大学英语学生自选读物(简易精彩29篇).doc

大学英语自选读物（精彩篇）年月大学英语教学改革扩展项目课题组前 言亲爱的同学们，这本阅读材料是我们学校2005年的一个“大学英语教改”课题成果。它收集了当时参加课题实验的04级同学们（大一第二学期）自选的29篇精彩文章，字数约在1万1千字左右，涵盖爱情、工作、生活、人物等多种主题。我们最初让同学去自由选材，目的是了解同学们平时阅读的喜好、习惯以及可接受的阅读难度。我们共收集到了140多篇故事和小短文。这些故事和小短文让我们进一步了解了这些同学们的学习，为我们的英语教学提供了丰富的信息。现在，我们将其中的一小部分筛选出来，也让你们了解他们在读什么，读多大难度的文章，及他们都是在哪儿获得这些阅读材料的。我们根据材料的内容，编排了一些简单的问题，希望大家在阅读之后，并尝试回答每篇后的问题（后附答案）。我们认为这些简易有趣的读物对大家很快地增加词汇量和阅读速度有帮助。由于篇幅的关系，我们只收集部分同学的选文。另外，还因时间的关系，我们无法对材料中没有标注的同学姓名和材料出处一一核实，敬请原谅。我们感谢范永兰、王海兰、张玲梅和喻萍四位老师的辛勤工作。你们生活在一个英语学习的大好的环境中，周围的英语资源非常丰富。这些资料虽然有用，但也庞杂纷扰，容易让人迷失。我们希望这本阅读材料能为你起到引领的作用，使大家最终能获得英语学习的巨大成功。学习快乐！大学英语改革扩展项目课题组 章少泉，李勇忠，唐雄英Dear students, the reading materials is our school a 2005 university English teaching reform task achievement. It collects participated in the experiment of grade 04students ( a second semester ) from29excellent articles, words about1words in 10000or so, love, work, life, covering a variety of topics.We initially let students to free selection, the aim is to understand the students reading preferences, habits and acceptable reading difficulty. We collected more than 140stories and essays. These stories and essays to further our understanding of these students learning, for our English teaching provides a wealth of information. Now, we will be a small part of them is chosen, also let you know what they are reading, reading and more difficult articles, and they are where to get these reading material.According to the contents of the material, a few simple questions, we hope that after reading, and try to answer each question ( after after attaching an answer ).We think that these simple interesting books to quickly increase the vocabulary and reading speed has to help.Due to the length of the relationship, we collect only the part of the students of the selection. In addition, because of time, we are unable to material without tagging students name and material source one one verified, sorry for the inconvenience. We thank Fan Yonglan, Wang Hailan, Zhang Lingmei and Yu Ping four the teachers hard work.You live in a good environment for English learning, English around is very rich in resources. Such information is useful, but also numerous and jumbled upheaval, it is easy to get lost. We hope that this reading material for you to play a leading role, so that we finally get the great success of English learning.Happy learning!- University English reform expansion project groupZhang Shaoquan, Li Yongzhong, Tang XiongyingPart I StoryWe used to be crazy about stories when we were little kids, and I believe we will always like reading them even now we are grown up. In fact, stories are what make our lives interesting and inspiring. 我的故事我们曾经是疯狂的故事，当我们还是孩子的时候，我相信我们会永远喜欢读，即使是现在我们都长大了。事实上，故事是什么使我们的生活更有趣和令人鼓舞的。1 Things are not what they seemTwo traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, “Things arent always what they seem.” The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have good nights rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay dead in the field. The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, “How could this happen?” “Why did you not watch out for the cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house.” she accused, “The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you did not help.” “Things arent always what they seem.” The angel replied, “When we stayed in the basement, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune, I asked God if I could seal the wall so he wouldnt find it. Then last as we slept in the farmers bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. Things arent always what they seem.”