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1、如果您需要使用本文档，请点击下载按钮下载!A Fish That WalksEveryone knows that fish can swim. But there is a special kind of fish that can also walk. The walking fish can leave the water and still live. Sometimes a walking fish gets tired of swimming in its pond. Then it can jump out and walk to a new one.Like other fis

2、h, the walking fish uses its gills for breathing when it is in the water. But the walking fish also has a simple lung that lets it breathe outside of the water. It is its lung that makes this kind of fish different from other fish. Its lung lets the fish breathe air when it is not in the water. A wa

3、lking fish can stay outside of the water for up to twelve hours.The fish has its own strange way of walking. It jumps out of the water. It bends its back, drags its tail forward, lifts its head and throws itself toward where it wants to go.The fish can keep up this walking until it reaches a new pon

4、d. Once in the new pond, the walking fish swims again.这是我的高中英语课本第二册第5课的阅读文章会走路的鱼。THE CATS PAW火中取栗Long, long ago there lived two animals - a cat and a monkey. One day the monkey found some chestnuts in a fire. He wanted very much to eat them, but was afraid of burning his hand. So he took the cat to

5、the fire and said: Ah! How good those chestnuts smell! Cat, my dear friend, your paws are made just like mans hands. You are the only one who can pull the nuts from the fire. Why dont you try it?The cat was flattered by the monkeys praise. She was willing to do anything for him. So she put her paw a

6、nd began to pull the chestnuts out of the fire. She burned her paw each time she pulled a nut out.How fine it is to have hands like a man! said the monkey. Try to get some more. Well share them.So the cat went on pulling more and more chestnuts out of the fire. But when at last she turned for her sh

7、are of the nuts, she found that the monkey had eaten them all.这是我的高中英语课本第一册第3课的阅读文章火中取栗。“火中取栗”最早出自公元前三世纪的伊索寓言，17世纪，法国作家拉封丹用同一题材写了猴子与猫，cats paw这句成语便流传开来THE FISHERMAN AND THE GENIEOnce upon a time there was an old fisherman. He went fishing very early every morning, but he never cast his net more than

8、 four times a day.One morning, he went out early to the sea. He cast his net for the first time, and drew in the body of an animal. He cast it a second time, and drew in an old basket full of sand. He cast it a third time, and drew in a lot of stones. It seemed he would have nothing to take home tha

9、t morning.Day had now broken, and he cast his net for last time. After some time, he began to draw the net in. He found it was very heavy. But there were not any fish in it. Instead he found a jar with a lid. He shook the jar, but could hear nothing. So he took off the lid and looked inside. He coul

10、d see nothing. After a while a light smoke came slowly out of the jar. Then little by little, the smoke grew heavier and thicker till finally it turned into a terrible Genie!1 / 20如果您需要使用本文档，请点击下载按钮下载!Get down on your knees, said the Genie, for Im going to kill you.Why? Didnt I set you free from the

11、 jar?Thats why Im going to kill you, but Ill let you choose how youre going to die.But why?Listen, and I will tell you my story.I was one of the spirits in heaven. But I did not want to obey Solomons orders. So one day, he put me in this jar and threw it into the sea.During the first hundred years o

12、f my stay in the sea, I made a promise that if anyone set me free I would make him very rich. But no one came. During the second hundred years, I promised that if anyone set me free I would show him all the treasures in the world. But still no one came. During the third hundred years, I promised tha

13、t if anyone came to set me free, I would make him king over the earth.Still no one came. Then I became very angry, and decided that if anyone should set me free I would kill him at once. Now you have come and set me free. So you must die, but I will let you say how you want to die.The fisherman was

14、not frightened. He said: Since I must die, I must. But before I die, answer me one question.All right, but be quick.Were you really in the jar? You are so big and the jar is so small that it could hardly hold one of your feet.Of course I was in the jar. Dont you believe me?No, and I wont until Ive s

15、een you in the jar with my own eyes.When he heard this, the Genie changed into smoke. Slowly the smoke went back into the jar. When all of it was in the jar, the fisherman quickly put the lid on and threw it back into the sea. 这是1982年版初中英语第五册第11课渔夫和妖怪。下面的汉语文本根据1982年版初中语文第一册第24课输入。这是阿拉伯民间故事集一千零一夜里的名篇

