高考英语阅读精品100篇

出版时间：2009-1  出版社：华东理工大学出版社  作者：徐新 主编  页数：294  

内容概要

为配合广大高中生迎接高考，全面提高英语阅读能力，更好地掌握英语阅读技巧，根据国家教育部颁布的《中学英语教学大纲》、《全日制高级中学英语教科书》以及近几年全国部分地区的高考英语试卷，我们精心编写了本书。　　全书由100篇短文组成。这些短文大多都是编者从英文报纸杂志、网络媒体等挑选出来的精品文章，涵盖了科学、文化、生活等方方面面的知识。这些文章涉足了时尚的最前沿，将知识性、趣味性、实用性巧妙地结合起来。大家通过阅读这些精品短文，不仅能有效地提高阅读理解能力，同时还能扩充知识，增长见识。　　每篇短文之后均设有精心设计的5道选择题，每道试题均有答案解析，供大家学习时参考。对文章中出现的生词、难旬等，编者也相应给出了注释。此外，编者还在每篇短文之后增添了“休闲英语屋”，里面设有幽默、谜语、绕口令、名人名言等，寓教于乐，使大家能在一个轻松的氛围中稳步提高英语阅读理解能力。

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　　The first written record of noodles appears in literature of the Eastern Hart Dynasty. It is said that Marco Polo learned how to cook noodles, and took the recipes back to Italy in 1259.　　Since ancient times, noodles have not only fed the Chinese but also brought them plenty of fun. Noodles can be eaten in so many different ways ：by cutting with scissors, chopping with a knife, tearing with ones hand stretching, and pulling with chopsticks.　　The worlds second-most consumed food made of flour, after bread noodles are what Chinese families eat to celebrate birthdays or when movingfrom a place. Of course, behind every good noodle, there is a great story Shanxis sao zi mian （ noodles in spicy, sour and fragrant sop with pork and vegetables） is said to be the invention of a mother-like sister-in-law" , who helped her brother become a notable scholar despite being poor. Dandanmian, a Sichuan variation, is so named because it was sold by mobile foods tands carried by the vendor on a shoulder pole （dan dan ）. Many people know this noodle style as spicy and tongue-numbing. But actually the noodles come with a great variety of classic sauces.　　Over time, noodles have become part of Chinese culture. Just as boiled dumpling is used to mark a festival or the familys return, noodles are amust-eat food at birthdays, and when a family leaves home for a remotedestination.　　A tale about the origin of shaved noodles is popular among Shanxilocals. At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty the government confiscated all weapons —— even knives —— for cooking. Ten households were allowed to share just one knife. One day, an old woman was preparing noodles for lunch and her husband went to borrow the knife from their neighbor, but found it was being used. On his way home the man picked up a thin piece of iron. " How can we use it to cut noodles？" his wife complained. Her