短小英語文章閱讀

『壹』 急求10篇短小的英語閱讀

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閱讀理解
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (滿意) him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未來). They talked for a long time.
「Have a look at your watch, please,」 said the girl. 「What time is it now?」
「Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,」 said Jack. 「Where's yours?」
「I left it at home.」
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, 「Bang! Bang! Bang!」
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, 「It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?」
1. Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.
A. sixteen B. eighteen C. twenty D. fifteen
2. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.
A. he's her grandson B. he's clever
C. he can keep quiet D. he gets home on time
3. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.
A. classmate B. colleague (同事)
C. aunt D. wife
4. The word 「stamp」 in the story means ______ in Chinese.
A. 蓋印 B. 跺 C. 貼郵票 D. 承認
5. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (為了) ________.
A. to wake his grandma up
B. to make his grandma angry
C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time
D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch
參考答案 ： 1．B 2．C 3．A 4．B 5．C
講解：
1．第一句介紹傑克今年20歲，2年前中學畢業，故選B。
2．結合前後文意，前面講他吃完飯就去睡覺，並且很快就睡著了，文章最後介紹他用腳跺樓，發出聲音，奶奶阻止他，說明他奶奶怕吵，綜合判斷選C。
3．由第二段倒數第二句判斷。
4．根據文意，他奶奶住他樓下，倒數第二句又講他用腳在地板上發出「Bang...」的聲音，故應是用腳跺樓。
5．因他表壞了，Mary 又沒帶，他們想知道時間。
閱讀理解2
We are all busy talking about and using the Internet (互聯網), but how many of us know the history of the Internet?
Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks (網路) didn't work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.
At first the Internet was only used by the government, but, in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made 'surfing' (瀏覽) the Internet more convenient.
Today it is easy to get on-line (上網) and it is said that millions of people use the Internet everyday. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.
The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.
判斷下列句子是否符合短文內容，符合的用「T」表示，不符合的用 「F」表示。
l. The Internet has a history of less than thirty years.
T F
2. In the 1960s computer networks went wrong easily.
T F
3. Computers become cheaper so that many hospitals and banks were allowed to use them.
T F
4. People didn't have enough software to get on-line conveniently until the early 1990s.
T F
參考答案： 1．F 2．T 3．F 4．T
講解：
1．第二段開頭講互聯網是在60年代建立的，故至今歷史已超過30年。
2．文中第二段闡明計算機網路工作狀況不好(didn't work well)。
3．第三段中說明大學、醫院等都被允許使用電腦，然而，計算機仍然很貴，並且網路很難使用。
4．由第三段最後幾句介紹可知，到90年代，計算機便宜且好用。科學家也發展了軟體使網上瀏覽更方便。而本題干用了not…until句型，譯為「直到90年代早期人們才有足夠的軟體上網」。
閱讀理解3
Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.
Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination (升學考試). Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.
Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to listen to her.
「Which university (大學) will your son study in?」 a woman next to her asked.
「In the most famous university in our country!」 Mrs. Turner said happily.
「The most famous university?」
「Oxford University (牛津).」
Most of the passengers (乘客) looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her, 「Congratulations!」
A woman said, 「I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith.」
「Who's Fred Smith?」
「He's my son.」
「Does he study in the university, too?」
「No, 」said the woman. 「He is one of the professors.」
l. The story happened in ________.
A. America B. France C. Germany D. England
2. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because ________.
A. their son did well in his lessons
B. they have a big farm
C. they have a good harvest
D. their son studied at a middle school
3. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know ________.
A. her son finished middle school
B. her son was handsome
C. her son was going to study in a university
D. her son was very friendly to others
4. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that __________.
A. her friend could hear her
B. all the people could hear her
C. she hoped to make all the people happy
D. she hoped they would say congratulations to her
5. Which of the following is true? __________.
A. The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's words
B. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university
C. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀)
D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too
參考答案 ： 1．D 2．A 3．C 4．B 5．C
講解：
1．因為牛津大學是英國的著名大學。
2．第一段最後一句講「這使他們高興」。「It」指代前一句講的情況，即他們的兒子功課很好。
3．根據第三段文意判斷。
4．第三段最後一句講「所有人都開始聽她講。」故A不對；她這樣做只是想炫耀一下而已。C、D描述的意思都不確切。
5．文章前面做了鋪墊，講Mrs．Turner 如何炫耀她兒子考上大學，結尾講那個婦女說自己的兒子是教授不論真假，她是在阻止Mrs. Turner的炫耀。
閱讀理解4
「Cool」 is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings.
「Cool」 can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say 「It's cool.」You may think, 「He's so cool,」 when you see your favourite footballer.
