背誦25篇短文記住中考3500個(gè)單詞

1、.l. A Young Officer and an Old Soldier (1)A very new, young officer was at a railway station. He was going to visit his mother, and he wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of his train. He looked in all his pockets, but found that he did not have the coins for the telephone, so he went outsi

2、de and looked around for someone to help him. 1年輕軍官與老兵(1)一位新上任的(new)年輕軍官(young officer)在火車站(railway station)候車。他要去看望(visit)他的母親(mother)。他想打電話(want to telephone sb.)告訴(tell)母親他的列車(train)到站的時(shí)間。但尋遍了所有的口袋(pocket)，卻發(fā)現(xiàn)(find)他沒(méi)有打電話用的硬幣(coin)，于是他走到車站外面(outside)，環(huán)顧四周(look around)想找人幫忙(help)。 1. A Young Offic

3、er and an Old Soldier (2) At last an old soldier came by, and the young officer stopped him and said, “Have you got change for ten pence?” “Wait a moment,” the old soldier answered, beginning to put his hand in his pocket. “I'll see whether I can help you.” “Don't you know how to speak to an

4、 officer?” the young man said angrily. “Now let's start again. Have you got change for ten pence?” “No, sir,” the old soldier answered quickly. 1年輕軍官與老兵(2) 最后(at last)有名老兵(old soldier)路過(guò)，年輕的軍官攔住他道：“你有十便士(pence)的零錢(change)嗎？” “等會(huì)兒(wait a moment)。”老兵回答(answer)，開(kāi)始(begin)把手放(put)進(jìn)口袋，“讓我看看是否(whether)

5、能幫助你。難道你不知道(know)該怎樣跟一位長(zhǎng)官說(shuō)話(speak)嗎？”年輕人生氣地(angrily)說(shuō)，“現(xiàn)在我們重新開(kāi)始(start again)，你有十美分的硬幣嗎？” “沒(méi)有，長(zhǎng)官(sir)?！崩媳杆?quickly)答道。 2. Are You Going to Thank Her? (1) Mrs. Green has lived near the park of the city for forty years. She's very rich and has got a lot of money. Bur she never buys something expen

6、sive for her family and always does all the housework herself. She sweeps all the rooms every day. Last morning, when she got up, she felt terrible. After breakfast she felt even worse She found some medicine and took it. But it was useless to her and she had to go to a hospital. 2您是要感謝她嗎？(1) 格林夫人(M

7、rs.)在這座城市(city)的公園(park)附近住(live)了四十(forty)年了。她特別富裕(rich)，相當(dāng)有錢(money)。但她從不(never)給自己的家人(family)買昂貴的(expensive)物品，而且總是(always)自己做所有的家務(wù)(housework)，她每天打掃(sweep)所有的房間。 昨天早上(Last morning)。她起床(get up)時(shí)感覺(jué)(feel)很糟糕(terrible)。早餐(breakfast)后她覺(jué)得更嚴(yán)重(even worse)，就找了一些藥(medicine)吃了。但還是沒(méi)用(useless)。她不得不去了醫(yī)院(hospita

8、l)。 2.Are You Going to Thank Her? (2) The doctor looked her over and asked her to be in hospital, but she refused and went home on foot. As soon as she got home, the telephone rang. She hurried to answer it. It was the doctor. He told her she had left her purse in the hospital and a nurse had found

9、it. “Could you tell me her name, please?”asked Mrs. Green. “Of course, Mrs. Green. Are you going to thank her? ”asked the doctor. “No, no.”She said,“My handbag was lost three years ago. I want to know if she found it. ” 2您是要感謝她嗎？(2) 醫(yī)生(doctor)給她作了檢查并要求(ask)她住院，但她拒絕(refuse)了，然后步行(on foot)回家。她一(as soo

