五年级阅读材料

五年级英语阅读材料1，The Tiger and The FoxOne day, a tiger was looking for something to eat. Suddenly he met a fox and caught him. The tiger said ―I’m hungry. I will eat you up.” The fox said ―No, you can’t. Because I am the king of the animals.―Really?I don’t think so.” Said the tiger. ―You don’t believe me? Let’s go and try.” Said the fox.Then they went for a walk in the forest. All the animals ran away when they saw the tiger and the fox. ―Oh, you are right. You are really the king of the animals. All the animals are afraid of you. “Said the tiger. Then he went away. The fox laughed. ―The tiger is so stupid. In fact, the animals are afraid of him, not me!”suddenly[sʌdn:lɪ]突然caught[kɔt]抓住really[riəli,真的stupid [stupɪd笨的 believe[bɪliv]相信2，A Greedy LionA hungry lion discovered a sleeping rabbit under a tree. Suddenly a deer appeared when he wanted to eat the rabbit. He thought a deer was much delicious than a rabbit. Then he chased the deer, but the deer ran too fast. The hungry lion was tired. At last the lion gave up. He went back to look for the sleeping rabbit. But it was already gone.suddenly[sʌdn:lɪ]greedy贪婪的 appeared 出现 thought想 gave up 放弃 already 已经gone 的过去分词3，A monkey and a turtleOne day, a monkey and a turtle ran a race. The monkey said, ―I am big, I can run fast. I will win." The turtle said, ―I am small. I am slow. But I will do my best." The monkey ran faster than the turtle. Then the monkey’s friend, the rabbit came out. The rabbit said to the monkey, ―let’s play!" The monkey thought he would win anyway. So he played with the rabbit. The turtle ran slowly. But he ran and ran. Finally the turtle won. The turtle shouted, ―I won!" The monkey was still playing with the rabbit. Then the monkey found the turtle. He was very surprised. But it was too late.Turtle乌龟 finally最后 found发现 surprised 惊奇的4 On the Phone(A：Mrs. Charles B：Clerk)A：Hello. This is Mrs. Charles. I’d like to buy a new car. Could you offer me a new type of the car，please?B：Oh，Madam，buy what?A：A new car. And I’ve got a small family，two children，and I haven’t got a lot of money and…B：Oh，oh，Madam，Madam. I’m afraid you have the wrong number.A：Isn’t this the car store?B：No. It’s Mike’s Sporting Goods.A：Oh，sorry. Do you know the number for a car store，then?B：No. I don’t.I suggest you look in the phone book.A：I’m sorry to have bothered you.B：No problem. Words List:offer提供 madam夫人 store商店 goods 商品suggest 建议 look in 查阅 phone book 电话簿5 KangaroosThere are many kangaroos in Australia and not only in zoos. You can see them everywhere outside the cities and towns. Kangaroos have very strong legs, so they are very good at jumping. Their tails are very strong, too. So when they want to have a rest, they rest on their tails. Kangaroos are also very good at looking their babies. Mother Kangaroos keep their babies safe in their pockets.Rest休息 safe安全的 pocket口袋6 Sea HorsesWhen is a horse not a horse? When it is a sea horse. The sea horse is a small fish. It likes warm water.A sea horse always stands up in the water when it swims.The father sea horse carries the eggs to keep them safe until they hatch. Then the baby sea horses swim away.Carry[kæri]携带 until[ʌntɪl]直到 hatch[hætʃ] 孵化6 The WeatherThe weather in Shanghai is not always good. In winner it is often cold and wet. In summer it is very hot. Spring is very beautiful. It is not very hot. It is not very cold, but we have a lot of rain in spring. Autumn is the best season. The days are clear and dry and it is sunny and warm all the time.The weather in Shanghai is sometimes warmer than in Beijing. But in summer it is cooler in Beijing than in Shanghai.单词：sometimes['sʌmtaɪmz] adv. 有时，7 My SchoolI am a student of Houzhai Middle School. My school is new. It is big and beautiful. There are three grades. Every grade has twelve classes.There are about one hundred teachers in our school. The people of my school are very friendly. We all work hard. In our school, there are many new buildings. Our classroom is big and bright, and there is a TV, we can learn much. There is a small hill behind our teaching building. We often visit it. There are many tall trees and beautiful flowers. Some birds often sing in the morning. There is a small lake too, the water is very clear. Do you think my school is beautiful? Welcome to my school!New Words: clear 清澈的friendly['fren(d)lɪ] adj. 