高中英语补充课外阅读材料
第一次踏上高中年级的班级时，心情是激动无比的，因为自己似乎已经长大了，即使是高中的一些英语课外资料也比初中看得懂多了。今天小编给大家带来高中英语补充课外阅读，希望大家喜欢并且能够有所收获。
高中英语补充课外阅读(一)
All about the music
WHAT do you usually expect from a pop star's concert? Dazzling (眩目的) stage design, mysterious guest singers or sensational (哗众取宠的) costumes?
The answer is yes for most singers. But no when it comes to David Tao's concerts. "I won't invite guests to perform. I won't dance, take off my clothes or dress up like a peacock (孔雀) to attract attention," Tao said. He held a concert on March 1 in Beijing.
Tao insisted a concert should offer nothing more than music. "Glaring (耀眼的) concerts are easy to do but empty. To me, music and interaction come first."
Tao's tour will include Hong Kong, Singapore and some other cities in China. It is expected to end around June.
Tao has been on the music scene since 1997. Quality is the word that can best describe his works. With six albums in 10 years, the 38-year-old singer is not prolific (多产的), but he has achieved much more than other Chinese singers who have produced 10 or more albums in a short time.
Tao is called the "Godfather of R&B" in China and has been a trendsetter (创新者) in China's music industry. His albums have won various awards in Asia for his socially conscious (有觉悟的) lyrics, simple rhythms (节奏) and creative mix of traditional sounds, like Peking Opera and traditional Chinese musical instruments.
Tao's parents were well-known entertainers in Taiwan. His father was an actor, singer and composer (作曲), while his mother was a Peking Opera artist.
"I grew up listening to the most fashionably mixed types of music with my father playing Elvis Presley's (猫王) songs in one room and my mother singing Peking Opera in another,"u Tao said jokingly.
Tao said he will release a new album after the tour and then he will switch roles to become a film director. Preparation for the movie has already begun and it will be released in 2009.
"After the concert, I will switch my focus to that. I hope I can make it one thing after another."
高中英语补充课外阅读(二)
Fun for all the family
TWENTY-FIVE years ago director Stephen Spielberg captured the hearts of Western audiences (观众) with his family classic (经典片), E.T. Now his Hong Kong director Stephen Chow is trying to do the same trick in China.
Chow's latest movie CJ7 (《长江七号》), in cinemas now, is a heart-warming story about a poor migrant worker (外来务工者) and his son. When a strange alien enters their lives, father and son learn a lesson about the value of family.
Chow hopes his movie will help to make family films more popular in China.
Family films have been the main part of the Hollywood market for the last 40 years. They have given audiences movies like E.T., Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park. However, there are few of these movies in China, where expensive history films are more popular.
A family film is not simply a children's movie. It is a film that is not only appropriate for children, but appeals to the whole family.
According to Raymound Zhou, a famous film critic, these films are rare in China because "very few families go to the cinema together". Because of this, there is little demand for movies that appeal to the whole family.
However, in the West, it is common for the family to sit down and watch a movie together. Tim Bridges, from London, says: "I love it at Christmas when I sit down and watch a movie with my family."
All family films contain similar messages about being honest; remaining positive and learning there is more to life than money. According to the American movie reviewer (评论家), Dave Johnson, this is because "When parents watch a movie, they want their children to be learning good values".
Just like when the alien in Spielberg's E.T. phones home to makes contact with his family, Chow will hope Chinese audiences are tuned in and ready to receive his family movie message.
