英語短文閱讀集錦15篇

英語短文閱讀1

　　The Three Ways of Man to Preserve Meat

　　Finding enough meat was a problem for primitive man．Keeping it for times when it was scarce was just as hard．Three ways were found to keep meat from spoiling：salting，drying，and freezing．

　　People near salty waters salted their meat．At first they probably rubbed dry salt on it，but this preserved only the outside．Later they may have pickled their meat by soaking it in salt water．

　　In hot，dry lands，men found that they could eat meat that had dried while it was still on the bones．They later learned to cut meat into thin strips and hang it up to dry in the hot air．

　　Men in cold climates found that frozen meat did not spoil．They could leave their meat outside and eat it when they pleased．

　　人類儲存肉的三種方法

　　對原始人類來說，獲得充足的肉是件難事，而把肉類儲存到缺肉的時令也同樣不容易。人們找到了防止肉類變腐的三種辦法：鹽腌、風(fēng)干和冷凍。

　　靠近咸水地帶的居民用鹽腌肉。起先，他們可能是把干鹽擦在肉上，但這只能使肉的外部不腐。后來，他們也許就改用咸水浸泡的辦法來腌肉了。

　　在炎熱、干燥的'地方，人們發(fā)現(xiàn)他們可以食用已經(jīng)變干、但仍連在骨骼上的肉。后來，他們學(xué)會把肉切成薄條，懸掛起來，讓它在炎熱的空氣中變干。

　　生活在寒冷氣候下的人們則發(fā)現(xiàn)凍肉不腐。他們可以把肉置于室外，高興時隨時可吃。

英語短文閱讀2

　　A Plate of Peas 一盤豌豆

　　My 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 would undoubtedly 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. My grandmother 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."

　　生命中的五個球 Five Balls of Life

　　生命不是一場賽跑, 而是一步一個腳印的旅程。別為生活找借口，過去已成歷史，未來充滿未知，活在當(dāng)下，努力當(dāng)下。

　　Five Balls of Life

　　In a university commencement address several years ago, Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises, spoke of the relation of work to one’s other commitments:

　　幾年前，在一所大學(xué)的開幕典禮中,可口可樂的首席執(zhí)行官布賴恩?戴森講到工作與其他義務(wù)的關(guān)系：

　　Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you’re keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back.

　　想象生命是一場不停丟擲五個球于空中的游戲。這五個球分別為工作、家庭、健康、朋友和心靈，而且你很努力地擲著這五個球，不讓它們落地。很快地你會了解工作是一個橡皮球。如果你不幸失手落下它，它還是會彈回來。

　　But the other four balls family, health, friends and spirit are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life. How?

　　但是家庭、健康、朋友和心靈這四個球是用玻璃做成的。一旦你失手落下，它們可能會少了一角，留下無法挽回的記號、刻痕、損壞甚至碎落一地。它們將永遠(yuǎn)不會跟以前一樣。你必須了解這個道理，并且為平衡你的生命而努力。但要怎么才做得到呢？

　　Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.

　　別拿自己和他人比較，這只會降低了你原有的價值。因為我們都是獨一無二的，因為我們每一個人都很特別。

　　Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.

　　別人認(rèn)為重要的事不一定是你的目標(biāo)。只有你才知道什么最適合你。

　　Don’t take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as they would be your life, for without them, life is meaningless.

　　不要將貼近你的心的人、事物視為理所當(dāng)然的存在。你必須將他們視為你的生命一般好好地抓牢他們。沒有他們，生命將失去意義。

　　Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live ALL the days of your life.

　　別讓你的生命總在依戀過去種種或是寄望未來中逝去。如果你活在每個當(dāng)下，你就活出了生命中的每一天。

　　Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

　　當(dāng)你還能給予的時候別輕言放棄。只要你不放棄，就有無限延伸的可能。

　　Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.

　　別害怕承認(rèn)你并非完美。正因如此，我們才得以藉由這脆弱的細(xì)絲緊密地串綁在一起。

　　Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

　　別害怕遇到危險。正因如此，我們才得以藉由這些機(jī)會學(xué)習(xí)勇敢。

　　Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

　　別以愛太難找到作為借口而緊閉你的心扉。最迅速找到愛的方法就是給予你的愛；最快速失去愛的方法就是緊緊地守著你的愛不放；維持愛的最好方式就是給愛一雙翅膀。

　　Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.

　　莫要匆忙地度過你的一生，那匆忙讓你忘了曾經(jīng)到過哪里，也讓你忘了你要去哪里。

　　Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.

　　莫忘記，人類情感上最大的需要是感恩。

　　Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.

　　莫害怕學(xué)習(xí)。知識沒有重量，它是可以隨意攜帶的珍寶。

　　Don’t use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved.

　　莫漫不經(jīng)心地蹉跎光陰或口無遮攔。時間與言詞兩者都是一放便收不回來。

　　Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.

　　生命不是一場賽跑, 而是一步一個腳印的旅程。

　　Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery and Today is a gift: that’s why we call it ‘The Present’.

　　過去已成歷史，未來充滿未知。今天是份禮物：那就是我們稱之為“現(xiàn)在”的原因。

　　美文賞析:The Scars of Love 愛的傷疤

　　傷疤，聽起來總有點令人心寒，但你可曾想過有些傷口是一些不想放棄你的人造成的。在你掙扎的過程中，那些愛你的人為了拉住你，才在你身上留下了的傷疤。

　　The Scars of Love 愛的傷疤

　　Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided togo for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house.

　　幾年前的一個炎炎夏日，在美國佛羅里達(dá)州南部，有個小男孩為貪圖涼快，決定去自家房子后面一個形成已久的深水潭中游泳。

　　In a hurry to dive into the cool water,he ran out the back door,leavingbehind shoes,socks,and shirt as he went. He flew into the water,notrealizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake,an alligator wasswimming toward the shore. His mother - in the house was looking out thewindow - saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In utterfear,she ran toward the water,yelling to her son as loudly as she could.

