高中英语阅读短文(20201124011619)

第一篇Not a Small Problem

Mr. Etha n 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. Etha n. He could seldom find clothes big eno ugh.

His feet were too large for most shoes. In fact, wherever he went and whatever he did, Mr. Etha n 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.

The n one day, a frie nd said, “you spe nd too much time at home. You should go out more. There s a good movie at the theater .

“lean' tsit in theater seats, Mr. Ethan said. “I' m too big. ”

“That is no problem,” his friend said, "T ll buy you two tickets. You

can get them at the theater whe n you go.

The frie nd sent money to the theater for two tickets. Whe n the day came, Mr.

Etha n 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 n ame is Etha n”

“Oh, yes, Mr Ethan,” the woman said. “ Here you are, seats G4 and P12.

I ' m sorry, you and your friend can tsit together because we are very full this evening .

Poor Mr. Etha n. He smiled sadly, walked out of the theater and 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 did n twork and he got up late. He missed the train to work . Moreover, he had to wait a long time for the n ext train. As a matter of fact, he waited for more tha n 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. Every one has days whe n they just see n to get up on the wrong side of d!be

Dear editor,

I ' m writing to tell you about the discussion we ' ve had about whether

stude nts

of Senior 3 should take physical exercise. 55% of the students think they should take exercise every day, such as doing morning exercises, play ing pin g-p ong and basketball, but it shouldn ' t take up too much time. Proper exercise can build up one

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 tak ing exercise isa waste of time and it is tiring. After having sports, they are much too excited for a long time to pay atte nti on to their less on s. It' s also possible get hurt in sports.

Yours sin cerely,

Li Hua

第四篇Mobile Pho nes at school

Dear editor,

I ' m writ ing to tell you about the discussi on we ' ve had about whether it

is

n ecessary for middle school stude nts 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 more, it ' s the latestfashi on.

However, most teachers think middle school stude nts are not old eno ugh to

control themselves. It is a waste of time for students to play games and send messages to each other by mobile pho ne. And it ' s easy to causeto thevie stude ntswitheach other. If n ecessary, they can make phone calls by using public phones on the

campus. In my opi nion, followi ng the fashi on is un dersta ndable. But as

middle school

stude nts, we should put all our heart into our studies.

Yours truly,

Li Hua

第五篇Advertiseme nts in Our Life

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