八年級英語短篇閱讀

⑴ 幫忙找一篇適合初二學生閱讀的英語短文（不要太長）最好配有譯文

Family in France 法國人的家庭
Daily social relations are always dominated by family ties. The family has been the focus of the indivial』s loyalty and affection, of his economic interest, and even of his legal ty. Many an old Frenchman spent his youth in a world where he was expected to regard his cousin, uncle, and grandmother as more important to him than his friends of his own age.
French family needs and demands were put before those of local community or even those of the state: "I can』t pay my taxes because I have a ty to support my uncle." has been a common French attitude.
The main change since the war is that the focus of loyalty has been steadily narrowed from "extended family "to the "nuclear family".But, many younger couples today prefer pleasure travelling with couples of friends to reunion with big families at weekends or in August.
Moreover, for several decades, although French governments anxiously reacted in population growth, the French birth-date has been falling steadily as in other Western countries.

法國人的家庭

在法國的日常生活中，家庭紐帶主宰著社會關系。家庭不僅是一個人忠誠和情感的中心，而且也是經濟利益和法律義務的集中點。許多年長的法國人是在這樣一個環境下長大的：別人要求他們把尊老愛幼放在一個重要的位置，重要到甚過對待他們同齡的朋友。
法國人總把家庭的需求放在社區、甚至國家的前面。"我不能交稅，因為我得養活我叔叔。"這種態度在法國早已很普通了。
戰後以來，法國人對家庭的忠誠焦點早已從相對的大家庭而穩步縮小，轉向了小家庭。但是，如今的許多年輕夫婦寧肯在周末或夏天和朋友去快樂地旅行，也不願意回父母家中團聚。
此外，盡管幾十年來，法國**對人口率的下降很焦慮，也採取了措施，但是，法國的人口出生率如同西方的其他國家一樣，仍舊一直在下滑。

這個短文不長，而且也簡單，可以作為初中課外讀物！

⑵ 初二學生英語課外閱讀短文差怎麼辦

我是一名英語專業的學生.老實跟你說,要想重建基礎提高英語成績,單靠少少幾本書，是不行的。

1、首先要做的是從語音著手!單詞都不會讀,考個什麼啊?英語包含聽說讀寫，這個之中的基礎就是單詞。對於單詞的快速閱讀記憶，就需要《精英特全腦速讀記憶軟體》來練習，這些高科技軟體往往效果很好。所以想快速提高英語成績首先就要每天花多個時間段去記憶單詞，當單詞積累一定程度，你會發覺什麼閱讀，聽說將只是多多運用就行，心理上就不排斥英語了!詳細學習資料你可以到《精英特全腦速讀記憶網站》下載軟體練習。

2、再者，就是語法，想快速提高英語成績，首先可以掌握一些基本的語法，多多了解句子的成分，之後你會發現什麼閱讀將會是種享受，因為你能輕易看懂了!

3、然後就是培養語感,最好的方法的就是閱讀!我們需要增加閱讀量，閱讀本身就是考試的重點。書本是編輯者精挑細選出來的好文章，首先要把書本上的文章掌握了，還可以看一些時報周刊上的文章，從實事，經濟，政治，軍事，科學均有涉及。其實很多考試的文章就是來源於此。

4、現在很多人英語考試很厲害，就是不能交流，也就是差在聽說上，而聽力甚至口語在考試中佔得比例越來越大，所以搞好聽力不容忽視，而關鍵就是堅持每天都聽，一開始可以嘗試大聲的讀文章，之後可以下載各種考試聽力錄音題。最好可以找個夥伴相互聯系對話!

5、最後，英語不難學，關鍵是要堅持，而單詞卻是關鍵!

如果是正在忙著備考的學生或者想要提升自身能力的朋友，我建議學習一下《精英特全腦速讀記憶軟體》，能夠提高記憶力和學習效率，精英特速讀也是得到快速閱讀記憶協會認可的。堅持就會有收獲，祝你成功!

⑶ 求7或8年級英語，閱讀，短文各5篇

Everyone knows there's not enough land in Hong Kong. If you go there by air, you will arrive at Kai Tak Airport. This was built out into the sea. It is in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon. Kowloon is one of the two big cities in Hong Kong.

The other city is Hong Kong itself. It is on island. You can get there by ship or through a tunnel(通道) under the sea. Much of Hong Kong is farmland and mountains.

