英语阅读资料
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【导语】英语阅读同中⽂的⼀样,⾸先,使我们增长见识,其次,能够提⾼我们的阅读和写作能⼒,再者,阅读能扩宽我们的知识⾯和眼界,这对我们将来找⼯作是很重要的。
最后,阅读使我们变得有修养,这对我们⼀⽣都是很有好处的。
以下是整理的相关资料,希望帮助到您。
【篇⼀】The Monkey and the Fishermen Once upon a time, there lived a monkey in the woods. The monkey climbed up the tree and looked down at the river everyday. One day, the monkey saw fishermen throw a net over the river. He watched how the fishermen caught fish. Sometime after, the fishermen left the net and went to have lunch. Then, the monkey climbed down from the tree and went to the riverside. The monkey was planning to throw the net like the fishermen did. The monkey was confident since he was good at imitating. Yet, the net wound around the monkey when he touched it. Tied up in the net, the monkey fell into the water. The monkey regretted his behavior, but it was too late. “I should have learned how to use the net before touching it. After believing my prowess and showing off, I am in a bad fix.” The monkey who did not behave carefully drowned in the water.【篇⼆】The Son and the Picture of a Lion Once upon a time, there lived a very timid-minded father in a town. He was always worried that his son might get hurt. The son was brave and loved hunting, but his father prevented his son from hunting everyday. One night, the father dreamed of his son being pursued by a lion. After he woke up, he thought, ‘I should not leave things like this.’ The father built a strong wooden house for his son because he believed his son would not be in danger if he locked his son in the house. The father brought pictures of animals to his son‘s room so that the son would not get bored. The father even stuck a picture of a lion on the wooden wall. However, the son felt stuffy about just staying home. One day, the son vented his anger on the picture of a lion. “You bastard! I cannot go outside because of you! Why did you appear in my father’s dream and torture me?” The son hit the picture with his fist. Right then, the wooden wall broke down and a thorn got stuck in his hand. The son tried to take it out, but it did not come out easily. Due to the thorn, the wound enlarged and the inflammation worsened. After a few days, the young son died from the wound. The father who tried to shut his child in lost his child because of his actions.【篇三】Two Travelers and the Bear Once upon a time, two young men were walking along the mountain trail. They were very close friends. But, all of a sudden, a bear showed up. Shocked, the young men were looking for a place to hide. One fellow hid himself by climbing up a tree, but the other one was unable to run away. When the bear pounced upon him, the fellow who could not run away threw himself flat down upon the ground and pretended to be dead. The young man on the ground held his breath and stayed still. The bear, coming up to him, put his muzzle close to the man, and sniffed. “He‘s dead. I don’t eat dead meat.” The bear left the young man along and went away. After the bear was gone, the friend in the tree came down. Wiping away his cold sweat, the friend asked, “What did the bear say to you?” “Oh, the bear told me”, said the other, “Not to hang out with a friend who runs away when a risky situation occurs.” After hearing him, the young man who climbed up the tree alone felt sorry for his behavior. Friends mean being there for each other even when danger comes.。
此文档下载后即可编辑AMany students in China are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teenagers(十几岁的青少年). Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English language (语言)over the radio, on television, or in films. One must work hard to learn another language.Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language and maths and English ... Some people learn English because it is useful for their work. Many people often learn English for their higher sutdies, because at college or university(大学) some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspaper and magazines in English.( )21. Many students in China are learning English, aren't they? ____.A. No, they aren'tB. No, they areC. Yes, they areD. Yes, they aren't( )22. If one wants to learn another language well, he must ____.A. learn at schoolB. study by himselfC. work hardD. study hard( )23. The sentence "It is difficult to answer that question" means ____.A. that question is not difficult to answerB. that question is difficult to answer itC. it is difficultly to answer that questionD. it is hard to answer that question( )24. "Their own language" means ____.A. ChineseB. EnglishC. FrenchD. Japanese( )25. What's the Chinese of "study by themselves"?A. 和他们一起学习B. 自学C. 向他们学习D. 通过学习BOnce upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take of them.”With these words, he went out.But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished (惩罚), so he drank the poison to kill himself.( )26.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.A. the rich manB. the servantC. both A and BD. neither A and B( )27.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.A. the catB. himselfC. nobodyD. the servant( )28.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.A. there was in fact poison in the bottlesB. did not want the servant to drink his wineC. he wanted to kill the catD. he wanted to kill the servant( )29.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.A. the servantB. catC. the rich manD. nobody( )30.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.A. lazyB. badC. cleverD. kindCEveryone likes living in a clean and comfortant environment. If the envionment(环境) are bad, it will affect(影响)our body, and make us not feel well. Sometimes we may be terribly ill. At that time we don’t want to work, and we have to stay in bed and rest at home. So the envrionment is very important to us.It’s germs that makes us ill. There are germs everywhere, They are very small and you can’t find them with your own eyes, but you can see them with a microscope(显微镜)They are very small and there may be hundreds of them on a very small thing, Germs can always be found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under themicroscope, we shall see them in it. Germs can also be found in air and dust(灰尘). If you cut your finger, some of the dust from the floor may go into it, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs will go into all of your boby, and you will have pain everywhere.To keep us healthy, we should try to our best to make our environment become cleaner and tidier. This needs us to act together.31.The writer tell us that________.A. we like working when we are illB. germs can’t live in the water.C. we can’t feel ill if the environment is bad.D. we feel well when the environment is good.32.Germs are________.A. very small things that you can’t see with your eyes.B. the things that don’t effect people.C. the things that you can find with your eyes.D. the things that are very big.33. Where can germs be found? They can be found_________.A. on the small thingB. in air and dustC. only in dirty waterD. everywhere34.How will you feel if germs go into the finger that is cut?A. I will feel nothing.B. I won’t mind.C. I will feel tense.D. I will feel painful.35. From the passage we know that________.A. environment doesn’t affect our lifeB. we don’t need to improve our environmentC. germs may make us illD. if the environment is better, germs will be more.DIf you go into the forest with friends, stay with them .If you don’t, you may get lost. If you do get lost, this is what you should do.Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends. Let them find you. You can help them to find you by stay in one place.There is anther way to help your friends or other people to find you. Give them a signal(信号)outing or whistling (吹口哨) three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal given three times is a call for help.Keep on shouting or whistling, always three times togher. When people hear you, they will give two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help.If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a small room with branches.(树枝)What should you do if you get hungry or need drinking water ? You would have to leave your little branch room to look for something to eat and drink. Don’t just walk away. Pick up small brunches and drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back.The most important thing to do when you are lost ---stay in one place.根据文章判断正(T)、误(F)( )36.If you get lost in the forest, you should walk everywhere to find your friends as soon as possible.(尽快)( )37.You can keep on shouting or whistling always three times toghether for help.( )38.When you hear two shouts or whistles, you know that people will come to help you.( )39.You can’t go anywhere even when you feel thirsty(口渴的)or hungry.( )40.You can find your way back to your branch room easily without leaving any branches as you walk.EIt 41 the last lesson of a week. The students are very happy.Their teacher ia very happy,too. Their teacher 42 some nice games 43 them. He sings somenice songs with them and then he 44 the blackboard 45 writes. Smile on the blackboard."This is one of the longest 46 in English." he says to the students. Allthe47 laugh and a girl stands up and 48 ." Why is it one of the longest worda?"The teacher says:"Because there is a mile in 49 ."The students know 50 English teacher is good at teaching.( )41. A, is B,are C,am D.be( )42.A.play B.plays C. is playing D.are playing。
成年人容易入门的英语阅读材料随着社会的进步和全球化的发展,英语作为一种全球通用的语言已经成为了越来越多人的必备技能。
而其中,阅读英语资料对于提高语言能力和扩大知识面起着至关重要的作用。
但是对于一些成年人来说,开始学习英语阅读可能会感到困难和挫败。
本文将介绍一些成年人容易入门的英语阅读材料,帮助读者在轻松愉快的阅读中提高英语水平。
1. 具有趣味性的英语小说英语小说是提高英语阅读能力的绝佳选择。
尤其是一些具有趣味性和代表性的英文小说,可以激发读者的兴趣,提高阅读的愉悦度。
比如《哈利·波特》系列、《简爱》、《麦田守望者》等,这些小说内容生动有趣,语言也相对简单,非常适合成年人入门英语阅读。
2. 英语报纸和杂志英语报纸和杂志是了解英语国家社会文化和时事热点的重要来源,也是提高英语阅读能力的有效途径。
对于成年人来说,选择一些自己感兴趣的主题,比如财经、健康、旅游等领域的英文报纸和杂志,从中获取信息并逐渐提高阅读难度,是一种非常有效的阅读方法。
3. 英语学习全球信息湾及应用随着互联网的发展,各种优质的英语学习全球信息湾和应用层出不穷。
成年人可以利用这些资源,选择适合自己水平的英语阅读材料进行学习。
比如BBC Learning English、VOA Learning English等知名全球信息湾,还有一些阅读类的应用如多邻国、扇贝等,这些都是成年人学习英语阅读的良好选择。
4. 英语经典散文英语经典散文也是成年人学习英语阅读的好材料。
这些短小精悍的散文往往有着深刻的思想和丰富的表达方式,对于提高英语阅读能力和丰富词汇积累是非常有益的。
比如爱默生的《自助》、埃克宁的《人生的智慧》等,都是很好的选择。
5. 英语绘本和简短故事对于英语初学者来说,一些简短的英语绘本和故事也是很好的入门材料。
这些绘本和故事内容简单生动,图片丰富,适合成年人在快节奏的生活中进行放松和学习。
比如《鲁宾逊漂流记》、《小王子》等都是很适合成年人的英语读物。
1. Fill in the blanks wit the proper forms of words according to the first letters:Did you sleep the day away(睡掉一天)on March 21! leads to a strong drop in body temperature, great weight loss and finally, sickness. Different people need different amount of sleep. Eight hours a night is commonly(普遍)the average amount of sleep. at night. Leading American scientist Thomas Edison said great scientist, said he needed at least ten hourGo to bed at the same time. Use your bed only to sleep. Drink a glass of milk before sleep.Stop looking at the watch when you can’t sleep!2. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words given in the blanks:It is cloudy. A high autumn wind is beginning to blow. It is blowing the clouds across the sky. The ground is covered with golden leaves from the trees. It is going to rain. After a cold rain , the sun comes out of the clouds again. The fields look beautiful with full crops. Some birds are flying south to the warm places for the winter. The farmers are getting ready to get in the harvest now.The hills, the field, They are throwing snowballs at each other. A dog is running among the children. He is very happy when it snows and he likes to play in the snow with the children.3. Reading comprehensionNewspapers are very important in our daily life. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. ___C____________. _________E____. ________B_____ _____D______._____A____.1. Fill in the blanks wit the proper forms of words according to the first letters:I have been in England for three months. I hope you don't think I've forgotten you. There have been so many places to see and so many things to do that I 've not had much time to write letters.I shall soon be starting my studies at King's College. So far I've been learning about England and British ways of living. I won't tell you about London. There are lots of books you can read and lots of pictures you can look around. I'm sure you'll be more interested to know what I think about life here.I found some of the custom new and interesting. People here do not shake hands as much as we do in Europe. During the first four weeks I was often surprised because people did not put out their hands when I met them. Men raise their hats to women but not to each other.2. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words given in the blanks:A long time ago, when aeroplanes were not very big or strong yet, all passengers had to weigh with their luggage, because planes could not carry more than it was safe to carry. Then when planes became bigger and heavier, only the luggage had to be weighed; and now often, the luggage has to be measured instead of being weighed, because size is more important to the airlines than weight. Aeroplanes are so big and strong now that they can carry almost any weight. But before a passenger can travel by Hawaii Airlines, he or she still has to be weighed. Once, when one fat man was asked by the airlines' clerk how much he weighed, he thought for a few seconds and then said to her: "With or without my clothes?" "Well, sir," the girl answered , "how are you planning to travel?"1. A some B little C much D enough2. A how B that C what D like3. A it B anything C when D something4. A before B after C by D at5. A eaten B had C drunk D spoken6 A who B whether C why D what7. A happy B excited C kind D delicious8. A doing B telling C talking D saying9. A the matter B the wrong C happening D going10. A teacher B businessman C food D drink1. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words given in the blanks:Last night I was in a world where all the colours were different. The grass was orange, the trees were white, in thegreen sky there was a purple sun and a moon with the colour of blood. I was a child again, eight years old, and I was lost. Ifelt afraid and unhappy . In front of me there was a street and there were many people, but all around me I heard the noiseof big insects(昆虫). It was very hot. Suddenly, a door opened on my left. I went into the house and ran up the stairs. WhenI got to the top, I saw a field filled with blue horses. I called one of them. He came over to me and I got on his back. I don’tknow how far he took me. We went through forests, across the rivers, past high mountains covered with black snow. At lastwe came to a town. There were no people in the town. Nobody spoke. I heard my mother’s voice in the big building. Icalled as loudly as I could. I pushed the door, but it was too big and heavy. I pushed harder and harder… Then I woke up.2. Fill in the blanks with the words of which the first letter is given.Everyone knows that water and air are very important. All men need air. We b reathe air from outside our bodies in every breath. When you put your face under water, you can’t keep it there long. A swimmer can’t swim under water very long. Heneeds air. A good swimmer may swim with his face in the water, if so he keeps turning his head to take a breath through his mouth. If he goes down under the water, he has to come up for about every twenty or thirty seconds. He doesn’t take in air through his nose under the water, because water could get in through his nose with the air and go to his lungs. With water inhis lungs a man can’t go on living.3. Choose the sentences to fill in the blanks.The word “day” has two meanings. _________B_________, _______A_________. ________ ___E_________._________D ________. _________C_________.1. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words given in the bracket.Coffee has been a part of people’s lives for thousands of years, and today it is still a favorite drink of millions of people inthe world. Coffee is so popular, but do you know the story of coffee and how it was discovered?One day, a farmer was watching his goats, and he saw them eat some small berries(干种子)from a plant. After they ate the berries, the goats became very active. The man often felt tired, so he decided to try the berries too. Surprisingly, From Europe,the coffee plant was taken to America. People found that coffee plants grew well in many parts of South America, On these farms, coffee beans were picked from the plants by hand. Then the beans were dried and prepared for market sale. Different coffee beans were mixed together to produce different kinds of coffee. Coffee was sent to all over the world, and soon became very popular.2. Fill in the blanks with the words of which the first letter is given.In 1620, about half the USA was covered by forests. Today the forests have almost gone. A lot ofgood land has gone with them, leaving only sand. China doesn't want to copy the USA's example.We're planted more and more trees. We've built the “Great Green Wall”of trees across northern part of our country.The Great Green Wall is 7,000 kilometres long, and between 400 and 1,700 kilometres wide. It will stop the wind from blowingthe earth away. It will stop the sand from moving toward the rich farmland in the south.More“Great Green Walls” are needed. Trees must be grown all over the world.Great Green Walls will make the world beautiful.3. Choose the sentences to fill in the blanks.I was born in New York, but I grew up in San Francisco._______D_______.__________B_______.________A_______. _________C__________ ____________E______1. Choose the sentences to fill in the blanks.An American group developed the rooftop gardening in the early 1980s, the group is known as ECHO. 3. _______2_____ ________5______ _____1________ ______4________2. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words given in the bracket.If an American is satisfied (满意)with you, he will put his thumb and forefinger(食指) into a circle. That __means________ OK. But in Brazil, the very sign is _____thought______ to be __rude_______. In Poland, a guest usually ___takes______ flowers to his hostess. The number must be an odd(奇数) one. Besides, the hostess isn’t ___wished_______ to remove the cover of the bunch of flowers. And usually, the red rose is a sign of love. Usually we nod to express our agreement and shake our heads to show _disagreement________. To our ___surprise________, these body movements mean the opposite in Bulgaria(保加利亚). The __differences_________ in customs and cultures in the world are really noticeable. We should learn more about them to avoid (避免) ___embarrassment_______. Then, please remember: When in Rome, do as the ___R omans_____ do.3,( )1. Ataking B.catching Ceating( ) 2. Aworry B. please C. satisfy( ) 3. A.By B.With C. Instead of( ) 4. A.even B. also C. very( ) 5. A.nights B. morning C. hours( ) 6. A.empty B. old C. open( ) 7. A. in B. for C. up( ) 8. A.things B. time C. money( ) 9. A.even B. still C. really( )10. A.once B. all C.home1.Fill in the blanks with the words of which the first letter is given.An old man v_visited_________ a new doctor. He was very young.“I don’t feel w ell , doctor,” he said, “Please find out what’s w__wrong_______ with me.” “Take off your clothes and l ie on the bed,” the young doctor said, “I’ll examine you.” The old man took off his clothes and l__lay_ (lie—lied—lied撒谎)(lie-lay-lain 平躺)(lay-laid-laid 摆放)__ down on the bed, and the young doctor examined him. But he coul dn’t find out a__anything________ wrong with the old man. He listened to his h____heart______. He looked into his throat(喉咙). At lasthe said, You’re as h___healthy_______ as I am.” “That’s very strange,” the old man said, “because I feel really bad.” “Com e back tomorrow and see me again if you don’t feel b____better________,” the young doctor said. “I’ll examine you again.” “All right, doctor,” the old man said. Slowly he stood up and put on his clothes. Then he walked out of the h___hospital_______.A few s__seconds_______ later, the doctor’s nurse ran in. “Doctor! Doctor!” she cried, “That man who you said was healthyhas just died o____outside_______ the door.”The doctor thought quickly. “Then turn the body around so that people will think he was c oming in,” he said.2. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words given in the bracket.A man went into a restaurant and sat down at one of the tables. A waiter_ went up to him and gave him the menu. The manread it carefully_, then ordered all the most expensive dishes. The waiter s_served_ the meal and the man ate it happily.Then he stood up and said to the waiter, “I am going to go_ out to buy a newspaper,” The waiter ran towards him. “Excuse me,” he said, “but your father _has’t come__ back and he hasn’t paid for his meal or your ice-cream.” “I’m sorry,” the young boy said. “That has _nothing_ to do with me.” “Oh, yes, it does,” the waiter said. “You’ll stay here _until_your father comes back and pays his bill.” The waiter _didn’t understand__. “What do you mean?” he asked. “The man came up to me in the street,” the boy said. “He asked me _if_ I liked ice-cream. I told him I did. Then he _told_ me to come into the restaurant at 2 o’clock and sit down at his table.3. Choose the sentences to fill in the blanks.___1_D__. There are lending libraries where people, old and young, can borrow books if they are members. ___2_A__ ____3B___ . ____4_C___ . _____E5_____1. Fill in the blanks with the words of which the first letter is given.Complain(抱怨), for the world was always letting me down. Then a young boy came up to me and said with greate xcitement, “Look, what I found!” He said with overacted(过分夸张的) surprise, “It sure ly s_smells_ nice and it’s for you.” orhe might never l_laugh_. So I reached for the flower and replied, “Just what I need.” But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he , tears shining in the sun, as I thanked him for picking the “best” one for. I sat there and wondered how he tried to seea self-pitying woman. the _problem_ was myself had been b_blind_, I made up my mind to see the beauty in life.2.Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words given in the bracket.I have always been interested in clowns (小丑). The most interestin thing I can remember, as a child of _three__, is seeing apair of clowns ---one very fat, and the other very thin. A traveling circus came to our town and my parents took me _to see__ it.When we_arrived_ aext to me. “Shall we dance?” he asked, then picked_ me up and began dancing. I felt frightened and began to cry. Since then I was interested in clowns. In life, we sometimes laugh at things that _frightens_ us. We often laugh at most people who make us nervous. When we laugh, we relax and enjoy _ourselves_. People who never laugh can become_worried_and ill. Laughter is like medicine and a clown is like a doctor. There have always been, and there will always be clowns, because people need to laugh. Laughter is the best kind of medicine.3.Choose the sentences to fill in the blanks.Are you the only child in the family? _____F______.___B________. ____A_______.. __C_______. _____D_____I.Fill in the blankets according to the first letter given.An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a stupid young man, and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had nothing left. Of course ,when that happened, all his friends left him. When he was quite poor andalone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had trouble."My money has finished and my friends have gone," said the young man. "What will happen to me now?""Don't worry, young man," answered Nasreddin." Everything will soon be all right again. Wait ,and you will soon feel much happier."The young man was very glad." Am I going to get rich again then? " he asked Nasreddin."No, I didn't mean that," said the old man "I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends2. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words given in the bracket.Ali, who was working a long way from home wanted to write a letter to his wife, but he could neither read nor write, andhe had to work all day, so he could only look for somebody to write his letter late at night .At last he found the house of a letter writer whose name was Nasreddin.Nasreddin was already in bed. "It is late," he said. "What do you want?" "I want you to write a letter to my wife, "said Ali, Nasreddin was not pleased. He thought for a few seconds and then said, "Has the letter got to go far?" "What does that matter?" answered Ali."Well, my writing is so strange that only I can read it, and if I have to travel a long way to read your letter to your wife, it will cost you a lot of money." Ali went away quickly.III. Read the article and put the sentences back to the right places.______E______.Today the forests have almost gone. A lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only sand.____C___________.________D_____________B_________.It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south.____A________.I.Fill in the blankets according to the first letter given.Tom arrived at the bus s_station_____ quite early for Paris bus.. He saw a lot of people are w__waiting_____ in the station. Some were standing in line, Their teachers are trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around_______ but there was no place for him to sit. He walked into the station cafe. He f__found_____ a seat and sat down before a large m__mirror_______ on the wall. asked Mike. “There’s plenty of time yet,” a_answered_______ Tom. “Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike. They talked w_______ drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock a___again______. “Oh! It’s going backward!” he cried. “A few m___minutes______ ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for a____another______ hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.1. A some B little C much D enough2. A how B that C what D like3. A it B anything C when D something4. A before B after C by D at5. A eaten B had C drunk D spoken6 A who B whether C why D what7. A happy B excited C kind D delicious8. A doing B telling C talking D saying9. A the matter B the wrong C happening D going10. A teacher B businessman C food D drink。
[标签:标题]篇一:适合中学生阅读的中英读物书目英语组一、适合学生的中英对照的书虫。
(58本)书虫(1级上适合初1\初2年级共10册) 1 爱情与金钱Love or Money2 《苏格兰玛丽女王》《Mary Queen of Scots Tim Vicar y 》中英对照3 在月亮下面Under The Moon4 潘德尔的巫师The Witches of Peddle5 歌剧院的幽灵The Phantom of The Opera6 猴爪The Monkey's Paw7 世界上最冷的地方The Coldest Place on Earth 8 阿拉丁和神灯Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp 9 《象人》《The Elephant Man》中英对照10 别了,好莱坞先生Goodbye Mr Hollywood 书虫(共8册1级下适合初1初2年级)1小公主A Little Princess2.邦蒂号暴动Mutiny On The Bounty3.奥米茄文件The Omega Files4.谁谋杀了总统The President's Murderer5.福尔摩斯和公爵的儿子Sherlock Holmes and The Duke's Son6.白色死亡White Death7.绿野仙踪The Wizard of Oz8.难忘米兰达Remember Miranda9.福尔摩斯与赛马Sherlock Holmes and The Sport of Kings书虫(2级上适合初2初3年级共8册) 1.威廉·莎士比亚William Shakespeare 2.一个国王的爱情故事The Love of a King 3.亡灵鸟Dedd Man's Island4.哈克贝利·费恩历险记The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn5.《鲁宾孙漂流记》《The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe》中英对照6.爱丽丝漫游奇境记Alice's Adventure in Wonderland7.格林·盖布尔斯的安妮Anne of Green Gables8.五个孩子和沙精Five Children and It书虫(共8册2级下适合初2初3年级) 1.神秘女人—阿加莎·克里新蒂Agatha Christie 2.德拉库拉Dracula3.亨利八世和他的六位妻子Hey VIII and His Six Wives4.蕈尔格街凶杀案The Murders in the Rue Margue5.坎特维尔幽灵The Canterville Ghost6.五镇故事Stories From The Five Towns7.法兰克福的耳环Ear-Rings from Frankfurt8.森林王子The Jungle Book书虫(共8册3级上适合初3高1年级) 1. 弗兰肯新坦Frankenstein2.《野性的呼唤》《The Call of The Wild》中英对照3.秘密花园The Secret Garden4.曾达的囚徒The Prisoner of Zinda5.爱丽丝镜中世界奇遇记Through The Looking-Glass6.风语河岸柳The Wind in the Willows7.神秘及幻想故事集Tales of Mystery and Imagination 8.铁路少年The Railway Children 9.三个陌生人The Three Strangers and Other Stories书虫(3级下适合初3高1年级共8册)1. 《圣诞欢歌》《A Christmas Carol》中英对照2.多里安·格雷的画像The Piciure of Dorian Gray3.勃朗特一家的故事The Bionte Story4.牙齿和爪子Tooth and Claw5.星际动物园The Star Zoo6.《诱拐》《Kidnapped》中英对照7.公正Justice8.化学秘密Chemical Secret 9.劫机!Skyjack书虫(第4级上适合初3学生共5册)1.《巴斯克维尔猎犬》《The Hound of The Baskervilles》2.不平静的坟墓The Unquiet Grave3.三怪客泛舟记Three Men in A Boat4.三十九级台阶The Thirty-nine Steps5.小妇人Little Women中英对照篇二:初中生适合的英语阅读资料第一级:300生词量,适合小学、初一学生,共8本1、《爱情与金钱》2、《苏格兰玛丽女王》3、《在月亮下面》4、《潘德尔的巫师》5、《歌剧院的幽灵》6、《猴爪》7、《象人》8、《世界上最冷的地方》第二级:600生词量,适合初一学生,8本1、《威廉·莎士比亚》2、《一个国王的爱情故事》L3、《亡灵岛》4、《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》5、《鲁宾孙漂流记》6、《爱丽丝漫游奇境记》7、《格林·盖布尔斯来的安妮》8、《五个孩子和沙精》第三级:1000生词量,适合初二学生,分上册7本,下册8本上册1、《弗兰肯斯坦》2、《野性的呼唤》3、《秘密花园》4、《曾达的囚徒》5、《爱丽丝镜中世界奇遇记》6、《风语河岸柳》7、《神秘幻想故事集》下册:1、《圣诞欢歌》2、《多里安·格雷的画像》3、《勃朗特一家的故事》4、《牙齿和爪子》5、《星际动物园》6、《诱拐》7、《公正》8、《化学秘密》第四级:1500生词量,适合初三学生,分上册5本,下册6本上册:1、《巴斯克维尔猎犬》2、《不平静的坟墓》3、《三怪客泛舟记》4、《三十九级台阶》5、《小妇人》下册:1、《黑骏马》2、《织工马南》3、《双城记》4、《格列佛游记》5、《金银岛》6、《化身博士》第五级:2000生词量,适合高一学生,共4本。
Mister Imagination先生想象力There were very few places in the world that Jules Verne, the writer, did not visit. He went round the world a hundred times or more. Once he did it in eighty days, unheard of in the nineteenth century. He voyaged sixty thousand miles under the sea, toured around the moon, explored the center of the earth, and chatted with natives in Australia.在这个世界上很少有地方是作家儒勒·凡尔纳没有游览过的。
他周游世界100次以上。
听说在十九世纪他曾经80天环游世界。
他在海底航行六万英里,他环游过月球,探索了地球的中心,在澳大利亚和土著聊天。
Jules Verne, the man, was a stay-at-home. He was more likely to be tired from writing than from traveling. He did make a few visits to Europe and North Africa. And he made one six-week tour of New York State. But that was all. He spent less than one of his seventy-seven years really traveling. Yet he was the world’s most extraordinary tourist.儒勒·凡尔纳是一个宅男。
有哪些适合小学生的英语阅读材料
以下是一些适合小学生的英语阅读材料:
1.英语绘本:英语绘本是很好的阅读材料,可以选择适合小学生年龄和兴趣的故
事,例如经典的童话、寓言、科普知识等。
2.英语教材和辅导书:英语教材和辅导书通常有系统的语法和词汇知识,可以帮
助小学生巩固基础,提高阅读能力。
3.英语报纸和杂志:英语报纸和杂志可以提供丰富的阅读材料,包括新闻、时事、
科普知识等,可以拓展小学生的视野和词汇量。
4.英语故事书:英语故事书可以选择适合小学生年龄和兴趣的故事,例如经典的
童话、寓言、科普知识等,可以帮助小学生提高阅读能力和理解能力。
5.英语漫画和图画书:英语漫画和图画书通常有丰富的图片和简单的文字,可以
帮助小学生理解故事情节和语言意义,提高阅读兴趣。
6.人教版小学英语教材:人教版小学英语教材是国内使用最广泛的小学英语教材
之一,注重实用性和趣味性,内容贴近小学生的生活和兴趣。
7.新概念英语:新概念英语系列教材非常经典,内容由浅入深,注重语法和词汇
知识的系统讲解,适合小学生学习。
8.朗文英语教材:朗文英语教材注重语言交际能力的培养,内容生动有趣,符合
小学生的认知特点。
9.牛津小学英语教材:牛津小学英语教材是一套非常优秀的教材,内容全面、系
统,注重语言实际运用能力的培养,适合小学生学习。
10.PEP小学英语教材:PEP小学英语教材是一套新颖而实用的教材,内容丰富多
彩,注重学生在实际情境中学习英语,提高英语水平。
11.总之,选择适合小学生的英语阅读材料需要考虑年龄、兴趣、难度等因素,可
以选择多种类型的材料,以激发小学生的阅读兴趣和提高阅读能力。
PET3公共英语三级阅读资料第四课ExtremeWeatherExtreme Weather极端天⽓Extreme weather will become more common, experts forecast. 极端的⽓候将变得越来越普遍,专家们预测。
It has been a summer of extremes. Rains have deluged Europe and Asia. Swamping cities and villages and killing about 2000 people, while drought and heat have seared the American Western and Eastern cities. What is going on?它⼀直是夏天的极端。
⼤⾬淹没欧洲和亚洲的⼈们。
城市和乡村,杀害淹没⼤约2000⼈,⽽⼲旱与炎热有烧灼美国东西部城市。
到底是怎么回事呢?The floods and droughts could simply be flickers in the inherently chaotic weather system, some experts say. But many warn that such extremes will be increasingly common as the world grows warmer. 洪⽔、⼲旱可能仅仅是闪烁的天⽓系统固有的混乱,⼀些专家说。
但是许多警告说,这些将会越来越普遍,世界变得更温暖。
Such a shift could pose big problems in places where water is already a strained resource, they say. A warmer world is more likely to be a wetter one, experts warn, with more evaporation resulting in more rains, in more heavy and destructive downpours.这⼀转变会带来很⼤的问题的地⽅,⽔已是⼀个紧张的资源,他们说。
1. The Light of the Twenty-first Century1. 1. The The The word word word laser laser laser stands stands stands f f or or “light “light “light amplification amplification amplification by by stimulated stimulated emission emission emission of of of radiation”. radiation”. radiation”. To To many people lasers are very mysterious but a laser is simply a device that produces a very strong light. light. The The The light light light from from from a a a laser laser laser is is is called called called coherent coherent coherent light light light because because because it it it is is is light light light that that that moves moves moves in in in only only only one one direction. In contrast, incoherent light, like the light from the sun or a light bulb, moves away from its source in all directions, so its strength is very spread out. The light from a laser, moving in only one direction and concentrated in a narrow beam, is much stronger. 2. As soon as the laser was developed, scientists began thinking of practical applications for it. One of the earliest uses was to make extremely precise measurements of distance and speed. For example, example, the the the distance distance distance to to to the the the moon moon moon was was was measured measured measured to to to within within within a a a foot, foot, foot, and and and the the the speed speed speed of of of light light light was was measured to within a thousandth of a mile per second. As time passed, many more applications for the laser were developed. 3. Some of the most important uses of lasers are in medicine. Lasers can be used in surgery to open open and and and close close close incisions incisions incisions with with with no no no danger danger danger of of of infection. infection. infection. In In In eye eye eye operations, operations, operations, a a a laser laser laser can can can be be be used used used to to reattach a retina and to prevent excessive bleeding of tiny blood vessel in the eye. Lasers are also important important in in in the the the treatment treatment treatment of of of cancer. cancer. cancer. A A A laser laser laser beam beam beam can can can completely completely completely destroy destroy destroy a a a cancerous cancerous cancerous growth growth without leaving behind any dangerous cancer cells that could start a new tumor. More recently, lasers have been used to remove skin discolorations like freckles, age spots, and birthmarks. Some dentists have even started using lasers for painless treatment of teeth and gums. 4. Over the past twenty years, personal computers have brought tremendous changes to the home and the workplace, and many of the most important developments in computer technology are are based based based on on on lasers. lasers. lasers. From From From laser laser laser printers printers printers (including (including (including the the the newest newest newest colon colon colon printers printers printers to to to technology technology technology by by which whole encyclopedias of information can be stored on a laser disk (called a CD-ROM} and read read by by by a a a computer, computer, computer, to to to optical optical optical disks disks disks that that that have have have hundreds hundreds hundreds of of of times times times as as as much much much memory memory memory as as as regular regular floppy disks, lasers are revolutionizing computers. 5. 5. Lasers Lasers Lasers also also also have have have many many many uses uses uses in in in business business business and and and industry industry industry and and and in in in everyday everyday everyday life. life. life. In In In factories, factories, lasers lasers are are are used used used to to to cut cut cut cloth and cloth and harden harden metals. metals. metals. In In In supermarkets, supermarkets, supermarkets, a a a laser laser laser at at at the the the checkout checkout checkout counter counter reads reads the the the price price price codes codes codes on on on packages. packages. packages. Lasers Lasers Lasers are are are used used used in in in our our our homes homes homes in in in music music music CD CD CD players players players and and videodisc videodisc players, players, players, which which which offer offer offer much much much better better better audio audio audio and and and video video video reproduction reproduction reproduction than than than we we we get get get from from audiotapes or VCRs. 6. Lasers have also made a big difference in the way telephones work. Instead of changing sound waves to electricity that travels through copper wire, the most modern telephone technology works by changing sound waves into pulses of laser light that travel through hair-thin glass fibers. One such fiber can carry more than a million conversations at the same time! An added benefit is that this technology lessens the need for copper, a scarce and valuable natural resource. 