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：年轻的身躯、看小孩的机器人。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.A Young Pioneer 

Long ago, when the western part of the  United States  was still a wilderness, a 

young boy, called Kit, not yet twenty years old, went from his home in the 

East to learn about the new country. He wanted to know what lay beyond the 

Rocky Mountains. 

Kit's father had taught him to shoot straight, but he learned more about 

hunting and trapping in the country of the Indians. 

Kit was always calm in times of danger. He was strong and brave. Most of the 

Indians liked and respected him for his honesty. 

For many years, Kit lived in the West. He taught other white men many things. 

Probably the most important thing he taught them was how to get along with the 

Indians. 

wilderness  荒野  pioneer  先锋，先驱  hunting  打猎  trapping  诱捕  

respect  尊敬  honesty  诚实，正直  get along with  与……相处  

年轻的先驱

很久以前，美国西部还是一片荒野，一个年轻的男孩，名叫基特，还不满二十岁，从东部的家乡来到这里，要了解这个新的国家。他想知道在落基山脉那边有什么。 

基特的父亲教会他瞄准射击，但他在印第安人的村庄里学到了更多的打猎和狩猎的本领。 

基特在危险的时刻总是很沉着。他强壮勇敢。大多数印第安人因为他的诚实而喜欢并尊敬他。 

基特在西部生活了很多年。他教会其他白人很多东西。也许他教会他们的最重要的东西就是如何与印第安人相处。

2.A Robot Babysitter

In 2005  Japan  made a new robot. It can take care of a child. The new robot is 

called iPapero. It weighs 13.2 pounds, and has a body of 15.2 by 10.3 and by 

9.8 inches. 

iPapero is a small robot, but it has many special skills. It can recognize and 

remember up to ten faces and use its eight separate electronic ears to 

understand human voices even in noisy situations. It also plays games with 

children when they are unhappy, or sing songs or ask quizzes to entertain the 

child. If the child is bored, iPapero will change new songs and quizzes so 

that it doesn't repeat itself. The robot babysitter even has a cell phone to 

call a parent when the child asks for his mother.

babysitter  保姆  separate  分开的  electronic  电子的  situation  情形，境遇

entertain  使快乐  quizzes  猜谜，问答比赛（ quiz 的复数）  

看小孩的机器人

2005 年，日本制造了一个新的机器人。它会照看小孩。这个新机器人叫做 iPapero 。它 13.2 磅 重，身体是 15.2 × 10.3 × 9.8 英寸。

iPapero 是个小机器人，但它有很多特殊的技能。它能识别和记忆多达十张脸，即使是在吵闹的情况下，它也能用它八只分开的电子耳朵听懂人的声音。当孩子们不高兴时，它还和他们玩游戏、唱歌或猜谜语让他们开心。如果孩子感到无聊了，他会换新的歌和谜语，这样就不会重复。这个照看小孩的机器人甚至还装有移动电话，当孩子找妈妈时，可以用它打电话给父母