第一篇：高一英語(yǔ)課文

My first Day at Senior High

My name is Li Kang.I live in Shijia zhuang, 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 20 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 25 com-prehension 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 40 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 hardworking 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!

第二篇：新世紀(jì)英語(yǔ)高一課文

上海外語(yǔ)教育出版社——新世紀(jì)英語(yǔ)高一課文

高一第一學(xué)期

1.People from all walks of life When a person grows up, he will take up different occupations in various work places.A society is thus made up of all walks of life.What kind of person do you want to be in the future? The following introductions may give you some idea.TEACHER Teachers are professionals.They work in schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions.They try their best to help students gain new knowledge and become useful people in society.Teachers are involved in many tasks, such as explaining lessons, giving homework and correcting papers.At the end of every term, they mark test papers and give grades to their students.Actually teachers do more.Often their impact on students stays all through their lives.SURGEON Surgeons, like teachers, are also professionals.As a special group of doctors, surgeons operate on sick people and repair the organs that no longer work properly.Hospitals are their work places.After an operation, a surgeon takes care of the patient’s medical treatment until he gets well.The skills of a surgeon sometimes mean the differences between life and death.SECRETARY A secretary works in an office.The job of a secretary often involves writing letters, answering telephone calls, and receiving people.A secretary stores information on a computer and puts papers in good order in file cabinets.As a link between the boss and the visitors, a secretary also helps the boss work out plans and timetables.Traditionally, more girls than boys work as secretaries.In some countries parents often decide what careers their children will follow---especially their sons.Tchaikovsky, the composer of Swan Lake, was asked to study law.He, however, didn’t take an interest in it.Tchaikovsky made a great decision on his own.He gave up his government service later and started to study music.Some people think the young are probably going to be successful because they are doing the things they most want to do in life.Many people, however, disagree with them.3.Michelangelo Michelangelo was an Italian artist about 500 years ago.Today he is still remembered as a great sculptor, painter, and architect.Michelangelo came from a poor family.He was trained at an early age like any other craftsman in Italy.At thirteen, he started to work and learn in a workshop.The workshop belonged to one of the leading masters at that time.In the workshop Michelangelo was able to learn all the skills of sculpture.However, he wasn’t satisfied, and went on to study the work of the great masters of the past.Michelangelo worked hard and he mastered one problem after another.By the time he was 30, he was generally regarded as one of the outstanding sculptors of the age.In 1508, Michelangelo was given a task---to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.At first, he tried to turn down this job, saying that he was not really a painter, but a sculptor.Finally, he agreed to do it.He then shut himself up in the chapel, let no one come near him, and got ready to work alone.It took him four years to complete the paintings on the ceiling.Any ordinary person would find it hard to imagine what Michelangelo had gone through in those four years of hard and

edges.“I have a system,” explains Jim, “so that I can find things easily in the darkroom.It’s a simple system.I just keep my materials in order and put them back in the same place after I use them.I don’t have to search for anything.”

“Jim is quite capable and can be trusted,” says his boss, “I wouldn’t have him working here if he weren’t.And that brings me to the question of handicapped people.You can’t let yourself get upset about them.They want to be treated just like anybody else---and they should be.They don’t want you to fell sorry for them.”

No one has to feel sorry for Jim Corrigan.5.Starting a conversation with a foreigner in English As you rode on the bus one day, a foreigner sat down beside you.Finally, here was a perfect opportunity for you to practice speaking English with a foreigner, you thought to yourself.But no words came into your head.You were tongue-tied!After 15 minutes, the foreigner got off the bus and you didn’t utter a word!“What a shame!” you said to yourself.If you have had such an experience, don’t feel bad.You’re not alone.What you need is a lesson in small talk.Here are some tips that will show you how to get started.“HELLO”---A STARTER First, exchange a “Hello” or “Hi” with the foreigner, but at the same time, pay close attention and see if he feels like chatting.Watch his facial expression and body language for cues.Having said his “Hello” or “Hi” in return, does he just stare out of the window or keep reading the book in his hand? That’s the cue for you to stop moving on.Don’t force a conversation on someone who wants to be left alone.But what if the person stops whatever he is doing and looks back or smiles at you?

If guests don’t answer the invitations on time, the host cannot possibly plan for the correct amount of food and drink.This may lead to hundreds or even thousands of dollars of waste.“Everybody has a busy schedule now,” Boone says.If you know you are forgetful when it comes to making phone calls, try emailing your RSVPs as soon as the invitation arrives.RSVP is the short form of the French phrase “répondez s’il vous pla?t”, meaning “Reply, if you please”.The following are some commonly used terms in invitation letters and their meanings.Be sure to know these and answer invitations properly.RSVP, REGRETS ONLY Only guests who can’t attend need reply.You need to give a proper reason why you can’t attend.RSVP BY… Guests should respond with yes or no by the date indicated on the invitation.Setting a date gives guests a deadline.It is also a deadline for the host to connect guests who haven’t reply.RSVP BY E-MAIL Guests can respond by e-mail.Unlike phone calls, e-mails can be sent without regard to time of day or location.7.Holidays and festivals in the United Kingdom There are many national holidays in the United Kingdom.Among them, Easter, and Christmas are two of the most famous.EASTER The date of Easter varies each year.It usually falls in March or April.During the Easter holiday, people give each other chocolate Easter eggs.The eggs are opened and eaten on Easter Sunday.On Good Friday(the day before Easter, when Christians observe

observe the coming of New Year on January 1.Cultures in Asia and Middle East use other calendars, such as the more ancient lunar calendar.They celebrate the New Year at other times.Events and ceremonies vary from country to country.But in each places, New Year celebrations are a big meal.Most world cultures have been celebrating the New Year for centuries.The earliest New Year celebrations took place during spring or harvest time.With better weather ahead, or plenty of food to eat in winter, people naturally felt like having a party!As the days became longer and as nature renewed itself, people also felt like they could have a new start.Past disappointments could be forgotten.The New Year could bring better fortune, more opportunities and new challenges.Such universal themes remain the same today.Some cultures have unusual New Year traditions.Italians throw old things out of their windows at midnight, symbolizing the departure of the old.Mexicans fire guns into the air to keep away misfortunes.New Year celebrations also involve having fun.Some cultures view the New Year as an opportunity to let off fireworks.In New York City’s Times Square, thousands gather on December 31 to count down the last seconds of the year.A giant silver ball is lowered at the stroke of midnight.London, England, hosts an annual New Year’s Day parade that draws nearly a million spectators.The largest parade in Europe, it features bands and enormous balloons.These balloons are so huge that they tower over nearby buildings!

