英语课外阅读
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【篇⼀】⼩学⽣英语课外阅读⽂章3篇 People love parrots for their beautiful and bright colours. They are clever birds. They can learn to talk. They are able to tell if objects are the ‘same’ or ‘different’. There are more than 300 different kinds of parrots. Like other birds, parrots are animals in the wild. They like flying and they like trees. When people buy them from pet shops, parrots have to live in cages. They feel bad there. So if you keep parrots, you’d better give them a big cage. Remember to feed your parrots with good food and give them fresh water to drink. You can feed them with cooked rice and fruits. Many people think parrots are lovely birds. That is why so many people keep parrots at home and talk with them all the time and make friends with them. 【篇⼆】⼩学⽣英语课外阅读⽂章3篇 Almost everyone likes to eat apples. Apples grow in nearly every part of the world. The United States produces more apples than any other country except France. The states of Washington and New York grow the most apples. New York is on the east coast and Washington is on the west near Canada. Apples are red, yellow or green. They are very popular in the United States. Many people like to carry apples to work or to school to eat with their lunches. Most American people are often too busy or too tired to cook, so they often have their lunches very simply. Apple juice is also a popular drink and apple pie is the favorite dessert of many Americans. The state of Washington is proud of its apples. The trees there produce nearly five billion apples every year - one apple for every man, woman and child in the whole world.【篇三】⼩学⽣英语课外阅读⽂章3篇 Jimmy lives in a country,and he loves playing in the river near his house,But his father gets a job in a big city,and he moves there with his family. Their new house has a garden,but the garden is small,Jimmy isn't happy"Is there a river near here?"He asks his mother on the first morning.His mother answers,"No,there isn't,but there's a nice park near here and there's a good pool in it.Weare going there this afternoon."Jimmy is happy now. After lunch,Jimmy and his mother go to the park.Jimmy wants to walk near the pool,but there's a sign before it.His mother reads it to him,"Warning;This pool is dangerous.367people fell into it."Jimmy looks into the pool carefully,and he says"But I can't see them".【篇四】⼩学⽣英语课外阅读⽂章3篇 Do you know anything about the way of shopping in western countries? People there usually make shopping list 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，many styles of clothes，food，spots 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.。
高中英语推荐课外阅读文章10篇
高中英语推荐课外阅读文章10篇A lifetime friendshipThomas Jefferson and James Madison met in 1776. Could it have been any other year? They worked together starting then to further American Revolution and later to shape the new scheme of government. From the work sprang a friendship perhaps incomparable in intimacy1 and the trustfulness of collaboration and induration. It lasted 50 years. It included pleasure and utility but over and above them, there were shared purpose, a common end and an enduring goodness on both sides. Four and a half months before he died, when he was ailing, debt-ridden, and worried about his impoverished family, Jefferson wrote to his longtime friend. His words and Madison's reply remind us that friends are friends until death. They also remind us that sometimes a friendship has a bearing on things larger than the friendship itself, for has there ever been a friendship of greater public consequence than this one?"The friendship which has subsisted between us now half a century, the harmony of our po1itical principles and pursuits have been sources of constant happiness to me through that long period. If ever the earth has beheld6 a system of administration conducted with a single and steadfast eye to the general interest and happiness of those committed to it, one which, protected by truth, can never known reproach, it is that to which our lives have been devoted. To myself you have been a pillar of support throughout life. Take care of me when dead and be assured that I should leave with you my last affections."A week later Madison replied-"You cannot look back to the long period of our private friendship and political harmony with more affecting recollections than I do. If they are a source of pleasure to you, what aren’t they not to be to me? We cannot be deprived of the happy consciousness of the pure devotion to the public good with Which we discharge the trust committed to us and I indulge a confidence that sufficient evidence will find in its way to another generation to ensure, after we are gone, whatever of justice may be withheld9 whilst we are here. "推荐词汇：1. intimacy n. 熟悉；亲近2. collaboration n. 合作3. impoverished adj. 穷困的；无力的4. beheld v. 注视着（原形为behold）5. devoted adj. 忠诚的；献身的6. withheld v. 克制；隐瞒（原形是withhold）God Had to Be FairWe always knew our daughter Kendall was going be a performer of some sort. She entertained people in our small town by putting on shows on our front porch when she was only three or four. Blonde-haired, blue-eyed, and beautiful, she sang like a little angel and mesmerized everyone.When Kendall was five, we began to notice that she was blinking a lot and clearing her throat frequently. We had her tested for allergies, but the doctor said she wasn't allergic to anything at all. After the problem worsened, we took her to our local children's hospital where she was diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome.It was pretty devastating because other children constantly made fun of her, and sadly, even a teacher teased her. When the tics were especially bad, Kendall had to wear a neck brace. She only had one or two friends, but that was okay because they were -- and continue to be -- real, the kind who stick by her, no matter what. Through all this, Kendall continued to sing and entertain. Remarkably, her tics disappeared when she sang.We took our daughter from doctor to doctor, but all they did was give her medication that just made it worse, so we decided to go the natural route. Through chiropractic therapy, changes in her diet, and other natural treatments, the tics gradually lessened.In 2005 when Kendall was sixteen, we thought she was pretty much out of the woods -- or at least heading in that direction. However, as if Tourette's Syndrome wasn't enough for a beautiful young girl to deal with, a freak accident happened.At a birthday party, Kendall hopped on a friend for a piggyback ride. He bent lower