英語短文閱讀常用[15篇]

英語短文閱讀1

　　初中英語閱讀短文帶翻譯：美麗人生 Beautiful Life

　　Marisa who is a beautiful girl from England, she works as a fitness instructor. She is also a fashionable icon. Having so many identities makes her life wonderful. But before Marisa was 20, who can imagine that she is a very fat girl. When Marisa was a small girl, she liked to eat all kinds of food, which made her a big fat girl. As she grew up, she noticed her difference and the boy she liked fell in love with her best friend. Marisa realized that she needed to lose weight, she refused to the junk food and ate the organic food. She kept practise every day. Finally, a year passed and she lose more than 80 pounds. She began her beautiful life.

　　瑪麗莎來自英格蘭，是一個(gè)美麗的女孩,她是一名健身教練。她也是一個(gè)時(shí)尚偶像。多重身份使得她的生活精彩。但在瑪麗莎20歲之前, 誰能想象到她是一個(gè)非常胖的女孩。當(dāng)瑪麗莎還是一個(gè)小女孩的時(shí)候,她喜歡吃各種各樣的食物,這使她成為一個(gè)大胖女孩。當(dāng)她長(zhǎng)大了,她注意到自己與眾不同,她喜歡的男孩愛上了她最好的朋友。瑪麗莎意識(shí)到她需要減肥,她拒絕垃圾食品,吃有機(jī)食品。她每天都鍛煉。最后,一年過去了,她減掉了80多磅。她開始她的美麗生活。

　　初中英語閱讀短文帶翻譯：學(xué)習(xí)漢語熱 The Heat of Learning Chinese

　　In China, English is the indispensable suject for students to learn. Some students complain that there is no need to learn English because we live in China, while when we look around the world, we can find that there are more and more foreigners learn Chinese. As the world gets globalized, the world is watching us and foreigners are very interested in our culture. some of them learn Chinese for they sense the great commercial potential and want to do business with us. There is even a competition for foreigners to show their level of Chinese. I am so surprised by their insistance. The foreigners can learn Chinese so well, so there no reason for us to give up English.

　　在中國(guó),英語是學(xué)生來說是必不可少的學(xué)習(xí)科目。一些學(xué)生抱怨說,沒有必要學(xué)習(xí)英語,因?yàn)槲覀兩�活在中�?guó),而當(dāng)我們放眼世界,我們可以發(fā)現(xiàn),越來越多的外國(guó)人在學(xué)習(xí)漢語。隨著世界變得越來越全球化,全世界都在關(guān)注著我們，外國(guó)人對(duì)我們的文化很感興趣。他們中的一些人學(xué)習(xí)中文因?yàn)樗麄兏杏X到巨大的商業(yè)潛力，想與我們做生意。甚至有節(jié)目來讓外國(guó)人展示他們的中文水平。他們的堅(jiān)持讓我很吃驚。外國(guó)人學(xué)習(xí)中文學(xué)得那么好,所以我們沒有理由放棄英語。

　　初中英語閱讀短文帶翻譯：學(xué)校的.體育館 The Gym In My School

　　Recently, it has been said that the new building in my school will be finished soon and all the students can use it. It is such exciting news, because we have been looking forward to taking exercise in the gym for such a long time. The new building is used as the gym and there are all kinds of equipments in it. There are badminton court, ping-pong court and basketball court. I love the gym so much. I have always dream to take exercise in such a good gym. Playing sports indoor makes me feel not bad hot and as a girl, I don’t have to turn black. From now on, I will keep taking exercise everyday.

　　最近,據(jù)說我們學(xué)校的新大樓將很快完成,所有的學(xué)生都可以使用。這是如此令人興奮的消息,因?yàn)槲覀円恢逼诖�能夠在健身房鍛煉。新建筑用作健身房，里面有各種各樣的設(shè)備。有羽毛球場(chǎng),乒乓球場(chǎng)和籃球場(chǎng)。我喜歡健身房。我一直夢(mèng)想在這么好的健身房里面鍛煉。室內(nèi)運(yùn)動(dòng)讓我感覺到不那么熱,作為一個(gè)女孩,我也不會(huì)被曬黑。從現(xiàn)在起,我會(huì)每天做運(yùn)動(dòng)。

英語短文閱讀2

　　Four best friends met at the hospital since their wives were giving births to their babies. The nurse comes up to the first man and says, "Congratulations, you got twins."The man said "How strange, I'm the manager of Minnesota Twins." After awhile the nurse comes up to the second man and says, "Congratulations, you got triplets." Man was like "Hmmm, strange I worked as a director for the "3 musketeers." Finally, the nurse comes up to the third man and says "Congratulations, you got twins x2."

　　Man is happy and says, "Ironic, I work for the hotel "4 Seasons." All three of them are happy until they see their last buddy jumping all over the place, cursing God and banging his head on the wall.They asked him what's wrong and he answered, "What's wrong? I work for 7up"！

英語短文閱讀3

　　面朝南方Facing South

　　An old friend used to say to me, "When you are thinking of buying a new house, go and see it on a cloudy day. If you like it then, you need not doubt about liking it in better weather."

　　一個(gè)老朋友曾經(jīng)告訴我:"當(dāng)你考慮買一套新房時(shí),就趁陰天的時(shí)候過去看房吧。因?yàn)槿绻�那時(shí)你喜歡它的話,那么在天氣晴朗的日子里你一定也會(huì)喜歡它。

　　We all enjoy the sun. The sun is the source of heat and life to the earth. Yet people are still to be found who deliberately shut out the sun from their rooms, and are unmindful of the Italian saying that where the sun does not go the doctor does. In this country, especially, we know the value of "facing south".