　　因為迫不及待地想投入到清涼的水中，他飛快地從后門跑了出去，邊跑邊脫掉鞋子、襪子和襯衣，把它們隨手拋在了身后。他一頭扎進(jìn)了水里，絲毫沒有意識到自己游往潭中心的同時，一只美洲鱷也正在朝岸邊游來。小男孩的母親當(dāng)時在屋子里透過窗子向外看著，發(fā)現(xiàn)那只美洲鱷正向她的孩子步步逼近。她極度驚恐起來，一邊迅速奔向水潭，一邊聲嘶力竭地朝自己的孩子呼喊著。

　　Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a return to swimto his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her,the alligatorreached him.

　　聽到她的呼喊，小男孩才猛然意識到了危險，立即掉頭向岸邊的母親游去�？蛇@時已經(jīng)無濟(jì)于事。他的手勉強剛夠到他的母親，鱷魚也已經(jīng)接觸到了他。

　　From the dock, the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as thealligator snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war betweenthe two. The alligator was much stronger than the mother, but the motherwas much too passionate to let go. A farmer happened to drive by, heard herscreams, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator.

　　母親在岸上拼命地拽緊兒子的手臂，而此時美洲鱷也死死地咬住孩子的腿不放。為了爭奪小男孩，母親和鱷魚之間儼然展開了一場讓人難以置信的拔河較量。美洲鱷的'力氣顯然要比母親強大得多，但是母親挽救兒子的堅定信念讓她無論如何也絕不放手。就在這萬分危急的關(guān)頭，一位農(nóng)夫恰巧駕車經(jīng)過，一聽到孩子母親的尖叫便飛速從卡車上跳下，瞄準(zhǔn)鱷魚并開槍將其射殺。

　　Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the animal and, on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother's fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.

　　值得慶幸的是，經(jīng)過在醫(yī)院數(shù)周的搶救治療，小男孩居然存活了下來。鱷魚兇殘的襲擊在他的腿上刻下了觸目驚心的傷痕。不僅如此，他的雙臂上也留下了深深的抓痕，那是在生死關(guān)頭母親為了牢牢抓住摯愛的兒子，以至于手指甲都掐入了兒子的肉中所留下的。

　　The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy after the trauma, asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his pant legs. And then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter. But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mom wouldn't let go.

　　事后，這位死里逃生的小男孩接受了一位報社記者的采訪。當(dāng)記者問他是否愿意讓大家看看他身上的傷疤時，小男孩挽起了自己的褲腿，腿上深深的疤痕暴露無遺。緊接著，他滿臉自豪地告訴記者，“大家還是看看我的手臂吧，我的手臂上也有好多傷疤呢。這是媽媽不放開我，在救我的時候留下的�！�

　　You and I can identify with that little boy. We have scars, too. No, not from an alligator, or anything quite so dramatic. But, the scars of a painful past. Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret.

　　看了這個小男孩的故事后，人們都能感同身受。其實我們每個人身上都有傷疤。只不過并不是被鱷魚咬的，或任何如此戲劇性事件所造成，而是過往的痛苦經(jīng)歷所留下的。那些傷疤是如此難看，讓人深感懊悔。

　　But, some wounds, my friend, are because God has refused to let go. In the midst of your struggle, He's been there holding on to you.

　　但是，我的朋友，你可曾想過有些傷口是一些不想放棄你的人造成的。在你掙扎的過程中，那些愛你的人為了拉住你，才在你身上留下了這些傷疤。

　　Holding the hands of time 牽著時光的手

　　有人說，一旦開始喜歡回憶，那人便老去了。你覺得呢?! 時光如流水，別把太多的時間用在回憶過去，牽著時光的手，一起勇敢前進(jìn)吧，因為路在前方！

　　Holding the hands of time

　　牽著時光的手

　　Blow-off vision of the rain, so that you are left with a brilliant rainbow.Shuttle time in my fingers, without any regrets, open stemmed bloom ripples. Blunt rolling thick liquid eternal, but you and I, were dispersed in which period of Acacia leaves.

　　吹斷目光的雨，讓虹的光輝帶你離去。時光穿梭在我指間，無悔地綻放開朵朵漣漪。鈍厚的流質(zhì)綿延永恒，而你我，被沖散在其中，相思無絕期。

　　Inexplicable always feel like the time within the next few precious memories will be stripped from me, more than once dreamed that his standing in a dark empty space, only one track at the foot stretch into thedistance, such as the long past your time and ultimately disappear In myfield of vision at the end.

　　總是會莫名地感到時間在抽絲剝繭般的將寶貴的回憶從我身上剝離，不止一次夢見自己站在一片空曠黑暗的空間里，腳下只有一條鐵軌伸向遠(yuǎn)方，冗長如過往的光陰，最終消失在我的視野盡頭。

　　I am afraid to lose, I fear this time, and I love it but memories. I could not forget the sweat on the pitch with the sway of the brothers, forget accompany me cry close friend, and forget the bright Star of that everynight, and those words have touched me deeply.

　　我害怕失去，我對時間如此的恐懼，而我卻又那么的熱愛回憶。我忘不了球場上一起揮灑汗水的兄弟，忘不了陪我一起哭泣的知己，忘不了那一夜夜璀璨的星空，和那些令我感動至今的話語。

　　Those people, those things, such as bursts of light rain in the lake left ring Watermark four dispersed to each other to melt each other's impact; if the horizon is still experiencing Qianwanyinian quiet shining star, notvery bright, but clearly made . - They do not know how much to spend withme during the day bright and silent night.

