长难句理解和美文欣赏
第1组
1．The Internet connects us with more real people than expected--helpful people who can give advice on careers，medical problems，raising children，and choosing a school or college．（07江苏卷E篇）
2．It appears that the ability to let go thoughts that come into mind flees the brain to attend to more rapidly changing things and events in the outside world．(07天津D篇)
3．Developing your emotional intelligence is the single best thing you can do if you want to develop your relationships with people around you，which is the key to the leadership skills．(07天津E篇)
1．因特网把我们与现实中的人们联系在一起，并且比我们预料的人们要多：这些有帮助的人们在职业、医疗问题、抚养小孩、选择学校及选择大学方面能提供建议。
2．看来，那种能放手(而不是执着于)进人头脑中的想法的能力解放了大脑, 从而关注外部世界中变化更快的事情。
3．如果你想与你周围的人形成好的关系，发展你的情商是你能做的一件最好的事情，这是领导技术的关键所在。
【美文赏读】 Happiness is an Attitude
Maybe you wouldn’t say yesterday was a happy day，because you had a misunderstanding with your friend．But weren’t there moments of happiness，moments of clear peace? Now that you think about it，wasn’t there a letter from an old friend，or a stranger who asked where you got such a great
haircut? You re member having a bad day，yet those good moments occurred．Happiness is like a visitor，you can’t command her appearance；you can only appreciate her when she does show up．And you can’t force happiness to happen—but you can make sure you are aware of it when it does．
Happiness is an attitude，not a condition．It’s cleaning the Venetian blinds while listening to an aria，or spending a pleasant hour organizing your closet Happiness is your family assembled at dinner．It’s in the present, not in the distant promise of a “someday when…”How much luckier we are—and how much more happiness we experience—if we can fall in love with the life we’re living．
Happiness is a choice．Reach out for it at the moment it appears.
人们往往认为幸福是易想不易得的。其实幸福时刻就在我们身边，因为它在于我们怎么去看待幸福，怎么去定义幸福。快乐的人时时处处都能体验到幸福。相反，多愁善感者恐怕只能认为幸福是可望而不可及的了。
【表达亮点】
1．But weren’t there moments of happiness，moments of clear peace?
2．Happiness is like a visitor，you can’t command her appearance. 3．Happiness is an attitude，not a condition．
4．Happiness is a choice．Reach out for it at the moment it appears．
第2组
1．As my wife was studying in Florida，we decided to move there and tried to find a rental house that we could afford while also paying off a mortgage(抵押贷款) on our ruined house.(07山东卷)
2．An evaluation either this year reported that children on the school made 20 months’ progress in just one year, whereas similarly weak readers without special help made just five months’ progress, and so ended the year even further below the level expected for their age. (2007山东卷)
3．In terms of achievement, last week's ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization here earned a low, though not failing grade．(NMET 2006湖南卷)
4．He was something out of an ancient legend, this old craftsman with his way of speaking family, his very strange dusty felt hat, his funny accent from who-knows-where and，above all，his pride in his craft．(2006广东卷B篇)
1．我们决定搬到那里去，并且尽力找一间租赁房住：这间租赁房必须要求我们在还清我们已被毁的房子的抵押贷款的同时，我们也能付得起房租。
2．一份本年度的评估报告也报道说，这所学校的孩子在仅仅一年的时间里，取得了二十个月的进步，然而同样的，没有得到帮助的阅读能力差的读者仅仅取得了五个月的进步。并且一年结束后，他们甚至比同龄人预料的水平还要低。
3．就成绩而言，上周世贸组织在这里的部长会议得分不高，尽管还不至于不及格。
4．这位老艺人好象从远古时代出来的一样．说话友好随便，戴着一顶很奇怪，摸起来满是灰尘的帽子, 还带着谁知道是哪儿的, 听起来怪可笑的口音……
【美文赏读】 Are You Friendly?
Sheila had been going to her new school for a week，and she felt like a stranger there．“No one talks to me．”Sheila said．“It seems as if I am not even there．”
Sheila thought about Gloria，the girl who sat next to her in class．G10ria had said hello to Sheila the first day，but after that she hadn’t talked to Sheila again．
“She’s not a bit friendly．” Sheila said to her father．
“And what about you?” her father asked．“Are you friendly?”A11 weekend Sheila thought about her father’s question．Had she been friendly? That Monday Sheila went to school with a plan．The first step was to greet Gloria With a smile and a hello．Sheila tried it and when Gloria smiled back，Sheila took the second step．“Gloria，would you like to have lunch with me today?” Shefla whispered just before class began．
“Sure，” Gloria whispered back．You know 1 wanted to talk with you last week，but you acted as if you would rather be left alone．I didn’t know what to do．I'm glad you asked me．
友情和信任应该是相互的。以开放的心态去待别人，你就会得到同样的回报。这个小故事说明了一个深刻的道理。
【表达亮点】
1．“It seems as if I am not even there．” 2．The first step was to greet Gloria with a smile and a hello，
3．but you acted as if you would rather be left aIone． 4．I'm glad you asked me．
第3组
1．I find myself moving toward what is ahead with a curious bleng(混合)of both fighting and accepting my aging, hoping that the philosopher(哲学家)was right when he said, “Old is always fifteen
years from now.” (2007天津卷C篇)
2．The true strength of leadership is an inner strength that comes from the confidence of emotional intelligence--knowing your own emotions, and how to handle them, and those of others．(2007天津卷E篇)
3．I had looked through all the art books I had on my shelves and found his watercolors to be the closes to how I thought good watercolor should look.(NMET 2006全国卷I D篇)
4．Wrapping effectively prevented the close physical interactions like stroking(抚摸)and kissing that are so much a part of modern mothers’ and fathers’ affection for their infants．(NMET2006北京D篇)
1．我觉得我正朝着一种奇怪的矛盾混合体迈进。在这一情形中，我既要接受我变老的事实，也要与其抗争，同时希望那住哲学家所说的“年老距现在总是J5年”是对的。
2．领导的真正力量在于其内在的力量，这种内在的力量来自于对自己情商的自信——知道你自己的情感，并且知道怎样控制它们以及怎样控制其他人的情感。
3．我把我书架上所有的书都找了个遍，终于发现他的水彩画与我想象的水彩画是最为接近的。
4．对婴儿进行包裹有效的阻止诸如抚摸和亲吻这样的身体接触，而这些恰恰是现在做父母的对他们的婴儿爱护所表现出来的行为。
【美文赏读】 Time
Each of US has a bank whose name is “Time”．Every morning，TIME credits you with 86，400 seconds．Every night it writes off, as loss，whatever of this you have failed to invest to good purposes．It carries over no balances．It allows no overdraft(透支).
Each day it opens a new account for you．Each night it burns the remains of the day．If you fail to use the day deposit(存款)，the loss is yours．There is no going back．There is no drawing against tomorrow．You must live in the present on today’s deposits．Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health，happiness and success! The clock is running．Make the most of today．
廖廖数语，但句句是金玉良言。一时间对我们来说的确是不可超用也不可转用的“金钱”。它对每一个人都是公平的．但它稍纵即逝。所以文中说得好．“The clock is running．Make the most of today.’’
