初中英语阅读材料节选.docx
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初中英语阅读材料节选
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GregDunhamhasbuiltabigmotorcycle.Itissobigthatwhenpeopleseeitforthefirsttime,theysometimesthinkthattheyhaveshrunk(使收缩)!
OfficialsfromtheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordssaythatDunham’smotorcycleisthebiggestoneintheworld.IttookDunhamthreeyearstobuildit.Itis15feettalland25feetlong.Itweighsabout6,500pounds.Hesteersthemotorcyclefromaspecialcagebelowthehandlebars(把手).
GregDunhambuiltthemonster(巨大的)motorcyclebecausehisfriendssaiditwasimpossible.Hewantedtoprovethathecoulddoit.Itwasagiantproject,butheaccomplishedit.
Heenjoysthewaypeoplereactwhentheyseehismotorcycle.“Fifteenguyscametoseeit.Oneoftheguyssaid,‘Buildmeone!
”Gregreports.“Peopleloveit!
”hesays.
Dunhamwouldliketotakethemotorcycleonatourofthecountrysothatmorepeoplecanseeit.However,hewouldneedacorporatesponsor(赞助商)tohelppayforthetour.
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QQchatsonnet
Jeanisabrightyoungwomanwhocomesfromarichandfamousfamily.Shegoestoagooduniversityandhaseverythingthatmoneycanbuy.Well,almosteverything.TheproblemisthatthepeopleinJean’sfamilyaresobusythattheycanhardlyfindtimetobewithher.Infact,Jeanisquitelonely.
SoJeanspendsalotoftimeonherQQ.Shelikesbeinganonymous(匿名),talkingtopeoplewhodonotknowaboutherfamousfamilyandherrichlife.SheusesthenameLindaonQQandhasmadealotoffriendswhoshekeepsintouchwithquiteoften.
LastyearJeanmadeaveryspecialfriendonQQ.HisnamewasDavidandlivedinSanFrancisco.Davidwasfullofstoriesandjokes.HeandJeanhadacommon(共同的)interestinrockmusicandmoderndance.SoitalwaystookthemhourstotalkhappilyonQQandsometimestheyevenforgottheirtime.Ofcourse,theywantedtoknowmoreabouteachother.Davidsentapictureofhimself:
Hewasatall,good-lookingyoungmanwithabig,happysmile.Astimewentby,theybecamegoodfriendsandoftensentcardsandsmallthingstoeachother.
WhenJean’sfathertoldherthathewasgoingonabusinesstriptoSanFrancisco,sheaskedhimtolethergowithhimsothatshecouldgiveDavidasurpriseforhisbirthday.ShewouldtakehimthelatestDVDoftheirfavoriterocksinger.ButwhensheknockedonDavid’sdoorinSanFrancisco,shefoundthatherspecialfriendwasatwelve-year-oldboynamedJim!
Thinking:
Afterreadingthestory,doyouhaveanythingtosay?
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TheHistoryoftheFirstCars
LambertandDuryeaarenotyouraveragehouseholdnames.Butmostlikelyyou’veheardthenamesFordandBenz(asinMercedes-Benz).Allofthesenamesarerelatedtooneofthemostimportantinventionsofalltime,theautomobile.
ThoughHenryFordiswellknowninAmericanhistoryformakingtheautomobileaffordabletotheaveragepersonintheearly1900’s,hewasnotthefirstproduceroftheautomobile.By1860,thegasolineengine(汽油发动机)hadbeeninventedinEuropeandin1885,KarlBenzhadintroducedthefirstgasolinepoweredautomobile.Hiscarranon3wheelsandlookedlikeaverybigtricycle(三轮车)thathadnopedalsandcouldholdtwopeople.InAmerica,thefirstgasoline-poweredautotogracetheroughhorseandbuggyroadswasin1891.ThemantobuildthiscarwasJohnW.Lambert.Whenonemansawthiscontraption(奇异的机械)comingdowntheroadforthefirsttime,hethoughttohimself“whereinheaven’snameisthehorse?
”
Theideaofthe“horselesscarriage”caughtonquickly.By1893,twobrothers,CharlesandFrankDuryeabuilttheirowngasolinepoweredcar.Ithadaone-cylinderenginewithathree-speedtransmission.Thefirstrunoftheircarwentabout7.5milesperhourandtheywereabletogetittogo200feetuntilamoundofdirtintheroadgotinitswayandstoppedit!
ThiswasafarcryfromthedistancethatBenzwasabletogethiscartogo(about65miles).
TheDuryeabrothersdidnotgiveup.Infact,theyconsideredtheir200feetrideahugesuccess.FrankDuryeabuiltthenextcarbyhimself.Aftertwoyearsoffine-tuningthecar,theDuryeabrothersgatheredenoughinterestfrominvestors(投资者)tostarttheDuryeaMotorWagonCompany.In1896,theybuilt13almostidentical(同一的)modelsoftheDuryeaMotorWagon.Althoughthissoundslikeaverysmallnumberofcarstoproduce,itwasactuallyasignificantnumberbecauseitwasthefirsttimeanyoneevertriedtomassproduceautomobiles.Unfortunately,thismassproductioncompanydidn’tlastlong.Atacostof$1,000to$2,000acar,theaverageAmericancouldn’taffordaDuryeaMotorWagon.After13werebuilt,thebrotherssoldtheircompany.
TheDuryeabrotherspavedthewayformenlikeHenryFordtomassproduceandsellautomobilesatapricethateveryonecouldafford.Let’sgivethemthecredittheydeserveforajobwelldone!
