高中英语2024届高考复习群文阅读材料1（School Life 校园生活）

高考英语群文阅读材料（校园生活）School LifePartiDifferent Countries,Different Schools不同的国家，不同的学校PassagelIt isinteresting tolook atdifferences betweenschools indifferent countries.In manyEuropean countries,for example,the relationshipbetween teachersand studentsis quiteformal.This is true ofFrance,Germany,and Spain,where disciplineand respectfor theteacher isconsideredvery important.The sameistrueof Russia.In northernEuropeancountries,however,the relationshipbetween teachersand studentsis muchfriendlier and more relaxed.Tn America,students and teachers arequite relaxedwith eachother.In Britain,relationships arequiterelaxed,but teacherscan havebig problemswith discipline.Another importantdifference iswhether schoolsare state schools orprivate schools.State schoolsare paidfor bythe government,but inprivate schools,the parentspay for theeducation of their children.Germany andFrance haveboth stateand private schools,but moststudentsgo to stateschools,which are very good.Similar!y,America hasboth stateand privateschools.Most Americanchildren go to stateschools,but theprivateschoolscan bevery good.Britain hasboth stateand privateschools.In Russia,chi1dren go tostateschools.Passage2American schoolsystem美国学校体系Dear LiKang,Hows itgoingI thoughtr dwrite totell youabout theAmerican schoolsystem.Secondary schoolinthe USusual1y coversseven years,grades sixto twelve.Ninth totwelfth gradesare highschool.At theend oftwelfth grade,American studentsreceive thehigh schooldiploma.Studentsneed ahigh schooldiploma ifthey wantto goto college.The school year isdivided intotwo semesters,the firstof which is SeptemberthroughDecember,and thesecond Januarythrough May.We have a long summer vacation!We startschoolat7:50a.m.and wefinish at3p.m.1take part in al1kinds of after-school activities.T playfootball,basketball,volleyball,table tennis and Igoto theater club.Will youtell mesomething aboutyour summervacation and the Chinesesystem in your nextletterBestwishes,Rob MarshallPassage3My FirstDay atSenior High中国高中学生的第一天生活My nameis LiKang.I livein Shijiazhuang,a citynot farfrom Beijing.It isthe capitalcityof HebeiProvince.Today is my first day atSenior Highschool and Im writingdown mythoughtsabout it.My newschool is very goodand I can seewhy.The teachersare very enthusiastic andfriendlyand the classrooms areamazing.Every roomhas acomputer witha specialscreen,almost asbigas acinema screen.The teacherswrite on the computer,and theirwords appearon thescreenbehind them.The screensalso showphotographs,text andinformation fromwebsites.They*rebrilliant!The English class isreally interesting.The teacheris a veryenthusiasticwomancalled Ms.Shen.We,re usinga newtextbook andMs.Shen,s methodof teachingis nothinglikethat of the teachersat myJunior Highschool.She thinks that readingcomprehension isimportant,but wespeak a lot inclass,too.And we have fun.I dontthink Iwi11be boredinMs.Shens class!Today weintroduced ourselvesto eachother.We didthis ingroups.Some studentswereembarrassed at first but everyone was very friendlyand it was reallynice.Ms.Shen gaveusinstructions andthen weworked byourselves.Ms.Shen wantsto helpus improveour spellingandhandwriting.We dothis in a funway,with spellinggames andother activities.I1ikeher attitudevery much,andthebehaviour of the other students showsthat theylike her,too.There aresixty-five students in my class morethan myprevious classin JuniorHigh.Forty-nine of them aregirls.In otherwords,there arethree timesas manygirls asboys.They saythat girlsare usuallymore hardworkingthan boys,but inthis class,everyone ishard-working.For ourhomework tonight,wehave to write a descriptionof thestreet wherewelive.Im looking forward to doing it!Passage4School lifein theUK英国的学校生活Going to a Britishhigh schoolfor oneyear was a veryenjoyable andexciting experiencefor me.I was very happywith the school hoursin Britainbecause schoolstarts around9a.m.and endsabout