7. These are just a few of the thousands of uses for lasers. The laser is truly becoming the light of the twenty-first century. 1. Which one of the following statements is NOT characteristic of the light from a laser?(C) A. It ’s very strong. B. It moves in only one direction. C. It is like the light from the sun. D. It moves in a narrow beam. 2. The following are all applications of the laser EXECPT for .(A) A. Laser can be used to detect minerals like copper. B. Laser can be used to do precise measurement. C. Laser can be used in business and industry. D. Laser can be used in computer technology. 3. Laser has been widely used in medicine mostly because (B) A. Light from a laser has strong destructive power. B. Light from a laser causes no infection to incisions. C. Light from a laser moves in a narrow beam. D. Light from a laser demands no other medical care. 4. According to the passage, which one of the following statements is NOT TRUE? (D) A. Lasers have revolutionized the way telephones work. B. Music CD players can offer better audio reproduction than audiotapes. C. Modern telephone technology works by changing sound waves into pulses of laser light. D. Laser beams can destroy a cancerous growth but with some problems left. 5. What is the main idea of this passage? (A) A. Lasers have been developed many applications in modern life. B. Lasers can be used to cure diseases like cancer and oral cavity diseases. C. Laser stands f or “light amplification by stimulated emiss i on of radiation”ion of radiation”. . D. Human beings will be benefited more from lasers. 2. Headache Away1. When you have a headache, do you rash to your medicine cabinet or to the drugstore for a pain reliever? If so, you’re not alone. People in the United States spend over $2 billion a year on nonprescription pain relievers such as aspirin, acetaminophen and ibuprofen. Although effective, these pain relievers are not without problems. For example, many pain relievers can have serious side effects. 2. So, next time you have a headache, instead of rushing to the drugstore, you might want to try one of these natural headache remedies: 3. 1. Eat something soon. Preferably, eat something high in protein, a substance necessary for for growth, growth, growth, the the the “hung “hung “hungry ry ry headache”headache” caused caused by by by a a a drop drop drop in in in the the the blood-sugar blood-sugar blood-sugar supply, supply, supply, can can can be be be a a a real real problem problem for for for people people people not not not eating eating eating enough enough enough at at at mealtimes. mealtimes. mealtimes. Why Why Why protein? protein? protein? Because Because Because it it it rebuilds rebuilds rebuilds your your blood-sugar supply little by little. Sugary foods cause the blood sugar to go up rapidly and then drop again just as fast. 4. 2. Wash it away. At At the the the first first first sign sign sign of of of headache headache headache pain, pain, pain, get get get in in in the the the shower, shower, shower, advises advises advises Dr. Dr. Augustus S. Rose of the UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) school of Medicine. First take a hot shower even if the pain gets worse. This will make the blood vessels open wide. Follow it immediately with a cold shower. Stay in until you shiver. Repeat this process if necessary. This process works well for a migraine headache. In a migraine headache, the blood vessels of the head first contract (get smaller), then dilate (open up) and press against the nerves. This pressure causes pain. Cold water makes the blood vessels contract, which eases this pressure on the nerves. 5. 3. Freeze it out. If you are miles away from the shower, Dr. Rose suggests putting crushed ice ice in in in your your your mouth. mouth. mouth. Again, Again, Again, this this this is is is useful useful useful for for for a a a migraine migraine migraine headache. headache. headache. However, However, However, this this this remedy remedy remedy is is inappropriate for elderly or sick people. 6. 4. Think it away. Sit down or lie down and close your eyes. Imagine that it is summer and you are on the beach. An ocean breeze cools your face and your hands and arms grow warmer and warmer in the hot sun. Your hands are really soaking up the sun. They become hot to the touch. Minutes pass, and when you open your eyes, you are left with very warm hands…and no h eadache. headache. Thinking warmth into your hands sends blood toward them and away from the head. 7. 5. Massage it out. Get to your head through your feet. Massaging the lower part of your big big toe toe toe and and and the the the area area area under under under all all all your your your toes toes toes will will will lessen lessen lessen tension tension tension in in in the the the neck. neck. neck. This This This tension tension tension can can can often often cause a headache. 8. 6. Press it away. Some headaches can be cured by a sensitive finger-pressure m assage. massage. The massage should be given on sensitive “bigger” points. The re are three pairs of points: one at each temple, one under each shoulder blade, and a pair at the back of the neck. Press each point for 15 to 30 seconds at a time. Remember to press both points in a pair at the same time, not just one side. D oing this will help the body’s natureDoing this will help the body’s nature painkillers start working. If you are alone, press the thumb of one hand against the tender spot in the “V” formed by the thumb and forefinger of the other hand. 9. Always see a doctor for continuous or recurring head pain. 1. From the passage, we could get to know . (B) A. Nonprescription pain relievers have no side effects. B. American people spend much money on painkillers. C. Natural headache remedies are more effective than headache medicines. D. One can ’t buy pain relievers in the drugstores in the USA. 2. Eating a steak can help get rid of a headache because .(D) A. Steak is high in sugar. B. Steak is high in nutrition. C. Steak is high in starch. D. Steak is high in protein. 3. Which one of the following statements is NOT true to the remedy “wash it away ”? (A) A. Only hot water should be used when this remedy is applied. B. This remedy works well for a migraine headache. C. This remedy is applicable at the first sight of headache pain. D. Sometimes the process of taking showers should be repeated. 4. What is the right way to press headache away? (C) A. Have someone apply pressure to the side of your head that hurts the most. B. Have someone apply pressure to the side of your head that hurts less. C. Have someone apply pressure to sensitive spots on both sides of your head. D. Have someone apply pressure to sensitive spots in your feet. 5. The main idea of the passage is .(B) A. More and more American people take medicines to release pains. B. There are many natural headache remedies worth trying to release pains. C. Pain relievers are usually more effective than natural headache remedies. D. Massaging toes can lessen tension in the neck. 3. Danger for the fun of itDennis Joyce is a a 30-year-old 30-year-old 30-year-old employee employee employee of of of an an an electric electric electric company company company in in in New New New York City. York City. To To put put some excitement into his life, he spends many weekends and vacations white-water canoeing. He is one of the growing number of Americans who in recent years have taken up dangerous sports to fill their leisure hours. People who participate in risky sports usually have several things in common. Most are men. They don’t like others to think of them as thrill seekers, yet they admit the dangers of their sport. And almost all of them look down on sports like tennis and golf. “T here’s here’s just just just nothing nothing nothing happening happening happening in in in sports sports sports like like tennis tennis and and and golf,” golf,” golf,” said said said Steve Steve Steve Kaufman, Kaufman, Kaufman, a a 44-year-old Manhattan bill collector who scuba dives in his spare time. According to him, the only people people who who who come come come close close close to to to the the the experience experience experience of of of scuba scuba scuba divers divers divers are are are astronauts astronauts astronauts “because “because “because they’re they’re they’re in in in a a totally totally alien alien alien environment, environment, environment, too.” too.” too.” Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman describes describes describes his his his sport sport as as “a “a “a total total total isolation isolation isolation from from from anything anything that can i nterfere with your own personal sense of self.”interfere with your own personal sense of self.” Mr. Mr. Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman said said said his his his most most most dangerous dangerous dangerous moment moment moment as as as a a a diver diver diver came came came when when when he he he found found found himself himself looking at about 800 to 900 sharks. Fortunately, he got out of there really fast. George George Weigel, Weigel, Weigel, a a a 31-year-old 31-year-old 31-year-old carpenter carpenter carpenter from from from Pawling, Pawling, Pawling, New New New Y ork, Y ork, enjoys enjoys enjoys hang hang hang gliding. gliding. Although many risk-takers see hang gliding as the most dangerous sport of all, Weigel feels hang gliders should not be regarded as thrill seekers. Yet he said that hang gliding “scares the living daylights out of me ” and that “everything else seems boring compared to it.”Why Why do do do people people people willingly willingly willingly seek seek seek out out out danger? danger? danger? According According According to to to Dr. Dr. Dr. George George George Serban, Serban, Serban, associate associate professor, of clinical psychiatry at New York University, most men do it to prove their masculinity. “The “The nature nature nature of of of the the the male male male animal animal animal is is is to to to undertake undertake dangerous dangerous tasks tasks tasks and and and to to to confront confront confront them them them and and and to to succeed,” Dr. Serban said. When lif e becomes boring and routine, Serban says, and men do not have a chance for adventure or a chance to prove their masculinity, the only other possibility for them is to undertake dangerous activities. The novelty of the sport is what attracted Susan Tripp, a 35-year-old Manhattan lawyer, to skin-skin-diving. diving. diving. She She She likes likes likes it it it because because because it it it “is “is “is not not not something something something many many many people people people do.” do.” do.” That That That is is also also one of one of the main main reasons reasons reasons John John John Wolcott, Wolcott, Wolcott, a a a 49-year-old 49-year-old 49-year-old printer printer printer from from from Edison, Edison, Edison, New New New Jersey, Jersey, Jersey, likes likes likes to to to go go go hot hot hot air air ballooning. “It makes me a hero,” he said. At parties, he said, he simply introduces ballooning into the conversation, and he becomes the center of attention for at least an hour. 1. What is the main idea of the article? (C) A. Risky sports are preferred especially by men. B. Risky sports funs are mostly thrill-seekers. C. More and more Americans have taken up risky sports to fill their leisure hours. D. Experts explain that risky sports funs take up risky sports to prove their masculinity. 2. About scuba diving, which of the following statements is NOT true according to the article?(B) A. Scuba divers have similar experience with astronauts. B. It is like tennis and golf to be preferred by many people. C. Scuba diving helps people have a personal sense of self. D. Scuba divers can isolate themselves from the outside world for the time being. 3. Which of the following statements is NOT true about risky sports funs? (A) A. Risky sports funs would think of themselves as thrill seekers. B. Risky sports funs usually admit the danger of the sports they take. C. Risky sports funs don't like sports like tennis or golf. D. Risky sports funs want to put excitement into their life. 4. Dr. George Serban explains that most men are willing to seek out danger because they want to . (D) A. make friends from other fields B. identify themselves with other men C. look for funs and excitement D. prove their manliness or masculinity 5. In Last Paragraph, the underlined word "novelty" has similar meaning to . (B) A. fiction B. newness C. curiosity D. strangeness 4. Winning the lottery …is it a dream come true?1. Most people have found themselves daydreaming about winning a million dollars —as a solution to their money problems or as a path to happiness and a life of luxury. As more and more states set up lottery games, more and more people rush to buy a ticket and a dream. The states view lotteries as a way to make money, since only about half of what they take in is given back as prize money. The prize is usually broken down into as many as twenty smaller, yearly payments instead of one huge payment. 2. Because there are so many types of lottery games, and they all have winners, it can seem like a very easy thing to win —especially in those rare cases where someone has won more than one one game. game. game. But But But in in in reality, reality, reality, the the the odds odds odds of of of winning winning winning the the the lottery lottery lottery are are are very very very small. small. small. In In In fact, fact, fact, you you you are are are more more likely to be struck by lightning than to become an instant millionaire. 3. 3. But But But what what what about about about those those those lucky lucky lucky few few few who who who do do do win? win? win? Have Have Have they they they achieved achieved achieved the the the American American dream dream——are they on easy street? It’s fun to picture these winners quit ting their jobs, going on a wild shopping spree, and spending a lifetime traveling around the world. But according to a survey, most people who win keep their jobs, stay in their neighborhoods and keep the same friends, and they’re careful about how they s pend their money. 4. When Christene Cooper won $19 million in the California lottery, she was a 20-year-old student working two jobs. According to Christene, “Winning was pretty unbelievable; it changes so so much much much in in in your your your life.” life.” life.” Because Because Because they they they were were were able able able to to to affo affo afford rd rd to to to live live live on on on their their their own, own, own, she and she and her her high high school sweetheart got married. They went to Disney World on their honeymoon, and they bought a BMW convertible, a truck, and a yacht. She bought houses for relatives and set up a trust fund for her sister. 5. But for Gloria Mitchem, winning the Florida lottery prize of $37.4 million was more of a problem than a blessing. She was living in a small town and working in a nursing home when she found found out out out she she she was was was a a a winner. winner. winner. By By By the the the next next next day, day, day, crowds crowds crowds of of people people and and and reporters reporters reporters were were were outside outside outside her her home. home. She She She needed a needed a police escort to to take take take her her her to claim to claim the the prize. prize. prize. Then, Then, Then, after after after a a a press press press conference conference when when relatives relatives relatives mentioned mentioned mentioned that that that they’d they’d like like to to to buy buy buy a a a fancy fancy fancy car, car, car, automobile automobile automobile salesmen salesmen salesmen started started hounding her along with the press. Finally she quit her job, took her child out of day care, and left town. She refuses to speak to reporters, and only her family and a few close friends know where she now lives. 6. Even the lottery agencies recognize that winning can open the door to worry as well as happiness. They advise winners to at least get new phone numbers if they can’t move. They also recommend getting a good lawyer and financial adviser. To win the lottery you only need luck, but to manage the changes in your life that come with the jackpot, you need lots of planning and good advice. 1. More and more states set up lottery games to . (D) A. A. create job opportunities create job opportunities B. B. advocate American dream advocate American dream C. C. help the poor help the poor D. D. make money make money 2. About lottery games, which of the following statements is TRUE? (A) A. It is more likely to be struck by lightening than to win a lottery. B. Lottery winners usually get one huge payment once for all. C. It is quite easy to win a lottery game if you calculate carefully. D. Winning lottery games always brings happiness to the winners. 