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篇一:《高三英语课外阅读9篇》
高三英语课外阅读9篇
1、Friends for life
动物们也过节啦，瞧它多快乐
DO you have a pet in your home? Did you remember to give it a big meal and lots of other treats on Saturday? If not, you've made a big mistake, because October 4 was World Animal Day, an official holiday for all animals acknowledged by the United Nations.
Liu Hui, a senior high school student in Beijing, made sure her pekinese dog (哈巴狗) named Pipi had a very special time.
"There are many endangered (濒危) animals in the Amazon rain forests (亚玛逊雨林) and all over the world that that need protecting," Liu said. "But they all sound far away to me so I just let Pipi have a wonderful day.
"Pipi is my best friend. He is so clever that he understands every word I say to him. He is such a good listener; I can tell him all my secrets, without worrying that he will tell them to others."
For Liu Hui, Pipi is just a friend. But for disabled people like Arthur, an American boy living in Beijing, a pet can be a pair of eyes or ears, or even a pair of legs.
Arthur, 17, lost one of his legs in a car accident. His pet Maquis is a two-year-old German breed dog. Maquis pulls Arthur's wheelchair to any place he asks and guards him when he is outside of his home.
"Maquis is more than a friend – I love him," Arthur said. "I don't feel lonely or afraid if Maquis is around. If other boys try to bully me, he will scare them away."
Animals are also useful in treating people with illness and disabilities. In the US, doctors use dogs and cats as listeners to encourage shy boys and girls to speak in public.
A hundred years ago, an Italian priest called St. Francis started World Animal Day. TheUN sets aside the special day, not only to persuade people to protect endangered animals, but also to encourage them to show love for animals living in our society. World Animal Day is a wonderful chance for us to show we care about animals and their welfare.
2、Caught in the Web?
你想在这似是而非的网络世界里寻找什么？是期待友谊还是打发无聊？
YOUR friends might be in Australia or maybe just down the road, but they are all just a few clicks (点击) away. Life has changed for millions of teenagers across the world who now make friends online. Whether you use chatrooms, QQ, MSN or ICQ, you are part of a virtual community (虚拟社区).
"I rarely talk with my parents or grandparents, but I talk a lot with my old friends on QQ," said Fox's Shadow, the online nickname (网名) used by a Senior 2 girl in Chna. "Eighty per cent of my classmates use QQ after school."
QQ is the biggest messaging service in China. A record 4 million people used it one Saturday night in October, according to Tencent, the company which developed QQ.
And Fox's Shadow might well have been one of them. "I log in on Friday nights, and Saturdays or Sundays when I feel bored. I usually spend about 10 hours chatting online every week," she said. "But I rarely talk with strangers, especially boys or men."
Even though she likes chatting, she is careful about making friends with strangers online. "You don't know who you're talking to. You should always be careful about who you trust online."
Many people would like to meet offline when they feel they have got to know someone very well. Fox's Shadow once met one of her online friends face to face. It was a girl who was a comic fan like herself and they went to a comic show together.
However, not all teenagers have not been so fortunate. At the beginning of this year, a 17-year-old girl in Liaoning Province was raped(强奸) after meeting a friend she had found on QQ. The criminals (罪犯) weren't caught until last month.
A 16-year-old Beijing boy, known online as Bart Simon, dislikes QQ users. "I used to chat on QQ, but I found that most people were talking nonsense," he said. Now he chats online in English, using MSN. "I only chat online because I've got friends in Japan, the US and Singapore," he said. "I want to learn more about foreign cultures." But he spends little time chatting as he sees it as a waste of time and
money.
"If you are really addicted to it, sometimes you just can't concentrate (集中精神) in
class," he said. "And the friends in your real life are always more important than
those so-called friends you meet online."
3、Crying in class
冬日荧屏向你展现和着欢笑与泪水的高三生活
LOVE, drugs, death and stolen exam papers —it's nothing like your high school but that's what life is like for students in the new TV series "You're smiling while I'm crying"(《你在微笑我却哭了》).
Set at a high school in a beautiful coastal city, the 22-episode (集) drama, which can be seen at the end of the year, follows a popular and talented student called Shen Xiao. The school is encouraging weaker students not to take the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), so its university enrolment rate (升学率) will improve. All Senior 3 students have to take a special exam to decide who will be allowed to sit the NCEE.
Shen believes it is unfair to stop someone choosing whether to take an exam that could change their life. So when some Senior 3 boys steal a copy of the paper, she agrees to work out the answers, allowing everyone to pass.
However, the students do so well in the exam, the teachers realize they have cheated and try to find out who was responsible. Under cruel pressure, a shy boy kills himself.