The population of Hong Kong is more than six million. Chinese and English are spoken by many people there. Clothes, computers, radios, televisions are made in Hong Kong. You can buy all kinds of things, like watches and computers.

Hong Kong is also a beautiful city. It is a good place for traveling. You can see people from all over the world every year. You can watch dog-racing(比賽) and motor-racing. When you are hot and tired, you may rest in the small cool gardens. There are also a lot of high buildings to live in. If you enjoy many kinds of cooking, you can find a good place for Chinese food, for example, fish, meat, and vegetables.

71. How many big cities are there in Hong Kong? What are they?

__________________________________________________________________________.

72. Why was the airport in Hong Kong built out into the sea?

__________________________________________________________________________.

73. What languages do the people in Hong Kong speak?

_______________________________________________________________________.

74. Who go traveling in Hong Kong every year?

_______________________________________________________________________.

75. What do people like traveling in Hong Kong?

_______________________________________________________________________.

答案：1/Have two big cities in Hong Kong.

2/This was built out into the sea. It is in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon.

3/Chinese and English.

4/ You can see people from all over the world every year.

5/People like to go to HongKong.

A
Ann and her mother are going to the Great Wall on a Sunday morning. It is a fine morning.
They are sitting in a big bus. Many people are in the bus, they are from different countries. Some are Americans and some of them come from England. They all want to visit the Great Wall.
There are two Chinese in the bus. One is driving the bus, the other is a young girl. She speaks English well. She is now talking about the Great Wall to them in English. She tells them many stories. There is an old saying(諺語): 『He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man』. They all want to see it very much.
正確的填「T」，錯誤的填「F」。
( ) 1. Ann and her mother are in a big bus on Sunday afternoon.
( ) 2. A lot of people are going to the Great Wall with them.
( ) 3. Many foreigners are in the big bus.
( ) 4. They want to see the Great Wall a little.
( ) 5. The bus drier is a Chinese.

B
Mr. Evans works in Sydney. Last week he had a two-week holiday, but he didn』t know where to go. He said to his friend Robert, 「I hate the hot weather here, but I can』t find a cool place in Australia. Where shall I take my holiday?」
『That』s easy,』 said Robert, 『You can go to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground there now.』
Mr. Evans agreed with his friend. He bought a plane ticket and soon got to Moscow. He had a happy time there. But one day he got into trouble. After lunch he went to a park outside the city. He saw a dog following him while he was walking past a house. It was hungry and wished him to give it some food to eat, But he had no piece of bread or cake in his pockets. He tried to send it away, but it began to bark at him. Just at that moment, he saw a stone on the ground. He tried to pick it up but he couldn』t.
『How strange these Russians are!』 Mr. Evans said to himself, 『They do not tie their dogs, but firmly tie the stones!』
根據短文內容選擇正確答案。
（ ）1.Mr. Evans is _____
A. American B. Russian C. Australian D. Chinese
（ ）2.Mr. Evans didn』t like _____ in Australia.
A. hot weather B. cool weather
C. rainy weather D. cold weather
（ ）3.Mr. Evans went to Moscow ______
A. by train B. by bus C. by air D. on foot
（ ）4.The word 『bark』 means 『______』.
A. 跳 B. 叫 C. 追 D. 咬
（ ）5. Mr. Evans couldn』t pick up the stone because ______.
A. it was too cold B. it was too heavy
C. Russians tied the stone to the ground
D. it was no stone at all

Ann and her mother are going to the Great Wall on a Sunday morning. It is a fine morning.
They are sitting in a big bus. Many people are in the bus, they are from different countries. Some are Americans and some of them come from England. They all want to visit the Great Wall.
There are two Chinese in the bus. One is driving the bus, the other is a young girl. She speaks English well. She is now talking about the Great Wall to them in English. She tells them many stories. There is an old saying(諺語): 『He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man』. They all want to see it very much.
正確的填「T」，錯誤的填「F」。
( ) 1. Ann and her mother are in a big bus on Sunday afternoon.
( ) 2. A lot of people are going to the Great Wall with them.
( ) 3. Many foreigners are in the big bus.
( ) 4. They want to see the Great Wall a little.
( ) 5. The bus drier is a Chinese.
一、 My name is Lily. This is my house. There are five rooms in my house. This is my father and mother』s room. There are three pictures on the wall. There is a desk near the window. There are two chairs behind the desk. On the left of the room, there is a toilet. On the right, it』s my room. There are four pictures and a poster on the wall.
( )1. This is Lily』s house.
( )2. There are four rooms in the house.
( )3. There are three pictures in Lily』s room.
( )4. There are two chairs and a desk in father and mother』s room.
( )5. The toilet is on the left of my father and mother』s room.

