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高三英语美文阅读

高三英语美文阅读

高三英语美文阅读

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AMERICAN-CHINESEperformerWangLeehomhascertainlymadewaveswithhispopmusicandhisfilmcareer,butashisrecentconcertconfirms,the34-year-oldismorethanjustanotherstarwithanenchanting（迷人的）voice.Hehasbeenactiveinraisingpeople’sawarenessofenvironmentalprotection.

WangheldapopconcertinBeijingthismonthtospreadeco-friendlyideas.Theconcertwasastanding-roomonlyaffair–theseatingwasmadeofrecycledcardboardbenches（凳子）.Theticketswerenotonlybiodegradable（可分解的）,butgreen–literally（完全地）.Madefromrecycledpaper,eachticketalsocontainsseedsembedded（植入）inthepaper.Ifitiswateredandplacedinsunshine,grasswillgrowfromit.

Theconcertisonlyoneofhisrecenteffortstopromoteenvironmentalprotectionthroughmusic.His2007album,ChangeMe,withthethemeofsavingtheenvironment,isstillahit.Besidesbeingsoldinpackagingmadefromrecycledpaper,eachCDcomeswithnotesincluding10waystobemoreenvironmentallyfriendly.Thespecialeditionofthealbumwasalsopackagedwithlimited-editionchopsticks–agreenalternativetodisposable（一次性的）woodenchopsticks.

Inpractice,Wangalsolivesanenvironmentally-friendlydailylife.Hecarrieschopstickswithhimforhismeals.Allthelightbulbsinhishomehavebeenchangedtoenergysavingones.Healsokeepstheair-conditioningattoolowatemperature–thelowesthesetsthetemperatureis27degrees.Sincehereleasedhisfirstalbum15yearsago,Wanghasattendedcountlessfestivalsandceremonies,butseldombuysnewclothes.Over90percentofhisoutfits（装束）wereeitherborrowedorrented.

Asapublicfigure,healsosharesthesepracticeswithhisfansandcalledonthemtogetinvolved.

Therearemanystarstodaythattakeupcauses.Somewilltakeupthecauseoftheworld’spoor,othersoftheenvironment.Manywillsaythatweshouldrememberthatthestarsoftenhavesomethingtosell.However,surelynoonecoulddisagreewithwordsWangspoketotheaudienceneartheendoftheconcert:

“Tocreateabetterfutureforourplanet,wemustcontinuetospreadthewordandtoencourageothers.”

Questions：

1.HowdoesWangLeehomleadanenvironment-friendlydailylife?

Underlinetheanswerinthepassage.Para4

2.Whatdoesthephrasemakewavesmean?

引起轰动

3.Howdidtheconcertreflecttheenvironmentalprotection?

Para2

4.Whatdoestheword“hit”mean?

流行的人货物

B

ONCEuponatimeScottyMcCreerywasanordinaryyoungAmerican.Helikedbaseball,likemillionsofotherordinaryyoungAmericans.ButsincehefirstappearedonafamousUSrealityTVshow（真人秀）,“ordinary”hasbeenthelastwordyouwouldusetodescribehim.Andhisdaysofplayingquietbaseballgameswithhisfriendsarelongover.

OnMay26,17-year-oldMcCreerywasannouncedthewinneroftheUS’mostpopularsingingcompetition,AmericanIdol（《美国偶像》）.

McCreerybeathisfriendandrivalLaurenAlaina,16,tobecomeoneoftheyoungestwinnersinthe10-yearhistoryoftheshow.Sincehisdebut（初次登场）ontheprogram,hisgoodlooks,quietconfidenceanddeepcountryvoicehadwonhimmillionsoffans.TheAmericanIdoljudgeandmoviestarJenniferLopezevensuggestedthatshehadfallen“inlovewithacountrysinger”afterhearinghimsingontheshow.

Asalittleboy,McCreerylikedtoimpersonate（模仿）ElvisPresleyandbeganguitarlessonsattheageof10.“HestartedsingingElvisonthebackofthebus,”hisoldfriendBrettBaileyrecalledoftheirelementaryschooltime.“ItwasalmostlikeaminiElvisconcert.”

McCreerywasanIdolfavoritethroughoutthecompetition.However,theboynextdoorremainsasgroundedasever.

Accordingtohisschoolprincipal,DrewCook,heworkedonhisstudiessixhoursadaywithateacher.Itwasanadditionalworkloadthathisoldercompetitorsdidn’thavetoface.

However,thepressureofschoolandIdoldidn’twearthesingerdown.Infact,itwasablessingindisguise（因祸得福）,asMcCreerysaidthathisstudieswere“likeanescape”fromthepressureofthecompetition”.Hecompareditto“quiettime”.

“He’sanoutstandingyoungman,”CooktoldT.“Astalentedasheisanhonorroll（优等学生名单）student,asinger,anathlete,andhe’salwaysveryhumble（谦逊的）,he’sanevenbetterperson.It’snicetoseesomethinggoodhappentoareallygoodperson.”

核心词汇

groundedadj.脚踏实地的Simmonssaysthatherfamilykeepshergrounded.

additionaladj.额外的，附加的

Wehavetogatheradditionalinformationbeforewemakethefinaldecision.

Questions:

1.WhywasScottyMcCreerynolongeranordinaryboy?

Becauseheenteredthecometitionandbecamethewinner.

2.Howmanyyearshasthesingingcompetitionbeenheld?

10yars

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

C

A.ScottyMcCreeryistheyoungestwinnerinthehistoryof10-yearhistoryoftheshow.

