Passage    1.Woodpecker

There  are  many  apple  trees  in  a  garden.  They’re good  friends.  One  day  an  old  tree  is  ill.  There  are many pests in the tree. Leaves of the tree turn yellow. The old tree feels very sad and unwell. Another tree sends for a doctor for him. At first, they send for a pigeon, but she has no idea about it. Then they send for  an  oriole,  and  she  can’t  treat  the  old  tree  well. Then  they  send  for  a  woodpecker.  She  is  a  good doctor. She pecks a hole in the tree and eats lots of pests. At  last  the  old  tree  becomes  better  and  better. Leaves turn green and green.

翻译：有许多苹果树在一个花园。他们是好朋友。一天,一棵老树生病了。有许多害虫在树上。树上的叶子变黄了。那棵老树感到非常伤心和不适。医生另一棵树上发送给他。起初,他们送一只鸽子,但她不知道。然后他们送金莺,她不把那棵老树。然后他们送一个啄木鸟。她是一个好医生。她一个洞,树农,吃了很多害虫。最后那棵老树变得越来越好。树叶变绿了,绿色的。

 

Passage 2.A Busy Day

Today is Sunday! On Sundays, I usually play the flute.  My father usually reads the newspaper.    My mother usually    cleans the house. But    today my mother is in bed. She is ill. My father has to do the housework. Now, he is cleaning the house. “Sam, can you help me?”  “Yes, Dad!”  Now, we’re washing  the car. Where’s my sister, Amy? She is playing my flute. What a lucky girl!

翻译：今天是星期天啊!星期天我通常吹笛子。我爸爸通常看报纸。我妈妈通常大扫除。但今天我的母亲是在床上。她病了。我的父亲不得不做家务。现在,他正在打扫房子。“山姆,你能帮帮我吗?”“是的,爸爸!“现在,我们正在洗车。这(那)是我的妹妹,艾米?她在我的笛子。一个多么幸运的女孩!

 

Passage 3.The dog and his reflection

One day a dog with a piece of meat in his mouth was crossing a plank over a stream. As he walked along, he  looked into   water, and he  saw his reflection. He thought this was another dog carrying

a piece of meat. And he felt he would like to have two pieces. So he snapped at the reflection in the water, and of course, as he opened his mouth, the piece of meat disappeared quickly.

 

Passage 4.An honest boy

Tony is seven years old. He is an honest and polite boy. One day, it was Sunday. Tony, his sister and his mother stayed at home. He was watching TV and his sister was reading books. His mother was washing clothes. Just then, his father came back with a bag

of pears. Tony likes pears very much and he wanted

to eat one. His mother gave him four and said,  “Let’s share them.” “Which   pear   do you    want, Tony?” asked his mother. “The biggest one, mum.” “What?” said his mother, “You should be polite and want the smallest one.” “Should I tell a lie just to be  polite, mum?”

 

Passage 5.A birthday party

Today is Susan’s birthday. She is nine years old. Her friends are in her home now. There is a birthday party in the evening. Look! Mary is listening to the music. And Tom is drinking orange juice. Jack and Sam are playing cards on the floor. Lily and Amy are watching TV. Someone is knocking at the door. It’s Henry. He brings a big teddy bear for Susan. The teddy bear is yellow. Susan is very happy. All the children are happy. They sing a birthday song for Susan.

 

Passage 6.The Farmer and the Snake

It was a cold winter day.   A farmer found a snake on the ground. It was nearly dead by cold. The Farmer was a kind man. He   picked up the snake carefully and put it under the coat. Soon the snake Began to move and it raised its mouth and bit the farmer. “Oh, My god!” said the farmer, “I save your life, but you thank me in that way. You must die.” Then he killed the snake with a  stick. At last he died, too.

 

Passage 7.Two Young Trees

Two young trees are standing on the top of the hill. Their names are Tim and Alan.

One day, it’s sunny and warm. Some birds are singing in the trees. The wind blows, and the trees are talking. “What do you want to be when you grow up?’’ asks Tim. “I’m not sure. I think I want to be a chair or a desk.” answers Alan, “Maybe I want to be

a toy box or a baseball bat. I like children.”  “What do you want to be when you grow up?” asks Alan. “Me?” says Tim, “I just want to be a tree. I want to be

a house for birds and spiders. I want to have many apples. And when it’s sunny and hot, people and animals can stand under me.”