【表达亮点】
1．TIME credits you with 86，400 seconds． 2．There is no going back．
3．Invest it so as to get from it the…； 4．Make the most of today．
第4组
1．Even in his 80s he traveled across the county to advise teachers and management people on how to set objectives(目标)that develop the best teaching and learning within their schools．(2007全国卷I D篇)
2．Five people won the “China’s Green Figure” award，a title given to ordinary people for their contributions to environment protection．(NMET 2006山东卷)
3．We all know that the normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7-8 hour's sleep alternating(交替)with some 16-17 hours’ wakefulness and that，broadly speaking，the sleep normally coincides(相符)with the hours of darkness．(《黄冈重点中学高考专题测试卷》)
1．即使他80多岁，他还是到全国各地周游，给学校的老师和管理人员提出如何在学校提高教学质量的建议。
2．五个人获得了“中国环保人物”奖，此奖授予为环保事业做出贡献的普通百姓。
3．我们都知道正常人每天大约要睡上7至8小时，与之相交替的是大约16至17小时的清醒状态，广义地说，睡眠与黑夜时间是一致的。
【美文赏读】 The Hand
The Thanksgiving Day is coming, a school teacher asked her class of first graders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for．She thought of how little these children from poor neighborhoods actually had to be thankful for．But she knew that most of them would draw pictures of turkeys or tables with food．The teacher was taken a back with the picture Douglas handed in a simple childishly drawn hand．
But whose hand? The class was captivated by the abstract image．“I think it must be the hand of God that brings us food．’’ said one child．“A farmer，”said another，‘‘because he grows the turkeys．” Finally when the others were at work, the teacher bent over Douglas’s desk and asked whose hand it was．“It’s your hand，Tericher，” he mumbled．
She recalled that frequently at breaks she had taken Douglas，a scrubby forlorn child by the hand．She often did that with the children．But it meant so much to Douglas．Perhaps this was everyone’s Thanksgiving，not for the material things given to us but for the chance，in whatever small way，to give to others．
也许人人都有要感激的东西，但真正值得别人感激的不是我们给了他什么东西，而是我们给了他什么机会，无论这种给予是多么的微不足道。一个天真的小孩在感恩节的那一天用他稚嫩的手画了他的教师的那只手。一幅朴素的画表达了他对曾经用手帮扶过他的教师的感激之情。
【表达亮点】
1…thought of how little these children from poor neighborhoods actually had to be thankful for
2…was captivated by… 3…were at work 4…it meant so much to Douglas
5．Perhaps this was everyone’s Thanksgiving，not for the material things given to us but for the chance，in whatever small way，to give to others．
第5组
1．It is the elephant’s great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat．(2007重庆D篇)
2．I came to Japan two years ago．and didn’t think 1 would stay long，but Japan has that effect on you．People often end up living here longer than they planned．(2006福建卷A篇)
3．1 would sit in class feeling completely lost．the teacher’s words muffled as I tried to figure out how 1 was going to manage．(2006北京卷B篇)
1．猎取食物的强烈渴望，使得大象们不仅成为环境的破坏者，并且成为其栖息地的重要建设者。
2．两年前我来到日本，曾想不会在这里长呆，但日本的影响很大，人们常常停留的时间超过计划。
3．我常常在上课时十分茫然。尽管我极力控制但老师的话语还是听不进。
【美文赏读】 The Bible
A young man from a wealthy family was about to graduate from high sch001．It was the custom in that rich neighbor for the parents to give the graduate a cal\"．Bill and his father had spent months
looking at cars，and the week before graduation they found the perfect car．Bill was certain that the car would be his on graduation night．
Imagine his disappointment when，on the eve of his graduation，Bill’s father handed him a gift—wrapped Bible! Bill was so angry，he threw the Bible down and stormed out of the house．He and his father never saw each other again．It was the news of his father’s death that brought Bill home again．
As he sat one night, going through his father’s possessions that he was to inherit(继承)，he came across the Bible his father
had given him．He brushed away the dust and opened it to find a cashier’s check，dated the day of his graduation，in the exact
amount of the car they had chosen．
为了毕业赠车一事，儿子误解了父亲，离家而走，一去不返。直到多年后父亲去世，儿子才弄清了当年的真相。但作者没有直陈简叙，而是留下了故事的包袱，在事后才解开，并且全文突然结束。这更能让人深思和回味。
【表达亮点】
1．Bill was certain that the car would be his on graduation night．
2．Imagine his disappointment when，on the eve of his graduation，Bill’s father handed him a gift—wrapped Bible .
3．…he threw the Bible down and stormed out of the house．
4．It was the news of his father's death that brought Bill home again．
5．He brushed away the dust and opened it to find a cashier's check，dated the day of his graduation，in the exact amount of the car they had chosen．
第6组
1．The Win-Cube project is not something that goes on a piece of paper，it is real—world engineering，allowing high school students to have an opportunity to learn more about the exciting word of engineering through their participation in this challenging program．(2007湖南卷A篇)
2．Several years ago we had one timetable that operated throughout, but we soon found that both the students and the teachers lost interest by about halfway through the ten weeks．(2006全国卷)
3．For some strange reason，I had been waiting until my retirement to start doing watercolors again，but as soon as 1 walked out of the school door for the last time I picked up my brushes and rediscovered Andrew Wyeth，who quickly became my favorite artist．(2006全园卷)
1．Win-Cube计划不是纸上谈兵，它是真实的工程设计计划，它使得高中学生能有这样的机会：通过参加这个具有挑战性的项目而了解到更多工程设计的精妙之处。
2．几年前．我们有一个贯穿始终的时刻表，但是我们很快发现学生和老师都在十周的期限中途就失去了兴趣。
3．由于某些奇怪的原因．我一直等到退休后又开始画水彩画。但是当我在最后一次走出校门就拿起画笔，并且再次发现Andre wyeth．他立刻成为我所喜欢的画家。
【美文赏读】 Peace
Mr．Chairman，Excellencies，Ladies and Gentlemen，I would like first of all to once again thank the Norwegian Nobel Committee for the award they have made to the United Nations Peace-Keeping Operations．Their decision has been acclaimed(欢呼)all over the world．I take this opportunity also to express once again my deep gratitude to the countries，which have contributed troops or provided logistical support to these operations．It is to their willing cooperation that we own the success of this great experiment in conflict control．
Peace—the word evokes(唤起) the simplest and most cherished dream of humanity．Peace is，and has always been，the ultimate(最终的)human aspiration(渴望)．And yet our history shows that while we speak constantly of peace，our action tells a very different story．
Peace is an easy word to say in any language．As Secretary-General of the United Nations，I hear it SO frequently from so many different mouths and different sources that it sometime seems to me to be general incantation more or less deprived of practical meaning．What do we really mean by peace?