than she expected, and she jumped higher than he expected. Kendall flew over his back and landed on the cement floor -- on her neck. An ambulance rushed her to the hospital where she spent the next week, paralyzed from the neck down. Ironically, her biggest concern wasn't whether she would walk again, but whether she would be able to audition for American Idol.Doctors said Kendall had central cord syndrome. The pain was excruciating and required morphine tocontrol it. Sometimes it was so unbearable she had to bite down on a toothbrush to take her mind off it. As the days dragged on, feeling returned to her left side, but she was still paralyzed on the right. We didn't know for sure how much of her movement would ever come back.I believe Kendall wanted the American Idol audition so much that she willed herself to move again. One of her friends brought a microphone to the hospital and put it on her bed. Every day, Kendall tried hard to pick it up with her right hand. It was more important for her to pick up that mic than a spoon or fork.Sometimes we all cried because of the pain we witnessed. But on the day Kendall walked into the stadium to audition for American Idol -- a mere three months after her accident -- we cried tears of joy. And our tears turned into shouts when she was given a golden ticket to Hollywood.As a parent, you always think your child is the best ever -- that's just what parents do. But after seeing Kendall perform, I know she's one of the best, even though she didn't make it into the Top 24.Kendall is eighteen now, living every day to its fullest. She's recorded a CD with some of John Mellencamp's band members. She's also on CMT's Music City Madness for an original song and video, and is having some good success. I'm absolutely sure she's going to make it big some day. Kendall just puts it all in God's hands.When she was a little girl trying hard to be strong, she looked up at me, her big eyes brimming with tears, and asked me why she had to have Tourette's Syndrome. My heart ached to make the world right for mychild. But I looked right back at her and told her the truth as I see it."Kendall, God gave you a pure heart, an angelic voice, a strong mind, and a beautiful presence. With all of that, he had to make it fair for everyone else."推荐词汇：1. mesmerize v. 使……着迷2. allergy n. 过敏3. allergic adj. 过敏的（用法：be allergic to 对……过敏）4. devastating adj. 毁灭性的；令人震惊的5. brace n. 支架；括号v. 撑住6. remarkable adj. 不同寻常的7. lessened adj. 减少的8. hop v.跳9. idol n.偶像；红人10. mere adj. 仅仅的The Doll and the White RoseI hurried into the local department store to grab some last minute Christmas gifts. I looked at all the people and grumbled to myself. I would be in here forever and I just had so much to do. Christmas was beginning to become such a drag. I kind of wished that I could just sleep through Christmas. But I hurried the best I could through all the people to the toy department. Once again I kind of mumbled to myself at the prices ofall these toys, and wondered if the grandkids would even play whit4 them. I found myself in the doll aisle5. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a little boy about 5 holding a lovely doll.He kept touching6 her hair and he held her so gently. I could not seem to help myself. I just kept looking over at the little boy and wondered who the doll was for. I watched him turn to a woman and he called his aunt by name and said, "Are you sure I don't have enough money?" She replied a bit impatiently, "You know that you don't have enough money for it." The aunt told the little boy not to go anywhere that she had to go and get some other things and would be back in a few minutes. And then she left the aisle. The boy continued to hold the doll.After a bit I asked the boy who the doll was for. He said, "It is the doll my sister wanted so badly for Christmas. She just knew that Santa would bring it. "I told him that maybe Santa was going to bring it. He said, "No, Santa can't go where my sister is.... I have to give the doll to my Mama to take to her. "I asked him where his sister was. He looked at me with the saddest eyes and said, "She was gone to be with Jesus. My Daddy says that Mamma is going to have to go be with her."My heart nearly stopped beating. Then the boy looked at me again and said, "I told my Daddy to tell my Mama not to go yet. I told him to tell her to wait till I got back from the store." Then he asked me if I wanted to see his picture. I told him I'd love to. He pulled out some picture he'd had taken at the front of the store. He said, "I want my Mama to take this with her so the doesn't ever forget me. I love my Mama so very much and I wish she did not have to leave me. But Daddy says she will need to be with my sister."I saw that the little boy had lowered his head and had grown so quiet. While he was not looking I reached into my purse and pulled out a handful of bills. I asked the little boy, "Shall we count that money one more time?" He grew excited and said, "Yes, I just know it has to be enough." So I slipped my money in with his and we began to count it. Of course it was plenty for the doll. He softly said, "Thank you Jesus for giving me enough money." Then the boy said, "I just asked Jesus to give me enough money to buy this doll so Mama can take it with her to give my sister. And he heard my prayer. I wanted to ask him give for enough to buy my Mama a white rose, but I didn't ask him, but he gave me enough to buy the doll and a rose for my Mama. She loves white rose so much. "In a few minutes the aunt came back and I wheeled my cart away.I could not keep from thinking about the little boy as I finished my shopping in a totally different spirit than when I had started. And I kept remembering a story I had seen in the newspaper several days earlier about a drunk driver hitting a car and killing a little girl and the Mother was in serious condition. The family was deciding on whether to remove the life support. Now surely this little boy did not belong with that story.Two days later I read in the paper where the family had disconnected the life support and the young woman had died. I could not forget the little boy and just kept wondering if the two were somehow connected. Later that day, I could not help myself and I went out and bought some white roses and took them to the funeral home where the young woman was. And there she was holding a lovely white rose, the beautiful doll, and the picture of the little boy in the store. I left there in tears, their life changed forever. The love that little boy had for his little sister and his mother was overwhelming. And in a split second a drunk driver had ripped the life of that little boy to pieces.