高中英语 现代文背诵篇章 48 Bacteria素材

高一鲁假背诵文章及英译汉It Garbage Classif 地球是我们赖以生存的家园，现在这个家园正在被垃圾包围，我们作为地球的主人，不能坐以待毙，不能只是担忧和抱怨，我们要行动起来，为净化我们的生存环境而努力。

The earth is the home we depend on for survival. Now this home is surrounded by garbage. As the owner of the earth, we can’t wait to die. We can’t just worry and complain. We need to act to purify our living environment.最近，上海垃圾分类成了热门话题。

以前垃圾这种东西，想什么时候扔，就什么时候扔。

如今上海的街道已没有随处可见的垃圾桶，人们不仅要把垃圾扔到固定的投放点，还要按照投放时间去扔垃圾，更恐怖的是还要把各种垃圾进行分类。

干垃圾、湿垃圾、可回收垃圾、有害垃圾等等，可千万不能搞错了。

就拿我们常喝的奶茶来说吧，奶茶里的珍珠属于湿垃圾，奶茶杯属于干垃圾，杯盖属于可回收垃圾，这一杯奶茶你要分别投在三个垃圾箱里。

我们天天都要用的，不管有多湿，它都是干垃圾。

Recently, garbage classification in Shanghai has become a hot topic. In the past, garbage was thrown whenever you want. Nowadays, there are no garbage cans in the streets of Shanghai. People should not only throw the garbage to a fixed place, but also throw the garbage according to the time of delivery. Hats more, they should classify all kindsof garbage. Dry waste, wet waste, recyclable waste, hazardous waste and so on must not be mistaken. Take the milk tea we often drink for example. The Pearl in the milk tea belongs to the wet garbage, the milk tea cup belongs to the dry garbage, and the cup cover belongs to the recyclable garbage. This cup of milk tea needs to be put into three dustbins respectively. We use it every day. No matter how wet it is, its dry garbage.。

