新课标英语高考备考经典英语美文四篇
A Grain of Sand
Here is a story. A participant in the long-distance race got his shoes filled with sand when he was crossing a beach. He had to stop to get the sand out hastily before he resumed running. Unfortunately there still was sand rubbing the sole and its effect became increasingly telling so that each step meant a twinge of pain. Reluctant to halt and get rid of the sand he continued to run in spite of the pain until he could stand no more. He dropped out of the contest just a few yards from the finishing line. As he managed to get out of the show he was surprised to find the cause of his lasting torment was only a grain of sand.
It seems that the greatest obstacle on one’s way forward may not be a high mountain or a deep valley but a grain of sand that is hardly visible. To avoid blame on a minor fault one may tell a lie. That adds a burden to a heavy heart and weighs it down. In the days to come he will have to fabricate one falsehood after another to cover the lie he told and the fault he committed. Thus he will never be able to free himself from lingering anxiety, worry and regret, to the ignorance that all his sufferings originate in only a grain of sand---the first lie he told.
一粒沙
有这么一个故事：有一个参加长跑的选手在走过一片沙滩时，鞋子里灌满了沙子，他匆匆把鞋子脱下，胡乱地把沙子倒出，便又急急地继续往前跑。可是仍有沙子留在他的鞋里，在他以后的路程中，那沙子磨着他的脚，使他走一步，疼一步。但他并没有停下把鞋子脱掉，抖出磨自己脚的沙子，而仍是匆匆前进，在离终点不远的地方，因脚痛难忍，他不得不止步，最后放弃了比赛。当他忍着揪心的痛把鞋脱掉时，他发现让自己痛苦了几小时并放弃比赛的竟只是一粒沙子。
看来，有时阻挠我们前进的不是高山、深渊，而是极细小的一粒沙子。为了避免因一次轻微的过失遭指责，我们便编出谎言来掩盖。于是从编造第一个谎言开始，我们便背上了两个沉甸甸的包袱：“过失”与“谎言”。以后的日子，便常常为掩饰“过失”与“谎言”而不得不再造出新的谎言，此次自己便不得不在紧张、担心、悔恨的岁月中熬过。那第一个谎言就是一粒沙。
An Identity of One’s Own
In the eternal universe, every human being has a one-off chance to live---his existence is unique and cannot be renewed, for the mold with which he was made, as Rousseau said, was immediately broken by God.
Fame, wealth and knowledge are merely worldly possessions within the reach of anybody striving for them. But your experience and feelings about life are your won and not to be shared. No one can live your life over again after your death. A full awareness of this will point out to you that the most important thing in your existence is your distinctive individuality or something special of yours. What counts is not your worldly success but your peculiar insight into the meaning of life and your commitment to it, which can add luster to your personality.
It is not easy to be true to oneself and show what one really is. Many a person in the world can be easily identified, for you can take his job, his status or his social role as his identity, which has nothing to do with the person himself. It does do him
justice to say that he has no identity of his own, if he doesn’t know his own mind, has to follow others’ ad vice or let others arrange things for him; if his life, always occupied by external things, is completely void of an inner world. You won’t be able to find anything whatever, either his brain nor his heart, that truly belongs to him. He is, indeed, no more than a shadow cast by somebody else or a machine capable of doing work on borders.
活出个性
在茫茫宇宙间，每个人都只有一次生存的机会，都是一个独一无二、不可重复的存在。正像卢梭所说的，上帝把你造出来后，就把那个属于你的特定模子打碎了。
名声、财产、知识等等是身外之物，人人都可求而得之，但没有人能够代替你感受人生。你死之后，没有人能够代替你再活一次。如果你真正意识到了这一点，你就会明白，活在世上，最重要的事就是活出你自己的特色和滋味来。你的人生是否有意义，衡量的标准不是外在的成功，而是你对人生意义的独特领悟和坚守，从而使你的自我闪放出个性的光华。
真正成为自己不是一件容易的事。世上有许多人，你说他什么都行，例如是一种职业、一个身份、一个角色，唯独不是他自己。如果一个人总是按别人的意见生活，没有自己的独立思索，总是为外在事物忙碌，没有自己的内心生活，那么，说他不是自己就一点儿也没有冤枉他。因为确确实实，从他的头脑到他的心灵，你在其中已经丝毫真正属于他自己的东西了，他只是别人的一个影子和事务的一架机器罢了。
In all one's lifetime it is oneself that one spends the most time being with or dealing with. But it is precisely oneself that one has the least understanding of.
