牛津上海版（深圳用）2018-2019学年小学英语四年级下册专项复习：阅读理解

    Hello, my name is Tom. I'm 13 years old. My father likes reading books and playing football. My mother likes playing the piano. My sister likes playing volleyball and the violin. She can dance very well. My brother is tall and thin. He can play basketball very well. He likes drawing pictures. I like English and Music. I can sing many English songs. I like playing table tennis with my friends after school.

    Look at the room. It's big and clean. There is a big table near the window. There are three books, two volleyballs, a violin and a guitar on it. Whose books are these? They are Lucy's B8books. Lucy likes reading. The volleyball are Mike s. Mike likes playing volleyball. He often(经常) plays it with his friends after school. The violin is Sally's. Sally can play the violin very well. Whose guitar is this? It is Peter's guitar. It is new and wonderful.

Mark: Hi, Alice! Would you like to have a picnic?

Alice: Sure. Are you free(空闲) on Monday?

Mark: No, I'm busy. I go to the library on Monday. What about Tuesday?

Alice: No. I play the piano on Tuesday. I'm free on Monday, Thursday and Friday.

Mark: I'm free on Friday.

Alice: OK! Let's have a picnic on Friday.

    Hello, I am Linda. I have a garden. There are many trees and flowers in it. I like smelling flowers. Look at the tree. It's a gift from my grandmother on Children's Day. At first(起初), it's small and short. It has two small leaves. I water it every day. The tree grows and grows. It has some big leaves. Now it has three pink flowers. They are beautiful. I like these beautiful flowers very much.

    Ann is a good girl in school. She has seven subjects: Chinese, Maths, English, Science, Art, Music and PE. She studies very hard. She is good at many subjects, such as Chinese, English and Maths. She also likes Music and PE. She likes playing football and table tennis. She likes playing the pipe (琵琶) too. She has a nice pipe at home. She practices (练习) it every day.

    Today is Sunday. Jill and Tom are in the park. They see some grass under a big tree. It's green and soft. They want to sit under the tree. They put a towel(毛巾) on the grass. They sit on the towel. Jill feels something cold and hard. It's a stone(石头). Tom feels something soft, wet and thin. What is it? Wow, it's a snake(蛇)! They are afraid.

    I'm Alice. I like flowers. So I grow some flowers in my garden in spring. There are red, yellow, pink and purple flowers. I water them once a day. They grow and grow quickly. They are strong. They're beautiful. And they smell good. There are many butterflies in my garden. I am very happy. I like reading and listening to music in my garden.

    It's spring. One day, Mother Duck finds four eggs at her home. Three are small and one is big. She sits on the eggs. Three small eggs open. The ducklings are small and yellow. The big egg opens later. It's big and grey. It's ugly. Mother Duck doesn't like the ugly duckling. He is sad and swims away. In winter, it's cold. He has no home. It's spring again. The ugly duckling becomes a beautiful swan.

    There is a seed on the ground. It's very small and no one notices (注意) it. It goes into the earth(土地). When it's rainy, the seed is thirsty and drinks much rain. When it's sunny, it enjoys the sunshine. Then it grows a small leaf on its head. It grows and grows. It has many big leaves. Now it has a big red flower. It is beautiful.

    There are many special days every year. New Year's Day is in January. Women's Day is in March. Mother's Day is in May. Children's Day is in June, and Father's Day is in June too. Teachers' Day is in September. National Day is in October. Christmas Day is in December.