B.Afterhebecamethewinnerofthecompetition,studyisthepressureforhim.

C.Asforhimself,hepreferredtostudyquietlyatschoolratherthanrunthesingingcompetition.

D.JenniferLopezhasfalleninlovewithScottyMcCreery.

4.Translatethefollowingsentences:

（1）However,thepressureofschoolandIdoldidn’twearthesingerdown.

然而，学习的压力和参加比赛并没有使他精疲力尽。

（2）ButsincehefirstappearedonafamousUSrealityTVshow（真人秀）,“ordinary”hasbeenthelastwordyouwouldusetodescribehim.

但是，自从他出现在美国一个著名的真人秀之后，“普通”一词是你最不能用来描述他的词汇。

C

Luckierthanyouthink

Chinesestudentsalwayscomplainthatthey’reundergreatpressureanddon’tgetenoughsleep.Buttheymaybesurprisedtolearnthatthey’remuchluckierthantheirpeers（同龄人）inSouthKoreaandJapan,accordingtoarecentlypublishedreport,conductedbyShanghaiAcademyofSocialSciencesonthephysicalandmentalhealthofseniorhighschoolstudentsinthethreeAsiancountries.

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Accordingtothestudyamongnearly6,000highschoolstudentsinthethreecountries,Chinesestudentsarethetallestbutpoorestinphysicalfitness.

Chinesestudentsareonaverage168.17cm,comparedwith167.61cmforSouthKoreanstudentsand164.70cmforJapanesestudents.

Chinesestudentsaskedforsickleavemorethanstudentsinothercountries.About72percentofKoreanstudentsneveraskedforsickandinjuryleaveduringhighschool,comparedto53percentforJapanesestudentsand45percentforChinesestudents.

Moreover,ChinesestudentsdrinkalcoholandsmokeearlierthanKoreanandJapanesestudents.Around70percentofChinesestudentshavedrunkalcohol,comparedto50percentforKoreanandJapanesestudents.

SouthKoreanstudentsmoststressed

Accordingtothesurvey,JapaneseandSouthKoreanstudentssuffermorepressurethantheirChinesepeers.Statistics（统计）show16percentofstudentsinChinasaidtheyexperiencedmentalpressureoftenoverthepastyear,whilethenumbersinJapanandSouthKoreawere33percentand47percentrespectively.

Theirworriescomefrom“study”,“futureaftergraduation”,“friendships”and“relationshipwiththeirparents”.

Togowithstress,57.9percentofKoreanstudentssleeptheleast,lessthansixhoursaday,comparedwith46.6percentofJapanesestudentsand30percentofChinesestudents.

Chinesestudentsmostconfidentinthemselves

MoreChinesestudentsweresatisfiedwiththeirphysicalappearance,anddoublethatofstudentsinthesurveyfromJapanandSouthKorea.ThereportsaidthatoverhalfofstudentsinSouthKoreahadtriedtoloseweightinthepastyear,whileinChinathefigurewasonly22percent.

Inmeasuresofself-worth,suchas“IthinkIamvaluable”and“IthinkIamsuccessful”,“Icancompletemanythings”,“Iwon’tgiveuptofailure,”Chinesestudentsshowedgreaterself-confidencethanstudentsinJapanandSouthKorea.

TEENS点金

respectivelyadv.分别

Theboyandgirlare12and13yearsoldrespectively.

Questions:

1.Whichofthefollowingcanbefilledintheblank?

A

A.Chineseteenagerstallest,butmostunhealthy

B.Chinesestudentsdrinkmostalcoholandsmokeearliest

C.Japanesestudentsaskforleastsickleave

D.Chinesestudentsaskedforsickleavemostoften

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”referto?

thenumber

3.Howdoyouunderstandthetitle?

Para1

4.Whatcausesstudentstobestressedandwhat’stheresultofstress?

Theirworriescomefrom“study”,“futureaftergraduation”,“friendships”and“relationshipwiththeirparents”.Theresultisthatmanystudentshavesleeplessnights.

D

Heropponentwasthedefendingchampion（卫冕冠军）whosechildhooddreamwastowintheFrenchOpen（法国网球公开赛）.Shewastheunderdog（居于下风的人）whoneversawthetournament（锦标赛）onTVasagirlinChinaandneverthoughtshe’dgetfarontheredclay（红土地）oftheFrenchOpen,oneofthefourtennisGrandSlams（大满贯）.

ButitwasLiNawhofellonherbackintriumph（胜利）onJune4.Nearlytwohours’hittinggaveLia2-0victoryoverFrancescaSchiavoneofItalyandmadehertheonlytennisplayer,manorwoman,fromAsiatotakehomeaGrandSlamtitle.

Chinesemediahavebeensweptalongbythepraise.Aneditorial（社论）carriedbyXinhuaNewsAgencysaid“LiNaisthebestPR（PublicRelations,公关）forChina,”andcalledheran“outstandingnamecardforthecountry”anda“brilliantdiplomat”（外交家）.ItcomparedLitoChineseNBAstarYaoMing,notingthatboth“canspeakveryfluentEnglish,andbothofthemhaveakindofsenseofhumorthatisappreciatedbyforeigners”.

SuccesshascomelateforLi.SheoncegaveuptennisfortwoyearsandstudiedjournalismatWuhan’sHuazhongUniversityofScienceandTechnology.Butin2004,shereturnedandcontinuestoplaythebesttennisshecan.

“Dreamcomestrue,”Lisaidafterthematch.“Iamsohappythatmyeffor