初中生中考英语口语朗读练习题
题一
Notsomanyyearsago,youhardlyeversawcomputers.Nowtheyseemtobeeverywhere.Therearealsomanyhidden“computers”inyourhome,butyoumightbeunawareofthem.Forexample,theremaybeoneinsideyourTVset,telephoneorwashingmachine.Youaremoredependentoncomputersthanyouknow.
Computersareprobablythebestcalculatorsintheworld.Theyarefasteratcalculatingthanpeople,andtheyrarelygivewronganswers.Theycanalsotype,printanddrawthingslikediagramsandgraphs.Theycanteachyoumanythingsandalsoplaygameswithyou.Moreimportantly,theycanoperaterailwaysandflyplanesandspaceships.Forthesereasons,wesometimescallthem“electronicbrains”。
题二
Thesoldierrusheddownthestairs.“Captain,they’vegone”，hecried.“Allofthem…”Beforethesoldiercouldfinish,thecaptainoftheguardsquicklyranupthestairs.Secondslater,thecaptainstoodonthehighwallofthecityofTroy,andlookeddownattheemptyplain.“TheGreekshavetriedfortenyearstocaptureourcity.Nowthey’vegoneandwe’vewon!”hesaid.“Butthey’velefttheirhugewoodenhorseoutsidethemaingates,”thesoldiersaid.“Well,itwastoobigforthemtotakewiththem.Pullitintothecitynow.It’sonwheels,”thecaptainordered.“Butwhyisitonwheels?”thesoldierasked.“MaybetheGreekswantusto…”Thecaptaininterruptedhim,“You’reasoldier.Youhavetoobeyorders.Movethathorse,now!”TheTrojansdraggeditintothecitywithropes.
题三
ThefirstOlympicGameshappenedthousandsofyearsagoinGreece.PeoplestartedtheOlympicGamestoshowrespecttothegods.Theywouldpraytotheirgodsinthemorningandthenhavethegamesintheafternoon.ThefirstOlympicGamesonlylastedforoneday!Inmoderntimes,theOlympicGameslastfortwoweeks.
Thousandsofyearsago,marriedwomencouldnotwatchthegames.Otherwise,theywouldbepunished!HereisastoryaboutawomanattheancientOlympicGamesinGreece.HernamewasHelen.Helen’ssonRodustookpartinthecompetitionofrunningintheOlympicGames.HelenwantedtowatchRodusrun,soshemadeherselflooklikeasoldierandenteredthestadium.Unfortunately,Helenwasfoundinsidethestadium.Roduswonthecompetition,buthismotherwaspunished.
