
3. Spundels and ballalators are used in the text to refer to ________.
A. tools used in farming
B. ideas about modern life
C. unknown things in the future
D. hunting skills in the Stone Age
4. according to the writer of the text, imagining the future will ________.
A. serve the interests of the present and future generations
B. enable us to better understand human history
C. help us to improve farming
D. make life worth living(www.nmet168.com)
【答案与解析】 这是一篇由 Olaf Stapledon 所著的《最初的和最后的人类》而引出的关于幻想未来的文章。
1. B。 用排除法解答：先排除 A，因为这篇短文并非是对人类历史进行描述;再排除C，因为作者在此文章中并非表明对不同观点的否定;最后排除 D，因为作者并非要说明这本书的普遍意义。至于 B 项内容，正好符合这本书引导人们讨论的意图，故应选 B。
2. D。 文中提及五万年前，处于狩猎时代的人们不可能勾勒出现代生活的画卷;也许我们将来会被认为是我们所认为的原始人，正如石器时代的狩猎者和我们相比一样，可知要预测较为遥远的未来是一件困难的事情。
3. C。 从上下文可知，这四个词汇是作者杜撰的，用以形象地表示五万年后未知的事物和行为。
4. A。 文中提及现在即开始对未来展开想象，是基于两点理由：人生是有限的;我们可能得到一些对我们自己切实可行的新见解。文中还提及如果我们因粗心大意和贪得无厌而把地球弄得一塌糊涂而不能居住，我们的子孙们就不难找到迁怒于我们的理由，故应选A。
中考英语阅读理解及答案：穷人的'孩子早当家
导读： 英语水平的提高需要靠一点一滴的积累和长期的训练和应用。对于即将面临中考的考生们来说，每天做一些英语阅读题目是很有必要的。初中频道每日一练将持续更新，敬请关注！
Mr Brown was born in a poor family.He couldn’t go to school when he was young.Now he’s a porter[1] and works at a station.He doesn’t think it’s necessary[2] to know some knowledge[3] of science.His son,Bill,began to go to school last year.The boy likes nothing except playing.He doesn’t listen to the teachers in class and can’t do his homework after class.It’s the hardest thing for him to do maths exercises.And he wants to drop it.
Last evening Mrs Brown heard Bill crying in the next room while she and her husband were watching TV.She came up to him and asked,“What’s the matter,Bill?”
“I can’t do my maths homework,”said the boy.“I won’t go to school tomorrow!
“No,no,don’t do that!”said the woman.“Maybe your father can help you.”
Then she asked her husband to help their son with his maths.Mr Brown said,“But I don’t know maths,either.”
“It doesn’t matter,”said his wife.“You’ll only coax him out of crying.”
Mr Brown had to do as his wife said.The next afternoon Bill came back and showed his exercise?book to his father.The man had a look at it and shouted to his wife,“Come here quickly,dear!I got an A in maths!”
Notes:[1]porter /`pt/n.搬运工 [2]necessary/`nesIsrI/adj.必要的 [3]knowledge/`nlId/n.知识
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1.Which of the following is true?
A.Mr Brown was going to be a porter when he was young.
B.Mr Brown’s parents were too poor to send him to school.
C.Mr Brown wasn’t interested in science when he was young.
D.There was no school in Mr Brown’s hometown.
2.Bill can’t do his homework because .
A.his father wouldn’t help him
B.he doesn’t listen to his teachers
C.he doesn’t like studying D.he wants to drop maths
3.Bill cried to .
A.get his parents’ help B.go to bed earlier
C.get something to eat D.watch TV with his parents
4.The phrase “coax sb. out of crying” in the story means .
A.制止某人哭泣 B.惹得某人哭泣
C.阻止某人叫喊 D.哄某人停止哭泣
5. is good at maths in their family.
A.Bill B.Mr Brown C.Mrs Brown D.None
6.When he had a look at Bill’s exercise-book,Mr Brown was .
A.sorry B.happy C.worried D.sad
答案解析在下一页：
1.B
2.C
3.A
4.D
5.D
6.B
中考英语阅读理解及答案：助人为乐
导读： 英语水平的提高需要靠一点一滴的积累和长期的训练和应用。对于即将面临中考的考生们来说，每天做一些英语阅读题目是很有必要的。初中频道每日一练将持续更新，敬请关注！
The clock struck(敲)eight，but I was still on the bed.I could hear it was blowing strongly.“It must be windy outside，” I thought.
