【第一篇：貓咪釣魚】
A cat goes to a river every day. He wants to go fishing. But he can’t catch any fish.
一只貓每天去河邊，他想去釣魚，但是他去釣不到一條。
One day, he goes to the river as usual. Suddenly a fish comes out. He catches the fish. He is very happy. He forgets to put the fish in the basket. He dances and sings. He shouts, “I have a fish! I have a fish!” All his friends come to see him.
一天，他像往常一樣去了河邊。突然一條魚浮出了水面。他捉到了那條魚。他非常開心。他忘記把魚放到籃子里去了。他又唱又跳，叫道：“我捉到一條魚!我捉到一條魚!”他所有的朋友都過來看。
“Where is your fish? Let us have a look at it. ” his friends say.
“你的魚在哪兒?讓我們看一看�！彼呐笥褌冋f。
“It’s there, near the bank.” the cat answers. But he can’t find the fish. When he sings and dances, the fish jumps back into the river.
“在那兒，河岸附近�！必埢卮鸬�。但是他找不到那條魚。當他又唱又跳的時候，魚跳回了河里。
單詞小覽
as usual 像往常一樣，像平常一樣
suddenly adv. 突然地
forget v. 忘記
have a look at 看一看，看一眼
shout v. 叫，喊
bank n. 河岸
根據(jù)上文，選擇正確的答案。
1. The cat goes to the river every day to ______.
A: catch fish
B: eat fish
C: play
2. One day, a fish comes out and he _________.
A: eats it
B: catches it
C: lets it go
3. The cat’s friends come to see the fish, but they see _______.
A: nothing
B: a small fish
C: a big fish
4. Where is the fish at last (最后)?
A: In the basket.
B: In the river.
C: In the cat’s mouth.
參考答案：
1. A 2. B 3. A 4. B
【第二篇：把敵人當朋友】
One day, a farmer works in his fields. The wind blows hard. He feels very cold, so he goes home.
一天，農夫去田地里干活。風很大，他感覺很冷，所以就回家了。
On his way home, he saw a frozen snake. He picked it up and put it in his chest. He tried to warm it. Some time late, the snake was warm and active. It bit the farmer in the chest.
在路上，他看到一條凍僵的蛇，他把它撿起來，放進了自己的胸口，他想讓蛇暖和暖和。過了一段時間，蛇暖和過來了，并且活動起來，它在農夫的胸口咬了一口。
The snake was poisonous. The farmer was dead. Before he died, the farmer said, “I’m so silly. I look at an enemy as a friend.”
蛇的牙齒是有毒的，農夫就死了。在死之前，農夫說：“我真傻啊，我把敵人當朋友�！�
單詞小覽
frozen adj. 凍僵的
chest n. 胸口
warm v.使溫暖 adj. 溫暖的，暖和的
active adj. 活動的
poisonous adj. 有毒的
silly adj. 傻的
look at…as… 把……當作……
enemy n. 敵人
根據(jù)上文，回答下面的問題。
1. Why does the farmer goes home?
2. What does he see on his way?
3. What does the snake do?
4. Is the farmer dead?
參考答案：
1. Because the wind blows hard, and he feels very cold.
2. He sees a frozen snake.
3. It bites the farmer in the chest.
4. Yes, he is.
【第三篇：你會很快適應的】
An old man dies. He leaves his son a lot of money. But the son is a foolish young man, and he quickly spends all the money. Of course, when that happens, all his friends leave him. When he is poor and alone, he goes to see a kind, clever old man. The old man often helps people.
一位老人死了。他留給他的兒子一大筆錢，但這個兒子是個愚蠢的年輕人，他很快把錢全部花光了。當然，這個時候，他的朋友 也就全都離開他了。在他非常貧窮和孤獨的時候，他去找一位善良、聰明的老人，這位老人經常幫助別人。
“I have no money and I have no friends,” says the young man, “What sill happen to me?”
“我沒有錢了，也沒有朋友了，”年輕人說：“現(xiàn)在我怎么辦呢?”
“Don’t worry, young man,” answers the old man, “everything will soon be all right. Wait and you will soon feel much happier.”
“別擔心，年輕人�！崩先嘶卮鹫f：“一切都會很快好起來的。等等吧，你不久就會感到快樂很多�！�
The young man is very glad. “Am I going to get rich again then?” he asked.
這位年輕人很高興�！笆遣皇俏視芸熘匦赂黄饋�?”他問道。
“No,” says the old man, “You will soon get used to being poor and having no friends.”
“不，”老人說：“你很快就會習慣于貧窮和沒有朋友的生活�！�
單詞小覽
get used to 適應
foolish adj. 愚蠢的
quickly adv. 很快的
happen v. 發(fā)生
alone adj. 孤獨的
根據(jù)上文，回答下面的問題。
1. How does the young man get his money?
2. What kind of a man is he?
3. What happens to the money?
參考答案：
1. His father dies and leaves it to him.
2. He is a foolish young man.
3. He quickly spends it all.
