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（2） No.4 middle School Kunming ,yunnan April 2nd ,2004Dear editor (编辑) ，I live in a beautiful city . Many visitors come to my city . there are so many colorful peacocks (孔雀) here .The peacocks mostly live on the grass land of Dongfeng SquareThey are given food freely by visitors . They usually throw food to them , and don’t think about at all whether the food is right or not . Some of the peacocks became ill , some even died after eating the bad food given by the visitors.I’m sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the birds , but don’t realize (意识到) that they may be doing them harm (伤害).The visitors should be told that what have done is very harmful to the birds , and this kind of thing must be stopped from happening .Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food . For us every person , it’s our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds and to look after them carefully. Yours, Sun Yan()6.Many visitors come to the writer’s city to __________. A. do some shopping B. see beautiful peacocks C. play on Dongfeng square D. eat nice food()7.Some peacocks became ill and died because some visitors ______;A. did’t give them any food B. gave them too much foodC. threw them some bad food D. loved them and played with them()8.Some shops can be built beside Dongfeng Square so that they may _____________.A.sell food for visitors B. sell food for peacocksC.make the square more beautiful D.have the beautiful birds()9.From the passage we know people should __________.A. live and play with the birds B. stop the birds from eating too muchC. give right food to the birdsD. give more food to the birds()10.We can guess the writer of the letter, Sun Yan , may be a _____.A. visitor B. shopkeeper C.square keeper D. student6-10：B C B C D（3）Every town in the United States has a post office . Some are very small , and you may also find them in the corner of a shop . Others are larger buildings . They are open five days a week and on Saturday mornings . From Monday through Friday they are usually open from 8:30 to 4:30 .If you know how much the postage (邮资) is for your letter , you can buy stamps at any window. In some post offices you can buy stamps from machines . Stamps are sold many different prices , from one cent (美分) to many dollars . If you are not sure how much postage is for you letter , you may ask the man or the woman in the post office for help . he or she will give you the stamps you need . If you are sending your letter far away , you should use airmail envelopes (航空信封) . Remember that postage will be more expensive for a letter to be sent outside the country.At a post office you can also buy postcards . A postcard is cheaper than a letter . Usually the price of postage for a postcard is about half that of a letter . The postcards that you buy at a post office do not have pictures . However ,also they are not to be sent outside the country .Letters are an easy and cheap way to keep in touch with people in many different countries .()11.The passage tell us that we can find ________ easily in the United States of America.A. post office s B.large buildingsC.small shops D.different banks()12.The post offices in the United States are open _________.A.seven hours a day B.six hours a dayC.five hours a day D.eight hours a day()13.If you are not sure how much postage is for your letter ,you can____.A. go and buy stamps from the machine in the post officesend a cheap postcard instead of your letterB. get in touch with somebody you know in the post officeC.ask the man or the woman in the post office for help()14.The price of postage for ________ is more expensive.A.a beautiful postcard B.a letter written on envelopeC.a letter by airmail D.a postcard with pictures()15.The passage tells us something about ________ in the USAA.the post B.the postage C.letters D.postcards11-15 A D D C A （4）Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out.“Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson(教训),” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered (感到疑惑).( )16. The thief was trying to get .A. his neighbour B. his neighbour’s doorbellC. some cotton D. a door with a bell on it( )17. The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be for him to steal the doorbell. A. safe B. difficult C. dangerous D. easy( )18. The neighbour ran out probably(很可能) because .A. he knew his doorbell was being stolen B. he thought someone was eager (渴望的) to visit himC. he realized (意识到) something strange happenedD. Both B and C( )19. The neighbour hit the thief to .A. give him lessons B. punish (惩罚) him for stealingC. help him with the bell D. be his teacher( )20. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.B. The thief knew why the neighbour came out.C. The thief thought the neighbour couldn’t hear the noise the bell made.D. The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbour ran out.16-20 B A D B C（5）A farmer was put in prison(监狱). One day, he got a letter from his wife.“I am worried about out farm,” she wrote. “It’s time to plant potatoes , but I can’t do all the digging(挖) by myself.”The farmer thought over and then had an idea. He wrote to his wife,“Don’t digthe fields. This id where my gold(金子) is. Don’t plant potatoes until I comehome.A few days later, the farmer got anther letter from his wife. It said, “Two daysago, about ten prison guards(监狱看守) came to our fields. It looked as if they were looking for something. They have dug our field.” The farmer wrote to his wife at once. “Now you can plant our potatoes,” he wrote.