初中英语阅读理解100篇

Shumei has many pen-friends around the world. She likes writing to them and receiving their letters in return. She stated writing to her first pen-friend, Thomas Wright from Britain, when she was ten years old. They have been writing to each other

for two years now.

Shumei enjoys writing to people from other counties because she finds it very

interesting to learn more about those counties and the different things.

She hopes to visit her pen-friends some day, but she will continue writing to them

and enjoying their friendship.

She will also try to look for pen-friends from other counties such as Japan, China

and France.

Shumei有很多世界各地的笔友。她喜欢写信给他们，喜欢收到他们的回信。当她10岁时，开始给第一位来自英国的笔友Thomas Wright写信。他们互相写信至今已有两年了。

Shumei之所以喜欢写信给外国人，是因为她觉得更多地了解那些国家和不同的事物是件很

有趣的事情。

她希望有一天去拜访她的笔友，但是她会继续写信给他们，分享他们的友谊。

她也期待着来自外国的笔友，如日本，中国和法国的朋友。

The boss found a boy in the stock room just standing around doing nothing. “How much do you get paid a week?” He asked the boy. The boy replied, “Twenty dollars.” Taking a twenty dollar bill out of his wallet, the boss gave it to the boy and said, “Her e, take this. Now get out of here and don’t come back.” As the boy walked out the door, the boss said to the manager, “How long has that lazy kid been working for us?” “He doesn’t work for us,”

replied the manager. “He just delivered a package.”

老板在储藏室里看见一个男孩正站着，无所事事。他问这个男孩：“你一个星期得到多少报酬？”。这个男孩回答说：“20美元。”老板从他的钱包里拿出了20美元的钞票，给了这男孩，说：“收好了。现在，从这里滚出去，不要回来了”。当男孩走出门去，老板对经理说：“这么懒惰的孩子为我们工作多长时间了？”“他不适合为我们工作，”“经理回答说。“他刚才来

送包裹的。

“Peter has just come back from the shops,”said Mrs. James. “He wanted to buy some new football boots, but he wasn’t able to find any that were right for him.”

“Were they all the same?”I asked.

“He said they showed him different pairs but he didn’t like any of them.”

“What is Peter going to do about his boots, then?”I asked.

“Well, the shop told him to come back the next week. It’s out a big problem because he doesn’t need to have them before the new school term. But he always begins to get his things ready early. For example, he has never been late f or school.”

“My daughter is different,”I said, “I have to throw her out when it’s time for

school.”

“彼得刚刚从商店回来，”詹姆斯太太说。“他想买新的足球鞋，但他没能找到适合他的。”

“球鞋款式都一样吗？”我问道。

“他说店员给他看了不同的样式，但他都不喜欢。”

“那么，彼得怎么办呢？”我问。

“嗯，店员告诉他下周再来。这不是个大问题，因为在新学年开始之前，他还不需要球鞋。

但他总是提前做准备工作。比如，他从不迟到。”

“我的女儿就不同了，”我说，“每到上学时间我都不得不‘扔’她出去。”

The world is filled with many interesting sounds. Some are unpleasant to our ears while others are very pleasant to hear. In a single day you probably hear hundreds of different sounds. All sounds are different. Some may be loud. Some are high; others are

low. Some sounds are useful.

Without sound we cannot talk or listen to one another. The ringing of the alarm

clock wakes people up. The hooting of a car warns people of danger.

Some sounds are harmful. When planes fly low over the land, the very loud sounds can damage the houses. Very loud sounds can even make people deaf.

We know sound travel about one kilometer in three seconds. In a thunder storm you see the lightning first and then hear the thunder. This is because light travels much

faster than sound.

Next time you see lightning; count the number of seconds before you hear the thunder. Divide this number of seconds before you hear thunder. Divide this number by 3.

This will tell you how many kilometers away the thunder storm is.

这个世界充满了许多有趣的声音。对于我们的耳朵而言，有些是不舒适的，有些则是悦耳动听的。在一天之内你可能听到数以百计的不同声音。所有的声音是不同的。有些可能是响亮的。

有些高的，有些低的。有些声音是有用的。

没有声音，我们彼此不能听说。闹钟铃声唤醒人们。汽车的啼声警示处于危险状况的人们。

有些声音是有害的。当飞机在陆地上方低空飞行，巨大的声音可能会损坏房屋。巨大的声音，

甚至可以使人耳聋。

我们知道， 3秒钟里声音传播约1公里。在雷雨天你先看到闪电，然后再听到雷声。这是

因为光的速度比声音的速度传播得快的多。

下次看到闪电，在听到雷声之前，你计算闪电秒数。均分听到雷声之前的秒数，即除以3。

这会告诉你多少公里外有雷雨风暴。

Tommy has a little dog. Her name is Goldier. She is pretty and interesting. Tommy

loves her very much.

The other day, Goldier was out walking with Tommy. She cut her paw on a bit of glass. When they arrived home, Tommy’s mother thought that the cut was deep. She asked Tommy to take Goldier to the vet. The vet was very kind, and he gave her an injection. Then he stitched up the cut and put on a bandage.

Goldier looks ever so funny as she walks on three legs, holding her paw as if she has

been to war!

汤米有一只小狗。它名叫Goldier。它可爱而有趣。汤米很喜欢它。

几天前，Goldier跟着汤米外出散步。它的爪子踩到了碎玻璃。当他们回到家里，汤米的母亲认为它的伤口深。她让汤米带Goldier去兽医那儿检查。兽医非常和气，他给Goldier打了针，

然后缝合伤口并缠上绷带。

Goldier只用三条腿走路，看上去太好笑了，它抬起伤爪子，好像是刚刚去过战场！

Long ago people used bells more than they do today. The postman used to ring a hand when he delivered the letters. Fire engines had bells instead of sirens. People who sold things came past houses, ringing a bell and shouting what was for sale.

Every village had its church bell to let people know it was time to go to church. At night, this bell was rung so that traveler would find the village in the dark.

In most counties, bells were hung around the necks of animals. The bells helped owners to find lost cows or goats. Today, in India, animals still wear bells.

Now bells are used less and less. Buzzers, sirens and horns have taken their place. Now people try to keep the old bells in schools and churches so they will not lose their

beautiful sounds forever.

从前人们使用铃声比现在使用得更广泛。邮递员在投递信件的时候使用手打铃。消防车使用警铃，而不是警报器。卖东西的人来到老式住宅区，摇响铃声，高喊吆呼卖东西。

每个村庄里使用各自的教堂钟声告知人们去教堂的时间。晚上，教堂钟声响起，能让旅行者

在黑暗中找到村庄。

在大多数国家，响铃挂在动物的脖子上。响铃帮助业主寻找丢失的牛或山羊。今天，在印度，

动物仍然挂着响铃。

现在钟声使用得越来越少。蜂鸣器，警报器及喇叭已占有一席之地，人们尽量在学校和教堂使用老式钟，那些美丽的钟声将永远不会消失。

A good breakfast in important. We can easily underground it. We have not eaten anything for about twelve hours by breakfast time. Our bodies need food for morning

activities.

One good breakfast should be rice or bread, an egg, milk and fruit. On cold morning

a cup of hot drink is necessary.

We must get up early to have plenty of time to eat breakfast. A good breakfast helps us to be more friendly and also to work better and play more happily.

