scotty mccreery

高三英语美文阅读

高三英语美文阅读

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AMERICAN-CHINESEperformerWangLeehomhascertainlymadewaves

withhispopmusicandhisfilmcareer,butashisrecentconcert

confirms,the34-year-oldismorethanjustanotherstarwithan

enchanting(迷人的)eenactiveinraisingpeople’s

awarenessofenvironmentalprotection.

WangheldapopconcertinBeijingthismonthtospreadeco-

certwasa

standing-roomonlyaffair–theatingwasmadeofrecycled

cardboardbenches(凳子).Theticketswerenotonlybiodegradable(可分

解的),butgreen–literally(完全地).Madefromrecycledpaper,each

ticketalsocontainsedmbedded(植入)

wateredandplacedinsunshine,grasswillgrowfromit.

Theconcertisonlyoneofhisrecenteffortstopromote

2007album,ChangeMe,with

thethemeofsavingtheenvironment,sbeingsold

inpackagingmadefrom

recycledpaper,eachCDcomeswithnotesincluding10waystobe

cialeditionofthealbumwasalso

packagedwithlimited-editionchopsticks–agreenalternativeto

disposable(一次性的)woodenchopsticks.

Inpractice,Wangalsolivesanenvironmentally-friendlydailylife.

lightbulbsinhis

keepstheair-

conditioningattoolowatemperature–thelowesthetsthe

ereleadhisfirstalbum15years

ago,Wanghasattendedcountlessfestivalsandceremonies,butldom

90percentofhisoutfits(装束)wereeither

borrowedorrented.

Asapublicfigure,healsosharesthepracticeswithhisfans

andcalledonthemtogetinvolved.

lltakeup

thecauoftheworld’spoor,llsay

thatweshouldrememberthatthestarsoftenhavesomethingtoll.

However,surelynoonecoulddisagreewithwordsWangspoketothe

audienceneartheendoftheconcert:“Tocreateabetter

futureforourplanet,wemustcontinuetospreadthewordandto

encourageothers.”

Questions:

sWangLeehomleadan

environment-friendlydailylife?Underlinetheanswerinthe

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esthephramakewavesmean?引起轰动

theconcertreflecttheenvironmentalprotection?

Para2

estheword“hit”mean?流行的人货物

B

likedbaball,

sincehefirstappearedonafamousUSrealityTVshow(真人秀),

“ordinary”

hisdaysofplayingquietbaballgameswithhisfriendsarelongover.

OnMay26,17-year-oldMcCreerywasannouncedthe

winneroftheUS’mostpopularsingingcompetition,AmericanIdol

(《美国偶像》).

McCreerybeathisfriendandrivalLaurenAlaina,16,tobecomeone

is

debut(初次登场)ontheprogram,hisgoodlooks,quietconfidenceand

ricanIdoljudge

andmoviestarJenniferLopezevensuggestedthatshehadfallen“in

lovewithacountrysinger”afterhearinghimsingontheshow.

Asalittleboy,McCreerylikedtoimpersonate(模仿)ElvisPresley

andbeganguitarlessonsattheageof10.“HestartedsingingElvison

thebackofthebus,”hisoldfriendBrettBaileyrecalledoftheir

elementaryschooltime.“ItwasalmostlikeaminiElvisconcert.”

r,

theboynextdoorremainsasgroundedaver.

Accordingtohisschoolprincipal,DrewCook,heworkedonhis

nadditionalworkload

thathisoldercompetitorsdidn’thavetoface.

However,thepressureofschoolandIdoldidn’twearthesinger

,itwasablessingindisgui(因祸得福),asMcCreery

saidthathisstudieswere“likeanescape”fromthepressureofthe

competition”.Hecompareditto“quiettime”.

“He’sanoutstandingyoungman,”.

“Astalentedasheisanhonorroll(优等学生名单)student,asinger,

anathlete,andhe’salwaysveryhumble(谦逊的),he’sanevenbetter

’snicetoesomethinggoodhappentoareallygood

person.”

核心词汇

groundedadj.脚踏实地的Simmonssaysthatherfamilykeepsher

grounded.

additionaladj.额外的,附加的

Wehavetogatheradditionalinformationbeforewemakethefinal

decision.

Questions:

ScottyMcCreerynolongeranordinaryboy?

Becauheenteredthecometitionandbecamethewinner.

yyearshasthesingingcompetition

beenheld?10yars

fthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?C

McCreeryistheyoungestwinnerinthehistoryof10-year

historyoftheshow.

ebecamethewinnerofthecompetition,studyisthe

pressureforhim.

imlf,hepreferredtostudyquietlyatschoolrather

thanrunthesingingcompetition.

erLopezhasfalleninlovewithScottyMcCreery.

atethefollowingntences:

(1)However,thepressureofschoolandIdoldidn’twearthe

singerdown.

然而,学习的压力和参加比赛并没有使他精疲力尽。

(2)ButsincehefirstappearedonafamousUSrealityTVshow(真人

秀),“ordinary”hasbeenthelastwordyouwouldutodescribehim.

但是,自从他出现在美国一个著名的真人秀之后,“普通”一词是你最不能用

来描述他的词汇。

C

Luckierthanyouthink

Chinestudentsalwayscomplainthatthey’reundergreat

pressureanddon’ymaybesurpridto

learnthatthey’remuchluckierthantheirpeers(同龄人)inSouth

KoreaandJapan,accordingtoarecentlypublishedreport,conductedby

ShanghaiAcademyofSocialSciencesonthephysicalandmentalhealthof

niorhighschoolstudentsinthethreeAsiancountries.

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Accordingtothestudyamongnearly6,000highschoolstudentsin

thethreecountries,Chinestudentsarethetallestbutpoorestin

physicalfitness.