( )21.The farmer was put in prison ________. A. because he had done something wrong B. because he had a lot of gold in the fields C. The writer didn’t say anything about why the farmer was put in prisonD. For nothing( )22.The farmer’s wife was much worried about _____ . A. her husband B. their farm C. planting potatoes D. herself( )23.The farmer told his wife __ first. A. not to dig the fields B. to dig the fields C. to ask the prison guards for help D. to find the gold in the fields( )24.Why did the prison guards dig the farmer’s fields ?________. A. They wanted to help the farmer B. Their leader ordered them to do so C. The farmer asked them to do so D. They wanted to find out the gold( )25.Why did the farmer ask his wife to plant potatoes at once ? Because _____. A. their fields had been dug B. the gold was found out C. the prison guards asked him to do so D. the prison guards were digging the fields21—25 C B A D A（6）An owl is a bird with very large eyes. Those eyes make the owl look clever. The owl can not move its eyes freely as people can. It can only look straight ahead (朝前). If it wants to look at both sides, it must turn its neck.Owls see better at night than during the day. At night they look for food. They eat mice and insects.Owls make a strange noise because the owls sleep most of the day. They usually give their cries at night. The cry sounds like “Whoo! Whoo!”. This strange sound sometimes frightens people at night.26. An owl looks clever because it can look straight ahead.27. An owl looks for food at night because it sees better at night than during the day.28. An owl lives on all kinds of birds.29. The cry of an owl is frightening. 30. Man must not kill owls because they are helpful to people.26-30 B A B A A（7）Coffee has become the most popular American drink. Today people in the United States drink more coffee than people in any of the other countries. People drink coffee at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner and between meals. They drink hot coffee or coffee with ice in it. They drink it at work and at home. They eat coffee ice-cream and coffee candy. Coffee is black and very strong. Different people like to drink it in different ways. Some people like coffee with cream or sugar in it. Other people like coffee with both cream and sugar in it. In all ways it is served. Coffee has become an international drink.31. Coffee is an ____________ drink.A . interesting B. international C. ice-cream D. American32. Different people like to drink coffee ____________.A. at work or at home B. in different ways C. with cream or sugar D. between meals33. Today Americans drink ____________ coffee than people in any of the other countries.A. as much as B. less C. more D. most34. “Coffee is black and very strong.” The word STRONG here means ____________.A.坚固的 B.淡的 C.清的 D.浓的35. ____________ is the most popular American drink.A. Black tea B. Coffee C. Water with ice D. Whisky31-35 B B C D B （8）Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their everyday life. For example, they can help people save much time, and they can help people work out many problems they can’t do easily. Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers except the old people. Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children. They hope computers can help them improve (提高) their studies in school. Yet many of the children use computers to play games, to watch video or to sing Karaoke, instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain (抱怨) that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked by parents in the boxes. In some other countries, even some scientists hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lost their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by people themselves.36. Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because _______________.A. our country asks us to learn itB. it can help us a lotC. we can use it to play gamesD． it can help us to find jobs37. What do many teachers and parents complain about? _______________.A. Their students and children use computers to play games.B. Computers let them lost their jobs.C. Computers make the students and children fall behind.D. Computers bring people a lot of trouble.38. In this passage we know computers _______________.A. also bring us troubleB. bring us happiness onlyC. are hated by peopleD. are bad for people’s health39. Can computers really help children to study? _______________.A. Yes, they can. B. It’s hard to say C. No, they can’t. D. Of course not.40. How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? I think it means _______.A. computers are used by peopleB. people can live well without computersC. one must decide how to use computersD. computers are strange machines36-40 B C A A C（9）Once upon a time there lived an old man. He had three sons. One day, he called them together and said, "Sons, I will die soon. To my oldest son I give half my camels, to my second, one-third(三分之一), and to my youngest, one-ninth (九分之一)." Soon after that he died. Now, the old man had seventeen camels, and the three brothers didn't know how to do as their father said. They thought a long time about the problem, and it seemed that they must