初一下学期英语短文阅读

⑴ 要30篇初一下学期的英语阅读理解

http://21stcentury.chinadaily.com.cn/new/index.shtml这里有

Most people who work in the office have a boss (老板). So do I (我也是). But my boss is a little unusual. What's unusual about him? It's a big dog. Many men have dogs, but few men bring their dogs to the office every day. My boss's dog. Robinson, is big and brown. My boss brings him to work every day. He takes the dog to meetings and he takes the dog to lunch. When there is telephone call for my boss, I always know if he is in the office. I only look under his desk. If I see something brown and hairy (毛绒绒的) under it, I know my boss is somewhere in the office. If there is no dog , I know my boss is out.
（ ）6. People _________bring dogs to the office.
A. usually B. often
C. seldom (几乎不) D. sometimes
（ ）7. My boss is Robinson's ________.
A. boss B. master
C. classmate D. teacher
（ ）8. Robinson goes to meetings _________ my boss.
A. for B. without
C. instead of (代替) D. with
（ ）9. Robinson is always under the desk if the boss is _________.
A. in the office B. at meetings
C. out of the office D. out of work
（ ）10. The passage tells us the boss _________ the dog very much.
A. looks like B. hates (恨)
C. likes D. trust(信任)
C B D A C
6. 由日常生活的常识可知，很少有人带狗上班
7. 通读全文，我的BOSS 是个人，也就是说是狗的主人
8. with有“跟某人一起”的意思，例如：I go to see a film with my parents.”
10. 通过整篇文章的阅读，可以判断除了C外，其他的选项都不符合原文的意思．

(一)
Can You Tell Me?(你能告诉吗)
A father asks him son “How many letters are there in the Alphabet (字母表)?”“I don't know,”says his son. His father says, “You don't know? You are in school for many years and you don't know how many letters are there in the Alphabet?”He is very angry(生气).
His son says, “No. But let me ask you a question(问题), Dad. You often go to the post office(邮局), please tell me how many letters are there in the post office?”
( )1.From the story, we know the son is good at(擅长) English.
( )2.The son studies at school over (超过) one year.
( )3.The father gets angry because his son is not polite (有礼貌) to him.
( )4.The father knows how many letters there are in the post office.
( )5.There are twenty-six letters in the Alphabet.
(二)
Too Polite(礼貌过头了)
There are many people in the bus. Some have seats, but some have to(不得不) stand. At a bus stop, a woman gets on the bus. An old man hears the door and tries (试着) to stand up.
“Oh, no, thank you,” the woman forces (强迫) him back to the seat. “Please don't do that. I can stand.”
“But, madam(夫人), let me…,”says the man.
“I ask you to keep your seat(坐在你的座位上)，” the woman says. She puts(放) her hands on the old man's shoulder(肩膀).
But the man still(仍然) tries to stand up,“Madam, will you please let me…?”“Oh, no,”says the woman. She again(又) forces the man back.
At last(最后) the old man shouts(大声喊), “I wants to get off(下车) the bus!”
( )1.All the people have seats in the bus.
( )2.An old man gets on the bus at a bus stop.
( )3.The old man wants to give his seat to he woman.
( )4.The woman sits the old man's seat.
( )5.The old man wants to get off the bus.
(一)(1)× (2)√ (3)× (4)× (5)√
(二)(1)× (2)× (3)× (4)× (5)√

Jim is an English boy. He comes to China with his father and mother. They come here to work. Jim comes here to study.

He is in No. 5 Middle School. He gets up early every day. He isn’t late for school. He studies hard. He can read and write English well. He often helps us with our English, and we often help him with his Chinese. After class he likes playing football, swimming, running, jumping and riding. He makes many friends here. We are glad to stay with him. On Sunday he often helps his mother clean the house, mend something or do the shopping. He likes Chinese food very much.

He likes living here. He likes Chinese students very much. We all like him , too.

根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误。对的在括号内填“ T ”, 错的填“ F ”。( 10 分)

( F )1. He gets up late every day.

( T )2. He often teaches us English.

( F )3. After class , he likes singing and playing basketball.

( T )4. On Sunday he often helps his mother clean the house.

( F )5. He doesn’t like Chinese food.

In the summer time,when there are many flowers,a beehive(蜂窝)is a very busy place.Bees fly from flower to flower. Flowers have a juice called nectar(花蜜).Bees take the nectar that thy like and make it into honey(蜂蜜).
When a bee finds some good nectar,it hurries home.It wants to tell the other bees where the nectar comes from.And it does!It tells how far to go.The bees go bake together for more nectar.
Every bee in the beehive is busy.That is why we say that someone who works hard is "as busy as bee"
根据短文内容回答句子正(T)误(F)
( )1.Bees can make honey.
( )2.The whole passage is about how bees fly.
( )3.A bee's dance only tells other bees where to go.
( )4.In the summer time bees are very busy.
( )5.We say someone who works in summer is"as busy as bee"

答案:T F F T F

A Ten-Yaer-Old Teacher
A teacher can be any age .Just like Chrissie McKenney, she was only ten when she started teaching.
How did Chrissie get the job? It was not easy.Chrissie wanted to help children who cannot hear.But the school had never had such a young helper.Could Chrissie do it?
First,Chrissie learned to sign().Signing is a way of talking with your hands.Soon it was easy for Chrissie to talk to the children.So the school let her help.Now Chrissie visits the school almost every day.The children love their young teacher.She is tired friend.
( )1.Chrissie wanted to help children who cannot ____.
A.hear B.see C.play
( )2.THis passage tells about a ________.
A.special class B.young teacher C.sill person
( )3.In the third paragraph of the passage,what does the word"leaned" mean?It means "_____".
A.forgot B.found C.stopped
( )4.The school let Chrissie help because she ______.
A.was too old B.could sign C.could not hear
( )5.You can guess from the passage that most teachers_______.
A.are older than B.do not like C.are just like

