英语阅读题文章短初一

❶ 急要3篇初一英语阅读理解 ~~越短越好 ~拜托了！！

1.Time-Money
As the taxi came to a screeching halt at a traffic light, I asked the driver, "Do you agree that 'Time is money'?"

"Well, it's a very common saying. Who will care so much about that?" the driver answered.

"Look, the digits in the meter are still running when the car has stopped, "I pointed at the meter.

"Oh, yes. You've got a point here. In this case, time is money for both of us." added the driver.

2.Where Am I?

An Englishman lost his way while he was driving in the countryside. He saw a farmer working in the field nearby, so he went nearer in his car and asked the farmer, "Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?"

"Yes, " the farmer looked at him strangely and said, "you are in your car, sir."

3.Who is Stupid?

A teacher was trying to make use of her psychology courses. She started her class by saying, "Everyone who thinks you're stupid, stand up!"

Little Johnny then stood up.

The teacher said, "Do you think you're stupid, Johnny?"

"No, ma'am, but I hate to see you standing there all by yourself!"

够短么?

❷ 初一上册：英语阅读题10篇（短文） 最好不要太难的

A man with a green bag walks into a doctor's room."Please sit down.Let me have a look..."the doctor says."OK.There is something wrong with you. You have to more exercise."
"But ,doctor,"the man says."I don't think..."
"Don't tell me what you think,"the doctor says."I'm the doctor. I know wht you need.What you need is to walk quickly for at lest half ab hour a day."
"But I walk quickly ,"the man says.
"Oh,yes,and I know what kind of walking that is . You walk a few meters to the bus stop from your house,and a few mor meters from the bus stop to your office."
"Please listen to me ,doctor!"the man shouts ."I'm a mailman.I walk for seven hours every day and I come to send letters."
1,What color is the man 's bag?
2,Whenthe mailman comes in , what does the doctor ask him to do first?
3,The doctor thinks the mailman needs to walk quickly for at least-----a day.
4,The mailman sends letters -------every day.

╮(╯▽╰)╭唉——实在是太多！！！！！！！！我打了40分钟！！！！！！！！！！

抱歉！！！！！！！！！！我就只能帮到这儿啦！！！！！

❸ 简短的初一英语阅读理解

Poor Man! at this man. What is he doing? He’s carrying a very big box. The box is full of(充满) big apples. He wants to put it on the back of his bike and take it home. Can he do that? No, I don’t think so. Why not? Because(因为) the box is too full(满) and too heavy(重). Look! What’s wrong? He drops the box. Poor man!Exercises:
A. Read carefully and write “T” for True and “F” for False beside the statements.
( )1. The box is not very big.
( )2. The box is full of apples.
( )3. He puts the apples in the bag.
( )4. He can carry the box home.B. Choose the best answer, A, B, C or D, to these questions.
( )1. What is the man doing? He is _________.
A. eating some apples B. carrying a box
C. riding a bike D. making a box
( )2. What’s in the box?
A. Some books. B. Some bikes.
C. Some apples. D. Some boxes.
( )3. Can he carry the box?
A. Yes, he can. B. Yes, he is.
C. No, he can’t. D. No, he isn’t.
( )4. Is the box full or empty?
A. Yes, it is. B. No, it isn’t.
C. It’s empty. D. It’s full.

❹ 初一英语阅读理解【非常短】

The Farmer, His Horse, and His son
Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself.
He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father
and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.
They met two men on the road who said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have
a horse, It's a long way to market(市场). "The farmer know that this was true,
so he rode on the horse, while his son walked.
Then they met two old women, "What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you
see how tired boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.\$
Next, three old men stopped them, one said, "Why are you walking, farmer?
Get up, It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today," So the farmer got
up behind his son, and they rode on.
Some time later, a young woman passed them, "Why aren't you walking?" she
asked, "It isn't far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest."
So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot
please all the people all the time.

