高一英语课外阅读材料
高中英语课外阅读材料经典
高中英语课外阅读材料经典高中英语课外阅读材料(一)加倍重视自己的价值Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.Amulberry leaf(桑叶) touched with the genius of man becomes silk.A field of clay touched with the genius of man becomes a castle.A Cyprus tree touched with the genius of man becomes a shrine.A cut of sheep's hair touched with the genius of man becomes raiment for a king.If it is possible for leaves and clay and wood and hair to have their value multiplied a hundred, yea a thousandfold by man, cannot I do the same with the clay which bears my name?Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.I am liken to a grain of wheat which faces one of three futures. The wheat can be placed in a sack and dumped in a stall until it is fed to swine. Or it can be ground to flour and made into bread. Or it can be placed in the earth and allowed to grow until its golden head dividesand produces a thousand grains from the one.I am liken to a grain of wheat with one difference. The wheat cannot choose whether it be fed to swine, ground for bread, or plantedto multiply. I have a choice and I will not let my life be fed to swine nor will I let it be ground under the rocks of failure and despair to be broken open and devoured by the will of others.Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.To grow and multiply it is necessary to plant the wheat grain in the darkness of the earth and my failures, my despairs, my ignorance,and my inabilities are the darkness in which I have been planted inorder to ripen. Now, like the wheat grain which will sprout and blossom only if it is nurtured with rain and sun and warm winds, I too must nurture my body and mind to fulfill my dreams. But to grow to fullstature the wheat must wait on the whims of nature. I need not wait forI have the power to choose my own destiny.Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.And how will I accomplish this? First I will set goals for the day, the week, the month, the year, and my life. Just as the rain must fall before the wheat will crack its shell and sprout, so must I have objectives before my life will crystallize. Insetting my goals I will consider my best performance of the past and multiply it a hundredfold. This will be the standard by which I will live in the future. Never will I be of concern that my goals are too high for is it not better to aim my spear at the moon and strike only an eagle than to arm my spear atthe eagle and strike only a rock?Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.The height of my goals will not hold me in awe though I may stumble often before they are reached. If I stumble I will rise and my falls will not concern me for all men must stumble often to reach the hearth. Only a worm is free from the worry of stumbling. I am not a worm.I am not an onion plant. I am not a sheep. I am a man. Let others builda cave with their clay. I will build a castle with mine.Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.And just as the sun must warm the earth to bring forth the seedling of wheat so, too, will the words on these scrolls warm my life and turn my dreams into reality. Today I will surpass every action which I performed yesterday. I will climb today's mountain to the utmost of my ability yet tomorrow I will climb higher than today, and the next willbe higher than tomorrow. To surpass the deeds of others is unimportant; to surpass my own deeds is all.Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.And just as the warm wind guides the wheat to maturity, the same winds will carry my voice to those who will listen and my words will announce my goals. Once spoken I dare not recall them lest I lose face.I will be as my own prophet and though all may laugh at my utterances they will hear my plans, they will know my dreams; and thus there willbe no escape for me until my words become accomplished deeds.Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.I will commit not the terrible crime of aiming too low.I will do the work that a failure will not do.I will always let my reach exceed my grasp.I will never be content with my performance in the market.I will always raise my goals as soon as they are attained.I will always strive to make the next hour better than this one.I will always announce my goals to the world.Yet, never will I proclaim my accomplishments. Let the world, instead, approach me with praise and may I have the wisdom to receive it in humility.Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.One grain of wheat when multiplied a hundredfold will produce a hundred stalks. Multiply these a hundredfold, ten times, and they will feed all the cities of the earth. Am I not more than a grain of wheat?Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.And when it is done I will do it again, and again, and therewill be astonishment and wonder at my greatness as the words of these scrolls are fulf in me.高中英语课外阅读材料(二)世界上最遥远的距离The furthest distance in the worldIs not between life and deathBut when I stand in front of youYet you don't know thatI love youThe furthest distance in the worldIs not when i stand in font of youYet you can't see my loveBut when undoubtedly knowing the love from bothYet cannotBe togehterThe furthest distance in the worldIs not being apart while being in loveBut when plainly can not resist the yearningYet pretendingYou have never been in my heartThe furthest distance in the worldIs notBut using one's indifferent heartTo dig an uncrossable riverFor the one who loves you世界上最遥远的距离，不是生与死而是我就站在你的面前，你却不知道我爱你世界上最遥远的距离，不是我站在你面前，你却不知道我爱你而是明明知道彼此相爱，却不能在一起世界上最遥远的距离，不是明明知道彼此相爱，却不能在一起而是明明无法抵挡这股想念，却还得故意装作丝毫没有把你放在心里世界上最遥远的距离，不是明明无法抵挡这股想念，却还得故意装作丝毫没有把你放在心里而是用自己冷漠的心，对爱你的人掘了一条无法跨越的沟渠高中英语课外阅读材料(三)难忘的野营When I was a boy, I belonged to the Boy Scouts so I used to go camping every summer, and once something happened which I have never been able to explain.We were camping in a place above a river. After arriving, we all rushed down to the river and had a swim. Standing by the river, we noticed that it was surrounded(环绕) by cliffs(悬崖). If someone wanted to reach the river at this point, he had to walk past our camp.Several days later, the scoutmaster had to be away for a day. That afternoon, we had supper early. We were sitting round the fire, eating and talking, when a man walked past and went down towards the river. We all felt that this man looked very strange, but, because each of us was afraid of looking very stupid, no one said anything.We ate rather slowly, taking as long as possible. After finishing, we collected our plates together so that we could take them to the river where we always washed them. But no one moved towards the rivere stood looking at each other ashamed. Then all shouting at once, we began talking about the man who had walked past us. We agreed how strange he looked and we wondered what he could be doing by the river. We knew that he could only return by passing through our camp.An hour passed. Then one of the boys suggested we shouldcreep(悄悄移动) down by the river so that we could see what the man was doing. Moving very slowly and keeping in the shadow, we crept down towards the bank. One boy climbed a tree so that he could see everything clearly. He called to us that there was no one there, so we ran down to the bank, looking everywhere carefully. We could not understand where the man had gone.When it got dark, we went back to our camp feeling bewildered. We told the scoutmaster what had happened in the evening. Smiling, he doubted that we had seen the man, but finally suggested we go and look again. We did, but there was no one there.Many years have passed, but I still remember it as if it were yesterday. What did we see? I do not know.。