10、n as)到家，電話就響(ring)了，她趕緊(hurry)去接聽(tīng)電話，是醫(yī)生打來(lái)的，他告訴這位女士她的錢包(purse)丟在了醫(yī)院，一位護(hù)士(nurse)撿到了。 “您能告訴我這位護(hù)士的名字(name)嗎？”格林夫人問(wèn)道。 “當(dāng)然可以(of course)，格林夫人，您是要感謝(thank)她嗎？”醫(yī)生問(wèn)道。 “不，不是，”她說(shuō)：“我的手提包(handbag)三年前(three years ago)丟了，我想問(wèn)問(wèn)是不是她檢到了?！?3. Sam and Tod (1) Sam had a dog. Its name was Tod. It was very helpful, but it a

11、te too much. So Sam didn't like it, and he wanted to kill Tod, He tied Tod in a bag and put it in a small boat. He rowed the boat to the middle of a big river. Just as he threw the poor animal into the river, the boat began to go down. Both Sam and Tod fell into the river. 3薩姆與托德(1) 薩姆有一只狗(dog)。

12、他的名字叫托德。它很有用(helpful)，但它吃的太多(eat too much)。所以薩姆不喜歡他。薩姆想殺死(kill)托德。薩姆把托德綁(tie)在一個(gè)袋子里，把它放進(jìn)一只小船(small boat)。他把船劃(row)到一條大河(river)的中央(middle)。他正要(just)把這只可憐的動(dòng)物(poor animal)扔(throw)下河的時(shí)候，船開(kāi)始下沉，薩姆和托德兩個(gè)都(both)跌入(fall into)河里。 3. Sam and Tod (2)Tod was able to swim, but Sam couldn't The dog bit (咬) the

13、rope and got out of the bag. It tried its best to swim to save Sam The man was saved, so he was very thankful to the dog. He did not want to kill the dog any more. From then on, he gave the dog as much food as it wanted. 3薩姆與托德(2) 托德能(be able to)游泳(swim)，但薩姆不會(huì)。狗把繩子(rope)咬斷，從袋子里出來(lái)(get out of the bag)

14、。它竭盡全力(try one's best)游過(guò)去救(save)薩姆。薩姆獲救了，所以他對(duì)托德是非常感激的(thankful)他不再(not any more)打算殺它了。從那以后(from then on)，小狗想要吃多少食物(food)薩姆就給多。 4.In the Bar (1) In England, if you are under the age of eighteen, you're not allowed to drink in a public bar. Mr. Thompson used to go to a bar near his house, but

15、he never took his son, Tom, because he was too young. Then when Tom had his eighteenth birthday, Mr. Thompson took him to his usual bar for the first time. 4在酒吧(1) 在英格蘭(England)，年齡在18歲以下(under the age of eighteen)的人不允許(be not allowed to do)到公眾(public)酒吧里喝酒(drink)。 湯普森先生過(guò)去經(jīng)常(used to)到他家附近(near)的一個(gè)酒吧喝

16、酒，但他從不帶(take)他的兒子(son)湯姆，因?yàn)?because)他還太小(too young)。當(dāng)湯姆過(guò)18歲生日(birthday)時(shí)，他第一次(for the first time)帶兒子去了他經(jīng)常去的酒吧(his usual bar)。 4.In the Bar (2) They drank for half an hour, and then Mr. Thompson said to his son,“Now, Tom, I want to teach you a lesson, You must always be careful not to drink too much.

17、 And how do you know when you've had enough? Well, I'll tell you. Do you see those two lights at the end of the bar? When they seem to have become four, you've had enough and should go home.”“But, Dad,”said Tom,“I can only see one light at the end of the bar.” 4在酒吧(2) 喝了半個(gè)小時(shí)(half an hour