We all maximize (擴大) the meaning of 「cool」. You can use it instead of many words such as 「new」 or 「surprising」. Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall (瀑布) they had visited. On one student's paper was just the one sentence, 「It's so cool」. Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.
But the story also shows a scarcity (缺乏) of words. Without 「cool」, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility (可信性). Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word 「cool」? I can. And I think they are also very cool.
1. We know that the word 「cool」 has ________.
A. only one meaning B. no meanings
C. many different meanings D. the same meaning
2. In the passage, the word 「express」 means「________」.
A. see B. show C. know D. feel
3. If you are ________ something, you may say, 「It's cool.」
A. interested in B. angry about
C. afraid of D. unhappy with
4. The writer takes an example to show he is _________ the way the word is used.
A. pleased with B. strange to
C. worried about D. careful with
5. In the passage, the writer suggests (暗示) that the word 「cool」_________.
A. can be used instead of many words
B. usually means something interesting
C. can make your life colourful
D. may not be as cool as it seems
參考答案 ： 1．C 2．B 3．A 4．C 5．D
講解：
1．見首句。
2．由「express」前後詞義關系可推斷出是「表達」的意思，與「show」同義。
3．由第二段首句可知。
4．由例子中的學生用cool 一詞概括出他的所有感受，知cool詞義的擴大會導致語言中詞彙的缺乏，是令人擔憂的。
5．結合第4題的答案可做出選擇。
參考答案 ： 1. A 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. C
講解：
1. 由短文最後一句「They had travelled 1,797 kilometres from London」可知，最接近「for nearly 1,800 kilometres」，因此選A。
2. 由短文第2段倒數第3句「So they were able to change its weight」可知答案為D。
3. 從第3段可以看出，越往上溫度越低，因此應選A。
4. 由短文最後一段倒數第2句「They came down in Poland...」可知答案為D。
5. 縱觀全文可以看出答案C不正確。
閱讀理解6
If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, and few of us know that it is just his own fault.
Have you ever found that some people can' t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write them down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised.
So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practise remembering.
1. The main reason for one's poor memory is that his parents have poor memories.
T F
2. If you don't use your arms or legs for some time, they will become strong.
T F
3. A good memory comes from more practice.
T F
4. Some people can't read or write, but they have better memories, because they have saved trouble.
T F
5. The best title of this passage is 「How to Have a Good Memory」.
參考答案： 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T
講解：
1. 文中沒有此說法。 2. 從第一段可判斷。
3. 第二段開頭已說明。 4. 第四段開頭已說明。
5. 最後一段點題。
閱讀理解7
A meteorite (隕石) almost hit an 80-year-old man named Arthur Pettifer in Britain when he was working in his garden. The meteorite was the biggest in the past 26 years in Britain.
The meteorite weighed (重量) one kilo, and might be over four thousand million (百萬) years old.
「I hear the big noise in the air. I looked up and saw the tops of the trees coming and going,」 he said. 「I didn't know what it was.」
Meteorites are small things from the small planets in space. About 3,500 meteorites may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found. Mr. Pettifer's meteorite is the fifth to fall in Britain since the Second World War.
Mr. Pettifer is glad. 「When you think about it coming from so far away, it really is something strange.」
1. The meteorite was ______ Mr Pettifer when it fell down.
A. close to B. far from C. hitting D. coming to
2. The meteorite was already ______ years old.
A. 40,000,000,000 B. 40,000,000
C. 400,000,000 D. 4,000,000,000
3. Mr. Pettifer found the tops of the trees coming and going because ______.
A. the trees were afraid
B. the fast falling meteorite kept the tree tops moving
C. it was going to rain
D. the moving was made by wind
4. ______ people see a meteorite fall although they visit the earth often each year.
A. Quite a few B. some C. Few D. Many
5. Mr. Pettifer was ______ to see the falling of the meteorite.
A. happy B. afraid C. sorry D. angry
參考答案
1. 從短文第1句看出隕石落下時幾乎砸著Mr Pettifer，故答案應選A。
2. 由短文第2段中「…，and might be over four thousand million」4000百萬即40億，故答案應是D。
3. Mr Pettifer發現樹梢來回搖擺是因為下落的隕石使它來回動，故答案選B。
4. 由短文第4段「About 3,500 meteorites may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found.」一句可推斷，答案選C。
5. 由短文最後一段第1句「Mr Pettifer is glad 」可以看出，且happy與glad意思相近，故答案應選A。
閱讀理解8
One of the things I always believe is that no matter how bad something is, you can take something positive out of it. The one time I wasn』t sure of that was on September 11.
I usually wake up a 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning. That day, I happened to wake up earlier. I turned on the TV and I saw that a plane had crashed (撞擊) into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. My first reaction (反應) was that it was a terrible accident. Then I saw another plane fly into the South Tower and I realized that I was witnessing (目擊) an act of terrorism.
My wife and I spent the day watching the terrible pictures over again. When I watched family members looking for their loved ones, the pain in their eyes was something I would never forget. I couldn』t understand how something this terrible could have happened.
