高二英语课外阅读
高中英语推荐课外阅读文章10篇
高中英语推荐课外阅读文章10篇A lifetime friendshipThomas Jefferson and James Madison met in 1776. Could it have been any other year? They worked together starting then to further American Revolution and later to shape the new scheme of government. From the work sprang a friendship perhaps incomparable in intimacy1 and the trustfulness of collaboration and induration. It lasted 50 years. It included pleasure and utility but over and above them, there were shared purpose, a common end and an enduring goodness on both sides. Four and a half months before he died, when he was ailing, debt-ridden, and worried about his impoverished family, Jefferson wrote to his longtime friend. His words and Madison's reply remind us that friends are friends until death. They also remind us that sometimes a friendship has a bearing on things larger than the friendship itself, for has there ever been a friendship of greater public consequence than this one?"The friendship which has subsisted between us now half a century, the harmony of our po1itical principles and pursuits have been sources of constant happiness to me through that long period. If ever the earth has beheld6 a system of administration conducted with a single and steadfast eye to the general interest and happiness of those committed to it, one which, protected by truth, can never known reproach, it is that to which our lives have been devoted. To myself you have been a pillar of support throughout life. Take care of me when dead and be assured that I should leave with you my last affections."A week later Madison replied-"You cannot look back to the long period of our private friendship and political harmony with more affecting recollections than I do. If they are a source of pleasure to you, what aren’t they not to be to me? We cannot be deprived of the happy consciousness of the pure devotion to the public good with Which we discharge the trust committed to us and I indulge a confidence that sufficient evidence will find in its way to another generation to ensure, after we are gone, whatever of justice may be withheld9 whilst we are here. "推荐词汇：1. intimacy n. 熟悉；亲近2. collaboration n. 合作3. impoverished adj. 穷困的；无力的4. beheld v. 注视着（原形为behold）5. devoted adj. 忠诚的；献身的6. withheld v. 克制；隐瞒（原形是withhold）God Had to Be FairWe always knew our daughter Kendall was going be a performer of some sort. She entertained people in our small town by putting on shows on our front porch when she was only three or four. Blonde-haired, blue-eyed, and beautiful, she sang like a little angel and mesmerized everyone.When Kendall was five, we began to notice that she was blinking a lot and clearing her throat frequently. We had her tested for allergies, but the doctor said she wasn't allergic to anything at all. After the problem worsened, we took her to our local children's hospital where she was diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome.It was pretty devastating because other children constantly made fun of her, and sadly, even a teacher teased her. When the tics were especially bad, Kendall had to wear a neck brace. She only had one or two friends, but that was okay because they were -- and continue to be -- real, the kind who stick by her, no matter what. Through all this, Kendall continued to sing and entertain. Remarkably, her tics disappeared when she sang.We took our daughter from doctor to doctor, but all they did was give her medication that just made it worse, so we decided to go the natural route. Through chiropractic therapy, changes in her diet, and other natural treatments, the tics gradually lessened.In 2005 when Kendall was sixteen, we thought she was pretty much out of the woods -- or at least heading in that direction. However, as if Tourette's Syndrome wasn't enough for a beautiful young girl to deal with, a freak accident happened.At a birthday party, Kendall hopped on a friend for a piggyback ride. He bent lower than she expected, and she jumped higher than he expected. Kendall flew over his back and landed on the cement floor -- on her neck. An ambulance rushed her to the hospital where she spent the next week, paralyzed from the neck down. Ironically, her biggest concern wasn't whether she would walk again, but whether she would be able to audition for American Idol.Doctors said Kendall had central cord syndrome. The pain was excruciating and required morphine tocontrol it. Sometimes it was so unbearable she had to bite down on a toothbrush to take her mind off it. As the days dragged on, feeling returned to her left side, but she was still paralyzed on the right. We didn't know for sure how much of her movement would ever come back.I believe Kendall wanted the American Idol audition so much that she willed herself to move again. One of her friends brought a microphone to the hospital and put it on her bed. Every day, Kendall tried hard to pick it up with her right hand. It was more important for her to pick up that mic than a spoon or fork.Sometimes we all cried because of the pain we witnessed. But on the day Kendall walked into the stadium to audition for American Idol -- a mere three months after her accident -- we cried tears of joy. And our tears turned into shouts when she was given a golden ticket to Hollywood.As a parent, you always think your child is the best ever -- that's just what parents do. But after seeing Kendall perform, I know she's one of the best, even though she didn't make it into the Top 24.Kendall is eighteen now, living every day to its fullest. She's recorded a CD with some of John Mellencamp's band members. She's also on CMT's Music City Madness for an original song and video, and is having some good success. I'm absolutely sure she's going to make it big some day. Kendall just puts it all in God's hands.When she was a little girl trying hard to be strong, she looked up at me, her big eyes brimming with tears, and asked me why she had to have Tourette's Syndrome. My heart ached to make the world right for mychild. But I looked right back at her and told her the truth as I see it."Kendall, God gave you a pure heart, an angelic voice, a strong mind, and a beautiful presence. With all of that, he had to make it fair for everyone else."推荐词汇：1. mesmerize v. 使……着迷2. allergy n. 过敏3. allergic adj. 过敏的（用法：be allergic to 对……过敏）4. devastating adj. 毁灭性的；令人震惊的5. brace n. 支架；括号v. 撑住6. remarkable adj. 不同寻常的7. lessened adj. 减少的8. hop v.跳9. idol n.偶像；红人10. mere adj. 仅仅的The Doll and the White RoseI hurried into the local department store to grab some last minute Christmas gifts. I looked at all the people and grumbled to myself. I would be in here forever and I just had so much to do. Christmas was beginning to become such a drag. I kind of wished that I could just sleep through Christmas. But I hurried the best I could through all the people to the toy department. Once again I kind of mumbled to myself at the prices ofall these toys, and wondered if the grandkids would even play whit4 them. I found myself in the doll aisle5. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a little boy about 5 holding a lovely doll.He kept touching6 her hair and he held her so gently. I could not seem to help myself. I just kept looking over at the little boy and wondered who the doll was for. I watched him turn to a woman and he called his aunt by name and said, "Are you sure I don't have enough money?" She replied a bit impatiently, "You know that you don't have enough money for it." The aunt told the little boy not to go anywhere that she had to go and get some other things and would be back in a few minutes. And then she left the aisle. The boy continued to hold the doll.After a bit I asked the boy who the doll was for. He said, "It is the doll my sister wanted so badly for Christmas. She just knew that Santa would bring it. "I told him that maybe Santa was going to bring it. He said, "No, Santa can't go where my sister is.... I have to give the doll to my Mama to take to her. "I asked him where his sister was. He looked at me with the saddest eyes and said, "She was gone to be with Jesus. My Daddy says that Mamma is going to have to go be with her."My heart nearly stopped beating. Then the boy looked at me again and said, "I told my Daddy to tell my Mama not to go yet. I told him to tell her to wait till I got back from the store." Then he asked me if I wanted to see his picture. I told him I'd love to. He pulled out some picture he'd had taken at the front of the store. He said, "I want my Mama to take this with her so the doesn't ever forget me. I love my Mama so very much and I wish she did not have to leave me. But Daddy says she will need to be with my sister."I saw that the little boy had lowered his head and had grown so quiet. While he was not looking I reached into my purse and pulled out a handful of bills. I asked the little boy, "Shall we count that money one more time?" He grew excited and said, "Yes, I just know it has to be enough." So I slipped my money in with his and we began to count it. Of course it was plenty for the doll. He softly said, "Thank you Jesus for giving me enough money." Then the boy said, "I just asked Jesus to give me enough money to buy this doll so Mama can take it with her to give my sister. And he heard my prayer. I wanted to ask him give for enough to buy my Mama a white rose, but I didn't ask him, but he gave me enough to buy the doll and a rose for my Mama. She loves white rose so much. "In a few minutes the aunt came back and I wheeled my cart away.I could not keep from thinking about the little boy as I finished my shopping in a totally different spirit than when I had started. And I kept remembering a story I had seen in the newspaper several days earlier about a drunk driver hitting a car and killing a little girl and the Mother was in serious condition. The family was deciding on whether to remove the life support. Now surely this little boy did not belong with that story.Two days later I read in the paper where the family had disconnected the life support and the young woman had died. I could not forget the little boy and just kept wondering if the two were somehow connected. Later that day, I could not help myself and I went out and bought some white roses and took them to the funeral home where the young woman was. And there she was holding a lovely white rose, the beautiful doll, and the picture of the little boy in the store. I left there in tears, their life changed forever. The love that little boy had for his little sister and his mother was overwhelming. And in a split second a drunk driver had ripped the life of that little boy to pieces.推荐词汇1. grab v.抓住；理解2. grumble v. 抱怨；嘟囔3. mumble v.嘟囔；含糊的说4. whit n.一点；丝毫5. touching adj.令人感动的6. split v 劈开；adj.分开的7. rip v. 撕开8. ripped adj. 喝醉的；吸毒的（美国俚语）A Plate of PeasMy grandfather died when I was a small boy, and my grandmother started staying with us for about six months every year. She lived in a room that doubled as my father's office, which we referred to as "the back room." She carried with her a powerful aroma. I don't know what kind of perfume she used, but it was the double-barreled, ninety-proof, knockdown, render-the-victim-unconscious, moose-killing variety. She kept it in a huge atomizer and applied it frequently and liberally. It was almost impossible to go into her room and remain breathing for any length of time. When she would leave the house to go spend six months with my Aunt Lillian, my mother and sisters would throw open all the windows, strip the bed, and take out the curtains and rugs. Then they would spend several days washing and airing things out, trying frantically to make the pungent odor go away.This, then, was my grandmother at the time of the infamous pea incident.It took place at the Biltmore Hotel, which, to my eight-year-old mind, was just about the fancies place to eat in all of Providence. My grandmother, my mother, and I were having lunch after a morning spent shopping.I grandly ordered a salisbury steak, confident in the knowledge that beneath that fancy name was a good old hamburger with gravy. When brought to the table, it was accompanied by a plate of peas. I do not like peas now. I did not like peas then. I have always hated peas. It is a complete mystery to me why anyone would voluntarily eat peas. I did not eat them at home. I did not eat them at restaurants. And I certainly was not about to eat them now. "Eat your peas," my grandmother said."Mother," said my mother in her warning voice. "He doesn't like peas. Leave him alone."My grandmother did not reply, but there was a glint in her eye and a grim set to her jaw that signaled she was not going to be thwarted. She leaned in my direction, looked me in the eye, and uttered the fateful words that changed my life: "I'll pay you five dollars if you eat those peas."I had absolutely no idea of the impending doom. I only knew that five dollars was an enormous, nearly unimaginable amount of money, and as awful as peas were, only one plate of them stood between me and the possession of that five dollars. I began to force the wretched things down my throat.My mother was livid. My grandmother had that self-satisfied look of someone who has thrown down an unbeatable trump card. "I can do what I want, Ellen, and you can't stop me." My mother glared at her mother. She glared at me. No one can glare like my mother. If there were a glaring Olympics, she wouldundoubtedly win the gold medal.I, of course, kept shoving peas down my throat. The glares made me nervous, and every single pea made me want to throw up, but the magical image of that five dollars floated before me, and I finally gagged down every last one of them. My grandmother handed me the five dollars with a flourish. My mother continued to glare in silence. And the episode ended. Or so I thought.My grandmother left for Aunt Lillian's a few weeks later. That night, at dinner, my mother served two of my all-time favorite foods, meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Along with them came a big, steaming bowl of peas. She offered me some peas, and I, in the very last moments of my innocent youth, declined. My mother fixed me with a cold eye as she heaped a huge pile of peas onto my plate. Then came the words that were to haunt me for years."You ate them for money," she said. "You can eat them for love."Oh, despair! Oh, devastation! Now, too late, came the dawning realization that I had unwittingly damned myself to a hell from which there was no escape."You ate them for money. You can eat them for love."What possible argument could I muster against that? There was none. Did I eat the peas? You bet I did. I ate them that day and every other time they were served thereafter. The five dollars were quickly spent. Mygrandmother passed away a few years later. But the legacy of the peas lived on, as it lives on to this day. If I so much as curl my lip when they are served (because, after all, I still hate the horrid little things), my mother repeats the dreaded words one more time: "You ate them for money," she says. "You can eat them for love."