《中学生趣味英语读物》

Part One 一般现在时，一般将来时，现在进行时，时间状语从句1．Story:I Make Everybody Happy1

Humour:The Advantages of Not Wearing Glasses2

The Artist and the Farmer2

Proverb3

2．Song:You Are My Sunshine4

Story:Mountain-Climbing and Sight-Seeing5

Humour:Three Boasters5

3．Story:A London Fog6

Joke7

Dictum:Words of Anton Chekhov8

4．Story:Lincoln's Reply9

Joke:In the Restaurant10

Riddle10

5．Story:Judging People11

Joke13

Proverb13

Part Two 一般过去时，定语从句，被动语态15

6．Story:Edison's Life15

Joke16

Dictum:Words of Francis Bacon17

7．Story:Big Ben18

Riddle:May You Have It18

Proverb19

8．Story:The Way to Guard Trees20

Joke:To the Point20

Rhyme:The Arrow and the Song21

9．Story:Dr.Swift and the Boy22

Rhyme:Life23

Dictum:Words of Wolfgang von Goethe24

Part Three 祈使句，形容词和副词比较级，反身代词26

10．Song:The More We Get Together26

Joke:An Absent-Minded Professor27

Riddle27

11．Story:The Noisy Cat28

Joke:Mark Twain's Absent-mindedness29

A Bad Work of Nature30

Proverb30

12．Story:Wit Can Gain a Breakfast31

Humour32

Rhyme:To the Rain33

13．Story:Selling an Elephant34

Humour:Taking a Taxi35

A Witty Farmer35

Riddle36

Part Four 形容词和副词比较级，现在分词，过去分词，动名词14．Story:Unbelievable37

Joke:The Absent-minded Professor38

Rhyme:Betty Bottor38

15．Song:Red River Valley39

Story:A Clever Actor40

Humour:Nothing to Conceal41

Buying a Dress41

Proverb42

16．Story:Too Much for the Whistle43

Humour:Half Dead44

What the Baby Wants44

Joke:Teacher and Student45

17．Story:Who Is a Fool?46

Humour47

18．Story:What the Noise Was?48

Riddle49

Rhyme:Stamps49

Part Five 虚拟语气，动词make，形容词和副词比较级51

19．Story:The Different Generation51

Humour:You'd Better Prepare Yourself52

proverb52

20．Story:The Echo54

Humour:Who Is to Be Responsible?54

Proverb55

21．Song:London Bridge57

Story:John and the Barber57

Joke:After Fishing58

Overcharge58

In the Elevator58

Hole Digging59

22．Story:The Farmer and the Apple Tree59

Humour:Albert Einstein's Overcoat60

A Family Quarrel61

Proverb61

Part Six 被动语态，动词不定式，现在完成时63

23．Story:Notices63

Joke:Dog's Reservation64

An Angel64

Rhyme:The Sky So Blue65

No Surprise65

Dreams66

24．Song:Edelweiss67

Story:"Give"or"Take"68

Humour:Mark Twain and Whistler69

Advice69

25．Story:The Moon in the Well70

Rhyme:Birds71

Rainbow71

Riddle:What's the Time?72

26．Story:Too Salty73

Humour:Five Hundred Ducks73

Rhyme:Friendship74

Dictum:Words of Albert Einstein74

27．Story:Odd or Not?75

Humour:A Call76

Clever Parents76

Better Be a Day-dreamer76

Rhyme:Bright77

At the Seaside77

Part Seven 形容词和副词最高级，动词不定式79

28．Song:The Preacher and the Slave79

Humour:The Shortest Letter81

Both Mistaken82

Dictum:Words of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe82

29．Story:A Clever Servant83

Humour:Questions and Answers83

The Banker and the Artist84

Riddle84

30．Story:Finding a Happy Man85

Joke87

31．Story:A Legend About Ravens88

Joke:Stories About an Absent-minded Professor88

Proverb89

32．Song:Home,Sweet Home90

Story:The Effect of an Advertisement91

Riddle92

Part Eight 虚拟语气，过去分词，感叹句93

33．Song:Polly,Put the Kettle On93

Story:In the Dining Room94

Riddle:Maths Is Fun94

34．Story:A Story About Rockefeller95

Joke96

Rhyme:Gem97

35．Story:A Wonderful Explanation About"Relativity"98

Humour:Einstein and Chaplin98

Proverb99

36．Story:Issac Newton100

Humour:A Clever Man101

Joke:Mother and Son101

37．Story:The Exact Address103

Joke103

proverb:About Life104

Part Nine 动名词，现在分词，定语从句106

38．Story:Charles Makes a Complete Apology106

Riddle106

Proverb107

39．Story:The Indian Who Could Foretell the Weather109

Rhyme:Little Star109

Dictum:Words of Charles Dickens111

40．Story:The Clever Parrot112

Humour:I Cannot Do Both112

Fire!Fire!113

Witty Answers113

41．Story:A Little Mystery114

Joke115

Proverb116

42．Story:Tom Is Hungry117

Humour:An Interesting Conversation117

Just for Fun118

Part Ten 定语从句，宾语从句120

43．Story:A Little Mystery120

Joke:It's On the Table121

Bessie Writes a Letter122

Proverb122

44．Song:Old Black Joe124

Story:Seeing a Friend Off125

45．Story:Swindling126

Riddle127

Dictum:Words of Benjamin Franklin127

46．Story:A Lucky Escape128

Humour:Letters Between Father and Son129

The Rich and the Learned130

Part Eleven 动名词:过去时:过去完成时131

47．Story:Who Is Fooled?131

Rhyme:The School132

Proverb132

48．Story:One Bad Turn133

Joke134

Proverb134

49．Story:Four Inches Too Short135

Joke:The Absent-minded Professor136

Dictum:Words of Ralph Waldo Emerson137

50．Story:An Ironic Story138

Humour:Buying A Hat138

Great Men139

Rhyme:A Man of Words139

51．Song:Mary Had a Little Lamb140

Story:The Ladies' Lavatory142

Joke:Teacher and Student143

Part Twelve 动名词，动词不定式，反身代词144

52．Story: The First Money Mark Twain Earned144

Riddle145

Rhyme:Too,Sing America145

53．Story:The Judge and the Thief146

Joke:Paddy147

Just a Minute148

Proverb148

54．Story:A Robber149

Joke150

Dictum:Words of Thomas Edison151

55．Story:The Life of Richard Savage152

Humour:Recovery153

I've Stopped Drinking153

Riddle154

56．Story:Hans Christian Adersen155

Humour:An Old Miser's Funeral156

Proverb:About Time156