《英语阅读》教学大纲(附课外阅读参考书目)
《英语阅读》教学大纲（附课外阅读参考书目）课程类别：专业基础课总学时：120学时总学分：6学分开课学期：第1-4学期适用专业：英语专业先修课程：无一、课程性质与任务“英语阅读”是供高等学校英语专业一、二年级使用的基础课程，泛读课的特征体现在“泛”与“读”两个方面，就“泛”而言，泛读课所选的语言材料的内容呈百科知识性，包括社会生活各个方面；同时语言材料的文体呈多样性，既有文学作品，又有记叙文、说明文、议论文、新闻、广告等语言风格不同的各类文章；就“读”而言，泛读课的重要任务是指导学生掌握各种阅读方法，从而提高理解的准确性，加快阅读速度。
“英语泛读”课的目的在于培养学生的英语阅读能力和提高学生的阅读速度；培养学生细致观察语言的能力以及假设判断、分析归纳、推理检验等逻辑思维能力；培养学生的速度能力阅读兴趣，提高学生的阅读技能，包括略读、寻读、细读、评读等能力；并通过阅读训练帮助学生扩大词汇量，增强语感，不断积累各种语言知识，加深文化沉淀。
二、教学目的与要求英语阅读课程的教学目的是培养学生的英语阅读理解能力和提高学生的英语阅读速度；也是培养英语专业学生细致观察语言的能力以及假设判断、分析归纳、推理检验等逻辑思维能力；提高学生的阅读技能，包括细读、略读、查阅等能力；并通过阅读训练帮助学生扩大词汇量、吸收语言和文化背景知识。
阅读课教学应注重阅读能力与提高阅读速度并重。
扩大学生的知识面，增强学生的英语语感和培养学生的阅读兴趣。
三、教学时数分配四、教学内容和课时分配教材：《泛读教程》王守仁等编课程介绍“英语阅读教程”即英语专业的阅读(泛读)课，是专业英语学生的必修课，教学对象为英语专业一、二年级学生，也可供大学英语四级后学生选修。
本教程的教学目的在于培养学生的英语阅读理解能力和提高学生的阅读速度；培养学生细致观察语言的能力及假设判断、分析归纳、推理检验等逻辑思维能力；提高学生的阅读技能，包括细读、略读、查阅等能力；并通过阅读训练帮助学生扩大词汇量、吸收语言和文化背景知识。
英语课外阅读材料(大一下)
1The cheongsam is a body-hugging one-piece Chinese dress for women; the male version is the changshan. It is known in Mandarin Chinese as the qipao or chipao, and is also known in English as a mandarin gown.The modernized version is noted for accentuating the figures of women, and as such was popular as a dress for high society. As Western fashions changed, the basic cheongsam design changed too, introducing high-necked sleeveless dresses, bell-like sleeves, and the black lace frothing at the hem. By the 1940s, cheongsam came in a wide variety of fabrics with an equal variety of accessories.A frog (sometimes referred to as a Chinese frog) is an ornamental braiding for fastening the front of a garment that consists of a button and a loop through which it passes.“旗袍”在英语中有一个固定的词，不过是一个loanword，外来语，写做cheongsam，是从广东话Cantonese里来的。
高中英语课外阅读材料的选择和改编方法探究
1402020年05期总第497期ENGLISH ON CAMPUS高中英语课外阅读材料的选择和改编方法探究文/廖青青学生对此体裁有更深入的理解。
教师应该如何来改编课外阅读材料呢？一般来说可根据“自身的教学条件和环境，补充和调整教材的内容，创造性地完成课标中提出的教学目标与任务”。
可参考以下改编方法：1.遵循材料的体裁。
一般来说，应用文和记叙文的难度较小，可读性最强，说明文和议论文次之，散文则对学生的抽象思维有着较高的要求。
如果文章篇幅较长，生词较多，但其体裁并没有影响其可读性，在改编时应尽可能保留原体裁。
有时候为了凸显某种体裁的特点，教师可以加入此种体裁特有的结构语句或关键词，使得原文的体裁特点和框架脉络更加清晰，进而增强学生对各种体裁的了解和感知。
2.调整相关内容。
在选定了阅读材料后，往往会发现材料的部分内容适应性或者可读性不强，直接拿来使用会加大学生阅读的难度，打击学生的阅读兴趣，这时就需要对材料进行调整，可将内容进行转换，删减或补充。
有些文章语言比较地道抽象，可在保留原文主题和内容的前提下，将文章改成更平实，更具生活气息的文章。
有些文章的部分内容难度过大，不符合学生年龄特征和认知水平，教师可以有针对性地进行删减。
有些材料语言过于简单或抽象，教师可在语言上进行补充，使文章的意思更加具体明白。
3.有机整合段落顺序。
阅读材料本身可以看作由各个段落按照一定顺序组成的有机体。
在改编的过程中，需要认真研读，捕捉段落之间的逻辑关系和写作顺序。
在不影响文章整体性的基础上，可尝试打破原有的组合方式，对原有段落进行取舍和整合，突出重点内容，以帮助学生更好地理解文章主旨。
有些文章篇幅长、段落多，可把有趣易懂的部分调到最前面，吸引学生的注意力，引起阅读兴趣，也可整合段落使原文结构更清晰。
一篇课外改编材料的诞生要经历长时间的筛选，比对和整合，阅读材料的选择特别是改编是较有挑战性的工作。
作为一线教师，我们有责任去提高选择和改编课外阅读材料的能力，发挥自己的主观能动性和创造性，挖掘课外阅读材料的宝贵价值，以增强英语教学的开放性和灵活性，进一步培养学生的语言素养，让学生成为真正热爱英语阅读的学习者。
高中英语学习需要哪些课外阅读材料？
高中英语学习需要哪些课外阅读材料？高中英语学习要都有哪些课外阅读材料？高中英语学习的核心目标是重视培养学生英语综合运用能力，而课外阅读是提升语言能力的重要途径，理当被重视。
对于高中阶段英语学习的特点和需求，学生需要选择适合的课外阅读材料，才能事半功倍。
一、更注重趣味与深度：1.文学作品：经典名著：莎士比亚戏剧、狄更斯小说等，能有效提升学生的文化素养，深刻体会英语语言的魅力。
建议选择经典作品的简化版或改编版，降低阅读理解难度。
当代作品：如《哈利波特》、《饥饿游戏》等，贴近学生生活，蕴满趣味性，能激发阅读兴趣。
2.科普类文章：国家地理、科学美国人等杂志：涵盖教育科学、地理、人文等多个领域，拓展学生的知识面，有效提升批判性思维能力。
TED演讲：内容多样，语言生动，能提升学生的听力及口语表达能力。
3.新闻报道：BBC、CNN等网站：了解世界大事，掌握时事热点，有效提升英语阅读速度和理解能力。
二、注重实际实用性：1.英语学习类书籍：语法、词汇类书籍：巩固课本知识，积累词汇量，增加语言运用能力。
写作技巧类书籍：学习写作规范，提高写作水平。
2.英语学习网站和app：英语学习网站：比如BBCLearningEnglish、VoicewithAmerica等，可以提供丰富的学习资源，包括词汇自学、语法练习、听力材料等。
英语学习APP：如Memrise、Duolingo等，提供形象生动的学习方式，能提高自学兴趣。
三、依据自己的兴趣选择：如果喜欢体育，可以选择体育类杂志或网站；如果喜欢音乐，可以选择音乐类书籍或网站。
如果将来想去学习医学，可以选择医学类书籍或文章。
四、阅读策略与技巧：制定阅读计划：每隔一天要坚持阅读，并记录阅读时长和内容。
精读与泛读相结合：精读注重理解和分析，泛读注重速度和浏览。
积累词汇：遇到生词，及时查询词典，并尝试在不同语境中使用。
注重理解和思考：阅读理解并非仅仅是读懂文字，更重要的是理解文章内容，并进行思考和分析。
高一英语阅读理解练习题及参考答案