答案:A B B B A

⑵ 七年纪下册英语阅读理解

阅读理解专项练习
（一）
Mrs Black was a poor old woman and she lived in a small village. Her husband died ten years ago. But she had a 24—year—old daughter. Her name was Alice. She worked in New York and lived there. It was far away from her mother’s village, and she was not happy about this. One day Alice said to her mother, “I’ve found a good job in Boston, and I can make a lot of money there, so I will go to work in Boston next week. But don’t worry, Mum, I’ll send you some money every week,’’
A month later, Mrs Black was very angry. She decided（决定） to go to see her daughter in Boston on a train. When she saw her daughter , she said ,“Alice , why do you never call me ?”
Alice laughed , “But mother ,” she said , “you haven’t got a telephone .”
“No”, she answered , “I haven’t , but you have got one .”
1. Mrs Black lived ___________.
A. in Canada B. in Australia C. in England D. in America
2. Mrs Black lived ____________.
A.alone (单独) B.with her husband C.with her daughter D.with her mother
3. Alice didn’t go to work in Boston because ________.
A. New York was too far from her mother’s village
B. Boston was near her mother’s village
C. she had found a good job there
D. she thought Boston was a quiet and nice place
4. A month later , Mrs Black went to see her daughter in Boston ________.
A. by air B. by train C. by bus D. by sea
5. Alice had never telephoned her mother because _______.
A.she didn’t have time to do so
B.her mother didn’t have a telephone
C.she didn’t want to spend money on calling
D.her mother didn’t know how to make a telephone call
（二）
Ben is a writer. He is very busy. 6 On Monday he visits his grandmother at the nursing home（养老院）. 7 On Tuesday he coaches（训练） his son’s soccer team. He thinks it’s fun to be with the children. Ben likes music a lot. 8 On Thursday he works at the gym. On Saturday he volunteers（志愿） at the hospital. He brings books and toys to the children. He usually makes the children happy. 9 On Sunday he plays tennis. 10 Ben always says, “ 11 ”
A. He is a good player.
B. They often have a good time.
C. I like to keep busy.
D. The children like him.
E. On Wednesday he takes violin lessons.
F. He has a lot of things to do every week.
6.______ 7.______ 8.______
9.______ 10.______ 11.______
（三）
Bruno and his wife, Liz, live in a nice house, but it isn’t big enough. The kitchen and the living room are small. There are only two bedrooms, and they need three. They have a son and two daughters. Their son Carlos, wants to have his own bedroom. And they also want a yard for the children to play in. They want to buy a big house with a beautiful garden. There will be a pond in the garden. But it is just a dream, because it needs lots of money. Their bookstore isn’t going well, so they can’t buy a new house now.
( )1. What is Bruno’s house like?
A. It’s too big. B. It’s too clean. C. It’s not big enough.
( )2. How many daughters do Bruno and Liz have?
A. One B. Two C. Three
( )3. Who wants to have his own room?
A. Carlos. B. Liz C. Bruno
( )4. How many bedrooms do they need?
A. Two B. Three C. Four
( )5. What are Bruno and Liz?
A. Writers B. Shopkeepers C. Doctors
（四）
This is our classroom. It's very big. The walls are white and the windows are bright(明亮的).The blackboard is on the wall. It’s big, too. There is also a big desk in the front of the classroom. It is for our teachers. There are forty small desks and chairs in the room. They are for students.
Look! There are some beautiful flowers(花)on the big desk. They are for our teachers, too. Our English teacher is Miss Brown. She is a good teacher .We like her very much.
( ) 1. Our classroom is not very big.
( ) 2. The big blackboard is on the wall.
( ) 3. There are fifty desks and chairs for the students and teachers.
( ) 4. Their English teacher is Mr Brown.
( ) 5. The beautiful flowers are for the teachers.
（五）
Look at the picture of Lily and Lucy's bedroom. The walls are white and the windows are big. You can see a picture of their family on the wall. The desk is near the window. You can see some books and flowers on it. A clock is on it, too. There are two baseball bats under the bed. Lily's sweater is on her bed, but Lucy's sweater is behind her chair. Where are their hats? They are on the sofa. Oh, no, they are on the floor. What's on the sofa? They are cats. They look like hats.
( ) 1. This is a picture of __________.
A. Lucy's bedroom B. Lily's bedroom C. Lucy and Lily's bedroom
( ) 2. There are________ on the desk.
A. some books B. some flowers and books C. some flowers, books and a clock
( ) 3. The baseball bats are _________.
A. on the bed B. under the bed C. near the bed
( ) 4. We can see two sweaters in this picture . One is on _____ bed, the other is behind _____ chair.
A. Lily, Lucy B. Lucy's, Lily's C. Lily's, Lucy's
( ) 5. _______ are on the sofa.
A. Their hats B. Their cats C. Their hats and cats
（六）
Lucy and Kate are English girls. They are twins. They are studying Chinese in Beijing now. They are in Miss Gao's class. In their class, there are fifty-two students. There are twenty-eight boys and twenty-four girls.
Where are the twins? Look, they are sitting near the door of the classroom. Lucy is wearing a red coat. Kate is wearing a yellow sweater. They are having a Chinese class. They like Chinese.
根据短文内容判断正误。对的在括号里打“√”，错的打“×”。
( )1、The two girls are twins. They are in a school of China.
( )2、Lucy and Kate are in the same class.
( )3、Lucy is in a yellow sweater.
( )4、Now they are studying Chinese in the classroom.
( )5、There are twenty-eight girls in their class.
（七）
Jim's Family
It's nine o'clock in the evening. The family are at home. Jim's father is sitting in a chair. He's watching TV. His mother is standing near the window. She's giving some food to Polly. Polly says, "Thanks! Thanks!" Where's Jim? Oh, he's behind the door. Kate is looking for him. They are playing games. They is no homework on Sunday evening.
（ ）1、There are people in the family.
A、three B、four C、five D、six
（ ）2、Who is watching TV in a chair? .
A、Jim is B、It’s Jim C、Jim’s father is D、It’s Jim’s father
（ ）3、Jim and Kate are .
A、good friends B、two girls C、two boys D、brothers and sisters
（ ）4、The children doing their homework.
A、aren’t B、isn’t C、don’t D、not
（ ）5、What’s Kate doing?
A、She’s doing her homework. B、She’s standing near the window.
C、She’s looking for a pen. D、She’s playing games.
（八）
Jim and Jack like sports. They are going to skate on Sunday. It's 7:30 now and they are listening to the radio, "Friday is going to be cold. It is going to snow. Friday night and Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon and Sunday are going to be cold and fine." Jim and Jack are very glad. The weather is going to be good for skating. They are going to get up early and they are certainly going to skate well.
根据短文判断正误。（正确用T表示，错误用F表示）
( ) 1. Jim likes sport but Jack doesn't.
( ) 2. Jim is going to skate with Jack.
( ) 3. It's 7:30 now. They are skating.
( ) 4. The radio says it's going to snow on Sunday.
( ) 5. They are going to get up early.
（九）
Fast food restaurants are popular with many kinds of people around the world, but they are especially popular with children. One reason is that many fast food restaurants now give customers a toy with every child's meal. Most fast food restaurants make a series of toys, usually about six, for customers to collect. The collectors are not only children-many alts also enjoy collecting the toys. Some people collect the toys over many years. The toys range from dolls and soft toys like teddy bears, to model cars, trucks and electronic toys such as Tamagochis. Some of the older toy collections are worth a lot of money today. There are now several web sites where collectors can buy and sell the toys, or chat about their collections online with other collectors.
( ) 1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Many people today enjoy collecting toys from fast food restaurants.
B. People can buy and sell toys over internet.
C. People around the world love to eat fast food.
D. Fast food restaurants are popular because they give toys to all their customers.
( ) 2. How do many collectors buy and sell their toys?
A. at meetings B. in fast food restaurants
C. over the Internet D. at children's parties
( ) 3. Which kind of toy is NOT in the reading?
A. electronic toys B. toy boats C. dolls D. teddy bears
( ) 4. Which of the following is true, according to the passage?
A. Many fast food restaurants now give away free meals.
B. Some restaurants give away electronic gifts like CD players and TVs.
C. Some of the toys from fast food restaurants are worth lots of money.
D. Six types of fast food restaurants give away toys.
( ) 5. Do you have any toys from fast food restaurants? Do you like it? ___________________________________________________________

