六 级 英 语 晨 读.docx

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六级英语晨读

六级英语晨读

1、StarbucksinvadesParisiancafeculture

AformofaliencivilisationhasfinallylandedinParis-unfamiliargreenandblacksignshaveappearedontheAvenuedeL'Opera.

ItisthefirstStarbuckscafetoboldlygowherenoStarbuckshasgonebefore,ontopotentiallyhostileFrenchterritory.

ItsadvertisingpostersontheChampsElyseeannounce"Starbucks-apassionpourlecafe".

Butisthecompanyawareoftheriskitistakingbychallengingtheverybirthplaceofcafesociety?

"Ithinkeverytimewecomeintoanewmarketwedoitwithagreatsenseofrespect,agreatdealofinterestinhowthatcafesocietyhasdevelopedovertime,"BillO'SheaofStarbuckssays.

"Werecognisethereisahugehistoryhereofcafesocietyandwehaveeveryconfidencewecanenjoy,augmentandjoininthatpassion."

Andhemayberight.DespitesomesniffinessintheFrenchpress,someyoungerFrenchareexpressingtheirexcitementthattheywillfinallybeabletovisitthekindofcafetheylovetowatchontheUSTVseriesFriends.

Infact,forsome,itisanexoticrarity,farmoreexcitingthantheaverageFrenchcafe.

Melissa,aged18,saysshecanhardlywait:

"IloveStarbuckscaramelcoffee-it'sverygoodandIliketheconceptthatthey'reopeninginParis.IthinkStarbuckswillbeOKforFrenchpeople."

AnAmericantouristisequallyexcitedwhenshespotsthesign-thiscouldbejustthethingtohelphergetovertheoccasionaltwingeofhomesickness.

"IlovetheFrenchcafes,butStarbucksissopopularintheStatesandit'sbecomepartofAmericancultureandnowit'scometoFrance,andthat'sOK,"shesaid.

ButthatistheproblemformanyFrench,whodonotwantFrancetobejustliketherestoftheworld:

withstandardiseddisposalcupsofcoffee-identicalin7,000branchesaroundtheworld-eveniftheyaretermedhandcraftedbeverages.

Atthetraditionalcafes,customersworrythatthebigUScoffeehousechainscoulddriveoutsmall,family-ownedcafes.

OthersherethinktheycouldcomeroundtotheideaofStarbucks,thoughforthemitwouldneverreplacethecornercafeorthetypicalParisianpetitnoircoffee.

2、Thebeautyindustry

TheoneAmericanindustryunaffetedbythegeneraldepressionoftradeisthebeautyindustry.Americanwomencontinuetospendontheirfacesandbodiesasmuchastheyspentbeforethecomingoftheslump--aboutthreemillionpoundsaweek.Thesefactsandfiguresare'official',andcanbeacceptedasbeingsubstantiallytrue.

Themoderncultofbeautyisnotexclusivelyafunctionofwealth.Ifitwere,thenthepersonalappearanceindustrieswouldhavebeenashitbythetradedepressionasanyotherbusiness.But,aswehaveseen,theyhavenotsuffered．Womenareretrenchingonotherthingsthantheirfaces.

Women,itisobvious,arefreerthaninthepast.Freernotonlytoperformthegenerallyunenviablesocialfunctionshitheroreservedtothemale,butalsofreertoexercisethemorepleasing,feminineprivilegeofbeingattractive.Thefortunesaremadejustlybyface-creammanufacturersandbeauty-specialists,bythesellersofrubberreducing-beltsandmassagemachines,bythepatenteesofhair-lotionsandtheauthorsofbooksonthecultureoftheabdomen.

Itisasuccessinsofarasmorewomenretaintheiryouthfulappearancetoagreateragethaninthepast.ThePortraitoftheArtist'sMotherwillcometobealmostindisinguishable,atfuturepictureshows,fromthePortraioftheArtist'sDaughter.Thesuccessispartduetoskinfoodsandinjectionsofparaffin-wax,facialsurgery,mudbaths,andpaint,andinpartduetoimpovedhealth.Soforsomepeople,thecampaignformorebeautyisalsoacompaignformorehealth.Beautythatismerelytheartificialshadowofthesesymptomsofheslthisintrinsicallyofpoorerqualitythanthegenuinearticle.Still,itisasufficientlygoodimitationtobesometimesmistakablefortherealthing.Everymiddle-in-comepresoncanaffordthecosmeticapparatusandmoreknowledgeofthewayinwhichrealherlthcanbeachievedisbeinguniversallyacedupon.Whenthathappymomentcomes,willeverywomanbebeautiful-asbeautiful,atanyrate,asthenaturalshapeofherfeatures?

Theanswerisapparent:

No,forrealbeautyisasmuchanaffairoftheinnerasoftheouterself.

3、X-Sports

　RickStevenson,16yearsold,spendseveryminutehecanonthemountain.Heandhisfriendsgosnow-boardingeveryweekend.“It'sincredible,”hesays.“Thewindsaresostrong,theboardsgo50milesanhour.”HisfriendLauraFieldsagrees.“Noonegoesskiinganymore,”shesays.“That’sfortheoldfolks.”

　RickandLauraarepartofanewtrendinsports.Ithasitsownlanguage,wordssuchas“rage,”“juice,”and“energy.”Ithasitsownclothing,suchasskin-tightbicyclesuitsinrainbowcolorsorbaggytopsandpants.Andit’snotfortheoldortheeasilyfrightened.Itsphilosophyistogetasclosetotheedgeaspossible.Andmoreandmoreyoungathletesaretakingpartintheserisky,daredevilactivitiescalled“extremesports,”or“X-sports.”