一份营养早餐是重要的。我们可以很容易理解。到早餐时间之前我们约12个小时没有吃任何东西了。我们的身体需要补充食物以应对整个上午的活动。

一份营养早餐应该包括大米，面包，鸡蛋，牛奶和水果。在寒冷的早晨，一杯热饮品是必要

的。

我们必须早起以便有充足的时间吃早餐。一份营养早餐有助于我们更加友善，也有助于我们

将工作做得更好，玩得更快乐。

In Britain every town has a public library and there are branch libraries in many villages. Anyone may borrow books, and it costs nothing to borrow them. In some places you may borrow as many books as you want, but in others you are limited to a certain number of books for several weeks so that you can have enough time to finish all the

books you’ve borrowed.

The latest novels are always in great need, and non-fiction books, such as books on history, science and gardening, are well-loved, too.

If the books you need are out, you may ask for them to be kept for you when they are returned, and if you pay the cost of sending a postcard, the librarian will let you know when the books are back and are ready for you.

Most public libraries also have a reading-room there are tables and desks at which you can sit and read the daily newspapers and all the other important periodicals (the weeklies, the monthlies and the quarterlies). In the reference library there are encyclopedias, dictionaries, books of maps and other useful books. But you can only use

these books there. You cannot take them out.

在英国，每个乡镇都有公共图书馆，很多乡村有分馆。任何人都可以借阅图书且无需费用。在一些地方，你想借多少本书籍就可以借多少本，但在别处，你几个星期内借阅一定数量的图书是受限制的，这样你有足够的时间来完成你借的所有书籍。

最新小说总有很强的借阅需求，非小说类书籍，如历史，科学和园艺书籍，也深受喜爱。

如果你需要借阅的书籍已借出了，你可以要求他们当该书归还时为你保留，如果你付费发送明信片，图书管理员将告知你书籍什么时候归还的，并为你备妥。

大多数公共图书馆都有一个阅读室，那里有[tables and ？desks]桌子和椅子，你可以坐下来阅读报纸和所有其他重要期刊（周刊，月刊和季刊）。在图书馆的参考室里，有百科全书，字典，地图册和其他有用的书籍。但你只可以在那里使用这些书籍。你不能外借。

Every morning Mike goes to work by train. As he has a long trip, he always buys a newspaper. It helps to make the time pass more quickly.

One Tuesday morning, he turned to the sports page. He wanted to read the report about an important football match. The report was so interesting that he forgot to get off at his station. He didn’t know it until he saw the sea. He got off at the next station, and had to wait a long time for a train to go back. Of course, he got to the office very late.

His boss was very angry.

每天早晨，Mike坐火车去上班。由于路程漫长，他总是买张报纸。这有助于快速消磨时间。

一个星期二的早上，他翻到了体育版。他想阅读有关一场重要的足球比赛的报道。该报道非常有趣，他到站忘记下车了。直到看到了大海，他才知道过站了。他在下一站下了车，不得不等待很长时间坐车返回。当然，他很晚才到办公室。他的老板非常生气。

Molly was the only little girl on her street, but when she was eight years old, another girl came to live in the house opposite hers. The new girl was eight years old too, and her name was Joan. Joan had two brothers. She didn't go to the same school as Molly, but they soon began to play together after school.

One day Joan came home, had her milk and cookies, and then went to Molly’s house. She said to her friend, “Hi Molly, will you come to my house to play? I’ve got a nice new game. ”Molly answered, “I’ve sorry, Joan, but my mother won’t let me play with you today, because your brother George has a bad cold, and she doesn't want me to get it, too.”

“Oh, that’s all right, Molly,” Joan answered quickly. “George isn’t really my brother.

He’s my step-brother.”[step-brother继父或者继母的儿子]

Molly是她街区里唯一的小女孩，但是当她8岁时，另一名女孩搬来了，就住在她家对面。新来的女孩也是8岁，她的名字叫Joan。Joan有两个兄弟。她没有在Molly的同一所学校上学，

但在放学后，他们很快就开始一起玩了。

有一天，Joan回到家里，吃完牛奶和饼干，然后前往Molly的家。她对她的朋友说，“嗨，Molly，你来我家玩吗？我有一个好玩的新游戏。” Molly回答，“对不起，Joan，今天我的母亲不让我跟你玩了，因为你的兄弟George得了重感冒，她不想让我也得重感冒。”

“哦，没事，Molly，” Joan很快回答。“George不是我的嫡亲兄弟。他是我的非亲兄弟。”

“Daddy, can I learn to play the violin?” young Sarah asked her father. She was always asking for things and her father was not pleased. “You cost me a lot of money, Sarah,” he said. “First you wanted to learn horse riding, then dancing, then swimming. Now it’s violin.” “I’ll play it every day, Daddy,” Sarah said. “I’ll try very hard.” “All right,” her father said. “This is what I’ll pay for you to have lessons for six weeks. At the end of six weeks you must play something for me. If you play well, you can have more lessons. If you play badly, I will stop the lessons.” “OK, Daddy,” Sarah said. “This is fair.”

He soon found a good violin teacher and Sarah began her lessons. The teacher was very expensive, but her father kept his promise.

Six weeks passed quickly. The time came for Sarah to play for her father. She went to the living room and said, “I’m ready to play for you, Daddy.” “Fine, Sarah,” her father said. “Begin.” She began to play. She played very badly. She made a terrible noise. Her father had one of his friends with him, and his friend put his hands over his ears.

When Sarah finished, her father said, “Well done, Sarah. You can have more lessons.” Sarah ran happily out of the room. Her father’s friend turned to him. “You’ve spent a lot of money, but she still plays very badly,” he said. “Well, that’s true,” her father said. “But since she started learning the violin I’ve been able to buy five flats in this building very cheaply. In another six weeks I’ll own the whole building!”

“爸爸，我可以学习拉小提琴吗？”小Sarah问她的父亲。她总是要这要那的，她的父亲很不高兴。“Sarah，你让我花费很多钱了，”他说。“一开始，你想学骑马，然后想学跳舞，然后想学游泳。现在又想学小提琴。”“爸爸，我会每天都练习的，”Sarah说。“我会尽最大的努力。”“好吧，”她的父亲说。“我将为你支付6周课程的意思是：到6周末，你必须拉给我听听。如果你拉得好，你可以上后面的课程。如果你拉得不好，我将停止后面的课程。”“行，

爸爸，”Sarah说。“这是公平的。”

他很快找到了很好的小提琴教师，Sarah就开始了她的课程。学费很昂贵，但她的父亲信守

自己的承诺。

六个星期很快就过去了。Sarah向她父亲汇报的时间来到了。她走到客厅，说：“爸爸，我准备好了。”“好吧，Sarah，”她的父亲说。“开始吧。”她开始拉琴。她拉得非常糟糕。她拉出了一种极难听的声响。她父亲的一个朋友也在，他的朋友把双手捂着耳朵。

当Sarah拉完后，她的父亲说：“干得好，Sarah。你可以上后面的课程。”Sarah高兴地跑出了房间。她父亲的朋友转过来，面对他说：“你花了那么多钱，她还是拉得那么糟糕，”“嗯，就是这样子，”她的父亲说。“但自从她开始学习小提琴，我已经在这座大楼里非常便宜地购买了5个单位。再过6个星期，我将拥有整座大楼！”

When Mary was fourteen, her mother gave her a beautiful ring. It was a birthday present, and Mary was very pleased. But a week later, she was very sad, because when she was working in the kitchen, she lost the ring. She looked everywhere, but she couldn’t find it. She even looked in the drain outside the kitchen, but the ring was not there.

