希望之星英语大赛小低组文章朗读

预决赛小低组文章朗读赛题库1、In the lake

Dinosaurs live outside the lake.

Fish live inside the lake.

Big fish and little fish are in the lake.

Red fish! Yellow fish! Gray fish!

Green plants! All are in the lake.

Dinosaur bends down to eat the grass.

Yellow fish jumps up to eat a bug.

Red fish swims in the lake.

Yellow fish swims in the lake.

Red fish wants to eat.

Yellow fish wants to swim away.

Yellow fish hides.

Red fish waits.

Yellow fish waits.

Red fish goes away.

Yellow fish is safe.

2、Animal babies

Baby animals have mothers too.

The mothers take care of the babies.

The cow is eating with her calf.

The mother cow is with her calf.

The mother duck is swimming in the pond.

Her ducklings are swimming behind her.

The mother cat cleans her kitten.

She licks her kitten’s fur mother bird feeds her chicks.

The chicks eat the worm.

The mother fox stays with her kit.

The kit is safe.

What other things can mother animals do with their babies?

3、Picnic Time

A picnic is fun!

What can a family take?

Apples are good.

A family can take apples.

A blanket is good.

A family can take a blanket.

You can take sandwiches.

A family can make sandwiches.

A big cake is hard to take.

Cookies are easy to put in the basket

Some families take juice.

They can drink it at a picnic.

A basket can be full.

Picnic time can be fun!

4、As white as snow

The sun was shining before.

Now snow is falling!

Snow is white.

The land looks white.

Does snow help animals hide?

The polar bear is as white as snow.

Can you find the polar bear?

A fox can be as white as snow.

Can you find the fox?

The animals are white.

The snow is white.

The animals can hide

in the snow.

5、Mouse

Mouse likes cake.

She likes to eat cake in bed.

Mouse likes cookies.

She likes to eat cookies in bed.

She likes sandwiches.

Mouse likes to eat sandwiches in bed. Mouse likes pizza.

She likes to eat pizza in bed.

She likes apples.

Mouse likes to eat apples in bed. Mouse loves cheese.

She loves to eat cheese in bed.

And Mouse likes to dream in bed, too.

6、The very busy hen

“Come and play,”said the dog.“No,” said the hen.

“I am very busy. I am planting the wheat.”“Come and play,”said the cat.

“No,” said the hen.

“I am very am watering the wheat.”“Come and play,”said the horse.“No,” said the hen.

“I am very busy. I am mixing the bread.”

“Come and play,”said the cow.

“No,” said the hen.

“I am very am baking the bread.”

“Come and play,”said the dog and the cat

and the mouse and the horse and the cow.

“No,” said the hen.“Come and eat!”

And they did.

7、T he big city

“Let’s go to the city,”said Mom.“Let’s take pictures of the city,”I said.“I see a big bus,”

I said.“I can take a picture of the bus.”“I see a train,”said Mom.

“You can take a picture of the train.”“Look at the park,”I said.“I can take a picture of it.”“Look at the big building,”I said.“Let’s go up to the top,”said Mom.

“Look at the big city!”I said.

8、Mrs. Green likes roses very much and she has a small beautiful garden. There are many beautiful flowers in it. One day, the doorbell rings and she opens the door. She sees a little boy. The boy is about eight years old and has a lot of roses in his hands. “I am selling flowers.” he says, “Do you want any? They are very cheap. I pick them this morning.” “My boy” Mrs. Green answers, “I have a lot of roses in my garden. I needn’t pay for them.” “Oh, now you don’t have any flowers in your garden. They are all in my hands.” says the boy.

9、Rose is seven years old. She liked candy very much. But her mother didn’t give her because she thought it was bad for her. One day, Rose asked her mother for five cents. “What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?” “I gave it to a poor old woman.” she answered. “You are a good girl.” said her mother proudly, “Here are five cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?” “S he is the one who sells the candy.”

10、It is a sunny day. The sky is blue. There is a sport meeting in the forest. Look, a deer, a horse and a dog are running. Four monkeys are climbing the trees. Six birds are flying around. Over there a rabbit and two cats are jumping. There are some other animals there, too. Some elephants are standing on the elephant. The monkey has a red flag in his hand. A panda is sitting under a tall tree. They are all happy.

