40篇英语短文搞定高考3500个单词..pdf

40 篇英语短文搞定高考3500个单词默写版 1. Fall in Love with English Hiding behind the loose dusty curtain , a teenager pack ed up his overcoat into the suitcase . He planned to leave home at dusk though there was thunder and lightningoutdoors . He had got to do this because he was tired ofhis parents nagging about his English study and did not want to go through it any longer. He couldnt get along well with English and disliked joining in English classes because he thought his teacher ignored him on purpose . As a result, his score in each exam never added up to over 60. His partner was concerned about him very much. She understood exactly what he was suffering from, but entirely disagree d with his idea. In order to calm him down and settle his problem, she talked with him face to face and swapped a seriesof learning tips with him. The items she set down helped him find the highway to studying English well. The teenager was grateful and got great power from his friends words. Now, he has recovered from being upset and has fallen in love with English. 2. Different Countries Have Different Kinds of Englishes Voyages of people from England play an important part in spreading the English language. At present , English is frequently spoken as an official or common language in many countries, such as America, Singapore , Malaysia and some African countries. All base d on British English, the English spoken in these countries can be well understood by native English speakers. But actually, these Englishes have been gradually changing in accent s, spelling s, expression s and the usage of vocabulary. Because of this fact, you can make use of the differences to tell which country the foreigners of your block are from. For example, if a boss fluently commandshis driver, “Come up straight to my apartment by elevator and take some gas for my trucks and cabs”, instead of request ing, “Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis”, you can recognize his American identity, while the latter suggest s that he is British. 3. A Hard Trip My sister was fond of traveling. Ever since graduating , she had been determined to organize a trip to an old temple. Since transporting fare was expensive, she decided to use a bicycle to cycle there not caring about the disadvantage s. Her stubborn attitude was always her shortcoming . Once she made up her mind to do something, no one could persuade her to change her mind. Finally, we gave in as usual though we preferred to take a train. After we prepared everything, including the schedule, reliable weather forecast and the insurance , we began our trip. Our journey was along a river flowing from a high altitude. Our pace was slow because the river frequently had many sharp bends through deep valleys, where the water seemed to boil. Just as I recorded in my journal, it was really a hard journey. But we also enjoyed great views. One night, I put my head on my pillow-a parcel of wool coats, and lay beneath the stars. When the flame in front of our cave went out at midnight, I found the sky so beautiful! 4. A Horrible Earthquake Dirty water rose in wells and canals before the earthquake. But no one judged that an earthquake was coming. Suddenly, everything shook. It seemedas if the world was at an end. Millions of brick houses and a number of dams were destroyed. Railway tracks became useless bars. Pipes in mines burst and let out smellysteam . Huge cracks trapped cyclist s everywhere. The next day, this event was the headline or main title of all newspapers. With the reporters giving an outline of the disaster , the whole nation was shock ed by the damageand the victims extremesuffering. People were moved when they read that the survivors comforted each other by saying “Congratulations ! You survived!”. So they not only express ed their sympathy sincerely , but also organized together to help the victims right away. The injured were rescue d and the dead were buried. The frightened survivors were dug out from under the ruins and were offered shelter , fresh water and electricity. Thanks to peoples help, the loss was minimized. 5. The Great President As the founder of the republic, the president had many good qualities. Before coming to power, he was a generous lawyer . He was willing toselflessly help everyone who turned to him. He accepted no fee to offer legal guidance and opinions to those who were out of work or uneducate d. Later, believing all mankind to be equal, he devote d himself to stopping the unfair anti-black laws. He set up the Black Youth League and was voted to be the leader. However, though he kept peaceful principle s without violence and terror, his mean enemies still blew up his house and attacked his relatives, and he himself couldnt escape be ing sentenced to 30 years in prison. Not fearing of the prison guards cruelty, he kept active and begged no mercy from them. As a matter of fact, he was always hopeful and never lost heart during the stage even though he was in trouble. Finally, people rewarded him with the leaders position and a gold blanket. 