（十）
A man is going to the house of a friend. It is quite far away and so he takes some sandwiches along for his lunch. As he goes along, he says to himself, " My friend is sure to give me a very nice meal. He is going to give me good wine（酒）to drink. So what’s the use of these dry sandwiches.” As he says this, he throws them onto the ground.
He goes on and comes to a river. The river has become very big because of the rain in the past few days. He cannot cross the river. He hopes there is a boat to take him over. So he waits and waits. He waits for a long time. Then the sun begins to set. The man says to himself, " I cannot go to my friend's house today. I must go home.
Then he starts for (出发) home. Soon he feels very hungry. He wants very much to have something to eat. But he doesn't have anything. Suddenly he sees some dry, dirty, hard sandwiches on the road . he is very happy. He picks them up and eats them all.
Do not throw good things away. You may need them later on
1.It will take the man _______ to walk to his friend's house.
A. a few days B. a few hours
C. a whole night D. one hour or two
2. He throws the sandwiches to the ground because ______.
A. he doesn't like them
B. the sandwiches are dirty
C. he thinks his friend will not like them
D. he is sure to have a nice meal at his friend's house
3.In " the sun begins to set", " set" here means ______in Chinese.
A. 落下 B.升起 C. 变暗 D. 照耀
4. The story tells us that we _______.

⑶ 七年级下册英语阅读理解带答案，越多越好（最好是选择填空的）

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⑷ 初一英语短文阅读

在 英语学习 中，阅读是人们获取英语知识、提高英语水平的有效途径。 英语阅读 既是重要的语言技能，也是重要的学习技能，是发展其他语言技能的基础和前提。我精心收集了初一英语短文，供大家欣赏学习!

初一英语短文篇1
I Like Study

My teachers and some elderly people often praise me. They always say that I must have a bright future, because I like study very much. I really like study. The knowledge from the book attracts me so much. Every time I search the knowledge there, I feel very satisfied, excited and powerful.

I like exploiting all knowledge. I don’t need anyone to push me to study. I just like it.

我的老师和一些长辈经常夸我有前途，因为我非常喜欢学习。我是真的很喜欢。书上的知识对我的吸引力很大。每次我在书中探索知识时，我都能感到满足、兴奋和获得力量。

所以，我喜欢去探索知识。我不用任何人强迫我去学习。我就是喜欢学习。
初一英语短文篇2
Nowadays there are fewer and fewer cinema-goers and the cinema is relax. However,there are more and more TV viewers. There are many reasons for this social phenomenon, but in general, they come down to three major ones. First, film tickets are too expensive, while it doesn't cost much to watch TV at home. Besides, it is time-consuming and inconvenient to go to the cinema. Nevertheless, it is very convenient and comfortable to watch TV at home. You needn't go out but just need to turn on the television. Most important of all, if you don't like the film, you'll have to sit through it; but if you don't like one programme on TV,you can shift to another.

However,some people still go to the cinema. They usually go to the cinema for the purpose of social contact. Young people go dating there. Other people go to the cinema as an activity. For example, schools often organize children to go to the cinema. Sometimes employees also go to the cinema with the free tickets presented by their institutions.

如今越来越少的观众说，看电影是放松的了。然而，却有了越来越多的电视观众。导致这种社会现象的原因有很多，但总的来说，他们可以归结为三个主要的原因。首先，电影票太贵，在家看电视的成本不太大。除此之外，它耗费时间和不方便去看电影。然而，在家里看电视它非常方便和舒适。你不必出门，只需要打开电视。最重要的是，如果你不喜欢这部电影，你将不得不耐着性子看完它，但是如果你不喜欢一个电视节目，你可以转移到另一个节目。

然而，一些人还去看电影。他们通常去看电影是有目的性的。年轻人去约会，别人去看电影作为一种活动。例如，学校经常组织孩子们去看电影。有时候员工也使用机构提供的免费门票去看电影。
初一英语短文篇3
With the development of the modern technology,private car is no longer a luxurious thing for ordinary people,more and more people drive to work instead of going by bus. The popularization of private car has many advantages.

First, it is very convenient and time-saving,you can drive your own car to the workplace instead of waiting for the crowded bus and afraid of being late for working.

Second,it can also improve the traffic structure,and help to mitigate the stress of the traffic.

Third,the popularization of private car can help to promote the car instry and any other interrelated instries. I believe that in the future the private car will become the most important vehicle and we cann't live without it.

随着现代科技的发展，对于普通人来说私家车不再是豪华的。越来越多的人开车上班而不是乘公共汽车去。私家车的普及有很多好处。

首先，它非常方便、节省时间。你可以开自己的车去工作而不是等待拥挤的公共汽车，害怕上班迟到。

其次，它还可以改善交通结构,有助于缓解交通的压力。

第三，私家车的普及有助于促进汽车行业和其他相关行业。我相信在未来的私人汽车将成为最重要的工具，我们的生活不能没有它。

⑸ 七年级英语短文阅读精选

当今时代，英语已经成为一种多国、多文化，多功能的国际语言。本文是七年级英语短文，希望对大家有帮助!

