初中英语课外阅读:(一)农夫与苹果树Apoorfarmerhadafriendwhowasfamousforthewonderfulapplehegrew、Oneday,hisfriendgavethefarmerayoungappletreeandtoldhimtotakeithomeandplantit、Thefarmerwaspleasedwiththegift,butwhenhegothomehedidnotknowwheretoplantit、Hewasafraidthatifheplantedthetreeneartheroad,strangerswouldstealthefruit、Ifheplantedthetreeinoneofhisfield,hisneighborswouldeatnightandstealsomeoftheapples、Ifheplantedthetreenearhishouse,hischildrenwouldtakethefruit、Finallyheplantedthetreeinhiswoodwherenoonecouldseeit、Butwithoutsunlightandgoodsoil,thetreesoondied、Laterthefriendaskedthefarmerwhyhehadplantedthetreeinsuchapoorplace、"What'sthedifference?"thefarmersaidangrily、"IfIhadplantedthetreeneartheroad,strangerswouldhavestolenthefruit、IfIhadplantedthetreeinoneofmyfield,myneighborswouldhaveeatnightandstolensomeoftheapples、IfIhadplanteditnearmyhouse,myownchildrenwouldhavetakenthefruit、""Yes,"saidthefriend,"butatleastsomeonecouldhaveenjoyedthefruit、Nowyounotonlyhaverobbedeveryoneofthefruit,butalsoyouhavedestroyedagoodappletree!"(二)阅读理解趣味故事题Severalyearsago,atelevisionreporterwastalkingtothreeofthemostimportantpeopleinAmerica、Onewasaveryrichbanker,anotherownedoneofthelargestpaniesintheworld,andthethirdownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYork、Thereporterwastalkingtothemaboutbeingimportant、“Howdoweknowifsomeoneisreallyimportant?”thereporteraskedthebanker、Thebankerthoughtforafewmomentsandthensaid,“IthinkanybodywhoisinvitedtotheWhiteHousetomeetthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesisreallyimportant、”Thereporterthenturnedtotheowneroftheverylargepany、“Doyouagreewiththat?”sheasked、Themanshookhishead,“No、IthinkthePresidentinvitesalotofpeopletotheWhiteHouse、You’donlybeimportantifwhileyouwerevisitingthePresident,therewasatelephonecallfromthepresidentofanothercountry,andthePresidentoftheUSsaidhewastoobusytoanswerit、”Thereporterturnedtothethirdman、“Doyouthinkso?”“No,Idon’t、”hesaid、“Idon’tthinkthatmakesthevisitorimportant、ThatmakesthePresidentimportant、”“Thenwhatwouldmakethevisitorimportant?”thereporterandtheothertwo