　　那些人，那些事，如細(xì)雨在湖面留下的陣陣環(huán)型水紋四散開來彼此消融，彼此撞擊;如經(jīng)歷千萬億年仍在天邊寂靜閃光的星，不甚明亮，卻又清晰無比�！�—它們陪我度過不知多少明媚的白天與沉默的夜。

　　In my memory, the third year is not gray, because I remember thoseblessings are not what love is bearing fruit, I still remember holding alot of my friends and I hope to see sunrise and sunset, finally it isyellow everywhere.

　　在我的記憶中，高三不是灰色的，因為我記得那些不被祝福的愛情是怎樣的開花結(jié)果，還記得我與朋友抱著一大堆的希望看日出日落，最后卻是黃花遍地。

　　Youth is the eye lotus spring, third year is that this eye expansion of bubbling spring season. I, however, a strong smell in the bubble years of the Problem taste. I do not exclude these, but too much pressure to do away much fun. Unfortunately, after the college entrance examination, even the pressure would become the memories, be my third year living memory of the dead evidence. In the time before we are so powerless, the only left on just the eye springs, and we have no regrets of the oath, I hope day after day, year after year, when I re-turn to this page , people still.

　　青春是眼忘憂泉，高三是這眼泉水膨脹冒泡的季節(jié)。而我卻在泡泡里嗅到了濃厚的習(xí)題的味道。我并不是排斥這些，但過大的壓力確實帶走了不多的樂趣。只可惜，高考過后，連壓力也會成為回憶，成為我緬懷逝去的高三生活的證據(jù)。在時間面前我們是如此的無力，唯一能留下的，就只是那眼泉水和我們曾經(jīng)無悔的誓言，但愿日復(fù)一日，年復(fù)一年，當(dāng)我重新翻到這一頁時，人心依舊。

　　I have seen one another chilling words: Some people say that once you start like the memories of those people will get old. I only admit mature, do not believe they have been growing old. My friends are growing up day by day, and was young and the mature, how can I not had time to grow on the outline of the first to hoary?

　　曾經(jīng)看過一句另我毛骨悚然的話：有人說，一旦開始喜歡回憶，那人便老去了。我只承認(rèn)自己的成熟，不相信自己已經(jīng)老去。我的朋友們正在一天天地長大，成熟并且風(fēng)華正茂著，我怎么可以沒來得及成長就率先蒼老了輪廓?

　　"Heaven Rain in green and so on, and I am waiting for you, the moonlight was recovered, the faint opened the outcome." Jay melancholy voice has been completely different from the business for the time Sentimental, Bard will be the years the pace of a camel inscribed into the blue and white porcelain in that respect.

　　“天青色等煙雨，而我在等你，月色被打撈起，暈開了結(jié)局�！苯軅悜n郁的嗓音已經(jīng)完全不同與剛出道時的青澀，吟游詩人般地將歲月的腳步鐫刻進(jìn)那一尊青花瓷器。

　　Our future? Friends ah, I will time the other end, waiting for you.

　　我們的未來呢?朋友啊，我會在時間的另一頭，等你。

　　美文賞析:The Importance of Being Silly 難得糊涂

　　糊涂被人認(rèn)為沒主見，不糊涂被人覺得難以相處——‘難得糊涂’在于糊涂的時機(jī)，什么時候糊涂取決于你不糊涂的程度。世界是多彩的，每個人都有屬于自己的顏色。為什么一直都要標(biāo)榜著最聰明的自己呢？人生難得糊涂哦~給心靈一個歇腳的理由吧!

　　The Importance of Being Silly 難得糊涂

　　We all, at one time or another, have pretended to be a rock star, singing and dancing along to our favorite song. Most of us have done this in the privacy of our own room when we were kids and as adults, in the privacy of our homes. Me? I love to do that when I drive! I turn on the radio, find a song that I can sing along too and pretty soon my arms are in the air and I am moving along to the rhythm. Most of the time, I do this on my way to work.

　　我們每個人，在不同時期，都曾經(jīng)像一個搖滾歌星那樣，伴著我們最愛的那首歌又唱又跳.很多人在小時候，甚至是已長大成人，都曾在我們自己房間和家里類似的隱秘空間里這樣過。我呢？我喜歡在開車的時候這樣！打開收音機(jī)，找一首會唱的歌，很快我就會張開雙臂，隨著節(jié)奏起舞。大部分時候，我在上班的路上這么做。

　　Yes, that is true. I will be in my nice work clothes, jamming while driving or stopped at a traffic light. I get weird looks from some people and others laugh. Personally, I love to get lost in the rhythm of a song which leads me to share with you the importance of being silly!

　　是的，那是真的。我會穿上我漂亮的工作服，在堵車和遇到交通燈時，有人就會用奇怪的眼神看著我，或者笑我。對我個人而言，我喜歡沉浸在一首歌的節(jié)奏中，由此我愿和你們分享：為人糊涂貴在何處。

　　The definition for the word silly, according to the dictionary is: stupid, foolish and nonsensical. I know many people do not want to look foolish. So they walk around all serious, which in all honesty, is foolish!

　　糊涂一詞在字典中的定義是：愚蠢的，傻，荒謬的。我知道很多人都不想被人看作愚笨。所以他們在生活中始終一臉嚴(yán)肅，而這在本質(zhì)上才是真正的愚笨。

　　No one is perfect, I repeat: no one is perfect. I don’t care how educated, how thin, how beautiful, how simple, how frugal, how rich, and so on… No one is perfect! So why pretend to be something you are not?

　　人無完人，我重申一次：沒有人是完美的。我不在乎一個人學(xué)識多深，身材多好，外表多美，思想多淺薄，生活多儉樸，多富有，等等……人無完人！那么，為什么要偽裝成我們實際上本不是的呢？

　　Life is so short… You never know when this beautiful journey will be over, so why waste a single second on being so full of rigidity? Here is a quote by Souza, that I think says it all and is a great recipe for life:

　　人生何其短暫……你不會知道這美好的征程何時會結(jié)束，那么，為什么要浪費一分一秒，讓自己變得棱角分明？這里引用索薩的話，我覺得她一語中的，是人生的一大秘方：

　　“Dance as though no one is watching you, Love as though you have never been hurt before, Sing as though no one can hear you, Live as though heaven is on earth.”