七年级英语短文：Dining Tool and Habits

餐具以及习俗

English style of eating habits is also easy, pay attetion to nutrition. Breakfast is usually porridge milk or a cup of red juice, coated with butter toast, fried bacon or sausage, egga. At noon, the children eat lunch at school, alts at lunch on the job on the vicinity to buy a sandwich, a cup of coffee on, just kill. Only to the weekend, the British people will be rich on a table. Usually the main course is meat, such as grilled chicken, roast beef, fish and so on.

英国人的饮食习惯亦式样简单，注重营养。早餐通常是麦片粥冲牛奶或一杯果汁，涂上黄油的烤面包片，熏咸肉或煎香肠、鸡蛋。中午，孩子们在学校吃午餐，大人的午餐就在工作地点附近买上一份三明治，就一杯咖啡，打发了事。只有到周末，英国人的饭桌上才会丰盛一番。通常主菜是肉类，如烤鸡肉、烤牛肉、烤鱼等。

A wide variety of vegetables, like cabbage, fresh peas, potatoes, carrots and so on. Vegetables in general are no longer processed, mounted on a tray, poured from the supermarket to buy ready-made sauce will be consumed. After the main course there will always be together digestible of sweets, such as cooking fruit, fruit pudding, cheese, ice cream and so on.

蔬菜品种繁多，像卷心菜、新鲜豌豆、土豆、胡萝卜等。蔬菜一般都不再加工，装在盘里，浇上从超市买回的现成调料便食用。主菜之后总有一道易消化的甜食，如烧煮水果、果料布丁、奶酪、冰激凌等。

Not same to the people living in western area, Chinese used to have their dinner together with all the family members, sitting around a table and each person will have one set of dining tool in front of them, including two bowls which one for rice and another for soup, one pairs of chopsticks and one plate for meat/ vegetable.

不同于西方，中国人在吃饭时是一家人围坐在一起，每个人面前摆有一套餐具：两个碗，一个用来盛米饭，另一个用来盛汤;一副筷子和一个用来盛肉或蔬菜的盘子。

They will share the food dishes which were made and put into the central of table; diners will only pick up the food from the dishes which who want to eat. He will pick it and places it into the small plate in front of him. There are 2 special habits, one is, Chinese diners never pick up rice from the bowl but will handle the bowl towards their lips then poke the rice into their mouths by the chopsticks. The other one is, Chinese always have soup ring or after dining.

大家把菜肴放在桌子中间，只有在吃饭的时候才将自己喜欢吃的食物从餐具中夹到自己面前的盘子中。另外，中国人吃饭时还有两个比较特别的习惯，一个是中国人很少把米饭从碗中夹起来，而是喜欢把碗拿起凑向嘴边，另一个是他们常常在饭中或者饭后喝汤。

七年级英语短文：Plants in the Deserts

沙漠中的植物

Some cacti, like the saguaro, grow to tree size, but true trees need more moisture than most desert environments can supply, so they are scarce on deserts.

一些仙人掌，如撒瓜罗，能长到橡树那么高。但真正的树却需要比大多数沙漠所能提供的更多的水分，所以树在沙漠里是鲜见的。

Close to streambeds, cottonwoods can sometimes be found. Though these streams are dry most of the year, water flows there longest and is usually available fairly close to the surface. Elsewhere, trees must send taproots deep into the hard baked desert soil to draw on underground water. Perhaps the most widespread family of trees on the world's deserts is the acacia, whose taproots drill down as fas as 25 feet (7.5 meters).

在小溪河床附近，有时能发现三角叶杨。尽管一年的大多数时间里这些小溪都是干涸的，那里却是水流的时间最长的地方而且水分相当靠近地表。其他地方树木的主根必须深入受炙烤而坚硬的沙漠底部的土壤以吸取地下水。在沙漠里分布最广的树或许是刺魏，其主根能深达25英尺(合75米)。

The mesquite common on North American deserts in both tree and shrub forms, does not begin to grow above ground until its root system is completely developed, ensuring the plant a supply of moisture. The roots of shrubs and trees help to hold the desert soil in place. Their stalks and branches also act as screens to keep the wind from sweeping great drifts of sand along the surface. These services are vital if a desert is to support life.

牧豆树属植物不论是乔木和灌木，在北美沙漠中经常可见，在它根部系统完全生长发达到能保证提供充足的水分时才长出地面。灌木和树的根有助于固定沙漠中的土壤，它们的茎和树枝同时起屏障的作用，防止风从沙漠表面吹起大堆的沙。如果沙漠要支持生命，这种作用必不可少。

In addition to a few varieties of trees and tough shrubs, most deserts have grasses, herbs, and other annual plants. These do not compete for moisture with the longer lived growth. They spring up quickly after rains, when the surface is moist. Then, for a brief time, the desert can be literally carpeted with color. Almost as quickly as they appeared, these small plants die away. But they have developed special ways of ensuring the life of another generation when rains come again.

除了一些种类的树木和顽强的灌木外，大多数沙漠里还有青草、草本植物和其他年生植物。它们并不与长期生长的树木竞争水分。当雨后地表还潮湿时它们就迅速发芽，然后在一个短时间里，给沙漠铺上绿色地毯。这些小植物很快就消失了，几乎就像它们长出来时那样迅速，但它们已发展了特殊方式来保证在下次降雨来时下一代的生命。

七年级英语短文：An October Sunrise

十月的日出

I was up the next morning before the October sunrise, and away through the wild and the woodland. The rising of the sun was noble in the cold and warmth of it: peeping down the spread of light, he raised his shoulder heavily over the edge of grey mountain and wavering length of upland.

第二天凌晨，在十月的太阳升起之前，我已经起身，穿过了旷野和丛林。十月的清晨乍寒还暖，日出的景象壮观绚丽。透过一片晨曦，朝阳从朦胧的山冈和连绵起伏的高地间，沉重地抬起肩头。

Beneath his gaze the dew-fogs dipped, and crept to crept to the hollow places; then stole away in line and column, holding skirts, and clinging subtly at the sheltering corners where rock hung over grassland, while the brave lines of the hills came forth, one beyong other gliding.

在它的逼视下，蒙蒙的雾气下沉，缓缓地散向谷底，接着一丝丝一缕缕地悄悄飘散，笼住峭壁。而在草地之上悬崖之下的那些隐秘角落里，雾气却还不愿散去，同时群山的雄姿接二连三地显现出来。

The woods arose in folds, like drapery of awakened mountains, stately with a depth of awe, and memory of the tempests. Autumn's mellow hand was upon them, as they owned already, touched with gold and red and olive, and their joy towards the sun was less to a bridegroom than a father.