推荐词汇1. aroma n.香气2. apply v.运用；申请3. frantically adv.坦诚地4. pungent adj. 刺激性的；刺鼻的5. infamous adj.声名狼藉的6. providence n. 深谋远虑；节俭7. jaw n.下巴8. impending adj. 即将到来的9. doom n 厄运v.注定要发生的An Angel Among UsI woke up early today, excited over all I get to do before the clock strikes midnight. I have responsibilities to fulfill today. I am important.My job is to choose what kind of day I am going to have.Today I can complain because the weather is rainy or I can be thankful that the grass is getting watered forfree.Today I can fell sad that I don't have more money or I can be glad that my finances encourage me to plan my purchases wisely and guide me away from waste.Today I can grumble about my health or I can rejoice that I am alive.Today I can lament over all that my parents didn't give me when I was growing up or I can feel grateful that they allowed me to be born.Today I can cry because roses have thorns or I can celebrate that thorns have roses.Today I can mourn my lack of friends or I can excitedly embark upon a quest to discover new relationships.Today I can murmur dejectedly because I have to do housework or I can feel honored because the Lord has provided shelter for my mind, body and soul.Today stretches ahead of me, waiting to be shaped. And here I am, the sculptor6 who gets to do the shaping.What today will be like is up to me. I get to choose what kind of day I will have!推荐词汇1. fulfill v. 实现；履行2. lament n.悲哀；v.哀悼3. embark v.上船；开始做4. murmur v./n. 低声说；耳语5. sculptor n. 雕塑家11 Benefits to be Single1. SINGLE PEOPLE EXERCISE MORE…If you're single, there's a good chance you're hitting the gym more often than your married peers: A 2011 study found that men and women who have never been married exercised more than people in any other marital1 category (including currently married men and women, as well as divorcees and widowers).2. …AND MAINTAIN A HEALTHIER WEIGHT.You're also more likely to maintain a healthy weight. Multiple studies have found that men and women tend to pack on the pounds after they get married. One study found that married men are more likely to be overweight than their single peers, while another found that women who lost weight in preparation for their weddings had a tendency to gain weight in the six months following the ceremony.3. THEY SLEEP BETTER.It should come as little surprise that sharing a bed with another human being can affect how much sleep you get. After all, having someone tossing and turning, snoring, and talking in their sleep beside you can affect even the deepest sleepers. Being single cuts down on nighttime disruptions and can help you get amore peaceful night's sleep.4. THEY DO LESS HOUSEWORK.If you hate doing chores, single life might be right for you. A 2008 study found that single men and women spend fewer hours a week doing basic housework than their married counterparts.5. THEY'RE CLOSER TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY.Single people are the glue that keeps families together. According to one study, single siblings are more likely to keep in touch with, and reach out to, their siblings than those who are married. Another study found that single people also spend more time with friends than those in long-term relationships.6. THEY HAVE LESS DEBT.Being single doesn't just benefit your waistline and social life: It also benefits your wallet. Researchers have found that married people have more credit card debt than single people, and people who are married with children have the most debt of all.7. THEY'RE LESS STRESSED.Staying single can help you prevent certain kinds of stress and depression. One 2014 study found that marital stress may make couples more prone to depression, while couples who experience severe, ongoing5 marital stress were less able to enjoy positive experiences.8. THEY'RE LESS LIKELY TO GET DIVORCED DOWN THE ROAD.Staying single now can benefit your romantic relationships in the future. In general, people who wait longer to get married have lower rates of divorce.9. THEY CAN AVOID CONFLICTS.For people who truly hate conflicts, staying single can have real psychological benefits. According to a 2015 study, people who are conflict-averse (those for whom relationship fights and arguments can cause severe stress) may experience less anxiety when they're single.10. THERE ARE SURPRISING HEALTH BENEFITS TO SINGLEDOM.A wide range of studies have looked at the impact marriage and singledom can have on health. While being single isn't necessarily healthier across the board, there are plenty of situations where being single seems to be beneficial. Single men, for instance, were found to experience less heart disease, while single women are less likely to take sick days and visited the doctor less frequently than married women. Being single can even help your chances of keeping off weight after surgery: One study found that unmarried men and women were 2.7 times more likely to keep to diet and exercise goals after weight loss surgery.11. ALONE TIME IS GOOD FOR YOU.Being alone doesn't necessarily mean being lonely. Spending time on your own gives you time to clear your mind, identify your own goals and priorities, and participate in activities that interest you. Research has even found that a bit of alone time can help us become more empathetic, foster creativity, and even improve our relationships.推荐词汇1. marital adj. 婚姻的；夫妻的2. sleepers n. 卧铺（经常用复数）3. siblings n. 兄弟姐妹（表亲或堂亲）4. prone adj. 有倾向的（用法为be prone to）5. ongoing adj. 持续的；进行中的Free to SoarOne windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds darting and dancing. As the strong winds gusted against the kites, a string kept them in check.Instead of blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great heights. They shook and pulled, but the restraining string and the cumbersome tail kept them in tow, facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled and kept them in tow, facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled and trembled against the string, they seemed to say," Let me go! Let me go! I want to be free!" they soared beautifully even as they fought the restriction of the string. Finally, one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose. "Free at last," it seemed to say. "Free to fly with the wind."Yet freedom from restraint simply put it at the mercy of an unsympathetic breeze. It fluttered ungracefully to the ground and landed in a tangled mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. "Free at last", free to lie powerless in the dirt, to be blown helplessly along the ground, and to lodge lifeless against the firstobstruction.How much like kites we sometimes are. The heaven gives us adversity and restrictions, rules to follow from which we can grow and gain strength. Restraint is a necessary counterpart to the winds of opposition. Some of us tug at the rules so hard that we never soar to reach the heights we might have obtained. We keep part of the commandment and never rise high enough to get our tails off the ground.Let us each rise to the great heights, recognizing that some of the restraints that we may chafe under are actually the steadying force that helps us ascend and achieve.推荐词汇1. restriction n. 限制2. tangle v. 纠缠3. lodge n. 临时住宿；躲避n. 传达室；小旅馆4. obstruction n. 阻塞；障碍5. opposition n. 反对6. cumbersome adj. 笨重的；不便携带的7. tug v. 拖；拉n. 苦力8. ascend v.上升Mom's SmileIt's an old photograph with bad composition and lousy color. The edges are curled up and brown. But none of that matters. The photo is laced with poignant memories so vivid that when my gaze slides across it, tears prick at the backs of my eyes. I am immediately transported to a place where only good and beautiful images can be found, a place where life revolves around lazy afternoons spent on the beach. In this magical place mothers share secrets with daughters, and grandchildren glean immeasurable bits of wisdom from the cadence of the waves and the soft tones of the women they love.A mere moment of our lives, tucked neatly into a small rectangle and preserved forever - years before anything bad came calling.In the photo, the beach spreads out on either side, a fishing dock to the left, one of Calcite's great limestone boats far out on the horizon, and on the right, miles and miles of undisturbed beach. The photo is alive with children and women: mothers, sisters, sons and daughters, nieces and nephews, grandchildren. The lone man in the photo is my father. His shadow stretches long and lean across the restless blue waters of Lake Huron. With immense patience, he casts his line, again and again. My toddler son, his blond curls bleached white, peers across the endless stretch of sand. Mesmerized by his grandfather, he jets down the wet beach as fast as his chubby legs can carry him. His sisters give chase.A million dancing whitecaps become myriad diamonds, straining to outshine one another. The glimmering trail sparkles on the vast and seemingly endless body of water that starts at my feet and disappears into the sky, where seagulls dip and swirl, calling to one another as an anxious mother calls to a wayward child.A chaise lounge dominates the photo. In it a woman - my mother - reclines. Mom is spread out in the chair like thick, sweet frosting on a cake. Languid, her arms raised above her head, her legs splayed, pant legs rolled up to expose a goodly length of pale skin. Her arms are bare, the undersides pasty in comparison to the tops. Her smile in repose is tender, sweet, unassuming, and peaceful.To my knowledge, Mom never owned a bathing suit. I don't recall ever seeing her step into the lake, and never before had she sunbathed17. That day, however, was different. It was as if all her cares had floated out to deep waters like the unattended beach ball had done just minutes before.We are a large family. When my siblings and I were young, Dad was the one who took us to the beach. He sat in the car and watched as we frolicked in the shallows. Mom stayed home to ensure we had a hot meal when we returned. Perhaps Mom was happy for the few moments of alone time at home in the kitchen, as was Dad, alone in the car.On this day, their grown children, with children of our own, treat them to dinner on the beach. Dad fishes off the dock, never swaying from his pleasantries. And, for once, Mom forgets about making dinner.It is a day of memories, a day never to be forgotten.My three children are in the photo, and Dad is in the background, as are two of my sisters and their children, but everyone who gazes at the poorly developed photo is drawn inexplicably to Mom's smile. In the photo, her face is raised up to the sky. To the sun or to our Creator, she alone knows. Her eyes are closed.I remember how warm it was that day and how she had squinted up at me, shielding her eyes with both hands."Are my legs getting red?" she'd asked.My eyes brim with unshed tears as I remember the feel of her skin on the palm of my hand. Hot. The scalding tears run down my face. How I wish I could touch her one more time."No, Mom," I replied. "But better put some sunscreen on before you get a burn." Reluctantly, she'd sat up, the peaceful smile disappearing, and rolled her pant legs down, again."Save it for the kids," she said, her eyes scanning the group of children splashing in and out of the water. The whisper of a smile touched her lips as she watched for a long, wistful moment. With a sigh, she rose from the chair and moved toward the car where the coolers awaited."Maybe we should get lunch going," she said as she opened the first cooler.Now it is my turn to smile. Mom was not ready to relinquish dinner duties, after all. On a whim, I turn my face heavenward and close my eyes. I draw a deep breath and search for the special place Mom found that afternoon. It comes to me easily. Without pomp or ceremony, there she is, smiling again. Tears squeeze from beneath my closed lids, and I fervently pray that anyone who might come upon me at this。
高中英语课外阅读文章精选
高中英语课外阅读文章精选高中英语阅读理解题的解题障碍与高中学生的英语文章阅读理解水平和学生本身所掌握的英语单词词汇量有关。
下面是店铺带来的高中英语课外阅读文章，欢迎阅读!高中英语课外阅读文章精选抱薪救火Carrying Faggots to Put Out a Fire摘要：战国末期，秦国向魏国接连发动大规模的进攻，魏国无力抵抗，大片土地都被秦军占领了。
到公元前273年，秦国又一次向魏国出兵，势头空前猛烈。
In the last years of the Warring States period, the State of Qin attacked the State of Wei on a large scale repeatedly and occupied large areas of land, for the State of Wei was too weak to defend itself. In 273 B.B., the qin army launched another attack upon the State of Wei with a momentum more vigorous than ever.The king of the State of Wei summoned his officials,and asked with a worried look if anyone could propose a way to defeat the Qin army. After years of chaos caused by the wars,the officials trembled when fighting was mentioned, and no one dared to speak ofresistance. At the critical moment when a large enemy force was bearing down upon the border, most of the offinials persuaded the king to sue for peace, at the cost of giving away to the State of Qin the large area of land north of the Huanghe River and south of the Taihang Mountain.However Su Dai, a counsellor, did not agree. He hurried up to the king and said:"Your Majesty, they don't think about the interests of the country at all.It is just because they are cowardly and afraid of death that they ask you to sue for peace by betraying the country. Of course you can temperarily satisfy theambition of the king of the State of Qin is insatiably greedy. It will never stop assaulting us until our land is totally given away."Once there was a man whose house was on fire. People told him to put out the fire with water, but he would not listen. Instead, he carried a faggot to put out the fire, only to make the fire fiercer. That was because he didn't know that,instead of putting out the fire, faggots could only make it burning more vigorously. Isn't it equivalent to carrying faggots to put out a fire if you agree to sue for peace at the cost of the land of the State of Wei?"Though Su Dai's argument was very convincing, the king accepted the suggestion of those officials and gave away to the State of Qin a large area of the land of the State of Wei. For the king of the State of Wei was cowardly and only cared for peace at the moment.As might be expected,the Qin army assaulted the State of Wei on a large scale in 225 B.C.,surrounding the capital city Daliang and flooding it by digging open the dykes of the Huanghe River.The State of Wei was finally destroyed by the State of Qin.This story appears in the Historical Records Written by Sima Qian.The set phrase"carrying faggots to put out a fire"is used to mean adopting a wrong method to save a situation and ending up by making it worse.战国末期，秦国向魏国接连发动大规模的进攻，魏国无力抵抗，大片土地都被秦军占领了。
高二英语课外阅读计划
高二英语课外阅读计划Reading is an essential part of a high school English curriculum, and having a reading plan outside of class is a great way to improve language skills and broaden horizons. 阅读是高中英语课程的重要组成部分，制定一份课外阅读计划是提高语言能力、拓宽视野的好方法。
When creating a reading plan, it is important to choose a variety of genres and topics to keep things interesting and engaging. 进行阅读计划时，选择各种不同类型和主题的读物是保持趣味和吸引力的关键。
