第一篇：高中英語必修一module1-6課文原文

Module 1

My First Day at Senior High My Name is Li Kang.I live in Shijiazhuang, a city not far from Beijing.It is the capital city of Hebei Province.Today is my first day at Senior High school and I'm writing down my thoughts about it.My new school is very good and I can see why.The teachers are very enthusiastic and friendly and the classrooms are amazing.Every room has a computer with a special screen, almost as big as a cinema screen.The teachers write on the computer, and their words appear on the screen behind them.The screens also show photographs, text and information from websites.They're brilliant!The English class is really interesting.The teacher is a very enthusiastic woman called Ms Shen.We're using a new textbook and Ms Shen's method of teaching is nothing like that of the teachers at my Junior High school.She thinks that reading comprehension is important, but we speak a lot in class, too.And we have fun.I don't think I will be bored in Ms Shen's class!Today we introduced ourselves to each other.We did this in groups.Some students were embarrassed at first but everyone was very friendly and it was really nice.Ms Shen gave us instructions and then we worked by ourselves.Ms Shen wants to help us improve our spelling and handwriting.We do this in a fun way, with spelling games and other activities.I like her attitude very much, and the behaviour of the other students shows that they like her, too.There are sixty-five students in my class--more than my previous class in Junior High.Forty-nine of them are girls.In other words, there are three times as many girls as boys.They say that girls are usually more hard-working than boys, but in this class, everyone is hard-working.For our homework tonight, we have to write a description of the street where we live.I'm looking forward to doing it!

Module 2

My New Teachers They say that first impressions are very important.My first impression of Mrs Li was that she was nervous and shy.I think perhaps she was, as it was her first lesson with us.But now, after two weeks, the class really likes working with her.She's kind and patient, and she explains English grammar so clearly that even I can understand it!–She avoids making you feel stupid.I've always hated making mistakes or pronouncing a word incorrectly when I speak English, but Mrs Li just smiles, so that you don't feel completely stupid.I think maybe she goes a bit too slowly for the faster students, but for me it's wonderful.I feel I'm going to make progress with her.I'd guess that Mrs Chen is almost sixty.She's very strict—we don't dare to say a word unless she asks us to.She's also very serious and doesn't smile much.When she asks you to do something, you do it immediately.There are a few students in our class who keep coming to class late but they're always on time for Mrs Chen's lessons.Some of our class don't like her, but most of us really appreciate her because her teaching is so well organised and clear.And a few students even admit liking her.During scientific experiments, she explains exactly what is happening and as a result my work is improving.Physics will never be my favourite lesson, but I think that I'll do well in the exam with Mrs Chen teaching me.Mr Wu's only been teaching us for two weeks and he's already very popular.I think this is because he really enjoys teaching Chinese literature—he loves it, in fact.He's got so much energy, this is one class you do not fall asleep in.He's about 28, I think, and is rather good—looking.He talks loudly and fast, and waves his hands about a lot when he gets excited.He's really amusing and tells jokes when he thinks we're getting bored.Even things like compositions and summaries are fun with Mr.Wu.I respect him a lot.Module 3

My First Ride on a Train My name is Alice Thompson.I come from Sydney, Australia and I'm 18 years old.Recently I had my first ride on a long-distance train.And what a ride!A friend and I travelled on the famous Ghan train.We got on in Sydney and we got off in Alice Springs, right in the middle of Australia, more than four thousand kilometres away.We spent two days and nights on the train.The train was wonderful and the food was great.We ate great meals cooked by experts!For the first few hundred kilometres of the journey, the scenery was very colourful.There were fields and the soil was dark red.After that, it was desert.The sun shone, there was no wind and there were no clouds in the sky.Suddenly, it looked like a place from another time.We saw abandoned farms which were built more than a hundred years ago.The train was comfortable and the people were nice.During the day, I sat and looked out of the window, and sometimes talked to other passengers.I read books and listened to my Chinese cassettes(I'm studying Chinese at school).One night, at about midnight, I watched the night sky for about an hour.The stars shone like diamonds.Why is the train called the Ghan? A long time ago, Australians needed a way to travel to the middle of the country.They tried riding horses, but the horses didn't like the hot weather and sand.A hundred and fifty years ago, they brought some camels from Afghanistan.Ghan is short for Afghanistan.Camels were much better than horses for travelling a long distance.For many years, trained camels carried food and other supplies, and returned with wool and other products.The Afghans and their camels did this until the 1920s.Then the government built a new railway line, so they didn't need the camels any more.In 1925, they passed a law which allowed people to shoot the animals if theywere a problem.In 1935, the police in a town shot 153 camels in one day.Module 4

A Lively City(XL—Xiao Lli JM--John Martin)XL：It’s great to see you again, john.JM：It’s great to see you!It’s been six years since we last saw each other,you know.And this is the first time I’ve visited your hometown.XL：Yes ,I’m so glad you could come.JM：You know ,I have seen quite a lot of china and I’ve visited some beautiful cities ,but this is one of the most attractive places I’ve been to.It’s so lively, and everyone seems so friendly.XL：Yes ,it’s one of the most intreresting cities on the coast,everyone says so.I feel very fortunate living here.And I love living by the seaside.JM：You live in the northwest of Xiamen ,is that right?

XL：Yes ,that’s right.JM：What’s the climate like?

XL：Pretty hot and wet in the summer,but it can be quite cold in the winter.JM：Sounds Ok to me.There are a lot of tourists around.Don’t they bother you?

XL：Yes, they can be a nuisance in the summer because there are so many of them.JM：Oh, look at that huge apartement block!

XL：Yes, they’re just completed it.The rent for an apartment there is very high.JM：I believe you!This area’s so modern!

XL：Yes, this is the business district.They’ve put up a lot high-rise buildings recently.And there are some great shopping malls.See,we’re just passing one now.My wife’s just bought a beautiful dress from one of the shops there.JM：Maybe I could buy a few presents there.XL：I’ll take you there tomorrow.Now we’re leaving the business district and approaching the harbour.We’re ehtering the western district, the most intererting part of the city.It’s got some really pretty parks…..JM：It seems lovely.Is that Gulangyu Island,just across the water?

XL：Yes, it is.It’s a gorgeous island with some really intereting architecture.JM：So they tell me.Do you think we could stop and walk aroud for a while ?

XL：Yes, I was just going to do that.We can park over there.A friend’s told me about a nice little fish restaurant near here.Shall we go there for lunch ?

JM：That sounds great.I’m starving!

Module 6

The Internet is the biggest source of information in the world, and it's accessible through a computer.It consists of millions of pages of data.In 1969, DARPA, a U.S.defence organisation, developed a way for all their computers to “talk” to each ot-her through the telephone.They created a network of computers called DARPANET.For fifteen years, only the U.S.army could use this system of communication.Then in 1984, the U.S.National Science Foundation(NSF)started the NSFNET network.It then became possible for universities to use the system as well.NSFNET became known as the Inter-Network, or “Internet”.The World Wide Web(the web)is a computer network that allows computer users to access information from millions of websites via the Internet.At the moment, about 80 percent of web traffic is in English, but this percentage is going down.By 2020, much web traffic could be in Chinese.The World Wide Web was invented in 1991 by an English scientist, Tim Berners-Lee.Berners-Lee built his first computer while he was at university using an old television!He came up with the idea of the World Wide Web in 1989 while he was working in Switzerland.Berners-Lee made it possible for everyone to use the Internet, not just universities and the army.He designed the first “web browser”, which allowed computer users to access documents from other computers.From that moment on, the web and the Internet grew.Within five years, the number of Internet users rose from 600 000 to 40 million.The Internet has created thousands of millionaires, but Berners-Lee is not one of them.Everyone in the world can access the Internet using his World Wide Web system.He now works as a lecturer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston.Module 5

A Simple Scientific Experiment Below is a description of a simple scientific experiment.It shows us how iron reacts with air and with water.Aim: To find out iron rusts(a)in dry air;(b)in water that has no air in it(air-free water);(c)in ordinary water.Apparatus：3 clean iron nails；test tubes；test tube holder；cotton wool；oil；Bunsen burner.Iron in dry air Method

Method(1)Half-fill a test tube with water and two or three clean nails.(1)Put some iron nails at the bottom of a test tube.(2)Leave the tube for one week.(2)Push some cotton wool down the tube.Result(3)Leave the tube for one week.The nails rust in the tube with ordinary water.Result Conclusion After one week,the nails have not rusted.Iron rusts in ordinary water.Conclusion Iron does not rust in dry air.Iron in ordinary water Iron in air-free water Method

(1)Half-fill a test tube with water.(2)Boil the water for three minutes.(This makes

sure there is no air in the water.)

(3)Put two or three clean nails in the water.(4)Add some oil to the water.This will keep air out of the water.(5)Leave the tube for one week.Result The nails do not rust in the tube with air-free water.Conclusion Iron does not rust in air-free water.

第二篇：高中英語必修2課文及原文

高中英語必修2（人教版）

Unit1 Cultural relics IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM Frederick William I, the King of Prussia, could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history.This gift was the Amber Room, which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it.The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey.The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days.It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels, which took the country's best artists about ten years to make.In fact, the room was not made to be a gift.It was designed for the palace of Frederick I.However, the next King of Prussia, Frederick William I, to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it.In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great.In return, the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers.So the Amber Room became part of the Czar's winter palace in St Petersburg.About four metres long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors.Later, Catherine II had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers.She told her artists to add more details to it.In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted.Almost six hundred candles lit the room, and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold.Sadly, although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world, it is now missing.In September 1941, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg.This was a time when the two countries were at war.Before the Nazis could get to the summer palace, the Russians were able to remove some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room.However, some of the Nazis secretly stole the room itself.In less than two days 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty-seven wooden boxes.There is no doubt that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea.After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery.Recently, the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace.By studying old photos of the former Amber Room, they have made the new one look like the old one.In 2003 it was ready for the people of St Petersburg when they celebrated the 300th birthday of their city.A FACT OR AN OPINION? What is a fact? Is it something that people believe? No.A fact is anything that can be proved.For example, it can be proved that China has more people than any other country in the world.This is a fact.Then what is an opinion? An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved.So an opinion is not good evidence in a trial.For example, it is an opinion if you say “Cats are better pets than dogs”.It may be true, but it is difficult to prove.Some people may not agree with this opinion but they also cannot prove that they are right.In a trial, a judge must decide which eyewitnesses to believe and which not to believe.The judge does not consider what each eyewitness looks like or where that person lives or works.He/she only cares about whether the eyewitness has given true information, which must be facts rather than opinions.This kind of information is called evidence.第一單元

文化遺產(chǎn) 閱讀一 尋找琥珀

普魯士國(guó)王腓特烈·威廉一世從未想過他送個(gè)普魯士人民偉大的禮物會(huì)有一點(diǎn)如此驚奇的歷史。這個(gè)禮物是因?yàn)橛蓭讎嶇曛瞥啥溺晡荨＿@些被挑選的琥珀都有著像蜂蜜一樣漂亮的黃棕色。這間屋的設(shè)計(jì)是當(dāng)時(shí)最流行的奇特的風(fēng) 格。這同樣是一件花了當(dāng)時(shí)最好的藝術(shù)家大約十年用黃金和珠寶修飾制成的寶物。

事實(shí)上，這間屋不是制來當(dāng)禮物的。這是為腓特烈一世的領(lǐng)土而設(shè)計(jì)的。然而，普魯士下一任國(guó)王同樣是琥珀屋的擁有者，腓特烈威廉一世決定不保留琥珀屋。在1716年他把琥珀屋送給了彼得大帝。作為報(bào)答，沙皇給了腓特烈一隊(duì)他最好的士兵。因此琥珀屋成為了沙皇避寒圣地圣彼得堡的一部分。琥珀屋作為一個(gè)大概四米長(zhǎng)的只為重要訪客的小接待處。