I came to the small town a week ago. I sold some clothes to a shop.Christmas was coming and I hoped to buy some presents for my family and friends.So I tried to meet the manager and ask him to pay for(付款)them.I was out of luck(运气不好).He went to London and I had to wait for him here.There was no theatre here but a cinema.The films were all too old.I preferred staying in the small hotel to sitting in the cold cinema(我宁愿待在小旅馆里，也不愿坐在冰冷的电影院里).
Half an hour later，I felt hungry.I had to get up.It was white everywhere and some children were skiing down the hill.On my way to the small restaurant，I saw a boy fall on to a rock(岩石).I ran to him quickly and carried him to a hospital.Soon his parents came here.Now I knew the boy was just the manager's son.He thanked me very much and gave me the money after we had a dinner.
1)What was the weather like today?
______________________________
2)What did the writer(作者)come to the town for?
______________________________
3)Why did the writer prefer staying in the hotel?
______________________________
4)When did the writer get up?
______________________________
5)Why did the manager thank the writer?
______________________________
1)It was a windy day today.
2)He came to the town to ask the manager to pay for the clothes.
3)Because it was a little warmer there.
4)He got up at half past eight.
5)Because the writer saved his son.
初中英语阅读知识点：阅读理解的解题技巧
阅读理解主要考查学生一下几个方面的阅读理解能力：
1、理解和把握文章主旨大意、段落大意和中心思想的能力。
2、理解和把握文章具体信息来获取有关信息能力，及根据上下文提供的语境推测生词词义、句意，进而加深对文章的理解能力。
3、根据文章进行简单的数字推算和计算的能力。
4、既要理解词、短语、句子和文章的表层意思，更要理解其深层含义和抽象概念的能力。
5、理解全篇的逻辑关系，根据已知信息进行合理的推理判断和预测新信息的能力。
解题技巧：
1、顺序法：先读懂文章，然后按顺序答题。此方法适合内容较易于理解和记忆飞文章。
2、颠倒法：先读试题再读文章，这样我们可以带着问题有的放矢的阅读文章并迅速发现答案。
3、交叉法：先阅读一篇文章，把握中心大意后开始答题，对暂时确定不了的答案，可再次回读文章的有关内容并对其进行分析、推敲后再确定。
4、排除法：对拿不准的答案，可先逐项排除自己有把握的错误选项，再将剩下的答案进行比较、筛选，直到确定最佳答案。
5、要尊重原材料中的信息、观点，并在此基础上答题;不要凭想当然、主观臆断答题，不要钻牛角尖。
6、在做任务型阅读回答问题时，要尽量简略回答，无关信息尽量删除。特殊疑问句的回答基本是直接信息，在原文中能直接找到答案。
Ⅷ 初二英语故事短文阅读
英语故事教学是英语教学常用的方法和手段,也是小学英语课堂的一种课型。我整理了初二英语故事短文，欢迎阅读!
初二英语故事短文篇一
Someone mocked at Hui Zi before the King of Liang. "This Hui Zi likes to use metaphors whenhe speaks.
有人在梁王面前嘲笑惠子:“这个惠子说话爱用比喻。
If he is not allowed to use metaphors, he surely won't be able to explain anything at all."
假如不准他用比喻，那他一定什么也说不清楚了。”
The following day the King of Liang met Hui Zi and said to him:
第二庆庆天，梁王见到惠子，就对他说:
"From now on, when you speak, e straight to the point and do not use metaphors andbeat about the bush."
“你以后讲话直截了当讲，不要再用比喻，拐弯抹角的。”
Hui Zi said: "Now someone does not know what a slingshot is.
惠运差简子说:“现在有个人不知道‘弹’是一种什么旁裤东西。
You tell him, A slingshot' is `a slingshot'.’Can he understand?"
你告诉他:‘弹’就是‘弹’，他听得明白吗?”
"How can he understand?" said the King of Liang.
梁王说:“那怎么能明白呢?”
Hui Zi went on: "If I tell him a slingshot is like a bow, its bowstring is made of bamboo, and it isa device for shooting, can he understand?"
惠子说: “如果我告诉他，弹的形状像弓，弦是用竹子做的，是一种射具，他能明白吗?”
The King of Liang said: "Yes, he can."
梁王说: “可以明白了。”
Hui Zi said: "The purpose of drawing an *** ogy between the thing people have already knownand the thing they don't know yet is to make them understood.
