初中英語短文背誦

1、WORD式-專業(yè)學習資料-可編輯Chapter 1 DogsPeople often say that a dog is man's best friend. Over thousandsof years, man has taught his dogs to do many kinds of work besides guarding the home. For example, sheepdogs are famous for their ability to control a flock of hundreds of sheep.Dogs have been used to a

2、id disabled people for centuries. A guide dog can lead its blind owner. Nowadays, dogs can be taught to turn on light switches, open refrigerator doors and dial the telephone for their disabled owners. For the majority of people, however, dogs are simply pets and friends for both young and old membe

3、rs of the family.guard看守，看護 sheepdog牧羊犬 flock群 aid幫助 disabled殘疾人 century世紀 guide dog導盲犬 dial撥 majority大多數狗人們總是說狗是人類最好的朋友。幾千年來，除了看家外，人類 還教會了狗去做許多其他的事，例如，牧羊犬就因其可以控制數百只 羊的羊群而出名。狗用來幫助殘疾人已有好幾個世紀了。導盲犬可以為盲主人引 路。現在，人們還教狗為殘疾主人打開電燈、開冰箱和撥電話。然而，對于大多數人來說，狗只是家里老人和孩子們的寵物和朋友。Chapter 2 What is Time? (Nursery Rhyme)T

4、ime is grain for peasants.Time is wealth for workers.Time is life for doctors.Time is victory for soldiers.Time is knowledge for students.Time is speed for scientists.Time is money for businessmen.Time is everything for all of us.Therefore, seize the time of today!grain糧食 wealth財富 victory勝利Jseize抓住，

5、把握時間是什么（童謠一首）對農民來說，時間就是糧食。對工人來說，時間就是財富。對醫(yī) 生來說，時間就是生命。對士兵來說，時間就是勝利。對學生來說，時間就是知識。對科 學家來說，時間就是速度。對企業(yè)家來說，時間就是金錢。對我們大家來說，時間就是一切。 因此，把握今天！Chapter 3 A BarbecueWhen I was a child, I once went camping with my family in the summer. We decided to make a barbecue in the valley. So we collected some tree sticks

6、to make a fire. My father asked me if I could try to make a fire. I was glad to take the job. Then I tried to set fire to the wood with a match, but produced only smoke. Then my father said, "That's not the right way. I'll show you how to do it. First use the small pieces of wood becaus

7、e they catch fire easily. Then put the larger ones on top of them." My father helped me make a big fire.barbecue 燒烤 valley 山谷 stick 枝條 make a fire 生火燒烤當我還是小孩子的時候，一年夏天我們全家去野營。我們決定在 山谷中燒烤，所以我們撿來了一些樹枝生火。父親問我愿不愿意嘗試著生火，我很高興地承擔了這項任務。我試著用火柴把木頭點燃，但 結果都是煙。父親說：“這樣做不對。我來教你如何生火。先用小片 的木頭，因為它們容易點燃，然后把大些的放在它們

8、上面?！备赣H幫我點起了旺旺的火。Chapter 4 Animals in DangerSome of the animals and birds in the rainforest, such as monkeys and woodpeckers, live in the treetops. They are always swinging and flying from one tree to another looking for food among the leaves and branches. They even sleep in the treetops so they do n

9、ot have to come down to the ground.Have you heard that such animals and birds in the rainforests are in danger? Because people are cutting down so many trees in the forests, the animals are losing their homes. Do you know the reasons for it? Yes, people want wood, paper and land. As a result many an

10、imals and plants are dying. Some forests are so badly damaged that they become deserts.rainforest 雨林 woodpecker 啄木鳥 treetop 樹頂 swing 搖 蕩leaves樹葉（leaf的復數形式）branch樹枝 desert沙漠瀕危動物一些雨林中的動物和鳥類生活在樹頂上，例如猴子和啄木鳥。它們總是從一棵樹蕩到或飛到另一棵樹上，在樹葉和樹枝間尋找食物。 它們甚至在樹頂睡覺，所以它們不用到地面上來。你知道嗎，雨林中的這些動物正處于危險中。因為人們砍伐了森林中的許多樹，動物們失去了家園

11、。你知道人們砍樹的原因嗎？是的， 人們需要木材、紙和土地。所以，許多動物和植物正在消亡。一些森 林遭到了嚴重的破壞，變成了沙漠。Chapter 5 English in the WorldSome people say that the English language no longer belongs to the English, and it belongs to the world. It is estimated that the number of people who use English exceeds 750 million. Among these, about 350

12、 million are native speakers, while the rest use it as an official language. If we add to this number the people who have acquired the language to some extent, the total is close to one billion.English plays an increasingly important role in the world as a medium for conducting international busines