推荐词汇1. grab v.抓住；理解2. grumble v. 抱怨；嘟囔3. mumble v.嘟囔；含糊的说4. whit n.一点；丝毫5. touching adj.令人感动的6. split v 劈开；adj.分开的7. rip v. 撕开8. ripped adj. 喝醉的；吸毒的（美国俚语）A Plate of PeasMy grandfather died when I was a small boy, and my grandmother started staying with us for about six months every year. She lived in a room that doubled as my father's office, which we referred to as "the back room." She carried with her a powerful aroma. I don't know what kind of perfume she used, but it was the double-barreled, ninety-proof, knockdown, render-the-victim-unconscious, moose-killing variety. She kept it in a huge atomizer and applied it frequently and liberally. It was almost impossible to go into her room and remain breathing for any length of time. When she would leave the house to go spend six months with my Aunt Lillian, my mother and sisters would throw open all the windows, strip the bed, and take out the curtains and rugs. Then they would spend several days washing and airing things out, trying frantically to make the pungent odor go away.This, then, was my grandmother at the time of the infamous pea incident.It took place at the Biltmore Hotel, which, to my eight-year-old mind, was just about the fancies place to eat in all of Providence. My grandmother, my mother, and I were having lunch after a morning spent shopping.I grandly ordered a salisbury steak, confident in the knowledge that beneath that fancy name was a good old hamburger with gravy. When brought to the table, it was accompanied by a plate of peas. I do not like peas now. I did not like peas then. I have always hated peas. It is a complete mystery to me why anyone would voluntarily eat peas. I did not eat them at home. I did not eat them at restaurants. And I certainly was not about to eat them now. "Eat your peas," my grandmother said."Mother," said my mother in her warning voice. "He doesn't like peas. Leave him alone."My grandmother did not reply, but there was a glint in her eye and a grim set to her jaw that signaled she was not going to be thwarted. She leaned in my direction, looked me in the eye, and uttered the fateful words that changed my life: "I'll pay you five dollars if you eat those peas."I had absolutely no idea of the impending doom. I only knew that five dollars was an enormous, nearly unimaginable amount of money, and as awful as peas were, only one plate of them stood between me and the possession of that five dollars. I began to force the wretched things down my throat.My mother was livid. My grandmother had that self-satisfied look of someone who has thrown down an unbeatable trump card. "I can do what I want, Ellen, and you can't stop me." My mother glared at her mother. She glared at me. No one can glare like my mother. If there were a glaring Olympics, she wouldundoubtedly win the gold medal.I, of course, kept shoving peas down my throat. The glares made me nervous, and every single pea made me want to throw up, but the magical image of that five dollars floated before me, and I finally gagged down every last one of them. My grandmother handed me the five dollars with a flourish. My mother continued to glare in silence. And the episode ended. Or so I thought.My grandmother left for Aunt Lillian's a few weeks later. That night, at dinner, my mother served two of my all-time favorite foods, meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Along with them came a big, steaming bowl of peas. She offered me some peas, and I, in the very last moments of my innocent youth, declined. My mother fixed me with a cold eye as she heaped a huge pile of peas onto my plate. Then came the words that were to haunt me for years."You ate them for money," she said. "You can eat them for love."Oh, despair! Oh, devastation! Now, too late, came the dawning realization that I had unwittingly damned myself to a hell from which there was no escape."You ate them for money. You can eat them for love."What possible argument could I muster against that? There was none. Did I eat the peas? You bet I did. I ate them that day and every other time they were served thereafter. The five dollars were quickly spent. Mygrandmother passed away a few years later. But the legacy of the peas lived on, as it lives on to this day. If I so much as curl my lip when they are served (because, after all, I still hate the horrid little things), my mother repeats the dreaded words one more time: "You ate them for money," she says. "You can eat them for love."推荐词汇1. aroma n.香气2. apply v.运用；申请3. frantically adv.坦诚地4. pungent adj. 刺激性的；刺鼻的5. infamous adj.声名狼藉的6. providence n. 深谋远虑；节俭7. jaw n.下巴8. impending adj. 即将到来的9. doom n 厄运v.注定要发生的An Angel Among UsI woke up early today, excited over all I get to do before the clock strikes midnight. I have responsibilities to fulfill today. I am important.My job is to choose what kind of day I am going to have.Today I can complain because the weather is rainy or I can be thankful that the grass is getting watered forfree.Today I can fell sad that I don't have more money or I can be glad that my finances encourage me to plan my purchases wisely and guide me away from waste.Today I can grumble about my health or I can rejoice that I am alive.Today I can lament over all that my parents didn't give me when I was growing up or I can feel grateful that they allowed me to be born.Today I can cry because roses have thorns or I can celebrate that thorns have roses.Today I can mourn my lack of friends or I can excitedly embark upon a quest to discover new relationships.Today I can murmur dejectedly because I have to do housework or I can feel honored because the Lord has provided shelter for my mind, body and soul.Today stretches ahead of me, waiting to be shaped. And here I am, the sculptor6 who gets to do the shaping.What today will be like is up to me. I get to choose what kind of day I will have!推荐词汇1. fulfill v. 实现；履行2. lament n.悲哀；v.哀悼3. embark v.上船；开始做4. murmur v./n. 低声说；耳语5. sculptor n. 