初中英语浅易读物(经典)-2

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1、初中英语浅易读物（经典）3TheNewBlueDressWhenspringcametothecityofCleveland,Ohio,in1909,itdidnotchangeGatesAvenue.ThepeoplewholivedontheprettystreetsnearGatesAvenueweremakinggardens,paintingtheirhousesandgettingtheirlawnmowersreadyforthesummer.ButGatesAvenuecontinue

2、dtolookdirtyandugly.GatesAvenuewasashortstreet.Butitseemedlongbecauseitwassougly.Mostofthefamilieswholivedtherehadverylittlemoney.Theyneverexpectedtohavemuchmore.Sometimesthemenhadjobsandsometimestheydidn’t.Theirhouseshadnotbeenpaintedinmanyyearsanddidn

3、otevenhaverunningwater.TheGatesAvenuefamiliescarriedtheirwaterfromthehydrantsonthestreetcorners.Thestreetitselfwasugly,too.Ithadnopavementandnostreetlight.TherailwayatoneendofGatesAvenueaddednoiseanddirt.MostofthelittlegirlsintheschoolnearGatesAvenuewor

4、eprettynewclothesthatspring.ButthelittlegirlfromGatesAvenueworethesamedirtydressthatshehadwornallwinter.Itwasprobablytheonlydresssheowned.Herteachersighed.Thelittlegirlwassonice!Shealwaysworkedhardinschool;shewasalwayspoliteandfriendly.Butherfacewasdirt

5、yandherhairwasuntidy.Onedaytheteachersaid,“Willyouwashyourfacebeforeyoucometoschooltomorrowmorning?Pleasedothatforme.”Theteachercouldseethatthegirlwasprettyunderthedirt.Thenextmorningthechild’sprettyfacehadbeenwashed.Herhairwascleanandtidy,too.Beforethe

6、littlegirlwenthomethatafternoon,theteachersaid,“Nowdear,pleaseaskyourmothertowashyourdress.”Butthelittlegirlcontinuedtowearthedirtydress.“Hermotherisprobablynotinterestedinher,”theteacherthought.Sosheboughtabrightbluedressandgaveittothelittlegirl.Thechi

7、ldtookthepresenteagerlyandhurriedhomeasfastasshecould.Thenextmorningshecametoschoolinthenewbluedress,andshewascleanandtidy.Shetoldtheteacher,“Mymotherwassurprisedwhenshesawmethismorninginmynewdress.Myfatherwasn’tathome;hehadgonetowork.Buthewillseemeatsu

8、pperthisevening.”Whenherfathersawherinthenewbluedress,hewassurprisedtofindthathehadaprettylittlegirl.Whenthefamilysatdowntoeatsupper,hewasevenmoresurprisedtofindaclothonthetable.Thefamilyhadneverusedatableclothbefore.“Whatisthecl