2006合肥四中八年级下学期英语泛读Sentrygun8（一）Onedaythestudentsarehavingtheirpaintinglessons.Everyoneisbusydrawingpictures.XiaoMingisdoingnothing.Whenthebellringsforthebreak,XiaoMinggiveshispicturetotheteacher.Theteacherlooksatitandgetsangry.“Whydoyougivemeapieceofpaperwithnothingonit?”askstheteacher.“Iamsorry,sir,’’saysXiaoMing.“Idrawadogandsomebreadonthepaper.”“Whereisthedogandthebread?’’askstheteacheragain.Idrawsomebreadfirst.WhenIfinishdrawingthedog,sheeatsupthebread.WhenIgiveittoyou,sherunsaway,”saysXiaoMing.（二）Joangoestoschoolatseveninthemorning.Nowsheiswaitingforthebuswithherfriends.“Thebusiscoming,”saysJoan..Thebigoldschoolbusisstoppingatthebusstop.Theboysandgirlsaregettingonit.Theygotoschoolbybus.Theygetoffthebusandgointotheschool.Afterschool,Joanlooksfortheirbus.Buttheirbusisn’ttherenow.Sheseesanewbusbutnottheirs.Herfriendsaresayingtoher,“Howdoyoulikethenewbus,Joan?Comeon!Wearewaitingforyou.”Joangoestothenewbus.Shegetsonit.Allherfriendsareinthebus.Theygohomeinthenewbus.（三）SamlivesinNewYork.Hisfatherhasashopthereandhismotherisadoctor.Heissevenyearsoldnowandbeginstogotoschoolthisautumn.Itisalittlefarfromtheirshopandhisfatherdrivesacartotakehimtoschooleveryday.Soheisnotlateforclassandhisteacherslikehim.ItisMondaytoday.MissHuntisteachingthemtocountfromonetoten.Samisstudyinghard.Soonhecancountthem.MissHuntishappyandasks,“Howmanypeoplearethereinyourfamily,Sam?”Samisstandingandbeginstocountwithhisfingers.Thenhesays,”Two,MissHunt.”“Whoarethey?”“Myfatherandmother.”“Oh?”MissHuntissurprised.Shesays,“Therearethreepeopleinyourfamily.”“ButnowIamnotathome,butatschool,youknow!”（四）Twomenwalkedquietlyuptotheopenwindowofasmallhouseatnight.“Wecantakewhatwewantfromthishouse,”oneofthemsaid.Thetallerofthetwomenquicklyclimbedthroughtheopenwindowintooneoftherooms.“Givemethetorch,,”hetoldhisfriend,goroundthedoor.WaitthereuntilIopenitforyou.”Hisfriendagreed.Thenthetallmanturnedonthetorchandwalkedslowlytowardsthedoor.Shortlybeforehereachedthedoor,hesuddenlystopped.Historchwasshiningonaman!Themanwassittinginabigchairinacorneroftheroom.Hewaslookingatthetallman,buthiseyesnevermoved.Thetallmancriedout,threwthetorchaway,openedthedoorandshoutedtohisfriendtorunafterhim.Theydidn’tstoprunninguntiltheywerefarawayfromthehouse.Theyneverknewthatitwasablindman.（五）Mikeworksinafactory,buthedoesnotworkintheworkshop.Heworksintheoffice.Hiswife,Jenny,hasnojob,soshestaysathometopreparedinnerforhim.Everydayhecanhavedinnerwhenhegetshomefromhisoffice.Oneday,Mikecamehomeverylatebecausehewasverybusyattheoffice.Hewasveryhungryandwantedhisdinnerassoonashegothome.Buthewasnothappywhenhefoundhisdinnerwasnotready.Hewasveryangrywithhiswife.Heshoutedtoher,“Iamgoingouttoeatinarestaurant.”“Waitfortenminutes.”saidhiswife.“Whydoyouthinkthatdinnerwillbereadyintenminutes.”askedthehusband.“No,ofcoursenot,”sheanswered.“ButIwillbereadytogowithyouintenminutes.”（六）Oneday,whenMr.Kingwasonhiswayhome,hesawanoldmanwassellingadog.Itwasabigdog.Mr.Kingboughtitandsaidtotheoldman,“ifthedogisverygood,Iwilltellyouonthetelephone.““That’sallright,saidtheoldman.Hereismytelephonenumber.”Withthesewords,theoldmanwrotethetelephonenumberonapieceofpaperandgaveittoMr.King.Thenextday,Mr.Kingtelephonedtheoldman,“thedogisverygood.Ilikeitverymuch.Howdeliciousitis!”“What!Didyoueatit?”“...