11、Today is Alice’s birthday. She is going to be ten years old. A lot of friends of Alice’s are going to come to the party. They are all girls. Her mother is getting ready for the party. And her sister is helping her. Her father is going shopping now. He is buying a lot of bananas, apples, oranges, and pears. Then he goes home. It is two o’clock in the afternoon. Some girls are here. The ir party is going to start after twenty minutes.

12、Do you like playing basketball? There are 40 students in our class. Everyone in the class likes it very much. And many of them are good at it. More than half of my class plays basketball every day. We have a boy team and a girl team. In . Classes, the two teams have matches. They play well. But they are friendly, too. This Friday afternoon our girl team will play basketball with Class Three. I think we must win.

13、T he three pigs

“Let me in,”said the wolf.

“No!” said one little pig.

“Then I will blow your house down,”said the wolf.

And he little pig ran down the road.

“Let me in,”said the wolf.

“No, no!”said the two little pigs.“Then I will blow your house down,”said the wolf. And he two little pigs ran down the road.

The wolf said, “Let me in!”

“No, no, no!” said the three little pigs.“Then I will blow your house down,”said the

wolf.

But he did not!Then the wolf ran down the road!

14、Mr. Green likes eating fish very much. One day, he comes home from work in the evening; he wants to cook the fish. But he can’t find it. His wife sa ys, “Oh, your cat eats the fish.” and then his wife give s him some bread for supper. Mr. Green is angry. He takes the cat and his wife to a shop and weighs the cat. Then he turns to his wife and says, “My fish weighs one kilo. My cat weighs one kilo, too. My cat is here, but where is my fish?”

15、Bob and Kim go fishing with a dog. They feel very hot. So they take off their coats on a big stone and go to the bank of the river to look for fish. After a while, they want to wear their coats. They tell the dog to go back for them. In fact, it is too hard for him. The dog sees a box under a tree. He puts the two coats into the box. So he can carry the coats at the same time. What a clever dog it is!

16、John is six years old. He likes pictures. But he is very bad at drawing. His mother buys some pencils and a drawing book for him, and he begins to draw. Now his mother gives him a small blackboard and some pieces of chalk. He likes drawing his father on the blackboard. He draws lines and erases them out for twenty minutes. When he looks at his picture, he is not happy. “Well,” he says to his mother, “I will put a tail on it to make it a mouse.”

17、Tom and Sam are twins. They are both in Class 2, Grade 3. Tom works hard at his lessons, but Sam is not good at his lesson. He likes nothing but playing. One day, their teacher told the students to write a composition “My Father”. In the evening, Tom wrote his homework in the bedroom and then read books. But Sam played all the time. Suddenly he remembered the composition and had to write, but he didn’t know how to write it.

18、One day, when Mr. White came home from work, he found his wife was very angry about something. Mr. White always thought that he was more clever than his wife. So he finally said, “It is a waste of your strength to get excited about small things. Always keep calm. Like me. Now look at the fly that has just landed on my nose. Am I getting excited or angry? Am I waving my arms around? No, I am not. I am quite calm.” Just as he said this, Mr White started shouting, jumping and began to wave his arms. At last he told his wife, the thing on his nose was a bee.

19、Mr. Brown goes to night school on the weekend. He wants to learn English. It’s Saturday evening, Mr. Brown is going to the bus stop. Now he is waiting for a bus. He is going to night school to learn English. The bus is coming. Mr. Brown gets on the bus. He stands next to an old man. The man in front of the old man is sitting. Just then a young girl stands up and says, “Please take my seat.” the old man take s the seat and says, “Thank you very much. It is very nice of you.”

20、One day little Jack came into a shop. He had five pence and he wanted to buy some oranges. He said to the shopkeeper, “Please give me oranges for five pence.” when the shopkeeper gave him the oranges, Jack counted them. Then he said, “Yesterday my mother bought oranges he re for five pence, why did you give me so few?” “Don’t ask me questions.” “Excuse me, sir.” Jack said, “But...” “It is all right, my boy.” said the shopkeeper, “Don’t you know? The fewer oranges you get, the less fruit you will have to carry.”

