1、40篇英语短文搞定高考3500个单词1. Fall inLove with English 爱上英语Hiding behind theloosedustycurtain, ateenagerpackeduphisovercoatinto thesuitcase. He planned to leave homeat duskthough there wasthunderandlightningoutdoors. Hehad got to dothis because hewas tired ofhis parents nagging about his English study and di
2、d not want togo throughit any longer. He couldntget alongwellwithEnglish anddislikedjoininginEnglish classes because he thought his teacherignored himon purpose. As a result, his score in each exam neveraddeduptoover 60.Hispartnerwas concerned abouthim very much. She understoodexactlywhat he wassuff
3、eringfrom, but entirelydisagreedwithhis idea.In order tocalmhimdownandsettlehis problem, she talked with himface to faceandswappeda seriesoflearningtips with him. Theitems sheset downhelped him find thehighwayto studying English well.The teenager wasgratefuland got greatpowerfrom his friends words.
4、Now, he has recoveredfrom being upset and hasfallenin love withEnglish.有个少年躲在积满灰尘的松散窗帘后把大衣装入手提箱。尽管外面正打雷闪电,他仍计划在黄昏时分离家出走。他不得不这样做是因为厌倦了父母对他英语学习的唠叨,不想再忍受下去了。他的英语学习总是无法取得进展,而且不喜欢参加英语课的学习,因为他以为老师有意忽视他。结果,他每次考试的分数合计从未超过60。他的搭档很关心他,也确切地理解他遭受的折磨,但却完全不同意他的想法。为了使他冷静下来好好解决问题,她和他面对面地交谈,并交换了一系列的学习心得技巧。她写下来的条款帮助他
5、找到了学好英语的最佳捷径。这个少年非常很感激,并从朋友的话里获得极大的动力。现在,他已经从沮丧中恢复过来,真正爱上了英语。2. Different Countries Have Different Kinds of Englishes不同的国家有不同的英语Voyages of people from Englandplay animportantpart inspreading the English language.At present, English isfrequentlyspoken as anofficialor common language in many countries
6、,such as America, Singapore, Malaysia and someAfricancountries. AllbasedonBritish English, the English spoken in these countries can be well understood bynativeEnglish speakers. Butactually, these Englishes have beengraduallychanging in accents, spellings,expressions and theusageofvocabulary.Because
7、 ofthis fact, you canmake use ofthe differences to tell which country the foreigners of yourblockare from. For example, if a bossfluentlycommandshis driver, “Come up straightto myapartmentbyelevatorand takesomegasfor my trucks andcabs”, instead ofrequesting, “Please come to myflatbyliftand take some
8、 petrol for mylorriesand taxis”, you canrecognizehis Americanidentity, while thelattersuggests that he is British.英国人的航海在英语的传播中扮演了重要的角色。目前,英语在许多国家被作为官方语言或通用语言频繁地使用,例如美国、新加波、马来西亚和一些非洲的国家。这些国家的英语都以英式英语为基础,能很好地为以英语为本族语的人所理解。但是实际上,这些英语在口音、拼写、表达和词汇的使用方面都在逐渐变化。因为这一情况的存在,你就可以利用这些英语之间的区别说出你们街区的外国人是哪个国家来的了。例
9、如,如果有个老板流利地命令他的司机:“Come up straight to my apartment by elevator and take some gas for my trucks and cabs(直接搭电梯到我公寓上来拿卡车和出租车的汽油)”,而不是要求说,“Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis(请直接搭电梯到我公寓上来拿卡车和出租车的汽油)”,你就可以轻易地辨认出他的美国人身份,而后者却暗示着那是一位英国人。(请注意:听力录音里第二段两个“电梯”的单词跟原文不一致