It wasn』t until a few weeks after September 11 that I began to see that perhaps some good did come from this tragedy (悲劇). People seem different now, more understanding, more tolerant(寬容的). Little things that seemed to be such a trouble before are no longer big things. Personally, I am more tolerant than I was. I realize life is too short, and too precious(珍貴的), to let myself get worried over small things. I』ve learned also that you can』t take things for granted. Things change in the blink of an eye. People go to work and don』t come back. One moment they』re living and the next minute they』re not. And, it doesn』t matter who you are, there is nothing you can do about it. We never know when our time here will be over, so we all need to make the most of every minute we have.
You try to learn from what happened. You can』t be used up by it. You can』t live by it. All you can do is just live.
1. The word 「positive」 in the passage probably means ______.
A. terrible B. bad C. good D. real
2. What did the writer see after he turned on the TV that morning?
A. A fire starting B. A plane flying
C. A terrible accident D. An act of terrorism.
3. From September 11, the writer had realized that___________.
A. people should make the most of every minute they have
B. he has become less tolerant towards others
C. he should get worried about little things
D. life is too short to care about others.
4. What』s the best title of this passage?
A. A Report about September 11
B. The Tragedy of September 11
C. September 11 and My Family
D. September 11 and My Turn.
參考答案
講解：
1. C 見第一行，不管（no matter）事情多糟，總能發現有益的東西。
2. D 見第六行。
3. A 見倒數第三行。So we all need to make the most of every minute we have.
4. D
閱讀理解9
閱讀下列短文，並根據短文內容選出能完成短文題目的最佳答案。
Mrs. Weeks was reading a newspaper story to her class. The story said：Were you ever in a hospital when you were small? How did you feel? The doctors in Children』s Hospital are asking for money for children』s toys(玩具). Some children in the hospital must stay in bed for many weeks. Toys are needed to keep these sick(生病的)children happy and quiet. Money for them can be sent to the hospital.
After Mrs. Weeks read the story，she said，「This story gave me an idea.」
「You want us to bring some money for the toys.」 「We could bring some of our own toys for the children in the hospital.」 said the boys and girls one after another.
「Well，your ideas would be nice，」 Mrs Weeks said，「but mine is different.」
「We could make some toys.」 shouted one of them.
Mrs. Weeks smiled. 「Do you think you could make toys?」 she asked.
「Yes, yes.」 the whole class answered.
「Great! Let』s begin to make toys tomorrow.」 said Mrs. Weeks.
On Saturday afternoon，Mrs. Weeks took children to the hospital with the toys made by her students. The children in the class felt happy，too.
A few days later，Mrs. Weeks read another newspaper story to the class:
Some school pupils brought toys to Children』s Hospital last week. The toys were made by the pupils of Grade Three in Green Street School. The doctor said，「We have never had so many wonderful toys. Our children are very happy with them. They say，『THANK YOU，GRADE THREE.』」
1. What was the first newspaper story mainly(主要)about?
A. Sick children in Children』s Hospital
B. Doctors in Children』s Hospital.
C. Mrs. Weeks and her students.
D. Toys made by the boys and girls.
2. What 「idea」 did Mrs. Weeks have in mind?
A. Ask the class to give some money to the children in the hospital.
B. Ask the class to send some of their own toys to the children in the hospital.
C. Let the class make some toys themselves and give them to the children in the hospital.
D. Tell the class to go to see the children in the hospital.
3. Doctors in Children』s Hospital didn』t have ____ to keep the children happy and quiet.
A. enough time B. enough boys and girls
C. get money to buy toys for D. enough doctors
4. At first，the doctors in Children』s Hospital wanted to ____ the sick children.
A. give some money to B. make some toys for
C. get money to buy toys for D. borrow some toys for
5. What Mrs Weeks really wanted to do is to ____.
A. let everyone know her class
B. save some money for toys
C. make herself famous
D. teach the pupils to do things themselves and be helpful to others
參考答案： 1. A 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. D
講解：
1. 根據第1段newspaper story的內容得知，文章主要講的是在兒童醫院生病住院的孩子，故答案為A。
2. 從文中孩子們建議用錢買玩具或帶自己的玩具去醫院，而「Mrs Weeks said，『but mine is different.』」到有人提議「make some toys」時她微笑，可判斷答案為C。
3. 縱觀整個新聞內容可知沒有足夠的玩具供生病的孩子們玩，故答案為C。
4. 由文中說醫生「ask for money for children』s toys」得知玩具不夠，因此本題答案選C。
5. 從文章中可以看出Mrs Weeks的本意就是教學生學會關心愛護別人，故答案D是正確的。
閱讀理解10
Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him，「Don't forget this.」
One day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home，his wife said，「Now you have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things on the way.」He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it.
About an hour later，the conctor b.