Fiction books can transport readers to different worlds and help them understand different perspectives and cultures. 小说可以将读者带入不同的世界，帮助他们理解不同的观点和文化。
Non-fiction books, on the other hand, can provide valuable knowledge and insights into real-world issues and events. 另一方面，非虚构读物可以为读者提供宝贵的知识和对现实问题和事件的见解。
Reading a variety of materials can also improve language skills, vocabulary, and critical thinking abilities. 阅读各种材料还可以提高语言能力、词汇量和批判性思维能力。
【英语阅读】高中英语课外读物美文欣赏40篇(双语版)
高中英语课外读物美文欣赏40篇(双语版)1《飞鸟集》精选1夏天的飞鸟，飞到我的窗前唱歌，又飞去了。
Stray birds of summer come to my window to sing and fly away.2 秋天的黄叶，它们没有什么可唱，只叹息一声，飞落在那里。
And yellow leaves of autumn， which have no songs， flutter and fall there with a sign.3世界对着它的爱人，把它浩翰的面具揭下了。
它变小了，小如一首歌，小如一回永恒的接吻The world puts off its mask of vastness to its lover. It becomes small as one song， as one kiss of the eternal.4是大地的泪点，使她的微笑保持着青春不谢。
It is the tears of the earth that keep her smiles in bloom.5无垠的沙漠热烈追求一叶绿草的爱，她摇摇头笑着飞开了。
The mighty desert is burning for the love of a blade of grass who shakes her head and laughs and flies away.6如果你因失去了太阳而流泪，那么你也将失去群星了。
If you shed tears when you miss the sun， you also miss the stars.7跳舞着的流水呀，在你途中的泥沙，要求你的歌声，你的流动呢。
你肯挟瘸足的泥沙而俱下么？The sands in your way beg for your song and your movement， dancing water. Will you carry the burden of their lameness？8她的热切的脸，如夜雨似的，搅扰着我的梦魂。
高中英语课外阅读---金银岛(英语名著阅读)
Treasure Island金银岛简介年轻的吉姆•霍金斯躺在床上，梦见宝藏和海上历险。
过几天这一切都将成为现实。
他将要和他的朋友，乡绅屈利劳尼、大夫李甫西乘伊斯帕尼奥拉号帆船离开英格兰到南方的金银岛去寻宝。
岛上的宝藏过去属于一个叫弗林特的海盗，他把那些宝藏埋藏在岛上一个秘密的地方。
弗林特船长现在已经死了，但曾和他一起出海的海盗还活着，他们也想找到弗林特的宝藏。
他们不知道金子在哪儿，但他们会不择手段地去找。
他们这伙人中有老瞎子皮尤一个叫黑狗的人，还有一个一条腿的海员……他们是那些海盗中最危险的一伙。
罗伯特•路易斯•史蒂文森1850 年生于苏格兰的爱丁堡。
他学过法律，但在21 岁时决定开始写作。
《杰克博士和海德医生》和《金银岛》是他最著名的代表作。
史蒂文森1894 年病逝于萨摩亚岛。
1 The old seaman SquireSquire Trelawney, Dr Livesey, and the others have asked me to write down all I know about Treasure Island .My name is Jim Hawkins, and I was in the story right from the start, back in 17-.I was only a boy then, and it all began at the time my father owned the Admiral Benbow inn, at Black Hill Cove .I remember so clearly the day when the old seaman came to stay-I can almost see him in front of me as I write.He arrived with his sea-chest, a tall, strong man with a cut across one cheek. He sang that old sea sang as he walked up to the inn door：Fifeen men on the dead man's chest-Yo-ho－ho，and a bottle of rum！The old seaman called for a glass of rum，and stood outside，drinking and looking around. Our inn was on me cliffs above Black Hill Cove, and was a wild ,lonely place. But第 1 页共70 页the seaman seemed to like it.‘Do many people come here？’ h e asked.‘No,’my father told him.‘Then it's the place for me,’said the seaman.‘I'll stay here for a bit. You can call meCaptain.’He threw down three or four gold coins.‘Tell me when I've spent all that.’He was a silent man. All day he walked around the cove, or up on the cliffs ;all evening he sat in a corner of the room, and drank rum and water .He only spoke to our other customers when he was drunk. Then he told them terrible stories of his wild and criminal life at sea. Our customers were mostly quiet ,farming people; the captain frightened them and they soon learned to leave him alone.Every day, he asked if any seamen had gone along the road. At first we thought he wanted friends of his own kind, but then we began to understand that there was a different reason .He told me to watch for a seaman with one leg and to let him know the moment when a man like that appeared. He promised to give me a silver coin every month for doing this .I dreamed about this one－legged seaman for many nights afterwards.The captain stayed week after week, month after month. His gold coins were soon used up, but my father was a sick man and afraid to ask for more.Dr Livesey came late one afternoon. After he had seen my father ,he had dinner with my mother, then stayed to smoke his pipe .I noticed the difference between the doctor with his white hair and pleasant way of speaking, and that dirty, heavy, red－faced seaman, drunk with rum.The captain began to sing his song:Fifteen men on the dead man's chest-Yo－ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!Drink and the devil had killed off the rest-Yo－ho－ho and a bottle of, rum!Dr Livesey did not like the song.He looked up angrily before he went on talking to old Taylor, the gardener. Others in the room took no notice of the song. The captain beat the table with his hand for silence. The voices in the room died away, all except Dr Livesey's．The doctor continued to speak.The captain swore softly, then said,‘ Silence!’‘Are you speaking to me ,sir?’asked the doctor.第 2 页共70 页‘Yes,’the captain told him, swearing again.‘I have only one thing to say to you, sir,’ replied the doctor.‘If you keep on drinking rum ,the world will soon be free of a dirty scoundrel!’The captain jumped to his feet with a knife in his hand ,but the doctor never moved .He spoke to the captain in a calm and clear voice so that others in the room could hear:‘If you don't put that knife away, I promise you shall die a criminal's death under the law.’Then followed a battle of looks between them, but the cap－tain soon put away his weapon and sat down like a beaten dog. Soon after Dr Livesey rode away on his horse. The captain was silent for the rest of the evening, and for many evenings after－wards.1 老海员乡绅屈利劳尼、李甫西大夫和其他几位绅士让我把金银岛的故事从头至尾写下来。
高中英语课外阅读材料经典
高中英语课外阅读材料经典高中英语课外阅读材料(一)加倍重视自己的价值Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.Amulberry leaf(桑叶) touched with the genius of man becomes silk.A field of clay touched with the genius of man becomes a castle.A Cyprus tree touched with the genius of man becomes a shrine.A cut of sheep's hair touched with the genius of man becomes raiment for a king.If it is possible for leaves and clay and wood and hair to have their value multiplied a hundred, yea a thousandfold by man, cannot I do the same with the clay which bears my name?Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.I am liken to a grain of wheat which faces one of three futures. The wheat can be placed in a sack and dumped in a stall until it is fed to swine. Or it can be ground to flour and made into bread. Or it can be placed in the earth and allowed to grow until its golden head dividesand produces a thousand grains from the one.I am liken to a grain of wheat with one difference. The wheat cannot choose whether it be fed to swine, ground for bread, or plantedto multiply. I have a choice and I will not let my life be fed to swine nor will I let it be ground under the rocks of failure and despair to be broken open and devoured by the will of others.Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.To grow and multiply it is necessary to plant the wheat grain in the darkness of the earth and my failures, my despairs, my ignorance,and my inabilities are the darkness in which I have been planted inorder to ripen. Now, like the wheat grain which will sprout and blossom only if it is nurtured with rain and sun and warm winds, I too must nurture my body and mind to fulfill my dreams. But to grow to fullstature the wheat must wait on the whims of nature. I need not wait forI have the power to choose my own destiny.Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.And how will I accomplish this? First I will set goals for the day, the week, the month, the year, and my life. Just as the rain must fall before the wheat will crack its shell and sprout, so must I have objectives before my life will crystallize. Insetting my goals I will consider my best performance of the past and multiply it a hundredfold. This will be the standard by which I will live in the future. Never will I be of concern that my goals are too high for is it not better to aim my spear at the moon and strike only an eagle than to arm my spear atthe eagle and strike only a rock?Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.The height of my goals will not hold me in awe though I may stumble often before they are reached. If I stumble I will rise and my falls will not concern me for all men must stumble often to reach the hearth. Only a worm is free from the worry of stumbling. I am not a worm.I am not an onion plant. I am not a sheep. I am a man. Let others builda cave with their clay. I will build a castle with mine.Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.And just as the sun must warm the earth to bring forth the seedling of wheat so, too, will the words on these scrolls warm my life and turn my dreams into reality. Today I will surpass every action which I performed yesterday. I will climb today's mountain to the utmost of my ability yet tomorrow I will climb higher than today, and the next willbe higher than tomorrow. To surpass the deeds of others is unimportant; to surpass my own deeds is all.Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.And just as the warm wind guides the wheat to maturity, the same winds will carry my voice to those who will listen and my words will announce my goals. Once spoken I dare not recall them lest I lose face.I will be as my own prophet and though all may laugh at my utterances they will hear my plans, they will know my dreams; and thus there willbe no escape for me until my words become accomplished deeds.Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.I will commit not the terrible crime of aiming too low.I will do the work that a failure will not do.I will always let my reach exceed my grasp.I will never be content with my performance in the market.I will always raise my goals as soon as they are attained.I will always strive to make the next hour better than this one.I will always announce my goals to the world.Yet, never will I proclaim my accomplishments. Let the world, instead, approach me with praise and may I have the wisdom to receive it in humility.Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.One grain of wheat when multiplied a hundredfold will produce a hundred stalks. Multiply these a hundredfold, ten times, and they will feed all the cities of the earth. Am I not more than a grain of wheat?Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.And when it is done I will do it again, and again, and therewill be astonishment and wonder at my greatness as the words of these scrolls are fulf in me.高中英语课外阅读材料(二)世界上最遥远的距离The furthest distance in the worldIs not between life and deathBut when I stand in front of youYet you don't know thatI love youThe furthest distance in the worldIs not when i stand in font of youYet you can't see my loveBut when undoubtedly knowing the love from bothYet cannotBe togehterThe furthest distance in the worldIs not being apart while being in loveBut when plainly can not resist the yearningYet pretendingYou have never been in my heartThe furthest distance in the worldIs notBut using one's indifferent heartTo dig an uncrossable riverFor the one who loves you世界上最遥远的距离，不是生与死而是我就站在你的面前，你却不知道我爱你世界上最遥远的距离，不是我站在你面前，你却不知道我爱你而是明明知道彼此相爱，却不能在一起世界上最遥远的距离，不是明明知道彼此相爱，却不能在一起而是明明无法抵挡这股想念，却还得故意装作丝毫没有把你放在心里世界上最遥远的距离，不是明明无法抵挡这股想念，却还得故意装作丝毫没有把你放在心里而是用自己冷漠的心，对爱你的人掘了一条无法跨越的沟渠高中英语课外阅读材料(三)难忘的野营When I was a boy, I belonged to the Boy Scouts so I used to go camping every summer, and once something happened which I have never been able to explain.We were camping in a place above a river. After arriving, we all rushed down to the river and had a swim. Standing by the river, we noticed that it was surrounded(环绕) by cliffs(悬崖). If someone wanted to reach the river at this point, he had to walk past our camp.Several days later, the scoutmaster had to be away for a day. That afternoon, we had supper early. We were sitting round the fire, eating and talking, when a man walked past and went down towards the river. We all felt that this man looked very strange, but, because each of us was afraid of looking very stupid, no one said anything.We ate rather slowly, taking as long as possible. After finishing, we collected our plates together so that we could take them to the river where we always washed them. But no one moved towards the rivere stood looking at each other ashamed. Then all shouting at once, we began talking about the man who had walked past us. We agreed how strange he looked and we wondered what he could be doing by the river. We knew that he could only return by passing through our camp.An hour passed. Then one of the boys suggested we shouldcreep(悄悄移动) down by the river so that we could see what the man was doing. Moving very slowly and keeping in the shadow, we crept down towards the bank. One boy climbed a tree so that he could see everything clearly. He called to us that there was no one there, so we ran down to the bank, looking everywhere carefully. We could not understand where the man had gone.When it got dark, we went back to our camp feeling bewildered. We told the scoutmaster what had happened in the evening. Smiling, he doubted that we had seen the man, but finally suggested we go and look again. We did, but there was no one there.Many years have passed, but I still remember it as if it were yesterday. What did we see? I do not know.。
高中英语课外阅读推荐书单
高中英语课外阅读推荐书单在这个充满挑战和机遇的高中阶段，英语课外阅读如同一位温柔的导师，引导学生进入一个丰富多彩的知识世界。
面对琳琅满目的书籍，选择适合的读物显得尤为重要。
为了帮助学生们在英语学习的旅程中更好地前行，以下几本书单将成为他们的最佳伙伴。
首先，经典文学作品往往是学生语言能力提升的有力工具。
《了不起的盖茨比》由F. ScottFitzgerald创作，通过其优美的语言和深刻的社会洞察，展现了2 0世纪初美国社会的风貌。
这本书不仅有助于理解复杂的英语句型，还能引发对美国历史和文化的深刻思考。
紧接着，J.K.Rowling的《哈利·波特》系列无疑是另一个不可错过的选择。
这一系列小说融合了奇幻与冒险，通过丰富的情节和生动的角色，激发了无数年轻读者的想象力。
对高中生而言，它不仅能增强词汇量和阅读理解能力，还能帮助他们在阅读中获得乐趣。
同时，《杀死一只知更鸟》由HarperLee创作，这本书在探讨种族和社会不公方面展现了巨大的文学价值。
通过这部小说，学生们能够更好地理解复杂的社会问题，并在阅读中提高英语的分析能力和批判性思维。
此外，GeorgeOrwell的《1984》以其独特的未来主义视角，为读者提供了对政治和社会的深刻见解。
这本书的语言风格和内容不仅能提升学生的阅读水平，还能激发他们对社会问题的思考。
在现代文学领域，JohnGreen的《寻找阿拉斯加》是一本值得推荐的读物。
这本书通过真实而感人的故事，让学生在享受阅读的同时，也能对青春、友情和成长有更深刻的理解。
Green的语言简练而富有情感，对提高英语表达能力大有裨益。
最后，不容忽视的是《简爱》由CharlotteBrontë创作。
这本经典小说不仅以其优美的文字和动人的情节吸引读者，还通过主角的坚韧与智慧，让学生感受到语言的力量和人性的深度。
这些书籍不仅是语言学习的工具，更是文化与思想的桥梁。
每本书都如同一扇窗户，让学生在英语的世界中看到更多，理解更深。
(有答案)英语课外阅读-第一辑--2
