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初二阅读十五篇

初二阅读十五篇

2，ItwasSundayandTomwasstayinghome.Afterbreakfasthewentoutintothegardenandplayedquietlybyhimself.Therewerenokidsaroundandhewasusedto（习惯于）playingalonequietly.HeplayedwithBobby,thedog.Heclimbedupanddownthetrees.Sometimesabirdwouldcomedowntoperch（停歇）ontopofthedoghouse.ThenTomwouldhavethegreatestfun（爱好）bythrowingastoneorsomethingatit.Thoughhenevermadeit.Hedidlikedoingthiskindofthings.

NowTomhadbeeninthegardenforhalfanhour.Suddenlyacrack（碎裂声）washeardandthelittleboybegancrying.

“What'sthematter,Tom?

”hismotherlookedthroughthekitchenwindow.

Tomranintothekitchen.

“Mum”hesobbed（抽泣），“IbrokeBobby'splate.Ididn'tknowitwassofragile（易碎的）”.

Hismotherputherarmsroundhimandsaid,“Don'tfeeltoobad,Tom.WehaveotherplatesforBoddy.Buthowdidyoubreakthatone?

”

“Ithrewthisatabirdbutmissed,anditwentstraighttotheplate.”

InTom'shandwashisfather'sgoldpocketwatch（金怀表）！

3.ThomasEdisonwasafamousAmericanscientist.Hewasbornin1847.Whenhewasachild,helikedtofindouthowthingsworked.Hewasinschoolforonlythreemonths.Heaskedhisteacheralotofstrangequestions.MostofthemhadnothingtodowithhislessonsTheteacherthoughttheboywasnotbrightandwasnotworth（值）teaching.WhenhetoldthistoEdison'smother,shetookhersonoutofschool.Asshehadbeenateacher,shetaughthimherself.Theboyreadalot.Soonhebecameveryinterestedinscience.Attheageoften,Edisonhadalreadybuiltachemistrylabforhimself.Eversincethen,heneverstoppedsearchingfornewandbetterwaystodothings.

4.Mr.Browngotuplatethismorning.Hewasgoingtobelateforwork.Ltwasraininghardandthestreetswerewet.Hedrovesofastthathedidin'tseetheredlights.Hecouldn'tstophiscarandhitacar.Anoldmangotoutofthecarandcalledoutangrily,"Whatareyoudoing?

Howcanyoudrivesofast?

"

"l'msorry,sir,"saidMr.brown,"ldidn'tseethelightsturnred."Thenhebroughtoutabottleofwineandgaveittotheoldman.

"It'scoldtoday,sir,"saidMr.Brown."Pleasedrinkalittle,andthenyou'llgetwarm."

Theoldmandranksomewineandbecamehappy.Heasked,"l'mfellingmuchbetternow.Whydon'tyoudrinkany?

"

"lcan'tdrinkanythingnow,sir,"answeredMr.Brown"l'mwaitingforthepoliceman.Onlydrunkardscauseaccidents,youkown!

"

5.Lastyear,wehadanEnglishteacherfromtheUnitedStates.WecalledhimMr.Black.Heoftentoldus,“Englishisveryusefulintheworld.”Hetaughtusverywell.Hewasstrictwithusall.InclasshealwaysgaveusmoretimetospeakEnglish.AtfirstIcouldhardlyunderstandawordandIcouldnottalkinEnglishatall.ButsoonIfoundEnglishwasnotsohardandIcouldtalktomyclassmatesinEnglish.SoIbegantolikeitverymuch.

　　NowMr.Blacktaughtinanotherschool.Thisyearwehaveanewteacher,Mrs.Green.Shealsoteachesusverycarefully.Sheoftenasksustorecite（背诵）thetextsandplaygames.Withthehelpofthetwoforeignteachers,weallhavemadeprogress.

NowIamenjoyingstudyingthissubject.IamsureIwilllearnalotthisyear.

6.　Oncetherewasanoldmaninatown.Healwaysforgotalotofthings.Sohiswifealwayshadtosaytohim,“Don’tforgetthis!

”

　　Onedayhewentonalongtripalone.Beforehelefthome,hiswifesaid,“Nowyouhaveallthesethings.Theyarewhatyouneedforyourtrip.Takecareofyourthingsduringthetrip.”Hewenttothestation,boughtaticketandgotonthetrainwithit.

　　Abouthalfanhourlater,theconductorbegantoseethetickets.Hecametotheoldmanandsaid,“Willyoupleaseshowmeyourticket?

”Theoldmanlookedforhisticketinallhispockets,buthecouldnotfindit.Hewasveryworried.“Ican’tfindmyticket.IreallyboughtaticketbeforeIgotonthetrain.”saidtheoldman.

“Ibelieveyouboughtaticket.Allright,youdon’thavetobuyanotherone,”saidtheconductorkindly.“ButhowcanIknowwhereI’mgoing?

–Ican’tremembermystation!

”theoldmansaidsadly.

7.Easter（复活节）isoneofthetwomajor（主要的）Christian（基督教的）festivals（节日）.Eastercelebrates（庆祝）thedeath（死亡）andresurrection（复活）ofJesusChrist（耶酥基督）andChristmascelebrateshisbirth（出生）.It'snotasbigafestivalasChristmas.ItstartsusuallyinlateMarchorearlyAprilandtheEasterholidayisFriday，Saturday，SundayandMonday.It'squitealongholidayforeverybody.

　　Themain（主要的）symbol（象征物）ofEasteristheEasteregg.ChildrenlikeEastereggsbecausetheyaremadeofchocolate.Eggsareasymbolofnewlife.