1. The farmer wanted to sell the horse ____.
A. before it was dead
B. before it become too tired
C. before it market was over
D. before it was as old as he was
#A
2. The two men on the road ____.
A. asked how far it was to the market
B. said they thought the horse looked very tired
C. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse
D. told the farmer's son to get off the horse and walk
#C
3. The two old women said it was wrong for ____.
A. the farmer to ride such a tired horse
B. the farmer to ride while his young son walked
C. the boy to ride instead of his father
D. only one person to ride such a long way
#D
4. The farmer got up behind his son because ____.
A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walk
B. the three old men stopped them on the road
C. he did not know why he was walking
D. his son could not ride the horse by himself

❺ 初一英语阅读题，文章要短！！！

My Cat
I have a cat named Mimi. Its hair is as white as snow. I often play games with it. It amuses me a lot and I treat it as a little friend. Every morning, I would say goodbye to it before I go to school and Mimi would wave its front-legs to me. It brings me a lot of pleasure. But it takes time and costs money to keep the cat. My parents and I spend much time taking care of it, feeding it and cleaning it. We have to clean the house from time to time, or the cat will make them dirty and smelly. 我的猫 我有一只猫，名叫咪咪。它的毛像雪一样白，我经常和它一起玩。它使我很开心，我也把它当小朋友一样对待。每天早上，我去上学之前都会跟它说再见，它也人向我晃晃前爪。它给我带来了很多快乐。但是，养猫是要花费时间和金钱的。我父母和我花费很多时间照看它，喂它饭，给它洗澡。我们得经常打扫房间，否则，猫就会把屋子弄得又脏又难闻。
望采纳