高一英语阅读理解练习题及参考答案高一英语阅读理解练习题(一)An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started to make out the ticket, the woman behind the wheel said proudly, “Before you go any further, young man, I think you should know that the mayor of this city is a good friend of mine.”The officer did not say a word, but kept writing. “I am also a friend of chief of police Barens,”continued the woman, getting more angry each moment, Still he kept on writing. “Young man,”she persisted, “I know Judge Lawson and State Senator (参议员) Patton.” Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly , “Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson.”“Why, no,”she answered.“Well, that is the man you should have known,”he said, heading back to his motorcycle, “I an Bill Bronson.”1. The policeman stopped the car because_____A. it was an expensive carB. the driver was a proud ladyC. the driver was driving beyond the speed limitD. the driver was going to make trouble for the police2. The woman was getting more angry each moment because _____.A. the policeman didnt know her friendsB. the policeman didnt accept her kindnessC. the policeman was going to punish herD. she didnt know the policemans name3. The policeman was _______.A. an honourable fellowB. a stupid fellowC. an impolite manD. a shy man4. The woman was _______.A. kind-heartedB. a person who depended on someone else to finish her workC. trying to frighten the policeman on the strength of her friends powerful positionsD. introducing her good friends names to the young officer5. The policeman _______.A. had no sense of humor (幽默)B. had s sense of humorC. had no sense of dutyD. was senseless高一英语阅读理解练习题答案1C 2 A 3 A 4 B 5 C高一英语阅读理解练习题(二)Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.1. Why couldnt Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?A. She couldnt get admitted to medical schoolB. She decided to further her education in ParisC. A serious eye problem stopped herD. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States2. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeths chances for becoming for a doctor?A. She was a woman.B. She wrote too many letters.C. She couldnt graduate from medical school.D. She couldnt set up her hospital.3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?A. Eight yearsB. Ten yearsC. Nineteen yearsD. Thirty-six years4. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell,except that she ______.A. became the first woman physicianB. was the first woman doctorC. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and childrenD. set up the first medical school for women5. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.A. EnglandB. ParisC. the United StatesD. New York City。
课外阅读材料与高中英语教材整合的教学实践
课外阅读材料与高中英语教材整合的教学实践严思妹【摘要】阐述外研版英语教材的不足、资源整合的理论依据以及资源整合的三个原则，即聚焦课标、以学生为本、精选语料。
以重庆南开中学英语教研组积极探索、收集和整理大量与教材话题相关的阅读材料，并加以整合的教学实践为例，分析资源整合在英语教学中的重要性。
【期刊名称】《英语教师》【年(卷),期】2016(016)012【总页数】4页(P138-140,145)【关键词】英语教材;课外阅读材料;教学实践;资源整合【作者】严思妹【作者单位】400000，重庆，重庆南开中学【正文语种】中文阅读是语言技能的一部分，在整个语言学习中起着举足轻重的作用。
《普通高中英语课程标准（实验）》提出“用英语获取、处理和运用信息的能力；逐步获取用英语思维的能力”的阅读学习和教学理念（教育部2003）。
阅读课是英语教学的主要课型，而阅读又在其中起着关键性作用。
作为英语课程资源的核心部分，英语教材应该具有科学性、思想性、趣味性、灵活性和开放性。
然而，现阶段使用的外研版英语教材却存在课文难度较小、话题相对陈旧、语言不够丰富、题材较为单一、时代性不强等不足之处。
这些不足给教师的教学和学生的学习都带来了诸多不便。
随着现代信息技术的快速发展，教学资源将不再局限于教材，获取资源途径广泛、内容丰富，这就需要教师选择合理的教学资源，并有针对性地加以整合，达到教学相长的目的。
（一）资源整合的理论依据《普通高中英语课程标准（实验）》提出，教师要善于结合实际教学需要，灵活地、有创造性地使用教材，对教材内容、编排顺序、教学方法等进行适当的取舍或调整（教育部2003）。
例如，对教材内容进行适当的补充或删减，替换教学内容和活动，扩展教学内容或活动步骤，调整教学顺序、教学方法，总结教材使用情况等。
（二）资源整合的原则1.聚焦课标《普通高中英语课程标准（实验）》规定，英语学习的总体目标是培养学生的综合语言运用能力（教育部2003）。
2023新高一英语阅读理解