后來，葉卡捷琳娜二世把琥珀屋在圣彼得堡之外的一個(gè)她避暑的地方。她讓她的藝術(shù)家加了跟多的細(xì)節(jié)在里面。在1770年琥珀屋完全成了她想要的樣子。接近600只蠟燭在屋內(nèi)燃燒著，把鏡子和圖畫都照得像金子一樣。令人傷心的，雖然被譽(yù)為是世界奇跡之一的琥珀屋現(xiàn)在丟失了。

在1941年9月，納粹軍隊(duì)在圣彼得堡附近。這正是兩個(gè)國(guó)家在交戰(zhàn)的時(shí)候。在納粹去到避暑地方之前，俄國(guó)人民能夠從琥珀屋里搬走一些家具和小的藝術(shù)品。然而，一些納粹神秘的偷走了琥珀屋。至少兩天內(nèi)100000多片琥珀被放進(jìn)27個(gè)木箱里。這些箱子無疑會(huì)被放進(jìn)一艘去往當(dāng)時(shí)德軍駐扎的菠蘿的海的哥尼斯堡的船上。之后，琥珀屋發(fā)生了神馬仍然是個(gè)迷。

最近，俄國(guó)和德國(guó)人民在避暑的地方制造了一座新的琥珀屋。通過研究之前的琥珀屋的照片，他們制造了一座新的琥珀屋像舊的那座一樣。在2003年它被圣彼得堡的人民用來慶祝這座城市的300歲生日。閱讀二

一個(gè)事實(shí)還是一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)

神馬是事實(shí)？是一些人們相信的東西嗎？不！事實(shí)是可以被證明的任何事。例如，可以證明中國(guó)人口比世界上任何其他國(guó)家的人口都要多。這是一個(gè)事實(shí)。那么神馬是一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)？一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)是人們相信那是真的但還沒有被證明的。所以一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)在一個(gè)審判中不是一個(gè)好的證據(jù)。例如，如果你說“貓是比狗好的寵物”這會(huì)是一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)。這可能是真的，不過很難去證明。一些人可能不同意這個(gè)觀點(diǎn)不過他們也不能去證明他們是對(duì)的。

在一場(chǎng)審批中，一個(gè)審判官一定要去決定相信哪個(gè)目擊者哪個(gè)目擊者不應(yīng)該相信。這個(gè)審判官不會(huì)去考慮每個(gè)目擊者的長(zhǎng)相或人們?cè)谀睦锞幼』蚬ぷ鳌Ｋ?她 只關(guān)心目擊者是否會(huì)提供真是的信息，信息一定是事實(shí)而不是觀點(diǎn)。這類的信息被稱為證據(jù)。

Unit 2 The Olympic Games

AN INTERVIEW Pausanias, who was a Greek writer about 2,000 years ago, has come on a magical journey on March 18th 2007 to find out about the present-day Olympic Games.He is now interviewing Li Yan, a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games.P: My name is Pausanias.I lived in what you call “Ancient Greece” and I used to write about the Olympic Games a long time ago.I’ve come to your time to find out about the present-day Olympic Games because I know that in 2004 they were held in my homeland.May I ask you some questions about the modern Olympics? L: Good heavens!Have you really come from so long ago? But of course you can ask any questions you like.What would you like to know? P: How often do you hold your Games? L: Every four years.There are two main sets of Games-the Winter and Summer Olympics, and both are held every four years on a regular basis.The Winter Olympics are usually held two years before the Summer Games.Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will be admitted as competitors.They may come from anywhere in the world.P: Winter Games? How can the runners enjoy competing in winter? And what about the horses? L: Oh no!There are no running races or horse riding events.Instead there are competitions like skiing and ice skating which need snow and ice.That’s why they’re called the Winter Olympics.It’s in the Summer Olympics that you have the running races, together with swimming, sailing and all the team sports.P: I see.Earlier you said that athletes are invited from all over the world.Do you mean the Greek world? Our Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the honour of winning.No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or women!L: Nowadays any country can take part if their athletes are good enough.There are over 250 sports and each on has its own standard.Women are not only allowed, but play a very important role in gymnastics, athletics, team sports and …

P: Please wait a minute!All those events, all those countries and even women taking part!Where are all the athletes housed? L: For each Olympics, a special village is built for them to live in, a main reception building, several stadiums for competitions, and a gymnasium as well.P: That sounds very expensive.Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games? L: As a matter of fact, every country wants the opportunity.It’s a great responsibility but also a great honour to be chosen.There’s as much competition among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals.The 2008 Olympics will be held in Beijing, China.Did you know that? P: Oh yes!You must be very proud.L: Certainly.And after that the 2012 Olympics will be held in London.They have already started planning for it.A new village for the athletes and all the stadiums will be built to the east of London.New medals will be designed of course and …

P: Did you say medals? So even the olive wreath has been replaced!Oh dear!Do you compete for prize money too? L: No, we don’t.it’s still all about being able to run faster, jump higher and throw further.That’s the motto of the Olympics, you know-“Swifter, Higher and Stronger.”

P: Well, that’s good news.How interesting!Thank you so much for your time.第二單元

奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) 閱讀一 一個(gè)采訪

大約2000年前的一個(gè)希臘作者帕薩尼亞斯(P)，在2007年3月18日踏上了一段魔幻的旅程去查明關(guān)于現(xiàn)代的奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)。他正在采訪一個(gè)2008年奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)志愿者李巖(L)。P:我是帕薩尼亞斯。我住在你們所說的“古希臘”而且在很久之前我常常寫以一些關(guān)于奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)的事情。我來到你的時(shí)代是為了解關(guān)于現(xiàn)代奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)因?yàn)槲抑?004年奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)會(huì)在我家鄉(xiāng)舉辦。我可以問你一些關(guān)于現(xiàn)代奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)的問題么？ L:真是極為愉快的事!你真的來自那么久遠(yuǎn)的時(shí)代么？不過當(dāng)然你可以問你想問的問題。你想知道神馬？

P:你們多久會(huì)舉辦一次運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)？

L:四年一次。有兩種主要的運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)形式--冬季和夏季奧運(yùn)會(huì)，并且在一個(gè)有規(guī)律的基礎(chǔ)上他們都是四年舉辦一次的。冬季奧運(yùn)會(huì)一般會(huì)在夏季奧運(yùn)會(huì)前兩年舉辦。只有達(dá)到該項(xiàng)目既定的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的運(yùn)動(dòng)員才會(huì)被容許成為競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者。他們可以來自世界各地。P:冬季奧運(yùn)會(huì)？田徑運(yùn)動(dòng)員如何在冬季享受比賽？還有馬術(shù)又怎樣？

L:哦不!冬季奧運(yùn)會(huì)沒有賽跑和騎馬的項(xiàng)目。反而會(huì)有一些像滑雪和溜冰這些需要雪和冰的項(xiàng)目。這就是為神馬他成為冬季奧運(yùn)會(huì)。只有在夏季奧運(yùn)會(huì)會(huì)有你說賽跑，同時(shí)還有游泳，帆船運(yùn)動(dòng)和所有團(tuán)隊(duì)運(yùn)動(dòng)。

P:我懂了。之前你說那些運(yùn)動(dòng)員都被邀請(qǐng)來自世界各地。你了解希臘世界么？我們希臘城過去互相競(jìng)賽只為勝利的榮譽(yù)。沒有其他的地區(qū)可以參加，奴隸和婦女也不可以。L:現(xiàn)在只要他們的運(yùn)動(dòng)員夠好的話任何國(guó)家都可以參加。有超過250種項(xiàng)目并且每一種都有它自己的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。婦女不僅允許參加比賽，并且她們?cè)隗w操比賽，競(jìng)技比賽，團(tuán)隊(duì)比賽和其他各種比賽中都扮演著重要的角色。

P:麻煩稍等一下！所有的這些項(xiàng)目，所有的國(guó)民甚至婦女都可以參加！那么這些運(yùn)動(dòng)員們居住在哪里？

L:在每一場(chǎng)奧運(yùn)會(huì)前，一座特別的村莊會(huì)被建來給他們居住，還有一座主要的接待建筑，幾個(gè)用來比賽的體育場(chǎng)和一座體育館等

P:那聽起來很貴。有哪個(gè)國(guó)家會(huì)想要舉辦奧運(yùn)會(huì)么？

L:事實(shí)上，每個(gè)國(guó)家都想要這個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)。這是一個(gè)很大的責(zé)任同樣是一個(gè)很大的榮譽(yù)如果被挑選到。在國(guó)家之間有很多競(jìng)爭(zhēng)去為舉辦奧運(yùn)會(huì)就像去贏得奧林匹克獎(jiǎng)牌一樣。2008年的奧運(yùn)會(huì)將會(huì)在北京舉行。這你知道么？ P:哦是的！你一定非常自豪。

L:當(dāng)然。之后的2012年奧運(yùn)會(huì)將在倫敦舉行。他們?cè)缇烷_始為這個(gè)做準(zhǔn)備了。一座讓運(yùn)動(dòng)員居住的村莊和所有的運(yùn)動(dòng)場(chǎng)將會(huì)被建在東倫敦。當(dāng)然新的獎(jiǎng)牌會(huì)被設(shè)計(jì)......P:你是說獎(jiǎng)牌么？所以甚至是橄欖花圈也已經(jīng)被取代了！哦親愛的！你們比賽也為了獎(jiǎng)金么？

L:不我們不。現(xiàn)在仍然想要跑得更快跳的更高扔得更遠(yuǎn)。正如你知道的奧運(yùn)會(huì)的格言-“更快更高更強(qiáng)”。

P:好吧，那是個(gè)好消息。多么有趣啊！耽擱你的時(shí)間，謝謝了。

THE STORY OF ATLANTA Atlanta was a Greek princess.She was very beautiful and could run faster than any man in Greece.But she was not allowed to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games.She was so angry that she said to her father that she would not marry anyone who could not run faster than her.Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a bargain with him.She said to him, “These are my rules.When a man says he wants to marry me, I will run against him.If he cannot run as fast as me, he will be killed.No one will be pardoned.” Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of her rules they knew it was hopeless.So many of them sadly went home, but others stayed to run the race.There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when he heard of Atlanta's rules, “Why are these men so foolish?” he thought.“Why will they let themselves be killed because they cannot run as fast as this princess?” However, when he saw Atlanta come out of her house to run, Hippomenes changed his mind.“I will marry Atlantaor die!” So the race began.閱讀二

亞特蘭大的故事

亞特蘭大是一個(gè)希臘公主。她很漂亮并且可以跑得比希臘的任何一個(gè)男人都快。不過她不被允許在奧運(yùn)會(huì)上跑步去為她自己贏得榮譽(yù)。她很生氣因此她跟她父親說她不會(huì)嫁任何跑不過她的男人。她父親說她必須要嫁，所以亞特蘭大與她父親定下一個(gè)條件。她對(duì)她父親說，“這是我的原則。如果有男人說想要嫁我，我會(huì)跟她賽跑。如果他跑不贏我，他會(huì)被殺。沒有人能被例外。”