人生在世，和“自己”相处最多，打交道最多，但是往往悟不透“自己”。When you are going upwards in life you tend to overestimate yourself. It seems that everything you seek for is within your reach; luck and opportunities will come your way and you are overjoyed that they constitute part of your worth. When you are going downhill you tend to underestimate yourself, mistaking difficulties and adversities for your own incompetence. It's likely that you think it wise for yourself to know our place and stay aloof from worldly wearing a mask of cowardice, behind which the flow of sap in your life will be retarded.
人生走上坡路时，往往把自己估计过高，似乎一切所求的东西都能垂手可得，甚至把运气和机遇也看做自己身价的一部分而喜不自胜。人在不得意时，又往往把自己估计过低，把困难和不利也看做自己的无能，以至把安分守己，与世无争误认为有自知之明，而实际上往往被怯懦的面具窒息了自己鲜活的生命。
To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to gain a correct view of oneself and be a sober realist -- aware of both one's strength and shortage. You may look forward hopefully to the future but be sure not to expect too much, for ideals can never be
fully realezed. You may be courageous to meet challenges but it should be clear to you where to direct your efforts. That's to way so long as you have a perfect
knowledge of yourself there won't be difficulties you can't overcome, nor obstacles you can't surmount.
悟透自己，就是正确认识自己，也就是说要做一个冷静的现实主义者，既知道自己的优势，也知道自己的不足。我们可以憧憬人生，但期望值不能过高。因为在现实中，理想总是会打折扣的。可以迎接挑战。但是必须清楚自己努力的方向。也就是说，人一旦有了自知之明，也就没有什么克服不了的困难，没有什么过不去的难关。
To get a thorough understanding of oneself needs selfappreciation. Whether you liken yourself to a towering tree or a blade of grass, whether you think you are a high mountain or a small stone, you represent a state of nature that has its own raison detre. If you earnestly admire yourself you'll have a real sense of self-appreciation, which will give you confidence. As soon as you gain full confidence in yourself you'll be enabled to fight and overcome any adversity.
要悟透自己就要欣赏自己。无论你是一棵参天大树，还是一棵小草，无论你成为一座巍峨的高山，还是一块小小的石头，都是一种天然，都有自己存在的价值。只要你认真地欣赏自己，你就会拥有一个真正的自我。只有自我欣赏才会有信心，一旦拥有了信心也就拥有了抵御一切逆境的动力。
To get a thorough understanding of oneself also requires doing oneself a favor when
it's needed. In time of anger, do yourself a favor by giving vent to it in a quiet place so that you won't be hurt by its flames; in time of sadness, do yourself a favor by sharing it with your friends so as to change a gloomy mood into a cheerful one; in time of tiredness, do yourself a favor by getting a good sleep or taking some tonic. Show yourself loving concern about your health and daily life. As you are aware, what a person physically has is but a human body that's vulnerable when exposed to the elements. So if you fall ill, it's up to you to take a good care of yourself. Unless you know perfectly well when and how to do yourself a favor, you won't be confident and ready enough to resist the attack of illness.
要悟透自己，就要心疼自己。在气愤时心疼一下自己，找个僻静处散散心，宣泄宣泄，不要让那些无名之火伤身；忧伤时，要心疼一下自己，找个三五好友，诉说诉说，让感情的阴天变晴；劳累时，你要心疼一下自己，为自己来一番问寒问暖，要明白人所拥有的不过是一个血肉之躯，经不住太多的风力霜剑；有病时，你要心疼一下自己，惟有对自己的心疼，才是战胜疾病的信心和力量。
To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to get a full control of one's life. Then one will find one's life full of color and flavor.
悟透了自己，才能把握住自己，你生活才会有滋有味！
Get a thorough understanding of oneself.
In all one's lifetime it is oneself that one spends the most time being with
or dealing1 with. But it is precisely2 oneself that one has the least understanding of. When you are going upwards3 in life you tend to overestimate4 yourself. When you are going downhill you tend to underestimate yourself. It's likely that you think it wise
for yourself to know your place and stay aloof5 from worldly wearing a mask
of cowardice6, behind which the flow of sap in your life will be retarded7.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to gain a correct view of oneself and be a sober realist -- aware of both one's strength and shortage. You may look forward hopefully to the future but be sure not to expect too much, for ideals can never
be fully8 realized. You may be courageous9 to meet challenges but it should be clear to you where to direct your efforts.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself needs self-appreciation. Whether you liken yourself to a towering tree or a blade of grass, whether you think you are a high mountain or a small stone, you represent a state of nature that has its own reason of existence. If you earnestly admire yourself you'll have a real sense of self-appreciation, which will give you confidence. As soon as you gain full confidence in yourself you'll be enabled to fight and overcome any adversity.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself also requires doing oneself a favor when
it's needed. In time of anger, do yourself a favor by giving vent10 to it in a quiet place so that you won't be hurt by its flames; in time of sadness, do yourself a favor by sharing it with your friends so as to change a gloomy mood into a cheerful one; in time of tiredness, do yourself a favor by getting a good sleep or taking some tonic11. Show yourself loving concern about your health and daily life. Unless you
know perfectly12 well when and how to do yourself a favor, you won't be confident and ready enough to resist the attack of illness.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to get a full control of one's life. Then one will find one's life full of color and flavor.