批扯州址走市抄坝学校课标高一英语阅读精选41-50篇Passage 41Once a rich woman asked Martin Brown, a famous singer, to her house. She wanted him to sing for her friends, but she didn't ask him to have dinner with them. She told him to eat downstairs with the servants.The singer was surprised. But he said nothing and went downstairs. After the meal he stood up and said to the servants, "Now, my good friends, I shall sing for you."Of course, the servants were pleased. He sang them several songs. When they asked for more, he sang more. At 9 o'clock the rich woman asked the singer to come up to the sitting room. When he came in, he saw all the friends sitting and looking at him."We are ready now, Mr. Brown," said the woman. "You may begin.""Ready for what?" asked the singer."For your songs, of course, "she answered. "But I have sung already!" said Mr. Brown, "and I can't sing twice in one evening.""You have sung already!" said the rich woman in surprise. "But when? And where did you sing?" "Just now, downstairs." "Really?" she cried."Yes, madam," said the singer. "I usually sing for the people after I have dinner with them, you know."And with a polite "Good night", he left the rich woman's house.215w1. Martin Brown was _____A. a rich womanB. a famous singerC. a servantD. the rich woman's friend2. The rich woman asked Martin Brown to her house________.A. to meet her friendsB. to have dinner with herC. to sing for her friendsD. to do some cooking3. What did the singer do after the meal?A. He cleaned the house.B. He went upstairs to see his friends.C. He went home by bus.D. He sang for the servants.4. How did the rich woman feel when she knew that the singer had sung for her servants?A. She was happy.B. She was angry.C. She was surprised.D. She was sorry.5. From this story we know________.A. the rich woman and the singer are very good friendsB. the singer didn't sing for the rich woman's friendsC. the servants didn't like Martin Brown's songsD. the woman's friends were very pleased to hear the songsPassage 42"Step right up. Get your hot popcorn here, only twenty-five cents a bag." Tom's voice was already hoarse, but he continued joining in with the voice of others selling their clothes. He wiped his face with his hand while waiting for another customer to come to his stand. The hot sun beat downon him. That and the loud noises were making his headache here. But he needed this job, so he would have to get used to the summer crowds, loud noises, and continuous activity.89w1. From this passage we know Tom was _______.A. waiting for his friendB. feeling hungryC. trying to find a jobD. selling some food2. From the sentence "Tom's voice was already hoarse", we know _______.A. the weather was quite hot that dayB. Tom was completely tiredC. Tom had been calling out for a long timeD. Tom had been quarrelling with many people3. This story suggests that _______.A. there were many others selling hot popcornB. Tom forced himself to get used to the unpleasant job probably because he made a living out of itC. Tom called out in order to stop the customers from buying others' thingsD. Tom had a headache because he was wet with sweat in the sun4. The underlinedword "That" in line 4 refers to _______.A. the hot sun beating down on himB. the customerC. the others' standsD. the crowds5. At the end of the passage, the "continuous activity" refers to _______.A. wiping his face with his hand now and thenB. selling his popcorn with great speedC. moving his standD. his calling out continuously词汇扩展① popcorn n. 爆米花② hoarse adj. 嘶哑③ customer n. 顾客④ stand n. 小摊⑤underlined adj. 划线Passage 43Mr. Briggs got a job with an insurance companyafter he left school and went around visiting people in their homes to sell them life insurances.One day, after he had been working for the company for about one year, the insurance manager sent for him said, "Mr. Briggs, I have been looking at your record as a salesman with our company, and there is one thing that surprises me about it. Why have you been selling insurances only to people over 95 years old, and why have you been selling insurances with generousconditions? You'll ruin our company if you go on like that.""Oh, no, sir," answered Mr. Briggs at once, "Before I started work, I looked at the figuresfor deaths in this country during the past ten years, and I can tell you that few people die at the age of 95."150w1. Before he worked in an insurance company, what was Mr. Briggs?A. He was a worker.B. He was an official.C. He was a student.D. He was a businessman.2. As a salesman of the company, Mr. Briggs _______.A. visited people to ask them to work with himB. called on people to make them join the companyC. saw old people in order to help themD. visited many people so as to offer an insurance3. What was it that surprised the manager?A. Mr. Briggs sold life insurances only to 95 people.B. Mr. Briggs sold insurances only to people of more than 95.C. Mr. Briggs had ruined the insurance company.D. Mr. Briggs looked at a great number of very old people dying every year.4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Mr. Briggs had studied the figures for deaths for several years.B. Mr. Briggs began to look at the figures after he started work.C. A great number of very old people die every year.D. The number of the very old people who die every year is small.词汇扩展① insurance company 保险公司② generous adj. 宽厚的③ ruin vi. 使破产④ figure n. 数字Passage 44A young man stole two diamond rings, three gold watches, four gold bars, five gold coins and some hundred-dollar notes from a shop in Kowloon. Soon afterwards the police caught him and found in his coat pockets all the things he had stolen except the money. He was taken to the CentralPolice Station, where four photos were taken of him－one from the left, one from the right, and two from the front. Then he suddenly hit the policeman who had taken the photos and got away. Several days later someone telephoned the police, and told them the thief had gone to Macao by ship. The police, at once, sent four photos to the police in Macao.The next day they got a telephone call from the police in Macao. "We have caught two of the men in a hotel and one in a restaurant. We hope to catch the fourth one this evening."155w1. Which of the following were not found in the thief's pockets?A. Bars.B. Rings.C. Money.D. Watches.2. The thief attacked the policeman _______.A. in the shopB. in the streetC. on the shipD. in the police station3. Where did the thief steal those things?A. In a hotel in Macao.B. In a shop in Kowloon.C. In a ship.D. In a restaurant.4. In fact, how many thieves were there altogether?A. One.B. Two.C. three.D. Four.5. We know from the passage that _______.A. the police in Hong Kong photographed four young menB. wrong photos were sent to MacaoC. the police in Macao made a mistakeD. the photos were stolen in MacaoPassage 45When I was at university, I studied very hard. But a lot of my friends did very little work. Some did just enough to pass exams. Others didn't do quite enough. Fred Baines was one of them. He spent more time drinking in the Students' Union than working in the library.Once, at the end of the term, we had to take an important test in chemistry. The test had a hundred questions. Beside each question, we had to write "True" or "False". While I was studying in my room the night before the test, Fred was watching television. Fred usually worried a lot the night before a test. But on that night he looked perfectly calm. Then he told me of his plan."It's very simple. There are a hundred questions and I have to get fifty correct to pass the test. I'll take a coininto the examination room. I haven't studied a chemistry book for months, so I'll just toss(抛) the coin. That way, I'm sure I'll get half the questions right."The next day Fred came cheerfully into the examination room. He sat tossing a coin for half an hour as he marked down his answers. Then he left, half an hour before the rest of us.The next day, he saw the chemistry professor in the corridor (走廊)."Oh, good," he said. "Have you got the result of the test? What mark did I get?"The professor looked at him and smiled."Ah, it's you, Baines. Just a minute."Then he reached into his pocket and took out a coin. He threw it into the air, caught it in his hand and looked at it."I'm terribly sorry, Baines," he said, "you failed."291w1. Fred Baines _______.A. spent quite some time working in the Students' UnionB. worked hard at his lessons but he failed again and againC. often failed his testsD. wouldn't work hard so long as he could pass a test2. Fred looked perfectly calm before the chemistry test because _______.A. he was already well prepared for itB. he didn't think the test was so important for himC. someone had promised to help him outD. he believed he had found out a way to pass the test without any difficulty3. The students were required to finish the test within _______.A. half an hourB. an hourC. three quartersD. an hour and a half4. After the test, Baines was _______.A. sure that he would pass itB. anxious to know the resultC. sorry that he cheated during the testD. discouraged because he'd probably fail the test5. The professor told Baines the result of the test by tossing a coin because _______.A. he hadn't marked all the papers yetB. he couldn't remember the mark Baines gotC. he wouldn't hurt Baines' feeling by telling him the truthD. he wanted to teach Baines a lesson词汇扩展① coin n. 硬币② corridor n. 