很多國(guó)王和王子想要娶亞特蘭大，不過當(dāng)他們聽到這個(gè)規(guī)定的時(shí)候他們就知道自己沒希望了。所以他們當(dāng)中的很多人都傷心地回家了，不過其他的人都留著去賽跑。一個(gè)叫做希波墨涅斯的男人聽到亞特蘭大的消息后感到非常驚奇，他想“為神馬這些男的都這么愚蠢呢？”“為神馬他們會(huì)因?yàn)榕懿贿^這個(gè)公主而讓自己被殺呢？”然而，當(dāng)他看到亞特蘭大從她的房子出來跑步的時(shí)候，希波墨涅斯改變了他的心意。他說，“我會(huì)娶亞特蘭大或者死！” 賽跑開始的時(shí)候雖然男人們都跑得很快，但是亞特蘭大總是會(huì)更快。希波墨涅斯邊看邊想，“我要怎樣才能贏過亞特蘭大呢？”他去向希臘的愛神求助。愛神答應(yīng)幫他并給了他三個(gè)金蘋果。她說，“在亞特蘭大跑過你的時(shí)候扔一個(gè)在亞特蘭大面前。當(dāng)亞特蘭大停下來去撿蘋果的時(shí)候，你就可以跑過她并贏得比賽。”希波墨涅斯拿著蘋果并跑去找國(guó)王。他說，“我想娶亞特蘭大。”國(guó)王傷心地看著又一個(gè)男人要死，不過希波墨涅斯說，“我會(huì)娶她或者死！”然后賽跑開始了。

Unit 3 Computers

WHO AM I? Over time I have been changed quite a lot.I began as a calculating machine in France in 1642.Although I was young I could simplify difficult sums.I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Babbage.After I was programmed by an operator who used cards with holes, I could “think” logically and produce an answer quicker than any person.At that time it was considered a technological revolution and the start of my “artificial intelligence”.In 1936 my real father, Alan Turing, wrote a book about how I could be made to work as a “universal machine” to solve any difficult mathematical problem.From then on, I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower.By the 1940s I had grown as large as a room, and I wondered if I would grow any larger.However, this reality also worried my designers.As time went by, I was made smaller.First as a PC(personal computer)and then as a laptop, I have been used in offices and homes since the 1970s.These changes only became possible as my memory improved.First it was stored in tubes, then on transistors and later on very small chips.As a result I totally changed my shape.As I have grown older I have also grown smaller.Over time my memory has developed so much that, like an elephant, I never forget anything I have been told!And my memory became so large that even I couldn't believe it!But I was always so lonely standing there by myself, until in the early 1960s they gave me a family connected by a network.I was able to share my knowledge with others through the World Wide Web.Since the 1970s many new applications have been found for me.I have become very important in communication, finance and trade.I have also been put into robots and used to make mobile phones as well as help with medical operations.I have even been put into space rockets and sent to explore the Moon and Mars.Anyhow, my goal is to provide humans with a life of high quality.I am now truly filled with happiness that I am a devoted friend and helper of the human race!第三單元

電腦 閱讀一 我是誰

隨著時(shí)間的推移我被改變了很多。在1642年的法國(guó)，我是作為一個(gè)計(jì)算機(jī)器而開始的。雖然我很年輕我可以簡(jiǎn)化一些計(jì)算題。在我被Charles Babbage改造成分析機(jī)器之前我很慢的發(fā)展了接近兩百年。之后我被一個(gè)操作員用帶洞的卡調(diào)制成了可以合邏輯地思考并且比任何人都快地得出一些問題的答案。那是一個(gè)被成為技術(shù)改革的時(shí)候并且開始了我的人造智能。在1936年我真正的父親Alan Turing寫了一本關(guān)于我如何像普遍的機(jī)器一樣去解決任何困難的數(shù)學(xué)問題的書。從那起，我在體積和智能方面快速的發(fā)展。在1940年我變得像一個(gè)房間一樣大，并且我想知道我是否還能變得更大。然而，事實(shí)也在困擾著我的設(shè)計(jì)者。隨著時(shí)間的推移，我被制的更小。首先是個(gè)人電腦再到后來的手提電腦，在1970年我已經(jīng)開始被用在辦公室和家里。

這些變化只因?yàn)槲矣洃浟Φ脑鰪?qiáng)。開始記憶被存放于電子管里，然后是晶體管和后來更小的晶片。因此我改變了我的整個(gè)外型。隨著我慢慢變老我也慢慢的變小。隨著時(shí)間推移我的記憶力發(fā)展的那么快，像頭大象，我不會(huì)忘記任何我曾被告知的東西！而且我的記憶力變得如此的大以至于我都不敢相信!不過我總是自己那么孤單的站在那里，直到1960年他們通過網(wǎng)絡(luò)給了我一個(gè)家庭關(guān)系。我能夠通過萬維網(wǎng)和其他的電腦分享我的知識(shí)。

從1970年起很多新的應(yīng)用為我而被發(fā)明。我在交流，金融和貿(mào)易方面變得重要。我同樣被放進(jìn)遙控裝置中被用來制造移動(dòng)電話也幫助醫(yī)學(xué)手術(shù)。我已經(jīng)被放進(jìn)太空火箭并被送去探測(cè)月亮和火星。即使如此，我的目的是為人們提供高質(zhì)量的生活。我現(xiàn)在充滿快樂應(yīng)為我成為了人類種族中的一個(gè)忠心的朋友和幫助者。

ANDY – THE ANDROID I’m part of an android football team.About once a year we are allowed to get together to play a game of football.I’m as big as a human.In fact, I look like one too.On the football team I’m a striker so I have to be able to run very fast.My computer chips help me to move and think like a human.For example, I have learned to signal to my teammates in computer language to give me the ball when I am open and have a good shot for a goal.My first football competition was in Nagoya, Japan several years ago.Last year our team went to Seattle, Washington in the USA.We won second place.Personally, I think the team that won first place cheated.They had developed a new type of program just before the competition.So we need to encourage our programmer to improve our intelligence too.We are determined to create an even better system.In a way our programmer is like our coach.She programs us with all the possible moves she has seen while watching human games.Then she prepares reliable moves to use if a new situation arises.In this way I can make up new moves using my “artificial intelligence”.I could like to play against a human team, for I have been programmed to act just like them.After all, with the help of my electronic brain which never forgets anything, using my intelligence is what I’m all about!

機(jī)器人-Andy 我是一個(gè)機(jī)器人球隊(duì)的一份子。我們被允許在一齊踢足球大約一年了。我像一個(gè)人類一樣高大。事實(shí)上，我長(zhǎng)得也像人類。在球隊(duì)里我是前鋒因此我要跑得非常快。我的電腦芯片幫助我移動(dòng)并且像人類一樣思考。例如，我已經(jīng)學(xué)會(huì)了當(dāng)我要開動(dòng)去射一個(gè)好球的時(shí)候用電腦語言向我的隊(duì)友發(fā)信號(hào)讓他們把球傳給我。我的第一場(chǎng)足球比賽是在幾年前在日本的名古屋。去年我們球隊(duì)去了美國(guó)華盛頓和西雅圖。我們勝利的第二個(gè)地方。就我個(gè)人觀點(diǎn)，我認(rèn)為我們球隊(duì)第一次贏的地方是作弊的。他們已經(jīng)在比賽之前一種新的程序類型。所以我們也要促進(jìn)我們的程序去提高我們的智能。我們決心要去一種甚至更好的標(biāo)志。一定程度上說我們的程序就像我們的教練。她訓(xùn)練我們所有在人類比賽中她能看到的所有可能的動(dòng)作。如果一種新情況出現(xiàn)她會(huì)準(zhǔn)備可靠的動(dòng)作去運(yùn)用。用這種方式我可以用我的“人造只能”去制造新的動(dòng)作。我能夠被編程成像人類一樣的表現(xiàn)我就可以真的與一隊(duì)人類球隊(duì)去比賽。畢竟，在我不會(huì)忘掉任何東西的電子腦袋的幫助下，我的所有就是用我的智能！Unit 4 Wildlife protection

HOW DAISY LEARNED TO HELP WLDLIFE Daisy had always longed to help endangered species of wildlife.One day she woke up and found a flying carpet by her bed.“Where do you want to go?” it asked.Daisy responded immediately.“I'd like to see some endangered wildlife,” she said.“Please take me to a distant land where I can find the animal that gave fur to make this sweater.” At once the carpet flew away and took her to Tibet.There Daisy saw an antelope looking sad.It said, “We're being killed for the wool beneath our stomachs.Our fur is being used to make sweaters for people like you.As a result, we are now an endangered species.” At that Daisy cried, “I'm sorry I didn't know that.I wonder what is being done to help you.Flying carpet, please show me a place where there's some wildlife protection.” The flying carpet travelled so fast that next minute they were in Zimbabwe.Daisy turned around and found that she was being watched by an elephant.“Have you come to take my photo?” it asked.In relief Daisy burst into laughter.“Don't laugh,” said the elephant, ”We used to be an endangered species.Farmers hunted us without mercy.They said we destroyed their farms, and money from tourists only went to the large tour companies.So the government decided to help.They allowed tourists to hunt only a certain number of animals if they paid the farmers.Now the farmers are happy and our numbers are increasing.So good things are being done here to save local wildlife.“ Daisy smiled.”That's good news.It shows the importance of wildlife protection, but I'd like to help as the WWF suggests.“ The carpet rose again and almost at once they were in a thick rainforest.A monkey watched them as it rubbed itself.”What are you doing?“ asked Daisy.” I’m protecting myself from mosquitoes,” it replied.“When I find a millipede insect, I rub it over my body.It contains a powerful drug which affects mosquitoes.You should pay more attention to the rainforest where I live and appreciate how the animals live together.No rainforest, no animals, no drugs.” Daisy was amazed.“Flying carpet, please take me home so I can tell WWF and we can begin producing this new drug.Monkey, please come and help.” The monkey agreed.The carpet flew home.As they landed, things began to disappear.Two minutes later everything had gone-the monkey, too.So Daisy was not able to make her new drug.But what an experience!She had learned so much!And there was always WWF? 第四單元 閱讀一

Daisy如何學(xué)習(xí)去幫助野生動(dòng)物

Daisy常常渴望去幫助瀕臨滅絕的種類的野生動(dòng)物。一天她醒來發(fā)現(xiàn)一個(gè)正在飛行的飛毯在她包里。“你想去哪里？”它問。Daisy立刻回答它。“我想去看那些瀕臨滅絕的動(dòng)物，”她說。“請(qǐng)帶我去那個(gè)我可以找到供給皮毛去制造這件毛衣的動(dòng)物的一個(gè)遙遠(yuǎn)的地方。”飛毯立刻帶她飛去了西藏。在那里Daisy看到了一支看起來很傷心的羚羊。它說，“我們被殺是為了我們肚子下的毛。我們的皮毛被人類用來制造像你這樣的毛衣。因此，現(xiàn)在我們是一種瀕臨滅絕的種類。”然后Daisy哭喊著，“我很抱歉我不知道那些。我想知道神馬可以被做來幫助你們。飛毯，請(qǐng)帶我去一個(gè)有一些野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)區(qū)的地方。”

飛毯飛得如此的快以至于他們下一分鐘就在Zimbabwe。Daisy轉(zhuǎn)來轉(zhuǎn)去然后發(fā)現(xiàn)她被一頭大象盯著。“你過來跟我照相了么？”它問。Daisy松了口氣突然笑起來。“不要笑，”大象說，“我們?cè)?jīng)是瀕臨滅絕的品種。農(nóng)民好不仁慈地獵殺我們。他們說我們破壞了他們的天地，和來自那些只游覽大工廠的游客的錢。所以政府決定去幫助。他們?cè)试S游客給錢農(nóng)民然后可以去獵殺確定數(shù)量的動(dòng)物。現(xiàn)在農(nóng)民很高興而且我們的數(shù)量在增加。所以好事情正被做于營(yíng)救當(dāng)?shù)氐囊吧鷦?dòng)物。”

Daisy微笑了。“那是個(gè)好消息。它展示了野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)的重要性，不過我喜歡去幫助像WWF這樣的建議。”飛毯再次升起然后幾乎同一時(shí)間他們?cè)谝粋€(gè)陰霾的熱帶雨林。一支猴子看著他們就像它摩擦它自己。“你在干神馬？”Daisy問。“我在保護(hù)自己不受蚊子的傷害，”它回答。“當(dāng)我找到一只千足蟲昆蟲，我會(huì)在我身上摩擦它。它包涵了一種強(qiáng)大的可以影響蚊子的藥物。你應(yīng)該更加注 意那些我居住的熱帶雨林并好好鑒賞動(dòng)物們?nèi)绾尉幼≡谝积R。沒有雨林，沒有動(dòng)物，沒有藥物。”

