高中英语阅读短文

高中英语阅读短文

第一篇NotaSmallProblemMr.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WhataNightmareSometimeswhenadaystartsoffbadly,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WhetherStudentsshouldTakePhysicalExerciseDeareditor,  I’mwritingtotellyouaboutthediscussionwe’vehadaboutwhetherstudentsofSenior3shouldtakephysicalexercise.55%ofthestudentsthinktheyshouldtakeexerciseeveryday,suchasdoingmorningexercises,playingping-pongandbasketball,butitshouldn’ttakeuptoomuchtime.Properexercisecanbuildupone’s\nbodyandreducediseases.What’smore,sportslettheirbrainshavearestsothattheycanstudyeffectively.Ontheotherhand,45%believetakingexerciseisawasteoftimeanditistiring.Afterhavingsports,theyaremuchtooexcitedforalongtimetopayattentiontotheirlessons.It’salsopossiblegethurtinsports.Yourssincerely,LiHua第四篇MobilePhonesatschoolDeareditor,I’mwritingtotellyouaboutthediscussionwe’vehadaboutwhetheritisnecessaryformiddleschoolstudentstocarrymobilephonestoschool.Themajorityofthestudentsthinkthatitismoreconvenientforthemtokeepintouchwiththeirparentsandclassmatesiftheyhaveamobilephone.Andwhat’smore,it’sthelatestfashion.However,mostteachersthinkmiddleschoolstudentsarenotoldenoughtocontrolthemselves.Itisawasteoftimeforstudentstoplaygamesandsendmessagestoeachotherbymobilephone.Andit’seasytocausethestudentstoviewitheachother.Ifnecessary,theycanmakephonecallsbyusingpublicphonesonthecampus.Inmyopinion,followingthefashionisunderstandable.Butasmiddleschoolstudents,weshouldputallourheartintoourstudies.Yourstruly,LiHua第五篇AdvertisementsinOurLifeWeliveinaworldofadvertisements.Weseeandhearthemeverywhere.Noonecanavoidbeinginfluencedbyadvertisements.Radio,televisionandcomputershavemadeitpossibleforadvertisementstoattracttheattentionofmillionsofpeople.Therefore,ithasbecomeanimportantpartofourdailylife.Ononehand,advertisinggreatlypromotessales，ontheotherhand,intheireffortstotellpeopleaboutproductsandevents,advertisementsprovideuswithalargeamountofthelatestinformation.Meanwhile,tomakeanadvertisement,alotofpeoplewillhavetoworktogether.Sowiththedevelopmentofadvertisingalotofjobsarebeingcreated.Inaword,advertisingisanimportantbusiness.\n第六篇TreasureYourOpportunitiesTheairwebreatheissofreelyavailablethatwetakeitforgranted.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AmericanConceptofLoveTheAmericanconceptofloveandromancebeginswithdating.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TheCityofMusicMusicreallydoesmeanalottopeople.TherewererecentlyoverthirtythousandpeopleintheForbiddenCitytowatchedthishistoricalconcertfromalmostfortycountries.Listeningtomusicisthefavoritepastimeofmanypeopleallovertheworld.ThisisespeciallytrueforthepeoplelivinginVienna,thecityofmusic.Beingthehomeofwaltz.MusicfillstheairinVienna.Goingtopublicconcertsisoftenfreeofcharge.Anddon’tforget,ViennaisalsohometotheworldfamousViennaBoy’sChoir.NowonderpeoplesayAustriaisalwaysalivewithasoundofmusic.\n第九篇RuralEducationNowintheruralareas,therearemanychildrenoutofschool.Ithinkoneofthereasonsisthattheirfamiliesaretoopoortoaffordtheirschooling.Asaresult,theyhavetostayathometoearnmoneytosupporttheirfamilies.Anotherreasonisthatmanyparentsthinkit’suselessforthegirlstostudyandtheywouldnotlikethemtogotoschool.Thethirdreasonisthatsomechildrenarenotinterestedintheirlessons,andwouldnotliketogotoschool.Inmyopinion,allchildrenincludinggirlsshouldhavethechancetoreceiveaneducation.Peopleshouldpaymoreattentiontotheeducationofchildrenbecausetheywillplayaveryimportantpartinthefutureofourcountry.第十篇AdvertisementsinOurLifeWeliveinaworldofadvertisements.Weseeandhearthemeverywhere.Noonecanavoidbeinginfluencedbyadvertisements.Radio,televisionandcomputershavemadeitpossibleforadvertisementstoattracttheattentionofmillionsofpeople.Therefore,ithasbecomeanimportantpartofourdailylife.Ononehand,advertisinggreatlypromotessales，ontheotherhand,intheireffortstotellpeopleaboutproductsandevents,advertisementsprovideuswithalargeamountofthelatestinformation.Meanwhile,tomakeanadvertisement,alotofpeoplewillhavetoworktogether.Sowiththedevelopmentofadvertisingalotofjobsarebeingcreated.Inaword,advertisingisanimportantbusiness.第十一篇AmericanStudent’sVisitBoysandgirls,[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\nWhenyouarefeelingunhappyorforgethowgreatyouare,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HappyMothers’DayGoodmorning.IwisheverymotherlisteningahappyMothers’Day,incloudingmyown.AndIwanttoremindeverydaughterandeverysontotellmomfirstthingtomorrowhowmuchyouloveher.Mothers’Dayisonlyonedayayear.Itisreallyenoughtimetoshowourappreciationforthelove,workandcareourmothersgiveuseverydayoftheyear.MakethisMothers’Dayspecialforyourmotherbyreallytellingherjusthowmuchyouare.Letherknowthatyouappreciateeverythingshehasdoneforyouthroughouttheyears.Onceagain,toallthemohterseverything,“HaveaveryhappyMothers’Day!”第十三篇TheTorchHasBeenPassedtoaNewGenerationofAmericansByJohnF.KennedyAndso,myfellowAmericans,asknotwhatyourcountrycandoforyou;askwhatyoucandoforyourcountry.Myfellowcitizensoftheworld,asknotwhatAmericawilldoforyou,butwhattogetherwecandoforthefreedomofman.\nFinally,whetheryouarecitizensofAmericaorcitizensoftheworld,askofusherethesamehighstandardsofstrengthandsacrificewhichweaskofyou.Withagoodconscienceouronlysurereward,withhistorythefinaljudgeofourdeeds,letusgoforthtoleadthelandwelove,askingHisblessingandHishelp,butknowingthathereonearthGod'sworkmusttrulybeourown