　　"我們都喜歡陽光。太陽是地球上熱量與生命的來源。然而,我們?nèi)匀话l(fā)現(xiàn)有些人總是故意關(guān)上門,將陽光擋在門外,他們忽略了一句意大利諺語"日光不上門,醫(yī)生便上門"。在這個(gè)國(guó)家里,我們都知道"面朝南方"的重要性。

　　Are we not like houses? We have eyes instead of windows, but we face south, north, east, or west. Who does not know the men and the women facing north? Hard and cold, never letting a ray of sun-shine into their souls. They stand away from all the cheers and warmth of our poor humanity. They are the people who pour cold water on all our enthusiasms, have no faith in human nature, no sympathy with human sufferings.

　　我們不就像是房子嗎?只不過我們沒有窗戶,但是我們擁有眼睛,我們可以選擇面朝各個(gè)方向。我們都知道那些面朝北方的人們是怎樣的。他們頑固而冷酷,從不讓一絲陽光照進(jìn)他們的心靈。他們總是躲在角落里,拒絕人性的歡樂與溫暖。他們總是澆滅旁人熱情的火焰,不相信人性,冷眼看待他人的痛苦。

　　You must know such people. They are not rich people, perfectly healthy, or people without sorrows. On the contrary, they have had a full measure of misfortune. But they have never changed their outlooks4 on life, in their faith in all things working together for good, in their belief that they are in this world to help where help is needed. What a consolation5 such people are! We go to them in entire confidence. We leave them the better and the brighter, with a firmer step, and the determination to win through the difficulties. They are "facing south".

　　你必定也認(rèn)識(shí)這樣一種人:他們不是有錢人,不是身體特別健全的人,也不是無憂無慮的'人。相反,他們的生活中充滿了不幸。但他們從不改變對(duì)生活的態(tài)度,在他們看來,所有的事情都在朝著好的方向發(fā)展,他們堅(jiān)持幫助那些需要幫助的人。他們能給人帶來極大的安慰!我們滿懷信心地靠近他們,離開他們的時(shí)候變得更加樂觀和開朗,我們的腳步會(huì)變得更為堅(jiān)定,戰(zhàn)勝困難的決心也會(huì)更大。他們就是"面朝南方"的人。

英語短文閱讀4

　　Don’t Work for Money 不做有才華的窮人

　　The world is filled with smart, talented, educated and gifted people. We meet them every day. A few days ago, my car was not running well. I pulled it into a garage, and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes. He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine. I was amazed. The sad truth is, great talent is not enough.

　　世界上滿坑滿谷都是精明能干、才華橫溢、學(xué)富五車以及極具天賦之人，我們每天都會(huì)見到他們。幾天前，我的汽車運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)不靈了。我把它開進(jìn)維修廠，一位年輕的機(jī)械工只消幾分鐘就把它修好了。他僅憑傾聽發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)的聲音就能確定哪兒有毛病，這讓我驚奇不已。然而遺憾的是，光有非凡才華是不夠的。

　　I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn. I heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than $100,000 a year. A business consultant who specializes in1 the medical trade was telling me how many doctors, dentists and chiropractors struggle financially. All this time, I thought that when they graduated, the dollars would pour in. It was this business consultant who gave me the phrase, “They are one skill away from great wealth.” What this phrase means is that most people need only to learn and master one more skill and their income would jump exponentially. I have mentioned before that financial intelligence is a synergy of accounting, investing, marketing and law. Combine those four technical skills and making money with money is easier. When it comes to money, the only skill most people know is to work hard.

　　我常常吃驚，為什么有才華的人卻只有微薄的收入。前幾天我聽人說，只有不到5%的美國(guó)人年收入在10萬美元以上。一位精通藥品貿(mào)易的商務(wù)顧問曾經(jīng)告訴我，有有許多醫(yī)生、牙醫(yī)和按摩師生活拮據(jù)。以前我總以為他們一畢業(yè)，財(cái)源便會(huì)滾滾而來。這位商務(wù)顧問告訴了我一句話：“離發(fā)大財(cái)，他們還差一項(xiàng)技能�！边@句話的意思是說，大部分人還需多學(xué)習(xí)并掌握一項(xiàng)技能，他們的收入才能呈指數(shù)倍增長(zhǎng)。以前我提到過，財(cái)商是會(huì)計(jì)、投資、市場(chǎng)營(yíng)銷和法律方面的能力綜合。將上述四種專業(yè)技能結(jié)合起來，以錢生錢就會(huì)更容易。說到錢，大部分人所知的唯一技能就是拼命工作。

　　When I graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in 1969, my educated dad was happy. Standard Oil of California had hired me for its oil-tanker fleet. I had a great career ahead of me, yet I resigned after six months with the company and joined the Marine Corps to learn how to fly. My educated dad was devastated. Rich dad congratulated me.

　　1969年，我從美國(guó)海運(yùn)學(xué)院畢業(yè)了。我那有學(xué)識(shí)的爸爸十分高興，因?yàn)榧又輼?biāo)準(zhǔn)石油公司錄用我為它的油輪隊(duì)工作。盡管我的未來前程遠(yuǎn)大，但我還是在6個(gè)月后辭職離開了這家公司，加入海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)去學(xué)習(xí)飛行。對(duì)此我那有學(xué)識(shí)的爸爸非常傷心，而富爸爸則祝賀我做出的決定。

　　Job security meant everything to my educated dad. Learning meant everything to my rich dad. Educated dad thought I went to school to learn to be a ship’s officer. Rich dad knew that I went to school to study international trade. So as a student, I made cargo runs, navigating 6 large freighters, oil tankers and passenger ships to the Far East and the South Pacific. While most of my classmates, including Mike, were partying at their fraternity houses, I was studying trade, people and cultures in Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Korea and the Philippines. I also was partying, but it was not in any frat house. I grew up rapidly.

