高一英语课外阅读
高一必读英语课外读物
高一必读英语课外读物对于高一的学生来说，英语课外阅读是提高英语水平的重要手段。
通过阅读英语课外读物，学生不仅可以扩大词汇量，提高阅读理解能力，还可以增强英语语感，提高英语表达能力。
在众多的英语课外读物中，有哪些是高一学生必读的呢？本文将推荐一些适合高一学生阅读的英语课外读物，并简要分析其特点。
一、小说类1.TheHungerGames（饥饿游戏）作者：苏珊·柯林斯适合年龄段：12岁以上简介：这是一部充满悬念和刺激的小说，讲述了一个被分为几个部落的未来世界，人们必须参加残酷的“饥饿游戏”，以争夺生存的权利。
这本书词汇量适中，情节紧凑，非常适合高一学生阅读。
2.TheAlchemist（炼金术士）作者：保罗·科埃略适合年龄段：10岁以上简介：这是一部充满哲理的小说，讲述了一位寻找财富的牧羊人，在追寻过程中领悟到了真正的财富——友谊、爱和内心的成长。
这本书语言优美，故事感人，非常适合高一学生阅读。
二、科普类1.TheScienceofSuperheroes（超级英雄的科学）简介：这是一本介绍超级英雄背后的科学知识的书，从物理、化学、生物等方面解释了超级英雄的能力来源。
这本书词汇量适中，适合对科学感兴趣的高一学生阅读。
2.TheUniverseinaNutshell（微观宇宙）简介：这是一本介绍宇宙知识的书，通过有趣的比喻和生动的图片，讲述了宇宙的起源、演化、黑洞等知识。
这本书语言简单易懂，适合对宇宙感兴趣的高一学生阅读。
三、故事类1.ALongWalktoWater（水之道）简介：这是一部讲述作者自幼跟随家人移居美国后的成长故事，通过作者的经历反映了移民家庭在美国社会中的艰辛和挑战。
这本书语言朴实，情感真挚，非常适合高一学生阅读。
2.TheDiaryofaWimpyKid（小屁孩日记）简介：这是一本幽默风趣的日记体小说，讲述了一个小男孩在学校和家庭生活中的种种趣事。
这本书语言简单易懂，情节生动有趣，非常适合高一学生阅读。
高中英语推荐课外阅读文章10篇
高中英语推荐课外阅读文章10篇A lifetime friendshipThomas Jefferson and James Madison met in 1776. Could it have been any other year? They worked together starting then to further American Revolution and later to shape the new scheme of government. From the work sprang a friendship perhaps incomparable in intimacy1 and the trustfulness of collaboration and induration. It lasted 50 years. It included pleasure and utility but over and above them, there were shared purpose, a common end and an enduring goodness on both sides. Four and a half months before he died, when he was ailing, debt-ridden, and worried about his impoverished family, Jefferson wrote to his longtime friend. His words and Madison's reply remind us that friends are friends until death. They also remind us that sometimes a friendship has a bearing on things larger than the friendship itself, for has there ever been a friendship of greater public consequence than this one?"The friendship which has subsisted between us now half a century, the harmony of our po1itical principles and pursuits have been sources of constant happiness to me through that long period. If ever the earth has beheld6 a system of administration conducted with a single and steadfast eye to the general interest and happiness of those committed to it, one which, protected by truth, can never known reproach, it is that to which our lives have been devoted. To myself you have been a pillar of support throughout life. Take care of me when dead and be assured that I should leave with you my last affections."A week later Madison replied-"You cannot look back to the long period of our private friendship and political harmony with more affecting recollections than I do. If they are a source of pleasure to you, what aren’t they not to be to me? We cannot be deprived of the happy consciousness of the pure devotion to the public good with Which we discharge the trust committed to us and I indulge a confidence that sufficient evidence will find in its way to another generation to ensure, after we are gone, whatever of justice may be withheld9 whilst we are here. "推荐词汇：1. intimacy n. 熟悉；亲近2. collaboration n. 合作3. impoverished adj. 穷困的；无力的4. beheld v. 注视着（原形为behold）5. devoted adj. 忠诚的；献身的6. withheld v. 克制；隐瞒（原形是withhold）God Had to Be FairWe always knew our daughter Kendall was going be a performer of some sort. She entertained people in our small town by putting on shows on our front porch when she was only three or four. Blonde-haired, blue-eyed, and beautiful, she sang like a little angel and mesmerized everyone.When Kendall was five, we began to notice that she was blinking a lot and clearing her throat frequently. We had her tested for allergies, but the doctor said she wasn't allergic to anything at all. After the problem worsened, we took her to our local children's hospital where she was diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome.It was pretty devastating because other children constantly made fun of her, and sadly, even a teacher teased her. When the tics were especially bad, Kendall had to wear a neck brace. She only had one or two friends, but that was okay because they were -- and continue to be -- real, the kind who stick by her, no matter what. Through all this, Kendall continued to sing and entertain. Remarkably, her tics disappeared when she sang.We took our daughter from doctor to doctor, but all they did was give her medication that just made it worse, so we decided to go the natural route. Through chiropractic therapy, changes in her diet, and other natural treatments, the tics gradually lessened.In 2005 when Kendall was sixteen, we thought she was pretty much out of the woods -- or at least heading in that direction. However, as if Tourette's Syndrome wasn't enough for a beautiful young girl to deal with, a freak accident happened.At a birthday party, Kendall hopped on a friend for a piggyback ride. He bent lower than she expected, and she jumped higher than he expected. Kendall flew over his back and landed on the cement floor -- on her neck. An ambulance rushed her to the hospital where she spent the next week, paralyzed from the neck down. Ironically, her biggest concern wasn't whether she would walk again, but whether she would be able to audition for American Idol.Doctors said Kendall had central cord syndrome. The pain was excruciating and required morphine tocontrol it. Sometimes it was so unbearable she had to bite down on a toothbrush to take her mind off it. As the days dragged on, feeling returned to her left side, but she was still paralyzed on the right. We didn't know for sure how much of her movement would ever come back.I believe Kendall wanted the American Idol audition so much that she willed herself to move again. One of her friends brought a microphone to the hospital and put it on her bed. Every day, Kendall tried hard to pick it up with her right hand. It was more important for her to pick up that mic than a spoon or fork.Sometimes we all cried because of the pain we witnessed. But on the day Kendall walked into the stadium to audition for American Idol -- a mere three months after her accident -- we cried tears of joy. And our tears turned into shouts when she was given a golden ticket to Hollywood.As a parent, you always think your child is the best ever -- that's just what parents do. But after seeing Kendall perform, I know she's one of the best, even though she didn't make it into the Top 24.Kendall is eighteen now, living every day to its fullest. She's recorded a CD with some of John Mellencamp's band members. She's also on CMT's Music City Madness for an original song and video, and is having some good success. I'm absolutely sure she's going to make it big some day. Kendall just puts it all in God's hands.When she was a little girl trying hard to be strong, she looked up at me, her big eyes brimming with tears, and asked me why she had to have Tourette's Syndrome. My heart ached to make the world right for mychild. But I looked right back at her and told her the truth as I see it."Kendall, God gave you a pure heart, an angelic voice, a strong mind, and a beautiful presence. With all of that, he had to make it fair for everyone else."