 

Passage 8.Hongkong is a nice place

Hong Kong is a nice place, especially in summer. July   is  a   hot month  in  Hong   Kong.    But it’s  an excellent time for swimming. There is a beautiful beach at Repulse Bay (浅水湾). To get there, you can take a bus from Central. Lots of people go to the beach on Sundays and Saturdays. But if you go on a weekday, it is will be not so crowded.Visitors to Hongkong need passports.  But people from many countries do  not need visas.  Hongkong is a nice  place  for  holiday. There are many shops.

 

Passage 9.Water

Water is very important for living things. Without water, there must be no life on the earth. All the plants and animals need water to drink, to cook food and to clean ourselves. Water is needed in farms, factories, offices, schools, families and many other places.

Water is found in seas, rivers and lakes. It can be found everywhere in the world, and it also can be found in the air.

 

Passage 10.Twins’ Bedroom

This is the twins’ bedroom. It is a nice room. The two beds look the same. This bed is Lily’s and that one is Lucy’s. The twins have one desk and two chairs. Their clock, books and pencil-boxes are on the desk. Their schoolbags are behind the chairs. Some nice flowers are on the desk. Some nice pictures are on the wall. Is there a kite? Yes, it’s under Lily’s bed. The bedroom is very nice.

 

Passage 11.Dogs

One of the animals that help people a lot is the dog. In some countries, dogs pull wagons. In the cold north, dogs pull sleds.

There are other ways that dogs help us, too. Policemen use them to look for missing people. Soldiers use them to carry letters and medicine .On farms, dogs take care of sheep and keep them in the fields. At night, they take the sheep home. Dogs help the blind with work. Some dogs are good and kind. Some dogs are good at another skill.

 

Passage 12.The Best Job

Betty is a lazy girl. She doesn’t study hard, and she doesn’t help her mother with the housework, either. “What are you going to be when you grow up, Betty?” Mother asks. “You’re too lazy. No job will ever fit you.” “But I know one,” says the girl, “I’m going to be Father Christmas,” “You want to be  Father Christmas?” Mother is surprised, “But why?” “Because he works only one day in a whole year.”

 

Passage 13.A Clever Monkey

A little monkey picks up a pumpkin and wants to take it  home.  But the pumpkin    is  too big.    The monkey can’t take it home.

Suddenly he sees a panda riding a bike towards him. He watches the bike. “l have a good idea. I can roll the pumpkin. It likes a wheel.”

So he rolls the pumpkin to his home. When his mother sees the big pumpkin, she is surprised and says, “How can you carry it home?” The little monkey answers proudly, “l can’t lift it, but l can roll it.” His mother smiles and says, “ What a clever boy!”

 

Passage14. What Are Stars Like?

Have you ever wondered about the stars? In some ways, stars are like people. They are born. They grow old. And they die. A star is born from dust and gas. Slowly the dust and gas make a ball. The ball gets very hot. Then it starts to give off light. The young star grows into a giant. Many years go by. The older star begins to get small again. At last its light goes out. The star’s life is over.

 

Passage 15.Radio and Television

Radio and television are very popular in the world today.  Millions  of  people  watch  TV.  Perhaps  more people listen to the radio.

The  TV  is  more  useful  than  the  radio.  On  TV  we can  see  and  hear  what  is  happening  in  the  world. However,  radio  isn’t  lost.  It  is still with us. And listeners are becoming more. That’s  because a transistor radio isn’t  lost.  It  is  still  with  us. It is very easy to carry. You can put one in your pocket and listen to it on the bus or your bike when you go to work.

 

Passage 16.It’s cool behind you

It’s  two o’clock   in  the afternoon. The sun is shinning  and  it’s  very  hot.  Nancy  has  to  meet  her mother at the train station.

Now she’s walking in the street. There are no trees and she’s fat. So she feels very hot. But she doesn’t find a boy walking just behind her. And she meets a friend and says “hello” to him. “Who’s the boy behind you？” asks the man . Now she sees the boy. She is angry and asks, “Why are you walking behind me, boy?” “There’s  no  shade  in  the street, you know.” answers the boy. “It’s cool behind you, I think.”

 

Passage 17.Father’s Hobby

My dad works from Monday to Friday in a bank. he uses  the  computer  to  count  money.  His  job  is  very important in the bank.

Dad  is  also  busy  at  home.  At  weekends  he  cooks dinner. Usually he cooks Italian food. On Sundays he makes  five pieces of pizza. Sometimes he cooks chicken and makes Chinese food. My mum watches and helps him. I help my dad, too. I wash the dishes.

