本书根据《九年义务教育初中英语课程标准》四级的要求，以英国语文、美国语文和加拿大语文的材料为主，辅以其他经典阅读材料和经过改编的时新英语素材，作为初中生课外英语读物和辅助英语教材，帮助学生达到课标中四级的能力要求。四级?下的选材以记叙文、议论文为主。

聂成军，教育硕士，中学高级教师。现任北京市海淀区教师进修学校教研员、英语教研室主任。中央电教馆、教育部课程与教材发展中心特聘专家；北京教育考试院高考试题评价专家组成员、自主会考试题评价组组长；北京教育学院特聘英语骨干教师培训导师；海淀区教委名师工作站英语学科组导师；北师大版高中英语教材编者之一。
毛筠,，北京市第一0一中学中学高级教师。北京市学科带头人。 曾获北京市“紫禁杯”优秀班主任称号。 2011年9月，被评为“第四届全国中小学优秀外语教师”；2011年11月，被聘任为中国教育学会外语教学专业委员会“教学指导与教师教育委员会”委员。多篇论文发表并获全国、市级一等奖。主编十多部教辅材料。

Mamma’s Present
A Good Old Man
The Widow’s Lamp
A Good Example
Words Which Deceive
Hero
The Truant
Ralph Wick
Why Play Games?
His Good Angels
The Fox and the Ducks
The Young Teacher
Fear Matters
The Story-teller
A Walk in the Garden
Harry and Annie
The Courageous Boy
Perfectly Imperfect
Tommy and the Crow (1)
Tommy and the Crow (2)
The Camel
Sharing Beauty
Jack and the Beanstalk (1)
Jack and the Beanstalk (2)
Jack and the Beanstalk (3)
Jack and the Beanstalk (4)
Jack and the Beanstalk (5)
The Broken Window
Frank and the Hourglass
Jenny’s Call
A Noble Boy
The Birds’ Christmas Tree
The Idle Boy
True Courage
Bird Friends
The Judge and the Beetle
The Widow and the Merchant
Beautiful Hands
The Song of Cicadas
A Tracker-dog
Poor Davy
Once a Pie Man， Always a Pie Man
Bessie
Johnny’s First Snowstorm
Castle-building (1)
Castle-building (2)
Through the Snow
Frederick’s Secret
David Copperfield
Words Play Magic
The Tin Soldier (1)
The Tin Soldier (2)
What Is Folk Music?
Working for Peanuts
What’s Wrong?
What Maggie’s Penny Did
Things to Remember
The New Year
The Pet Lamb
Kindness Rewarded
Weighing an Elephant
The Echo
George’s Feast
Playing Store
Sarah’s Penny
Daffodils
The Playhouse
Finding the Owner
Bats
The Squirrel
Diamonds and Toads
The Six Brave Men of Calais
The May Basket
The Good King
Soapy’s Winter Home
The Stolen Peaches
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