❻ 初一英语阅读理解篇章30篇，形式为短文后附选择题

初一英语下学期阅读理解专项训练
以下有五篇文章，共100分(25小题，每小题4分)。
（A）
阅读短文，然后根据内容判断正（√）误（×）。
Mr and Mrs Scott want to buy some new chairs for their new house. They come into a shop and see some very good chairs on the floor. They like the colour and want to know how much they are. They see a price tag (标签) on one chair. It says (上面写着) "￥100". They like the chair but they are too dear (贵) for them. The Scotts don't think they can buy them now. They leave this shop and go to other shops. Mr Scott thinks they can find some cheap chairs.
( ) 1. Mr and Mrs Scott have a new house.
( ) 2. They want to buy tables and chairs for their house.
( ) 3. They think the chairs in this shop are cheap.
( ) 4. They leave the shop and go home.
( ) 5. They want to buy good and cheap chairs.
( B )
阅读短文，选择正确答案。
Mary is an American schoolgirl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. She doesn't know Chinese, but she is trying (努力) to study and speak it. She often tries to speak Chinese to her Chinese friends. Sometimes they don't understand (理解) her, because she can't speak Chinese well.
It's Saturday morning. Mary goes out. She is on her way to the park. She is going there to see a flower show (展览). But she doesn't know how to get there. She asks a Chinese boy. The boy can't understand her. Then she takes out a pen and some paper. She draws flowers on it, gives the picture to the boy and says something about it. The boy smiles and then shows (指给) Mary the way to the park.
( ) 1. Where does Mary live now? She lives in ____.
A. America B. EnglandC. China D. Canada
( ) 2. She can speak ____ Chinese.
A. muchB. a littleC. little D. a few
( ) 3. She likes ____ Chinese with her ____.
A. speak, parents B. speaking, friends C. speaks, girl-friends D. speaking, teachers
( ) 4. Where is she going?
A. To a new school. B. To see her friends.C. To a farm. D. To see some flowers.
( ) 5. How does she ask the way to the flower show?
A. She asks the way in Chinese.
B. She asks the way with a sigh (标志).
C. She draws a picture to ask the way.
D. She doesn't ask any people. （C）阅读短文，判断正误。正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”。
Mr Jones and Mr Brown work in the same office (办公室).One day Mr Jones says to Mr Brown , “I will have a small party at our house on Monday evening . Would you and your wife like to come ?”
Mr Brown says , “Thank you very much . I’d love to , but let me ask my wife first . ” So Mr Brown goes to the other room and telephones his wife . Then he comes back and looks very worried .
“What’s the matter?” asks Mr Jones . “Is you wife there at home ?”
“No,” answers Mr Brown . “She isn’t there . My small son answers the telephone . I say to him , ‘Is your mother there , David ?’ and he answers ‘No , she isn’t in the house .’ ‘Where is she ?’ I ask , ‘She is somewhere outside(在外面) .’ ‘What’s she doing ?’ ‘She is looking for me .’”
( )1．There is a party at Mr Jones’s house on Monday evening .
( )2．Mr Jones asks Mr Brown and his wife to go to the party .
( )3．The telephone is in Mr Brown’s office.
( )4．Mr Brown speaks to Mrs Brown on the telephone .
( )5．Mrs Brown is looking for her son . （D）
阅读短文，选择正确答案。
One Sunday morning Mr Green and his child , Bill ,are in a big shop . Mr Green wants to buy a new blouse for Mrs Green . Bill likes oranges , so his father buys two kilos(公斤)of oranges for him , too . Bill wants to buy some picture—books and colour pencils , too . There are many people in the shop . They are men and women , old and young . They all want to buy something there .
( )6．Mr Green goes to the shop with .
A．Mrs greenB．his son C．his daughterD．his father
( )7．Mr Green wants to buy a new blouse for .
A．Bill’s mother B．Bill C．his friend D．other people
( )8．Bill likes .
A．all the things B．the new blouse C．oranges D．orange
( )9．Bill wants to buy .
A．some picture—books B．some colour pencils C．clothes in the shop D．A and B
( )10．The shop is .
A．empty B．close C．full of children D．full of people （E）阅读下列表格，选择正确的答案。 Personal DataName: DavidAge: 13Sex: MAddress: Ningbo, Zhejiang, ChinaPostal code: 315010Telephone: 87254721E-mail: david @sina.comFruit: apples, orangesFax : 87256931Blood type: O ( ) 1. David is _______. A. a girl B. twelve C. thirteen D. a woman ( ) 2. David is in _______. A. Hangzhou B. Ningbo C. Jinghua D. England ( ) 3. David’s telephone number is _______. A. 315010 B. 87256931 C. 87254721 D. 13 ( ) 4. His blood type is ______. A. M B. david @sina. com C. 13 D. O ( ) 5. He likes ______. A. apples B. pears C. eggs D. bananas
阅读理解答案 ( A ) 1. √ 2. × 3. × 4. × 5. × ( B ) 6. C 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. C（C）1.T 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T （D）6.B 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. D（E）1. C 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. AMost people who work in the office have a boss (老板). So do I (我也是). But my boss is a little unusual. What's unusual about him? It's a big dog. Many men have dogs, but few men bring their dogs to the office every day. My boss's dog. Robinson, is big and brown. My boss brings him to work every day. He takes the dog to meetings and he takes the dog to lunch. When there is telephone call for my boss, I always know if he is in the office. I only look under his desk. If I see something brown and hairy (毛绒绒的) under it, I know my boss is somewhere in the office. If there is no dog , I know my boss is out.
（ ）6. People _________bring dogs to the office.
A. usually B. often
C. seldom (几乎不) D. sometimes
（ ）7. My boss is Robinson's ________.
A. boss B. master
C. classmate D. teacher
（ ）8. Robinson goes to meetings _________ my boss.
A. for B. without
C. instead of (代替) D. with
（ ）9. Robinson is always under the desk if the boss is _________.
A. in the office B. at meetings
C. out of the office D. out of work
（ ）10. The passage tells us the boss _________ the dog very much.
A. looks like B. hates (恨)
C. likes D. trust(信任)
C B D A C
6. 由日常生活的常识可知，很少有人带狗上班
7. 通读全文，我的BOSS 是个人，也就是说是狗的主人
8. with有“跟某人一起”的意思，例如：I go to see a film with my parents.”
10. 通过整篇文章的阅读，可以判断除了C外，其他的选项都不符合原文的意思．