Many people think it is strange for a man to cook. But my dad enjoys his hobby. Cooking relaxes him. He is a weekend cook.

 

Passage 18.I don’t think so

Jack is a good boy but he doesn’t like to use his head. He often says something withou thinking.It makes others unhappy.

Mr. Black teaches math in a school. He’s old now and he likes children.On the Friday Mr. Black doesn’t go to work, because he’s ill in a hospital. And Jack’s mother will see him after dinner. “I  want  to  be there  with  you.”  says  Jack.  “You’re  a rude boy. I can’t take you there.’’ says his mother. “Don’t worry, mum. I won’t do that again. Please believe me. ” says Jack. In the hospital, Jack says nothing at first. When they’re  leaving ,  he  says  to  Mr.  Black,  “You look fine. The doctor says you’re going to die, but I don’t think so. ”

 

Passage 19.Seven days in a week

There  are  about  fifty-two  weeks  in  a  year.  And there  are  seven  days  in  each  week.  The  first day of  a week is Sunday. The other days of a week between Sunday and Saturday    are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday  Thursday  and  Friday.  Monday  is  the second day, Tuesday is the third day, Wednesday is  the  fourth  day,  Thursday  is  the  fifth  day,  and Friday  is the sixth  day.  What’s  the  last  day?  Do  you know?

 

Passage 20.My special Friend

I have a friend in the U.S. His name is Don Adams. I know  him  very  well,  but  I  have  never  met  him.  We write  to  each  other  all  the  time.  My  letters  are  very short.  It  is  still  hard  for  me  to  write  in  English.  I received  a  letter  from  Don  yesterday.  It  makes  me very  happy.  He  is  coming  to  my  country  for  a  visit next summer. We are going to see each other for the first time.

 

Passage 21.A Day in My Life

My family lives on this street. In the morning, my father goes to work and all the children go to school. My mother takes us to school everyday. She does the housework. She always has her lunch at home, and sees her friends in the afternoon. In the evening all the  children  come  home  from  school.  They  always get home early. My father goes home from work and he is often late. After supper my two brothers and I do our homework. We go to bed at ten.

 

Passage 22. The Sea

What  do  know  about  the  sea?  Some  people  have seen it but others haven’t. The sea looks beautiful on a fine sunny day and it can be very tough when there is  a  strong  wind.  What  other  things  do  you  know about it? Of course, the sea is very large. In the world there is more sea than land. If you have swum in the sea, you know that the sea is salty.  Rivers  carry  salt  from  the  land  into  the  sea. Some  places  of  the  sea  are  saltier  than  the  other places. Do you know the Dead Sea? It is so salty that you  can’t  sink  when  you  are  in  the  water!  And  fish cannot live in it!

 

Passage 23.A Good Young Pioneer

Li Hua is a Yong Pioneer. He is going to the park. Now  he is  waiting  for  a  bus.  Suddenly  he  finds  a watch   on the ground.    He asks    some people, “Whose watch is it?” But the watch isn’t theirs. So he gives the watch to a policeman.

Now Li Hua gets on the bus. He  is  sitting  near the window. An old woman gets on the bus. She has no seat. So he stands up and says, “Here is a seat for you, Granny. Please sit here”

 

Passage 24.Sea horse

There are all kinds of horses in the world. But one of them you can’t ride. It doesn’t live on land, but in the sea.  It looks like the head of horse. So the  people call it sea  horse. In  fact,  the  sea  horse  is a small fish. It likes to live in warm water. A sea horse stands up in the water when it swims.

Father horse carries the eggs to keep them safe in its pouch. When the eggs   are hatched, the baby horses swim away.

 

Passage 25.A Cat and a Bird

There are three trees near the house. There is a big tree, and two small trees.

In the big tree there is a bird. Can the bird sing? Yes, it can. What’s under the big tree? It’s a cat.

“I want some food,” thinks the cat. “Bird, my good friend, Come here! It’s time to play games” says the cat.

“No today, thank you!” says the bird, “You can’t catch me! Goodbye!” Look! The bird is flying!

 

Passage 26.A Flying Fox

A flying fox is not a fox at all. It is a bat. But this bat looks like a fox. A flying fox is very big. It likes to eat fruit. Sometimes the flying fox is called fruit bat.

The flying fox flies into fruit trees. Then the bat eats all the fruit. So fruit farmers do not like the flying fox.

 

Passage 27.Flying Birds

Birds don’t fly high up in the sky. The air is too thin.

It  is  hard  for  birds  to  breathe  in  thin  air.  Thin air doesn’t hold them up.