Daisy很驚訝。“飛毯，請(qǐng)帶我回家這樣我可以聯(lián)系WWF并開始保護(hù)這種新的藥物。猴子，請(qǐng)過來幫忙。”那猴子同意了。飛毯飛回家了。當(dāng)他們降落時(shí)，事物開始消失了。兩分鐘后所有東西都消失了-那只猴子也是。所以Daisy不能去制造她的新藥物。不過如此的一段經(jīng)歷！她已經(jīng)學(xué)習(xí)了那么多！還有那里的WWF......ANIMAL EXTINCTION Many animals have disappeared during the long history of the earth.The most famous of these animals are dinosaurs.They lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before humans came into being and their future seemed secure at that time.There were many different kinds of dinosaur and a number of them used to live in China.The eggs of twenty-five species have been found in Xixia, County, Nanyang, Henan Province.Not long ago a rare new species of bird-like dinosaur was discovered in Chaoyang County, Liaoning Province.When scientists inspected the bones, they were surprised to find that these dinosaurs could not only run like the others but also climb trees.They learned this from the way the bones were joined together.Dinosaurs died out suddenly about 65 million years ago.Some scientists think it came after an unexpected incident when a huge rock from space hit the earth and put too much dust into the air.Others think the earth got too hot for the dinosaurs to live on any more.Nobody knows for sure why and how dinosaurs disappeared from the earth in such a short time.We know many other wild plants, animals, insects and birds have died out more recently.According to a UN report, some 844 animals and plants have disappeared in the last 500 years.The dodo is one of them.It lived on the Island of Mauritius and was a very friendly animal.Please listen to a story of the dodo and how it disappeared from the earth.Unit 5 Music

THE BAND THAT WASN'T Have you ever wanted to be part of a band as a famous singer or musician? Have you ever dreamed of playing in front of thousands of people at a concert, at which everyone is clapping and appreciating your music? Do you sing karaoke and pretend you are a famous singer like Song Zuying or Liu Huan? To be honest, a lot of people attach great importance to becoming rich and famous.But just how do people form a band? Many musicians meet and form a band because they like to write and play their own music.They may start as a group of high-school students, for whom practicing their music in someone's house is the first step to fame.Sometimes they may play to passers-by in the street or subway so that they can earn some extra money for themselves or to pay for their instruments.Later they may give performances in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid in cash.Of course they hope to make records in a studio and sell millions of copies to become millionaires!However, there was one band that started in a different way.It was called the Monkees and began as a TV show.The musicians were to play jokes on each other as well as play music, most of which was based loosely on the Beatles.The TV organizers had planned to find four musicians who could act as well as sing.They put an advertisement in a newspaper looking for rock musicians, but they could only find one who was good enough.They had to use actors for the other three members of the band.As some of these actors could not sing well enough, they had to rely on other musicians to help them.So during the broadcasts they just pretended to sing.Anyhow their performances were humorous enough to be copied by other groups.They were so popular that their fans formed clubs in order to get more familiar with them.Each week on TV, the Monkees would play and sing songs written by other musicians.However, after a year or so in which they became more serious about their work, the Monkees started to play and sing their own songs like a real band.Then they produced their own records and started touring and playing their own music.In the USA they became even more popular than the Beatles and sold even more records.The band broke up about 1970, but happily they reunited in the mid-1980s.They produced a new record in 1996, with which they celebrated their former time as a real band.并非樂隊(duì)的樂隊(duì)

你曾經(jīng)想過要成為一個(gè)樂隊(duì)里有名的歌手或音樂家嗎？你是否曾夢(mèng)想過在音樂會(huì)上面對(duì)成千上萬的觀眾演唱，觀眾欣賞你的歌唱為你鼓掌嗎？你唱卡拉OK時(shí)是否假裝自己就是像宋祖英或劉歡一樣著名的歌星嗎？說實(shí)在的，很多人把名和利看得很重。那么，人們又是怎樣一起組成樂隊(duì)的呢？

許多音樂家聚在一起組成樂隊(duì)，是因?yàn)樗麄兿矚g自己作曲，演奏自己的音樂。他們開始可能是一組中學(xué)生，在某個(gè)人家里排練音樂是成名的第一步。有時(shí)他們可能在街上或地鐵里為過路人演奏，這樣他們可以為自己或自己要買的樂器多掙一些錢。后來，他們可能在酒吧或者俱樂部里演出，這樣他們可以得到現(xiàn)金。當(dāng)然，他們希望在錄音棚里錄音，然后賣掉上百萬張碟，從而成為百萬富翁。

然而，也有一個(gè)用不同方式組建起來的樂隊(duì)。這支樂隊(duì)叫“門基樂隊(duì)”，它開始時(shí)是以電視節(jié)目表演的形式出現(xiàn)的。組成樂隊(duì)的音樂人演奏音樂，還彼此打趣都笑。這些玩笑和音樂大多都在模仿“甲殼蟲”樂隊(duì)。電視制作人原計(jì)劃想尋找四位會(huì)唱又會(huì)表演的樂手。他們?cè)趫?bào)紙上登了一則廣告，想招搖滾樂手，但他們只招到一個(gè)滿意的。樂隊(duì)的其他三人只能用演員來代替。

因?yàn)檫@些演員中有些人唱得不是很好，他們不得不依靠隊(duì)里的其他人幫助。所以在演出的時(shí)候他們只是假唱。不管怎樣，他們的表演非常幽默以至于其他的樂隊(duì)也開始模仿。他們非常走紅使得歌迷們?yōu)榱烁邮煜に麄兌闪⒘司銟凡俊ｉT基樂隊(duì)每個(gè)星期都要在電視上演唱由別的音樂家創(chuàng)作的歌曲。然而，經(jīng)過大約一年以后，門基樂隊(duì)逐漸對(duì)自己的工作認(rèn)真起來，他們開始像一支真正的樂隊(duì)那樣演唱自己創(chuàng)作的歌曲。然后他們錄制自己的唱片，并且開始巡回表演他們自己的音樂。在美國(guó)，他們甚至比“甲殼蟲”樂隊(duì)還要受歡迎，出售的錄音專輯還要多。“門基樂隊(duì)”大約在1970年左右解散，但是令人高興的是，到80年代中期他們?cè)俅尉凼住Ｔ?996年，他們推出了一張新的專輯，像真正的樂隊(duì)一樣以此來慶祝他們以往的時(shí)光。

FREDDY THE FROG(II)Not long after Freddy and the band became famous, they visited Britain on a brief tour.Fans showed their devotion by waiting for hours to get tickets for their concerts.Freddy was now quite confident when he went into a concert hall.He enjoyed singing and all the congratulations afterwards!His most exciting invitation was to perform on a programme called “Top of the Pops.”He had to go to London, wear an expensive suit and give a performance to a TV camera.It felt very strange.But as soon as the programme was over, the telephones which were in the same room started ringing.Everybody was asking when they could see Freddy and his band again.They were truly stars.Then things went wrong.Freddy and his band could not go out anywhere without being followed.Even when they wore sunglasses or beards people recognized them.Fans found them even when they went into the toilet.They tried to hide in the reading rooms of libraries, but it was useless.Someone was always there!Their personal life was regularly discussed by people who did not know them but talked as if they were close friends.At last feeling very upset and sensitive, Freddy and his band to which they were never to return, and went back to the lake.

第三篇：高中英語必修一第一單元課文原文和翻譯（定稿）

必修1 第一單元 Reading 閱讀

ANNE’S BEST FRIEND

Do you want a friend whom you could tell everything to, like your deepest feelings and thoughts? Or are you afraid that your friend would laugh at you, or would not understand what you are going through? Anne Frank wanted the first kind, so she made her diary her best friend.安妮最好的朋友

你想不想有一位無話不談能推心置腹的朋友？或者你會(huì)不會(huì)擔(dān)心你的朋友會(huì)嘲笑你，會(huì)不理解你目前的困境呢？安妮?弗蘭克想要的是第一種類型的朋友，所以她把的日記視為自己最好的朋友。

Anne lived in Amsterdam in the Netherlands during World War II.Her family was Jewish so the had to hide or they would be caught by the German Nazis.She and her family hide away for two years before they were discovered.During that time the only true friend was her diary.She said, “I don’t want to set down a series of facts in a diary as most people do, but I want this diary itself to be my friend, and I shall call my friend Kitty.” Now read how she felt after being in the hiding place since July 1942.在第二次世界大戰(zhàn)期間，安妮住在荷蘭的阿姆斯特丹。她一家人都是猶太人，所以他們不得不躲藏起來，否則就會(huì)被德國(guó)的納粹分子抓去。她和她的家人躲藏了25個(gè)月之后才被發(fā)現(xiàn)。在那段時(shí)期，她的日記成了她唯一忠實(shí)的朋友。她說：“我不愿像大多數(shù)人那樣在日記中記流水賬。我要把我的日記當(dāng)作自己的朋友，我把我的這個(gè)朋友叫做基蒂。”現(xiàn)在，來看看安妮自1942年7月起躲進(jìn)藏身處后的那種心情吧。

Thursday 15, June, 1944 Dear kitty, I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be outdoors for so long that I’ve grown so crazy about everything to do with nature.I can well remember that there was a time when a deep blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound.That’s changed since I was here.?For example, when it was so warm, I stayed awake on purpose until half past eleven one evening in order to have a good look at the moon for once by myself.But as the moon gave far too much light, I didn’t dare open a window.Another time some months ago, I happened to be upstairs one evening when the window was open.I didn’t go downstairs until the window had to be shut.The dark, rainy evening, the wind, the thundering clouds held me entirely in their power;it was the first time in a year and a half that I’d seen the night face to face?

?Sadly?I am only able to look at nature through dirty curtains hanging before very dusty windows.It’s no pleasure looking through these any longer because nature is one thing that really must be experienced.Yours, Anne 1944年6月15日，星期四 親愛的基蒂：

我不知道這是不是因?yàn)槲姨脽o法出門的緣故，我變得對(duì)一切與大自然有關(guān)的事物都無比狂熱。我記得非常清楚，以前，湛藍(lán)的天空、鳥兒的歌唱、月光和鮮花，從未令我心迷神往過。自從我來到這里之后，這一切都變了。??比如說，有一天晚上天氣很暖和，我故意熬到晚上11點(diǎn)半都不睡覺，為的就是能獨(dú)自好好地看看月亮。但是因?yàn)樵鹿馓亮耍叶疾桓掖蜷_窗戶。還有一次，就在五個(gè)月以前的一個(gè)晚上，我碰巧在樓上，窗戶是開著的，我一直呆到非關(guān)窗不可的時(shí)候才下樓去。漆黑的雨夜，刮著大風(fēng)，電閃雷鳴，烏云滾滾，我完全被這種景象鎮(zhèn)住了。這是我一年半以來第一次親眼目睹的夜晚??