雕塑家11 Benefits to be Single1. SINGLE PEOPLE EXERCISE MORE…If you're single, there's a good chance you're hitting the gym more often than your married peers: A 2011 study found that men and women who have never been married exercised more than people in any other marital1 category (including currently married men and women, as well as divorcees and widowers).2. …AND MAINTAIN A HEALTHIER WEIGHT.You're also more likely to maintain a healthy weight. Multiple studies have found that men and women tend to pack on the pounds after they get married. One study found that married men are more likely to be overweight than their single peers, while another found that women who lost weight in preparation for their weddings had a tendency to gain weight in the six months following the ceremony.3. THEY SLEEP BETTER.It should come as little surprise that sharing a bed with another human being can affect how much sleep you get. After all, having someone tossing and turning, snoring, and talking in their sleep beside you can affect even the deepest sleepers. Being single cuts down on nighttime disruptions and can help you get amore peaceful night's sleep.4. THEY DO LESS HOUSEWORK.If you hate doing chores, single life might be right for you. A 2008 study found that single men and women spend fewer hours a week doing basic housework than their married counterparts.5. THEY'RE CLOSER TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY.Single people are the glue that keeps families together. According to one study, single siblings are more likely to keep in touch with, and reach out to, their siblings than those who are married. Another study found that single people also spend more time with friends than those in long-term relationships.6. THEY HAVE LESS DEBT.Being single doesn't just benefit your waistline and social life: It also benefits your wallet. Researchers have found that married people have more credit card debt than single people, and people who are married with children have the most debt of all.7. THEY'RE LESS STRESSED.Staying single can help you prevent certain kinds of stress and depression. One 2014 study found that marital stress may make couples more prone to depression, while couples who experience severe, ongoing5 marital stress were less able to enjoy positive experiences.8. THEY'RE LESS LIKELY TO GET DIVORCED DOWN THE ROAD.Staying single now can benefit your romantic relationships in the future. In general, people who wait longer to get married have lower rates of divorce.9. THEY CAN AVOID CONFLICTS.For people who truly hate conflicts, staying single can have real psychological benefits. According to a 2015 study, people who are conflict-averse (those for whom relationship fights and arguments can cause severe stress) may experience less anxiety when they're single.10. THERE ARE SURPRISING HEALTH BENEFITS TO SINGLEDOM.A wide range of studies have looked at the impact marriage and singledom can have on health. While being single isn't necessarily healthier across the board, there are plenty of situations where being single seems to be beneficial. Single men, for instance, were found to experience less heart disease, while single women are less likely to take sick days and visited the doctor less frequently than married women. Being single can even help your chances of keeping off weight after surgery: One study found that unmarried men and women were 2.7 times more likely to keep to diet and exercise goals after weight loss surgery.11. ALONE TIME IS GOOD FOR YOU.Being alone doesn't necessarily mean being lonely. Spending time on your own gives you time to clear your mind, identify your own goals and priorities, and participate in activities that interest you. Research has even found that a bit of alone time can help us become more empathetic, foster creativity, and even improve our relationships.推荐词汇1. marital adj. 婚姻的；夫妻的2. sleepers n. 卧铺（经常用复数）3. siblings n. 兄弟姐妹（表亲或堂亲）4. prone adj. 有倾向的（用法为be prone to）5. ongoing adj. 持续的；进行中的Free to SoarOne windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds darting and dancing. As the strong winds gusted against the kites, a string kept them in check.Instead of blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great heights. They shook and pulled, but the restraining string and the cumbersome tail kept them in tow, facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled and kept them in tow, facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled and trembled against the string, they seemed to say," Let me go! Let me go! I want to be free!" they soared beautifully even as they fought the restriction of the string. Finally, one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose. "Free at last," it seemed to say. "Free to fly with the wind."Yet freedom from restraint simply put it at the mercy of an unsympathetic breeze. It fluttered ungracefully to the ground and landed in a tangled mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. "Free at last", free to lie powerless in the dirt, to be blown helplessly along the ground, and to lodge lifeless against the firstobstruction.How much like kites we sometimes are. The heaven gives us adversity and restrictions, rules to follow from which we can grow and gain strength. Restraint is a necessary counterpart to the winds of opposition. Some of us tug at the rules so hard that we never soar to reach the heights we might have obtained. We keep part of the commandment and never rise high enough to get our tails off the ground.Let us each rise to the great heights, recognizing that some of the restraints that we may chafe under are actually the steadying force that helps us ascend and achieve.推荐词汇1. restriction n. 限制2. tangle v. 纠缠3. lodge n. 临时住宿；躲避n. 传达室；小旅馆4. obstruction n. 阻塞；障碍5. opposition n. 反对6. cumbersome adj. 笨重的；不便携带的7. tug v. 拖；拉n. 苦力8. ascend v.上升Mom's SmileIt's an old photograph with bad composition and lousy color. The edges are curled up and brown. But none of that matters. The photo is laced with poignant memories so vivid that when my gaze slides across it, tears prick at the backs of my eyes. I am immediately transported to a place where only good and beautiful images can be found, a place where life revolves around lazy afternoons spent on the beach. In this magical place mothers share secrets with daughters, and grandchildren glean immeasurable bits of wisdom from the cadence of the waves and the soft tones of the women they love.A mere moment of our lives, tucked neatly into a small rectangle and preserved forever - years before anything bad came calling.In the photo, the beach spreads out on either side, a fishing dock to the left, one of Calcite's great limestone boats far out on the horizon, and on the right, miles and miles of undisturbed beach. The photo is alive with children and women: mothers, sisters, sons and daughters, nieces and nephews, grandchildren. The lone man in the photo is my father. His shadow stretches long and lean across the restless blue waters of Lake Huron. With immense patience, he casts his line, again and again. My toddler