　　對(duì)于有學(xué)識(shí)的爸爸來說，穩(wěn)定的.工作就是一切。而對(duì)于富爸爸來說，學(xué)習(xí)才是一切。有學(xué)識(shí)的爸爸以為我上學(xué)是為了做一名船長(zhǎng)，而富爸爸明白我上學(xué)是為了學(xué)習(xí)國(guó)際貿(mào)易。因此，在做學(xué)生時(shí)，我跑過貨運(yùn)、為前往遠(yuǎn)東及南太平洋的大型貨輪、油輪和客輪導(dǎo)航。當(dāng)我的大部分同班同學(xué)，包括邁克，在他們的聯(lián)誼會(huì)會(huì)堂舉辦晚會(huì)的時(shí)候，我正在日本、泰國(guó)、新加坡、中國(guó)香港、越南、韓國(guó)和菲律賓學(xué)習(xí)貿(mào)易、人際關(guān)系和文化。我也參加晚會(huì)，但不去任何聯(lián)誼會(huì)，我迅速地成熟起來了。

　　There is an old cliché that goes, “Job is an acronym9 for ‘Just Over Broke.’” And unfortunately, I would say that the saying applies to millions of people. Because school does not think financial intelligence is intelligence, most workers “l(fā)ive within their means.” They work and they pay the bills. Instead I recommend to young people to seek work for what they will learn, more than what they will earn. Look down the road at what skills they want to acquire before choosing a specific profession and before getting trapped in the “Rat Race”. Once people are trapped in the lifelong process of bill paying, they become like those little hamsters running around in those little metal wheels. Their little furry legs are spinning furiously, the wheel is turning furiously, but come tomorrow morning, they’ll still be in the same cage: great job.

　　常言道，“工作(job)就是‘比破產(chǎn)強(qiáng)一點(diǎn)(Just Over Broke)’的縮寫”。然而不幸的是，這句話確實(shí)適用于千百萬人，因?yàn)閷W(xué)校沒有把財(cái)商看作是一種才智，大部分工人都“量入為出”：干活掙錢，支付賬單。相反，我勸告年輕人在尋找工作時(shí)要看看能從中學(xué)到什么，而不是只看能掙到多少。在選擇某種特定職業(yè)之前或是陷入 “老鼠賽跑(激烈的競(jìng)爭(zhēng))”之前，要好好掂量自己到底需要獲得什么技能。一旦人們?yōu)橹Ц顿~單而整天疲于奔命，就和那些在小鐵輪里不停奔跑轉(zhuǎn)圈的小老鼠一樣了。老鼠的小毛腿跑得飛快，小鐵輪也轉(zhuǎn)得飛快，可到了第二天早上，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)自己依然困在同一個(gè)老鼠籠里，那就是：重要的工作。

　　When I ask the classes I teach, “How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDonald’s?” almost all the students raise their hands. I then ask, “So if most of you can cook a better hamburger, how come McDonald’s makes more money than you?” The answer is obvious: McDonald’s is excellent at business systems. The reason so many talented people are poor is because they focus on building a better hamburger and know little or nothing about business systems. The world is filled with talented poor people. All too often, they’re poor or struggle financially or earn less than they are capable of, not because of what they know but because of what they do not know. They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger.

　　當(dāng)我在自己教授的班級(jí)上問到“你們當(dāng)中有多少人做的漢堡包能比麥當(dāng)勞更好”時(shí)，幾乎所有的學(xué)生都舉起了手。我接著問，“如果你們當(dāng)中大部分人都能做出比麥當(dāng)勞更好的漢堡包，那為什么麥當(dāng)勞比你們更能賺錢?”答案是顯而易見的：麥當(dāng)勞擁有一套出色的運(yùn)營(yíng)體系。許多才華橫溢的人之所以貧窮的原因，就是因?yàn)樗麄冎皇菍Ｐ挠谧龈�好的漢堡包，而對(duì)運(yùn)營(yíng)體系幾乎一無所知。世界上到處都是有才華的窮人。在很多情況下，他們之所以貧窮、生活拮據(jù)或者收入與其能力不相符，不是因?yàn)樗麄円阎�的東西而是因?yàn)樗麄兾粗�的東西。他們只將注意力集中在提高和完善做漢堡包的技術(shù)上，卻不注意提高有關(guān)漢堡包的銷售和送貨技能。

英語短文閱讀5

　　如果我休息,我就會(huì)生銹If I Rest, I Will Rust

　　The significant1 words found on an old key —"If I rest, I will rust"—would be an excellent motto for those who are lazy.

　　在一把舊鑰匙上發(fā)現(xiàn)了一則意義深遠(yuǎn)的銘文——如果休息,我就會(huì)生銹。對(duì)于那些懶散的人來說,這是一句至理名言。

　　Even the most diligent person might adopt it as a reminder. If one allows his abilities to rest, duanwenw.com like the iron in the unused key, they will soon show signs of rust, and, finally, cannot do the work required of them.

　　甚至最為勤勉的人也以此為座右銘:如果一個(gè)人有才能卻不去運(yùn)用它們,這些才能很快就會(huì)像廢棄的鑰匙一樣銹跡斑斑,最終無法完成自己肩負(fù)的工作。

　　Those who wish to climb to great heights must constantly keep their abilities in use, so that they may unlock the doors to knowledge.

　　要想取得卓越的成就,就必須不斷運(yùn)用自身的才智,這樣知識(shí)的大門才會(huì)向你敞開。

　　Diligence keeps the key that opens the treasury of achievement bright. If Hugh Miller, after working hard all day in a mine, duanwenw.com had devoted his evenings to rest and relaxation, he would never have become a famous geologist4. The famous mathematician, Edmund Stone, would never have found the key to the science of mathematics if he had given his spare moments to idleness. If the young Scottish man, Ferguson, had allowed his busy brain to go to sleep while he tended sheep on the hillside instead of measuring the positions of the stars, he would never have become a distinguished astronomer ..

　　勤奮令開啟成功寶庫的鑰匙恒久閃亮。如果休·米勒在采石場(chǎng)一整天的辛苦勞作后,將晚上的時(shí)光用于休息和消遣,他將不會(huì)成為名垂青史的地質(zhì)學(xué)家。如果著名數(shù)學(xué)家愛德蒙·斯通在閑暇之時(shí)無所事事,又怎會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)開啟數(shù)學(xué)之門的鑰匙?如果蘇格蘭青年弗格森在山坡上放羊時(shí)讓他活躍的大腦休息放松,而不是計(jì)算星星的'位置,就不會(huì)成為一名杰出的天文學(xué)家……

　　.Labor conquers all: not inconsistent or ill-directed labor, but faithful and unstopping daily effort, toward a well-directed purpose. Eternal diligence is the price of noble and enduring success.