这是选自前联合国秘书长佩雷斯·德奎利亚尔在1998年代表联合国维和部队接受诺贝尔和平奖时所发表的演说。演说的开头和第一段是属于礼仪演说的客套。第二、三段围绕着演讲的时境点题，展开对“和平”一词意义的论说，以提问方式进入演讲的主题。
【表达亮点】
1．I would like first of all，to once again thank the Norwegian Nobel Committee for the award they have made to the United Nations Peace-Keeping Operations．
2．It is to their willing cooperation that we own the success of this great experiment in conflict control．
3．Peace is，and has always been，the ultimate human aspiration． 5．Peace is an easy word to
say in any language．
4．…while we speak constantly of peace，our action tells a very different story．
第7组
1．If children are given fried chicken and chocolate rather than food, or are always allowed to choose what to eat, they will go for sweet and salty food every time, and this will carry on throughout their lives．(2007安徽A篇)
2．It's also quite normal for top managers from department stores to spend a day or two each month visiting stores and mixing
them freely with the public, as if they were the ordinary customers, to get an idea of how customers act．(2007安徽C篇)
3．Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the America manly image and judges were lenient in most courts，but the drunken killing has recently caused so many well-publicized tragedies, especially concerning young children, that public opinion is no longer so tolerant(忍受). (天津市南开中学2007届第一次月考试卷E篇)
4．The effects of exercise on brain development can even be seen in babies．Babies who do activities that require a lot of movement and physical activity show greater brain development than babies who are less physically active．With babies, even a little movement can show big results．(辽宁省2007年上学期期中联合考试英语试题D篇)
1．如果不给孩子们健康的食物，而是给炸鸡和巧克力，或者允许他们选择自己所喜欢的，那么他们将每次都选择甜的或成的食物。如此一来，这个习惯将伴其终生。
2．对于大超市的高级管理人员而言．这太普通了：为了了解顾客们如何购物，他们扮成普通的顾客，每个月花上一两天时间去逛超市并且融入到大众中去。
3．但是最近酒后驾车撞死人引起如此多的悲剧故事，尤其是与青少年相关的，以至于舆论也不能被人所容忍了。
4．那些做很多运动和身体活动的婴儿比身体运动较少的婴儿在大脑发育上表现得更为优越。
【美文赏读】 Love Your Life
However mean your life is，meet it and live it；do not shun it and call it hard names．It is not SO bad as you are．It looks poorest when you are richest．The fault—finder will find faults in paradise．Love your life，poor as it is．You may perhaps have some pleasant，thrilling，glorious hours，even in a poor—house．The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms—house as brightly as from the rich man’s abode；the snow melts before its door as early in the spring．I do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there，and have as cheering thoughts，as in a palace．The town’s poor seem to me often to live the most independent lives of any．May be they are simply great enough to receive without misgiving．Most think that they are above being supported by the town；but it often happens that they are not above supporting themselves by dishonest means．Which should be more disreputable? Cultivate poverty like a garden herb，like sage．Do not trouble yourself much to get new things，whether clothes or friends，turn the old，return to them．Things do not change；we change．Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts．
不论我们的生活多么卑贱，我们每天都要面对它，我们不能躲避它，更不能用恶言咒它。因此我们要爱自己的生活，哪怕它贫穷。要知道夕阳反照在济贫院的窗上，与照在富户人家窗上一样光亮。
【表达亮点】
1．However mean your life is，meet it and live it． 2．Love your life，poor as it is．
3. The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house as brightly as from the rich man’s abode; the snow melts before its door as early, in the spring．
4. Most think that they are above being supported by the town；but it 0flen happens that they are not above supposing themselves by dishonest means．
5．Things do not change；we change． 6．Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts．
第8组
1. American storytellers get their tales from a wide variety of sources, cultures, and times. They regard storytelling not only as a useful tool in child education, but also as a meaningful activity that helps adults understand themselves as well as those whose culture may be very different from their own．(2007浙江D篇)
2. It was my mother's idea·. She wanted me to “make something” of myself， and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.(2007年浙江E篇)
3. The auctioneer's services all paid for in the form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for．The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding as high as possible．He will not waste time by starting the bidding too low. He will also play on the opponents among his buyers and succeed in getting a high price by encouraging two business competitors to bid against each other．(2005年上海高考题阅读E篇)
4．For me the most interesting thing about a solitary life, and mine has been that for the last twenty years is that it becomes increasingly rewarding．When I can wake up and watch the sun rise over the
ocean, as I do most days, and know that I have an entire day ahead, uninterrupted, in which to write a few pages, take a walk with my dog, lie down in the afternoon for a long think (why does one think better in a horizontal position?), read and listen to music, I am flooded with happiness． (2006年南宁调考题C篇)
1．美国故事大王们认为讲故事不仅仅是教育儿童的好工具．而且也是帮助成年人了解他们自己的有意叉的活动，听故事也能帮助那些与美国文化有很大不同的人们。
2．我妈妈想要我自己决定一些事情。在我很小的时候，我一有机会就能做出自己的决定，以此来跟上竞争(的形势)。
3．因此．拍卖人与尽可能抬高拍卖的价有直接的利益。他会利用竞拍的对手，通过鼓励对手竞拍来成功抬高价格。
4．对我来说．独居生活中最有意思的一点是它越来越对我有所裨益了，过去二十年我一直过着这种生活。当我能醒来看见海上日出，绝大多数时间我都如此，并且知道自己有一整天的时间不会受打搅，可以写几页文稿，带着狗散散步，下午躺着沉思一阵(为什么人总是处在水平状态下思考得更好呢?)读读书或听听音乐时，我总感到自己被幸福包围着。
【美文赏读】 Sand Writing
A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert．
During some point of the journey，they had an argument，and one friend slapped the other one in the face．The one who got slapped was hurt，but without saying anything，he wrote in the sand：Today my best friend slapped me in the face．
They kept on walking，until they found an oasis，where they decided to take a bath．，11le one who
had been slapped got stuck in the mire(泥潭)and started drowning，but his friend saved him．After he recovered from the fright，he wrote on a stone：Today my best friend saved my life．
The friend．who had slapped and saved his best friend，asked him．“After I hurt you，you wrote in the sand，and now，you write on a stone，why?’’
The other friend replied：“When someone hurts us，we should write it down in sand，where the winds of forgiveness can erase it away，but when someone does something good for us，we must engrave(雕刻1 it in stone where no wind can ever erase it．”
Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your blessing in stone．
记住的是别人的恩情。忘却的是别人的仇怨，这是一般人难以做到的事情，而做到了这一点，你就达到了一种很高的人生境界。
【表达亮点】
1．During some point of the journey，
2．They kept on walking，until they found an oasis，where they decided to take a bath．
3．Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to calve your blessing in stone．
第9组
1．The “Mommy and Me” time allows us to be simply alone and away with each child----talking，sharing and laughing，which has been the biggest gain．(2007全国卷I C篇)
2．Old and faulty equipment is a major cause of office dissatisfaction．there’s no question about it，but you also have to say that the frequent change of equipment is also, or could be，a main cause of dissatisfaction．(2006浙江卷D篇)
3．But I'd say that for general quality of living，cities of neither too large nor too small, 1ike Sapporo where I live，are better choices．(2006福建卷A篇)
1．“妈妈和我”时刻允许我们能单独去和每一个孩子呆在一起。谈话，分享，欢笑，这就是最大的收获。
2．破旧的有问题的设备是引起办公不满的主要原因。这一点是毫无疑问的。但是，你也得说经常变换设备也是或者可能是造成不满的主要原因。
3．但是我想说就总的生活质量而言，就像我住的札幌城(日本北海道西部城市)那些既不太大又不太小的城市，是较为理想的选择。
【美文赏读】 The Day That Changed My Life
One day, on a bus I saw a lovely girl with golden hair．I envied her．She seemed so happy．I wished I were as fair．When suddenly she rose to leave，I saw her hobble down the aisle．She had one leg and wore a crutch，but as she passed，she gave a happy smile．I stopped to buy some candy．The lad who sold it had such charm．I talked with him. He seemed so glad．And as I left he said to me, “Thank you. You have been so kind．It’s nice to talk with folks like you．You see, I'm blind．” Later while walking down the street．I saw a child with eyes of blue．He stood and watched the others play，he did not know what to do．I stopped a moment and said，“Why don’t you join the others，dear?”
He looked ahead without a word，and then I knew he couldn’t hear．
With legs to take me where I go，
With eyes to see the sunset’s glow，
With ears to hear what 1 would know…?
Forget me when I whine!
I'm blessed indeed!
This world is beautiful and fine!
本文描述了改变作者一生的一天：有一天作者目睹了那些遭受不幸的人，不由自主地觉得与他们相比自己幸运多了,从而增强了战胜困难的信心。故事告诉我们，无论遇到多大的挫折，都要积极：向上。
【表达亮点】
1．a lovely girl with golden hair； 2．I wished I were as fait； 3．…as she passed，she gave a happy smile；
4．The lad who sold it had such charm；5．He looked ahead without a word；6．This world is beautiful and fine!