　Inthepast,youngathleteswouldplayhockeyorbaseball.Today,theywantriskandexcitement—theclosertotheedgethebetter.Theysnowboardovercliffsandmountain-bikedownsteepmountains.Theywind-surfnearhurricanes,gowhite-waterraftingthroughrapids,andbungy-jumpfromtowers.Extremesportsstartedasanalternativetomoreexpensivesports.

　Acitykidwhodidn’thavethemoneytobuyexpensivesportsequipmentcouldgetaskateboardandhavefun.Butnowithasbecomeawholenewareaofsports,withspecializedequipmentandhighlevelsofskill.

　There’sevenaspecialOlympicsforextremesports,calledtheWinterX-Games,whichincludessnowmountainbikingandiceclimbing.AnExtremeGamescompetitionisheldeachsummerinRhodeIsland.Itfeaturessportssuchasskysurfing,wherepeoplejumpfromairplaneswithsurfboardsattachedtotheirfeet.

4、Whatmakesextremesportssopopular?

　“Peoplelovethethrill,”saysMurrayNussbaum,whosellssportsequipment."Citypeoplewanttobeoutdoorsontheweekendanddosomethingchallenging.Thenewequipmentissomuchbetterthatpeoplecantakemoreriskswithoutgettinghurt.”Anathleteadds,“Surethere’sarisk,butthat’spartoftheappeal.Onceyougomountainbikingorsnowboarding,it’simpossibletogobacktobikeridingorskiing.It’sjusttooboring.”

　Extremesportsarecertainlynotforeveryone.MostpeoplestillprefertoplaybaseballorbasketballorwatchsportsonTV.Butextremesportsaredefinitelygaininginpopularity.“Thesesportsarefreshandexciting.It’sthewaveofthefuture.Thepotentialishuge,”saysNussbaum.

HolidayHeadache

　AllIwantedwasacozylogcabininthestateofMaine,somewheredeepinthewoods,tohangoutunderthestars.Itwastobemyfirstvacationwithmyboyfriend,andIwantedittobeperfect.

　Soratherthanwastemoneyonaguidebookthatwasboundtobeoutdatedbeforeitappearedontheshelvesofmylocalbookstore,Idecidedtosearchonline.LittledidIknowthatwhenItypedthewords“Mainelogcabinrental”at,Iwassteppinginto48hoursofInternethell.Forgetdinner,forgetwork,forgetsleep.Iwasgluedtomycomputerforhoursclickingfromonelistingtoanothertofindtheperfecthideaway.

　Iwaswrong.ThefirstsitethatItried,,groupedrentalsbyregionbuthadnomaptotellmewheresuchromantic-sounding,placesasSealCoveorOwl’sHeadwere.SoIhadtologontotolocateeachone,thenreturntosloggingthroughlistings.Anothersite,,letmefind50cabinsandcottagesrightoff,butmostoftherentalsturnedouttobeclosedforthewinter.

　Ilearnedonlyafterreadingalotoffineprint.Onedayandhundredsoflistingslater,Iwasreadytothrowmycomputeroutthewindow.Forevery10vacationspotsIlookedinto,Ifoundmaybeonethatsoundedgoodandmoreoftenthannot,itwasbooked,toofaraway,oroutrageouslypriced.Searchingonlinewasreallygivingmeaheadache.Ifinallydecidedtoputourlog-cabinWebdreamsonholdandsearchtheold-fashionedwayatabookstore.IboughtapaperbackbookcalledAmerica’sFavoriteInns,B&Bs,andSmallHotels.Iwasrelievedtoseethateachcitywasneatlypinpointedonadetailedmap,andmosthadgooddescriptionstohelpmefigureoutwhereinMaineweshouldgointhefirstplace.

　ThenIfoundit:

anoldinnonthesoutherncoastofMainethatrentedusoneofitsbestroomsfor$100anight.Guesswhat?

Itdidn’thaveaWebsite.Itookmychancesbasedonagoodreview,agreatlocationandabargainprice.Itwasn’talogcabin,anditwasfarfromthewoods,buttherewerelacecurtains,ahardwoodfloorandaquiltonthebed.Withtheoceanoutsideourwindowandafireplaceintheroom,myholidaywasjustascozyasIdreameditwouldbe.

5、Arthritisall-clearforhighheels

Fearsthatwearinghigh-heeledshoescouldleadtokneearthritisareunfounded,sayresearchers.

Butbeingoverweight,smoking,andhavingapreviouskneeinjurydoesincreasetherisk,theteamfromOxfordBrookesUniverstityfound.

Theylookedatmorethan100womenagedbetween50and70waitingforkneesurgery,andfoundthatchoiceofshoeswasnotafactor

ThestudywaspublishedintheJournalofEpidemilologyandpublichealth.

Morethan2%ofthepopulationagedover55suffersextremepainasaresultofosteoarthritsoftheknee.

Theconditionistwiceascommonin65-year-oldwomenasitisinmenofthesameage.

Women'sandmen'skneesarenotbiologicallydifferent,sothereseracherswantedtofindoutwhytwiceasmanywomenasmendeveloposteoarthritisinthejoint.

Someresearchershavespeculat