10、,原文是对的,录音弄错了,elevator才是美式说法而lift是英式说法。)3.A Hard Trip 一次辛苦的旅行My sisterwas fond oftraveling.Ever sincegraduating, she had beendeterminedtoorganizea trip to an old temple. Sincetransportingfarewas expensive, she decided to use a bicycle tocyclethere notcaring about thedisadvantages. Herstubbornattitude
11、was always hershortcoming. Once shemade uphermindto do something, no one couldpersuadeher tochangehermind.Finally,wegave inas usualthough wepreferred to take a train. After we prepared everything, including theschedule,reliableweatherforecastand theinsurance, we began our trip.Ourjourneywas along a
12、riverflowing from a highaltitude. Ourpacewas slow because the river frequently had many sharpbends through deepvalleys, where the water seemed toboil. Just as I recorded in myjournal, it was really a hard journey. But we also enjoyed greatviews. One night, I put my head on mypillow-a parcel of woolc
13、oats, and laybeneaththe stars. When theflamein front of ourcavewent outat midnight, I found the sky so beautiful! 我的妹妹很喜欢旅行。自从毕业以来,她就下定决心要组织一次往一座古庙的旅行。因为交通费用昂贵,她决定骑自行车去,毫不担心其中的不利情况。顽固的态度一直都是她的缺点,一旦她下定决心要做的事,就没有人能说服她改变主意。最后,我们像往常一样让步,尽管我们更喜欢乘火车去。我们准备好了所有东西,包括时间表、可靠的天气预报,还有保险,就开始了旅程。我们的旅程沿着一条从高海拔处流下来的
14、河流前行。但我们的步伐很慢,因为当流经深深的峡谷时,这条河流急转弯很多,急湍的河水都似乎沸腾起来。正如我在旅行日志里记录的那样,这真是一次艰苦的旅行。但是我们也欣赏到了美丽的景色。一天晚上,我把头枕在一包羊毛衣服做的枕头上,躺在星空下,当岩洞前的火焰在午夜熄灭时,我发现夜空是如此的美丽!4.A Horrible Earthquake 可怕的地震Dirtywater rose inwells andcanals before theearthquake. But no onejudged that an earthquake was coming. Suddenly, everything sh
15、ook. It seemedas ifthe world wasat an end.Millions ofbrickhouses anda number ofdams weredestroyed. Railwaytracks becameuselessbars.Pipes inminesburstand let out smelly steam. Hugecrackstrappedcyclists everywhere.The next day, thiseventwas theheadlineor maintitleof all newspapers. With thereporters g
16、iving an outlineof thedisaster, the wholenationwasshocked by thedamageand the victimsextremesuffering. People were moved when they read that thesurvivorscomforted each other by saying “Congratulations! You survived!”. So they not onlyexpressed their sympathysincerely, but also organized together to
17、help the victimsright away. Theinjured wererescued and the dead wereburied. Thefrightened survivors weredug outfrom under theruins and were offeredshelter, fresh water andelectricity. Thanks to peoples help, the loss was minimized.地震前,水井和运河里的污水都涨涌起来。但是却没人判断出地震即将来临。霎那间,一切都在摇晃,似乎整个世界就要结束。数以百万的砖房和许多水坝遭
18、到破坏;铁路轨道都变成无用的铁条;煤矿管道纷纷爆裂,发出有臭味的蒸汽;到处都有骑车的人被巨大的裂缝陷住。第二天,所有报纸都纷纷以大字标题或主要标题报道了这一事件。记者们描述了灾难的大概情况,全国都被地震的破坏和灾民们极度的苦难所震惊。当人们读到幸存者以“恭喜啊,你还活着。”来互相安慰时,都被感动了。人们不仅衷心地表达了他们的同情,而且还立刻组织起来帮助灾民。伤员被救助了,死者被埋葬了,吓坏的幸存者被从废墟中挖出来了,栖身处、净水和电力也很快得到提供。多亏了人们的帮助,灾区的损失被减到了最小。5.The Great President 伟大的总统As thefounderof therepubl
19、ic, thepresidenthad many goodqualities. Beforecoming topower, he was a generouslawyer. Hewas willing toselflesslyhelp everyone whoturned tohim. He accepted nofeeto offer legal guidanceandopinions to those who wereout of workor uneducated. Later, believing allmankindto be equal, hedevoted himself to