A Slice of Ocean LifeWhat do you think you might see in a tide pool?1 You might think that the ocean is the only place in nature to find sea creatures. But if you visit the beaches of the northeast United States, you might get to see all kinds of ocean life in the miniature worlds of tide pools.2 Tide pools form when the tide goes out and ocean water is trapped in rocky hollows near the shore. Many different types of plants and animals live in these pools. The one thing they have in common is that they must be strong. It is not easy to survive in an environment that changes often.3. High-level pools are shallow. They are the most difficult types of pools for animals to live in. The sun causes some of the water in these shallow pools to evaporate, or dry up. That makes the water even saltier than the ocean. On the other hand, when there is a lot of rain, high-level pools lose much of their saltiness. This can also be hard for sea creatures to survive.4 Some animals have shells that keep them from drying out in the sun. A barnacle has a soft, slippery body that is covered with a hard shell made of tiny plates. Barnacles attach themselves to rocks. Whensea water washes over them, barnacles open uptheir plates.They use their legs to trap small bits of food from the water.5 It is a bit easier for sea creatures to live in mid-level tide pools. The water is deeper there. The tide washes over them several times a day, so they do not become too dry. Creatures like the starfish and the sea urchin live in mid-level pools. Their sticky tube feet help them cling to rocks. This keeps them from being pulled out to sea by big waves.6 Sea anemones, which look like seaweed, also live in mid-level tide pools. An animal that gets stung by the tentacles of a sea anemone finds out very quickly that it is not a plant.7 Low-level tide pools often contain forests of kelp, a type of brown seaweed. The kelp provides a home or serves as food for many types of sea animals, such as small fish, worms, crabs, sponges, and sea urchins. Ocean animals are not the only ones who find a good use for kelp. People use it as an ingredient in ice cream.8 The next time you have a chance to stroll along the ocean shore, be sure to keep your eyes open. You just might get to peek through a window into the world of underwater animals.Exercises:Circle the word that best completes each sentence and write it on the line.I. Plants and animals must be __________ to survive in a tide pool.weak large strong2.When water dries up, it________________.evaporates dies melts3. Starfish and sea urchins have sticky _______________________backs eyes feet4. Which type of tide pool is most difficult for animals to live in?___________________________________________________________________________________________5. What is one way humans use kelp?___________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Check the reason the author probably wrote this story._____to entertain the reader_____to give some facts about tide pools_____to teach people about ocean tides7.What is the main idea of paragraph 3?_________________________________________________________________________________________8. A barnacle is a ___________________________________________________9. Why are mid-level tide pools easier for animals to live in?_________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Have you ever seen a tide pool? If so, describe it. If not, tell what you would hopeto find in it.________________________________________________________________________________________参考答案Circle the word that best completes each sentence and write it on the line.I. Plants and animals must be strong to survive in tide pool.weak large strong2.When water dries up, it evaporates.evaporates dies melts3. Starfish and sea urchins have sticky feetbacks eyes feet4. Which type of tide pool is most difficult for animals to live in?high-level5. What is one way humans use help?as an ingredient in ice cream6. Check the reason the author probably wrote this story._____ to entertain the reader__√___ to give some facts about tide pools_____ to teach people about ocean tides7.What is the main idea of paragraph 3?The saltiness of high-level pools changes, which makes them hard for animals to live in.8. A barnacle is a sea animal with a hard shell9. Why are mid-level tide pool easier for animals to live in?The water is deeper there, so the animals don't dry out easily. 10.Have you ever seen a tide pool? If so, describe it. If not, tell what you would hope to find in it.Answers will vary.。
北师大 英语 高二 Unit18 课外阅读
Poems1.When those red berries come in springtime, Flushing （萌芽）on your southland branches, Take home an armful, for my sake, As a symbol of our love.2.I awake light-hearted this morning of spring, Everywhere round me the singing of birds -- But now I remember the night, the storm, And I wonder how many blossoms （开着的花）were broken.3.All alone in a foreign land, I am twice as homesick on this dayWhen brothers carry dogwood （茱萸） up the mountain,Each of them a branch-and my branch missing.4.The moon, grown full now over the sea, Brightening the whole of heaven, Brings to separated heartsThe long thoughtfulness of night....It is no darker though I blow out my candle. It is no warmer though I put on my coat. So I leave my message with the moon And turn to my bed, hoping for dreams. 5.The stars of last night and the wind of last nightAre west of the Painted Chamber （房间） and east of Cinnamon Hall....Though I have for my body no wings like those of the bright- coloured phoenix, Yet I feel the harmonious heart-beat of the Sacred Unicorn （麒麟，独角兽）.Across the spring-wine, while it warms me, I prompt you how to betWhere, group by group, we are throwing dice in the light of a crimson lamp;Till the rolling of a drum, alas, calls me to my dutiesAnd I mount （骑上） my horse and ride away, like a water-plant cut adrift.Film review Jane Eyre was in an orphaned （孤儿的）environment and depended on others. She endured the different treatment comparing with the peers （同辈）, such as the despite （轻视、侮辱） from the aunt, the contempt （蔑视、耻辱） from sisters and the insult （辱骂） and beaten from brothers. But it may be the circumstance that give rise to her indomitable （不服输的） spirit and unlimited confidence which can be seen as the inherent （内在的，固有的） strength of character.As a tutor, Jane never felt her status was inferior to Rochester just as her saying “I have as much soul as you and full as much heart!”. She deserved others’ resp ect owing to the equality. Precisely because of her integrity （正直、诚实）, nobility, purity in her inner mind, Rochester was stunned （被震惊） and slowly fell in love with her. When Jane knew the truth that Rochester had a wife, she chose to leave without hesitation. She wanted to stick to the acceptable principles in the moment of consciousness instead of insanity （疯狂）.Jane had lived up with the suffering of being deceived （欺骗、背叛） by the most trusted and intimated （亲密的） person. At the meanwhile, she still made a reasonable decision. Tempted by the glorious and rich life, she still upheld （支持） her dignity and departure （离开）, which embodies （体现） Jane’s spiritual charm. Nevertheless when Rochester had nothing enviable, Jane retu rned to him. She didn’t need to balance between dignity and love any more, and she got both at this time.We are moved by Jane’s stubbornindividuality （个性） and independent p ersonality. She has been the classic symbol as indep endent women. There should be moreJane Eyre coming out in the modern life. Whether poor orrich, b eautiful or plain, we should live with indep endent character and strong personality.高二课外阅读Collected by Mr. PanJingle BellsMusic♪Dashing through the snow, In a one-horse open sleigh,O'er the fields we go, Laughing all the way.Bells on bobtail ring, Making spirits bright. What fun it is to ride and sing, A sleighing song tonight! Oh!Jingle bells,jingle bells, Jingle all the way. Oh,what fun it is to ride, In a one-horse open sleigh!Hey! Jingle bells,jingle bells, Jingle all the way. Oh,what fun it is to ride, In a one-horse open sleigh!Hey!♫干净又晶莹New Concept Englishto understand or toexpress the emotion that it rouses in him, concludes that it must be thedifficult for any of us inmoments of intense aesthetic experience to resist the suggestion thatwe are catching a glimpse of a light that shines down to us from adifferent realm of existence, different and, because the experience isintensely moving, in some way higher. And, though the gleams blindand dazzle, yet do they convey a hint of beauty and serenity greaterknown or imagined. Greater too than we can describe; forlanguage, which was invented to convey the meanings of this world,English Novel Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift Notes by Mr. Pan We set sail from Bristol, May 4, 1699, and our voyage was at first very prosperous（成功的，繁荣的）.It would not be proper, for some reasons, to trouble the reader with the particulars of our adventures in thoseseas; let it suffice（足够）to inform him, that in our passage from thence（自那里）to the East Indies, we were driven by a violent storm to the north-west of Van Diemen’s Land. By an observation, we found ourselves in the latitude of 30 degrees 2 minutes south. Twelve of our crew were dead by immoderate（过度的）labour and ill food; the rest were in a very weak condition. On the 5th of November, which was the beginning of summer in those parts, the weather being very hazy（有雾的）, the seamen spied a rock within half a cable’s length of the ship; but the wind was so strong, that we were driven directly upon it, and immediately split. Six of the crew, of whom I was one, having let down the boat into the sea, made a shift（设法尽力对付）to get clear of（避开，摆脱）the ship and the rock. We rowed, by my computation（估算）, about three leagues（里格，长度单位，约为3英里或3海里）, till we were able to work no longer, being already spent with labour while we were in the ship. We therefore trusted ourselves to the mercy of the waves, and in about half an hour the boat was overset by a sudden flurry（疾风）from the north. What became of（使遭遇）my companions in the boat, as well as of those who escaped on the rock, or were left in the vessel（船）, I cannot tell; but conclude they were all lost. For my own part, I swam as fortune directed me, and was pushed forward by wind and tide. I often let my legs drop, and could feel no bottom; but when I was almost gone, and able to struggle no longer, I found myself within my depth; and by this time the storm was much abated（减弱）. The declivity（斜面）was so small, that I walked near a mile before I got to the shore, which I conjectured（推测）was about eight o’clock in the evening. I then advanced forward near half a mile, but could not discover any sign of houses or inhabitants（居民）; at least I was in so weak a condition, that I did not observe（注意到）them. I was extremely tired, and with that, and the heat of the weather, and about half a pint of brandy（白兰地）that I drank as I left the ship, I found myself much inclined（有倾向）to sleep. I lay down on the grass, which was very short and soft, where I slept sounder than ever I remembered to have done in my life, and, as I reckoned（料想）, about nine hours; for when I awaked, it was just day-light. I attempted to rise, but was not able to stir（走动）: for, as I happened to lie on my back, I found my arms and legs were strongly fastened（使固定）on each side to the ground; and my hair, which was long and thick, tied down in the same manner. I likewise（同样的）felt several slender（细长的）ligatures（绳索）across my body, from my arm-pits to my thighs（大腿）. I could only look upwards; the sun began to grow hot, and the light offended my eyes. I heard a confused noise about me; but in the posture I lay, could see nothing except the sky. In a little time I felt something alive moving on my left leg, which advancing gently forward over my breast, came almost up to my chin（下巴）; when, bending my eyes downwards as much as I could, I perceived（感知到）it to be a human creature not six inches high, with a bow and arrow in his hands, and a quiver（颤抖）at his back. In the mean time（同时）, I felt at least forty more of the same kind (as I conjectured) following the first. I was in the utmost（极度的）astonishment, and roared so loud, that they all ran back in a fright（惊吓）; and some of them, as I was afterwards told, were hurt with the falls they got by leaping（跳跃）from my sides upon the ground. However, they soon returned, and one of them, who ventured（冒险）so far as to get a full sight of my face, lifting up his hands and eyes by way ofbuff （软皮） jerkin （短上衣）, which they could not pierce （穿透）.I thought it the most prudent （明智的） method to lie still, and my design was to continue so till night, when, my left hand being already loose, I could easily free myself: and as for the inhabitants, I had reason to believe I might be a match for the greatest army they could bring against me, if they were all of the same size with him that I saw. But fortune disposed otherwise of me. When the people observed I was quiet, they discharged no more arrows; but, by the noise I heard, I knew their numbers increased; and about four yards from me, over against my right ear, I heard a knocking for above an hour, like that of people at work; when turning my head that way, as well as the pegs and strings would permit me, I saw a stage erected （竖立） about a foot and a half from the ground, capable of holding four of the inhabitants, with two or three ladders to mount （爬） it: from whence （由此） one of them, who seemed to be a person of quality, made me a long speech, whereof I understood not one syllable （音节）. But I should have mentioned, that before the principal person began his oration （演说）, he cried out three times, Langro Dehul San (these words and the former were afterwards repeated and explained to me); whereupon, immediately, about fifty of the inhabitants came a nd cut the strings that fastened the left side of my head, which gave me the liberty of turning it to the right, and of observing the person and gesture of him that was to speak.He appeared to be of a middle age, and taller than any of the other three wh o attended （伴随） him, whereof one was a page that held up his train, and seemed to be somewhat longer than my middle finger; the other two stood one on each side to support him. He acted every part of an orator, and I could observe many periods of threatenings, and others of promises, pity, and kindness. I answered in a few words, but in the most submissive （顺从的） manner, lifting up my left hand, and both my eyes to the sun, as calling him for a witness; and being almost famished （饥饿） with hunger, having not eaten a morsel （一口） for some hours before I left the ship, I found the demands of nature so strong upon me, that I could not forbear showing my impatience (perhaps against the strict rules of decency （礼貌）) by putting my finger frequently to my mouth, to signify （表示） that I wanted food. The Hurgo (for so they call a great lord, as I afterwards learnt) understood me very well. He descended （下来） from the stage, and commanded that several ladders should be applied to my sides, on which above a hundred of the inhabitan ts mounted and walked towards my mouth, laden （载满） with baskets full of meat, which had been provided and sent thither （到那边） by the king ’s orders, upon the first intelligence he received of me. I observed there was the flesh of several animals, but could not distinguish them by the taste. There were shoulders, legs, and loins （腰）, shaped like those of mutton, and very well dressed, but smaller than the wings of a lark （云雀）. I ate them by two or three at a mouthful, and took three loaves at a time, about the bigness of musket （步枪） bullets.bombs in Europe, whereof （关于） many, I suppose, fell on my body, (though I felt them not), and some on my face, which I immediately covered with my left hand. When this shower of arrows was over, I fell a groaning （呻吟） with grief and pain; and then striving again to get loose, they discharged another volley （齐射的箭） larger than the first, and some of them。
【高中英语】高中英语课外阅读短文_课外阅读