3. What is in common for the two lottery winners mentioned in the article? (B) A. A. Both were troubled by automobile sellers. Both were troubled by automobile sellers. B. B. Both bought or intended to buy an automobile. Both bought or intended to buy an automobile. C. C. Both continue their work and live a happy life. Both continue their work and live a happy life. D. D. Both moved to a bigger house. Both moved to a bigger house. 4. In Paragraph 3, the underlined phrase "on easy street" means . (C) A. walking on an easy street B. walking on a busy street C. living without worries about money D. living without principles 5. Lottery winners usually can get from lottery agencies advice except for . (A) A. getting a new job B. getting a new phone number C. getting a good lawyer D. getting a financial adviser 5. Economy in France1. More attention was paid to the quality of production in France at the time of Rene Coty. Charles Deschanel was then the financial minister. He stressed that workmanship and quality were more important than quantity for industrial production. It would be necessary to produce quality goods for the international market to compete with those produced in other countries. The French economy needed a larger share of the international market to balance its import and export trade. 2. French industrial and agricultural production was still inadequate to meet the immediate needs needs of of of the the the people, people, people, let let let alone alone alone long-ranged long-ranged long-ranged developments. developments. developments. Essential Essential Essential imports imports imports had had had stretched stretched stretched the the national credit to the breaking point. Rents were tightly controlled, but the extreme inflation (通货膨胀膨胀) ) affected affected general general general population population population most most most severely severely severely through through through the the the cost cost cost of of of food. food. food. Food Food Food costs costs costs took took took as as much much as as as 80 80 80 percent percent percent of of of the the the workers workers workers’’ income. income. Wages, Wages, Wages, it it it is is is true, true, true, had had had risen. risen. risen. Extensive Extensive Extensive family family allowances and benefits were paid by the state, and there was full-time and overtime employment. Taken Taken together, together, together, these these these factors factors factors enabled enabled enabled the the the working working working class class class to to to exit exit exit but but but allowed allowed allowed them them them no no no sense sense sense of of security. In this precarious (不稳定的不稳定的) ) and discouraging situation, workmen were willing to work overseas for higher wages. 3. The government was reluctant (勉强的勉强的) )to let workers leave the country. It was feared this migration of workers would deplete (使减少使减少)) the labor force. The lack of qualified workers might hinder hinder the the the improvement improvement in in the the the quality quality of of industrial industrial industrial products products produced. produced. Qualified Qualified workers employed abroad would only increase the quantity of quality goods produced in foreign countries. Also the quantity of quality goods produced in France would not be able to increase as part of its qualified labor force moved to other countries. 1. According to the passage, the French workers were . (C) A. better paid than the workers in any other European country B. able to save more money with the increase in his wages C. anxious to work abroad D. often unable to find work in France 2. Rene Coty and Charles Deschanel were both interested in . (A) A. better quality in production B. increasing quantity in production C. having the government raise tariffs on foreign imports D. eliminating unions in France 3. The French government was reluctant to let the workers leave the country because . (B) A. it would enlarge the working force B. it would hinder the improvement of quality in industrial production C. it would hinder the increase in quantity of exports D. it would damage the imports 4. Rents in France . (B) A. were extremely high B. were tightly controlled C. took as much as 80 percent of the worker s’s’ income income D. had doubled in two years 5. According to the passage, French production . (A) A. was inadequate to meet the needs of the French people B. was flooding the international market with inferior products C. emphasized industrial production at the expense of agricultural production D. was enough for the local market 6. Teaching your children how to say sorry 1. If you want to teach your children how to say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, especially to your own children. But how you say it can be quite tricky (需要技巧的). 2. If you say to your children “I’m sorry I got angry with you, but …” what follows that “but” would be “I had a bad day” or “your noise was giving me a headache”“I had a bad day” or “your noise was giving me a headache”. This can make the apology ineffective and leaves the person feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior before he gets an apology from you. 3. Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say, “I’m sorry you’re upset”. This suggests that you are somehow at fault (过错)for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done. 4. Then there is the general, all covering apology, which is vague (含糊的)(含糊的) and ineffective, like saying “I’m useless as a parent”“I’m useless as a parent”. 5. These pseudo-apologies (伪道歉)(伪道歉)(伪道歉) are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness, while parents who wish to teach their children to apologize should see it as a sign of strength, and therefore not use these pseudo-apologies. 6. But when parents teach their children how to say sorry, the ages of their children should also also be be be taken taken taken into into into account account account and and and parents parents parents should should should let let let their their their children children children aware aware aware of of of the the the complexities complexities complexities of of apologizing. A three-year-old might need help in understanding that other children feel pain just as he he does, does, does, and and and that that that hitting hitting hitting a a a playmate playmate playmate over over over the the the head head head with with with a a a heavy heavy heavy toy toy toy requires requires requires an an an apology. apology. apology. A A six-year-six-year-old old old might might might need need need reminding reminding reminding that that that spoiling spoiling spoiling other other other children’s children’s children’s expectations expectations expectations can can can require require require an an apology. A 12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding (袭击) the biscuit tin without asking permission is acceptable, but that borrowing a parent’s clothes without permission is not. 1. If a mother adds “but” to an apology, ________. (D) A. she doesn’t feel that she should have apologizedB. she does not realize that the child has been hurt C. the child may find the apology easier to accept D. the child may feel that he owes her an apology 2. According to the author, saying “I’m sorry you’re upset” most probably means_______. (B) A. You have good reason to get upset B. I’m aware you’re upset, but I’m not to blameC. I apologize for hurting your feelings D. I’m at fault for making you upset3. It is not advisable to use the general, all-covering apology because______. (C) A. it gets one into the habit of making empty promises B. it may make the other person feel guilty 。
高中英语阅读理解 30篇1、 To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor;you must be able to hold the attention and interest of your audience; you must be a clear speaker, with a good, strong, pleasing voice which is fully under your control; and you must be able to act what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear.Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he does not sit still before his class: he stands the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings. Listen to him, and you will hear the loudness, the quality (音色) and the musical note of his voice always changing according to what he is talking about.The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor doesn’t mean that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage, for there are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand (预先). What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage.A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience takes an active part in his play: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t understand something, they say so. The teacher therefore has to meet the needs of his audience, which is his class. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along.I have known many teachers who were fine actors in class but were unable to take part in a stage-play because they could not keep strictly to what another had written.1. What is the text about ?A. How to become a good teacher.B. What a good teacher should do outside the classroom.C. What teachers and actors could learn from each other.D. The similarities(相似处) and differences between a teacher’s work and an actor’s.2. The word “audience” in the fourth paragraph means ____ .A. studentsB. people who watch a playC. people who not on the stageD. people who listen to something3. A good teacher ____ .A. knows how to hold the interest of his studentsB. must have a good voiceC. knows how to act on the stageD. stands or sits still while teaching4. In what way is a teacher’s work different from an actor’s ?A. The teacher must learn everything by heart .B. He knows how to control his voice better than an actor .C. He has to deal with unexpected situations .D. He has to use more facial expressions .5. The main difference between students in class and a theatre audience is that ____.A. students can move around in the classroomB. students must keep silent while theatre audience needn’tC. no memory work is needed for the studentsD. the students must take part in their teachers’ plays6. Why is it that some good teachers are unable to play well on the stage ?A. Nobody has taught them how to act on the stage .B. Their audiences are different .C. It is impossible for them to do so much memory work .D. They are not used to repeating exactly the same words .7. Which of the following is true ?A. Teachers have to learn by heart what they are going to say in class .B. A teacher cannot decide beforehand what exactly he is going to say in class .C. A teacher must speak louder than an actor .D. A teacher must have a better memory than an actor .2、 One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbour of mine. He is a teacher at one of London’s big medical schools, He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skeleton (人体骨骼) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase (箱子). At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.1. Who wrote the story?A. Rupert’s teacher.B. The neighbour’s teacher.C. A medical school teacher.D. The teacher’s neighbour.2. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?A. He needed it for the summer term in London.B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.3. What happened at the airport?A. The skeleton went missing .B. The skeleton was stolen .C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase .4. Which of the following best tells the teacher’s feeling about the incident?A. He is very angry .B. He thinks it rather funny .C. He feels helpless without Rupert.D. He feels good without Rupert .5. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.3、 On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.1. The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be .A. The Kingdom of BicyclesB. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’anC. Marco Polo and the Silk RoadD. An American Achieving His Aims2. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because .A. he asked to see the managerB. he entered the hall with a bikeC. the manager had to know about all foreign guestsD. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him3. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order, .A. China, India, and PakistanB. India, China, and PakistanC. Pakistan, China, and IndiaD. China, Pakistan, and India4. What made Friedlander want to come to China?A. The stories about Marco Polo .B. The famous sights in Xi’an .C. His interest in Chinese silk.D. His childhood dreams about bicycles .5. Friedlander can be said to be .A. cleverB. friendlyC. hardworkingD. strong—minded4、 Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me £5, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.”Mr Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!”“Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”1. How did Mr. Grey get to his office?A. He went up to work by train.B. He walked to his office.C. He went to his office on foot unless it rained.D. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.2. Mr Grey liked walking to his office because ________.A. he couldn’t afford the busesB. he wanted to save moneyC. he wanted to keep in good healthD. he could do some exercises on the way3. Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order to_______A. give him a start in lifeB. help him on the way to successC. make him richD. gain more money4. One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the moneyB. again asked Mr. Grey for moneyC. would like to make friends with himD. told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then5. In the second paragraph, “…take a chance” means ______.A. Mr. Gray happened to meet a strangerB. Mr. Grey had a chance to help a strangerC. Mr. Grey helped a stranger by chanceD. Mr. Grey took the risk that the stranger would not give back the money which he lent him5、 Even if you are a good high-jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity.You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you.Since there is gravity, water runs down hill. When you throw a ball into the air, it falls back down. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls (旋转) around.Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape (逃出) the earth’s gravity and carry youinto space.1. In this passage, the word “gravity” means.A. the pull of everything.B. the force of attraction(吸引) among objects.C. the force which attracts objects towards the centre of the earthD. the force which attracts the earth towards the sun.2. When you slip(滑) you always fall to the ground becauseA. the earth always turns round.B. the earth has gravityC. the earth’s gravity is greater than your weight.D. you are careless.3. Gravity is strong thatA. it can throw a ball into the air.B. it makes you jump only seven feet.C. it can let you fly away from the earth.D. it can keep everything on earth.4. Because of gravity,A. water flows everything.B. we can go everywhere by ship.C. water always flows downwards.D. fish can live in water.5. We can get away from the earth by spaceship becauseA. the spaceship goes very fast.B. the earth can’t pull the spaceship.C. the spaceship has a strong force.D. the spaceship can jump higher than other things.6、 An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started to make out the ticket, the woman behind the wheel said proudly, “Before you go any further, young man, I think you should know that the mayor of this city is a good friend of mine.”The officer did not say a word, but kept writing. “I am also a friend of chief of police Barens,”continued the woman, getting more angry each moment, Still he kept on writing. “Young man,”she persisted, “I know Judge Lawson and State Senator (参议员) Patton.”Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly , “Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson.”“Why, no,”she answered.“Well, that is the man you should have known,”he said, heading back to his motorcycle, “I an Bill Bronson.”1. The policeman stopped the car because_____A. it was an expensive carB. the driver was a proud ladyC. the driver was driving beyond the speed limitD. the driver was going to make trouble for the police2. The woman was getting more angry each moment because _____.A. the policeman didn’t know her friendsB. the policeman didn’t accept her kindnessC. the policeman was going to punish herD. she didn’t know the policeman’s name3. The policeman was _______.A. an honourable fellowB. a stupid fellowC. an impolite manD. a shy man4. The woman was _______.A. kind-heartedB. a person who depended on someone else to finish her workC. trying to frighten the policeman on the strength of her friends’powerful positionsD. introducing her good friends’ names to the young officer5. The policeman _______.A. had no sense of humor (幽默)B. had s sense of humorC. had no sense of dutyD. was senseless7、 Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.1. Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?A. She couldn’t get admitted to medical schoolB. She decided to further her education in ParisC. A serious eye problem stopped herD. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States2. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor?A. She was a woman.B. She wrote too many letters.C. She couldn’t graduate from medical school.D. She couldn’t set up her hospital.3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?A. Eight yearsB. Ten yearsC. Nineteen yearsD. Thirty-six years4. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts”in the lifeof Elizabeth Blacekwell,except that she ______.A. became the first woman physicianB. was the first woman doctorC. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and childrenD. set up the first medical school for women5. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.A. EnglandB. ParisC. the United StatesD. New York City8、 In today’s age of fast travel, the world seems a smaller place---- and to some people, a less exciting place, Fifty years ago only a few English people and holidays abroad, People who didn’t travel thought of other countries as very far away and different. For example, people thought the French all eat garlic(大蒜), the Italians all eat spaghetti(细条实心面). and the Americans all drink Coca Cola, These definite(明确的) ideas of other nationalities are called stereotypes(陈规老套) . But do we have the same stereotypes today? People travel more, we all watch the same TV programmes, and ideas travel quickly too. Nowadays everyone eats garlic and spaghetti and drinks Coca Cola. Everyone listens to the same music. wears the same fashions(流行式样) , buys the same cars. They just do it in a different language!1. Now the world seems to be exciting.A. bigger and moreB. smaller and moreC. smaller and lessD. bigger and less2. Fifty years ago, English people travelled abroad.A. manyB. fewC. only someD. a few3. People thought of other countries as .A. near and differentB. near and the sameC. remote and very differentD. remote and the same4. Nowadays, people’s ideas of other nationalities .A. have changedB. are the sameC. are differentD. are almost the same5. We don’t have the same stereotypes because people _______.A. travel moreB. watch the same TV programmesC. watch different TV programmesD. travel more and watch the same TV programmes6. The best title for this passage would be .A. A Big WorldB. A Small WorldC. An Exacting WorldD. An Interesting World9、 We are used to the idea of aging in ourselves. We are so used to this that it comes as a surprise to find that there may be some animals that do not age. Sea anemones(海葵) are an example. Some have been kept for nearly a century without showing any signs of lifelessness. Some kinds of sea worms can even “grow backwards.” If kept in the dark and givennothing to eat, they get steadily smaller, They finally end as a ball of cells(细胞) looking rather like the egg from which they came. Under good conditions the ball will turn back to a worm and start growing again. One could probably keep them growing and un-growing again and again.1. Some sea worms grow smaller when they ______.A. lose weightB. live in the darknessC. are under good conditionsD. don’t eat and are kept in the dark2. According to the passage, some sea animals ________.A. will die when they become a ball of cellsB. do not grow oldC. will die without foodD. will stop growing any time they want3. According to the passage, which of the following statements in NOT true?A. We can keep certain kind of sea worm growing and ungrowing again and again.B. Human beings will grow old and die.C. An anemone is a king of sea worm that can grow backwards.D. Some anemones will live nearly a hundred years.4. The underlined word aging in the first sentence means ______.A. growing oldB. the age of a personC.getting youngerD. un -growing5. This passage is mainly about ______.A. sea animalsB. cellsC. agingD. anemones10、 Now I’d like to talk to you about your final exam. The exam will be held next Thursday, the last day of the exam week. Remember to bring two of three pens in case you run out of ink. And unlike the midterm exam, this test will not include multiple --- choice questions; it will consist entirely of essays(文章). You’ll have to answer three of the five essay questions. The exam will be comprehensive (全面的), which means you’ll be responsible for all of the subject matters we covered in class this term, I would suggest you review your midterm exam as well as textbooks and your class notes. The final exam will count as 50 percent of your grade of the course. The research project (项目) will count as 20 percent and the midterm exam 30 percent. I’ll be in my office almost all day next Tuesday. If you run into any problems, please drop in. Good luck to you and I’ll see you on Tuesday.1. When will the final exam take place?A. On TuesdayB. On a WednesdayC. On a ThursdayD. On a Friday2. What will be included in the exam?A. There will be only multiple-choice questions.B. The exam will contain both multiple-choice and essay questions.C. The exam will have an oral and a written section.D. There will be only essay questions.3. Why does the teacher call the exam comprehensive?A. It will be easy to understand.B. Students will be tested on all the material discussed in class.C. It will cover topics from a wide variety of subjects.D. Students must complete all parts of it.4. The underlined phrase run into probably means .A. go intoB. meet somebody unexpectedlyC. come up against something with forceD. come across5. When was this talk most likely given?A. During the first week of classB. During midterm weekC. On the last day of classD. On the last day of exam week11、 When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable (痛苦的), Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn’t breathe. Working in a bakery(面包房) when you are allergic to (对…过敏) flour can be painful.But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years. He was a businessman and he helped them improve production. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company.With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipes (配方). changing the kind and amount of flour used. This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread, made with unbleached flour (标准粉), was baked in a brick oven (烘炉).They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unusual, old-fashioned bread took time. But Arnold, struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States.1. A good title for this passage would be .A. A Sick BakerB. A Brick-oven Bread BakerC. An Old-fashioned BakerD. How to Overcome Allergy2. Dean left the National Biscuit Company because he .A. suffered from allergy to flourB. didn’t like the jobC. wanted to make more moneyD. wanted to form his own company3. During his stay in the National Biscuit Company, .A. he founded Arnold BakeryB. he tried a new method of bakingC. he helped the company improve their productionD. he became successful in his business4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Arnold’s bread was baked in a brick oven.B. Arnold’s bread was made with unbleached flour.C. Arnold’s bread was sold at a low price.D. Arnold’s bread was of poor quality.5. From the passage we can conclude that Arnold was .A. determinedB. braveC. unusualD. unhealthy12、 When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, Everything else seems blurry(=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near—sighted. ThenPeople who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading ,they must get glasses, too.Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle (角度). To prove this to yourself, look at an object our of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the object’s relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes.1. We should take good care of our eyes .A. only when we can see wellB. only when we cannot see perfectlyC. even if we can see wellD. only when we realize how important our eyes are2. When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) , one is probably .A. near-sightedB. far-sightedC. astigmaticD. suffering from cataracts3. The underlined word suffer in the third paragraph probably means .A. experienceB. imagineC. feel painD. are affected with4. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for .A. seeing at nightB. seeing objects far awayC. looking over a wide areaD. judging distances5. People who suffer from astigmatism have .A. one eye bigger than the otherB. eyes that are not exactly the right shapeC. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operationD. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses13、 Grandma was a wonderful story-teller, and she had a set of priceless,individually (独特地) tailored stories with which American grandparents of her day brought up children. There was the story of the little boys who had been taught complete, quick obedience (服从). One day when they were out on the grassy plain, their father shouted. “Fall down on your faces!”They did, and the terrible prairie(草原) fire swept over them and they weren’t hurt. There was also the story of three boys at school, each of whom received a cake sent from home. One saved his, and the mice ate it; one ate all of his , and he got sick; and who do you think had the best time? —Why, of course, the one who shared his cake with his friends.1. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Children should obey their parents quickly.B. Children should share with others.C. The author remembers many of her grandma’s wonderful stories.D. The grandma’s stories helped teach the children morals and good manners.2. Which of the following details supports the main idea of the passage?A. The children were saved from the fire because they followed directions.B. Grandma told a story of three boys at school.C. Each of the three boys got a cake sent from home.D. The big prairie fire soon spread over to the village.3. Which of the following statements is true?A. The author was saved from the fire.B. The author was brought up from his grandmother.C. Grandma was good at telling children stories.D. Grandma told stories to children just for fun.4. All of the following were not praised by the author except ___________.A. the boy who shared his cake with othersB. the boy who ate up all his cake by himselfC. the boy who kept the cake for the futureD. the boys who didn’t obey their parents5. According to this passage, the underlined word tailored probably means __________.A. measuredB. specially preparedC. cutD. invented14、 The most important use of drifting (漂流) bottles is to find ocean currents. When the position and direction of currents are known, ships can use the forward movement of a current or stay away from currents that would carry them off their course. Benjamin Franklin was one of the first to use bottles in the study of currents. He wondered why British mall ships needed a week or two longer than U.S. ships needed in order to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Franklin thought the Gulf Stream (墨西哥湾流) might explain this difference.Franklin talked with captains of U.S. ships. He found that they kneweach turn of the Gulf Stream. They used the current in every possible way. From his talks with the captains. Franklin made his first map of the Gulf Stream. Then he checked his map by using sealed (密封的) bottles. The map that he finally made is still used, with only a few changes, today.1. Why are drifting bottles used?A. To determine the position of a ship.B. To find the direction of a current.C. To predict the direction of a ship.D. To carry message across the ocean.2. What led Franklin to talk with U.S. captains?A. U.S. ships were longer than British ones.B. British ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.C. U.S. ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.D. U.S captains knew more about maps.3. What did Franklin make after his talks with U.S. captains?A. A map of the Gulf Stream.B. A map of the Atlantic Ocean.C. A map of ocean currents.D. A map of his first voyage.4. What did Franklin do in order to make an exact map?A. He compared his own map with other maps.B. He talked with many U.S. captains.C. He used drifting bottles to check his map.D. Both B and C.5. The underlined word current in the first paragraph means ______.A. a stream of waterB. a course of eventsC. the flow of electricityD. the situation of the present time15、 The Guidance Department (教导处) at Burrville High School hasa staff (职员) of eleven. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents, too.“Parent meetings form a clear monthly pattern,” says Mildred Foreman, Guidance Director. “This pattern stays much the same from year to year. The busy months are October, March and May.”September starts rather slowly. Few parents come in, Most of these want to discuss the schedules (日程安排). October brings many behaviour (行为) problems. Some parents are called in. Others come by themselves. Things quiet down in November December is a quiet month. “It’s the holiday,”Ms Foreman says. “People want to come in, I know , but they decide to wait until after New Year’s Day.”Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays. Bad marks bring parents in as school reopens. This happens again in March, another report card month. May is always the year’s busiest month. That’s when parents realize that their children might be held back (留级). They come in to see if anything can be done before things are decided in June.1. “Most of their work is done with the students” means ______.A. they have most of their work done by the students。
关于英语阅读的材料必备对于英语,我们需要把陌生的单词片语和句型不断的熟悉和熟练,使之成为我们的一种习惯,把它变成我们的第二天性。
因此,重复重复再重复,熟练熟练再熟练,是学会英语的不二法门。
下面是小编给大家整理的一些关于英语阅读的学习资料,希望对大家有所帮助。
关于阅读的初三英语作文Knowledge can be acquired from many sources. These include books, teachers and practical experience, and each has its own advantages. The knowledge we gain from books and formal education enables us to learn about things that we have no opportunity to experience in daily life. We can study all the places in the world and learn from people we will never meet in our lifetime, just by reading about them in books. We can also develop our analytical skills and learn how to view and interpret the world around us in different ways. Furthermore, we can learn from the past by reading books. In this way, we won’t repeat the mistakes of others and can build on their achievements.Practical experience, on the other hand, can give us more useful knowledge. It is said that one learns best by doing, and I believe that this is true, whether one is successful or not. In fact, I think making mistakes is the best way to learn. Moreover, if one wants to make new advances, it is necessary to act. Innovations do not come about through reading but through experimentation. Finally, one can apply the skills and insights gained through the study of books to practical experience, making an already meaningful experience more meaningful. However, unless it is applied to real experiences, book knowledge remains theoretical and, in the end, is useless. That is why I believe that knowledge gained from practical experience is moreimportant than that acquired from books.获得知识的来源有很多,其中包括书本、老师,以及实际经验,而每一种都有其优点。
三年级的英语阅读资料三年级的英语阅读资料三年级的`英语阅读资料1Once upon a time, there were four mice that lived in a wall in the field.Summer was coming, and so the mice came out of the wall to collect berries, nuts, corn and straw. Everyone was working very hard, day and night.Everyone was working very hard, except, Frederick.“Why aren’t you working, Frederick?” his friends asked him. “oh,but I am.” Frederick told them. “I’m collecting the sunshine for the col d, dark winter.”A few days later his friends asked him again “why aren’t you working,Frederick?” “Oh, but I am.” Frederick told them. “I’m collecting colors for the long, grey winter.”A few days later his friends asked him again “why aren’t you working, Frederick?” “Oh, but I am.” Frederick told them. “I’m collecting words for the long, quiet winter.”Soon, the first snow came, and the four mice went back into the wall.They ate their berries and they ate their nuts and they ate their corn and they ate their straw. But time passed, and time passed, and soon there were no more berries, and soon there were no more nuts and soon there were no more corn and soon there were no more straw.Now the winter was cold and dark, long and quiet. The mice were sad and hungry. Then they remembered Frederick.“Hey, Frederick, can you show us what you collected for the winter.”“Ok,” said Frederick, “close your eyes. Here is my sunshine for the cold, dark inter.” And Frederick bbegan to tell his friends some stories, and the mice to feel warmer and warmer.“Great, Frederick! How about the colors and the words?”“Ok,” said Frederick, “close your eyes” and he told them about theblue skies, and he told them about the red poppies, and he told them about thegreen grass, and he told them about the purple berries, and he told them about theyellow corn of summer.“That’s wonderful, Frederick, thank you.” Said the mice. “We’ve learnedsomething about you”, they told him.What do you think they learned?三年级的英语阅读资料2China's Lin Dan tells the world he is now the true No.1 badminton player! He wins the gold medal (金牌) in the men's singles (男单比赛) at the Guangzhou Asian Games.He wins the gold medal (金牌) in the men’s singles (男单比赛) at the Guangzhou Asian Games. He beat (打败) Lee Chong Wei (李宗伟) of Malaysia (马来西亚). Lee was the world’s No.1 player. “Lee is one of the world’s best badminton players. We play hard. We have an exciting game. He is arespectable (值得尊敬的) player for me,” Lin says. Now he has a new goal. “I’ll try to get to the London 20xx Olympic Games. I’ll work hard,” he says.About Lin DanName: Lin DanBirthday: October 14, 1983Nickname: Super DanHeight (身高): 178 cmWeight (体重): 72 kg判断下面句子正确与否,正确的写"T",错误的写“F”。