13、s and diplomacy, as well as in science and medicine, the Internet, air and sea communications, international sports events, radio and TV programs, pop songs and movies.estimate估計 exceed超過 native本族的，本國的official官方的 acquire 掌握 to some extent達至U某種程度billion 千萬increasingly越來越多地medium工具，手段 conduct實行，執(zhí)行inte

14、rnational 國際的 diplomacy 夕卜交 medicine 醫(yī)藥 communication 通信 event 事件世界上的英語有人說英語已不再屬于英國人了，它屬于全世界。據估計，使用英語的人超 過七億五千萬，其中大約有三億五千萬是以英語為母語的人，而其余的人將英語 作為官方語言使用。如果我們再加上已經掌握英語到一定程度的人， 這個總數將 接近十億。英語，作為進行國際業(yè)務和外交的工具，在世界上起著越來越重要的作用。 它還在科學、醫(yī)藥、互聯網、空中及海洋通信、國際體育賽事、電臺電視節(jié)目、 流行歌曲及電影中發(fā)揮著越來越重要的作用。Chapter 6 A FriendWhen you

15、read an English book, you often come across new words. You might try to guess what the words mean from the words you know, but when you cannot guess the meanings of new words at all, what should you do?You have a good friend then. From him you can learn what a word means, how to pronounce a word, ho

16、w to use a word, and so on. This friend can always be with you, and you can always ask him to help you. Do you know who this friend is?It is a dictionary. You can learn some important things about words from it, so you must know how to use e across 碰至 Uguess 猜測朋友當你讀英語書時，你經常會碰到新單詞。你可能試著從你知道的 詞中

17、猜這些詞的意思，但是當你無法猜出這些詞的意思時， 你該怎么 辦呢？這時你有一個好朋友。從他那里你可以學到單詞的意思、發(fā)音及 用法等。這個朋友可以經常伴你左右，你可以經常請他幫忙。你知道 這個朋友是誰嗎？他就是字典。你可以從他那里學習有關詞匯的眾多重要知識，所 以你必須學會如何使用字典Chapter 7 Helping ParentsParents often get angry because of their trouble in their lives. Let's say that your mother is not happy about her boss. If she d

18、oesn't have other ways of expressing her emotions, she might come home and yell at you, scream at your dad, kick at the dog, or even say something mean to you.Here's how to handle it when an adult in your life has trouble controlling his or her anger: Don't make it worse. Angry people ca

19、n have trouble thinking clearly, so try not to do or say anything to make things worse. Wait till your parent cools off, then talk to him or her in a calm tone, and try to explain how the anger is affecting you.yell大叫，呼喊 scream尖聲喊叫 handle處理 adult成年人 cool off平靜下來tone語氣 affect影響幫助父母父母常常因為他們生活中的煩惱而生氣。我

20、們舉個例子，比如你媽媽對她的上司不滿。假如她沒有其他方法發(fā)泄她的情緒，她就可能 回到家沖你大聲嚷嚷，對你爸爸大喊大叫，踢家里的狗，或者甚至對 你說一些難聽的話。當你身邊的大人控制不住他們的怒火時，你應付的方法是：別讓情況變得更糟糕。生氣的人很難保持思維清晰，所以不要做，也不要 說任何會使事情變得更糟的事或話。先等你的父母平靜下來，然后再心平氣和地和他們談，并想辦法說明他們的怒火是如何影響你的。Chapter 8 Humour - What Is a Teenager?A teenager is someone who can hear his favourite singer three bl

21、ocksaway but not his mother calling from the next room.A teenager is a whiz who can operate the latest computer without alesson but can't make a bed.A teenager is a connoisseur of two kinds of fine music - loud andvery loud.A teenager is an enthusiast who has the energy to bike for miles but isu

22、sually too tired to dry the dishes.A teenageris a romantic who never falls in love more than once aweek.A teenager is a boy who can sleep till noon on any Saturday andsuspects the room needs cleaning.A teenager is an original thinker who is positive that his mother wasnever a teenager.block 街區(qū) whiz

23、天才，能手 operate操作 connoisseur內行,鑒賞家enthusiast熱心的人，熱情的人energy精力 romantic浪漫主義者suspect懷疑 original新穎的，獨創(chuàng)的 positive肯定的幽默一一少年是什么樣的人？少年是一個隔著三個街區(qū)也能聽到他最喜歡的歌手的聲音，但卻聽不到隔壁房問母親叫聲的人。一個不用上一節(jié)課就可以操作最新電腦的能手，但卻不會鋪床。兩種音樂的鑒賞家一一吵鬧的和非常吵鬧的音樂。一個充滿熱情，精力充沛的人，他可以騎車騎幾英里，但卻經常因為覺得太 累而擦不干碟子。一個浪漫主義者，他不經常戀愛，一周絕對少于一次。一個每星期六都要睡到中午，卻總是懷疑