??不幸的是??我只能透過那滿是灰塵的窗簾下那臟兮兮的窗戶看看大自然。只能隔著窗戶看那大自然實(shí)在沒意思，因?yàn)榇笞匀皇切枰嬲w驗(yàn)的東西。你的安妮

Using Language 語言運(yùn)用 Reading and listening 讀與聽

Read the letter that Lisa wrote to Miss Wang of Radio for Teenagers and predict what Miss Wang will say.After listening, check and discuss her advice.Dear Miss Wang, I am having some trouble with my classmates at the moment.I’m getting along well with a boy in my class.We often do homework together and we enjoy helping each other.We have become really good friends.But other students have started gossiping.They say that this boy and I have fallen in love.This has made me angry.I don’t want to end the friendship, but I hate others gossiping.What should I do? Yours, Lisa 1 讀讀琳達(dá)為青少年寫給電臺(tái)王小組的這封信，然后王小姐可能會(huì)怎么說。聽完錄音之后，核對(duì)并討論她的建議。親愛的王小姐：

現(xiàn)在我同班上的同學(xué)有些麻煩事。我跟我們班里的一位男同學(xué)一直相處的很好。我們常常一起做家庭作業(yè)，而且很樂意互相幫助。我們成了真正好朋友。可是，其他同學(xué)卻在背后議論起來，他們說我和這位男同學(xué)在談戀愛，這使我很生氣。我不想中斷這段友誼，但是，我又討厭人家背后說閑話。我該怎么辦呢？ 你的莉薩

Reading and writing 讀與寫

Miss Wang has received a letter from Xiaodong.He is also asking for some advice.Read the letter on the right carefully and help Miss Wang answer it.王小姐收到小冬的一封來信。小冬是要征求一些意見。仔細(xì)閱讀右邊的信，然后幫王小姐回復(fù)。

Dear Miss Wang, I’m a student from Huzhou Senior High School.I have a problem.I’m not very good at communicating with people.Although I try to talk to my classmates, I still find it hard to make good friends with them.So I feel quite lonely sometimes.I do want to change this situation, but I don’t know how.I would be grateful if you could give me some advice.Yours, Xiaodong 親愛的王小姐：

我是湖州高中的一名學(xué)生，我有一個(gè)難題，我不大善于與人們交際。雖然我試著和班上的同學(xué)交談，但是，我還是很難跟他們成為好朋友。因此，有時(shí)候我感到十分的孤獨(dú)。我確實(shí)想改變這種現(xiàn)狀，但是我卻不知道怎么辦。如果您能給我提些建議，我會(huì)非常感謝的。你的小東Decide which are the best ideas and put them into an order.Then write down your advice and explain how it will help.Each idea can make one paragraph.The following sample and the expressions may help you Dear Xiaodong, I’m sorry you are having trouble in making friends.However, the situation is easy to change if you follow my advice.Here are some tips to help you.First, why not??

If you do this,?

Secondly, you could / can ?

Then / That way, ?

Thirdly, it would be a good idea if ? By doing this, ?

I hope you will find these ideas useful.Yours Miss Wang 2 決定哪些是最好并把它們按順序組織起來。然后把你的建議寫出來，并解釋它為什么會(huì)有所幫助。每個(gè)想法可以自成一個(gè)段落。下面的例子和表達(dá)可能對(duì)你有所幫助。

親愛的小冬：

很遺憾聽說你在交朋友的過程中遇到了困難。但是，如果你聽聽我的建議，這種情況是很容易改變的。這些建議會(huì)對(duì)你有所幫助。

第一，為什么不??呢？ 如果你這樣做?? 第二，你可以?? 這樣的話??

第三，如果??那將是個(gè)不錯(cuò)的主意。通過做??

我希望你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)這些想法對(duì)你有所幫助。你的王小姐

LEARNING TIP 學(xué)習(xí)建議 It’s a good habit for you to keep a diary.It can help you remember past events.You can express your feelings and thoughts in it.It will help you improve your English if you write your diary in English.Why not have a try?

寫日記對(duì)你來說是一個(gè)好習(xí)慣。它可以幫你記住一些過去發(fā)生的事件。你還可以在日記中表達(dá)你的情感和思想。如果你用英語寫日記的話，還可以幫助你提高英語水平。為什么不試一試呢？

第四篇：高中英語必修一課文翻譯

我上高中的一天

我叫李康，住在石家莊，一個(gè)距離北京不遠(yuǎn)的城市。它是河北的省會(huì)。今天是我上高中的第一天，我正在記載我的一些想法。

我的新學(xué)校很好，我能看出這是為什么。老師們非常熱情友好，教室令人驚奇。每間教室都有一臺(tái)電腦，配有特別的屏幕，幾乎和電影屏幕一樣大。老師們?cè)陔娔X上打字，這樣他們打出的字就顯示在他們身后的屏幕上。屏幕上海能顯示圖片，文本及來自網(wǎng)上的信息。它們真是太棒了。

英語課確實(shí)很有趣。老師是一位非常熱情的叫沈老師的女士。我們使用新課本，并且沈老師的教學(xué)方法與我的初中老師的教學(xué)方法完全不同。她認(rèn)為閱讀理解很重要，不過我們課堂英語也講得很多。我們上課很快樂。我認(rèn)為我是不會(huì)對(duì)沈老師課厭煩的。

今天我們討論互相自我介紹

。我們是以小組討論式進(jìn)行的。有些學(xué)生起初有些尷尬，不過每個(gè)人都很友善，這真是好。沈老師給我們提出要求，然后我們自己活動(dòng)。

沈老師想幫助我們提高拼寫和書寫水平。我們用拼寫游戲和其他活動(dòng)這類有趣的方式來進(jìn)行。我很喜歡她的態(tài)度，其他學(xué)生的行為表明他們也喜歡她。

我班上有65個(gè)學(xué)生，比我原來初中班上的人數(shù)多。學(xué)生中49人是女生。換句話說，女生的人數(shù)是男生的三倍。他們說通常女生比男生學(xué)習(xí)更努力，但在這個(gè)班上，每個(gè)人都很努力。作為我們今晚的家庭作業(yè)，我們寫一篇描述我們所住街道的文章。

我的新教師 常言道第一印象非常重要，李老師給我的第一印象是緊張而且害羞。我想她那時(shí)可能就是這樣，因?yàn)槟鞘撬o我們上的第一堂課。但現(xiàn)在，兩周之后，全班同學(xué)都很喜歡上她的課了。她既和藹又有耐心，而且她講解英語語法如此清楚，以至于連我都明白。她避免使你感到自己很愚蠢。說英語時(shí)我一直很討厭出錯(cuò)或發(fā)音有誤。可是李老師只是笑笑，這樣你就不會(huì)感到自己很蠢。我想可能對(duì)于成績(jī)好的學(xué)生來說，她講的有點(diǎn)慢，但是對(duì)我來說卻極好。我覺得我會(huì)在她的課上取得進(jìn)步的。

我猜陳老師快60歲了，她非常嚴(yán)厲——除非她要求我們（講話），否則我們一句話也不敢說。她也很嚴(yán)肅而且不大愛笑。當(dāng)她要你做什么事情時(shí)，你一定要馬上做。我們班有幾個(gè)學(xué)生上課老遲到，可是上陳老師的課他們一直都很準(zhǔn)時(shí)。我們班有些同學(xué)不喜歡她，但是我們大多數(shù)人真的很佩服她，因?yàn)樗v課非常有條理，也很清楚。甚至還有幾個(gè)學(xué)生表示喜歡她。在做科學(xué)實(shí)驗(yàn)時(shí)，她講解的很確切，因此我的學(xué)習(xí)不斷進(jìn)步。雖然物理永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)是我最喜歡的學(xué)科，但是我想由陳老師教我，我在考試中取得好成績(jī)。

吳老師只教了我們兩個(gè)星期就已經(jīng)很受歡迎了。我想這是因?yàn)樗娴南矚g語文數(shù)學(xué)——應(yīng)該是熱愛。他總是充滿活力，這是一節(jié)你不會(huì)睡覺的課。我覺得他大約28歲，長(zhǎng)得相當(dāng)帥。他聲音洪亮而且說話快，他興奮的時(shí)候還會(huì)揮舞雙手。他非常有趣，覺得我們感到厭煩時(shí)就講笑話。上吳老師的課，即使向作文和總結(jié)這樣的東西都充滿了樂趣。我很敬重他。

我的首次火車之旅

我的名字叫愛麗絲.湯姆遜。我來自澳大利亞的悉尼，我18歲了。最近，我首次乘一列長(zhǎng)途列車旅行。這次旅行真棒。我和我的朋友乘的著名的Ghan列車。我們?cè)谙つ嵘宪嚕诎顾蛊樟窒萝嚕『迷诎拇罄麃喌闹行模谐趟那Ф嗬铩Ｎ覀冊(cè)诨疖嚿隙冗^了兩天兩夜。

這列火車非常不錯(cuò)，吃的食物相當(dāng)棒。我們吃的美味飯菜是由烹飪專家做的。旅途的前幾百公里景色非常豐富多彩。有土地，土壤是紅色的。然后就是沙漠，太陽照耀著，沒有一絲風(fēng)，天空也沒有云彩。突然，它看起來好像另一個(gè)時(shí)代的某個(gè)地方。我們看到被遺棄的農(nóng)莊，這些農(nóng)莊的建立史有一百多年。

乘這列火車是舒服的，車上的人也很友好。在白天，我做在車?yán)锟创巴猓袝r(shí)和別的乘客說說話。我讀書，聽漢語磁帶。一天晚上，大約是午夜，差不多有一個(gè)多小時(shí)我都在注視著夜晚的天空。星星像鉆石一樣閃爍。

為什么這列火車叫Ghan？很久以前，澳大利亞人需要一種通往國(guó)家中部的途徑，他們?cè)囘^馬，可是馬不適合炎熱的天氣和沙地。一百五十年前，他們從阿富汗帶回來一些駱駝。Ghan 是阿富汗的縮寫。

對(duì)于長(zhǎng)途跋涉而言，駱駝比馬好得多。許多年以前，訓(xùn)練有素的駱駝運(yùn)出事物和其他供給物，然后帶回羊毛和其他產(chǎn)品。

阿富汗人和他們的駱駝穿梭其間，直到20世紀(jì)20年代。后來，政府建了一條新的鐵路線，因此他們不再需要駱駝了。1925年，他們通過了一項(xiàng)法律，如果這些動(dòng)物成了麻煩，就允許人們可以射殺它們。1935年，一個(gè)鎮(zhèn)的警察曾在一天內(nèi)在一天內(nèi)射殺了153頭駱駝。

因特網(wǎng)的發(fā)展歷程

Internet是全世界最大的計(jì)算機(jī)網(wǎng)絡(luò)，它起源與美國(guó)國(guó)防部高級(jí)研究計(jì)劃局ARPA 于1968年主持研制的用于支持軍事研究的計(jì)算機(jī)實(shí)驗(yàn)網(wǎng)ARPANET。ARPANET建網(wǎng)的初衷在幫助那些為美國(guó)軍方工作的研究人員通過計(jì)算機(jī)交換信息，它的設(shè)計(jì)與實(shí)現(xiàn)基于這樣一種主導(dǎo)思想：網(wǎng)絡(luò)要能夠經(jīng)得住故障的考驗(yàn)而維持正常工作，當(dāng)網(wǎng)絡(luò)的一部分因受攻擊而失去作用時(shí)，網(wǎng)絡(luò)的其他部分仍能維持正常通信。

1985年當(dāng)時(shí)美國(guó)國(guó)家科學(xué)基金NSF為鼓勵(lì)大學(xué)和研究機(jī)構(gòu)，共享他們非常昂貴四臺(tái)計(jì)算機(jī)主機(jī)，希望通過計(jì)算機(jī)網(wǎng)絡(luò)把各個(gè)大學(xué)和研究機(jī)構(gòu)的計(jì)算機(jī)與這些巨型計(jì)算機(jī)連接起來。開始他們想用現(xiàn)成的ARPANET，不過他們發(fā)覺與美國(guó)軍方打交道不是一件容易的事，于是他們決定利用ARPANET發(fā)展出來叫TCP/IP 的通訊協(xié)議自己出資建立名叫NSFNET 的廣域網(wǎng)。由于美國(guó)國(guó)家科學(xué)資金的鼓勵(lì)和資助，許多大學(xué)、政府資助的研究機(jī)構(gòu)，甚至私營(yíng)的研究機(jī)構(gòu)紛紛把自己的局域網(wǎng)并入NSFNET。這樣使NSFET在1986年建成后取代ARPANET成為Internet的主干網(wǎng)。