【高中英语】高中英语课外阅读短文_课外阅读高中英语课外阅读短文，希望同学们牢牢掌握，不断取得进步!My father was a self-taught mandolin player. He was one of the best string instrument players in our town. He could not read music, but if he heard atune a few times, he could play it. When he was younger, he was a member of a small country music band. They would play at local dances and on a few occasions would play for the local radio station. He often told us how he had auditioned and earned a position in a band that featured Patsy Cline as their lead singer. He told the family that after he was hired he never went back.Dad was a very religious man. He stated that there was a lot of drinking and cursing the day of his audition and he did not want to be around that type of environment.Occasionally, Dad would get out his mandolin and play for the family. We three children: Trisha, Monte and I, George Jr., would often sing along. Songs such as the Tennessee Waltz, Harbor Lights and around Christmas time, thewell-known rendition of Silver Bells. "Silver Bells, Silver Bells, its Christmas time in the city" would ring throughout the house. One of Dad's favorite hymns was "The Old Rugged Cross". We learned the words to the hymn when we were very young, and would sing it with Dad when he would play and sing. Another song that was often shared in our house was a song that accompanied the Walt Disney series: Davey Crockett. Dad only had to hear the song twice before he learned it well enough to play it. "Davey, Davey Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier" was a favorite song for the family. He knew we enjoyed the song and the program and would often get out the mandolin afterthe program was over. I could never get over how he could play the songs sowell after only hearing them a few times. I loved to sing, but I never learned how to play the mandolin. This is something I regret to this day.Dad loved to play the mandolin for his family he knew we enjoyed singing, and hearing him play. He was like that. If he could give pleasure to others,he would, especially his family. He was always there, sacrificing his time and efforts to see that his family had enough in their life. I had to mature intoa man and have children of my own before I realized how much he had sacrificed.I joined the United States Air Force in January of 1962. Whenever I would come home on leave, I would ask Dad to play the mandolin. Nobody played the mandolin like my father. He could touch your soul with the tones that came out of that old mandolin. He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his pride in his ability to play so well for his family.When Dad was younger, he worked for his father on the farm. His father was a farmer and sharecropped a farm for the man who owned the property. In 1950, our family moved from the farm. Dad had gained employment at the local limestone quarry. When the quarry closed in August of 1957, he had to seek other employment. He worked for Owens Yacht Company in Dundalk, Maryland and for Todd Steel in Point of Rocks, Maryland. While working at Todd Steel, he was involved in an accident. His job was to roll angle iron onto a conveyor so that the welders farther up the production line would have it to completetheir job. On this particular day Dad got the third index finger of his left hand mashed between two pieces of steel. The doctor who operated on the finger could not save it, and Dad ended up having the tip of the finger amputated. He didn't lose enough of the finger where it would stop him picking up anything, but it did impact his ability to play the mandolin.After the accident, Dad was reluctant to play the mandolin. He felt that he could not play as well as he had before the accident. When I came home on leave and asked him to play he would make excuses for why he couldn't play. Eventually, we would wear him down and he would say "Okay, but remember, Ican't hold down on the strings the way I used to" or "Since the accident to this finger I can't play as good". For the family it didn't make anydifference that Dad couldn't play as well. We were just glad that he would play. When he played the old mandolin it would carry us back to a cheerful, happier time in our lives. "Davey, Davey Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier", would again be heard in the little town of Bakerton, West Virginia.In August of 1993 my father was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. He chose not to receive chemotherapy treatments so that he could live out therest of his life in dignity. About a week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for us. He made excuses but said "okay". He knew it would probably be the last time he would play for us. He tuned up the old mandolin and played a few notes. When I looked around, there was not a dry eye in the family. We saw before us a quiet humble man with an inner strength that comes from knowing God, and living with him in one's life. Dad would never play the mandolin for us again. We felt at the time that he wouldn't haveenough strength to play, and that makes the memory of that day even stronger. Dad was doing something he had done all his life, giving. As sick as he was,he was still pleasing others. Dad sure could play that Mandolin!以上就是为大家整理的高中英语课外阅读短文，希望同学们阅读后会对自己有所帮助，祝大家阅读愉快。
高二级英语课外阅读3
高二级英语课外阅读第三期编辑：Keith 班级：姓名：Enjoy ReadingTravel to Amsterdam荷兰首都——阿姆斯特丹素有“北方威尼斯”的美称。
这里有美丽的博物馆和著名的王宫等旅游景点，吸引着世界各地的游客，一起去欣赏一下吧！Amsterdam is the capital city of Netherlands. The name has its significance, it means Amstel's dam(水坝), and a dam built in 1200's. It lies at the meeting of Amstel River and Lake Ijsselmeer. Like Venice, it is built across a lot of canals and most of its buildings are based on the wooden poles as it is much below sea level, hence marshy（湿地的）and soggy most of the times.It is one of the most well lit cities of Europe.Due to various canals it is also called ad the Venice of the North.The four main canals are, Singel, the Herengracht, the Prinsengracht, and the Keizersgracht. Amsterdam is known for its huge mansions(公馆), churches, and castles. Canals can be visited by taking a ride in the glass topped boats.One of the main attractions of Amsterdam is the Museums. Famous Painter, Vincent Van Gogh has his Art displayed at the Van Gogh museum of Amsterdam. Other such art museums are the well known Rijksmuseum, the Stedelijk Museum; museum of modern art and the science museum, The NEMO.To visit the Royal Palace, Koninklijk Paleis, a prior（在…之前）booking is a must. A guided tour can be taken of the palace for an aristocratic experience. This palace is situated in the old Amsterdam. It is right in the centre of the city. It has a huge collection of all the royal furniture's, chandeliers and many such things preserved.Since Amsterdam has more than 100 canals running across it, it remains dry as its topographical（地形的）condition is very marshy.Italy意大利是一个高度发达的民主共和国，亦为欧洲民族及文化的摇篮，服务业、旅游业及对外贸易尤为突出。
五篇英语经典课外阅读
1.Different people spend their weekends in different ways. Some like to stay at home to read books or watch TV. Some like to go out with their families. As for（关于）a group of foreign and Chinese sports lovers in Guangzhou, they like to play a kind of ball game with their friends. And the name of the game may sound new to most of us. It’s floorball.（福乐球）Floorball is an indoor team sport. People use sticks and a ball to play the game on a court. Floorball started in America and is becoming more and more popular all over the world now. The sport came to Beijing, Shanghai and later some foreign people brought to Guangzhou to kill time for fun. People there set up the South China Taipan Club to play floorball together. Now there are over 40 members from different countries, such as Sweden, Japan, India, Iran, China and Mexico.2. In China, every book-lover must know Xinhua Bookstore, China’s largest chain bookstore. There are many branches all over China. Now its first branch in London opens. It is also the first Xinhua Bookstore in Europe.The store sells Chinese books and magazines, English books on China and other Chinese things such as chess and paintings. It can help the readers in the UK know more about China.The store is on Park Royal Road（皇家花园路）in the north of London. People can take the subway and get off at North Acton（阿克顿）station. Then take the Bus 440 to get off at Park Royal Road stop. Cross the road, and the store is on your right.3.Good afternoon, boys and girls. I have something to tell you. We’re going to do some cleaning after school this afternoon. It’s going to rain at night, so please don’t forgetto close the door and windows. It’s going to be very cold tomorrow morning. Please remember to put on more warm clothes. Mr. Wang isn’t here today. He’s ill in hospital. I hope you can go to see him. But you don’t need to buy anything for him. By the way, there’s lots of homework for you this evening. You must finish doing it and bring it to school tomorrow morning. So you’d better not watch TV. Now let’s begin our cleaning.4. Do you like travelling around the world and making friends？Y es? Then come to Shanghai in 2010. You can meet many people from all over the world and make friends with them. Why? Because the 2010 World Expo will be held in the city of Shanghai.Chinese people are doing many things in different ways to welcome it. About 1,000 young college students in Shanghai Jiao T ong University shape themselves into logo of EXPO 2010 Volunteer. That’s their way to show their love for the big event. The logo looks like the Chinese character “heart”. It also looks like the English letter “V”. The students hope it can tell the world that Chinese volunteers are getting ready to welcome all the people to Shanghai.4.World Car Free Day（世界无车日）is September 22. It started from France in 1998. Because of the air and noise pollution, some French young people wanted a day without cars. They called the idea “A day in the city without my car”and many people liked it very much. So on September 22, people in 35cities of France didn’t use their cars. They went to work or school by bike, bus or on foot. After that, September 22 became World Car Free Day. More and more cities in Europe, South America and Asia began to take part in the activity. Chengdu is the first Chinese city to join in it.5.What do you want to be when you grow up? Ask children this question, and we will get different answers. Some may say they want to be doctors and some want to be teachers. Some may say they want to be reporters, but the 18-year-old American boy Nick Jonas’dream is different from others’. He is one of the three members of the Jonas Brothers, a popular American boy band. The young singer has got a lot of fans all over the world now. But that’s not enough for him. He has a bigger dream—to be the President of the USAone day.Nick Jonas once took a trip to the White House. He said his trip was very cool and he wants to run for President. “I know it’s not an easy job. I will work hard at college first,” he said.。
高中学生英语课外阅读文章
高中学生英语课外阅读文章高中时期的学生虽然已经显得不是那么稚嫩，但是并不是所有学生在看到英语课外阅读文章的时候都能够做到游刃有余的。
今天小编给大家带来高中学生英语课外阅读，希望大家喜欢并且能够有所收获。
高中学生英语课外阅读(一)Hip-hop spiritTURN on Channel V and you might find a singer in a baseball cap, baggy jeans and a big T-shirt rapping. Listening to hip-hop, it''s easy to swing your body to the rhythm (节奏), even if you have no idea what the lyrics are about.Hip-hop today is a worldwide movement. According to American professor S. Craig Watkins, hip-hop music is "a way to behave and an attitude". He says hip-hop is a rebellious (叛逆的) voice that resonates (共鸣) with young people.For Wang Liang, a 25-year-old DJ, hip-hop is a form of self-expression. "It''s free, like rock ''n'' roll. We can talk about our lives, what we''re thinking about and what we feel," Wang said in an interview with the New York Times.While American rappers have been popular in China since the 1990s, homegrown rap didn''t gain a following until a decade later. The group Yincang (meaning hidden) is one of the pioneers of Chinese rap. It is made up of music lovers from both sides of the Pacific Ocean: a Beijinger, a Chinese-Canadian and two Americans."The big change was when rappers started writing lyrics in Chinese, so people could understand," said Zhong Cheng, 27, a member of the group who was raised in Canada but born in Beijing, where he returned in 1997. "Before that, kids listened to hip-hop in English but maybe less than 1 percent could actuallyunderstand it."Yincang''s first hit song was In Beijing. It sets a melody (旋律) played on the Chinese traditional music instrument the erhu against a hip-hop beat. The song is an insider''s look at Beijing''s sights and sounds, such as traditional Siheyuan courtyard complexes, the bar area in Houhai, the Guijie food street and the clothes market near the zoo.However, making Chinese hip-hop is still relatively profitless. Members of Yincang still struggle to pay the bills after seven years together. But they haven''t stopped making hip-hop."When I met Jeremy Johnston (a member of the group), we were both so inspired by people here," said Zhong. "We wanted to drop some Chinese rhymes for the locals. From that day, we haven''t stopped rhyming. And we won''t stop."BONUSHip-hop is the culture from which rap emerged. Now the terms "rap" and "hip-hop" are,most of the time, interchangeable.Hip-hop culture: it''s a street culture that originated in the South Bronx, a district in New York City, in the mid 1970s. Hip-hop featured a group of uniquely dressed teenagers, rap music, breakdancing and graffiti art.高中学生英语课外阅读(二)Different ways we care for the deadTANG Dynasty writer Du Mu once wrote in a poem titled Qingming: "The ceaseless drizzle drips all the dismal day; So broken-hearted fares the traveler on the way。
英语课外阅读短文带翻译5篇
英语课外阅读短文带翻译5篇1.英语课外阅读短文带翻译篇一I like to read books, because a good book, containsa wealth of knowledge and good feelings. Reading a good book is across time and space, dialogue with wisdom and noble people.Reading makes me rich knowledge, purify the soul. Book is the ocean of knowledge, it is gradually broadened my horizons, improve my ability. I have benefited a lot from reading this is self-evident.Reading is a golden key for me open the door to knowledge, reading is like the sun light up bright future for me.The book, not dull, inflexible. But like a person, lively and interesting. A good book is the best teacher, is a friend, is a partner. World writer gorky once said: “books are the ladder of human progress.”Because of this, I like reading, it makes my writingimprove a lot, gave me a lot of harvest.Love books! It will make you have a lot of harvest.我喜欢读书，因为一本好书，蕴含着丰富的知识和美好的情感。
高中英语课外阅读材料---小妇人(浅易英文名著阅读)