21、John is six years old. He likes pictures. But he is very bad at drawing. His mother buys some pencils and a drawing book for him, and he begins to draw. Now his mother gives him a small blackboard and some pieces of chalk. He likes drawing his father on the blackboard. He draws lines and erases them out for twenty minutes. When he looks at his picture, he is not happy. “Well,” he says to his mother, “I will put a tail on it to make it a mouse.”

22、It is Sunday. Jack and Kathy are in a park. They are very hungry. They want to eat something. Jack wants some bread. And Kathy wants some cakes. Their mother buys some bread and cakes. They ask their mother to eat first. But their mother says she isn’t hungry. They think bread and cakes are all nice. So Jack gives some br ead to Kathy, and Kathy gives some cakes to Jack. They look after each other. They are very happy. and their mother smiles.

23、It is a fine day in summer. The grass and trees are green. The flowers are beautiful. Some birds are flying in the blue sky. The Browns go for a picnic. They bring some juice. Mr. Brown wears a yellow T-shirt. He is looking at his lovely daughter, Amy. Amy wears a pink dress. She is playing on the grass. Tim, Mr. Brown’s son is nine years old. He is flying a kite. He wears a white T-shirt. Mrs. Brown is looking at him happily. They have a very happy day in summer.

24、Tim is seven years old. He is a good boy. But he can’t get up early. He sleeps until eight or nine o’clock in the morning. He is often late for school. Tim’s mother doesn’t want him to be late for school. So he buys him an alarm clock. She says to Tim, “You must get up when you hear the clock ring.” “Yes, Mum.” says Tim. After that Tim gets up at six o’clock when he hear s the clock ring. One day his mum forgot to wring up the clock. And next morning, Tim didn’t get up at six thirty. It is time for breakfast. Mother went to see him. Tim was in bed and his eyes were opened. “Why didn’t you get up?” Mother was angry. “I am waiting for the bell.” Tim said.

25、One day a dentist was starting his work. Suddenly a man ran in. His face was red and he could only say “Quick! Quick!” the dentist and the nurse thought he must be very ill. The nurse helped to make the poor man sit in the chair. The dentist gave the man some medicin e to make the man sleep. Then, he looked into the man’s mouth and pulled out all the bad teeth. As soon as the man woke up, he said in a low voice, “Quick! Quick!” “It is all right now.” the dentist told him. “It is over.” “No, I came to tell you your hous e is on fire.”

26、It is Sunday. Bob and his father are both at home. Bob wants to watch a basketball game, but his father wants to watch a film on TV. So his father asks, “Do you finish your homework, Bob?” “We have no homework today.” says Bob. “Do you r ead your books?” “Yes, I read them at n i ne o’clock.” “Now let me ask you a question, ‘What’s one and one?’” his father asks. Bob is unhappy and says, “I don’t know.” his father is unhappy too, and says, “You are a fool! What are you and I?” “Two fools.” an swers Bob.

27、There is an old man in America. He doesn’t like children at all. But he likes dogs. He has white dogs and brown dogs. He has mother dogs and baby dogs, so the children all come to his house and play with the dogs. More and more dogs come to the old man’s house. Soon there are too many dogs. And the old man can’t feed them. Then he has an idea. “The children all like my dogs.” he thinks, and he gives each child a dog. Then he is happy, the children are very happy, every dog has a home, they are happy, too.

28、The snake is a long and thin animal that lives in grass or other dark places. A snake has no legs or feet, but it can move very fast on its stomach. Snakes usually have green, yellow or black skins. It is difficult to find them. Some kinds of snakes live in water. They can swim as freely as fish. Snakes can sleep a whole winter without eating and drinking. They can not feel any pain. When the next spring comes, the snakes come out and begin their life.

29、“Joe!” said his father, “put on your cap and let us go for a walk.” Joe is happy. He likes to go out with his father. He put on his cap and coat. Joe and his father went out into the street. They saw a big black dog. The dog began to bark. Joe was afraid of the dog. He wanted to run awa y. His father said, “Don’t be afraid, Joe! Don’t you know the word ‘A barking dog doesn’t bite’?” “Oh, yes, I know, but does the dog know?” Joe said.