T hat evening her brother Tom was eating some cakes. “Who made these cakes?” he

said. “They are excellent.”

“I made them,” Mary said. She was pleased that her brother liked them. Mary liked

cooking very much.

“Are there any …?” tom started to ask. Then he s topped suddenly. He opened his mouth and took a ring out. “Where did this come from?” he asked. “This is a strange type

of cake!”

Mary was pleased. “My ring!” she said. She took it to the kitchen. She washed it and

then went back and thanked her brother.

“I’m sorry you had a surprise,” she said, “but thank you very much for finding my ring. I’ll cook some more cakes for you tomorrow as a reward.”

Mary 14岁时，她的母亲给了她一个漂亮的戒指。这是一个生日礼物，Mary感到非常高兴。但一个星期之后，她很伤心，因为当她在厨房里工作时，她丢失去了戒指。她到处都找遍了，但她无法找到它。她甚至查看了厨房外的排水管道，但是戒指不在那儿。

那天晚上，她的兄弟Tom正在吃蛋糕。“这些蛋糕是谁做的？”他说，“太棒啦。”

“我做的，” Mary说。她感到高兴的是她的哥哥喜欢这些蛋糕。Mary很喜欢烹饪。

“什么啊...？”Tom开始问。他突然停了。他张开他的嘴，取出了戒指。“这是从哪里来

的？”他问。“这是一个奇异的蛋糕！”

Mary很高兴。“我的戒指！”她说。她拿着戒指进了厨房。她清洗一下，然后回来并向她

的兄弟表示感谢。

“对不起，让你受惊了，”她说，“但是非常谢谢你帮我找到了戒指。为了表示感谢，明天

我将为你多做一些蛋糕。”

Tom is a little boy, and he is only seven years old. One day he went to the cinema. It is the first time for him to do that. He bought a ticket and then went in. but after two or three minutes he came out, bought a second ticket and went in again. After a few minutes he came out and bought a third ticket. Two or three minutes later he came out and asked for another ticket. Then the girl in the ticket office asked him, “Why do you buy so many tickets? How many friends do you meet?” tom answered, “No, I h ave no friend here. But a big boy always stops me at the door and tears my ticket to pieces.”

Tom是一个小男孩，他只有7岁。有一天，他到戏院看戏。这是他第一次去看戏。他买了票，然后走了进去，但是过了两，三分钟，他出来了，买了第二张票，再次进去。几分钟后他出来买了第三张票。两，三分钟后，他又走了出来，重新要买票。于是，售票处里的女孩问他：“你为什么买这么多票？你遇见了多少朋友？”汤姆回答说：“不，这里没有我朋友。但是在门口，

一个大男孩总是挡住我，把我的票撕成碎片。”

A detective is a policeman but doesn’t wear a uniform. He works in his ordinary clothes. If he wears a uniform, robbers will know that he is a policeman. Then they will

avoid him.

To detect means to “find out”. A detective finds out who does bad things. He can sit in a coffee-shop with other people. He can listen to people talking. Some thieves come, the

policemen will catch them.

A detective can go to a football match. He can watch for pick-pockets are people

who steal things from other people’s pockets.

A detective must be clever, honest and brave. He works hard and helps to protect

us.

侦探是一名警察，但不穿制服。他穿便服工作。如果他穿着制服，匪徒会知道他是一名警察。

然后，他们就会避开他。

做侦探意味着“发现”。侦探发现谁做了坏事。他可以与其他人一样坐在咖啡馆里。他可以

听人说话。小偷出现了，侦探将抓住他们。

侦探可以到足球比赛场。他可以监视从别人口袋里窃取财物的扒手们。

侦探必须聪明，诚实和勇敢。他努力工作，保护着我们。

Dong Jianhua was born in Shanghai in 1937. His father was Dong Haoyun, the king of the ship in Hong Kong. Dong Jianhua was his elder son.

In 1949, he came to Hong Kong with his father. At the age of thirteen, he studied in Zhonghua Middle School. In 1954, he went to England to study the mechanical engineering. Five years later, he received a Bachelor of Science in Liverpool University. Later he went to America and he worked in the General Electrical Company in America.

There he had stayed for ten years. He returned to Hong Kong again in 1969. In Hong Kong, he helped his father do business in shipping and opened an airline from Hong Kong to Europe and America. He never stressed the food or clothing. In his spare time, he likes reading newspapers and studying Chinese history. He also likes sports.

On December 11, 1996, Dong Jianhua was elected the first senior office of Hong

Kong. He took office on July 1, 1997.

1937年董建华在上海出生。他的父亲董好运，是香港的船王。董建华是他的大儿子。

1949年，他随父亲来到香港。13岁时，他在中华中学读书。 1954年，他到英国学习机械工程。五年后，他获得英国利物浦大学的理科学士学位。此后，他到美国，在美国GE公司工作。

他在那里呆了十年。他在1969年回到香港。在香港，他帮助父亲做航运业务，开辟香港至欧美航线。他从来不讲究吃穿。在业余时间，他喜欢阅读报纸和学习中国历史。他还喜欢运动。

在1996年12月11日，董建华当选为第一任香港特首。他于1997年7月1日就任。

The classroom was very quiet. Twenty-four girls were having a history lesson. They had books open in front of them on their desks, and their teacher was talking to them.

The school was in Poland. The time was 1877. At that time much of Poland was a part of Russia. Children could not learn the history of their own country in school or even use their own language. But the teacher was still teaching Polish history in Polish.

Suddenly the bell rang. Two long rings, two short rings. The girls knew what that meant. Quick hands closed all the Polish books. Four girls ran up and down the classroom and picked them up, and then they ran out through a door with the books. The girls quickly took some sewing from their desks and the teacher got out a Russian book. Just then a Russian official came in, and asked the teacher, “What are you reading to the class?” the teacher said, “Russian stories.” “Now,” he said, “I’d like to ask one of you some questions.” “Manya, please stand up,” the teacher ordered quietly. A little girl stood up. After Manya answered all his questions, the Russian official walked out of the classroom.

The little girl Manya became Madame Curie, the great woman scientist.

教室里非常安静。 24个女孩正在上历史课。在他们面前的课桌上他们打开着书，他们的老

师在讲课。

学校在波兰。当时是1877年，波兰的许多地方已沦为俄国的一部分了。在学校里，孩子不能学习自己国家的历史，甚至不能使用自己的母语。但老师仍然用波兰语讲授波兰历史。

突然间铃响了。两声长铃，两声短铃。女孩们知道这意味着什么。双手快速合上所有的波兰书本。四个女孩在教室里跑前跑后，收起书本，然后她们拿着书本从另一扇门跑出去。其他女孩们很快从课桌里取出针线物品，老师很快取出一本俄语书。就在这时，一名俄国官员走了进来，问老师，“你在上什么课？”老师回答，“俄国的故事。”“现在，”他说，“我想问问你们其中的一些问题。”“Manya，请起立，”老师悄悄地下令。一个小女孩站了起来。Manya回答俄

国官员的所有问题后，俄国官员离开了教室。

小女孩Manya成为居里夫人，伟大的女科学家。

Mr. Mill arrived at London Airport at the end of a three week holiday in France. He was a man with a beard. Since it was hot there, he took off the beard. But his passport

photo showed him with his beard.

