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Passage1.WoodpeckerPassage48.APairofShoes

Passage2.ABusyDayPassage49.WegettheWrongcar

Passage3.Thedogandhisreflectionpassage50.Bepolite

Passage4.AnhonestboyPassage51.TheSun

Passage5.AbirthdaypartyPassage52.AirJordan

Passage6.TheFarmerandtheSnakePassage53.Thestrongestpowerintheworld

Passage7.TwoYoungTreesPassage54.WhoistheGod

Passage8.HongKongisaniceplacePassage55.Kites

Passage9.WaterPassage56.Teacher'sOffice

Passage10.Twins*BedroomPassage57.Fall

Passage11.DogsPassage58.Pandas

Passage12.TheBestJobPassage59.Bookson''HowtoH

Passage13.ACleverMonkeyPassage60.ThePianistandanOldWoman

Passage14.WhatarestarsLikePassage61.Thefavoritecoat

Passage15.RadioandTelevisionPassage62.Noise

Passage16.IfscoolbehindyouPassage63.Thediet

Passage17.Father'sHobbyPassage64.Acheapmeal

Passage18.1don'tthinksoPassage65.Computers

Passage19.SevendaysinaweekPassage66.TwoAmericanpresidents

Passage20.MyspecialFriendPassage67.Asecondlanguage.

Passage21.ADayinMyLifePassage68.Asnowman.

Passage22.TheSeaPassage69.Luckyandunlucky

Passage23.AGoodYoungPioneerPassage70.TheGreatWallofChina

Passage24.SeahorsePassage?1.Helenaglasses

Passage25.ACatandaBirdPassage72.Adesert

Passage26.AFlyingFoxPassage73.AnimaFshome.

Passage27.FlyingBirdsPassage74.Anouting

Passage28.AirPassage75.Gofishing

Passage29.ClocksPassage76.Thecandyking

Passage30.SwimmingPassage77.Yawn

Passage31.AmissingtigerPassage78.Twothieves

Passage32.JimPassage79.AGiantKite

Passage33.AChineseBoyPassage80.Onceayear

Passage34.Jim'sFamilyPassage81.ANewDiet

Passage35.OurHousePassage82.Thefrogthatchangescolor

Passage36.OurMonitorPassage83.ThecityofSanFrancisco

Passage37.MybedroomPassage84.BenjaminFranklin

Passage38.APieceofmeatPassage85.Stopwriting

Passage39.OurClassroomPassage86.Therobots

Passage40.OurschoolPassage87.Abrokenmirrorandbadluck

Passage41.AHolidayPassage88.HairandBeard

Passage42.AnOldMousePassage89.Alovelyweekend

Passage43.AhungryfoxPassage90.Abridge

Passage44.HelpEachOtherPassage91.Ayo-yo

Passage45.TheWeatherPassage92.Funnypresents

Passage46.WhafsHappeningPassage93.Firefighter

Passage47.KangaroosPassage94.Excuseme

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Passage[.Woodpecker

Therearemanyappletreesinagarden.They9regoodfriends.Onedayanold

treeisill.Therearemanypestsinthetree.Leavesofthetreeturnyellow.Theoldtreefeelsvery

sadandunwell.Anothertreesendsforadoctorforhim.Atfirst,theysendforapigeon,butshehasno

ideaaboutit.Thentheysendforanoriole,andshecan'ttreattheoldtreewell.Then

theysendforawoodpecker.Sheisagooddoctor.Shepecksaholeinthetreeandeatslots

ofpests.Atlasttheoldtreebecomesbetterandbetter.Leavesturngreenandgreen.

Passage2.ABusyDay

TodayisSunday!OnSundays,Iusuallyplaytheflute.Myfatherusuallyreadsthenewspaper.My

motherusuallycleansthehouse.Buttodaymymotherisinbed.Sheisill.Myfatherhastodothe

housework.Now,heiscleaningthehouse."Sam,canyouhelpme?”"Yes,Dad!”Now,we're

washingthecar.Where'smysister,Amy?Sheisplayingmyflute.Whataluckygirl!