16、。渔夫的故事从前有一个渔夫，家里很穷。他每天早上到海边去捕鱼，但是他自己立下一条规矩，每天至多撒四次网。有一天早上，撒了三次网，什么都没捞着，他很不高兴。第四次把网拉拢来的时候，他觉得太重了，简直拉不动。他就脱了衣服跳下水去，把网拖上岸来。打开网一看，发现网里有一个胆形的黄铜瓶，瓶口用锡封着，锡上盖着所罗门的印。渔夫一见，笑逐颜开，说道：“我把这瓶子带到市上去，可以卖它十块金币。”他抱着铜瓶摇了一摇，觉得很重，里面似乎塞满了东西。他自言自语地说：“这个瓶里到底装的什么东西？我要打开来看个清楚，再拿去卖。”他就从腰带上拔出小刀，撬去瓶口上的锡封，然后摇摇瓶子，想把里面的东西倒出来，但是什么东西也

17、没有。他觉得非常奇怪。隔一会儿，瓶里冒出一股青烟，飘飘荡荡地升到空中，继而弥漫在大地上，逐渐凝成一团，最后变成个巨大的魔鬼，披头散发，高高地耸立在渔夫面前。魔鬼头像堡垒，手像铁叉，腿像桅杆，口像山洞，牙齿像白石块，鼻孔像喇叭，眼睛像灯笼，样子非常凶恶。渔夫一看见这可怕的魔鬼，呆呆的不知如何应付。一会儿，他听见魔鬼叫道：“所罗门啊，别杀我，以后我不敢再违背您的命令了！”“魔鬼！”渔夫说道，“所罗门已经死了一千八百年了。你是怎麽钻到这个瓶子里的呢？”魔鬼说：“渔夫啊，准备死吧！你选择怎样死吧，我立刻就要把你杀掉！”2 / 20如果您需要使用本文档，请点击下载按钮下载!“我犯了什么罪？”渔夫问道，“

18、我把你从海里捞上来，又把你从胆瓶里放出来，救了你的命，你为什么要杀我？”魔鬼答道：“你听一听我的故事就明白了。”“说吧，”渔夫说，“简单些。”“你要知道，”魔鬼说，“我是个无恶不作的凶神，曾经跟所罗门作对，他派人把我捉去，装在这个胆瓶里，用锡封严了，又盖上印，投到海里。我在海里呆着，在第一个世纪里，我常常想：谁要是在这个世纪里解救我，我一定报答他，使他终身享受荣华富贵。一百年过去了，可是没有人来解救我。第二个世纪开始的时候，我说：谁要是在这个世纪里解救我，我一定报答他，把全世界的宝库都指点给他。可是没有人来解救我。第三个世纪开始的时候，我说：谁要是在这个世纪里解救我，我一定报答他，满足他的三种

19、愿望。可是整整过了四百年，始终没有人来解救我。于是我非常生气，我说：从今以后，谁要是来解救我，我一定要杀死他，不过准许他选择怎样死。渔夫，现在你解救了我，所以我叫你选择你的死法。”渔夫叫道：“好倒霉啊，碰上我来解救你！是我救了你的命啊！”“正因为你救了我，我才要杀你啊！”“好心对待你，你却要杀我！老话确实讲得不错，这真是恩将仇报了！”“别再罗唆了，”魔鬼说道，“反正你是非死不可的。”这时候渔夫想道：“他是个魔鬼，我是个堂堂的人。我的智慧一定能压制他的妖气。”于是他对魔鬼说：“你决心要杀我吗？”“不错。”“凭神的名字起誓，我要问你一件事，你必须说实话。”“可以，”魔鬼说，“问吧，要简短些。”“你