译林版中考英语阅读理解10篇精品资料一、短文填空一Hundreds of years ago, a native(土著的) American chief named Shenandoah lived with his people in what is now the state of Virginia. Very l 1 is known about Shenandoah, but the soft sound of his name was given to a river. The Shenandoah River still runs in a deep valley(山谷)between the mountains in West Virginia, just as it did when Chief Shenandoah lived. There is an old s 2 which tells how the river got its name.A long time ago, many c 3 before Europeans went to live in America, there was a great lake hidden in the mountains of Virginia. For hundreds of years, the native Americans lived near this lake, feeding on the f 4 they caught in its clean water. They often climbed up the mountains and made camp there d 5 their long hunt for food. In the evenings they sat near their camps and looked d 6 at the beautiful lake. On a clear,starry night you could see thousands of starss___7___and dancing on the water below. The native Americans loved this lake, and because they could see the stars in it, they called the lake "Clear daughter of thestars". In their l 8 the word for this was "Shenandoah". One day there was a loud crash at one end of the lake. The lake began to disappear. Its water r 9 out of the valley through a break in the mountain side. The water ran on and on until they j 10 another river, which today is known as the Potomac River.At last, the lake was gone. In its place was only a river. The lake is gone, but the beautiful Shenandoah River runs on.1._______2._______3._______4._______5._______6._______7._______8._______9._______ 10._______二There is a famous expression in English,"Stop the word,I want to get off!"This expression m1 a feeling of fear or stress, which makes a person want to stop whatever he/she is doing, try to relax, and become calm about the work or personal life. It is one of the most common causes of health problems in m 2 life. Too much stress leads to physical, emotional, and mental(精神的)health problems. There are many physical effects of stress which can affect (影响) the heart. It can cause high blood pressure. Stress can l 3 to asthma(哮喘), which can cause a personto breathe too fast Stress can affect the stomach. It can cause stomach aches. These are only a few e 4 of illnesses resulting from stress.Emotions are also easily i 5 by stress. People suffering from stress often feel anxious. They may feel tired all the time. When people are under stress, they often overreact to little problems. For example, a kind mother under a lot of stress at work may s___6 at a child for dropping a glass of juice.Suffering from stress for a long time can lead to s____7___ mental illnesses. Depression, a very strong feeling of s 8 and hopelessness, can be the result of stress. Eating disorders are sometimes c 9 by stress and are often made worse by stress. If stress is allowed to go on, one's mental health will be in danger.It is clear that stress is a serious p___10. It attacks the body. So reduce stress-stop the world and rest for a while.1._______2._______3._______4._______5._______6._______7._______8._______9._______ 10._______三Marie didn't like Eva's friendship with Tom, so she told her husband that she didn't want any smell of horses in thehouse.St. Clare told Tom to s 1 working with the horses. Eva told her father she liked going for walks with Tom. So Tom had to l 2 what he was doing when Eva needed him. Eva and Tom spent a lot of time together.Tom noticed that St. Clare didn't look after his m 3 and his house very well, and that he spent too much money on the wrong things. He started giving some s 4 , and soon St. Clare understood that Tom's business advice was very good. After some time Tom started to look after the house expenses.Tom also noticed that his master didn't take anything seriously and didn't live w 5 , and this worried him. One night St. Clare went to a party where he drank too much. He came home very late and Tom and another slave had to h 6 him to get into bed.Tom went into his room and prayed for his master.The next morning, St. Clare gave Tom some money to do some business for him. Tom took the money but he didn't move. "Well, Tom, what are you w 7 for "asked St. Clare."Is everything alright ""I'm afraid not, Master,"said Tom."What's the p 8 You look very serious.""I feel very bad, Master. I thought that Master was always going to be g 9 to everybody.""Well, Tom, am I not Do you need anything ""No,Master is always good to me. But there is someone that Master isn't good to."What do you mean ""I thought about it last night. Master isn't good to h10 ."Then St. Clare laughed. "You re right. Never again, Tom, I promise," he said, with tears in his eyes. --- Taken from Uncle Tom's Cabin1._______2._______3._______4._______5._______6._______7._______8._______9._______ 10._______四“China is always well protected by the bravest of them,” former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger once wrote. Indeed, in the fight against the novel coronavirus, it is medical workers who are r___1___ their lives on the frontlines of the epidemic.Since Feb. 17, over 32,000 medical workers from all over China have been s___2___ to Hubei, the center of the viral(病毒的)outbreak. They’re working under unusualc___3___, unimaginable stress and lots of working.In Wuhan mobile cabin hospitals, medical workers take turns to t___4___ patients. They usually have to work continually for six hours, as well as take one hour to put on and take off their protective clothing.To help them recognize each other, they write their names on their clothing. To save time, when they go to the bathroom, they c___5__ to wear diapers(尿布)” the Paper reported.Many doctors and nurses were infected(感染)during the earliest p___6___ of the outbreak because of a lack of knowledge about the virus, as well as a shortage of medicine. Some of them were treated, recovered and went back to work. Some of them u___7__ lost their lives. According to China’s National Health Commission, at___8___ of 1,716 medical workers in China were infected with the new coronavirus after Feb. 11, while six passed away.With the support of the central government, the working conditions for medical staff in heavily-impacted(受大影响的) cities like Wuhan have been i___9___. They areconfident that they will win the battle against the virus. These medical workers are just common people. To fight the epidemic, parents leave their children and couples gets___10___. They are mothers and fathers, wives and husbands, sons and daughters, and also warriors.二:阅读理解AMicro plastics(微塑料) are tiny bits or threads(线状)of plastic,often too small to be seen. In recent years, micro plastics have been found almost everywhere, from the North Pole to Antarctica(南极洲), from the top of the earth's tallest mountain to the deepest point in the sea.In a study led by a group called Ocean Wise, researchers made four trips across the Arctic Ocean. They took 71 samples (样本) from between 10 leet and 26 feet(3~8 metres) below the ocean's surface. They took 26 more samples, some from more than 0.6 miles (1 kilometre)below the surface.They found micro plastics in all but one of the 97 samples taken, with an average of about 40 micro plastic particles (颗粒) in every cubic(立方的) metre. In the study, the scientists used a tool based on infrared light-a kind oflight that humans are unable to see. This tool allowed them to figure out not just which bits were plastic, but exactly what kind of plastic they were.Over 92% of the micro plastics found were small threads, called microfibres(超细纤维). About 73% of these fibres were made of a plastic known as polyester(聚酯). The researchers looked into the size and colour of the fibres and found they matched polyester used in clothing.The study found far more micro fibres near the Atlantic side of the Arctic Ocean than near the Pacific side. The fibres on the Atlantic side were also newer. The team believes this suggests that the fibres come from Europe and North America. Peter Ross, who led the research, said,"With these polyester fibres, we've created a cloud throughout the world's oceans. "Most samples were taken from an ocean layer(表层) where lots of sea life finds food. The scientists believe this means that many kinds of sea life, from the smallest to the largest, are likely to be affected by the pollution.So how do these micro fibres get into the sea They breakoff when clothes are washed and are emptied into sewers(下水道) as washing machines drain(排水). Another studysuggested that laundry (洗衣) from the US and Canada carries around 3,500,000 kilograms of plastic micro fibres into the sea every year.One way to avoid sending so much plastic into the sea is to reduce mar-made materials, especially those that easily break down into microfibres. Washing clothes less oftenwill also help. There are also Special filters(过滤器)for washing machines which help prevent micro fibres from escaping. Currently, people have to buy these filters and add them to their washing machines. If every washing machine came with such a filter built-in, it could make a big difference.()1. What do we know about the study led by Ocean WiseA. A total of 96 samples contained(包含) micro plastics.B. The samples were collected from different oceans.C. Half of the collected micro plastics were micro fibres.D. Almost all of the micro fibres came from North America. ()2. Why did the researchers study the size and colour of the micro fibresA. To find a way to solve the problem of micro plastics.B. To see what harm they did to the ocean.C. To design new types of tools.D. To know their sources.()3. What is a solution to the problem mentioned in the textA. Washing clothes by hand.B. Making large washing machines.C. Using natural materials to make clothes.D. Cleaning clothes with certain chemicals(化学品) in water.()4. What might be the best title for the textA. How pollution affects life in the seaB. Micro plastics are increasing in our livesC. How to protect the oceans and sea animalsD. The Arctic Ocean is polluted with micro plastic fibres BLike most people, you usually start work with the hope of being as productive as possible. Yet, as time goes by, you find your task list grows. What you set out to achieve in the beginning seems to get pushed to the side.You're not alone.Many of us don’t have a process to prioritize tasks and always i eel like we're playing catch-up. We fail to decide what the most important task is evenwhen everything on the to-do list seems important. But we can get ahead and stay on top of dead in es with some simple methods of setting priorities and managing our workload.Here's a simple way to prioritize our dally tasks and focus (专注) on the work that matters most:Of all the things we now have energy for, do the thing we re normally least likely to do. If we have some live frogs(青蛙)to eat for breakfast, the idea is to eat the ugliest one as early as possible.There are several ways this trick(技巧) can benefit us. Doing something we rarely(很少)do is energizing. You do a thing like washing your windows that you never do. Having clean windows won't change your life but it challenges your conception of yourself. It influences how we see ourselves. Getting our body moving gives us energy and can improve our focus.Unfamiliar things often provide more chances to help us grow than familiar ones. When I write for a new publication, it's with a new editor. I get different Ie ed back. I need to change my style to match the style of that publication, so I develop my skills. In this way we'llexpand(发展) ourselves, our skills, and our future opportunities.Some people react to anxiety by working hard on very comfortable things instead of paying attention to uncomfortable tasks that are a higher priority. The way of prioritizing helps prevent us from doing that. It makes it harder to fool ourselves that we re being productive by doing busywork that's super comfortable for us but haslittle chance of changing our life.Should we use this trick all the time No. This is a goodtip for the time when we’ve got energy, but we re swimming in thoughts about all the things we can do, and we re having trouble deciding and focusing.Priorities are great. Knowing our priorities reduces stress, helps us focus and can also improve productivity and time management. But remember to be realistic about how much work we can actually do each day. When we prioritize our work properly, we re sure to have a good day.()1. What does the underlined word "prioritize" in Paragraph 2 probably meanA. To explain what the most beneficial thing is.B. To decide what should be done first.C. To tell what the most meaningful thing is.D. To discuss what can be achieved.()2. The ugliest frog refers to _____.A. the animal we fear mostB. the to-do list we've messed upC. the thing we are least likely to doD.the thing that makes our day terrible()3. What can we learn from the passageA. Doing unfamiliar things possibly improves our skills.B. Doing energizing things shows how we see others.C. Doing things we rarely do leads to the poor focus.D. Doing comfortable things changes our life.()4. What is the passage mainly aboutA. A solution to reduce our stress.B. Ways to help us focus and decide.C.A trick of increasing our productivity.D.Advantages of developing our skills.CResearchers have reported on new ways to break down plastic. The studies could lead to easier high-quality(高质量的) recycling,and help deal with toxic(有毒的)plastic pollution.The world is being covered by plastic, but only about 9% of plastic products are ever recycled.Every year, over 7.72 trillion kilograms of plastic finds its way into theworld's oceans. But bacteria (细菌)may help recycle plastic, even when humans don't.Bacteria are small living things-so small that we need a microscope(显微镜)to see them.Bacteria feed themselves in many different ways. Some bacteria can "eat" other things by changing the chemicalsin those things into something that will help the bacteria grow.The secret to this is enzymes(酶). Bacteria use enzymes to cause chemical changes. Enzymes can work like a pair of scissors, cutting and breaking apart other materials.Most people know PET plastic. It is used in water and soda bottles. About 63.5 billion kilograms of PET plastic is produced every year. Most PET is thrown away, but even when it is recycled, it can't be made into new bottles. Usually it's turned into products like carpets(地毯).Years ago, in the decaying(腐烂的) leaves, scientists discovered an enzyme called LCC that slowly breaks down PET plastic. Years later, scientists working at the Frenchcompany Car bios chose LCC from nearly 100,000 enzymes. It was the best at breaking down PET.But the scientists wanted to improve LCC. They studied the enzyme and the way it at take d the PET. By testing thousands of small changes to the enzyme, they came up with a new kind of LCC.The new kind can be alive at higher temperatures and can eat through PET very quickly.The process turns the PET plastic back into the materials that it was made from.Those materials can then be used again to make new bottles or other products.The researchers compared their new LCC with the old enzyme, and were satisfied with the results. When the environment was just right, the new LCC was able to break down 90% of the PET in just ten hours. The old enzyme took about 20 hours and only broke down half of the PET.()1. How much PET plastic is produced every yearA. About 7.72 trillion kilogramsB. About 63.5 billion kilograms.C. About 100 thousand kilograms.D. About 2 hundred kilograms.()2. What do you know about the bacteria from thepassageA. Bacteria can be seen with our eyes.B. Bacteria can break down other materials directly.C. Bacteria use enzymes to create physical changes in things.D.Bacteria are small living things that feed on unusual forms of "food".()3. According to the passage, what is the relationship between PET plastic and LCCA. The earliest LCC couldn't break down PET plastic.B. LCC can help stop PET plastic from breaking down.C.PET plastic can now be recycled faster because of a new kind of LCC.D. The used PET plastic will become another kind of pollution because of LCC.()4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passageA. Bacteria: Growing by eating chemicalsB. Enzymes: Working like a pair of scissorsC. PET: Being widely used to make water and soda bottlesD.LCC:Leading to easier high-quality recycling of PET plasticD"Who are you "asked the little prince(王子)."I am a fox,"said the fox."Come and play with me,"said the little prince."I am so unhappy.""I cannot play with you,"the fox said. "I am not tamed.""I am looking for men,"said the little prince."What does that mean-‘tame’ ""To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you,I’m nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world..."said the fox."I am beginning to understand,"said the little prince."There is a flower… I think that she has tamedme … ""My life is very monotonous(单调的),"the fox said. "I hunt chickens; men hunt me. All the chickens are just a like, and all the men are just alike. And, in consequence, I am a little bored. But if you tame me, it will be as ifthe sun came to shine on my life. I shall know the sound of a step the will be different from all the others. Other steps send me hurrying back underneath the ground. Yours will call me, like music, out of my burrow(洞穴). And then look: you see the grain(谷物) field down there I do not eat bread. Wheat is of no use to me. The wheat lie lds have nothing to say to me. And that is sad.But you havehair that is the colour of gold.Think it will be so wonderful when you have tamed me! The grain, which is also golden, will bring me back the thought of you. And I shall love to listen to the wind in the wheat … "The fox gazed at the little prince, for a long time. "Please-tame me!"he said."One only understands the things that one tames,"said the fox."Men have no more time to understand anything. They buy things all ready made at the shops. But there is no shop anywhere where one can buy friendship, and so men have no friends an y more. If you want a friend, tame me…""What must I do to tame you "asked the little prince. "You must be very patient,"replied the fox. "First you will s it down at a little distance from me-like that-in the grass.I shall look at you out of the corner of my eye, andyou will say nothing.Words are the source of misunderstandings. But you will s it a little closer to me, every day … "The next day the little prince came back."It would have been better to come back at the same hour,"said the fox. "If, for example, you come at fouro'clock in the afternoon, then at three o’clock I shall begin to be happy. I shall feel happier and happier as the hour advances. At four o’clock,I shall already be worrying and jumping bout.I shall show you how happy I am! But if you come at just any time, I shall never know at what hour my heart is to be ready to greet you … "()1. At the moment he first saw the fox, the little prince was ____.A. boredB. afraidC. worriedD. unhappy()2. What will probably bring the fox back the thought of the little princeA. Bread.B. Chickens.C. Grain.D. The wind.()3. The last four paragraphs are mainly about _____.A. the ways the little prince tames the foxB. the reasons why the little prince tames the foxC. the purposes of the little prince taming the foxD. the best time for the little prince to tame the fox ()4. What can we infer from the passageA. The fox wanted a friend.B. The little prince was looking for the fox.C. Men can buy friendship in the wheat fields.D. It is good to meet the fox at different time of a day. 答案:一:1-5 little,story,centuries,fish,during6-10 down,shining,language,ran,joined二:1-5 means,modern,lead,examples,influenced6-10 shout,serious,sadness,caused,problem三:1-5 stop,leave,money,suggestions,well6-10 help,waiting,problem,good,himself四:1-5 risking,sent,conditions ,treat , choose6-10 period,unluckily,total,improved,separated阅读理解ADCDBCACBDCDDCAA。