Passage3.Thedogandhisreflection

Onedayadogwithapieceofmeatinhismouthwascrossingaplankoverastream.Ashewalked

along,helookedintowater,andhesawhisreflection.Hethoughtthiswasanotherdogcarryinga

pieceofmeat.Andhefelthewouldliketohavetwopieces.Sohesnappedatthereflectioninthewater,

andofcourse,asheopenedhismouth,thepieceofmeatdisappearedquickly.

Passage4.Anhonestboy

Tonyissevenyearsold.Heisanhonestandpoliteboy.Oneday,itwasSunday.Tony,hissisterand

hismotherstayedathome.HewaswatchingTVandhissisterwasreadingbooks.Hismotherwas

washingclothes.Justthen,hisfathercamebackwithabagofpears.Tonylikespearsverymuchandhe

wantedtoeatone.Hismothergavehimfourandsaid,"Let'ssharethem.”"Whichpeardoyouwant,

Tony?”askedhismother.<4Thebiggestone,mum."“What?”saidhismother,"Youshouldbepoliteand

wantthesmallestone.^^“ShouldItellaliejusttobepolite,mum?^^

Passage5.Abirthdayparty

TodayisSusan'sbirthday.Sheisnineyearsold.Herfriendsareinherhomenow.Thereisabirthday

partyintheevening.Look!Maryislisteningtothemusic.AndTomisdrinkingorangejuice.Jackand

Samareplayingcardsonthefloor.LilyandAmyarewatchingTV.Someoneisknockingatthedoor.It's

Henry.HebringsabigteddybearforSusan.Theteddybearisyellow.Susanisveryhappy.Allthe

childrenarehappy.TheysingabirthdaysongforSusan.

Passage6.TheFarmerandtheSnake

Itwasacoldwinterday.Afarmerfoundasnakeontheground.Itwasnearlydeadbycold.The

Farmerwasakindman.Hepickedupthesnakecarefullyandputitunderthecoat.Soonthesnake

Begantomoveanditraiseditsmouthandbitthefarmer."Oh,Mygod!”saidthefarmer,"Isaveyourlife,

butyouthankmeinthatway.Youmustdie.^^Thenhekilledthesnakewithastick.Atlasthedied,too.

Passage7.TwoYoungTrees

Twoyoungtreesarestandingonthetopofthehill.TheirnamesareTimandAlan.

Oneday,it'ssunnyandwarm.Somebirdsaresinginginthetrees.Thewindblows,andthetreesare

talking.<4Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?”asksTim.'Tmnotsure.IthinkIwanttobea

chairoradesk."answersAlan,"MaybeIwanttobeatoyboxorabaseballbat.Ilikechildren.”“Whatdo

youwanttobewhenyougrowup?”asksAlan."Me?”saysTim,“Ijustwanttobeatree.Iwanttobea

houseforbirdsandspiders.Iwanttohavemanyapples.Andwhenit'ssunnyandhot,peopleandanimals

canstandunderme.^^

Passage8.Hongkongisaniceplace

HongKongisaniceplace,especiallyinsummer.JulyisahotmonthinHongKong.

Butit,sanexcellenttimeforswimming.ThereisabeautifulbeachatRepulseBay（淺zl〈灣）.To

getthere,youcantakeabusfromCentral.LotsofpeoplegotothebeachonSundaysandSaturdays.But

ifyougoonaweekday,itiswillbenotsocrowded.VisitorstoHongkongneedpassports.Butpeople

frommanycountriesdonotneedvisas.Hongkongisaniceplaceforholiday.Therearemany

shops.

Passage9.Water

Waterisveryimportantforlivingthings.Withoutwater,theremustbenolifeontheearth.Allthe

plantsandanimalsneedwatertodrink,tocookfoodandtocleanourselves.Waterisneededinfarms,

factories,offices,schools,familiesandmanyotherplaces.

Waterisfoundinseas,riversandlakes.Itcanbefoundeverywhereintheworld,anditalsocanbe

foundintheair.

Passage10.Twins,Bedroom

Thisisthetwins'bedroom.Itisaniceroom.Thetwobedslookthesame.ThisbedisLily'sandthat

oneisLucy's.Thetwinshaveonedeskandtwochairs.Theirclock,booksandpencil-boxesareonthe

desk.Theirschoolbagsarebehindthechairs.Someniceflowersareonthedesk.Somenicepicturesare

onthewall.Isthereakite?Yes,it'sunderLily'sbed.Thebedroomisverynice.