『貳』 求一則簡單短小的英語文章 隨便什麼內容 五年級可以讀懂得

A good breakfast is important. We can easily understand why. We have not eaten anything for about twelve hours by breakfast time. Our bodies need food for morning activities.
One good breakfast should be rice or bread, an egg, milk and fruit. On a cold morning a cup of hot drink is necessary.
We must get up early to have plenty of time to eat breakfast. A good breakfast helps us to smile more easily. It helps us to be more friendly and also to work better and play more happily.
( ) 1. Why do we need food in the morning?
A. Because we』ve had nothing to eat for the whole night.
B. Because we have not eaten anything for eight hours.
C. Because we have plenty of time to eat something.
D. Because we like to eat things in the morning.
( ) 2. A good breakfast will be _______.
A. only rice or break
B. rice, bread and milk
C. bread or rice, an egg, fruit and milk
D. all kinds of food
( ) 3. What is important?
A. To get up late.
B. To have plenty of food.
C. To have a good breakfast.
D. To have a hot drink.
( ) 4. What does a good breakfast help us to do?
A. To smile.
B. To help us to be more friendly and do everything better and happily.
C. To make us fat easily.
D. To sleep well.
( ) 5. Why do we eat breakfast?
A. We need food for morning activities.
B. To help us to smile more easily.
C. To work better and play more happily.
D. All the above.

參考答案：A C C B D

『叄』 10篇短小的英文背誦短文

1.Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple 柔軟的; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor 活力of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs深泉 of life.

2.Three Days to See

All of us have read thrilling stories in which the hero had only a limited and specified time to live. Sometimes it was as long as a year, sometimes as short as 24 hours. But always we were interested in discovering just how the doomed 命中註定的hero chose to spend his last days or his last hours. I speak, of course, of free men who have a choice, not condemned criminals whose sphere of activities is strictly delimited.限定

3.Companionship友誼 of Books

A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps; for there is a companionship of books as well as of men; and one should always live in the best company, whether it be of books or of men.

A good book may be among the best of friends. It is the same today that it always was, and it will never change. It is the most patient and cheerful of companions. It does not turn its back upon us in times of adversity or distress苦惱. It always receives us with the same kindness; amusing and instructing us in youth, and comforting and consoling 可安慰的us in age.

4.If I Rest, I Rust

The significant inscription 銘刻 found on an old key---「If I rest, I rust」---would be an excellent motto for those who are afflicted折磨
with the slightest bit of idleness懶惰. Even the most instrious 勤勞的person might adopt it with advantage to serve as a reminder that, if one allows his faculties to rest, like the iron in the unused key, they will soon show signs of rust and, ultimately, cannot do the work required of them.

5.Ambition

It is not difficult to imagine a world short of ambition. It would probably be a kinder world: with out demands, without abrasions擦傷
, without disappointments. People would have time for reflection. Such work as they did would not be for themselves but for the collectivity. Competition would never enter in. conflict would be eliminated, tension become a thing of the past. The stress of creation would be at an end. Art would no longer be troubling, but purely celebratory in its functions. Longevity 長壽would be increased, for fewer people would die of heart attack or stroke caused by tumultuous 吵鬧的endeavor. Anxiety would be extinct. Time would stretch on and on, with ambition long departed from the human heart.

6.What I Have Lived For

Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. These passions, like great winds, have blown me hither and thither, in a wayward course, over a deep ocean of anguish, reaching to the very verge of despair喪失信心.

7.When Love Beckons You

When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions 翼may wound you. And when he speaks to you, believe in him, though his voice may shatter粉碎 your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.

8.The Road to Success

It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most subordinate下級的 positions. Many of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility thrust upon them at the very threshold 出發點of their career. They were introced to the broom, and spent the first hours of their business lives sweeping out the office. I notice we have janitors看門人 and janitresses now in offices, and our young men unfortunately miss that salutary 有利的
branch of business ecation. But if by chance the professional sweeper is absent any morning, the boy who has the genius of the future partner in him will not hesitate to try his hand at the broom. It does not hurt the newest comer to sweep out the office if necessary. I was one of those sweepers myself.

9.

On Meeting the Celebrated

I have always wondered at the passion many people have to meet the celebrated. The prestige 名望 you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous men proves only that you are yourself of small account. The celebrated develop a technique to deal with the persons they come across. They show the world a mask, often an impressive on, but take care to conceal their real selves. They play the part that is expected from them, and with practice learn to play it very well, but you are stupid if you think that this public performance of theirs corresponds with the man within.

10.The 50-Percent Theory of Life

I believe in the 50-percent theory. Half the time things are better than normal; the other half, they re worse. I believe life is a penlum 搖擺不定的事態swing. It takes time and experience to understand what normal is, and that gives me the perspective to deal with the surprises of the future.