son, his blond curls bleached white, peers across the endless stretch of sand. Mesmerized by his grandfather, he jets down the wet beach as fast as his chubby legs can carry him. His sisters give chase.A million dancing whitecaps become myriad diamonds, straining to outshine one another. The glimmering trail sparkles on the vast and seemingly endless body of water that starts at my feet and disappears into the sky, where seagulls dip and swirl, calling to one another as an anxious mother calls to a wayward child.A chaise lounge dominates the photo. In it a woman - my mother - reclines. Mom is spread out in the chair like thick, sweet frosting on a cake. Languid, her arms raised above her head, her legs splayed, pant legs rolled up to expose a goodly length of pale skin. Her arms are bare, the undersides pasty in comparison to the tops. Her smile in repose is tender, sweet, unassuming, and peaceful.To my knowledge, Mom never owned a bathing suit. I don't recall ever seeing her step into the lake, and never before had she sunbathed17. That day, however, was different. It was as if all her cares had floated out to deep waters like the unattended beach ball had done just minutes before.We are a large family. When my siblings and I were young, Dad was the one who took us to the beach. He sat in the car and watched as we frolicked in the shallows. Mom stayed home to ensure we had a hot meal when we returned. Perhaps Mom was happy for the few moments of alone time at home in the kitchen, as was Dad, alone in the car.On this day, their grown children, with children of our own, treat them to dinner on the beach. Dad fishes off the dock, never swaying from his pleasantries. And, for once, Mom forgets about making dinner.It is a day of memories, a day never to be forgotten.My three children are in the photo, and Dad is in the background, as are two of my sisters and their children, but everyone who gazes at the poorly developed photo is drawn inexplicably to Mom's smile. In the photo, her face is raised up to the sky. To the sun or to our Creator, she alone knows. Her eyes are closed.I remember how warm it was that day and how she had squinted up at me, shielding her eyes with both hands."Are my legs getting red?" she'd asked.My eyes brim with unshed tears as I remember the feel of her skin on the palm of my hand. Hot. The scalding tears run down my face. How I wish I could touch her one more time."No, Mom," I replied. "But better put some sunscreen on before you get a burn." Reluctantly, she'd sat up, the peaceful smile disappearing, and rolled her pant legs down, again."Save it for the kids," she said, her eyes scanning the group of children splashing in and out of the water. The whisper of a smile touched her lips as she watched for a long, wistful moment. With a sigh, she rose from the chair and moved toward the car where the coolers awaited."Maybe we should get lunch going," she said as she opened the first cooler.Now it is my turn to smile. Mom was not ready to relinquish dinner duties, after all. On a whim, I turn my face heavenward and close my eyes. I draw a deep breath and search for the special place Mom found that afternoon. It comes to me easily. Without pomp or ceremony, there she is, smiling again. Tears squeeze from beneath my closed lids, and I fervently pray that anyone who might come upon me at this。
课外阅读英语短文带翻译
课外阅读英语短文带翻译英语阅读，是英语学习和英语教学中的一个重要环节，它是我们获取知识、外界信息，与外界交流的主要途径之一。
店铺整理了课外英语短文带翻译，欢迎阅读!课外英语短文带翻译篇一On Saturday, the weather is sunny, cloudless sky, a group of birds chattering in the trees, as if to we hear singing hit song. At this moment, I saw a little sparrows on our car.Father rushed the sparrow away, but the little sparrow or motionless parked in the car. Jumped up and down in a moment, my father caught the little sparrows, at this time, I carefully looked at the little sparrow, its feathers have not full long, also not too will fly, only walking up and down on the car. I said to my father: "dad, you don't catch! We should protect animals, not hurt them, this is wrong." Say that finish, I heard the tree sparrow kept calling, as if to say: "put a small sparrow, put it!" So my father gently sparrow on the branches, let the little sparrow in the nature of life freely. The sparrows on the tree one see we put the little sparrow, chattering again, as if to say to me: "you are such a good child to protect animals."If no animal nature, all things, there is no life, if there is no grass plants, herbivorous animals can't live forever. Start from today, to protect the animals, love life, do a little guardians of nature.全世界有794多种野生动物，其中有76科300余种濒临灭绝，还有很多已经灭绝了。
八年级上册英语课外阅读
八年级上册英语课外阅读
以下是一些适合八年级学生阅读的英语课外阅读材料：
1. “Harry Potter” series by Rowling：这是一部非常受欢迎的魔法小说系列，适合八年级学生阅读。
2. “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky：这是一
本关于成长和友谊的小说，很适合八年级学生阅读。
3. “The Hunger Games” series by Suzanne Collins：这是一部非常受
欢迎的科幻小说系列，讲述了一个未来世界中的生存竞赛。
4. “The Giver” by Lois Lowry：这是一本反乌托邦小说，讲述了一个没
有痛苦和混乱的世界，但人们的生活并不幸福。
5. “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon：这是一本讲述一位有智力障碍的男孩如何解决一起谋杀案的小说。
6. “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee：这是一本关于种族歧视和
正义的小说，非常经典。
7. “Flipped” by Wendelin Van Draanen：这是一本关于两个青少年之
间的爱情故事，很适合八年级学生阅读。
8. “The Catcher in the Rye” by Salinger：这是一本关于青少年叛逆和孤独的小说，很经典。
以上书籍都是英语课外阅读的好选择，能够提高学生的英语阅读理解能力和词汇量，同时也可以拓展学生的文化视野和思维方式。
适合初中生的英语课外阅读书目
适合初中生的英语课外阅读书目随着社会的进步和教育的发展，越来越多的学生开始注重英语课外阅读的重要性。
阅读对于学习英语有着非常重要的作用，可以帮助学生扩大词汇量，提高阅读能力，培养思维能力，丰富知识面等。
选择适合初中生的英语课外阅读书目显得尤为重要。
下面将推荐一些适合初中生的英语课外阅读书目，并简要介绍这些书籍的内容和特点。
1.《Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone》哈利•波特系列是一部由英国作家J.K.罗琳创作的魔幻小说。
故事以哈利•波特在霍格沃茨魔法学校的冒险经历为主线，充满了魔法、友情和勇气的元素。
这部小说不仅情节引人入胜，还融入了许多英国文化和社会背景，对于初中生来说，既能提高阅读能力，又能了解英国文化。
2.《The Diary of a Young Girl》这是安妮•弗兰克的日记，记载了她在第二次世界大战期间在荷兰被纳粹德国占领时的生活。
书中充满了对生活的热爱和对未来的憧憬，同时也展现了安妮对人性的思考和对文学的热爱。
这本书不仅能帮助学生了解二战时期的历史，同时也可以激发学生的爱国情怀和对生活的热爱。
3.《The Giver》作者是罗伊斯•罗，这本书是一部探讨社会与个体、自由与秩序、平等与差异等议题的科幻小说。
故事发生在一个没有颜色、没有痛苦、没有选择的社会中，主人公从老者那里接受了社会的真相并开始反抗。
这本书可以让学生思考社会和个体的关系，对社会现象有更深的理解。
4.《The Outsiders》西•E•希顿所著的这本小说是关于两个贫穷社区的青少年之间的冲突与认同，书中的情节扣人心弦，都是以孩子们为主角的纠结故事。
学生们可以通过这本书了解美国社会，了解不同阶层之间的碰撞和融合，进而拓宽自己的视野。
5.《Charlie and the Chocolate Factory》罗尔德•达尔的这部小说是一部幽默风趣的童话故事，通过一个孩子查理的视角讲述了查理访问了世界上最神秘的巧克力工厂。
英语文章课外阅读
英语文章课外阅读提高英语的水平往往可以看一些英语的新闻和阅读，还有英语的电视剧和电影，这样可以很快的提高我们的英语口语，接下来小编给大家带来英语新闻，需要的同学们可以看一看。
