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英语朗读材料

1.Familiesaroundtheworld

Theideaofafamilyseemstoexistineveryculturearoundtheworld,butthatdoesn’tmeanthattheword‘family’hasthesamemeaningeverywhere.Infact,differentculturesunderstandtheword‘family’indifferentways.Oneimportantdifferenceinthewayfamiliesareseenisthedifferencebetweenthe‘nuclearfamily’andthe‘extendedfamily’.A‘nuclearfamily’onlyhastwogenerationswholivetogether,i.e.themotherandfatherandtheirchildren.MostfamiliesinWesternEuropeareprobablynuclearfamilies.Insomecases,ifthemother（orsometimes,father）isnotmarriedorisdivorcedwetalkabouta‘one-parentfamily’.Anextendedfamilyusuallyhasthreegenerationswholivetogetherorveryneartoeachother,i.e.oneormorechildren,theirparentsandtheirgrandparents.Insomeplacesanextendedfamilymightincludebothsetsofgrandparentsorevenotherrelativessuchasauntsoruncles.

2.Friendswiththesameinterests

Thesearefriendswhohavethesamehobbyorinterestasyou.Perhapsyouplayinthesamefootballteamorbasketballteam.Youcanhavegoodconversationswiththesefriendsbecauseyouhavethesameinterests,andyouhavelearntsomethingabouttheircharacterbyplayingsportormusicwiththemorsharingsomeotherinterestwiththem.Youcanlearnalotaboutpeopleby,forexample,playingasportwiththem.Youcanfindoutifthepersonishonest,dependable,unselfish,andsoon.Withthiskindoffriendyoucanhavealotoffun,butyouprobablywouldn’ttalktothemaboutyourfeelingsorsomeproblemyouhave.

3.Neighbourhoodenvironment

Areyouagedbetween14and19yearsold?

Doyoucareaboutyourlocalenvironment?

Wouldyouliketohelpmaketheareayouliveinbetter,cleaner,saferandmorefriendly?

Ifyouranswersare‘yes’,‘yes’and‘yes’,thenreadon!

Youmaybesurprisedtohearthatyoucanactuallygetmoneyforimprovingyourlocalcommunity.

The‘BigLottery’isgivingmoneytogroupsofteenagerswhowanttobecomeactivecitizens.Wehave£80,000togiveaway.We’relookingforyoungpeopletotakepartinschemesandprojectsneartowheretheylive.

4.ALetter

DearDiary,

Phew!

I’msogladthatdayisover.Iwassoworriedallsummerthatmyfirstdayatmynewschoolwouldbeterrible.

I’mreallytired,butmyfirstdayatschoolwentwellandIfeelmuchbetternow.

Firstofall,wehadtomeetoutsidetheschoolbuilding.Iwasverynervousbecausemyprimaryschoolonlyhad300pupilsbutinthesecondaryschoolthereareabout1,300.Whatadifference!

Theolderpupilsarereallybig.Ifeltsosmallwaitingthereinfrontoftheschool.

TheotherproblemwasthatIdidn’tknowanyone.Myfamilymovedoverthesummerholidays,becauseofDad’snewjob.SonowIhavetotrytomakesomenewfriends.Standinginfrontoftheschoolthismorning,Iwantedtobebackatmyoldschoolwithmyoldfriends.

5.BacktoSchool

It’sschooltimeagain!

You’reprobablyfeelingexcitedandmaybealittlesadthatsummerisover.Somekidsfeelnervousoralittlescaredonthefirstdayofschoolbecauseofallthenewthings:

newteachers,newfriends,andmaybeevenanewschool.Luckily,these‘new’worriesonlystayforalittlewhile.Let’sfindoutmoreaboutgoingbacktoschool.

Mostteachersstarttheschoolyearbyintroducingthemselvesandtalkingaboutallthethingsyou’llbedoingthatyear.Someteachersgivestudentsachancetotellomethingaboutthemselvestotherestoftheclass.

Whenteachersdothetalkingonthefirstday,theywilloftentellyouclassroomrulessoyou’llknowwhat’sallowedandwhat’snot.Listencarefully.Findoutifyouneedtoraiseyourhandtoaskaquestion.

6.NewSubjects

DearGrandma,

Howareyou?

Ihopeyouarefeelingwellandyourlegisimproving.Canyouwalkabitnow?

Isyourneighbour,MrsLu,bringingyouenoughbookstoread?

Ihopeso.

You’dloveourschoollibrary,Grandma.Therearesomanybooksforallkindsofsubjects.TheotherdayIfoundabookaboutelectronicengineering.Icouldn’treallyunderstanditbutIhopetolearnmoreaboutthistopicsometime.ThissemesterIhavethreenewsubjectclasses,soIthoughtI’dtellyouaboutthem.

Inowstudybiology,whichisreallyinteresting.I’mlearningallaboutthehumanbody,whereeverythingisandwhatitdoes.Didyouknowthatwehaveakissingmuscle?

It’scalled‘orbicularis’andit’sacircularmusclethatclosesyourmouthandmovesyourlipsforward.Ilovebiology;it’ssointeresting!

7.Theoldmanandmysaxophone

IusedtoliveinKobeinJapan.OnmywayhomeonthebuseveryeveningIusedtolookforamanwhooftenplayedhissaxophoneneartheriver.Healwayslookeduprivertowardsthemountainsandhealwayslookedsohappy.Icouldn’thearhismusicbecausethewindowswereclosedonthebusbutIimaginedittobeloudandclear.Iwantedtobelikethatman.