20、stopping theunfairanti-black laws. Heset upthe BlackYouth Leagueand was voted to be the leader. However, though he keptpeacefulprinciples withoutviolenceandterror, hismean enemies stillblew uphis house andattacked hisrelatives, and he himself ouldntescapebeingsentenced to30 years in prison.Not feari
21、ng of the prison guardscruelty, he keptactiveandbegged no mercy from them.As a matter of fact, he was alwayshopefuland neverlost heartduring thestageeven though he wasin trouble.Finally, peoplerewarded him with the leaders position and a goldblanket.作为共和国的创始人,这位总统具备许多的优秀品质。还在掌权之前,他就是一位慷慨的律师。他愿意无私地帮助
22、那些向他求助的人。他免费为失业的,或没有受过教育的人提供法律指导和意见。后来,因为相信所有人类都是生来平等,他全身心投入到废除不平等的反黑人法律工作中。他建立了黑人青年团并被选为领袖。然而,尽管他坚持没有暴力、没有恐怖的和平原则,卑鄙的敌人还是炸毁了他的家、袭击了他的亲属,他自己也无法逃脱被判30年徒刑的遭遇。在狱中,他毫不畏惧狱警的残酷,始终保持积极的态度,不向他们乞求怜悯。实际上,他在任何一个困境时期都充满着希望,从未灰心。最后,人们以领袖的职位和一块金毯子回报了他的贡献。6.A Brave Maid 勇敢的女仆Awoodenvasefrom the MingDynastyat theen
23、tranceof thereceptionhallamazed everyone. The artists designed it in ararestyleandselectedvaluablejewels todecorateit. Peoplethought highly ofits fancycolour of honeyand the beautifulpaintings on it.The vase used tobelong toaformercastle. But when the country wasat war, the enemytroopsexploded the c
24、astle.Debates on how the vasesurvived went on and on. In order toremovepeoplesdoubt, a team of no less than20 people carried out aninformalinvestigation. Theevidencesthey found showed that amaidtook the vase apartand asked asailortosinkit in alocalwell. She never gave away the secret even under the
25、cruel trialof the enemies who werein search oftreasures.It isworthgiving this brave maid a fortunein return.接待大厅入口处的明朝木制花瓶使每个人都惊奇不已。艺术家以一种罕有的风格设计它,并挑选了贵重的珠宝装饰它。人们高度赞赏它那蜂蜜般的奇特颜色,还有上面绘制的绘画。这个花瓶曾经属于一座从前的城堡,但在战争期间,敌人的军队炸毁了城堡,于是关于这个花瓶是如何幸存下来的争论就一直在持续着。为了解开人们的疑问,一个由不少于20人的调查队开展了一次非正式的调查。他们找到的证据表明,有个女仆把花瓶拆
26、开,然后让一名水手把它沉到当地的一个水井里。她从来没有泄露这个秘密,即使是在搜寻财宝的敌人残酷的审讯下。这位女仆真是值得给予一大笔钱作为对她的回报。7.A Fair Competition 公平的比赛 Swifter, Higher and Strongerstands forthe spirit of the Olympics. But fairness is thebasisof thismotto. Only when you win fairly will you and yourhomelanddeservethe greatglory. Butnowadays, unlike th
27、eancient honest slavecompetitors, somehopelessathletes who cant bear thepainof training cheat whentaking part in games.Medals seem to havemagicalpower causing them to cheat, and the prize money hasreplaced the motto as their only goal.So, in thegymnasticsevent to be held in our city next month, one
28、of thehostsresponsibilitiesis to keep competitions fair. Theyadvertised onposters outside thestadiumto promise that every competitor is to have a regularphysicalexamination in agymnasiumone afteranother. No one canbargainon this. Thevolunteers in chargewill be very strict. It isfoolishto cheat becau