18、)后，湯普森對(duì)兒子說(shuō)道，“湯姆，現(xiàn)在我給你上一課(teach you a lesson)。你必須(must)要小心(be careful)決不要喝太多。那怎樣才能知道你是否已經(jīng)喝夠了(enough)呢？聽(tīng)著，我告訴你。你看見(jiàn)(see)酒吧盡頭的(at the end of)那兩盞燈(light)了嗎？當(dāng)它們看起來(lái)(seem)已經(jīng)變成(become)四盞的時(shí)候，你就喝足了，應(yīng)該(should)回家(go home)了?！薄翱墒?，爸爸，”湯姆說(shuō)，“我只(only)看見(jiàn)那兒有一盞燈呀！” 5.Three Black Umbrellas (1) Sally was a student. It was

19、going to be her mother's birthday. She wanted to buy her a present that would be nice and useful but not expensive A week before her mother's birthday, she went shopping after a quick and simple lunch. When she had been looking for half an hour, she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrel

20、las, and decided to take a black one. Her mother had lost hers the month before. 5三把黑傘(1) 薩莉是個(gè)學(xué)生(student)，再過(guò)幾天就是她母親的生日了，她想給母親買(buy) 一個(gè)價(jià)格不高，但漂亮、實(shí)用的(nice and useful)禮物(present)。 在她母親生日之前(before)的一個(gè)星期(week)，薩莉匆忙地吃了頓簡(jiǎn)單的(simple)午餐(lunch)后就出去購(gòu)物(go shopping)了?？?look)了半個(gè)小時(shí)后，發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)賣(sell)便宜(cheap)雨傘(umbrella)

21、的商店，她決定(decide)買把黑色的(black)傘。一個(gè)月(month)之前她母親把她的傘(hers)丟(lose)了。 5.Three Black Umbrellas (2) She thought,“You could carry that when you are wearing clothes of any color.”So she decided to buy a lovely black umbrella and took it back to the school with her until her classes had finished. On her way ho

22、me in the train that evening she felt hungry because she had such a small lunch that she went along to the buffet car(餐車) for a sandwich and a cup of coffee. 5三把黑傘(2) 她想，“穿(wear)任何顏色(color)的衣服(clothes)，都可以攜帶(carry)黑傘。”于是她決定買把可愛(ài)的(lovely)黑傘帶回學(xué)校(school)，直到(until)課(class)結(jié)束(finish)時(shí)才帶回家。 那天晚上(evening)在她

23、乘火車回家的路上(on her way home)，因?yàn)槲绮统缘暮苌?have such a small lunch)她覺(jué)得餓(hungry)于是走進(jìn)餐車，要了一份三明治(sandwich)和一杯咖啡(a cup of coffee)。告訴他們自己為媽媽買的傘不見(jiàn)了，而且下一站(next station)她就得下車了。其他的(other)三位乘客聽(tīng)到(hear)后，都詢問(wèn)她母親的地址(address)，以便(so that)有人知道拿錯(cuò)了(take it by mistake)傘再拿回來(lái)(bring back)時(shí)，他們可以把傘寄(send)給她母親。 在接下來(lái)的一周，薩莉收到她母親的來(lái)信(he

24、ar from her mother)，上面寫(xiě)道，“非常感謝你送我的漂亮禮物，但你為什么寄給我三把相似的(similar)黑傘呢？” 6. Friends (1) Friends are different things to different people. To my little sister, a friend is someone who likes to swim and ride bikes. My mom's idea of a friend is someone like Mrs. Smith who walks and talks with her every m

25、orning. My dad's friends are neighbors who help him with the work like building shelves and planting trees. 6朋友(1) 對(duì)于不同的人(people)，朋友(friend)意味著不同的(different)內(nèi)容。對(duì)于我的小妹妹(little sister)來(lái)說(shuō)，朋友是喜歡(like)游泳和騎自行車(ride bikes)的某個(gè)人(someone)。我媽媽的想法(idea)是朋友像(like)史密斯夫人一樣可以每天早上陪她散步(walk)并交談(talk)。我爸爸的朋友是幫他搭建架

26、子(build shelves)、種樹(shù)(plant trees)或做其他活的鄰居們(neighbors)。 6. Friends (2) Steve, our monitor, is my best friend We go skating, play football, talk about sports, and go to a concert. When I broke my leg, he always came over to play games; in school, he carried my schoolbag for me and got my lunch for me.