Chinestudentsareonaverage168.17cm,comparedwith167.61cm

forSouthKoreanstudentsand164.70cmforJapanestudents.

Chinestudentsaskedforsickleavemorethanstudentsinother

72percentofKoreanstudentsneveraskedforsickand

injuryleaveduringhighschool,comparedto53percentforJapane

studentsand45percentforChinestudents.

Moreover,Chinestudentsdrinkalcoholandsmokeearlierthan

70percentofChinestudentshave

drunkalcohol,comparedto50percentforKoreanandJapanestudents.

SouthKoreanstudentsmoststresd

Accordingtothesurvey,JapaneandSouthKoreanstudentssuffer

tics(统计)show16

percentofstudentsinChinasaidtheyexperiencedmentalpressureoften

overthepastyear,whilethenumbersinJapanandSouthKoreawere33

percentand47percentrespectively.

Theirworriescomefrom“study”,“futureaftergraduation”,

“friendships”and“relationshipwiththeirparents”.

Togowithstress,57.9percentofKoreanstudentssleeptheleast,

lessthansixhoursaday,comparedwith46.6percentofJapane

studentsand30percentofChinestudents.

Chinestudentsmostconfidentinthemlves

MoreChinestudentsweresatisfiedwiththeirphysicalappearance,

anddoublethatofstudentsinthesurveyfromJapanandSouthKorea.

ThereportsaidthatoverhalfofstudentsinSouthKoreahadtriedto

loweightinthepastyear,whileinChinathefigurewasonly22

percent.

Inmeasuresoflf-worth,suchas“IthinkIamvaluable”

and“IthinkIamsuccessful”,“Icancompletemanythings”,

“Iwon’tgiveuptofailure,”Chinestudentsshowedgreaterlf-

confidencethanstudentsinJapanandSouthKorea.

TEENS点金

respectivelyadv.分别

ons:

fthefollowingcanbefilledintheblank?A

eteenagerstallest,butmostunhealthy

estudentsdrinkmostalcoholandsmokeearliest

studentsaskforleastsickleave

estudentsaskedforsickleavemostoften

estheunderlinedword“that”referto?

thenumber

ouunderstandthetitle?

Para1

usstudentstobestresdandwhat’stheresultof

stress?

Theirworriescomefrom“study”,“futureafter

graduation”,“friendships”and“relationshipwiththeir

parents”.Theresultisthatmanystudentshavesleeplessnights.

D

Heropponentwasthedefendingchampion(卫冕冠军)whochildhood

dreamwastowintheFrenchOpen(法国网球公开赛).Shewastheunderdog

(居于下风的人)whoneversawthetournament(锦标赛)onTVasagirlin

Chinaandneverthoughtshe’dgetfarontheredclay(红土地)ofthe

FrenchOpen,oneofthefourtennisGrandSlams(大满贯).

ButitwasLiNawhofellonherbackintriumph(胜利)onJune4.

Nearlytwohours’hittinggaveLia2-0victoryoverFrancesca

SchiavoneofItalyandmadehertheonlytennisplayer,manorwoman,

fromAsiatotakehomeaGrandSlamtitle.

orial(社

论)carriedbyXinhuaNewsAgencysaid“LiNaisthebestPR(Public

Relations,公关)forChina,”andcalledheran“outstandingnamecard

forthecountry”anda“brilliantdiplomat”(外交家).ItcomparedLi

toChineNBAstarYaoMing,notingthatboth“canspeakveryfluent

English,andbothofthemhaveakindofnofhumorthatis

appreciatedbyforeigners”.

egaveuptennisfortwoyears

andstudiedjournalismatWuhan’sHuazhongUniversityofScienceand

2004,shereturnedandcontinuestoplaythebest

tennisshecan.

“Dreamcomestrue,”Lisaidafterthematch.“Iamsohappyt

hatmyeffortshavepaidoff.”

Lihasoftenbeenenasarebel(叛逆者),oratleasta

atattoo(纹身),hasdyed

(染色)herhairmanydifferentcolorsandhavenbeenknowntoyellat

herhusbandinpublic.“Theplain-speaking,tattooed,individualisthas

theabilitytotranscend(超越)thesportandbecomeaglobalstar”,

theBBCnewsreported.

NomatterhowimportanttheFrenchOpenchampionshipis,Liisnot

restingonherlaurels(桂冠)–she’salreadythinkingaboutwinninga

condmajortitle.

“Whenyouhavethefirstone,naturallyyouwillthinkaboutthe

vemoreconfidenceplayingonothersurfaces,”Li

toldChinaDaily,asshe

preparesfortheWimbledonChampionship,whichwillstartonJune

20.

核心词汇

fluent

adj.流利的,顺畅的

ShewasfluentinEnglish,French,andGerman.

payoff获得回报,赢利

Ourthreemonths’hardworkhasfinallypaidoff.

reston停留

Questions:

iNacomparedtoYaoMing?

ItcomparedLitoChineNBAstarYaoMing,notingthatboth“can

speakveryfluentEnglish,andbothofthemhaveakindofnof

humorthatisappreciatedbyforeigners”.

iNaenasarebel?

Shehasatattoo(纹身),hasdyed(染色)herhairmanydifferent

colorsandhavenbeenknowntoyellatherhusbandinpublic.

fthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphra“get

far”inthefirstparagraph?

way

ising

C.

fthefollowingistrue?D

raduatingfromWuhan’sHuazhongUniversityofScience

andTechnology,shebegantotakeuptennis.

oneofAsiantenniswomenplayerswhohavetakenhomea

GrandSlamtitleintheFrenchOpen.

’schildhooddreamwastowintheFrenchOpenandbecamea

defendingchampion.

wohours’fiercefight,LaNadefeatedFrancesca

SchiavoneofItalyby2-0