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三年级英语课外阅读材料

SuperGirlsontour

"超女"巡演，火爆摇摆！

MANYstudentsarehappythatitisNationalDayHoliday,butGaoJuanisnot.The16-year-oldfromNanjingFinanceSchool,JiangsuProvince,isdisappointedsheisgoingtoschoolinsteadoftothe"SuperGirl"concertinShanghaionOctober6.

"IwishwehadwingstoflytoShanghai,"saidtheso-called"Corns",orfansofLiYuchun.

Li,21,isthechampionofthe"SuperGirl"contestheldthisAugust.Themusicmajorbecomesasuperstarovernight.Nowsheisstaginga10-citytourwiththeotherSuperGirls.Theystir（激起）theaireverywheretheygo.ThousandsofpeoplesatintheraintoenjoytheirfirstshowinChengduonOctober1.InShanghai,theticketsweresoldouttwoweeksinadvance.

"SuperGirl"isalivebroadcast（现场直播）singingcontestrunbytheHunanTVStation.ThewinnerwaschosenlargelybytheaudiencewhovotedwithSMS（ShortMessageService）.Some150,000girlsandboysjoinedinandupto400millionpeoplewatchedthefinalontelevision.

"ShetookmyheartawaywhenIfirstsawhersinging,"saidGao,whosupportedLibyestablishinganonlinechatroomandlobbying（说服）othersforhelponthestreet.

"Corns"loveLiforhersunny,naturalandnaiveappearance.ThoughcriticsargueyounggirlsloveLibecauseofherboyishlooks,Lihaschangedpeople'straditionaldefinition（定义）ofbeauty.

ThefamousmagazineAsianTimerecentlyputLionitscoverandsaidthatwhatLipossessesisattitude,originality（原创性）andaproudandrogyny（中性的）thatchallengesChinesetraditions.

AS"SuperGirls"stormthecountryontheirnationaltour,ourreaderswroteintosayhowmuchtheyliketheirownidol（偶像）.

MelodyfromHeilongjiangProvinceemailedtoTeens.ShetoldusthatherbelovedZhouBichang,whowastherunner-up（亚军）inthe"SuperGirls"final,alsogotahighscoreof681inherNCEE.

20-year-oldZhougraduatedfromFutianHighSchoolinShenzhenandisnowastudentattheXinghaiConservatoryofMusic（星海音乐学院）inGuangzhou.

Althoughherparentsgaveheranamewiththemeaning"writefluently"inthehopethatshewouldbecomeawriter,Zhouseemstobeabornsinger.

Shecouldsingthemesongs（主题曲）toTVshowsverywellwhenshewasonlytwoyearsold.Sheownsmorethan4,500CDs.

Zhouhasattractedfansacrossthecountryduringthecontest.Fansgaveheranickname"BB"andthemselvesatitle"Chalks"（粉笔）.

However,BBdoesn'tseemtoenjoythesuddensuccess.Nowsheisbackatschoolbutfeelsabituneasywhenfansseeher."WhatIreallyloveissinging,"saidBBinaninterview,"butnotthelifeofastar."

Butthat'sexactlywhat"Chalks"lovemostaboutBB,pure,low-profiled（低调的）anddevotedtomusic.

SinginginEnglish

HowcouldourreadersletgothequeenofEnglishsongsinthisnationwidegala?

HELP

championn.冠军、优胜者

inadvance:

前

SMS:

手机短信

naiveadj.自然、天真

ThirdprizewinnerZhangLiangying,a21-year-oldEnglishmajor（英语专业学生）atSichuanUniversity,tooktheaudience'sbreathawaywhenshesangthefamousMadonnasong"Don'tCryForMeArgentina".

Herexcellentpronunciationandfinevoiceattractedthousandsoffans,or"BeanJellies"（凉粉）,includingbasketballstarYaoMing,andmanyofTeens'readers,whowroteintoexpresstheirloveforZhang.