2023新高一英语阅读理解2023年新高一英语阅读理解可以参考以下内容：Once upon a time, there was a poor boy named Little Red Riding Hood. He lived with his mother in the forest. One day, his mother asked him to take some food and medicine to his sick grandmother.Little Red Riding Hood happily agreed and set off on his journey. As he walked through the forest, he met a wolf. The wolf was very hungry and wanted to eat Little Red Riding Hood. But Little Red Riding Hood was wearing a red hood and the wolf couldn't see his face. So the wolf asked him where he was going.Little Red Riding Hood told the wolf that he was going to see his grandmother and give her the food and medicine. The wolf quickly thought of a plan to capture Little Red Riding Hood and his grandmother.He followed Little Red Riding Hood to his grandmother's house and waited outside. When Little Red Riding Hood came out of the house,the wolf jumped out and captured him. The wolf then went inside the house and ate Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother.After that, he put on the grandmother's clothes and waited for Little Red Riding Hood to wake up. When Little Red Riding Hood finally woke up, he was very surprised to see the wolf standing over him. The wolf pretended to be Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother and asked him why he had taken so long to get there.Little Red Riding Hood explained that he had met a wolf on the way who had asked him where he was going. The "grandmother" became angry and said that he should never talk to strangers. She then asked him if he had brought her the food and medicine.Little Red Riding Hood quickly realized that the woman in front of him was not his grandmother. He jumped up and tried to escape, but the wolf chased after him and caught him. Just as the wolf was about to eat him, a group of hunters arrived and scared off the wolf. They saved Little Red Riding Hood and took him back to his mother.From then on, Little Red Riding Hood learned a valuable lesson: never trust strangers or go anywhere alone.。
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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 you wait tosucceed in your dreamcareer?Ten years or longer, Taiwanactor Bolin Chen would say.The 29-year-old finallyearned back all his hard workwhen he won Best LeadingBolin Chen, 29, won his first award after ten Actor for his role in theyears of acting. XINHUApopular TV series In TimeWith 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 he played the male lead in Yee’s movie Blue Gate Crossing (《蓝色大门》). His first taste of fame with the well-received drama showed him what he really wanted to be.However, 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) and coming-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 and down-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 as 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 rule says “stopand wait,” but we often see groups ofpeople running red lights.Internet users have jokingly named thisphenomenon “the Chinese-style streetcrossing ”. While many people criticize it asbad 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 A group of pedestrians jaywalk across a road in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province. CHINA DAILYTransportation Engineering, was quoted (引述) by Xinhua News Agency as saying. “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 on pedestrians’ waiting times at various road crossings. They found 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 Roman Holiday, AudreyHepburn shows the world what a romantic(浪漫的) scene is all about: wanderingaround Rome with a lover by your side andan ice cream in hand. But those who want toexperience this may now have to pay a largeprice.Rome ’s city council (议会) passed a new lawin October. It prohibits (禁止) tourists fromeating pizza, sandwiches or any othersnacks or fast food around 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.Tourists eat in front of the Pantheon in Rome.APCritics say such bans reflect (反映) Italians’ attitudes toward public eating: they rarely eat or drink in the street.Students try brand new eye exercisesDON’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”。