90年代初期，隨著WWW的發(fā)展，Internet 逐漸走向民用，由于WWW良好的界面大大簡(jiǎn)化了Internet操作的難度，使得用戶的數(shù)量急劇增加，許多政府機(jī)構(gòu)、商業(yè)公司意識(shí)到Internet，這樣Internet上的點(diǎn)數(shù)大大增長(zhǎng)，網(wǎng)絡(luò)上的信息 五花八門、十分豐富。如今Internet已經(jīng)深入到人們生活的各個(gè)部分，通過WWW瀏覽、電子郵件等方式，人們可以及時(shí)地獲得自己所需的信息。Internet大大方便了信息傳播，給人們帶來了一種全新的通訊方式，可以說Internet是繼電報(bào)、電話發(fā)明以來人類通訊方式的又一次革命。

一個(gè)充滿生機(jī)的城市 XL：又見到你真是太好了，約翰。

JM：見到你真高興，你知道的，自從上次我們見面 到現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)6年了。這是我第一次參觀你的家鄉(xiāng)。

XL：對(duì)，你能來這兒我很高興。

JM：你知道，我已經(jīng)看過中國(guó)的一些地方，游覽過一些美麗的城市，但這是我到過的最吸引人的地方之一。這兒充滿生機(jī)，每個(gè)人看起來都那么友好。

XL：是的，每個(gè)人都說這兒是沿海最有趣的的城市之一。生活在這里我感到很幸運(yùn)。我喜歡住在海邊。

JM：你住在廈門的西北部，對(duì)不對(duì)？ XL：是的，你說對(duì)了。JM：這兒氣候怎么樣？

XL：夏天想當(dāng)炎熱潮濕，但冬天會(huì)很冷。

JM：對(duì)我來說聽起來不錯(cuò)。這到處都有很多游客。難道他們不讓你厭煩嗎？ XL：是的，因?yàn)橄奶煊慰吞嗔耍赡軙?huì)挺煩的。JM：奧，看看那棟高大的公寓樓。

XL：是的，那樓剛完工。那里公寓的租金很高。JM：我相信你，這一地區(qū)的現(xiàn)代化程度很高。

XL：對(duì)，這是商業(yè)區(qū)。最近他們建起了許多高樓大廈，還有一些大型購(gòu)物中心。看，我們剛經(jīng)過一個(gè)，我妻子剛經(jīng)過一個(gè)。我妻子剛從那的一個(gè)商店里買了一件漂亮的衣服。

JM：也許我可以在那買些禮物。

XL：明天我?guī)闳ァ，F(xiàn)在我們就要離開商業(yè)區(qū)，接近海港了。我們要進(jìn)入西區(qū)，這里是全市最有趣的地方，有一些特別漂亮的公園。

JM：看起來真漂亮。剛剛穿過這片水域的是鼓浪嶼島嗎？ XL：是的，它是一個(gè)美麗的海島，島上有一些非常有趣的建筑。

JM：他們是這樣跟我說的。你覺得我們停下來，四處走一會(huì)兒怎么樣？

XL：好，我正有此意。我們可以把車停在那兒，一個(gè)朋友告訴我，附近有一家不大但挺不錯(cuò)的魚餐館。我去那吃午餐怎么樣？ JM：聽起來是個(gè)好主意，我快餓死了。

第五篇：高中英語必修一課文及翻譯

Unit1,Book1 Anne'sbestfriend Do you want a friend whom you could tell everything to, like your deepest feelings and thoughts? Or are you afraid that your friend would laugh at you, or would not understand what you are going through? Anne Frank wanted the first kind, so she made her diary her bestfriend.Annie lived in Amsterdam in the Netherlands during World War II.Her family was Jewish so they had to hide or they would be caught by the German Nazis.She and her family hid away for nearly twenty-five months before they were discovered.During that time the only true friend was her diary.She said, “I don't want to set down a series of facts in a diary as most people do, but I want this diary itself to be my best friend, and I shall call my friend Kitty.” Now read how she felt after being in the hiding place since July 1942.Dearkitty, I wonder if it's because I haven't been able to be outdoors for so long that I've grown crazy about everything to do with nature.I can well remember that there was a time when a deep blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound.ThatchangedsinceIwashere.For example, one evening when it was so warm, I stayed awake on purpose until half past eleven in order to have a good look at the moon by myself.But as the moon gave far too much light, I didn't dare open a window.Another time five months ago, I happened to be upstairs at dusk when the window was open.I didn't go downstairs until the window had to be shut.The dark, rainy evening, the wind, the thundering clouds held me entirely in their power;it was the first time in a year and a half that I'd seen the night face to face......Sadly...I am only able to look at nature through dirty curtains hanging before very dusty windows.It's no pleasure looking through these any longer because nature is one thing thatreallymustbeexperienced.Yours, Anne Unit2 TheroadtomodernEnglish At the end of the 16th century, about five to seven million people speak English.Nearly all of them lived in England.Later in the next century, people from England made voyages to conquer other parts of the world and because of that, English began to be spoken in many other countries.Today, more people speak English as their first, second, or a foreign languagethaneverbefore.Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don't speak the same kind ofEnglish.Lookatthisexample: BritishBetty:Wouldyouliketoseemyflat? AmericanAmy:Yes.I'dliketocomeuptoyourapartment.So why has English changed over time? Actually all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other.At first the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different from the English we spoke today.It was based more on German than the English we speak at present.Then gradually between about AD 800 and 1150, English became less like German because those who rules England spoke first Danish and later French.These new settlers enriched the English language and especially its vocabulary.So by the 1600's Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before.In 1620 some British settlers moved to America.Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia too.English begantobespokeninbothcountries.Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.At that time two big changes in English spelling happened: first Samuel Johnson wrote his dictionary and later Noah Webster wrote the American Dictionary of the English language.The latter gave a separate identitytoAmericanEnglishspelling.English now is spoken as a foreign or second language in South Asia.For example, India has a very large number of fluent English speakers because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947.During that time English became the language for government and education.English is also spoken in Singapore and Malaysia and countries in Africa such as South Africa.Today the number of people learning English in China is increasing rapidly.In fact, China may have the largest number of English learners.Will Chinese English develop its ownidentity?Onlytimewilltell.StandardEnglishanddialects....When people use words and expressions different from the “standard language”, it is called a dialect......American English has so many dialects because people have come fromallovertheworld.Geography also plays a part in making dialects.Some people who live in mountains of the eastern USA speak with an older kind of English dialect......Although many Americans move a lot, they still recognize and understand each other's dialects.Unit3 JourneydowntheMekong My name is Wang Kun.Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip.Two years ago she bought an expensive mountain bike then she persuaded me to buy one.Last year, she visited our cousins, Dao Wei and Yu Hang at their college in Kunming.They are Dai and grew up in western Yunnan Province near Lancang River, the Chinese part of the river that is called the Mekong River in other countries.Wang Wei soon got them interested in cycling too.After graduating from college, we finally got the chance to take a bike trip.I asked my sister, “Where are we going?” It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends.Now she is planning our schedule for the trip.I am fond of my sister but she has one serious shortcoming.She can be really stubborn.Although she didn't know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that she organize the trip properly.Now I know that the proper way is always her way.I kept asking her, “When are we leaving and when are we coming back?” I asked her whether she had looked at a map yet.Of course she hadn't;my sister doesn't care about details.So I told her that the source of the Mekong is in Qinghai Province.She gave me a determined look-the kind that said she would not change her mind.When I told her that our journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5000 meters, she seemed to be excited about it.When I told her the air would be hard to breathe and it would be very cold, she said it would be an interesting experience.I know my sister well.Once she has made up her mind, nothing can changeit.Finally,Ihadtogivein.Several months before our trip, Wang Wei and I went to the library.We found a large atlas with good maps that showed details of world geography.From the atlas we could see that the Mekong River begins in a glacier on a Tibetan mountain.At first the river is small and the water is clear and cold.Then it begins to move quickly.It becomes rapids as it passes through deep valleys, traveling across western Yunnan Province.Sometimes the river becomes a waterfall and enrers wide valleys.We were both surprised to learn that half of the river is in China.After it leaves China and high altitude, the Mekong becomes wide, brown and warm.As it enters Southeast Asia, its pace slows.It makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the plains where rice grows.At last, the river delta enters theSouthChinaSea.Part2...Along the way children dressed in long wool coats stopped to look at us.In the late afternoon we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze.However, the lakes shone like glass in the setting sun and looked wonderful.Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual.She is very reliable and I knew I didn't need to encourage her.To climb the mountains was hard work but as we looked around us, we were surprised by the view.We seemed to be able to see for miles.At one point we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds.Then we began going down the hills.It was great fun especially as it gradually became much warmer.....In the early evening we always stop to make camp.We put up our tent and then we eat.After supper Wang Wei put her head down on her pillow and went to sleep but I stayed awake.At midnight the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter.It was so quiet.There was almost no wind---only the flames of our fire for company.As I lay beneath the stars I thought about how far we had already travelled.We will reach Dali in Yunnan Province soon, where our cousins Dao Wei and Yu Hang will join us.We can hardly wait to see them!Unit 4 A night the earth didn't sleep Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei.For three days the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell.Farmers noticed that the well walls had deep cracks in them.A smelly gas came out of the cracks.In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pig were too nervous to eat.Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide.Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds.At about 3:00 am on July 28, 1976, some people saw bright lights in the sky.The sounds of planes could be heard outside the city of Tangshan even when no planes were in the sky.In the city, who thought little of these events, were asleep as usual that night.At 3:42 am everything began to shake.It seemed as if the world was at an end!Eleven kilometers directly below the city the greatest earthquake of the 20th century had begun.It was felt in Beijing, which is more than two hundred kilometers away.One-third of the nation felt it.A huge crack that was eight kilometers long and thirty meters wide cut across houses, roads and canals.Steam burst from holes in the ground.Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.The suffering of the people was extreme.Two-third of them died or were injured during the earthquake.Thousands of families were killed and many children were left without parents.The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400.000.But how could the survivors believe it was natural? Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.All of the city's hospitals, 75%of its factories and buildings and 90%of its homes were gone.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.No wind, however, could blow them away.Two dams fell and most of the bridges also fell or were not safe for travelling.The railway tracks were now useless pieces of steel.Tens of thousands of cows would never give milk again.Half a million pigs and millions of chickens were dead.Sand now filled the wells instead of water.People were shocked.Then, later that afternoon, another big quake which was almost as strong as the first one shook Tangshan.Some of the rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins.More buildings fell down.Water, food, and electricity were hard to get.People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.All hope was not lost.Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to help the rescue workers.Hundreds of thousands of people were helped.The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.To the north of the city, most of the 10,000 miners were rescued from the coal mines there.Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.Fresh water was taken to the city by train, truck and plane.Slowly, the city began to breathe again.Unit 5 Elias' story My name is Elias.I am a poor black worker in South Africa.The time when I first met Nelson Mandela was a very difficult period of my life.I was twelve years old.It was in 1952 and Mandela was the black lawyer to whom I went to for advice.He offered guidance to poor black people on their legal problems.He was generous with his time, for which I was grateful.I needed his help because I had very little education.I began school at six.The school where I studied for only two years was three kilometers away.I had to leave because my family could not continue to pay the school fees and the bus fare.I could not read or write well.After trying hard, I got a job in a gold mine.However, this was a time when one had got to have a passbook to live in Johannesburg.Sadly I did not have it because I was not born there, and I worried about whether I would become out of work.The day when Nelson Mandela helped me was one of my happiest.He told me how to get the correct papers so I could stay in Johannesburg.I became more hopeful about my future.I never forgot how kind Mandela was.When he organized the ANC Youth League, I joined it as soon as I could.He said: “The last thirty years have seen the greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress, until today we have reached a stage where we have almost no rights at all.” It was the truth.Black people could not vote or choose their leaders.They could not get the jobs they wanted.The parts of town in which they had to live were decided by white people.The places outside the towns where they were sent to live were the poorest parts of South Africa.No one could grow food there.In fact as Nelson Mandela said: “...we were put into a position in which we had either to accept we were less important, or fight the government.We chose to attack the laws.We first broke the law in a way which was peaceful;when this was not allowed...only then did we decide to answer violence with violence.” As a matter of fact, I do not like violence...but in 1963 I helped him blow up some government buildings.It was very dangerous because if I was caught I could be put in prison.But I was happy to help because I knew it would help us achieve our dream of making black and white people equal.The rest of Elias' story You cannot imagine how the name of Robben Island made us afraid.It was a prison from which no one can escape.There I spent the hardest time of my life.But when I got there Nelson Mandela was also there and he helped me.Mr Mandela began a school for those of us who had little learning.He taught us during the lunch breaks and the evenings when we should have been asleep.We read books under our blankets and use anything we could find to make candles to do that.Later, Mr Mandela allowed the prison guards to join us.He said they should not be stopped from studying for their degrees.They were not cleverer than me, but they did pass their exams.So I knew I could get a degree too.That made me feel good about myself.When I finished the four years in prison, I went to find a job.Since I was better educated, I got a job working in an office.However, the police found out and told my boss that I had been in prison for blowing up government buildings.So I lost my job.I did not work again for twenty years until Mr Mandela and the ANC came to power in 1994.All that time my wife and children had to beg for food and help from relatives or friends.Luckily Mr Mandela remembered me and gave me a job taking tourists around my old prison on Robben Island.I felt bad the first time I talked to a group.All the terror and fear of that time came back to me.I remembered the beatings and the cruelty of the guards and my friends who had died.I felt I would not be able to do it, but my family encouraged me.They said that the job and the pay from the new South African government were my reward after working all my life for equal rights for the blacks.So now at 51 I am proud to show visitors over the prison, for I helped to make our people free in their own land.第一單元 友誼 Reading 安妮最好的朋友

