高中年级英语必看阅读材料

　　每天都看一篇英语阅读这个习惯，约莫是在高中年级的时候养成的，也许有些莫名其妙，但是一切就是如此自然。这里与大家分享，有时间我们不妨学习一下高中年级英语阅读，看看自己能够做到何种程度。

　　高中年级英语阅读(一)

　　World responds

　　FROM last Monday to Wednesday, every Chinese joined the mourning (哀悼) for tens of thousands of lost lives in the recent deadly earthquake. This is the first national mourning decreed (颁布) by the central government for victims in a natural disaster since 1949. A large number of foreign newspapers followed the moving moment. Let''s take a look at what the Los Angeles Times wrote.

　　2008-05-19 By Barbara Demick

　　China Comes to a Halt (暂停) to Honor Earthquake Victims

　　For three minutes that seemed like an eternity (永恒), this very busy nation of 1.3 billion people Monday stopped shopping, producing, eating, talking, driving.

　　Instead, they stood still, heads bowed in mourning in commemoration (纪念) for victims of last week''s earthquake. The memorial began at 2:28 pm, exactly one week after the deadly tremor (震动). Many said it was the biggest display of mourning in China since the death of Mao Zedong in 1976.

　　To mark the country''s largest natural disaster in more than 30 years, the Chinese government declared a three-day mourning period from May 19. Movie theaters were closed. Television stations canceled most entertainment programs, and movie networks were blacked out. The Olympic torch relay was suspended (暂停) until Thursday. Flags flew at half-staff.

　　From Beijing''s Tian''anmen Square to Shanghai''s Bund (外滩) to the far-flung (遥远的) villages where rescue workers were still trying to dig out the living from the rubble (废墟), everything simply came to a pause. It was an amazing sight in a country that on a normal Monday afternoon would be a hive (闹市) of activity. Trains stopped in their tracks. Cars on the huge ring roads encircling Beijing stopped. Drivers leaned on their horns (喇叭) so that a giant siren (汽笛) seemed to be shrieking (尖叫).

　　People stood up inside buses and trains. Office workers stood on the sidewalks, students at their desks and on playgrounds. Police officers cradled (环抱) their caps in their arms as they stood at attention. Many wept openly.

　　"Although we are a nation that suffered a lot of disasters, and this was another one, we are very united. We have confidence to conquer this event," said Zhuang Guifang, a retired accountant with tears behind her sunglasses.

　　Zhuang said she was proud of the way her country was handling the earthquake, the way that Premier Wen Jiabao flew out to the disaster area within hours, the rapid deployment (布置) of the military. Her entire family, from her mother in her 80s to her 3-year-old granddaughter, has donated money for the relief effort.

　　Jing Jun, a professor at Beijing''s Tsinghua University, said this is the largest gathering of mourners since Mao''s death.

　　"I have been in a debate for some time with my academic friends who believe that market reforms have ruined China''s moral fabric (道德基础)," Jing said. "But I think this shows it isn''t the case. There is still a fundamental (基础的) level of decency (庄重) and compassion in Chinese that has not been brought down by individualism."

　　高中年级英语阅读(二)

　　Moving on after such pain

　　THE earthquake affected the students of the destroyed areas in many ways: losing parents, being scared and feeling lonely. How can we help them? Teens reporter talked with Lin Dan, the program director of the Sunshine in Your Heart Project (心灵阳光工程) at the Red Cross Society of China.

　　Q: How will the earthquake affect the teenagers mentally (心理上)?

　　A: They'll have feelings of fear, anger and feel they are not safe. They will find it hard to focus. They will tend to cry and shout and tremble (颤抖). And they might be afraid to be alone.

　　Q: What will happen if they are not helped?

　　A: The teenagers will find it hard to live in a balanced way. If things get worse they might not be able to focus on their studies. They might give up on life.

　　Q: How can we help them overcome these problems?

　　A: The first thing is to build up trust with them. Show your sympathy (同情) and sadness, and be their friend. Then you have to give them a sense of safety. Tell them that there's a solution to every problem. Thirdly, try to satisfy their psychological (心理的) needs. Be a good listener if he or she needs to talk.

　　Q: Some of us were not directly affected by the quake but have seen images on TV and feel scared. What should we do?

　　A: Talk with an adult and/or share your feelings with someone who might feel similar. If this doesn't help then you should see a doctor for professional help.