in the depths of winter.Dogs are indeed man’s best friends.Yet sometimes even the friendliest dog can bring death with its bite!This is not because it has changed in character, but because it has been infected with a terrible disease---rabies.The disease is passed on by a bite from an infected dog at any stage.When an infected person shows symptoms, death is certain to follow shortly after.So, in order to prevent the disease, a person should go to a doctor at once if he has been bitten by a dog.Dogs remain man’s best friends, but we should also try our best to guard against the horrible disease that can be carried by these friends.10.Well done, Spotty!We were walking alone when we saw the Wilkins’ children playing in their yard.The three girls were taking turns pushing a cart.Their one-year-old twin brothers and a big doll were in it.Just as we walked by them, a wheel came off.Freckles, my friend, fixed it for them.Then they all went upstairs to play some games.After a while Mrs Wilkins went out, and left the twins with the girls.Well, it wasn’t much fun for me, and soon I went to sleep.I must have slept pretty hard and pretty long.All of a sudden I woke up and could hardly breathe.Everybody was gone.The room was full of smoke!The house was on fire!I started down the stairs and stumbled over a gray bunch.“That belongs to Freckles,” I thought.“It’s the gray sweater that he likes so much.I might as well take it down to him.”

I took the sweater in my mouth and started down again.It weighed so much.So I dropped it on one of the stairs.Then I went back up to look out of a window.I wanted to see why there was so much noise.1picture in the reader’s mind by showing one or two aspects of an event.There is a cartoon that shows a father and his son.The boy is showing his father his school report, which, unfortunately, gives a very poor grade---2 out of 5.So he does it in a quite unusual way: the report is fastened to one end of a pole while the boy is holding the other and.With the long pole between them, any punishment from the father is out of the question.For the moment, at least, the son is safe.Readers can’t help laughing at the cartoon.But they may also find some food for thought in addition to being amused.Reading cartoons and comic strips had long been a favourite pastime for adults until the beginning of the 20th century.Then some business-minded people found that there might be a good market for children, too.With the improvement of printing and drawing techniques, modern cartoons and comic strips had become children’s favourites by the early 20th(around the 1920s).Since then they have become popular reading materials for people of all ages.Today the characters in cartoons and comic strips range from children to adults, pets to fancy animals, and ordinary people to superheroes.Micky Mouse and Garfield the Cat make children think and imagine actively.Superman and Batman bring villains of all sorts to justice.Father and Son expresses human love and sympathy in lively comic strips.Their names have become household words.They are only a few outstanding products in the field.Today the digital revolution has brought new life to the making of cartoons and comic strips.Therefore many people think that computer-made comics will in the end replace hand-drawn ones.However, just as the human mind will never give way completely to the computer, hand-drawn comics will never die, but will remain a special means of expressing human

3cover story perhaps describes the artist’s own life experience.With this experience, Rockwell could make every detail come alive in this painting.13.A brief look at two metropolises NEW YORK In the 19th century, a businessman predicated that New York was going to become the centre of the world.His prediction has partly come true.Today, New York is often regarded as one of the financial and cultural capitals of the Western World.The United Nations has its headquarters in the city as well.New York, where the world-famous twin towers of the World Trade Center were once located, is known as a city of skyscrapers.There are parks, great museums, art galleries, grand theatres and cinemas for visitors as well.However, like many other cities in the world, New York also has its own problems---noise, air pollution, crimes, traffic jams, and slums.Still, the fast, exciting pace of life in New York City is fascinating and this may be a reason why the city continues to fascinate more and more people.LONDON London was once known as a city of fog.At that time, many Londoners did not expect that their city would change for the better.However, heavy fog is now rarely seen in London.As a city with a long history, London has also gone through many changes.The days are gone when horse-drawn carriages were a common sight in the street.Now London is famous for its excellent underground service and the red double-deckers have become a symbol of the city.The second half of the 20th century saw great changes in the city.Skyscrapers have sprung up;business centres for the 21st century are also growing fast.However, London has kept its heart.People can still enjoy themselves with a cup of tea

515.The growth of the Internet The Internet began as a tool to connect universities and government research centres through a nationwide network.It would allow a large number of computers to exchange information and share resources.Its development was pushed forward by ARPA---the Advanced Research Projects Agency, which was established in the United States in 1958.In 1969 ARPA began to focus on communications technology.Then in the early 1970s, the ARPA net came into being.This network laid the foundation for the Internet.In 1972, electronic mail was introduced.At the same time in Europe, researchers were struggling with their own computer networking problems.In 1989, a scientist proposed the World Wide Web project.Over the next year or two, the proposal was discussed and revised, which resulted in the programme called the World Wide Web.In 1992, its browser software was introduced to the public.The early browsers functioned well but were not “user-friendly”.In 1993, a group of graduated students in the USA created Mosaic---a “browser” programme.Mosaic was pleasing to the eye and easy to use---just point and click.Netscape and then Microsoft followed with browsers that greatly simplified the process of surfing the Internet in search of information.Today, the Internet is changing our life style, cultural patterns, business practices, and ways of learning and doing research.It helps people keep up to date on world events, find a cheap flight, play games, and discuss everything from apples to space technology.An increasing number of people shop and bank on the Internet;many do business online.It enables people to browse online hundreds of thousands of magazines and books in libraries