An office looked at the photo and him for a moment, and said, “Will you excuse me? Please sit dawn. I shan’t keep you long.” with this, he walked away, showed the photo to a second officer and said, “Do you know that face?” the second officer looked at the passport and asked where Mr. Mill had come from. When he heard that Mr. Mill had just arrived back from Pairs, the second officer smiled and said, “An Englishman with a beard stole a painting in Pairs on Friday. And that man looks just like the kind of man…”

Suddenly, it came to the first officer who Mr. Mill was. He returned to him and asked, “Did you teach at the No.2 Middle School?” when Mr. Mill answered in surprise that he did, the first officer smiled and said, “I though so. I’m Jack Smith. You taught me

French. You haven’t changed a bit.”

Mill先生结束在法国为期三周的假期后抵达伦敦机场。他是一个长大胡子的人。由于那里天气炎热，他刮光了胡子。但他的护照照片显示他长大胡子。

一个工作人员一会儿看看他，一会儿看看照片，说：“请原谅，我走开一下。您请坐下，不会让您久等。”于是，他走开了，把照片给另一个工作人员看，并说：“你辨认得出那张脸吗？”那个工作人员看着护照，并问Mill先生从哪来。当那个工作人员听到Mill先生刚刚从巴黎过来时，他笑着说，“上周五在巴黎，一个长大胡子的英国人偷走了一幅画。而这名男子看起来就像

那种人……”

突然，第一个工作人员走向Mill先生。他回到他身旁，问：“你在第二中学教书吗？”就在Mill先生惊讶地回答他是的时侯，第一个工作人员微笑着说，“我想是这样。我是Jack Smith。

你教我法语。你没有丝毫变化。”

A taxi hit a truck. A policeman spoke to the taxi driver and to the truck driver. He

also spoke to Tom. He was a witness.

This is what they said.

Truck driver: I was driving from the airport toward Newton. A car crossed the road, so I slowed down. I did not stop. A taxi hit the back of the truck. Nobody was

seriously injured but both cars were damaged.

Car driver:I was driving behind a truck several miles from Newton. The truck stopped suddenly. The driver did not give me a warning. I was driving very slowly. I could not pass the truck because there were two cars coming near from Newton. My taxi hit the

truck, and some glass cut my left hand.

Tom: I was watching the traffic about a mile from the airport. A truck was going to Newton. It was not going very quickly. There was a taxi about two hundred feet behind the truck. It was going fast. When the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. The taxi driver was not looking at the truck. He was looking out of the window at something. My friend

saw the accident, too.

Later, Tom’s friend spoke to the policeman and agreed with Tom.

一辆出租车撞上一辆卡车。一名警察向出租车司机和卡车司机询问情况。他也问了Tom。他

是个目击者。

下面是他们证词。

卡车司机：我正从机场向Newton道行驶。一辆小轿车横穿马路，所以我放慢车速。我没刹车。出租车追尾卡车。没有人受重伤，但两辆车撞坏了。

出租车司机：我在卡车后面约有几英里驶向牛顿道。卡车突然刹车。卡车司机没有给我一个警示。我行驶得非常慢。我没能超卡车，是因为有两辆车从Newton道驶来。我的出租车撞上了

卡车，一些碎玻璃割伤了我的左手。

Tom:我看到了距离机场约一英里的交通事故。一辆卡车驶向Newton道。卡车没有行驶得很快。有一辆出租车在卡车后面约二百英尺。出租车开得飞快。当卡车放慢了车速，出租车就撞了上去。出租车司机当时没注意到卡车减速。他正朝着窗外东张西望。我的朋友也目睹了意外发生。接着，Tom的朋友向警察提供了赞同Tom的证词。

American schools begin in September after a long summer: There are two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school then they finish high

school.

High school students take only 4 or 5 subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes, and they have homework for every class. After class they do many

interesting things.

After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money. So many college students work after class to

get money for their studies.

长夏过后美国学校在9月开学：每一学年有两个学期。第一学期是从9月至来年1月，第二学期是从2月到6月。大多数美国儿童从小上学，直至他们完成高中学业。

每学期高中学生只需要学4或5种科目。他们通常一起上大课，也有每课的功课。下了课

他们参加多种兴趣活动。

高中毕业后，很多学生进入大学。他们可以上小型学院或者大型学院。他们通常要支付很多

学费。因此，许多大学生课余勤工俭学。

When you are reading something in English.You may often meet a new word. What’s

the best the best way to know it?

You may look it up in the English-Chinese dictionary. It will tell you something about the word: the pronunciation, the part of speech, the Chinese meaning and also how to use this word. But how can you know where the word is in thousands of English words? How to

find it in a dictionary quickly?

First, all the English words are in the alphabetical order. In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with the letter A then B, C, D, E… That means, if there are two words “do” and “put”, “do” will be certainly before “put”, Then if there are two words both beginning with the same letter, you may look at the second letter. Then the third, the forth… for example, “pat” is before “picture”, “bald” before “balloon.”

Do you understand how to look up a word in a dictionary?

The dictionary will be your good friend, I hope you’ll use it as often as possible in

your English learning.

当你在看英文读物时。你可能会经常碰到生词。认生词的最佳方法是什么呢？

你可以查英汉词典。词典会告诉你这个词的内容：语音，一部分引语，中文意义，以及如何使用这个词。但是你如何在成千上万的英语单词中查找这个词呢？如何快速在词典中找到它呢？

首先，所有的英文单词按字母顺序排列。在词典中，您可以先看到以字母A开头的单词，然后是B, C, D, E...这意味着，如果有两个单词“do”和“put”，“do”将肯定在“put”之前，如果有两个单词都以相同的字母开头，你可以看第二个字母。依此类推，看第三个，看第四个......例如，“pat”在“picture”之前，“bald”在“balloon”之前。

你理解怎样查词典了吗？

词典将是你的好朋友，我希望你在英语学习中尽量经常翻翻词典。

What are middle school students thinking about these days? It’s a word that starts with “s”. Sunshine, swimming, sports… summer, Yes, that’s it, summer, with sunshine,

swimming and sports!

Of course, you can try to make this summer a little bit special. It’s not difficult. There are usually a couple of things that you’re been thinking about doing for a long time, but haven’t done yet. When the summer comes, it’s time to do them! For example, you can join spend sports team, go to a park, fly a kite, lie in the grass, or just spend some time

with friends.

Summer is a great time to relax and it can also be a great time to have fun and to learn! You can go to a botanical garden and get to know 5 or 6 different plants or flowers. If you have planned for a summer trip with your family, it will be exciting to write down the details of your trip along with your photos. And it you prefer to stay indoors, you can learn to make some easy crafts, such as paper cups, brown paper bags, or cool cards. You can make some birthday gifts to give on your friends’ birthday!

It’s hard to say what is the best way to spend the summer, just do something new

that you haven't done before.