惠子说: “用别人已经了解的事物来比喻他还不了解的事物，目的是要使他了解。
You want me to speak without using metaphors. How can that be done?"
你让我说话不用比喻，那怎么行呢?”
The King of Liang said: "What you said is right."
梁王说: “你说得对呀!”
初二英语故事短文篇二
Meng Chang Jun was a famous counsellor of the State of Qi.
孟尝君是齐国有名的谋士。
One day, he wanted to leave his native country to be an official in the State of Qin.
一天，他想离开祖国，到秦国去做官。
His subordinates all advised him not to go, but Meng Chang Jun wouldn't listen to them.
他的部下都劝他不要去，孟尝君不听。
At this time, a man told him such a story.
这时，有人对他讲了这样一个故事:
"Once when I was passing the Zi River, I heard in my dream a man made of mud talking with awooden puppet by the river bank.
“有一次，我经过淄河的时候，梦里听见一个泥人和个木偶在河边谈话。
The wooden puppet said to the mud man:`You were formerly a lump of earth, now made into aman of mud.
木偶对泥人说:‘你原是一块泥土，现在做成泥人了。
But if it rains and the water in the river rises, you will surely be damaged by the water.'
可是，如果天下起雨来，河里涨了水，那时候，你一定会给水冲坏的!’
The man made of mud replied:
泥人回答木偶说:
`If I were damaged by the water, I would not be afraid, but would only return to my originalstate and dissolve into earth. But you?
‘我要是给水冲坏了，我也不怕，因为我只是回复了我的原状，化成泥土罢了。可是，你呢?
You were carved from the peach tree in the garden.
你原来是用园里的那株桃树雕出来的。
If it rains heavily and the water in the river rises, you will be in no position to decide for yourselfand can only float away with the river current.
要是天下起大雨来，河里涨了水，那时，你自己也做不得主，一定会随河水漂去。
Since you cannot decide for yourself, then you will never be able to return to your originalplace."'
既然你自己做不得主，就决不能再回到原地方来了。”
After Meng Chang Jun heard this story of the conversation between the mud man and thewooden puppet, he changed his mind and decided not to go to the State of Qin.
孟尝君听了故事中泥人和木偶的一番对话，改变了主意，决定不去秦国了。
初二英语故事短文篇三
One day, Ping Gong, the King of the State of Jin, said to his minister Shi Kuang: "I am over 70years old.
有一天，晋国君主晋平公对他的臣子师旷说:“我已经七十多岁了。
Though I "am eager to read some books, I feel it is too late."
虽然很想读些书，但是，总觉得时间太晚了!”
Shi Kuang said: "Too late? Why don't you light the candle?"
师旷说: “时间太晚吗?为卜么不把蜡烛点起来呢?”
Ping Gong said: "I am serious. But you go so far as to make fun of me!"
平公说: “我和你说正经话，怎么，你竟和我开起玩笑来了!”
Shi Kuang said: "How dare I, a blind minister, make fun of Your Majesty?
师旷说: “我这个双目失明的臣子，哪里敢和大王开玩笑!
I heard that when a man in his youth is fond of studying, he is like the rising sun, brilliant andmagnificent;
我听说，一个人在少年的时候好学，就像初升的太阳那样，辉煌而灿烂;
when a man in the prime of life is fond of studying, he is like the sun at noon, with still half aday's good time ahead;
壮年的时候好学，犹如正午的太阳，还有半天的好时光呢;
when a man in his old age is fond of studying, he is like the flame of a candle.
老年的时候好学，就像蜡烛的火焰一样。
Though the light is failing, it is better than groping in the dark."
蜡烛的光亮虽然是有限的，但是有了它，总比在黑暗中摸索著前进要好些吧!”
Hearing Shi Kuang's words, Ping Gong of Jin said with pleasure:
听了师旷的话，晋平公高兴地说:
"How well you have put it!"
“你说得多好啊!”
Ⅸ 适合初中生阅读的英语故事小短文
Bertrand Russell
Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love ,the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. These passions, like great winds, have blown me hither and thither, in a wayward course, over a deep ocean of anguish, reaching to the very verge of despair.
I have sought love, first, because it brings ecstasy -- ecstasy so great that I would often have sacrificed all the rest of life for a few hours of this joy. I have sought it , next, because it relieves loneliness-- that terrible loneliness in which one shivering consciousness looks over the rim of the world , into the cold unfathomable lifeless abyss. I have sought it, finally, because in the union of love I have seen, in a mystic miniature, the prefiguring vision of the heaven that saints and poets have imagined. This is what I sought, and though it might seem too good for human life, this is what -- at last -- I have found.
