普通高中英语阅读理解材料
在我们认真看英语阅读时，若我们的兴致非常高昂，内心很是兴奋，我们的头脑会转得相当快，一些寻常不能够理解的内容在这一刻似乎豁然开朗。今天为大家奉上普通高中英语阅读，时间难得，何不深入了解一下让自己的收获更多呢?
普通高中英语阅读(一)
Starting point
EVERY morning this past week, 18-year-old Shao Menglu has got up at 6:30 am and dressed in a cashier's uniform (收银员制服). By 7 am she has been serving the first customer at a mini supermarket on her campus.
The Ningbo No 7 High School student works at the store, which is managed by students. The store is a project to help students learn how to operate a real business and prepare them for entering the work force, according to Chen Ping, the teacher in charge of the program.
None of the students work full-time, as they have classes. By 7:40 am Shao finishes her shift (轮班), but she has other shifts at lunch, dinner and after evening classes.
Each class has a chance to run the store for a week every semester. The students are trained before they start, on teamwork and on stock (货品). More specifically (具体地), Shao was trained to operate a cash register (收银机) and count the correct change.
Although the cashier job kept her busy, as she had to concentrate on not making any financial mistakes, Shao enjoyed her week.
"I had to stand at the counter for up to six hours a day. I checked the bills, printed receipts (收据) and said ‘Welcome back!’ with a smile," Shao said. "But the busy life made me feel fulfilled (充实的) every day. The job also made me feel like an adult and therefore more responsible."
Even those who worked in positions that Shao considered less "technical" than hers, found their jobs "meaningful and interesting".
"Working at the store is a good complement (补充) to classroom learning," said Zhu Yongjie, 17, who once worked as a stock clerk (理货员). "I surprisingly found that many drinks are only produced by several big enterprises. Also, I’ve learned in practice how to best arrange (摆放) goods to attract customers."
The store’s name Starting Point was chosen in a school-wide contest. Zhu says the name was well chosen, as for him the experience of working there was the starting point of his working life.
BY LIU JINMEI, 21ST CENTURY TEENS STAFF
普通高中英语阅读(二)
Rocking our tunes
IT was 4 pm when the whole room erupted as the lights suddenly came on, and the teenage band started playing Tang Dynasty Band's song The Internationale. The rock concert was held at Chengdu No 7 High School on March 13.
"It's amazing that we made it! They (audience) said we were awesome and put on a good show," said one of the lead singers and event organizers 17-year-old Qian Menglu.
Qian had no experience as an event planner, and neither did the rest of the band members. However, the rock lover desperately (极度地) wanted to hold a concert during her high school career.
As president of the school's music club, she recruited (招收) many new rock fans on campus last September to form a rock band. Finally, an 11-member rock band, The Patch ("匿名补丁"), came into being.
"By naming it The Patch, we meant to add some fun to our lives, which can often be taken over by boring or stressful (压抑的) studies. It's as if we're adding a patch to our high school life," Qian explained.
The process of planning a concert proved to be more difficult than forming the band. It was not until this February that the teenagers got permission from the school to stage the concert at the school gym.
"I went crazy when I heard the news and called every one and said, ‘Let's get ready!'" Qian recalled.
Yet, passion (热情) only played a small part in planning the concert. There was much practical work to get done before the band could start having fun. Fliers (广告)? Check. Posters? Lights? Sound? Video screen? Decorations (装饰)? VIP tickets? Security (安全)? All needed to be checked.
And most importantly, the band members had to improve their vocal (声音的) and instrumental (乐器的) skills. It took frequent practice. Qu Mengyuan, 16, the guitarist-turned bass (贝司) player spent up to five hours some weekends going through their list of songs, which left her with blistered (起泡的) fingers.
"But it was all worth it," Qu said. Preparing for the concert even helped Qu, who usually procrastinates (拖拉), to get her work done. "I worked harder at school so that I could make time to practice at home," she said.
The concert, which lasted one and a half hours, turned out to be a huge success.
"We've learned what it takes to put on something this big from beginning to end. Best of all, the concert will become one of the most precious of our high school memories," Qian said.