Little Women 小妇人1 Four sisters'Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents，'said Jo crossly（发怒地）．'It's so awful to be poor！'agreed Meg，looking at her old dress．'It's not right for some girls to have pretty things，and others to have nothing at all，'said little Amy．'We've got Father and Mother，'and each other，'said Beth gently．The four young faces round the fire cheered up as they thought of this，but then Jo said sadly，'We haven't got Father，and we won't have him for a long time．'She didn't say 'perhaps never，'but each silently thought it，remembering that he was away at the war in the South．Then Meg said，'Mother says we shouldn't spend money on presents when our men are fighting a war．''We can't expect anything from Mother or each otehr，'said Jo，' but we only have a dollar each，and that won't help the army much．Let's each buy ourselves what we want，and have a little fun．We work hard to earn it．' 'I do，teaching those awful children，' said Meg．'What abut me？'said Jo．' I'm shut up all day working for a terrible old lady，who gives me different orders every five seconds！''I think washing cups and plates and keeping things tidy is the worst work in the world，'said Beth．'My hands get too tired to play my music．' 'I have to go to school with girls who laugh at my dresses and say cruel things because my father isn't rich，'said Amy．'I wish we had the money Father lost when we were little，Jo，'said Meg．'I wish I was a boy，' said Jo．'Then I could go and fight beside Father！'Meg was sixteen and very pretty，with large eyes and soft brown hair，and white hands．Fifteen-year-old Jo was very tall and thin．Her long，dark-red hair was usually pushed up out of the way．Beth was thirteen，a very shy girl who seemed to live in a happy world of her own．Amy was the youngest，but thought herself to be the most important．She had blue eyes，and yellow hair which curled on to her shoulders．At six o'clock，Beth put a pair of slippers（拖鞋）by the fire to warm and Meg lit the lamp．Amy got out of the comfortable chair without bing asked, and Jo forgot how tired she was and held the slippers closer to the fire．'These are old，she said．'Mother needs a new pair．''I'll get her some with my dollar，'said Beth．'No，I shall！'cried Amy．'I'm the oldest—'began Meg．'I'm the man of the family now. Father is away，and I shall buy tnem，'said Jo．'Let's each get her something and not get anything for ourselves，'said beth．'That's a kind idea！'said Jo．'What shall we get？'Everyone thought for a moment，then Meg said，'I'll give her a nice pair of gloves．''The best army slippers，said Jo．'Some handkerchiefs，'said Beth．'A little bottle of perfume（香水），'said Amy．'It won't cost much，so I'll have some money left to buy something for me．''We'll let Mother think we're getting things for ourselves，and then surprise her，'said Jo．Mrs March arrived home soon after．She took off her wet things and put on her warm slippers．Meg made the tea，Jo brought wood for the fire，Beth was quiet and busy，and Amy gave orders．I've got a letter from Father！'cried Mrs March．It was a letter to cheer them up，and the special message for the girls came at the end：Give them all my love and a kiss．I think of them every day．I know they will be loving children to you, and that when I come back，I will be prouder than ever of my little women．A tear dropped off the end of Jo's nose．Amy hid her face on her mother's shoulder ．'I'm selfish，'she cried，'but I'll try to be better．''We all will！' cried Meg．'I think too much about the way I look，and hate to work，but I won't any more．''And I'll try to be a“little woman”，'said Jo，'and not be rough and wild．' Beth said nothing，but she began to work hard at a blue army glove she was making．So the four girls decided that they would all try very hard to be good．They would never be cross，or lazy，or selfish, and they would all help each other．They talked over their plan that evening，while they made sheets for Aunt March．Then at nine o'clock they stopped to sing a song．Beth played the old piano，and Meg and her mother led the singing．Jo always sang in the wrong place，but the girls never got too old to sing together．2 A Happy ChristmasJo was the first to wake up on Christmas morning，but soon they were all awake and they went downstairs．'Where's Mother？'asked Meg．'I don't know，'said old Hannah．She had lived with the family since Meg was born，and was more like a friend than a servant．'Some poor woman came to the door and your mother went off to see what was needed．''She'll be back soon，'said Meg．She looked at the presents for her mother which were in a basket under a chair，ready to bring out at the right time．'Where is Amy's bottle of perfume？'She went to put some pretty paper round it，I think，'said Jo．Suddenly，they heard the outside door close．'Here's Mother！Hide the basket，quick！' said Jo．But it was Amy．She came in quickly．'Where have you been，and what's that behind you？'asked Meg．'I ran to the shop and changed the little bottle of perfume for a big one，'said Amy．'I spent all my money to get it，and I'm not going to be selfish any more！' Meg smiled proudly and put her arms around her sister．Then there was another bang（巨响）from the outside door，and the basket was pushed back under the chair．The girls ran to the table，ready for their breakfast．'Happy Christmas，Mother！'they shouted．Happy Christmas，little daughters！'said Mrs March．Then the smile disappeared from her face．'Girls，listen．Not far away is a poor woman，Mrs Hummel，with a new baby．Her six children are in one bed，trying to keep warm，as they have no wood for a fire．There is nothing to eat and they are hungry and cold．Will you give them your breakfast as a Christmas present？For a minute no one spoke．Then Jo said，'Mother，I'm so glad you came back before we began to eat！'And the girls quickly began to put their breakfast in a basket．'I knew you would do it，'said Mrs March，smiling．She took the girls and Hannah to a cold ，miserable little room in an old building，where they found a sick mother，a crying baby，and a group of children with white，frightened faces．The children were on the bed under a blanket，trying to keep warm．The woman almost cried with happiness when she saw the girls．Hannah，who had brought wood，made a fire．Mrs March gave the mother tea and hot food，then she dressed the little baby gently．The girls put the children round the fire and fed them like hungry birds．It was a very happy meal，although the girls ate none of it．But no one was happier than those hungry young ladies who gave away their breakfast on Christmas morning．Mrs March was surprised and pleased when she saw her presents later．Therewas a lot of laughing and kissing and explaining．Then，for the rest of the day，the girls were busy．Jo liked to write plays，and the four of them were going to act one that evening．They had learned their words，and had worked hard to make strange and wonderful clothes for all the different characters in the play．On Christmas night，some other girls came to watch．At first，there was a lot of whispering and laughing from the four sisters behind the curtains．Then the curtains were opened and the play began．It was an exciting story about Hugo（acted by Jo wearing a black beard！），beautiful Zara and brave Roderigo．There were also two ghosts，a cruel king，and a tall castle made of paper and wool, which unfortunately fell down just as Roderigo and Zara were escaping from it．There were screams of laughter from everyone，but the actors picked themselves up and carried on through more dangers and mysteries until the happy ending was reached．All the visitors loved the play，and after the excitement and fun came a surprise for everyone．'would the young ladies like to stay for supper？'asked Hannah．And when the girls saw the supper table，they could not believe their eyes！There was ice-cream，cake，fruit，and French chocolate！And in the middle of the table were flowers for each of the four actors．'Where did it all come from？'asked Amy．'From Father Christmas，perhaps？'said Beth．'Mother did it，'said Meg．Aunt March sent it，'said Jo．'You're all wrong，'laughed Mrs March．'Old Mr Laurence sent it！''The Laurence boy's grandfather？'said Meg．'But we don't know him．''Hannah told his servant about your breakfast party，and that pleased him，'said Mrs March．'He knew my faher many years ago，and he sent me a note this afternoon，asking if he could send my cbildren a few small Christmas presents．' 'The idea came from that boy，I know it did！'said Jo．'I'm sure he wants to know us，but he's shy，and Meg won't let me speak to him when we pass him in the street．She says that it's not at all polite for young ladies to introduce themselves to strangers．'You mean the people who live in the big house next door，don't you？'said one of the other girls．'My mother knows old Mr Laurence．She says he keeps his grandson in the house when the boy isn't riding or walking with his tutor（家庭教师），and makes him study very hard．We invited the boy to our party but he didn't come．''That boy needs to have some fun，'said Jo．3 The Laurence boy'Look！'said Meg，excitedly，a day or two later．She waved a piece of paper at Jo．'An invitation to a New Year's party at Sallie Gardiner's house，and it's for both of us．Mother says we can go，but what shall we wear？''Our best cotton dresses，'said Jo，'because we haven't got anything else. Yours is as good as new，but mine has a burn and a hole in the back．'Then you must keep your back out of sight，'said Meg．'I'll have a new ribbon （缎带）for my hair，and my new slippers．And my gloves are all right．' 'Mine are stained（染污），so I'll have to go without．''You must wear gloves to a dance，Jo！” cried Meg．'Then we'll each wear one good one and carry a bad one，'said Jo．Meg looked worried．“All right，but you will behave nicely，won't you？Don't stare，or put your hands behind your back．”On New Year's Eve，the two younger sisters watched the two older girls get ready for the party．There was a lot of running up and down，and laughing and talking．Meg wanted some curls（卷曲）around her face，so Jo began to work on the papered（纸糊的）ends of Meg's hair with a pair of hot tongs（钳子）．'Should they smoke like that？'asked Beth．'It's the wetness drying，'said Jo．'What a strange burning smell！'said Amy．'I'll take the papers off now，'said Jo，'and you'll see lots of little curls．She took the papers off, and，to her horror，the burnt hair came off with them！'Oh，oh！What have you done to my hair！'cried Meg．'I always get things wrong，'said Jo unhappily．'I'm so sorry．I suppose the tongs were too hot．'Don't worry，'Amy told Meg，who was crying．'Just tie your ribbon so that the ends come on to your forehead a little，and it will look quite fashionable．' At last，Meg and Jo were ready and went off to the Gardiners' house where Mrs Gardiner welcomed them kindly．Meg immediately began to enjoy herself with Sallie，but Jo wasn't interested in girlish talk and stood with her back carefully against wall，watching the dancing．Soon Meg was asked to dance，then Jo saw a big red-haired boy coming towards her and she quickly went through a door into a small room. Unfortunately，another shy person was already hiding there and she found herself looking at the'Laurence boy'．'Oh dear，I didn't know any one was here！'Jo said．The boy laughed．'Don't go．I came in here because I don't know any people，but I think I've seen you before，'he said，'You live near us，don't you？''Next door，said Jo．'We enjoyed your nice Christmas present．''My grandfather sent it，Miss March．''But you gave your grandfather the idea，didn't you，Mr Laurence？I'm not Mr Laurence，only Laurie，'he said．'And I'm not Miss March，only Jo，'she said．'Do you like parties？'Sometimes，'he answered．I've been abroad a lot recently，and I don't know how you do things here．''Abroad！'said Jo．'Oh，did you go to Paris？''We went there last winter．''Can you speak French？'she asked．He said something in French，and Jo listened carefully．'You asked，“Who is the young lady in the pretty slippers？”It's my sister，Meg，and you knew it was！Do you think she's pretty？''Yes，'he said．'She looks so fresh and quiet．'This pleased Jo very much，and soon the two of them were talking easily，like old friends．'I hear you're always studying hard，'said Jo．'Are you going to college soon？''Not for a year or two，'he said．'I'm sixteen next month，and I won't go before I'm seventeen．''I wish I was going to college，said Jo．'I hate even the idea of it！'said Laurie．Jo wanted to know why，but he looked so serious that instead of asking she said，'Why don't you go and dance？''I will if you'll come too，'he answered．'I can't because—' Jo stopped．'Because what？''You won't tell？''Never！''I' ve a bad habit of standing near a fire，and I burn my dresses，'said Jo．'I have to keep still so that no one will see the burn on this one．Laugh if you like．' But Laurie didn't laugh．'Never mind that，he said gently．'Please come．' Jo smiled．'All right，'she said．'Thank you．'When the music stopped，they sat down and began to talk，but Jo saw Meg waving at her．She went over and followed her sister into a side room．'I've turned my foot over and hurt my ankle，'said Meg．'I can't walk on it，and I don't know how I'm going to get home．''I'm not surprised you turned your foot over in those stupid high shoes，'said Jo．'You'll have to get a carriage or stay here all night．''A carriage will cost a lot，' said Meg，'and I can't stay here for the night because the house is full．I'll just rest until Hannah comes to fetch us，then do the best I can．''They're going in for supper now，'said Jo．'I'll stay with you．'No，run and bring me some coffee，' said Meg．Jo found the coffee，but immediately dropped some down the front of her dress．She was cleaning it off with Meg's glove when a friendly voice spoke to her．'Gan I help？'said Laurie．He had a cup of coffee in one hand and a plate with a cake on it in the other．'I was trying to get something for Meg，'said Jo．'And I was looking for someone to give this to，' he said．He fetched more coffee and a cake for Jo，then the three of them had a happy time talking together until Hannah arrived. Meg completely forgot about her foot and stood up quickly．She cried out with pain，and when Laurie saw that she could not walk，he immediately offered to take them home in his grandfather's carriage．'But you can't want to go home yet，'said Jo．'I always go early，'said Laurie．He sat with the driver，and the two girls sat with Hannah inside the carriage and talked excitedly about the party．'I had a wonderful time，did you？' said Jo．'Yes，until I hurt myself，'said Meg．'Salie's friend，Annie Moffat，has asked me to go and stay with her for a week in the spring，when Sallie does．' Jo told Meg her adventures，and then they were home．They thanked Laurie and went quietly into the house，hoping to wake no one．But as soon as they opened their bedroom door，two little voices cried out：'Tell us about the party！Tell us about the party！'4 The house next door'It's so nice to go to parties and drive home in carriages．'said Mea，the next morning．'Other people live like that all the time，and I wish we could．I wish we were rich．''Well，we're not，'said Jo．' So we must do our work with a smile，the way Mother does．'Mr March had lost most of his money helping a friend．When the two older girls discovered this，they wanted to do something to earn some money for the family，and as soon as they were old enough，they found work．Meg got a job teach ing four small children．It was hard for her to be poor because she could remember the time when their home had been beautiful，with every thing they wanted．And every day at Mrs King's house she saw pretty dresses，and heard talk of parties andthe theatre-all the things which Meg loved．