　　跳舞吧，就像沒有人欣賞一樣，

　　去愛吧，就像沒有受到傷害一樣，

　　唱歌吧，就像沒有人傾聽一樣，

　　生活吧，就像今天是最后一天一樣。

　　When we were kids, we had no idea of what limitations were and we had no care in the world so we could do things without worrying about how we appeared to others. However, as we grew up, we lost that childlike innocence.

　　當(dāng)我們還是孩子，我們天不怕，地不怕，無憂無慮，所以我們可以不在乎自己再別人眼中的形象去做事情。然而，當(dāng)我們長大，我們失去了那種天真爛漫。

　　So don’t lose the child that still lives within you. The next time you feel down, go turn on your favorite song, and sing and dance along like there is no tomorrow. Or watch something that makes you laugh. Laughter is the best medicine to whatever ails you and nothing is better than laughing so hard that your tummy hurts. Trust me, you will feel a whole lot better, and who doesn’t want to feel good?

　　所以，不要丟失你心中那個小孩。下次你感到沮喪時，去打開你最愛的那首歌吧，隨之歌唱起舞，就像沒有明天一樣�；蛘呖袋c能讓你笑的東西。笑聲是除去任何煩惱良方，沒有什么比笑到肚子疼更好的事了。相信我，你會好受很多，誰又不想讓自己好受呢？

　　美文閱讀:Salty Coffee 咸咖啡

　　默默付出是偉大的，為了自己的真愛，學(xué)著接受，學(xué)著改變 —— 愛需要無私的付出。

　　Salty Coffee 咸咖啡

　　He met her at a party. She was outstanding; many guys were after her, but nobody paid any attention to him. After the party, he invited her for coffee. She was surprised. So as not to appear rude, she went along.

　　他在一次晚會上遇見了她。她很迷人，有很多男孩子追求，但是卻沒有任何人注意到他。晚會結(jié)束后，他請她出去喝咖啡，這讓她很吃驚。出于禮貌，她去了。

　　As they sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say anything and she felt uncomfortable. Suddenly, he asked the waiter, "Could you please give me some salt? I'd like to put it in my coffee."

　　他們坐在一家幽雅的咖啡店里。他緊張得說不出話來，而她也感到很拘束。突然，他叫來服務(wù)生，說道：“給我在咖啡里加點鹽，好嗎?”

　　They stared at him. He turned red, but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank. Curious, she asked, "Why salt with coffee?" He explained, "When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea. I liked playing on the sea ... I could feel its taste salty, like salty coffee. Now every time I drink it, I think of my childhood and my hometown. I miss it and my parents, who are still there."

　　她和服務(wù)生都看著他。他臉紅了，鹽端上來了，他往咖啡里放了一些，喝了起來。她好奇地問：“為什么在咖啡里放鹽呢?”他解釋說：“小時候，我住在海邊，喜歡在那里玩�！�…海水是咸的，就像這杯咸咖啡。每次喝咖啡時，我就想起了童年和家鄉(xiāng)。我懷念這種味道，想念那里的父母親。”

　　She was deeply touched. A man who can admit that he's homesick must love his home and care about his family. He must be responsible.

　　她被深深地感動了。一個有思鄉(xiāng)情結(jié)的男人一定很愛家，很關(guān)心家人。他一定是值得信賴的。

　　She talked too, about her faraway hometown, her childhood, her family. That was the start to their love story.

　　于是，她也談起了遙遠(yuǎn)的家鄉(xiāng)，她的童年和家人。他們的愛情故事就這樣拉開了帷幕。

　　They continued to date. She found that he met all her requirements. He was tolerant, kind, warm and careful. And to think she would have missed the catch if not for the salty coffee!

　　之后，他們常常約會。她發(fā)現(xiàn)他寬容、善良、熱情而細(xì)心，這些正符合她的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。她想，若不是那杯咸咖啡，她或許就錯過了他。

　　So they married and lived happily together. And every time she made coffee for him, she put in some salt, the way he liked it.

　　最后，他們結(jié)婚了，幸福地生活在一起。每每給他沖咖啡時，她總會放些鹽，因為他喜歡喝咸咖啡。

　　After 40 years, he passed away and left her a letter which said:

　　40年后，他去世了，留了一封信給她，信中的內(nèi)容是這樣的：

　　My dearest, please forgive my life-long lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous I asked for salt instead of sugar.

　　親愛的，請原諒我——有一個謊言，我隱瞞了你整整一生。還記得我們的第一次約會嗎?我很緊張，原想要糖，卻說成了鹽。

　　It was hard for me to ask for a change, so I just went ahead. I never thought that we would hit it off. Many times, I tried to tell you the truth, but I was afraid that it would ruin everything.

　　再改過來很難，我只好將錯就錯。我從未想過要喝咸咖啡。許多次，我都想告訴你真相，但又擔(dān)心說出來一切會化為泡影。

　　Sweetheart, I don't exactly like salty coffee. But as it mattered so much to you, I've learnt to enjoy it. Having you with me was my greatest happiness. If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again, even if it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life.