Passage11.Dogs

Oneoftheanimalsthathelppeoplealotisthedog.Insomecountries,dogspullwagons.Inthecold

north,dogspullsleds.

Thereareotherwaysthatdogshelpus,too.Policemenusethemtolookformissingpeople.Soldiers

usethemtocarrylettersandmedicine.Onfarms,dogstakecareofsheepandkeeptheminthefields.At

night,theytakethesheephome.Dogshelptheblindwithwork.Somedogsaregoodandkind.Some

dogsaregoodatanotherskill.

Passage12.TheBestJob

Bettyisalazygirl.Shedoesn'tstudyhard,andshedoesn'thelphermotherwiththehousework,

either."Whatareyougoingtobewhenyougrowup,Betty?”Motherasks."You'retoolazy.Nojobwill

everfityou.”"ButIknowone,“saysthegirl,'TmgoingtobeFatherChristmas,M"Youwanttobe

FatherChristmas?^^Motherissurprised,“Butwhy?”"Becauseheworksonlyonedayinawholeyear.^^

Passage13.ACleverMonkey

Alittlemonkeypicksupapumpkinandwantstotakeithome.Butthepumpkinistoo

big.Themonkeycan'ttakeithome.

Suddenlyheseesapandaridingabiketowardshim.Hewatchesthebike."1haveagoodidea.Ican

rollthepumpkin.Itlikesawheel.^^

Soherollsthepumpkintohishome.Whenhismotherseesthebigpumpkin,sheissurprisedand

says,"Howcanyoucarryithome?^^Thelittlemonkeyanswersproudly,4ican'tliftit,but1canrollit.”

Hismothersmilesandsays,44Whatacleverboy!”

Passagel4.WhatAreStarsLike?

Haveyoueverwonderedaboutthestars?Insomeways,starsarelikepeople.Theyareborn.They

growold.Andtheydie.Astarisbornfromdustandgas.Slowlythedustandgasmakeaball.Theball

getsveryhot.Thenitstartstogiveofflight.Theyoungstargrowsintoagiant.Manyyearsgoby.The

olderstarbeginstogetsmallagain.Atlastitslightgoesout.Thestar'slifeisover.

Passage15.RadioandTelevision

Radioandtelevisionareverypopularintheworldtoday.MillionsofpeoplewatchTV

Perhapsmorepeoplelistentotheradio.

TheTVismoreusefulthantheradio.OnTVwecanseeandhearwhatis

happeningintheworld.However,radioisn'tlost.Itisstillwithus.Andlistenersare

becomingmore.That'sbecauseatransistorradioisn^lost.Itisstillwithus.Itisveryeasy

tocarry.Youcanputoneinyourpocketandlistentoitonthebusoryourbikewhenyougotowork.

Passage16.1fscoolbehindyou

It'stwoo?clockintheafternoon.Thesunisshinningandit'sveryhot.Nancyhas

tomeethermotheratthetrainstation.

Nowshe,swalkinginthestreet.Therearenotreesandshe'sfat.Soshefeelsveryhot.Butshe

doesn'tfindaboywalkingjustbehindher.Andshemeetsafriendandsays“hello”tohim."Who'

stheboybehindyou?”askstheman.Nowsheseestheboy.Sheisangryandasks,“Whyareyou

walkingbehindme,boy?”"There'snoshadeinthestreet,youknow."answerstheboy."It's

coolbehindyou,Ithink.”

Passage".Father'sHobby

MydadworksfromMondaytoFridayinabank,heusesthecomputertocountmoney.

Hisjobisveryimportantinthebank.

Dadisalsobusyathome.Atweekendshecooksdinner.UsuallyhecooksItalian

food.OnSundayshemakesfivepiecesofpizza.SometimeshecookschickenandmakesChinesefood.

Mymumwatchesandhelpshim.Ihelpmydad,too.Iwashthedishes.

Manypeoplethinkitisstrangefbramantocook.Butmydadenjoyshishobby.Cookingrelaxeshim.

Heisaweekendcook.