推荐词汇：1. mesmerize v. 使……着迷2. allergy n. 过敏3. allergic adj. 过敏的（用法：be allergic to 对……过敏）4. devastating adj. 毁灭性的；令人震惊的5. brace n. 支架；括号v. 撑住6. remarkable adj. 不同寻常的7. lessened adj. 减少的8. hop v.跳9. idol n.偶像；红人10. mere adj. 仅仅的The Doll and the White RoseI hurried into the local department store to grab some last minute Christmas gifts. I looked at all the people and grumbled to myself. I would be in here forever and I just had so much to do. Christmas was beginning to become such a drag. I kind of wished that I could just sleep through Christmas. But I hurried the best I could through all the people to the toy department. Once again I kind of mumbled to myself at the prices ofall these toys, and wondered if the grandkids would even play whit4 them. I found myself in the doll aisle5. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a little boy about 5 holding a lovely doll.He kept touching6 her hair and he held her so gently. I could not seem to help myself. I just kept looking over at the little boy and wondered who the doll was for. I watched him turn to a woman and he called his aunt by name and said, "Are you sure I don't have enough money?" She replied a bit impatiently, "You know that you don't have enough money for it." The aunt told the little boy not to go anywhere that she had to go and get some other things and would be back in a few minutes. And then she left the aisle. The boy continued to hold the doll.After a bit I asked the boy who the doll was for. He said, "It is the doll my sister wanted so badly for Christmas. She just knew that Santa would bring it. "I told him that maybe Santa was going to bring it. He said, "No, Santa can't go where my sister is.... I have to give the doll to my Mama to take to her. "I asked him where his sister was. He looked at me with the saddest eyes and said, "She was gone to be with Jesus. My Daddy says that Mamma is going to have to go be with her."My heart nearly stopped beating. Then the boy looked at me again and said, "I told my Daddy to tell my Mama not to go yet. I told him to tell her to wait till I got back from the store." Then he asked me if I wanted to see his picture. I told him I'd love to. He pulled out some picture he'd had taken at the front of the store. He said, "I want my Mama to take this with her so the doesn't ever forget me. I love my Mama so very much and I wish she did not have to leave me. But Daddy says she will need to be with my sister."I saw that the little boy had lowered his head and had grown so quiet. While he was not looking I reached into my purse and pulled out a handful of bills. I asked the little boy, "Shall we count that money one more time?" He grew excited and said, "Yes, I just know it has to be enough." So I slipped my money in with his and we began to count it. Of course it was plenty for the doll. He softly said, "Thank you Jesus for giving me enough money." Then the boy said, "I just asked Jesus to give me enough money to buy this doll so Mama can take it with her to give my sister. And he heard my prayer. I wanted to ask him give for enough to buy my Mama a white rose, but I didn't ask him, but he gave me enough to buy the doll and a rose for my Mama. She loves white rose so much. "In a few minutes the aunt came back and I wheeled my cart away.I could not keep from thinking about the little boy as I finished my shopping in a totally different spirit than when I had started. And I kept remembering a story I had seen in the newspaper several days earlier about a drunk driver hitting a car and killing a little girl and the Mother was in serious condition. The family was deciding on whether to remove the life support. Now surely this little boy did not belong with that story.Two days later I read in the paper where the family had disconnected the life support and the young woman had died. I could not forget the little boy and just kept wondering if the two were somehow connected. Later that day, I could not help myself and I went out and bought some white roses and took them to the funeral home where the young woman was. And there she was holding a lovely white rose, the beautiful doll, and the picture of the little boy in the store. I left there in tears, their life changed forever. The love that little boy had for his little sister and his mother was overwhelming. And in a split second a drunk driver had ripped the life of that little boy to pieces.推荐词汇1. grab v.抓住；理解2. grumble v. 抱怨；嘟囔3. mumble v.嘟囔；含糊的说4. whit n.一点；丝毫5. touching adj.令人感动的6. split v 劈开；adj.分开的7. rip v. 撕开8. ripped adj. 喝醉的；吸毒的（美国俚语）A Plate of PeasMy 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 wouldundoubtedly 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. Mygrandmother 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."推荐词汇1. aroma n.香气2. apply v.运用；申请3. frantically adv.坦诚地4. pungent adj. 刺激性的；刺鼻的5. infamous adj.声名狼藉的6. providence n. 深谋远虑；节俭7. jaw n.下巴8. impending adj. 即将到来的9. doom n 厄运v.注定要发生的An Angel Among UsI woke up early today, excited over all I get to do before the clock strikes midnight. I have responsibilities to fulfill today. I am important.My job is to choose what kind of day I am going to have.Today I can complain because the weather is rainy or I can be thankful that the grass is getting watered forfree.Today I can fell sad that I don't have more money or I can be glad that my finances encourage me to plan my purchases wisely and guide me away from waste.Today I can grumble about my health or I can rejoice that I am alive.Today I can lament over all that my parents didn't give me when I was growing up or I can feel grateful that they allowed me to be born.Today I can cry because roses have thorns or I can celebrate that thorns have roses.Today I can mourn my lack of friends or I can excitedly embark upon a quest to discover new relationships.Today I can murmur dejectedly because I have to do housework or I can feel honored because the Lord has provided shelter for my mind, body and soul.Today stretches ahead of me, waiting to be shaped. And here I am, the sculptor6 who gets to do the shaping.What today will be like is up to me. I get to choose what kind of day I will have!