走廊Passage 46Once upon a time there was a great Greek hero, Hercules. He was taller and stronger than anyone you have ever seen. On his shoulder he carried a club and in his hand he held a bow. He was knownas the hero of a hundred adventures.Hercules served a king. The king was afraid of him. So again and again he sent him on difficult tasks. One morning the king sent for him and told him to fetch three golden apples for him from the garden of the Singing Maidens. But no one knew where the garden was.So Hercules went away. He walked the whole day the next day and the next. He walked for months before he saw mountains far in the distance one fine morning. One of the mountains was in the shape of a man, with long, long legs and arms and huge shoulders and a huge head. He was holding up the sky. Hercules knew he was atlas, the Mountain God. So he asked him for help.Atlas answered, "My head and arms and shoulders all ache. Could you hold up the sky while I fetch the golden apples for you?"Hercules climbed the mountain and shouldered the sky. Soon the sky grew very heavy. When finally Atlas came back with three golden apples, he said. "Well, you are going to carry the mountain for ever. I'm going to see the king with the apples." Hercules knew that he couldn't fight him because of the sky on his back. So he shouted."Just one minute's help. My shoulders are hurting. Hold the sky for a minute while I make a cushion for my shoulders."Atlas believed him. He threw down the apples and held up the sky.Hercules picked up the apples and ran back to see the king.307w1. What do you know about Hercules according to the first paragraph?A. He was a Greek hero.B. He was a king.C. He was the Mountain God.D. He was a man of adventures.2. Hercules was given many difficult tasks because _______.A. he was the strongest manB. the king wanted to get rid of himC. the king wanted to test his strengthD. those tasks had to be done anyway3. Which of the following can best describe Atlas according to the text?A. He looked like a mountain.B. He was a man with huge shoulders and arms.C. He was a man with long legs and a huge head.D. He was the giant who held up the sky.4. Atlas got the golden apples for Hercules because _______.A. he wanted to help HerculesB. he was afraid of HerculesC. he didn't want to hold the sky any moreD. he wanted to be the king himself词汇扩展① adventure 冒险② Singing Maidens n. 歌女科普小品Passage 47Taking pictures is fun. And taking good ones is easy if you follow a few simple rules. Before you snap a picture, think about it. Be sure you are close enough to your subject. A pretty face against a plain background, for instance, makes a good picture. But a distant figure lost among trees and clouds lacks interest. In a landscapescene, try to keep at least two-thirds of the picture below the line where the ground meets the sky. For a sky scene, keep at least two-thirds of the picture above that line.Study pictures in newspapers and books. Try to see why some are better than others. Use what you learn to improve your own pictures.120w1. This article gives some _______.A. reasons for taking picturesB. differences between still and moving picturesC. ideas for interesting hobbiesD. hints for taking good pictures2. The writer talks mostly about pictures taken _______.A. outdoorsB. by moonlightC. in colorD. for newspapers3. In the first example, the subject was probably a _______.A. carB. girlC. treeD. cloud4. The subject of a picture should usually look _______.A. closeB. smallC. shadowyD. shiny5. In a landscape scene two-thirds of the picture should be _______.A. skyB. cloudsC. landD. horizon词汇扩展① background n. 背景② landscape n. 风景Passage 48Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of computers together around the world.Maybe that doesn't sound very interesting. But when you're joined to the Internet, there are lots and lots of things you can do. You can send e-mails to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds. You can also do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web(WWW).There are many different kinds of computer now and they all can be joined to the Internet. Most of them are small machines sitting on people's desks at home, but there are still many others in schools, offices or large companies. These computers are owned by people and companies, butno one really owns the Internet itself.There are lots of places for you to go into the Internet. For example, your school may have the Internet. You can use it during lessons or free time. Libraries often have computers joined to the Internet. You are welcome to use it at any time.Thanks to the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. It is possible for you to work at home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information you need. You can buy or sell whatever you want by the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information of the Internet is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?253w1. What is the passage mainly about?A. Internet.B. Information.C. Computers.D. E-mails.2. Which is the quickest and cheapest way to send messages to you friends?A. By post.B. By E-mail.C. By telephone.D. By satellite.3. Which may be the most possible place for people to work in tomorrow?A. In the office.B. At school.C. At home.D. In the company.4. Who's the owner of the Internet?A. The headmaster.B. The officers.C. The user.D. No one.5. What does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences?A. English is important in using the Internet.B. The Internet is more and more popular.C. Most of the information is in English.D. Every computer must have the Internet.Passage 49Have you ever wondered why different animals or pests have their particular colours? Colours in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.Birds, especially seagullsare very fond of locusts, but birds can't easily catch locusts because locusts change their colours together with the change of the colour of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But when crops are ripe, locusts take on exactly the same brown colour as crops have. Some other pests with different colours from plants are usually easily found and eaten by their enemies. So they have to hide themselves in terror for lives and appear only at night. If you study the animal life in any part of the world, you will find the main use of colouring is to protect themselves. Bears, wolves and other beasts move quietly through forests. They are usually invisible to the eyes of hunters, because they have the colour much like the barksof trees. An even more strange act remains to be noticed. A kind of fish living in seas can send out a kind of very black liquid when it faces danger. While the liquid is spreading, its enemies cannot find it, and it quickly swims away. Thus, it has existed up to now though it is not powerful at all.221w1. This passage mainly talks about _______.A. the change of colour in locustsB. the protective coloration in animals and pestsC. how a certain sea fish protects itselfD. animals or pests can dye themselves into different colours2. Locusts are _______ but they aren't easily wiped out by their enemies because _______.A. animals; they are powerful enoughB. beasts; they are dangerous to their enemiesC. pests; they take on the same colours as cropsD. pests; they fly very fast3. The pests that have different colours from plants usually appear at night because _______.A. their enemies can easily find them and eat themB. they have the habit of coming out in darknessC. it's easy for them to destroy plants in darknessD. birds take their rest when night comes4. Bears and wolves have the same colours as barks of trees because _______.A. they fear other beastsB. they like brown or grey coloursC. they enjoy walking through the forest quietlyD. the colours help prevent themselves from being noticed5. A certain fish living in seas has lived through millions of years because _______.A. it is the most powerful in the seaB. no other fish can swim as fast as it canC. it can send out a kind of liquid which makes its enemies unable to find itD. the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies词汇扩展① seagull n. 海鸥② locust n. 蝗虫③ bark n. 树皮Passage 50We live in the computer age. People use computers to do much of their work. But few people know how to look after them. Remember the following when you use your computer:1. Keep you computer in a cool, dry room. Too much or too little heat is bad for computers. Dampis also bad for them.2. Do not let people smoke near your computer. Smoke of all kinds is very bad for many parts of a computer.3. Do not eat or drink when you are near your computer. Pieces of food and a little water in the keyboardare also bad for a computer.4. Keep your screenclean and do not have it too bright. They are bad for your eyes. Make sure the screen is not too far from or too near to your eyes. Some people use different glasses when they use a computer.153w1. Computers can _______ people to do a lot of work.A. useB. helpC. makeD. take2. Few people know how to _______ their computers.A. look atB. try outC. look forD. take care of3. A computer works well at a temperature of _______.A. 0oCB. －5oCC. 20oCD. 65oC4. －Smoke isn't good for many parts of a computer, is it? － _______.A. Yes, it isB. No, it isn'tC. Yes, a littleD. Not at all5. A dirty screen or a very bright screen is _______ for your eyes.A. badB. goodC. usefulD. helpful词汇扩展① damp n. 潮湿② keyboard n. 键盘③ screen n. 屏幕课标高中英语阅读精选――高一41--50参考答案41. BCDCB42. DCBAD43. CDBD44. CDBAC45. CDBBD46. ABDC47. DABAC48. ABCDA49. ACDDC50. BDCBA。