4Teensandblogging
Lately,everyoneisbloggingandthatincludesteens.Forteens,bloggingisawaytoexpressthemselves.Theycanalsokeepintouchwithfriends,andsharetheirinterestswithothersbyblogging.Teenswillfindthatbloggingisalsoacreativeoutlet(发泄方式).Thisarticlewillexplorethefollowingaspectsofteenblogging:
1.Howteensexpressthemselveswithblogs
Blogscanbeusedinanumberofwaysbyteens.Mostteenshavetheirhobbieslikemusic,skate-boarding,computergames,etc.Teenscanchooseoneoftheirintereststoblogabout.Theymayfindthattheycanmeetotherswhohavethesamehobbyandsharetheirknowledgewiththem.
Otherwise,teenscanalsochoosetoblogabouttheirlivesandwhathappenseachday,usingtheirbloglikeajournal.Thiscanbeagoodwayforthemtostayintouchwithfriendswhoarefaraway,andgivesthemaresourcetolookbackto.
2.Bloggingkeepsteensawayfromdangers
Mostteensfindthatduringtheiradolescentyearstheyarefacedwithtemptations(诱惑物).Theymaybeaddictedtocomputergames,TVorhangingoutwithfriendsallthetime.Teenscanbestfocusonsomethingthatisnotonlyinterestingbutalsobeneficialtohelpingthemlearnanddevelop.Forteenswholiketowrite,bloggingissuchaninterestingthing.
Duringadolescentyears,teensmaydosomethingridiculousoutofimpulse(冲动),suchassneakingoutofthehousebecausetheyaremadattheirparents.Actuallytheycanjustblogaboutitinstead!
Iftheyhaveaplacetoreleasetheirpressureliketheblog,theymaybelesslikelytogetangryandviolentsoeasily.
3.Becarefulwhenyou’reblogging
Whatyoudoneedtorememberaboutbloggingasateenisthatanythingyou’vewrittenisinpublicviewontheInternet.Evenifyouarenotonpurpose,youmayoffendorhurtsomeone.Yourblogmayalsodecidehowyourfriendslookatyou.Justbecarefulaboutwhatyoublogabout.()
Thinking:
Doyouhaveablog,doyouoftenrenewyourblog?
Doyouthinkblogisthesameasdiary?
4HappyBoxingDay!
BoxingDayisthedayafterChristmas,apublicholidayinmostcountriesintheCommonwealth.Itoriginatedasadayforgivinggiftstoemployeesandpoorpeople.
BoxingDay,alsoknownastheFeastofSt.Stephen,originatedinEnglandinthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Itoriginatedasaholidayformembersofthemerchantclasstogiveboxescontainingfood,fruits,clothingormoneytoemployeesorservants.Thegiftswereanexpressionofgratitude,similartothebonuses(奖金,红利)fortheemployeestoday.Becausethesegiftsareusuallyplacedinboxes,peoplegivetheholidayitsname—“BoxingDay”.
AlsorelatedtotheoriginofBoxingDayisthetraditionofopeningthealms(施舍,救济物)boxesplacedinchurchesovertheChristmasseason.ThecontentsoftheseboxesweregivenoutamongthepoorthedayafterChristmas.
Today,BoxingDayisaholidayintheUnitedKingdom,CanadaandmanyotherCommonwealthnations.Itisatimeforfamilyandfriendstogettogether.Outdoorsportssuchassoccer,horseracingandhuntingarepopularontheholiday.ShoppingisapopularBoxingDayactivity,andthemallsareusuallyfilledwithpeopletakingadvantageofafter-Christmasbargains.
ThroughouttheChristmasseason,manyorganizationskeeptheoriginaltraditionofBoxingDayalivebydonatingtheirtime,energyandmoneytofillthefoodbankandprovidinggiftsforthepoor.
From:
http:
//www.calendar-
TrueorFalse:
1.BoxingDayfallsonthefirstSundayafterChristmas.
2.BoxingDayisadayonwhichtoshowyourlove,togoshoppingandtobewithyourfamilymembers.
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World’syoungestsuccessfulsinger
CleopatraStratanisatrulyextraordinarygirl.The8-year-oldperformeristheyoungestpersontoeverachievecommercial(商业的)successwithanalbumrecordedwhenshewasjust3.Sheisalsotheyoungestartistwhoperformedliveconcertfortwohoursinfrontofalargeaudience.ApartfromthesesheistheyoungestpersontowinanMTVawardandtoscoreaNo.1hit(热门歌曲)inacountry!
TheMoldovan(摩尔多瓦共和国)singer’smusiccareerstartedquiteaccidentally.Whilehangingoutattherecordingstudioofhersingerfather,PavalStratan,shepickedupthemicrophoneandstartedtosingalongwithhim.Shesoundedsogoodthateverybodywassurprised.SotheyendeduprecordingthesongwithCleopatra,andsuggestedthatassheissoyoungsheshouldbeincludedintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords(吉尼斯世界纪录).Shewouldbetheyoungesttalentevertoperformonstageandrecordherownalbum.Thenthestudiodecidedtorecordanentirealbumwithjusthersongs.Withinfourmonths,the3-year-oldgirlhadsold150,000copiesandmadeherwayintotheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords!
InheralbumCleopatramadeherbiggesthit—asongcalled“Ghiţă”.IntheMVofthesong,Cleopatrawassolovelythatshecarriedahugesuitcaseonthe
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