27、I know I can always count on him, and he also knows that he can count on me. Some friends may be in your life for a while. Others will be there for a long time, maybe even forever(永遠(yuǎn)). I would hate to move, unless I could take my friends with me They are too important to leave behind. 6朋友(2) 我們的班長(zhǎng)(m

28、onitor)史蒂夫是我最好的(best)朋友。我們?nèi)セ?go skating)、踢足球(play football)、談?wù)擉w育(talk about sports)、去聽(tīng)音樂(lè)會(huì)(go to a concert)。我摔斷腿(leg)時(shí)，他就來(lái)我家玩游戲(game)；在學(xué)校，他替我拿書(shū)包(schoolbag)，并幫我打午飯。我知道我總能依靠(count on)他，他也知道他能依靠我。 有些(some)朋友可能(may)只在你的一生中停留一會(huì)兒(for a while)。另一些(others)則很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間(for a long time)和你做朋友，甚至有可能(maybe)是終生的朋友。我憎恨

29、(hate)搬家(move)，除非(unless)我可以把朋友也帶走。他們對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)太重要了(too important)，我無(wú)法把他們留下(leave behind)。 7. The“Deaf”Wife A man is talking to the family doctor.“Doctor, I doubt whether my wife's going deaf.”The doctor answers,“Heres something you can try on her to test her hearing. Stand some meters away from her a

30、nd ask her a question. If she doesn't answer, move a little closer and ask again Keep repeating this until she answers. Then you'll be able to tell if she is deaf or not.” The man goes home and begins to test his wife's hearing. He stands by the wall and says,“My dear, what's for din

31、ner?”He doesn't hear an answer, so he moves closer to her.“My dear, what's for dinner?”Still no answer. He repeats this several times, until he's standing just a few feet away from her. Finally, she answers,“For the eleventh time, I said we're having meat and rice!” 7“耳聾的”妻子某人對(duì)他的家庭醫(yī)生

32、說(shuō)，“醫(yī)生，我懷疑(doubt)我妻子(wife)要聾(deaf)了?！贬t(yī)生回答說(shuō)，“有個(gè)辦法可以測(cè)試(test)她的聽(tīng)力。你站(stand)在離她幾米遠(yuǎn)(some meters away)的地方，然后問(wèn)她一個(gè)問(wèn)題(question)。如果她不回答，你再走近點(diǎn)(a little closer)，然后再問(wèn)。如此重復(fù)(repeat)直到她聽(tīng)到為止。那時(shí)你就可以判斷她是否聾了?！?這人回家后便開(kāi)始測(cè)試他妻子的聽(tīng)力。他站在墻的旁邊(by the wall)說(shuō)，“親愛(ài)的(dear)，晚飯(dinner)吃什么？”他沒(méi)聽(tīng)到回答，于是又朝妻子走近了些?！坝H愛(ài)的，晚飯吃什么？”仍然(still)沒(méi)有回答。他如

33、此反復(fù)了幾次(several times)直到他離妻子只有幾英尺(a few feet)的地方。 最后(finally)，她回答道，“我都說(shuō)了十一次了，我說(shuō)咱們要吃肉(meat)和米飯(rice)。” 8. We Really Don't Know (1) Jack had gone to the university to study his history, but at the end of his second term, he failed his history exam, and he was told that he would be dismissed from un

34、iversity. However, his father decided that he would go to see the history professor(教授)to ask him to let Jack continue his studies the next year. “He's a good boy,”said Jack's father,“Please pardon him. If you let him pass this time, I'm sure he'll improve a lot next year and pass th