Passage18.1don'tthinkso

Jackisagoodboybuthedoesn'tliketousehishead.Heoftensayssomethingwithouthinking.lt

makesothersunhappy.

Mr.Blackteachesmathinaschool.He'soldnowandhelikeschildren.OntheFridayMr.Black

doesn'tgotowork,becausehe'sillinahospital.AndJack'smotherwillseehimafterdinner.UIwant

tobetherewithyou."saysJack."You'rearudeboy.Ican?ttakeyouthere.99sayshismother.

“Don'tworry,mum.Iwon'tdothatagain.Pleasebelieveme."saysJack.Inthehospital,Jacksays

nothingatfirst.Whenthey'releaving,hesaystoMr.Black,“Youlookfine.Thedoctorsays

you'regoingtodie,butIdon'tthinkso.”

Passage19.Sevendaysinaweek

Thereareaboutfifty-twoweeksinayear.Andtherearesevendaysineach

week.ThefirstdayofaweekisSunday.TheotherdaysofaweekbetweenSundayandSaturday

areMonday,Tuesday,WednesdayThursdayandFriday.Mondayisthesecondday,Tuesdayis

thethirdday,Wednesdayisthefourthday,Thursdayisthefifthday,andFridayisthe

sixthday.What'sthelastday?Doyouknow?

Passage2O.MyspecialFriend

IhaveafriendintheU.S.HisnameisDonAdams.Iknowhimverywell,butIhave

nevermethim.Wewritetoeachotherallthetime.Mylettersareveryshort.It

isstillhardformetowriteinEnglish.IreceivedaletterfromDonyesterday.

Itmakesmeveryhappy.Heiscomingtomycountryfbravisitnextsummer.We

aregoingtoseeeachotherforthefirsttime.

Passage21.ADayinMyLife

Myfamilylivesonthisstreet.Inthemorning,myfathergoestoworkandallthechildrengoto

school.Mymothertakesustoschooleveryday.Shedoesthehousework.Shealwayshasherlunchat

home,andseesherfriendsintheafternoon.Intheeveningallthechildrencomehomefrom

school.Theyalwaysgethomeearly.Myfathergoeshomefromworkandheisoftenlate.After

suppermytwobrothersandIdoourhomework.Wegotobedatten.

Passage22.TheSea

Whatdoknowaboutthesea?Somepeoplehaveseenitbutothershaven't.Thesea

looksbeautifulonafinesunnydayanditcanbeverytoughwhenthereisastrongwind.What

otherthingsdoyouknowaboutit?Ofcourse,theseaisverylarge.Intheworldthereismoresea

thanland.Ifyouhaveswuminthesea,youknowthattheseaissalty.Riverscarrysaltfromthe

landintothesea.Someplacesoftheseaaresaltierthantheotherplaces.Doyou

knowtheDeadSea?Itissosaltythatyoucan'tsinkwhenyouareinthewater!And

fishcannotliveinit!

Passage23.AGoodYoungPioneer

LiHuaisaYongPioneer.Heisgoingtothepark.Nowheiswaitingfbrabus.Suddenly

hefindsawatchontheground.Heaskssomepeople,“Whosewatchisit?”Butthewatchisn't

theirs.Sohegivesthewatchtoapoliceman.

NowLiHuagetsonthebus.Heissittingnearthewindow.Anoldwomangetsonthebus.She

hasnoseat.Sohestandsupandsays,"Hereisaseatforyou,Granny.Pleasesithere”

Passage24.Seahorse

Thereareallkindsofhorsesintheworld.Butoneofthemyoucan'tride.Itdoesn'tliveonland,but

inthesea.Itlooksliketheheadofhorse.Sothepeoplecallitseahorse.Infact,thesea

horseisasmallfish.Itlikestoliveinwarmwater.Aseahorsestandsupinthewaterwhenitswims.

Fatherhorsecarriestheeggstokeepthemsafeinitspouch.Whentheeggsarehatched,thebaby

horsesswimaway.

Passage25.ACatandaBird

Therearethreetreesnearthehouse.Thereisabigtree,andtwosmalltrees.

Inthebigtreethereisabird.Canthebirdsing?Yes,itcan.What'sunderthebigtree?It'sacat.