7read all the data in Prince Philip’s electronic mailbox before the police discovered the hacking.The possibility for hackers to commit crimes is great.In the 1980s some experts pointed out that American banks were losing up to $5,000 million a year to computer crimes.Once a hacker gained entry to a bank’s system, he could order it to move large sums of money to another bank in a foreign country---just what a traditional robber would do.Today computers are making life easier and far more comfortable.The evils, however, are also growing with the development of computer knowledge and techniques.It seems that the struggle against computer crimes will continue into the future.高一第二學(xué)期

17.Travelling around China Travelling around China can be tiring but fun as well.However, how you travel often determines whether your travel will be a success or a failure.Here is some information about how it can be done.Most parts of China can now be reached by rail.Generally speaking, the train service is efficient.However, the trains are sometimes overcrowded, especially on national holidays.The kind of ticket you need depends on the distance of your journey.A hard or soft seat is fine for a short journey.For long journeys, a sleeper ticket is a better choice.number of sea routes exist that can take you from one seaport to another along the coast of China.There are also a few inland waterways.The most attractive one is that from Chongqing to Shanghai.Along this route ships pass through the famous Three Gorges and

9and Jia Jia, can now be sighted at their permanent habitat in Ocean Park.SHARK AQUARIUM Through the underwater viewing tunnel, you seem to enter the mysterious deep ocean, surrounded by countless sharks and rays of over 30 species, all swimming within arm’s reach.OCEAN THEATRE With a panoramic background and hosted by a marvelous master of ceremonies, the Ocean Theatre stages entertaining performances by its great and small marine stars.When time permits, visit a jewelry factory workshop to observe the art of handicraft.NOTE This is a half day guided tour.However, passengers may stay behind to explore more features in the Ocean Park.Return trips on our afternoon coach can be arranged with your tour guide.19.The Sydney Harbour Bridge There’s no feeling quite like seeing Sydney from the top of the Harbour Bridge.There I stood, looking up at Sydney’s Harbour Bridge---one of the most famous bridges in the world.Located near the magnificent Sydney Opera House, the 40-storey bridge towers over Australia’s largest city.The bridge was certainly beautiful to look at.But who in their right mind would want to climb it? Me, of course!Climbing the bridge is not such a crazy thing to do, in fact.Tourists started climbing the bridge in 1998.Now it’s one of Sydney’s most popular attractions.To prepare for the climb, our group of 12 climbers had to take a special class.First, we stored all our personal belongings and changed into special bridge climbing clothes.Then, the climb organizers showed us how to use the safety belts and climb the steep ladders.1Thailand’s tourist bureau says that it is “in the nature of the people.” The Thais are naturally happy, he says with a smile, and they are glad to share that happiness with others.This attitude seems to be very much appreciated by the more than five million tourists who visit Thailand each year.The country ranks high on the list of places to which visitors want to return.The reason most often stated is that the people are friendly and polite.Some other Asian destinations are not as well received.Bali in Indonesia ranks high on the list, with Japan somewhere in the middle.These reports raise the question of whether certain nationalities are naturally more courteous than others.People may experience more friendliness in Thailand than in other countries.This may have more to do with the place than the people.Travel writers point out that cities are always stressful, hurried places, with little to offer in the way of smiles and welcome.Bangkok is not as friendly as other places in the surrounding Thai countryside.Remote towns and villages in China, for example, offer visitors a warm welcome, with smiles(and giggles)from children.Perhaps it should also be pointed out that polite, patient, smiling visitors will most often be greeted similarly, no matter which country they are in.21.Using English properly If you don’t want to offend someone, you’d better know which English words to use---and which to avoid.Imagine that you’re in a restaurant in America.You want some water, so you called out “Waitress!” A waitress comes to your table, but she’s clearly unhappy.What did you do wrong? You may have offended her by calling her a “waitress.” Today, many people prefer the word “server” to “waitress.”

3people do change with the times.22.Tips for English learning Language letter-boxes in quite a few English newspapers are often filled with letters complaining about such problems as “I don’t know to improve my pronunciation and intonation.The English vocabulary is too large to handle.” Or “I find my spoken English most worrying.Please tell me how to improve my communication skills!”

At the same time, in some newspapers, there are ads for “Shortcuts in Mastering English,” “A 24-hour Programme of Success in Spoken English” or “Recipe for English Fluency,” and so on.A lot of teachers of English try to help fight learners’ worries by saying that the road to successful communication is clearly signposted---practise, practice and practice.If there are few such opportunities in your day-to-day life, make them up: form clubs or learning groups, and practise talking to each other.Expose yourselves to an English radio broadcast, a tape recording, a film or a video: let it be a topic or a context for discussion.Even when you are alone, try to have some practice.You can never lay too much emphasis on the importance of “input” for language learning, so reading newspapers and listening to the radio are good habits to cultivate.One thing, however, is very important: the “input” must be appropriate for your level.Something too difficult is useless, while spending time on something too easy will be pointless.And remember this: there isn’t a cure-all for all of you.One shortcut may work for some of you, and another probably has a positive effect on others.Only one method works for everybody---and that is, to use English!