ZengWenjingfromSuiningNo1MiddleSchoolinHunanProvince,saidinherletter,thatitwasZhang'sEnglishsongsthatarousedherinterestinstudyingEnglish.

Zhang'sstrongcharacterisanothershiningpoint.Herfatherdiedwhenshewasakidandshebegantosingtosupportthefamilywhenshewasonly15yearsold.

Zhangisanactivegirlwhowearssportsclothesalmosteveryday."IonlysingsongsthatIlikeforthosewholikemysinging,"shesaid.

Thisechoes（呼应）thesloganofthe"SuperGirls"?

a"Singasyouwant".Boysandgirls,yourdreammightcometrueoneday,too!

Matchthesummarieswithdifferentpartsofthestory.

Faracrossthesea

百年古船"哥德堡号"重返中国。

SHEwasanoldfriendtotheChinese,andshewasmadeinSweden.Inthe18thcentury,abigwoodensailingshipcalledtheGotheborgtravelledalongdistancetotradewithChina.

Throughherthreejourneys,"theSilkRoadoftheSea"betweenChinaandSwedenwasmadeandthetwopeoplesbegantolearnmoreabouteachother.

Now,260yearslater,theGotheborgisonherwaytoChinaagain.

Areplica（复制品）oftheshipsetsailonOctober2fromGothenburginSweden.Itispiecedtogethermostlybyhandwiththetechniquesusedtobuildtheoriginalboatthatsankin1745.

Representingitsimportancetothecountryduringthe18thcentury,theGotheborgisaSwedishnationalsymbolforculture,tradeandindustry.ThousandsofSwedishpeoplelinedtheharbourandsenttheirbestwishestothereplicaship.

Shewillfollowthesamerouteasshedidinthe18thcentury,ajourneyofabout70,000kilometres.Aftercallingat（停靠）severalforeignports,sheplanstoreachGuangzhouinJulyandShanghaiinAugustnextyear.ThenshewillstartherhomewardjourneyfromHongKong,inDecember2006.

"Mycrew（全体船员）areallexcitedaboutthishistoricaljourney,"saidGunnarSilfverberg-Utgaard,thecaptain."Theshipcan'tsailtowindward（迎风）,sowehavetofollowthewindsandcurrents,justassailingshipsdidinpreviouscenturies."Theshipalsocarriesmodernequipmentlikeaglobalpositioningsystem（全球定位系统）.

HELP

piecetogether:

拼，拼接

linev.排成行

previousadj.以前的

divern.潜水员

Likeherforerunner（先驱）,theshipisfullofSwedenartworksandproductsfortradeandculturalexchangewithhervisitingports.Hervoyageisalsopartofthecelebrationsforthe55thanniversaryofdiplomatic（外交的）relationshipsbetweenChinaandSweden.

ChinahaspromisedthewarmestpossiblewelcomewhentheshipreachesChineseports.AguideshipfortheGotheborgisbeingbuiltinGuangzhou.

TheoriginalGotheborgoperatedbytheSwedishEastIndiaCompanyhadseveralyearsofsuccessfulserviceonAsiantraderoutes.Butin1745duringherreturnvoyage,theshipstruckanunderwaterrockandsankwithallhercargo（货物）justoutsideherhomeportofGothenburg.

In1985adiverfoundthewreck（残骸）andanexcavation（挖掘）began.MillionsoftonsofChinesegoodsweretakenoutofthewater;tea,silkandchina.Peoplewereverysurprisedtofindtheywereinsuchgoodcondition.Theteastilltastedgoodeventhoughhundredsofyearshadpassed.

Testyourself

翻译下列句子：

1.这艘船主要通过手工拼接而成，完全采用1745年的沉船所用的技术。

（piecetogether）

2.她将沿着18世纪时的路线行驶。

（route）

3.广州正在为"歌德堡"建一艘导航船。

（build）

4.尽管历经了几百年，那些茶叶味道却很好。

（eventhough）

Keys

1.Itispiecedtogethermostlybyhandwiththetechniquesusedtobuildtheoriginalboatthatsankin1745.