20、不是住在这个胆瓶里吗？可是照道理说，这个铜瓶既容不下你一只手，更容不下你一条腿，怎麽容得下你这样庞大的整个身体呀？”“你不相信我住在这个胆瓶里吗？”“我没有亲眼看见，绝对不能相信。”这时候，魔鬼摇身一变，变成一团青烟，逐渐缩成一缕，慢慢地钻进胆瓶。渔夫见青烟全进了胆瓶，就立刻拾起盖印的锡封，把瓶口封上，然后学着魔鬼的口吻大声说：“告诉我吧，魔鬼，你希望怎样死？现在我决心把你投到海里去。”魔鬼听了渔夫的话，就说：“渔夫，刚才我是跟你开玩笑的。”“下流无耻的魔鬼，你这是说谎呀！”渔夫一边把胆瓶挪近海边，准备扔到海里去，一边说，“我要把你投到海里，你说你在海里已经住过一千八百年，这一回我非叫你在海里

21、住一辈子不可。我知道你是坏透了的。我不仅要把你投到海里，还要把你怎样对待我的事告诉世人，叫大家当心。捞着你就立刻把你投回海里去，叫你永远留在海里。”The Third Mans StoryOne evening three men arrived at a New York hotel, where they had booked rooms. It was their first visit to New York and they had visited many interesting places before they came to the hotel. Now they were

22、 very tired.The rooms which you have booked are on the 43rd floor, Said the porter, but Im sorry to tell you that the lift is out of order. If the hotel werent full up, Id give you rooms on the first floor. So you must use the stairs.The men, who were not very young, were sad about this, but there w

23、as nothing they could do.They agreed to tell some stories on the way up the stairs. It would make things easier.3 / 20如果您需要使用本文档，请点击下载按钮下载!The first man began to tell a story. It was very long and when he had finished, they had reached the 14th floor. The second mans story lasted until they had clim

24、bed up to the 31st floor.The third man, whose turn it was now to tell his story, suddenly stopped.Whats the matter? asked his two friends. Cant you think of a story?Oh, yes, he answered. I can! If I tell you my story, you wont like it.We shant go a step further if you refuse to tell us your story, s

25、aid the other two.The third man sighed. All right, then. The story which Ill tell you is very short and very sad. Its the saddest one youve ever heard today. We have left the keys of our rooms downstairs with the porter.这是我的高中英语课本第三册第2课的课后阅读文章第三个人的故事。相声泰斗马三立先生曾经根据这个故事改编了一段脍炙人口的单口相声八十一层楼The story of

26、silk is s fascinating one.About 4,000 thousand years ago the Chinese discovered the secret of the cocoon. No one knows exactly how or when this important discovery was made. One story says that a young princess was drinking tea in her garden and watching the silkworms form cocoons. By chance one dro

27、pped into her tea and the hot liquid softened it. When the girl tried to take the cocoon out of her tea, she pulled out a long silk thread.The Chinese learned to weave the silk thread into cloth. For 2,000 years they were the only people who knew how to make silk. Chinese merchants sold silk through

28、t Asia and Europe and became rich.Everyone wanted to learn how to make silk, but the Chinese kept the secret carefully.Finally the secret was stolen in the sixth century. It is said that two monks learned about the silkworms and their cocoons. They spent several years in China and finally found a wa

29、y to take some silkworm eggs out of the country without anyone fonding out. The monks always carried canes. One day they hid some eggs in the canes, and left China with them. It is said that the development of silk industry in other countries came from those few eggs which the monks carried out of C

30、hina.这是我的高中英语课本第一册第9课的课后阅读文章丝绸的故事。A Very Special PassengerThe big bus pulled over to the bus stop.Mr Cook got on the bus. He looked around and laughed. I see theres a seat for me today, he said to the bus driver.The driver laughed, too, because Mr Cook was the only passenger on the bus.Well have ano

31、ther passenger soon, the driver said, well pick him up at West Street.How do you know? asked Mr Cook.Oh, I pick him up almost every day, the driver said with a smile. He is a very special passenger.Is that so? said Mr Cook. Whats so special about him?He doesnt have to pay to ride in my bus, the driv

32、er told him.That is special!Mr Cook said in surprise. Why is that?He saved a little girl who fell in the river, said the driverThe father of the little girl is a bus driver. So now he is a very special passenger to all bus drivers.Do you stop for him whenever you see him? asked Mr Cook.4 / 20如果您需要使用