　　EasterisalsoatimeforfamiliestogettogetherlikeChristmas.ManypeopleseeEasterasanicelongholidayandtheyhaveagoodtimewiththeirfamiliesandfriends.

8.Wedrinkteaeveryday.ButmorethanthreehundredyearsagomostofthepeopleinEurope（欧洲）didnotknowanythingabouttea.Somepeopleheardaboutit，butveryfewofthemknowwhattodowithit.

　　ThereisastoryaboutanEnglishsailor（水手）whowenttocountriesintheeast，thewestandthesouth.HewenttoIndiaandChina.Onedayhecamehomeandbroughtsometeaasapresentforhismother.Shetoldherfriendsaboutthepresentandaskedthemtoa"teaparty".Whenherfriendscametothe"teaparty"，theoldwomanoffered（给）thembrowntea-leaves（茶叶）.Theoldwoman'sfriendsbegantoeatthem.Ofcourse，nobodylikedthetea-leaves.

　　Atthattimethesailorcamein.Helookedatthetableandsaid，"Mother，whathaveyoudonewiththetea?

"

　　"Iboiled（煮）it，asyousaid."

　　"Andwhatdidyoudowiththewater?

"

　　"Ithrewitaway，ofcourse."answeredtheoldwoman.

　　"Nowyoumaythrowawaytheleaves，too，"saidherson.

9.OnNov.18th,1908,threemenwentupinaballoon（气球）.TheystartedearlyinLondon.TheheadmanwasAugustaGaudron,andtheothertwomenwereTannarandMaitland.Theyhadabigballoonandtheywerereadyforalongway.

Soontheyheardthesea.Theywerecarryingtheusualrope（绳子）,anditwashangingdownfromthebasketoftheballoon.Attheendoftheropetheyhadtiedametalbox.Thiscouldholdwater,oritcouldbeempty.Sotheywereabletochangeitsweight（重量）.Itwasforuseoverthesea.Theywerealsocarryingsomebagsofsand.

Afterthesunrose,theballoonwenthigher.Itwentupto3,000metres,andtheairwasverycold.Thewaterintheballoonbecameice.Snowfellpastthemen'sbasket,andtheycouldseemoresnowontheground.Thementriedtothrowoutsomemoresand;butitwashard.Theytriedtobreaktheicysandwiththeirknives,butitwasnoteasy.Theworkwasslowandtheywerestillfalling,sotheyhadtodropsomewholebagsofsand.Oneofthemfellonanicylakeandmadeablackholeintheice.

Atlasttheypulledtheboxintothebasket.Itwasstillsnowing;sotheyclimbedtogetawayfromthesnow.Theyroseto5,100metres!

Everythingbecameicy.Theyweresocoldthattheydecidedtoland.TheycamedowninPolandheavilybutsafely.Theyhadtravelled1,797kilometersfromLondon!

10.Americanswithsmallfamiliesownasmallcaroralargeone.Ifbothparentsareworking,theyusuallyhavetwocars.Whenthefamilyislarge,oneofthecarsissoldandtheywillbuyavan（住房汽车）

Asmallcarcanhold（容纳）fourpersonsandalargecarcanholdsixpersonsbutitisverycrowded（拥挤）.Avanholdsevenpersonseasily,soafamilythreechildrencouldasktheirgrandparentstogoonaholidaytravelTheycouldalltraveltogether.

Mr.Hagenandhiswifehadathirdchildlastyear.Thismadethemsellasecondcarandbusavan.Theirchildrensixthandseventhseatareusedtoputotherthings,forafamilyoffivemustcarrymanysuitcases（衣箱）whentheytravel.Whentheyarriveattheirgrandparents’home,thesuitcasesarebroughtintothetwoseatscanthencarrythegrandparents.

Americanscallvansmotorhomes.Amotorhomeisalwaysusedforholidays.Whenafamilyaretravelingtothemountainsortotheseaside,theycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysortotheseaside,theycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysorweeks.Allthemembersofabigfamilycanenjoyahappierlifewhentheyaretravelingtogether.Thatiswhymotorhomeshavebecomeverypopular.InAmericatherearemanyparksformotorhomes.

11.Hi,Louis!

I’mwritingtotellyousomethingaboutthecustomsandfestivals.

Everyonelovesholidayssinceonedoesn’tneedtogotoschoolorwork.Althoughallholidaysmeannoschoolandwork,butnotallofthemarethesame.Onsomeofthemyougooutwithfriends;onothersyoustayhometoeat,talk,andhavefunwithyourfamily.ForexampleintheU.S.,everyonethinksNewYear’sEveandNewYeararebothforpartyingwithfriends.Christmasisthetimetostayhomeandexchangegiftswithfamilymembers.TheoppositeistrueinJapanthough.Forexample,inJapan,NewYearisforspendingtimewiththefamilytoeat,talk,havefun,andgotothetemples.ButChristmasisforboyandgirlfriendstogooutandexchangegifts.OriginallyChristmasshouldbetocelebratethebirthofChrist.

IhavebeeninterestedinforeigncustomssinceIwaslittle.Ifyoulearnthesedifferentholidaycustoms,youwilllearnaboutdifferenthistoriesandcultures.Thisismuchmoreinterestingthanlearningthematthelibraryfrommorningtoevening.

Love,

Sue

12.Candolphinstalk?

Maybetheycan’ttalkwithwords,buttheytalkwithsounds.Theyshowtheirfeelingswithsounds.

Dolphinstravelinagroup.Wecallagroupoffisha“school”.Theydon’tstudy,buttheytraveltogether.

Dolphinstalktotheotherdolphinsintheschool.Theygiveinformation.Theytellwhentheyarehappyorsadorafrai