5the ship.Silent clues, however, may also communicate good news.Smiling, leaning forward, watching attentively---all tell you that the track is clear of obstacles;the signals are green---so go ahead.24.Understanding body language Have you ever met someone and found that you instantly liked them? You just couldn’t put your finger on it as to why.Deep down inside yourself they gave you a strange feeling.I’m not going to call myself a body language expert, but I think I can hive you my advice on how to read the most complicated language of all: body language.YOUR MOVES SELL YOU OUT.So for starters, think about yourself.Have you ever stopped for a moment to watch the way that you move your body? Well, believe it or not, the people you are talking to are watching your every move.They watch your eyes, your facial expressions, the way you hold your posture.In fact, the way you move can tell a lot about what kind of person you are … or what kind of person you appear to be.WHAT CAN BODY LANGUAGE TELL? In most Western countries, making eye contact with anyone you talk to is very important.If you don’t make eye contact, you might be judged as dishonest or even rude.Then there’s posture.If your actions are very confident, you will appear to be confident to others.And, the rate that you speak can also tell others something.If you talk too fast, you’re nervous, while too slow probably indicates that you are unsure of yourself, and that maybe you are shy.I’M CONFUSED WITH “SPACE” IN CHINA.As a traveler, I have been confused time and time again with every place I visit.This is mainly because I misunderstood the body language

7During rehearsals, to get what he wanted from his orchestra, he would sometimes stamp his feet, snap his baton and tear his store to pieces.He tried to make use of every means to interpret music.Once he found himself at a loss when trying to describe to an American orchestra a very light effect in a passage(his English was poor).After thinking hard for a while, he drew a white silk handkerchief from his pocket and threw it into the air, watching with the orchestra as it floated to the floor.“There!” he said.“Play like that!”

Toscanini drove himself as hard as he did his orchestra.If the orchestra met his demands, he would weep for joy.Otherwise, he would not spare them from punishment.If he himself made a rare mistake, he would slap his own face in front of the orchestra.He would not spare even himself from punishment.Toscanini would shout at anyone who dared talk during the performance or, even worse, arrived late.All through his life, Toscanini was anti-fascist.In1931, he was physically attacked for refusing to play the fascist anthem and for protesting against Hitler’s ban on Jewish musicians.He dropped his baton in 1954, and died in 1957 at the age of 90.26.An interview with a pop pianist Robin Gordon(RG), a journalist, interviews a very rich and famous pianist, James Newman(JN), who has a way of playing classical music in a wildly romantic manner.He is well known for his strange clothes as well.RG: Actually, you don’t let the chance slip through your fingers when you chose music as your career.JN: No, the entertainment world is full of opportunities.When any of them turns up and comes

9JN: Yes.I decided to play Bach and Chopin in a very unusual style.Meanwhile I started wearing fancy clothes.RG: I guess your father didn’t approve of all this.JN: Right.Dad’s a bit old.He wanted to make a classical musician of me!He didn’t understand me.RG: Even though you are so successful? JN: No.Many people don’t.RG: Perhaps it takes time.Thank you, Mr.Newman.27.Stunts in movies On the screen, the US actor Tom Cruise is throwing himself through a glass window as a large car explodes behind him;the actress Helen Hunt is running from hurricanes as homes and cows are swept up.And, of course, there is Stallone doing…everything.It seems to be popular these days for actors and actresses to do their own stunts in action movies, and the fact is that the big names are indeed doing more stunts.According to a director, some actors do as much as ninety per cent of their own stunts, while the last ten per sent are generally left to stunt professionals.These are the men and women who make a living risking their lives on behalf of the big names in action movies.However, there is an exception.The only actor who does any allow anyone else to do his stunts is Jackie Chan, the Hong Kong phenomenon.He takes pride in doing all the stunts in his action movies.Jackie Chan has been doing his individual brand of dramatic martial arts for fifteen years.He is no doubt a walking miracle of physical endurance.Of course, along

1released in 2004, showed the potential and limitations of digital actors.The movie’s digital characters looked and acted surprisingly lifelike.But somehow they still reminded audiences of cartoons, and their “acting” was less than inspiring.Final Fantasy’s digital magic also cost moviemakers a fortune.Just creating human-looking hair cost about $20 million.And despite people’s initial excited reaction, it performed poorly at the box office.The film, which cost $137 million to make, lost about $80 million.Moviemakers have been much more successful at creating non-human characters.The Lord of the Rings trilogy features a digital creature named Gollum.Though not human, Gollum gives a very moving performance.Surprisingly, this collection of pixels manages to effectively show a wide range of human emotions.The Matrix: Reloaded features the most perfect digital humans so far.These lifelike digital creations appear widely throughout the movie.In fact, audiences can never be sure which actors are real and which are digital.So should Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and all their Hollywood friends start looking for another line of work? Not necessarily.Many popular movie directors say digital actors will never “act” as well as humans.Digital actors must also rely on gifted human actors for their voices.29.Front page news Millions of newspapers are sold every day throughout the world.What section of the newspapers on a newsstand catches your eye? Without doubt, it is the front page.Its contents are usually about the most important happenings of the day.Besides that, it is common practice that the front page carries an index to help the reader quickly locate certain sections of the paper.A front page carries a

3GREAT VICTORY ENDS YEARS OF WAITING Moscow: It was Beijing’s night yesterday in Moscow.As Juan Antonio Samaranch, president of the International Olympic Committee(IOC), announced that Beijing would be the host for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, cheering, applauding and waving of flags broke out to celebrate the victory.“Now the results of the voting---the Games of the 29th Olympiad in 2008 is awarded to the city of…Beijing,” declared Samaranch, the most famous sports figure in the world.Beijing won in the second round ballot with 56 votes from the 105 voting IOC members, while Toronto got a distant 22, Paris 18 and Istanbul 9.Osaka, which received 6 votes, was eliminated in the first round.A contract to host the Games followed after the vote.BEIJING WAS SLEEPLESS LAST NIGHT Thousands upon thousands of people gathered in squares, shopping malls, streets and millions of homes to applaud the city’s success in its bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games.Buildings and streets were brightly lit, and heartfelt cheers and laughter filled the air.Fireworks lit up the night sky, and flags formed a sea of flowing colour.As International Olympic Committee(IOC)President Juan Antonio Samaranch announced that Beijing had won the IOC vote at 10:15 last night, the ancient capital burst into cheers and tears.The China Millennium Monument in western Beijing, the centre of the celebration, was alive with cheerful crowds.Senior Chinese leaders joined university students and local citizens in celebrating the success in the bid with the whole nation.5your cheque or money order for $10.if not completely satisfied, you may keep the atlas and cancel your subscription.In that case, you can get your money back.”

