初一英语小故事美文欣赏

Story 1 I Don’t Want to Walk Home Tom is a very old man. After dinner, he likes walking in the street. And he goes to bed at seven o’clock. But tonight, a car stopped at his house. A policeman helped him get out. He told Tom’s wife, “The old man couldn’t find his way in the street. He asked me to take him in the car.” After the policeman left there, his wife asked, “Tom, you go to the street every night. But tonight you can’t find the way, what’s the matter?” The old man smiled like a child and said, “I couldn’t find my way? I didn’t want to walk home.” 知识链接 1. like doing sth 喜欢做某事 He likes reading in his free time. 2. go to bed 去睡觉 She goes to bed at nine o’clock every night. 3. help sb do sth 帮助某人做某事 Mary often helps her mother do housework. 4. ask sb to do sth 叫某人做某事 Our teachers often ask us to finish our homework on time. 5. like 像 John wants to be a basketball player like Yaoming. 6. want to do sth 想要做某事 I want to give my mother a surprise. Story 2 Are Flies Yummy? Tony and his father are having dinner. Suddenly Tony asks his father, “Dad, are flies yummy?” Dad frowns and says, “No, I think it’s yucky. Why do you ask me this question? It’s a silly question.” But Tony says, “ There was one fly in your plate.” 知识链接 1. fly n. 苍蝇 v. 飞 2. suddenly 突然 Suddenly, it rained heavily. 3. ask 问 He often asks the teacher questions. 4. frown 皱眉 5. yucky 令人厌烦的，难吃的 6. silly 愚蠢的 7. question 问题 8. plate 盘子，碟子 She often helps her mother wash the dishes. Story 3 A naughty Monkey It’s very hot. An old man is asleep on the chair. A fly comes and sits on the end of the man’s nose. The old man has a naughty monkey. He chases the fly. The fly comes back again and sits on the old man’s nose again. The monkey chases it away again and again. This happens five or six times. The monkey is very angry. He jumps up, runs to the garden and picks up a large stone. When t