With equal passion I have sought knowledge. I have wished to understand the hearts of men. I have wished to know why the stars shine. And I have tried to apprehend the Pythagorean power by which number holds sway above the flux. A little of this, but not much I have achieved.
Love and knowlidge , so far as they were possible, led upward toward the heavens. But always pity brought me back to earth. Echoes of cries of pain reverberate in my heart. Children in famine, victims tortured by oppressors, helpless old people a hated burden to their sons, and the whole world of lonelines, poverty, and pain make a mockery of what human life should be. I long to alleviate the evil, but I cannot, and I too suffer.
This has been my life. I have found it worth living, and would gladly live it again if the chance were offered me.
我为什么活着
罗素
三股简单而非凡强烈的激情一直控制着我的一生：对爱的渴望，对知识的追求和对人类苦难不堪忍受的怜悯。这三股激情，象阵阵巨风，把我在痛苦的海洋的路途中吹得任意东西，变动无常，直吹到了绝望的边缘。
我寻求爱，首先是因为它带来了欣喜若狂之情——欣喜若狂使人如此心醉神迷，我常常愿意牺牲我的全部余生来换取几小时这样的欢乐。我寻求爱，其次是因为它能解除寂寞——那种可怕的寂寞，如同一个人毛发悚然地从这世界的边缘探望令人战栗的死气沉沉的无底深渊。我寻求爱，最后是因为在爱的结合中我看到了圣徒们和诗人们所想象的预言中的天堂景象的神秘雏型。这就是我所寻求的东西，虽然它也许似乎是人生所难以得到的美好事物，但这就是——最后——我终于找到的东西。
我怀着同样的激情寻求知识。我希望理解人们的心。我希望知道星星为什么发光。我力图领悟毕达哥拉斯的才能，他的才能使数字支配着不断变动的事物。在这方面，我只达到了一小部分，并不很多。
爱和知识，尽其可能，远远地把人引向九天之上。倡怜悯总是把我带回到地面上来。痛苦的呼号的回声在我心里回荡。受饥挨饿的儿童，在压迫者折磨下受苦受难的人们，无依无靠而成为自己子女嫌恶的负担的老人，以及整个孤苦寂寞的世界，穷困与痛苦都在嘲弄着人生，使人们不能过应有的美好生活。我渴望减轻灾难祸害，但是我力不从心，我自己也在受苦。
这就是我的一生。我觉得我的一生过得很值得。如果我还有机会的话，我将乐意再度过这样的一生。
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Ⅹ 初一英语小短文及翻译(故事类的）
1. In the morning, it is very fine! Then I climb the mountain with family, the air on the mountain is very fresh, the flowers plants and trees on the mountain all seem extremely beautiful. In the afternoon, I go to friend's home to play, the friend entertains me warmly, show me a lot of books of his , has listened to his CD for me , then also ask me to eat a sumptuous dinner. Coming back home in the evening, family and I sat and watched TV together, we are returning and eating the fruit while chatting, the whole family is happy and harmonious!
2. I have rested for a week. I began to feel bored. So I went out with my friends. They are my best friends in the middle school. We didn’t go to someplace special. We just saw the other. We had lunch together. While we were having lunch, we were still talking about the new school and new friends. Yes! A year later, we have grown riper. And we learned much more things and got new life. We haven’t enough time to play, to waste and to lose the way. We only have two years. Two years to go, we will get the real life which belongs to us.
3. I have no dream because I dreamed last night.
Everybody has a dream. They hope that enemy become friends. So we hope the Japanese become our friends after the end of World War II, but now the enemy get back.
An island with no person living on named Fishing Island in East Sea of China, which is part of our holy homeland, now is in the control of the Japanese navy. Some people who love our motherland sailed to the island but were struck by the Japanese navy. Some of them got caught, and the Japanese navy refused to send them back to China at once! It seemed that the people who sailed to Fishing Island were against the Japanese navy and got into the Japanese territorial sea.
This hurt everybody in China. They talked on net, and said that the enemy had got back. Nearly everyone claimed that why not do something for our island and our country-mates?