二、There is a new park near my house. It』s a fine day today. My family and I are in the park now. On my left, there is a cafe. On my right, there is a big lake. There are many fiowers and trees near the lake. There』s a small hill behind the lake. Near the lake, there is a sign. It says,「Don』tswim in the lake!」There is a playground in the middle of the park. There are some small shops near the gate. The park is so beautiful. We like it very much.
( )1. The park near my house is _____.
A. new and beautiful B. old and beautiful C. clean and new D. old and clean
( )2. Is there a cafe in the park? ______
A. Yes, there isn』t. B. No, there isn』t. C. Yes, there is. D.No, there is.
( )3. Peopie can』t _______in the lake.
A. swim B. fish C. boat D.play
( )4. The shops in the park are4 not _______
A. small B. big C. good D.pretty
( )5. －Do we like the park? －________
A. Yes, we do. B.No,we do. C.Yes, you do. D. No,we don』t.

（一） Little Tom down the street calls our dog "The keep dog".Zip is a sheep dog. But when Tom tries to say" Seep", it comes out "keep". And in a way Tom is right. Zip is always bringing things hoem for us to keep! I'll tell you about some of them. Zip's first present was a shoe. It was made of green silk. We didn't know how Zip found the shoe. But after a moment Mary, my big sister, told me the shoe had a strange smell. I nodded(點頭)and held my nose. "What do you think it is?" "It smells like something for cleaning. I think someone tried to clean a spot (污點) off the shoe. Then he put it at the door to dry." "Along came Zip. And good-bye shoe!" I said."We should take it back." "We can't ".said my sistter. "Maybe little Tom is right," Mary said. "Maybe Zip is a keep dog!"1.The writer and Mary didn't know______. A. what Zip's first present was B. how Zip carried its first present home C. who owned Zip's first present D. what Zip's first present was made of2.Tom calls Zip "the keep dog" because ______. A. the dog likes keeping things B. the dog likes playing with shoes C. he doesn't know the dog's name D. he can't pronounce the word " sheep" well3.What made the shoe strange was ______. A. its colour B. its smell C. its size D. that it was a silk one4.The word "keep"in the last sentence means "_____" A. keeping things for itself B. bringing things for other to keep C. not letting it run about D. taking care of a small child5.We can know from the reading that the dog _____. A. likes to give presents to people B. has been kept in at the writer's home C. has brought some trouble D. likes to be called "the keep dog"Key: 1.C 2.D 3.B 4.B 5.C

給你找這么多，多給點分

⑷ 初二英語閱讀短文

1.A
2.D
3.B
4.A
5.C

⑸ 初二十篇英語小短文帶翻譯

My family
I love my family, because I have a happy family. My father is an English teacher. His name is Jacky. He is thirty-eight. He likes playing basketball. What』s my mother job? Is she a teacher? Yes, you』re right! My mother is very kind and nice, she is thirty-seven. My mother is always laborious work. I love my parents! On Saturday and Sunday, I often go to the library and play the piano, My father go to play basketball. Sometimes, we watch TV and listen to music at home. I love my family. Because I』m very happy to live with my parents together!
我的家庭 我愛我的家庭,因為我有一個快樂的家庭. 我的爸爸是一名英語教師,他的名字叫Jacky.他今年38歲.他非常喜歡打籃球.我的媽媽是趕什麼呢?她是一名教師嗎?是的.你說對了!我的媽媽是一個很親切、友善的人,她今年37歲.我媽媽總是勤勞的幹活.我愛我的父母. 在星期六和星期天里,我經常去圖書館和彈鋼琴.我爸爸去打籃球.有時侯,我們都在家看電視和聽音樂. 我愛我家.因為我和爸爸媽媽一起生活得很開心!

