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1、英语原文阅读材料 阅读是英语学习的重点，它是检测英语学习者综合英语能力的重要手段。为了帮助大家提高英语阅读能力，分享了一些英语原文材料以供大家练习，欢迎阅读! Dogedog Dogedoghadalwaysbeenverylazy,andnowthathisfatherandmotherweredeadandhehadnoonetocareforhim,helivedverypoorly.Hehadlittletoeat.Hishousewasoldandsmallandsopoorthatithadnotevenafloor.Stillhewouldrathersitalldayandid
2、leawayhistimethantoworkandhavemorethings. Oneday,however,whentherainyseasonwasnearathand,Dogedogbeganthinkinghowcoldhewouldbewhenthestormscame,andhefeltsosorryforhimselfthathedecidedtomakeafloorinhishouse. Wrappingsomericeinabananaleafforhisdinner,hetookhislongknifeandwenttotheforesttocutsomebamboo.
3、Hehungthebundleofriceinatreeuntilheshouldneedit;butwhilehewasworkingacatcameandateit.Whenthehungrymancameforhisdinner,therewasnoneleft.Dogedogwentbacktohismiserablelittlehousewhichlookedforlorntohimeven,nowthathehaddecidedtohaveafloor. Thenextdayhewentagaintotheforestandhunghisriceinthetreeashedidbe
4、fore,butagainthecatcameandateit.Sothemanhadtogohomewithoutanydinner. Thethirddayhetooktherice,butthistimehefixedatrapinthetree,andwhenthecatcameitwascaught. NowIhaveyou!criedthemanwhenhefoundthecat;andIshallkillyouforstealingmyrice. Oh,donotkillme,pleadedthecat,andIwillbeofsomeusetoyou. SoDogedogdec
5、idedtosparethecatslife,andhetookithomeandtieditnearthedoortoguardthehouse. Sometimelaterwhenhewenttolookatit,hewasverymuchsurprisedtofindthatithadbeeacock. NowIcangotothecock-fightatMagsingal,criedtheman.Andhewasveryhappy,forhehadmuchratherdothatthanwork. Thinkingnomoreofgettingwoodforhisfloor,hesta
6、rtedoutatonceforMagsingalwiththecockunderhisarm. Ashewascrossingariverhemetanalligatorwhichcalledouttohim:Whereareyougoing,Dogedog? Tothecock-fightatMagsingal,repliedthemanashefondlystrokedtherooster. Wait,andIwillgowithyou,saidthealligator;andhedrewhimselfoutofthewater. Thetwowalkingtogethersoonent
7、eredaforestwheretheymetadeeranditasked:Whereareyougoing,Dogedog? Tothecock-fightatMagsingal,saidtheman. WaitandIwillgowithyou,saidthedeer;andhealsojoinedthem. Byandbytheymetamoundofearththathadbeenraisedbytheants,andtheywouldhavepassedwithoutnoticingithaditnotinquired:Whereareyougoing,Dogedog? Tothe
8、cock-fightatMagsingal,saidthemanoncemore;andthemoundofearthjoinedthem. Thepanythenhurriedon,andjustastheywereleavingtheforest,theypassedabigtreeinwhichwasamonkey.Whereareyougoing,Dogedog?shriekedthemonkey.Andwithoutwaitingforananswer,hescrambleddownthetreeandfollowedthem. Asthepartywalkedalongtheyta
9、lkedtogether,andthealligatorsaidtoDogedog:Ifanymanwantstodiveintothewater,Icanstayunderlongerthanhe. Thenthedeer,nottobeoutdone,said:Ifanymanwantstorun,Icanrunfaster. Themoundofearth,anxioustoshowitsstrength,said:Ifanymanwantstowrestle,Icanbeathim. Andthemonkeysaid:Ifanymanwantstoclimb,Icangohigher.
10、 TheyreachedMagsingalingoodtimeandthepeoplewerereadyforthefighttobegin.WhenDogedogputhisrooster,whichhadbeenacat,intothepit,itkilledtheothercockatonce,forituseditsclawslikeacat. Thepeoplebroughtmoreroostersandwageredmuchmoney,butDogedogscockkilledalltheothersuntiltherewasnotoneleftinMagsingal,andDog
11、edogwonmuchmoney.Thentheywentoutsidethetownandbroughtallthecockstheycouldfind,butnotonecouldwinoverthatofDogedog. Whenthecockswerealldead,thepeoplewantedsomeothersport,sotheybroughtamanwhocouldstayunderwaterforalongtime,andDogedogmadehimpetewiththealligator.Butafterawhilethemanhadtoeupfirst.Thenthey
12、broughtaswiftrunnerandheracedwiththedeer,butthemanwasleftfarbehind.Nexttheylookedarounduntiltheyfoundaverylargemanwhowaswillingtocontendwiththemoundofearth,butafterahardstrugglethemanwasthrown.Finallytheybroughtamanwhocouldclimbhigherthananyoneelse,butthemonkeywentfarabovehim,andhehadtogiveup. AllthesecontestshadbroughtmuchmoneytoDogedog,andnowhehadtobuytwohorsestocarryhissacksofsilver.Assoonashereachedhome,heboughtthehouseofaveryrichmanandwenttoliveinit.Andhewasveryhappy,forhedidnothavetoworkanymore.