　　親愛的，我并不喜歡喝咸咖啡，但你很在乎這個，我已經(jīng)學(xué)著接受它了。與你在一起是我一生最大的幸福。倘若我能重生，我希望還能和你在一起，即使這意味著余生都要喝咸咖啡，我也心甘情愿。

英語短文閱讀3

　　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

　　( )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，此時此刻孩子 們正在花園里玩耍呢，故選D。

　　點評：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

英語短文閱讀4

　　如果我休息,我就會生銹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,我就會生銹。對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:如果一個人有才能卻不去運用它們,這些才能很快就會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,就必須不斷運用自身的才智,這樣知識的大門才會向你敞開。

　　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·米勒在采石場一整天的辛苦勞作后,將晚上的時光用于休息和消遣,他將不會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·斯通在閑暇之時無所事事,又怎會發(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讓他活躍的大腦休息放松,而不是計算星星的位置,就不會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.

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

英語短文閱讀5

　　辦公室戀情 Office Love

　　Nowadays, a new type of love is not accepted in most situation, it is the office love. In some companies, there is the rule to forbid office love, because the boss believes that it is not good for running the business, the relationship will distract the employees’ attention.

　　現(xiàn)在,一種新型的愛情在大多數(shù)情況下是不待見的,那就是是辦公室戀情。在一些公司,有規(guī)則禁止辦公室戀情,因為老板認(rèn)為這對業(yè)務(wù)發(fā)展是不好的,戀愛會分散員工的注意力。

　　Why office love is always happening, even the young people know it is not allowed. It is because when these young girls and boys work together all the day, they are easy to fall in love with each other. It is the natural reaction, they know each other well and realize the shinning point.

　　為什么辦公室的`愛情總是發(fā)生,即使是年輕人知道這是不允許的。這是因為當(dāng)這些年輕女孩和男孩在一起整天工作,他們很容易愛上對方。這是自然反應(yīng),他們彼此了解熟悉,發(fā)現(xiàn)閃光點。

　　In order to keep the relationship, the young couples have to lie to everybody and pretend nothing is happening. But the awkward situations happen sometimes, they have to deal very carefully. But most companies won’t interfere the personal emotion, they believe that it is the employees’ right to handle their emotion. The companies have the job for the employees, they can do whatever they want when they finish their job.

　　為了維持戀情,年輕的情侶們不得不欺騙大家,假裝什么也沒有發(fā)生。但有時尷尬的情況會發(fā)生,他們必須非常謹(jǐn)慎地處理好。但大多數(shù)公司不會干涉?zhèn)�人的情感,他們認(rèn)為這是員工的權(quán)利去處理他們的情緒。公司分配給員工工作 ,當(dāng)他們完成他們的工作，該干嘛就干嘛去。

　　Office love is nothing special, don’t give the pressure to the young people.

　　辦公室愛情沒什么特別的,不要給年輕人壓力。

英語短文閱讀6

　　Michael Jordan's Retired Speech

　　邁克爾·喬丹退役演說

　　I am here to announce my retirement from the game of basketball. It won't be another announcement to baseball or anything to that nature.

　　我在這里宣布從籃球場上退役，而且這次退役后不會再去從事棒球或其他類似的運動。

　　Mentally, I'm exhausted; I don't feel I have a challenge. Physically, I feel great. The last time in 1993 I had other agendas. I felt that I wanted to play baseball and I felt that at my age, it was a good opportunity and time to do it. And with the death of my father, and I was basically trying to deal with that.

　　由于精神上很疲憊，我感到自己非常蛙主恥戰(zhàn)力，體力倒還不錯。1993年那次退役時我有其他計劃：想打棒球，我這個年紀(jì)正是從事樺球事業(yè)的極佳時機(jī)而且父親剛好去世了，我只想盡力去面對這一切。

　　Actually I talked to very last year once the season ended and I told Jerry at that time, mentally, I was a little exhausted. I didn't know if I would play next year. I wanted to put him on awareness so that he could possibly prepare going into next season. And very, once we had our conversation, wanted me to take time as I did in 93 to make sure that it was the right decision because it was going to be the final decision.

　　事實上，去年賽季剛結(jié)束時，我和在里談過一次。我告訴他我精神上有些疲憊，不知道下一年還能不能打我想讓他幸識到這一點，以便為下一事豐做準(zhǔn)備。杰里——有一次我們談過這個問題——讓我要像93年那樣，好好考慮，以使做出明智的`決定，因為這將是最后的決定。

　　I retired the first time when Phil Jackson was the coach. And I think that even with Phil being the coach I would have had a tough time , mentally finding the challenge for myself. I though he can somehow present challenges for me. I don't know if he could have presented the challenge for me to continue on to this season. Even though middle way of this season I wanted to continue to play a couple more years, but at the end of this season I was mentally drained and tired. 50 I can't say that he would have restored that.

　　第一次退役時菲爾.杰克遜是教練。但我覺得即使本賽季他還擔(dān)任教練，我也會很困難，內(nèi)心里 ，我已感到了挑戰(zhàn)。當(dāng)然克論如何，他都會給我一些應(yīng)對方潔的我不知道他是否還有辦法使我打完這一賽季。在本賽季中間我還想著再打幾年呢，但當(dāng)賽季結(jié)束時，我卻感覺精神枯竭，疲憊。因此我確實不能說他會使我恢復(fù)精力。

　　I will support the Chicago Bulls. I think the game itself is a lot bigger than Michael Jordan. I've been given an opportunity by people before me, to name a few, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Doctor J, Eljohn Baylor Jerry West. These guys played the game way before Michael Jordan was born and Michael Jordan came on the heels of all that activity. Mr. Stern and what he's done for the league, gave me an opportunity to play the game of basketball I played it to the best I could play it, I tried to enhance the game itself. I've tried to be the best basketball player that I could be.