either kill some of the camels and cut them into pieces, or disobey their father. At last they went to their father's old friend and asked for his advice. As soon as he heard their story, he said, "I will help you. I was a good friend of your father's. I am old. I have only one camel, but take it-it is yours." The three sons thanked the old man and took his camel. Now they found it was easy to do as their father wished, The oldest took half- that was nine camels; the second took one-third, that was six; and the youngest took one-ninth, that was two. After each had got his camels, they found that there was still a camel there. So, to show their thanks to their father's friend, they gave the camel back to him 41. "Once upon a time" means " ________". A. long long ago B. not very long ago C. at once D. sometimes 42. The meaning of "disobey" in the second paragraph is" ________". A. 服从 B. 违背 C. 听从 D. 嘲笑 43. The meaning of "asked for his advice" in the second paragraph is " ________". A. 向他请教 B. 问他数量 C. 批评他 D. 劝告他 44. The second old man ________the three brothers. A. was good to B. was not good to C. didn't like D. cheated(哄骗) 45. Both the two old men in the story were ________. A. foolish B. clever C. poor D. rich 41-45 A B A A B（10）Tom lived by himself a long way from town. He hardly went to town, but one day he went into town to buy a few things. After he bought them, he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. When he looked around, he saw some old people put glasses on before reading their newspapers. So after lunch he decided to go to a shop to buy himself one pair, too. He walked along the road, and soon found a shop. The man in the shop let him try on a lot of glasses, but Tom always said, "No, I can't read with these." The man became puzzled (迷惑的) , and he said, "Excuse me, but can you read?" "No, of course I can't!" Tom said angrily. "If I could read before, do you think I would come here to buy your glasses?" 46. Tom lived ______. A. with his family B. near town C. in the country D. in town 47. Tom didn't go to town______. A. never B. often C. sometimes D. sometime 48. Why did Tom decide to buy a pair of glasses? A. Because he thought if he bought them, he could read. B. Because they were very bright. C. Because they were cheap. D. Because he could read newspaper. 49. Tom went to the shop to ______. A. have a rest B. have dinner C. wear glasses D. buy a pair of glasses 46-49 C B A D (11)We know mosquitoes very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide if she loves you. She? Yes, she. The male mosquito doesn’t bite! Only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn’t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. You’re different from the others!If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch(痒) on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. When the itch begins, she has flown away.And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, in a tree or on a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs.( )51.All the people don’t like mosquitoes.( )52.All mosquitoes like to bite people for blood.( )53.If a mosquito wants to bite you, it means she is very tired.( )54.The mosquito bites you too quickly and quietly to let you know.( )55.The itch begins after the mosquito flies away.51-55 FFFTT(12)Do you know why different animals or pests(昆虫) have their special colours? Colours in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.Some birds like eating locusts(蝗虫), but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colours together with the change of the colours of crops(庄稼). When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest (收获)time comes, locusts change to the same brown colour as crops have. Some other pests with different colours from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of colouring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters. This is because they have the colours much like the trees.Have you ever found an even more strange act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid(液体) when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over(散开), its enemies(敌人) cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.( )56.From the passage we learn that locusts________.A. are small animalsB. are easily found by birdsC. are dangerous to their enemiesD. change their colours to protect themselves( )57.How can pests with different colours from plants keep out of danger?A. They run away quickly.B. They have the colours much like their enemies.C. They hide themselves by day and appear at night.D. They have to move quietly.( )58.Bears and lions can keep safe because________.A. they have the colours much like the treesB. they move quietlyC. they like brown and grey coloursD. they live in forests( )59.Why can the kind of fish live up to now?A. Because it is very big and strong.Because the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies.B. Because the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies.C. Because it swims faster than any other fish.( )60.Which is the best title for this passage?A. The Change of Colours for Animals and Pests.B. Colours of Different Animals and pests.C. The Main Use of Colours for Animals and Pests.D. Some Animals and Pests.56-60 D C A B C 但上面字数有限啊！