“Iwantsomefood,^^thinksthecat."Bird,mygoodfriend,Comehere!It'stimetoplaygames”says

thecat.

“Notoday,thankyou!^^saysthebird,“Youcan'tcatchme!Goodbye!^^Look!Thebirdisflying!

Passage26.AFlyingFox

Aflyingfoxisnotafoxatall.Itisabat.Butthisbatlookslikeafox.Aflyingfoxisverybig.Itlikes

toeatfruit.Sometimestheflyingfoxiscalledfruitbat.

Theflyingfoxfliesintofiruittrees.Thenthebateatsallthefruit.Sofruitfarmersdonotlikethe

flyingfox.

Passage27.FlyingBirds

Birdsdon'tflyhighupinthesky.Theairistoothin.

Itishardforbirdstobreatheinthinair.Thinairdoesn'tholdthemup.

Birdsflynearthegroundsothattheycanseewheretheyare.Thebirdslookfbrplacestheyknow.

Thentheydonotgetlost.Somebirdsflysolowovertheoceanthatthewavesoftenhidethem.Many

birdsflyalongdistanceinthespringandautumn.

Passage28.Air

Airisallaroundus.Itisaroundusaswewalkandplay.Fromthetimewewerebornairisaroundus

oneveryside.Whenwesitdown,itisaroundus.Whenwegotobed,airisalsoaroundus.Weliveinair.

Wecanlivewithoutfoodorwaterforafewdays,butwecannotliveformorethanafewminuteswithout

air.Wetakeinair.Whenweareworkingorrunningweneedmoreair.Whenweareasleep,weneedless

air.Weliveinair,butwecannotseeit.Wecanonlyfeelitwhenitismoving.Movingairis

calledwind.Howcanwemakeairmove?Hereisoneway.Holdanopenbookinfrontofyourface,close

itquickly.Whatcanyoufeel?Whatyoufeelisair.

Passage29.Clocks

TherearemanyclocksintheBrown'shouse.Theyareindifferentrooms.Abigclockstandsina

comerofthesittingroom.Itisavery,veryoldclock,butitstillkeepsgoodtime.Mr.Brownwindsit

onceaweek.

Passage30.Swimming

Swimmingisagoodsport.It'spopular.Peoplelikeswimmingbecausethewatermakespeoplefeel

cool.Butiftheyswiminawrongplace,itisverydangerous.Theseyears,somepeoplediedwhenthey

wereenjoyingthemselvesinwaterandmostofthemwerestudents.Summerholidaywillbethereagain.I

wanttogiveyousomeadvice.First,don'tgetintothewaterwhenyouarealone.Second,don'tgetinto

thewaterifthereisaNoswimmingsign.Third,youshouldbecarefulinthewater.Ifyouremember

these,swimmingwillbesafeandiCsgoodforyourhealth.

Passage31.Amissingtiger

WeusedtohaveacatcalledTiger.Hewasabeautifultabbywithagreatdealofcharacter.Hewasa

naturalhunter,andverysoonnomousedaredtoshowitsfaceinourhouse.

UnfortunatelyTigeralsousedtocatchalotofbirdsandthismadehimveryunpopularwithsomeof

theneighbors.Ondayday,justafterhissecondbirthday,Tigerdisappeared.Perhapshewasrunoverbya

car,foratthattimewelivednearabusystreet.Althoughweofferedareward,weneverdiscoveredwhat

hadhappenedtohimandweneversawhimagain.

Passage32.Jim

Jimgetsupat6:30.Hishomeisnearhisschool.Heleaveshomeat7:30.Theybeginclass

at8:00.Hehaslunchathome.Afterlunchheplaysgameswithhisclassmates,intheafternoon,Jimhas

threeclasses.Heleavesschoolat4:30.

Passage33.AChineseBoy

I'maChineseboy.MynameisChenDong.Iamtwelve.Ihavetwosisters.MysistersandIareall

students.

Myfatherisateacher.HeisaChineseteacher.HeteachesinNo.19MiddleSchool.Mymotherisa

teacher,too.SheteachesEnglishintheNo.11MiddleSchool.