“That sounds amusing,” said Anne.“In fact, it would be really handy to have an atlas, particularly when I need to locate places I plan to visit or read about in the news.”

They sent a letter of subscription and two weeks later a small package arrived in the mail.They got the atlas.“Is this our atlas?” said Joe in disbelief.“It looks like a big postage stamp.” “It looked tremendous on television,” said Anne.“It’ll be impossible to find anything in such an atlas,” said Joe.“To find anything, we’ll need a microscope.” 32.The history of magazines It was during the mid-nineteenth century that the magazine developed into the main source of popular entertainment for the general public.Instead of speaking mainly to the well-educated upper classes as in the past, the illustrated magazine addressed the general public.The first magazine that was born in 1665 in France was a dry and dull publication.Most publishers did not realize the significance of visuals as tools to educate, shape opinions and entertain.Nor did they know the importance of selling as many copies of their magazines as possible.It was not until the early decades of the 20th century that the magazine industry started to flourish.The main centres of the magazine industry were in America, France, Germany, and Great Britain.Many fancy and unique publications were produced there.Some publishers, such as William R.Hearst, built empires: he employed no fewer than 31,000 people by 1935.7

第三篇：高一英語(yǔ)課文翻譯

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如果你說(shuō)到“溝通”這個(gè)單詞，大多數(shù)人會(huì)想到單詞和句子。盡管他們也很重要，但我們進(jìn)行溝通時(shí)并不只用口頭上和書面上的詞語(yǔ)。實(shí)際上，體位也是我們常說(shuō)的肢體語(yǔ)言的一部分。我們常見(jiàn)到一些無(wú)意識(shí)的肢體語(yǔ)言的實(shí)例，但還是有一些為人熟知的肢體語(yǔ)言，它們?cè)诓煌幕懈鞑幌嗤?/p>

當(dāng)我們被介紹給陌生人時(shí)，我們使用已知的肢體語(yǔ)言。正如其他動(dòng)物一樣，我一直保持警惕直到我們知道了放松下來(lái)很安全。因此每個(gè)文化都形成了一種正式的方式來(lái)向陌生人打招呼，以表明我們并無(wú)攻擊性。傳統(tǒng)上，歐美人握手，使用對(duì)多數(shù)人來(lái)說(shuō)最為強(qiáng)壯的右手。如果我們的右手正忙于與人打招呼，那它便不可能拿著武器。所以這個(gè)姿勢(shì)就代表著“我信任你。你看，我并沒(méi)有拿著有威脅性的武器”。如果你同某人握手，你在表示你信任他。生意成交時(shí)我們也握手，它意味著“我們同意并信任對(duì)方”。

在亞洲國(guó)家，打招呼不包括觸摸別人，但卻可以觸摸手。在中國(guó)，傳統(tǒng)上當(dāng)我們向某人打招呼時(shí)，我們把右手放在左手上方并微微鞠躬。穆斯林行額手禮，觸摸自己的心臟，嘴和前額。印度人雙手合十并恭敬地低頭。在這些例子中，雙手都忙于打招呼而無(wú)法拿著武器。

即使今天，一些人用非正式的方式打招呼時(shí)，他們將手作為信任的姿勢(shì)。美國(guó)年輕人常說(shuō)著“給我手”向別人打招呼。一人舉起手，掌心向外五指分開，另一人舉起手在高于頭頂出拍對(duì)方的手。在今天這是一種很常見(jiàn)的招呼。

肢體語(yǔ)言對(duì)每個(gè)人都很有吸引力來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)。人們通過(guò)他們的姿勢(shì)往往比語(yǔ)音泄漏更多信息。去觀察你的朋友和家人，看你是否是一個(gè)讀心者~

我上高中的第一天

我的名字叫李康，我住在石家莊，一個(gè)離北京不遠(yuǎn)的城市，它是河北省的省會(huì)。今天是我上高中的第一天，我正在寫關(guān)于這一天我的一些想法。

我的新學(xué)校很不錯(cuò)，而且我知道這是為什么。老師們非常熱情，友好，而且教室讓人感到驚奇。每個(gè)教師都有一臺(tái)電腦和一個(gè)特別的屏幕，幾乎跟電影屏幕一樣大。老師在電腦上書寫，所寫的內(nèi)容就出現(xiàn)在他們身后的屏幕上。屏幕還可以展示圖片，文章和網(wǎng)站上的信息，真是太棒了！

英語(yǔ)課堂真是太有趣了。老師是一位很熱心的姓沈的女老師，我們用上了新的課本，而且沈老師的教學(xué)方法和初中老師的教學(xué)方法一點(diǎn)也不一樣。她認(rèn)為閱讀理解很重要，但是我們班上也進(jìn)行了大量的口語(yǔ)練習(xí)。而且我們非常高興。我想在沈老師的課上我不會(huì)感到厭倦。

今天我們相互做了介紹，我們是分組進(jìn)行的。一些學(xué)生開始時(shí)有點(diǎn)不好意思，但是大家都很友好，而且這的確很好。沈老師給我們一些指導(dǎo)，然后我們就自己操練起來(lái)。

沈老師想幫助我們提高我們的拼寫和書寫。我們是通過(guò)一些拼寫游戲和其他活動(dòng)等有趣的方式老進(jìn)行的。我很喜歡她的態(tài)度，而且其他同學(xué)的言行舉止表明他們也喜歡她。

