三年級英語課外閱讀材料

1、respect and love for all普天同慶，紀(jì)念孔子誕辰2556周年！who is the greatest teacher in china? confucius，of course. you will agree after you read his story of challenging （兆戰(zhàn)）the old education system and offering equal education to everyone. the story has been around for 2,500 years.with wise thoughts about nature

2、 and the world, confucius is also the most famous thinker in chinese history.this wednesday is the 2556th anniversary of his birthday. ceremonies will be held in more than 1,000 confucius temples. a series of exhibitions，tv programmes and books will help people get to know more about him.confucius w

3、as born into a down-trodden （'沒:落白勺）noble family in 551 bc in the lu kingdom, part of todays shandong province. his childhood was sad. his father died when he was only four and he had to work to help his mother.but young confucius didnt give up studying. he visited many famous teachers and learn

4、ed music，history，poetry and sports.at the age of 22, he became a good teacher and started his own school. at that time only kids from noble families could go to school，but confucius accepted anyone who wanted to learn. his students numbered over 3,000. his influence （影卩向）spread throughout asia. toda

5、y people still feel his thoughts help a lot.confucius told us to be strict with ourselves, but be kind and honest to others. he once told his students，each day i examine myself in three ways: in doing things for others, have i been disloyal （不忠、誠 ft勺）？ in my relations with friends，have i been untrus

6、tvorthy （不可信任的）？ have i not practised what i have promised?he said that every person, including emperors，should give up thinking only about themselves，but should work for others. this is the key to a harmonious society （和諧社although his ideas were not accepted by rulers then，they won him great respec

7、t around the world.human beings need to look back 2,500 years to survive in the 21st century, and examine the wisdom from confucius/ said 75 nobel prize winners in a statement （聲明）about social development in the new century.now there are 26 confucius academies （學(xué)院）overseas. they help more and more f

8、oreigners to learn about confucius and chinese culture.test yourself1. confucius is called the greatest teacher in china because.a. he loved his students a lotb. he gave an equal chance to anyone who wanted to studyc. he was good at teachingd. he knew much about nature and the world2. which of the f

9、ollowing about confucius is true?a. he was born into a rich family.b. his thoughts were welcomed by rulers then.c. he has won respect from people around the world.d. there are over 1,000 confucius academies.3. which of the following cant you infer from the words of the nobel prize winners?a. the win

10、ners respect him.b. confucius, thoughts are very smart.c. confucius' thoughts can still help people today.d. confucius is cleverer than all people today.keys： bcdset some goals for high school現(xiàn)在就寫下夢想，高中畢業(yè)時(shí)看看夢想距你有多遠(yuǎn)。shanghai nanyang model high schoolwrite down the things which you want to achieve

11、 in your three-year high school life? this was what senior 1 students in shanghai nanyang model high school were required to do in their first psychology （心、理）class.nits important for newcomers to set some goals （ 標(biāo)）at the beginning of a new life journey. it helps them know where they are going/ sai

12、d zhu lei，the psychology teacher. students put their dreams in a notebook kept by the teacher. they will see how many of the wishes have come true when they graduate.”1 have always wanted to learn japanese well, because i want to read and listen to original japanese cartoon works. now im more determ

13、ined than before with my dream card watching me. in fact, i have enrolled in a japanese class and started to learn some basic things，" said jin minzhou，a 16-year-old girl.i hope i can learn to be a qualified （合格的）housewife. i want to learn cooking，cleaning， knitting （編織），sewing etc. first of al

14、l，i will learn knitting from my mum/1 said li baifei， 16.in fact, their teacher zhu has had such requirement for senior i students for many years. with goals, some of his old students really worked hard and finally managed to achieve them.”1 wrote down my dream of becoming a student cadre （干部）when i

15、 entered high school.i became one in the next year，and my study improved a lot too. having a goal helped me，n said pang huiqing，a tsinghua university freshman who used to be zhus student.shining tennis star of china網(wǎng)壇上閃亮的中國新星。ith a ponytail （馬尾辮）and a sunny smile，peng shuai looks like an ordinary hi