森林也层层叠叠地显现，宛若刚刚苏醒的山峦的斗篷，端庄威严，并带着狂风暴雨的回忆。秋天温柔的手已经在抚摸这片山林，因为它们的颜色已经改变，染上了金黄、丹红和橄榄绿。它们对朝日所怀的一片喜悦，像是要奉献给一个新郎，更像是要奉献给一位父亲。

Yet before the floating impress of the woods could clear itself, suddenly the gladsome light leaped over hill and valley, casting amber, blue, and purple, and a tint of rich red rose; according to the scene they lit on, and the curtain flung around; yet all alike dispelling fear and the cloven hoof of darkness, all on the wings of hope advancing, and proclaiming, "God is here!" then life and joy sprang reassured from every crouching hollow; every flower, and bud and bird had a fluttering sense of them; and all the flashing of God's gaze merged into soft beneficence.

然而，在树林那流动的景色逝去之前，欢悦的晨光突然跃出了峰峦和山谷，光线所及，把照到的地方和周围的森林分别染成青色、紫色、琥珀色和富丽的红玫瑰色。光线照到哪里，那里就如同一幅幕布被掀开。所有的一切驱散了恐惧和黑暗中的邪恶，所有的一切都插上希望之翼，开始前进，并大声宣告：“上帝在这里!”于是生命和欢乐从每一个蜷伏的洞穴里信心十足地欣然跃出;一切花朵、蓓蕾和鸟雀都感到了生命和欢乐而抖动起来;上帝的凝视汇合成温柔的恩泽。

So, perhaps, shall break upon us that eternal morning, when crag and chasm shall be no more, neither hill and valley, nor great ocean; but all things shall arise, and shine in the light of the Father's countenance, because itself is risen.

也许，那永恒的晨光就会这样降临人间，那时不再有险崖沟壑，不再有峰恋山谷，也不再有浩瀚无际的海洋;万物都将踊跃升腾，在造物主慈爱的光芒中生辉，因为太阳已经升起。

⑹ 7年级下册的课外英语短文

对于初中生来讲，英语阅读能力是英语学习过程中一种较高的能力水平要求。我整理了7年级下册的课外英语短文，欢迎阅读!

7年级下册的课外英语短文篇一

Summer vacation is finally, ah! It's nice! After a semester of hard study life, I began my summer vacation life again.

The first song - learning

In the summer vacation, I think they can relax, but my mother give me called the English cram school, so I can every day to the English cram school, to I tired.

To make up for English school, the teacher want to send us a book, we began to learn the first lesson of Hi, English. When I can't read English words, the teacher just call us a method - take English as Chinese such as: change, this word, the teacher just call we called chang Chang, e called moths, will read just the way they are. Graally, I fell in love with English for this subject.

The second song - play song

In the summer vacation, also can't light study, also want to go out to play the ah, then, me, mom, dad, just returned to his hometown - and together.

Arrived and, after it was already more than eleven o 'clock, we went in her aunt's house to eat rice, eat after the meal, dad'll go fishing fishing rod back up, I also went to. Dad fishing in the lake, I just beside the lake pond to pick the lotus, lotus leaf, I take out of lotus leaf in the middle of stem, and then I went to, as a result, lotus leaf is my skirt.

The song of the trilogy - the preview

Mother said: "the sixth grade in the days of the borrowed books and have a look, to prepare early to know earlier." To bigger than me friend then, I borrowed the book in the days of the sixth grade, at home I see god, finally understand a little, but some can't, I will go online to check the title...

After more than ten days later, I finally finished a book preview, this is my summer vacation life is almost over.

Now of I, is eager to go to school...

终于放暑假了，啊!真好!结束了一学期的辛苦学习生活后，我又开始了我的暑假生活了。

第一部曲——学习之歌

到了暑假，我以为可以轻松一下，可妈妈却给我报了英语补习班，于是我每天都得上这个英语补习班，都给我烦死了。

到了补英语的学校后，老师给我们发了书后，我们就开始学习第一课Hi,English.当我读不到英语单词时，老师就叫了我们一个方法——把英文当成中文比如：change,这个单词，老师就叫我们把chang叫做嫦，e叫做娥，这样就会读了。渐渐的，我就爱上英语这门功课了。

第二部曲——玩耍之歌

在暑假里，也不能光学习，也要出去玩一下呀，于是，我，妈妈，爸爸，就一起回到了家乡——万和。

到了万和后，已经是十一点多了，我们就在舅母家吃了饭，吃了饭过后，爸爸就把钓鱼竿背起来去钓鱼，我也跟去了。爸爸在湖里钓鱼，我就在湖旁边的池塘里摘莲花，扯荷叶，我把荷叶中间的荷杆拔掉，然后我钻进去，这样一来，荷叶就成了我的裙子了。

第三部曲——预习之歌

妈妈说：“把六年级上册的书借来看看吧，早点预习早点懂。”于是，我就向比我大的朋友借来了六年级上册的书，我在家看呐看呐，终于看懂了一点，但有的还不会，我就上网去查题目......

过了十几天后，我终于把一本书预习完了，这是我的暑假生活也快结束了。

现在的我，渴望上学......

7年级下册的课外英语短文篇二

Accompanied by the footsteps of summer girl, my happy summer vacation life started!

Summer is beautiful in the morning, when the eastern sky is not clear, I ran to the balcony, breathe the fresh air, immediately feel find the scenery pleasing to both the eye and the mind -- the air is really good! Wait until the sun beginning, I took out a book and read silently, ear without the hustle and bustle of the noise, there is no car horn the strange cry, only feel the soft morning breeze stroked my ears, no one disturb, do things in themselves. When the car in the distance cries and people happy laughter, day of the summer vacation began.

Unfortunately the happy summer vacation, again bitterness work without a few days. We are born with our work, but this work has become more heavy. Because we are busy one semester, has reached the final exam time, our job is to grasp every minute, at this time, trying to memorize the every problem come up with his usual performance in the exam, don't let work in vain.

After the tension test, we entered the relaxed and happy summer vacation, but now is not very easy, every day we have to have to run around to make up a missed lesson, English through mathematical tonic, section and section, a section after section, home still have to write my homework, summer job is to prepare for the next semester.

After the summer vacation, I'm going to meet the new problems and new test. In the new semester, work is the most bitter and tired, is also one of the most important term in the primary school.

