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高中英语阅读短文

第一篇NotaSmallProblem

令狐采学

Mr.Ethanwasaverylargeman.Hehadaloudvoiceandabadtemper.Hewasnotgiant（巨人,大力士）,buthewasmuchbiggerthanmostmen.

LifewasnoteasyforMr.Ethan.Hecouldseldomfindclothesbigenough.Hisfeetweretoolargeformostshoes.Infact,whereverhewentandwhateverhedid,Mr.Ethanhadproblemsbecauseofhissize.TheseproblemsweresobadthatMr.Ethanstayedathomemostofthetime.Lifewaseasierathome.

Thenoneday,afriendsaid,“youspendtoomuchtimeathome.Youshouldgooutmore.There’sagoodmovieatthetheater.”

“Ican’tsitintheaterseats,”Mr.Ethansaid.“I’mtoobig.”

“Thatisnoproblem,”hisfriendsaid,“I’llbuyyoutwotickets.Youcangetthematthetheaterwhenyougo.”

Thefriendsentmoneytothetheaterfortwotickets.Whenthedaycame,Mr.Ethanputonhisbestclothesanwenttothetheater.

“Youhavetwoticketsforme,”hesaidtothewomanintheticketoffice.“MynameisEthan.”

“Oh,yes,MrEthan,”thewomansaid.“Hereyouare,seatsG4andP12.I’msorry,youandyourfriendcan’tsittogetherbecauseweareveryfullthisevening.”

PoorMr.Ethan.Hesmiledsadly,walkedoutofthetheaterandwenthome.

第二篇WhataNightmare

Sometimeswhenadaystartsoffbadly,itjustkeepsgettingworseandworesaseachhourpasses.Ondayslikethisthereisnothingtodobutrelaxandknowthenextdaywillbebetter.

Stonehadaterribleday.Hisclockdidn’tworkandhegotuplate.Hemissedthetraintowork.Moreover,hehadtowaitalongtimeforthenexttrain.Asamatteroffact,hewaitedformorethantwohours.Tomakemattersworse,helefthisbriefcaseonthetrain.Asaresult,hehadtogotothepolicestation.PoorStonenevergottoworkthatday.Whatanightmare!

Trydescribingyourownideaofa“nightmare”day.Itshouldn’tbehard.Everyonehasdayswhentheyjustseentogetuponthewrongsideofbed!

第三篇WhetherStudentsshouldTakePhysicalExercise

Deareditor,

  I’mwritingtotellyouaboutthediscussionwe’vehadaboutwhetherstudentsofSenior3shouldtakephysicalexercise.55%ofthestudentsthinktheyshouldtakeexerciseeveryday,suchasdoingmorningexercises,playingping-pongandbasketball,butitshouldn’ttakeuptoomuchtime.Properexercisecanbuildupone’sbodyandreducediseases.What’smore,sportslettheirbrainshavearestsothattheycanstudyeffectively.

Ontheotherhand,45%believetakingexerciseisawasteoftimeanditistiring.Afterhavingsports,theyaremuchtooexcitedforalongtimetopayattentiontotheirlessons.It’salsopossiblegethurtinsports.

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

第四篇MobilePhonesatschool

Deareditor,

I’mwritingtotellyouaboutthediscussionwe’vehadaboutwhetheritisnecessaryformiddleschoolstudentstocarrymobilephonestoschool.

Themajorityofthestudentsthinkthatitismoreconvenientforthemtokeepintouchwiththeirparentsandclassmatesiftheyhaveamobilephone.Andwhat’smore,it’sthelatestfashion.

However,mostteachersthinkmiddleschoolstudentsarenotoldenoughtocontrolthemselves.Itisawasteoftimeforstudentstoplaygamesandsendmessagestoeachotherbymobilephone.Andit’seasytocausethestudentstoviewitheachother.Ifnecessary,theycanmakephonecallsbyusingpublicphonesonthecampus.

Inmyopinion,followingthefashionisunderstandable.Butasmiddleschoolstudents,weshouldputallourheartintoourstudies.

Yourstruly,

LiHua

第五篇AdvertisementsinOurLife

Weliveinaworldofadvertisements.Weseeandhearthemeverywhere.Noonecanavoidbeinginfluencedbyadvertisements.Radio,televisionandcomputershavemadeitpossibleforadvertisementstoattracttheattentionofmillionsofpeople.Therefore,ithasbecomeanimportantpartofourdailylife.

Ononehand,advertisinggreatlypromotessales，ontheotherhand,intheireffortstotellpeopleaboutproductsandevents,advertisementsprovideuswithalargeamountofthelatestinformation.Meanwhile,tomakeanadvertisement,alotofpeoplewillhavetoworktogether.Sowiththedevelopmentofadvertisingalotofjobsarebeingcreated.

Inaword,advertisingisanimportantbusiness.

第六篇TreasureYourOpportunities

Theairwebreatheissofreelyavailablethatwetakeitforgranted.Yetwithoutitwecouldnotsurvivemorethanafewminutes.Forthemostpart,thesameairisavailabletoeveryone,andeveryoneneedsit.Somepeopleusetheairtosustain（支撑）themwhiletheysitaroundandfeelsorryforthemselves.Othersbreatheintheairandusetheenergyitprovidestomakeamagnificentlifeforthemselves.

Opportunityisthesameway.Itiseverywhere.Opportunityissofreelyavailablethatwetakewetakeitforgranted.Yetopportunityaloneisnotenoughtocreatesuccess.Opportunitymustbeseizedandacteduponinordertohavevalue.Somanypeoplearesoanxiousto“getin”ona“groundflooropportunity”,asiftheopportunitywilldoallthework.That’simpossible.

