BASIC READERS（BOOK TWO 彩色英文原版）

　　《Basic Readers》是美国现代时期一套广泛使用的标准化英语阅读课本，在美国学校一直使用到20 世纪70 年代。《美国学校现代英语阅读教材》由芝加哥大学阅读研究专家、世界阅读学会首任会长威廉·格雷教授与著名教材专家威廉·爱尔森共同编写。从选文篇幅、词汇难度、故事内容、课后练习、插图使用等方面，编者都做了精心考量。《美国学校现代英语阅读教材》以综合培养学生的朗读（oral reading）与默读（silentreading）技巧为目的，让孩子们学会阅读，并通过阅读为今后的人生阶段打下基础。对中国孩子来讲，这是一套循序渐进地进行英语阅读训练的优秀读本。适合从学前阶段开始，向小学和中学阶段扩展训练。本册为第二级，故事情节仍然延续简短有趣的风格，单词量逐渐增多。从本册开始随着孩子年龄的增长，窗外的世界对他来说会更有吸引力，从而开始出现了户外的故事。同时提供配套英文朗读免费下载，让孩子在阅读精彩故事的同时亦能更好练习英语发音。 This set of textbookreaders was used in the schools of the United States till 1970s. It was thefirst reading series to enforce strict vocabulary control over selections. WilliamS. Gray， a renowned educational psychologist and reading authority from theUniversity of Chicago became a senior co-author with William H. Elson increating this series.The authors haveattempted to provide an interesting， purposeful， and comprehensive readingcourse for children. To achieve this purpose the authors have assembledmaterials from the worldwide field of children’s favorite readings. Thus basicreading attitudes and habits are developed through the purposeful use ofinteresting and significant content. Using this series of readers， the childrencan learn to read first， and then read to learn in their future life.

　　威廉· Ｓ· 格雷（William Scott Gray， 1885- 1960）美国芝加哥大学博士、教授，曾担任芝加哥大学教育系研究生院阅读研究专业主任，及世界阅读学会首任会长。在近40 年的时间里，他一直是世界阅读研究的权威学者。他在芝加哥大学的博士论文题为“小学阅读的标准化测试”。他带领的研究团队，将阅读技巧训练与阅读效果检测相结合，并将学术研究成果应用于学校阅读教材的编写，《Basic Readers》便是他与另一位教育者和教材编写专家合作的成果。 威廉· Ｈ· 爱尔森（William Harris Elson，1856-1935）出生于美国俄亥俄州卡洛尔，毕业于美国印第安纳大学。作为一位教师与教育管理者，他在教育改革方面做出了很大贡献。1907 年他建立了美国第一所技术高中。此外，他还是一位著名的教材编写者，除本套教材外，他编写了多套美国学校使用的现代教材。这些教材除美国外，在全球34 个国家销售使用，累计销量超过5000万册。

PART I  BOYS AND GIRLS 01 How Dandy Got Home....................................... 002 02 Molly’s First Party................................................ 007 03 Little....................................................................... 014 04 How Tom Went to the Fair.................................. 015 05 The Surprise Pie................................................... 022 06 The Bear and the Children.................................. 030 07 My Shadow........................................................... 035 08 The Magic Word................................................... 036   PART II  OUT OF DOORS 09 Good Morning...................................................... 042 10 The Woodpecker’s Bank..................................... 043 11 How the Wren Family Moved............................ 048 12 The North Wind................................................... 054 13 The Bears’ Picnic.................................................. 056 14 White Satin............................................................ 061 15 Bright Eyes and the Acorn.................................. 069   PART III  JUST FOR FUN 16 The Rabbit Who Wanted Wings......................... 076 17 Mrs. Goose’s Party............................................... 081 18 The Apple Tree...................................................... 088 19 Little Mouse Sees the World............................... 089 20 The Camel and the Pig........................................ 093 21 The Fairy Shoemaker........................................... 097 22 The Three Pigs...................................................... 108   PART IV  BIG AND LITTLE WORKERS 23 The Red Wagon.....................................................118 24 Grandmother’s Churn......................................... 123 25 The Postman......................................................... 129 26 How the First Dishes Were Made...................... 130 27 Little Pig and His Garden................................... 137   PART V  OLD TALES 28 The Old Woman and the Cakes......................... 144 29 The Star Dipper.................................................... 148 30 Jack and the Beanstalk......................................... 153 31 The Animals That Found a Home..................... 162 32 The Lad and the North Wind............................. 170   PART VI  BRAVE AND TRUE STORIES 33 The Little Cook..................................................... 180 34 Abraham Lincoln and His Dog.......................... 185 35 What the Flag Says............................................... 190 36 How Nan Saved Sally.......................................... 191 37 The Young Fireman.............................................. 197   PART VII  HAPPY DAY STORIES 38 The Halloween Cat.............................................. 204 39 The Dolls’ Thanksgiving Dinner........................ 209 40 The Golden Spider Webs..................................... 214