16、gh school student out on the tennis court. but her strong serve at a speed of up to 180 kilometres per hour and her efficient returns made her one of the rising stars at the china open last week.now with a ranking （f非名）of 33, the 19-year-old is the leading tennis player in china. she reached the sem

17、i-quarters in the china open last week. chinese media （媒體）has compared her with the world no 1 player maria sharapova.ifs not only because the two beautiful women are of similar ages. its also because peng is the chinese player most likely to win a grand slam championship （大滿貫冠軍）in the future，as sha

18、rapova has done.however，peng doesn't like people nicknaming her "chinas sharapova' ”1 like to be myself. ill win the grand slam championship. thats my dream，" she said.helpserve n.發(fā)球 nickname v.起綽號 continuous adj.繼續(xù)的 quit v.離去，退出 recall v.回憶 in addition to:除此之夕卜 practice makes perf

19、ect: 熟能生巧born in xiangtan，hunan province, peng started to play tennis with her uncle at eight. but the path to be a professional player was bumpy （顛簸的）.she was found to have heart disease when she was 12. doctor warned her that continuous training or even a difficult game could cost peng her life. s

20、he had to have a heart operation if she wanted to play tennis in the future."my parents begged me to quit，because they knew if the operation failed，things could be much worse， peng recalls. but i love tennis so much. it is my whole life.as a result，peng now has six metal springs （彈簧）in her hear

21、t.she even jokes that her heart is strong enough to challenge any player.in addition to practising tennis，peng also spends a lot of time on english. she has to speak english with her coaches since she started training in the us last year. practice makes perfect. that is the truth in both playing ten

22、nis and learning english，” peng said. test yourselffill in the blanks using words or phrases learnt from the passage.1. his classmates ndavid darwin" because of his interest in science.2. my computer makes a clow buzzing noise.3. it would look more pif the letter was typed.4. would you qyour jo

23、b if you inherited lots of money?5. his flat in london，he has a villa in italy and a castle in scotland.6. we drove along a narrow, broad. its a really difficult journey.keysnickname, continuous，professional，quit, in addition to bumpycommentaryhelpdraw near:來臨，靠近 flood in:潮水般涌入 spot v.發(fā)覺，發(fā)現(xiàn)，認(rèn) 出let s

24、b down:令某人失望new campaign for good manners每一個(gè)中國人都趕快行動(dòng)起來，維護(hù)華夏”禮儀之邦”的名望，重塑咱中國人的國際 形象。as the national holiday draws near，many chinese kids are planning to have fun at the newly opened hong kong disneyland. they are eager to realize their dreams of talking to mickey mouse, dancing with winnie the pooh an

25、d visiting sleeping beauty castle.the park opened on september 12 and as many as 16,000 peopleflooded in on that day. one-third of them were from the mainland.but it is reported some mainland visitors didnt keep to the park rules and behaved improperly.news pictures show a boy urinating （撒尿）near one

26、 of the parks restaurants. four mainland chinese women were sitting on the ground with bare feet （yt 月卻）.tourists were also spotted smoking in non-smoking areas.some say the park should take some of the blame because they set up too few signs and benches.but the improper behaviour has caused a natio

27、nwide discussion about chinese manners.reports of chinese behaving improperly abroad are nothing new.many people travelling abroad say they feel really embarrassed （尷m(xù)t 的）to see signs only in chinese at airports in some countries,reminding chinese people not to talk loudly or spit （吐痰）everywhere.as

28、a nation long reputed （有名氣的）for its etiquette （禮節(jié)），some chinese peoples improper deeds are doing great harm to chinas image. so it is high time to start a campaign to improve chinese peoples awareness of good manners and save our reputation.with more knowledge and a better grasp of english，young chi

29、nese should certainly play an important role in this campaign.try to learn more about good manners, get rid of your bad habits，and tell the people around what you have learned and what they should do.we all know that the 2008 beijing olympic games will be a big stage for china and chinese people. it