友好的；亲切的8 My friend----MichelleIn my happy childhood(童年),I have many goodfriends, but I think Michelle is my best friend. She is patient because she writes and draws patiently(耐心地).She has short hair. She is black. But she looks so cute. She comes to my home and plays with me every weekend. At my home, we often play computer games ,surf the Net or watch cute photos of cats, dogs and birds.On summer holiday, she often swims with her family in the swimming pool. Her birthday is on July 16th.She usually has a birthday party with her friends. We can sing, dance, take photos and eat birthday cake.She is a lovely girl, I think. Do you think so? New Words:childhood['tʃaɪldhʊd] (童年) patiently['peʃəntli] (耐心地). Surf sɜːf]海浪，拍岸浪patient ['peɪʃ(ə)nt]n. 病人；患者9.Wolf does not keep promises Here is a bad wolf in the forest. One day he is eating a lamb. Suddenly a bone sticks in his throat. “Oh, a bone is my throat.” He goes to see a doctor, “Please help me.” The doctor, Mr. Panda says, “Sorry, I can’t help you.The bone is inside.”“What can I do?” the wolf is sad. Then he meets a crane. “Oh, dear crane. Please help me. A bone is in my throat .I will pay for your help.”“Ok. Let me have a try,” the crane says. She pulls out the bone with her bill. “Now I will go. Remember your words. You should pay me,” she says.“Well. Pay you. I remember,” the wolf says. With the words, the wolf bites off the crane’s neck and eats her up.New Words:lamb[læm]n. 羔羊，小羊；羔羊肉 suddenly['sʌd(ə)nlɪ] dv. 突然地；忽然throat[θrəʊt]. 喉咙；嗓子，10．Two Little MonkeysThe monkey mother has two little monkeys. She likes the younger, not the other. One day, they were playing in a forest when a wolf came running at them. The monkey ran away with the younger monkey in a hurry and left the older alone. She climbed up a tree and held the younger in her arms.After some time, the wolf went away slowly. The monkey took the baby out of her arms. She was surprised to see that the baby had died, for the baby was held in arms too highly. Very long time later, she remembered to look for the older baby. The older baby was hiding in a wood. So he saved himself. New Words:surprised[sɚ'praɪzd]adj. 感到惊讶的，出人意料的died[daɪd] . 死亡，消逝（die的过去式和过去分词）saved adj. 获救的；已保存的v. 保护（save的过去分词）；救助11.The Sports Meeting in the ForestThere are many animals in the forest. Today is a fine day. Animals are having a sport meeting. Monkey, Fox, Panda, Rabbit and Bear are running. Look! Rabbit is the first. Fox and Monkey are the second. Bear is the third. The other animals are shouting, “Bear! Come on! Bear! Come on!” And look there, Duck and Pig are doing high jump. Pig is too fat, he can’t jump very high. So Duck is the champion. Here! Cat and Squirrel are climbing a tree. Cat is ill. So he is the last, but he does his best. This sports meeting is wonderful. The animals are very happy!New Words:champion['tʃæmpɪən] . 冠军；拥护者；战士squirrel ['skwɪr(ə)l] n. 松鼠；松鼠毛皮12.Betty and KittyBetty and Kitty are twins. They’re 12 years old. They look the same. But they have different hobbies. Betty likes collecting stamps. She has many beautiful stamps. They’re from different cities and countries. But Kitty likes growing flowers. The flowers are all very beautiful. Betty and Kitty both like reading books. Betty likes reading storybooks. But Kitty likes reading science books. On Sunday, they usually ride bikes to the park. They can play with their friends there. Sometimes their parents go there, too.New Words:science['saɪəns] n. 科学；学科；collecting聚集,收集（collect的现在分词）13. Four Good FriendsMary, Nancy, Ron and Kate are good friends. Mary’s favorite number is 3 and her favorite country is France. 16 is Nancy’s number, and America is her favorite country. Ron likes Japan very much. 30 is his favorite number. Whose favorite number is 60? Oh, it is Kate. Kate’s father works in Chinese food very much and they also like Chinese people. Kate’s lucky number is 6. All of them hope that one day they can travel the world together.New Words:New Words:travel['træv(ə)l] vi. 旅行；行进；步行；交往14.The Sports Meeting in the ForestThere are many animals in the forest. Today is a fine day. Animals are having a sport meeting.Monkey, Fox, Panda, Rabbit and Bear are running. Look! Rabbit is the first. Fox and Monkey are the second. Bear is the third. The other animals are shouting, “Bear! Come on! Bear! Come on!” And look there, Duck and Pig are doing high jump. Pig is too fat, he can’t jump very high. So Duck is the champion. Here! Cat and Squirrel are climbing a tree. Cat is ill. So he is the last, but he doeshis best. This sports meeting is wonderful. The animals are very happy!wonderful['wʌndəfʊl; -f(ə)l] adj. 