现今什么是中学生所想的？有一个以“s”开头的词语。阳光，游泳，运动...夏天，是的，

就是这样，夏天，充满阳光，尽情游泳和运动！

当然，你可以尝试使这个夏天特别一点。这并不困难。通常有一两件事是你一直想做，但没做的。夏天来临，正是做它们的时候！例如，你可以参加运动队，去公园，放风筝，躺在草地上，

或者只与朋友一起共度。

夏天是一个休闲的好时光，也是一个娱乐和学习的好时光！你可以到植物园，了解5，6种不同的植物或花卉。如果你计划与你的家人一起夏季旅行，用照片记录一些你们的旅行细节，这将是令人兴奋的。如果你喜欢留在家里，你可以学做一些简易工艺品，比如，纸杯，牛皮纸袋，或者酷酷的卡片。你还可以给你朋友做一些生日礼物！

很难说什么是度过夏天的最好方式，只要做一些你以前没做过的新鲜事就行。

There would be a school party on Friday evening. The girls were talking about what

they were going to wear.

“I’m going to wear a black dress, so everybody will notice me,” said Emily. “How

about you, Linda?”

“I’m not sure. May be jeans, an old skirt, and a hat. People will notice me more than

you!” Linda said.

“What are we going to do about the boys?” asked Jane. “Do you remember the last school party last year? They just stood there, a nd we girls had to by ourselves!”

“I heard that some of the boys learned how to dance better this summer. Maybe

it’ll be better this time,” said Mary.

The party was held in Friday evening. Groups of students arrived. The music began. The girls stood in a line in one side, and to boys in another side. Mr. Green, their teacher, tried to get them together, but failed. After a while Tim said, “I don’t want to stand here the whole time. The party is only for two hours. It’ll be over soon.” He started to dance. All the others watched him. Then David asked Emily if she wanted to dance. Then Jack and Linda. Then, all began to dance. Soon there were more dancers then watchers.

星期五晚上将举行一次校园聚会。姑娘们都在谈论她们准备穿些什么。

“我会穿黑色礼服，这样大家会注意我，”埃米莉说，“琳达，你会穿什么？”

“我不清楚。可能是牛仔裤，旧裙子，一顶帽子。与你相比，人们会更注意我！”琳达说。

“说起男生，我们到底要做些什么？”简问。“你记得去年校园聚会吗？他们只是站在那

里，我们女生不得不自娱自乐！”

玛丽说：“我听说，今年夏天男生中的一些人学习了如何更好地跳舞。也许这次情况将会好

一点。”

聚会在星期五晚上举行。学生们成群结队而来。音乐响起。女生们站在线的一边，男生站在线的的另一边。他们的老师，格林先生，试图让他们站在一起，但没有成功。过了一会，蒂姆说：“我可不想全部时间里只站在这里。聚会仅仅两个小时。它会很快结束的。“他开始跳舞。所有的人看着他。接着，大卫邀请埃米莉是否愿意一起跳舞。然后，杰克和琳达。然后，都开始跳

舞。不久，起舞者比站观者多了。

At the end of a busy week, I was anxious because I didn’t have a “how to” speech for my class. My ride home was leaving immediately after the class, and I hadn’t packed yet. Then I thought of a solution for both problems.

Rushing back to my room, I threw everything I needed into my traveling bag and ran to class hurriedly. When I was asked to speak, I carried my bag to the front of the room and put it on the table. All the disorderly things in the bag went out suddenly.

“This is not the way to pack a bag,” I said. I then explained the right way to pack clothing and books, showing clearly as I went along. By the time my speech was finished, my travel ing bag was packed. I received an “A” for my speech and didn’t miss my ride

home.

在一个繁忙的周末，我因为没有准备好题为“如何”的课上发言而发愁。我回家的班车会在课后很快离站的，可我还没有整理完毕。稍顷，我想出了这两个问题的解决方案。

我赶回寝室，我把所需的东西统统塞进旅行包，而后匆匆跑去上课。轮到我发言了，我提着旅行包来到教室前方，再把包放在桌上。包里所有未整理的东西一下子都“跑”了出来。

“这不是收拾行李包的方法，”我说。然后我解释了收拾衣物和书籍的正确的方式，同时我清晰地演示操作。到我发言完毕时，我的旅行包也整理完毕。我的发言得了一个“A”级分，并

且没有耽误搭车回家。

Many people go to school for me education. They learn languages, history, politics, geography, physics, chemistry and mathematics. Others go to school to learn skills in order to make a living. School education is very important and useful. Yet, no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how much he knows, can not teach his students everything they want to know. The teacher’s job is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, much more is to be learned

outside school by the students themselves.

It is always more important to know how to study by oneself than to remember some facts or a formula. It is actually quite easy to learn a certain fact in history or a formula in mathematics. But it is very difficult to use a formula in working out a math problem. Great scientists before us didn’t get everything from school. Their teachers only showed them the way. Edison didn’t even finish primary school. But they were all so successful. He invented so many things for human being. The reason for their success is that they know how to study. They read books that were not taught at school. They would ask many questions as they read. They did thousands of experiments. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. Most important is that they knew how to use

their train.

很多人去学校接受教育。他们学习语文，历史，政治，地理，物理，化学和数学。也有部分人去学校学习技能，以便谋生。学校教育是非常重要的，非常实用的。然而，人不可能从学校学到每样东西。一位老师，无论他知道多少知识，都不可能讲授给学生们所想知道的每样东西。教师的工作是给学生讲授如何学习。他讲授如何阅读和如何思考。所以，更多的是由学生自己在校

外学习。

知道如何通过自己的研习，比起死记一些事例或公式总是更重要的。其实学习一个历史事件或某一个数学公式很容易。不过运用一个数学公式解答数学问题却是非常困难的。我们面前的科学伟人并不是从学校里学到一切的。他们的老师仅仅给他们讲授读书方法。

爱迪生甚至没有念完小学。但他们都非常成功。他为人类发明了这么多事情的人。他们获得成功的原因是他们知道如何去学习。他们读了不止在学校学到的书籍。他们在阅读的同时还会提出许多问题。他们做过数以千计的实验。他们辛劳一生，没有浪费过一分一秒。最重要的是他们

知道如何使用自己的经验。

“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to describe a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the world “cool” has had

many different meanings.

“Cool” can be used to describe feelings of interest in almost anyth ing. When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “It’s cool.” you may think, “He’s so cool”, when

you see your favorite footballer.

What's more, you can use “cool” instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”.

Here’s an interesting story to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall they had visited. On one student’s paper was just one sentence, “It’s so cool.” maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw

and felt.

But in fact, many other words can make your life as colorful as the word “cool”. And I

think they are also very cool, too.

“酷”是一个多义词。本义是用来形容一个有点冷的温度。由于时代的发展变化，世间的

“酷”已经有许多不同的含义。

“酷”，可以用来描述对几乎所有的东西感兴趣的感觉。当你在街上看到一辆名车时，也许你会说，“这很酷。”，当你看到你喜欢的足球运动员时，你可能认为“他太酷了”。

更重要的是，你可以使用“酷”代替许多词语，如“新”或“令人惊讶”。这里有一个有趣的故事，以显示该单词的使用方式。老师要求学生们就观赏过的瀑布作文。在一个学生的作文里只有一句话，“这太酷了。”也许他觉得这是最好的方式来展示他所看到和感受到的。

但事实上，很多其他词汇也能描述你的生活如同“酷”字一样的丰富多彩。而且我认为他们

也非常酷。

Mr. Jenkins is fifty years old. He’s taught math in a middle school for twenty-six years. He works hard and always comes to his office on time. He hopes his students will be honest and he is strict with them. Some of his students have become to him. Of course

the man is proud of them.

