趣味阅读2-2023-2024学年六年级下册英语阅读

三年级起点六年级 趣味阅读 The Best Nourishment of Life(生命最好的养料) A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because poliomyelitis made his legs lame.He seldom played with his classmates,and when the teacher asked him to answer questions,he always lowered his head without a word. One spring,the boy's father asked for some saplings (from the neighbour.He wanted to plant them in the front of the house.He told his children to plant a sapling for each person.The father said to the children,"Whose seedling grows best,I will buy him or her a favourite gift."The boy also wanted to get his father's gift.But seeing his brothers and sisters carrying water to water the trees bouncily,anyhow,he had an idea:he hoped the tree he planted would die soon.So watering it once or twice,he never attended to it. A few days later,when the little boy went to see his tree again,he was surprised to find that it grew some fresh leaves instead of wilting. Compared with the trees of his brother and sister,his appeared ( greener and more vital(有活力的).His father kept his promise(遵 守诺言)，bought the little boy his favourite gift and said to him:from the tree he planted,.he would become an outstanding botanist(杰出的植物 学家)when he grew up.. Since then,,the little boy slowly became optimistic（乐观的). One day,the little boy lay on the bed but couldn't sleep.Looking at the bright moonlight outside the window,he suddenly recalled（▣t忆） 小学英语阅读 what the biology teacher once said,plants generally grow at night.Why not go to see the tree?When he came to the courtyard on tiptoe,he found his father was splashing something under his tree with a ladle.All of a sudden,he understood:his father had been secretly looking after his small tree!He returned to his room,tears running down his face without restraint. Decades(几十年)passed..The little boy didn't become a botanist, but he was elected President of the United States(美国总s统).His name was Franklin Roosevelt. Love is the best nourishment (of life;e