42 Coal-fired power plantsThe invention of the incandescent light bulb by Thomas A. Edison in 1879 created a demand for a cheap, readily available fuel with which to generate large amounts of electric power. Coal seemed to fit the bill, and it fueled the earliest power stations. (which were set up at the end of the nineteenth century by Edison himself). As more power plants were constructed throughout the country, the reliance on coal increased throughout the country, the reliance on coal increased. Since the First World War, coal-fired power plants had a combined in the United States each year. In 1986 such plants had a combined generating capacity of 289,000 megawatts and consumed 83 percent of the nearly 900 million tons of coal mined in the country that year. Given the uncertainty in the future growth of the nearly 900 million tons of coal mined in the country that year. Given the uncertainty in the future growth of nuclearpower and in the supply of oil and natural gas, coal-fired power plants could well provide up to 70 percent of the electric power in the United States by the end of the century.Yet, in spite of the fact that coal has long been a source of electricity and may remain on for many years(coal represents about 80 percent of United Statesfossil-fuel reserves), it has actually never been the most desirable fossil fuel for power plants. Coal contains less energy per unit of weight than weight than natural gas or oil; it is difficult to transport, and it is associated with a host of enviro nmental issues, among them acid rain. Since the late 1960’s problems of emission control and waste disposal have sharply reduced the appeal of coal-fired power plants. The cost of ameliorating these environment problems along with the rising cost of building a facility as large and complex as a coal-fired power plant, have also made such plants less attractive from a purely economic perspective. Changes in the technological base of coal-fired power plants could restore their attractiveness, however. Whereas some of these changes are intended mainly to increase the productivity of existing plants, completely new technologies for burning coal cleanly are also being developed.。