6. A Brave Maid A wooden vase from the Ming Dynasty at the entrance of the reception hall amazed everyone. The artists design ed it in a rare style and select ed valuable jewels to decorate it. People thought highly of its fancy colour of honey and the beautiful paintings on it. The vase used to belong to a former castle . But when the country was at war, the enemy troops explode d the castle. Debates on how the vase survived went on and on. In order to remove people s doubt, a team of no less than 20 people carried out an informal investigation. The evidences they found showed that a maid took the vase apart and asked a sailor to sink it in a local well. She never gave away the secret even under the cruel trial of the enemies who were in search of treasures. It is worth giving this brave maid a fortune in return. 7. A Fair Competition Swifter, Higher and Stronger stands for the spirit of the Olympics. But fairness is the basis of this motto. Only when you win fairly will you and your homeland deserve the great glory. But nowadays , unlike the ancient honest slave competitors, some hopeless athletes who can t bear the pain of training cheat when taking part in games. Medals seem to have magical power causing them to cheat, and the prize money has replaced the motto as their only goal. So, in the gymnastics event to be held in our city next month, one of the host s responsibilitiesis to keep competitions fair. They advertise d on posters outside the stadium to promise that every competitor is to have a regular physical examination in a gymnasium one after another. No one can bargain on this. The volunteers in charge will be very strict. It is foolish to cheat because they will not be admitted to compete and will even be fined as well. 8. Computers The goal of early calculating machines was to simplify difficult sums. But with the help of new technology , electronic chips replaced tubes and a revolution of artificial intelligencehas arisen. From then on, the appearance of computers totally changed our lives. They can not only download information from the wet when connected by the network or mobile phone signal s, but also solve different types of logical problems. With operators as their coach es, they can even control rockets to explore the moon and instruct androids with the human races characters to mop floors and watch over your naughty niece . Anyhow, computers are so helpful that they do bring happiness . However, computers are easily attacked by viruses. This reality has become a hard-to-deal with-problem. As a result, computers are dangerous in a way. So, personally , I worry about their universal application s in some fields, such as finance. 9.Wildlife Protection Dinosaurs died out because of an unexpected incident. But wildlife today disappears or is in danger just because humans do harm to it. For example, tigers are hunted for fur to make carpets so that they can only live in secure reserve s; grassland is destroyed without mercy so that dust storms come into being affecting distant cities. Last year, scientists saw some monkeys rubbing themselves with a certain kind of insect s to protect themselves from fierce mosquito es biting. According to the result of the inspection , they found that the insect contains a powerful drug, so local farmers were employed to catch the insects. The ending was that the insects disappeared from the whole zone. When told that it was a loss to humans, the farmers burst into laughter and respond ed, “Our real loss is our decreasingincome . ” We should appreciate the natural balance and pay more attention to the importance of wildlife protection. Not until we succeed in letting wildlife live in peace , can we smile in relief. 10. My First Band I was very sensitiv e to music. Just dipping into the music books briefly, I could sing or play well. To be honest , I always dreamt of becoming a famous folk actor. I was so confident that I never decreased my devotion . I formed my first band called “Rolling Frog”. At the beginning, we relied on performing on instruments in pubs or to passer s by to earn extra money in cash . Then we wore false beards to pretend to be the musician s whom people were familiar with. In addition, we attached humorous acts to our performancesand played jokes on each other. Soon, our “funny jazz” became famous and invitations to perform for broadcast stations began to come. Afterwards, we sorted out attractive music and made a record in a studio. A million or so copies were sold and we became millionaires. It was painful that the band broke up finally. But above all, I realized my dream to be a musician. 