我班有65名學(xué)生--比我以前的初中班級(jí)的學(xué)生還要多。他們中有49人是女生。換句話說(shuō)，女生是男生的3倍。他們說(shuō)女生通常比男生更勤奮，但是在這個(gè)班級(jí)里，人人都很勤奮。至于我們今晚的作業(yè)，我們得寫一篇描寫我們住的地方街道情況的文章。我正盼著去完成它。

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他們說(shuō)第一印象是非常重要的。我對(duì)Mrs.Li的第一印象是她是嚴(yán)厲的也是害羞的。我認(rèn)為可能是第一堂課的緣故。但是現(xiàn)在，兩周之后，同學(xué)們真的很喜歡上她的課。她是友好的并且有耐心的，她解釋英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法如此清晰，以至于我們都能理解。-她避免使我們感到愚笨。我總是憎恨犯錯(cuò)誤以及當(dāng)我講英語(yǔ)時(shí)發(fā)音不正確，但是，Mrs.Li僅僅是微笑，以至于你感覺(jué)不到愚笨！我認(rèn)為對(duì)于學(xué)習(xí)速度很快的學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)，她的進(jìn)度是很慢的，但是對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)是正好的！我會(huì)取得進(jìn)步的！

我猜Mrs.Chen大約60歲了，她是非常嚴(yán)厲的--我們不敢說(shuō)一句話，除非她提問(wèn)我們。她是非常嚴(yán)肅的，并且很少笑。當(dāng)她要求你做什么事時(shí)，你要立刻去做！我們班的幾個(gè)學(xué)生總是上課遲到，但是在Mrs.Chen的課上總會(huì)按時(shí)到班！我們班的一些學(xué)生不喜歡她，但是我們中的大多數(shù)都非常感激她因?yàn)樗慕虒W(xué)是非常有條理和清晰的。有幾個(gè)學(xué)生甚至承認(rèn)喜歡她！在科學(xué)實(shí)驗(yàn)期間，她把發(fā)生的過(guò)程解釋的很完整，結(jié)果是我的功課提高了。物理從來(lái)不是我最喜歡的學(xué)科，但是我認(rèn)為我可以考出一個(gè)好成績(jī)！

Mr.Wu僅僅教了我們兩周，他是非常受歡迎的。我想他享受教中國(guó)文學(xué)的原因就是他愛(ài)它！他非常的有活力，這是一節(jié)我們不會(huì)睡覺(jué)的課！他大約28歲，我認(rèn)為他長(zhǎng)得很帥。他說(shuō)話聲音很大，速度也很快，當(dāng)他激動(dòng)的時(shí)候會(huì)揮動(dòng)著他的雙手。他是非常有趣的，當(dāng)他認(rèn)為我們無(wú)聊時(shí)他就會(huì)講笑話。甚至像句子組成和摘要也是有趣的。我尊重他！

我的名字叫埃利斯.托馬斯，來(lái)自澳大利亞悉尼，今年18歲了。最近我第一次乘坐了火車！我和我的一位朋友乘坐著名的Ghan線專列，從悉尼上車，在愛(ài)麗絲.斯普林斯下車。我們?cè)诔俗藘商靸梢梗疖嚭芎茫嚿系氖澄镆膊诲e(cuò)，我們吃的非常好。在旅途的開始幾百公里，沿途的風(fēng)景是多姿多彩的，有很多田野和黑紅色的土壤。接下來(lái)，就是沙漠。太陽(yáng)炙烤著，沒(méi)有風(fēng)，也沒(méi)有云。突然間，展現(xiàn)在眼前的是另外一個(gè)時(shí)代的景象，我們看到了遺棄的一百多年前建起的農(nóng)莊。火車乘坐起來(lái)很舒適，車上的人也很友好。白天，我坐在窗口，看外面的景色，時(shí)而與其他乘客聊聊天。我也看書，聽漢語(yǔ)的錄音帶，因?yàn)槲艺趯W(xué)中文。一次午夜，我眺望夜空，星星像鉆石一樣在閃爍。為什么這列火車被命名為Ghan呢？許久以前，澳大利亞人需要馬匹運(yùn)送貨物，但是馬匹不易適應(yīng)酷熱的天氣和沙漠。150年前，他們就從阿富汗人手中買了一些駱駝。Ghan 是阿富汗的簡(jiǎn)寫。駱駝比起馬匹更適合遠(yuǎn)距離跋涉。多少年來(lái)，被馴服的駱駝運(yùn)走食物和其他物資，帶回羊毛和其他產(chǎn)品，一直到20世紀(jì)20年代。此時(shí)，政府修建了一條嶄新的鐵路線，他們不再需要駱駝了，并于1924年通過(guò)一項(xiàng)法案，即如果一些動(dòng)物的存在會(huì)造成問(wèn)題，人們可以射殺他們。在1935年，一個(gè)鎮(zhèn)上的警察一天之內(nèi)就殺掉了153頭駱駝。

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約翰再次見(jiàn)到你真是太棒了，見(jiàn)到你真是太好了，要知道我們已經(jīng)6年沒(méi)見(jiàn)面了，著還是我第一次游覽你的家鄉(xiāng)呢。是啊，我非常高興你能來(lái)

要知道，我已經(jīng)到過(guò)中國(guó)的很多地方，并且已經(jīng)游覽了一些美麗的城市，而這座城市是我所到過(guò)的最吸引人的一個(gè)地方，它是如此的生機(jī)勃勃，每個(gè)人看上去都很友好，對(duì)，每個(gè)人都稱贊他是沿海最有意思的城市之一，非常幸運(yùn)我能生活在這里，我很喜歡住在海邊

你只在廈門的西北面，是嗎？

對(duì)呀！

這里的氣候怎么樣

夏天是相當(dāng)?shù)臒幔炜赡軙?huì)很冷

對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)聽起來(lái)還不錯(cuò)，這里有很多游客，難得他們不會(huì)打擾你嗎？