推荐词汇1. fulfill v. 实现；履行2. lament n.悲哀；v.哀悼3. embark v.上船；开始做4. murmur v./n. 低声说；耳语5. sculptor n. 雕塑家11 Benefits to be Single1. SINGLE PEOPLE EXERCISE MORE…If you're single, there's a good chance you're hitting the gym more often than your married peers: A 2011 study found that men and women who have never been married exercised more than people in any other marital1 category (including currently married men and women, as well as divorcees and widowers).2. …AND MAINTAIN A HEALTHIER WEIGHT.You're also more likely to maintain a healthy weight. Multiple studies have found that men and women tend to pack on the pounds after they get married. One study found that married men are more likely to be overweight than their single peers, while another found that women who lost weight in preparation for their weddings had a tendency to gain weight in the six months following the ceremony.3. THEY SLEEP BETTER.It should come as little surprise that sharing a bed with another human being can affect how much sleep you get. After all, having someone tossing and turning, snoring, and talking in their sleep beside you can affect even the deepest sleepers. Being single cuts down on nighttime disruptions and can help you get amore peaceful night's sleep.4. THEY DO LESS HOUSEWORK.If you hate doing chores, single life might be right for you. A 2008 study found that single men and women spend fewer hours a week doing basic housework than their married counterparts.5. THEY'RE CLOSER TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY.Single people are the glue that keeps families together. According to one study, single siblings are more likely to keep in touch with, and reach out to, their siblings than those who are married. Another study found that single people also spend more time with friends than those in long-term relationships.6. THEY HAVE LESS DEBT.Being single doesn't just benefit your waistline and social life: It also benefits your wallet. Researchers have found that married people have more credit card debt than single people, and people who are married with children have the most debt of all.7. THEY'RE LESS STRESSED.Staying single can help you prevent certain kinds of stress and depression. One 2014 study found that marital stress may make couples more prone to depression, while couples who experience severe, ongoing5 marital stress were less able to enjoy positive experiences.8. THEY'RE LESS LIKELY TO GET DIVORCED DOWN THE ROAD.Staying single now can benefit your romantic relationships in the future. In general, people who wait longer to get married have lower rates of divorce.9. THEY CAN AVOID CONFLICTS.For people who truly hate conflicts, staying single can have real psychological benefits. According to a 2015 study, people who are conflict-averse (those for whom relationship fights and arguments can cause severe stress) may experience less anxiety when they're single.10. THERE ARE SURPRISING HEALTH BENEFITS TO SINGLEDOM.A wide range of studies have looked at the impact marriage and singledom can have on health. While being single isn't necessarily healthier across the board, there are plenty of situations where being single seems to be beneficial. Single men, for instance, were found to experience less heart disease, while single women are less likely to take sick days and visited the doctor less frequently than married women. Being single can even help your chances of keeping off weight after surgery: One study found that unmarried men and women were 2.7 times more likely to keep to diet and exercise goals after weight loss surgery.11. ALONE TIME IS GOOD FOR YOU.Being alone doesn't necessarily mean being lonely. Spending time on your own gives you time to clear your mind, identify your own goals and priorities, and participate in activities that interest you. Research has even found that a bit of alone time can help us become more empathetic, foster creativity, and even improve our relationships.推荐词汇1. marital adj. 婚姻的；夫妻的2. sleepers n. 卧铺（经常用复数）3. siblings n. 兄弟姐妹（表亲或堂亲）4. prone adj. 有倾向的（用法为be prone to）5. ongoing adj. 持续的；进行中的Free to SoarOne windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds darting and dancing. As the strong winds gusted against the kites, a string kept them in check.Instead of blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great heights. They shook and pulled, but the restraining string and the cumbersome tail kept them in tow, facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled and kept them in tow, facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled and trembled against the string, they seemed to say," Let me go! Let me go! I want to be free!" they soared beautifully even as they fought the restriction of the string. Finally, one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose. "Free at last," it seemed to say. "Free to fly with the wind."Yet freedom from restraint simply put it at the mercy of an unsympathetic breeze. It fluttered ungracefully to the ground and landed in a tangled mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. "Free at last", free to lie powerless in the dirt, to be blown helplessly along the ground, and to lodge lifeless against the firstobstruction.How much like kites we sometimes are. The heaven gives us adversity and restrictions, rules to follow from which we can grow and gain strength. Restraint is a necessary counterpart to the winds of opposition. Some of us tug at the rules so hard that we never soar to reach the heights we might have obtained. We keep part of the commandment and never rise high enough to get our tails off the ground.Let us each rise to the great heights, recognizing that some of the restraints that we may chafe under are actually the steadying force that helps us ascend and achieve.推荐词汇1. restriction n. 限制2. tangle v. 纠缠3. lodge n. 临时住宿；躲避n. 传达室；小旅馆4. obstruction n. 阻塞；障碍5. opposition n. 反对6. cumbersome adj. 笨重的；不便携带的7. tug v. 拖；拉n. 苦力8. ascend v.