选自：征服英语一百篇New words: basement 地下室hospitable热情好客的Task: Fill in the blanks to complete a summary of this story:Two angels asked to spend the night with two families, one is rich, the other is poor. The rich one let them stay in the _, the poor one let them sleep in their _. In return, the rich lost _, the poor lost a cow. It seems _, but things are not _ _ _.1件事是他们似乎没有什么旅游天使投宿在一个富裕的家庭。这家人很粗鲁，拒绝让天使在客房。他们让天使在冰冷的地下室。当他们铺床时，年长的天使发现墙上有一个洞和修理它。当年轻的天使问为什么，老天使答道，“事情不是总像看上去的那样。”第二天晚上他们来到一家很穷，但是非常好客的农夫和他的妻子。一点点食物分给他们，他们让天使睡在他们自己的床可以很好的休息。当太阳出来了，天使发现农夫和他的妻子在哭。他们唯一的奶牛，其牛奶是他们唯一的收入，却死在领域。年轻的天使很生气的问年长的天使，“这怎么可能发生？“你为什么不看出来的呢？第一个人拥有一切，然而，你看他的房子。”她说，“什么都没有但是愿意分享一切，而你没有帮助。”“事情并不是它们看上去的那样。”天使答道，“当我们在地下室，我发现有金子藏在墙上的洞里。因为主人被贪婪和不愿意分享他的财富，我问上帝，如果我能密封墙，这样他就不会发现。最后我们睡在农民的床上，死神来到他的妻子。我问上帝天使是否能用奶牛来代替。事情并不总是什么，他们似乎。”选自：征服英语一百篇新单词：地下室地下室好客的热情好客的任务：填空完成这个故事的总结：天使问过夜的两家，一是丰富的，另一个是穷人。有钱的人让他们呆在_，穷人一个让他们睡在他们的_。作为回报，丰富了_，穷人失去了一头牛。看来_，但事情并非_ _ _。2 A Safe BetIt was nearly seven oclock, when a man walked into a bar, ordered a drink and turned to watch the television.The seven oclock news was on and it was showing a man standing on top of a tall building. He was looking down at the crowd of people below.On the ground, a police officer with a megaphone was trying to persuade him not to jump.Lets talk about your problem, the police officer was saying. Perhaps we can help you.The man turned to the bartender and said, I bet you a hundred dollars he doesnt jump.The bartender looked at him. Youre offering me a hundred dollars if he jumps? Is that right?Yes. I dont think hell jump.The bartender smiled. O.K. Youve got a bet.The man turned back to the TV and watched it carefully. The bartender, however, did not seem to be very interested. He continued washing glasses and serving the other customers.Then, after about five minutes, the man on the building threw himself off the roof and fell to the ground.The man in the bar turned to the bartender.He jumped, he said. You win.He held out a hundred dollar bill to the bartender, but the bartender would not take it. I cant take your money, he said. I knew I couldnt lose. That story was on the six oclock news. I saw him jump.Well, yes, so did I, the man said, but I didnt think hed do such a stupid thing twice.李黎 选自：英文辅导报2004-2005第期New Words:megaphone 扩音器bartender 酒吧侍者Task: Answer the following questions.1. What did the two bet on?2. Who won?3. Why could the winner win? And4. Why did the other lose?2个安全的赌注这是近七点，当一个男人走进一家酒吧，点了一杯饮料和转向看电视。七点的新闻是，它表现了一个男人站在高楼顶上。他低头看了看下面的人群。在地上，一个警察拿着扩音器正试图说服他不要跳。“让我们谈谈你的问题，”警察说。”也许我们可以帮助你。”那人转过身来对酒保说，“我跟你赌一百块钱他不跳。”服务生看着他。”你要给我一百美元，如果他跳？那样对吗。“是的。我不认为他会跳。”酒保笑了。”好，你已经有了一个赌注。”这个人回头电视，看仔细。酒保，然而，似乎不是很感兴趣。他继续洗眼镜，为顾客服务。然后，大约五分钟之后，大楼上的那个男子把自己从屋顶摔在地上。酒吧里的人转向酒保。他跳了起来，”他说。”算你厉害。他拿出一百美元的账单侍者，侍者也不会接受。“我不能拿你的钱，”他说。”我知道我不能失去。这个故事是在六点的新闻。我看见他跳。”“嗯，是的，我也这么做了，”男人说，“但我没想到他会做这样的傻事了两次。”李黎选自：英文辅导报第期2004 - 2005年的4新单词：扩音器扩音器酒保酒吧侍者任务：回答下列问题。1。两个赌什么？2。谁赢了？3。为什么能赢得？和4。为什么别人输？3 Top SalesmanA young guy from Virginia moves to California and goes to a big department store looking for a job. The manager says, Do you have any sales experience? The kid says, Yeah, I was a salesman back home in Virginia. The boss liked the kid, so he gave him the job. You start tomorrow. Ill come down after we close and see how you did. His first day on the job was rough but he got through it. After the store was locked up, the boss came down. How many sales did you make today? The kid says, One. The boss says, Just one? Our sales people average 20 or 30 sales a day. How much was the sale for? Kid says, 101,237.64. Boss says, 101,237.64? What did you sell him? Kid says, First I sold him a small fish hook. Then I sold him a medium fish hook. Then I sold him a larger fish hook. Then I sold him a new fishing rod. Then I asked him where he was going fishing, and he said down at the coast, so I told him he was gonna need a boat, so we went down to the boat department, and I sold him that twin engine Chris Craft. Then he said he didnt think his Honda Civic would pull it, so I took him down to the automotive department and sold him that 4X4 Blazer. The boss said, A guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him a boat and truck? The kid says, No, he came in here to buy a box of tampons for his wife, and I said, Well, since your weekends short, you might as well go fishing. 