Once upon a time, there was a lion in the forest. He was very scary and ate a lot of animals. The other animals in the forest were afraid that the lion would eat them all, so they 1 to do something. They told the lion,"If you 2 to eat only one animal each day, one of us will come to you every day. Then you don't have to 3 food. All you need to do is waiting for the animal to come and eat it."The lion thought it was a good 4 and agreed.
The next day, the rabbit went to the lion.When the rabbit 5 , the lion was very hungry. He wasn't happy and asked,"Why are you so 6 ?"
"I was hiding (躲避) from another lion. That lion said he was the king in the forest, so I was 7 ,"the rabbit answered.
The lion was angry and he 8 to the rabbit,"I'm the 9king here! Take me to that lion, and I'll 10 him."
The rabbit said,"I'm happy to 11 you where he lives." The rabbit led (引领) the lion to a well (水井) and said, "Look! That 12 lives inside."
When the lion looked in the well, he saw his 13 in the water. But he thought that it was the other lion. Feeling so angry, he jumped into the well to kill the other lion. The well was very deep and the lion 14 came out. Without the lion, all of the other animals in the forest lived a happy life.
What a(n) 15 rabbit! He helped the animals get rid of (摆脱) the scary lion with his wisdom (智慧).
Mary is reading the back cover of a book.
| Naughty Bunny loves to play jokes on lions and snakes. She also likes singing and dancing with tigers. But no one knows that she is afraid of spiders (蜘蛛). One day, Naughty Bunny meets a spider. ... ★easy-to-read words ★short, simple sentences (句子) ★funny stories ★beautiful pictures |
Read Me books meet children's needs. Children will love these books. They will want to read these books repeatedly until they remember every word. Other Read Me Books by Andy Smith Pam's Friends The Magic Plane Emma's Kitchen My First Pet | |
① big words ② simple sentences
③ interesting stories ④ beautiful pictures
Itwasn't easy for Sally Gardner to become asuccessful writer. Gardner has dyslexia, a kind of learning disorder ( 疾病) that makes people havedifficulty reading and remembering words. When she was little, students in theschool didn't like her because of her dyslexia. Teachersthought she was not smart, even though she showed a special talent for art. ButGardner proved (证明) thatshe could do something great.
At theage of 14, Gardner taught herself how to read. When she read, she could see thepictures and words in her head like a movie. Her mind was full of colorfulworlds. At that time, Gardner thought dyslexia gave her a gift. Because of it,she could use her imagination (想象力)better than other children.
Gardner used her artistic talent and got intoan art school. There she took up writing as a hobby. And later her love for writingdrove her to work as a writer. At first, she wrote mainly for children. In2005, her book I, Coriander wonthe Nestle Children's Book Prize, one of the world's mostimportant prizes for children's books. Today, Gardnerstill writes books for children. She also writes books for young adults (成年人) now. Her books arepopular with people all over the world.
Gardneralso encourages children with dyslexia by telling them never to give up andthat everyone has their own talent. She said,"Ittakes time to work out how to deal with (应付)dyslexia, but once you find the right way, it can be the most wonderful gift."
Haveyou ever thought about your future when you were young? What did you dream ofbeing when you were a little boy or girl? Did you have any ideas about yourfuture when you were a child? As for me, I dreamed of being a trader when I wasa little boy because I wanted to make lots of money. But now I'm 15and I have very different ideas about my future. Money isn't themost important to me. I'd like to do something thatI love.
▲ I really enjoy STEM subjects — science,technology (技术学),engineering and math. Science and math are the most interestingfor me. I will take very important tests next year. They arecalled GCSEs. I have to take the tests before I start my secondary education (中等教育). If I get good grades inscience, math and chemistry (化学), I will study thesesubjects for another test called A-Level. If I do well in it, Ican go to university.
Atuniversity, I will study marine biology (海洋生物学) becauseI'm veryinterested in sea life. I hope I'll have Ms. Green as myteacher. If she teaches me, it'll be much easier to getgood results. When I finish university, I'llmove to California, USA and work at SeaWorld in San Diego. They'realways looking for young scientists. If I move to the USA, I probably won't comeback to the UK often.
I knowI won't become a scientist if I don't dowell at school. So this year, I'm going to study reallyhard and I hope that my dream will come true!
WhatTV programs do you usually watch? How do you watch them? TV has always given usinformation, but how we watch it has changed a lot.
