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初中英语阅读300篇基础卷p1-p54p1P7(10)Anoldwomanopensherwindowsandlooksoutofit.Thesunshinesbrightly.Thereisamaninthegardeninthefrontofherhouse.Theoldwomanlooksathimandsays,“Heiseatinggrass.”Shegoesoutintothegardenandsaystotheman,“Areyouveryhungry?”Themansays,“Yes,Iam.I’mapoorman.Ihaven’tgotmybreakfasttoday,andI’mhungry.”Theoldwomansaystohim,“Cometothebackofmyhouse.”Andshegoesinagain.Themansmileshappilyandgoestothebackdoorofthehouse.Theoldwomanopensthedoorandsaystothepoorman,“Thegrassislongerbehindthehouse.”P8（11）Mr.Whitelooksoutofhiswindow.Thereisaboyinthestreet.Heiseatingsomefood.Thereisadoginthestreet,too.Theboysays,“Comehere,I’mgoingtogiveyousomebread.”Thedogcomesup.Theboykicksthedog.Thedogrunsaway.Mr.Whitecomesoutofhishomeandsaystotheboy,“Comehere,I’mgoingtogiveyousomemoney.”TheboyishappyandhegoestoMr.White.ButMr.Whitedoesn’tgivehimanymoney.Hekickstheboy.Theboycriesandsays,“Whydoyoukickme?Idon’taskyouforanymoney.”“Thedogdoesn’taskyouforanybread,”Mr.Whitesays,“butyoukickit.”P8（12）Helenwasgoingtohaveherfirstbabyverysoon.Oneeveningitwastimetotakehertothehospital,soherhusband,Sam,helpedhergetintothecaranddroveherthere.AnursetookHelentoherroomandtoldSamthathecouldgohomeandshewouldcallhimwhenthebabyarrived,butSamsaidhewouldratherwaitatthehospital.Thenursesmiledandsaid,“There’sawaitingroomattheendofthehall.”Samwaswalkingupanddownnearthewaitingroomataboutmidnightwhenthenursecameourofhiswife’sroomandsaid,withahappysmile,“Whichwouldyouhavepreferred,aboyoragirl?”“Agirl,”answeredthehusband.“Ihaveanoldsister,andshewasalwaysverykindtomewhenIwasachild.”“Well,”saidthenurse,“It’saboythistime.”“That’sallright,”answeredSamhappily,“Thatwasmysecondchoice.”P9（13）AnnaLouiseStrongwasafamousAmericanwriter.Shewasbornin1885.ShespentherfirstthirtyyearsinthewestofAmerica.ShewasinChinafortimein1925.LatershecametoChinaseveraltimes.InAugust1946,onherfifthtripthroughChina,shewenttoYan’an.ShewasverygladtohaveachancetomeetMaoZedong.Inthespringof1958,attheageof72,shecametoChinaagainandlivedinBeijinguntilherdeathin1970.Inherlateryears,shewrotesomebooksaboutChinainordertohelpthepeopleallovertheworldunderstandNewChina.AmongthemareWhyICametoChinaattheAgeof72andLettersfromChina.AnnaLouiseStrongwasourtruefriends.HernamewillberememberedbytheChinapeopleforever.P10（14）Joehadashop.Hesoldbeefinhisshop.Onedayawomancameintohisshopataboutfive.“I’msorryI’mlate,”shesaid,“Ineedsomemorebeefformydinnertonight.”Joehadonlyonepieceofbeefinhisshop.Hetookitoutofthefridgeandsaid,“Thisis6.50dollars.”“Thatpieceistoosmall,”thewomansaid,“Haven’tyougotanythingbigger?”Joewentintotheroombehindhisshop,putthepieceofbeefintothefridge,tookitoutagainandclosedthedoorwithaloudnoise.Thenhebroughtthepieceofthebeeftothewomanandsaid,“Thispieceofbeefisbiggerandmoreexpensive.It’s8.75dollars.”“Good,”thewomansaidwithasmile,“Givemebothofthem,please.”P11（15）Jackhadadog.Onedayhetiedhisdogtoatreebyarope.Heputhisdishoffoodonthegrass.Thenhewatchedhisdogoutofhiswindow.Hesawthedogtakethefood.Butallofasudden,thedogstopped.Hesawthefoxwatchingthedogeatingthefood.Thefoxwantedtoeatthedog’sfood.Thefoxcamenearerandranaroundthetree.Thedogranafterit.Theropewentroundthetree,too.Roundandroundwentthefox.Roundandroundwenttherope.Soonalltheropewasroundthetree.Nowthinkwhathappenednext.P35（49）Shumeihasmanypen-friendsaroundtheworld.Shelikeswritingtothemandreceivingtheirlettersinreturn.Shestatedwritingtoherfirstpen-friend,ThomasWrightfromBritain,whenshewastenyearsold.Theyhavebeenwritingtoeachotherfortwoyearsnow.Shumeienjoyswritingtopeoplefromothercountiesbecauseshefindsitveryinterestingtolearnmoreaboutthosecountiesandthedifferentthings.Shehopestovisitherpen-friendssomeday,butshewillcontinuewritingtothemandenjoyingtheirfriendship.Shewillalsotrytolookforpen-friendsfromothercountiessuchasJapan,ChinaandFrance.Shumei有很多世界各地的笔友。她喜欢写信给他们，喜欢收到他们的回信。当她10岁时，开始给第一位来自英国的笔友ThomasWright写信。他们互相写信至今已有两年了。Shumei之所以喜欢写信给外国人，是因为她觉得更多地了解那些国家和不同的事物是件很有趣的事情。她希望有一天去拜访她的笔友，但是她会继续写信给他们，分享他们的友谊。她也期待着来自外国的笔友，如日本，中国和法国的朋友。P35（50）Thebossfoundaboyinthestockroomjuststandingarounddoingnothing.“Howmuchdoyougetpaidaweek?”Heaskedtheboy.Theboyreplied,“Twentydollars.”Takingatwentydollarbilloutofhiswallet,thebossgaveittotheboyandsaid,“Here,takethis.Nowgetoutofhereanddon’tcomeback.”Astheboywalkedoutthedoor,thebosssaidtothemanager,“Howlonghasthatlazykidbeenworkingforus?”“Hedoesn’tworkforus,”repliedthemanager.“Hejustdeliveredapackage.”老板在储藏室里看见一个男孩正站着，无所事事。他问这个男孩：“你一个星期得到多少报酬？”。这个男孩回答说：“20美元。”老板从他的钱包里拿出了20美元的钞票，给了这男孩，说：“收好了。现在，从这里滚出去，不要回来了”。当男孩走出门去，老板对经理说：“这么懒惰的孩子为我们工作多长时间了？”“他不适合为我们工作，”“经理回答说。“他刚才来送包裹的。P36（51）“Peterhasjustcomebackfromtheshops,”saidMrs.James.“Hewantedtobuysomenewfootballboots,buthewasn’tabletofindanythatwererightforhim.”“Weretheyallthesame?”Iasked.“Hesaidtheyshowedhimdifferentpairsbuthedidn’tlikeanyofthem.”“WhatisPetergoingtodoabouthisboots,then?”Iasked.“Well,theshoptoldhimtocomebackthenextweek.It’soutabigproblembecausehedoesn’tneedtohavethembeforethenewschoolterm.Buthealwaysbeginstogethisthingsreadyearly.Forexample,hehasneverbeenlateforschool.