Birds fly near the ground so that they can see where they are. The birds look for places they know. Then they do not get lost. Some birds fly so low over the ocean that the waves often hide them. Many birds fly a long distance in the spring and autumn.

 

Passage 28.Air

Air is all around us. It is around us as we walk and play. From the time we were born air is around us on every side. When we sit down, it is around us. When we go to bed, air is also around us. We live in air. We can live without food or water for a few days, but we cannot live for more than a few minutes without air. We take in air. When we are working or running we need more air. When we are asleep, we need less air. We live in air, but we cannot see it. We can only feel it  when  it  is  moving.  Moving  air  is called wind. How can we make air move? Here is one way. Hold an open book in front of your face, close it quickly. What can you feel? What you feel is air.

 

Passage 29.Clocks

There are many clocks in the Brown’s house. They are in different rooms.A big clock stands in a corner of the sitting room. It is a very, very old clock, but it still keeps good time. Mr. Brown winds it once a week.

 

Passage 30. Swimming

Swimming is a good sport. It’s popular. People like swimming because the water makes people feel cool. But if they swim in a wrong place, it is very dangerous. These years, some people died when they were enjoying themselves in water and most of them were students. Summer holiday will be there again. I want to give you some advice. First, don’t get into the water when you are alone. Second, don’t get into the water if there is a No swimming sign. Third, you should be careful in the water. If you remember these, swimming will be safe and it’s good for your health.

 

Passage 31.A missing tiger

We used to have a cat called Tiger. He was a beautiful tabby with a great deal of character. He was a natural hunter, and very soon no mouse dared to show its face in our house.

Unfortunately Tiger also used to catch a lot of birds and this made him very unpopular with some of the neighbors. Onday day, just after his second birthday, Tiger disappeared. Perhaps he was run over by a car, for at that time we lived near a busy street. Although we offered a reward, we never discovered what had happened to him and we never saw him again.

 

Passage 32.Jim

Jim gets up at 6:30. His home is near his school. He  leaves  home  at 7:30.  They  begin  class  at  8:00. He has lunch at home. After lunch he plays games with his classmates, in the afternoon, Jim has three classes. He leaves school at 4:30.

 

Passage 33.A Chinese Boy

I’m a Chinese boy. My name is Chen Dong. I am twelve. I have two sisters. My sisters and I are all students.

My father is a teacher. He is a Chinese teacher. He teaches in No. 19 Middle School. My mother is a teacher,  too. She teaches English in the No. 11 Middle School.

 

Passage 34.Jim’s Family

A picture is on my desk. This is a picture of Jim’s family. The man is Jim’s father. A woman is behind Jim. She is his mother. They are teachers. A girl is in the  picture,  too.  She  is  Jim’s  sister.  Her  name  is Kate Green.  Jim  and  his  sister  are  in  the  same school.  But  they  aren’t  in  the  same grade. They look like their mother. They are English.

 

Passage 35.Our House

Our home is near the school. We have a house. It

is a good house. The house has three rooms. One

is a living room. The other two are bedrooms. In the living  room  there  is  a  table  and  six  chairs.  There are some flowers on the table. There is a garden in front of the house. Our house isn’t big, but we like it.

 

Passage 36.Our Monitor

This is Lin. She is from Beijing. She studies very hard.    In  class  she can answer the    teacher’s questions  very  quickly. Lin loves her classmates  and often helps them with their lessons.  Everybody says she is a very good monitor.

 

Passage 37.My bedroom

This is my bed room. There are two windows in it. Near  the  window  there  are some  red  flowers. A map of China is on the wall. You can see four shoes and a basketball under my bed. There are trousers and a coat on the bed. Many schoolbooks are  on  my  desk.  And  there  are  three  lights  in  my bedroom. One is on my desk, and the other two are near my bed.

 

Passage 38.A Piece of meat

A  dog  has  a  large  piece  of  meat  in  his  mouth. Near the water he looks down and sees himself in the water. He thinks it is another dog. That dog has also a large piece of meat in his mouth. He says to himself,  “I  want  to  get  his  meat.  Then  I  can  have two pieces.” He opens his mouth to bark and his meat goes down into the water.

 

Passage 39.Our Classroom

Our classroom is bright and clean. But it is not big. There are twenty-three desks and chairs in it. They are new. There’s a big desk in front of the classroom. It’s for our teachers.There are five pictures on the right wall. There’s a map  of  the  world  and  a  map  of  China  on  the  left wall.

