高中英语阅读短文
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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
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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
be
d!
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 shou
ldn’t
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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.
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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 computers have made it possible for
advertisements to attract the attention
of millions of people. Therefore,
it
has become 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
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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 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
< br>“
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
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