Theworld's first electronic black and white televisionwas invented ( 发明) by a21-year-old man named Philo Taylor Farnsworth in the USA in the 1920s. Backthen, TV sets were very expensive. As the price came down, more people boughtone. On June 25, 1951, CBS broadcast (播放) thevery first color TV program in the USA. Unluckily, it nearly went unwatchedbecause most people had only black and white televisions. From the late 1960s,more people began to have color TV sets.
Inthose days, programs were shown only at the exact (确切的) times. You had to be sureyou turned on the TV set at that time, or you missed your program.The VCR was invented in the 1950s, and became popular in the1970s and 1980s. Because of VCRs, people could enjoy their watchingexperience. People could record a show or movie on theirVCR, and then watch it whenever they had time. In the 1990s,people began watching films on DVDs. They werebetter than those on VCRs. By 1997, you could order a DVDfrom the Internet and it was sent to your house by post.
Now wecan download TV shows and films to our TV sets. We can even watch them on ourcomputers and phones. This technology keeps improving. Just think about how we'll be watchingin 100 years. Some people say that 3D TV is the future. Whatever it is, we'll bewatching!
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I'm Sarah Smith, a 25-year-old girl. I live in a big city in the south of the United States. My (爱好) is growing vegetables and flowers on my balcony (阳台). I think nothing makes the (环境) in big cities with tall buildings better than green plants.
More than ten years ago, I moved into a new ( 公寓套房) with a small balcony. I spent some money (用颜料画) the balcony and was successful in turning it into a"garden (花园)". From then on, when I'm free, I always work in the"garden"of my (自己的). There I grow different kinds of vegetables and flowers.
Working on my balcony has many benefits (好处). It helps me get some exercise. This is good for my (身体的)health. It also helps me get some fresh vegetables like tomatoes and carrots to eat. In this way, I can save lots of money on food. What's more, it can play a(n) (部分) in helping make my city more beautiful.
Now it is summer and there are (已经) many vegetables and flowers on my balcony. Sometimes I (烹饪) meals with the vegetables. And the balcony looks very beautiful with green plants. I (相信) that my city will look more beautiful if more people grow some vegetables or flowers on their balconies.
Maddie lived with her father and her little brother Will in a small house. Maddie's father lost his job, the family lived a poor life. All the family had to be careful about spending money.
Winter was coming, and Will was too big for his old winter coat. Maddie would like (buy) a new one for him but she didn't have enough money. When she worried about what to do, she heard some good things about group called Coats for Kids. The group could give a coat to people in need. More (lucky), the group had to do Maddie's school. Some volunteers (志愿者) from the group were working at Maddie's school. This made Maddie feel happy.
After school, Maddie found that Hector, the student in charge of (负责) Coats for Kids was busy (put) some coats on the shelf. So she ran to help him. "Could my brother use a warm coat?"Maddie asked.
Hector answered, "Sure. That's we're here."Then Hector and Maddie found a nice coat. It was green, Will's favorite color."My brother (be) happy to have this nice coat,"Maddie thought. As Maddie turned to leave, she stopped and asked,"Do you need another volunteer?"
"We always need new volunteers,"Hector smiled and said. "Welcome to (we) group, Maddie!" Suddenly Maddie felt her life has (mean).
China is not only famous for its cute pandas, but also for the animal's favorite food — bamboo. China grows the most bamboo in the world. That's why it got the name — Kingdom of Bamboo. Bamboo has a very long history in China.
Chinese people have used bamboo in many ways. For example, the plant was once an important building material (材料) in China. Even today, we can find some of such buildings around us. In the past, people also made bamboo into rafts (竹筏) to get across rivers and lakes or go fishing. In the past, before Chinese people had paper to use, they used bamboo as"paper"to write on. What's more, Chinese people have used this plant to make food, play music and so on. Chinese people think that bamboo is a symbol of good characters (品质). It grows straight and tall. It can stand bad weather. And its green color is a good example of elegance (雅致). Su Shi, a famous writer of the Song Dynasty, wrote in his poem, "I would rather eat no meat than live without bamboo."Do you love bamboo?
A. Bamboo grows very fast. B. So, Chinese people love bamboo very much. C. People used it to build houses, bridges and so on. D. Bamboo also has a special place in Chinese culture. E. Today, in some places, it's still possible for us to take a ride on a bamboo raft. F. The history of Chinese people planting and using bamboo goes back about 7,000 years. |