30、 is not far away. so please start practising better manners so you dont let your country down.shyness is normal手心出汗，聲音發(fā)抖？都是害羞惹的禍。只需多些體驗(yàn)，你會變得更勇敢。have you ever felt your cheeks get hot，your palms （手掌）sweaty or been afraid to look into your teacher's eyes when they are about to call on someone? do

31、you ever find yourself afraid to talk, feel yourself get shaky or do things like play with your hair when you are around other people?if you answered "yes” to any of these questions，chances are that you have felt shy at least once. the good news is that you are not alone. everyone feels shy in

32、some situations. shyness is what causes that "funny” feeling you get when you are around other people.nobody sits around and says，"well，i think ill be shy today." it is just something that happens. it can just sneak up on you. you might feel fine on your way of delivering （遞送）newspape

33、rs, but you could become jittery （戰(zhàn)戰(zhàn)兢兢的）when you have to knock on doors to collect the money for thosebe about to do something:打算做某事 shaky adj.發(fā)抖的 chances are that:很有可能. sneak up on:突然出現(xiàn) bother v.使（某人）不安 get over:克服，度過（難關(guān)）papers.some people are born shy and more sensitive. for most of us，shyness is

34、natural when we are trying something new. you might discover that your friends are just as shy as you are when it comes to reading reports in school for the first time. this type of shyness usually goes away once you get some practice.if you are shy，know that something you feel shy about today most

35、likely wont bother you the next time. just be yourself， be the best you can be，and share your feelings of nervousness with a good friend or your parents. talking about your shyness may help you get over it. your friends or parents may tell you that they too have the same shy feelings and what they d

36、o to feel less shy. remember, shyness is a normal part of growing up，just like learning to ride a bike or walking to the store by yourself for the first time. these things may seem scary at first， but they will get easier!copyright 2005 knight ridder/tribune test yourselftranslate the following sent

37、ences into english by using the words and expressions in the story:1. 他正打算出去和同學(xué)踢球，他媽媽卻回來丫。2. 她不接電話也不1h電話，很有可能她還在生你的氣3. 他失去了工作，從此一蹶不振。keys1. his mother came back home when he was about to play football with his classmates2. she doesnt anwer your phone nor reply to it. chances are that she is still an

38、gry with you.3. he lost his job and never got over it.your wordshow we can save the planet最近有位年過六十的老師為了啟發(fā)學(xué)生的節(jié)約意識，對著全班學(xué)生吃掉從垃圾桶里 揀起的面餅。他的學(xué)生們深受感動(dòng)。你在h常生活中注意節(jié)約了嗎？歡迎加入我們 的節(jié)約大行動(dòng)，寫下你的倡導(dǎo)和建議。gu ge: in the daytime when the weather is fine, all lights should be turned off. only when it turns dark or gloomy outs

39、ide should we turn them on. we should also make it a rule that the last one to leave the classroom should check that all electric appliances （電器） are turned off.peng cheng: i am going to try and persuade my parents，who run a restaurant，to give discounts （折扣）to customers who bring their own chopstick

40、s. its reported that some hotels in beijing have stopped providing disposable （一次性的）bathroom items. thats a good start!liu shuai: ill advise my parents not to be glued to （粘著）the tv after supper. watching tv for too long not only uses much electricity，but also harms our health. why not read books，ta

41、lk with family members，or just take a walk outside to keep fit?dong xiaoling: i used to use only one side of my notebook. now i use both sides so that half of the notebooks can be saved. if everyone used their notebooks this way，half of the forests could be saved. i even want to collect all the blan

42、k pages of my used notebooks to make them into a new one.bi bo （teacher）: many teachers in our school are given a personal computer for work. i notice some of them just leave it on throughout the whole working day. even when using it, some teachers cant help chatting or playing games online. to make

43、 the most of this advanced teaching aid, why not gather all the computers into one room, open to those in need at certain times of the day? teachers should be role models （榜樣）for their students to follow, not the other way around.pop prince wins contest邊唱邊跳，”快樂精靈"劉維從此走進(jìn)燦爛星河!becoming a big star