Work is what we must do, we are born to work, school, our work is hard, when resting, our job is to enjoy, play, our work is to relax... Let's have a taste of work suantiankula!!!!

伴随着夏天姑娘的脚步，我的快乐的暑假生活开始了!

暑假的清晨是美丽的，当东方的天际还未清晰时，我跑到阳台，吸一口清新的空气，立刻感到心旷神怡--空气真好!等到太阳初起，我拿出一本书，默默地阅读，耳边没有喧嚣的吵闹声，没有汽车喇叭的怪叫声，只感觉柔柔的晨风在抚摸着我的耳朵，没有人打扰，做什么事都舒心惬意。当远处传来汽车的喊叫声和人们的欢笑声时，暑假的一天就开始了。

不幸的是快乐的暑假，没几天就又变成了苦恼的工作。我们生来就有我们的工作，只是这个工作变得更加沉重。因为我们忙了一个学期，已到了期末考试的时间，我们此时的工作就是把握每一分钟，努力背好每一道题，考试时把自己平时的工作成绩拿出，不让工作白费。

紧张的考试过后，我们进入了轻松快乐的暑假，但现在并不是很轻松，每天我们得得东奔西跑的去补课，英语补完补数学，一节接着一节，一科接着一科，回家还得写作业，暑假的工作是为下学期做准备。

暑假过后，我要去迎接新的难题和新的考验。在新的学期，工作是最苦最累的，也是小学中最重要的一个学期。

工作是我们必须做的，我们生来就必须要做工作，上学时，我们的工作是努力，休息时，我们的工作是享受，游玩时，我们的工作是放松……让我们来尝尽工作的酸甜苦辣吧!

7年级下册的课外英语短文篇三

September 9, the double ninth festival. The double ninth festival is a traditional, like to eat dinner together. Several appointment, the feeding end to a table. Darkness fell, lights, people drinking the chrysanthemum wine and spirit erguotou, eating a big meal, chat with friends exchange emotions. Smiling face, waves of laughter rushed out of the narrow room, we bless each other with longevity and health, peace, everything everywhere permeated with and peaceful atmosphere.

Reveals in chongyang day, people have to respect, and the younger generation will give elderly old man a little more considerate. Besides designed to do some delicious food, breaking up the other relatives must condolences to the elders, the married early in the morning to see my parents back, daughter of the to repay her support. Conditional family, accompany with the old man look at the noisy son around

The double ninth festival, in the cool autumn wind, clear sky season. To open a kite, not only easy, is popular is a recreational activity.

Today, times have changed, once the double ninth festival "and see cakes everywhere busy" scene has also see. But when festival day, I again remind of eating cakes in the courtyard, the warmth of drinking green tea chat talking and laughing, childhood laughter together friend. Unconsciously think of chairman MAO's poetry of: life easy to heaven old hard, but each chongyang, this also chongyang, field chrysanthemum is sweet. Annual autumn wind strength, not like spring, spring scenes, boundless jiang wanli frost.

九月九日重阳节到了。重阳节有一种传统，喜欢晚餐凑在一起吃。几家约好，把吃食端到一桌上。夜幕降临，灯光闪耀，人们饮着菊花酒、二锅头，吃着丰盛的饭菜，欢聚畅谈，交流情感。一张张笑脸，一阵阵笑语冲出狭小的房间，大家互相祝福着健康长寿、事事平安，处处洋溢着祥和的气氛。

重阳那天，人们有敬老的风习，各家晚辈都要给上了年纪的老人多一些体贴。除了专给他们做些可口的吃食外，分家另过的亲属须慰问老者，出了嫁的闺女一早要回娘家探望父母，以报答养育之恩。有条件的人家，还要陪老人去看看热闹儿逛逛

重阳节之时，正值秋风送爽，天高云淡的季节。到空旷之处放风筝，不但简便易行，也是很受人喜欢的一种娱乐活动。

如今，时代早已变迁，昔日重阳节“又见花糕处处忙”的景象也已不见。但时逢佳节吉日，不由得又想起在庭院吃着花糕，喝着清茶说笑聊天的温馨，思念童年一起欢笑玩耍的小伙伴。不知不觉当中想起毛主席的诗词：人生易老天难老，岁岁重阳，今又重阳，战地黄花分外香。一年一度秋风劲，不似春光，胜似春光，寥廓江天万里霜。

⑺ 初一英语阅读短文阅读

对英语作为外语而学的中国学生来说，英语阅读的课堂教学在任何中学都被学习者认为是一门很重要的课程。我整理了初一英语阅读短文，欢迎阅读!

初一英语阅读短文篇一

I am the only child in my family, so my parents always give what I want. Some day, my friend buys a lot of snacks and she bring them to the class. She gives me some and I am so surprised, because I will never do that. From that moment, I know I should share things with my friends. So when I have food, I will ask my friend to eat.

我是家里唯一的孩子,所以我的父母总是给我想要的一切。有一天,我的朋友买了很多零食,她拿到了班上。她给了我一些,我很惊讶,因为我永远不会这样做。从那一刻起,我知道我应该和我的朋友分享东西。所以当我有吃的了,我会叫我的朋友吃。

初一英语阅读短文篇二

The new president has been elected in the United States and Donald Trump is the winner. The world is watching his family and his beautiful and talented first daughter catches the public’s attention. This smart girl has been long recognized by the public, because she is the shinning star all the time. When she was in high school, his father only gave her the basic money to support her life, so she did the model job to earn more income. But she did not lost herself in the fame, she kept studying in the top university and chose to be a businesswoman. She made the great achievement and to be Trump’s pride.

在美国新任总统已经选出来了,唐纳德特朗普是赢家。全世界都在关注着他的家人和他美丽又才华横溢的大女儿，吸引了公众的注意力。这个聪明的女孩一直为公众所熟悉,因为她是耀眼的明星。当她在高中的时候,他的父亲只给了她基本的钱来支持她的生活,所以她当起了模特的工作来来赚取更多的收入。但她并没有让自己迷失在名声中,她一直在顶尖大学学习，最终选择做一名商人。她取得了伟大的成就,成为了特朗普的骄傲。

初一英语阅读短文篇三

Recently, in some corners of the world, where are full of danger, like Afghanistan and Pakistan, the war never ends. Or some religious countries, women are in low status and they have a long way to go for freedom. Thinking about these, we are lucky that we are in China, where we enjoy the peace and secure all the time. it has been reported that Chinese tourists were saved by the helicopters which were sent by Chinese government when the earthquake happened. At this moment, the great sense of pride aroused, never in my life had I felt so proud to be a Chinese. Chinese people around the world feel the great power.