2.Shewillfollowthesamerouteasshedidinthe18thcentury.

3.AguideshipfortheGotheborgisbeingbuiltinGuangzhou.

4.Theteastilltastedgoodeventhoughhundredsofyearshadpassed.

Commentary

Thequestionofstudyingabroad

留学热在中学生们中间日渐升温，可是出国留学真的适合我们每一个人吗？

"USA?

Britain?

Whichcountryisbettertostudyin?

"We'requitefamiliarwithsuchdiscussions.AsChinaopensitsdoors,studyingabroadhasbecomeadreamformanyChinesestudents.Theywanttohaveatasteofadifferentlife,andlearnabouttheworld.

It'struethatstudyingabroadcanhelpstudents'self-development.Languageskillswillimprove.Job-huntingmaybeeasier.

ButjustasanEnglishproverb（谚语）goes:

"everycoinhastwosides",thereareproblemsthatshouldbeconsidered.

Languageisthefirstobstacle（障碍）.Studentsmustspendalotoftimelearningthenativelanguageandgettingusedtoadifferentculture.Duringthatperiod,evendailycommunicationcangetthemintobigtrouble.

Studentsmustalsolearntolivewithoutparents'careanddealwithallkindsofthingstheyhaven'thadtobefore,likelookingafterthemselvesandkeepingtoabudget（预算）.

TherearereportsaboutChineseteensabroadsinkingintoanoceanofdifficultiesandgivingupeasily.Whenhavingtotakecareofthemselves,itishardforteenagerstostudywell.

Moreover,studyingabroadbringsaheavyburden（包袱）tothefamily.FormostChineseparents,thecostofstudyingabroadisveryhigh.Butisitworthit?

WeknowthattherearemanyfamouspeoplewhoachievegreatthingsthroughtheirhardworkinChina.Thehurdler（跨栏选手）LiuXiangisagoodexample.

LiuoncerefusedaninvitationfromanAmericancoach（教练）andkepttrainingassiduously（勤奋地）withhisChineseteacher.HeshockedtheworldwhenhewonagoldmedalattheAthensOlympics.

Everyonecansucceed,withastrongdeterminationnottogiveupontheirdreams.

Sowhenyouwonderwhichcountryisbetterforstudyingin,considerwhetherstudyingabroadistherightchoice.Maybeit'sbettertostudyabroadaftergraduatingfromahomeuniversity.Thatway,youdonotwasteyourmoneyoryourlife.

Foreigntales

Niagara:

wetandwildwaterfall

你可能在游乐园体验过漂流的乐趣，但你能想象在世界最大瀑布玩类似游戏吗？

DOyouknowaboutthebiggestwaterfall（瀑布）intheworld?

It'sNiagaraFalls（尼亚加拉大瀑布）ontheUS-CanadianborderbesidetheGreatLakes.Doyouknowaboutthe"HurricaneDeck"attheFalls?

Itletsyougodowntothebottomofthefallstogetpounded（撞击）bythewater.It'ssofearsome（可怕的）thatthevisitorcentresellsT-shirtswiththewords"Isurvived（幸免于）HurricaneDeck"onthem.

ZhaoXingmengenjoyedhertriptoNiagaraFallsthissummer.

IvisitedNiagaraFallsinthesummer.Itwasmagnificent（壮美的）.Thefallsarethousandsoffeetwideandabout170feettall.

Fromthetop,wecouldseethestairsoftheHurricaneDeck.Aftereachofuswashandedaraincoatandsandals（凉鞋）,wetookanelevator（电梯）tothebottomofthefallsandwalkedoutontothedeck.Itwastrulyadifferentworld.Thetall,widewater