你是不是想有一位無話不談能推心置腹的朋友呢？或者你是不是擔(dān)心你的朋友會(huì)嘲笑你，會(huì)不理解你目前的困境呢？安妮·弗蘭克想要的是第一種類型的朋友，于是她就把日記當(dāng)成了她最好的朋友。安妮在第二次世界大戰(zhàn)期間住在荷蘭的阿姆斯特丹。她一家人都是猶太人，所以他們不得不躲藏起來，否則他們就會(huì)被德國(guó)納粹抓去。她和她的家人躲藏了兩年之后才被發(fā)現(xiàn)。在這段時(shí)間里，她唯一的忠實(shí)朋友就是她的日記了。她說，“我不愿像大多數(shù)人那樣在日記中記流水賬。我要把這本日記當(dāng)作我的朋友，我要把我這個(gè)朋友稱作基蒂”。現(xiàn)在，來看看安妮在藏身處躲了一年多之后的那種心情吧。

1944年6月15日 星期四 親愛的基蒂： 我不知道這是不是因?yàn)槲议L(zhǎng)久無法出門的緣故，我變得對(duì)一切與大自然有關(guān)的事物都無比狂熱。我記得非常清楚，以前，湛藍(lán)的天空、鳥兒的歌唱、月光和鮮花，從未令我心迷神往過。自從我來到這里，這一切都變了。……比方說，有天晚上天氣很暖和，我熬到 11點(diǎn)半故意不睡覺，為的是獨(dú)自好好看看月亮。但是因?yàn)樵鹿馓亮耍也桓掖蜷_窗戶。還有一次，就在五個(gè)月以前的一個(gè)晚上，我碰巧在樓上，窗戶是開著的。我一直等到非關(guān)窗不可的時(shí)候才下樓去。漆黑的夜晚，風(fēng)吹雨打，雷電交加，我全然被這種力量鎮(zhèn)住了。這是我一年半以來第一次目睹夜晚…… 你的 安妮 Using Language Reading, listening and writing 親愛的王小姐： 我同班上的同學(xué)有件麻煩事。我跟我們班里的一位男同學(xué)一直相處很好，我們常常一起做家庭作業(yè)，而且很樂意相互幫助。我們成了非常好的朋友。可是，其他同學(xué)卻開始在背后議論起來，他們說我和這位男同學(xué)在談戀愛，這使我很生氣。我不想中斷這段友誼，但是我又討厭人家背后說閑話。我該怎么辦呢？ 莉薩 Reading and writing 尊敬的編輯： 我是蘇州高中的一名學(xué)生。我有一個(gè)難題，我不太善于同人們交際。雖然我的確試著去跟班上的同學(xué)交談，但是我還是發(fā)現(xiàn)很難跟他們成為好朋友。因此，有時(shí)候我感到十分孤獨(dú)。我確實(shí)想改變這種現(xiàn)狀，但是我卻不知道該怎么辦。如果您能給我提些建議，我會(huì)非常感激的。曉東

第二單元 世界上的英語 Reading 通向 通向現(xiàn)代英語之路 16世紀(jì)末期大約有5百萬到7百萬人說英語，幾乎所有這些人都生活在英國(guó)。在17世紀(jì)英國(guó)人開始往世界其它地區(qū)遷移。于是，許多別的國(guó)家開始說英語了。如今說英語的人比以往任何時(shí)候更多了，他們有的是作為第一語言來說，有的是作為第二語言或外語。中國(guó)也許是把英語作為外語來說的人數(shù)最多的國(guó)家。以英語作為母語的人，即使他們所講的語言不盡相同，也可以互相交流。然而，他們可能不是什么都懂。比方說，一個(gè)英國(guó)人可能對(duì)她的朋友說：“請(qǐng)到我的公寓（flat）里來坐坐，好嗎？”她的一位美國(guó)朋友可能會(huì)問她，“到哪兒去？”她的加拿大朋友可能會(huì)解釋說，“她的意思是要我們到她的房間（apartment）去。” 那么，英語在一段時(shí)間里為什么會(huì)起變化呢？當(dāng)不同文化互相溝通時(shí)，所有的語言都會(huì)發(fā)生變化。從公元450年到1150年，人們所說的英語跟今天所說的英語就很不一樣。實(shí)際上，當(dāng)時(shí)的英語更多地是以德語為基礎(chǔ)的，而現(xiàn)代英語不是。然后大約在公元 1150年到1500年期間，英語的變化就更大了，它不那么像德語，而更像法語了，因?yàn)槟菚r(shí)的英國(guó)的統(tǒng)治者講法語，它變得更接近你們正在學(xué)習(xí)的這種語言。在17世紀(jì)，莎士比亞所用的詞匯量比以前任何時(shí)期都大。英語用法發(fā)生了一次大變化，那就是在諾厄·韋伯斯特編纂《美國(guó)英語詞典》的那個(gè)時(shí)期，這本詞典體現(xiàn)了美國(guó)英語的特色。后來，有些英國(guó)人到了澳大利亞，那里的人也開始說英語了。如今，澳大利亞英語也有它自己的特色了。英語在南亞也被當(dāng)作外語或第二語言來使用。印度擁有眾多講英語的人，這是因?yàn)橛?guó)于1765 年到1947年統(tǒng)治過印度。在此期間，英語成了政府和教育的語言。在非洲和亞洲許多其它國(guó)家，比如南非、新加坡、馬來西亞等國(guó)，人們也說英語。在中國(guó)，大約從1842年起，香港就開始用英語了。目前在中國(guó)學(xué)習(xí)英語的人數(shù)正在迅速增長(zhǎng)。中國(guó)英語將來會(huì)不會(huì)成為世界英語中的一種呢？這只好由時(shí)間來回答了。Using Language Reading and talking 什么是標(biāo)準(zhǔn)英語？是在英國(guó)、美國(guó)、加拿大、澳大利亞、印度、新西蘭所說的英語嗎？信不信由你，（世界上）沒有什么標(biāo)準(zhǔn)英語。許多人認(rèn)為，電視和收音機(jī)里所說的就是標(biāo)準(zhǔn)英語，這是因?yàn)樵谠缙诘碾娕_(tái)節(jié)目里，人們期望新聞播音員所說的英語是最好的英語。然而，即使在電視和收音機(jī)里，你也會(huì)聽出人們?cè)谡f話時(shí)的差異。當(dāng)人們用不同于“標(biāo)準(zhǔn)語言”的詞語時(shí)，那就叫做方言。美國(guó)英語有許多方言，特別是中西部和南部地區(qū)的方言，以及黑人和西班牙人的方言。在美國(guó)有些地區(qū)，相鄰城鎮(zhèn)的兩地人所說的方言都可能稍有不同。美國(guó)英語之所以有這么多的方言是因?yàn)槊绹?guó)人是來自世界各地的緣故。地理位置對(duì)方言的產(chǎn)生也有影響。住在美國(guó)東部山區(qū)的某些人說著比較古老的英語方言。當(dāng)美國(guó)人從一個(gè)地方搬到另一個(gè)地方時(shí)，他們也就把他們的方言隨著帶去了。因此，美國(guó)東南部山區(qū)的人同美國(guó)西北部的人所說的方言就幾乎相同。美國(guó)是一個(gè)大國(guó)，國(guó)內(nèi)說著許許多多的方言。雖然許多美國(guó)人經(jīng)常在搬家，但是他們?nèi)匀荒軌虮鎰e彼此的方言。

第三單元 游記 Reading 沿湄公河而下的旅程 第一部分 夢(mèng)想與計(jì)劃 我的名字叫王坤。從高中起，我姐姐王薇和我就一直夢(mèng)想作一次偉大的自行車旅行。到大學(xué)畢業(yè)時(shí)，我們終于有了機(jī)會(huì)。首先想到要沿湄公河從源頭到終點(diǎn)騎車旅游的是我的姐姐。她喜歡在鄉(xiāng)下作長(zhǎng)途自行車旅行。兩年前，她買了一輛價(jià)錢昂貴的山地自行車，然后她還說服我也買了一輛（山地車）。去年她（騎車）去看望了我們的表兄弟——在昆明讀大學(xué)的刀衛(wèi)和宇航。他們是傣族人，在云南省西部靠近瀾滄江的地方長(zhǎng)大，湄公河在中國(guó)境內(nèi)的這一段叫瀾滄江，在其他國(guó)家（境內(nèi)）叫湄公河。很快，王薇使表兄弟也對(duì)騎車旅游產(chǎn)生了興趣。王薇有時(shí)確實(shí)很固執(zhí)。盡管她對(duì)到某些地方的最佳路線并不清楚，她卻堅(jiān)持我們要找到河的源頭，并從那里開始我們的行程。她告訴我，她要把這次旅游安排得盡善盡美。于是，我就知道這個(gè)盡善盡美的方式總是她的方式。我問她是否看過地圖。當(dāng)然她并沒有看過——我的姐姐是不會(huì)考慮細(xì)節(jié)的。于是，我告訴她，湄公河的源頭在青海省。她給了我一個(gè)堅(jiān)定的眼神——這種眼神表明她是不會(huì)改變主意的。我說，我們的旅行將從5, 000多米的高地出發(fā)，這時(shí)她似乎顯得很興奮。當(dāng)我告訴她那里空氣稀薄，呼吸困難，而且天氣很冷時(shí)，她卻說這將是一次有趣的經(jīng)歷。我非常了解我的姐姐，她一旦下了決心，什么也不能使她改變。最后，我只好讓步了。在我們旅行前的幾個(gè)月，王薇和我去了圖書館。我們找到一本大型地圖冊(cè)，里面有一些世界地理的明細(xì)圖。我老是問她，“我們什么時(shí)候動(dòng)身？什么時(shí)候回來？”我們從圖上可以看到，湄公河發(fā)源于西藏一座山上的冰川。起初，江面很小，河水清澈而冷冽，然后它開始快速流動(dòng)。它穿過深谷時(shí)就變成了急流，流經(jīng)云南西部。有時(shí)，這條江進(jìn)入寬闊的峽谷，就形成了瀑布。我們倆驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)這條河有一半是在中國(guó)境內(nèi)。當(dāng)流出中國(guó)，流出高地之后，湄公河就變寬了，變暖了，河水也變成了黃褐色。而當(dāng)它進(jìn)入東南亞以后，河水慢慢地穿過小山和低谷，以及長(zhǎng)著稻谷的平原。最后，湄公河三角洲的各支流流入中國(guó)南海。Using Language Reading and speaking 夜晚的西藏山景 第二部分 山中一宿 雖然是秋天，但是西藏已經(jīng)開始下雪了。我們感到腿又沉又冷，還以為腿結(jié)成冰了呢。你看到過雪人騎自行車嗎？像往常一樣，王薇在我的前面，我知道我用不著給她鼓勁兒。上山很艱難，而下山卻很好玩。等我們到達(dá)山谷，天氣就暖和多了，我們不得不把帽子、外衣、手套和長(zhǎng)褲換成T恤衫和短褲。然后，當(dāng)我們到達(dá)較冷的高地時(shí)，我們又得換衣服。剛到傍晚，我們就停下來宿營(yíng)，先把帳篷支起來，然后吃飯。晚飯后，王薇就去睡覺了，而我卻睡不著。半夜里，天空變得清朗了，星星很亮。山里非常安靜——那天晚上幾乎沒有風(fēng)，只有篝火的聲音。我們已經(jīng)走得很遠(yuǎn)了，馬上就要到達(dá)云南的大理。在那里，我們的表兄弟刀衛(wèi)和宇航將加入我們的行列。我們迫不及待地想要見到他們！

