HSK 3 Reading Comprehension Exercises

在zài咖啡店kā fēi diàn，咖啡师kā fēi shī问wèn：“您的nín de咖啡kā fēi要yào加jiā牛奶niú nǎi吗ma？”At the coffee shop, the barista asked, "Would you like milk with your coffee?"

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn：“什么shén me？！”Lil Jon: "What?!"

咖啡师kā fēi shī耐心地nài xīn de重复chóng fù说shuō：“咖啡kā fēi要yào加jiā牛奶niú nǎi吗ma？”The barista patiently repeated, "Milk with your coffee?"

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn兴奋地xīng fèn de点头diǎn tóu，说shuō：“嗯ēn！”Lil Jon nodded and said enthusiastically, "Yeah!"

咖啡师kā fēi shī准备zhǔn bèi好hǎo咖啡kā fēi后hòu，说shuō：“您的nín de咖啡kā fēi好了hǎo le。”The barista prepared it and said, "Your coffee is ready."

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn高兴地gāo xìng de接过jiē guò杯子bēi zi，说shuō：“好的hǎo de！”Lil Jon happily took the cup and said, "Okay!"

一位yī wèi老lǎo先生xiān sheng走进zǒu jìn医院yī yuàn。An old gentleman walked into the hospital.“医生yī shēng，我wǒ全身quán shēn都dōu疼téng！”"Doctor, my whole body hurts!"

医生yī shēng说shuō：“请qǐng指zhǐ给gěi我wǒ看kàn。”The doctor said, "Please point to where."

老lǎo先生xiān sheng用yòng手指shǒu zhǐ点diǎn了le点diǎn肩膀jiān bǎng：“疼téng！”又yòu点diǎn了le点diǎn腿tuǐ：“也yě疼téng！”The old man touched his shoulder with his finger: "Hurts!" Then his leg: "Also hurts!"

最后zuì hòu他tā点diǎn了le点diǎn鼻子bí zi：“这里zhè lǐ也yě疼téng！”Finally he touched his nose: "Here too!"

医生yī shēng检查jiǎn chá了le半天bàn tiān，笑着xiào zhe说shuō：The doctor examined him for a long while, then said with a smile:“您nín身体shēn tǐ很hěn健康jiàn kāng——只是zhǐ shì您的nín de手指shǒu zhǐ受伤shòu shāng了le。”"You're perfectly healthy. It's just that your finger is hurt."

今天jīn tiān妈妈mā ma很hěn忙máng，所以suǒ yǐ让ràng小明xiǎo míng去qù超市chāo shì买mǎi菜cài。Today Mom was very busy, so she asked Xiaoming to go to the supermarket to buy groceries.小明xiǎo míng拿ná着zhe购物单gòu wù dān，高高兴兴gāo gāo xìng xìng地de出门chū mén了le。Xiaoming took the shopping list and happily went out.

超市chāo shì里lǐ有yǒu很多hěn duō新鲜xīn xiān的de蔬菜shū cài和hé水果shuǐ guǒ。The supermarket had many fresh vegetables and fruits.小明xiǎo míng先xiān买mǎi了le西红柿xī hóng shì、黄瓜huáng guā和hé土豆tǔ dòu。Xiaoming first bought tomatoes, cucumbers, and potatoes.然后rán hòu他tā又yòu买mǎi了le一些yī xiē苹果píng guǒ和hé香蕉xiāng jiāo。Then he also bought some apples and bananas.

在zài收银台shōu yín tái，小明xiǎo míng用yòng现金xiàn jīn付fù钱qián。At the checkout counter, Xiaoming paid with cash.回家huí jiā的de路上lù shang，小明xiǎo míng觉得jué de自己zì jǐ很hěn棒bàng！On the way home, Xiaoming felt very proud of himself!