M1U1 Fall in Love with English爱上英语Hiding behind the loose dusty curtain, a teenager pack ed up his overcoat into the suitcase. He planned to leave home at dusk though there was thunder and lightning outdoors. He had got to do this because he was tired of his parents’ nagging about his English study and did not want to go through it any longer. He couldn’t get along well with English and dislike d join ing in English classes because he thought his teacher ignore d him on purpose. As a result, his score in each exam never add ed up to over 60.His partner was concerned about him very much. She understood exactly what he was suffer ing from, but entirely disagree d with his idea. In order to calm him down and settle his problem, she talked with him face to face and swap ped a series of learning tip s with him. The item s she set down helped him find the highway to studying English well.The teenager was grateful and got great power from his friend’s words. Now, he has recover ed from being upset and has fall en in love with English.有个少年躲在积满灰尘的松散窗帘后把大衣装入手提箱。

高中英语选择性必修四读写素材Unit 1 Science fiction【Phrases】five-dimensional space五维空间literary genre文学类型predict future of human world预测人类世界的未来exploration of unknown world探索未知世界【Sentences】Science fiction is a reflection of society being transformed by progress in science and technology.科幻作品反映了科学技术的进步正在改变社会。

Science fiction films often have some marvelous special effects.科幻电影经常使用一些令人惊叹的特技效果。

What was science fiction ten years ago is reality today.十年前的科幻小说如今已成为现实。

I feel that the greatest appeal of science fiction is the creation of numerous imaginary worlds outside of reality.我认为科幻小说最大的魅力就是创造出众多现实之外的想象世界。

Unit 2 Iconic attractions【Phrases】a truly distinctive building一座真正与众不同的建筑one of the most enjoyable attractions in the area这个地区最有乐趣的景点之一enjoy watching the stars from the bridge喜欢在这座桥上看星星one of the most remarkable architectural structures in Europe欧洲最引人注目的建筑结构之一one of the greatest architectural works of the 20th century20世纪最伟大的建筑作品之一【Sentences】The area has been one of the most visited historical sites in Singapore.这个区域已经成为新加坡参观人数最多的历史遗迹之一。

现代文背诵篇章四十八BacteriaBacteria are extremely small living things. While we measure our own sizes in inches or centimeters, bacterial size is measured in microns. One micron is a thousandth of a millimeter: a pinhead is about a millimeter across. Rod-shaped bacteria are usually from two to four microns long, while rounded ones are generally one micron in diameter. Thus if you enlarged a rounded bacterium a thousand times, it would be just about the size of a pinhead. An adult human magnified by the same amount would be over a mile(1.6 kilometer) tall.Even with an ordinary microscope, you must look closely to see bacteria. Using a magnification of 100 times, one finds that bacteria are barely visible as tiny rods or dots. One cannot make out anything of their structure. Using special stains, one can see that some bacteria have attached to them wavy-looking “hairs”called flagella. Others have only one flagellum. The flagella rotate, pushing the bacteria through the water. Many bacteria lack flagella and cannot move about by their own power, while others can glide along over surfaces by some little-understood mechanism.From the bacteria point of view, the world is a very different place from what it is to humans. To a bacterium water is as thick as molasses is to us. Bacteria are so small that they are influenced by the movements of the chemical molecules around them. Bacteria under the microscope, even those with no flagella, often bounce about in the water. This is because they collide with the watery molecules and are pushed this way and that. Molecules move so rapidly that within a tenth of a second the molecules around a bacteria have all been replaced by new ones; even bacteria without flagella are thus constantly exposed to a changing environment.。