會(huì)，因?yàn)橛慰吞嗔耍谙奶焖麄兙涂赡軙?huì)打擾到我看到那所高聳的大樓

恩，他剛建成，那每套房子的租金都很高

我相信~這片區(qū)域很現(xiàn)代化呀！

對(duì)，這里是商業(yè)區(qū)，近來(lái)，很多高層健在這里拔地而起，還有一些非常不錯(cuò)的大型商場(chǎng)，看我們正好經(jīng)過(guò)一家，我妻子剛從哪買了一件漂亮的裙子

或許我能再那買到一些禮物

我明天帶你去吧，現(xiàn)在我們正逐步離開商業(yè)區(qū)，朝海港走去，我們現(xiàn)在來(lái)到了這個(gè)城市，最有趣的地方-西區(qū)，這里擁有一些非常美麗的公

感覺(jué)很迷人，水那邊是鼓浪嶼嗎？

是的，它景色宜人，島上的建筑別具一格

別人也是這么告訴我的，不如我們停下來(lái)四處欣賞

恩，我也是這樣想呢，我們可以吧車停在那邊，一個(gè)朋友告訴我附件有一家很不錯(cuò)的小巧魚館，不如我們?nèi)ツ睦锍燥垼?/p>

太棒了，我正餓著呢！

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周凱1

當(dāng)周凱的媽媽看他沒(méi)有穿夾克衫朝著前門走去的時(shí)候，她擔(dān)心的看著他。“周凱，你要去哪里？”她問(wèn)。“去公園，玩球”周凱回答。“但是正下雨呢，你會(huì)感冒的”媽媽說(shuō)。

“不，不會(huì)，我沒(méi)事”周凱邊說(shuō)邊打開門。“周凱，你會(huì)生病的，你知道你會(huì)，你最好帶著你的夾克！”“好，好”周凱聽從媽媽的話出去了

周凱2

我媽媽經(jīng)常保證我們吃得健康，而且我們的食譜里新鮮的水果和蔬菜占了很重要的部分。我們生活在海邊，每周我們吃4次的魚。我們并不多吃太多的脂肪和糖。許多我學(xué)校的朋友每天都吃糖，但是我很幸運(yùn)因?yàn)槲覜](méi)有好吃甜食的習(xí)慣----我更喜歡來(lái)一快水果。并且我不胖，所以 我不用節(jié)食或者這一類的東西。

我很健康，很少的感冒，雖然這對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)實(shí)在是不尋常，我上周得了重感冒還有些發(fā)燒因?yàn)槲业挠薮赖脑谟曛型媲颉Ｎ乙膊辉趺吹牧鞲校ツ甓煳业耐嗤瑢W(xué)都的了流感，但是我沒(méi)有。我想是因?yàn)槲医?jīng)常運(yùn)動(dòng)和我很健康吧。兩年前我玩球時(shí)摔斷了胳膊。那次受傷真的很疼，而且我整個(gè)月都不能動(dòng)我的胳膊----我實(shí)在是討厭這個(gè)。

所以從我說(shuō)的看來(lái)你能發(fā)現(xiàn)，我是一個(gè)普通人，但是有一件事就我最喜歡了----我狂迷足球。我在學(xué)校是班級(jí)隊(duì)的隊(duì)長(zhǎng)并且我還是校隊(duì)的一員。因?yàn)檫@個(gè)我必須確保我的飲食健康，并且就像我說(shuō)的這不是問(wèn)題，因?yàn)閶寢尠盐覀兾沟睾芎谩?/p>

第四篇：高一牛津英語(yǔ)課文

Home alone Act one Mom and Dad arrive back from vacation a day earlier than expected.The curtains are closed and the living room is dark when Mom and Dad enter.Dad: It’s so nice to be home!

Mom: Yes, I can’t wait to surprise the boys!

Suddenly a door opens and a soccer ball flies through the room.Eric runs in after it, followed by a big dog, walking very slowly.Eric: Mom!Dad!You’re back early!(looking around room, sounding frightened)But, but---you weren’t supposed to come home until tomorrow!The dog slowly walks to Mom and Dad.Mom:(Bending to touch dog)Eric, he’s so tired and hungry!(looking at table)The money for dog food is gone, but Spot looks like he is starving!What did you do with the cash we left? Dad: And look at this room— garbage all over the place!Where is your brother?(shouting angrily)Daniel!Daniel:(running into room)Mom, Dad, I can explain---Dad opens the curtains and light comes into the room.The room is in a mess, with pizza boxes on the floor and dirty dishes in the sink.In the corner, there is a garbage can around which are pieces of garbage and waste paper.Mom and Dad both turn towards Daniel.Dad:(sounding very angry)listen to me, young man----we left you in charge? We thought you could act like an adult!I don’t know the reason why the house is so dirty---Mom: Daniel, we thought you were an adult, a person from whom we could expect good decisions.Dad: How can we trust you any more? We won’t tolerate such behavior in our house!

Daniel:(shouting)Stop shouting at me.I’m still a teenager!Why is everything always my fault? Daniel runs into his bedroom and slams the door.Mom and Dad look at each other as lights go out.Act two, scene one Daniel and Eric’s bedroom.Eric sits on his bed.Daniel has his arms crossed and looks upset.Daniel: They never even gave me a chance to explain.I hate them!Eric: You don’t hate them.I can tell them we had an emergency.Then they won’t be mad anymore.Daniel: No, don’t tell them anything.Anyhow they didn’t trust me.They don’t deserve an explanation.Let them think what they want.Eric: But Daniel, if they knew that Spot was sick and we used the money to take him to the clinic---Daniel: And that we spent all of yesterday waiting there for him and that is why we had no time to clean the house---but no, Eric, why didn’t they ask me what happened instead of shouting at me? Act two, scene two Mom: Do you think we were too hard on Daniel? Perhaps there is a reason why the house is a mess…

