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1、2015届高考英语早读材料(2014-08-06)Passage1(朗读篇):Onesummerdaymyfathersentmetobuywireforourfarm.At16,Ilikednothingbetterthandrivingourtruck,butthistimeIwasnothappy.MyfatherhadtoldmeI’dhavetoaskforcredit(赊账)atthestore.Sixteenisapridefulage,whenayoungmanwantsrespe
2、ct,notcharity.Itwas1976,andtheuglyshadowofracialdiscriminationwasstillafactoflife.I’dseenmyfriendsaskforcreditandthenstand,headdown,whilethestoreownerquestionedwhethertheywere“goodforit.”Iknewblackyouthsjustlikemewhowerewatchedlikethievesbythestorecle
3、rkeachtimetheywentintoagrocery.Myfamilywashonest.Wepaidourdebts.Butbeforeharvest,cashwasshort.Wouldthestoreownertrustus?AtDavis’sstore,BuckDavisstoodbehindthecashdesk,talkingtoafarmer.InoddedasIpassedhimonmywaytothehardwareshelves(五金制品货架).WhenIbrought
4、mypurchasestothecashdesk,Isaidcarefully,“Ineedtoputthisoncredit.”Thefarmergavemeanamused,distrustfullook.ButBuck’sfacedidn’tchange.“Sure,”hesaideasily.“Yourdaddyisalwaysgoodforit.”He turnedtotheotherman.“ThishereisoneofJamesWilliams’ssons.”Thefarmerno
5、ddedinaneighborlyway.Iwasfilledwithpride.JamesWilliam’sson.Thosethreewordshadopenedadoortoanadult’srespectandtrust.ThatdayIdiscoveredthatthegoodnamemyparentshad earnedbroughtourwholefamilytherespectofourneighbors.EveryoneknewwhattoexpectfromaWilliams:
6、adecent(正直的)personwhokepthiswordandrespectedhimselftoomuchtodowrong.本文记叙了16岁的黑人作者按父亲的吩咐去杂货店赊欠电线的一次生活经历;通过对作者的心理描述以及店老板的话语,作者从中感受到:诚实(honest)、守信(keepone’swords)和自尊(prideful)是人生最宝贵的财富;因为,人,不分种族,只要诚实、守信就能够赢得所有人的尊重。在政治、经济、文化多元化发展的现代社会里,这篇文章强调了要抛却种族歧视(theu
7、glyshadowofracialdiscrimination),鼓励和提倡真善美,突出了人与人之间的和谐相处;这是一篇不可多得的美文,具有较高的文学欣赏价值。Passage2(背诵篇):Thesummerholidayiscoming.Ourclasshavehadadiscussionaboutwhattododuringtheholiday.Someareinfavorofstayingathome.Theythinkit’sbothconvenientandcomfortable.What
8、’smore,theycansavemoneyforotherpurposes.Buttheywilllosethechanceofgettingtoknowtheoutsideworld.However,othersprefertogooutfortravelingsinceitcanincreasetheirknowledgeandbroadentheirhorizons.Buttheywillspendmoremoneyandmeetsomedifficultieswhile