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Mr Chen living next door to us has a habit(习惯) of drinking. The best present to him, of course, is wine(酒). Now his eldest son brought him a bottle of Mao Tai. He was glad and drank it up, then wrote “105” on the corner of the trademark(商标)with a pencil, meaning he had already drunk 105 bottles of the famous wine. Two days later, a stranger came and offered(打算) to pay 5 yuan for the empty Mao Tai bottle. Mr Chen was pleased and sold it. Several days later, his second son brought him another bottle of Mao Tai. While he was examining and enjoying it, he suddenly found “105” ——the very mark(记号)on it.6. The story is mainly about .A. two sons of Chen’s B. the best wineC. Mr Chen’s habit D. an empty bottle of Mao Tai7. The story sells us that the stranger was a man who .A. collected(收集)empty bottles B. produced famous wineC. was a maker of wine D. was a cheat8. Mr Chen sold his empty Mao Tai bottle because .A. he had already drunk the Mao Tai upB. he knew his second son would bring him anotherC. the price offered was high enoughD. he hoped the bottle could be used again9. When examining and enjoying the wine sent by his second son, Mr Chen found that .A. the wine was mixed with water B. the wine was niceC. the wine had exceeded(超过)the time limit(限制)D. his second son had been cheated(欺骗)10. According to the story, who should learn a lesson? .A. The stranger B. Mr Chen and his second sonC. Mr Chen’s eldest son D. No one6D. an empty bottle of Mao Tai 都是说关于茅台酒瓶子7.B. produced famous wine 8.B. he knew his second son would bring him another 9.我不确定10.A. The stranger The Farmer, His Horse, and His sonOnce there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself.He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Fatherand son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.They met two men on the road who said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You havea horse, It's a long way to market(市场). "The farmer know that this was true,so he rode on the horse, while his son walked.Then they met two old women, "What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't yousee how tired boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.\$Next, three old men stopped them, one said, "Why are you walking, farmer?Get up, It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today," So the farmer gotup behind his son, and they rode on.Some time later, a young woman passed them, "Why aren't you walking?" sheasked, "It isn't far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest."So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that you cannotplease all the people all the time.1. The farmer wanted to sell the horse ____.A. before it was deadB. before it become too tiredC. before it market was overD. before it was as old as he was#A2. The two men on the road ____.A. asked how far it was to the marketB. said they thought the horse looked very tiredC. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horseD. told the farmer's son to get off the horse and walk#C3. The two old women said it was wrong for ____.A. the farmer to ride such a tired horseB. the farmer to ride while his young son walkedC. the boy to ride instead of his fatherD. only one person to ride such a long way#D4. The farmer got up behind his son because ____.A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walkB. the three old men stopped them on the roadC. he did not know why he was walkingD. his son could not ride the horse by himself#A 回答者： 北欧神话～ - 见习魔法师 三级 2009-1-16 19:37检举Yuanxiao 吃元宵，话元宵The 15th day of the 1st lunar month is the Chinese Lantern Festival. The first lunar month is called Yuan-month in China, and in the ancient times people called night Xiao. Meanwhile, the 15th day is the first night to see a full moon. So the day is also called Yuanxiao Festival in China. According to the Chinese tradition, at the very beginning of a new year, when there is a bright full moon hanging in the sky, there should be thousands of colorful lanterns hung out for people to appreciate. At this time, people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and get all their families united in the joyful atmosphere. Besides entertainment and beautiful lanterns, another important part of the Lantern Festival, is eating small dumpling （面团） balls made of glutinous rice flour （糯米粉） . We call these balls Yuanxiao of Tangyuan. Obviously, they get the name from the festival itself. It is said that the custom of eating Yuanxiao originated during the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the fourth century, then became popular during the Tang and Song periods. The fillings inside the dumplings or Yuanxiao are either sweet or salty. Sweet fillings are made of sugar, walnuts （胡桃）， sesame （芝麻）， osmanthus flowers （桂花）， rose petals, sweetened tangerine peel （甜橙皮）， bean paste （豆沙）， or jujube paste （枣泥） . A single ingredient （成分） or any combination can be used as the filling. The salty variety is filled with minced （切碎的） meat, vegetables or a mixture. The way to make Yuanxiao also varies between northern and southern China. The usual method followed in southern provinces is to shape the dough （生面团） of rice flour into balls, make a hole, insert the filling, then close the hole and smooth out the dumpling by rolling it between your hands. In North China, sweet or non-meat stuffing is the usual ingredient. The fillings are pressed into hardened cores, dipped lightly in water and rolled in a flat basket containing