高中英语阅读短文.doc

第一篇 Nｏｔ　a Smａｌl Problｅm
Mr、 Ｅtｈan was a veｒy　large man、 He ｈａｄ　a　ｌoud voice　aｎd ａ baｄ ｔempｅr、 Hｅ ｗas nｏt gianｔ(巨人,大力士), but ｈe　waｓ muｃh ｂｉｇger　than most ｍen、
Ｌｉｆe　was noｔ ｅasy fｏr Ｍr、 Ｅthａn、　He　couｌd sｅldｏm finｄ clｏthes　big　enouｇｈ、 His feｅt　ｗere ｔoo laｒge　for　most ｓhｏes、 In fact, whｅｒever hｅ went and whａｔeｖer hｅ　did, Mr、 Ethan hａd prｏbｌems bｅcausｅ　ｏf his ｓize、 These　prｏbｌems　weｒe　so bad thaｔ Mｒ、 Ｅthan staｙeｄ at ｈoｍｅ ｍoｓt　ｏf　the　tｉme、 Liｆe ｗａｓ　easier ａt homｅ、
Tｈｅn oｎe ｄay, ａ friend said,　“ｙou spｅnｄ　ｔoｏ ｍuch　tｉme at ｈｏｍe、 You　ｓhｏuld go ｏut　morｅ、 Therｅ ’s ａ　good movie　ａt ｔhe　theａteｒ、 ”
“I　can’t　siｔ in theaｔｅr　seats, ” Mr、 Etｈaｎ ｓａiｄ、 “I’m　toｏ ｂig、　”
“Thａｔ　is no prｏbｌem,” hｉs frｉeｎｄ said, “I’ll buy yｏu tｗo　tiｃketｓ、　Yｏu caｎ get theｍ ａt　ｔhe　theaｔer ｗｈen　ｙoｕ　ｇｏ、 ”
The　friend sent mｏｎey to ｔhｅ ｔｈeater　for two　ｔiｃkets、　Ｗｈen ｔhe ｄay came, Mr、 Ethan puｔ oｎ ｈiｓ best ｃｌothes ａn　wｅnt to thｅ theateｒ、
“Ｙou hａve two tｉckｅts　for ｍe， ” ｈe said tｏ ｔhｅ womａn ｉｎ the tｉcket　office、　“My ｎame is Ethan、 ”
“Oh, yes,　Mr Ethａn, ”　tｈe　womａn said、 “Here ｙｏu are, seaｔs G４ and P１2、 I’m sorry, you ａnd yｏｕr　ｆｒｉenｄ caｎ’t sit toｇｅther　beｃａuse we aｒｅ veｒy fuｌl this evenｉng、”
Poｏr　Mｒ、 Etｈan、 Hｅ　smｉｌed ｓaｄlｙ, walked ouｔ　of the theateｒ　aｎd went　hoｍe、
第二篇 　Whaｔ　ａ Nightｍaｒｅ
　 　 　Ｓoｍetimeｓ ｗhｅn a ｄａy starts　off badlｙ，　it　just ｋeｅps gｅtｔｉng woｒse and woｒes aｓ eａch hour passｅs、　On dａys　ｌike this thｅre is　notｈing　to do buｔ　relaｘ　anｄ knｏw　the　ｎext ｄaｙ ｗｉll ｂe ｂeｔｔer、
Stoｎe haｄ a terrible day、　Hｉs　cｌocｋ didn’t worｋ　ａnd hｅ got up　laｔe、 Ｈe mｉｓseｄ tｈe train tｏ　ｗoｒk 、 Ｍｏreoｖer， he hａd to wait a　long　tiｍe foｒ　the next trａin、　As　a matteｒ of fact，　hｅ wａited　fｏr mｏre tｈａｎ　twｏ hours、 To mａkｅ mａtterｓ ｗorsｅ, he left his　briefｃasｅ on　tｈe ｔraiｎ、 As　a rｅsｕlt,　he had ｔo gｏ　to the police station、 Pｏor Ｓtonｅ　nevｅr got tｏ　ｗork thａt　daｙ、　What a nightｍarｅ!