This term he began to teach Grade One. Some of the new students were told about him, but the others didn’t know about him. On the first day of school he told the students how to be an honest person. He gave them some examples and said, “I don’t like telling a lie.” Before class was over, he told all his students to finish Exercise 8 in Lesson 1.

The next morning, as soon as he came into the classroom, he asked, “Who’s finished

Exercise 8 in Lesson 1.”

The students had a look at their workbooks and their faces turned red at once.

詹金斯先生50岁。他在中学执教数学26年了。他工作努力，总是准时上班。他希望他的学生们诚实守信并对他们严格要求。他的学生有的已成为他那样。当然，他为此感到骄傲。

这个学期，他开始教一年级。一些新生听说过他，但其余的都不认识他。在开学第一天，他告诉学生如何做一个诚实守信的人。他给他们举了一些例子，说：“我不喜欢说谎的。”下课之

前，他布置全体学生完成第1课练习8。

第二天早晨，他一走进教室就问：“谁完成了第1课练习8。”

学生们看了看他们的作业簿，他们的脸一下子变红了。

Do you know how to play a game called “Musical Chairs”? It is easy to play and most people and some way of making music. You may use a piano or any other musical instrument, if someone can play it. You may use a tape-recorder. You can even use a radio.

Put the chairs in a row. The chairs may be put in twos, back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite direction to the chair

next to it.

The game is easy. When the music starts, the players walk round the chairs. Every one goes in the same direction, of course. They should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow, they should walk slowly.

The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops, the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to sit on, he drops out.

Then, before the music stops again, one more player will be out.

At last, there will be two players and one chair! The one who sits on the chair when the music when the music stops is the winner.

你知道如何玩耍名叫“音乐椅”的游戏吗？这是很容易玩的，大多数人游戏及小部分人播放音乐。如果有人会弹奏，可以使用一架钢琴或任何其他乐器。你也可以使用一个录音机。你甚至

可以使用收音机。

把椅子排成一排。椅子需背对背成双摆放。一个更好的办法是把椅子面对面一把挨一把地摆

放成一行。

这个游戏是容易玩的。当音乐开始，游戏者轮着椅子转圈。每个人按同一个方向走，当然，他们应该跟着音乐走。如果音乐节奏快，他们应该快走。如果音乐节奏慢，他们应该慢慢走。

播放音乐的人不可以看到游戏中的人。当音乐停止时，游戏者设法坐在椅子上。如果有人不能找到椅子坐下，他就出局了。然后，在音乐停止之前，会有更多的游戏者出局。

最后，将有两名游戏者，一把椅子！当音乐停止时，一个坐到椅子上的人就是赢家。

Chinese children are very obedient. In China, children are taught to obey and respect their parents, teachers and elders. But children is Western counties do not obey

every time.

Most parents and teachers in the West expect some bad behavior in children. They expect to see it in teenagers as they are becoming adults.

In China students stand respectfully when they answer questions from the teacher. In the West they don’t stand and often several answer the teacher’s questions at the same time. This sometimes makes the classroom noisy and hard to control. But students in these classrooms can also have good talks about interesting ideas. Not all the ideas come

from the teacher.

Is it good to be an obedient child at all times? Do you sometimes feel that your parents are being unfair when they ask you to do something? Perhaps the answer is somewhere between the two days-the Western way and the Chinese way. If you disagree sometimes, it might be a good way to speak out your ideas politely. That was your parents or teachers can listen and perhaps learn to see your point of view. So you can disagree sometimes as long as you do so politely and with respect.

中国孩子很听话。在中国，儿童被教导要服从和尊重他们的父母，老师和长辈。但是西方国

家的儿童不都是这样。

在西方大多数家长和老师期望发现孩子们的一些不良行为，他们希望在青少年阶段发现这些，

因为孩子们正在成长为成年人。

在中国，当老师提问时，学生需恭敬地站着回答。在西方，学生不必站着，往往会在同时有几个人回答老师的提问。有时候这样会使课堂嘈杂和难以控制。但是，在这些教室里的学生可以对感兴趣的想法作活跃的讨论。并非所有的观点都来自于老师。

在任何时候都听话的孩子是一个好孩子吗？当你父母要求你做某事，有时候你会感觉到他们的要求不太公平吗？也许答案是介于上述两种，中国式和西方式。如果有时候你不同意，有礼貌地说出你的想法可能是一个好的方式。这样，你的父母或老师听过后，也许能采纳你的观点。因此，只要你这样，有礼貌地和尊重地行事，有时候你可以持不同意见。

Jack went to school to study history. But when he finished his first year, he didn’t pass the exam and the teacher said to him, “You have to leave school.”

When the boy’s father heard the news, he was worried. He came to the school to see the teacher. He found the teacher in the office and asked the teacher to let Jack study

in school the next year.

“He is a good boy. He always does well in history.” said Jack’s father, “He will do

better next year and pass the exam.”

“No, no, that is not right!” answered the teacher, “Last month I asked him, 'When did

Napoleon die?’ and he didn’t know.”

“Please sir, give him another chance,” said Jack’s father, “You know we don’t have any newspapers in our house, so nobody on our family knew that Napoleon was ill.”

杰克去学校学习历史。但是，当他学完了第一年，他没有通过考试，老师对他说：“你必须

退学。”

当男孩的父亲听到这个消息，他担心起来。他来到学校见老师。他在办公室里见到了老师，

并请求老师让杰克明年能在学校学习。

“他是一个好孩子。他学历史一直很认真。”杰克的父亲说，“明年他会更努力，并通过考

试。“

“不，不，不是这样！”老师回答说：“上个月，我问他，'拿破仑什么时候死的？'，而他

不知道。”

“对不起，老师，再给他一次机会吧，”杰克的父亲说，“要知道在我们家里没有任何报纸，

所以我们家没有人知道拿破仑病了。”

A middle school organized a “No TV Week” programme. All the teachers, parents and students worked together for this programme and most of them found it to be a very good one. The headmaster said, “The idea was not to stop watching TV completely but for the students just to find how much time they watch TV and try to use this time for other

things.”

What did the students say abou t this “No TV Week”? One boy said, “I can’t believe I haven’t watched TV for a week, but it’s been fun doing it. ”A girl student said, “I’m going to give up all TV programme except for 'Our Animal World’ and other language-teaching programme. I’m really pl eased that I have more time to do things like walking and thinking.

I enjoy this 'No TV Week’ very much……”But not all the students thought it was good. Here one student said something different, “I don’t like 'No TV Week’ because I like watching TV. I have lots of favourite programmes and I don’t want to miss them. But we

have to do it.”

一所中学组织了一次“无电视周”活动。所有的老师，家长和学生一起参与其中，大部分参与者发现这是一个非常好的活动。校长说：“这个想法不是完全禁止学生观看电视，而是为了调查他们多少时间用于看电视，并尝试使用这些时间做其他事情。”

有关这个“无电视周”学生们说了些什么呢？一个男生说：“真不敢相信我一个星期没有看过电视，但我一直乐在其中。”一个女生说：“除了'我们的动物世界'和其他语言教学节目，我将放弃所有的电视节目。我真的很高兴，我有更多的时间做其它事情，比如散步和思考。我非常喜欢这个'无电视周'... ... ”但是，并非所有的学生都认为这是好的。这里有位学生说了一些不同的看法，“我不喜欢'无电视周'，因为我喜欢看电视。我有很多十分喜爱的节目，我不想错过它

们。但是，我们不得不这样做。”

When you are reading something in English, you may often come across a new word.