上升Mom's SmileIt's an old photograph with bad composition and lousy color. The edges are curled up and brown. But none of that matters. The photo is laced with poignant memories so vivid that when my gaze slides across it, tears prick at the backs of my eyes. I am immediately transported to a place where only good and beautiful images can be found, a place where life revolves around lazy afternoons spent on the beach. In this magical place mothers share secrets with daughters, and grandchildren glean immeasurable bits of wisdom from the cadence of the waves and the soft tones of the women they love.A mere moment of our lives, tucked neatly into a small rectangle and preserved forever - years before anything bad came calling.In the photo, the beach spreads out on either side, a fishing dock to the left, one of Calcite's great limestone boats far out on the horizon, and on the right, miles and miles of undisturbed beach. The photo is alive with children and women: mothers, sisters, sons and daughters, nieces and nephews, grandchildren. The lone man in the photo is my father. His shadow stretches long and lean across the restless blue waters of Lake Huron. With immense patience, he casts his line, again and again. My toddler son, his blond curls bleached white, peers across the endless stretch of sand. Mesmerized by his grandfather, he jets down the wet beach as fast as his chubby legs can carry him. His sisters give chase.A million dancing whitecaps become myriad diamonds, straining to outshine one another. The glimmering trail sparkles on the vast and seemingly endless body of water that starts at my feet and disappears into the sky, where seagulls dip and swirl, calling to one another as an anxious mother calls to a wayward child.A chaise lounge dominates the photo. In it a woman - my mother - reclines. Mom is spread out in the chair like thick, sweet frosting on a cake. Languid, her arms raised above her head, her legs splayed, pant legs rolled up to expose a goodly length of pale skin. Her arms are bare, the undersides pasty in comparison to the tops. Her smile in repose is tender, sweet, unassuming, and peaceful.To my knowledge, Mom never owned a bathing suit. I don't recall ever seeing her step into the lake, and never before had she sunbathed17. That day, however, was different. It was as if all her cares had floated out to deep waters like the unattended beach ball had done just minutes before.We are a large family. When my siblings and I were young, Dad was the one who took us to the beach. He sat in the car and watched as we frolicked in the shallows. Mom stayed home to ensure we had a hot meal when we returned. Perhaps Mom was happy for the few moments of alone time at home in the kitchen, as was Dad, alone in the car.On this day, their grown children, with children of our own, treat them to dinner on the beach. Dad fishes off the dock, never swaying from his pleasantries. And, for once, Mom forgets about making dinner.It is a day of memories, a day never to be forgotten.My three children are in the photo, and Dad is in the background, as are two of my sisters and their children, but everyone who gazes at the poorly developed photo is drawn inexplicably to Mom's smile. In the photo, her face is raised up to the sky. To the sun or to our Creator, she alone knows. Her eyes are closed.I remember how warm it was that day and how she had squinted up at me, shielding her eyes with both hands."Are my legs getting red?" she'd asked.My eyes brim with unshed tears as I remember the feel of her skin on the palm of my hand. Hot. The scalding tears run down my face. How I wish I could touch her one more time."No, Mom," I replied. "But better put some sunscreen on before you get a burn." Reluctantly, she'd sat up, the peaceful smile disappearing, and rolled her pant legs down, again."Save it for the kids," she said, her eyes scanning the group of children splashing in and out of the water. The whisper of a smile touched her lips as she watched for a long, wistful moment. With a sigh, she rose from the chair and moved toward the car where the coolers awaited."Maybe we should get lunch going," she said as she opened the first cooler.Now it is my turn to smile. Mom was not ready to relinquish dinner duties, after all. On a whim, I turn my face heavenward and close my eyes. I draw a deep breath and search for the special place Mom found that afternoon. It comes to me easily. Without pomp or ceremony, there she is, smiling again. Tears squeeze from beneath my closed lids, and I fervently pray that anyone who might come upon me at this。
高中英语课外阅读经典记叙文
高中英语课外阅读经典记叙文英语记叙文（一）：As a student，my main target is to study well and then make progress step by step。
When holiday es，it is time for me to play，and I should be happy，while playing all the time makes me feel empty in my heart。
I have done nothing at all。
I want to do something meaningful to enrich my life。
So a target is needed for me。
I set a small goal，such as，read a book，or help my mother with her work。
Everytime when I finish my target，I will feel so satisfied。
The meaningful life is to do something useful and make you feel happy。
作为一名学生，我的主要目标是好好学习，然后一步一步地取得进步。
但当假期来临的时候，我能够出去玩了，我是就应高兴的，但是一向玩耍让我觉得心里有点空虚。
我什么事情都没做，我想做一些有好处的事情来丰富我的生活。
我需要一个目标。
我设定一个小目标，比如读一本书，或者帮我妈妈做点事。
每次当我完成我的目标时，我都会感到心满意足。
有好处的生活在于做些有用的事，让自我感到快乐。
英语记叙文（二）：Today，early in the morning，when I woke up，I found it was later for half an hour than I usually did。
【英语阅读】高中英语课外读物美文欣赏40篇(双语版)
高中英语课外读物美文欣赏40篇(双语版)1《飞鸟集》精选1夏天的飞鸟，飞到我的窗前唱歌，又飞去了。
Stray birds of summer come to my window to sing and fly away.2 秋天的黄叶，它们没有什么可唱，只叹息一声，飞落在那里。
And yellow leaves of autumn， which have no songs， flutter and fall there with a sign.3世界对着它的爱人，把它浩翰的面具揭下了。
它变小了，小如一首歌，小如一回永恒的接吻The world puts off its mask of vastness to its lover. It becomes small as one song， as one kiss of the eternal.4是大地的泪点，使她的微笑保持着青春不谢。
It is the tears of the earth that keep her smiles in bloom.5无垠的沙漠热烈追求一叶绿草的爱，她摇摇头笑着飞开了。
The mighty desert is burning for the love of a blade of grass who shakes her head and laughs and flies away.6如果你因失去了太阳而流泪，那么你也将失去群星了。
If you shed tears when you miss the sun， you also miss the stars.7跳舞着的流水呀，在你途中的泥沙，要求你的歌声，你的流动呢。
你肯挟瘸足的泥沙而俱下么？The sands in your way beg for your song and your movement， dancing water. Will you carry the burden of their lameness？8她的热切的脸，如夜雨似的，搅扰着我的梦魂。
高中英语课外阅读Journey to the west 1 原文及摘录(课件)
n.耸肩 She gave a careless shrug. 她漠然地耸了耸肩。
一声刺耳的尖叫划破天空。
n.裂口、裂缝 There's a big split in the tent.
