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內容簡介:本書根據《九年義務教育初中英語課程標準》五級的要求，以英國語文、美國語文和加拿大語文的材料為主，輔以其他經典閱讀材料和經過改編的時新英語素材，作為初中生課外英語讀物和輔助英語教材，幫助學生達到課標中五級的能力要求。五級?下的選材以記敘文、議論文為主。

作者簡介:聶成軍，教育碩士，中學高級教師?，F任北京市海淀區(qū)教師進修學校教研員、英語教研室主任。中央電教館、教育部課程與教材發(fā)展中心特聘專家；北京教育考試院高考試題評價專家組成員、自主會考試題評價組組長；北京教育學院特聘英語骨干教師培訓導師；海淀區(qū)教委名師工作站英語學科組導師；北師大版高中英語教材編者之一。
劉巖，碩士，海淀區(qū)骨干教師。 數篇論文發(fā)表于中文核心期刊《中小學外語教學》，《中小學英語教學與研究》，分獲北京市2009-2010、2011-2012學年度基礎教育科學研究優(yōu)秀論文一等獎。北京市“十一五”規(guī)劃立項課題《初中學生英語課外簡易讀物與詞匯搭配學習的行動研究》課題負責人,已結項。

目錄:Micro the Metal Dog (1)····································································································· 1
Micro the Metal Dog (2)····································································································· 6
Charlotte’s Web·····················································································································10
Hunted Down··························································································································15
New Year’s Celebration·····································································································20
The Devil and Tom Walker (1)·····················································································25
The Devil and Tom Walker (2)·····················································································29
The War of the Eggs (Excerpt)······················································································33
The Ghost Ship·······················································································································38
The True Story of Pocahontas (1)···············································································44
The True Story of Pocahontas (2)···············································································49
The American Family···········································································································53
Crazy Horse (1)······················································································································58
Crazy Horse (2)······················································································································63
Chief Seattle’s Statement···································································································67
From Trash to Treasure·····································································································72
Asian-Americans·····················································································································77
American’s Newcomer·······································································································83
Martin Luther King (1)·········································································································88
Martin Luther King (2)·········································································································93
Search for Extraterrestrial Life—SETI·········································································98
Growing Pains·······················································································································103
My Friend， Mandela (1)····································································································108
My Friend， Mandela (2)····································································································112
Fairies··········································································································································117
Treasure Island： My Sea Adventure (1)··································································122
Treasure Island： My Sea Adventure (2)··································································126
The Legend of Johnny Appleseed·············································································131
The Ugly Duckling (Excerpt)························································································136
Alien at School： Aliens (Excerpt)···············································································141
Cinderella (Excerpt)···········································································································145
Never Underestimate Your Power··········································································150
The Frankenstein (Excerpt)···························································································154
The Great Silent Majority·······························································································159
Washington Square： Doctor Sloper (Excerpt)···················································164
Three Days to See (Excerpt)·······················································································169
Jellyfish Shoes·························································································································174
The Value of Time··············································································································180
Seeking Pleasure from Hobby·····················································································184
The Old Man and the Sea (Excerpt)·······································································188
Stick to His Resolution of Honest Life····································································193
The Wind in the Willows (1)—The Wild Wood···········································197
The Wind in the Willows (2)—The Wild Wood···········································201
The Call of the Wild (1)·································································································206
The Call of the Wild (2)·································································································210
Yahoo!—A Guide to Everything (1)········································································214
Yahoo!—A Guide to Everything (2)········································································218
Vesuvius····································································································································223
Hurricane Katrina·················································································································228
Madonna (1)··························································································································233
Madonna (2)··························································································································238
Round the World in Eighty Days (1)·······································································243
Round the World in Eighty Days (2)·······································································248
Black Beauty····························································································································254
The Secret Garden·············································································································259
Robinson Crusoe (1)········································································································264
Robinson Crusoe·················································································································268
Keys ······················································································································································272
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