　　勞動(dòng)可以征服一切——當(dāng)然,這里指的不是那些半途而廢、方向錯(cuò)誤的勞動(dòng),而是堅(jiān)定執(zhí)著、方向正確、日復(fù)一日的辛苦耕耘。只有堅(jiān)持不懈的勤奮,才能確保卓越而持久的成功。

英語短文閱讀6

　　一閱讀方式總結(jié)

　　1.略讀。粗略地閱讀語言材料的面式讀法。通過略讀獲取閱讀材料的主要內(nèi)容和大意�？焖匍喿x時(shí)，訓(xùn)練學(xué)生略讀文章標(biāo)題判斷預(yù)測(cè)主要內(nèi)容。略讀首尾段、首尾句了解文章大意。

　　2.跳讀。帶著明確目的尋找特定信息，忽略無關(guān)內(nèi)容的點(diǎn)式閱讀。跳讀適用于細(xì)節(jié)檢索式問題。

　　如：Look Carefully and Learn

　　How did the students feel after they tasted the mixture?

　　首先歸納出問題的要點(diǎn)： How, students ,feel,

　　然后要求學(xué)生目光蛇形下移在規(guī)定的時(shí)間內(nèi)在文章中檢索出答案:

　　Instead of smiling, each of them made a face. The mixture tasted terrible.

　　3.組讀。以意群為單位，一組一組視讀。邊讀邊理解。減少眼停次數(shù)，縮短“眼腦直映”時(shí)間。

　　4.記憶。閱讀語言材料時(shí)，熟記文中的重要事實(shí)，情節(jié)是提高閱讀理解速度的重要手段。邊讀邊忘，便無法深入全面理解材料�；匾�，重讀等不良閱讀習(xí)慣會(huì)隨之出現(xiàn)。加強(qiáng)記憶能力的訓(xùn)練可以通過背誦重點(diǎn)句型、段落主題句、課文主要段落、結(jié)論，也可以在規(guī)定的時(shí)間之內(nèi)要求學(xué)生閱讀一段文章，然后復(fù)述該段文章的主要內(nèi)容。

　　二巧妙繞開生詞

　　1英語文章中不是所有的`詞的功能都是同等的，有些詞擔(dān)負(fù)著傳達(dá)主要信息的功能，而有些詞主要起語法作用或者它所傳達(dá)的信息和下文的其他信息沒有聯(lián)系。

　　這類詞有：表示人名，地名，機(jī)構(gòu)名等專有名詞。遇到這些詞，只要我們能辨認(rèn)出它是專有名詞，就能理解文章而不必知道它的意思。比如在下面的句子中：

　　"In fact", says David Dinges, a sleep specialist at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, "there's even a prohibition against admitting we need sleep."兩個(gè)引號(hào)之間的部分就不必去管它。

　　類似的還有："We have to totally change our attitude toward napping," says Dr. William Dement of Stanford University,the godfather of sleep research.

　　2我們不用弄清上面某些部分的原因是，它們的后面往往有一個(gè)同位語來解釋說明它們的意思。這就引起了我們不用弄懂所有單詞意思的第二個(gè)理由。也就是說如果我們對(duì)文章中的某一個(gè)單詞不熟悉，我們還可以根據(jù)統(tǒng)一篇文章中的其他信息來幫助判斷。這類信息有：同位語、下定義、解釋、舉例、同義詞、反義詞、上下義詞以及標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)（如破折號(hào)、冒號(hào)都表示解釋和說明）等。

英語短文閱讀7

　　Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics. Last year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president's palace in a new African republic. When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then refused to publish it. The article began: 'Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which surrounds the president's palace.' The editor at once

　　sent the journalist a fax instructing him to find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall.

　　The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts, but he took a long time to send them. Meanwhile, the editor was getting impatient, for the magazine would soon go to press. He sent the journalist two urgent telegrams, but received no reply. He sent yet another telegram informing the journalist that if he did not reply soon he would be fired. When the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had originally been written. A week later, the editor at last received a telegram from the journalist. Not only had the poor man been arrested, but he had been sent to prison as well. However, he had at last been allowed to send a cable in which he informed the editor that he had been arrested while counting the 1084 steps leading to the 15-foot wall which surrounded the president's palace.

　　報(bào)刊雜志的編輯常常為了向讀者提供成立一些關(guān)緊要的事實(shí)和統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)字而走向極端。去年，一位記者受一家有名的雜志的.委托寫一篇關(guān)于非洲某個(gè)新成立共和國(guó)總統(tǒng)府的文章。稿子寄來后，編輯看第一句話就拒絕予以發(fā)表。文章的開頭是這樣的："幾百級(jí)臺(tái)階通向環(huán)繞總統(tǒng)的高墻。"編輯立即給那位記者發(fā)去傳真，要求他核實(shí)一下臺(tái)階的確切數(shù)字和圍墻的高度。

　　記者立即出發(fā)去核實(shí)這些重要的事實(shí)，但過了好長(zhǎng)時(shí)間不見他把數(shù)字寄來，在此期間，編輯等得不耐煩了，因?yàn)殡s志馬上要付印。他給記者先后發(fā)去兩份傳真，但對(duì)方毫無反應(yīng)。于是他又發(fā)了一份傳真，通知那位記者說，若再不迅速答復(fù)，將被解雇。但記者還是沒有回復(fù)。編輯無奈，勉強(qiáng)按原樣發(fā)稿了。一周之后，編輯終于接到記者的傳真。那個(gè)可憐的記者不僅被捕了，而且還被送進(jìn)了監(jiān)獄。不過，他終于獲準(zhǔn)發(fā)回了一份傳真。在傳真中他告訴編輯，就在他數(shù)通向15英尺高的總統(tǒng)府圍墻的1，084級(jí)臺(tái)階時(shí)，被抓了起來。

英語短文閱讀8

　　自制Self-Control

　　Self-control is essential to happiness and success.

