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《高考英语阶梯阅读》 所选文章均出自国外最新出版的英文报刊。内容包括人物传记、社会文化、文史知识、科普小品、幽默故事等。在编写上遵循由浅入深、有易到难、循序渐进的原则；在难度、体裁和题材上基本与课文内容保持一致。短文题材多样，内容涉及面广，融知识性和趣味性于一体，是广大中学生及英语初学者的良好的辅助材料。 为检测学生阅读理解的程度，我们在每篇短文后提供短文单词量及总阅读时间，并编写了各种练习，练习后提供阅读理解成绩纪录。书后附有阅读理解进步表，以便学生记录自己的阅读能力进展情况。 几种数据的计算方法； 总阅读时间（total reading time）: 如果结束阅读时间（finishing time）为：10：21， 开始阅读时间(starting time)为：10：15：30，那么总阅读时间（total reading time）为： hour minute second finishing time 10 21 0 starting time -10 15 30 total reading time 5 30 2 阅读速度： 单词量（length） 总阅读时间 据阅读理解率自我评价表填写阅读理解成绩纪录中%comprehension。阅读理解率自我评价表如下： Errors: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 %Right: 100 88 75 63 50 38 25 13 0 由于编者水平有限，书中疏漏不妥之初在所难免，恳请广大读者及同行们不吝赐教。 编者 Passage 1 Hitler and the Boy It was several years since Adolf Hitler came into power in Germany. And now his army was marching into some parts of Europe. He must be at the top of his career (事业). One day Hitler went to an exhibition where the works of school children were on show. He seemed to have great interest in the exhibitsinventions as well as carvings(雕刻), drawings. After having walked around the hall and examined everything he said he was ready to meet the young artists. And soon a group of children came into the room to salute(向……致敬 )him. “Well, well. You did very good work.” nodded Hitler in satisfaction (满意). “I promise on my honor Id satisfy you with whatever you want. What’d you wish to be if I were your father?” “A sailor(水手) sailing the sea” one of the boys answered. “Good. I’ll have you join my navy(海军) and some day you will rule the oceans.” “Ask for anything? What’d you wish to be if I were your father?” he asked a second boy. “A painter as great as Rembuandt.” “Good. You are to be sent to the Fine Art School and surely you will make an even greater painter” When Hitler caught sight of a sad-looking boy he frowned (皱眉), then quickly forced a smile, “There my boy, in spite of my point of view