最近,在世界的某些角落,充满了危险,像阿富汗和巴基斯坦,战争永远没有结束的一天。或者一些宗教国家,女性地位低下,对于争取自由还有很长一段路要走。想到这些,我们很幸运处在中国,享受着和平与安稳。据报道,中国游客在地震发生的时候被中国政府派出的直升机救走了。这时,伟大的自豪感油然而生,我从来没有为中国感到如此自豪。世界各地的中国人感受到了强大的力量。

初一英语阅读短文篇四

In western countries, more and more young kids have the problem of obesity, because of the popularity of fast food. The culture of KFC and Mcdonald’s attract the kids all the time, the food there is full of high calorie, which is easy to become fat. Many kids are willing to spend the time in eating fast food, because the fried food cater to them. In China, there is also the increasing number of children obesity, in order to help the kids grow in the healthy way, the balanced diet is advocated. Meat and vegetable are indispensable, while eating more vegetables and fruit is healthier. To stay away from the fast food is the key to be fit.

在西方国家,越来越多的年轻孩子们出现肥胖的问题,因为快餐深受欢迎。肯德基和麦当劳的文化吸引着孩子们,那里的食物含有高热量,容易变胖。许多孩子愿意花时间去吃快餐,因为油炸食品迎合他们的口味。在中国,也有越来越多的肥胖儿童,为了帮助孩子们健康地成长,倡导平衡饮食。肉和蔬菜是必不可少的,多吃蔬菜和水果是健康的。远离快餐是保持健康的关键。

⑻ 求初一（下）英语阅读练习题2篇

A
Sandy and her family move into a new house. It is a nice house with a big garden. Sandy has her own bedroom on the second floor. Through the windows of her bedroom, she can see some birds jumping. Sometimes she can hear birds singing.
One day, Sandy hears some strange noise. It goes on for a few minutes. Sandy goes out of her bedroom but finds nothing, she is very afraid, so she calls for help. Her father runs into her room and asks, “What’s wrong?” “I hear some strange noise,” says Sandy. Her father goes out and looks around. There is nobody, but he sees a big red bird knocking on a tree.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
( )1 Which floor does Sandy live on?

A. The first floor.
B. The second floor.
C. The third floor.
D. The fifth floor.
( )2 What does Sandy hear that day?

A. She hears birds singing. B. She hears people talking.
C. She hears some strange noise. D. She hears people crying.
( )3.Sandy finds

outside her bedroom.

A. nothing

B. a mouse
C. a person

D. a cat
( )4.Where does Sandy’s father find the big red bird?

A.In Sandy’s bedroom

B.Outside their house
C.In their kitchen

D.In their sitting room
( )5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Sandy can hear birds singing sometimes.
B. Sandy moves into a new house.
C. Sandy is very afraid, so she calls for help.
D. Sandy can see the sea and the beach through her bedroom windows.
B
Do you know anything about the way of shopping in western countries(西方国家)? People there usually make shopping lists first and then they go shopping. Most people like to go to the supermarkets because they can get almost everything in one supermarket. For example(例如), many styles of clothes, food, sports things….And the things in supermarkets are cheaper. When they get into the supermarket, they carry a basket. Then they buy things and put them in the basket. After getting everything they want, they pay the money. Most people go to the supermarket once a week.
(
)6.People like to go to supermarkets for
reasons(原因).
A. three
B. two

C. one
D. many
(
)7 .Things in the supermarkets are
.
A. cheaper
B. more expensive
C. better
D. more
(
)8.People can buy
from supermarkets.
A. food
B. milk

C. clothes
D.A,B and C
(
)9.After people put the things in the basket , they go
.
A. home

B. to the checkout(收银台)

C. out

D. to another shop
(
)10.People usually go to the supermarket
a week.

A. three times
B. once
C. twice
D. many times

⑼ 英语短文带翻译（适合与初一下册 6篇）

1.The Old Cat【老猫】
An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it. Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young."
一位老妇有只猫，这只猫很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了东西，因为它年纪太大了。一天，老猫发现一只老鼠，它跳过去抓这只老鼠，然而，它咬不住这只老鼠。因此，老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了，因为老猫咬不了它。 于是，老妇很生气，因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死。她开始打这只猫，猫说：“不要打你的老仆人，我已经为你服务了很多年，而且还愿意为你效劳，但是，我实在太老了，对年纪大的不要这么无情，要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情。”

2. The City Mouse and the Country Mouse 【城里老鼠和乡下老鼠】
Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city."
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, " Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid.
After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid."
从前，有两只老鼠，它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在乡村，另一只住在城里。很多年以后，乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它说：“你一定要来我乡下的家看看。”于是，城里老鼠就去了。乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自己的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。城里老鼠说：“这东西不好吃，你的家也不好，你为什么住在田野的地洞里呢？你应该搬到城里去住，你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子，还会吃上美味佳肴，你应该到我城里的家看看。”
乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮，好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。可是正当他们要开始吃的时候，听见很大的一阵响声，城里的老鼠叫喊起来：“快跑！快跑！猫来了！”他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来。
过了一会儿，他们出来了。当他们出来时，乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里，我喜欢住在田野我的洞里。因为这样虽然贫穷但是快乐自在，比起虽然富有却要过着提心吊胆的生活来说，要好些。”

3. Fox and cock 【狐狸和公鸡】
One morning a fox saw a cock.He thought,"This is my breakfast.''
He came up to the cock and said,"I know you can sing very well.Would you like to sing for me?''The cock was glad.He closed his eyes and began to sing.The fox saw that and caught him in his mouth and carried him away.
People in the field saw the fox.They shouted："Look,look!The fox is carrying our cock away.''
The cock said to the fox,"Mr Fox,do you understand?The people say you are carrying their cock away.Tell them it is yours.Not theirs.''
The fox opened his mouth and said,"The cock is mine,not yours.''Just then the cock ran away from the fox and fled into the tree.
一天早上，一只狐狸看到了一只公鸡。他想：这是我的早餐。
他朝公鸡走来，对他说：“我知道，你唱歌非常好听，你能唱首歌给我听么？”公鸡很高兴。他闭上眼睛开始唱歌。狐狸看到这些抓住它放到自己的嘴里走了。
在田地里的人们看到了狐狸。大喊大叫：“看，看！狐狸抓住公鸡逃走了。”公鸡对狐狸说：“狐狸先生，你能理解么？人们认为你叼走了公鸡。告诉他们这是你的，不是他们的。”
狐狸张开他的嘴说：“公鸡是我的，不是你们的。”就在那时，公鸡逃离了狐狸的嘴巴，跑到了树底下。