第10组
1．This comes after a national law was passed to give prison sentences to people who desert cats or dogs．(2007天津卷A篇)
2．Sure，that very young child，who has just only learned to walk，may not think to wipe apple juice off her face，but she already knows that when there’s a cookie in the kitchen she has to climb up the
table，and that when she gets to the cookie it will taste good．(2005湖北卷D)
1．这种现象出现于一部国家法律的出台之后，该法规定遗弃猫狗的人要被判入狱。
2．肯定．就是那个小孩，她还只是刚刚才学会走路。她也许还不会想到要擦掉脸上的苹果汁，但是她已经知道：如果厨房里有一块饼干的话，她得爬到桌子上；她还知道，如果她得到了那块饼干，那味道一定很好。
【美文赏读】 On Making Friends
As a human being，one can hardly do anything without a friend．Helping one out of trouble and bringing happiness to a lonely heart，a true friend may spread sunshine and love on one’s life．A friend will help you find out and overcome an overlooked(被忽略的)shortcoming，so that you can make progress and have success in your work or study．All the glory in the world is not worth a good friend．
True friendship is like an in—time rain falling on the dry land．True friends are not those who like to eat or drink together with you．but those who care more about your needs，growth，successes and failures．They will never get away for their own sake when faced with a great danger．Just as the old says puts it，‘‘A friend in need is a friend indeed．”
本文通过谚语“患难见真情”向读者阐述了一个哲理：人的一生离不开朋友。真正的朋友不是酒肉朋友，而是在生活上关心，在工作和学习上帮助成长和进步的朋友。短文言简意赅，说理透彻，对我们如何交友有一定的指导意义。
【表达亮点】
1．spread sunshine and loves on one’s 1ife 2．is like an in-time rain falling on the dry land
3．when faced with a great danger 4．just as the old saying puts it
第11组
1．I don’t know how to express what it is like to watch the once handsome man you love and intend to live with forever dying slowly.
2．How can a creature weighing over 5 tons and normally taking 150 kilograms of food and 120 liters of water per day survive in a desert environment?
3．At a time when competition is rising and resources are limited, when battles over testing force schools to adjust their priorities, when cellphones and e-mail speed up the information flow and all kinds of private ghosts and public quarrels slip into the parent-teacher conference, it’s harder for both sides to step back and breathe deeply and look at the goals they share．(2006上海卷E篇)
4．These are times when nothing is important but the bottom line，when you can do things any old way as long as it “pays”，when，in short, people look on work as a path to ever-increasing consumption rather than a way to realize their own abilities.(2006广东卷B篇)
1．当眼睁睁的看着一个曾经潇洒英俊，爱着并打算永远相伴的人慢慢死去时，我无法表达我的心情。
2．一个重量超过五吨，一般情况下每天吃150公斤食物，喝掉120升水的动物，在一个沙漠环境下怎样生存呢?
3．在这样一个时期，当竞争日益激烈．资源逐渐枯竭，当应试大战迫使学校调整其首要任务．当手机和电子邮件加快了信息的传播，各种秘密传闻和公开争吵开始出现在家长会上时。
4．总而言之，在这种年代，人们把工作看作是增加消费的途径而不是实现他们自己能力的一种方法。
【美文赏读】 Life Is What We Make It
Are you dissatisfied with today’s success？ It is the harvest from yesterday’s sowing．Do you dream of a golden tomorrow? You will reap what you are sowing today．We get out of life just what we put into it．
Nature takes on our moods：she laughs with those who laugh and weeps(哭泣)with those who weep．If we rejoice(高兴)and are glad the very birds sing more sweetly，the woods and streams murmur our song．But if we are sad and sorrowful a sudden gloom (忧郁)falls upon Nature’s face；the sun shines，but not in 0ur hearts；the birds sing，but not to us．
The future will be just what we make it．Our purpose will give it its character．One’s resolution is one’s prophecy(预言)．Leave all your discouraging pessimism behind．Do not prophesy evil，but good．Men of hope come to the front．
全文虽短．但淋漓尽致地表达了人生需要我们自己来创造的积极思想。一连串的富有哲理性的语言告诫我们应如何去创造我们的未来。正如文中所言：“The future will be just what we make it．Our purpose will give it its character．’’
【表达亮点】
1．You will reap what you are sowing today． 2．We get out of life just what we put into it．
3．She laughs with those who laugh and weeps with those who weep．
4．The future will be just what we make it． 5．Our purpose will give it its character．
第12组
1．As we continue to overheat our weak planet，it can only be hoped that other animal species will
adapt as extraordinarily well to change as the desert elephant．(2007湖北卷B篇)
2．What is worse，keeping your child away from what they fear can turn that feeling into phobia．Instead，you should encourage them to get in touch with the thing they fear in a safe and supportive environment．(2007湖北卷C篇)
3．In a research．Professor Alex Michal’s found that the people whose desire is not just for money，but for friends，family，job，health—rose furthest beyond what they already had，tended to be less happy than those who felt a smaller gap．(2007湖北卷D篇)
4．Some scientists suggest older people may expect life to be harder and learn to live with it，or they’re more realistic about their goals，only setting one that they know they can achieve．(2007湖北卷D篇)
1．当我们继续给我们脆弱的地球增温时，唯一希望的是其它的物种会像沙漠大象一样非常好地适应这种变化。
2．更糟的是，让孩子们远离他们害怕的东西，会使他们把这种感觉变成恐惧。相反，你应该鼓励他们在一个安全有保障的环境下去接触他们害怕的东西。．
3．在一份研究中，Affix Michal’s教授发现人们的欲望不仅仅是金钱，而且还有朋友，家庭，工作，健康，如果远远的高于他们已经拥有的，他们就会比那些感到差距更小一些的人更加不快乐。
4．一些科学家认为，老年人会预测生活会更艰难并学着去适应它，或者他们对目标更现实，仅仅制订他们知道自己能够达到的目标。
【美文赏读】 The feeling of the snowy day
The thermometer had dropped to 18 degrees below zero，but still chose to sleep in the porch as
usual．In the evening，the most：familiar sight to me would be stars in the sky．Though they were a mere sprinkle of twinkling dots, yet I had become so accustomed to them that their occasional absence would bring me loneliness and ennui．
It had been snowing all night，not a single star in sight．My roommate and I，each wrapped in a quilt，were seated far apart in a different comer of the porch，facing each other and chatting away·
She exclaimed pointing to something afar，“Look，Venus is rising!” I looked up and saw nothing but a lamp round the bend in a mountain path．I beamed and said pointing to a tiny lamplight on the opposite mountain，…It’s Jupiter over there!”
More and more lights came into sight as we kept pointing here and there．Lights from hurricane lamps flickering about in the pine forest created the scene of a star—studded sky．With the distinction between sky and forest obscured by snowflakes，the numerous lamplights now easily passed for as many stars．
Completely lost in a make—believe world，I seemed to see all the lamplights drifting from the ground．With the illusory stars hanging still overhead，1 was spared the effort of tracing their positions when 1 woke up from my dreams in the dead of night．
Thus I found consolation even on a lonely snowy night!
这篇英译是冰心的早期抒情散文。文章用简练且生动的语言赞美自然，想象精细，文笔清新，充满诗情画意，从而引发了人们对自然的眷恋。对生命的热爱。
【表达亮点】
1．not a single star in sight 2．She said pointing her finger at．．．，
3．I raised my head to take a look 4．round the bend in a mountain path
5．the numerous lamplights now easily
第13组
1．“People realize not only what they have, but also that what they have cannot last forever,” she says．(2007湖北卷D篇)
2．But the fact that such fears are common and normal doesn’t mean they can be taken lightly．(2007湖北卷C篇)
3．While 1 was standing in line at the cash register(收款台)，I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas．I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car．(2006全国卷I阅读理解B篇)
4．If he is introduced to another person，and a number of pauses occur in the conversation，he regards himself as a failure，a worthless person，and is full of envy of the emptiest-headed chatterbox．He knows that ninety nine percent of human conversation means no more than the buzzing of a fly，but he is anxious to join in the buzz and to prove that he is a man and not a waxwork figure．(2006湖北卷阅读理解E篇)
1．人们意识到不仅仅是他们拥有的东西，而且还意识到他们拥有的东西不可能持续永远。
2．恐惧是普遍的，而且正常的事，但这并不意味着我们就可以对他们掉以轻心。
3．离开 4．毫无意义的谈话
【美文赏读】 Put the glass down
A lecturer was giving a lecture to his students on stress management．
He raised a glass of water and asked the audience，“How heavy do you think this glass of water is?” The students’ answers ranged from 20 grams to 500 grams．
“It does not matter on the absolute weight．It depends on how long you hold it．If I hold it for a minute．it is OK．If I hold it for an hour．1 will have an ache in my arm．If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance．It is the exact same weight，but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes．”
“If we carry our burdens all the time．sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on，the burden becoming increasingly heavier．’’
“What do you have to do is to put the glass down and rest for a while before holding it up again．”
We have to put down the burden periodically，so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on．
So before you return home from work tonight，put the burden of work down．Don’t carry it back home．You can pick it up tomorrow．
Whatever burdens you ale having now on your shoulders，let it down for a moment if you can．
Life is short．Enjoy it!