　　我將支持芝加哥公牛隊，我認(rèn)為比賽本身比邁克爾.喬丹重要得多。我的很多機(jī)會都是籃球前輩們給的。我這里指出一些：里姆·阿卡杜·賈巴爾，J博士,伊利約翰 ·貝勒，杰里 ·韋斯特這些人早在邁克爾.喬丹出生前就活躍在賽場了。邁克爾.喬丹只不過是繼承了他們的傳統(tǒng)。斯特恩先生及其為聯(lián)盟做出的貢獻(xiàn)給了我打籃球的機(jī)會。找已盡我最大能力打球，我也努力拉動比賽本身的發(fā)展。我一直在努力，盡我所能成為最好的球員。

英語短文閱讀7

　　Whether sixty or sixteen, there is in every human being's heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing childlike appetite of what's next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station: so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the infinite, so long are you young.

　　無論是60歲還是16歲，你需要保持永不衰竭的好奇心、永不熄滅的孩提般求知的渴望和追求事業(yè)成功的歡樂與熱情。在你我的心底，有一座無線電臺，它能在多長時間里接收到人間萬物傳遞來的美好、希望、歡樂、鼓舞和力量的信息，你就會年輕多長時間。

　　An individual human existence should be like a river—small at first, narrowly contained within its banks, and rushing passionately past boulders and over waterfalls. Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the waters flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged in the sea, and painlessly lose their individual being.

　　人的生命應(yīng)當(dāng)像河流，開始是涓涓細(xì)流，受兩岸的'限制而十分狹窄，爾后奔騰咆哮，翻過危巖，飛越瀑布，河面漸漸開闊，河岸也隨之向兩邊隱去，最后水流平緩，森森無際，匯入大海之中，個人就這樣毫無痛苦地消失了。

　　Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity,of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease.This often exists in a man of sixty more than a boy of twenty.Nobody grows old merely by a number of years.We grow old by deserting our ideals.

　　青春意味著戰(zhàn)勝懦弱的那股大丈夫氣概和擯棄安逸的那種冒險精神。往往一個60歲的老者比一個20歲的青年更多一點這種勁頭。人老不僅僅是歲月流逝所致，更主要的是不思進(jìn)取的結(jié)果。

　　Years may wrinkle the skin,but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.

　　光陰可以在顏面上留下印記，而熱情之火的熄滅則在心靈上刻下皺紋。煩惱、恐懼、缺乏自信會扭曲人的靈魂，并將青春化為灰燼。

　　英語勵志短文二：

　　《You Have Only One Life》

　　There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real! Dream what you want to dream;go where you want to go;be what you want to be,because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

　　May you have enough happiness to make you sweet,enough trials to make you strong,enough sorrow to keep you human,enough hope to make you happy? Always put yourself in others’shoes.If you feel that it hurts you,it probably hurts the other person, too.

　　The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything;they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.Happiness lies for those who cry,those who hurt, those who have searched,and those who have tried,for only they can appreciate the importance of people

　　who have touched their lives.Love begins with a smile,grows with a kiss and ends with a tear.The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can’t go on well in lifeuntil you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

　　When you were born,you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.Live your life so that when you die,you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

　　Please send this message to those people who mean something to you,to those who have touched your life in one way or another,to those who make you smile when you really need it,to those that make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down,to those who you want to let them know that you appreciate their friendship.And if you don’t, don’t worry,nothing bad will happen to you,you will just miss out on the opportunity to brighten someone’s day with this message.

英語短文閱讀8

　　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9

　　一、長篇閱讀

　　【應(yīng)對策略】

　　1.先看題目后看文章。盡管信息匹配題在考細(xì)節(jié)，但是題干涉及的細(xì)節(jié)信息往往反映文章的主旨或段落主題，所以，通過快速瀏覽題干中的若干條細(xì)節(jié)信息，考生可以迅速把握文章的主旨，從而能夠在回頭閱讀原文時加快定位速度，節(jié)省閱讀時間。

　　2. 先易后難，步步為營。采用由易到難的解題策略，可以提升考生的解題信心。對于那些能迅速找出定位信息返回的句子，考生不妨先做。而對于答題線索較少的題目，考生可留在最后再解答。

　　二、詞匯理解

　　【應(yīng)對策略】

　　1. 精讀文章開頭部分文字。尤其是第一句，確定本文主題。文章主旨的確定對于篇章語境的整體把握意義重大。

　　2. 確定各單詞的基本詞性。這里所說的基本詞性是指該單詞最常見的詞性。例如，turn一般作動詞，但在動詞短語at the turn of the century中，它也可以用作名詞。不過，其最常用的情況是作動詞，那么我們就把其歸于動詞類。如果做題時，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)空格處在一個介詞后面，而介詞后面是賓語，即介詞后面應(yīng)該是名詞，若其它名詞不能與之搭配，我們再考慮像turn這樣既能用作動詞又能用作名詞的單詞。

　　3. 設(shè)定詞性類別：名，動，形，副，現(xiàn)在分詞。本次考試與歷年考試一致，所涉及的詞性類別只局限于上述五類，四級考試該題型中，從未涉及指代詞，介詞，定冠詞等虛詞的填寫。

　　4. 按照各單詞的基本詞性將15個單詞逐一分別歸類。

　　5. 根據(jù)基本的句法常識和邏輯意義進(jìn)行填寫。填寫時，注意，上下文是否合乎語法，句子內(nèi)部各成分間的搭配是否邏輯，句子與句子之間是否連貫一致。

　　三、仔細(xì)閱讀

　　【應(yīng)對策略】

　　仔細(xì)閱讀總體上可以劃分為主旨類題目和細(xì)節(jié)類題目。筆者發(fā)現(xiàn)，從05年開始，主旨類題目的比重大幅下降，細(xì)節(jié)題已然成為主流。