　　自制對(duì)幸福與成功來說是不可缺少的。

　　It is the master of all the virtues1, and has its root in self-respect. Let a man yield to his impulses and passions, and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom.

　　它主宰著一切美德,并植根于自尊之中。假若一個(gè)人屈服于沖動(dòng)或是感情用事,那么,從那一刻起他便放棄了道德自由。

　　It is the self-discipline of a man that enables him to go after success. Many of the great characters in history have shown this valuable quality. In ordinary life the application is the same. He who would lead must first command himself. The time of test is when everybody is excited or angry, duanwenw.com and then the well-balanced mind comes to the front.

　　自律促使人們?nèi)プ非蟪晒Α�歷史上的許多偉人都表現(xiàn)出了這種可貴品質(zhì)。自律同樣適用于日常生活。一個(gè)人要想成為領(lǐng)導(dǎo),他首先必須能掌控自我。當(dāng)一個(gè)人激動(dòng)或是生氣的'時(shí)候,考驗(yàn)的時(shí)刻便到了,這時(shí)首先應(yīng)想到保持心氣平和。

　　There is a very special demand for the cultivation of this quality at the present time. Young men who rush into business without education or training will do poor work. Endurance is a much better test of character than the act of heroism.

　　當(dāng)前,這種特質(zhì)的培養(yǎng)顯得尤為必要。沒有受過良好教育或訓(xùn)練的年輕人匆匆步入商界將會(huì)一事無成。忍耐比逞英雄更能考驗(yàn)一個(gè)人的品質(zhì)。

　　A fair amount of self-examination is good. Self-knowledge is the key to self-control. Too much self-examination leads to morbidness; too little can lead to careless action. There are two things that will surely strengthen our self-control. One is attention to conscience5; the other is a spirit of good will. duanwenw.com The man who would succeed in any great undertaking must hold all his capabilities under perfect control; he must be disciplined to achieve greatness.

　　適度的自我檢討是可取的。自知之明對(duì)自制而言極為關(guān)鍵。過度的自我檢討會(huì)導(dǎo)致病態(tài);而檢討不足則會(huì)導(dǎo)致行事草率。不過,有兩樣?xùn)|西肯定能增強(qiáng)我們的自制力。其一是注重良知,其二是心懷善意。一個(gè)人如果要想取得重大成功,他就必須妥善掌控自己的種植拍,他必須靠不斷約束自我來走向成功。

英語短文閱讀9

　　These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than clerks who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as' white collar workers' for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white collar workers. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.

　　When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls (n.工作服) and spent the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret. Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found another job. He will soon be working in an office as a junior clerk. He will be earning only half as much as he used to, but he feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr. Bloggs', not 'Alf'.

　　如今，從事體力勞動(dòng)的人的收入一般要比坐辦公室的人高出許多。坐辦公室的之所以常常被稱作"白領(lǐng)工人"，就是因?yàn)樗麄兺ǔＪ谴┲�硬領(lǐng)白襯衫，系著領(lǐng)帶去上班。許多人常常情愿放棄較高的薪水以換取做白領(lǐng)工人的殊榮，此乃人之常情。而這常常會(huì)引起種種奇怪的現(xiàn)象，在埃爾斯米爾公司當(dāng)清潔工的艾爾弗雷德.布洛斯就是一個(gè)例子。

　　艾爾弗結(jié)婚時(shí)，感到非常難為情，而沒有將自己的'職業(yè)告訴妻子。他只說在埃爾斯米爾公司上班。每天早晨，他穿上一身漂亮的黑色西裝離家上班，然后換上工作服，當(dāng)8個(gè)小時(shí)清潔工。晚上回家前，他洗個(gè)淋浴，重新?lián)Q上那身黑色西服。兩年多以來，艾爾弗一直這樣，他的同事也為他保守秘密。艾爾弗的妻子一直不知道她嫁給了一個(gè)清潔工，而且她永遠(yuǎn)也不會(huì)知道了，因?yàn)榘瑺柛ヒ颜业叫铰殻�不久就要坐辦公室里工作了。他將來掙的錢只有他現(xiàn)在的一半。不過他覺得，地位升高了，損失點(diǎn)兒錢也值得。從此，艾爾弗可以一天到晚穿西服了。別人將稱呼他為"布洛格斯先生"，而不再叫他"艾爾弗"了。

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　　In the following text, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 51 —— 55, choose the most suitable one from the list A. - [G] to fit into each of the numbered blanks. There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the blanks. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET.

　　The social sciences are flourishing. As of 20xx, there were almost half a million professional social scientists from all fields in the world, working both inside and outside academia. According to the World Social Science Report 20xx, the number of social-science students worldwide has swollen by about 11% every year since 20xx. Yet this enormous resource in not contributing enough to today s global challenges including climate change, security, sustainable development and health.

　　(1)_________ Humanity has the necessary aggro-technological tools to eradicate hunger, from genetically engineered crops to artificial fertilizers. Here, too, the problems are social: the organization and distribution of food, wealth and prosperity.

　　(2) _________This is a shame--the community should be grasping the opportunity to raise its influence in the real world. To paraphrase the great social scientist Joseph Schumpeter: there is no radical innovation without creative destruction.

　　Today, the social sciences are largely focused on disciplinary problems and internal scholarly debates, rather than on topics with external impact.

　　Analyses reveal that the number of papers including the keywords "environmental changed" or "climate change" have increased rapidly since 20xx, (3)_________

　　When social scientists do tackle practical issues, their scope is often local: Belgium is interested mainly in the effects of poverty on Belgium for example. And whether the community s work contribute much to an overall accumulation of knowledge is doubtful.