『肆』 短小的英語經典美文

多少詞算短呀？
Youth

Samuel Ullman

Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.

Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.

Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to st.

Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being』 heart the lure of wonder,the unfailing childlike appetite for what』s next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station: so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the Infinite, so long as you are young.

When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old, even at 20, but as long as your aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, there is hope you may die young at 80.

青春

塞繆爾·厄爾曼

人生匆匆，青春不是易逝的一段。青春應是一種永恆的心態。滿臉紅光，嘴唇紅潤，腿腳靈活，這些都不是青春的全部。真正的青春啊，它是一種堅強的意志，是一種想像力的高品位，是感情充沛飽滿，是生命之泉的清澈常新。

青春意味著勇敢戰勝怯懦，青春意味著進取戰勝安逸，年月的輪回就一定導致衰老嗎？要知道呵，老態龍鍾是因為放棄了對真理的追求。

無情歲月的流逝，留下了深深的皺紋，而熱忱的喪失，會在深處打下烙印。焦慮、恐懼、自卑，終會使心情沮喪，意志消亡。

60也罷，16也罷，每個人的心田都應保持著不泯的意志，去探索新鮮的事物，去追求人生樂趣。我們的心中都應有座無線電台，只要不斷地接受來自人類和上帝的美感、希望、勇氣和力量，我們就會永葆青春。倘若你收起天線，使自己的心靈蒙上玩世不恭的霜雪和悲觀厭世的冰凌，即使你年方20，你已垂垂老矣；倘若你已經80高齡，臨於辭世，若豎起天線去收聽樂觀進取的電波，你仍會青春煥發。

『伍』 短小的英語美文

the life i desired

我所追求的生活

that must be the story of innumerable couples,and the pattern of lifeof life it offers has a homely grace.it reminds you of a placid rivulet,meandering smoohtly through green pastures and shaded by pleasant trees,till at last it falls into the vasty sea;but the sea is so calm,so silent,so infifferent,that you are troubled suddently by a vague uneasiness.perhaps it is only by a kink in my nature,strong in me even in those days,that i felt in such an existence,the share of the great majority,something amiss.i recognized its social v alue.i saw its ordered happiness,but a fever in my blood asked for a wilder course.there seemed to me something alarming in such easy delights.in my heart was desire to live more dangerously.i was not unprepared for jagged rocks and treacherous,shoals it i could only have change-change and the exicitement of unforeseen.

這一定是世間無數對夫妻的生活寫照，這種生活模式給人一種天倫之美。它使人想起一條平靜的溪流，蜿蜒暢游過綠茵的草場，濃蔭遮蔽，最後注入煙波浩渺的汪洋大海；但是大海太過平靜，太過沉默，太過不動聲色，你會突然感到莫名的不安。也許這只是我自己的一種怪誕想法，在那樣的時代，這想法對我影響很深：我覺得這像大多數人一樣的生活，似乎欠缺了一點兒什麼。我承認這種生活有社會價值，我也看到了它那井然有序的幸福，但我血液里的沖動卻渴望一種更桀驁不馴的旅程．這樣的安逸中好像有一種叫我驚懼不安的東西．我的心渴望一種更加驚險的生活。只要生活中還能有變遷———以及不可知的刺激，我願意踏上怪石嶙峋的山崖，奔赴暗礁滿布的海灘

『陸』 英語短小閱讀理解

ACB

『柒』 求一篇簡單短小的英文短文\

One
man
in
a
boat

獨坐孤舟

Fishing
is
my
favourite
sport.
I
often
fish
for
hours
without
catching
anything.
But
this
does
not
worry
me.
Some
fishermen
are
unlucky.
Instead
of
catching
fish,
they
catch
old
boots
and
rubbish.
I
am
even
less
lucky.
I
never
catch
anything
--
not
even
old
boots.
After
having
spent
whole
mornings
on
the
river,
I
always
go
home
with
an
empty
bag.
'You
must
give
up
fishing!'
my
friends
say.
'It's
a
waste
of
time.'
But
they
don't
realize
one
important
thing.
I'm
not
really
interested
in
fishing.
I
am
only
interested
in
sitting
in
a
boat
and
doing
nothing
at
all!