英语课外阅读1Until very recently, Michelle Ginder, a transportation planner in Seattle, forced herself tofinish every book she cracked open. An avid reader, she says she felt 'like a quitter' for givingup a novel halfway. Then, while plodding through John Sayles's 2011 'A Moment in the Sun'and 'still not knowing what it was about,' she made a conscious decision to put down thebook. She moved on to something more gripping, reading the 'Game of Thrones' series.直到最近，西雅图的交通运输规划师米歇尔・金德(Michelle Ginder)都是强迫自己读完已经开读的每一本书。
身为一个书迷，她说读一本小说时半途而废的话，她会感觉自己“像是一个轻言放弃的人”。
后来，在苦读了约翰・塞尔斯(John Sayles)2011年出版的《阳光下的一刻》(A Moment in the Sun)半天却“依然不知所云”之后，她做了一个清醒的决定，把书放下，转而去读更吸引她的东西，开始读《权力的游戏》(Game ofThrones)系列。
四年级英语课外阅读10篇
四年级英语课外阅读10篇阅读一。
My Pet Dog.I have a pet dog. Its name is DouDou. It is white and cute. It has two big eyes and a short tail. It likes playing with balls. It also likes running after me when I come home. I love my pet dog very much.阅读二。
A Beautiful Park.There is a beautiful park near my home. There are many flowers and trees in the park. The flowers are colorful. The trees are tall and green. There is a lake in the middle of the park. Some ducks are swimming in the lake. How nice the park is!阅读三。
My School.My school is big and nice. There are many classrooms and a library. The playground is very large. We often play football there. The teachers are very kind. I love my school.阅读四。
My Family.I have a happy family. There are four people in my family, my father, my mother, my sister and me. My father is tall and strong. My mother is beautiful. My sister is cute. We often play games together.A Day at the Zoo.Today, I go to the zoo with my parents. We see many animals. There are lions, tigers, monkeys and elephants. The monkeys are very funny. They are jumping and climbing. We have a good time at the zoo.阅读六。
七年级英语课外阅读题20道
七年级英语课外阅读题20道1. Who is the main character in the passage? 答案：The person whose life story is being told. 解析：这道题考查对文章主要人物的理解。
2. What did the main character do to become successful? 答案：It depends on the specific details in the passage. 解析：需要根据文中具体描述来回答，考察对人物成功经历的了解。
3. How old was the main character when something important happened? 答案：The age would be mentioned in the passage. 解析：要从文中找到相关重要事件发生时人物的年龄。
4. Where was the main character born? 答案：The place would be stated in the passage. 解析：考查对人物出生地的获取。
5. Why is the main character famous? 答案：Based on the reasons given in the passage. 解析：根据文中给出的原因回答，检测对人物出名原因的把握。
6. What is the main purpose of a telescope? （）A. To take pictures of starsB. To observe distant objectsC. To measure the temperature of planetsD. To study the shape of the moon 答案：B解析：望远镜的主要用途是观察遥远的物体。
高三英语课外阅读9篇
高三英语课外阅读9篇1、Friends for life动物们也过节啦，瞧它多快乐DO you have a pet in your home? Did you remember to give it a big meal and lots of other treats on Saturday? If not, you've made a big mistake, because October 4 was World Animal Day, an official holiday for all animals acknowledged by the United Nations.Liu Hui, a senior high school student in Beijing, made sure her pekinese dog (哈巴狗) named Pipi had a very special time."There are many endangered (濒危) animals in the Amazon rain forests (亚玛逊雨林) and all over the world that that need protecting," Liu said. "But they all sound far away to me so I just let Pipi have a wonderful day."Pipi is my best friend. He is so clever that he understands every word I say to him. He is such a good listener; I can tell him all my secrets, without worrying that he will tell them to others."For Liu Hui, Pipi is just a friend. But for disabled people like Arthur, an American boy living in Beijing, a pet can be a pair of eyes or ears, or even a pair of legs.Arthur, 17, lost one of his legs in a car accident. His pet Maquis is a two-year-old German breed dog. Maquis pulls Arthur's wheelchair to any place he asks and guards him when he is outside of his home."Maquis is more than a friend - I love him," Arthur said. "I don't feel lonely or afraid if Maquis is around. If other boys try to bully me, he will scare them away."Animals are also useful in treating people with illness and disabilities. In the US, doctors use dogs and cats as listeners to encourage shy boys and girls to speak in public.A hundred years ago, an Italian priest called St. Francis started World Animal Day. TheUN sets aside the special day, not only to persuade people to protect endangered animals, but also to encourage them to show love for animals living in our society. World Animal Day is a wonderful chance for us to show we care about animals and their welfare.2、Caught in the Web?你想在这似是而非的网络世界里寻找什么？是期待友谊还是打发无聊？YOUR friends might be in Australia or maybe just down the road, but they are all just a few clicks (点击) away. Life has changed for millions of teenagers across the world who now make friends online. Whether you use chatrooms, QQ, MSN or ICQ, you are part of a virtual community (虚拟社区)."I rarely talk with my parents or grandparents, but I talk a lot with my old friends on QQ," said Fox's Shadow, the online nickname (网名) used by a Senior 2 girl in Chna. "Eighty per cent of my classmates use QQ after school."QQ is the biggest messaging service in China. A record 4 million people used it one Saturday night in October, according to Tencent, the company which developed QQ.And Fox's Shadow might well have been one of them. "I log in on Friday nights, and Saturdays or Sundays when I feel bored. I usually spend about 10 hours chatting online every week," she said. "But I rarely talk with strangers, especially boys or men."Even though she likes chatting, she is careful about making friends with strangers online. "You don't know who you're talking to. You should always be careful about who you trust online."Many people would like to meet offline when they feel they have got to know someone very well. Fox's Shadow once met one of her online friends face to face. It was a girl who was a comic fan like herself and they went to a comic show together.However, not all teenagers have not been so fortunate. At the beginning of this year, a 17-year-old girl in Liaoning Province was raped(强奸) after meeting a friend she had found on QQ. The criminals (罪犯) weren't caught until last month.A 16-year-old Beijing boy, known online as Bart Simon, dislikes QQ users. "I used to chat on QQ, but I found that most people were talking nonsense," he said. Now he chats online in English, using MSN. "I only chat online because I've got friends in Japan, the US and Singapore," he said. "I want to learn more about foreign cultures." But he spends little time chatting as he sees it as a wasteof time and money."If you are really addicted to it, sometimes you just can't concentrate (集中精神than those so-called friends you meet online."3、Crying in class冬日荧屏向你展现和着欢笑与泪水的高三生活LOVE, drugs, death and stolen exam papers —it's nothing like your high school but that's what