Unit 1 Science and Scientists姓名__________________I. Read the paragraph repeatedly and then recite it.The truth was that the water from the Broad Street pump had been infected by waste. Moreover, Snow was later able to show a link between other cases of cholera and the different water companies in London. Some companies sold water from the River Thames that was polluted by raw waste. The people who drank this water were much more likely to get cholera than those who drank pure or boiled water.Through Snow’s tireless efforts, water companies began to sell clean water, and the threat of cholera around the world saw a substantial decrease. However, cholera is still a problem. Each year, millions of people around the world would get cholera and many die from it. Fortunately, we now know how to prevent cholera, thanks to the work of John Snow. Moreover, in his use of maps and statistics, Snow transformed the way scientists study diseases. For this reason, Snow is considered the father of modern epidemiology.II. Learn to recite it.III. Read the following sentence pattern repeatedly and make a similar one of your own.The truth was that the water from the Broad Street pump had been infected by 22. . Moreover, Snow was later able to show a 23. between other cases of cholera and the different water companies in London. Some companies sold water from the River Thames that was polluted by 24. waste. The people who drank this water were much more likely to get cholera than those who drank 25. or boiled water.Through Snow’s tireless efforts, water companies began to sell clean water, and the threat of cholera around the world saw a 26. decrease. However, cholera is still a problem. Each year, millions of people around the world would get cholera and many die from it. Fortunately, we now know how to prevent cholera, 27. the work of JohnSnow. Moreover, in his use of maps and 28. , Snow 29. the way scientists study diseases. For this reason, Snow is considered the father of modern 30. .。

高级英语文章中需要背诵的段落(下册)Lesson OneActually , I enjoy my work when the assignments are large and urgent and somewhat frightening and will come to the attention of many people .实际上，当任务又大又紧而且有些令人生畏还会引起很多人的注意时，我就非常喜欢我的工作。

I get scared , and am unable to sleep at night , but I usually perform at my best under this stimulating (刺激)kind of pressure and enjoy my job the most .我变得惴惴不安，而且夜不能寐。

但在这种极有刺激的压力下，我的表现最佳，也最喜欢我的工作。

I handle all of these important projects myself , and I rejoice with tremendous pride and vanity in the compliments I receive when I do them well .我独自处理所有这些重大的项目，并且当我成功地完成时，我会因受到赞扬而沉浸在极大的自豪与虚荣之中。

But between such peaks of challenge and elation there is monotony and despair .但在这些挑战与兴奋的巅峰之间是单调与绝望。

( And I find , too, that once I ‘ve succeeded in impressing somebody , I ‘m not much excited about impressing that same person again ;（而且我也发现一旦我给某人留下了深刻的印象，我就不再为给同一个人留下深刻印象而感到兴奋不已there is a large , emotional letdown after I survive each crisis , a kind of empty , tragicdisappointment , and last year’s threat , opportunity , and inspiration are often this year’s inescapable tedium .在度过每次危机后，都会有一次大的情感失落，一种空虚和令人悲哀的失望。

《高级英语》口试背诵段落文本Lesson 1 Para. 18There is, we can surely agree, no form of oppression that is quite so great, no construction on thought and effort quite so comprehensive, as that which comes from having no money at all. Though we hear much about the limitation on the freedom of the affluent when their income is reduced through taxes, we hear nothing of the extraordinary enhancement of the freedom of the poor from having some money of their own to spend. Yet the loss of freedom from taxation to the rich is a small thing as compared with the gain in freedom from providing some income to the impoverished. Freedom we rightly cherish. Cherishing it, we should not use it as a cover for denying freedom to those in need.Lesson 2 Para.12 & Para. 37The burly arms of the oaks were huge with ferns and blooming bromeliads. Redbirds, tanagers, and painted buntings flew back and forth across the trail, leaving a child with the impression that the woods were tossing with jewels.Today I can see in my grandsons and great-grandson some of those qualities of courage and caring that my father had in such abundance. It was his and my mother’s way of caring for us that made us all caring of one another. Perhaps this caring is the key to those wonderful times we had in the Ten Thousand Islands when the century took its turn.Lesson 4 Para. 88I knew all that. I knew now that he was a person who had hit rock bottom. A person who knew— as I did not know, did not come near knowing—exactly what rock bottom was. He and wife knew that together and it bound them, as something like that would either break you apart or bind you, for life. Not that they would live at rock bottom. But they would share a knowledge of it – that cool, empty, locked, and central space.Lesson 4 Para.94-- Para. 95Well. It would be the same old thing, if we ever met again. Or if we didn’t. Love that was not usable, that knew its place. Not risking a thing yet staying alive as a sweet trickle, an underground resource. With the weight of this new stillness on it, this seal.I never asked Sunny for news of him or got any, during all the years of our dwindling friendship.Lesson 6 Para. 41The news of the death of my pig traveled fast and far, and I received many expressions of sympathy from friends and neighbors, for no one took the event lightly and the premature expiration of a pig is, I soon discovered, a departure which the community marks solemnly on its calendar, a sorrow in which it feels fully involved. I have written this account in penitence and in grief, as a man who failed to raise his pig, and to explain my deviation from the classic course of so many raised pigs. The grave in the woods is unmarked, but Fred can direct the mourner to it unerringly and with immense good will, and I know he and I shall often revisit it, singly and together, in seasons of reflection and despair, on flagless memorial days of our own choosing.Lesson 7 Para. 1-Para. 2We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom—symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning—signifying renewal, as well as change. For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly a century and three quarters ago.The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe—the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God.Lesson 7 Para.3- Para. 5We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution. Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans—born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage—and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this Nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the world.Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty.This much we pledge—and more.Lesson 7 Para. 24In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility—I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it—and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.Lesson 7 P ara. 25- P ara. 27And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.Finally, whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world, ask of us the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you. With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own.Lesson 8 Para. 6They rose when she entered—a small, fat woman in black, with a thin gold chain descending to her waist and vanishing into her belt, leaning on an ebony cane with a tarnished gold head. Her skeleton was small and spare; perhaps that was why what would have been merely plumpness in another was obesity in her. She looked bloated, like a body long submerged in motionless water, and of that pallid hue. Her eyes, lost in the fatty ridges of her face, looked like two small pieces of coal pressed into a lump of dough as they moved from one face to another while the visitors stated their errand.。