　　1. 一切以立足原文為基準(zhǔn)。

　　2. 以文章信息為主導(dǎo)來選擇一個原文表述一致的信息或者是同義改寫的信息，以提高選項的正確率。

　　3. 務(wù)必確定答案所在位置.題干和答案緊密結(jié)合，構(gòu)成一個獨立完整不可分割的意義單位。我們在找答案的`時候，絕對不能脫離題干。

　　4. 服從主旨原則。此處所談的主旨包括段落主旨和全文主旨。把握文章主題，是正確快捷的解決閱讀中的難題，取得閱讀高分的基本前提。

　　5. 熟悉錯誤選項的設(shè)置方式，謹(jǐn)防干擾。

　　(1) 顛倒黑白。即選項和原文的基本觀點或者事實相反，原文說西，選項說東，原文說壞，選項說好。

　　(2) 無中生有。即選項的內(nèi)容在原文中根本就不存在。

　　(3) 張冠李戴。即原文說甲事物具有某特征，選項卻張冠李戴。

　　四、通用七大技巧

　　答題技巧一： 詳略得當(dāng)

　　對于大學(xué)英語四級閱讀來說，根據(jù)題目的“題眼”快速在文章中找到答案是最關(guān)鍵的，這樣我們就要在閱讀時注意詳略得當(dāng)。克服精讀精益求精的習(xí)慣，做到有信息處精讀，無信息處略讀，略讀處一掃而過。

　　題目中數(shù)字、人名等信息(題眼)在原文中對應(yīng)的部分必須詳讀。而對所要解釋或證明的觀點的細(xì)節(jié)舉例處或者通常有數(shù)個名詞的并列項，它們不是完整的主謂賓的句子，因此無法與問題對應(yīng)的詳細(xì)列舉處，都可以略讀。

　　答題技巧二：顯性信息

　　查讀的信息通常是顯性信息，只要將問題在原文中進(jìn)行準(zhǔn)確定位就能得到正確答案，一般不需要做推理。

　　特別提示：考生對于以下一些顯性信息也應(yīng)注意。

　　(1) 表示因果關(guān)系的詞或詞組：because， reason， due to， since， so that， therefore等

　　(2) 表示目的關(guān)系的詞或詞組：in order to， so as to， by等

　　(3) 表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系的詞或詞組：but， however， yet等

　　(4) 表示對比關(guān)系的詞或詞組：contrary to， unlike， like等

　　答題技巧三：題文同序

　　英語四級考試的閱讀部分，問題順序與原文順序一致(有時順序不一致)，這就要求考生應(yīng)該按照題目的順序依次做題。

　　答題技巧四：分解對應(yīng)

　　分解對應(yīng)四分法：快速將問題分解成4個部分(主A 謂B賓C+其他D)，與原文進(jìn)行對比。

　　答題技巧五：選小不選大

　　四級閱讀中，問題的范圍必須小于原文范圍，反之則不選。

　　不能選的選項為：

　　(1) 選項的信息與原文內(nèi)容相反

　　(2) 選項將原文的意思張冠李戴

　　(3) 將原文中的不確定因素轉(zhuǎn)化為確定因素

　　(4) 改變原文中的條件、范圍等

　　答題技巧六： 主賓判定

　　四級閱讀中，將題干的句子進(jìn)行簡單分解后，問題中的主語、賓語在原文未出現(xiàn)或被偷換概念，則不選。

　　不選的選項：

　　(1) 選項表述無中生有

　　(2) 原文中作者的目的、意圖、愿望等內(nèi)容在選項作為客觀事實陳述

　　(3) 將原文中的特殊情況推廣為普遍現(xiàn)象

　　(4) 將原文的內(nèi)容具體化

　　(5) 隨意比較原文中的兩個事物

　　答題技巧七：相關(guān)信息準(zhǔn)確合并

　　考生遇到問題時，不能只局限在某一段里面找答案，可以先做后面的題目，在后面的閱讀中發(fā)現(xiàn)還有該題的答案時，將相關(guān)信息合并后再確定答案。

英語短文閱讀10

　　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

　　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( )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，此時此刻孩子們正在花園里玩耍呢，故選D。

　　點評：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

英語短文閱讀12

　　自制Self-Control

　　Self-control is essential to happiness and success.

　　自制對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。假若一個人屈服于沖動或是感情用事,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�。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。一個人要想成為領(lǐng)導(dǎo),他首先必須能掌控自我。當(dāng)一個人激動或是生氣的時候,考驗的時刻便到了,這時首先應(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一事無成。忍耐比逞英雄更能考驗一個人的'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。自知之明對自制而言極為關(guān)鍵。過度的自我檢討會導(dǎo)致病態(tài);而檢討不足則會導(dǎo)致行事草率。不過,有兩樣?xùn)|西肯定能增強我們的自制力。其一是注重良知,其二是心懷善意。一個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13

　　James Cameron: Failure is an Option, but Fear is not

　　詹姆斯·卡梅�。菏�敗是人生的選項之一，但畏懼不是

　　And you know, along the way in this journey of discovery, I learned a lot. I learned a lot about science. But I also learned a lot about leadership. Now you think director has got to be a leader, leader of, captain of the ship, and all that sort of thing.

　　在發(fā)現(xiàn)的旅途中，我學(xué)到了很多。我學(xué)到的'不僅僅是科學(xué)知識，還有領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力。很多人以為作為導(dǎo)演，就一定具有很高的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力，就像船長帶領(lǐng)整艘船一樣。

　　I didn't really learn about leadership until I did these expeditions. Because I had to, at a certain point, say, "What am I doing out here? Why am I doing this? What do I get out of it?" We don't make money at these damn shows. We barely break even. There is no fame in it. People sort of think I went away between "Titanic" and "Avatar" and was buffing my nails someplace, sitting at the beach. Made all these films, made all these documentary films for a very limited audience.