life is like for students in the new TV series "You're smiling while I'm crying"(《你在微笑我却哭了》).Set at a high school in a beautiful coastal city, the 22-episode (集) drama, which can be seen at the end of the year, follows a popular and talented student called Shen Xiao. The school is encouraging weaker students not to take the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), so its university enrolment rate (升学率) will improve. All Senior 3 students have to take a special exam to decide who will be allowed to sit the NCEE.Shen believes it is unfair to stop someone choosing whether to take an exam that could change their life. So when some Senior 3 boys steal a copy of the paper, she agrees to work out the answers, allowing everyone to pass.However, the students do so well in the exam, the teachers realize they have cheated and try to find out who was responsible. Under cruel pressure, a shy boy kills himself.Feeling guilty (内疚) as well as angry, Shen fights against her parents and teachers. She gives up the NCEE, falls in love with a college student and accidentally gets involved in drug dealing. So where does Shen go? Who is smiling while she is crying? And will she get to have the last laugh?Shen is played by 24-year-old Gao Yuanyuan, who starred in "Spicy Love Soup" (《爱情麻辣烫》) in 1999. Her sweet looks and pure image have since appeared in many films, TV series and advertisements."I didn't want to play teenager again, but the story was too good to turn down," she said.Students across the country can't wait to see the drama. "It's such a long time since I read an interesting novel or watched a good TV series about school life," said Senior 2 student Xiao Fei. "I hope it shows me what the last year of high school is really like," she said.4、Head above water?不要小看全球变暖，因为一不留神你家门口可能就变成了一片汪洋！TUVALU, a tiny country in the Pacific Ocean, has asked for help as it fears it will be swallowed up by the sea.Storms and huge waves are a constant threat and none of Tuvalu's nine little islands is more than five metres above sea level. Salt water is already entering the country's drinking water supply, as well as damaging plants that produce fruit and vegetable. Without urgent help, the country's days are numbered.But Tuvalu is not the first place to face sinking into the sea. Venice, a historic city in Italy best known forits canals, has sunk about 24cm over the past 100 years. Experts say that it will have sunk another 20-50cm by 2050. A century ago, St. Mark's Square, the lowest point in the city, flooded about nine times a year. Nowadays, it happens more than 100 times.While Venice is slowly sinking into the mud on which it stands, Tuvalu's rising sea level is caused by global warming.The average global temperature has increased by almost 0.5 centigrade degree over the past century; scientists expect it to rise by an extra 1-3 degrees over the next 100 years.Warmer weather makes glaciers(冰川) melt, adding more water to the ocean. The warmer temperatures also make water expand, so it takes up more space, causing the sea level to rise. The sea level has risen about 10-25cm in the last 100 years.The main cause of global warming is human pollution. Through burning coal, oil and gas, people have been increasing the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as CO2. This adds to the power of the greenhouse effect, making the planet even warmer.climate changes. The sea level could rise by one metre this century.world will be flooded with "climate refugees" looking for somewhere to live.5、New cards will keep your details safe世界各国都使用身份证吗?THE plastic identification (ID,身份证) cards carried by all Chinese citizens over 16 are to be replaced with electronic cards from next year.The new cards, which most people will have by 2005, contain a microchip (微芯片) on which personal information is stored. This can be checked against databases (资料库) kept by the government."The information will be locked into the card so that people won't be able to use false identities," said Ren Tianbu, a security official in Shenyang.China's present plastic identity cards were introduced 17 years ago, and a similar system is used by many other countries. However, the information shown on a card differs from nation to nation. Most ID cards show the holder's name, sex, date of birth and photograph, as well as the card's expiry (失效) date and number.Germany, France and Spain all use ID cards, but there are some developed nations who dislike the idea. The US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Sweden and Britain are among those with no national ID card. However, some of the countries have ID cards for particular uses. For example, Australia and the United States use a driving licence (驾照) to identify people.Identity cards are introduced for a variety of reasons. Race, politics and religion were often at the heart of older ID systems. In recent years, though, ID cards have been linked to national information databases, which form the basis of how a government manages a country.The US, Britain and some other countries are considering a national ID system as a way of preventing possible terrorist attacks.However, such plans have been met with fierce resistance by those who believe identity cards work against human rights and individual privacy (个人隐私)."ID cards make us suspects (可疑人员), not citizens," said UK human rights group Liberty.6、Fighting in the family为什么我有一个家，却还觉得无家可归呢？"WHERE is your home, boy?" a little beggar was once asked."I don't have home because I don't have a family," he answered.I feel great sympathy (同情) for him because several years ago, I also felt homeless.I'm a boy from an ordinary family which used to be happy. My parents loved me very much when I was a small child. They spent a lot of time playing with me even though they were busy. I thought I had the happiest family in the world.However, a big change happened when I grew older: my parents began to fight. Every three or four days, they would fight, sometimes even hitting each other with pieces of furniture. I was so frightened I used to hide behind the door or under the bed and cry.Every time I had to wait for at least an hour before they stopped. Then my father would walk out in anger, leaving mother crying alone. Scars covered her body from head to foot. Looking at the black and blue marks on her face, I could do nothing but cry with her. So a happy family became a bad one and I became a quiet and unhappy boy.Then, I went to the junior middle school and had to live in the school. Although I was a long way from home, I never stopped