(一)
Can You Tell Me?(你能告诉吗)
A father asks him son “How many letters are there in the Alphabet (字母表)?”“I don't know,”says his son. His father says, “You don't know? You are in school for many years and you don't know how many letters are there in the Alphabet?”He is very angry(生气).
His son says, “No. But let me ask you a question(问题), Dad. You often go to the post office(邮局), please tell me how many letters are there in the post office?”
( )1.From the story, we know the son is good at(擅长) English.
( )2.The son studies at school over (超过) one year.
( )3.The father gets angry because his son is not polite (有礼貌) to him.
( )4.The father knows how many letters there are in the post office.
( )5.There are twenty-six letters in the Alphabet.
(二)
Too Polite(礼貌过头了)
There are many people in the bus. Some have seats, but some have to(不得不) stand. At a bus stop, a woman gets on the bus. An old man hears the door and tries (试着) to stand up.
“Oh, no, thank you,” the woman forces (强迫) him back to the seat. “Please don't do that. I can stand.”
“But, madam(夫人), let me…,”says the man.
“I ask you to keep your seat(坐在你的座位上)，” the woman says. She puts(放) her hands on the old man's shoulder(肩膀).
But the man still(仍然) tries to stand up,“Madam, will you please let me…?”“Oh, no,”says the woman. She again(又) forces the man back.
At last(最后) the old man shouts(大声喊), “I wants to get off(下车) the bus!”
( )1.All the people have seats in the bus.
( )2.An old man gets on the bus at a bus stop.
( )3.The old man wants to give his seat to he woman.
( )4.The woman sits the old man's seat.
( )5.The old man wants to get off the bus.
(一)(1)× (2)√ (3)× (4)× (5)√
(二)(1)× (2)× (3)× (4)× (5)√

Jim is an English boy. He comes to China with his father and mother. They come here to work. Jim comes here to study.

He is in No. 5 Middle School. He gets up early every day. He isn’t late for school. He studies hard. He can read and write English well. He often helps us with our English, and we often help him with his Chinese. After class he likes playing football, swimming, running, jumping and riding. He makes many friends here. We are glad to stay with him. On Sunday he often helps his mother clean the house, mend something or do the shopping. He likes Chinese food very much.

He likes living here. He likes Chinese students very much. We all like him , too.

根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误。对的在括号内填“ T ”, 错的填“ F ”。( 10 分)

( F )1. He gets up late every day.

( T )2. He often teaches us English.

( F )3. After class , he likes singing and playing basketball.

( T )4. On Sunday he often helps his mother clean the house.

( F )5. He doesn’t like Chinese food.

❼ 初一英语阅读题30篇

http://21stcentury.chinadaily.com.cn/new/index.shtml这里有

Most people who work in the office have a boss (老板). So do I (我也是). But my boss is a little unusual. What's unusual about him? It's a big dog. Many men have dogs, but few men bring their dogs to the office every day. My boss's dog. Robinson, is big and brown. My boss brings him to work every day. He takes the dog to meetings and he takes the dog to lunch. When there is telephone call for my boss, I always know if he is in the office. I only look under his desk. If I see something brown and hairy (毛绒绒的) under it, I know my boss is somewhere in the office. If there is no dog , I know my boss is out.
（ ）6. People _________bring dogs to the office.
A. usually B. often
C. seldom (几乎不) D. sometimes
（ ）7. My boss is Robinson's ________.
A. boss B. master
C. classmate D. teacher
（ ）8. Robinson goes to meetings _________ my boss.
A. for B. without
C. instead of (代替) D. with
（ ）9. Robinson is always under the desk if the boss is _________.
A. in the office B. at meetings
C. out of the office D. out of work
（ ）10. The passage tells us the boss _________ the dog very much.
A. looks like B. hates (恨)
C. likes D. trust(信任)
C B D A C
6. 由日常生活的常识可知，很少有人带狗上班
7. 通读全文，我的BOSS 是个人，也就是说是狗的主人
8. with有“跟某人一起”的意思，例如：I go to see a film with my parents.”
10. 通过整篇文章的阅读，可以判断除了C外，其他的选项都不符合原文的意思．

(一)
Can You Tell Me?(你能告诉吗)
A father asks him son “How many letters are there in the Alphabet (字母表)?”“I don't know,”says his son. His father says, “You don't know? You are in school for many years and you don't know how many letters are there in the Alphabet?”He is very angry(生气).
His son says, “No. But let me ask you a question(问题), Dad. You often go to the post office(邮局), please tell me how many letters are there in the post office?”
( )1.From the story, we know the son is good at(擅长) English.
( )2.The son studies at school over (超过) one year.
( )3.The father gets angry because his son is not polite (有礼貌) to him.
( )4.The father knows how many letters there are in the post office.
( )5.There are twenty-six letters in the Alphabet.
(二)
Too Polite(礼貌过头了)
There are many people in the bus. Some have seats, but some have to(不得不) stand. At a bus stop, a woman gets on the bus. An old man hears the door and tries (试着) to stand up.
“Oh, no, thank you,” the woman forces (强迫) him back to the seat. “Please don't do that. I can stand.”
“But, madam(夫人), let me…,”says the man.
“I ask you to keep your seat(坐在你的座位上)，” the woman says. She puts(放) her hands on the old man's shoulder(肩膀).
But the man still(仍然) tries to stand up,“Madam, will you please let me…?”“Oh, no,”says the woman. She again(又) forces the man back.
At last(最后) the old man shouts(大声喊), “I wants to get off(下车) the bus!”
( )1.All the people have seats in the bus.
( )2.An old man gets on the bus at a bus stop.
( )3.The old man wants to give his seat to he woman.
( )4.The woman sits the old man's seat.
( )5.The old man wants to get off the bus.
(一)(1)× (2)√ (3)× (4)× (5)√
(二)(1)× (2)× (3)× (4)× (5)√