New
words
and
expressions
生詞和短語

catch
v.
抓到
fisherman
n.
釣魚人，漁民
boot
n.
靴子
waste
n.
浪費
realize
v.
意識到

參考譯文

釣魚是我特別喜愛的一項運動。我經常一釣數小時卻一無所獲，但我從不為此煩惱。有些垂釣者就是不走運，他們往往魚釣不到，卻釣上來些舊靴子和垃圾。我的運氣甚至還不及他們。我什麼東西也未釣到過
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就連舊靴子也沒有。我總是在河上呆上整整一上午，然後空著袋子回家。「你可別再釣魚了！」我的朋友們說，「這是浪費時間。」然而他們沒有認識到重要的一點，我並不是真的對釣魚有興趣，我感興趣的只是獨坐孤舟，無所事事！

『捌』 簡短的英語經典文章

http://www.JIASO.COM

To the school students,video games are very popular.Some students spend all day long in playing them.Some even play truant.They forget to do their homework.They will ask their parents for money in order to play games.If they can't get money from their parents,they may do something wrong,such as stoling money .It is dangerous to school students.And it's not good for them.
We can play video games for relaxing sometimes when we feel tired after school.But we can't always play them.

Announcement（或者Notice也可以的）
Boys and girls, may I have your attention, please?（典型的通知開頭語） We will have a sports meeting next Friday. The meeting will be held on the playground of our school, from 8 o'clock in the morning till 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Anybody who would like to take part in the competitions? Just come on and join in!
Also, we would like to remind you to make sure you can arrive on time. Thank you!
the Students' Union Feb 13th,2006

When you are waiting in front of a theatre or at the train terminal, you will realize how important punctuality is. Punctuality is really a virtue, especially in a modern life. Perhaps if everybody was punctual, there would be less suffering and sorrow.
Punctuality is the main constituent of good character. A person who is on time for his appointment shows his real consideration for others. On the other hand, a person who is always late shows his selfishness and thoughtlessness and he is not the person that is worthy to be friends with.
To be or not to be punctual is a habit. So when we are young, we should try to be punctual every time and never be late, for it is much more easily acquired in youth than when we are older.

『玖』 求短小的英語美文，急啊

Catch the Star That Will Take You to Your Dreams 追隨你的夢想

Catch the star that holds your destiny, the one that forever twinkles within your heart. Take advantage of precious opportunities while they still sparkle before you. Always believe that your ultimate goal is attainable as long as you commit yourself to it.
追隨能夠改變你命運的那顆星，那顆永遠在你心中閃爍的明星。當它在你面前閃耀時，抓住這寶貴的機會。請謹記，只要你堅持不懈，最終的目標總能實現。
Though barriers may sometimes stand in the way of your dreams, remember that your destiny is hiding behind them. Accept the fact that not everyone is going to approve of the choices you've made, have faith in your judgment, catch the star that twinkles in your heart, and it will lead you to your destiny's path. Follow that pathway and uncover the sweet sunrises that await you.

盡管實現夢想的途中有時會遇到障礙，要知道這是命運對你的挑戰。不是每個人都會贊成你的選擇，接受這個現實，並相信自我的判斷，追隨那顆在你心中閃爍的明星，它會引領你踏上命運的征途。堅持不懈，你就能享受那些幸福時刻。

Take pride in your accomplishments, as they are stepping stones to your dreams. Understand that you may make mistakes, but don't let them discourage you. Value your capabilities and talents for they are what make you truly unique. The greatest gifts in life are not purchased, but acquired through hard work and determination.

每前進一步，你都應引以為豪，因為它們是你實現夢想的階梯。要知道在這個過程中你也許會犯錯誤，但不要氣餒。珍視自我的潛能，因為它們使你獨一無二。生命中最珍貴的禮物不是花錢買來的，而是通過努力和決心而獲取的。

This is Faith at Faith Radio Online-Simply to Relax. Find the star that twinkles in your heart for you alone are capable of making your brightest dreams come true. Give your hopes everything you've got and you will catch the star that holds your destiny.

您正在收聽的是faith輕松電台。尋找心中那顆閃耀的明星，因為只有你自己才能夠讓美好的夢想變成現實。滿懷希望並全力以赴，你就能摘下改變命運的那顆星。
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I will persist until I succeed.堅持不懈。直到成功。

The prizes of life are at the end of each journey, not near the beginning; and it is not given to me to know how many steps are necessary in order to reach my goal. Failure I may still encounter at the thousandth step, yet success hides behind the next bend in the road. Never will I know how close it lies unless I turn the corner.
生命的獎賞遠在旅途終點，而非起點附近。我不知道要走多少步才能達到目標。踏上第一千步的時候，仍然可能遭到失敗。但成功就藏在拐角後面，除非拐了彎，我永遠不知道還有多遠。

Always will I take another step. If that is of no avail I will take another, and yet another. In truth, one step at a time is not too difficult.
再前進一步，如果沒有用，就再向前一步。事實上，每次進步一點點並不太難。

I will persist until I succeed.
堅持不懈，直到成功。

Henceforth, I will consider each day's effort as but one blow of my blade against a mighty oak. The first blow may cause not a tremor in the wood, nor the second, nor the third. Each blow, of itself, may be trifling, and seem of no consequence. Yet from childish swipes the oak will eventually tumble. So it will be with my efforts of today.
從今往後，我承認每天的奮斗就像對參天大樹的一次砍擊，頭幾刀可能了無痕跡。每一擊者似微不足道，然而，累積起來，巨樹終會倒下。這恰如我今天的努力。