Trｙ describing your own idea of ａ “nightｍare ” daｙ、 Ｉt shouldn’t ｂe ｈard、 Everｙｏｎe　ｈａs dayｓ　whｅn thｅy jｕst seeｎ tｏ get　up on　the　ｗｒｏng side ｏf ｂｅd!
第三篇 Whether　Stｕdentｓ　shｏuld Take　Pｈysiｃal Ｅxercise
Dｅar ｅｄｉｔor，
   Ｉ’ｍ ｗｒｉting　to tell you ａbout　ｔhe discussion ｗe’ｖe had about ｗhetheｒ　sｔudｅｎtｓ of　Ｓenior 3　shouｌd take　physical exeｒcise、 55％ ｏf the sｔudeｎｔs thinｋ ｔhey should takｅ exercｉse eｖeｒy ｄａy， suｃｈ ａｓ　dｏing mornｉｎｇ ｅｘercises, plaｙing　ping－pong　and basketｂall, bｕｔ it shｏuldn’ｔ ｔａke up too mｕch time、 Proｐeｒ eｘeｒcｉsｅ ｃａn bｕｉld uｐ　one’ｓ body aｎd　reduce　dｉseａses、 What’s mｏｒe, sportｓ　ｌet ｔheir brａiｎs　have　a ｒest sｏ thaｔ　tｈｅy ｃan stuｄy　efｆｅctiveｌy、
On the　other　ｈand, 4５% bｅlieve ｔaｋiｎg　exｅｒcise is ａ waste of time and iｔ iｓ tiriｎｇ、　Ａfteｒ havinｇ spｏrｔs， theｙ　are much　too　exciteｄ　for a loｎg tｉme to pay attention to thｅir lｅssｏｎs、　It’s　also possible gｅt huｒt ｉn　sｐorts、
Yｏuｒｓ sinｃｅrely，
Li Hｕa
第四篇 Mobile Pｈoneｓ　ａt　scｈooｌ
Ｄear　editor,
Ｉ’m　ｗriｔinｇ　to　teｌｌ　yoｕ ａbout the　discuｓsion we’vｅ had aｂoｕt　wｈetheｒ it iｓ necessａｒy for　miｄdle ｓchｏoｌ sｔuｄents ｔo cａｒry　mobile phｏｎes to ｓchool、
The ｍａｊorｉty of　the stuｄenｔs tｈiｎk　tｈａｔ iｔ　iｓ mｏｒe convｅnｉｅnｔ for tｈem to keep in　touch with　ｔｈeir parentｓ　anｄ　classmatｅs ｉf they hａｖe　a　mobilｅ phone、　Ａnd what’s morｅ, ｉt’ｓ　thｅ laｔest fashion、
Hoｗeｖｅr, most teachers　thｉｎk ｍiddle sｃｈooｌ ｓtudeｎts arｅ　not old　enough tｏ　cｏｎtｒol themｓｅｌveｓ、　Ｉt ｉs ａ　waste oｆ time　foｒ studｅntｓ　to ｐｌay　games ａnd ｓeｎd　meｓｓaｇes ｔｏ eａｃｈ other　ｂy　ｍｏbilｅ phonｅ、 And　it’s　easy tｏ cauｓe　ｔhｅ　students to　viｅ with　each othｅｒ、　Ｉf necessarｙ, ｔhey can make pｈonｅ caｌlｓ by usｉｎg　pｕblic pｈonｅs ｏn　ｔhe campus、
In my　opinion， folｌowｉng　the fashion　is ｕnｄerstandａbｌe、 Bｕｔ ａs middle sｃhool stｕdｅnts， ｗe ｓhｏuld　put all ｏur hearｔ　into　our　ｓｔｕdies、
Yours tｒuly,
Li Hua
第五篇　 Advertｉseｍenｔs in Our　Life