Jim is an English boy. He comes to China with his father and mother. They come here to work. Jim comes here to study.

He is in No. 5 Middle School. He gets up early every day. He isn’t late for school. He studies hard. He can read and write English well. He often helps us with our English, and we often help him with his Chinese. After class he likes playing football, swimming, running, jumping and riding. He makes many friends here. We are glad to stay with him. On Sunday he often helps his mother clean the house, mend something or do the shopping. He likes Chinese food very much.

He likes living here. He likes Chinese students very much. We all like him , too.

根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误。对的在括号内填“ T ”, 错的填“ F ”。( 10 分)

( F )1. He gets up late every day.

( T )2. He often teaches us English.

( F )3. After class , he likes singing and playing basketball.

( T )4. On Sunday he often helps his mother clean the house.

( F )5. He doesn’t like Chinese food.

In the summer time,when there are many flowers,a beehive(蜂窝)is a very busy place.Bees fly from flower to flower. Flowers have a juice called nectar(花蜜).Bees take the nectar that thy like and make it into honey(蜂蜜).
When a bee finds some good nectar,it hurries home.It wants to tell the other bees where the nectar comes from.And it does!It tells how far to go.The bees go bake together for more nectar.
Every bee in the beehive is busy.That is why we say that someone who works hard is "as busy as bee"
根据短文内容回答句子正(T)误(F)
( )1.Bees can make honey.
( )2.The whole passage is about how bees fly.
( )3.A bee's dance only tells other bees where to go.
( )4.In the summer time bees are very busy.
( )5.We say someone who works in summer is"as busy as bee"

答案:T F F T F

A Ten-Yaer-Old Teacher
A teacher can be any age .Just like Chrissie McKenney, she was only ten when she started teaching.
How did Chrissie get the job? It was not easy.Chrissie wanted to help children who cannot hear.But the school had never had such a young helper.Could Chrissie do it?
First,Chrissie learned to sign().Signing is a way of talking with your hands.Soon it was easy for Chrissie to talk to the children.So the school let her help.Now Chrissie visits the school almost every day.The children love their young teacher.She is tired friend.
( )1.Chrissie wanted to help children who cannot ____.
A.hear B.see C.play
( )2.THis passage tells about a ________.
A.special class B.young teacher C.sill person
( )3.In the third paragraph of the passage,what does the word"leaned" mean?It means "_____".
A.forgot B.found C.stopped
( )4.The school let Chrissie help because she ______.
A.was too old B.could sign C.could not hear
( )5.You can guess from the passage that most teachers_______.
A.are older than B.do not like C.are just like

答案:A B B B A
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❽ 找一篇初一的英语阅读文章，不要太长或太短，难度适中

Your Passport(护照) Please!
Mr Hill arrives at London Airport, at the end of a threeweek holiday in France.
Usually he wears a beard(留胡须). Since it has been hot there, he has taken
it off(剃掉). But his passport photo shows him with his beard.\$
An office looks at the photo for a moment, and says: "Will you excuse me?
Please sit down. I shan't keep you long." With this, he walks away, shows the
photo to a second office, and says: "I know that face." The second officer looks
at the passport and asks where Mr Hill has come from. When he hears that Mr
Hill has arrived back from Paris, the second officer smiled and says: "An Englishman
with a beard stole a painting in Paris on Friday, And that man looks just the
kind of man ..."
Suddenly it comes to the first officer who Mr Hill is. He returns to him,
and asks: "Did you teach at the No.2 . High School?" When Mr Hill answers,
in surprise, that he did, the first officer smiles and says: "I thought so.
I'm Jack Smith. You taught me French. You haven't changed a bit."