3.30p.m.This meansI couldget upan hourlater thanusual,as schoolsin China beginbefore8a.m.On thefirstday,all ofthe newstudents attendedan assemblyin the school hal

1.Tsat nextto agirl whosename wasDiana.We soonbecame bestfriends.During theassembly,the headmastertold usabout therules ofthe school.He alsotold usthat the best waytoearn respectwas todevote ourselvesto studyand achievehigh grades.This soundedlike myschoolinChina.I hadmany teachersin thepast year.Mr.Heywood,myclassteacher,wasveryhelpful.My favoriteteacher wasMiss Burke一I lovedthe lessonsthat shegave inEnglish Literature.In our class therewere28students.This isabout theaverage sizefor Britishschools.Wehad tomove todifferent classroomsfor differentclasses.We also had differentstudents insomeclasses,so it was astruggle forme to remember al1the facesand names.I foundthat the homework wasnot asheavy aswhat Iused toget in my oldschool.However,it was a bitchallenging forme atfirst,because allthehomeworkwas inEnglish.I feltlucky,as al1my teachersgave memuch encouragementand Ienjoyed al1my subjects:English,History,English Literature,Computer Science,Maths,Science,PE,Art,Cooking andFrench.My Englishimproved alot,as Iused Englishevery clayand spentan houreach dayreadingEnglish booksin thelibrary.I usuallywent to the ComputerClub duringthe lunchbreak,soI couldsend e-mail to my familyand friendsback homefor free.I alsohad an extraFrench classon Tuesdayevenings.Cooking wasreally funas Ilearnt howtobuy,prepare andcook food.At theend ofterm weheld aclass partyand we had tocooksomething.I wasglad that all myclassmates werefond ofthe cakethat I made.Students atthat schoolhave tostudy Maths,English andScience,but canstop studyingsomesubjects ifthey donot likethem,for example,History andFrench.They canchoose othersubjectslike Artand ComputerScience,or languagessuch asSpanish andGerman.In theArtclass thatI took,I madea smal1sculpture.Though itdid notlook verybeautiful whenitwas finished,I stillliked itvery much.I missedChinese foodalotat lunch.British foodisverydifferent.British peoplelikeeating dessertat theend oftheir mainmeal.After lunch,we usuallyplayed on the schoolfield.Sometimes Iplayed footbal1with theboys.Sometimes1just relaxedunder atree orsaton thegrass.I wasvery luckyto experiencethis differentway oflife.I look back on my timein theUKwith satisfaction,and I really hopeto goback andstudy inManchester again.Passage5My NewTeachers我的新老师They saythat firstimpressions arevery important.My firstimpression ofMrs.Li wasthatshe wasnervous andshy.I thinkperhaps shewas,as it was herfirst lessonwith us.But now,after twoweeks,theclassreally likesworking withher.She*s kindand patient,and sheexplains Englishgrammar soclearly thateven Ican understand it!She avoidsmakingyou feelstupid!Ive alwayshated makingmistakes orpronouncing aword incorrectlywhen TspeakEnglish,but Mrs.Li just smiles,so that you don,t feelcompletely stupid!I thinkmaybeshe goesa bittoo slowlyforthefaster students,but forme itswonderful!I feelrm goingto makeprogress withher.I*d guessthat Mrs.Chen is almost sixty.She,sverystrict-we don，t dareto sayaword unlessshe asksus to.Shes alsovery seriousand doesn,tsmilemuch.When sheasks youto do something,you doit immediately!There area few studentsin our classwho keepcomingto classlate butthey,re alwayson time for Mrs.Chen,s lessons!Some ofourclassdontlike