30、Giant pandas are black-and-white Chinese bears. They are large and cuddly-looking animals. They have a big head, a heavy body, rounded ears, and a short tail. The Chinese people call the panda “Da Xiong Mao”, which means “giant bear cat” in Chinese. The panda is a symbol of peace in China. This bear is quite different from other bears. It has unusual cat-like eyes, and its front paws have an “thumb”.

31、It was a sunny day of the summer holiday. The weather was hot. My uncle and I decided to go to the lake to swim by boat. It took us half an hour when we got there. Many people were swimming. Then we dived into the water. About an hour later, suddenly somebody called, “Help! Help!” we were surprised to see a boy struggling in the deep water. We swam towards him and pulled him to the shore. We sent him to the hospital.

32、It was a sunlight morning in spring. Our teacher took us for our first spring outing. We set off at seven o’clock from school. In the warm spring, we were walking there together. Fifty minutes later, we got there. There, we were going to have a picnic. Some of us cooked rice, some cooked dishes, and some cooked soup. My desk mate and I fried eggs. At first, we put some oil in the pot. When the oil was hot enough, we put the egg into the pot.

33、“Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” This is an old English saying. It means that we must go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of young age need ten hours’ sleep every night. If people don’t have enough sleep, they can’t do their work very well. They will not be wise and they may not have much money. The body needs walking, running, jumping, swimming and playing games.

34、Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he wor ks until ten o’clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma lives downstairs. One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He invited the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her.

35、Mr. White lives in a tall building. He lives on the sixteen floor. Every day, he takes

a lift up and down. One Saturday afternoon, he went shopping with his little son and bought many things. They drove back and carried all the things up to the lift. Suddenly they saw a piece of paper on the wall. It said, “Dear sirs, there’s something wrong with the lift. Please use the stairs now.” The son took a bag and ran upstairs quickly. But Mr. White walked and walked.

36、An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old. She couldn’t run quickly, and she couldn’t 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 be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did.”

37、What do you know about the sea? Some people have seen it but others haven’t. The sea looks beautiful on a fine sunny day and it can be very tough when there is a strong wind. What other things do you know about it? Of course, the sea is very large. In the world there is more sea than land. If you have swum in the sea, you know that the sea is salty. Rivers carry salt from the land into the sea.

38、Swimming is a good sport. It’s popular. People like swimming because the water makes people feel cool. But if they swim in a wrong place, it is very dangerous. These years, some people died when they were enjoying themselves in water and most of

them were students. Summer holiday will be there again. I want to give you some advice. Don’t get into the water whe n you are alone. You should be careful in the water. If you know these, swimming will be safe.

39、Have you ever looked through a family photo album? Photos may help you remember events. They may also help you catch the mood of the moment. Did you know that there are many ways to create and capture memories without using a camera? Some people like to share their thoughts by telling stories. People can relive their past when they share stories. Have your parents or grandparents ever told you a story about their childhood?

40、It all happened on a foggy Saturday morning. My life was turned upside down and inside out. You probably know the trouble I am talking about if your family has ever moved. Let me back up. You see, I am the Smith family’s cat. Now cats don’t like changes. This is Dim, the Smiths’ dog. Dogs will go anywhere with anyone at anytime, but not me. I think there’s no reason to change where you live. So we were going to move, old Dim was delighted.

41、Some of the campers feel upset and angry. Their picnic was cut short by the storm. Dave says that as long as they are safe, stormy weather can be interesting and fine to watch. They can investigate the weather station now! Dave takes his group to meet Jackie, the lifeguard. One of her job is to keep track of storms and other changes in the weather. Jackie records what the weather is like in charts and logs. This helps her do her job of keeping swimmers and other people on the beach safe.

42、An invention is something new that someone makes or thinks of. To invent things, inventors must first have ideas. They research each idea, and then try the ideas, step by step. Inventors learn from ideas that work, but they also learn from failed ideas. Failed ideas can help them come up with new ideas. Some inventions solve problems. Some make things work well. Some inventions happen by accident.

43、A Day in May

It is a gray day in May.

This rain won’t stop Ray.

“I will use this in the rain.

It will keep me dry!”

Ray has roses in his yard.

“Roses are just right for Gail,”Ray thinks. He picks red roses for Gail.

Gail is at home.