Feeling guilty (内疚) as well as angry, Shen fights against her parents and teachers. She gives up the NCEE, falls in love with a college student and accidentally gets involved in drug dealing. So where does Shen go? Who is smiling while she is crying? And will she get to have the last laugh?
Shen is played by 24-year-old Gao Yuanyuan, who starred in "Spicy Love Soup" (《爱情麻辣烫》) in 1999. Her sweet looks and pure image have since appeared in many films, TV series and advertisements.
"I didn't want to play teenager again, but the story was too good to turn down," she said.
Students across the country can't wait to see the drama. "It's such a long time since I read an interesting novel or watched a good TV series about school life," said Senior 2 student Xiao Fei. "I hope it shows me what the last year of high school is really like," she said.
4、Head above water?
不要小看全球变暖，因为一不留神你家门口可能就变成了一片汪洋！
TUVALU, a tiny country in the Pacific Ocean, has asked for help as it fears it will be swallowed up by the sea.
Storms and huge waves are a constant threat and none of Tuvalu's nine little islands is more than five metres above sea level. Salt water is already entering the country's drinking water supply, as well as damaging plants that produce fruit and vegetable. Without urgent help, the country's days are numbered.
But Tuvalu is not the first place to face sinking into the sea. Venice, a historic city in Italy best known for its canals, has sunk about 24cm over the past 100 years. Experts say that it will have sunk another 20-50cm by 2050. A century ago, St. Mark's Square, the lowest point in the city, flooded about nine times a year. Nowadays, it happens more than 100 times.
While Venice is slowly sinking into the mud on which it stands, Tuvalu's rising sea level is caused by global warming.
The average global temperature has increased by almost 0.5 centigrade degree over the past century; scientists expect it to rise by an extra 1-3 degrees over the next 100 years.
Warmer weather makes glaciers (冰川) melt, adding more water to the ocean. The warmer temperatures also make water expand, so it takes up more space, causing the sea level to rise. The sea level has risen about 10-25cm in the last 100 years.
The main cause of global warming is human pollution. Through burning coal, oil and gas, people have been increasing the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as CO2. This adds to the power of the greenhouse effect, making the planet even warmer.
Many scientists believe that, if the warming is not stopped, there will be huge climate
changes. The sea level could rise by one metre this century.
Should this come true, millions of homes will be swallowed up by the sea and the
world will be flooded with "climate refugees" looking for somewhere to live.
5、New cards will keep your details safe{你在微笑我却哭了全文免费阅读}.
世界各国都使用身份证吗?
THE plastic identification (ID,身份证) cards carried by all Chinese citizens over 16 are to be replaced with
篇二:《高三英语课外阅读9篇》
高三英语课外阅读9篇
1、Friends for life
动物们也过节啦，瞧它多快乐
DO you have a pet in your home? Did you remember to give it a big meal and lots of other treats on Saturday? If not, you've made a big mistake, because October 4 was World Animal Day, an official holiday for all animals acknowledged by the United Nations.
Liu Hui, a senior high school student in Beijing, made sure her pekinese dog (哈巴狗) named Pipi had a very special time.
"There are many endangered (濒危) animals in the Amazon rain forests (亚玛逊雨林) and all over the world that that need protecting," Liu said. "But they all sound far away to me so I just let Pipi have a wonderful day.
"Pipi is my best friend. He is so clever that he understands every word I say to him. He is such a good listener; I can tell him all my secrets, without worrying that he will tell them to others."
For Liu Hui, Pipi is just a friend. But for disabled people like Arthur, an American boy living in Beijing, a pet can be a pair of eyes or ears, or even a pair of legs.
Arthur, 17, lost one of his legs in a car accident. His pet Maquis is a two-year-old German breed dog. Maquis pulls Arthur's wheelchair to any place he asks and guards him when he is outside of his home.
"Maquis is more than a friend – I love him," Arthur said. "I don't feel lonely or afraid if Maquis is around. If other boys try to bully me, he will scare them away."
Animals are also useful in treating people with illness and disabilities. In the US, doctors use dogs and cats as listeners to encourage shy boys and girls to speak in public.
A hundred years ago, an Italian priest called St. Francis started World Animal Day. TheUN sets aside the special day, not only to persuade people to protect endangered animals, but also to encourage them to show love for animals living in our society. World Animal Day is a wonderful chance for us to show we care about animals and their welfare.
2、Caught in the Web?
你想在这似是而非的网络世界里寻找什么？是期待友谊还是打发无聊？
YOUR friends might be in Australia or maybe just down the road, but they are all just a few clicks (点击) away. Life has changed for millions of teenagers across the world who now make friends online. Whether you use chatrooms, QQ, MSN or ICQ, you are part of a virtual community (虚拟社区).