Passage34.Jim'sFamily

Apictureisonmydesk.ThisisapictureofJim'sfamily.ThemanisJim'sfather.Awomanisbehind

Jim.Sheishismother.Theyareteachers.Agirlisinthepicture,too.SheisJim'ssister.Her

nameisKateGreen.Jimandhissisterareinthesameschool.Buttheyaren'tin

thesamegrade.Theylookliketheirmother.TheyareEnglish.

Passage35.OurHouse

Ourhomeisneartheschool.Wehaveahouse.Itisagoodhouse.Thehousehasthreerooms.Oneis

alivingroom.Theothertwoarebedrooms.Inthelivingroomthereisatableandsix

chairs.Therearesomeflowersonthetable.Thereisagardeninfrontofthehouse.Ourhouseisn'tbig,

butwelikeit.

Passage36.OurMonitor

ThisisLin.SheisfromBeijing.Shestudiesveryhard.Inclassshecananswertheteacher's

questionsveryquickly.Linlovesherclassmatesandoftenhelpsthemwiththeirlessons.

Everybodysayssheisaverygoodmonitor.

Passage37.Mybedroom

Thisismybedroom.Therearetwowindowsinit.Nearthewindowtherearesomered

flowers.AmapofChinaisonthewall.Youcanseefourshoesandabasketballundermybed.Thereare

trousersandacoatonthebed.Manyschoolbooksareonmydesk.Andtherearethree

lightsinmybedroom.Oneisonmydesk,andtheothertwoarenearmybed.

Passage38.APieceofmeat

Adoghasalargepieceofmeatinhismouth.Nearthewaterhelooksdownand

seeshimselfinthewater.Hethinksitisanotherdog.Thatdoghasalsoalargepieceofmeatinhismouth.

Hesaystohimself,“Iwanttogethismeat.ThenIcanhavetwopieces/9Heopenshis

mouthtobarkandhismeatgoesdownintothewater.

Passage39.OurClassroom

Ourclassroomisbrightandclean.Butitisnotbig.Therearetwenty-threedesksandchairsinit.

Theyarenew.There'sabigdeskinfrontoftheclassroom.It?sforourteachers.Therearefivepictureson

therightwall.There5samapoftheworldandamapofChinaontheleftwall.

Besidethewindowthere'sabookshelf.Therearemanybooksonit.Ourclassroomisvery

nice.Wehavelessonshere.Welikeourclassroom.

Passage40.Ourschool

Thisisourschool.Therearemanyclassroomsinit.Thereareeighthundredstudentsand

sixty-nineteachersinourschool.Therearemanytreesandflowersinit.Alltheteachersandstudents

likeourschoolverymuch.

Wecometoschoolatseven.Wehavefourclassesinthemorningandtwointhe

afternoon.

Ourclassroomisbigandclean.Wehavelessonshere.Wedoourhomeworkathome.

Allthestudentsstudyhard.

Passage41.AHoliday

It'sfinetoday.Tomandhisfamilyareatapark.Themaninwhiteishisfather.Heisstandingbythe

lakeandlookingattheboats.Thewomaninblueishismother.Sheissittingonthegrass.Besidehis

motherisAlice,hissister.Sheiseatingcake.Theparkisbig,andtherearemanytreesandflowersin

it.Theyarehavingagoodtime.

Passage42.AnOldMouse

Anoldwomanhasacat.Thecatisnowveryold.Shecannotrunfast,andshecannotbite.Oneday

theoldcatseesamouse,shejumpsandcatchesthemouse.Butshecannotbiteit.Sothe

mousegetsoutofhermouthandrunsaway.

Thentheoldwomanisveryangrybecausethecatcannotkillthemouse.Shebeginstobeatthecat.

Thecatsaystoher,"Don'tbeatme.Befriendly

tome.WhenIwasyoung,Ididgoodworkforyou.”

Passage43.Ahungryfox

Ahungryfoxisfromaforest.Hearrivesatavillage.Hewantstofindsomefood.Hecomestoa

houseandpullsthedoor.Butitlocked.Heseesthereisaheninside.

uHellomcometovisityou,“hetellsthehen."Iknowthatyouareill.Comeoutandletme

takeyourtemperature.^^

uThankyou,“saysthehen,"Ihaveaheadache.ButifIcomeout,youwillkillme.^^

Passage44.HelpEachOther

Look!Kateisflyingabirdkite.Oh,herkiteisinthetree.Anditisbroken.Shecan'tclimb

upthetree.LiLeiandJimarecominghere.LiLeiishelpingher.Heisgettingthekitefromthetree.