My Room
This is my room. Near the window there is a desk. I often do my homework at it. You can see some books, some flowers in a vase, a ruler and a pen. On the wall near the desk there is a picture of a cat. There is a clock above the end of my bed. I usually put my shoe under my bed. Of course there is a chair in front of the desk. I sit there and I can see the trees and roads outside.
我的房間
這是我的房間。 在窗口附近有一張書桌。 我經常在那做我的家庭作業。 您能看有些書，有些花在花瓶里，一把格尺和筆。 在牆壁在書桌有貓的圖片。 有一個時鍾在我的床上的末端。 我通常把我的鞋子放在我的床下。 當然有一把椅子在書桌前面。 我坐那裡，並且我能看外面的樹和路
Skating
Mom bought me a pair of skating shoes at my fifth birthday. From then on, I developed the hobby of skating. It not only makes me stronger and stronger, but also helps me know many truths of life. I know that it is normal to fall, and if only you can get on your feet again and keep on moving, you are very good!

滑冰
媽媽買了我一雙冰鞋鞋子在我的第五個生日。 從那時起，我愛好滑冰。 它不僅使我越來越加強，而且幫助我知道生活許多真諦。 我知道摔倒是正常的，並且，如果只有你能摔倒後再站起來，就是非常好!

The Sea
What do you know about the sea? Some people know about it, but others don』t. The sea looks beautiful on a fine sunny day, the sea is very big. In the world, there is more sea than land. Do you know Hainan Island? It』s really very nice. We can see beaches, trees and the sea. We can swim and visit a lot of beautiful places.
海
你對海知道些什麼？ 某些人知道關於它，但其他不。 海看起來美麗在一個美好的晴天，海是非常大的。 在世界上，比土地有更多海。 您是否知道海南島？ 那非常好。 我們能看海灘、樹和海。 我們可以游泳和參觀很多美好的地方。

Computers
Computers are changing our life. You can do a lot of things with a computer. Such as, you can use a computer to write articles, watch video CDs, play games and do office work. But the most important use of a computer is to join the Internet.We don』t need to leave home to borrow books from a library or to do shopping in a supermarket.
Computers help us live a more convenient life.
計算機
計算機改變我們的生活。 您能做很多事用計算機。 例如，您能使用計算機寫文章，手錶錄影CDs，戲劇比賽和完成辦公室工作。 但對計算機的最重要的用途是加入Internet.我們不需要離開家去從圖書館借用書或在超級市場做購物。
計算機幫助我們居住更加方便的生活。

Smiling
I think smiling is as important as sunshine. Smiling is like sunshine because it can make people happy and have a good day. If you aren』t happy, you can smile, and then you will feel happy. Someone may say, 「But I don』t feel happy.」 Then I would say, 「Please smile as you do when you are happy or play with your friends happily. You will really be happy again.」
Smiling can let you have more friends.So I say, smiling is like a flower. It will give you happiness.
微笑
我認為微笑是一樣重要的象陽光。 微笑是象陽光，因為它可能使人愉快和有一個早晨好。 如果您不是愉快的，您能微笑，您然後將感覺愉快。 某人也許說， 「但是我不感到愉快」。 然後我會說， 「請微笑，您，當您愉快地是愉快或戲劇與您的朋友。 您真正地再將是愉快的」。
微笑可能讓您有更多朋友。如此我說，微笑是象花。 它將給您幸福。

Sunday
It was Sunday and I didn't have to go to school. I finished my homework the day before. So I decided to help mother do housework. I washed some clothes after I got up. Then I went shopping with a basket. I bought some meat, eggs and some vegetables in the market. After I came back, I started to cook dinner for the whole family. In the evening, I sat at the table and began to write down on my notebook what I had done ring the day.
星期天
它是星期天，並且我沒有必須去學校。 我前一天完成了我的家庭作業。 如此我決定幫助做家事。 在我起來了之後，我洗了一些衣裳。 然後我帶著籃子去購物。 我在市場上買了一些肉、蛋和有些菜。 在我回來了之後，我開始為全家烹調晚餐。 在晚上，我在我的筆記本寫下什麼我白天做了什麼。

春天：Spring
Spring is a delightful season. The temperatures are moderate, and the blooming trees and flowers make the city bright with colors. This is the time when we can begin to wear lighter and more brightly colored clothes and go outdoors more often. Smaller children like to bring their kites out to the spacious square. Also I enjoy going back to the village on this holiday after being in the city for the winter months.
春天是個讓人欣喜的季節.氣溫適中,掛滿綠葉的樹和盛開的花朵給城市增添了明亮的色彩.在這個時節里,我們可以穿上輕便靚麗的衣服經常出門去了.小孩子們則喜歡在廣闊的天空中放風箏.在城裡呆了一個冬天之後,我也喜歡回到村子裡度假.

