大學(xué)英語學(xué)生自選讀物(簡易精彩29篇)

1、大學(xué)英語自選讀物（精彩篇）年月大學(xué)英語教學(xué)改革擴展項目課題組1前 言親愛的同學(xué)們，這本閱讀材料是我們學(xué)校2005年的一個“大學(xué)英語教改”課題成果。它收集了當(dāng)時參加課題實驗的04級同學(xué)們（大一第二學(xué)期）自選的29篇精彩文章，字數(shù)約在1萬1千字左右，涵蓋愛情、工作、生活、人物等多種主題。我們最初讓同學(xué)去自由選材，目的是了解同學(xué)們平時閱讀的喜好、習(xí)慣以及可接受的閱讀難度。我們共收集到了140多篇故事和小短文。這些故事和小短文讓我們進一步了解了這些同學(xué)們的學(xué)習(xí)，為我們的英語教學(xué)提供了豐富的信息?，F(xiàn)在，我們將其中的一小部分篩選出來，也讓你們了解他們在讀什么，讀多大難度的文章，及他們都是在哪兒獲得這些閱讀

2、材料的。我們根據(jù)材料的內(nèi)容，編排了一些簡單的問題，希望大家在閱讀之后，并嘗試回答每篇后的問題（后附答案）。我們認為這些簡易有趣的讀物對大家很快地增加詞匯量和閱讀速度有幫助。由于篇幅的關(guān)系，我們只收集部分同學(xué)的選文。另外，還因時間的關(guān)系，我們無法對材料中沒有標注的同學(xué)姓名和材料出處一一核實，敬請原諒。我們感謝范永蘭、王海蘭、張玲梅和喻萍四位老師的辛勤工作。你們生活在一個英語學(xué)習(xí)的大好的環(huán)境中，周圍的英語資源非常豐富。這些資料雖然有用，但也龐雜紛擾，容易讓人迷失。我們希望這本閱讀材料能為你起到引領(lǐng)的作用，使大家最終能獲得英語學(xué)習(xí)的巨大成功。學(xué)習(xí)快樂！大學(xué)英語改革擴展項目課題組 章少泉，李勇忠，唐雄

3、英2Part 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.31 Things are not what they seemTwo traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the

4、 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 old

5、er 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 night s rest. When the sun

6、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 everyt

7、hing, 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 aren t 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

8、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 for4 his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. Things arent always what they seem.選自：征服英語一百篇New wo

9、rds:basement 地下室hospitable 熱情好客的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

10、a cow. It seems _, but things are not _ _ _.52 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 b

11、elow.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 of

12、fering 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 custome

13、rs.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.

14、 I knew I couldnt lose. That story was on the six oclock news. I saw him6jump.Well, yes, so did I, the man said, but I didnt think hed do such a stupid thing twice.李黎 選自：英文輔導(dǎo)報2004-2005第期New Words:megaphone 擴音器bartender 酒吧侍者Task: Answer the following questions.1. What did the two bet on?2. Who won?3.

15、 Why could the winner win? And4. Why did the other lose?73 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

16、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

17、 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 h

18、e 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 tha

19、t 4X4 Blazer.The boss said, A guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him a boat and truck?8The 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.鄭小明 選New Words:hook 鉤rod 桿tampons 塞傷口等用的棉塞Task 1: Ans

20、wer 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

21、 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?94 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 cl

22、ock 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

23、 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

24、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 t

25、rouble! 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 te

26、a.10黃奕瑩選自：新概念英語第三冊New words:vicar 社區(qū)牧師torch 火把Task: Can you summarize the story in your own words?115 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 we

27、re 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 tellin

28、g 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 ha

29、ve 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

30、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

31、situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or12bad 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

32、 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 ha

33、nd, 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 st

34、ill 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

35、 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. Th

36、ey kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me13into 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, bu

37、rly 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 aliv

38、e, 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.選自旺旺英語學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)上旺旺英語經(jīng)典雙語閱讀欄下的 輕松英語中的英語文庫中的New words:safe 保險柜slipped off 忘記，遺漏combination 開啟號碼鎖的號碼組合tra

