本篇文章为大家整理了一些小学英语阅读的课外知识，文章中主要为大家介绍了两个小故事：鹰和渡鸦、网上购书。英语学习最重要的就是基础和积累哦，下面就一起来学习吧，还能学到很多新的单词，相信一定会对孩子的学习有所帮助！

1.The Eagle and the Raven

An eagle was trying to break open a nut in his beak when a raven landed on a 

branch beside him. The raven eyed the nut hopefully, "You'll never break it 

like that,"he said. "If I were you I would fly up in the sky as high as I 

could, then drop the nut onto the rocks. It's the only way you'll get at the 

kernel."

The eagle flew up into the sky, then let the nut fall down, down, down to the 

ground. The raven hopped quickly from his branch and seized the nut in his 

beak. By the time the eagle had found his way back to the right place, all 

that was left was a broken piece of shell. 

eagle  鹰  raven  渡鸦  beak  鸟嘴  land  着陆  kernel  果实

hop  单脚跳  broken  破碎了的  shell  壳

鹰和渡鸦

正当鹰试图弄开它嘴中的坚果时，一只渡鸦停在了他旁边的树干上。渡鸦贪婪地看着坚果，“你这样永远也弄不开它，”他说。“如果我是你，我就会尽我所能，飞向高空，然后让坚果掉在石头上。这是得到果实的唯一办法。”  

鹰飞向空中，然后让坚果落下，落下，落到地面。渡鸦飞快地跳离树干，叼住了坚果。当鹰寻旧路折回时，地上只剩下一些破碎的果壳了。

2.Buying Books on the Internet

It's easy to order books from the Internet. There are several companies that 

ship books to customers in  China . Just decide which company you would like to 

use and type that company's name into the search engine. The company's 

homepage will appear within a few seconds. Next you can type the name of the 

author or the title of the book you want to buy in the space provided on the 

page. If you decide to buy one of the books you will need to give further 

information such as your address and your credit card number. You will also 

need to decide how you want to have the book shipped. Finally, all you have to 

do is wait for the book to arrive in your mailbox. 

Internet  互联网  company  公司  ship  运送  search engine  搜索引擎  

author  作者  title  标题  space  空白处  provide  提供  

further information  进一步的信息  credit card  信用卡  

网上购书

从网上订书是非常方便的。在中国有许多公司可以把书寄到顾客的手里。你要做的只是决定你想使用哪家公司，然后把公司名输入搜索引擎。几秒钟后公司的主页就出现了。接下去你可以在网页提供的地方输入你想买的书的作者名或书名。如果你决定购买其中一本书，你需要进一步提供信息，例如你的住址和信用卡号码。你还需要决定书的邮寄方式。最后，你所需做的就是等待书送到你邮箱里来。