　　The problem is not necessarily the amount of available funding. (4)_________ This is an adequate amount so long as it is aimed in the right direction. Social scientists who complain about a lack of funding should not expect more in today s economic climate.

　　The trick is to direct these funds better. The European Union Framework funding programs have long had a category specifically targe

英語短文閱讀11

　　The virus, believed dead, was located in six freeze-dried and sealed vials, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .

　　It is said to be the first time unaccounted-for smallpox has been discovered in the US.

　　The disease was officially declared eradicated in the 1980s.

　　The vials appear to date from the 1950s. Upon discovery, the vials were immediately secured in a CDC-registered select agent containment laboratory in Bethesda, [Maryland], according to a CDC statement.

　　There is no evidence that any of the vials labelled variola has been breached, and onsite biosafety personnel have not identified any infectious exposure risk to lab workers or the public, the statement added.

　　Government agencies were notified of the discovery on 1 July, after National Institutes of Health employees discovered the vials labelled variola , also known as smallpox.

　　The vials were located in an unused area of a storage room in a Food and Drug Administration laboratory on an NIH campus in Bethesda.

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　　About Sea 關(guān)于大海

　　I live in a small village. I have never seen sea. But I see it many times in the TV. It is very beautiful. In my hometown, the water in the river is a little yellow and the river is small. But the sea is different. In the TV, I can’t see the end of the sea and its water is blue. It is amazing. It is said that is voice and wind of the sea are also very comfortable. My ten years birthday wish is to have a look at sea.

　　我住在一個(gè)小村莊。我從沒看過海。但我在電視上看到過很多次。很漂亮。在我家鄉(xiāng)，河里的水是有點(diǎn)點(diǎn)黃的'。但是大海卻是不一樣的。在電視上，我看不到海的盡頭而且水是藍(lán)色的。真的很神奇。聽說大海的聲音和海風(fēng)也是很舒服的。我十歲生日的愿望就是去看海。

　　The Sea 大海

　　What do you know about the sea? Some people know about it, but others don't. The sea looks beautiful on a fine sunny day, but when there's a strong wind, it's very rough. What else do you know about it?

　　Of course, the sea is very big. In the world, there is more sea than land. Do you know Hainan Island? It's really very nice. We can see beaches, trees and the sea. We can swim and visit a lot of beautiful places.

　　When you swim in the sea, you feel that the water is salty.

　　At last, I tell you about the Dead Sea. Fish can't live in it, because it's dangerous. This sea is too salty.

　　The sea is nice, but sometimes it's not good.

　　你是怎么知道大海？有些人不了解它，但其他人沒有。美麗的大海看起來是在一個(gè)陽光明媚的一天，但是當(dāng)有一個(gè)強(qiáng)烈的風(fēng)，它很粗糙。知道你還做了什么？

　　當(dāng)然，海是非常大的。在這個(gè)世界上，有更多的海洋資源。你知道海南島嗎？這真的很漂亮。我們可以看到海灘，樹和海。我們可以游泳和參觀很多美好的地方。

　　當(dāng)你在海中游泳，你覺得這水是咸的。

　　最后，我告訴你一些關(guān)于死海。魚不能生活在它，因?yàn)樗�是危險(xiǎn)的.。海水是咸的。

　　海是漂亮的，但有時(shí)是不好的。

　　WEALTH AND HAPPINESS 富裕 和 幸福

　　There is no same opinion among people as to the view of wealth. Some people may think that wealth is the most important and powerful thing in life, while some other people believe that there are many things that cannot be bought with wealth.As far as I am concerned, I agree with the latter opinion. There’s an old proverb, “Money can cure hunger, but it can’t cure happiness” which simply means wealth can buy us some material things but cannot make us happy and free from sadness or worries.

　　在人們看來，財(cái)富的觀點(diǎn)是不一樣的。有些人可能認(rèn)為財(cái)富是人生中最重要和最重要的東西，而另一些人則認(rèn)為，有很多東西是無法用財(cái)富來購(gòu)買的，而就我而言，我同意后者的觀點(diǎn)。有一句古老的'諺語：“錢能治好，但不能治好幸福”，簡(jiǎn)單地說，財(cái)富能給我們買點(diǎn)東西，卻不能使我們快樂，不讓悲傷和煩惱。

　　In fact, happiness, true love, friendship, time, health and so on are the most valuable things in the world and can never ever be bought with money. Those who just try their best to make money can’t realize the true meaning of life and will be the slaves for money. They can’t enjoy happiness, for they have lost everything, time, relatives, love except money. Then, what can money do? No one will share the happy moment with them.So, I think, money is not at all powerful while happiness is more important. If we always have happiness, we’ll never give up the belief to life.

　　事實(shí)上，幸福，真正的愛情，友誼，時(shí)間，健康等等都是世界上最有價(jià)值的東西，永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)被金錢買來。那些盡自己最大努力賺錢的人，無法實(shí)現(xiàn)人生的真正意義，并將成為金錢的奴隸。他們不能享受幸福，因?yàn)樗麄兪�去了一切，時(shí)間，親人，愛除了金錢。那么，錢怎么辦？沒有人會(huì)和他們一起分享快樂的時(shí)刻，所以，我認(rèn)為，金錢不是萬能的，而幸福更重要。如果我們永遠(yuǎn)擁有幸福，我們就永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)放棄對(duì)生活的信念。

　　On-line Shopping Carnival 網(wǎng)絡(luò)購(gòu)物狂歡節(jié)

　　When it comes to November 11, what’s on your mind? Well, as to the old generations, it’s only an ordinary day; however,the young generations will consider it as the Singles’ Day as well as the on-line shopping carnival. In fact, on November 11th, 20xx, Tmall and Taobao(the biggest Chinese online shopping platform) has sold out more than 35 billion Yuan goods, this data has astonished the media at home and abroad.Apparently, people have more interests on cyber shopping than spend the night with their single friends. Some home media even suggest that November 11thshould be the Chinese on-line shopping carnival.