Buthecan'tgetdown.JimishelpingLiLei.LiLeiisjumpingtothewall.Theyaregettingdownfrom

thewall.Kate,Jim,andLiLeiaremendingthekiteunderthetree.Theyaregoodfriends.

Passage45.TheWeather

TheweatherinShanghaiisnotalwaysgood.Inwinteritisoftencoldandwet.Insummeritisvery

hot.Springisverybeautiful.Itisnotverycold,butwehavealotofraininspring.Autumnisthebest

season.Thedaysareclearanddryanditissunnyandwarmallthetime.

TheweatherinShanghaiissometimeswarmerthaninBeijing.ButinsummeritiscoolerinBeijing

thaninShanghai.

Passage46.What'sHappening?

Itisinautumn.Ayoungmancomestoaforest.He'swalkingbesidetheforest.Onhisrightisariver.

Onhisleftistheforest.Suddenlyheseestwogreeneyeslookingathimfromthetrees.Atigeris

gettingreadytojumponhim.

Whatdoeshedo?Hemustjumpintotheriver.Intheriverthereisabigcrocodile.Itsmouthisvery

big.Theyoungmancloseshiseyes.Thetigerjumpsoverhim.Andtheyoungmanopenshis

eyes.Nowthetigerisinthemouthofthecrocodile.

Passage47.Kangaroos

TherearemanykangaroosinAustraliaandnotonlyinzoos.Youcanseethemeverywhere

outsideofthecitiesandtowns.Whentheywanttohavearestontheirtails,

kangaroosarealsoverygoodatlookingaftertheirbabies.motherkangarooskeeptheirbabiessafein

theirpockets.

Passage48.APairofShoes

Onedayanoldmanistakingthetraintohishometown.Oneofhisshoesfallsontotheground,but

thetrainstarts.Hecannotpickitup,thenhetakesofftheotherandthrowsitnearthe

fallenshoe.Aboybesidehimaskshim,“Whydoyoudothat?^^Heanswers,64Ifamanpicksthemup,he

maygetapairofshoes.”

Passage49.WegettheWrongcar!

OnedaymywifeandIgoshoppingatashop.Westopthecarinfrontoftheshop.Anhourlaterwe

comebacktothecarwithmanythings.Butwecannotopenthecardoor."Oh,dear,“saysmywife.

“Whatshallwedo?”“Let'saskthatpoliceman!,9Thepolicemancomestohelpus.Afewminuteslater,he

getsthedooropen.Justatthatmomentamancomesupandshouts,“Whyareyouopeningmycar

door?,,Welookatthenumberofthecarandourfacesturnred.

Passage50.Thankyou.

Manypeopleliketosay“Thankyou"whenothershelpthemorsaysomethingkindto

them.Itisaverygoodhabit.

Youshouldsay“Thankyou“whensomeonepassesyouthesaltonthetable,whensomeoneis

walkingaheadofyoukeepsthedooropenforyou,whensomeonesaysyouhavedoneyourworkwell,or

youhaveboughtsomethingniceoryourcityisverybeautiful.Thankyouisusednotonlybetween

friends,butalsobetweenparentsandchildren,brotherandsister.Let'slearntosayThankyou.

Passage51.TheSun

Thereisnothingmoreimportantinlifethanthesun.WithoutthesunalllivingthingsonEarthwould

die.

Thesunisastar.Intheskytherearethousandsofstarslikethesun.Theyareaslargeasthesunand

ashotasthesun.Atnightyoucanseemanystars,butinday-timeyoucanonlyseeonestar-thesun.The

sunismuchnearertousthananyotherstars.Thatiswhyitlookslikethebiggestandbrightestofallthe

stars.ThedistanceofthesunfromtheEarthisasmuchas150millionkilometers.Mostofthestarsare

thousandsoflightyearsawayformtheEarth.Doyouknowwhatalightyearis?Nothing