She broke her leg.

Ray takes the mail to Gail.

They play a game.

Gail is smart. She uses her brain.

She wins the game.

Ray brings Gail lunch on a tray. “Does this make you smile?”asks Ray. Ray waves good-bye to Gail.

He takes the short way home.

Ray had a fine day.

44、Home by the Sea

We take a trip to see friends.

Meg and Ted’s home is by the sea.

We do many things with Meg and Ted. We go to the beach.

We pick up shells.

Ted digs holes.

We plant bean seeds.

Ted and Meg teach us about plants.

We ride bikes to the park.

Ted pushes us on the swing.

Ted makes meals.

We eat meat and peas.

Meg grows huge peaches.

We eat them with cream.

We read together on the rug.

Ted tells us tales about neat places.

Meg drinks a cup of tea.

When we say good-bye,

we are not happy.

We will send notes to Meg and Ted.

We had a fun time.

45、Our Reading Party

The kids in my class like reading.

We read and read.

In fact, we got a prize for reading a lot. This week we are having a big party.

Our teacher gave each kid a job. “Please clean up this room,”our teacher said.“We need to clean as a team.

It will be easy that way.”

Dee is sweeping.

Danny is picking things up.

Dena is cleaning the glass.

Steven is dusting that shelf.

We bring things for this party.

Jean is bringing cups.

Lee is bringing plates.

Mike is bringing napkins.

Peter is bringing forks.

Then we had cake and sweet ice cream.

Our party was a blast!

We will read even more to win again.

46、Bill’s Happy Day

June went to the river.

Bill was sitting on the seemed sad.

“Hello, Bill!” June said.

“Put on a smile!

It’s such a nice weekend.

You cannot be sad on a day like this!”

“This is my birthday,” Bill said.

“I didn’t even get a card.”

A teardrop rolled off his cheek.

“Have you checked?”June asked.

“No,” Bill said.

“Then how can you tell that you got no mail?” June asked. Bill and June went to Bill’s mailbox.

Bill had no mail waiting for him.

He turned to go back in his house.

“Wait,” June yelled. “I see someone.

That mailman is running late.

He has something big in his mailbag!”

His bag is stuffed with cards and gifts for Bill!

47、In the Woods

Kenny and his family like to go to the woods.

They camp in tents.

They swim in the lake and hike in the hills.

Kenny unlocks the car.

He helps his mom pack.

Dad drives them to a good spot.

Then they unload tents,

full backpacks, and precooked food.

Kenny unties the ropes on the tent.

He helps his mom and dad set up the tents.

Then Dad unpacks the food and sets out a yummy dinner. Kenny likes fishing at the lake.

If Dad gets a small fish, he unhooks

it and puts it back in the lake.

Those fish are too little to keep.

48、I Might Be

There are many jobs that people have.

When I think about my future,

I try to picture what I might be.

I have many choices!

Maybe I will be an artist.

I can paint fine pictures,

using a mixture of colors.

My pictures will make people smile.

Maybe I will be a firefighter.

I can take action to protect my city.

Maybe I will work at stations all over the nation! Maybe I will be a builder.

I can make skyscrapers and houses in many locations.

I could even make a house for myself!

49、Jumping Jack

Jack likes to hide and wait.

Jack likes to jump up fast.

Mom and Dad say that it is not nice. Jack will not make friends

if he plays that way.

One day Jack hid behind his door.

When Kim came,

Jack jumped out at her.

Kim got mad and began yelling.

Then Kim went back home.

When it rained next,

Jack brought his best game

and asked Kim to play it with him.

Kim would not play.

Jack felt bad.

Jack sat for a minute.

“It is not the best plan

to jump out,” Jack said.

“It may make people mad at me.”

“I’m sorry for jumping out,Kim.”Jack said.

50、Big ben

Come and see Big Ben.

See his new red cap.

He has two big hands.

He can clap, clap, clap.

He has two fast feet that can tap the floor. He can make a fist and tap on the door. See him honk his horn.

See him play his drum.

He can ring his bells.

He can sing. He can hum.

He can clap, tap, tap as he sings a song.

He can ring his bells as he drums along.

When you see Big Ben you will clap, clap, clap. He is a one-boy band in a new red cap.