帐篷上撕了一个大口子。
Inside was a monkey. (完全倒装句、仿写)
当方位副词(如本句中的“inside”)位于句首时，句子可以构成完全的倒 装。
stretch
v.伸展
The exercises are designed to stretch and strengthen your leg muscles.
The monkey stood up and stretched . Suddenly powerful light shot from his eyes. For a moment the light reached the Cloud Palace in Heaven.
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The Jade Emperor, ruler of Heaven, sat up. He turned to one of his captains, who was standing nearby.
From the beginning of time, a rock had sat high on top of a mountain. The sun, the moon, Heaven, and Earth all worked their magic on the rock. One day the rock split open. Inside was a monkey.
高中英语课外阅读---金银岛(英语名著阅读)
Treasure Island金银岛简介年轻的吉姆•霍金斯躺在床上，梦见宝藏和海上历险。
过几天这一切都将成为现实。
他将要和他的朋友，乡绅屈利劳尼、大夫李甫西乘伊斯帕尼奥拉号帆船离开英格兰到南方的金银岛去寻宝。
岛上的宝藏过去属于一个叫弗林特的海盗，他把那些宝藏埋藏在岛上一个秘密的地方。
弗林特船长现在已经死了，但曾和他一起出海的海盗还活着，他们也想找到弗林特的宝藏。
他们不知道金子在哪儿，但他们会不择手段地去找。
他们这伙人中有老瞎子皮尤一个叫黑狗的人，还有一个一条腿的海员……他们是那些海盗中最危险的一伙。
罗伯特•路易斯•史蒂文森1850 年生于苏格兰的爱丁堡。
他学过法律，但在21 岁时决定开始写作。
《杰克博士和海德医生》和《金银岛》是他最著名的代表作。
史蒂文森1894 年病逝于萨摩亚岛。
1 The old seaman SquireSquire Trelawney, Dr Livesey, and the others have asked me to write down all I know about Treasure Island .My name is Jim Hawkins, and I was in the story right from the start, back in 17-.I was only a boy then, and it all began at the time my father owned the Admiral Benbow inn, at Black Hill Cove .I remember so clearly the day when the old seaman came to stay-I can almost see him in front of me as I write.He arrived with his sea-chest, a tall, strong man with a cut across one cheek. He sang that old sea sang as he walked up to the inn door：Fifeen men on the dead man's chest-Yo-ho－ho，and a bottle of rum！The old seaman called for a glass of rum，and stood outside，drinking and looking around. Our inn was on me cliffs above Black Hill Cove, and was a wild ,lonely place. But第 1 页共70 页the seaman seemed to like it.‘Do many people come here？’ h e asked.‘No,’my father told him.‘Then it's the place for me,’said the seaman.‘I'll stay here for a bit. You can call meCaptain.’He threw down three or four gold coins.‘Tell me when I've spent all that.’He was a silent man. All day he walked around the cove, or up on the cliffs ;all evening he sat in a corner of the room, and drank rum and water .He only spoke to our other customers when he was drunk. Then he told them terrible stories of his wild and criminal life at sea. Our customers were mostly quiet ,farming people; the captain frightened them and they soon learned to leave him alone.Every day, he asked if any seamen had gone along the road. At first we thought he wanted friends of his own kind, but then we began to understand that there was a different reason .He told me to watch for a seaman with one leg and to let him know the moment when a man like that appeared. He promised to give me a silver coin every month for doing this .I dreamed about this one－legged seaman for many nights afterwards.The captain stayed week after week, month after month. His gold coins were soon used up, but my father was a sick man and afraid to ask for more.Dr Livesey came late one afternoon. After he had seen my father ,he had dinner with my mother, then stayed to smoke his pipe .I noticed the difference between the doctor with his white hair and pleasant way of speaking, and that dirty, heavy, red－faced seaman, drunk with rum.The captain began to sing his song:Fifteen men on the dead man's chest-Yo－ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!Drink and the devil had killed off the rest-Yo－ho－ho and a bottle of, rum!Dr Livesey did not like the song.He looked up angrily before he went on talking to old Taylor, the gardener. Others in the room took no notice of the song. The captain beat the table with his hand for silence. The voices in the room died away, all except Dr Livesey's．The doctor continued to speak.The captain swore softly, then said,‘ Silence!’‘Are you speaking to me ,sir?’asked the doctor.第 2 页共70 页‘Yes,’the captain told him, swearing again.‘I have only one thing to say to you, sir,’ replied the doctor.‘If you keep on drinking rum ,the world will soon be free of a dirty scoundrel!’The captain jumped to his feet with a knife in his hand ,but the doctor never moved .He spoke to the captain in a calm and clear voice so that others in the room could hear:‘If you don't put that knife away, I promise you shall die a criminal's death under the law.’Then followed a battle of looks between them, but the cap－tain soon put away his weapon and sat down like a beaten dog. Soon after Dr Livesey rode away on his horse. The captain was silent for the rest of the evening, and for many evenings after－wards.1 老海员乡绅屈利劳尼、李甫西大夫和其他几位绅士让我把金银岛的故事从头至尾写下来。
高一英语课外阅读材料
可编辑可修改Fulfillingthedream陈柏霖：实现梦想需要时间和耐心。
词数389建议阅读时间5分钟HOWlongwillyouwaittosucceedinyourdreamcareerTenyearsorlonger,TaiwanactorBolinChenwouldsay.The29-year-oldfinallyearnedbackallhishardworkwhenhewonBestLeadingActorforhisroleinthepopular TVseries InTimeWithYou(?我可能不会爱你?)atthe47thGoldenBellAwards,whichwasheldinTaipeionOct26.BolinChen,29,wonhisfirstawardaftertenyearsofacting.XINHUAFromaveryyoungage,wehaveadream,whetherit ’stobeapainter,ascientist orawriter. Butthedesire (渴望)topaint, discover ortellstories fades(消褪)aswegrowup,until that momentoffinding ourdeepcallinghitsus.ForChen,thiscamewhenhewasdiscoveredbydirectorYeeChih-Yeninfront ofanicecreamstore attheageof19.Chenhadconsidered becoming11可编辑可修改anexcellentdancer,amodelandasingerbeforeheplayedthemaleleadinYee’smovieBlueGateCrossing(?