33、本文档，请点击下载按钮下载!No, said the driver, if he wants to ride he stanmds at a bus stop like anyone else. When he gets on he goes right to his seat in the back.Mr Cook was surprised.Doesnt he like to sit and talk to you?The driver shook his hand. He isnt much of a talker!The bus turned into West Street.Ther

34、e he is! said the bus driver.Mr Cook looked around. He didnt see anyone at the bus stop.The bus stopped, and the door opened. Into the bus came a big brown dog.The dog went straight to the back of the bus, got on to the back seat and lay down.There he is! said the driver, laughing. He is my very spe

35、cial passenger.这是我的高中英语课本第二册第4课的课后阅读文章特殊乘客。The Monkey ManCarl, a poor man, was once out of work and was trying to find a job. One day he read in the newspaper that a man was wanted to work in a zoo.That would be wonderful, he thought. I like animals, and looking after them would be very interesting.

36、So Carl went to the manager of the zoo and asked for the job.You look like a smart boy, said the manager. You can start work tomorrow.What must I do? asked Carl.Well, you see, its like this, said the manager. Our big monkey has just died and it will be two months before we can get another one, so we

37、 want you to take his place.You want me to take the place of a monkey? cried Carl angrily. Take his place youself; you look more like a monkey than I do.Dont take it like that, said the manager. I know you dont look like a monkey, but well dress you up. Weve got a monkeys skin and when you put it on

38、, youll look very much like a monkey. Then all you have to do is to play about in the cage to amuse the children. Its a nice easy job and youll get good pay for it.Carl thought about it for a bit. He did not like the idea much, but, as the manager said, the money was good; and after all, he had to m

39、ake a living. So he took the job. The next day he started work. It wasnt so bad. In fact, he quite enjoyed it. He climbed the tree in the cage, he stood on his head, and he swung himself from branch to branch. He ate the bananas the people gave him, and he threw the skins at those who did not give h

40、im anything. He ate well, and when he got tired, he could sleep in a little room behind the cage. The only thing he did not like much was the lion in the cage next to his. But, as there were strong bars between them, he soon got uesd to his neighbour.One day he climbed up to the top of the bars. Sud

41、denly he missed his footing and fell - not on his own side of the bars, but into the lions cage. That great beast was asleep at the time but the noise of Carls fall woke him up. He stood up and looked round to see what the matter was.Carl had only one idea, to climbed the bars again quickly to get b

42、ack into his own cage. He tried to get up, but he had hurt his feet so badly that he could not move. He hid his face in his hands so as not to see the lion coming. The next few seconds seemed like hours. Then he heard the lion whisper in his ear, Dont be afraid, old man, Im in the same boat as you.6

43、 / 20如果您需要使用本文档，请点击下载按钮下载!这是我的高中英语课本第二册第2课的阅读文章。THE STORY OF SILKTHE KINGS DISEASEMany years ago there was a king who was very bad-tempered. Every one was afraid of him. The king was bad-tempered because he was often ill. He was often ill because he ate and drank too much.Im always ill, the king tol

44、d his doctor.Why cant you cure me?The doctor did not dare to tell the king the reason. He knew this would make the king very angry. Ive given you the best medicine. Your Majesty, he said. Ive done my best.Your medicine makes me worse, the king said. You must cure me before the end of the month or I

45、shall put you in prison. Youre trying to poison me.Perhaps your food is making you ill, the doctor said.What the docter really wanted to say was:You eat too much.Nonsense, the king shouted. My cook is the beat cook in the world. It is all because youre a fool that Im often ill. You do not know how t

46、o cure me. I pay you to make me well, but what happens? I have a stomachache and a headache every day. Now go and study your books. Find a cure for my disease or.Yes, yes, Your Majesty, the doctor said and went to his room. He made a lot of medicine but none of it could cure the king.At last there w

47、as only thee days before the end of the month. The doctor went into the forest, where he wanted to see a wise old monk and ask him for advice.The wise old monk listened carefully to the doctors story. Then he said, I understand your problem, doctor. You cannnot tell the king the truth. He will throw

48、 you into prison if you do. You must let the king find out for himself why he is always ill.How can I do that? the doctor said.I have a plan, the old monk said. Can you get me an invitation to the breakfast at the palace?Yes, I can do that easily, the doctor answered.The next morning the monk arrive

