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高一英语课外阅读材料Fulfilling the dream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HOW long will youwait to succeed in yourdream career?Ten years or longer,Taiwan actor BolinChen would say. The29-year-old finally earned back all hishard work when he won Best Leading Actor for his role in the popular TV series In Time With You (《我可能不会爱你》) at the 47th Golden Bell Awards, which was held in Taipei on Oct 26. From a very young age, we have a dream, whether it’s to be a painter, a scientist or a writer. But the desire (渴望) to paint, discover or tell stories fades (消褪) as we grow up, until that moment of finding our deep calling hits us.For Chen, this came when he was discovered by director Yee Chih-Yen in front of an ice cream store at the age of 19. Chen had considered becoming an excellent dancer, a model and a singer before h e played the male lead in Yee’s movie Blue Gate Crossing (《蓝色大门》). His first taste of fame with thewell-received drama showed him what he really wanted to be. Bolin Chen, 29, won his first award after ten years of acting. XINHUAHowever, show business didn’t favor him instantly (立刻). Fame was not of interest to him as his rule for picking roles was to try something new each time.Over the next ten years he engaged (使……忙碌) himself in genres as different as fantasy (魔幻) action in The Twins Effect II (2004), horror (恐怖片) in The Eye 10 (2005) andcoming-of-age drama in Buddha Mountain (2010).Nothing made much of an impact until he successfully played a thoughtful and dedicated (忠心的) partner in a relationship of undeclared love (暗恋) with his best friend (played by Best Actress winner Ariel Lin). The TV drama was the biggest winner at the awards ceremony (仪式), sweeping seven awards out of its eight nominations (提名).Like his winning role, Li Daren, critics say Chen is just like a fine wine that will get better with age. There’s something about the way he carries himself – that sincere anddown-to-earth demeanor (气质) fans can’t help but fall for. Many believe the Golden Bell trophy (奖杯) will take Chen’s acting career to new heights. But Chen says that the greatest gains are actually personal lessons.“You’ll succeed in time as long a s you love it with a passion (热情) because life will give back what you put into it,” he told Taiwan newspaper The China Times.“If your dream requires time and patience, give it.”高考词汇succeed vi. 成功If you try hard, you will succeed in the end.impact n./vt. 影响The computer has made a great impact on modern life. Crossing the line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THE traffic light turns red.As a pedestrian (行人),what do you do? The rulesays “stop and wait,” butwe often see groups ofpeople running red lights.Internet users havejokingly named thisphenomenon “theChinese-style streetcrossing”. While many people criticize it as bad manners,recent research reveals (揭示) another possible reason – the duration (持续时间) of red lights in China exceeds (超过) what people can mentally bear.“Pedestrians have a maximum (最大) bearable (可忍受的)waiting time in their mind,” Ni Ying, a member of a research team at Tongji University’s School of TransportationEngineering, was quoted (引述) by Xinhua News Agency assaying. “If they wait longer than that, they will be more likely to ignore the light.”From 2008 to 2010, Ni’s team carried out research onpedestrians’ waiting times at various road crossings. They A group of pedestrians jaywalk across a road in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province. CHINA DAILYfound a correlation (相互关系) between running red lights and the length of time they had to wait before the light changed. They concluded that, on average, Chinese can wait for the traffic lights no longer than 70 seconds, and in downtown areas this number could extend (扩大) to 90 seconds.Many countries work out pedestrians’ maximum bearable waiting time and use it to design traffic lights, according to Ni. For example, researchers found that it is 60 seconds for Germans and 45 seconds for Britons. Seldom does a red light in these countries exceed the limits.But the duration of red lights in China often exceeds the 70 or 90 second limit. Take Beijing for example. At Zhongguancun Avenue a red light lasts longer than 2 minutes, during which you could finish reading a short story on Teens. Pedestrians are then given just 30 seconds to cross the street.“I stop for red lights. But if I’m really in a hurry or the traffic interval (区间) is long enough for me to cross, I move slowly forward (向前) seconds before the light turns green,” said Qi Xin, 17, living in Fengtai district in Beijing.However, the long waiting time cannot serve as an excuse for breaking the rules, commentator Li Zhiyong wrote on the People’s Daily.“As long as the design of traffic lights remains the same, everyone should obey the rules, otherwise (否则) the country will be out of order and danger will be incurred for pedestrians,” wrote Li.Roman Holiday without the snacksIN the movie RomanHoliday, Audrey Hepburnshows the world what aromantic (浪漫的) scene isall about: wanderingaround Rome with a loverby your side and an icecream in hand. But thosewho want to experiencethis may now have to paya large price. Rome’s city council (议会)passed a new law in October. It prohibits (禁止) tourists from eating pizza, sandwiches or any other snacks or fast foodaround the historical sites in the city. Violators (违反者) will be fined (罚款) from 25 euros (202 yuan) up to 500 euros (4,044 yuan).City authorities explained that the law aims to improve people’s manners and protect sites that have a historic or architectural (建筑的) value.Similar bans (禁令) have been applied in some other Italian cities. In Venice, for example, eating snacks in the street is prohibited in St Mark’s Square.Critics say such bans reflect (反映) Italians’ attitudes toward public eating: they rarely eat or drink in the street.Students try brand new eye exercises Tourists eat in front of the Pantheon in Rome.APDON’T be puzzled if a group of students sit nearby and start rolling their eyeballs at you. They may be doing their new eye exercises.In a recent online video, a girl demonstrates (展示) a new eye exercise program. She keeps her eyes open and rolls her eyeballs around to the music, or closes her eyes first and then opens them and tries her best to look up.The new program was designed by the Taizhou Office of the China School Health Action in Zhejiang Province and Bright Angel Eye-Protecting Center for Students. As a pilot scheme (计划), some schools in Shandong and Hubei have adopted (采用) the new program.In a CCTV report, some students who tried the exercise said they felt dizzy (头晕的) and sleepy after doing it. Some were even worried about turning cross-eyed.Doctors say that the program only exercises external muscles (外部肌肉) of the eyes. It cannot relieve eye fatigue (疲劳) and has little effect in preventing nearsightedness.重点讲解高考词汇mentally adv. 心理上We must equip the children mentally and physically to meet the trial they will face.various adj. 各种各样的There are various ways of getting to the station.length n. 长度，时间的长短The length of your talk must be at least 10 minutes.obey vt. 遵守，服从I always obey my father.长难句分析While many people..., recent research... – the duration of red lights in China exceeds what people can mentally bear.本句中的while 表示“虽然，尽管”；破折号后的分句进一步说明人们闯红灯的另一个原因，该句的主干为the duration…exceeds what people can mentally bear ，what 引导宾语从句，意思是“人们心理能够承受的范围”。