人生有起有伏，有紧张也有活泼，然而紧张也好起伏也罢，都取决于一个人对人生的态度，有一份工作，要感恩，努力把它做好，有一点闲暇，要快乐，尽情享受人生之美好。
【表达亮点】
1．ranged from 20 gram to 500 gram． 2．It does not matter on the absolute weight．
3．sooner or later 4．Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders，let it down for a moment．
第14组
1．Fear-producing TV and computer games are leading to a serious disconnect between kids and the great outdoors, which will change the wild places of the world, its creatures and human health for the worse, unless adults get working on children's play．(2007湖南卷D篇)
2．Not surprisingly, she is a big believe in the value of arts education. She said it’s essential for schools to offer classes such as art or music and physical education because for some kids one of those subjects is the only thing that motivates them to come back to school day after day. (2007山东卷C篇)
3．When creatures are separated in regions with rare resources but few enemies, being big is a disadvantage, and evolution tends to shrink them, a process known as island dwarfing．(2006湖南卷D篇)
4．The tools are like those formerly seen only with European fusible(化石)from our own species，Homo sapiens(智人)，and the oldest of them were made 94，000 years ago．Homo sapiens(智人)，and the oldest of them were made 40，000 years ago. Homo sapiens is thought to have arrived in the island about 40,000 years ago, much too late to be responsible for the tools．(2006湖南卷D篇)
1．制造恐惧的电视和电脑游戏致使孩子和美好的户外活动严重脱离，这将使大自然，动物和人的健康变得更糟，除非成人开始管制孩子们的游戏。
2．她非常相信艺术教育的价值，这不足为奇的。她说学校必须教授美术、音乐和体育课程，因为对一些学生而言，这其中某一门是他们一天天重返学校的唯一动力。
3．当动物被分离在资源、天敌较少的地区时，身体太大是一个劣势，那么进化就使他们身体缩小，这就是我们知道的岛上人变矮的原因。
4．人们认为；Homo智人大约是4万年前来到这个岛屿，他们来得太晚，不可能制造这些工具。
【美文赏读】 No Risk，No Progress
In any walk of life，disappointments will go before success．As Walter Wrist on said．“Failure is not a crime．Failure to learn from failure is．”
When Jim Burke became the head of a new products division，his product failed and Burke expected that he would be fired．
He was called to see the chairman of the board．“Are you the one who just cost US all that money? Well，I just want to congratulate you．If yon are making mistakes，that means you are taking risks，and we won’t grow unless you take the risks．” Some years later，when Burke became chairman，he continued to spread the word．
By taking risks，you will accomplish more than you ever thought you could．
没有尝试就没有体验，没有体验就不可能成功。尝试的过程不会是一帆风顺的，尝试很可能会失败，甚至会冒很大的风险。我们不要被一时的失败或风险吓倒。在失败中学习，在失败中成长，在失败中成功，这才是最要紧的。
【表达亮点】
1．walk of life 2．Failure to learn from failure is．
3．…we won’t grow unless you take the risks 4．…accomplish more than you ever thought you could
第15组
1．We were all inclined to forgetfulness, and it was common for one of us, upon returning from the bathroom to find that every sign of his work in progress had disappeared suddenly．\"Do you remember what I was doing?” was a question frequently asked but rarely answered. (2007辽宁卷D篇)
2．Wrapping effectively prevented the close physical interactions like stroking and kissing that are so much a part of modern mothers’ and fathers’ affection for their infants.(NMET2006北京卷C篇)
1．我们都有健忘的倾向，并且对我们来说从浴室出来发现正在做的东西突然不见了是很普遍的，“你记得刚才我在做什么吗?”是一个经常被问到但很少有答案的问题。
2．对孩子包裹大大地阻止了像抚摸、接吻等较亲近的身体接触，而这些正是现代父母对他们的婴儿所表现出的爱的举动。
【美文赏读】
The desire to make exploration is born with man．Wherever his imagination goes，man also has a strong wish to go．A large part of human history is connected with the exploration of the world in which we live．Again and again people have set out with surprising courage and patience to look into unknown regions and lands to see what had not yet been seen，to make known the unknown．With kites，balloons and aircraft they left the ground to pass through the lower atmosphere．Now outer space receives their attention．
Why should man take the trouble of conquering space? It is hard to list the specific practical benefits that will result in．But one knows．from past experience in other areas，that man will surely see and discover new things in space that will increase our scientific knowledge，and this new knowledge will find its way into valuable practical uses．What we learn about man himself, from his experience in space，and from the effects of space and the space flight environment on him，will be extremely valuable．The new techniques developed to carry out the exploration of space, and to keep man alive in space，will certainly find practical uses in everyday life in some way．The areas that will benefit are diverse．They include communication，generation of power，transportation and travel，food production，materials，fuels and many others．But to say definitely just what the practical results will be almost impossible．
本文讲述人类探索周围世界及太空的欲望，开头说“探险的欲望是人类生来就有的，人的想象力有多远，其探索的欲望就有多强”，然后叙述人类对天空及太空的探索，使用了很多好的句子结构及短语和词汇。文章结构严谨，是一篇不可多得的关于太空探险的好文章。
【表达亮点】
1．Wherever his imagination goes，man also has a strong wish to go．
2．A large part of human history is connected with the exploration of the world in which we live．
3．Again and again people have set out with surprising courage and patience to look into unknown regions and lands to see what had not yet been seen，to make known the unknown．
4．It is hard to list the specific practical benefits that will result in．
5．But to say definitely just what the practical results will be almost impossible．
第16组
1．No matter what objects they select, artists are to bring forth new forces and forms that cause change--to find poetry where no one has ever seen or experienced it before．(2007重庆卷E篇)
2．Even before this tragedy(悲剧)，animal rights activists protested against keeping wild animals in unnatural conditions and forcing 1hem to suffer for the profit(利润)of circus organizers．(2006重庆卷D篇)
3．The homeless people may have become jobless and then not been able to pay their rent and so no longer have a roof over their heads．(2006陕西卷D篇)
4．A quarter of those using outdated computers in Britain said they were \"quite” or ‘‘very dissatisfied” with their everyday job compared to 16 percent of those who had enjoyed an advantage from up-to-date technology．(2006浙江卷D篇)
1．无论他们选择什么作为对象，艺术家们总能够提出一些能够带来变化的力量和形式一旨在发现别人以前没有看到或体验的特质。
2．动物权利积极分子反对在非自然条件下饲养野性动物以及为马戏团的组织者谋取利润而使它们遭罪。
3．这些无家可归者也许是失业后付不起房租，所以没有了家。
4．在英国那些使用旧电脑中的四分之一的人说，与那些已经享受新技术的优越性的16％的人相比，他们对日常工作“相当”或“很不满意”。
【美文赏读】 A Famous Lecture