35、e examinations at the end of it really well.” 8我們真的不知道(1) 杰克去大學(xué)(university)里學(xué)習(xí)(study)歷史(history)，但在第二學(xué)期(term)末，他的歷史考試不及格(he failed his history exam)同時(shí)他還被告知將被開(kāi)除(dismiss)。然而(however)杰克的父親(father)決定去拜訪那位歷史學(xué)教授，請(qǐng)求教授讓(let)杰克繼續(xù)(continue)下一年的學(xué)業(yè)。 “他是個(gè)不錯(cuò)的男孩(boy)?！苯芸说母赣H(father)說(shuō)，“請(qǐng)?jiān)?pardon)他吧！如果這次您能讓他通過(guò)(pass)

36、，我確信(I'm sure)他明年一定會(huì)大有長(zhǎng)進(jìn)(improve a lot)；而且會(huì)在年終時(shí)真正地(really)很出色地通過(guò)考試?！?8. We Really Don't Know (2) “No, no, that's quite impossible!”replied the professor immediately.“Do you know, last month I asked him when Napoleon died, and he didn't know!”“Please, sir, give him another chance”said

37、 Jack's father.“You see, I'm afraid we don't take any newspapers in our house so we even don't know that Napoleon was ill recently.” 8我們真的不知道(2) “不，不行，那是完全不可能的(quite impossible)?！苯淌诹⒓?immediately)回答(reply)，“您知道嗎，上個(gè)月我問(wèn)他拿破侖是什么時(shí)候去世(die)的，可他居然不知道！”“先生，請(qǐng)?jiān)俳o他一次機(jī)會(huì)(give him another chance)吧。”

38、杰克的父親說(shuō)道，“您要知道，恐怕(I'm afraid)是因?yàn)槲覀兗依餂](méi)有報(bào)紙(newspaper)。因此我們甚至連拿破侖近來(lái)(recently)病了(ill)都不知道。” 9. Raymond (1) Everybody dreams of doing something important. As a boy Raymond dreamed of being a scientist, in fact, he is a postman now. Raymond is an active young man. He lives by the saying(格言)“If you can&

39、#39;t live the life you love, Love the life you live”He greets everyone with a big smile and a friendly“Hi, how are you?”And he really wants to know! It's hard to fee! unhappy when we hear him whistling(吹口哨)happily up and down the street. 9雷蒙德(1) 每個(gè)人(everybody)都?jí)粝?dream of)做些重要的事。雷蒙德小時(shí)候夢(mèng)想成為一名科學(xué)家

40、(scientist)，實(shí)際上(in fact)他現(xiàn)在是一名郵遞員(postman)。 雷蒙德是個(gè)積極主動(dòng)的(active)年輕人。他信奉的格言是“如果你不能過(guò)你熱愛(ài)的生活，那就熱愛(ài)你所過(guò)的生活。”帶著燦爛的微笑(smile)，他向每一個(gè)人打招呼(greet)，還來(lái)一句友好的(friendly)問(wèn)候，“嗨，你好嗎？”而且他確實(shí)想知道！當(dāng)我們聽(tīng)到他歡快地吹著口哨在街道(street)上來(lái)來(lái)往往(up and down)時(shí)，想不高興都難(hard)。 9. Raymond (2) Raymond looks good. His shirt and trousers always look very

41、 clean. After work, he likes going to the gym to take exercise Raymond is strict in his work He cares about the people on this street everyday, he knocks on Mrs. Jordan's door to ask for a drink of cool water. He's not really thirsty. Mrs. Jordan is old, and he just wants to make sure she

42、9;s okay. 9雷蒙德(2) 雷蒙德看起來(lái)(look)很不錯(cuò)。他的襯衫(shirt)和褲子(trousers)總是非常干凈(very clean)。下班后，他喜歡去體育館(gym)鍛煉(take exercise)。 雷蒙德對(duì)自己的工作要求嚴(yán)格(strict)。他關(guān)心(care about)街道上的居民。每天他都會(huì)敲(knock onat)喬丹夫人的門(door)去要一杯涼(cool)水。他不是真的口渴(thirsty)。喬丹夫人年紀(jì)大了，他只是想確認(rèn)(make sure)喬丹夫人一切正常。 10. That's WhyJimmy started painting when he