夏天：
Summer is the great season for all sports in the open air. It is the season for football which is often called the national sport because of its popularity. I usually watch television and read the newspaper reports about the football results of the little leagues. During the summer I like to go to the beach often because it is very close to my home. I usually go there ring the summer vacation to relax after many months in school in the city. I feel very comfortable with the familiar quiet life of the villagers.
夏天是戶外運動最好的季節.這是一個橄欖球的季節,橄欖球由於廣受歡迎被稱為全民運動.我常常看電視,看報紙,從報道中獲得小聯盟橄欖球賽的比賽結果.夏日裡,我喜歡經常去海灘,因為那裡離我家不遠.在城裡的學校呆了幾個月後,暑假我常常去那裡放鬆一下.此處有我很熟悉的村民們的寧靜生活,這讓我倍感舒適.

秋天：Autumn
For me the autumn or fall starts in September when school starts its new term. I usually do some shopping. The mild weather made it very nice to study outside under the trees in a small park close to my house. I like to look up the leaves changing colors from green to red and yellow, and then brown colors. The park also has many bright fall flowers; sometimes I see a small squirrel coming down from the tree to hunt for food on the ground. On the weekends, I sometimes like to fly my kite. Usually on the street corners you can see street peddlers selling warm baked sweet potatoes. This is a nice time of the year.
我覺得秋天是在9月份新學期開始的時候來臨.我常常要去買一些東西.宜人的天氣讓我感覺在離家不遠的小公園的樹下學習是件非常愜意的事.我喜歡抬起頭看蓍枝頭上的樹葉由綠變紅,變黃,然後再變褐.公園里還有許多鮮艷的秋花.有時我會見到小松鼠從樹上跳到地上覓食.在周末,我有時會去放風箏.在街頭的拐角處,常常會有街頭小販在賣烤紅薯.秋天是一年中的好時節.

冬天：Winter
Winter is very cold and windy in most parts of China. I usually look forward to the Spring Festival and the winter holiday when I can go to the south where the climate is warmer ring these holidays. Also, I look forward to seeing my grandparents and my friends. Winter is the time everyone is in a festive mood. In the city, I usually do a lot of reading at home in the winter because of eh cold weather outside.
中國大部分地區的冬天是即冷又有風的。我總是盼望著春節或寒假，到時候我就可以去南方了，當地的氣候在這時會暖和的多。我也盼望著去探望我的祖父母和我的朋友。冬天，每個人都懷著喜慶的心情。在城裡，冬天的時候我經常待在家裡盡情地看書，因為外面的天氣非常的冷。 如果對你有要你一定要評分哦

⑹ 初二英語提高閱讀能力書有哪些 全是短文的英語書

你可以去買些資料 例如 《英語閱讀理解與完形填空》 我都是用的這個 對閱讀能力比較有幫助

⑺ 適合八年級閱讀的英語短文練習的資料書有哪些(最好是一些比較經典的英語文章）

A MODEL STUDENT 模範學生 Do you mind being called a bad student? Of course not. So far as I , everybody intends to be (become) a model student. However, to be a model student is by no means an easy tng. First, he must do s best to obtain ledge. A man without sufficient ledge will not succeed. Secondly, he must remember to improve s health. Only a strong man can do great tasks. Trdly, he should receive moral ecation. If s conct is not good, no one will consider making friends with m. 你介意被稱為壞學生嗎？當然不。就我所知，每個人都打算做模範學生 然而，做模範學生卻不容易。第一，他必須盡力獲得知識（求知）。一個沒有足夠知識的人是不會成功的。第二，他必須記住促進健康。順便提一下 目前我在學的ABC天卞英語中心的導師才和我提過 若想將英語學好是不難的！堅持要擁有一個好的研習空間與練習口語對象 老師水平是關鍵 東南亞口音重 一定要找歐美籍，發音純正才是最好 保持天天口語交流 1 on 1加強化教學才可以有更.好.的學習效果 上完課需要重復復習課堂錄音檔 幫助加強記憶！若真的是沒有人可以指導的情況，最好能去 VOA或BBC獲得課後材料練習，多用耳聽、眼觀、嘴動、腦想 一下子語感就加強起來 整體效果應該可以達成目標的！只有強壯的人才能做大事。第三，他應該接受道德教育。如果他品行不好，沒有人會考慮和他交朋友的 BOOKS 書籍 As is well n, books teach us to learn life, truth, science and many other useful tngs. They increase our ledge, broaden our minds and strengthen our character. In other words, they are our good teachers and wise friends. Ts is the reason why our parents always encourage us to read more books. Reading is a good tng, but we must pay great attention to the choice of books. It is true that we can derive benefits from good books. However, bad books will do us more harm than good. 如眾所周知，書籍教我們學習人生，真理，科學以及其它許多有用的東西。它們增加我們的知識，擴大我們的心胸並加強我們的品。換句話說，它們是我們的良師益友。這是為什麼我們的父母終是鼓勵我們要多讀書的理由 讀書是一好事，但我們必須多加註意書的選擇。不錯，我們能從好書中獲得益處。然而，壞書卻對我們有害無益