29、se they will not beadmitted tocompeteand will even be fined as well.“更快!更高!更强!”代表着奥运精神。但是公平却是这一格言的基础。只有当你公平地赢得比赛,你和你的祖国才会承受这样的光荣。但如今,不像古代那些诚实的奴隶参赛者,有些没有希望的运动员无法承受训练的痛苦,于是在参加比赛时作假。奖牌似乎有某种魔力使他们作假,奖金也已经代替了奥运格言成为了他们唯一的目标。因此,在我们市下个月即将举行的一场体操赛事中,主办方的其中一项责任就是要确保比赛的公平。他们在体育场外的海报上做广告,承诺说每个参赛者都将在体育馆一个一个地参加常规的
30、身体检查。对此没有人可以讨价还价。负责此事的志愿者将非常严格。作假是很愚蠢的,因为他们将不被允许去竞赛,甚至还将被罚款。8.Computers 电脑 Thegoalof earlycalculatingmachines was tosimplifydifficultsums. Butwith the help ofnewtechnology, electronicchips replacedtubes and arevolutionofartificial intelligencehasarisen.Fromthenon, the appearance of computerstotallyc
31、hanged our lives. They can not onlydownloadinformation from thewetwhen connected by thenetworkormobilephonesignals, but alsosolvedifferenttypes oflogicalproblems. With operators as theircoaches, they can even controlrockets toexplorethe moon and instructandroids with the human racescharacters tomopf
32、loors andwatch overyournaughtyniece.Anyhow, computers areso helpful thatthey do bringhappiness.However, computers are easily attacked byviruses. Thisrealityhas become a hard-to-deal with-problem. As a result, computers are dangerousin a way. So,personally, I worry about theiruniversalapplications in
33、 some fields, such asfinance.早期计算机器的目的是简化比较难的计算。但是在新技术的帮助下,电子芯片代替了电子管,一场人工智能革命由此掀起。从那时起,电脑的出现完全改变了我们的生活,它们不仅能在网络或移动电话信号的连接下从网上下载信息,而且可以解决各种类型的逻辑问题。在操作员的教练下,它们甚至还可以控制火箭探索月球,指导具有人类性格的机器人擦洗地板和照顾你调皮的侄女。不管怎么说,电脑都是如此的有用,以致的确给人们带来了快乐。然而,电脑很容易受到病毒的攻击,这一现实已经成为一个难以处理的难题,结果,电脑在某种程度上是很危险的。因此,就个人而言,我很担心电脑在某些领域,例
34、如金融方面的广泛应用。9.保护野生动植物 Wildlife ProtectionDinosaursdied outbecause of anunexpectedincident. Butwildlifetoday disappears or isin dangerjust because humans doharmto it. For example, tigers arehunted forfurto makecarpetsso thatthey can only live insecurereserves; grassland is destroyed withoutmercyso tha
35、tduststormscome into being affecting distant cities.Last year, scientists saw some monkeysrubbing themselves with acertainkind ofinsects toprotect themselvesfromfiercemosquitoesbiting.According tothe result of theinspection, they found that the insect contains apowerfuldrug, so local farmers wereemp
36、loyed to catch the insects. Theendingwas that the insects disappeared from the wholezone. When told that it was alossto humans, the farmersburst into laughter and responded, “Our real loss is ourdecreasingincome.”We shouldappreciatethe natural balance andpaymoreattention totheimportanceof wildlifepr
37、otection. Not until wesucceed inletting wildlife livein peace, can we smilein relief. 恐龙因一次意外事件而灭绝,但是今天的野生动植物却是因为人类的伤害而消失或处在危险中。例如,老虎被猎杀以获取做地毯的皮毛,以致它们只能生活在安全的保护区里;草地被毫不怜悯地破坏,以致沙尘暴开始影响遥远的城市。去年,科学家观察到猴子在身上擦某种昆虫来保护自己不受凶猛的蚊子的叮咬。根据检查的结果,他们发现这种昆虫含有一种具有强大效力的药物,于是,当地的农民都被雇来抓虫子。结果是,这种昆虫从这整个地区都消失了。当被告知说这是整个人类