We livｅ in a wｏrld of aｄvertｉsements、 We sｅe aｎd heａr　them ｅｖerｙwheｒｅ、 Nｏ onｅ cａn ａvoid beｉnｇ influenceｄ by advertisｅｍents、 Radio, televisiｏn and puterｓ hａve mａｄe it pｏｓsibｌe for aｄvertiｓemeｎtｓ to attract　the attention　ｏｆ miｌlions oｆ people、 Ｔｈｅrefｏｒｅ it hａs ｂee ａn ｉｍｐortａnt paｒt of our dailｙ life、
On one ｈand, aｄvertising ｇｒeatly pｒomotes ｓales,ｏn the oｔher ｈａnd, in thｅir ｅfforts　to　ｔｅlｌ peｏplｅ about　proｄuｃｔs ａnd evｅｎts, adveｒtisemeｎts　ｐｒｏvide us ｗith a　larｇｅ amoｕｎt of　ｔｈe laｔesｔ　ｉｎformaｔion、 Meanwhiｌe, ｔo make an adｖertisｅmｅnt， a　lot　ｏf peopｌe wiｌl hａｖe　to worｋ tｏgetｈer、 So　with the devｅｌｏpmeｎｔ of adverｔisｉｎg　a lot of　jｏｂs　are beｉng creａteｄ、
In a woｒd,　advertising iｓ an importａnｔ busiｎeｓs、
第六篇　　Treａsｕre　Your　Ｏpportunｉties
Ｔhe air we breaｔhe is so fｒeelｙ ａvailabｌe tｈat ｗe taｋe it　ｆoｒ gｒanted、 Yet ｗｉthout it wｅ coｕld not survｉve ｍorｅ thａn ａ few　mｉｎuｔｅs、　Fｏｒ the most　part, ｔhe　same air iｓ aｖailable　tｏ evｅryｏｎe, and everｙoｎe nｅedｓ　it、　Somｅ peｏple use tｈe aiｒ tｏ sｕstain(支撑)tｈｅm whｉle thｅy ｓｉt ａround ａnｄ feel sorry for themｓelｖes、 Oｔｈers　breａｔｈe in the　aｉr and usｅ the ｅnergy it pｒｏｖides ｔo mａkｅ a　magnｉfｉｃeｎt ｌiｆe ｆｏr tｈemselves、
Oｐpｏｒtunity ｉｓ the　same　wａｙ、 Iｔ is everywhere、 Ｏpportｕnｉty iｓ　ｓｏ freelｙ ａvaｉｌａblｅ that　ｗe taｋe we　take ｉt ｆor ｇranｔed、 Yeｔ　opportuｎity　aｌone is nｏｔ　enoｕgｈ　to create ｓucｃeｓｓ、 Ｏpｐｏrtunity musｔ ｂｅ seized ａnd aｃted upoｎ　in order to haｖｅ valｕe、Sｏ many people ａrｅ　sｏ　ａnxiｏus to　“get in” ｏn a “ｇround floor ｏppｏrtｕnｉtｙ”,　ａｓ if　tｈe opporｔuｎiｔy will ｄo aｌl ｔhe　work、 That’s impｏssible、
Ｊｕsｔ　as ｙoｕ　need ａｉｒ ｔo　brｅathe, ｙou ｎeeｄ ｏpｐortunity to ｓuｃｃeed、 Ｉt ｔaｋｅs more than juｓｔ breathing ｉｎ the　fresh air oｆ ｏppoｒtunitｙ, howeveｒ、　Yｏu mｕｓt makｅ ｕse　of　that ｏpporｔunｉｔy、　Ｔhat’s not　uｐ to ｔhe ｏppｏｒｔunｉty、　Thａt’s ｕp tｏ yｏu、 Iｔ dｏｅsｎ’t　mａtｔer ｗhat “flooｒ” ｔhe ｏｐpｏｒｔunitｙ　ｉｓ ｏn、 Ｗhａｔ ｍａttｅｒｓ　is what ｙou do wiｔｈ　it、
第七篇 Amｅrican Concｅpｔ ｏf Lｏｖｅ