英语四级阅读题库含答案解析1.Passage Onest century, Global warming may or may not be the great environmental crisis of the 21’t –we won ’t do much about it. We will argue overbut regardless of whether it is or isnit and may even, as a nation, make some fairly solemn-sounding commitments to avoid it. But the more dramatic and meaningful these commitments seem, the less likely they are to be observed.Al Gore calls global warming an “inconvenient truth, ”as if merely recognizing it’t know enough tocould put us on a path to a solution. But the real truth is that we donrelieve global warming, and—we can ’t do–without major technological breakthroughsmuch about it.’s population is projected to grow from 6.4 billion to 9.1 From 2003 to 2050, the worldbillion, a 42% increase. If energy use per person and technology remain the same, total energy use and greenhouse gas emissions (mainly, CO2) will be 42% higher in 2050. but that ’s too low, because societies that grow richer use more energy. We need economic growth unless w e condemn t he world ’s poor to their present poverty and freeze everyone e lse‘s living standards. With modest growth, energy u se and greenhouse emissions more than double by 2050.No government w ill adopt rigid restrictions o n economic growth and personal freedom (limits on electricity usage, d riving and travel) that might cut back global’re “doing something. ”Consider the Kyoto warming. Still, politicians want to show theyProtocol (京都议定书). It allowed countries that joined to punish those that didn’t. But itsignatories (签字hasn ’t reduced CO2 emissions (up about 25% since 1990), and many国) didn ’t adopt tough enough policies to hit their 2008-2012 targets.The practical c onclusion i s that if global warming is a potential disaster, the only solution is new technology. Only an aggressive research and development p rogrammight find ways of breaking dependence on fossil fuels or dealing with it.The trouble with the global warming debate is that it has become a moral problem when it ’s really a n engineering one. The inconvenient t ruth is that if we don ’t solve t he’re helpless.engineering problem, we57. What is said about global warming in the first paragraph?A) It may not prove an environmental B) It is an issue requiring world wide crisis at all. commitments.C) Serious steps have been taken to avoid D) Very little will be done to bring it underor stop it. control.58. According to the author ’s understanding, what is Al Gore ’s view on global warming?A) It is a reality both people and politicians are unaware of.B) It is a phenomenon that causes us many inconveniences.C) It is a problem that can be solved once it is recognized.D) It is an area we actually have little knowledge about.59. Green house emissions will more than double by 2050 because of _______.A) economic growth C) wasteful use of energyB) the widening gap between the rich and D) the rapid advances o f science a ndpoor technology60. The author believes that, since the signing of the Kyoto Protocol, ________.A) politicians have started to do something to better the situationB) few nations have adopted real tough measures to limit energy useC) reductions in energy consumption have greatly cut back global warmingD) international cooperation has contributed to solving environmental problems61. What is the message the author intends to convey?A) Global warming is more of a moral issue than a practical one.B) The ultimate solution to global warming lies in new technologyC) The debate over global warming will lead to technological breakthroughs.D) People have to give up certain material comforts to stop global warming.Passage TwoSomeday a stranger will read your e-mail without your permission o r scan theWebsites you ’ve visited. Or perhaps someone will casually glance through your creditcard purchase or cell phone bills to find out your shopping preferences or calling habits.In fact, it ’s likely some of these things have already happened to you. Who wouldwatch you without your permission? It might be a spouse, a girlfriend, a marketingcompany, a boss, a cop or a criminal. Whoever it is, they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen —the 21 st century equivalent of being caught naked.Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, that it ’s important to reveal yourself tofriends, family and lovers in stages, at appropriate times. But few boundaries remain. The digital bread crumbs ( 碎屑) you leave everywhere m ake it easy for strangers toreconstruct w ho you are, where you are and what you like. In some cases, a simpleGoogle search can reveal what you think. Like it or not, increasingly we live in a world where you simple cannot keep a secret.The key question is: Does that matter?When opinion polls ask Americans about privacy, most say they are concerned about losing it. A survey found an overwhelming pessimism about privacy, with 60 percent of respondents saying they feel their privacy is”“slipping away, and that bothers me.But people say one thing and do another. Only a tiny fraction of Americans change any behaviors in an effort to preserve their privacy. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths (收费站) to avoid using the EZ-Pass system t hat can track automobile movements. And few turn down supermarket loyalty cards. Privacy economist Alessandro Acquisti has run a series of tests that reveal people will surrender personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon (优惠券).’s like health: When you have it, you But privacy does matter –at least sometimes. Itdon ’t notice it. Only when it ’s gone do you wish you’d done more to protect it.“the 21 st century equivalent of being caught62. What does the author mean by sayingnaked ”(Lines 3-4, Para.2)?A) People ’s personal information is easily accessed without their knowledge.’secrets.B) In the 21 st century people try every means to look into othersC) People tend to be more frank with each other in the information age.D) Criminals are easily caught on the spot with advanced technology.63. What would psychologists advise on the relationships between friends?A) Friends s hould open their hearts to C) There should be a distance even each other. between friends.B) Friends should always be faithful to D) There should be fewer disputes each other. between friends.”64. Why does the author say“we live in a world where you simple cannot keep a secret (Line 5, Para.3)?A) Modern society has finally evolved into an open society.B) People leave traces around when using modern technology.’affairs.C) There are always people who are curious about othersD) Many search engines profit by revealing people’s identities.65. What do most Americans do with regard to privacy protection?A) They change behaviors that might disclose their identity.B) They use various loyalty cards for business transactions.C) They rely more and more on electronic D) They talk a lot but hardly do anythingdevices. about it.66. According to the passage, privacy is like health in that ________.A) people will make every effort to keep itwoman.B) its importance is rarely understoodThere are many reasons forC) it is something that can easily be lostD) people don ’t cherish it until they lose itthis-typically, m en take more risks thanwoman a nd are more likely t o drink andsmoke but perhaps more importantly,men don ’t go to the doctor.“Men aren ’t seeing doctors as often 2.Passage One“Thisas they should, ”says Dr. Gullotta, Questions 57 to 61 are based on theis particularly so for the over-40s,when following passage.”diseases tend to strike.If you are a male and you are readingGullotta says a healthy man should this ,congratulations: you are avisit the doctor every year or two. For survivor .According to statistics .you a rethose over 45,it should be at least once a more than twice as likely to die of skinyear.cancer than a woman ,and nine timesTwo months ago Gullotta saw a more likely to die of AIDS. Assuming you50-year-old m a who had delayed doing make i t to the end of your natural t erm,’s cough for aanything about his smokerabout 78 years for men in Australia, youyear.will die on average f ive years b efore a“When I finally saw him it had alreadyspread a nd he has since died from lung Regular check-ups for men would cancer ”he says, “Earlier d etection a nd inevitably place strain on the public purse,”But prevention is cheaper treatment may not have cured him, but it Cartmill says.”in the long run than having to treat the would have prolonged this lifeAccording t o a recent survey, 95%of diseases. Besides, the ultimate cost is far”women aged between 15 and early 40s greater: it is called premature death.see a doctor once a year, c ompared t o 57.Why does the a uthor congratulate h is70% of men in the same age group. male readers at the beginning of the “A lot of men think they are invincible passage?(不可战胜的)”Gullotta says “They only A. They are more likely to survive serious come in when a friend drops dead on the diseases today.golf course a nd they think ”Geez, if it B. Their average life span has been could happen to him. considerably extended.Then there is the ostrich approach,” C. They have l ived long enough to read some men are scared o f what might be this article.there and would rather not know, ”says D. They are sure to enjoy a longer andDr. Ross Cartmill. happier live.“Most men get their cars serviced 58.What does the author state is the most more regularly than they service their important reason men die five years bodies, ”Cartmill says .He believes most earlier on average than women?diseases that commonly affect men could A. men drink and smoke much more thanbe addressed by preventive check-ups. womenB. men don ’t seek medical care as often disease because of fearas women 61. What does Cartmill say about regular C. men aren ’t as cautions a s women in check-ups for men?face of danger A.They may increase public expensesD. men are more likely to suffer from fatal B.They will save money in the long rundiseases C.They may cause psychological strains on 59. Which of the following best completes menthe sentence “Geez, if it could happen to D.They will enable men to live as long ashim ?’(line2,para,8)? womenA. it could happen to me, too Passage TwoB. I should avoid playing golf Questions 62 to 66 are based on theC. I should consider myself lucky following passage.D. it would be a big misfortune High-quality customer service is60what does Dr. Ross C artmill mean by preached( 宣扬)by many ,but actually”(line q para.9) keeping customers h appy is easier said“the ostrich approach’s health than doneA. a casual attitude towards oneconditions Shoppers seldom complain to the B. a new therapy for certain psychological m anager o r owner of a retail store, b utproblems instead will alert their friends, relatives, C. refusal to get medical treatment for fear co-workers, strangers-and a nyone whoof the pain involved will listen.’s Store m anagers are often the last toD. unwillingness to find out about onehear complaints, and often find out only include f illed parking l ots, cluttered (塞满when their regular customers decide t 了的) shelves, overloaded racks, frequent their competitors, according to a out-of-stock items, long check-out l ines,study jointly conducted b y Verde g roup and rude salespeople.and Wharton school During peak shopping hours, some “Storytelling hurts retailers and retailers s olved t he parking problems by entertains consumers, ”said Paula getting moonlighting (业余兼职的)local”police to work as parking attendants. Courtney, President of the Verde group.the store loses the customer, but the Some hired flag wavers to direct”customers to empty parking s paces. This shopper must also find a replacement.On average, every unhappy customer g uidance eliminated the need forwill complain to at least four other, and customers to circle the parking lotwill no longer visit the specific s tore for endlessly, and avoided confrontationevery dissatisfied c ustomer, a store will between t hose eyeing the same p arkinglose up to three more due to negative space.”Retailers can relieve the headaches by reviews. The resulting “snowball effectcan be disastrous to retailers. redesigning store layouts, pre-stocking According t o the research, shoppers sales items, hiring speedy and who purchased clothing encountered the experienced c ashiers, a nd having salesmost problems. r anked s econd a nd third representatives on hand to answerwere grocery and electronics customers. questions.The most common complaints Most importantly, salespeople shouldbe diplomatic and polite with angry them.customers. C Few c ustomers believe t he service w ill “Retailers w ho ’re responsive and be improved.friendly are more likely to smooth over D Customers have no easy access to store’t so friendly. ”managers.issues than those who arensaid Professor S tephen H och. “Maybe 63. What does Paula C ourtney i mply by something as simple a s a greeter at the saying “?the shopper must also find astore entrance would help.”replacement ”(Line 2, Para. 4)?Customers c an also improve future A New customers a re bound to replace shopping experiences by filing complaints o ld ones.to the retailer, instead o f complaining t o B It is not likely the shopper can find thethe rest of the world. Retailers are same products in other stores.hard-pressed to improve when they have C Most stores provide the sameno idea what is wrong. D Not complaining to the manager causes 注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答the shopper some trouble too.62. Why are store managers often the last 64. Shop owners often hire moonlightingto hear complaints? police as parking attendants so that A Most customers won ’t bother to shoppers_____complain even if they have had unhappy A can stay longer browsing in the store experiences. B won ’t have trouble parking their cars B Customers w ould rather relate their C won ’t have any worries about security unhappy experiences to people around D can find their cars easily after shopping65. What contributes m ost to smoothing over issues with customers?A Manners of the salespeopleB Hiring of efficient employeesC Huge supply of goods for saleD Design of the store layout.66. To achieve better shopping experiences, customers are advised to_________.A exert pressure o n stores to improve their serviceB settle their disputes with stores in a diplomatic wayC voice their dissatisfaction to store managers directlyD shop around and make comparisons between stores3. The January fashion show, called Future Fashion , exemplified how far green design has come. Organized by the New York-based nonprofit Earth Pledge, t he show inspired many top designers t o work with sustainable fabrics for the first time. Several have since made pledges to include organic fabrics in their lines.The designers who undertake green fashion still face many challenges. Scott Hahn, cofounder with Gregory of Rogan and Loomstate, which uses all-organic cotton, says high-quality sustainable materials can still be tough to fine . “Most designers with existing labels are finding’re doingthere aren ’t comparable fabrics that can just replace what youand shat your customers are used to, ”he says. For example, organic cotton and non-organic cotton are virtually indistinguishable o nce woven into a dress. But some popular synthetics, like stretch nylon, still have few eco-friendly equivalents.Those who do make the switch are finding they have more support. Last year the influential trade show Designers &Agents stopped(企业家) who charging its participation fee for young greenentrepreneursattend its two springtime shows in Los Angeles and New York and gave special r ecognition to designers w hose collections a re at least 25% sustainable . It now counts more than 50 green designers, up from fewer than a dozen two years ago. This week Wal-Mart is set to announce amajor initiative aimed at helping cotton farmers go organic: it will buy transitional (过渡型的) cotton at higher prices , thus helping to expand the”“Mainstream is about to occur, supply of a key sustainable material .says Hahn.