1dealing
n.经商方法，待人态度
参考例句：
This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
2precisely
adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地
参考例句：
It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种
油腔滑调的推销宣传。
The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。
3upwards
adv.向上，在更高处...以上
参考例句：
The trend of prices is still upwards.物价的趋向是仍在上涨。
The smoke rose straight upwards.烟一直向上升。
4overestimate
v.估计过高，过高评价
参考例句：
Don't overestimate seriousness of the problem.别把问题看重了。
We overestimate our influence and our nuisance value.我们过高地估计了自己的影响力和破坏作用。
5aloof
adj.远离的；冷淡的，漠不关心的
参考例句：
Never stand aloof from the masses.千万不可脱离群众。
On the evening the girl kept herself timidly aloof from the crowd.这小女孩在晚会上一直胆怯地远离人群。
6cowardice
n.胆小，怯懦
参考例句：
His cowardice reflects on his character.他的胆怯对他的性格带来不良影响。
His refusal to help simply pinpointed his cowardice.他拒绝帮助正显示他的胆小。
7retarded
a.智力迟钝的，智力发育迟缓的
参考例句：
The progression of the disease can be retarded by early surgery. 早期手术可以抑制病情的发展。
He was so slow that many thought him mentally retarded. 他迟钝得很，许多人以为他智力低下。
8fully
adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
参考例句：
The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
They soon became fully integrated into the local community.Englishtec他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
9courageous
adj.勇敢的，有胆量的
参考例句：
We all honour courageous people.我们都尊重勇敢的人。
He was roused to action by courageous words.豪言壮语促使他奋起行动。10vent
n.通风口，排放口；开衩；vt.表达，发泄
参考例句：
He gave vent to his anger by swearing loudly.他高声咒骂以发泄他的愤怒。
When the vent became plugged,the engine would stop.当通风口被堵塞时，发动机就会停转。
11tonic
n./adj.滋补品，补药，强身的，健体的
参考例句：
It will be marketed as a tonic for the elderly.这将作为老年人滋补品在市场上销售。
Sea air is Nature's best tonic for mind and body.海上的空气是大自然赋予的对人们身心的最佳补品。
12perfectly
adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地
参考例句：
The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
Englishtec
We are not born with courage, but neither are we born with fear．Maybe some of our fears are brought on by your own experiences, by what someone has told you, by what you’ve read in the papers．Some fears are reasonable, like walking alone in a bad part of town at two o’clock in the morning．But once you learn to avoid that situation, you won’t need to live in fear of it．
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Facing the Enemies Within
We are not born with courage, but neither are we born with fear. Fears, even the most basic ones, can totally destroy our ambitions. Fear can destroy fortunes. Fear can destroy relationships. Fear, if left unchecked, can destroy our lives. Fear is one of the many enemies living inside us.
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The first enemy we face is indecision(优柔寡断). Indecision is the thief of opportunity. __37__ Take a sword to this enemy.
The second enemy inside is doub t. __38__ But you also can’t let doubt take over. Many people doubt the past, doubt the future, doubt each other, doubt the government, doubt the possibilities and doubt the opportunities. Worst of all, they doubt themselves. I’m telling you, doubt will de stroy your life and your chances of success. It will empty both your bank account and your heart. __39__
Do battle with the enemy. Do battle with your fears. __40__ Be courageous in your life and in your pursuit of the things you want and the person you want to become.