The American coｎｃｅpt of lovｅ　aｎｄ romancｅ bｅginｓ wiｔh dating、 Young peopｌe date in sevｅrａl waｙs、 At　first thｅy　migｈｔ　ｈaｖe gｒouｐ ｄaｔeｓ with sｅveral　boys aｎd　ｇirls togetheｒ、 Lａteｒ, they　ｓtａrt gｏinｇ　on sｉｎgle ｄａtes- just ｏｎe boy　anｄ one gｉrl、 Ｓｏｍetimes　ａ bｏy ａnd a giｒl wiｌl go ｔo a movie、Ｍaybe　tｈey will ｇo to ａ ｐaｒty ａt a fｒieｎd’s housｅ、 Or　they mighｔ go oｕt tｏ ｅａt、
Wｈen two coupｌeｓ go ｏuｔ　togeｔher, wｅ calｌ ｉｔ dｏｕble datiｎg、 A　fｒiend　mighｔ　eveｎ arranｇe a blind ｄａte ｆｏr yoｕ wｉth soｍeｏne　ｙou　ｄon’t know、　Tｈat　doesn’t mean　you　kｅep yoｕr eyes cloｓｅd the whｏle evening!　You jｕst　don’ｔ　ｋnow whｏ your ｐartner wｉll ｂe　uｎtｉl　thｅ time　fｏｒ　thｅ ｄaｔｅ、 If soｍeone asｋs yｏu for　ａny kiｎｄ of　date,　and ｙou　ｄon’t　ｗａｎｔ to　go, yoｕ may pｏlitelｙ say， “No， thａnks、”
第八篇 　　Ｔｈe Cｉｔｙ of Ｍusic
Music reａｌlｙ dｏes meaｎ a lot ｔo peoｐle、 Therｅ ｗere　recently over　ｔhｉrｔy ｔhousａnd pｅoｐlｅ　iｎ ｔhｅ　Fｏｒｂｉdden Cｉty ｔo watchｅd　tｈｉｓ hiｓtorical　cｏｎceｒt　from　almosｔ ｆorｔｙ　coｕntriｅs、
Listening to muｓiｃ iｓ tｈｅ　favorｉte pａstimｅ ｏｆ　many peｏple all ｏｖer　ｔhe　worlｄ、 Tｈis　iｓ ｅｓｐｅciａlly tｒuｅ　ｆｏr tｈe people ｌiｖing iｎ Viennａ, the ciｔy oｆ musiｃ、 Bｅing thｅ hoｍe of　waｌｔz、
Mｕsic fillｓ thｅ ａir in Ｖiｅnnａ、　Gｏing　ｔo pｕｂlｉｃ　ｃoncertｓ iｓ often　ｆreｅ of cｈarｇe、　And　don’t foｒｇet，　Ｖienna　ｉs alsｏ home　ｔo tｈe　world famｏｕs Viennａ Boy’ｓ　Choir、 No woｎder people　ｓaｙ　Ａｕstｒiａ is alwａｙs　alive with a ｓｏuｎｄ　ｏf ｍusｉc、
第九篇　 Rurａｌ Education
Now in tｈe rural　areａs, ｔhere are ｍａｎy cｈｉldren out　ｏf school、 Ｉ think　onｅ　of the rｅａsｏns is ｔｈat　theｉr famｉlies arｅ ｔoo poor to aｆford　theｉr scｈｏｏliｎg、　Ａｓ a rｅｓｕlt,　theｙ have to　stａy at home　to earn money tｏ ｓupport tｈeir families、 Anoｔheｒ reaｓon is　thａt mａｎy pａrentｓ ｔhink iｔ’ｓ uｓeｌｅss ｆor ｔhe girls tｏ study and they　wｏulｄ nｏt lｉｋe them to go to schoｏl、 Thｅ third rｅasoｎ iｓ that　ｓomｅ　childｒen are nｏt interesｔｅｄ in　their ｌeｓsons, aｎd would nｏt lｉke tｏ ｇo to　scｈool、
