小学英语110篇英语阅读理解短文（三）

概要：Passage 12.The Best JobBetty is a lazy girl. She doesn’t study hard， and she doesn’t help her mother with the housework， either. “What are you going to be when you grow up， Betty?” Mother asks. “You’re too lazy. No job will ever fit you.” “But I know one，” says the girl， “I’m going to be Father Christmas，” “You want to be Father Christmas?” Mother is surprised， “But why?” “Because he w

　　Passage 12.The Best Job

　　Betty is a lazy girl. She doesn’t study hard， and she doesn’t help her mother with the housework， either. “What are you going to be when you grow up， Betty?” Mother asks. “You’re too lazy. No job will ever fit you.” “But I know one，” says the girl， “I’m going to be Father Christmas，” “You want to be Father Christmas?” Mother is surprised， “But why?” “Because he works only one day in a whole year.”

　　Passage 13.A Clever Monkey

　　A little monkey picks up a pumpkin and wants to take it home. But the pumpkin is too big. The monkey can’t take it home.

　　Suddenly he sees a panda riding a bike towards him. He watches the bike. “l have a good idea. I can roll the pumpkin. It likes a wheel.”

　　So he rolls the pumpkin to his home. When his mother sees the big pumpkin， she is surprised and says， “How can you carry it home?” The little monkey answers proudly， “l can’t lift it， but l can roll it.” His mother smiles and says， “ What a clever boy!”

　　Passage14. What Are Stars Like?

　　Have you ever wondered about the stars? In some ways， stars are like people. They are born. They grow old. And they die. A star is born from dust and gas. Slowly the dust and gas make a ball. The ball gets very hot. Then it starts to give off light. The young star grows into a giant. Many years go by. The older star begins to get small again. At last its light goes out. The star’s life is over.

　　Passage 15.Radio and Television

　　Radio and television are very popular in the world today. Millions of people watch TV. Perhaps more people listen to the radio.

　　The TV is more useful than the radio. On TV we can see and hear what is happening in the world. However， radio isn’t lost. It is still with us. And listeners are becoming more. That’s because a transistor radio isn’t lost. It is still with us. It is very easy to carry. You can put one in your pocket and listen to it on the bus or your bike when you go to work.

　　Passage 16.It’s cool behind you

　　It’s two o’clock in the afternoon. The sun is shinning and it’s very hot. Nancy has to meet her mother at the train station.

　　Now she’s walking in the street. There are no trees and she’s fat. So she feels very hot. But she doesn’t find a boy walking just behind her. And she meets a friend and says “hello” to him. “Who’s the boy behind you?” asks the man . Now she sees the boy. She is angry and asks， “Why are you walking behind me， boy?” “There’s no shade in the street， you know.” answers the boy. “It’s cool behind you， I think.”

　　Passage 17.Father’s Hobby

　　My dad works from Monday to Friday in a bank. he uses the computer to count money. His job is very important in the bank.

　　Dad is also busy at home. At weekends he cooks dinner. Usually he cooks Italian food. On Sundays he makes five pieces of pizza. Sometimes he cooks chicken and makes Chinese food. My mum watches and helps him. I help my dad， too. I wash the dishes.

　　Many people think it is strange for a man to cook. But my dad enjoys his hobby. Cooking relaxes him. He is a weekend cook.

　　Passage 18.I don’t think so

　　Jack is a good boy but he doesn’t like to use his head. He often says something withou thinking.It makes others unhappy.

　　Mr. Black teaches math in a school. He’s old now and he likes children.On the Friday Mr. Black doesn’t go to work， because he’s ill in a hospital. And Jack’s mother will see him after dinner. “I want to be there with you.” says Jack. “You’re a rude boy. I can’t take you there.’’ says his mother. “Don’t worry， mum. I won’t do that again. Please believe me. ” says Jack. In the hospital， Jack says nothing at first. When they’re leaving ， he says to Mr. Black， “You look fine. The doctor says you’re going to die， but I don’t think so. ”

　　Passage 19.Seven days in a week

　　There are about fifty-two weeks in a year. And there are seven days in each week. The first day of a week is Sunday. The other days of a week between Sunday and Saturday are Monday， Tuesday， Wednesday Thursday and Friday. Monday is the second day， Tuesday is the third day， Wednesday is the fourth day， Thursday is the fifth day， and Friday is the sixth day. What’s the last day? Do you know?

　　Passage 20.My special Friend

　　I have a friend in the U.S. His name is Don Adams. I know him very well， but I have never met him. We write to each other all the time. My letters are very short. It is still hard for me to write in English. I received a letter from Don yesterday. It makes me very happy. He is coming to my country for a visit next summer. We are going to see each other for the first time.

　　Passage 21.A Day in My Life

　　My family lives on this street. In the morning， my father goes to work and all the children go to school. My mother takes us to school everyday. She does the housework. She always has her lunch at home， and sees her friends in the afternoon. In the evening all the children come home from school. They always get home early. My father goes home from work and he is often late. After supper my two brothers and I do our homework. We go to bed at ten.

　　Passage 22. The Sea

　　What do know about the sea? Some people have seen it but others haven’t. The sea looks beautiful on a fine sunny day and it can be very tough when there is a strong wind. What other things do you know about it? Of course， the sea is very large. In the world there is more sea than land. If you have swum in the sea， you know that the sea is salty. Rivers carry salt from the land into the sea. Some places of the sea are saltier than the other places. Do you know the Dead Sea? It is so salty that you can’t sink when you are in the water! And fish cannot live in it!