A. Sure, there’s room for healthy doubt. You can’t believe everything
B. Build your courage to fight what’s holding you back, what’s keeping you from your goals and dreams.
C. Let me tell you about two of the other enemies we face from within.
D. Below are the ways which might be useful for us to overcome our fears.
E. Doubt is an enemy. Go after it. Get rid of it.
F. It will steal your chances for a better future.
G. Some people doubt everything.
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经典英语美文欣赏80篇（适用于成人） 英语美文欣赏80篇 01-The Love of Beauty 英语美文欣赏80篇 02-The Happy Door 英语美文欣赏80篇 03-Born to Win 英语美文欣赏80篇 04-Work and Pleasure 英语美文欣赏80篇 05-Mirror,Mirror-What do I See 英语美文欣赏80篇 06-On Motes and Beams 英语美文欣赏80篇 07-An October Sunrise 英语美文欣赏80篇 08-To be or not to be 英语美文欣赏80篇 09-Gettysburg address 英语美文欣赏80篇10-First Inaugural Address
英语美文欣赏80篇11-American black bears 英语美文欣赏80篇 12-Coal-fired power plants 英语美文欣赏80篇 13-Statistics 英语美文欣赏80篇 14-Obtaining Fresh water from icebergs 英语美文欣赏80篇 15-The source of Energy 英语美文欣赏80篇 16-Vision 英语美文欣赏80篇 17-Folk Cultures 英语美文欣赏80篇 18-Bacteria 英语美文欣赏80篇 19-Sleep 英语美文欣赏80篇 20-Cells and Temperature 英语美文欣赏80篇21-Youth 英语美文欣赏80篇 22-Three Days to See 英语美文欣赏80篇 23-Companionship of Books 英语美文欣赏80篇24-If I Rest,I Rust 英语美文欣赏80篇 25-Ambition 英语美文欣赏80篇 26-What I have Lived for 英语美文欣赏80篇 27-When Love Beckons You 英语美文欣赏80篇 28-The Road to Success
美文阅读 1：生命的旅程
Do not undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special. Do not set your goals by what other people think important. Only you know what is best for you. Do not take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would your life, for without them, life is meaningless. Do not let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past nor for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live all of the days of your life. Do not give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. It is a fragile thread that binds us to each other. Do not be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. Do not shut love out of your life by saying it is impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give love. The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly. In addition, the best way to keep love is to give it wings. Do not dismiss your dreams. To be without dreams is to be without hope. To be without hope is to be without purpose. Do not run through life so fast that you forget not only where you have been, but also where you are going. Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.
人生的旅程 不要跟人攀比而妄自菲薄，我们的独特之处正在于与众不同。 不要按别人的 标准设定目标，只有你自己才明白什么最合适。 不要对内心深处的东西漠然视之，对待它们要 像性命一样看重，没有它们生活就没有意义。 不要沉迷往事或者只在意将来而让生命从指缝间 流失。生活要一天天度过，生命的每一天才过充实。 只要还能给予就不要轻易放弃。除非你停 止努力，一切都没有真正终结。靠着脆弱的联系我们才聚在一起。 不怕遭遇风险，正是通过承 担风险我们学会了勇敢。 不要说爱情难觅而拘之门外，得到爱情的最快是奉献爱。失去爱的最 快方法是抓得太紧。 守护爱的最佳方式是给它装上翅膀。 不要摒弃梦想， 没有梦想就没有希望，
没有希望就没有目标。 不要匆匆忙忙过生活，忘记了曾经抵达何处，又举步何处。生活不是一 场赛跑，而是一次时时驻足观赏的旅行
美文阅读 2 ：永远的朋友
"A friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out." A Forever Friend Sometimes in life, you find a special friend: someone who changes your life just by being part of it; someone who makes you laugh until you can't stop; someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world; someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it. This is forever friendship. When you're down, and the world seems dark and empty, your forever friend lifts you up in spirits and makes that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and full. Your forever friend gets you through the hard times, the sad times, and the confused times. If you turn and walk away, your forever friend follows. If you lose your way, your forever friend guides you and cheers you on. Your forever friend holds your hand and tells you that everything is going to be okay. And if you find such a friend, you feel happy and complete. Because you need not worry, you have a forever friend for life, and forever has no end.