What has impresses me most from being back in Beijing is the amount of change in China．In the first six months of this year，even with SARS and other problems，China still had a growth rate of 8％．In the next couple of decades you will become the number—one economy in the world．How you develop both economically and politically as a country is going to have a great impact on the whole of the world，and we need to make sure that countries like mine in Europe。countries like the United States，and countries like China are working closely together．There is so much work that we can do together．
You students here are the future of China. So the decisions you make and the way that you take them will have a great impact on the whole of the world．You will be the leaders of this country in the years to come，and how you lead，and the value with which you lead．will make a difference even in my own country．
这是英国首相布莱尔在清华大学的演讲，全文结构凝练缜密，用词讲究，背诵这种名家名篇有利于规划结构、遣词造句等基本功的培养，能帮助我们培养规范的写作习惯。
【表达亮点】
1．What has impressed me most from being backing Beijing is the amount of change in China．
2．In the next couple of decades you will become the number-one economy in the world．
3．There is so much work that we can do together．
4．the decision you make and the way that you take them will have a great impact on the whole of the world．
5．how you lead, and the value with which you lead, will make a difference even in my own country．
第17组
1．Even if standard tests like the SAT could show a student’s academic proficiency, they will never be able to test things like confidence, efforts and willpower, and are unable to give us the full picture of a student’s potentialities．(2007江西卷C篇)
2．Besides the Swedish ship wreck(残骸)，underwater archaeologists have made more exciting discoveries such as the 5000-year-old boats in the Mediterranean Sea. (NMET 2006 C篇)
3．This practice might have been learned from Egyptians even further in the past．but it was from China that it spread over trade routes through India，then across Arab lands，and finally to Europe, where it met up with the other ancestor of the national flag．(NMET 2006 E篇)
4．So, what’s a parent to do? More parents around the country should stop complaining to each other and let school officials know that they won’t stand by as large parts of their sons and daughters' childhoods are stolen for no good reason．(《试题与研究·2007年高考模拟试题》)
1．即使像跗这样一些标准的测试，也仅能够测试出学生的学业水平，而不能够就信心、努力、毅力等作出测试，更不用说能够清晰的反映出学生的潜力。
2．除了瑞典船的残骸之外，水下考古学家还发现更多的让人兴奋的东西，例如，五千年前沉入地中海的船只。
3．但是它正是沿贸易路线从中国延伸出去一穿过印度, 跨过阿拉伯地区。最终到达欧洲，在那里与同宗的另一只祖先汇合。
4．全国各地更多的学生家长们应该停止互相抱怨了, 要让学校的官员们知道，他们对他们的孩子的童年大部分时间被无端流逝不会袖手旁观了。
【美文赏读】 Building Our Own House
An elderly carpenter(木匠)was ready to retire．He told his employer of his plan to leave the house building business and lives a more leisurely life with his wife，enjoying time with his extended family．He would miss the pay，but he needed to retire．They could manage．
The employer was sorry to see such a good worker leave and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor．The carpenter said yes，but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work．He built the house carelessly and used poor materials．It was an unfortunate way to end his career．
When the carpenter finished his work，the employer handed the front—door key to the carpenter．“This is your house，”he said，“My gift to you．”
What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house，he would have done it all so differently．Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well．
So it is with us．We build our lives in a distracted(心不在焉的)way，reacting rather than acting，willing to put up less than the best．At important points we do not give the job our best effort．Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built．If we had realized, we would have done it differently.
本文以故事的形式阐述这样的一个哲理：我们漫不经心地建造自己的生活，不是积极行动，而是消极应对，凡事不精益求精，在关键处不尽最大努力。生活是你一生唯一的创造，用你的智慧去好好建造生活吧。
【表达亮点】
1．What a shock，what a shame
2．If he had only known he was building his own house，he would have done it all so differently．
3．We build our lives in a distracted way，reacting rather than acting，willing to put up less than the best．
第18组
1．These general uses are of great benefit in the career field, not necessarily for obtaining one’s first job after graduation, but for preparing for positions of responsibility, management and leadership later on．(2007江西卷E篇)
2．But I have come to think that beggars whom I met can get along without my spare change, and indeed perhaps they are actually better off for not having money to buy alcohol or drugs．(NME‘I’2006北京卷C篇)
1．这些(技巧)的广泛运用，在职场上是大有好处的，并不是说它有助于毕业找到第一份工作，而是指它可以为我们将来担负起管理和领导职责做好准备。
2．但我已认识到我所碰见的乞丐没有我施舍的零钱也能过得很好，而且因为没有钱买酒和毒品，他们的确事实上很富裕。
【美文赏读】 The lion and the antelope
In Africa，when the antelope(羚羊)wakes up every morning，the first thing that comes to his mind is，“I must be able to run faster than the fastest lion，or 1 will be killed by a lion．”And at just the same time，the lion wakes out of his dream，and the first thing flashing into his mind is：“I must be able to catch up with the slowest antelope，otherwise I will starve to death．”So．almost at the same moment both the antelope and the lion jump to their feet，and start running toward the rising sun．
Such is life～whether you are an antelope or a lion，you ought to dash forward without hesitation when the sun rises．
生活就是奋斗，生活就是竞争，生活就是优胜劣汰。谁能赢得竞争，谁就是生活的胜利者。你是做一个能抓住羚羊的狮子呢，还是做一个能逃脱狮子的羚羊呢?
【表达亮点】
1．…the first thing that comes to his mind is…． 2．And at just the same time，the lion wakes out of his dream，…
3．…and the first thing flashing into his mind is：．．．4．…you ought to dash forward without hesitation when the
第19组
1．Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them of them women, to keep a diary of all their absent minded actions for a fortnight. When he came to analyze their embarrassing lapses in a scientific report he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groupings．(2007全国大联考三阅读E)
2．However，watercolors remained my first choice，and I think I did my best work there, showing my paintings at a number of art exhibitions．(2006全国卷阅读D)
3．It has not proved difficult to make a strong case for the view that affluent nations, as well as affluent individuals, ought to be doing much more to help the poor than they are generally now doing.