　　但我卻是從這些探險中學(xué)到如何帶領(lǐng)團(tuán)隊。在探險時，有時候我會問自己，“我為什么會在這里?為什么要做這些紀(jì)錄片?我從中得到了什么?”我們并沒有從這些紀(jì)錄片中賺錢，還差點虧了本。我也沒有賺到名聲。很多人以為我在《秦坦尼克號》之后《阿凡達(dá)》之前就一直躺在沙灘邊享受。這些紀(jì)錄片只有很少的觀眾。

　　No fame, no glory, no money. What are you doing? You're doing it for the task itself, for the challenge---and the ocean is the most challenging environment there is, for the thrill of discovery, and for that strange bond that happens when a small group of people form a tightly knit team. Because we would do these things with 10-12 people working for years at a time. Sometimes at sea for 2-3 months at a time.

　　沒有名聲，沒有榮耀，沒有利潤。那我在做什么呢?我做這些其實只是為了這件任務(wù)本身。為了挑戰(zhàn)——海洋是現(xiàn)存最危險的環(huán)境;為了發(fā)現(xiàn);也為了一種奇怪的關(guān)系，這發(fā)生在一個很少人組成的緊密團(tuán)隊中。我們這10到12個人在一起工作了很多年。有時要在海里一起工作2到3個月。

　　And in that bond, you realize that the most important thing is the respect that you have for them and that they have for you, that you've done a task that you can't explain to someone else. When you come back to the shore and you say, "We had to do this, and the fiber optic, and the attenuation, and this and that all the technology of it, and the difficulty, the human performance aspects of working at sea, you can't explain it to people. It's that thing that maybe cops have, or people in combat that have gone through something together and they know they can never explain it. Creates a bond, creates a bond of respect."

　　在這種關(guān)系中，我發(fā)現(xiàn)最重要的東西就是尊重。你尊重他們，他們也尊重你，每個人做的工作都無法向其他人解釋。當(dāng)你從岸邊回來的時候，你說：“我們不得不這樣做，光纖眼、鈍化、這個、那個，所有的技術(shù)、困難和在海邊表演的各方面，你沒法跟大家說清楚。這很像警察經(jīng)歷的那種事情或是格斗中人們經(jīng)歷的，他們知道他們解釋不清。創(chuàng)造一種關(guān)系，建立起一種尊重關(guān)系。”

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　　Mr. Johnson had a factory. He once 1 on TV that animals could be taught to 2 some work for people if they were given 3 to eat. He loved the idea. He thought it would be 4 to have a dog look after his 5 and an elephant do some heavy jobs 6 his factory. He bought a dog 7 an elephant in the market and decided to teach them to do some work for him. Of course. he 8 bought a lot of food for them. Several months later，the dog and the elephant 9 fatter and fatter，but they 10 do any work for him. At last，Mr. Johnson had to give up.

　　1. A. saw B. asked C. met 2. A. make B. do C. 1et

　　3. A. someone B. nothing C. something 4. A. bad B. good C. 1ate

　　5. A. house B. shirt C. eyes 6. A. in B. above C. under

　　7. A. but B. or C. and 8. A. also B. never C. yet 9. A. xxx elt B. sounded C. became

　　10. A. mustn’t B. couldn’t C. shouldn’t 2 At our school, we sometimes have a special day to help others. Last year we went to an old people’s 1 and sang songs and performed a play for 2 . The old people were very 3 . We should be allowed to take time to do things like that more often. For example, we should 4 primary schools and help 5 young students. I want to be a teacher 6 I’m older so it would be a great experience for me. Other students would like to do other jobs. For example, my friend Tian Ge wants to 7 for a newspaper. She should be allowed to volunteer at the newspaper office once a week. 1. A. home B. bank C. shop D. river 2. A. us B. them C. him D. her 3. A. great B. angry C. xxx art D. happy 4. A. buy B. have C. visit D. build 5. A. tell B. ask C. teach D. find 6. A. how B. when C. where D. why 7. A. write B. wait C. look D. pay 求解 七年級英語閱讀和完形填空

　　應(yīng)該是CEBGA

英語短文閱讀15

　　The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty. Mr Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display. Two of his assistants had been working busily since 8 o'clock and had only just finished. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr Taylor went back into his shop.

　　The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade. It came to a stop outside the jeweler's. One man stayed at the wheel while two others with black stockings over their faces jumped out and smashed the window of the shop with iron bars. While this was going on, Mr Taylor was upstairs. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed. Just as it was leaving, Mr Taylor rushed out and ran after it throwing ashtrays and vases, but it was impossible to stop the thieves. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.

　　皮卡迪利大街附近的一條著名拱廊街道上，幾家高檔商店剛剛開始營業(yè)。在早晨的這個時候，拱廊街上幾乎空無一人。珠寶店主泰勒先生正在欣賞新布置的'櫥窗。他手下兩名店員從早上8點就開始忙碌，這時剛剛布置完畢。鉆石項鏈、戒指漂亮地陳列在黑色絲絨上面。泰勒先生站在櫥窗外凝神欣賞了幾分鐘就回到了店里。

　　寧靜突然被打破，一輛大轎車亮著前燈，響著喇叭，呼嘯著沖進(jìn)了拱廊街，在珠寶店門口停了下來。一人留在駕駛座上，另外兩個用黑色長筒絲襪蒙面的人跳下車來。他們用鐵棒把商店櫥窗的玻璃砸碎。這開始發(fā)生時，泰勒先生正在樓上。他與店員動手向窗外投擲家具，椅子，桌子飛落花流水在拱廊街上。一個竊賊被一尊很重的雕像擊中，但由于他忙著搶鉆石首飾，竟連疼痛都顧不上了。這場搶劫只持續(xù)了3分鐘，因為竊賊爭先恐后地爬上轎車，以驚人的速度開跑了。就在轎車離開的時候，泰勒先生從店里沖了出來，跟在車后追趕，一邊還往車上扔煙灰缸、花瓶。但他已無法抓住那些竊賊了。他們已帶著價值數(shù)千鎊的首飾逃之夭夭了。

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