“别人都走开的时候，朋友仍与你在一起。” 永远的朋友 有时候在生活中，你会找到一个 特别的朋友：他只是你生活中的一部分内容，却能改变你整个的生活；他会把你逗得开怀大笑； 他会让你相信人间有真情；他会让你确信，真的有一扇不加锁的门，在等待着你去开启。 这就 是永远的友谊。 当你失意，当世界变得黯淡与空虚，你真正的朋友会让你振作起来，原本黯淡、 空虚的世界顿时变得明亮和充实。你真正的朋友会与你一同度过困难、伤心和烦恼的时刻。 你 转身走开时，真正的朋友会紧紧相随。你迷失方向时，真正的朋友会引导你、鼓励你。真正的 朋友会握着你的手，告诉你一切都会好起来的。如果你找到了这样的朋友，你会快乐，觉得人 生完整。因为你无需再忧虑。 你拥有了一个真正的朋友， 永永远远，永无止境。
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最新高三励志文章3篇 高三励志文章篇1：我的高三交响曲 高三不能用语文老师教的是什么、为什么、怎么样来解释，也不能用英语老师说的What和How来翻译，更不像数学老师说的两点之间线段最短那么简单…… 我们犹如蛹中之蝶，为展翅高飞作最后的挣扎，无奈、喜悦、痛苦、兴奋交织成一张张无形的网，我们比以前安静了，可青春活力依旧，我们仍有很多话想说。 小星星变奏曲：地球围绕太阳转，我们围绕试卷转 早已习惯了在堆积如山的习题中埋头奋战，如果哪天不做习题就会觉得手痒痒，要是别人每天都做而自己不做便有损失惨重之感，总想万一考试时刚好考到这些题目呢?其实谁都知道题目是永远做不完的，可大家还是幻想着这就是高考试卷…… 从月考到周考再到每天一套试卷，大家一看到试卷就头疼!而老师平时灌输的大道理则像一剂"强效止痛药"，大家服下之后就开始提笔开战。不想考大学的学生不是好学生，我们不是真正意义上的好学
生，可我们也有一个大学梦。叛逆的我们就这样变成了听话的考试机器人，还是全自动的呢! 地球围绕太阳转是自然规律，我们围绕试卷转虽说心甘情愿，可能更多的是无奈，高考那条独木桥，没练得过硬本领，谁想粉身碎骨葬身深渊? 我们总自慰说现在多苦点以后就不苦了，就委屈一下绕试卷多转几圈吧…… 幽默曲：海水不可"都凉"，"拍马屁"也要集中精力 在学校里，各科成绩都优秀的同学叫"资本家"，有几科突出的叫"地主"，只有一科不错或者成绩平平的叫"平民"。 大家像鱼一样在知识的海洋里遨游，速度有快有慢，并不是每个人天生都是块学习的好料。上帝对每个人都是公平的，他为你关了一扇门，定会在另一个角落为你打开一扇窗。 既然不能每门功课都优秀，为何不让其中一科突出一些呢? 有的文科生数学不好就主攻英语，为了训练语感，每天早晨不读
2019高考英语美文欣赏 1℃的爱情 1℃love In a cold winter, a couple had to move out from the luxury villa because of bankruptcy. The husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife. So she thought, "he doesn't love me any more, he just cares his business...not me". 一个寒冷的冬天，一对夫妇因为破产，所以不得不从豪宅里搬出。丈夫每天辛勤工作以维持家庭开支，但很少顾及到妻子。于是，妻子暗自想道：“他不再爱我了，他只在乎他的事业，而不是我。” One day, she began to take a bath, he stopped her at the door, "Let me take it first, okay?" 一天，妻子准备洗澡，可丈夫叫住了她，“让我先洗吧。” "Why not let me shower first," she asked. “为什么不让我先洗呢？” "I was tired, sweetie, you take it later, okay?" She was totally depressed. “亲爱的，因为我很累，你之后再洗吧。”妻子为此很不开心。 On a morose day, she found nothing to do and turned on his
经典英语美文短篇：爱母亲甚于爱自己 说明和注解：丁克威 这是一篇动情之作，读完后掩卷而思：母亲的胸怀是博大的，母亲的心灵是至纯的，母亲的爱是无私的。然而我们对于母亲的报答又有多少？ 文章语言朴素简单，相信作为中学生的你能轻松地读下来。读到佳句妙语处，真希望你能把它记下来、背下来。 Those Childhood Days When you came into the world, she held you in her arms. ?hold somebody in one’s arms: 把某人抱在怀中 You thanked her by weeping your eyes out. ?weep one’s eyes out: 痛 哭；大哭 When you were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed you. ?注意bathe在此处用作及物动词，意为“给……洗澡”。 You thanked her by crying all night long. ?all night long：整夜；如 说“整天”则是all day long。 When you were 2 years old, she taught you to walk. ?可说teach somebody to do something（教某人做 某事） You thanked her by running away when she called. When you were 3 years old, she made all your meals with love. ?do something with love: 带着爱意/心做某事。 You thanked her by tossing your plate on the floor. ?toss: 抛投。When you were 4 years old, she gave you some crayons. ? crayon: 蜡笔。 You thanked her by coloring the dining room table. ?color在此句中用作动 词，表示“着色”。When you were 5 years old, she dressed you for the holidays. ? dress: 给……穿衣。 You thanked her by plopping into the nearest pile of mud. ?plop: 扑通一声地掉下去。 When you were 6 years old, she walked you to school. ?注意walk在此处用作及物动词，意为“陪……一起走”。
第1篇这次我请客！ It’s on me! Thank you for inviting me to eat. it’s my treat this time. please let me pay the bill. you can treat me next time we eat. it has been my dream to meet you. I really enjoyed this meal. I really enjoyed speaking with you. Thank you for your time. we should meet every week and eat dinner together. 谢谢你请我吃饭。这次我请客。请让我来买单，下次我们吃饭你在请吧。我做梦都想见你。这顿饭真的吃的很开心。和你谈话我觉得很惬意。谢谢你花时间来陪我。我们应该每周见面，在一起吃饭。 第2篇英语和汉语 Chinese and English Ladies and Gentlemen, today I want to talk about the differences between English and Chinese. English is very different from Chinese. The sounds are different, the grammar is different, and the writing is totally different, it’s very difficult to speak English well. If you want to speak English well, you must forget about the differences.Just practice correct sentences until you’re used to them. The more sentences you can blurt out,the better you can express yourself.If you