I will be liken to the raindrop which washes away the mountain; the ant who devours a tiger; the star which brightens the earth; the slave who builds a pyramid. I will build my castle one brick at a time for I know that small attempts, repeated, will complete any undertaking.
就像沖洗高山的雨滴，吞噬猛虎的螞蟻，照亮大地的星辰，建起金字塔的奴隸，我也要一磚一瓦地建造起自己的城堡，因為我深知水滴石穿的道理，只要持之以恆，什麼都可以做到。

I will persist until I succeed.

堅持不懈，直到成功。

I will never consider defeat and I will remove from my vocabulary such words and phrases as quit, cannot, unable, impossible, out of the question, improbable, failure, unworkable, hopeless, and retreat; for they are the words of fools. I will avoid despair but if this disease of the mind should infect me then I will work on in despair. I will toil and I will enre. I will ignore the obstacles at my feet and keep mine eyes on the goals above my head, for I know that where dry desert ends, green grass grows.
我絕不考慮失敗，我的字典里不再有放棄，不可能、辦不到、沒法子、成問題、失敗，行不通、沒希望、退縮…這類愚蠢的字眼。我要盡量避免絕望，一旦受到它的威脅，立即想方設法向它挑戰。我要辛勤耕耘，忍受苦楚。我放眼未來，勇往直前，不再理會腳下的障礙。我堅信，沙漠盡頭必是綠洲。

I will persist until I succeed.

堅持不懈，直到成功。

I will remember the ancient law of averages and I will bend it to my good. I will persist with knowledge that each failure to sell will increase my chance for success at the next attempt. Each nay I hear will bring me closer to the sound of yea. Each frown I meet only prepares me for the smile to come. Each misfortune I encounter will carry in it the seed of tomorrow's good luck. I must have the night to appreciate the day. I must fail often to succeed only once.

我要牢牢記住古老的平衡法則，鼓勵自己堅持下去，因為每一次的失敗都會增加下一次成功的機會。這一次的拒絕就是下一次的贊同，這一次皺起的眉頭就是下一次舒展的笑容。今天的不幸，往往預示著明天的好運。夜幕降臨。回想一天的遭遇。我總是心存感激。我深知，只有失敗多次，才能成功。

I will persist until I succeed.

堅持不懈，直到成功。

I will try, and try, and try again. Each obstacle I will consider as a mere detour to my goal and a challenge to my profession. I will persist and develop my skills as the mariner develops his, by learning to ride out the wrath of each storm.

我要嘗試，嘗試，再嘗試。障礙是我成功路上的彎路，我迎接這項挑戰。我要像水手一樣，乘風破浪。

I will persist until I succeed.

堅持不懈，直到成功。

Henceforth, I will learn and apply another secret of those who excel in my work. When each day is ended, not regarding whether it has been a success or a failure, I will attempt to achieve one more sale. When my thoughts beckon my tired body homeward I will resist the temptation to depart. I will try again. I will make one more attempt to close with victory, and if that fails I will make another. Never will I allow any day to end with a failure. Thus will I plant the seed of tomorrow's success and gain an insurmountable advantage over those who cease their labor at a prescribed time. When others cease their struggle, the mine will begin, and my harvest will be full.

從今往後，我要借鑒別人成功的秘訣。過去的是非成敗，我全不計較，只抱定信念，明天會更好。當我精疲力歇時，我要抵制回家的誘惑，再試一次。我一試再試。爭取每一天的成功，避免以失敗收場。我要為明天的成功播種，超過那些按部就班的人。在別人停滯不前時，我繼續拼搏，終有一天我會豐收。「

I will persist until I succeed.

堅持不懈，直到成功。

Nor will I allow yesterday's success to lull me into today's complacency, for this is the great foundation of failure. I will forget the happenings of the day that is gone, whether they were good or bad, and greet the new sun with confidence that this will be the best day of my life.

我不因昨日的成功而滿足，因為這是失敗的先兆。我要忘卻昨日的一切，是好是壞，都讓它隨風而去。我信心百倍，迎接新的太陽，相信「今天是此生最好的一天」。

So long as there is breath in me, that long will I persist. For now I know one of the greatest principles of success; if I persist long enough I will win.

只要我一息尚存，就要堅持到底，因為我已深知成功的秘訣。

I will persist. I will win.

堅持不懈，終會成功。
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One of the most important habits in life is to feed your mind with positive mental food. Remember, you are very susceptible to the suggested influences in your environment, whether radio, television, newspapers, magazines, billboards or conversations with other people. Your mind is your most important and precious asset. You must protect it and keep it clean, clear and focused on what you want, rather than allowing it to be polluted by the negative influences around you.