Jo went to Aunt March，who needed someone to fetch and carry things，and read to her．She was a difficult old lady who complained a lot，but Jo did her best．Beth was much too shy to go to school with other children，so she studied at home with her father．When he went away，and her mother was busy with war work，Beth continued to study by herself and helped Hannah keep the home tidy for the others．She also spent long，quiet hours alone，talking to her dolls（玩偶）or playing the old piano．Beth loved music and，although the family could not afford music lessons or a good piano for her，she tried hard to make herself a better musician．Amy drew the most beautiful pictures and wanted to be a famous painter one day．She was a favoturite with everyone，except when she complained abut having to wear her cousin's old clothes because her mother could not afford to buy new ones for her．One afternoon a week or two later，Jo went outside to clear the snow away from some of the garden so that Beth could walk there when the sun came out．She looked across to the house next door-a big stone house with lovely things inside that.Jo occasionally（偶尔）saw through the open curtains at the windows．But it seemed a lonely，lifeless kind of house，as no children played outside，no motherly （慈母般的）face smiled at the windows，and not many people went in and out，except the old gentleman and his grandson．She had not seen the Laurence boy lately and wondered if he was away，but suddenly she saw him looking out of an upstairs window．She threw up a handful of soft show and called out，'Are you ill？'Laurie opened the window. I'm almost better，thank you，'he said．'I've had a bad cold．''What do you find to do？'said Jo．'Nothing，'he said．'They won't let me．''Why don't you get someone to come and see you？''I don't know anyone．''You know us，'said Jo．'So I do！'laughed Laurie．'Will you come，please？''I'll come if Mother will let me．I'll go and ask her．Shut the window and wait until I come．'Laurie was excited and began to get ready for Jo's visit．He brushed his hair and tried to make his room tidy．Soon after，he heard voices downstairs，then a surprised servant ran up to his room．There's a young lady to see you，sir，'she said．A moment later，Jo appeared with a box in one hand and Beth's three small cats in the other．'Mother sends her love，'she said．'Meg asked me to bring some of her cake，and Beth thought you would like to play with her cats．Isn't she funny？' Laurie laughed. “How kind you all are，'he said．'Shall I read to you？'sald Jo．'I'd rather talk，'he said．'I can talk all day，'said Jo, smiling．'Beth says I never know when to stop．' 'Is Beth the one who stays at home？''Yes，that's Beth．She's a good girl．''The pretty one is Meg，and the curly-haired one is Amy，is that right？' he said．'Yes．How did you know？'Laurie's face became red．'I hear you calling to each other，and you always seem to be having so much fun．Sometimes，in the evenings，you forget to close your curtains and I can see you sitting round the fire with your mother．I haven't got a mother．'Jo saw the sadness in his eyes．'Why don't you come over and see us？Would your grandfather let you？''Perhaps，if your mother asked him，'said Laurie．'He spends a lot of time among his books，and Mr Brooke，my tutor（家庭教师），doesn't live here．So I haven't anyone to go out with．Do you like your school？''I don't go to school．I go out to work-to my aunt's，'said Jo．She described the difficult old lady and made him laugh with her stories．She told him all about her sisters，the plays they acted，and their hopes and fears for their father. Then they talked about books，and Jo discovered that Laurie loved them as much as she did．'Come and see our library，'he said．'Grandfather is out，so you needn't be afraid．''I 'm not afraid of anything，' replied Jo．He took her down to a room where the walls were covered with books and pictures．'You should be the happiest boy in the world！'said Jo，sitting in a big armchair and looking round．'A person can't live on books，'he said．Suddenly，a bell rang．Jo jumped up out of the chair．It's your grand father！'she said．'What if it is？'said Laurie，with a smile．'You're not afraid of anything，remember？''Perhaps I am a little bit afraid of him，'said Jo．The servant came in at that moment．'The doctor is here to see you，sir，'she said to Laurie．'Can I leave you for a minute or two，Jo？'he said．'Yes，I'm very happy here，'said Jo．He went away and Jo was staring at a large picture of the old gentleman when the door opened again without turning，she said，'I won't be afraid of him，because he's got kind eyes，although his mouth looks hard and cold．He's not as handsome as my grandfather，but I like him．''Thank you，'said a deep voice behind her．She turned quickly-and saw old Mr Laurence！Jo's face turned a bright red and she wanted to run away．But the old man's eyes looked kinder than those in the picture and seemed to have a smile in them ．'So you're not afraid of me，eh？'he said．'Not much，sir．''But I'm not as handsome as your grandfather？''Not quite，sir．''But you like me．'He laughed and shook hands with her．'Now，what have you been doing with my grandson？''Trying to cheer him up，sir，' said Jo．'He seems a bit lonely．''Then come and have some tea with us．'Laurie was very surprised to see Jo with his grandfather，but was soon talking and laughing happily with Jo．The old man watched the two young people and noticed the change in his grandson．'She's right，'he thought．The boy does need cheering up．'After tea，they went into a room where there was a large and beautiful piano．'Do you play？'Jo asked Laurie．'Sometimes，'he answered．'Play now．I want to hear it so I can tell Beth．'So Laurie played and Jo listened．Afterwards，Mr Laurence said，'He plays quite well，but I want him to do well in more important things．Now，I hope you'll come again．'He shook hands with her．'Goodnight，Jo．'Laurie walked to the door with her．'He doesn't like to hear me play，'he said．'why not？' said Jo．'I'll tell you one day，'he said．When Jo told the family of her afternoon's adventures，they all wanted to go and visit the big house．'Mother，why doesn't Mr Laurence like to hear Laurie play the piano？'askedJo．'Laurie's father married an Italian lady，a musician，' said Mrs March．'The old man didn't like her，and never saw his son after they were married．Laurie was born in Italy，but his parents died when he was a child，and his grandfather brought him home．Laurie loves music and I expect his grandfather is afraid he'll want to be a musician like his mother．'Laurie should be a musician if he wants to be，'said Jo．'Sending him to college will just make him unhappy．'5 A surprise for BethLaurie and the four girls were soon great friends．Mr Brooke complained to the old gentleman that his student was always running across to see the Marches．'Let him have a bit of a holiday，'said Mr Laurence．'He can catch up with his studies later．'What good times they had！Writing and acting plays，happy evenings at the Marches，and little parties at the big house. Only Beth was too shy to go there．When Mr Laurence heard about Beth's shyness, he came to have tea with their mother one day，and began to talk about music and great singers he had heard．Beth found it impossible to stay in her corner and came to listen．'Laurie hasn't much time for his music，'Mr Laurence told Mrs March，'so the piano is not used very often．Would any of your girls like to play it sometimes？They needn't see or speak to anyone，and I'll be in my study．'He got up to go．'But if they don't want to come…'At this moment，a little hand touched his own．It was Beth's．'I-I want to come，'she said，her voice shaking．'Very much．''You're the musical girl，'said Mr Laurence，gently．'I'm Beth．Yes，I love music，and I shall come．'The next day，Beth waited until the old and the young gentlemen both went out，then she ran across to the big house and found her way to the room with the beautiful piano．As soon as she began to play，she forgot her fears immediately in the delight which the music gave her．After that，Beth went every day．She never knew that Mr Laurence often opened his study door to hear her playing，or that Laurie stood in the hall to keep the servants away from the shy little girl．But she was so grateful that she asked her mother and sisters to help her make the old gentleman a pair of slippers．After several days careful sewing（缝纫），the slippers were finished．Then Beth wrote a short letter and，with Laurie's help，left it with the slippers in the old man's study one morning，before he was up．The next day，Beth went out for a walk，and when she came back the otherswere waiting for her．'Here's a letter for you，Beth！' they called out．'Come and read it！'She hurried to the house and they took her into the front room．'Look there！' everyone was saying at once．Beth looked-and got the biggest surprise of her life！For there stood a lovely little piano，with a letter on the top of it，addressed to ：' Miss Elizabeth March'．'You-you read it，Jo，' whispered Beth．'I can't．'So Jo opened the letter and began to read．'Dear Miss March，'she read，'I have had many pairs of slippers but none which have pleased me so much as yours．I should like to thank pou for your kindness by sending you something that once belonged to my little granddaughter，who died．With many thanks．I am your good friend，James Laurence．' Jo put an arm around her sister．'Now try it，Beth，'she said．Beth sat down and began to play，and everyone thought it was the most perfect piano they had ever heard．'You'll have to go and thank him，'said Jo，with a smik，knowing that Beth was much too shy to do anything like that．But Beth surprised them all.'I'll do it at once，' she said bravely，and away she walked，through the garden and into the big house next door．She went up to the old gentleman's study and knocked on the door．'Come in，'said Mr Laurence．Beth went in．'I came to say thank you，sir，'she began, in her quiet little voice．But he looked so friendly that she ran and put both her arms around his neck and kissed him．The old gentleman was so surprised that he nearly fell off his chair．But he was very pleased indeed by that shy little kiss，and soon the two of them were talking like old friends．Later，he walked home with Beth．The girls，watching with great interest from the window，could not believe their eyes．'Well，'Meg said，' I do believe the world is coming to an end！'6 Amy in trouble'Where are you going？'Amy asked Meg and Jo one afternoon．'I want to come，too．''You can't，dear，you're not invited，said Meg．'You're going somewhere with Laurle，I know you are！''Yes，we are，'said Jo．'Now stop annoying（骚扰）us．''You're going to the theatre！'Amy said suddenly．'I want to go With you！' 'We could take her，I suppose，'began Meg．'No，Laurie only invited us，'said Jo．'I shall go，'shouted Amy．'Meg says I can．'。
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高中年级英语课外阅读文章(一)Do you want a cupcake?YOUR mom might cook a bowl of noodles for you on your birthday. But in the US, a mom makes a cupcake (杯形蛋糕) for her children on their birthday.Cupcakes are small, round cakes topped with frosting (糖霜). It has been an American tradition that moms bring cupcakes to the classroom to celebrate th eir child’s birthday.But recently some doctors have called for this to be banned (禁止). They believe cupcakes contribute to child obesity (肥胖).Despite their good intentions, however, some people believe that experts are interfering (妨癨-) with American culture. The cupcake is seen as American as apple pie — only prettier.According to Marion Nestle, a professor of nutrition at New York University, the cupcake is the most democratic (民主的) of desserts. As they are small enough for one person, you don’t have to share your cupcake with anyone —it’s all yours. They are also all the same size, so there can’t be any cries of “she got the bigger piece!”Each bite can taste different depending on how much icing you have. It is a lesson in self-determination (自主). Some people eat only a little of the frosting every time, others have it all in just one bite.In recent years, eating a cupcake has become as trendy as having a cup of Starbucks coffee.Democratic presidential candidate (候选人) Hillary Clinton jokingly promised on a talk show that if she was elected president, she would give everyone a cupcake on her birthday.Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief (主编) of Gourmet magazine, explains that the rise of the cupcake is very much about going back to American national identity (认同感) in food, which is all about comfort. “People want to think about when they and their country were innocent (纯真的),” she said.高中年级英语课外阅读文章(二)Mourinho: I'm still the special oneUPON landing in the English Premier League (英超) three years ago, Jose Mourinho declared (宣称) he was the special one. “Please don’t call me arrogant (傲慢的), but I’m European champion and I think I’m a special one.”He was definitely different from other managers. Never before had a football manager entertained the world both on and off the pitch (球场). The 44-year-old Portuguese manager is arrogant, witty and brilliant, but never dull.Two league titles in two seasons suggested he was indeed special. Under Mourinho, Chelsea never lost a Premier League match at their home stadium, Stamford Bridge.But despite these achievements, Mourinho’s relationship with the club’s owner Roman Abramovich become fractured (破裂) beyond repair.Abramovich decided to buy players like Andri Shevchenko and Michael Ballack. But Mourinho did not always play them.Abramovich wanted Chelsea to play an aggressive, attacking style of football, but Mourinho also refused. When Mourinho found his authority was being weakened, he walked away.Off the pitch, Mourinho was arrested (逮捕) after an angryquarrel with police officers about his dog. But he was also the manager who would run off from an interview to open the door for an elderly woman who was struggling with it.Mourinho was born into a family with football tradition. Despite an academic record that could have opened many other doors, he never considered a career outside of football.When it became clear he didn’t have enough talent to be a great player, he began working towards a career in coaching. And he has built a great one.“I think I’m still special. I achieved good things and it was a fantastic period in my career. I’ll try to forget the bad things and remember the good ones,” he said.。