郑小明 选 New Words:hook 钩 rod 杆tampons 塞伤口等用的棉塞Task 1: Answer the following questions:1) How did you like the story?2) Can you guess what a 4X4 Blazer is?3) Do agree that the kid is an experienced salesmen?4) How can he make such a big sale?Task 2: Do you still remember the stuffs the kid sold to the customer? The customer first came in to buy a _, then the kid tried to sell a _, then a _, then a _, then a _, then a _, and finally the a _. The total amount of the sale is _.Task 3: Can you retell the story now?3个顶级销售员一个年轻人从佛吉尼亚州搬到加利福尼亚去一个大商场找工作。这位经理说，“你有销售经验吗？”孩子说，“是的，我是一个推销员回到家中。”老板喜欢孩子，所以他给他的工作。”你明天开始。我会在打烊后下来看看你。”他工作的第一天是粗糙，但他得到它。商店锁门后，老板过来了。”你今天卖了几个？”孩子说，“一个。”老板说，“只是一个吗？我们的销售人员平均20或30份一天。销售是多少呢？”孩子说，“101237.64。”老板说，“101237.64？你卖给他什么？”孩子说，“我先卖了他一个小钩鱼。我卖了他一个中等鱼钩。然后我卖了他一个大鱼钩。然后我卖了他一个新的钓鱼杆。然后我问他到哪里去钓鱼，他说在海岸，所以我告诉他，他需要一条船，所以我们走到船的部门，我卖给他，双引擎的克里斯工艺。然后他说他不认为他的本田车拉它，所以我带他去了汽车部卖给他，吉普车夹克。”老板说，“一个人到这里买一个鱼钩，你卖了他一艘船和一辆卡车？”孩子说，“不，他在这里买一盒棉球为他的妻子，我说，“好，既然你的周末，你也可以去钓鱼。”郑小明选新单词：钩钩杆杆卫生棉条塞伤口等用的棉塞任务1：回答下列问题：1）你觉得这个故事怎么样？2）你能猜出4外套？3）同意，孩子是一个经验丰富的推销员？4）他怎么能做这么大的买卖？任务2：你还记得把孩子卖给客户？顾客至上是买_，那么孩子试图出售_，然后_，然后_，然后_，然后_，最后一个_。总销售金额是_。任务3：你能复述这个故事吧？4十三等于一我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事筹集资金。但始终未能筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。教堂的钟很大，以前不分昼夜打点报时，但很多年前遭到毁坏，从此便无声无息了。一天晚上，然而，牧师被惊醒：大钟正在报时！看了看，他看到是一点。但是钟十三次才停下来。带上手电，牧师走上钟塔去看看发生了什么事。在灯光下，他看见一个人影，他立刻认出是账单，我们当地的杂货店。“你在这里干什么账单？“牧师惊讶地问。“我试着修钟，”比尔。“我曾在这里的比赛现在。嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。“你确实给了我一个惊喜。”牧师说，“你已经吵醒了村里的所有人一样。我仍然很高兴，时钟工作了。”“那正是麻烦！比尔回答说。“这是工作好。但是我恐怕在一点时它会敲十三下，我能做什么关于它！“我们会适应的账单，”牧师说，“十三下是不如人，但是有总比没有好。来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。“黄奕莹选自：新概念英语第三册新单词：社区牧师牧师火炬火把任务：你可以总结的故事，用你自己的话？4 Thirteen Equals OneOur vicar is always raising money for one cause or another. But he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago, and has been silent ever since.One night, however, the vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours! Looking at his watch, he saw it was one oclock. But the bell stroke thirteen times before it stopped. Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as BILL,our local grocer.“Whatever are you doing up here Bill?” asked the vicar in surprise. “I am trying to repair the bell,” answered Bill. “I have been here night after night for weeks now. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise!”“You certainly did give me a surprise.” Said the vicar, “and you have probably woken up everyone in the village as well. Still I am glad that the clock is working again.”“That is just the trouble!” answered Bill. “It is working all right. But I am afraid at one oclock it will strike thirteen times and there is nothing I can do about it!”“We will get used to it,Bill ” said the vicar, “thirteen is not as good as one , but it is better than nothing . Now lets go downstairs and have a cup of tea.”黄奕莹选自：新概念英语第三册New words:vicar 社区牧师torch火把Task: Can you summarize the story in your own words?4十三等于一我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事筹集资金。但始终未能筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。教堂的钟很大，以前不分昼夜打点报时，但很多年前遭到毁坏，从此便无声无息了。一天晚上，然而，牧师惊醒：大钟正在报时！他一看表，才一点他看见。