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1、【每天5分钟】高一英语晨读材料(短文30篇)(1)How long will it be before you find yourself famous?眼球经济时代,速成“明星”究竟能红多久“IN the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” US artist Andy Warhol made this famous statement in 1968. Back then, the only really famous people were pop stars and actors, political figur
2、es and war heroes although things were changing. In just 30 years, his statement seems to have come true.Today there are countless individuals that go in and out of the media spotlight. The most common way that ordinary people today become famous is through reality shows. Both American Idol and Huna
3、n TVs Super Girls have produced quite a few instant stars.The most famous person of this type is Scottish singer Susan Boyle, an out-of-work, plain-looking 48-year-old who came to international attention when she appeared on the reality TV program Britains Got Talent in April 2009.However, Boyles su
4、ccess was largely due to a video posted on YouTube. According to the BBC, the video had been viewed “a whopping (庞大的) 120 million times worldwide” by the end of 2009.Indeed, today many people showcase their own videos on YouTube and other sites. “This model makes it easy for an average Joe (路人) to g
5、et noticed,” writes Jonita Davis for the Associated Content.But 15 minutes is a very short time; most of these instant celebrities fade from view. If others show true talent or staying power, they may be awarded extra time to prove themselves worthy of media and public attention.But while Warhol emp
6、hasized the short-lived nature of modern fame, he also pointed out that fame is easier to get nowadays. If digital video cameras enable people to become reporters, why shouldnt they also become celebrities? (2)Helping outMORE and more migrant workers (外来务工者) are looking for jobs in cities. This has
7、created a problem: the large number of children that are left behind.This winter break, my friends and I visited such a stay-at-home kid.Huang Taizhong is a Junior 2 student at Chengdu No 7 Middle School. His parents got divorced (离婚的) and both moved away to work in other cities. Huang lives with hi
8、s old grandparents in an apartment with only old furniture.Huang was shy at first but became talkative when we helped him with his math and English.At the end of our talk, I gave him many books that were too expensive for his family to afford (支付得起). He just smiled and said: “I really appreciate you
9、r help. Dont worry, and I will study hard!”His words moved me. I hope that our visit brought him joy and helped him face up to the challenges of his life and studies. Make waves-Jane is not satisfied with Jims work. She complains a lot.-Dont tell Jim about it. Otherwise it would make waves at work.m
10、ake waves:制造麻烦或纠纷(3)You can have it allHERES $3 million (20 million yuan) in cash. OK, so its Monopoly (大富翁游戏) money. But never mind go on, take it. You can use it to buy Changan Avenue in Beijing, or any other street in any other city on Google Maps.Thats right. The online map is now one big Monopo
11、ly game board. The new worldwide (全球的) online Monopoly game, called Monopoly City Streets, started last month. So many people tried to play that the website went down.“We expected an opening rush when we launched (推出) the Monopoly City Streets online game, but the first few hours are beyond even our
12、 greatest expectations (预期),” a post on the games website read.Monopoly City Streets allows users to buy up streets in cities around the world, from New York to London to Beijing. Players can also build all kinds of different buildings on their street. They can also create danger on other peoples st
13、reets. The idea is to beat your friends and the world to become the richest property (财产) owner.Monopoly first became popular in the hard economic times of the 1930s, and the new game appears in another hard period the present financial crisis (金融危机). As The Christian Science Monitor points out, peo
14、ple like to pretend they can make money in times when they have so little of it in the real world. But youd better hurry if you want to play the game. People are buying up streets fast, and the game will end in January 2010.How to startThe first step is to go to the website ( When you get there, fin
15、d a street you want to buy on the map. Then click (点击) on it and click “buy” on the deed (契约). Streets that are purple (紫色的) are owned by the bank and can be bought. Streets that are blue are owned by other players and may be for sale. You own streets that are red. When you click “buy” on the deed i
16、t will have you set up a Monopoly City Streets account with 3 million Monopoly dollars.(4)Ban these ads? 你赞同影视作品中植入商业广告吗?YESEmbedded (植入的) ads are acceptable.Mao Weiying: I think its reasonable for advertisements to appear in films and TV shows. It is an important way for the makers to earn money, w
17、hich supports their investment (投资), and thus produces more good work.Shi Xingjian: Adverts that break up a program or film are frustrating for the audience. Embedded advertising is better, since the program is not interrupted. Its more natural.Ye Xueni: We watch teleplays (电视剧) from beginning to en
18、d. Embedded advertisements dont affect this, as commercial breaks (广告时间) do. And they do make profits for business. Why not just turn a blind eye to them?NOEmbedded advertisements are annoying (烦人的).Wu Luxue: Even if a film or a TV program is good, an embedded advertisement can spoil it. Even worse,
19、 some of the ads are not a natural fit for the show. There is nothing in the world more annoying than ads.Wang Xubo: I dont believe there should be ads in films and TV plays. They are an insult (侮辱) to the art and they kill interest in the program.Han Danyang: We know why businesses pay to embed ads
20、 in programs; for the same reason the producers make them in the first place money. Audiences, however, do not watch TV shows and movies for a commercial reason.(5)Head to New York.MANY people think of New York City as an international center for eating. Top chefs (厨师) from around the world set up r
21、estaurants there. They hope to find success in a city where people love to eat well and are willing to spend good money to do it.New York is also the perfect city for street food: inexpensive take-away food sold out of carts (手推车) on the streets and sidewalks (人行道) of the city. New York City is home
22、 to people from all over the world, who have brought their language, culture, and food with them. A diverse (多种多样的) population means that there will be plenty of food to taste from all over the globe.Street food is attractive (吸引人的) to New Yorkers for many reasons. There are so many different flavor
23、s (风味) and styles, all just steps away. The meals are inexpensive. And in a place full of busy, rushing people, it takes only minutes to get a meal.Street food is the talk of the town after the fifth yearly Vendy Award contest, in September. The Vendy Awards give awards for the best street food vend
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