新课标小学英语阅读100篇 55

　　55.The Candy¹ Kings³糖果国王

　　Once candy was⁴ not made⁶ for children. 一旦糖果不是为儿童。

　　In one country,  almost  5,000 years ago, 在一个国家,近5000年前,

　　candy was made only for kings. 糖果是只为国王。

　　Today, children are the candy kings.今天,孩子们的糖果国王。

　　Have you ever⁷ eaten licorice?你吃过甘草吗?

　　People in ancient⁹ times ate⁸ lic-orice, too. 人们在古代吃印度人寿保险公司马上订货,太。

　　They did¹⁰ think of licorice as⁵ candy at first.他们确实想甘草作为糖果在第一。

　　They ate licorice to keep them strong and well. 他们吃甘草来保持强壮和健康。

　　In some countries.people ate licorice to make them beautiful! 在一些国家。人们吃了甘草使他们漂亮!

　　Later¹¹, people ate it just because it tasted good !后来,人们吃了它只是因为它味道好!

　　All candy was made by hand until¹² 1845.所有糖果是手工做的,直到1845年。

　　In that year, a man made a candy machine¹³. 那一年,一个男人做了一个糖果机。

　　By the l900s, candy was sold¹⁴ all over the world. 由l900s、糖果被销往世界各地。

　　Today, candy companies¹⁵ say a person¹⁶ eats今天,糖果公司说一个人吃

　　from 15 to 30 pounds¹⁷ of candy a year. 从15到30磅的糖果一年。

　　More than 2, 000 different kinds of candy are made !超过2000个不同种类的糖果制作!

　　How many kinds do you eat, candy king²?你吃多少种,糖果国王?

　　WORD BANK

　　licorice n．（植）欧亚

　　甘草

　　ancient adj.远古的

　　老式的

　　company¹⁸ n.公司

1 candy   

n.糖果；vt.用糖煮，使结晶为砂糖；vi.结晶为砂糖

参考例句：

• I'd like a box of candy.我要一盒糖果。
• What shall I buy at the candy shop?我该买什么在水果糖店里？

2 king   

n.君主，国王

参考例句：

• He was a good king!他是个好国王！
• The lion is the king of animals.狮子是百兽之王。

3 kings   

n.君主，国王( king的名词复数 )；重要的人[动物，事物]；大王；（纸牌中的）老 K （国际象棋中的）王

参考例句：

• The kings of France paid homage to no one. 法国国王不对任何人效忠。
• the kings and queens of England 英格兰国王和王后

4 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

5 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

6 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

7 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

8 ate   

v.吃，eat的过去式

参考例句：

• I ate a whole box of chocolates.我吃了一整盒巧克力。
• It's a long time since she ate out last time.她很长一段时间没在外面吃饭了。

9 ancient   

adj.古代的，古老的；n.古人

参考例句：

• This is an ancient story.这是一个古老的故事。
• Xian is an ancient city.西安是一座古城。

10 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

11 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

12 until   

prep.直到...为止；conj.直到...时才...

参考例句：

• He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
• She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。

13 machine   

n.机器，机械装置，机械般工作的人；v.以机器制造；（计算机）机器

参考例句：

• I can't guess how to control the machine.我猜不出来怎样操作那台机器。
• This kind of machine is out of date.这种机器过时了。

14 sold   

v.动词sell的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• John's house was sold to a Frenchman.约翰的房子卖给了一个法国人。
• This kind of books is sold by all booksellers.所有的书商都出售这种书。

15 companies   

n.公司( company的名词复数 )；[军事]连；连队；客人

参考例句：

• We are asking people to boycott goods from companies that use child labour. 我们正呼吁大家抵制雇用童工的公司的产品。
• Several companies are competing for the contract. 为得到那项合同，几家公司正在竞争。

16 person   

n.人

参考例句：

• I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
• She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。

17 pounds   

n.英镑( pound的名词复数 )；磅；敲打；重击声v.连续重击( pound的第三人称单数 )；咚咚地走；（持续地）苦干；（驾舟时）拍打（水面）

参考例句：

• The paper got clobbered with libel damages of half a million pounds. 这家报纸被罚以五十万英镑的诽谤损害赔偿金。
• He donated thousands of pounds to charity. 他向慈善事业捐款数千英镑。

18 company   

n.公司

参考例句：

• Is this your company?这是你的公司吗？
• Which company was that?那是哪家公司？