Iｎ my oｐｉnion，　ａll　chｉldren ｉnclｕdｉng gｉrls　should havｅ the　chaｎce to receiｖｅ ａｎ ｅducation、　Ｐｅｏｐle sｈould　paｙ more　ａttenｔｉｏｎ　ｔｏ ｔhe eduｃａｔiｏｎ oｆ childreｎ ｂｅcａuｓe thｅy wｉlｌ　play a　ｖｅry iｍporｔａnt paｒt in tｈe　future　ｏf ｏuｒ cｏuｎtｒy、
第十篇 Aｄveｒｔiｓｅmｅnｔs　in Oｕr　Lｉｆe
We ｌive ｉn ａ wｏrlｄ of　aｄvertｉｓemenｔs、　Ｗe see anｄ　hear theｍ everywｈere、 Ｎo　onｅ ｃan avoiｄ　being inｆlｕenｃed ｂy adｖertisｅmentｓ、 Rａｄio, teｌｅvｉsｉon　and puteｒs have　mａde it pｏｓsibｌe　ｆor ａdｖertiｓemｅｎｔs to　attrａct the attenｔion of　ｍillｉｏnｓ of people、　Thｅｒefore,　it ｈａｓ　bee an　important ｐaｒt of　oｕr ｄaｉlｙ ｌifｅ、
　Oｎ oｎe hand, ａdveｒtｉsｉng ｇreａｔlｙ prｏmotｅs ｓaleｓ,on the　otｈer haｎd，　ｉn their eｆfｏrｔs tｏ telｌ peｏple ａｂoｕt pｒodｕctｓ anｄ evenｔs, ａdｖｅrtisemｅnts provｉde ｕｓ ｗｉｔh ａ　lａrｇe amount ｏf ｔhe latest informａtｉｏn、 Meａnwｈｉｌｅ, ｔｏ maｋe ａｎ adｖertiｓemenｔ,　a　lot of pｅople will havｅ　ｔo　wｏrｋ together、　So with tｈe dｅvelopment of adveｒtisｉng ａ lot　of joｂs are ｂｅｉnｇ ｃrｅatｅd、
Ｉn a word, ａｄvｅrtｉsｉng is an　iｍpｏrtant　businｅss、
第十一篇 Aｍeｒicaｎ　Ｓtuｄｅnｔ’s Viｓｉt
Ｂoys　and girｌs,
[1］May I have ｙour attentｉon，　please？ Aｂout ｆifty　Amｅricaｎ ｓtｕdents ｗill e　to visiｔ　oｕr ｓcｈool on Octobｅr tｈe 22nd、　We’ｌl ｍeet them aｔ the　scｈool gａtｅ　ａt ８：30 ａm、 At ９：０0, we’ll takｅ them tｏ　the　conｆereｎce　rｏom, ｗhｅｒe a　ｇｅｔ-ｔｏgether wｉｌｌ be hｅld、 Afteｒ　tｈat, ｗe’ll ｓｈoｗ　tｈem arｏｕnd ｏur ｂｏｔanicaｌ gardeｎ ａnd　thｅ scｈｏol－rｕn factｏrｙ、 Aｔ １1:00, ｔherｅ　wiｌl bｅ a basketbaｌｌ mａtch on ｔhe playground、 They’ｌｌ leaｖｅ our　ｓchooｌ ａt 12：00、
［2] We　ｍuｓt ｔalk　with theｍ iｎ　Eｎｇlｉsｈ、 Pleａsｅ be ｆriendly and couｒteous　ｔo tｈｅm、 Reｍember,　wｅ nｏt　ｏnlｙ staｎｄ　foｒ ｏuｒ sｃｈoｏl,　buｔ also　stanｄ ｆoｒ　Cｈina、
［3］ Ｔhａnｋ yｏu、　Ｈｏpe yoｕ have　a ｇooｄ tｉme、
第十二篇 Biｌl　Ｇaｔes: Edｕcaｔion Does　Count
Wｈen　you arｅ feeling unｈapｐy ｏr foｒgｅt how gｒeat yｏu　are， ｔｈeｓｅ　arｅ　six ways to mａke ｙoｕ ｆeel ｇooｄ aｂｏut yoｕrｓelｆ、
Loｏk iｎ　tｈe mirｒｏr and say to youｒsｅlf， “I am a sｐecial ｐerｓｏn　and　tｈeｒe’ｓ no onｅ in the woｒld like　me、 I can　dｏ ａnytｈing！ ” It may ｎoｔ sounｄ sｏ ｇood， but　it　reａlｌy　works!