适合高中生背诵的英语短文The Force of HabitsHabits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed. The more we do a thing, the more we tend to like doing it; and if we do not continue to do it, we feel uncomfortable. This is called the force of habits, and the force of habits should be fought against.This applies even to such good things as work or rest. Some people form a bad habit of working too much, and others of idling too much. Bad habits, once formed, are difficult to get rid of.The wise man always rememb ers to check any bad habit. He warns himself “I am now becoming idle” or “I like too many sweets” or “I smoke too much”. And then adds, “I will get myself out of this bad habit at once.”The Way to Achieve SuccessMany people say that they owe much of it to the cultivation of certain good habits in early life. In forming good habits, I think we should pay attention to four things, that is honesty, industry, enthusiasm and thrift.“Honesty is the best policy.” This is a proverb to which we must pay attention. There are so many temptations in society that through a little carelessness we may go astray. But when we are honest, people will not be dishonest to us.Industry gives every man and woman, every boy and girl, proper work to do. To do nothing is going to ruin oneself.Enthusiasm is a great force. One’s soul will expand if one devotes oneself to a noble cause. The difficulties in our way are tremendous, but what can we not accomplish, if with enthusiasm?There are many proverbs, which set forth the advantages of thrift. Since we live in the orld in which money is a very powerful thing, we should always try to save a portion of our earnings for future use.These are the four things to which we must pay attention. It is only by this way that we can achieve success.The DictionaryThe dictionary is a living teacher. Whenever you come across a new word, just consult it and you will get a clear definition. Every student, whether attending school or self-taught, should always have a dictionary at hand. As a study aid, it is convenient, inexpensive and almost omniscient (all-knowing).Language skills will develop with your constant use of various dictionaries. The more you use them, the more familiar you will become with them. Sooner or later, you will be quite skilled in finding the page, scanning the entries and locating the exact meanings of the new words. But you should have one thing in mind. As a language student, you can never become too much attached to dictionaries; basic language skills do not come from dictionaries, but from your practice. Expose yourself to the language by listening, speaking, reading and writing more, and that is the only way to the mastery of a language.On LearningLearning is one’s own business, which cannot rely on others. As we know, learning is a process of accumulating knowledge. It is one’s life-long task, which cannot be accomplished in one move. A successful learner is an independent one who has both an indomitable (unyielding) will and amazing endurance. He will try to discover his own way of learning. Instead of waiting for the teacher’s help, he will make efforts to create favorable conditions on his own initiative. It will certainly be of great help, if there is good environment, sufficient books and equipment, as well as instructions from teacher and beneficial friends. But even if one has got all these favorable conditions, one cannot be sure to succeed in learning.So the most important factor in learning consists in one’s own effort. To le arn is rather a painstaking and persevering business. Many a man is a failure because he cannot bear such indispensable hardships. Unremitting (never stopping) efforts can compensate for the lack of talents and thus enable one to get considerable progress in learning.Is Failure a Bad Thing?Failure is a common occurrence (happening) in our daily life. Whatever we do, there are always two possible results: success or failure. Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries, sometimes failure can’t be avoided.Different people hold different attitudes towards failure. When faced with it, some can stand up to it, draw a useful lesson from it and try their best to fulfill what they are determined to do. Others, however, lose heart and give in. They do nothing but complain about themselves and objective conditions.As a popular saying goes, “Failure teaches success.” In my opinion, what really counts is not the failure itself, but the proper attitude we should take after it. I trust that as long as we keep to what is right and correct what is wrong, that is to say, learn a lesson from failure, we will be certain to succeed. So I am of the opinion that failure is not a bad thing.On Today’s EducationI think one of the main problems with today’s e ducation is that too much emphasis is placed on test score. It has become the most important criterion (standard) for college enrollment. A student, however creative and intelligent, will not be admitted into a college for his total scores are just one point less than required. It is also on of the crucial (decisive) factors either in job assignment or in employment competitions.The competition for high scores among students becomes intense. Students find themselves concentrating more on strategies to achieve high scores than on acquiring the knowledge. They will play truant (stay away from) of some subsidiary (less important) courses and skip over the substance, which will not be tested on.Teachers are apt to give their students high scores. As their job is judged mainly by the students’ performance in terms of scores, some teachers tend to set easy papers to test their students on or narrow down the scope of the exam, even give them the hints to exams, or favor their students with higher scores.As a result, the competition for high scores becomes so intense that it actually affects our education results.Knowledge and PowerKnowledge and power are the two things most desired by man. There is close connection between these two things. The man, having done his best in acquiring knowledge, will easily get a high position and perform it successfully.Power depends on knowledge. Knowledge to power is just like a compass to a ship, by which her sailing is made safely across an unknown ocean. A great statesman or a learned scholar can render (give) his good services to his country just because he has perfect and profound knowledge.Power only follows knowledge. A man cannot do anything well unless he has some information as how to do it well. A man will sometimes lose his way in a strange land; an apprentice cannot produce any delicate work. Why are these so? Because they are in want of knowledge. If the apprentice wishes to produce good work, he must pay attention to his instructor’s advice.We are all the future masters of our country. Our country needs our services. How can we fulfill our future tasks? To get more knowledge is the only answer.Life Is StruggleEverything in the world is in constant struggle. Struggle is in a sense of the competition in natural selection among organisms.Animals and plants struggle for their existence. Nature provides them with weapons for that struggle. Lions have claws; fish have scales; roses have thorns. They use these weapons for the unavoidable war of existence. Nature also orders us to struggle; when we obey the nature, we win our existence.The result of struggle is the evolution of a better society. In order to surpass the others, one has to devote himself to what he does. If every individual does so, the society will make progress.Struggle is inevitable. But we should struggle with sportsmanship, not to stand in the way of others in order to achieve our own success. It is only by struggling in such a way, mankind will see a world getting more glorious day by day.SuccessSuccess is a lousy (very bad) teacher. It seduces (tempt) smart people into thinking they can’t lose. And it’s an unreliable guide to the future. What seems the perfect business plan or latest technology today may soon be out-of-date.Usually winning lottery (彩票)is thought to be one’s luck. Many people like to try their luck.One of the lottery’s new millionaires gave an interview on television. When he was asked by the reporter how he had picked his winning numbers, he said that while “two of the six num bers he just pulled for no particular reason.” As for the other four numbers, he used family birth dates. “ So, you see,” he boasted（自夸）, “Winning the lottery is not all just luck.”Time Is Money“Time is money.” This saying means that time is very valuable.But time is more valuable than money. The money we have lost can be gained again,but the time we have wasted cannot be regained. Moreover, sometimes persons can exist without money, but nothing can be done without time, just as no one can live without air.Despite being so valuable, time is often neglected by men. Since time is an invisible thing, men often waste their time unconsciously（无意地）. Without anything to do, they may gossip from morning till night.Man can live only at most to about 100 years. It seems fairly long, but in fact it is rather short. We often say “How quickly time flies!” How many things can a man accomplish in such a short period? Hence we should use the valuable time properly to do our work. We will race with it. We will study and work hard. Never waste a little bit of it.Try to Be a Good StudentPerhaps it is the dream of everyone to be a good student at school, but quite a few students feel at a loss on how to make it. In my opinion it is rather easy if you can act on the following points.First of all, make full use of your time and work hard. Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today, as time past will never come back. The fast developing society requires adequate knowledge, which presses us to spare no efforts to study. Of course, your hard work will be rewarded one day.Secondly, use your own head and present your point of view. Credulous（轻信的）attitude will only make you take anything for granted. With your own judgment you will be able to tell right from wrong and set up your own theory.Thirdly, set aside enough time for relaxation, entertainment, etc. don’t ignore the harm of all work and no play. Proper sports will build up your body and improve the efficiency of your studying.To be a good student is easier said than done, for it needs a student’s consistent efforts. But nothing is difficult to a man if he puts his heart into it.We Have Only One WorldWhen industries grow, pollution also grows. Today the problem of environment has become more and more important. The world population is rising so quickly that the world has become too crowded. We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we don’t take action immediately, then we will destroy our only world.Man has made great progress in environment protection. Government of many countries has established laws to protect the forest and sea resource and to stop the environmental pollution.Still more measures should be taken to solve the problem. First, we should start by educating the public about the hazards of pollution. The government on its part should also design stricter laws. This is not only for our own generation but also for the future generation to come. It is necessary to protect our nature environment. We must begin now to protect our only world.Make The Best Use of Our LandIt is the land that has been providing us with everything we need for centuries. In other words, almost everything we use daily comes from the land directly or indirectly. The food,clothes, houses, even the books and furniture are all supplied by the land. But the limited land is decreasing at a surprising speed. With the expanding of the cities, the development of the industry and over