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高中英语课外阅读材料通用一篇高中英语课外阅读材料 1How to Improve Your Study HabitsWant to know how to improve your grades without having to spend more time studying? Sounds too good to be true? Well, read on.How to Improve Your Study HabitsPerhaps you are an average student with average intelligence. You do well enough in school, but you probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily the case, however. You can receive better grades if you want to. Yes, even students of average intelligence can be top students without additional work. Here's how:1. Plan your time carefully. Make a list of your weekly tasks. Then make a schedule or chart of your time. Fill in mitted time such as eating, sleeping, meetings, classes, etc. Then decide on good, regular times for studying. Be sure to set aside enough time to plete your normal reading and work assignments. Of course, studying shouldn't occupy all of the free time on the schedule. It's important to set aside time for relaxation, hobbies, and entertainment as well. This weekly schedule may not solve all of your problems, but it will make you more aware of how you spend your time. Furthermore, it will enable you to plan your activities so that youhave adequate time for both work and play.2. Find a good place to study. Choose one place for your study area. It may be a desk or a chair at home or in the school library, but it should be fortable, and it should not have distractions. When you begin to work, you should be able to concentrate on the subject.3. Skim before you read. This means looking over a passage quickly before you begin to read it more carefully. As you preview the material, you get some idea of the content and how it is organized. Later when you begin to read you will recognize less important material and you may skip some of these portions. Skimming helps double your reading speed and improves your prehension as well.4. Make good use of your time in class. Listening to what the teacher says in class means less work later. Sit where you can see and hear well. Take notes to help you remember what the teacher says.5. Study regularly. Go over your notes as soon as you can after class. Review important points mentioned in class as well as points you remain confused about. Read about these points in your textbook. If you know what the teacher will discuss the next day, skim and read that material too. This will help you understand the next class. If you review your notes and textbook regularly, the material will e more meaningful and you will remember it longer. Regular review leads to improved performance on test.6. Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. The world won't end if you don't pass a test, so don't worry excessively about a single test. Tests provide grades, but they also let you know what you need to spend more time studying, and they help make your knowledge permanent.There are other techniques that might help you with your studying. Only a few have been mentioned here. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these. Talk with your classmates about their study techniques. Share with them some of the techniques you have found to be helpful. Improving your study habits will improve your grades.Vocabularyaveragen. ordinary 普通的;中等的intelligencen. ability to learn and understand 智力necessarilyad. inevitably 必定casen. what has really happened; actual condition 实情additionala. added 附加的，额外的n. additionweeklya. done or happening every week 每周的;一周一次的schedulen. timetable 时间表chartn. (sheet of paper with) information written or drawn in the form of a picture 图(表)mitvt. 指定...用于asidead. to the side在旁边;到(向)一边etc(Latin, shortened form for et cetera) and other things等等normala. usual正常的readingn. the act or practice of reading阅读assignmentn. sth. given out as a task(布置的')作业occupyn. take up占用relaxationn. (sth. done for) rest and amusement休息，娱乐v. relaxhobbyn. what one likes to do in one's free time业余爱好entertainmentn. show, party, etc. that people enjoy娱乐vt. entertainsolvevt. find an answer to (a problem)解决(问题)awarea. having knowledge or understanding知道的;意识到的furthermoread. moreover; in addition而且;此外enablevt. make (sb.) able (to do sth.)使(某人)能(做某事)activityn. sth. (to be) done 活动adequatea. as much as one needs; enough充分的;足够的distractionn. sth. that draws away the mind or attention分心(或分散注意力)的事物concentrate (on or upon)vi. pay close attention (to)全神贯注(于)skimvt. read quickly to get the main ideas (of)略读previewvt. have a general view of (sth.) beforehand预习contentn. what is written in a book, etc.内容organizevt. form into a whole组织laterad. 后来;以后skipvt. pass over略过portionn. part; share一部分;一份doublev. make or e twice as great or as many(使)增加一倍prehensionn. the act of understanding or ability to understand理解(力) mentionvt. speak or write about (sth.) in a few words提及confuseda. mixed up in one's mind迷惑的，混淆的vt. confusetextbookn. a standard book for the study of a subject教科书;课本performancen. achievement成绩meaningfula. having important meaning or value富有意义的attituden. what one thinks about sth.态度，看法purposen. aim目的，意图excessivelyad. too much过多地，过分地a. excessivepermanenta. lasting for a long time; never changing持久的;永久的techniquen. way of doing sth.技巧，方法helpfula. useful; providing help or wiling to help有益的;给予帮助的，肯帮忙的Phrasesfill inwrite in填写，填充decide onmake a choice or decision about选定，决定set asidesave for a special purpose留出as wellalso; too; in addition也，还;同样be aware (of)know (sth.); know (what is happening)知道，意识到concentrate ondirect one's attention, efforts, etc. to全神贯注于look overexamine (quickly)把...看一遍，过目。
高中英语课外阅读推荐
高中英语课外阅读推荐阅读是学习英语的重要环节之一，通过阅读，我们可以扩大词汇量，提高阅读理解能力，培养语感和写作技巧。
然而，在高中阶段，学生们往往会因为繁重的学业负担而忽略了阅读的重要性。
因此，为了帮助高中生们更好地学习英语，我在这里向大家推荐几本适合高中生阅读的英语书籍。
首先，我推荐《The Giver》（《接收者》）。
这是一本由美国作家洛依斯·洛瑞创作的科幻小说，讲述了一个未来社会的故事。
故事的主人公是一个叫乔纳斯的男孩，他生活在一个没有战争、疾病和痛苦的社会。
然而，这个社会的秩序是建立在对个体思想和感情的控制之上的。
通过这本书，我们可以思考社会秩序与个体自由之间的关系，以及人类对于痛苦和快乐的追求。
其次，我推荐《To Kill a Mockingbird》（《杀死一只知更鸟》）。
这是美国作家哈珀·李的经典之作，讲述了一个南方小镇的种族歧视和成长故事。
故事的主人公是一个叫斯考特的女孩，她的父亲是一位正直的律师，为了捍卫一个被错误指控的黑人而奋斗。
通过这本书，我们可以了解到美国南方的种族歧视历史，并思考正义、宽容和勇气的意义。
接下来，我推荐《Pride and Prejudice》（《傲慢与偏见》）。
这是英国作家简·奥斯汀的代表作，讲述了一个家庭的婚姻观念和社会地位的故事。
故事的女主角是一个聪明美丽的女孩伊丽莎白·班内特，她遇到了一个富有但傲慢的绅士达西。
通过这本书，我们可以了解到19世纪英国社会的阶级观念和婚姻制度，并思考自由选择和幸福的真正含义。
最后，我推荐《The Alchemist》（《牧羊少年奇幻之旅》）。
这是巴西作家保罗·柯艾略的著作，讲述了一个牧羊少年圣地亚哥的冒险故事。
故事中，圣地亚哥为了追寻自己的梦想，离开了家乡，踏上了一段充满挑战和奇迹的旅程。
通过这本书，我们可以思考人生的意义和价值，以及如何追求自己的梦想。
这些书籍不仅在语言层面上有一定的难度，同时也融入了丰富的文化和哲学思考。
【高中英语】高中英语课外阅读：适时舍得_课外阅读
【高中英语】高中英语课外阅读：适时舍得_课外阅读高中英语课外阅读：及时、自愿，希望同学们牢牢把握，不断进步！sohewentupandasked,"howmuchperkilo?"andtheshopkeepersaid,"tworupees."tworupees inindiaisnothing;it'slikedirt.soheboughtawholekilogramofthefruitandstartedeati ngit.butafterheatesomeofit:oh,mygod!hiseyeswatered,hismouthwateredandburned,hi seyeswereburning,hisheadwasburningandhisfacebecamered.ashecoughedandchokedandg aspedforbreath,hejumpedupanddown,saying,"ah!ah!ah!"但她还是继续吃水果！有人说：“你很有趣，老兄。
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高二英语课外阅读材料（1）（1）DNA—the Secret of LifePart OneOn February 28,1953, two scientists named James Watson and Francis Crick astonished the scientific community by saying, “We have discovered the secret of life.” It was true. Crick and Watson had found the answer to one of the most important questions of biology—how do living things reproduce themselves?The answer is in a chemical in the human body called DNA. Every cell in our bodies contains our genes, which pass hereditary characteristics on to our children. Genes are made of the chemical DNA. Watson and Crick had succeeded in understanding the structure of DNA and how genes are able to reproduce themselves. The discovery of DNA has been called the most important biological work of the last 100 years. It has already had and will continue to have an enormous influence on our lives. We have already experienced the benefits in many areas.Part TwoStory ATen years ago John Waters killed a man. Although the police questioned him, they did not arrest him. As a result, until recently Waters was a free man. But when he committed the murder, Waters left some of his own cells on his victim. Two months ago, scientists decided to examine these cells. They compared the DNA from these cells with the DNA of people they had questioned. John Waters’s DNA matched exactly. Waters is now in prison. Should DNA testing be made a standard procedure in criminal investigations?Story BMike Heathers is a young, successful businessman. He and his wife, Julia, decided to have children. Mike and Julia visited a surgeon and told him they wanted a good-looking, very intelligent child. Two months later Julia had a small but very expensive operation, using a technology called genetic engineering. Nine months later, a highly intelligent, good-looking baby was born. But what about all those who cannot afford to pay for this operation?Story CMark Sawyer is a top athlete, and he wants to stay that way. About six months ago, Mark secretly visited a surgeon, who performed an operation on him. During the operation, the surgeon inserted an animal gene into Mark that would make him run faster. After that Markwon all his races. He’s a world champion again—but should he be?Story DDamian Peterson and his wife Clara are another couple that want to have children. But it is very likely that their child will be born with a terrible inherited illness. If so, the child will not live long. When Clara became pregnant, hospital tests showed that her child would have his illness. The couple decided to get rid of the unborn baby. Should this be allowed? Part ThreeWatson and Crick’s discovery about DNA was the beginning of enormous advances in the field of genetics. We can see the results in the world today. Stories A and D have actually happened many times. Stories B and C will become possible in the near future.The new technology of genetic engineering means that scientists will soon be able to insert new genes into unborn babies, children or adults. These new genes will create new characteristics. The unborn baby will be cleverer. The adult will be able to run faster. A new future is approaching. But do we want it? Where are these scientific developments taking us?If we start choosing the characteristics of our babies, we are altering nature in a very direct way. What might the consequences be? It is possible that we will create two kinds of people, genetically engineered people and ordinary people. And do we want to get rid of unborn babies because they have certain diseases or characteristics? On the other hand, we may soon be able to get rid of the disease---but keep the baby! Wouldn’t that be wonderful? But what about the athlete who secretly changes his genes? How will we know if someone has done this?Genetics is a science that has already caused and will cause great changes in our lives. As a result, there are many important issues to discuss. Let us hope that we can find the right answers.参考生词：hereditary /h red t ri/ adj.遗传的question / kwest n/ v. 盘问，审问，询问investigation /in vesti gei n/ n. 调查alter / o lt / v. 使变样，改变consequence / konsikw ns/ n. 结果，影响阅读任务：Task 1: Read part 1 of the passage and answer the questions.1.Why did Watson and Crick say, “We have discovered the secret of life?”2.Why is the discovery of DNA very important?Task 2:Read part 2 of the passage and get the main idea of each story.Story one:Story two:Story three:Story four:Task 3:Read part 3 of the passage and answer the questions.1.Do you think stories A—D in part 2 are true?2.What will genetic engineering help scientists to do in the near future?3.What will happen if we start choosing the characteristics of our babies?4.What might the consequences be?Task 4:Look at the words and expressions from the passage and choose correct answers.commit a murder couple hereditary perform an operationpregnant question reproduce victim1. …how do living things reproduce themselves? This means___________.(a ) to have babies or produce young plants( b) to feed themselves.2. …our genes , which pass hereditary characteristics on to our children. This means_____. ( a ) new(b) inherited from parents.3 Although the police questioned him …This means___________.( a ) to wonder about someone(b) to ask someone questions4 But when he committed the mur der…This means___________.( a) killed the man(b) saw the dead man.5 . …waters left some of his own cells on his victim. This means___________.(a ) the person he attacked( b) his own clothes6 About six months ago, Mark secretly visited a surgeon, who performed an operation on him. This means________(a ) Mark had an operation( b) the surgeon said Mark should have an operation7. Damian Peterson and his wife Clara are another couple…This means________.( a ) two people who are married( b) example8. When Clara became pregnant …This means_________( a ) became worried(b) was going to have a baby.Task 5:Discussion:What is your opinion about the developments in genetics(遗传学）in general?（2）DNA FingerprintingDNA is the genetic material found within the cell nuclei of all living things. 1In mammals the strands of DNA are grouped into structures called chromosomes. 2With the exception of identical siblings (as in identical twins)，the complete DNA of each individual is unique.3DNA fingerprinting is sometimes called DNA typing. It is a method of identification that compares bits of DNA.A DNA fingerprint is constructed by first drawing out a DNA sample from body tissue or fluid such as hair, blood, or saliva. The sample is then segmented using enzymes, and the segments are arranged by size. The segments are marked with probes and exposed on X-ray film，where they form a pattern of black bars —the DNA fingerprint. If the DNA fingerprints produced from two different samples match，the two samples probably came from the same person.DNA fingerprinting was first developed as an identification technique in 1985. Originally used to detect the presence of genetic diseases，it soon came to be used in criminal investigations and legal affairs. 4The first criminal conviction based on DNA evidence in the United States occurred in 1988. In criminal investigations, DNA fingerprints derived from evidence collected at the crime scene are compared to the DNA fingerprints of suspects. Generally, courts have accepted the reliability of DNA testing and admitted DNA test results into evidence. However, DNA fingerprinting is controversial in a number of areas：the accuracy of the results, the cost of testing, and the possible misuse of the technique.The accuracy of DNA fingerprinting has been challenged for several reasons. First, because DNA segments rather than complete DNA strands are "fingerprinted" ；a DNAfingerprint may not be unique ；large-scale research to confirm the uniqueness of DNA fingerprinting test results has not been conducted. In addition，DNA fingerprinting is often done in private laboratories that may not follow uniform testing standards and quality controls. Also, since human beings must interpret the test, human error could lead to false results.DNA fingerprinting is expensive. Suspects who are unable to provide their own DNA to experts may not be able to successfully defend themselves against charges based on DNA evidence.Widespread use of DNA testing for identification purposes may lead to the establishment of a DNA fingerprint database.参考生词：：fingerprinting /'firjge.pnntir)/ n.指纹法，指纹术genetic /d3inetik/ adj.遗传的nucleus /'njuklis/ (复数nuclei) n.核，中心mammal /'maemol/ n.哺乳动物chromosome /'krumosoum/ n.染色体identification /aidentifi'keijsn/ n.识别；鉴定，证明fingerprint /'figoprint/ n.指纹saliva /so'laivQ/ n.唾液segment /'segment/ vt.分割，分裂；n.切片，部分enzyme /'enzaim/ n,酶suspect /ss'spekt/ n.嫌疑犯controversial /ikDntro'vaiJsl/ adj.有争议的uniform /'juinifoim/ adj. 一致的，相同的注释：1. In mammals the strands of DNA are grouped into structures called chromosomes.哺乳动物的DNA线被组合为称作染色体的各种结构。