44、overnight is no more than a dream to most of us. but that is what happened to a boy from liaoning province，who is only 19.liu wei，now a student at shenyang conservatoty of music （沈陽音樂學(xué)院），outdid 40,000 contestants （選手）to win the 2005 lycra my show （萊卡我型我秀），a pop idol （偶像）contest, on september 10. he

45、was so excited and surprised to win that he could not hold back his tears when his mother went up on stage and hugged him."i wasnt looking good when i cried that day，was i?h liu wei asked when interviewed by 21st century teens. hi didnt expect this before. i was the youngest competitor and was

46、not the biggest star among the last four contestants.he shocked the audience and judges in the final contest with his excellent performance. but it took him almost seven years to achieve success.his parents divorced when he was still a kid. he got really interested in singing and dancing when he was

47、 a junior student in anshan no 15 middle school，liaoning province, in 1999.now he lives with his mother. "my mum always says its good that i can sing and dance well but she refused to give me money to buy music and walkmans （隨身聽）but that did not stop liu. he sang english songs and taught himsel

48、f dancing from music videos.he tried to perform at the school's music evening but failed several times. it seemed that the teachers didnt like my dancing and singing， said liu，i felt very down and decided to try harder.”helpoutdo v.勝過 hug v.擁抱 divorce v.離婚 enroll v.招收，入學(xué) dueadj.預(yù)期的，應(yīng) 到的after tha

49、t，he took his walkman with him almost every day. he even took it to the playground and did radio gymnastic exercises （廣播體操）following his own music. dont get confused, i still had all the right movements!'1 liu laughed.it was not until he enrolled at the art school of anshan song &dance theat

50、re that he decided to continue studying arts.he entered the lycra contest in may and has now signed contracts （簽合同）with the universe music company. he will compete in a world pop idol contest in taiwan on october 23 and go to south korea for professional training after that. his first album is due o

51、ut next year.hno dream，no future,n said liu, "only those who are brave enough to fight for their dreams will win!tfor teens, l for liu wei）t: what is your long-term plan ?l: welly first of all，i hope my album will sell well when it comes out. later on, i hope to become a graduate student at a f

52、amous college such as the beijing film academy or the central academy of drama （屮央戲劇學(xué)院）.1 want to learn some other things so that i can make a living even if my album doesnt do well.t: who are your favourite singers?l: i used to like the spice girls and britney spears. but now i really like boa and

53、rain. by the way, did you know that i can speak korean?t: how is your english ? how did you learn it?l: my english is ok and i find it more and more useful. for example，during the lycra contest，our dance teacher came from the us. i think listening to english songs really helps a lot with my pronunci

54、ation!t: do you have some other hobbies ?l: vm embarrassed to say? but i love eating snacks. my favourite snacks are roasted fish fillet （燥角.片）and beef jerky （牛肉干）.1 think eating snacks will keep my heart young!test yourself1. which of the following contests has liu wei won?a. super girl b. super bo

55、y c. taiwan pop idol d. lycra my show2. which of the following is not true?a. liu wei was surprised at the victory.b. lius mom doesnt allow him to sing.c. liu always wanted to perform at the schools music evening.d. liu is now a college student.3. liu wei is going to do the following things except 一

56、.a. compete in a pop idol contest in taiwan.b. go to south korea for training.c. release an album next year.d. quit his college for higher education.keys d b dlondon is made up of lots of smaller villages為了迎接2012年奧運(yùn)會，倫敦要改造落后的東區(qū)。london，england. a capital city full of art and history. an important pol

57、itical centre. a huge financial （金融的）market place.whatever you think about london, visiting as a tourist is very different from living there. each part of london has its own character. some parts are richer than others, or more industrial （工業(yè)的），or have better housing.lets start with the centre, the

58、square mile'this is the oldest part of london. in the past， this is where all financial business was done.not many people live here，but 300,000 people work here every day.moving west，we come to the west end. this busy shopping and entertainment district is bursting with things to do. take a walk down oxford street, past big department stores like selfridges and harrods. rents （租金）here are very high，a one-bedroom apartment may cost around 1000 pounds （14,845 yuan） a week.further away is west london. this area is more residential （住宅的）and very fashionable. go see the home of diana，the pri