39、uma 創(chuàng)傷，外傷scars 傷疤paramedics 護理人員allergic 過敏的14 Task: Have you something to say to Jerry?156 And It Was SoGod created the mule, and told him, You will be mule, working constantly from dusk to dawn, carrying heavy loads on your back. You will eat grass and lack intelligence .You will live for 50 years

40、.The mule answered, To live like this for 50 years is too much. Please, give me no more than 20.And it was so.Then God created the dog, and told him, You will hold vigilance over the dwellings of Man, to whom you will be the greatest companion. You will eat his table scraps and live for 25 years.And

41、 the dog responded, Lord, to live 25 years as a dog like that is too much. Please, no more than 10 years. And it was so.God then created the monkey, and told him, You are monkey. You shall swing from tree to tree, acting like an idiot. You will be funny, and you shall live for 20 years. And the monk

42、ey responded, Lord, to live 20 years as the clown of the world is too much. Please, Lord, give me no more then 10 years. And it was so.Finally, God created Man and told him, You are Man, the only rational being that walks on the earth. You will use your intelligence to have mastery over the creature

43、s of the world. You will dominate the earth and live for 20 years. And the man responded, Lord, to be Man for only 20 years is too little. Please, Lord, give me the 30 years the mule refused, the 15 years the dog refused, and the 10 years the monkey rejected. And it was so.16And so God made Man to l

44、ive 20 years as a man, then marry and live 30 years as a mule-working and carrying heavy loads on his back. Then, he is to have children and live 15 years as a dog-guarding his house and eating the leftovers after they empty the pantry; then, in his old age, he is to live 10 years as a monkey-acting

45、 like an idiot to amuse his grandchildren.官自文/黃慧選自瘋狂英語mule 騾vigilance 警惕，機智scrap 殘余物idiot 白癡，傻瓜clown 小丑mastery 支配，掌握pantry 餐具Task: T or F?1. Mule did not like to be looked as a clown and refused to live longer.2. Man asked to live longer but lived a miserable life.177An Apple TreeA long time ago, th

46、ere was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and lay around it everyday. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadow. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.Time went by. the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree everyday.

47、 One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad. Come and play with me, the tree asked the boy. I am no longer a kid, I dont play around trees anymore. The boy replied, I want toys. I need money to buy them. Sorry, but I dont have money.but you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you

48、 will have money. The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad. One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. Come and play with me the tree said. I dont have time to play. I have to work

49、 for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me? Sorry, but I dont have a house. But you can chop off my branches to build your house. So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was a

50、gain lonely and sad.One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. Come and play with me! the tree said. I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat? Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy. So the boy cut the t

51、ree trunk to18make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. Sorry, my boy. But I dont have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you. the tree said. I dont have teeth to bite the boy replied. No more trunk for you t

52、o climb on I am too old for that now the boy said. I really cant give you anything . the only thing left is my dying roots the tree said with tears. I dont need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years. The boy replied. Good! Old tree roots is the best place to lean on and re

53、st. Come, Come sit down with me and rest. The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parent. When we were young, we loved to play with Mom and Dad. When we grown up, we left them, and only came to them when we need something or when we a

54、re in trouble. No matter what, parents will always be there and give everything they could to make you happy. You may think that the boy is cruel to the tree but thats how all of us are treating our parents.Task: Sad, isnt it? Tell what can you do to change the imageof a heartless son or daughter?19

55、Part II Love and RomanceLove is great. Love enables us to endure hardship. Love makes Love also brings us success and wealth. Well, love has been interpreted in many different ways208 Island Of FeelingOnce upon a time there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Knowledge, and all th

56、e others, including Love.One day it was announced to all of the feelings that the island was going to sink to the bottom of the ocean, so all the feelings prepared their boats to leave. Love was the only one that stayed. She wanted to preserve the island paradise until the last possible moment.When

57、the island was almost totally under, love decided it was time to leave. She began looking for someone to ask for help. Just then Richness was passing by in a grand boat. Love asked, Richness, can I come with you on your boat? Richness answered, I am sorry, but there is a lot of silver and gold on my boat and there would be no room for you anywhere.Then Love decided to ask Vanity for help who was passing by in a beautiful vessel. Love cried out, Vanity, help me please！ I cant help you, Vanity said, You ar