dry glutinous rice flour. A layer （层） of the flour sticks to the filling, which is then again dipped in water and rolled a second time in the rice flour. And so it goes, like rolling a snowball, until the dumpling is the desired size. The custom of eating Yuanxiao dumplings remains. This tradition encourages both old and new stores to promote their Yuanxiao products. They all try their best to improve the taste and quality of the dumplings to attract more customers 回答者： 我发二代 - 试用期 一级 2009-1-17 15:32检举七年级上学期内容的哦:I am a girl.My English name is Linda.I am eleven years old.I have eight subjects at school.They are Chinese,math,English,P.E.,music,art,science and history.My favorite subject is Chinese.I think it is interesting.I also like English.But it's a little difficult for me.I can speak only a little English.History is interesting ,too.I like it.Math is difficult.Mr Wang is our math teacher.He is very strict.I'm usually tired after his class.But I work hard.I think I can study it well.⒈Linda is ______.(A)A.11 B.12 C.13⒉Linda has ______subjects at school.(C)A.six B.seven C.eight⒊Linda's favorite subject is ______.(A)A.Chinese B.English C.math⒋Linda thinks English is ______.(C)A.difficult B.interesting C.a little difficult⒌______ is NOT true.(B)A.Linda can speak a little English.B.Mr Wang is Linda's history teacher.C.Linda thinks she can study math well.
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英语短文阅读简单，适合英语初学者练习阅读能力，下面我为大家带来简单 英语阅读 短文翻译，欢迎大家阅读!简单英语阅读短文篇一： The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty. Mr Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display. Two of his assistants had been working busily since 8 o'clock and had only just finished. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr Taylor went back into his shop. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade. It came to a stop outside the jeweler's. One man stayed at the wheel while two others with black stockings over their faces jumped out and smashed the window of the shop with iron bars. While this was going on, Mr Taylor was upstairs. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed. Just as it was leaving, Mr Taylor rushed out and ran after it throwing ashtrays and vases, but it was impossible to stop the thieves. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds. 皮卡迪利大街附近的一条著名拱廊街道上，几家高档商店刚刚开始营业。在早晨的这个时候，拱廊街上几乎空无一人。珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。他手下两名店员从早上8点就开始忙碌，这时刚刚布置完毕。钻石项链、戒指漂亮地陈列在黑色丝绒上面。泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。 宁静突然被打破，一辆大轿车亮着前灯，响着喇叭，呼啸着冲进了拱廊街，在珠宝店门口停了下来。一人留在驾驶座上，另外两个用黑色长筒丝袜蒙面的人跳下车来。他们用铁棒把商店橱窗的玻璃砸碎。这开始发生时，泰勒先生正在楼上。他与店员动手向窗外投掷家具，椅子，桌子飞落花流水在拱廊街上。一个窃贼被一尊很重的雕像击中，但由于他忙着抢钻石首饰，竟连疼痛都顾不上了。这场抢劫只持续了3分钟，因为窃贼争先恐后地爬上轿车，以惊人的速度开跑了。就在轿车离开的时候，泰勒先生从店里冲了出来，跟在车后追赶，一边还往车上扔烟灰缸、花瓶。但他已无法抓住那些窃贼了。他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。 简单英语阅读短文篇二： Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics. Last year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president's palace in a new African republic. When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then refused to publish it. The article began: 'Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which surrounds the president's palace.' The editor at once sent the journalist a fax instructing him to find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall. The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts, but he took a long time to send them. Meanwhile, the editor was getting impatient, for the magazine would soon go to press. He sent the journalist two urgent telegrams, but received no reply. He sent yet another telegram informing the journalist that if he did not reply soon he would be fired. When the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had originally been written. A week later, the editor at last received a telegram from the journalist. Not only had the poor man been arrested, but he had been sent to prison as well. However, he had at last been allowed to send a cable in which he informed the editor that he had been arrested while counting the 1084 steps leading to the 15-foot wall which surrounded the president's palace. 报刊杂志的编辑常常为了向读者提供成立一些关紧要的事实和统计数字而走向极端。去年，一位记者受一家有名的杂志的委托写一篇关于非洲某个新成立共和国总统府的 文章 。稿子寄来后，编辑看第一句话就拒绝予以发表。文章的开头是这样的："几百级台阶通向环绕总统的高墙。"编辑立即给那位记者发去传真，要求他核实一下台阶的确切数字和围墙的高度。 记者立即出发去核实这些重要的事实，但过了好长时间不见他把数字寄来，在此期间，编辑等得不耐烦了，因为杂志马上要付印。他给记者先后发去两份传真，但对方毫无反应。于是他又发了一份传真，通知那位记者说，若再不迅速答复，将被解雇。但记者还是没有回复。编辑无奈，勉强按原样发稿了。一周之后，编辑终于接到记者的传真。那个可怜的记者不仅被捕了，而且还被送进了监狱。不过，他终于获准发回了一份传真。在传真中他告诉编辑，就在他数通向15英尺高的总统府围墙的1，084级台阶时，被抓了起来。 简单英语阅读短文篇三： These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than clerks who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as' white collar workers' for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white collar workers. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation. When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls (n.工作服) and spent the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret. Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found another job. He will soon be working in an office as a junior clerk. He will be earning only half as much as he used to, but he feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr. Bloggs', not 'Alf'. 如今，从事体力劳动的人的收入一般要比坐办公室的人高出许多。坐办公室的之所以常常被称作"白领工人"，就是因为他们通常是穿着硬领白衬衫，系着领带去上班。许多人常常情愿放弃较高的薪水以换取做白领工人的殊荣，此乃人之常情。而这常常会引起种种奇怪的现象，在埃尔斯米尔公司当清洁工的艾尔弗雷德.布洛斯就是一个例子。