her,but most of usreally appreciateher becauseher teachingis sowe11organised andclear.And a fewstudentseven admitliking her!During scientificexperiments,she explainsexactlywhat ishappening and asaresult mywork isimproving.Physics willnever bemyfavourite lesson,but I think that「11do we11in theexam withMrs.Chen teachingme.Mr.WuJ sonly beenteaching usfor twoweeks andhes alreadyvery popular.I thinkthisis becausehe reallyenjoys teachingChinese literature-he lovesit,in fact!Hes gotsomuch energy,this isone classyou donot fal1asleep in!Hes about28,I think,and israthergood-looking.He talksloudly andfast,and waveshis handsabout alot when he getsexcited.Hes reallyamusing and tells jokeswhenhethinks we，re gettingbored.Even thingslikecompositions andsummaries arefun withMr.Wu.I respecthim alot.Part2DifferentCountries,Different Schoolsactivities不同国家的学校活动Passage1School clubs中国学校的俱乐部We have a radio club inour school.It isgreat becauseit isrun bythe studentsforthe school.I amlucky as I amone ofthe hosts.It wasstarted twoyears ago.One day,I justbegan thinkingabout musicfor everyone,so Iasked theheadmaster ifmusic couldbe playedduring breaktimes.He approvedthe idea,and twoyears laterI amin chargeoftheradio clubas theoldest studentmember.Our clubismuch morethan justmusic.Every morningwe tellour schoolmatesabout theweather,recentnews,and somespecial messagesthat the teachers wantus tobroadcast.During examtime wehaveaspecial programmethat tellsstudents thethings theyshoulddo forpreparation.At theend ofthe schoolyear,many studentswho aregraduating useourclub togive messages to theirclose friendsandteachers.When parentscome tovisit theschool andtalk to the teachers,we oftenplay songssungby students,and wealso givemessagestoinform theparents ofevents such as outingsandschool plays.I shal1miss theradioclubafter graduation,but Iknow thatit wi11continue withoutme.Our schoolclub*poets ofthe NextGeneration,isaliterary clubthat wasstarted byourEnglish teacherMr Owen.We meeton the last Friday of everymonth totalk aboutpoemsand poetsthat welike.In theclub meetings,we firstselect poemsthat welove,and thenreadthem aloud.We alsodiscuss poemsinourmeetings.When Iattended thefirst meeting,I wasrequired towriteapoem and I had to readitto theclub.I was a1ittle nervousatfirst,buteveryone was sonice andfriendly thatIsoon stoppedworrying.I onceread apoem aboutnature in theschoolcourtyard.I choseanold treeand gatheredeveryone underit beforeI read.The clubmembers saidit wasone ofthebest compositionsthey hadheard.Bob ShawPassage2After-school Activities美国的课外活动In America,the developmentof socialskills isconsidered asimportant asthe developmentofintellectual skills.To helpstudents developthese socialskills,schools offera largenumberof afterschool activities,in otherwords,activities thattake placeoutside classroomlessons.When decidingwhich studentsto accept,employers andcolleges lookfor studentswhohave skillsin severalareas.Exam gradesareveryimportant,but soare theafter-schoolactivities.By takingpartin these activities,students showtheir specialtalents,theirabi1ity tolead,and theirability toget onwith others.Competitive sports,for example,baseball,are probablythe mostpopular ofal1theafter-school activities.This isbecause,for manyAmerican parents,it isimportant thattheirchi1dren,particularly boys,learn howto competesuccessfully.Young peopleare encouragedto take partin teamsports such as footbal1and basketbal1,since thesegames teachyouto havethe“winning spirit.For somestudents andtheir parents,high schoolsport isconsideredmore importantthan academicachievements.During thelongsummerholidays,it isa customfor Americanchildren