4. The threat of an impact from space----which could be the worst catastrophe of all because a
large impact could bring the human race to extinction----has been considered, and methods to deal with this threat are being discussed．
1．史密斯教授最近说服35人，其中23人是女性，用两周的时间在日记中记录下他们所有的心不在焉的行为。当他在一篇报道中分析他们那些令人尴尬的过失时惊讶地发现几乎所有的人都可以划分成几种类型。
2．在那里我做了自己最好的工作，我的绘画在一系列艺术展览中得以展示。
3．有一种观点认为，富有的国家和富人理应比现在做得多得多去帮助别人。
4．人类已经考虑到，太空星际碰撞产生的威胁有可能造成最严重的灾难，因为一次大碰撞可能灭绝全人类。
【美文赏读】 Success Once is Enough
David McConnell sold books door-to-door．Housewives were not interested in the books and frequently slammed the door in McConnell’s face before he had a chance to make his sale．Instead of giving up，McConnell decided to give away a free gift，a small vial(瓶)of perfume(香水)，which he made himself He soon discovered that the women preferred the perfume to the books．He stopped selling books and created his own company Avon(雅芳化妆品)，which is a great success．
When you do nothing，you learn nothing．But when you try and fail．you learn what doesn’t work．That puts you one step
closer to what will work．It doesn’t matter how many times you fail．It does matter that you will succeed sometime．
Van Gogh(梵高)had failed in several careers before he began to paint．And he did succeed．
Success once is enough for Van Gogh．
And the same for you——success once is enough．
这个故事再一次说明“失败是成功之母”的道理。失败离成功往往只有一步之隔，超过这个艰难的一步，成功就在眼前了。
【表达亮点】
1．…and frequently slammed the door in McConnell’s face before he had a chance to make his sale．
2．When you do nothing，you learn nothing． 3．…when you try and fail，you learn what doesn’t work．
5．That puts you one step closer to what will work． 6．It does matter that you will succeed sometime．
7．And the same for you----success once is enough．
第20组
1．The traditional tent cities at festivals such as Glastonbury may never be the same again．In a victory of green business that is certain to appeal to environmentally-aware music lovers, a design student is to receive financial support to produce eco-friendly tents made of cardboard that can be recycled after the bands and the crowds have gone home. (2007上海卷D篇)
2．One of these premodern attachment----discouraging practices was to leave infants unnamed
until they had survived into the second year and another practice that discouraged maternal attachment was tightly wrapping．（NMET2006北京卷D篇）
3．According to the definition，a planet must have a clear neighborhood around its orbit f轨道)．Pluto has widely been considered a planet since its discovery in 1930．Unfortunately，it has a special orbit which overlaps with Neptune’s．It is all because, compared with Neptune, Pluto is very small. It is attracted by Neptune’s gravity when the two planets get closer.(湖北省黄冈中学、黄石二中2006年9月高三联考英语试卷D)
4．Recycling efforts have become commonplace，and many towns require their people to take part．Even the most efficient recycling programs, however, can hope to deal with only about 50 percent of a city’s reusable waste (北京市师大二附中07届高三英语月考D)
1．在绿色事业取得的一次胜利中——该项胜利对有环保意识的音乐迷一定有吸引力——负责设计的学生将受到资助
以制造出由纸板做的环保帐篷。这种帐篷在乐队和人群散去后可再利用。
2．过去减少父母与孩子的依赖的一个措施是婴儿出生后的第二年再取名字以避免孩子夭折给他们带来痛苦
3．这是因为与海王星相比，冥王星非常小。当两个星球靠近时, 冥王星被海王星的重力吸引。
4．然而，即时最有效的回收项目也只能处理一座城市5D％的可回收垃圾。
【美文赏读】 Value Each Moment
To realize the value of One Year，
Ask a student who failed his or her entrance exams．
To realize the value of One Month，
Ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby．
To realized the value of One Week，
Ask an editor of a weekly magazine．
To realize the value of One Day，
Ask a daily wage laborer who has six kids to feed．
To realize the value of One Hour，
Ask the lovers who are waiting to meet．
To realize the value of One Minute，
Ask a person who missed the train．
To realize the value of One Second，
Ask the person who survived an accident．
To realize the value of One Millisecond，
Ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics．
一秒一分，一时一日，对于不同的人来说，都赋有不同的意义。其实对于有意义的人生来说，每一刻都是珍贵的，重要的，都是值得我们珍惜和充分利用的。
【表达亮点】
1．To realize the value of…ask a the person…．2．学习全文的排比与并列语句的写作手法。
第21组
1．They marked the hours on candies，used sand in hour—glasses，and invented water—clocks．Indeed, any serious student of antique should spend as much time as possible visiting places, stately homes and museums to see some of the finest examples of clocks from the past．(2007年广东卷A篇)
2．Establishing a regular sleep schedule also makes it easier for children to wake up in order to have enough time to have a healthy breakfast, another important factor in school performance(2007全国大联考四，E文)
3．Several years ago we had one timetable that operated throughout，but we soon found that both the students and teachers lost interest by halfway through the ten weeks．(2006全国卷阅读C)
4．Moreover，in spite of the emphasis laid by philosophers on the terms beautiful and ugly, it is far from evident that they are the most important or most useful either in the discussion and criticism of art or in the description of that which appeals to us in nature．
1．的确．为了看到从古时候流传下来的一些最精美的钟，任何认真于古董研究的学生都应该花尽可能多的时间参观宫殿、向公众开放的建筑和博物馆。
2．养成按时作息的习惯能使孩子们及时起床更加容易，从而使他们有时间来吃一顿早饭，这对其身体健康十分十益。
3．但是我们很快就发现师生在为期十周的学习中途就对这张时间表丧失了兴趣。
4．尽管哲学家重视美丽和丑陋这样的术语，但是，绝对不是说在艺术讨论和评论中，或在描述自然界吸引我们的事物时．这样的术语最重要，最有用。
【美文赏读】 Friends
Friends are important．It has often been said that，“No man can live like an island．” As our population increases in size, this is becoming increasingly true．A person will have trouble coping with society without friends．
Friends should not be confused with acquaintances (熟人)．Acquaintances are people whom you may see often．But，you could never share weal and woe(福祸)with an acquaintance．Acquaintances are usually with you for what they can get．Maybe，they like to be with you because you are popular．People usually have few friends and many acquaintances．
Friends are always there when you need them. They are dependable and responsible．They share your sorrow and happiness．They are not interested in what they can get from you．They influence your development, maturity and sense of responsibility．They also warn you when you are in danger of doing wrongly．Yes，friends are wonderful．It is nice to enjoy the warmth radiating from(自…发出)good friends．
俗话说，“熟人易得，朋友难求”，在你的一生中，你或许会有很多熟人，但真正能与你共患难、享幸福的朋友能有几人呢? 要找到患难与共的朋友，还要经过生活的许多考验。
【表达亮点】
1．…this is becoming increasingly true． 2．Friends should not be confused with acquaintances．
3．But，you could never share weal and woe with an acquaintance．
4．Friends are always there when you need them they are dependable and responsible．
5．It is nice to enjoy the warmth radiating from good friends．
第22组
1．Another study in the magazine Nature measured the advantage of flying in an aerodynamic group which allows birds to save energy by flying smoothly and quietly in the lead bird’s air stream．(NMET 2006福建卷B篇)
2．Laurie Taylor，Professor of Sociology at London University，says，“In the experiments I've seen on intervention, much depends on the neighborhood or setting。” (NMET 2006上海卷D卷)
3．In the event of fire, the fire main, which is made of steel, pipes water to many fire hydrant stations at regular intervals along the length of the tunnel.．(NMET 2006江苏卷E篇)
4．He was something out of an ancient legend，this old craftsman with his way of speaking，familiarly，his very strange，dusty felt that，his funny accent from who-knows-where and，above all his pride in his craft．(NMET 2006广东卷B篇)
1．鸟类在飞行中，由领头鸟带队而形成的空气流，具有一定的空气动力，因而它们可以通过平稳、安逸的飞行而节省能量。
2．在实验中我已看到了参与行动，这些参与行动很多取决于他们的邻居或有一定的情景。
3．在出现火灾时，由钢管制成的消防总管道, 每隔一定时间，按管道长度把水抽到许多消防栓里。
4．他是古代传说中的重要人物。(也就是说像他这样的人现在几乎找不到了。)
【美文赏读】 Youth
Youth is not a time of life；it is a state of mind；it is not a matter of rosy cheeks(粉红的面颊)，red lips and supple(柔软的)knees；it is a matter of the will，quality of the imagination，vigor of the emotions；it is the freshness of the deep springs of life．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 60 more than a boy of 20．Nobody grows old only by a number of years．We grow old by giving up our ideals．
Years may wrinkle(使皱) the skin．but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul．Worry，fear，self-distrust blows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust．