24、房間需要打掃的人。是一個有獨創(chuàng)精神的思想家，他斷定他的母親不是從少年時期走過來的。Chapter 9 A Robot BabysitterIn 2005 Japan made a new robot. It can take care of a child. The new robot is called iPapero. It weighs 13.2 pounds, and has a body of 15.2 by 10.3 and by 9.8 inches.IPapero is a small robot, but it has many special skills. It can

25、recognize and remember up to ten faces and use its eight separate electronic ears to understand human voices even in noisy situations. It also plays games with children when they are unhappy, or sing songs or ask quizzes to entertain the child. If the child is bored, iPapero will change new songs an

26、d quizzes so that it doesn't repeat itself. The robot babysitter even has a cell phone to call a parent when the child asks for his mother.babysitter 保姆 separate分開的 electronic 電子的 situation 情形，境遇 entertain使快樂 quizzes猜謎，問答比賽（quiz的復數）看小孩的機器人2005年，日本制造了一個新的機器人。它會照看小孩。這個新機器人 叫做iPapero。它13.2磅重，身體是15.

27、2X 10.3X 9.8英寸。iPapero是個小機器人，但它有很多特殊的技能。它能識別和記憶多達 十張臉，即使是在吵鬧的情況下，它也能用它八只分開的電子耳朵聽懂人 的聲音。當孩子們不高興時，它還和他們玩游戲、唱歌或猜謎語讓他們開 心。如果孩子感到無聊了，他會換新的歌和謎語，這樣就不會重復。這個 照看小孩的機器人甚至還裝有移動電話，當孩子找媽媽時，可以用它打電 話給父母Chapter 10 Buying Books on the InternetIt's easy to order books from the Internet. There are several companies

28、 that ship books to customers in China. Just decide which company you would like to use and type that company's name into the search engine. The company's homepage will appear within a few seconds. Next you can type the name of the author or the title of the book you want to buy in the space

29、 provided on the page. If you decide to buy one of the books you will need to give further information such as your address and your credit card number. You will also need to decide how you want to have the book shipped. Finally, all you have to do is wait for the book to arrive in your mailbox.Inte

30、rnet 互聯網 company 公司 ship 運送 search engine搜索弓I擎 author作者 title標題 space空白處 provide提供 further information 進一步的信息credit card 信用卡網上購書從網上訂書是非常方便的。在中國有許多公司可以把書寄到顧客 的手里。你要做的只是決定你想使用哪家公司，然后把公司名輸入搜索引擎。幾秒鐘后公司的主頁就出現了。接下去你可以在網頁提供的 地方輸入你想買的書的作者名或書名。如果你決定購買其中一本書， 你需要進一步提供信息，例如你的住址和信用卡號碼。你還需要決定 書的郵寄方式。最后，你所需做的就是等待書

31、送到你郵箱里來。Chapter 11 The Dog and His ShadowIt happened that a dog had some meat that he wanted to eat at home. On his way home he met a river. As he looked down, he saw his shadow in the water."Just look!" said he to himself. "That dog down there has some meat, too. If I could get it aw

32、ay from him, I would really eat well tonight!"With this thought, he made a snap at the other dog's meat. And as he did, his own meat fell into the water. So then he had nothing at all.Then he saw that the other dog had lost his meat, too. "That is as it should be!? He thought. "Fo

33、r I saw him trying to take my meat away from me." By wanting to have everything, he has lost everything he had!shadow 影子 snap at 抓，咬狗和他的影子碰巧狗有一些肉，他想回到家后再吃?；丶业穆飞希龅搅艘粭l 河。當他往河里看時，在水里他看到了他的影子?！翱窗?！”他對自己說，“下面的那只狗也有一些肉。如果我能從他 那里把肉弄過來，那我今晚就可以美餐一頓了！”帶著這個想法，他朝另一只狗的肉撲去。當他這么做時，他自己的 肉掉進了水里。所以他就什么都沒有了。然后，他

34、看到另一只狗的肉也沒了?！盎钤摚　彼?，“因為我看到他想從我這里搶走我的肉。”什么都想要，卻失去了原來所擁有的！Chapter 12 Managing Your EmotionsWhat makes me angry? Mostly, I hate when someone tries to make someone else feel bad. I have to admit that once, when I was really angry, I actually called names. I regretted doing this afterwards, but not full

35、heartedly because I think I was provoked in that situation.The most positive way of dealing with anger is talking about the problem. I talk to someone who listens, or I'll write my thoughts down on paper. Learning how to deal with anger as you're growing up is so important. When you're y

36、ounger, you might yell, or cry when you're angry, but as you get older, you're expected to handle your emotions much better.Learning to control your emotion now will prevent you from doing something that you'll regret later on in life!emotion 情緒 manage控制，操縱，管理 admit 承認 full heartedly全心全意地provoke激怒 prevent預防，防止控制你的情緒什么事會讓