49、d at the palace. He looked very fat bacause he has cushions under his robe. And he seemed to enjoy the food very much.I like a man who can eat a lot, the king said.A few minutes after the meal the monk suddenly fell to the floor.Oh, oh! he cried. My stomach! My head! Oh, oh!Do you have a stomachache

50、 and headche, too? the king asked.Always, Your Majesty, the old monk said, and he walked painfully out of the room.On the last day of the month the old monk came to the palace again. He looked thin and healthy.You look well, the king said. Come and eat with me.No, thank you, the old monk said. I eat

51、 noly one meal a day. I saw your doctor. He is a very clever man and he told me that that I ate and drank too much. He was right. Now I do not eat as much as before and I am healthy. I no longer have pains in my stomach or head.6 / 20如果您需要使用本文档，请点击下载按钮下载!That is very interesting, the king said. Ill

52、eat and drink less, too. Perhaps it will cure me.And of course, it did.这是我的高中英语课本第一册第7-8课的课后阅读文章国王的病。原文分作两篇。The Crazy Tower in PisaThe Dear Old Lady - that is what the people of Pisa call the tower - needs help.Three million people visit Pisa each year. Thats a lot of people. Why do they come to thi

53、s town in Italy? To see a tower. Alook at the picture will tell you why. The crazy tower leans! It is known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa.The tower looks as if it might fall at any time. In fact, some visitors stop at the tower just long enough to take a picture. Then they hurry away. Other visitors

54、climb the 294 steps to the top - and come down, feeling like heroes.Engineers say that the visitors are safe - at least for a while. But the tower does lean. It slants 14 feet 10 inches at the present time. The tower has been leaning for more than 800 years. And every year it leans a tiny bit more.

55、If this keeps on, the tower will fall.You may wonder what makes the tower lean. If you look at the picture, you will see that one side of the tower is deeper in the earth than the other. The foundation on which the tower rests has sunk into the soil on the leaning side. Why has this happened?Pisas t

56、ower weighs 14,500 tons. The soil of the tower is a mixture of clay and water. A heavy tower built on soil like this must have a very strong foundation. The Leaning Towers foundation is just not deep enough and wide enough for the tower above it.Can anything be done about the tower?Yes, Italian engi

57、neers have several plans. They dont want to make the tower straight - just keep it from leaning any further. So all the plans call for a new foundation that wont sink.But a new foundation cant be built while the tower is resting on the old one. The tower must be raised. And it must have something to

58、 rest on while the new foundation is being built.The tower could be raised with jacks. They would be like the jacks we use to raise cars when changing a tire. Only these jacks would be giant ones. One plan calls 15 of them to be placed around the tower. Each of the giant jacks would be on its own fo

59、undation. And each of them could lift 1000 tons. The 15 jacks would raise the 14,500-ton tower and hold it up while the new foundation is being built.The Italian engineers are searching for the best plan to save the tower. They know that any plan will take a lot of money. They are trying to get the

60、money from the Italian government. But many Italians refuse to believe that the old tower is in danger. It leans and leans and leans, they said. But it will never fall down.The engineers want to make sure that it wont.这是我的高中英语课本第一册阅读材料3比萨斜塔。Seventeen CamelsOnce upon a time there was an old man who h

61、ad three sons. Calling them together, he said, Sons, my end is near. To my oldest son I will give half my camels, to my second one-third, and to my youngest one-ninth. The next day he died.7 / 20如果您需要使用本文档，请点击下载按钮下载!Now, the old man had seventeen camels, and the three brothers were puzzled to know h

62、ow to share them as their father had said. They thought a long time about the problem and it seemed that they must either kill some of the camels and cut them into pieces, or disobey their father. At last they went to an old friend and asked for his advice. As soon as he heard their story, he said,

63、I will help you. I am old. I have only one camel, but take it. It is yours.With many thanks the three sons took the old mans camel, finding that it was now easy to divide the camels as their father wished. The oldest took half, which was nine camels; the second took one-third, which was six; and the youngest took one-ninth, which was two.Only one each had received his share of camels did they discover that there was one camel to