What’s the best way to know it?

You may look it up in the English-Chinese Dictionary. It will tell you a lot about the word: the pronunciation, the part of speech, the Chinese meaning and also how to use this word. But how can you know where the word is in thousands of English words? How to find it in the dictionary both quickly and correctly?

First, all the English words are arranged in the alphabetical order. In the dictionary you can fir st see the words beginning with the letter A, then B, C, D, E… That means if there are two words “desert” and “pull”, “desert” will be certainly before “pull”. Then if there are two words both beginning with the same letter, you may look at the second lett er. Then the third, the fourth…For example, “pardon” is before “plough”, “judge”

before “just”, etc.

Do you understand how to look up a word in a dictionary?

The dictionary will be your good friend. I hope you’ll use it as often as possible in

your English learning.

当你在看英文读物时。你可能会经常碰到生词。认生词的最佳方法是什么呢？

你可以查英汉词典。词典会告诉你这个词的内容：语音，一部分引语，中文意义，以及如何使用这个词。但是你如何在成千上万的英语单词中查找这个词呢？如何快速在词典中找到它呢？

首先，所有的英文单词按字母顺序排列。在词典中，您可以先看到以字母A开头的单词，然后是B, C, D, E...这意味着，如果有两个单词“desert”和“pull”，“desert”将肯定在“pull”之前，如果有两个单词都以相同的字母开头，你可以看第二个字母。依此类推，看第三个，看第四个......例如，“pardon”在“plough”之前，“judge”在“just”之前。

你理解怎样查词典了吗？

词典将是你的好朋友，我希望你在英语学习中尽量经常翻翻词典。

A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day. You may not pass an exam if you don’t work hard for most time and then work hard only a few days before the exam.

If you are taking an English exam, do not only learn rules of grammar. Try to read stories in English and speak English whenever you can.

Before you start the exam, read carefully over the question paper. Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write. When you have at last finished your exam, read over your answer. Correct the mistakes if there are any and make sure that you have not missed anything out.

一个通过考试的好方法是每天认真学习。如果你大部分时间不认真学习，只在考试前几天突

击，你不大可能通过考试的。

如果你正面临英语考试，不是仅仅只去复习语法规则。尝试阅读英文故事，只要你能就朗读出来。在你考试开头时，仔细阅读试卷上的问题。在你动笔答题之前，尝试了解每个问题确切含义。当你考试结束时，复查你的答案，如果有错误就纠正，并确认你没有遗漏答题。

All students need to have good study habits. When you have good study habits, you learn things quickly. You also remember them easily.

Do you like to study in the living room? This is not a good place, because it is usually too noisy. You need to study in a quiet place, like bedroom. A quiet place will help you only

to think about one thing.

When you study, do not think about other things at the same time. Only think about your homework. If you do this, you will do your homework more quickly, and you will make

fewer mistakes.

Good study habits are very important. If you do not have them, try to learn them.

If yours are already good, try to make them better.

所有学生应该养成良好的学习习惯。当你养成了良好的学习习惯，你学习新事物会很快，还

很容易记忆。

你喜欢在客厅里学习吗？这不是一个合适的地方，因为那地方太吵杂了。你需要一个安静的地方学习，比如卧室。一个安静的地方会帮助你只去想一件事。

当你学习时，在同一时间不要考虑其他的事情。只去关注你的功课。如果你这样做，你做功课会更快，也会少犯错误。良好的学习习惯是非常重要的。如果你没有，尽量培养起来。如果你

已经很好了，尽量做得更好。

There should be no weekend homework for us. Five days given to school are enough for the modern students, who have many other interests. With homework for Sunday, when can we find time to help around the house, join in a football or basketball game or a good film, or just rest? Because of all these other activities, weekend homework in usually not done until Sunday night. It is often done so poorly that on Monday teachers scold the whole class of students who have no idea of what the learned lessons are about. Without homework for the weekends, students could go to school on Monday well rested and willing

to study. Teachers, don’t you agree with us?

对我们而言应该没有周末的家庭作业。现在的学生5天时间在学校已足够，学生们还有很多其他兴趣。如果有星期日功课，我们什么时候可以有时间去帮着做家务，去参加一个足球比赛或一个篮球比赛或去看一场好电影，或者就去休息呢？由于所有这些其他活动，周末功课通常直到周日晚上才完成。这样往往是草草了事的，以至于星期一老师责骂全班学生对所学的东西一点也不懂。如果没有周末功课，学生们星期一上学能精神饱满和更有求知欲。老师，你是否赞同呢？

[ have no idea of 对...一点也不知道, 完全不知道]

[have not the slightest idea of 对...一点也不知道, 完全不知道]

In China today, computers are very popular. Many people, men and women, old and

young, want to learn computer.

In many schools there are computer classrooms. Computers are very useful. For example, students can do their mathematics with a computer. The computer writes questions on the screen in front of the students, and the students answer on their

keyboards.

Students can also learn a foreign language with a computer. The computer giver lessons in pronunciation, grammar and the correct usage of words and phrases.

Students know a lot about computer now. For example, they can use Basic to make up some useful programmes. They can use WPS to write compositions, and they can also

use Foxbase to set up data.

在今天的中国，电脑很受欢迎。很多人想学习电脑，其中包括男人和妇女，老人和年轻人。

在很多学校有电脑教室。电脑是非常有用的。例如，学生们可以使用电脑做数学题。在学生们面前，电脑屏幕显示题目，学生们通过键盘输入答题。

学生们还可以使用电脑学习一门外语。电脑提供的课程包括语音，语法，词汇和短语的正确

用法。

现在学生们了解到很多有关电脑的知识。例如，他们可以使用Basic语言编写一些有用的程序。他们可以使用WPS写作文，他们还可以使用Foxbase建立数据库。

Most dictionaries will tell you a number of things about a language. There are three important things. These three things are spelling, pronunciation and meanings.

First, a dictionary will tell you the spelling of a word. If you are not sure about the spelling of a word, you can try to find the correct spelling in a dictionary. Words are listed in alphabetical order-a, b, c and so on. For example, on a dictionary page the word “poor”-p, o, o, r-comes before “poverty”-p, o, v, e, r, t, y-and the word “poverty” comes before the word “power”-p, o, w, e, r. The words are always given in alphabetical order.

The second thing, a dictionary will tell you pronunciation. Most dictionaries give phonetic or sound alphabet. The phonetic spelling will tell you how a word in pronounced. There are a few different phonetic alphabets. Many dictionaries use the International

Phonetic Alphabet to show pronunciation.

The third thing, a dictionary will tell you the meanings of words. You can look up a word and find out what it means. Many words have more than one meaning, good dictionary will tell you all of the word’s meanings. For example, in English the common word “get” has

over 20 different meanings.