(A ) A coal-fire stove(炉灶)provided heating for Zhao Yaoqin's courtyard bungalow in a Beijing hutong all her life. This winter, however, the stove has disappeared from the 66-year-old's life, and an electric radiator takes its place beside her bed, a product of a government to use clean energy in the national capital. With the Olympics to be staged in Beijing next August, the city is determined to eliminate the use of coal within the Third Ring Road that circles the city before the Games. The project to replace the stoves with electric radiators has been part of the effort. When the city's four-month long heating season started on Thursday, coal-fired stoves, known as a big source of pollution in the big city, have disappeared from some 20,000 local households like Zhao's bungalow in the inner city "hutong" -- traditional alleyways(小巷) that date back centuries. "We used to boil water or bake bread on the stove," said Zhao, sounding sentimental(伤感) to the disappearance of the coal furnace from her life. Late in the 1990s, Beijing's air quality monitoring office found that the emissions(排放) of sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide from the hutong areas have been higher than the city's average in winter, mainly because of the coal stoves. With the project to switch to clean energy for heating launched in 1999, the emission level of the two poisonous substances decreased by 42 percent and 44 percent, respectively, this year from 2001 levels. Zhao said the fee for electrical heat for the entire winter was usually around 2,400 yuan (US$323) per household. With the government's subsidy（补贴）, however, she only needed to pay about 500 yuan, nearly the same price as that for coal. 1．Zhao Yaoqin’ example in the passage is to tell us that_______. A.people in Beijing using electric radiators to welcome the Olympics. B.people in Beijing are doing something to protect the environment. C.hutongs in Beijing have a long history. D.People pay more money to use electric radiators than before. 2. The underlined word eliminate probably means________ A. cut down. B. increase. C. get rid of. D. replace 3. We can infer from the passage that ______ A. Zhao Yaoqin has a strong and deep emotion with the use of coal-fire stove. B. The government will pay most of the fee. C. The air of Beijing has been badly polluted since 1990s. D. The people do not use coal eight months in one year. 4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. The clean air is important when the Olympics Games is held in Beijing. B. The success of the Olympics Games depends on the clean air. C. The government spare no effort to make the environment better. D. The emission level of poisonous substances will be low in 2008.
关于经典英语美文摘抄 【导语】在英语教学中,开展经典美文教学不仅能提高学生的文学水平,而且能提高学生的语文素养,对培养学生的语言素养和人文素养具有极大益处,更能丰富学生的精神世界,磨炼学生的意志。本文是由小编整理的关于经典英语美文，希望对大家有帮助! 【篇一】关于经典英语美文：美国革命的历史意义 The Historical Significance of American Revolution The ways of history are so intricate and the motivations of human actions so complex that it is always hazardous to attempt to represent events covering a number of years, a multiplicity of persons, and distant localities as the expression of one intellectual or social movement; yet the historical process which culminated in the ascent of Thomas Jefferson to the presidency can be regarded as the outstanding example not only of the birth of a new way of life but of nationalism as a new way of life. The American Revolution represents the link between the seventeenth century, in which modern England became conscious of itself, and the awakening of modern Europe at the end of the eighteenth century. It may seem strange that the march of history should have had to cross the Atlantic Ocean, but only in the North American colonies could a struggle for civic liberty lead also to the foundation of a new nation. Here, in the popular rising against a "tyrannical" government, the fruits were more than the securing of a freer constitution. They included the growth of a nation born in liberty by the will of the people, not from the roots of common descent, a geographic entity, or the ambitions of king or dynasty. With the American nation, for the first time, a nation was born, not in the dim past of history but before the eyes of the whole world.
