第十三届外研社杯全国中小学生英语技能大赛我最爱阅读高中组.docx

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第十三届外研社杯全国中小学生英语技能大赛我最爱阅读高中组

1.AboutamonthpassedwhenonemorninginMarch,Mrs.Buntingheardnoisesoutsideherbedroomwindow.“Wakeup!

Wakeup!

”shewhisperedtohersleepinghusband,theReverend,“Someone’sinthehouse!

”

Hegotup,tookapokerfromthefireplaceandcreptoutintothehallway.Heheardthesoundofsneezingdownstairs.TheReverendandMrs.Buntingslowlymadetheirwaydownthestairs.Theyheardthesoundofpaperrustlinginthestudy.

Theycametothedoorandpeeredin.Whatshouldhavebeenadarkroomwasnowlitbyacandle.Inthelight,theycouldseethatoneofthedrawershadbeenopened,buttherewasnosignofaburglarintheroom.Suddenly,therewasasound.Clink！

Clink!

2.AssoonasTurandotarrived,theguardsstartedbeatingmyfather.Liucriedout,“Pleasedonothurthim.Heisonlyanoldman.OnlyIcantellyouwhatyouwanttoknow.”ItriedtoruntoLiutostopherfromspeakingbutsomeguardsstoppedme.Turandotordered,“Takeherandtortureheruntilshetellsyouhisname.”

“Iwillnevertellyou,”Liuscreamed.“IwilldiebeforeItellyouhisname.”IwassostunnedbyLiu’sdevotiontomyfatherandmyself,andevenTurandotaskedher,“Whydoyoucaresomuchabouthim?

Whyareyousowillingtosacrificeyourselfforthisman?

”Liuanswered,“Lovegivesmecourage.Yourheartismadeoficebutitwillbewarmedbythelovehecangive.”

3.SoIlivedallalone,withoutanyoneIcouldreallytalkto,untilIhadtomakeacrashlandingintheSaharaDesertsixyearsago.Somethinginmyplane’senginehadbroken.SinceIhadneitheramechanicnorpassengersintheplanewithme,Iwaspreparingtoundertakethedifficultrepairjobbymyself.Formeitwasamatteroflifeordeath:

Ihadonlyenoughdrinkingwaterforeightdays.

Thefirstnight,then,Iwenttosleeponthesandathousandmilesfromanyinhabitedcountry.Iwasmoreisolatedthanamanshipwreckedonaraftinthemiddleoftheocean.SoyoucanimaginemysurprisewhenIwasawakenedatdaybreakbyafunnylittlevoicesaying,“Please…drawmeasheep…”

4.“No,notill,”saidValjean.“Iamdying.Buttodieisnothing.Nottoliveisterrible.”

Valjean’sbreathingbecamedifficult.Hepointedtoanearbytable.

“Cosette,Iwantyoutohavethosesilvercandle-sticks.Thepersonwhogavethemtomeiswatchingusnow.Ihopeheispleased.Now,Cosette,thetimehascomeformetotellyouaboutyourmother.HernamewasFantine.Youmustn’tforgetit.Shelovedyouverymuchandsufferedgreatly.Hergreatsorrowwasasmuchasyourgreathappinessisnow.Godbalancesthingsthatway.Iwillleaveyounow,butremembertoalwaysloveeachother.Loveistheonlythingthatmattersinlife.”

5.Johnsygotpneumonia,anditmadeherveryill.Shelay,hardlymoving,onheriron-framedbed,lookingthroughthesmallwindowatthebrickwallofthebuildingnextdoor.

Onemorning,thebusydoctorinvitedSueintothehallway.Hiseyesweresadunderhisbushygrayeyebrows.

“Shehasonechanceinten,”hesaid,ashelookedathisclinicalthermometer.“Andthatchancedependsonherwilltolive.Sometimeswhenpeoplegiveuptryingtolive,itdoesn’tmatterwhatmedicinesIgive.Yourfriendhasdecided,forsomereasonthatsheisnotgoingtogetwell.”

6.Thisgentlemanwasnotawealthyman,butratherahidalgo.Ahidalgowasalandownerwhowasricherthanapeasant,butpoorerthananobleman.HisnamewasSenorQuixano.

SenorQuixanolivedmodestlywithhishouse-keeperandhisyoungniece.Hewasatall,thinmaninhisfifties.Hewasastrongandhealthyman,whowenthuntingeverymorning.

However,hestartedtoreadadventurestoriesallthetime.Hisbestfriends,thelocalpriestandthevillagebarber,wereworried.Theirfriendsuddenlybeganspendingnightanddayinhischair,readingadventurebooksthroughcrazed,bloodshoteyes.

Soonhestartedthinkingthesestoriesweretrue.Finallyhewentcompletelycrazy.

7.Withoutreallyknowingwhathewasdoing,Fernandsatdownonthegrassanddrankthewine.“SoyourlovelycousinMercedeshasdecided,hasshe?

’saidDanglars.“She’sgoingtomarryEdmondDantes,isshe?

”“Yes,andIcan’tstopit!

”criedFernandangrily.

“Butyoucanifyouwantto.Myfriend,”saidDanglars.“Letmeshowyouwhattodo.JustwriteashortlettertoMonsieurVillefort,thecrownprosecutor.IntheletteryousaythatDantesisanenemyofourKing,becausehe’svisitedthewickedNapoleonontheislandofElba,andevencarriesaletterfromhim.Yousee?

It’seasy!

”

“ButifIdothat,Edmondwilldie!

”“Whoknows?

Perhapshe’llgotoprison.Butwhatdoesitmatter?

You’llhavethelovelyMercedes!