tospend severalweeksat summercamps.There arethousands ofcamps,and theycan be found al1over thecountry.What thesecamps offeris anopportunity totake partin manydifferent kindsof outdooractivities,for example,horse ridingand waterskiing.01der teenagersare morelikely togetsummer jobsor gocamping witha groupof friends.Many gobackpacking inthe mountainsofthe west.Passage3The AmericanArt ofCheerleading美国校园啦啦队What isa cheerleaderAcheerleader isa memberofateam thatdances anddoes gymnasticsbefore andduringcompetitive gamessuchas baseball.They dothis inorder toencourage crowdsto cheertheirsports teams.The teamis calleda cheerleadingsquad.Cheerleading onlyexists inAmerica,and todayit ismostly girlsthat doit.What isthe historyof cheerleadingCheerleadingbegan inall-men collegesinthelate nineteenthand earlytwentiethcenturies.As timepassed,more andmore col1eges startedcheerleading,andmorewomen starteddoingit thanmen.It wasnot untilthe1920sthatpompoms beganto play an important partin cheerleading.At aboutthe sametime,cheerleaders beganto includegymnastics in theirroutines.By the1950s,most Americanhigh schoolshad cheerleadingsquads.In1978,theNational CheerleadingChampionships wereshown ontelevision,and universitiesbegan offeringcoursesin cheerleading.Today,cheerleading competitionsare animportantpartof schoolandcollege lifeand formany squads,cheerleading isaveryserious activity.Cheerleading squadscanbefoundat mostathletic events.How doAmericans feel about cheerleadingForcheerleaders,their sportis justas seriousasbaseballor football.However,manyAmericans areamused bycheerleading andsee itas rathera stupidactivity.Cheer leadersreplythatalot oftraining isneeded todo thedance andgym routines.Many girlstry tobecomecheerleaders butvery feware accepted.To bea cheerleaderis toplayavery importantpartinyourschool.In fact,cheerleading isconsidered so important inAmerica thatseveralmovies have been madeabout it!Part3lookbackonmyschool life回忆我的高中生活Passage1Highlights ofMy SeniorYear回忆高中生涯的精彩瞬间Icanhardly believeit,but myschool lifeisalmostover.Prom nighthas comeand gone,and I ve receivedmy highschool diplomatlast.It sa goodthing thatthe examsare finished.I feeltoo excitedto thinkclearly!It seemsstrange tothink thatinafew daystime I11be walkingout oftheschoolgates forever.The firstthing Ifin goingtodois totakea longvacation!Meanwhile,I findmyself lookingback atmy senioryear,and thinkingabout allthewonderful thingsthat havehappened.I vedecided towrite themdown sothat oneday,yearsfrom now,when Ireread them,the memorieswi11come back.There sso muchtoremember.One ofthebestthings aboutthis yearhas beenworkingas anarts editorfor thisnewspaper.I veso enjoyedit!I lovewriting,and workingon thispaperismyfirst steptowards becominga journalist,so thishas beena realsuccess forme.Something elseI vegreatly enjoyedis workingasapeer mediator,someone whohelpsstudents tosettle problemsthat theyhave withotherstudents.At thestart ofthe schoolyear,we weregiven trainingin howtodothis,andit s clearthat thiskind ofwork canreallyhelp people.IthinkI11continue towork asa mediatorwhen Igotocollege.During theEaster vacation,T wenton ashort schoolskiing triptotheRocky Mountains.Ivebeen skiingquite afew times,but neverwith theschool,and sincetwo goodfriendscame onthe trip,wehadgreat funracing eachother downthe skislopes.It swell-knownthat Americansare competitive,and I did enjoyit wheneverI wonour races!Other thingsImpleased about一getting goodgrades onmy finalexams,and receivingthesenior prizefor EnglishLiterature.I wasgiven acar bymy parentsso Ivebeenableto driveto school,whichisbril1iant.And ofcourse,I11never forgetbeing electedtothe