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【 #小学英语# 导语】芬芳袭人花枝俏，喜气盈门捷报到。心花怒放看通知，梦想实现今日事，喜笑颜开忆往昔，勤学苦读最美丽。在学习中学会复习，在运用中培养能力，在总结中不断提高。以下是 为大家整理的《小学英语阅读理解强化训练【五篇】》 供您查阅。
【第一篇：Develop your SQ】
精神智商高往往可以使人轻松应付生活中的烦扰。以下几点教你如何使自己的精神智商更高。
Our spiritual intelligence quotient helps us understand ourselves and live fuller, happier lives.
Spiritual intelligence is the capacity to sense, understand and tap into （发掘） the highest part of ourselves, of others and of the world around us. This source of inner calmness may be our best defense against the difficulties that trouble us every day.
While we"re all born with SQ, most of us aren"t even aware that we have it. Here are some simple steps that can lead you to this new level of understanding:
Sit Quietly. The process of developing spiritual intelligence begins in solitude （独处） and silence. To tune in to its whisper, you have to turn down the volume in your busy, noisy, complicated life and force yourself to do nothing at all. At home, for example, shut the door to your bedroom between the others, take a few deep breaths and let them out very, very slowly.
Step Outside. For many people, nature sets their spirit free. It puts the troubles of daily living into perspective. Go outside to watch a beautiful sunset. Follow the flight of a bird; watch clouds floating overhead.
Find An Activity You Enjoy. It"s important to find a hobby that helps you tune in to your spirit. Garden, walk or jog, arrange flowers, listen to music that touches your soul.
Ask Questions Of Yourself. Some people use their thoughtful time to focus on scriptures (经文). Others ask open-ended (无确定答案的) questions, such as “What am I feeling? What are my choices?” But don"t expect an answer to arrive via some super-natural form of e-mail. Later that day you"ll suddenly find yourself thinking about a problem from a perspective you never considered before.
Trust Your Spirit. While most of us rely on gut （本能的） feelings to warn us of danger, spiritual intelligence usually nudges （渐渐推动） us, not away from, but toward some action that will lead to a greater good.
True (T) or False (F):
1. Admiring flowers in bloom outdoors can help us set our spirit free.
2. Asking ourselves questions and trying to answer them as soon as possible is of great help.
3. We can develop our SQ by shutting ourselves indoors, doing nothing at all a whole day.
(Key: 1-3 TFF)
【第二篇：The study of iceman】
Daggers! Arrows! A fight to the death! Some scientists believe that Europe"s famous “Iceman” died in battle. The Iceman, called ?tzi, is one of the world"s oldest and best-preserved mummies.(保存最完好的木乃伊)
Two hikers(旅行者) discovered the Iceman"s body on the border of Italy and Austria(奥地利) in 1991. Ever since, (从此)scientists have debated the cause of his death. Recently, scientists working in Australia came up with a new theory.
Like detectives at a crime scene, the scientists examined the clues.(线索) They looked at the blood on the Iceman"s clothes and the wounds(伤) on his body. Using this evidence, they concluded(断定) that the Iceman died from injuries(伤) to his back and hand.
The Iceman, the scientists believe, probably ran into deadly conflicts with at least two other hunters. The scientists say that blood on the Iceman"s weapons (武器)show that he shot two people with his arrow. His enemies returned fire, (还击)hitting him in the back with an arrow. They also cut him with a knife on his hands, rib cage,(胸腔) and wrists.(手腕)
How did the scientists get all this information from a 5,000-year-old body? Since the Iceman died in a cold climate, his body froze.(冻住了) A frozen body remains preserved for hundreds, even thousands of years. As a result, scientists can see how the Iceman"s body looked when he died. The cut on the Iceman"s thumb(拇指), for example, did not have a scar.(疤) This means that the cuts did not heal (愈合)before his death.
Not all scientists agree with the battle theory, however. Some say that the Iceman may have been killed in a ritual sacrifice.(不是所有科学家都同意这种战死论, 有人说那个冰人是在一场祭祀活动中被当成祭品给杀掉了)
Help:
dagger n.短剑，匕首
arrow n.剑
run into 陷入
conflict n.斗争，冲突
ritual adj. 典礼的, (宗教)仪式的
sacrifice n. 牺牲, 献身, 祭品, 供奉
【第三篇：UN Year of Deserts】
沙漠化是造成全球环境恶化严重的因素之一。沙漠化会引起食物不安全、饥荒和贫穷，从而导致社会、经济和政治的紧张。正是由于沙漠化的紧迫感，联合国大会决定宣布2006年为国际沙漠与沙漠化年。
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The United Nations, or UN, has named 2006 as the International Year of Deserts. The UN wants to highlight the beauty and wonders of deserts throughout the world.