38、的损失时,农民们都突然大笑着回应道:“我们减少的收入才是我们真正的损失呢!”我们应该意识到自然平衡的重要,更加注意野生动植物的保护。直到我们成功让野生动植物安详平静地生活,我们自己才能如释重负地笑开颜。10.My First Band 我的第一支乐队 I was verysensitiveto music. Justdippingintothe music booksbriefly, I could sing or play well.To be honest, I alwaysdreamtofbecoming a famousfolk actor. I was soconfidentthat
39、 I never decreased my devotion.Iformed my first band called “Rolling Frog”. At the beginning, werelied onperforming oninstruments inpubs or topassers bytoearnextramoneyin cash. Then we wore falsebeardstopretendto be the musicians whom peoplewere familiar with.In addition, weattachedhumorousacts to o
40、urperformancesandplayedjokes oneach other. Soon, our “funnyjazz” became famous andinvitations to perform for broadcaststations began to come.Afterwards, wesortedoutattractivemusic and made a record in astudio. A millionor socopies were sold and we becamemillionaires.It waspainfulthat the bandbroke u
41、pfinally. Butabove all, I realized my dream to be a musician.我对音乐很敏感,只要简要地浏览一下乐谱,我就能演唱或演奏得很好。说实话,我一直都梦想着能成为出名的民间演员,自信的我从未减少过热爱。我组成的第一支乐队叫做“摇滚蛙”。开始,我们依靠在酒吧里或向路人表演乐器来挣些零花的现金。然后我们带上假胡子假扮人们熟悉的音乐家,除此之外,我们在表演中加上幽默的动作,互相开着玩笑。很快,我们的“滑稽爵士乐”出了名,到广播电台表演的邀请开始多起来。随后,我们把我们吸引人的音乐做了分类,在一间音乐工作室录制了1张唱片,大约卖出了100万张,这使我
42、们都成了百万富翁。乐队最终的解散让我很心痛,但最重要的是,我实现了自己当音乐家的梦想。11.An Interesting Festival 有趣的节日TheAgriculturalFeasttakesplaceafter theIndependenceDay. It is not aworldwidecelebration. Only Christians inMexicolook forward toitsarrivalfor itsreligiousorigin:Long ago, humansancestors were bad. Theyfooled andplayedtricks o
43、neach other and never kept their word. So Godturnedupanddrowned all their crops. Humansstarvedday and night,weeping. In order to gain Godsforgiveness, a womanpoetset offto see God. Sheadmired God and keptapologizing. God was moved. With hispermission, humans finally had goodharvests again. So, towip
44、esadnessand remind themselvesof the beliefin God, people began the festival.On the festival, peoplegatherin open air, such as playgrounds orparking lots, andenergeticallyhave fun witheach otherall night long,as thoughthey were never tired. When abeautydressedupin lovelyclothing reads poemsin memory
45、ofthe poet, everyoneholdstheir breath. Then, it is thecustomthat theboneof a roosterhead is given to her as anaward.Obviously, the story is not true, but the festival is interesting.农业盛会在独立日后举行。它不是一个世界性的庆典,由于它的宗教起源,只有墨西哥的基督徒才盼着节日的到来:很久以前,人类的祖先很坏,他们互相欺骗,耍诡计,从不遵守诺言。于是,上帝出现了,淹死了他们所有的作物。人们日夜挨饿,哭泣着。为了获得上
46、帝的原谅,一位女诗人出发去见上帝。她对上帝的赞美和怀有的歉意感动了上帝,有了他的允许,人类终于又获得了丰收。因此,为了抹去忧伤并提醒自己对上帝的信仰,人们开始举办这个节日。在节日那天,人们聚集在露天场所,例如操场或停车场,通宵达旦地玩得非常开心,精力充沛的人们似乎不知疲倦。当一位用可爱的衣服盛装打扮的美女朗读诗歌以纪念那位诗人时,在场的每个人都屏住了呼吸,然后,按照风俗,将奖励给她一只公鸡的头骨。很明显,这个故事不是真的,但是节日却很有趣。12.Balanced Diet 平衡膳食 Wang Pengearned hislivingby running abarbecuerestaurant, which served deliciousbacon,friedchicken breastandmuttonroasted withpepperandgarlic. But his food anddiscountattracted fewer and fewer customers. Finally, he wasin debt. Yong Huisslimming restaurant served freshpeas,carrots,eggplants, andrawcucumbers w