本书是按照《义务教育英语课程标准》五级要求编写的,适合初三学生阅读。本册作者精心收录了你在习得中文时就耳熟能详的寓言故事,如:以诗歌的形式呈现的The Blind Man and the Elephant,The Lost Camel。本册书还收录了英美初中生必读的篇目,如:The Emperor and the Major,The Make-Believe Indian 等等,这些故事要么揭示做人的真谛,要么激发你的斗志为你的梦想奋斗。另外,作者为了帮助读者能更轻松地阅读喜爱的篇章,对重点词汇进行了文后释义,并针对主要情节、事实用阅读理解题的方式使读者有一份读后的成功感。而且,在每篇文章的最后作者通过问题的形式激发读者的思考,搭建了一个书面表达自己思想和见解的平台。
1. Stories of Tigers 2. The Fox and the Stork 3. Red and Black 4. The Blind Man and the Elephant 5. Health of the Body — Cleanliness 6. The Travellers and the Bear 7. Houses Made of Snow 8. The Daw in Borrowed Feathers 9. The Trunk of the Elephant 10. Tit for Tat 11. The Sailor and the Monkeys 12. Half the Profit 13. The Praise That Changed the Life 14. The Stone in the Road 15. The Lost Camel 16. A Faithful Dog 17. The English Girl and Her Ayah 18. Whale Hunting 19. Birds in Summer 20. The Wonderful Pudding 21. Happiness Doesn’t Need a List 22. The Story of the Morning-glory Seed 23. Weather Prophet Plants 24. Health of the Body — Clothing 25. The Saint Bernard Dog 26. We All Can Become Angels 27. Grandfather’s Bear 28. The Duke and the Cow-boy 29. Little Dick and the Giant 30. The Law of Life Grandma Taught Me 31. No One But Yourself Can Defeat You 32. King for a Meal 33. Catching Wild Elephants in Ceylon 34. The Lion 35. Heart-shaped Pillow 36. Health of the Body — Exercise and Rest 37. Feathers in the Wind 38. Rlaeigh’s Two Plants 39. The Parrot 40. The Emperor and the Major 41. The Make-believe Indian 42. The Ostrich 43. The Giraffe 44. The Farmer and the Fox 45. Wes Lematta and His Helicopters 46. The Old Eagle Tree 47. Christmas with Doctor Grenfell 48. The Elephant 49. A Beaver Town 50. Coffee 51. Boomerang 52. The Noblest Revenge 53. Ace of Aces Keys
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