4.My Favorite Sport 【我最喜爱的运动】
Sports help everyone to keep healthy, happy and efficient. So I pay special attention to games, especially table tennis. Table tennis is my favorite game. I play it almost every day.
Table-tennis is an ideal game for us because it brings the whole body into action. It strengthens our muscles, expands our lungs, promotes the circulation of the blood, and causes a he-althy action of the skin. Besides, it is very amusing and does not cost us much money. Table-tennis is very moderate; it is not so rough as football. It is an indoor game and can be played even on rainy days. Thus, it is my favorite kind of exercise.
运动能帮助每一个人保持健康、快乐和有效率。所以我特别重视运动，特别是乒乓球，乒乓球是我最喜欢的运动。我几乎每天玩。
乒乓球对我们而言，是一项理想的运动，因为它可以使我们全身运动，它可以增强我们的肌肉，扩张我们的肺部，促进血液循环，并且使肌肤产生健康作用，此外，它很有趣而且所费不多。乒乓球是相当温和适中的，它不像足球那么粗野。它是一种室内运动，甚至在下雨天也能玩。因此，乒乓球是我最喜爱的一种运动。

5．My first Job 【我的第一份工作】
My first job was at a cramming school. It was three years ago when I just graated from junior high school and finished the entrance examination. since I had nothing to do that summer, I decided to find a job, tasting the joy of independence.
I was responsible for answering the telephone and taking the message. I worked eight hours a day, six days a week. The work was not difficult nor heavy to me and I guess I did well. The most delighted thing was perhaps that I could spend the money I earned all by myself.
我的第一份工作是在一家补习班做事。那是三年前我刚从国中毕业，考完联考时的事了。既然我整个夏天都闲着没事，倒不如找份差事，尝尝独立赚钱的快乐。
我负责接听电话且纪录留言的工,一天工作八小时，一星期工作六天。那份工作对我而言既不困难亦不沉重，所以我想我还满称职的。而最令人快乐的事大概莫过于花全部由自己赚来的钱了！

6. Time 【时间】
Lost time is never found again. This is something which I learned very clearly last semester. I spent so much time fooling around that my grades began to suffer. I finally realized that something had to be done. It was time for a change.
Now I have a new plan for using my time wisely. I have set my alarm clock ahead half an hour. This will give me a head start on the day. I have also decided to keep a log of what I do and when I do it. Looking back on what I’ve done will give me some ideas on how to reorganize my time.
时光一去不复返，这是我上学期清楚学到的教训。我浪费很多时间四处游荡，以致于我的成绩开始退步。最后我终于了解到我必须有所作为；该是痛改前非的时候了。
现在我有一个明智运用时间的新方法。我已将闹钟早拨半小时，这将使我这一天的作息提前开始。我也决定将我所做的一切及做这些事的时间记录下来。回顾我所做的事情会启发我如何重新安排我的时间。

⑽ 初一英语课外短文阅读

随着经济活动的全球化，英语日益成为国际交往的重要工具，英语教育的低龄化使幼儿园英语教育逐渐成为教育界的一个热点话题。本文是初一英语课外短文，希望对大家有帮助!

初一英语课外短文：fail the exam

名落孙山

In the Song Dynasty (宋朝) there was a joker called Sun Shan (孙山).

宋朝有一个很幽默的人，他叫孙山。

One year he went to take the imperial examination, and came bottom of the list of successfulcandidates.

有一年他去参加考试，公布名单时他是最后一名。

Back in his hometown, one of his neighbor asked him whether the neighbor's son had also passed.

回到家，他的邻居向他打听自己的儿子考得怎么样。

Sun Shan said, with a smile:"Sun Shan was the last on the list. Your son came after Sun Shan."

孙山笑着对邻居说：“孙山考了最后一名，你儿子的名字还在孙山的后面呢。”

The people used this idiom to indicate failing in an examination or competition.

人们用“名落孙山”来比喻考试没有考上或者选拔没有被录取。

初一英语课外短文：volunteer to do sth/recommend oneself

毛遂自荐

In the Warring States Period, the State of Qin besieged the capital of the State of Zhao.

战国时代，秦国军队攻打赵国的都城。

Duke Pingyuan of Zhao planned to ask the ruler of the State of Chu personally forassistance.He wanted to select a capable man to go with him.

赵国的平原君打算亲自到楚国去请救兵，想挑选一个精明能干的人一同前去。

A man called Mao Sui volunteered.

有一个名叫毛遂的人，自告奋勇愿意同去。

When the negotiactions between the two states were stalled because the ruler of Chu hesitated to send troops, Mao Sui approached him, brandishing a sword. At that, the ruler of Chu agreed to help Zhao, against Qin.

平原君到楚国后，与楚王谈了半天，没有一点结果。毛遂怒气冲冲地拿着宝剑，逼近楚王，终于迫使楚王答应出兵，与赵国联合共同抵抗秦国。

This idiom means to recommend oneself.

“毛遂自荐”这个成语用来比喻自己推荐自己，不必别人介绍。

初一英语课外短文：get the casket and return the pearl

买椟还珠

A man from the state of Chu wanted to sell a precious pearl in the state of Zheng.

有个楚国人想在郑国出售一颗珍贵的珍珠。

He made a casket for the pearl out of the wood from a magnolia tree, which he fumigated with spices. He studded the casket with pearls and jade, ornamented it with red gems and decorated it with kingfisher feathers.

他用木兰为珍珠作了个匣子，用香料把匣子熏香，还用珠，玉，红宝石来加以装饰，并插上了翠鸟的羽毛。

A man of the state of Zheng bought the casket and gave him back the pearl.

一个郑国人买走了这个匣子，却把珍珠还给了他。

Too luxuriant decoration usually supersedes what really counts.

过于华丽的装饰往往会喧宾夺主。

This man from Chu certainly knew how to sell a casket but he was no good at selling his pearl. And the man of Zheng didn't know which is really valuable.

那个楚国人知道如何卖掉匣子，却不擅长出售珍珠(忽略了物品的重点，取舍不当)。至于买匣子的郑国人，他根本不懂什么才是真正有价值的。