OnenightIwenttoHimeji,acitynotfarfromKobe.AsIwalkedwithmyfamilyalongtheriverIsawastatue.Itwasayoungmanwholookedjustlikeme.Hewaswearingacapandsmiling.Aroundhisneckwasaleatherstrapandinhishandswasasaxophone.Hewasliftingthesaxophonetohislipsandhewasjustabouttoplay.MyfamilywalkedonuptherivertowardsthecastlebutIstayedtherebythestatue,dreamingofplayingasaxophoneonTV.

8.Doyoulikeliterature?

Ireallylikereadingandwritingshortstories.Thesearestorieswhichareusuallyaboutsixtotwentypageslongwhichfocusonaninterestingperson,aproblemwhichthepersonhadandwhathappenedwhenthepersontriedtosolvetheproblem.Allsocietiesseemtohaveanoralstorytellingtraditioninwhichpeoplemettogethertotelleachothershortstoriesandinwhichparentstoldtheirchildrenstoriesatbedtime.ThiswascertainlytrueinEngland,inIndia,inKenya,inIran,inMexicoandinJapan.WasittrueinChinatoo?

Inmanycountriesoralstorytellingisstillimportantbutinmostcountriesnowstoriesarewrittendownandpublishedinbooks.MyfavouritecollectionofshortstoriesisabookcalledTheStoryGiantbyBrianPatteninwhichagiantknowsallthestoriesintheworldexceptone.Ifhedoesn’tfindthelaststoryhe’lldie.Inthebookhegetsfourchildrenfromdifferentpartsoftheworldtotellhimstoriesinthehopethathewillfindthelaststorysohecanstayaliveandpasstheworld’sstoriesonforever.

9.SmokesettlesoverSouth-EastAsia

Peoplecouldonlyseeforabout50metresinpartsofBorneoyesterdayandSingaporerecordeditshighestpollutionfornearly10yearsasforestfiresinIndonesiasentsmokeacrosstheseatotherestofSouth-EastAsia.FacemaskshavebeengiventohundredsofthousandsofpeopleinMalaysia,andinmanyplaceschildrenstayedintheirhousesbehindcloseddoorsratherthanwalkthroughthesmoketogotoschool.Trafficstoppedbecausepeoplecouldnotseeoutoftheircarwindows,boatsstayedintheharbourandsomeairportsrefusedtoletaircraftland.

InSingapore,theairqualityismeasuredeveryday.Ameasurementover100isconsideredunhealthyandatthatlevelpeoplewhogooutsidewillhaveproblemsbreathing.Yesterday,thereadingwas128andhundredsofpeoplewenttohospitalstotrytogetmedicalhelp.Yesterday500fireswerecountedonsatelliteimages.Iftherearemanymorefirestheycouldcauseserioushealthproblemsforpeoplelivingintheregion.

10.Crimeandyourlife

Itisunfortunate,butinSouthAfricawhereIlive,allofuswillbetouchedbycrimeatsomepointduringourlives.Somehowitaffectsallofourlives.Wehearaboutitthroughthemediaeveryday.Crimeisbecomingverydifficulttocontrol.

Abusinessmanonhiswayhomefromworkoneeveningwasonalonelystretchofroad.Suddenly,asiffromnowhere,heheardgunshots.Abulletwentthroughthewindscreenofhiscarandhithimintheheart.Hediedinstantly.Thepolicearrivedsoonafterwardsandbegansearchingforthekiller.Theyneverfoundhim.

Ayoungaccountantwasasleepinthebedroomofhishouseonenight,whenthievesbrokeintorobhim.Asheslept,theytookallofhispossessions,leavingbehindonlythethingsinthebedroomwherehewasasleep.Hewokeupthenextmorningandhishousewasempty!

Thepolicehavenotcaughtanyoneyet.

11.Doanimalshaveemotions?

Inourhousewehavethefollowingpets:

threelizards,acat,threechickensandarabbit.Actually,thechickensandtherabbitliveinthegarden,notthehouse.Thelizardsdon’tlaugh,thecatdoesn’tcry,thechickensdon’tsmileandtherabbitdoesn’tshout,sohowcantheyhaveemotions?

Ihavetoldsadstoriestothelizards,buttheynevercry.Ihavetoldjokestothecat,butitneverlaughs.Ihavegivenbeertothechickens,buttheydon’tsmile.Ihavetoldtherabbittohisfacethatheisstupid,buthedoesn’tgetangry.Ontheotherhand,thecatgetsangrywhenIpullitstail,thechickenslookfrightenedwhenIchasethem,thelizardsfighteachotherifIdon’tgivethemenoughfoodandtherabbitkicksmewhenItrytopickhimup.Soperhapstheydohaveemotions.Butthesearen’trealemotions;theyarejustanimalinstinct.

12.InternationalFriendshipDay

‘Astrangerisanewfriendwaitingtohappen.’

‘Twofriendsareonemindintwobodies.’

‘Thedifferencebetweenlonelinessandhappinessisonefriend.’

‘Afriendissomeonewhoknowsyourworstsecrets,butlovesyouanyway.’

‘Thebestlistenersarethebestfriends.’

‘Youcanchooseyourfriendsbutyoucan’tchooseyourfamily.’

DidyouknowthatthefirstSundayinAugusteveryyearisInternationalFriendshipDay（IFD）?

IFDisachancetobringabitofhappinesstotheworldbyshowingyourfriendshow