四單元 地震 Reading 地球的一個(gè)不眠之夜 河北省東北部的農(nóng)村不斷有些怪事發(fā)生：三天來，村子里的井水升升降降，起起伏伏。農(nóng)夫注意到，水井的井壁上有深深的裂縫，裂縫里冒出臭氣。農(nóng)家大院里的雞, 甚至豬都緊張得不吃食。老鼠從田地里跑出來找地方藏身。魚缸和池塘里的魚會(huì)往外跳。1976年7月28日凌晨3點(diǎn)左右，人們看到天上一道道明亮的光。即使天空沒有飛機(jī)，在唐山城外也可以聽到飛機(jī)聲。在市內(nèi)，有些建筑物里的水管爆裂開來。但是，唐山市的一百萬居民幾乎都沒有把這些情況當(dāng)一回事，當(dāng)天晚上照常上床睡覺了。凌晨3點(diǎn)42分，一切都開始搖晃起來。世界似乎到了末日！二十世紀(jì)最大的一次地震就在唐山市正下方11公里處發(fā)生了，100公里以外的北京市都聽到了地震聲，全國(guó)1 / 3的地方都有震感。一條8公里長(zhǎng)30米寬的巨大裂縫橫穿房舍、馬路和渠道。地上一些洞穴冒出了蒸氣。石頭山變成了泥沙河，在可怕的15秒鐘內(nèi)，一座大城市就沉淪在一片廢墟之中。2/3的人在地震中死去或受傷。成千上萬個(gè)完整的家庭遇難，許許多多的孩子變成了孤兒。死傷的人數(shù)達(dá)到40多萬。幸存的人們又怎么能相信這是自然現(xiàn)象呢？人們無論朝哪里看，哪里的一切都幾乎被毀了。所有的市內(nèi)醫(yī)院、75%的工廠和建筑物、90%的家園都消失了。殘磚就像秋天的紅葉覆蓋著大地，然而它們是不可能被風(fēng)刮走的。兩座大壩垮了，多數(shù)橋梁不是塌了就是無法安全通行了。鐵軌如今成了一條條廢鋼。好幾萬頭牛再也擠不出奶來。50萬頭豬和幾百萬只雞全都死了。井里滿是沙子，而不是水。人們驚呆了。接著，在下午晚些時(shí)候，又一次強(qiáng)烈的地震震撼著唐山。有些醫(yī)生和救援人員被困在廢墟下面。更多的房屋倒塌了。水、電和食物都很難弄到。人們開始納悶，這場(chǎng)災(zāi)難還會(huì)持續(xù)多久。不是所有的希望都破滅了。部隊(duì)派了15萬名戰(zhàn)士到唐山來協(xié)助救援人員，數(shù)十萬的人得到了援助。救援人員組成小分隊(duì)，將受困的人們挖出來，將死者掩埋。在唐山市的北邊，有一個(gè)萬名礦工的煤礦，其中多數(shù)人得救了。援救人員為那些家園被毀的幸存者蓋起了避難所，用火車、卡車和飛機(jī)向市內(nèi)運(yùn)來了水。慢慢地、慢慢地，這座城市又開始出現(xiàn)了生機(jī)。Using Language Reading, writing and speaking 200（）年7月5日 中國(guó)唐山市政府辦公室 親愛的同學(xué)： 恭喜你！我們很高興地告訴你，你在以新唐山為主題的中學(xué)演講比賽中獲得第一名。評(píng)委會(huì)的五位評(píng)委聽了你的演講，他們都認(rèn)為你的那篇是今年收到的演講稿中最好的一篇。你的父母親和你的學(xué)校應(yīng)該為你而驕傲！下個(gè)月我們市將開放一個(gè)新公園，以紀(jì)念在那次可怕的災(zāi)難中死去的人們，并向那些曾經(jīng)為幸存者提供過幫助的人們致敬。我們辦公室想請(qǐng)你在7月28日上午11點(diǎn)給來公園的參觀者進(jìn)行演講。你知道，二十（）年前的這一天正是唐山發(fā)生地震的日子。在這個(gè)特殊的日子里，我們邀請(qǐng)你把家人和朋友一起帶來。張沙

第五單元 納爾遜·曼德拉——一位當(dāng)代英雄 Reading 伊萊亞斯的故事 我的名字叫伊萊亞斯。我是南非的一個(gè)窮苦的黑人工人。第一次見到納爾遜·曼德拉的時(shí)候，是我一生中非常艱難的時(shí)期。當(dāng)時(shí)我才12歲，那是在1952年，他開設(shè)了一家黑人律師事務(wù)所，為那些遇到麻煩的窮苦黑人提供咨詢服務(wù)。我六歲開始上學(xué)，我僅僅在那里讀了兩年的學(xué)校有三公里遠(yuǎn)。我不得不輟學(xué)，因?yàn)槲业募彝o法繼續(xù)支付學(xué)費(fèi)和交通費(fèi)。我既不會(huì)讀，也不會(huì)寫。幾經(jīng)周折，我才在一家金礦找到一份工作。那個(gè)時(shí)候你要想住在約翰內(nèi)斯堡就非得要有身份證不可。非常遺憾的是我沒有這個(gè)證件，因?yàn)槲也皇窃谀抢锍錾模液軗?dān)心我是不是會(huì)失業(yè)。那天，納爾遜·曼德拉告訴我該怎么做，而且還幫我的忙，這是我一生中最高興的日子。他告訴我要在約翰內(nèi)斯堡立住腳，應(yīng)當(dāng)如何獲取所需文件。我永遠(yuǎn)也忘記不了他對(duì)我的恩情，當(dāng)他組織了非國(guó)大青年聯(lián)盟時(shí)，我馬上就參加了這個(gè)組織。他說：“過去30年來所出現(xiàn)的大量法律剝奪我們的權(quán)利，阻擋我們的進(jìn)步，一直到今天，我們還處在幾乎什么權(quán)利都沒有的階段。” 他說的是真話。當(dāng)時(shí)黑人沒有選舉權(quán)，他們無權(quán)選擇管理他們的人。他們?cè)诔抢锏淖≌瑓^(qū)都是由白人決定的。他們不能做自己想要做的工作。他們被打發(fā)去居住的地方是南非最貧窮的地區(qū)。在那兒，沒有人能夠種莊稼。事實(shí)上，就像拉爾遜·曼德拉所說的： “……我們被置于這樣一個(gè)境地：要么我們被迫接受低人一等的現(xiàn)實(shí)，要么跟政府作斗爭(zhēng)。我們選擇向法律進(jìn)攻。首先我們用和平的方式來破壞法律，而當(dāng)這種方式也得不到允許時(shí)，……只有到這個(gè)時(shí)候，我們才決定用暴力反抗暴力。” 事實(shí)上，我并不喜歡暴力，但是在1963年的時(shí)候，我?guī)椭Я艘恍┱髽恰Ｄ鞘呛芪ｋU(xiǎn)的事情，因?yàn)槿绻冶蛔プ×耍赡芫鸵鴰啄昀巍５牵覙酚趲兔Γ驗(yàn)槲抑溃@是為了實(shí)現(xiàn)我們的黑人和白人平等的夢(mèng)想。Using Language Reading 伊萊亞斯的故事續(xù)篇 你無法想象羅本島這個(gè)名字聽起來多么令我們恐懼。那是一座任何人也逃不出去的監(jiān)獄。在那里我度過了我一生中最艱難的歲月。但是我到那里時(shí)，納爾遜·曼德拉也在那兒。從某種意義上講，這倒幫了我的忙。曼德拉先生為我們那些幾乎沒有上過學(xué)的人開辦學(xué)校。他在午餐后的休息時(shí)間以及晚上本來該睡覺的時(shí)間教我們學(xué)習(xí)。我們躲在毯子下面讀書，我們用可以找到的任何東西作蠟燭來看書。我成了一名好學(xué)生，想要為我的學(xué)位而學(xué)習(xí)，但是別人不允許我這樣做。我知道我是夠聰明的，并且有能力拿到學(xué)位。曼德拉先生讓獄卒參加我們一起學(xué)習(xí)。他說他們不應(yīng)該被剝奪學(xué)習(xí)的權(quán)利。他們并不比我更聰明，卻通過了考試，因此我就知道我也能夠拿到學(xué)位。這讓我覺得自己還不錯(cuò)。在監(jiān)獄里呆完四年之后，我去找工作。因?yàn)槲沂苓^比較好的教育，我得到了一份坐辦公室的工作。可是警察局發(fā)現(xiàn)了，告訴了我們那個(gè)行業(yè)的重要人物，說我因?yàn)檎ㄕ髽嵌^牢。于是我失業(yè)了。在曼德拉和非國(guó)大于1994年掌權(quán)之前，我有20年沒有工作。在此期間，我的妻兒只得從親戚朋友處討飯吃，并乞求幫助。幸虧曼德拉先生還記得我，給了我一份工作，叫我?guī)е眯袌F(tuán)去參觀羅本島上我住過的那座舊監(jiān)獄。第一次給旅行團(tuán)作講解時(shí)，我的心情很不好。我回憶起那時(shí)所有的恐怖和令人畏懼的情景。我記起了獄卒的鞭打和暴行，我想到了我那些死去的朋友，我覺得我不能做這份（導(dǎo)游的）工作。但是我的家人卻鼓勵(lì)我，他們說，從南非新政府得到的這份工作和薪餉，是我畢生為爭(zhēng)取黑人的平等權(quán)利而斗爭(zhēng)所得到的回報(bào)。現(xiàn)在，我51歲了，我還能給參觀者介紹有關(guān)監(jiān)獄的情況，對(duì)此我感到非常驕傲，因?yàn)槲以?jīng)為黑人在自己的國(guó)土上爭(zhēng)取自由而出過力。