43、 was three years old, and when he was five, he was already very good at it. He also got many prizes for his painting. He painted many beautiful and interesting pictures, and people paid a lot of money for them They said,“This boy's going to be famous when he's a little older, and then were g

44、oing to sell these pictures for a lot more money.” Jimmy's pictures were different from other people's because he never painted it on all of the paper. He painted on half of it, and the other half was always empty. “That's very clever,”everybody said.“Nobody else does that!”They all beli

45、eved that the boy was a pioneer in painting. One day, somebody bought one of Jimmy's pictures and then said to him,“Please tell me this, Jimmy. Why do you paint on the bottom half of your pictures, but not on the top half ?” “Because I'm small,”Jimmy said,“and my brushes don't reach very

46、 high.” 10.原來(lái)如此！ 吉米三歲開(kāi)始畫(huà)畫(huà)(start painting)，五歲時(shí)已經(jīng)(already)畫(huà)得相當(dāng)好了。他還因此獲得很多獎(jiǎng)(many prizes)。他畫(huà)了很多美麗(beautiful)有趣的(interesting)圖畫(huà)(picture)。人們付(pay)很多錢(a lot of money)買這些畫(huà)。他們說(shuō)：“這個(gè)孩子大一點(diǎn)后肯定會(huì)出名(be famous)到時(shí)我們可以靠這些畫(huà)賺更多的錢?！?吉米的畫(huà)不同于(be different from) 他人的畫(huà)，因?yàn)樗麖膩?lái)不在整張紙上作畫(huà)。他只在一半紙上畫(huà)，另一半總是空的(empty)。 “這真是個(gè)聰明的(clever)做法

47、！”大家都說(shuō)，“沒(méi)有其他人(nobody else)這么畫(huà)過(guò)?！彼麄兌颊J(rèn)為這男孩堪稱繪畫(huà)藝術(shù)的先鋒(pioneer)。 有一天，有人買了吉米的畫(huà)，然后問(wèn)：“請(qǐng)告訴我，吉米，你為什么總是在紙的下半部分(bottom half)畫(huà)而不在上半部分(top half)畫(huà)呢？” 吉米說(shuō)：“因?yàn)槲覀€(gè)頭小，我的畫(huà)筆(brush)無(wú)法夠到(reach)那么高(high)?！?11. Living like a Pig (1) One day, a guru(印度教大師)knew what he would be in his next life. So he called his favorite disci

48、ple(徒弟) and asked him what he would do to show thanks. The disciple said he would do whatever his guru asked him to do. After the guru received the promise, he said,“Then this is what I'd like you to do for me. I've just learned that when I die very soon, I'm going to be born as a pig. D

49、o you see that pig eating rubbish over there in the yard ? I'm going to be born as one of its baby pigs. Youll recognize(認(rèn)出)me by a mark on my face When the baby pigs have been born, find the baby pig with a mark on its face and kill it with your knife Then Ill not live a pig's life Will you

50、 do this for me?” 11.像豬一樣生活(1)有一天，一位印度教大師知道了他的來(lái)生是個(gè)什么樣子，因此，他召來(lái)(call)自己最喜愛(ài)的(favorite)徒弟，并問(wèn)他要做什么來(lái)表示感謝。徒弟說(shuō)無(wú)論什么(whatever)，只要大師要求，他都會(huì)去做。 收到(receive)這項(xiàng)承諾(promise)之后，大師說(shuō)：“我現(xiàn)在就告訴你我希望你為我做的。我剛剛得知(learn)我就要死了，我會(huì)出生(be born)成為一只豬(pig)。你看到正在院子(yard)里吃垃圾(rubbish)的那頭豬了吧？我將會(huì)是它下一窩豬仔中的一只小豬(baby pig)。你會(huì)從我臉(face)上的記號(hào)(mar