蓝色大门?).Hisfirst taste of famewiththewell-receiveddramashowedhimwhathereallywantedtobe.However,showbusinessdidn’tfavorhiminstantly(立刻).Famewasnotofinteresttohimashisrule for pickingroles wastotry something neweachtime.Overthenexttenyearsheengaged(使忙碌)himselfingenresasdifferent asfantasy(魔幻)actionin TheTwinsEffect II(2004),horror(恐怖片)inTheEye10(2005)andcoming-of-age dramainBuddhaMountain (2021).Nothingmademuchofanimpact until hesuccessfully playedathoughtfulanddedicated(忠心的)partnerinarelationshipofundeclaredlove(暗恋)withhisbestfriend(playedbyBestActresswinnerArielLin).TheTVdramawasthebiggestwinnerattheawardsceremony(仪式),sweepingsevenawardsoutofitseightnominations(提名).Like his winning role,Li Daren,critics sayChenis just like afinewinethat will get betterwith age.There’ssomethingaboutthewayhecarrieshimself–that sincere anddown-to-earth demeanor(气质)fans can’t helpbutfallfor.Manybelieve theGoldenBelltrophy(奖杯)will take Chen’sactingcareer tonewheights.ButChensaysthatthegreatest gains areactuallypersonal lessons.“You’llsucceedintimeaslongasyouloveit withapassion(热情) becauselifewillgivebackwhatyouputintoit,〞hetoldTaiwan newspaperTheChinaTimes.“Ifyourdreamrequirestimeandpatience,giveit.〞高考词汇22可编辑可修改succeedvi.成功Ifyoutryhard,youwillsucceedintheend.impactn./vt.影响Thecomputerhasmadeagreatimpactonmodernlife. Crossingtheline终结“中国式过马路〞到底需要什么词数377建议阅读时间7分钟THEtrafficlightturnsred.Asapedestrian(行人),whatdoyoudoTherule says“stopandwait,〞butweoften seegroupsofpeoplerunning redlights. Internetusershavejokinglynamed thisphenomenon“theChinese-stylestreetcrossing〞.Whilemanypeoplecriticizeitasbadmanners,recentresearchrevealsAgroupofpedestrians (揭示)anotherpossiblereason–thedurationjaywalkacrossaroadin (持续时间)ofredlightsinChinaexceeds(Taiyuan,capitalofShanxi 超过)whatprovince.CHINADAILYpeoplecanmentallybear.“Pedestrianshaveamaximum(最大)bearable(可忍受的)waitingtimeintheirmind,〞NiYing,amemberof aresearchteamatTongjiUniversity’sSchoolofTransportationEngineering, wasquoted(引述)byXinhuaNewsAgencyassaying.“If they waitlongerthanthat,theywillbem orelikelytoignorethelight.〞From2021to2021,Ni’steamca rriedoutresearchonpedestrians’waitingtimesatvariousroadcrossings.Theyfoundacorrelation(相33可编辑可修改互关系)betweenrunning redlights andthelengthof time they hadto waitbeforethelightchanged.Theyconcludedthat,onaverage,Chinesecan waitforthetrafficlightsnolongerthan70seconds,andindowntown areasthisnumbercouldextend(扩大)to90seconds.Manycountries workoutpedestrians’maximumbearable waiting timeanduseit to design traffic lights,accordingto Ni.Forexample,researchersfoundthat it is60secondsfor Germansand45secondsfor Britons.Seldomdoesaredlightinthesecountriesexceedthelimits.Buttheduration of red lights in Chinaoften exceedsthe70or90second limit.TakeBeijing for example.AtZhongguancunAvenueared light lasts longer than2minutes,duringwhichyoucould finish readingashort story onTeens.Pedestrians arethen givenjust30secondstocross the street.“Istopforredlights.ButifI’mreallyinahurryorthetrafficinterval(区间)is long enoughfor meto cross,Imoveslowlyforward(向前)secondsbeforethelightturnsgreen,〞saidQiXin,17,livingin FengtaidistrictinBeijing.However,the longwaiting time cannotserveasanexcuseforbreaking the rules,commentatorLiZhiyongwroteonthePeople’sDaily.“Aslong asthedesign of traffic lights remainsthesame,everyoneshould obeytherules,otherwise(否那么)thecountrywillbeoutoforderand dangerwillbeinc urredforpedestrians,〞wroteLi. 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高中1年级英语课外阅读推荐书单
高中1年级英语课外阅读推荐书单在高中一年级的英语学习过程中，课外阅读不仅能拓宽学生的视野，还能加深对语言的理解。
选择适合的书单对于激发学生的阅读兴趣和提高英语水平至关重要。
以下是一些经过精心挑选的书籍推荐，每本书都是一位充满智慧的朋友，等待与学生相遇，帮助他们在英语学习的道路上走得更远。
首先，经典文学作品是学生们必须接触的领域之一。
《小妇人》由路易莎·梅·奥尔科特编写，它不仅讲述了四姐妹的成长故事，还描绘了19世纪美国家庭生活的真实面貌。
通过阅读这本书，学生可以深入了解人性的复杂和美好，同时也能感受到语言的独特魅力。
接着，《了不起的盖茨比》是由F.斯科特·菲茨杰拉德创作的一部经典小说。
书中的华丽场景和复杂人物关系，描绘了美国梦的多样性和陷阱。
对于高一学生来说，这本书不仅有助于提升阅读技巧，还能引发对社会和文化的深刻思考。
此外，《哈利·波特与魔法石》无疑是一部能引起学生强烈兴趣的书籍。
J.K.罗琳创造的魔法世界充满了想象力和冒险精神。
通过这本书，学生们不仅能提高词汇量和阅读理解能力，还能体验到奇幻故事带来的乐趣。
《杀死一只知更鸟》由哈珀·李撰写，揭示了20世纪30年代美国南部的种族问题。
书中的勇气和正义感，将帮助学生们理解社会公平与个人责任的深层意义。
它是一本兼具情感深度和社会价值的佳作，非常适合高中一年级的学生阅读。
《简爱》是夏洛蒂·勃朗特的经典之作。
它讲述了一个孤儿女孩如何克服逆境，争取自己的幸福与尊严的故事。
这部作品不仅展示了坚定的个人品质，还提供了丰富的文学技巧，对学生的英语写作和理解能力有着很大的提升作用。
同时，《1984》由乔治·奥威尔创作，是一本描绘未来社会反乌托邦的小说。
它通过细腻的描写和深刻的洞察力，展示了权力和控制对个人自由的压迫。
这本书能够引导学生们思考更深层次的社会问题，拓展他们的批判性思维。
最后，推荐《呼啸山庄》由艾米莉·勃朗特编写。
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T rekking Alone in Antarctica for My 60th BirthdayNovember 1997At 50 I was the first woman to travel solo to any of the world’s Poles when I soloed the magnetic North Pole. I walked and skied, pulling my own 160 pound sled without the help of a dog team or snowmobiles. I chose this Pole because it is the one with a large population of polar bears and my fascination with these dangerous but intelligent animals played a decisive part in my decision.But what should I do to celebrate my 60th? What else, but a trekking journey at the opposite end of the world, Antarctica. I began my almost 200 mile journey on November first 1997. I walked and skied alone, pulling my sled once more without the help of a dog team or snowmobile. I was entirely alone, trekking in a place white and lifeless with no other living creatures and an always circling sun that never dipped below the horizon. Just as was the case for my 50th, I was again about to embark on a journey of challenge and danger.On October 21 I flew to Punta Arenas, a small, wind swept city in southern Chile. It was there that I prepared my equipment and sled to be flown to the Antarctic aboard a Hercules aircraft.. On October 30, we received the good news that the winds and cloud cover were "OK" for a landing on the blue ice strip at the Patriot Hills base camp 21 miles from the edge of the Antarctic coast. After a noisy six and a half hour flight in this giant cargo aircraft we landed on the rock-hard, bumpy strip. It was exciting to at last be in the Antarctic. Patriot Hills base camp sits in the shadow of the glaciated Patriot Hills mountain range.I awoke on November 1st to a heavy cloud cover and 20 mph winds. However by early evening the skies cleared and the OK was given to fly me north to my starting point at Hercules Inlet on the edge of the Antarctic continent. My starting position was 80 degrees 00 minutes south and 80 degrees 9 minutes west. As the Twin Otter aircraft returned to base I was left alone to begin my journey. I looked around me. All I could see was snow and