As a teenager，I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious out－side，but I wanted to be liked inside. Once I left home to hitch-hike2 to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn?t easy，and there were many times I didn?t feel safe. One situation in particular kept me grateful to still be alive. When I returned home，I was different，not so outwardly sure of myself. I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope，who was staying with us，was wearing my clothes. And my family seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be missed if I weren?t there. I told my mom，and she explained that though Penelope was a lovely girl，no one could replace me. I pointed out，“Ｓhe is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.”My mom said these were wonderful qualities，but I was the only person who could fill my role. She made me realize that even with my faults—and there were many－I was a loved member of the family who couldn?t be replaced. I became a searcher，wanting to find out who I was and what made me unique. My view of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist3 pressure to act in ways that I didn?t like any more，and I was delighted by who I really was. I came to feel much more sure that no one can ever take my place. Each of us holds a unique place in the world. You are special，no matter what others say or what you may think. So forget about being replaced. You can’t be. 当我还是个10几岁的少年的时候，觉得自己总是让人失望。从外表上看，我似乎很叛逆，但是在内心深处，我是如此地渴望被人疼爱。 有一次我离开了家和我的朋友佩内洛普搭便车去了加利福尼亚。这次旅行并不轻松，而且有很多次我感觉不安。有一次的突发状况让我一直庆幸自己还活着。回到家，我发觉自己变了，看上去不那么自信了。 我很高兴能回到家，但不久我注意到和我们一起的佩内洛普穿着我的衣服，而且我父母看上去更喜欢她，我想知道如果我不在家的话他们是否会想念我。后来，我把我的想法告诉了母亲，她说尽管佩内洛普是个可爱的女孩，但她始终不能取代我，我说：“她比我有耐心而且无论何时看上去她都比我要整洁大方。”母亲说这些都是非常好的优点，但我却是惟一个能扮演好自己角色的人。母亲让我感到尽管我有缺点———似乎还很多———但是，我被家中每一个人爱着，谁也无法取代。 我成了一个探寻者，想要知道自己到底是谁，又是什么让我变得独一无二。我的人生观开始改变。我需要一个坚固的基础来发展，我忍受住压力，不再做自己不喜欢做的事。而且我为真实的我感到高兴。渐渐地我越发肯定自己无可替代。 每个人在这个世界上都占有一个独一无二的位置。无论别人说什么，你自己怎么想，你都是特别的。所以，不要担心自己会被取代，因为你永远是惟一的。 太多的时候，我们总认为光明就在脚下，就在不远的前方，于是忘了去仰望头顶的那片天…… If you put a buzzard1) in a pen2) six to eight feet square and entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of ten to twelve feet. Without space to run, as is its habit, it will not even attempt3) to fly, but remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top. The ordinary bat that flies around at night, who is a remarkable nimble4) creature in the air, cannot take off from a level place. If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is to shuffle5) about helplessly and, no doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation6) from which it can throw itself into the air. Then, at once, it takes off like a flash. A bumblebee7) if dropped into an open tumbler8) will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top, but persists9) in trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will seek a way where none exists, until it completely destroys itself. In many ways, there are lots of people like the buzzard, the bat and the bumblebee. They are struggling about with all their problems and frustrations10), not realizing that the answer is right there above them.