大多数字典会告诉你有关语言的一系列内容。有三个重要的方面。这三个方面是拼写，发音

和含义。

首先，字典会告诉你一个单词的拼写。如果你不能确定一个单词的拼写，你可以尝试在词典中查到正确的拼写。单词是按字母顺序a, b, c等排列的。例如，在字典页面上，单词“poor”-p, o, o, r列在单词“poverty”-p, o, v, e, r, t, y之前，单词“poverty”列在单词“power”-p, o, w, e, r之前。单词一定是按字母顺序排列的。

第二点，字典会告诉你发音。大多数字典注明语音或声音字母。语音拼写会告诉你单词如何去发音。还有几个不同的语音字母。许多字典使用国际音标显示发音。

第三点，字典会告诉你单词的含义。你可以查找一个单词，并找出它的意思。许多单词有多个意义，高阶的字典会告诉你这个词的全部含义。例如，普通单词“get”在英语里拥有超过20

种不同的含义。

Many people always say that listening to spoken English is too hard for them. But if you don’t understand what people are saying, how can you talk with them? It may he difficult, but learning by listening is necessary. It can be done.

As we know, different people have different pronunciations of the same word. Standard pronunciation is important for English speaking as well as for listening. In China, people from one area may not understand what people from another area are saying because of the different Chinese dialects. Standard Chinese pronunciation can help people from different places understand each other easily.

It is the same with English. If your pronunciation is not standard, it is as hard for other people to understand you as it is for you to understand them.

If you want to learn how to listen to English, the following ways are helpful.

Get some good books with tapes. Do the exercises, from the simple to the difficult,

step by step.

You can also watch English-language films, listen to English-language radio and TV

programmers.

Try to listen every day, even if only for a few minutes. At first you may understand

few words. Don’t give up. Just listen.

Remember to read and speak English every day. It will help you to listen better.

Everyday, spend an hour reading English. Finally you will notice that you’re making

progress.

Talk to English-speaking foreigners as often as possible. Foreigners will speak more slowly with you, use simple words, and use body language to help you understand them. Don’t be afraid to talk to them. They won’t mind because they may have more

trouble making themselves understood in Chinese.

很多人都说英语听说太难了。但是，如果你不明白别人说什么，你怎么能与他们交谈呢？这可能是困难的，但是通过听来学习是必要的。这是可以做到。

我们知道，不同的人对同一个词有不同的发音。标准的发音对英语听说而言一样是重要的。在中国，来自某一地区的人可能因为不同的中国方言而不明白来自另一地区的人在说什么。标准的中文发音可以帮助来自不同地区的人很容易相互理解。

这一点是与英国相同的。如果你的发音不标准，就很难让他人理解你，同样很难让你了解他们。

如果您想学习如何听英语，以下方法是有帮助的。

获取几本带有磁带的好教材。做练习，从易到难，一步一步来。

你也可以看英语电影，收听英语广播和收看英语电视节目。

尝试每天听，哪怕只是仅仅几分钟。起初你可能只明白几句话。不要放弃。继续听下去。

请记住每天说英语，读英语。这将帮助你提高听力。每天花一个小时读英语。最后你会感觉

到自己正在进步。

尽可能经常与以英语为母语的老外对话。老外会和你说得很慢，用简单的话，用身体语言来帮助你理解。不要怕与他们交谈。他们不会介意的，因为他们若用中文理解可能会有更多的麻烦。

Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, and in particular their parents, don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and them they can only go to their friends for advice.

It is very important for teenagers to have one good friends or a circle of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.

However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of “choice” is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?

Who chooses you friends?

Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?

Have you got a good friend yo ur parents don’t like?

Your answers are welcome.

许多青少年觉得，在他们生活中最重要的人是他们的朋友。他们认为，他们的家庭成员，特别是他们的父母，不如他们的朋友们那样理解他们。在大家庭中，兄弟姐妹互相争吵的事频繁发

生，而他们只有去他们的朋友那里倾诉。

对青少年而言，有一个好朋友或一个朋友圈，是很重要的。即使他们不在一起的时候，他们之间往往花很多时间在电话上交谈。在儿童的成长过程中，这种沟通是非常重要的，因为朋友们

可以谈的事，很难与他们的家庭成员谈。

不过，家长们往往试图为孩子选择他们的朋友。有些家长甚至阻止孩子与他们的好朋友见面。

“选择”的问题是一个有趣的问题。你有没有思考过下列问题？

谁选择你的朋友？

你选择过朋友或你的朋友选择过你吗？

你有没有一个你的父母不喜欢的好朋友吗？

Life is not easy, so I’d like to say, ”When anything happens, believe in yourself.”

When I was 14, I was too nervous to talk to anyone. My classmates often laughed at me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, something happened. It changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a wonderful idea! It meant I had to speak in front of all the teachers and students of my school.

“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to win.” Then, Mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself”, I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 times. With my mother’s great love, I did well in the contest. I could not believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers from the teachers and students and those classmates who once looked down upon me, now all said “Congratulations!” to me. My

mother hugged me and cried excitedly.

Since then everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I will find myself.

This is true not only for a person but also for a country.

生活是不容易的，所以我想说，“无论发生什么事，相信自己。”

当我14岁时，我与任何人说话都很紧张。我的同学经常嘲笑我。我除了伤心还是伤心。后来，发生了一些事。它改变了我的生活。这是一个英语演讲比赛。妈妈鼓励我去参加。多么美妙的主意！这意味着我不得不在我校所有的老师和学生面前开口说话。

“来吧，孩子。相信自己。您肯定会赢。”于是，我和母亲讨论了很多不同的主题。最后我选择的题目是“相信自己”，我尽全力记住所有的演讲内容，操练了100次以上。在伟大母爱的支持下，我在比赛中表现出色。当消息传来，我简直不敢相信自己的耳朵，我赢得了第一名。我听到了来自老师和同学，包括那些曾经看低我的同学的欢呼声，现在所有人对我说：“祝贺！”。

我母亲拥抱着我，热泪盈眶。

从那时起，对我而言一切都改变了。当我做任何事，我都有自信心。这是真的，不仅适用

于个人，也是适用于一个国家。

Dear Editor(编辑):

I am not a good-looking boy and I’m not good at studying, either. Some people don’t even want to talk to me. So I usually feel lonely. Sometimes I think that if I wanted to leave home, nobody would care. How can I stop feeling like this?

Peter

Dear Peter,

Without knowing more about you, it is hard for me to give you some good advice.

But first, I am sure that you are wrong that nobody would care if you left home. What about your parents? And other family members? It seems that you are very sad. You’d better go to see a doctor or talk to your parents. They will be able to help you.

Secondly, I’m sure there’s someone in your class who feels lonely, too. You never know how other people feel inside. Try to make friends with them.

Or you may join a club to meet new people and to keep yourself busy. You need to find happiness in yourself. Write a list of all the good things about yourself, learn to like yourself, and them others will see your confidence and like you, too.

Editor

亲爱的编辑：

我是一个不帅的男孩，我也不善长于学习。有些人甚至不愿意和我说话。所以，我常常感到孤独。有时候我想，如果我离家出走，没有人会觉察到。我如何才能摆脱这种感觉呢？

彼得

亲爱的彼得，

由于对你了解不多，我很难给你一些好的建议。

但首先，我相信你有错误，那就是如果你离家出走没有人会觉察。你的父母会怎么样？其他家庭成员呢？看来你很可悲。你最好去看医生或者与你的父母谈一谈。他们一定能帮你。

第二，我敢肯定你的班上也有感到孤独的。你永远不了解其他人内心的感受。尝试跟他们

交朋友。

或者你可以加入一个俱乐部，结识新朋友，或者你可以使自己忙忙碌碌的。你需要自己去找寻快乐。写一份关于自己的所有喜好的列表，学会喜欢自己，别人将看到你的自信状态，也将

喜欢你。

编辑