ice in all directions with low shark fin mountains ahead blocking my path to the icy plateau 15 miles away . I put my sled harness on then as I strapped my skis on I pulled the straps on my ski bindings tight. Suddenly one of the buckles split. It was late and cold so I decided to stay there the night and make repairs before continuing.The next day with repairs completed I began the steep, icy climb, pulling my 260 pound sled behind me. After two days of hard climbing I was at last on top where the slope wasn’t as steep. So far my route had taken me mostly west to avoid low mountains and deep crevasses but now with the hard coastal climbing behind me I could turn south with the aid of my compass and global positioning system (GPS). It w asn’t long before I discovered that my plan to follow a straight course to the South Pole was thwarted by an exceptionally windy winter which had formed high ridges of sastrugi which are rock hardmounds and ridges of slippery ice. I was forced to weave a path east and west through a forest of ridges which was at first frustrating until I realized that these conditions were going to continue indefinitely and patience was the order of the day.So far the wind had been a brisk 20 to 25 mph with bright sunshine 24 hours a day. But changes were just around the corner. On the third day I was struggling through 30 to 40 mph winds with the loose surface snow blasting any exposed skin like sand. During the next week the wind increased and I found myself tent bound for an entire day, then I would travel the next day or two only to be forced to seek the shelter of my tent once more. On my travel days I was making good progress considering the sastrugi and winds that were now 50 mph and increasing. I remained optimistic that the wind would calm down but the worst was yet to come. El Nino was at work even in the Antarctic.I had traveled only two hours one day when the winds increased so much that my 260 pound sled was blown sideways which in turn pulled me to the side with the result that I made impressive progress east but none south. Now I had to put my tent up before the wind became impossibly strong and could turn the tent into an uncontrollable sail. With the tiny tent finally anchored securely I scrambled inside. Within minutes the gale had increased to a howling, screaming wind storm that threatened to blow me and my tent into oblivion. I tied a rope around my waist, ran it out the tent door and tied it securely with an ice screw into the ice. If the tent ripped a way at least I wouldn’t be blown away with it. I ran another rope through my equipment until I had everything anchored. I sat with my back to the rear of the tent to brace the fabric from the inside against the jarring gusts that vibrated every thread of that tough little tent. It reminded me of the times on high altitude mountains and on my magnetic North Pole solo expedition when I faced similar situations of survival in powerful wind storms. The roaring scream of the wind engulfed me in sound so loud I felt as though I was inside a jet engine.I found out later that base camp experienced the same strong winds as they fought to save tents and equipment. They recorded wind speeds of 100 miles an hour which agreed with my wind meter. They told me later they wondered if I would survive the storm alone in my tent. The main storm lasted for 24 hours and as the winds subsided to a gentle breeze a total whiteout settled over the area like a suffocating white blanket. V isibility was reduced to two feet. I waited f or better visibility to make sure I didn’t walk into a crevassed area. But at least I was able to sleep in the welcome, relative quietness.On November 12 the day dawned clear with winds of "only" 20 mph, which after the wind storm, seemed almost calm.Today was my 60th birthday and I was determined to celebrate in the appropriate manner.I thawed a frozen cupcake over my stove, placed a candle on the top, lit it and sang "happy birthday to me" at the top of my voice. It was just the best tasting cupcake. With festivities over I set out once more, trying to make up for lost time.I increased my daily mileage in spite of the always present wind which I had learnt by now to accept as part of the journey. My spirits were high and my only concern were the extra miles I was forced to travel because of sastrugi and wide areas of deep crevasses. I had already taken two wide detours around crevasses, some of which were 20 feet wide. The edges were fragile and when I probed farther across with my ski pole to test the strength of the snow bridge they often fell away, exposing deep blue chasms.Now, with the coastal mountains far behind me, I was traveling through the vast, white, lifeless interior of the Antarctic. I couldn’t have been more alone if I had been on th e moon.One day I was climbing yet another low ridge. Before climbing I carefully scanned the slope for the heavy horizontal lines in the snow that signals crevasses. The slope looked safe so I took a straight-ahead course. Suddenly without warning my world dropped out from under my skis. With a heart-stopping jolt I dropped into a crevasse. My skis hit the wall and flipped me upside down with the lip of the crevasse about 8 feet above me. I was hanging from my sled by the pull ropes which were all that stopped me from dropping into the black chasm. My sled barely bridged the gap. At this point I made the mistake of looking down into the blackness far below me. Icy hands of fear gripped my very soul in that heart stopping moment as I looked down into the blackness. A piece of ice fell downward into the void and I never heard it land. The bottom was hundreds of feet below.I had practiced crevasse self rescue many times in the Cascade Mountains where I live and now I automatically began the process of getting myself out. I took two ice screws I wore on my waist harness and screwed them into the