小郭xiǎo guō一到yī dào公司gōng sī，就jiù开始kāi shǐ工作gōng zuò。As soon as Xiao Guo arrives at the office, he starts working.他tā先xiān检查jiǎn chá邮件yóu jiàn，然后rán hòu整理zhěng lǐ文件wén jiàn。He first checks emails and then organizes his files.老板lǎo bǎn走过来zǒu guò lái，看了kàn le他tā一眼yī yǎn。The boss walks over and glances at him.

“今天jīn tiān很早hěn zǎo啊a，”老板lǎo bǎn笑着xiào zhe说shuō。“You’re early today,” the boss says with a smile.

“是的shì de，我wǒ想xiǎng早点zǎo diǎn开始kāi shǐ。”小郭xiǎo guō回答huí dá。“Yes, I wanted to start early,” Xiao Guo replies.

下午xià wǔ开会kāi huì时shí，老板lǎo bǎn说shuō：During the afternoon meeting, the boss says:“小郭xiǎo guō这几天zhè jǐ tiān工作gōng zuò得de很好hěn hǎo，大家dà jiā要yào向xiàng他tā学习xué xí。”“Xiao Guo has been working very well these days. Everyone should learn from him.”同事们tóng shì men都dōu看向kàn xiàng他tā，小郭xiǎo guō有点yǒu diǎn不好意思bù hǎo yì si。Everyone looks at him, and Xiao Guo feels a little shy.

但dàn他tā心里xīn li很高兴hěn gāo xìng。But deep down, he feels really happy.

今年jīn nián，天上tiān shàng来了lái le一个yī ge特别tè bié的de“客人kè rén”。This year, a special "visitor" came to the sky.它tā是shì一颗yī kē彗星huì xīng。It is a comet.它tā不是bù shì从cóng我们wǒ men这里zhè lǐ来lái的de。It is not from around here.它tā从cóng很远hěn yuǎn很远hěn yuǎn的de星星xīng xing那里nà li来lái。It comes from very, very faraway stars.

七月qī yuè，它tā飞过fēi guò了le火星huǒ xīng。In July, it flew past Mars.中国zhōng guó的de飞船fēi chuán在zài火星huǒ xīng那里nà li给gěi它tā拍pāi了le照zhào。A Chinese spacecraft near Mars took a picture of it.科学家kē xué jiā们men都dōu很高兴hěn gāo xìng。The scientists are all very happy.

这样zhè yàng的de客人kè rén很少hěn shǎo来lái。Visitors like this rarely come.这是zhè shì人们rén men第三次dì sān cì看到kàn dào这样zhè yàng的de彗星huì xīng。This is only the third time people have seen a comet like this.它tā看kàn了le看kàn我们wǒ men，就jiù飞fēi走zǒu了le。It took a look at us, and then it flew away.

早会zǎo huì结束jié shù后hòu，小郭xiǎo guō回到huí dào座位zuò wèi。After the morning meeting, Xiao Guo returns to his desk.他tā看kàn电脑diàn nǎo，发现fā xiàn很多hěn duō邮件yóu jiàn。He looks at his computer and finds many emails.有yǒu一封yī fēng是shì老板lǎo bǎn发的fā de。One of them is from the boss.

邮件yóu jiàn里lǐ说shuō要yào把bǎ文件wén jiàn发给fā gěi客户kè hù。It says to send a file to the client.小郭xiǎo guō马上mǎ shàng写xiě邮件yóu jiàn，可是kě shì写xiě得de太快tài kuài了le。Xiao Guo writes the email right away, but too quickly.他tā不小心bù xiǎo xīn把bǎ错误的cuò wù de文件wén jiàn发出去了fā chū qù le。He accidentally sends the wrong file.

几分钟jǐ fēn zhōng后hòu，老板lǎo bǎn打电话dǎ diàn huà来了lái le。A few minutes later, the boss calls.“你nǐ发错了fā cuò le！”老板lǎo bǎn的de声音shēng yīn很hěn严肃yán sù。“You sent the wrong one!” the boss says seriously.小郭xiǎo guō心里xīn li很hěn紧张jǐn zhāng，不知道bù zhī dào该gāi怎么办zěn me bàn。Xiao Guo feels nervous and doesn’t know what to do.

