READING PASSAGES BY LEVELS (1-10) 英文阅读1级至10级

READING PASSAGE LEVEL 1

: Grandpa’s Farm

I like to go to my Grandpa's farm.

He has many animals.

There are nine black and white cows.

They are very big and give us milk to drink.

Grandpa has seven brown chickens too!

The chickens give us eggs to eat.

I like to play with the pigs on Grandpa's farm.

They like to roll in the mud.

I do too!

It is fun to go to Grandpa's farm.

I always have a fun time! < /p>

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READING PASSAGE LEVEL 2: Cats as Pets

Cats make great pets.

Many people love them.

They are easy to take care of.

They are also very helpful.

On farms they keep away mice and rats.

Cats are very friendly and bring happiness to their owners.

They are very playful and smart too!

Cats always know what they want.

They are usually not mean.

There are 63 million cats in America today.

This means there are more people who own cats than who own dogs.

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READING PASSAGE LEVEL 3: Whales

Whales are mammals. They breathe air like us. They rise to the surface of

the water to breathe. They live in the oceans of the world.

There are many different kinds of whales. Some are the killer whale

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weigh as much as 15 elephants. It is the largest animal on earth.

Whales leap out of the water. They also dive and roll. Whales dive to get

food. Some whales can dive more than a mile down!

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READING PASSAGE LEVEL 4: Earthquake!

Maggie had never experienced an earthquake before, only prepared for it.

As long as she could remember, preparing for an earthquake was routine at

school. Her family as well had made plans in the event of a natural disaster

as living on the west coast of the United States, tremorwas quite frequent.

However this time, it was not the same. Today Maggie was home alone. Her

mind focused on her parents and what could be happening to them. Maggie

knew her mom would be driving home on the busy, congested highway. Her

mind was preoccupied with preparing supper for Maggie's dad. Maggie's dad

was due to arrive at the airport. He was coming home from a two-week

business trip.

Maggie arrived home from school at the regular time. She was grabbing a

snack from the almost barepantry, when she felt it. First just a tremor, then

the violent shaking. Maggie quickly scurried under the large, oak table in the

dining room. The sounds of the breaking of glass and the crashing of

numerous items was deafening. The table remained intact, and Maggie

hugged herself in fear. Her mind focusing on her parents and what apparent

danger they might be in.

After what seemed like an eternity the earthquake appeared to be over.

Maggie could hear the sound of water rushing below her in the basement.

The smell of natural gas was present in the air. Maggie knew where the main

water valve was located. Dad had shown her where it was and how to turn

it off. Slowly and cautiously she came out from under the table. Her tidy

home was now almost unrecognizable. Walls had toppled over and electric

sparks were shooting from the outlets. As Maggie approached the open

basement door she could see the steps were still intact. Carefully holding the

handrail she made her way down into the dark basement. While still on the

steps she felt the water rising and rising. Placing her feet firmly on the floor

Maggie felt a sudden surge of pain as a large ceiling beam hit her head and

shoulder. She fell unconscious onto a pile of storage boxes......

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READING PASSAGE LEVEL 5: Archaeologists

Archaeologists are scientists who study the remains of past civilizations.

They reconstruct the past by gathering clues. Bones are one kind of clue.

Artefacts and fossils are other clues. Artefacts are objects from the past,

usually made by people. Fossils are impressions or remains of animals and

plants that have turned to stone. Archaeologists begin to collect evidence at

a spot where people might have lived and worked. Scientists begin to clear

away layers of earth to find signs of human civilization. Archaeologists call

this spot a site, or dig.

Archaeologists remove each layer by hand, using many kinds of tools, from

shovels to dentist instruments. They work very slowly because they do not

want to damage the delicate artefacts and fossils buried in the soil. Workers

sift the dirt and rubble through a sieve. They look for things like bits of

pottery, tools, seeds, weapons, and bones.

Archaeologists record the exact location of every item they find. Then they

use high-tech equipment to determine the age of each item. Archaeologists

must know as much as possible to identify artefacts.

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READING PASSAGE LEVEL 6: Life on a Glacier

Is there life on a glacier? Of course there is!

The surface of a glacier is a jumble of rock and dirty snow which has been

folded and contorted by stress. If you look at it up close it looks like a barren

wasteland. What could possibly live there?

The wind is responsible for bringing life to the glacier. As wind moves over

land, it gathers bits of dust and debris. When the wind sweeps over the

glacier it deposits part of the load. Tiny insects such as spiders, beetles, and

flies, grains of pollen from flowers, and minerals are mixed in with the dust.

As these are spread over the snow and ice, they become a feast for tiny

creatures such as the snow flea. The snow flea is a tiny insect that crawls

around on the glacier in search of pollen.

Another creature which exists on a glacier is the ice worm. It is a relative of

the earthworm, but less than an inch long. It lives hidden in the cold glacial

ice. Ice worms wriggle between ice crystals near the glacier's surface, but

sometimes can be found as deep as six feet. Ice worms burrow into the

glacier's ice during the heat of the day and inch to the surface around dusk to

feed. They depend mainly on the wind to bring their dinner of pollen and

other plant materials.

Ice worms can survive only under certain conditions. Temperatures

around freezing (32 degrees F.) are perfect. If they get caught in the sun's

heat where it is warmer than 40 degrees F., they will die. When the ice

around them freezes solid and becomes colder than 22 degrees F., their

bodies freeze. Therefore, ice worms are found only in glaciers near the ocean,

or where the climate is warm enough for melt water to be in the ice at all

times.