hard, smooth, blue ice of the crevasse wall. Using the ice screws as steps I carefully took each ski off and gingerly reached up and pushed them over the crevasse lip above my head. Then placing one screw at head level I hung a rock climbers ladder on it and carefully tested it to make sure it would hold my weight. I made slow, awkward progress as I inched my way up to the surface, keeping my body close to the wall so t hat I wouldn’t fall backward into the black void below. A deep cold caused by the sunless, icy tomb was penetrating my body to its very core. After what seemed to be an eternity I finally climbed to the top of the crevasse and with a final prayer I reached up and heaved my body over the top. I was out and safe for at least the moment. The meager warmth of the blazing sun felt good. After solidly anchoring my sled and carefully extracting it and its precious load I put my skis on and scanned the snowy slope ahead for more crevasses. I could see one faint line but it was at right angles to my direction of travel so I decided to go straight ahead. An hour later the ridge was behind me and without so much as a backward glance I pressed onward just glad to be alive and away from that deep, yawning chasm that at one point seemed determined to keep me in its grip. I was thankful for all the training I had gone through for such emergencies.I continued to increase my daily mileage. I was in good health and all of my equipment was working well. I was so optimistic that I decided that the next day, the 22nd day of the expedition, I would increase my work day to 12 hours.As I skied I often thought back to my magnetic North Pole solo expedition when I traveled alone on foot through a large population of polar bears and compared the journey to this one. I was impressed with the fact that there were no polar bears here to stalk me forcing me to live on the edge of emotional survival. Here the ice was stable, whereas in the Arctic I walked over fragile sea ice that could break up without warning. Overall, in spite of the strong winds and crevasses, the Antarctic journey was safer and to some degree easier than the magnetic North Pole expedition was. Although some have tried, no-one has successfully soloed the magnetic North Pole on foot since my 1988 journey. Perhaps this is an indication of the difficulty factor.Next morning I set out across a flat area swept by 20 mph winds. I was moving quickly until I reached an area of three to four foot high sastrugi. The wind picked up with stronger gusts reaching 30 mph as I carefully worked my way through trying to avoid the roughest areas. Just as I pulled my sled across a really rugged group of ridges a gust caught my sled turning it into a hurtling missile as it tumbled off the ridge, slamming into my left hip and leg. My leg collapsed in excruciating pain and I suffered a concussion as I was driven forward head first into another rock hard ridge of ice. I couldn’t stand on my left leg and my head was woozy from concussion but I knew that I had to get up. I wouldn’t last long laying on the ice. I finally struggled to my knees knowing that somehow I had to put my tent up for shelter. On hands and knees I got the tent up and dragged my sleeping bag into the tent and lay down out of the cold wind.Now it was time to reach a decision. Should I wait and hope my injuries would correct themselves or should I call for a plane and withdraw? I knew that if I continued I would be far less th an 100% and would seriously compromise my safety. It didn’t take me long to decide that the only responsible decision was to return to base camp. I didn’t want to become another Mount Everest where people push on through injury, storms and illness, sometimes with fatal results. I had to think of my family and friends who were depending on me to do the right thing. And I couldn’t let the educational program down. It was time to make the right choice. I did so without regret. I had achieved my first ambition to celebrate my 60th birthday trekking in the Antarctic. I had traveled for 22 days and almost 200 miles and had had an extraordinary experience. For 22 days I saw no other living thing, I never even saw an aircraft or heard the sound of another human voic e. I felt as though I was living on the moon. I had met the challenges of solo travel in an extreme climate. As luck would have it this year was an exceptionally windy one with all the problems of gale force winds and sastrugi. But I took these conditions as another challenge and another of life’s experiences. A solo journey on foot is a much differentexperience than that of even a small group. It is an experience I shall never forget and shall value for the rest of my life.After sending an emergency signal via my satellite beacon a Twin Otter aircraft soon arrived and whisked me back to base camp. A doctor attended to my injuries and the next day I was on the Hercules aircraft on my way back to a hospital in Chile.My injuries have healed and I am back running 10 miles a day in training with Bill preparing together for our next adventure.In March of 1998 we will trek with the Western Arctic caribou herd as they once more go through their centuries old tradition of migrating from their wintering grounds through The Gates of the Arctic National Park to their calving grounds north of the Brooks Range in the far north of Alaska. This is the largest caribou herd in the world numbering almost half a million animals. We will document the migration with field notes, 35mm and video photography which will be developed into an educational project for schools in the same manner as my solo trek on foot to the magnetic North Pole, our 600 mile trek across the Canadian Y ukon to live with and study wolves, the 1,500 mile Amazon kayak expedition, the 1,500 mile trek through the American and Mexican deserts and the 1,400 mile crossing on foot of the Sahara.Helen ThayerDecember 15, 1997。