studentcouncil.Ireallyenjoyed meetingtheteachersandtel1ing themhow we,thestudents,feelaboutthings,and whatwe thinkshould happenintheschool!Al1these thingshave beenwonderful.But Thavetosay,the highlightoftheyear wasthesenior prom.For anAmerican girl,itssoimportantthatyouhaveagood timeat theprom.Well,Idid!Daniel,a boyinmyEnglishclass,asked meto gotothe prom withhim,andI was sopleased一Id beenhoping hewould askme.I founda dressthat suited me perfectly,and hadmy hairspecially doneonthedayoftheprom.It tooktwo hoursbut itwas worthit,as everyoneto]dmeI lookedvery elegant!A groupof usrented anice cartotakeus totheprom.The foodwas deliciousandIate somuch thatI hadto stopdancing fora while!We sharedatable withsome goodfriends,and laughedand toldjokes allevening.It sa greatpitythat its probablythelasttime thiswill happen.Daniel andI dancedmostofthe dancestogether.But thebig surpriseoftheevening waswhen1was electedprom queen!This wasso unexpected,and1can ttell youhow goodthismade mefeel!After theprom,a groupof usdrove downtothecoast,and satonthebeach inourlong dressesand dinnerjackets.I shal1never forgetwatching thesunrise overthe sea-itwasunforgettable!Afterwards,we wentand hadan enormousbreakfast ina nearbyhotel-itwas a perfectending toa perfectschoolyear.Passage2My Schooldays回忆我的别样的校园时光They saythat schooldaysare thehappiest daysof yourlife,but notforme!My fatherworkedabroad,so Iwas senttoaboarding schoolwhen Iwas seven.Like mostschoolchildren,I hadalready beento nurseryschool.I couldrecite thealphabet,and readsome simplebooks,but thiswas myfirst experienceoftheinstitution myparents called“big school”.In fact,the onlypreparation Ihad forthis adventurewas watchingas mymother sewedmy nametag intomyshirts,trousers andwoolen sweaters.I arrivedwith onesuitcase,my onlyluggage fora term.Iwasshown tothe dormitorywhereI wouldsleep withfive otherinnocent boys.The beddingwasapillow,a sheet,and athinquilt.There weretwo wornarmchairs,afewshabby cushions,an electrickettle toheatwater fortea,some postersfor decorationbut nocurtains.The washroomhadabasin andabathtub,but noheating.I inashamed toadmit thatI sobbedasIfell asleepthat night.I rememberthat myfirst lessonwas arithmetic.My firsttask wasto multiplyseven bythree.No oneexplained why!It tookme yearsto understandthe greatermystery ofalgebra,geometry,and conceptssuchascubic metres,acres andgrams.We hada dynamicEnglish teacher,a bachelorwho hadplenty oftimeforus boysand inspiredmylife-long loveof literature.There wasalso ateacher ofbotanical science,who introducedmeto mypassion forflowers andplants.We spenthours studyingthe structureof leavesunderthe microscope.School regulationswere strict.Being punctualfor classeswas essential,no onewas allowedto belate.Sport wascompulsory,and everyweek wehadtogo fora five-kilometre run,wearing justa T-shirt anda pairof shortseven onfreezing coldNovember days.We al1hadto attendmorning assemblyevery weekday,except forboys ofother faiths,who wereallowedto stayintheirclassrooms.I wantedto becomea Catholicsimply soT couldstay with mybooks!But therewere alsoso manysilly rulesto follow,which irritatedor evenupset me.Forexample,everyone hadto polishtheir shoesevery day,and noonewasallowed trouserswithzippers,only buttons!On Sundays,itwascompulsory towrite home.Every dayI wouldcheckmy mailbox,lookingforwardto mymummy*s airmai1letter.But myparents livedin Asiaand,tomygreat disappointment,I onlygot areply oncea fortnight.I lefteleven yearslater,with myschool leavingcertificate,andascholarship tostudyat OxfordUniversity.Many peopletalk abouttheir happinessat school,but forme,at eighteen,al1I feltwasasense ofliberation.。