1. Mr Hill ____.
A. has just come back from the airport.
B. is on his way to Paris.
C. spent three weeks in Paris before he went to France.
D. has been in France for three weeks
#D
2. Mr Hill ____.
A. has a beard on his face but not in his photo
B. grew a beard while he was on holiday
C. has a beard in his photo but not on his face
D. took his beard off long before he went on holiday.
#C
3. The first officer is sure ____.
A. Mr Hill stole the painting
B. he has seen the face in the photo before
C. he knows the second officer's face
D. a man without a beard stole the painting
#B
4. The second officer says that ____.
A. Mr Hill stole the painting
B. a man with a beard, from France, stole a painting in English
C. an Englishman took his beard off and stole a painting
D. a man with a beard, from England, stole a painting in Paris.
#D

❾ 要七篇七年级英语文章阅读，要有题，文章要短

关于长城的传说
In the north of China, there lies a 6,700-kilometer-long (4,161-mile-long) ancient wall. Now well-known as the Great Wall of China, it starts at the Jiayuguan Pass of Gansu Province in the west and ends at the Shanhaiguan Pass of Hebei Province in the east. As one of the Eight Wonders in the world, the Great Wall of China has become the symbol of the Chinese nation and its culture.

Lots of beautiful legends and stories about the Great Wall took place following along the construction, and since that time these stories have spread around the country. Those that happened ring construction are abundant, such as Meng Jiangnu's story and the legend of the Jiayuguan Pass. Meng Jiangnu's story is the most famous and widely spread of all the legends about the Great Wall. The story happened ring the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC). It tells of how Meng Jiangnu's bitter weeping made a section of the Great Wall collapse. Meng Jiangnu's husband Fan Qiliang was caught by federal officials and sent to build the Great Wall. Meng Jiangnu heard nothing from him after his departure, so she set out to look for him. Unfortunately, by the time she reached the great wall, she discovered that her husband had already died. Hearing the bad news, she cried her heart out. Her howl caused the collapse of a part of the Great Wall. This story indicates that the Great Wall is the proction of tens of thousands of Chinese commoners.

Another legend about the Jiayuguan Pass tells of a workman named Yi Kaizhan in the Ming Dynasty (1368BC-1644BC) who was proficient in arithmetic. He calculated that it would need 99,999 bricks to build the Jiayuguan Pass. The supervisor did not believe him and said if they miscalculated by even one brick, then all the workmen would be punished to do hard work for three years. After the completion of the project, one brick was left behind the Xiwong city gate. The supervisor was happy at the sight of the brick and ready to punish them. However Yi Kaizhan said with deliberation that the brick was put there by a supernatural being to fix the wall. A tiny move would cause the collapse of the wall. Therefore the brick was kept there and never moved. It can still be found there today on the tower of the Jiayuguan Pass.

In addition to the above-mentioned stories about the construction of the Great Wall, there are also plenty of stories about current scenic spots. A famous one is the legend of the Beacon Tower. This story happened ring the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century BC-711 BC). King You had a queen named Bao Si, who was very pretty. King You liked her very much, however Bao Si never smiled. An official gave a suggestion that setting the beacon tower on fire would frighten the King's subjects, and might make the queen smile. King You liked the idea. The subjects were fooled and Bao Si smiled at the sight of the chaos. Later enemies invaded Western Zhou, King You set the beacon tower on fire to ask for help. No subjects came to help because they had been fooled once before. Thus, King Zhou was killed by the enemy and Western Zhou came to an end.

Beautiful stories and legends about the Great Wall help to keep alive Chinese history and culture. In each dynasty after the building of the Great Wall, many more stories were created and spread.

历史
No one can tell precisely when the building of the Great Wall was started but it is popularly believed that it originated as a military fortification against intrusion by tribes on the borders ring the earlier Zhou Dynasty. Late in the Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC - 476 BC), the cal states extended the defence work and built "great" structures to prevent the attacks from other states. It was not until the Qin Dynasty that the separate walls, constructed by the states of Qin, Yan and Zhao kingdoms, were connected to form a defensive system on the northern border of the country by Emperor Qin Shi Huang (also called Qin Shi Huangdi by westerners or the First Emperor). After the emperor unified the country in 214 BC, he ordered the construction of the wall. It took about ten years to finish and the wall stretched from Linzhao (in the eastern part of today's Gansu Province) in the west to Liaodong (in today's Jilin Province) in the east. The wall not only served as a defence in the north but also symbolized the power of the emperor.