极好的，精彩的，绝妙的；奇妙的；美妙；胜；神妙15.The Bathing BoyOne day, Tom is bathing in a river. He doesn’t swim well and will be drown. He calls out loud for help. A man is just passing by. He doesn’t help the boy, but stands by and says to him. “How imprudent you are! It is da ngerous to bath in the river.” “Oh, yes sir,” cries the boy, “ Please help me out and scold me afterward.” Counsel without help is useless.New Words:bath [bɑ:θ] 洗澡，沐浴drown [draʊn] 淹死call [kɔ:l] 喊叫，呼唤pass [pɑ:s]走过，通过imprudent [ɪmˈpru:dnt] 不明智的，不谨慎的scold [skəʊld] 责骂counsel ['kaʊnsl] 劝告useless [ˈju:sləs] 无用的16.The journey of the same coinOne day, Dora’s mother gave her a coin, It was a bit dirty, so Dora washed it. Then it started talking to Dora.Today I talked to a coin, When it was made, it was nice and clean. People took the coin to a bank. It stayed there for a few days. A person at the bank gave the coin to a man. My mother went to buy some cake from the man’s shop. The man gave the coin to her as part of her change. She dropped the coin. A street cleaner saw it and picked it up. He returned it to my mother. She gave it to me as pocket money.I washed the coin to make it clean again.New words: start [stɑ:t]开始 drop[drɒp] 落下，使落下return[rɪ'tɜ:n] 回转，返回pocket['pɒkɪt] 口袋y golden gooseOne morning a countryman went to his goose's nest, and saw a yellow and glittering egg there.He took the egg home. To his delight, he found that it was an egg of pure gold.Every morning the same thing occurred, and he soon became rich by selling his eggs.The countryman became more and more greedy. He wanted to get all the gold at once, so he killed the goose, when he looked inside, he found nothing in its body.New words：countryman ['kʌntrɪmən] 农村人，乡下人pure [pjʊə(r)]单纯的glittering [glitəriŋ]闪闪发光的delight [dɪ'laɪt]快乐高兴 o ccurred[ə'kɜ:d]发生greedy ['ɡri:dɪ]贪心的kil l[kɪl] 杀死18. My classmatesThere are forty-two students in our class . There are also two American boys . They are Jack and Mike . They are our good friends . They like watching TV ,but they don’t like playing basket-ball .They often go to school by bike . And I often go to school on foot . There is one English girl in our class . Her name is Lucy . She likes playing basketball and she also likes swimming . She usually does her homework in the evening . She often watches TV on Saturday afternoons . She is my good friend . All of the Chinese students are Yong Pioneers .New words：usually[ˈju:ʒuəli]通常，平常p ioneer[ˈpaɪə'nɪə(r)] 开拓者19.My DayMy name is Jack . I am a pupil of Grade One . I’m in No.1 Middle School . On weekdays I get up at six o’clock . I have breakfast at seven and then I go to school by bike . We begin our class at eight o’clock in the morning . We have four classes in the morning and three in the afternoon .At noon , I have lunch at home . Classes are over at four fifteen in the afternoon . After class , weoften play football in the afternoon . I go home at about five .I have supper at about six thirty in the evening .I do my homework at seven thirty . At weekend , I watch TV . I often go to bed at ten . I’m very happy .New words：begin[bɪ'ɡɪn]开始20. A Crow Drinking WaterA crow is hot and thirsty. Then he see a big rock. Near the rock, there is a bottle. Some water is in the bottle. He comes to the bottle and stands next to the bottle. But he can't drink the water. Because the bottle's neck is very long.He thinks and thinks, then flies away. After a while, he comes back with a small stone in his mouth. He goes up to the bottle and puts the stone into the bottle.The water in the bottle comes up to its neck, the crow drinks the water. He is very happy. He is very clever. My story is over. Thank you very much. New words：while[waɪl]一段时间21.The Best JobLucy 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, Lucy?" mother asks, "You're too lazy. No job will ever fit you.""But I know one ." says the girl , "I'm going tobe Father Christmas.""You want to be Father Christmas ?"mother surprised, "But why?""Because he works only one day in a whole year."Lucy is different from me. I work hard in school.I can help my mother do some housework. Thank you very much.New words：lazy['leɪzɪ]懒惰的fit[fɪt]合适的。