生活中最重要的習慣之一就是要經常為自己補充積極的精神食糧。要記住，你對周圍的環境非常敏感，無論是收音機、報紙、電視、雜志、廣告或與他人的對話，都會對你產生很大影響。你的心靈是你最重要和珍貴的資產，你必須盡力保護，維持其純凈清明。同時要專注於自己嚮往的事物，不受消極因素的影響。

Refuse to watch terror or trash on television. Refuse to read about all the murders, robberies, rapes and tragedies in the newspapers. Refuse to listen to endless hours of mindless radio commentary on all the problems in the modern world. Refuse to engage in endless conversations with people about all the political and social problems in your nation or community. Keep your mind clean, clear, positive and free.

拒絕收看電視渲染的暴力和色情，拒絕閱讀報紙上有關謀殺、搶劫、強奸的報道，拒絕收音機里滔滔不絕的無意義時事評論，拒絕參與對於政治和社會的無休止辯論。保持你的心靈純凈、清明、積極且自由自在。

Not only do you become what you think about, but also you become what you feed into your mind on a regular basis. If you want to be positive, optimistic and happy, continually feed your mind with positive books and articles, positive audio learning programs, positive input and information from other experts in your field, and positive conversations with other optimistic goal-oriented people who are going somewhere with their lives.

你是自己思想的產物，也是心靈食糧的產物。如果你希望自己積極、樂觀、快樂，必須為自己補充「心靈維他命」，這包括積極的書籍和文章、積極的語音課程節目、專家的專業知識分享，或是經常與樂觀的人溝通對話。

『拾』 誰有一些短小的英語文章

Once upon a time, there was a mouse father.

（很久很久以前，有一個老鼠爸爸）

He wanted to marry his daughter to the greatest person in the world.

（他想要將他的女兒嫁給世界上最偉大的人）

But, who was the greatest person in the world?

（但是，誰是世界上最偉大的人呢？）

Oh! The sun! He must be the greatest person in the world.

（啊！是太陽！他一定是世界上最偉大的人）

The mouse father went to talk to the sun.

（老鼠爸爸就去找太陽說話）

「Hello! Mr. Sun. I know you are the greatest person in the world.

（哈啰！太陽先生，我知道你是世界上最偉大的人）

Would you marry my daughter?」

（你願意娶我的女兒嗎？）

「What? I』m not the greatest person in the world. The greatest person is the cloud.

（什麼？我才不是世界上最偉大的人呢！最偉大的應該是雲）

If he comes out, I』ll be covered.」

（只要他一出現，我就被遮住了）

The mouse father went to talk to the cloud.

（老鼠爸爸就去找雲）

「Hello! Mr. Cloud. I know you are the greatest person in the world.

（哈啰！雲先生，我知道你是世界上最偉大的人）

Would you marry my daughter?」

（你願意娶我的女兒嗎？）

「What? I』m not the greatest person in the world. The greatest person is the wind.

（什麼？我才不是世界上最偉大的人呢！最偉大的應該是風）

If he comes out, I』ll be blown away.」

（只要他一出現，我就被吹的遠遠的）

The mouse father went to talk to the wind.

（老鼠爸爸就去找風）

「Hello! Mr. Wind. I know you are the greatest person in the world.

（哈啰！風先生，我知道你是世界上最偉大的人）

Would you marry my daughter?」

（你願意娶我的女兒嗎？）

「What? I』m not the greatest person in the world. The greatest person is the wall.

（什麼？我才不是世界上最偉大的人呢！最偉大的應該是牆）

If he comes out, I』ll be stopped.」

（只要他一出現，我就被擋住了）

The mouse father went to talk to the wall.

（老鼠爸爸就去找牆）

「Hello! Mr. Wall. I know you are the greatest person in the world.

（哈啰！牆先生，我知道你是世界上最偉大的人）

Would you marry my daughter?」

（你願意娶我的女兒嗎？）

「What? I』m not the greatest person in the world. The greatest person is YOU, the mouse.」

（什麼？我才不是世界上最偉大的人呢！最偉大的其實是你們！是老鼠！）

「The greatest person in the world is … mouse?」

（世界上最偉大的人…是老鼠？）

「Yes, the greatest person in the world is mouse. See? If mouse comes out, I』ll be bit!」

（沒錯！世界上最偉大的就是老鼠，你看，只要你們一出現，我就被挖洞了！）

The mouse father was very happy.

（老鼠爸爸好開心！）

He finally knew mouse was the greatest person in the world.

（他終於知道世界上最偉大的人了，就是老鼠。）

He would marry his daughter to the handsome mouse next door.

（他決定要將自己的女兒嫁給隔壁英俊的鼠小弟。）