population, lots of large pieces of good farmland are being turned into residential areas with many houses and apartment buildings, or industrial areas, or warehouses.Therefore some measures must be taken to stop the abusing of our farmland. On the other hand, we should let everyone realize the danger of being short of land. And also we should educate them how to make better use of our land.Sports and GamesSports and games do a lot of good to our health. They can make us strong, prevent us from getting too fat, and keep healthy and fit. Especially they can be of great value to people who work with their brains most of the day, for sports and games give people valuable practice in exercising the body.What’s more, they make our life richer and more colourful. If we do not have a strong body, we will find it hard to do whatever we want. So persons of all ages enjoy watching and taking part in various kinds of sports-track and fields, swimming, skating, football, volleyball and basketball, etc.Sports and games are also very useful in character training. They demand not only physical skills and strength but also courage, endurance, discipline and usually teamwork. For boys and girls, what is learned in the playground often has a deep effect on their character. If each of them learns to work for his team and not for himself on the football field, he will later find it natural to work for the good of his country instead of only for his own benefit.A healthy citizen makes a strong country. Let’s all take part in sports and games.Where do you like to live, in the city or in the country?Most cities are centers of economy, trade, transportation or culture. With the development of economy and society, more and more people have flooded into the cities, which makes the scale of the cities larger and larger. Surely, it is very convenient for shopping, education, business and so on. But it also has many disadvantages: the large population makes it crowded in each corner of the city; the big factories, too many cars, buses and trucks pollute the clean air; too much noise can make people mad. To live in the city, one e ven can’t get enough room for living.To live in the country is another thing. You can breathe the fresh air cheerfully, own a spacious house with a big backyard, and relax yourself in quietness. But when you want to go shopping, or take your child to school, perhaps you will complain about its inconvenient transportation, its remoteness…I am an ordinary person. I am always longing for the peaceful idyllic（田园诗般的）life of the countryside.The World is Getting Smaller and SmallerIn ancient times, pe ople’s only transportation means were their feet. So it was rather difficult for them to travel from one place to another. As a result, the world was too big for them to understand.With the development of modern science and technology, more and more transportation means appear: bicycle, bus, etc. They carry goods and passengers to and from every corner of the world. And they shorten the distance between people. With the help of these modern facilities, people all over the world can get in constant touch with each other.So it’s easier for people from different nations to understand each other, to communicate with each other. Thus, this world is getting smaller and smaller, just like one big family.Use of the TimeA man’s life occupies, at best, but a limited space of time; every bit of time wasted in idleness means a reduction of success and prosperity to the man himself and to the world at large. The magnitude of a man’s success in life depends largely upon how he makes use of his time. Those who achieve greatness in different channels of success are, as a whole, the most hard-working people. Our famous scholar Yao and Shun wasted not a single minute, while Da Yu, our great emperor, valued even the briefest space of time; their accomplishments stand out in our history in bold relief.If we wish to do something useful, the sure way to success is to turn every minute that we may have at our disposal（可支配的）.The old hours that we have after our daily work are the best time for reading. There is a great deal of wisdom locked up in books. Nowhere else can we find such a rich spring of knowledge for quenching（satisfy止渴）our thirst.Of course, different people follow different occupations. They do not need the same sort of information. Here they must make their own choice to get the books best suited to their particular needs. The time spent in such reading will add greatly to their stock of knowledge and prepare them for greater work in their respective fields of activity. When the reading habit is once formed, they will enjoy reading far more than they do anything else.Build up Good HobbiesEverybody has his own hobbies: some are fond of collecting stamps, coins, etc., some like swimming, and there are some who like reading or music ---- all these are of good hobbies.Nowadays, most teenagers are crazy about “hit-song”. From those songs we can learn many phrases, which we cannot find in books. Although teenagers like those songs very much, adults dislike them.And if they indulge in them, it would be a waste both of time and money. This should not be considered as a good hobby. The worst hobbies of all are smoking and gambling. Smoking harms our bodies. Some men like to smoke in public places, and do not care about other people’s feelings. Gambling will make you lose everything. You may lose your temper, money and friendship. Friendship is the thing that money cannot buy. To lose a friend is easy but to build up a friendship is hard.So, why don’t we play something that cannot hurt others and which is worthwhile to us? For good hobbies, like stamp collecting and reading can help us broaden our knowledge, music can make us happy, and sports can keep us in good physical condition. So why not take the good and discard the bad?Good MannersGood manners do not come naturally, for they have to be learnt. If children were not told and shown how to behave politely, they would grow up rough and rude like savages.Good manners are not the same in all countries. However different good manners may be in different places, the principle of good manners is always the same everywhere. It is consideration for the feelings of others. Good manners are the mark of a gentleman, and a real gentleman always tries to consider other people’s feelings. They will not say things that will hurt others; they will not speak in a rude way to offend them. When they are with others, they know what they do not like.So good manners are really a form of unselfishness. No one can have really good manners who is selfish and conceited, and who always wants his own way and seeks his own comfort. They may be outwardly polite, but they will not have the spirit of good manners.Is Money the Road to Happiness?In the modern society, quite a few people make money a target for pursuit, as they believe money is the road to happiness. Is that the case? Does money really make the matter go? I don’t agree to this opinion. Of course, we can’t live without money because it is the currency in circulation with which we can buy what we need in daily life. But money doesn’t mean everything in the world, such as happiness. The factors that contribute to happiness are unpredictable（出乎意料的）. Those who have money to burn are not necessarily living a happy life while those who lack physical needs may be happier than the rich.People once said that money is the source of evil. It is true to some extent. To catch hold of money, people would rather pay any price ---- to steal, to rob, to commit murder and even to aggress another country. Sometimes money can drive people crazy and kill them. In that case how can money is the road to happiness!On Making FriendsAs a human being, one can hardly do anything without a friend. Helping one out of trouble and bringing happiness to a lonely heart, a true friend may shed (spread) sunshine and love on one’s life. A friend will help you find out and overcome an overlooked（忽略的）shortcoming, so that you can make progress and have success in your work or study. All the splendor（辉煌）in the world is not worth a good friend.True friendship is like an in-time rain falling on the dry land. True friends are not those who like to eat or drink together with you, but those who concern more about your needs, growth, successes and failures. They will never flee for their own sake when faced with a great danger. Just as the old saying puts it, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”I like making friends. In order to make true friends, I will trust others, following their advice and leading a hand whenever they need help. I like to make friends with those who have the same interests and ideas with me, but not those who are boastful (full of self-praise), aimless, narrow-minded or selfish. Once I make friends with someone, I hope that the friendship will last all through my life.FateMany people believe that they are fated, or destined（注定）to a certain life. For example, if they are very poor or very ill, they say that it is because they were born to be poor or ill and there is nothing they can do about it. But in my opinion, people have more control than that over their lives. Maybe they didn’t work hard enough to make money or didn’t take proper care of themselves. By blaming their condition on fate, they are avoiding responsibility for their behavior.I think that for the most part of each person makes his own fate. If you are not satisfied with your own life, don’t accept it by bla ming it on fate. Change it! If you really want to do it, you can! Set your goal and work toward it. Don’t wait for fate to bring you success because it won’t happen. Fate is in your own hands! Go out and make yourself successful, rich and happy. Then you c an’t be pound of your accomplishment.We Are Young But OnceMany young girls like to copy grown-ups. They wear high-heels, paint their faces, dress in tight clothes and all that burden. They willingly let tight clothes suffocate（闷死；窒息）their breathing, high-heels hinder（阻碍）their walking, and make-ups mar their natural beauty. They think they equal adults by using those stuff, and look down upon their counterparts as childish, who incidentally do not care much to over-act their age.In fact, one cannot be considered as a grown-up just by appearance. It acquires more, such as maturity of thought, which can only be seasoned by time.Youth is indeed a very precious gift, and remember, everyone is young only once. While we still have youth with us, why should we restrict ourselves from enjoying it to our heart’s content by attempting to be much older than we really are?Chances once lost may never come again, and youth definitely will not. Once it is over, real life requests our experience, and responsibilities await us with graveness. Our life will never be as free and blissful as we are today. Our present tasks in life are light. Our hearts are still full of youthful spirits and enthusiasm. So while we are still in the flower of life, why do we not gather the “rose-buds” of youth before they wither away（凋谢）？CourageMany years ago, when I worked as a volunteer of Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liza who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. He only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her five-year-old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness.The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, “Yes, I’ll do if it will save Liza.”As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheeks. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked in a trembling voice, “Will I start to die right away?”Being young, the boy had misunderstood the doctor. He thought he was going to have to give her all his blood.。