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小学
三年级英语阅读（
1-10
）
一，
How Can I
Pay You
我该怎样谢你
One day, a poor man is taking a bag of
rice to a town. The rice is on the back of his
horse but it falls down. The rice is
too heavy to lift and he
doesn
’
t know what to do.
He only hopes someone can give him some
help.
一天，一个穷人正带
着一袋米去镇上。大米放在马背上但它掉了下来。大米太重了抬不动，
穷人不知怎么办才
好。他只想有人会给他些帮助。
After a while, a man riding a horse
comes. But he is a rich man living nearby. The
poor man hopes another farmer will
come. But the rich man sees him and says to him,
“
You need my help,
right?
”
And he helps the
poor man lift the rice onto the
horse
’
s
back.
过了一会儿，一个人骑着马走过来
。但是他是住在附近的一个富人。穷人希望另一个农民
过来。但是富人看到了他并对他说
，“你需要帮助，对吗
?
”他帮穷人把米抬到马背上。
“
Sir, how can I repay
you?
”
the poor man says.
“我该怎样谢你呢，先生
?
”穷人说。
“
It
’
s
easy, when you see anyone else in trouble, do the
same for him.
”
“这很简单，当你看到其他人遇到麻烦时，你可为他做同样的
事情。”
单词小览
on the back
of
在……的背上
fall
down
掉下
lift v.
抬，举
after a while
过了一会儿
nearby adv.
附近
in trouble
遇到麻烦
根据上文填空完成下面各题。
1. The poor man puts the
rice on the ______ of the horse.
2. When the rice falls
down, the poor man hopes ________ can give him
some ______.
3.
The rich man helps the poor man _____ the rice
onto the horse
’
s back.
二，
A History
Question
一个历史问题
The history teacher is having a lesson,
but Tom is thinking about other things. The
teacher asks,
“
Tom, do you know who is the
first president of the United
States?
”
Tom
stands up, but he can
’
t
answer this question.
历史老师正在上课，但是汤姆在想别的事情。老师问道：“汤姆，你知道谁是美国第一任
总统吗
?
”汤姆站了起来，但是他回答不出这个
问题。
So the teacher gets angry and shouts,
“
George
Washington!
”
Tom sits down.
“
Stand
up!
”
the teacher says
angrily,
“
I
don
’
t let you sit
down.
”
“
Oh,
I
’
m
sorry,
”
says Tom,
“
I thought you called
another student.
”
于是老师变得很生气，大声说道：
“乔治?华盛顿
!
”汤姆坐下来。“站起来
!
”老师生气地
说，“我没有让你坐下。”“哦，对不起，
”汤姆说，“我以为你在叫另外一个学生。”
单词小览
history n.
历史
have a lesson
上课
president n.
总统
shout v.
大喊
angrily adv.
生气地
根据上
文，判断下面各题的对与错，正确的写“
F
”，错误的写“
T
”。
1.
Tom is thinking about other things when the
teacher is having a lesson. ( )
2.
George Washington is one of
Tom
’
s classmates. ( )
3. The teacher told Tom the answer. (
)
Quarrel for a
comb
三，为梳子争吵
There are two monks. They are not
brothers but they live in the same house. Every
morning they go out to look for some
food.
有两个和尚，他们不
是兄弟却住在同一间房子里。每天早上他们都到外面寻找吃的。
One day, they
go out very early. They are on a road to a
village. It is too early and
there are
no people on the road. They are walking. Suddenly,
they stop. There is a
comb on the road
near them. They are running up to it at the same
time.
一天，他们很早就出
去了。他们走在乡村的一条小路上。太早了路上一个人都没有。他们
正走着，突然，停了
下来。路上有一把梳子，就在他们旁边。他们同时跑了过去。
“
I found it
first. It is mine.
”
One of
them says.
“我第一个发现它的，它是我的。”其中一个和尚说。
“
No,
I found it before you, so it
isn
’
t yours,
it
’
s
mine.
”
The other says.
“不，我比你先发现它的，所以它
不是你的，它是我的。”另一个和尚说。
They sit on the road. They
are quarrelling for the comb. Morning comes and
then
comes the afternoon. But they are
still quarrelling.
他们坐在路上，为这把梳子争吵着。从早上到下午，但是他们仍然争吵着。
A little boy
comes up to them and says,
“
You are monks. Monks have
no hair.
What is the use of the comb
for you?
”
一个小男孩朝他们走来并说道：“你们是和尚。和尚没有头发
，梳子对于你们有什么用吗
?
”
单词小览
quarrel vi.
争吵
comb n.
梳子
monk n.
和尚
suddenly adv.
突然地
根据上文给下面各题选择正确的答案。
1. The two
monks go out to ________ every morning.
A: play B:
carry water
C: look for
food
D: buy
things
2. When
they go out one day, they see a ________ on the
road.
A: purse
B: bag
C: comb
D: monk
3. They quarrel
from morning to _____.
A: evening
B:
afternoon
C:
night
D: now
4. Is the comb useful for
the monks?