”Andtohimself,Danglarswasthinking,“ThiswillstopDantesbecomingcaptainofthePharaon!

”

8.“There’sayoungladytoseeyou,”sheinformedus.“MissMaryMorstan.”

“MaryMorstan,”Holmesrepeated.“Idon’trecognizethename.Pleaseaskhertocomein,Mrs.Hudson.”Heturnedtome.“Don’tgo,Doctor.Pleasestayandlistentothelady’sstory.”

Iwashappytodoashesaid.WhenMissMorstancameintotheroom,sheseemedcalm,butitwasclearthatshedidn’twanttowasteanytime.Shewasayoungwoman,small,withfairhair.Herclothesshowedgoodtaste,buttheyweren’texpensive.Shehadapleasantfaceandbeautifulblueeyes.Shelookedseriousandintelligent,butnot,Ithought,rich.Holmesinvitedhertositdownand,asshetookherseat,forthefirsttimesheseemedworried.Mrs.Hudsonleftus,andourvisitorbeganherstory.

“Mr.Holmes,”shesaid,“Ifindmyselfinaverystrangesituation.Idon’tunderstanditatall.”

9.MostpeopleknowthattheclimateoftheEarthisalwayschanging.Inthepastithadchangedbecauseofnaturalcauses.Recently,however,thechangesarecausedbywhathumansaredoing.Scientistssaythatfuturechanges,asfaraheadas80years,arealsotheresultofhumanfactors.ThegreenhouseeffectisveryimportantwhenwetalkaboutclimatechangeasitisaboutthegaseswhichkeeptheEarthwarm.Itistheextrapollutionwhichhumanshavecausedthatisregardedasthebiggestproblem.AnIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange（IPCC）wassetupin1988tolookatclimaticchangeanditsimpact.Thenewestreportpredictsglobaltemperaturewillrisebytheendofthecentury,ofbetween1.4℃and5.8℃.Althoughtheissueofthechangingclimateisverycomplexandsomechangesareuncertain,temperaturerisesareexpectedtoaffectcountriesthroughouttheworldandwillaffectotherthingsliketheamountofrainthatwillfallandthelevelofthesea.

10.I’vebeenlearningEnglishforthelastfiveyearsandoneofthethingsthathashelpedmetoimproveisreading.Ilovereadingandoftenreadduringmyfreetime.First,IstartedreadingeasythingsinEnglish,likerecipesforcookingandshortstoriesthatarewrittenespeciallyforlanguagelearners.ThenImovedontolongerstoriesandnewspaperarticles.AtfirstIfoundreadingdifficultbecauseofthevarietyofvocabularyandthegrammar,butthissoonbecameeasierandIfoundthatIcouldunderstandmoreandmoreofwhatIwasreading.Ididn’tworryifIdidn’tknowallthewords,asIcouldstillunderstandthemainideas.ReadinghashelpedimprovemyEnglishinmanyways.I’mnotonlyabetterandquickerreader,butmyspelling,writing,punctuation,grammarandvocabularyareallmuchbetter.IthinkI’veimprovedfasterthansomeofmyfriendswhohavebeenlearningatthesametimeasme.So,Iwouldsaythateveryonewhowantstolearnalanguagequicklyshouldread.

11.Butlittlebylittle,thepilesofgoldcoinsinhiscottagegrewhigher.Theharderheworked,thelesshespentonhimself.Hecountedthecoinsintopilesoften,andwantedtoseethemgrowintoasquare,andthenintoalargersquare.Hewasdelightedwitheverynewcoin,butitmadehimwantanother.Hisgoldbecameahabit,adelight,areasonforliving,almostareligion.Hebegantothinkthecoinswerehisfriends,whomadethecottagelesslonelyforhim.Butitwasonlyatnight,whenhehadfinishedhiswork,thathespenttimewiththem.Hekeptthemintwobags,underthefloorboardsneartheloom.

12.‘I’vegotaletterfromFather!

’criedMrs.March.Itwasalettertocheerthemup,andthespecialmessageforthegirlscameattheend:

Givethemallmyloveandakiss.Ithinkofthemeveryday.Iknowtheywillbelovingchildrentoyou,andthatwhenIcomeback,Iwillbeprouderthaneverofmylittlewomen.AteardroppedofftheendofJo’snose.Amyhidherfaceonhermother’sshoulder.“I’mselfish,”shecried,“butI’lltrytobebetter.”“Weallwill!

”criedMeg.“IthinktoomuchaboutthewayIlook,andhatetowork,butIwon’tanymore.”“AndI’lltrytobea‘littlewoman’,”saidJo,“andnotberoughandwild.”Bethsaidnothing,butshebegantoworkhardatabluearmygloveshewasmaking.Sothefourgirlsdecidedthattheywouldalltryveryhardtobegood.Theywouldneverbecross,orlazy,orselfish--andtheywouldallhelpeachother.

13.Thepoor,bravecaptain!

Hisclotheslookedveryoldandworn,butheseemedasbrightasever,unlesshewasaskedabouthiselderdaughter’shealth.“She’singreatpain,”hereplied,“thoughwedowhatwecan.”

MissMattytoldmethat,infact,heandhisyoungerdaughterhaddoneeverythingpossibletomakethepatientcomfortable,whateverthecost.“AndMissJessie’sawonderfulnurse.Mydear,ifyousawherasIhave,you’dneverlaughagainatherchildishpinkribbons.”

IfeltashamedandspoketoMissJessiewithtwiceasmuchrespectnexttimewemet.Shelookedexhausted,butshepushedbackthetearsinherprettyeyes.“WhatagoodtownCranfordis!

”shes