但钟声敲了十三次才停下来。拿着手电筒，牧师走到钟塔去看看发生了什么事。借着电筒光，他看见一个人影，立即认出他是我们当地的杂货商比尔。“你在这干什么，比尔？“牧师惊讶的问。“我试着修钟，”比尔回答说。“我在这里已经连续好几个星期每天晚上。嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。“你确实给了我一个惊喜。”牧师说，“你有可能吵醒了村里的每个人都一样。我依然很高兴大钟又开始工作了。”“这就是麻烦！比尔回答说。“这是工作关系。但我恐怕在一点的时候它会敲十三下，没有什么是我能做的呢！“我们会习惯的，比尔”牧师说，“十三下是不如一，但是有总比没有好。来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。“黄奕莹选自：新概念英语第三册新单词：社区牧师牧师火炬火把任务：你能总结的故事，用你自己的话？5 Regarding JerryJerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, If I were any better, I would be twins! He was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant. The reason the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing his style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, I dont get it! You cant be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it? Jerry replied, Each morning I wake up and say to myself, Jerry, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life. Yeah, right, its not that easy, I protested. Yes, it is, Jerry said. Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: Its your choice how you live life. I reflected on what Jerry said. Soon thereafter, I left the restaurant industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it. Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never supposed to do in a restaurant business: he left the back door open one morning and was held up at gunpoint by three armed robbers. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combination。 The robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Jerry was found relatively quickly and rushed to the local trauma center. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body. I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, If I were any better, Id be twins. Wanna see my scars? I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place. The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door, Jerry replied. Then, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live, or I could choose to die. I chose to live. Werent you scared? Did you lose consciousness? I asked. Jerry continued, The paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read, Hes a dead man. I knew I needed to take action.What did you do? I asked. Well, there was a big, burly nurse shouting questions at me, said Jerry. She asked if I was allergic to anything. Yes, I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, Bullets! Over their laughter, I told them. I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead. Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything. 选自旺旺英语学习网上旺旺英语经典双语阅读栏下的 轻松英语中的英语文库中的New words:5关于杰里杰里是那种你真想恨。他总是心情很好，总是说些积极。当有人问他近况如何，他会回答，“如果我是再好，我就成双胞胎！”他是一个独特的经理，因为他有几个服务员跟着他从餐厅，餐厅。这些人追随杰里是因为他的态度。他是一个自然的动力。如果员工有一个糟糕的一天，杰里会告诉他如何看待问题的积极的一面。看到他风格真的让我好奇，所以有一天我走到杰里问他，“我不明白！你不可能是一个积极的人的所有时间。你是怎么做到的？”杰里回答说，“每天早晨醒来时我对自己说，杰里，你选择。你可以选择一个好心情，或者你也可以选择心情恶劣。我选择好心情。每次坏事发生时，我可以选择成为一个牺牲品，也可以选择从中学习。我选择从中学习。每次有人来向我抱怨，我可以选择接受他们的抱怨或者指出生活积极的一面。我选择生活积极的一面。”“是啊，没错，这很不容易，”我抗议。“是的，是，“杰里说。”生活就是选择。当你扔掉所有的垃圾，每一种情况是一种选择。你选择如何应对各种情况。你选择人们怎样影响你的心情。你选择好心情或是坏心情。底线是：这是你选择怎样过你的生活。”我想说什么杰里。此后不久，我离开了餐饮业，开始我自己的生意。我们失去了联系，但是我时常想起他，当我对生活做出选择而非对它作出反应。几年后，我听说杰里做了一件你不应该在餐馆业：他左后门打开一个上午，举行了在枪口下被三名武装匪徒。开保险柜的时候，他的手颤抖，紧张，忘记了密码。强盗们惊慌失措，他开枪。幸运的是，杰里很快就被发现并送往当地的创伤中心。经过18个小时的手术和数周的精心护理，杰里出院子弹的碎片仍然在他的身体。我看到杰里事故发生后约六个月。当我问他怎么样时，他回答，“如果我还能再好，我就成双胞胎。想看看我的伤疤吗？”我拒绝看他的伤口，但是问他有什么经历了抢劫发生时他想。“我首先想的是我应该锁好后门，“杰里回答。”然后，我躺在地板上，我记起我有2个选择：我可以选择活着，也可以选择死。我选择的生活。”“你难道不害怕吗？你失去知觉了吗？”我问。杰里继续说，“医生很好。他们不断地告诉我我会好的。但当他们把我推到急诊室，我看到脸上的表情的医生和护士，我很害怕。在他们的眼里，我看到，”他是个死人。”“我知道我应该采取行动。”你们干什么了。我问。“嗯，有一个大的，魁梧的护士大声问我问题，说：”杰里。“她问我是否对什么过敏。”是的，我回答。医生和护士们都停下来等我的回答。我深吸一口气大喊，子弹！”在他们的笑声中，我告诉他们。”我选择的生活。只要我活着，没有死。”杰里生活多亏了医生的医术，但也因为他惊人的态度。我从他那里学到了每天要选择充实的活着。态度，毕竟，是一切。选自旺旺英语学