⑻ 八年級英語閱讀理解

Answer the questions（根據短文內容回答下列問題): (6%)
He knew colors and shapes. He learned about 150 English words. With his language ability, he was known as perhaps the world』s most famous talking bird.
But two weeks ago, Alex, an African Grey Parrot, died of old age. He was 31. Irene Pepperberg, a scientist at Harvard University, studied and worked with the parrot for most of its life.
In 1976, Pepperberg, a doctoral student at Harvard, bought the new-born bird from a pet shop. At that time, scientists didn』t think that any bird could learn to communicate with humans.
Using new ways of teaching, Pepperberg helped Alex to learn about 150 words, and to count small numbers as well as colors and shapes.
In experiments, Pepperberg would ask one trainer to compete (比賽) with Alex for small prizes like a grape. Alex learned to ask for the grape by watching what the trainer was doing to get it. The researchers then worked with the bird to help with pronunciation.
Alex showed a surprising ability to learn. For example, when he was shown a blue triangle (三角形), he could tell what color the paper was, what shape it was, and after touching it—what it was made of.
Like other parrots, he also learned some expressions in the lab such as 「calm down」 and 「Good morning」. He could express feelings like joy and anger. Once ring one training class, he suddenly stopped and said: 「wanna go eat dinner.」
Even up to the week he died, Alex was working with Pepperberg on hard-to-pronounce words. As she put him in the cage for the night, Alex looked at her and said: 「You be good. See you tomorrow. I love you.」
He was found dead in his cage the next morning.
1. What is Alex?
2. Where did Irene Pepperberg get Alex?
3. In which year did Alex die?
4. What caused the death of Alex?
5. Alex could use simple words to communicate with humans, couldn』t he?
6. What was he able to do after touching the blue paper triangle?

(B)
Mrs. White loves flowers and has a small but beautiful garden. In summer, her roses are always the best in the street. One summer afternoon her bell rang and when she went to the front door, she saw a Littley outside. He was about seven years old, and was holding a big bunch of beautiful roses in his hand. 「I』m selling roses,」 he said, 「don』t you want some? They are cheap. One shilling for a big bunch. They are fresh.」
「My boy,」 Mrs. White answered, 「I picked roses when I want, and don』t pay anything for because I have many in my garden.」 「Oh, no, you haven』t,」 said the little boy. 「There aren』t any roses in your garden-they are in my hand!」
1.What are in Mrs. White』s garden in summer?

2. Who rang at the door?

3. Where did the boy get the roses?

4. Why did Mrs. White say she didn』t want to buy the roses?

5. Why weren』t there any roses in Mrs. White』s garden?

(C)
Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.
Alt drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and life of American people. Most of the radio programmers are music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the younger people wants to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.
Answer the following questions:
1. How many kinds of music are mentioned in this passage? ________________________
2. When do the pop singers become national stars? When they __________________________
3. What is country music about? It is about ____________________________________
4. How do students with cars listen to music? __________________________ ____________
5. Do alt drivers in America like to listen to music all the time while driving? ___________
6.How do pop or popular music singers make much money? ____________________________

暫時只有這個了

⑼ 求15篇英語課外閱讀短文要求有原文有翻譯（初二）

21世紀英語報(初中版)
也可以看床頭燈或是書蟲系列的讀物，有很多啊，有的書是中英文對照的