　　當(dāng)人們提到11月11日，你想到了什么？對(duì)于老一輩的人來說，這一天和平常一樣；然而，對(duì)于年輕人來說，這天不僅僅是“光棍節(jié)”，也是網(wǎng)絡(luò)購(gòu)物狂歡節(jié)。事實(shí)上，在今年的雙11，天貓和淘寶（中國(guó)最大的網(wǎng)絡(luò)購(gòu)物平臺(tái)）賣出了價(jià)值高達(dá)350多億元的商品，這一數(shù)據(jù)驚呆了國(guó)內(nèi)外的媒體。顯而易見，大家對(duì)網(wǎng)絡(luò)購(gòu)物的熱情超出了與單身好友共度“光棍”節(jié)的'興趣。有些國(guó)內(nèi)的媒體甚至建議每年的11月11日應(yīng)該是中國(guó)的網(wǎng)絡(luò)購(gòu)物狂歡節(jié)。

　　In 20xx, Jack Ma, the CEO of Tmall andTaobao, had coined the term “Double Eleven”, aimed to encourage the single people to do something to celebrate their own festival. Instead of datinglovers, people go on-line shopping to relive the loneliness. According to the survey, China had 564 million Internet users at the end of last year and 180 million single people. And the single people are the main force of the China’s spending power. The debut was a great success. Then “11.11” has an unusual meaning, which stands for on-line shopping carnival.

　　在20xx年，天貓和淘寶的首席執(zhí)行官馬云，創(chuàng)造出了一個(gè)新詞：“雙11”，目的是為了鼓勵(lì)單身朋友去做些與眾不同的事情，以此慶祝他們自己的節(jié)日。沒有情人約會(huì)，那就上網(wǎng)購(gòu)物減輕自己的孤獨(dú)感吧。調(diào)查顯示:去年中國(guó)的網(wǎng)民有五億六千四百萬人，其中有一億八千萬的單身漢。而這些單身漢正好是網(wǎng)絡(luò)購(gòu)物的主力軍。于是，“雙11”被賦予了不同的意義，那就是網(wǎng)絡(luò)購(gòu)物狂歡節(jié)。

　　Comparing with the traditional shopping,the cyber shopping has more distinguish features, which quite fit the young generations’ taste. People do not need to go outside, just click their mouse, the goods will be home. The best part is you can do it anywhere, anytime. All you need is acredit card. What we can predict in the future is that on-line shopping is not going to fade away, instead, it will boost like the mushrooms after springrains.

　　和傳統(tǒng)的購(gòu)物相比，網(wǎng)絡(luò)購(gòu)物有著更為明顯的特點(diǎn)，這更符合年輕人的口味。人們不需要外出，只需點(diǎn)擊一下鼠標(biāo)，商品就會(huì)送到家。最棒的是你可以在任何時(shí)間任何地點(diǎn)進(jìn)行購(gòu)物。你只需一張信用卡。我們可以預(yù)測(cè)到在將來，網(wǎng)購(gòu)不會(huì)淡出我們的生活，它就像雨后春筍，不斷增長(zhǎng)。

英語短文閱讀13

　　One of the most interesting paradoxes in America today is that Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, is now engaged in a serious debate about what a university should be, and whether it is measuring up.

　　Like the Roman Catholic Church and other ancient institutions, it is asking - still in private rather than in public - whether its past assumptions about faculty, authority, admissions, courses of study, are really relevant to the problems of the 1990s.

　　『Should Harvard or any other university be an intellectual sanctuary, apart from the political and social revolution of the age, or should it be a laboratory for experimentation with these political and social revolutions; or even an engine of the revolution? 』This is what is being discussed privately in the big clapboard houses of faculty members around the Harvard Yard.

　　The issue was defined by Waiter Lippmann, a distinguished Harvard graduate, several years ago. If the universities are to do their work, he said, they must be independent and they must be disinterested They are places to which men can turn for judgements which are unbiased by partisanship and special interest. 『Obviously, the moment the universities fall under political control, or under the control of private interests, or the moment they themselves take a hand in politics and the leadership of government, their value as independent and disinterested sources of judgement is impaired.』

英語短文閱讀14

　　今天我們就來看看第四部分 Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)

　　Directions:There is 1 passage in this part with fivequestions or unfinished statements.Read the passage carefully.Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words(not exceeding 10 words).

　　Loneliness is a curious thing. Most of us can remember feeling most lonely when we were not in fact alone at all, but when we were surrounded by people.Everyone has experienced,at some time,that utter sense of isolation that comes over youwhen you’re at a party or in an audience at a lecture.It suddenly seems to you as if everybody knows everybody else;everybody is sure of himself;everybody,that is, except you.

　　This feeling of loneliness which can overcome you when you are in a crowd is very difficult to get rid of.People living alone are advised to tackle their loneliness by joining a club or a society,by going out and meeting people.Does this really help?

　　There are no easy solutions.Your first day at work,or at a new school or university,is a typical situation in which you are likely to feel lonely.You feel that everybody else is full of confidence and knows what to do ,but you are adrift andhelpless.The fact of the matter is that,in order to survive,we all put on a show of self-confidence to hide our uncertainties and doubts.

　　In a big city it is particularly easy to get the feeling that everybody except you is leading a full,rich,busy life. Everybody is going somewhere,and you tend toassume that they are going somewhere nice and interesting,whereas your destination is less exciting and fulfilling.

　　71.What is the passage mainly about?

　　72.We feel mostly lonely when we____.

　　73.What do people usually do to tackle their loneliness?

　　74.Why do we try to hide our sense of loneliness when we start a new job?