51、k)認(rèn)出我來(lái)當(dāng)那些小豬出生以后，你去找臉上有記號(hào)的小豬，用你的刀(knife)把它殺死，這樣我就不會(huì)過(guò)豬的生活(live a pigs life)。你會(huì)為我做嗎？” 11. Living like a Pig (2) The disciple was sad to hear all this, but he agreed to do as he had promised. Soon after this conversation, things happened just as the guru had mentioned. The guru died. Four baby pigs were

52、 born. One day, the disciple held his knife with him and picked out the baby pig with a mark on its face. Just as he was about to kill it, the little pig suddenly spoke,“Stop! Don't kill me!”it cried. The disciple was very surprised, and he heard the little pig speak in a human voice, it said,“D

53、on't kill me I want to live on as a pig. When I asked you to kill me, I didn't know what a pig's life would be like. It's great! Just let me go.” 11.像豬一樣生活(2) 聽(tīng)到這些徒弟很傷心(sad)，但他同意(agree)照大師所說(shuō)的去做。 事情正和大師提到(mention)的一樣。在他們的對(duì)話(conversation)之后不久，大師死了，四只豬仔出生了。有一天，徒弟握著(hold)他的刀，挑選(pick out)

54、出臉上有記號(hào)的那只小豬。當(dāng)他正要(be about to)殺掉它時(shí)，小豬突然(suddenly)開(kāi)口說(shuō)話：“住手！不要?dú)⑽?！”小豬大喊道。 徒弟非常吃驚(surprised)，他聽(tīng)到小豬用人的聲音(in a human voice)說(shuō)：“別殺我！我想要當(dāng)豬繼續(xù)活下去。當(dāng)我要求你殺我時(shí)，我并不知道豬的生活將是什么樣。豬的生活很棒(great)!就讓我活下去吧?！?12. Greenland and Iceland Greenland is the largest island on earth. It is in the north of Europe. Near Greenland is an

55、other island. It is small. Its name is Iceland. Do you think that Greenland is green and warm? Do you think that Iceland is white with ice? If you do, you are wrong. Not many people live on the big island of Greenland. There are more people in your hornet own than in all of Greenland That is because

56、 Greenland is not green Greenland is white. Most of Greenland is covered with lots of ice. The ice covering Greenland is higher than some of the world's buildings. What about Iceland? Is it colder than Greenland? No, it is not. Iceland has ice, but not so much ice as Greenland. Iceland has a Lot

57、 of hot springs(溫泉). They give out hot water and steam (蒸汽). So it is not as cold as Greenland. And there are a lot more people who live in Iceland. 12.格林蘭島與冰島 格林蘭島是世界上(on earth)最大的島嶼(largest island)。它位于歐洲(Europe)的北部(north)。在格林蘭島的附近有另外一個(gè)島。這個(gè)島很小。它的名字叫冰島。你認(rèn)為格林蘭島是綠色(green)、溫暖的(warm)嗎？你認(rèn)為冰島是冰(ice)覆蓋的白色(

58、white)島嶼嗎？如果你這樣想，你就錯(cuò)了。格林蘭島上沒(méi)有很多人居住。你家鄉(xiāng)(hometown)的人會(huì)比(than)整個(gè)格林蘭島的居民都多。那是因?yàn)楦窳痔m島不是綠色的，它是白色的。格林蘭島的大部分(most)覆蓋著(be covered with)很多冰。覆蓋格林蘭島的冰比這個(gè)世界上的一些建筑物(building)還要高。冰島怎樣呢(what about Iceland)?它比格林蘭島還要冷(cold)嗎？不，不是的。冰島有冰，但不像格林蘭島那么多的冰(not so much ice as Greenland)。冰島有很多溫泉。這些溫泉放出(give out)熱水和蒸汽，因此冰島不像格林蘭島那樣冷(not as cold as Greenland)。而且冰島的居民遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)多于格林蘭島。 13. A Competition of Lying A certain old gentleman was very unhappy about modern education, and thought that young people didnt know the difference between right