Now a Japanese law says that Japan should exploit petrol in South Sea of Japan. Certainly it is none of our business, but look out, the South Sea of Japan is the East Sea of China, and the petrol is all around the Fishing Island. It means that a foreign country wanted to exploit petrol in our territorial sea, but our government did nothing about it except for some announcements.
So, rise up, our country-mates, our dream was up last night; we must be strong and powerful, or, the enemy will be really back!
4. I'm a student in Senior Three. We have made a survey--"Who do you turn to when in trouble?" Here are the results.
Most of the students will go to their classroom or friends when in trouble they're almost of the same age, so they can talk with and understand each other easily. Some students will tell their teachers or parents about their troupes and ask for their help as the teachers and parents have rich experience and love them very much. They can be trusted by these students. Only a few students solve their problems all by themselves. They hate to talk with others and can’t get on well with others. They have few friends.
In my opinion, when in trouble we’d better ask our teachers, parent, friends or classmates for help.
5. The Moon Festival or Mid-autumn Festival is one of the three major traditional festivals celebrated by Chinese people. Like harvest time in other countries， the Mid-autumn Festival actually began as a thanksgiving celebration， honoring the Soil God and the Crop God. This is also a time for family reunions.
Chinese people enjoy moon cakes ring this feast just as they eat rice mplings for the Dragon Boat Festival. It is quite appropriate to bring moon cakes with you in token of festival greetings when calling on people ring this season.
1。早上,天气非常好!于是我和家人一起去登山,山上的空气非常清新、花草树木在山上都显得格外美丽。在下午,我去朋友家玩,朋友热情地招待我,给我看了他的很多书,给我听了他的CD,然后还请我吃了一顿丰盛的晚餐。晚上回到家,我与家人坐在一起看电视,我们还和吃水果聊天时,全家其乐融融!
2。我休息了一个星期。我开始感到厌烦。所以我跟朋友出去玩。他们是我最好的朋友在上中学。我们没走到某个特别的。我们刚刚看到对方。我们一起吃午饭。当我们吃午饭的时候,我们仍然在谈论着新学校和新朋友。是的!一年后,我们变得成熟。我们学会了更多的东西,开始新的生活。我们没有足够的时间来玩,浪费和失去的方式。我们只有两年。两年后,我们就会得到真正的生活,是属于我们的。
3。我没有梦想的梦想,因为我昨晚。
人人都有自己的梦想。他们希望敌人成为了好朋友。所以我们希望日本成为我们的朋友之后第二次世界大战结束,但是现在敌人回来。
一个岛上,没有人居住在名叫钓鱼的岛屿,在中国的东海之滨的一部分,是我们神圣的家园,现在在控制的日本海军。有些人爱我们的祖国驶往岛而遭受了日本海军。他们中的一些被抓住了,日本海军拒绝给他们寄回中国。似乎那些航行到钓鱼岛是反对日本海军和进入日本领海。
这伤害了每个人。他们在网上交谈,并且表示敌军才回来。几乎每个人都声称,为什么不做某事,我们和我们的country-mates吗?
现在日本的法律,日本应该利用汽油流入日本海南部。当然这根本不关我们的事,但是当心,南海,日本对中国的东海之滨的汽油,四周都是钓鱼的岛屿。这意味着国外想要利用石油在我们的领海,但我们的政府没有关于它除了一些公告。
所以,起来,我们country-mates起来,我们的梦想是昨晚;我们必须是强而有力的,或者,敌人会真的回来了!
4。我是一名学生在高级三个。我们已经做了一个调查——“你转到当遇到麻烦了吗?”这里是结果。
大部分的学生将去教室或朋友遇到困难时,他们差不多相同的时代,所以他们可以跟和相互理解。一些学生都会告诉他们的老师或父母对他们的团体,问他们的帮助的老师和家长有丰富的经验,很爱他们。他们可以信任的这些学生。只有少数学生解决他们的问题。他们不愿意与人交谈,不能和别人相处得很好。他们几乎没有朋友。
在我看来,遇到困难时,我们最好先问我们的老师、父母、朋友和同学的帮助。
5。中秋节或中秋节是一个的三种主要的传统节日庆祝中国人民。在其他国家像收割的时候就开始了,中秋节庆祝感恩节,作为纪念神和土壤的作物的神。这也是一种家庭团聚。
中国人喜欢月饼一样,这个节日期间吃粽子,端午节。这是非常合适的月饼跟你在一起带来了节日的问候时表示,呼吁人们在这个赛季。