11.An Interesting Festival The Agricultural Feast takes place after the IndependenceDay. It is not a worldwide celebration . Only Christians in Mexico look forward to its arrival for its religiousorigin: Long ago, humans ancestor s were bad. They fooled and played tricks on each other and never kept their word. So God turned up and drowned all their crops. Humans starved day and night, weeping. In order to gain God s forgiveness , a woman poetset off to see God. She admired God and kept apologizing . God was moved. With his permission , humans finally had good harvests again. So, to wipe sadness and remind themselves of the belief in God, people began the festival. On the festival, people gather in open air, such as playgrounds or parking lots, and energetic ally have fun with each other all night long, as though they were never tired. When a beauty dress ed up in lovely clothing reads poems in memory of the poet, everyone holds their breath. Then, it is the custom that the bone of a rooster head is given to her as an award. Obviously, the story is not true, but the festival is interesting. 12.Balanced Diet Wang Peng earned his living by running a barbecue restaurant, which served delicious bacon, fried chicken breast and mutton roasted with pepper and garlic. But his food and discount attracted fewer and fewer customer s. Finally, he was in debt. Yong Huisslimming restaurant served fresh peas, carrots, eggplant s, and raw cucumbers with vinegar. As the hostess , she said fibres benefited customers' digestion the most. In order not to let Yong Hui get away with telling lies, Wang Peng spied on Yong Hui despite her glare. But he was surprised that she was losing her customers, too. Curiosity drove Wang Peng to consult an expert. The expert sigh ed and said, “Both of your menus have weakness and limited strength. Your customers put on weight too easily, while Yong Huis lose weight too quickly. So, Wang Peng, cut down the fat of your food and increase vegetables and fruits, like nuts, beans, mushroom s, peache s and lemons. You ought to combine the two menus and provide a balanced diet . ” Before long , Wang Peng won his customers back. 13. Sailing Home 划船回家 This novel was about an unbelievable but genuine adventure. Its author was a black businessman who was brought up in America. In 1956, he visited Africa, his birthplace. One day, when he was wandering on the pavement near the bay enjoying the sea scene s, he lost his money and passport that he kept in an envelope . So he went to the embassyto seek help, but the ambassador with rude manners didn t permit his staff to help though he bowed to him. Staring at his impatient face, he understood that it was the fault of his skin colour that account ed for their refection. So he decided to take a chance to sail on a small boat home. He met a large amount of difficulty but was never stopped. On the contrary, difficulty pushed him to go ahead harder. Three months later, he was spot ted by a ship by accident. He was in ragsindeed. A maid even scream ed when bringing him a steak and pineappledessert . Aboard, he earned his passage by working as a barber and got home finally. As for the name of his novel, he couldn t think of a better one than the phrase“Go Ahead”. 这部小说 写的是一次令人 难以置信 而又真实的历险 。其作者是一位在美国被 抚养长大的 黑人商人 。1956 年，他回到他的 出生地 非洲。有一天，当他在 海湾边的人行道 上漫步欣赏海 景时，他丢失了一个装着钱和护照的信封，于是向当地的 大使馆寻求 帮助。但是大使 态度非 常粗鲁 ，即使向他 鞠躬，也不 允许他的职员帮忙。 盯着他那不耐烦的 脸，他知道是他皮肤颜 色的错才导致了他们的拒绝。于是，他决定冒险驾驶一只小船回家。 他遇到了 许多 困难，但是从未停止， 相反，困难推动他更努力地 前进。三个月后，当他 被一艘船 偶然发现 时，真的是衣衫褴褛 。给他端来 牛排和菠萝甜品 的女仆甚至被吓得 尖叫 起 来。在船上，他当一名 理发师 来挣取 船费，最后终于回到了家。 至于 这部小说的名字，他再 也不能想到一个比 “ 前进” 更好的 短语 了。 14. Explore MKII 探测 MKII行星 MKII, a planet billions of kilometers away, is the origin of life in many religions. Physicist s have proved the theory that its gentleclimate and the pull of its gravity are similar to the earths. And astronomers have found that oxygen atom s and carbon dioxide , which are fundamental to life, exist in its atmosphere through satellite s. Cheered up by this news, biologist s, in their turn, began to do some research to remove people s puzzlesNow that there are some suitable conditions, does life really exist on this globe? Do they multiply by laying eggs or giving birth to babies? Last month, a spaceshipwas sent there. Its a pity that this mission failed. Unlike the earth, MKII is a much younger planet. Thus, mass es of harmful acid clouds float everywhere causing violent chain reactions to break out. These clouds not only blocked out the pilots sight but also damaged the engine system . Luckily, the pilots watched out carefully and prevented the spaceship from crashing in time. MK 二号是一颗几 十亿公里外的行星， 它在许多 宗教里都是生命起源的地方。 物理学家 已经证明了它 温和的气候 和重力 的牵引都和地球相似的 理论；天文学家 也通过 卫星，在它的 大气层 里发现了 氧原子 和二氧化碳 的存在，这些都是对生命来说，都是基本的 。受到这一消 息的鼓舞 ，生物学家 们接着开始了研究以解开人们的迷惑 既然有了适合的条件，生命真 的存在 于这个 星球吗？他们是通过 下蛋，还是 产仔来繁殖后代的呢？ 上个月，一艘 太空飞船 被派到了那儿。可惜的是，这次任务失败了。不像地球，MK 二号 是一颗年轻得多的行星。 因此，大团大团的 有害酸 云到处 漂浮，引起猛烈的连锁反应 的爆发。 这些云团不仅 阻挡 了飞行员的视线， 而且还损坏了发动机 系统。幸运的是，飞行员小心 注意 ， 才及时阻止 了飞船的 坠毁。 15.A Journey across Canada 横穿加拿大的旅行 After a quiz last autumn, Kuang crossed the continent eastward to Toronto to visit his schoolmate , the distance measuring approximately 5,000 kilometers, His t