Dｏ sｏmｅthing nｉｃｅ　ｆoｒ ｓomｅone、　Hｅlｐing oｔhers aｌｗayｓ makes ｙou　ｆeeｌ ｇｏod、
Smile! Be frieｎdly to peoｐｌe yｏu mｅｅｔ、 Looｋ　ｆｏr the good tｈiｎgs　in yｏur ｆrieｎds　and famｉlｙ、
Leaｒn　somethinｇ ｎeｗ! Ｈａve you alｗays　wａntｅd　to ｄecorate yｏur　own room　or　lｅarｎ hｏw to　sｗｉm? Go for　it! New ｃhallenｇes are　ｆｕn and giｖｅ yｏu ａ ｓense oｆ ａcｐlisｈment ｗｈen ｙｏu have　finisheｄ、
Reaｄ and ｓｔart ａ ｄｉaｒy、 Tuｒn ｏｆｆ the ＴV and let youｒ imaｇiｎation ｆly! Wrｉte dｏwｎ yｏuｒ thugｈts,　dｒeａmｓ　or anyｔhiｎg ｙou　ｗant！ Writiｎg　ａlwａｙs hｅlｐs ｔo exｐreｓｓ ｙour feelｉｎgｓ、
Stａy wｉth　yｏur　famｉly、 Wｅ　all need ouｒ ｆamｉly　ｔime、 Ｔalk with yoｕｒ Ｍom　or Dａｄ or ｍayｂe　evｅｎ yoｕr ｃousｉn、
第十三篇 　 Happy Ｍothers’ Day
Good　ｍorninｇ、　Ｉ wish ｅvｅry ｍotｈer　lｉstｅninｇ a hapｐｙ Ｍothers’ Day, inｃlouｄｉnｇ　mｙ　owｎ、
And I wanｔ to ｒeｍind ｅvery　daughtｅｒ and every sｏn　tｏ ｔell ｍoｍ first tｈing ｔomorrｏw how much you lｏve her、
Moｔhers’ Ｄａy　is onlｙ oｎe　day a　year、
Ｉt　is reallｙ enough timｅ tｏ ｓｈoｗ our appreｃiation ｆｏr ｔhe love， wｏｒk ａnd cａｒe ｏｕr motherｓ give us everｙ　dａy of　ｔhe year、
Mａkｅ this Motｈers’ Day ｓpeciaｌ for ｙouｒ mother by reaｌlｙ tｅlliｎg her　just　ｈｏｗ muｃh you　are、
Ｌet her ｋnｏw ｔhaｔ you　appreｃiaｔｅ eｖeｒythｉnｇ she ｈａs ｄone for yoｕ thｒoughoｕt　tｈｅ ｙears、
Once ａgａin, to all tｈe ｍoｈｔerｓ ｅｖerything, “Have　ａ ｖery hapｐy Mothers’ Dａy!”
第十三篇　 The　Toｒch Has Beｅn　Paｓseｄ to a New Ｇeｎｅraｔｉon of　Amｅricａｎs
　 　　 　 　 　 Ｂy　Jｏhn F、 Kｅｎnｅｄy
And sｏ, my　feｌlow Amｅｒｉcaｎs, aｓk ｎoｔ what　yｏuｒ　ｃoｕntrｙ can　dｏ　fｏｒ you；　ask what yｏu can ｄo fｏｒ your　ｃountry、
My ｆｅllow cｉtizｅns of　thｅ　woｒｌｄ, asｋ not wｈaｔ Ameｒiｃa ｗill do foｒ　you,　bｕt whａt　togｅｔhｅr wｅ can do　for ｔhe　frｅｅdｏm of man、
Fiｎａｌly, wheｔher　you are　citｉzｅnｓ of Americａ ｏｒ　cｉtｉzeｎs of ｔhe world，　ask　ｏf　us hｅre tｈe same　high　ｓtanｄardｓ of strenｇth　and　sacrｉfiｃe　ｗhiｃh we　aｓk of you、 With a good　consｃｉence　ｏuｒ　onｌy sure rｅward, witｈ histoｒy ｔhe fｉnal ｊudge ｏf our ｄｅeds, leｔ ｕs go　fｏｒth to leａd thｅ ｌanｄ we love， aｓking Ｈis blｅｓsiｎg and His ｈｅlp, buｔ knｏwiｎｇ that herｅ　oｎ eaｒtｈ Gｏd's　worｋ must ｔruｌｙ be　our ｏwn