From the Qin Dynasty onwards, Xiongnu, an ancient tribe that lived in North China, frequently harassed the northern border of the country. During the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu (Han Wu Di), sent three expeditions to fight against the Xiongnu in 127 BC, 121 BC and 119 BC. The Xiongnu were driven into the far north of the Gobi. To maintain the safety of the Hexi Corridor (today's Gansu Province), the emperor ordered the extension of the Great Wall westward into the Hexi Corridor and Xinjiang region. The ruins of the beacon towers and debris of the Han Wall are still discernible in Dunhuang, Yumen and Yangguan. A recent report shows that ruins of the Han Wall have been discovered near Lopnur in China's Xinjiang region.

Further construction and extensions were made in the successive Northern Wei, Northern Qi and Sui dynasties.

The present Great Wall in Beijing is mainly remains from the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). During this period, bricks and granite were used when the workers laid the foundation of the wall and sophisticated designs and passes were built in the places of strategic importance. To strengthen the military control of the northern frontiers, the Ming authorities divided the Great Wall into nine zones and placed each under the control of a Zhen (garrison headquarters). The Ming Wall starts from Yalujiang River (in today's Heilongjiang Province), via today's Liaoning, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia provinces, to Guansu. The total length reaches 12,700 li (over 5,000 kilometers). The Shanhaiguan Pass and the Jiayuguan Pass are two well-preserved passes at either end.

Today, the Wall has become a must-see for every visitor to China. Few can help saying 'Wow!' when they stand on top of a beacon tower and look at this giant dragon. For centuries, the wall served succeeding dynasties as an efficient military defence. However, it was only when a dynasty had weakened from within that invaders from the north were able to advance and conquer. Both the Mongols (Yuan Dynasty, 1271-1368) and the Manchurians (Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911) were able take power because of weakness of the government and poverty of the people but never e to any possibility of weakness of the Wall.

My Pet

The pet I have ever keep is a very popular pet. Human like them because they are the most loyal animals.
I got this cute pet when I was six. There are many lovely black circles on his skin, so we named him “dian dian”. Dian dian is a naughty pet. One day, I bought a new basketball and I put it under my desk, then I went to my friend's home. When I came back home, I couldn't find it! I was so sad, but later, I saw that Dian dian was playing the basketball on my bed.
Dian dian is also a brave and just pet. I take Dian dian go for a walk every day. And he really help some small pet to shout with the big pet who is riding roughshod over the small pet no matter how big that pet is.
This is my loyal, naughty, brave and just dog, can you guess what he is?

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Dear editor (编辑) ，
I live in a beautiful city . Many visitors come to my city . there are so many colorful peacocks (孔雀) here . The peacocks mostly live on the grass land of Dongfeng Square
They are given food freely by visitors . They usually throw food to them , and don’t think about at all whether the food is right or not . Some of the peacocks became ill , some even died after eating the bad food given by the visitors. I’m sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the birds , but don’t realize (意识到) that they may be doing them harm (伤害). The visitors should be told that what have done is very harmful to the birds , and this kind of thing must be stopped from happening . Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food . For us every person , it’s our ty to give more love to these beautiful birds and to look after them carefully.
Yours,
Sun Yan
()6.Many visitors come to the writer’s city to __________.
A. do some shopping B. see beautiful peacocks
C. play on Dongfeng square D. eat nice food
()7.Some peacocks became ill and died because some visitors ______;
A. did’t give them any food B. gave them too much food
C. threw them some bad food D. loved them and played with them
()8.Some shops can be built beside Dongfeng Square so that they may _____________.
A.sell food for visitors B. sell food for peacocks
C.make the square more beautiful D.have the beautiful birds
()9.From the passage we know people should __________.
A. live and play with the birds
B. stop the birds from eating too much
C. give right food to the birds
D. give more food to the birds
()10.We can guess the writer of the letter, Sun Yan , may be a _____.
A. visitor B. shopkeeper C.square keeper D. student
6-10：B C B C D