worrying about my family, particularly my mother as she cannot protect herselfin a fight. I always stayed up at night, staring at the stars, hoping a miracle would happen and my family could be happy again.One cold winter day, I got a chance to go home after six months away at school.The road was covered in snow but I missed my family so much that I rode my bike as fast as possible. However, I started to worry that my parents had been fighting and all of a sudden I lost my balance. My bike was hit by a car. I felt a huge pain in my right leg and then fainted.When I woke up I was in hospital and my parents were sitting beside the bed. To my sadness, I saw new scars on mother's face.I looked at her, tears filling my eyes, and shouted out the words that had been hidden in my heart for years.about yourselves. This accident wouldn't have happened but for yourfighting!" I began crying loudly. "You want to know about my horrible(噩梦I felt scared! I want nothing but happiness. Please give me a happy family!"My parents and the nurses were all stunned (震惊的eyes.again. So far, they have kept their promise.7、Love is a good wash这道家庭作业有点“怪”：给父母洗脚，让他们感受来自儿女深深的爱。
英语阅读课外
英语阅读课外英语课外阅读1A university in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, plans to join thegrowing number of Chinese collegesoffering a course on electronic games, asthe nationlooks to fill the talent gap in the rapidly developingindustry.随着我国努力填补快速发展的游戏行业的人才缺口，湖北省省会武汉市的一所大学计划像越来越多的大学那样提供电子游戏课程。
Huazhong University of Science and Technology'scourse -- introduction to game studies -- will beavailable from September next year and willinterpret games from an academic perspective, said Xiong Shuo, a lecturer attheuniversity's School of Journalism and Information Communication.华中科技大学新闻与信息传播学院讲师熊硕表示，华中科技大学科技课程--游戏研究导论，将于明年9月开课，并将从学术角度解读游戏。
"Many young people are very interested in games but don't understand whata game is," Xiong, 30, said. "The course won't train students to play gamesbut will introduce issuesrelated to video game research and development, technology, industry and psychology."30岁的熊硕称：“许多年轻人对游戏很感兴趣，但是他们不懂游戏到底是什么。
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My Physics Teacher我的物理老师“Get up, Jim! It’s time to wake up! Are you deaf?” mother said on a weekday morning in May while she was pushing me. I opened my eyes and looked at the clock. “Oh, dear! It’s a quarter to eight already. It’s not a holiday! I’ll b e late for school again and the teacher will have my neck!” I thought.I jumped out of the bed, washed my face, then hurried to the bus stop without a shower, breakfast or glass of juice. As soon as I got on the bus, It started running. “I’m sure I can get to school on time,” I said to myself. All of a sudden the bus stopped. The bus driver said, “I’m sorry, there is something wrong with the bus. Please get off and wait for another one.”I’d better race to school, I thought, and then began to run, but wished I could skate. But before I got to school, there was a clap of thunder and it began to rain hard. I lacked a raincoat. It was clear that I was going to be late.I reached the classroom but I was wet and beginning to shake with cold. The physics teacher had already begun his lesson and was standing at the blackboard with a piece of chalk and an eraser and ruler, drawing a standard diagram, giving a speech. It was Mr. Smith. The students were afraid of him and so was I. I liked neither him nor his physics lessons. I stood feeling shy at the edge of room No. 303, and then I opened the door, “I’m very sorry, Mr. Smith. I’m late again for first period,” I said with a red face.“It’s you again, Jim,” Mr Smith said angrily, “I’ve told you not to be late, but you---” He suddenly stopped and looked at my wet clothes then he rapidly took off his own jacket and handed it to me. “Now, I don’t have a towel, but take off your wet coat and put this overcoat on, or you’ll freeze and catch the flu from the storm and have to see the nurse,” he said kindly with a nod, and went back to talking about the role of physics for a pilot.I went to my seat with Mr. Smith’s jacket on beginning to feel the heat. It was a bit large for me but I felt very warm, if n ot hot, in the material. I was touched by this kind treatment. I found, for the first time, physics was so interesting and how well I could understand it! Next time I hoped to miss P.E. i nstead.My Physics Teacher我的物理老师“Get up, Jim! It’s time to wake up! Are you deaf?” mother said on a weekday morning in May while she was pushing me. I opened my eyes and looked at the clock. “Oh, dear! It’s a quarter to eight already. It’s not a holiday! I’ll be late for school ag ain and the teacher will have my neck!” I thought.I jumped out of the bed, washed my face, then hurried to the bus stop without a shower, breakfast or glass of juice. As soon as I got on the bus, It started running. “I’m sure I can get to school on time,” I said to myself. All of a sudden the bus stopped. The bus driver said, “I’m sorry, there is something wrong with the bus. Please get off and wait for another one.”I’d better race to school, I thought, and then began to run, but wished I could skate. But before I got to school, there was a clap of thunder and it began to rain hard. I lacked a raincoat. It was clear that I was going to be late.I reached the classroom but I was wet and beginning to shake with cold. The physics teacher had already begun his lesson and was standing at the blackboard with a piece of chalk and an eraser and ruler, drawing a standard diagram, giving a speech. It was Mr. Smith. The students were afraid of him and so was I. I liked neither him nor his physics lessons. I stood feeling shy at the edge of room No. 303, and then I opened the door, “I’m very sorry, Mr. Smith. I’m late again for first period,” I said with a red face.“It’s you again, Jim,” Mr Smith said angrily, “I’ve told you not to be late, but you---” He suddenly stop ped and looked at my wet clothes then he rapidly took off his own jacket and handed it to me. “Now, I don’t have a towel, but take off your wet coat and put this overcoat on, or you’ll freeze and catch the flu from the storm and have to see the nurse,” he said kindly with a nod, and went back to talking about the role of physics for a pilot.I went to my seat with Mr. Smith’s jacket on beginning to feel the heat. It was a bit large for me but I felt very warm, if n ot hot, in the material. I was touched by this kind treatment. I found, for the first time, physics was so interesting and how well I could understand it! Next time I hoped to miss P.E. i nstead.。