高一阅读材料高中21st

阅读材料•Areyourgiftsready?21STCENTURYTEENSSTAFF晒晒你要送的新年礼物吧。词数427建议阅读时间8分钟AREyoureadyforthecomingfestive(喜庆的)season?Whatgiftswillyougivetomakeyourfriendsfeelspecial?Hereteenagerssharetheirideasfornewyeargiftsandlookforwardtotheonesthey'llget.HuZiwei,15,NanjingForeignLanguageSchoolMyclasswillhaveagiftexchangeparty,duringwhichwewillputonasmalltalentshow.Manyofushadourgiftsreadyaweekago.Ibelievethattheboyswillgivemagictools,stationary(文具)orsweets,whilegirlsarelikelytogivedollsormobileaccessories(挂件).Thebiggestfunaboutthesepartiesisnotknowingfromwhomyou'llreceiveagiftandwhowillreceiveyourgifts.Thecomputerwilldecideeverything!Ourteacherhopestheactivitywillhelpusgettoknoweachotherbetter–yousee,we'veonlyknowneachotherforthreemonths.I'mlookingforwardtomysurprisegift!•LiuWei,17,BeijingNo8HighSchoolAlthoughmybirthdaywasinNovember,I'llgetaspecialbirthdaygiftfrommyclassmatesthisweek.Acollective(集体的)birthdaypartyisscheduled(计划)forallthestudentswhohadbirthdaysfallinthelastsixmonths.Myclassroomhasbeendecorated(装饰)withcolorfulribbonsandChristmasballs.Someonetoldmethattherewillbeahugebirthdaycakeandthatapersonalized(个性化的)giftsentwithbestwishesfromotherstudentsisbeingpreparedforeachbirthdaystudent.I'msurewewilltreasurethiseventandI'msolookingforwardtothebigmoment!YinZhaohua,19,JixiNo1HighSchoolinHeilongjiangI'mstillenjoyingthegiftsIreceivedonChristmasEve.Nowadaystraditionalgreetingcardsarebeingreplacedwithapplesandsweets,whichsymbolize(象征)hopefortheyearahead.Igotmorethan20applesthisChristmas,whichmeansIsentasimilarnumberofapplesout.Ithinkapplesarehealthier,moreenvironmentallyfriendlygiftsthancardssentthroughthepost.•WuShuang,16,MianyangHighSchoolinSichuanTheselasttwoweekshavebeencrammed(塞满)witheverykindofexamsotheatmosphereoncampusisnotatalllikeaholiday.ImissthedayswhenIgothandwrittencards.Infact,Ihaven'treceivedorsentholidaycardssincetheInternetbecamepopular.It'ssofastandeasytosendane-card.Also,textmessagesarefunandconvenient(方便的).I'llsendwarmhugstomybestfriendsonNewYear'sDaytoletthemknowthatI'llbealwaysthereforthem.•Nowit'stimetorelax时间：2009-12-11期号：380•贺岁大片先睹为快。词数288建议阅读时间6分钟WHATdoyouhavetolookforwardtoattheendoftheyear?Preparingforfinalexams?Homework?Nottoworry:Lifecan’tbeallsweatingovertextbooks–that’swhyHesuipian,orthe“NewYearfilm”wasinvented.InChinaasintheWest,Decemberisatimeforexcitingmoviereleases(上映)withtheworld’stopstars.TreasureHunter(《刺陵》),December9WhathasJayChoubeenworkingon?Seethisaction-packedfantasyadventureandfindout.Inthemovie,ChoubecomesaChineseversionofIndianaJones.Heisgivenamapofburiedtreasure,butforcedtogiveitupinreturnforthelifeofthedaughterofhismentor(导师),playedbytopmodelfromTaiwan,LinChiling.Joinedbyafamousarcheologist(考古学家),thethreegoonathrillingjourneytofindthemapandthenthetreasure.•ASimpleNoodleStory(《三枪拍案惊奇》),December11Aftermasterminding(策划)theOpeningCeremonyoftheBeijingOlympics,directorZhangYimouhasturnedtosomethingsmaller–asthetitleofthismoviesuggests.Thecomedy-thrilleristhestoryofamean(刻薄的)noodleshopownerwhohires(雇佣)akillertomurderhiswifeandherlover.XiaoShenyangisnottheonlycomedicelementinthemovie.Zhang’scontributionofthethemesong–hepennedthelyricsandrapped–isanotherhighlight.SherlockHolmes(《大侦探福尔摩斯》),December25Theimmortal(不朽的)SherlockHolmesisacharacterwhoappealstoeachnewgeneration.Hismagnifyingglassandever-presentpipe(烟斗)makehimafigureyoucouldn’tmistakeforanyotherdetective.Inthisnewmovieheshowshehas*anotherstring(琴弦)tohisviolinbow–he’salsoakungfumaster!AlongwithhisfaithfulpartnerWatson,hehastostopaplottodestroyBritain.•Growingup,oneyearon21STCENTURYTE•一年后，灾区学生还好吗？词数352建议阅读时间7分钟•IT'SbeenayearsincetheWenchuanearthquake,whichleftmanydeadandmanymoreupsetandscared.Asthequakeareasarenowbeingrebuilt,dostudentsfeelbetter,andwhataretheirliveslike?Teenshastalkedtotwostudentstofindout.WuXinnan,16,DujiangyanForeignLanguageExperimentalSchoolWulikesleaningthroughthewindowofhermakeshiftdorm(宿舍)andlookingoutside.There,somebuildingsareunderconstruction–Herschool'snewclassrooms.TeacherssaythattheywillmoveinnextsemesterandWucan'twaitforthatdaytocome.Threemonthsaftertheearthquake,Wuenteredhernewschoolwithoutaformalentranceexam(入学考试).Shecouldn'tconcentrate(集中精神)inclassatfirst.Someofherclassmates,especiallythosewhohadlostfamilymembers,didn'ttalkandalwaysstayedalone.Oneyearlater,thingsaremuchbetter.•Everyoneseemstoworkextremelyhard,withbusyclassesbetween6:30amand10:00pmeveryday.Wuwon'tallowherselftofallbehind,either.SheonlygoesbacktostaywithherparentsonSaturdays.Theyarestillstayinginatemporaryroomafterlosingtheirhouse.Sheneverasksforpocketmoneysinceherdadlosthisjobatarestaurant–anothervictim(受害者)oftheearthquake.Irarelybuyanything,shesaid.LuoQin,16,MianyangShuidianSchoolLuohasamotto:Taketimetoenjoylife.That'swhyshewasseeneverywhereduringherschool'srecentspeechcontestandsportsmeetingrememberingtheone-yearanniversary(周年纪念)oftheearthquake.DuringtheMayDayholiday,LuoandherfriendsvolunteeredtohelppickteaforBeichuanfarmersinmountainousareas.Thisyearhasseenariseintheteagrown,butnotenoughpeopletoworkonthefarms.Manyfamiliesarebu