"I rarely talk with my parents or grandparents, but I talk a lot with my old friends on QQ," said Fox's Shadow, the online nickname (网名) used by a Senior 2 girl in Chna. "Eighty per cent of my classmates use QQ after school."
QQ is the biggest messaging service in China. A record 4 million people used it one Saturday night in October, according to Tencent, the company which developed QQ.
And Fox's Shadow might well have been one of them. "I log in on Friday nights, and Saturdays or Sundays when I feel bored. I usually spend about 10 hours chatting online every week," she said. "But I rarely talk with strangers, especially boys or men."{你在微笑我却哭了全文免费阅读}.
Even though she likes chatting, she is careful about making friends with strangers online. "You don't know who you're talking to. You should always be careful about who you trust online."
Many people would like to meet offline when they feel they have got to know someone very well. Fox's Shadow once met one of her online friends face to face. It was a girl who was a comic fan like herself and they went to a comic show together.
However, not all teenagers have not been so fortunate. At the beginning of this year, a 17-year-old girl in Liaoning Province was raped(强奸) after meeting a friend she had found on QQ. The criminals (罪犯) weren't caught until last month.
A 16-year-old Beijing boy, known online as Bart Simon, dislikes QQ users. "I used to chat on QQ, but I found that most people were talking nonsense," he said. Now he chats online in English, using MSN. "I only chat online because I've got friends in Japan, the US and Singapore," he said. "I want to learn more about foreign cultures." But he spends little time chatting as he sees it as a waste of time and money.
"If you are really addicted to it, sometimes you just can't concentrate (
精神important than those so-called friends you meet online."
3、Crying in class
冬日荧屏向你展现和着欢笑与泪水的高三生活
LOVE, drugs, death and stolen exam papers —it's nothing like your high school but that's what life is like for students in the new TV series "You're smiling while I'm crying"(《你在微笑我却哭了》).
Set at a high school in a beautiful coastal city, the 22-episode (集) drama, which can be seen at the end of the year, follows a popular and talented student called Shen Xiao. The school is encouraging weaker students not to take the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), so its university enrolment rate (升学率) will improve. All Senior 3 students have to take a special exam to decide who will be allowed to sit the NCEE.
Shen believes it is unfair to stop someone choosing whether to take an exam that could change their life. So when some Senior 3 boys steal a copy of the paper, she agrees to work out the answers, allowing everyone to pass.
However, the students do so well in the exam, the teachers realize they have cheated and try to find out who was responsible. Under cruel pressure, a shy boy kills himself.
Feeling guilty (内疚) as well as angry, Shen fights against her parents and teachers. She gives up the NCEE, falls in love with a college student and accidentally gets involved in drug dealing. So where does Shen go? Who is smiling while she is crying? And will she get to have the last laugh?
Shen is played by 24-year-old Gao Yuanyuan, who starred in "Spicy Love Soup" (《爱情麻辣烫》) in 1999. Her sweet looks and pure image have since appeared in many films, TV series and advertisements.
"I didn't want to play teenager again, but the story was too good to turn down," she said.
Students across the country can't wait to see the drama. "It's such a long time since I read an interesting novel or watched a good TV series about school life," said Senior 2 student Xiao Fei. "I hope it shows me what the last year of high school is really like," she said.
4、Head above water?
不要小看全球变暖，因为一不留神你家门口可能就变成了一片汪洋！
TUVALU, a tiny country in the Pacific Ocean, has asked for help as it fears it will be swallowed up by the sea.
Storms and huge waves are a constant threat and none of Tuvalu's nine little islands is more than five metres above sea level. Salt water is already entering the country's drinking water supply, as well as damaging plants that produce fruit and vegetable. Without urgent help, the country's days are numbered.
But Tuvalu is not the first place to face sinking into the sea. Venice, a historic city in Italy best known for its canals, has sunk about 24cm over the past 100 years. Experts say that it will have sunk another 20-50cm by 2050. A century ago, St. Mark's Square, the lowest point in the city, flooded about nine times a year. Nowadays, it happens more than 100 times.
While Venice is slowly sinking into the mud on which it stands, Tuvalu's rising sea level is caused by global warming.
The average global temperature has increased by almost 0.5 centigrade degree over the past century; scientists expect it to rise by an extra 1-3 degrees over the next 100 years.
Warmer weather makes glaciers (冰川) melt, adding more water to the ocean. The warmer temperatures also make water expand, so it takes up more space, causing the sea level to rise. The sea level has risen about 10-25cm in the last 100 years.
The main cause of global warming is human pollution. Through burning coal, oil and gas, people have been increasing the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as CO2. This adds to the power of the greenhouse effect, making the planet even warmer.