助力高考优秀励志文章三篇 【篇一】助力高考优秀励志文章 高三，是一段艰难的旅程，在风雨载途和布满荆棘的旅程中，我 们像冬泥中的紫藤和木槿，努力汲取养分，向上生长。等待着自己在 光华灿烂的缱绻春意中去迎接一场美丽的盛开。 时间从不给人选择的机会，在匆忙的花季雨季把我们青春的种子 掷向山野，让我们在风雨酷日下踟蹰、顿悟、成长，看这份努力会绽 放出怎样的结果。 “小荷才露尖尖角”的时节我们企盼着未来，时至高三，才开始 明白成长的残酷。迷茫在无尽的梦想与彷徨中，我们也互相勉励着， 要向青春宣言，永不言弃。 每个人都期待着花开的绚烂。我们踩在十几岁的尾巴上，隐藏忧 伤与甜蜜的心事，放飞象征希望的白鸟，去追赶那金色的时光。那是 初露锋芒的年纪，那是坚信“爱拼才会赢”的年纪。那时的我们匆匆 踏上征途，肩负的行囊满装着对未来的憧憬，而它将会伴随我们走完 高中三年，走向未知而美好的象牙塔。成长的酸甜百味，让人思索， 给人前行的动力。虽然前路依旧漫漫，我们也应该鼓起勇气，怀揣着 抱负与理想，如花朵勇敢绽放，而没有理由悲伤怅惘。 十二年辛勤的汗水，浇铸成坚定的信念，助我们挣扎出固执的大地。“等闲春过三分二，凭伏桐花报与知”，20xx年的夏天，一定是 青葱美好的。再回首，那是我们挥洒过青春的日子，我们执著，隐忍，坚强。 忘记成功或失败吧!勇敢者从不悔恨，因为他知道心中最灿烂的风 景会永远等待着他。
“宝剑锋从磨砺出，梅花香自苦寒来”，花朵的绽放总是经历了千番锤炼打磨，在物转星移的荏苒时光里，终会挣脱冰冷的悬崖，拥有属于自己的蔚然季节。 当蝴蝶的触角轻敲花蕊，当精灵的羽翼滑过粉瓣，娇涩的双眼睁开，蓓蕾如破茧一般发出清脆的声响。听，这是花朵幸福的微笑，是漫长等待过后的回应。 绽放的鲜花都异样美丽，努力过的人就一定能获得成功。 生命在山谷中清灵回响，你听见了吗?那是花开的声音。 【篇二】助力高考优秀励志文章 又是一年高考时，我的记忆被再次唤起。高考时的一幕一幕都如同撒开了口豆子瞬间滚了一地。那个悲催的季节，所有的汗水与泪水都与这两个字息息相关，父母的焦虑加上自己的紧张，都在那个时候积攒到了极致。那个时候，高考就是决定命运的关键。都觉得如果考不好，这个辈子都完了。如果考不上XX大学，还有能有什么出息。一场高考，同学朋友各奔东西，而如今的我们有谁还记得自己高考时的理想，有几个人能按照当初的理想一路走了下来？ 一次偶然的机会，我看到了自己写下的理想：拥有一家属于自己的公司。我十分的惊讶，因为我从不记得自己有过这样的理想。也许那时候的自己根本不知道开公司意味着什么，但是我相信那时候的自己一定也跟现在一样在努力寻找着自己的价值，想实现属于自己的成功。工作以后才发现，学校学到的远远跟不上实际需要的，不是成绩好就能做的好，努力不一定就能得到认可，真诚可能换来的是虚伪，于是，开始怀疑自己的人生，开始怀念高考时那种不顾一切向前冲的青春懵懂。 用高考的劲头去事，谁都能取得成功，可又有几个人能那样的为了一个目标全力以赴？长大的我知道了选择有多样，我这个不行就做那个，何必在一棵树上吊死？不过，选择多了付出的努力也被持续的
优秀的经典英语美文欣赏 我们可以多多看看一些英语的文章来提升我们的英语作文，今天就给大家分享一下英语美文欣赏，欢迎参考 一位母亲写给女儿的信 dear girls, 我亲爱的孩子们， you're so young right now, but i hope these letters will be helpful to you one day when you're older. there is so much i wish i could ask my mother now that i am a grown woman. there is so much we never got to talk about. i'm planning on being around for you well into your lives and adulthood, but even so, i think having these letters will be useful in some way. who knows how things might change down the road, and at least you'll have your 34-year-old mother's thoughts down on paper. 你们现在如此稚嫩，但我希望将来某一天等你们长大了，这封信将会对你们有帮助。作为一个成年女人，我也有很多想问我妈妈的问题，有很多我和她从未谈及过的事情。在你们的成长中，我会在你们身边帮你们过好生活长大成人，但即使这样，我认为这封信也能通过
英语美文欣赏50 Run Through the Rain 雨中奔跑 She had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful brown haired, freckle-faced image of innocence. It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the Earth, it has no time to flow down the spout. 她和妈妈刚在沃尔玛结束购物。这个天真的小女孩应该6岁大了，头发是 美丽的棕色，脸上有雀斑。外面下着倾盆大雨。雨水溢满了檐槽，来不及排走，就迫不及待地涌涨上地面。 We all stood there under the awning and just inside the door of the Wal-Mart. We all waited, some patiently, others irritated, because nature messed up their hurried day. I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I get lost in the sound and sight of the heavens w ashing away the dirt and dust of the world. Memories of running, splashing so carefree as a child come pouring in as a welcome reprieve from the worries of my day. 我们都站在沃尔玛门口的遮篷下。大家都在等待，有人很耐心，有人很烦 躁，因为老天在给他们本已忙碌的一天添乱。雨天总引起我的遐思。我出神地 听着、看着老天冲刷洗涤这世界的污垢和尘埃，孩时无忧无虑地在雨中奔跑玩 水的记忆汹涌而至，暂时缓解了我一天的焦虑。 Her voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance we were all caught in, "Mom, let's run through the rain." she said. 小女孩甜美的声音打破了这令人昏昏欲睡的气氛，“妈妈，我们在雨里跑吧。”她说。 "What?" Mom asked. “什么？”母亲问。 "Let's run through the rain!" She repeated. “我们在雨里跑吧，”她重复。 "No, honey. We'll wait until it slows down a bit." Mom replied. “不，亲爱的，我们等雨小一点再走。”母亲回答说。 This young child waited about another minute and repeated: "Mom, let's run through the rain." 过了一会小女孩又说：“妈妈，我们跑出去吧。” "We'll get soaked if we do." Mom said. “这样的话我们会湿透的。”母亲说。 "No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she tugged at her Mom's arm."