暑假過后，新初三生們迎來了初中最重要的一年——初三。為方便2013年中考考生及家長(zhǎng)查詢相關(guān)信息，出國(guó)留學(xué)網(wǎng)中考頻道特別搜集匯總了中考英語閱讀素材以供參考：
牧人和丟失的牛 The Herdsman and the Lost Bull
A HERDSMAN tending his flock in a forest lost a Bull-calf from the fold. After a long and fruitless search, he made a vow that, if he could only discover the thief who had stolen the Calf, he would offer a lamb in sacrifice to Hermes, Pan, and the Guardian Deities of the forest. Not long afterwards, as he ascended a small hillock, he saw at its foot a Lion feeding on the Calf. Terrified at the sight, he lifted his eyes and his hands to heaven, and said: "Just now I vowed to offer a lamb to the Guardian Deities of the forest if I could only find out who had robbed me; but now that I have discovered the thief, I would willingly add a full-grown Bull to the Calf I have lost, if I may only secure my own escape from him in safety." 牧人在樹林中放牛，不幸丟失了一頭離群的小牛犢。他在樹林中到處尋找，一無所獲。 他發(fā)誓，只要能發(fā)現(xiàn)偷小牛犢的賊，他愿意供奉樹林守護(hù)神一只羊。過了一會(huì)兒，當(dāng)他走上 小山丘時(shí)，忽然看見山下有只獅子正在吃他的小牛犢。他嚇得舉起雙手，仰望著天空，向天 祈求說：“我剛發(fā)誓，如果捉到偷牛犢的賊，我愿供奉一只羊給樹林守護(hù)神?，F(xiàn)在那賊已發(fā) 現(xiàn)，我愿意失去那只小牛犢，并再添上一只大牛，只要我自己能安全逃離獅子。”
這是說，有些人在強(qiáng)大的敵人面前嚇破了膽，忘掉了自己的誓言。
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