　　75.What do you tend to assume other’s life to be when you are in a big city?お

　　答案與詳解

　　71. loneliness文中第一段講Loneliness is a curious thing.第二段的中心句是 This feeling of loneliness is very difficult to get rid of .第三段講有時(shí)孤獨(dú)是很難排遣的，最后一段講身處大城市的人更易感到孤獨(dú)，四級(jí)最后一搏---短文回答，英語方法《四級(jí)最后一搏---短文回答》。故而，孤獨(dú)就是該文講述的'主題。

　　72. stay with people/are surrounded by people 從第一段第二句可知答案。

　　73. Joining a club or a society,going out and meeting people 從第二段第二句可知答案。

　　74. In order to survive 從第三段最后一句可知答案。uncertainties and doubts就是一種孤獨(dú)的感覺(sense of loneliness)

　　75. Full,rich and busy從最后一段第一句可知答案

英語短文閱讀15

　　第一題：

　　It is eight o’clock. The children (孩子們) go to school by car every day, they are going to school on foot. It is ten o’clock. Mrs. Sawyer usually (通常)stays at home in the morning, but this morning, she is going to the shops. It is four o’clock in the afternoon, Mrs. Sawyer usually drinks tea in the living room. But this afternoon, she is drinking tea in the garden. It is six o’clock, In the evening, the children usually do their homework, but this evening, they are not doing their homework. At the moment, they are playing in the garden. It is nine o’clock. Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper at night(晚上). But he’s not reading his newspaper tonight. At the moment, he’s reading an interesting (有趣的)book.

　　小題1:The children go to school ______ every day. A．by car B．on foot C．by bike D．by bus

　　小題2:Mrs. Sawyer is going to ___ this morning。 A．staying at home B．go shopping C．drinking tea D．watching TV

　　小題3:Mrs. Sawyer usually drinks tea in the evening at ______in the living room. A．8:00 B．16:00 C．18:00 D．21:00

　　小題4:Are the children doing their homework at the moment? A．Yes, they do. B．No, they don’t. C．Yes, they are. D．No, they aren’t

　　第二題：

　　Mike is a good student. He gets up at six thirty every day. He likes to wear his blue sweater. He goes to school at seven fifteen. He has English class at eight o’clock. He likes English very much. He has lunch at home. In the afternoon, he always plays football on the school playground. He does homework after dinner. He goes to bed at nine o’clock. 判斷正（T）誤（F） ( ) (1) Mike gets up at 6:20 every day. ( ) (2) Mike has a blue sweater. ( )

　　(3) Mike has lunch at school. ( )

　　(4) Mike likes to play football. ( )

　　(5) Mike does homework after school.

　　第三題：

　　Hello! My name is Sun Wei. Here is an American boy. His name is David Smith. He is twelve. And I am twelve, too. David is in Class Three, Grade One. I am in Class Three, Grade One, too. He is Number Eight, Row Five. I am Number Five, Row Four. ( )

　　1.David is an ( ) boy. A. English B. American C. Chinese ( )

　　2.He is ( ) A. ten B. eleven C. twelve ( )

　　3.Sun Wei is( )Class Three, Grade One. A. in B. on C. of ( )

　　4.David is in Row ( ) . A. Four B. Five C. One ( )

　　5.Sun Wei is Number( ). A. Four B. Five C. Eight

　　第四題：

　　Van and Ted are twin brothers. They look the same. They are English. They are eleven. They are in No.15 Middle School. They are new students in Class One, Grade One. Van sits in Row One. Ted sits in Row Three. ( )

　　1. Van and Ted are A. twins brothers B. twin brother C. twin brothers ( )

　　2. They are( ). A. English B. American C. Chinese ( )

　　3. They are . A. ten B. eleven C. twelve ( )

　　4. They are( ) students. A. new B. old C. good ( )

　　5. Ted sits in Row ( ) . A. three B. four C. Five

　　第五題：

　　This is a Chinese gird. Her name is Wu Yan. She is a new student. She is in Yuying Middle School. She is in Class One, Grade Two. Bill is an American boy. He is eleven. He is Yuying Middle School, too. Miss Li is their PE teacher. She is a good teacher. ( )

　　1. Wu Yan is( ). A. a Chinese girl B. an American girl C. an English girl ( )

　　2. She is a( )student. A. good B. new C. old ( )

　　3. Bill is( ). A. a Chinese girl B. an American boy C. a good boy ( )

　　4. Their PE( )is Miss Li. A. friend B. teacher C. student ( )

　　5. Miss Li is a good ( ). A. teacher B. student C. boy

　　第六題：

　　I have a pencil box. It’s blue. There are lots of things in it. I have a pen. It’s red and long. I like it. I have three pencils. They are short. I have a ruler. It’s big. I have an eraser. It’s small. 閱讀理解并選擇合適的選項(xiàng)

　　( )1. The pencil box is _____. A .blue B. red

　　( )2. The pen is ______. A. yellow B. red

　　( )3. I have ______ pencils. A. 3 B. 2

　　( )4. The pencils are _______. A. short B. long ( )5. The eraser is _______. A. big B. small

　　第一題答案：

　　小題1:A

　　小題2:B

　　小題3:B

　　小題4:D

　　試題分析：

　　小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“The children go to school by car every day,”理解可知，孩子們天天坐車去上學(xué)，故選A。

　　小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“It is ten o’clock. Mrs. Sawyer usually stays at home in the morning, but this morning, she is going to the shops.”理解可知，今早，Mrs. Sawyer要去購(gòu)物，故選B。

　　小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“It is four o’clock in the afternoon, Mrs. Sawyer usually drinks tea in the living room.”理解可知，Mrs. Sawyer在下午4點(diǎn)在客廳喝茶，故選B。

　　小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“In the evening, the children usually do their homework, but this evening, they are not doing their homework. At the moment, they are playing in the garden.”理解可知，此時(shí)此刻孩子 們正在花園里玩耍呢，故選D。

　　點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文要抓住抓住大意和細(xì)節(jié)題,認(rèn)真閱讀，找出關(guān)鍵詞語,以提高閱讀理解能力.

　　第二題答案：

　　1-5 × √ × √ ×

　　第三題答案：

　　1-5 B C A B B

　　第四題答案：

　　1-5 C A B A A

　　第五題答案：

　　1-5 A B B B A

　　第六題答案：

　　1-5 A B A A B

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