李明lǐ míng要yào去qù火车站huǒ chē zhàn，时间shí jiān不bù多duō了le。Li Ming needed to get to the train station, and time was short.他tā在zài路边lù biān叫jiào了le一yī辆liàng出租车chū zū chē。He hailed a taxi at the roadside.“您好nín hǎo，去qù火车站huǒ chē zhàn。”"Hello. To the train station, please."

司机sī jī问wèn：“走zǒu大路dà lù还是hái shi走zǒu小路xiǎo lù？”The driver asked, "Main road or side streets?"

“哪个nǎ ge快kuài走zǒu哪个nǎ ge，我wǒ是shì十shí点diǎn的de火车huǒ chē。”"Whichever is faster. My train is at ten."路上lù shang有点yǒu diǎn堵dǔ，司机sī jī换huàn了le一条yī tiáo路lù。Traffic was a bit heavy, so the driver switched routes.

李明lǐ míng问wèn：“大概dà gài要yào多少duō shǎo钱qián？”Li Ming asked, "About how much will it be?"

司机sī jī说shuō：“三十sān shí块kuài左右zuǒ yòu。”The driver said, "Around thirty yuan."到dào了le火车站huǒ chē zhàn，一共yī gòng二十èr shí八bā块kuài。At the station, the total was twenty-eight yuan.李明lǐ míng付fù了le钱qián，说shuō了le声shēng谢谢xiè xie，跑pǎo向xiàng车站chē zhàn。Li Ming paid, called out his thanks, and ran for the station.

世界杯shì jiè bēi结束jié shù了le。The World Cup is over.七月qī yuè十九shí jiǔ号hào，西班牙xī bān yá和hé阿根廷ā gēn tíng踢tī了le决赛jué sài。On July 19, Spain and Argentina played the final.很多hěn duō很多人hěn duō rén看了kàn le这个zhè ge比赛bǐ sài。Many, many people watched this match.

两个liǎng gè队duì都dōu踢tī得de很hěn好hǎo。Both teams played very well.九十jiǔ shí分钟fēn zhōng里lǐ，没有méi yǒu人rén进球jìn qiú。In ninety minutes, nobody scored a goal.后来hòu lái，一个yī ge西班牙xī bān yá球员qiú yuán进jìn了le一个yī ge球qiú。Later, a Spanish player scored a goal.西班牙xī bān yá一yī比bǐ零líng赢yíng了le！Spain won one to zero!

西班牙xī bān yá是shì新的xīn de世界shì jiè冠军guàn jūn。Spain is the new world champion.这是zhè shì他们tā men第二次dì èr cì赢yíng世界杯shì jiè bēi。This is their second time winning the World Cup.第一次dì yī cì是shì2010年nián。The first time was in 2010.

西班牙人xī bān yá rén都dōu很高兴hěn gāo xìng。People in Spain are all very happy.四sì年nián以后yǐ hòu，还有hái yǒu下一个xià yī ge世界杯shì jiè bēi。In four years, there will be the next World Cup.

很久以前hěn jiǔ yǐ qián，有yǒu一只yī zhī怪兽guài shòu，名字míng zi叫jiào“年nián”。Long, long ago, there was a monster named "Nian."每年měi nián的de最后一天zuì hòu yī tiān，它tā就jiù来lái村子cūn zi里lǐ吓人xià rén。On the last day of every year, it came to the village to frighten people.人们rén men很hěn害怕hài pà，都dōu躲duǒ到dào山上shān shàng去qù。The people were terrified, and everyone hid in the mountains.

有yǒu一yī年nián，一位yī wèi老人lǎo rén来到lái dào村子cūn zi。One year, an old man came to the village.他说tā shuō：“别bié怕pà，年nián最zuì怕pà红色hóng sè和hé很hěn大dà的de声音shēng yīn。”He said, "Don't be afraid. Nian fears red and loud noises most of all."人们rén men在zài门mén上shàng贴tiē红hóng纸zhǐ，还hái放鞭炮fàng biān pào。The people pasted red paper on their doors and set off firecrackers.