But the United Nations also wants to call attention to the dangers the world faces as more and more land becomes desert. Large amounts of land that could once grow crops have become desert. Food can no longer be grown in those areas. More land is lost to desert each year.
Special habitats
Deserts are special environments, home to many different animals and plants. For thousands of years, deserts have also been home to many civilizations.
Deserts are fragile environments. The UN is hoping to protect the older deserts as well as stop new deserts from forming.
The dangers
Experts believe that one-third of the earth"s land surface is being threatened by the loss of cropland. When the land dries up and becomes desert, people cannot grow enough to eat. Experts believe this danger will affect about 1 billion people.
Africa has been especially harmed by growing deserts. Experts believe about two-thirds of Africa"s people are threatened by this loss of cropland.
Causes
People and climate change are causing much of the land to turn to desert. People cutting down too many trees and grazing too many cattle and other livestock have harmed the land.
Also, as more cropland is lost each year, more and more people try to live for the remaining good land. This speeds up the harm to the land.
Scientists are using pictures taken from space to track the growing deserts. They are working to heal the damaged environment.
Help：
fragile adj. easily broken or damaged 易损的
Try this:
It is ______ and ______ that are causing much of the land to become desert. More and more people ______ the remaining good land is also a reason for the desertification.
Key: people; climate change; leaving for
【第四篇：You can do anything】
妈妈的严格要求使我能够像正常人一样,不惧怕任何事情。
I am my mother"s third child. When I was born, the doctor gently explained to my mother that my left arm was missing, below the elbow. Then he gave her some advice: “Don"t treat her any differently from the other girls. Demand more.” And she did!
My mother had to work to support our family. There were five girls in our family and we all had to help out. Once when I was about seven, I came out of the kitchen, “Mom, I can"t peel potatoes. I only have one hand.”
“You go back to peel these potatoes, and don"t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”
Of course I could peel potatoes ― with my good hand, while holding them down with the other arm. There was always a way, and Mom knew it. “If you try hard enough,” she"d say, “you can do anything.”
Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bars. When it was my turn, I shook my head. Some kids laughed. I went home crying. After work the next afternoon, Mom took me back to the school playground.
“Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by as I practiced, and she praised me when I made progress. I"ll never forget the next time when I was crossing the bars. The kids were standing there with their mouths open.
It was the way with everything. When I fear I can"t handle things, I see Mom"s smile. She had the heart to face anything. And she taught me I could, too.
【第五篇：You don"t love me】
“你不爱我！”这样的话你是否对你的父母说过，或者在心里暗暗地恨自己的父母？读一读下面的文章，你就会明白父母的良苦用心。
“You don"t love me!”
How many times have your kids laid that one on you?
And how many times have you, as a parent, resisted the urge to tell them how much?
Someday, when my children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates a mother, I"ll tell them.
I loved you enough to bug (使烦恼) you about where you were going, with whom, and what time you would get home.
I loved you enough to insist you buy a bike with your own money that we could afford and you couldn"t.
I loved you enough to be silent and let you discover your handpicked (精心挑选的) friend was a creep (讨厌的人).
I loved you enough to stand over you for two hours while you cleaned your bedroom, a job that would have taken me fifteen minutes.
I loved you enough to let you see anger, disappointment, disgust and tears in my eyes.
I loved you enough not to make excuses for your lack of respect or your bad manners.
I loved you enough to admit that I was wrong and asked your forgiveness.
I loved you enough to ignore “what every other mother” did or said.
I loved you enough to let you stumble, fall, hurt and fail.
I loved you enough to let you assume the responsibility for your own actions, at six, ten, or sixteen.
I loved you enough to shove you off my lap, let go of your hand, be mute to your pleas（恳求）... so that you had to stand alone.
I loved you enough to accept you for what you are, not what I wanted you to be.
But most of all, I loved you enough to say no when you hated me for it. That was the hardest part of all.
Help:
stand over to be near sb and watch them监督；监视
stumble v. to walk or move in an unsteady way跌跌撞撞地走
mute adj. not speaking沉默的