Justasyouneedairtobreathe,youneedopportunitytosucceed.Ittakesmorethanjustbreathinginthefreshairofopportunity,however.Youmustmakeuseofthatopportunity.That’snotuptotheopportunity.That’suptoyou.Itdoesn’tmatterwhat“floor”theopportunityison.Whatmattersiswhatyoudowithit.

第七篇AmericanConceptofLove

TheAmericanconceptofloveandromancebeginswithdating.Youngpeopledateinseveralways.Atfirsttheymighthavegroupdateswithseveralboysandgirlstogether.Later,theystartgoingonsingledates-justoneboyandonegirl.Sometimesaboyandagirlwillgotoamovie.Maybetheywillgotoapartyatafriend’shouse.Ortheymightgoouttoeat.

Whentwocouplesgoouttogether,wecallitdoubledating.Afriendmightevenarrangeablinddateforyouwithsomeoneyoudon’tknow.Thatdoesn’tmeanyoukeepyoureyesclosedthewholeevening!

Youjustdon’tknowwhoyourpartnerwillbeuntilthetimeforthedate.Ifsomeoneasksyouforanykindofdate,andyoudon’twanttogo,youmaypolitelysay,“No,thanks.”

第八篇TheCityofMusic

Musicreallydoesmeanalottopeople.TherewererecentlyoverthirtythousandpeopleintheForbiddenCitytowatchedthishistoricalconcertfromalmostfortycountries.

Listeningtomusicisthefavoritepastimeofmanypeopleallovertheworld.ThisisespeciallytrueforthepeoplelivinginVienna,thecityofmusic.Beingthehomeofwaltz.

MusicfillstheairinVienna.Goingtopublicconcertsisoftenfreeofcharge.Anddon’tforget,ViennaisalsohometotheworldfamousViennaBoy’sChoir.NowonderpeoplesayAustriaisalwaysalivewithasoundofmusic.

第九篇RuralEducation

Nowintheruralareas,therearemanychildrenoutofschool.Ithinkoneofthereasonsisthattheirfamiliesaretoopoortoaffordtheirschooling.Asaresult,theyhavetostayathometoearnmoneytosupporttheirfamilies.Anotherreasonisthatmanyparentsthinkit’suselessforthegirlstostudyandtheywouldnotlikethemtogotoschool.Thethirdreasonisthatsomechildrenarenotinterestedintheirlessons,andwouldnotliketogotoschool.

Inmyopinion,allchildrenincludinggirlsshouldhavethechancetoreceiveaneducation.Peopleshouldpaymoreattentiontotheeducationofchildrenbecausetheywillplayaveryimportantpartinthefutureofourcountry.

第十篇AdvertisementsinOurLife

Weliveinaworldofadvertisements.Weseeandhearthemeverywhere.Noonecanavoidbeinginfluencedbyadvertisements.Radio,televisionandcomputershavemadeitpossibleforadvertisementstoattracttheattentionofmillionsofpeople.Therefore,ithasbecomeanimportantpartofourdailylife.

Ononehand,advertisinggreatlypromotessales，ontheotherhand,intheireffortstotellpeopleaboutproductsandevents,advertisementsprovideuswithalargeamountofthelatestinformation.Meanwhile,tomakeanadvertisement,alotofpeoplewillhavetoworktogether.Sowiththedevelopmentofadvertisingalotofjobsarebeingcreated.

Inaword,advertisingisanimportantbusiness.

第十一篇AmericanStudent’sVisit

Boysandgirls,

[1]MayIhaveyourattention,please?

AboutfiftyAmericanstudentswillcometovisitourschoolonOctoberthe22nd.We’llmeetthemattheschoolgateat8:

30am.At9:

00,we’lltakethemtotheconferenceroom,whereaget-togetherwillbeheld.Afterthat,we’llshowthemaroundourbotanicalgardenandtheschool-runfactory.At11:

00,therewillbeabasketballmatchontheplayground.They’llleaveourschoolat12:

00.

[2]WemusttalkwiththeminEnglish.Pleasebefriendlyandcourteoustothem.Remember,wenotonlystandforourschool,butalsostandforChina.

[3]Thankyou.Hopeyouhaveagoodtime.

第十二篇BillGates:

EducationDoesCount

Whenyouarefeelingunhappyorforgethowgreatyouare,thesearesixwaystomakeyoufeelgoodaboutyourself.

Lookinthemirrorandsaytoyourself,“Iamaspecialpersonandthere’snooneintheworldlikeme.Icandoanything!

”Itmaynotsoundsogood,butitreallyworks!

Dosomethingniceforsomeone.Helpingothersalwaysmakesyoufeelgood.

Smile!

Befriendlytopeopleyoumeet.Lookforthegoodthingsinyourfriendsandfamily.

Learnsomethingnew!

Haveyoualwayswantedtodecorateyourownroomorlearnhowtoswim?

Goforit!

Newchallengesarefunandgiveyouasenseofaccomplishmentwhenyouhavefinished.

Readandstartadiary.TurnofftheTVandletyourimaginationfly!

Writedownyourthughts,dreamsoranythingyouwant!

Writingalwayshelpstoexpressyourfeelings.

Staywithyourfamily.Weallneedourfamilytime.TalkwithyourMomorDadormaybeevenyourcousin.

第十三篇Happy