Whether 60 or 16，there is in every human being’s heart the lure(引诱)of wonder, 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．
When the aerials(天线)are down，and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism(玩世不恭)and the ice of pessimism(悲观主义)，then you are grown old，even at 20，but as long as your aerials are up，to catch waves of optimism，there is hope you may die young at 80．
青春，是一个美好的字眼，它意味着你生理上的年轻，更意味着你心理上的年轻。你只要乐观处世，永远保持着对新鲜事物的追求，对人生充满希望，不放弃追求理想，那么你即使到了80岁，心也是年轻的。本文用词
精到，语句简练、明快，全文运用正反对比的手法，说理明了，阐述有力。
【表达亮点】
1．Youth is not a time of life；it is a state of mind；
2．Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity，．．．
3．Years may wrinkle the skin，but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul．
4．So long as it receives messages of beauty，hope，cheer，courage and power from men and from the Infinite，so long are you young·
5．…then you are grown old，even at 20，but as long as your aerials are up，to catch waves of optimism，there is hope you may die young at 80．
第23组
1．“It really wasn’t necessary,” Jack explained proudly． “I’ve had a substantial rise, and we can easily manage. It’s much better to be independent．”(2007年湖北省部分重点中学第一次联考题)
2．The cruise ship is filled with the warmth and culture of Italy and is richly designed with entertainment areas and very good living conditions. (2006全国B)
3．First，I have to find the red ones among the leaves，which means I almost have to stand on my head, and once found I have to reach down and under , pick the tomatoes and withdraw my full fist without dropping the prize so dearly won. (2005年全国卷阅读E）
4．The value of the lecture is that it can present to a large number of people information which is not readily available in books，that it can give you an opportunity to hear a specialist develop a coherent argument and that it can show visual material to a wide audience．(NEMT 2006，福建卷阅读D)
1．我的工资已得到了连续性的增长，我们能很容易租住房子，我们单独地租住房子好得多。
2．游艇充满温馨和意大利文化的氛围，还有设计全面的娱乐设施和非常好的住宿条件。
3．这意味着我差不多要倒立了，一旦发现，我必须伸手到底下摘西红柿，然后缩回来，而不把用这么昂贵的方式得来的奖品弄丢。
4．它能给你机会听专家进行有务理的争议，而且能给广大观众提供看得见的材料。
【美文赏读】 Think Positive
If you want to get somewhere，you have to know where you want to go and how to get there．Then just never，never，never give up· The secret of life isn’t what happens to you，but what you do with what happens to you．
Help other people to cope with their problems and your own will be easier to cope with．
Never use the word “impossible” seriously again．Toss it into the verbal（口头的)wastebasket．
Self—confidence is the first secret of success．So believe in yourself！
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them．You will find that they haven’t half the strength you think they have．
Joy increases as you give it，and diminishes(减小)as you try to keep it for yourself．In giving it，you will accumulate(积累)more joy than your ever believed possible．
How you think about a problem is more important than the problem itself，so always think positively．
Plunge(投入)head first into life；give it all you’ve got．And life will give all it has to you．
本文语言明快、简洁。作者告诫我们要以乐观、积极的态度来对待我们周围的一切，这样我们才能永远心情舒畅、健康、快乐。
【表达亮点】
1．The secret of life isn’t what happens to you，but what you do with what happens to you．
2．Never use the word “impossible” seriously again．Toss it in to the verbal wastebasket．
3．Joy increases as you give it，and diminishes as you try to keep it for yourself．
第24组
1．It is the elephant’s great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat．(2007重庆卷D篇)
2．The fact that most of these young people have gone to Europeanized or Americanized societies makes it unlikely that they will hold as tightly to have the value of duty as they would have if they had not left their countries．（NMET2005辽宁卷D）
3．In giving to a beggar one may indeed be helping a person who badly needs help，but one cannot be certain that one is giving to a needy person．(NMET2006北京卷C)
4．Think back to the presents you’ve given over the past year，the time and effort you put into your selection，how much you spent，your thoughts while you were shopping，and your feelings when the receiver opened the package．（NMET06湖北卷B)
1．猎取食物的强烈渴望，使得大象们不仅成为环境的破坏者，并且成为其栖息地的重要建设者。
2．这些年轻人中的大部分人已经去了欧洲化或美国化的社会, 这个事实使得他们想时刻拥有一种责任的价值观念是不可能的，而如果他们过去没有离开他们的国家，他们就已经拥有了这种责任价值观念。
3．在施舍东西给乞讨者的过程中, 人可能的确正在帮助一个急需帮助的人。但是他不敢肯定他正在施舍给一个贫困的人。
4．你回忆一下在过去的一些年里，你所送出的礼物，想想你在选择这些礼物时所花的时间和努力，你花了多少钱。想想你在购物时的想法以及收到礼物的人打开包裹时你的感受。
【美文赏读】 Helping a Friend
If something terrible just happened to your friend，what should you do?
If your friend starts laughing．then it’s a pretty safe way that your can laugh too．Sometimes your friend seems really sad，even though you think what just happened is very funny and want to laugh．In these cases，try to remember the golden rule：do to others what you want done to you．In other words，if you are cruel to your friends when they are in difficulty，they might just return the favor．
A real friend won’t point out embarrassment to others or act mean by making hurtful jokes．A real
friend will let the moment slide．That way，when that person gets into difficult situation，you’11 be likely to let it pass．It’s like saying，“Remember the time when your tear your shorts in gym class? I didn’t tell anyone about that．I need you to do the same for me now．”Give a friend a break in all embarrassing moment．The next time you find yourself in a similar situation，you’11 be glad you did．
人人都难免有时会陷入困境，身感窘迫。别人处于困境时，你应以怎样的态度去对待呢?正确的方式是帮助别人走出困境，因为一旦你有困难时。别人也会“投桃报李”的。
【表达亮点】
1．In these cases，try to remember the golden rule：．．．
2．That way，when that person gets into difficult situation，you’11 be likely to let it pass．
3．The next time you find yourself in a similar situation，you’11 be glad you did．
第25组
1…You could turn your back for a moment in my mother’s house, leave a half-written letter on the dining room table, a magazine open on the chair， and turn around to find that my mother had “put it back where it belonged” as she explained．(2007辽宁卷D篇)
2．One of these premodern attachment-discouraging practices was to leave infants unnamed until they had survived into the second year and another practice that discouraged maternal attachment was tightly wrapping．（NMET2006北京卷D篇)
3．Although there are almost as many definitions of history as there are historians, modern practice is most closely suitable to one that sees history as the attempt to recreate, and explain the significant
events of the past．(2006青岛高三教学质量检测阅读理解C)
4．How many people have I met who told me about the book they have planning to write but have never yet found the time?（2006年广东高考阅读理解D篇）
1．在母亲家你可能把在写的信放在餐桌上，在读的杂志打开放在椅子上，转身一会儿，回来发现母亲已经放到“原先所在的位置”。
2．过去减少父母与孩子的浓赖的一个措施是婴儿出生后的第二年再取名字以避免孩子夭折给他们带来痛苦。
3．几乎每个历史学家对史学都有自己的界定，但现代史学家的实践是最趋向于“历史学在试图重视过去的重大史实并对其做出解释”这一界定。
4．我遇到多少个这样的人?——他们告知我他们一直计划写这本书，但是一直找不到时间。
【美文赏读】 Risking
Two seeds lay side by side in the fertile spring soil．
The first seed said．“I want to grow! I want to send my roots deep into the soil beneath me．and I thrust my sprouts(苗芽) through the earth’s crust above me…I want to spread my tender buds（芽)like flags to announce the coming of spring…I want to feel the warmth of the sun on my face and the blessing of the morning dew on my petals!”
And so she grew．
The second seed said．“I am afraid．If I send my roots into the ground below．I don’t know what 1 will meet in the dark．If I push my way through the hard soil above me I may damage my delicate
sprouts…what if I let my buds open and a snail tries to eat them? And if 1 were to open my flowers，a small child may pull me from the ground．No，it is much better for me to wait until
it is safe．”
And so she waited．
A yard hen searching around in the early spring ground for food found the waiting seed and immediately ate it．
作者以寓言的形式，通过展现两颗种子对生活的不同态度和行为，歌颂和赞扬了人们敢于拼搏的精神，委婉地批语了那些胸无大志，甘愿落后的思想。
【表达亮点】
1．Two seeds lay side by side in the fertile spring soil．
2．I want to spread my tender buds like flags to announce the coming of spring…
3．And so she grew． 4．…found the waiting seed and immediately ate it.
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