A:
Yes, it is.
B: No, it
isn
’
t.
C: Yes, he is.
D: No, they
aren
’
t.
四，
A
Brown Coat
棕色外套
Mr Smith has a nice, brown coat. He
loves it a lot. But his wife
doesn
’
t like it because
it
’
s old. She
often says,
“
Give it to poor
man.
”
But Mr Smith says,
“
No, I like this
coat.
”
史密斯先生有一件漂亮的棕色外套
，他非常喜欢它。但是他的妻子不喜欢，因为它是旧的。
她经常说，“把它送给穷人吧。
”但是史密斯先生说：“不，我喜欢这件衣服。”
But one day, a cigarette
falls on it and makes a hole in it. So Mrs Smith
says,
“
Please
don
’
t wear it
again.
”
Mr Smith takes it to
a tailor
’
s shop and says to
the
tailor,
“
Please make another coat
like this one.
”
The tailor
does what he is told him
and makes a
new coat. Then the tailor makes a hole in it again
with his cigarette in the
same place.
但是一天，一只香烟把这件衣服烧
了一个洞。于是史密斯太太说：“请不要再穿它了。”
史密斯先生把它拿到了一个裁缝店
对裁缝说：“请给我做一件与这件一模一样的外套。”裁缝
按照他说的做了一件新外套。
然后裁缝又用香烟在同一个地方烧了一个洞。
单词小览
brown adj.
棕色的
make a hole
烧了一个洞
cigarette n.
香烟
tailor n.
裁缝
in the same
place
在同一个地方
根据上文给下面各题选择正确答案。
1. What colour
is Mr Smith
’
s coat?
A: Yellow.
B: Brown.
C:
Old.
D: Black.
2. Who
doesn
’
t like the coat at
all?
A: Mrs
Smith
B: The poor man
C: Mr Smith
D:
The tailor
3.
Does Mr Smith give his coat to the poor man when
there
’
s a hole in it?
A: Certainly.
B: Yes, he dos.
C: No, he
doesn
’
t.
D:
We don
’
t know.
4. How many holes are there
in the new coat?
A: One.
B: Two.
C: No hole.
D:
Three.
5. Which
of the answers is right?
A: The two holes are in the same place.
B: The tailor
can
’
t make a new coat.
C: The poor man
gets the old coat.
D: Mr and Mrs Smith
don
’
t like the coat at all.
五，
Sit in the Same
Seat
坐在同一座位上
My uncle lives in a
village, but he works in a big city. He goes to
work by train every
morning and comes
home in the same way.
我叔叔住在一个小乡村，但他在一个大城市里工作。每天早上他都乘火车去工作并以同样
的方式回来。
One morning, my uncle is reading a
newspaper on the train. A man behind him
says
“
hello
”
to him and begins to talk to
him.
“
Your life
isn
’
t interesting, is it?
You
take the same train every morning,
and you always sit in the same seat and read the
same paper.
”
一天早上，我叔叔正在火车上看报
纸。他后面的一个人跟报打招呼并开始与他交谈。“你
的生活很没乐趣，不是吗
?
你每天早上都乘相同的火车，总是坐在相同的座位并读着同一份报
纸。”
“
How do you know all
that?
”
My uncle asks.
“你是怎么知道所有这一切的
?
”我叔叔问。
“
Because I
always sit in the same seat behind
you,
”
the man says.
“因为我一直坐在同一座位上，就在你后面。”这个人说道。
单词小览
in the same way
以同样的方式
train n.
火车
behind prep.
在……后面
根据上文，选择正确的答案。
1. My uncle
works ________.
A. in a village B. in a town
C. in a city
2. He comes back home by
_________.
A.
ship
B. bus C. train
3. When he is
on the train, he often _________.
A. reads books B. read
a newspaper
C.
sleep
4. My
uncle always sits in the _________ seat.
A. same B.
different C. other
六，
Number Twenty
Now
现在排第二十名
Peter
’
s father
wants to know how his son is getting along in
school. One day he
asks,
“
Peter, how are you getting
along in school? What is your place in the
class?
”
“
Number twenty-
one.
”
“
And how many students are
there in your class?
”
“
Twenty-one,
Father.
”
彼得的父亲想要知道儿子在学校表现怎样。一天他问道：“彼
得，你在学校表现怎样
?
在班
级排多少
名
?
”“第二十一名”。“那你们班有多少学生啊
?
”“二十一人，爸爸。”
Some weeks
pass. One day Peter brings home his test paper.
几周过后。
一天彼得把他的试卷带回了家。
“
What
’
s your place in the class
now?
”
“现在你排第几名
?
”
“
Number twenty
now.
”
“现在排第二十名。”
“
Good. Then you are one
place ahead.
”
“好啊，那么你前进了一名了。”
“
No,
Father. One of the students left the class. His
familys gone to another
town.
”
“不，爸爸。我们有一位同学离开了班级。他家搬到另一镇上
去了。”
单词小览
number n.
第……名