“砰pēng！砰pēng！”年nián吓得xià de跑走pǎo zǒu了le，再也zài yě不敢bù gǎn来lái了le。"Bang! Bang!" Nian fled in terror and never dared to come again.

从cóng那天nà tiān起qǐ，过年guò nián时shí人们rén men都dōu穿chuān红hóng衣服yī fu、贴tiē春联chūn lián、放鞭炮fàng biān pào。From that day on, at New Year people wear red, paste spring couplets, and set off firecrackers.大家dà jiā见面jiàn miàn说shuō：“新年快乐xīn nián kuài lè！”When people meet, they say, "Happy New Year!"这zhè就是jiù shì中国zhōng guó新年xīn nián的de故事gù shì。And that is the story of Chinese New Year.

八月bā yuè十二shí èr号hào，天上tiān shàng有yǒu两liǎng件jiàn大事dà shì。On August 12, there were two big events in the sky.白天bái tiān，有yǒu日食rì shí。During the day, there was a solar eclipse.日食rì shí的de时候shí hou，月亮yuè liang走到zǒu dào太阳tài yang的de前面qián miàn。During a solar eclipse, the moon moves in front of the sun.天tiān变黑biàn hēi了le，白天bái tiān变成biàn chéng了le晚上wǎn shang。The sky went dark. Day turned into night.

在zài西班牙xī bān yá和hé冰岛bīng dǎo，很多人hěn duō rén看到kàn dào了le日食rì shí。In Spain and Iceland, many people saw the eclipse.在zài欧洲Ōu zhōu，上一次shàng yī cì的de大dà日食rì shí是shì1999年nián。In Europe, the last big eclipse was in 1999.那nà是shì二十èr shí七qī年nián以前yǐ qián！That was twenty-seven years ago!

晚上wǎn shang，天上tiān shàng还有hái yǒu流星雨liú xīng yǔ。At night, there was also a meteor shower in the sky.每个měi gè小时xiǎo shí有yǒu五十wǔ shí到dào一yī百bǎi个gè流星liú xīng。There were fifty to one hundred meteors every hour.因为yīn wèi那天nà tiān晚上wǎn shang没有méi yǒu月亮yuè liang，天tiān很hěn黑hēi，流星liú xīng看得kàn de很hěn清楚qīng chu。Because there was no moon that night, the sky was very dark and the meteors could be seen very clearly.

很多人hěn duō rén晚上wǎn shang不bù睡觉shuì jiào，一起yī qǐ看kàn天tiān。Many people didn't sleep at night and watched the sky together.白天bái tiān看kàn太阳tài yang，晚上wǎn shang看kàn流星liú xīng，真是zhēn shi天上tiān shàng的de大dà日子rì zi！The sun by day, meteors by night: truly a big day in the sky!

很久以前hěn jiǔ yǐ qián，玉皇大帝yù huáng dà dì说shuō：“我要wǒ yào选xuǎn十二shí èr只zhī动物dòng wù，给gěi每měi一yī年nián一个yī ge名字míng zi。”Long ago, the Jade Emperor said, "I will choose twelve animals, and give each year a name."

他说tā shuō：“明天míng tiān早上zǎo shang过河guò hé，谁shéi先xiān到dào，谁shéi就是jiù shì第一dì yī。”He said, "Tomorrow morning, cross the river. Whoever arrives first will be first."

老鼠lǎo shǔ很hěn聪明cōng ming，它tā跳tiào到dào牛niú的de背上bèi shàng。The rat was clever: it jumped onto the ox's back.牛niú游yóu得de最zuì快kuài，快到kuài dào的de时候shí hou，老鼠lǎo shǔ跳tiào了le下来xià lai，得dé了le第一dì yī。The ox swam fastest, and just before the shore, the rat jumped down and took first place.牛niú是shì第二dì èr，老虎lǎo hǔ是shì第dì三sān，兔子tù zi是shì第dì四sì。The ox was second, the tiger third, and the rabbit fourth.龙lóng会huì飞fēi，但dàn它tā停下来tíng xià lái帮bāng别人bié ren，所以suǒ yǐ是shì第五dì wǔ。The dragon could fly, but it stopped to help others, so it came fifth.