Beside the window there’s a bookshelf. There are many books on it. Our  classroom  is  very  nice.  We  have  lessons here. We like our classroom.

 

Passage 40. Our school

This is our school. There are many classrooms in

it. There  are eight hundred students and sixty—nine teachers in our school. There are many trees and flowers in it. All the teachers and students like our school very much.

We  come   to  school at  seven. We  have   four classes in the morning and two in the afternoon.

Our classroom is big and clean. We have lessons here. We do our homework at home.

All the students study hard.

 

Passage 41.A Holiday

It’s fine today. Tom and his family are at a park. The man in white is his father. He is standing by the lake and looking at the boats. The woman in blue is his mother. She is sitting on the grass. Beside his mother is Alice, his sister. She is eating cake. The park is big, and there are many trees and flowers in

it. They are having a good time.

 

Passage 42.An Old Mouse

An old woman has a cat. The cat is now very old. She cannot run fast, and she cannot bite. One day the old cat sees a mouse. she jumps and catches the  mouse.  But  she  cannot  bite  it. So  the  mouse gets out of her mouth and runs away.

Then the old woman is very angry because  the cat cannot kill the mouse. She begins to beat the cat. The cat says to her, “Don’t beat me. Be friendly

to me. When I was young, I did good work for you.”

 

 

Passage 43.A hungry fox

A hungry fox is from a forest. He arrives at a village. He wants to find some food. He comes to a house and pulls the door. But it locked. He sees there is a hen inside.

“Hello I’ll come to visit you,” he tells the hen. “I know  that  you  are  ill. Come out and let me  take your temperature.”

“Thank  you,”  says  the  hen.  “I  have  a  headache. But if I come out, you will kill me.”

 

 

Passage 44.Help Each Other

Look! Kate is flying a bird kite. Oh, her kite is in the tree. And it  is broken.  She  can’t  climb  up  the tree. Li Lei and  Jim are coming here. Li Lei  is helping her. He is getting the kite from the tree. But he can’t get down. Jim is helping Li Lei. Li Lei is jumping to the wall. They are getting down from the wall.  Kate, Jim, and Li Lei are  mending the kite under the tree. They are good friends.

 

Passage 45.The Weather

The weather in Shanghai is not always good. In winter it is often cold and wet. In summer it is very hot. Spring is very beautiful. It is not very cold, but we have a lot of rain in spring. Autumn is the best season. The days are clear and dry and it is sunny and warm all the time.

The  weather in Shanghai is sometimes warmer than in Beijing. But in summer it is cooler in Beijing than in Shanghai.

 

Passage 46.What’s Happening?

It is in autumn. A young man comes to a forest. He’s walking beside the forest. On his right is a river. On his left is the forest. Suddenly he sees two green  eyes looking at him from the trees. A tiger is getting ready to jump on him.

What does he do? He must jump into the river. In the river there is a big crocodile. Its mouth is very big. The young man closes his eyes. The tiger jumps  over  him.  And  the  young man opens  his  eyes. Now the   tiger is in the mouth of the crocodile.

 

 

Passage 47.Kangaroos

There are many kangaroos in Australia and not only

in zoos.  You  can  see  them  everywhere  outside  of  the cities and towns. When  they  want  to  have  a  rest  on  their  tails, kangaroos are also very good at looking after their babies. mother kangaroos keep their babies safe in their pockets.

 

 

Passage 48.A Pair of Shoes

One day an old man is taking  the train to his hometown .One of his shoes falls onto the ground, but  the  train  starts.  He  cannot  pick  it  up,  then  he takes off the other and throws it near the fallen shoe. A boy beside him asks him, “Why do you do that?” He answers, “If a man picks them up, he may get a pair of shoes.”

 

 

Passage 49. We get the Wrong car!

One day my wife and I go shopping at a shop. We stop the car in front of the shop. An hour later  we come back to the car with many things. But we can not open the car door. “Oh, dear,” says my wife. “What shall we do?” “Let’s ask that policeman!” The policeman comes to help us. A few minutes later, he gets the door open. Just at that moment a man comes up and shouts, “Why are you opening my car door?”We look at the number of the car and our faces turn red.

 

 

Passage 50. Thank you.

Many  people  like  to  say  “Thank  you”  when  others help them or say something kind to them. It is a very good habit.

You should say “Thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone is walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought something nice or your city  is  very beautiful. Thank you is used not only between friends,   but also   between    parents    and children, brother and sister. Let’s learn to say Thank you.