分析师) are less sure . Among consumers, only Some analysts (18%are even aware that ecofashion exists, up from 6% four years ago. Natalie Hormilla, a fashion writer, is an example o f the unconverted consumer, when asked if she owned any sustainable clothes, she replied: “Not that I ’m aware of.”Like most consumers, she finds little time to’t too’s on the hunt for “cute stuff that isnshop, and when she does, she’t yet on her mind. But ”By her own admission, green just isnexpensive.––thanks to the combined efforts of designers, retailers and suppliersone day it will be.57. What is said about Future Fashion?A) It inspired many leading designers to start going green.B) It showed that designers using organic fabrics would go far.C) It served as an example of how fashion shows should be organized.D) It convinced the public that fashionable clothes should be made durable.58. According to Scott Hahn, one big challenge to designers who will goorganic is that .A) much more time is needed to finish a dress u sing sustainablematerials .B) they have to create new brands for clothes made of organicmaterials .C) customers have difficulty telling organic from non-organicmaterials .D) quality organic replacements f or synthetics are not readilyavailable .59. We learn from Paragraph 3 that designers w ho undertake g reenfashion .A) can attend various trade shows free .B) are readily recognized by the fashion worldC) can buy organic cotton at favorable prices .D) are gaining more and more support .’s attitude toward ecofashion?60. What is Natalie HormillaA) She d oesn ’t seem t o care a bout it. C) S he i s doubtful of itspractical value.B) She doesn ’t think it is sustainable D) She is very muchopposed to the idea61. What does the author think of green fashion?A) Green products will soon go mainstream.B) It has a very promising future.C) Consumers have the final say.D) It will appeal more to young people.Passage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.Scientists have devised a way to determine roughly where a person缕) of hair , a technique that could help track the has lived using a strand(movements of criminal suspects or unidentified murder victims .The method relies on measuring how chemical variations in drinking water show up in people’s hair.”“You’re what you eat and drink, and that’s recorded in you hair, said Thure Cerling, a geologist at the University of Utah.While U.S diet is relatively identical, water supplies vary. The differences result from weather p atterns. The chemical composition o frainfall changes slightly as raid clouds move.Most hydrogen and oxygen atoms in water are stable , but traces ofisotopes (同位素) . The heaviestboth elements are also present as heavierraid falls first .As a result, storms that form over the Pacific deliver heavier water to California than to Utah.Similar patterns exist throughout the U.S. By measuring the proportion of heavier hydrogen and oxygen isotopes along a strand of hair, scientists can construct a geographic t imeline. Each i nch of hair corresponds to about two months.Cerling ’s team collected t ap water samples f rom 600 cities and constructed a mop of the regional differences. T hey checked the accuracy of the map by testing 200 hair samples c ollected f rom 65 barber shops.They were able to accurately place the hair samples in broad regions roughly corresponding to the movement of raid systems.“It’s not good for pinpointing ( 精确定位),”Cerling said .“It’s good”for eliminating many possibilities.Todd Park, a local detective, said the method has helped him learn more about an unidentified woman whose skeleton w as found nearGreat Salt Lake.The woman was 5 feet tall. Police recovered 26 bones, a T-shirt and several strands of hair.When Park heard about the research, he gave the hair samples to the researchers. Chemical testing showed that over the two years before her death, she moved about every two months.She stayed in the Northwest, although the test could not be more specific than somewhere between eastern Oregon and western Wyoming.”Park said “But it narrows it way down “It’s still a substantial area,for me. ”62. What is the scientists’new discovery?A) One ’s hair growth has to do with the amount of water they drink.’s hair may reveal where they have lived.B) A personC) Hair analysis accurately identifies criminal suspects.D) The chemical composition of hair varies from person to person.”“You’re what you eat and drink63. What does the author mean by(Line 1, Para.3)?A) Food and drink affect one’s personality development.B) Food and drink preferences vary with individuals.’s body tissues.C) Food and drink leave traces in one’s existence.D) Food and drink are indispensable to one64. What is said about the rainfall in America’s West?A) There is much more rainfall in California than in Utah.B) The water it delivers becomes lighter when it moves inland.C) Its chemical composition is less stable than in other areas.D) It gathers more light isotopes as it moves eastward.’s team produce in their research?65. What did CerlingA) A map showing the regional differences of tap water.B) A collection of hair samples from various barber shops.C) A method to measure the amount of water in human hair.D) A chart illustrating the movement of the rain system.’s research?66. What is the practical value of CerlingA) It helps analyze the quality of water in different regions.B) It helps the police determine where a crime is committed.C) It helps the police narrow down possibilities in detective work.D) It helps identify the drinking habits of the person under investigation.4.Throughout this long, tense election, everyone has focused on thepresidential candidates and how they’ll change America. Rightly so, but ’m more fascinated by Michelle Obama and what she might be selfishly, Iable to do, not just for this country, but for me as an African-American’s attention.woman. As the potential First Lady, she would have the worldAnd that means that for the first time people will have a chance to get up close a nd personal w ith the type of African-American woman t hey sorarely see.Usually, t he lives of black women go largely unexamined. The prevailing theory seems t o be that we ’re all hot-tempered single’t keep a man. Even in the world of make-believe, black mothers who can’t escape the stereotype of being eye-rolling, oversexed women still can酗酒的) mothers.females raised by our never-married, alcoholic (These images h ave helped define the way all women are viewed, including Michelle Obama. Before she ever gets the chance to commit toa cause, charity or foundation as First Lady, her most urgent and perhaps most complicated duty may be simple to be herself.It won ’t be easy. Because few mainstream publications have donein-depth features o n regular A frican-American women, l ittle is knownabout who we are, what we think and what we face on a regular basis.For better or worse, Michelle will represent us all.Just as she will have her critics, she will also have millions of fans who usually have little interest in the First Lady. Many African-American blogs’d like to see Michelle bring to the Whitehave written about what theyHouse —mainly showing the world that a black woman can support her man and raise a strong black family. Michelle will have to work to please everyone —an impossible task. B ut for many African-American women沉着), confidence and intelligence will golike me, just a little of her poise (’s been around for far too long.a long way in changing an image that57. Why does Michelle Obama h old a strong fascination for the author?A) She serves as a role model for African women.B) She possesses many admirable qualities becoming a First Lady.C) She w ill present to the world a new image of African-American women.D) She will pay closer attention to the interests of African-American women.58. What is the common stereotype o f African-American women according to the author?A) They are victims of violence. B) They are of an inferior violence.C) They use quite a lot of body language. D) They live on charity and social welfare.59. What do many African-Americans write about in their blogs?A) Whether Michelle can live up to the high expectations of her fans.B) How Michelle should behave as a public figure.C) How proud they are to have a black woman in the White House.D) What Michelle should do as wife and mother in the White House.60. What does the author say about Michelle Obama as a First Lady?A) However many fans she has, she should remain modest,B) She shouldn’t disappoint the African-American community.’t expect to please everybody.C) However hard she tries, she can’s concerns.D) She will give priority to African-American women61. What do many African-American women hope Michelle Obama will do?A) Help change the prevailing view about black women.B) Help her husband in the task of changing America.C) Outshine previous First Lady.D) Fully display her fine qualities.Passage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.When n ext year ’s crop of high-school g raduates arrive a t Oxford’ll be joined by a new face; Andrew University in the fall of 2009, theyHamilton, the 55-year-old p rovost (教务长) of Yale, w ho ’ll become—a position equivalent to university president Oxford ’s vice-chancellorin America.Hamilton isn ’t the only educator crossing the Atlantic. Schools in France, Egypt, S ingapore, etc, have a lso recently m ade top-level hiresfrom abroad. Higher education has become a big and competitive’s gone global. Yet business nowadays, and like so many businesses, it’t universal. High-level personnel tend to head in only the talent flow isnone direction: outward from America.’t tend to seriously The chief reason is that American schools donconsider looking abroad. For example, when the board of the University of Colorado s earched for a new president, it wanted a leader f amiliar’s budget.with the state government, a major source of the university“We didn ’t do any global consideration, ”says P atricia H ayes, the board ’s chair. The board ultimately picked Bruce Benson, a 69-year-old活动家) who is likely to do Colorado businessman and political activist (well in the main task of modern university presidents: f und-raising. Fund-raising is a distinctively A merican t hing, since U.S. s chools r ely heavily o n donations. T he fund-raising ability is largely a product of experience and necessity.Many European universities, meanwhile, are still mostly dependent on government f unding. But government s upport has failed to keep pace with rising student number. The decline in government support has made funding-raising an increasing necessary ability among administrators and has hiring committees hungry for Americans.In the past few years, prominent schools a round the world have joined the trend. In 2003, when Cambridge University appointed Alison。
四年级英语阅读材料以下是一篇适合四年级学生的英语阅读材料:The Cat and the BellOnce upon a time, there was a cat who lived in a small village. The cat was very mischievous and liked to play tricks on the other animals in the village. One day, the cat saw a group of birds sitting in a tree. He thought it would be fun to catch one of the birds and play with it. So he crept up to the tree and jumped out at one of the birds. However, the bird flew away and the cat missed.The cat was very disappointed and decided to think of a different plan. He noticed that there was a bell tied to the tree branch above the birds. He thought that if he could ring the bell, the noise would frighten the birds and they would fly away. So he stood up on his hind legs and reached for the bell with his paw.Unfortunately, the cat’s paw got caught in the bell and he couldn’t free himself. The bell rang loudly and all the birds in thetree flew away except for one brave bird who stayed behind. The bird watched as the cat struggled to free himself. After a while, the cat managed to get his paw out of the bell and ran away.The moral of this story is that if you try to deceive or trick others, you may end up being deceived or tricked yourself. The cat thought he could outsmart the birds, but in the end, he ended up tangled in the bell rope. We should always be honest and respectful towards others and avoid playing tricks or deceiving others.希望这篇阅读材料可以帮助到您,如果需要更多内容,可以到相关教辅网站查询。
英语阅读理解题 1There are forty-two students in our class . There are also two American boys .They are Jack and Mike . They are our good friends . They like watching TV ,but-ball .They often go to school by bike . And I often gothey don’t like playing basketto school on foot . There is one English girl in our class . Her name is Lucy . Shelikes playing basketball and she also likes swimming . She usually does herhomework in the evening . She often watches TV on Saturday afternoons . She is mygood friend . All of the Chinese students are Yong Pioneers .根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)。
( ) 1. There are thirty-nine Chinese students in our class .( ) 2. There are two American girls and one English boy in our class .( ) 3. Jack and Mike are our good friends .( ) 4. Jack and Mike like playing basketball .( ) 5. Lucy often does her homework on Saturday afternoons .英语阅读理解题 2My name is Jack . I am a pupil of Grade One . I’m in No.1 Middle Schoool by weekdays I get up at six o’clock . I have breakfast at seven and then I go to scho bike . We begin our class at eight o’clock in the morning . We have four classes the morning and three in the afternoon .At noon , I have lunch at home . Classes are over at four fifteen in theafternoon . After class , we often play football in the afternoon . I go home at aboutfive .I have supper at about six thirty in the evening . I do my homework at seventhirty .At weekend , I watch TV . I often go to bed at ten . I’m very happy .根据短文的意思,选择正确的答案。
何以解忧?While explaining stress management to an audience, the lecturer raised a glass of water and asked 'How heavy is this glass of water?' Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.当向听众解释压力管理的时候,讲师拿起一杯水问道:这杯水有多重?20克到500克众说纷纭。
The lecturer, “The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance. In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”讲师回答说:实际有多重并不重要,这要看我拿着它的时间。
一分钟,没有问题。
如果一个小时呢,我的右臂就会疼痛。
再进一步,一天,你应该给我叫救护车了。
当然每种情况下杯子的重量是相同的,但是我拿的越久,它就显得越沉。
H e continued, “And that's the way it is with stress management. If we carryour burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on.”他继续说道:这就像压力管理,如果总是怀揣沉重的负担,随着压力越来越大,迟早我们会崩溃掉。
“As with the glass o f water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden.”正如这杯水一样,你需要放下它休息一下,调整自己,继续前行。
“So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can.”所以,今晚在各位回家之前,放下工作上的负担。
不要把它带到家里去,你可以明天继续肩负。
无论你背负怎样的负担,如果可能,暂时忘掉它们。
Here are 5 simple ways to increase your peace of mind:这里有5个简单的方法,能为你带来平静的心情。
1. Do your most daunting task first thing in the morning1.将最艰巨的任务放在早晨。
It's tempting to start your day with easy tasks. Don't. Pushing a daunting task back is like holding a glass of water in an outstretched arm. At first nothing happens, but if you do it for hours or even days, you will soon feel the stress. Do the most annoying task first thing in the morning, and enjoy increased productivity and peace of mind for the rest of the day.人们总是倾向于用简单的任务开始一天的工作,别这样做。
将艰巨的任务拖到后面就像你伸开手臂举着杯子,开始没什么,但是随着时间的推移,你会很快感觉到压力。
将最艰巨的任务放在早晨,这样你就能享受到效率提升及一天中剩下时间的平静带来的惬意。
2. Let go of things you don't control2.放开你不能控制的事情You make plans to go outside with friends. But at the last minute, it starts raining. What's your reaction?你和朋友计划好外出,但是最后关头下雨了,这时你会怎么想?Some people upset and angry, and find the nearest person and start complaining to them. “It's not FAIR that it's raining. This always happens to me!…”有些人会因此而失望、愤怒,然后跟周围的人抱怨:这不公平,为什么这种事总是让我遇到!That's not going to accomplish anything - the rain won't stop just because you throw a tantrum. *The rain doesn't care.* So make the best of the situation. What I do in such situation is go for a quick walk in the park (because rain has its own awesomeness), or just lie in bed reading a good Terry Pratchett book, listening to the rain beating on my window.没什么可抱怨的,雨不会因为你抱怨而停止,老天才不在乎。
这种情况下我会到公园里散步(因为雨也很有魅力),或者躺在床上一边读Terry Pratchett的书,一边听着雨水打在窗户上的声音。
Make the most of what you do control, and don't worry about what you don't.将你能掌控的事情做到最好,但也不用太在意不能左右的事情。
3. Don't worry about what others are thinking3.不必担心别人的想法I used to be very self-conscious about my dancing. I would rarely go out with my friends, and even if I did, I wouldn't dance, instead just standing awkwardly by the side, because I was worried of what others would think.我曾经对自己的舞技感到非常羞愧,因此很少与朋友外出。
即使出去我也不跳舞,仅仅笨笨的站在一边。
因为我担心别人嘲笑。
Then, one day in high school, I decided that enough was enough. So the next time I went out with my friends, I just went to the dance floor, and danced like nobody was watching. And the funny thing was - nobody cared. In fact, people only liked me MORE, because I was having fun.然而有一天我在学校里重重的下了决心,决定要改变这一现状。
下一次和朋友们出去的时候,我走进了舞池,旁若无人的跳舞。
有意思的是并没有人注意到我。
实际上他们还想看我再跳,因为觉得我有意思。
Don't worry about what others are thinking of you - most likely they're too busy wondering what others are thinking of them.不要担心别怎么看你,可能他们还在担心别人会怎么看他们呢.4. List 3 things you love about your situation right now4.列出3件你喜爱的事情I first shared this technique with the Positivity Blog readers in my post The Plague of Happiness Ever After (it's got a dragon and everything in it, read it!)我是在Positivity Blog中的The Plague of Happiness Ever After文章中第一次和读者分享这个技巧的。
Just list 3 simple thing s about any part of your life that you love. Like “3 simple things I love about the room I'm in right now”, or “3 simple things I love about this week”, or anything else.仅仅是列出生活中你喜爱的3件简单的事情,如:这个屋子我最喜欢的3个地方,或这个星期我最喜欢的3件事,或是其他的什么。