蛇shé、马mǎ、羊yáng、猴子hóu zi、鸡jī、狗gǒu也yě一个yī ge一个yī ge到dào了le。The snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, and dog arrived one after another.猪zhū吃完chī wán饭fàn才cái慢慢màn màn来lái，所以suǒ yǐ是shì最后zuì hòu一个yī ge。The pig only ambled over after finishing a meal, so it came last.

从cóng那时nà shí起qǐ，每měi一yī年nián都有dōu yǒu一只yī zhī动物dòng wù的de名字míng zi。From then on, every year carries an animal's name.你nǐ是shì哪nǎ一yī年nián生shēng的de？你的nǐ de生肖shēng xiào是shì什么shén me？Which year were you born in? What's your zodiac animal?

夏天xià tiān的de时候shí hou，蚂蚁mǎ yǐ们men每天měi tiān都dōu很hěn忙máng。During the summer, the ants were very busy every day.它们tā men顶着dǐng zhe大dà太阳tài yang，努力nǔ lì搬运bān yùn食物shí wù，把bǎ粮食liáng shi一点点yī diǎn diǎn存进cún jìn洞dòng里lǐ。They worked hard under the hot sun, carrying food and storing it little by little in their holes.

一只yī zhī蚱蜢zhà měng却què整天zhěng tiān在zài草地cǎo dì上shàng唱歌chàng gē、跳舞tiào wǔ。However, a grasshopper spent the whole day singing and dancing on the grass.它tā看到kàn dào蚂蚁mǎ yǐ工作gōng zuò，笑着xiào zhe说shuō：When it saw the ants working, it laughed and said,“夏天xià tiān这么zhè me长cháng，现在xiàn zài存cún食物shí wù太tài早zǎo啦la！快kuài来lái和hé我wǒ玩wán吧ba！”'The summer is so long, it's too early to store food now! Come and play with me!'

蚂蚁mǎ yǐ摇摇头yáo yáo tóu：The ants shook their heads and said,“冬天dōng tiān快kuài来了lái le，现在xiàn zài不bù准备zhǔn bèi，到时候dào shí hòu会huì饿肚子è dù zi的de。”'Winter is coming soon. If we don't prepare now, we will be hungry then.'

很快hěn kuài，冬天dōng tiān到dào了le。Soon, winter arrived.大地dà dì被bèi白雪bái xuě覆盖fù gài，蚱蜢zhà měng找不到zhǎo bù dào任何rèn hé吃的chī de。The ground was covered with white snow, and the grasshopper couldn't find anything to eat.它tā又yòu冷lěng又yòu饿è，哆哆嗦嗦duō duō suō suō地de爬pá到dào蚂蚁mǎ yǐ家jiā门口mén kǒu：“求求qiú qiú你们nǐ men，分fēn我wǒ一点yī diǎn食物shí wù吧ba！”It was cold and hungry, shivering as it crawled to the ants' door and said, 'Please, give me some food!'

蚂蚁mǎ yǐ打开dǎ kāi门mén说shuō：The ants opened the door and said,“夏天xià tiān你nǐ只zhǐ顾着gù zhe玩wán，现在xiàn zài知道zhī dào难过nán guò了le吧ba？我们wǒ men的de食物shí wù只zhǐ够gòu自己zì jǐ吃chī。”'In the summer, you only cared about playing, now you know how hard it is, right? We only have enough food for ourselves.'说完shuō wán，它们tā men关上了guān shàng le门mén。After saying that, they closed the door.

蚱蜢zhà měng后悔hòu huǐ极了jí le，可kě已经yǐ jīng来不及lái bu jí了le。The grasshopper regretted it very much, but it was already too late.