Dad: Maybe, but now that he has been so rude to us, I feel like we have to punish him or he won’t respect us.Mom: Oh, why does this have to be so difficult? Mom sigh End of act two.Growing pains Many teenagers feel lonely, as if no one understands them and the changes they are going through.Day by day, everything seems different, yet the same.Life never seems to be going fast enough;yet, in other ways, like a race car, life seems to be rushing too fast and even going out of control.Has anyone else ever felt this way? These feelings are a common part of adolescence—the time of life between child and adult.And, though it may some times be difficult to believe, you are not alone—every adult has gone through adolescence, and your friends are going through it right now along with you.It is common for teenagers to feel lonely and misunderstood.These feelings can be thought of as growing pains—the difficulties that teenagers face as they grow to adults.As teenagers grow, it is normal for them to become confused with the changing world both inside and outside of them.During adolescence, teenagers go through great physical changes.They grow taller and their voices get deeper, among many other developments.Along with these physical changes, there come many psychological changes.Boys and girls tend to be different in this regard.Many boys become risk-takers—they want to find their own limits and the limits of the world around them, but may not have the wisdom to make good choices in their behavior.At the same time, girls often want someone—anyone—to talk to, as they try to deal with their strong feelings.In the social world, as teenagers get older, they struggle to depend on themselves.They may badly want and need their parents’ love, yet feel distant;they may want to be part of the group, yet desire independence.Since teenagers have difficulty balancing these needs, they often question who they are and how they fit in society.The good news is that these kinds of growing pains do not last.In the end everything turns out OK—the teenager becomes a healthy adult, and this period of change and challenge is traded for the changes and challenges of grown-up life.

第五篇：高一英語(yǔ)模塊三課文

Fog Fog warning When Polly left home that morning, the city was already covered in a grey mist.At lunch, the radio forecast that the mist would become a thick fog in the afternoon.At four o'clock, Polly left work and stepped out into the fog.She wondered if the buses would still be running.No buses to King Street Once out in the street, she walked quickly towards her usual bus stop.‘How far are you going?’ the bus conductor asked her before he took her fare.‘King Street.’ said Polly.‘Sorry，Miss’ replied the man, ‘the truth is that it is too foggy for the bus to run that far.Take the Underground to Green Park.The weather might be better there and you might be able to get a taxi.’

A tall man As Polly observed the passengers on the train, she had a feeling that she was being watched by a tall man in a dark overcoat.At last the train arrived at Green Park station.While the rest of the passengers were getting out, she glanced at the faces around her.The tall man was nowhere to be soon.Footsteps When Polly got to the station entrance, it was empty.Outside, wherever she looked the fog lay like a thick, grey cloud.There was no one in sight.Polly set off towards Park Street.As she heard a man’s voice in her ear saying ‘Sorry.’ The man moved away.She could feel her heart beating with fear.The helpful stranger Then she heard the sound again-soft footsteps behind her.A minute before, she had wished for someone to come along.Now she wanted to run, but fear held her still.The footsteps seemed close now.Then a man’s voice came out of the darkness.‘Is anybody there?’

Polly hesitated.At last she answered, ‘Hello, I think I’m lost.’

A few seconds later, a hand reached out and grasped her arm.Polly found herself staring up at the face of an old man with a beard.‘Maybe I can help you.Which road do you want?’ he asked.‘I live at 86 King Street.’ Polly replied.‘Just take my hand.’ said the man.‘Come with me.You’ll be all right.’ He took Polly’s hand.‘Watch out for the step here.’

In his other hand the man carried a stick.Polly heard it hit the step.‘I can remember some terrible fogs, but maybe that was before your time.I can’t see your face, but you sound young.How old are you?’

‘Just twenty.’ answered Polly.‘Ah, twenty!A nice age to be.I was young once.Now we’re at the crossroads.Turn left here.’ ‘I’m quite lost now.Are you sure you know the way?’ Polly was beginning to feel frightened again.’

‘Of course.You really shouldn’t feel anxious,’ He held her hand more firmly.The grateful helper ‘Here we are.King Street.’ He stopped.‘Thank you so much for coming to my aid.’ said Polly in relief.‘Would you like to come in and rest for a while?’

‘It’s very nice of you.’ said the man, ‘but I’ll be off.There may be more people lost today, and I’d like to help them.You see, a fog this bad is rare.It gives me the chance to pay back the help that people give me when it’s sunny.A blind person like me can’t get across the road without help, except in a fog like this.’

All through history, people from many different countries and cultures have lived together in Britain.The English language is made up of the grammar and vocabulary these people brought to Britain.That is why English has so many difficult rules that confuse people.Old English

Old English is very different from the English we speak nowadays.In fact, we would not be able to understand it if we heard it today.Before the 5th century, people in Britain all spoke a language called Celtic.Then two Germanic groups from the European mainland—the Angles and the Saxons—occupied Britain.Old English consisted of a mixture of their languages.(Both the English language and the English people are named after the Angles;the word Angle was spelt Engle in Old English.)Aside from place names such as London, very few Celtic words became part of Old English.At the end of the 9th century, the Vikings, people from Northern European countries such as Denmark and Norway, began to move to Britain.They brought with them their languages, which also mixed with Old English.By the 10th century, Old English had become the official language of England.When we speak English today, we sometimes feel puzzled about which words or phrases to use.This is because English has many words and phrases from different languages, but with similar meanings.For example, the word sick came from a word once used by the Angles and the Saxons, while ill came from a word once used by the Norwegians.Middle English Middle English is the name given to the English used from around the 12th to the 15th centuries.Many things played a part in the development of this new type of English.The most important contribution was from the Normans, a French-speaking people who defeated England and took control of the country in 1066.However, the Norman Conquest did not affect English as mush as the Angles and the Saxons’ victory about 600 years earlier, which led to Old English replacing Celtic.Even though the Normans spoke French for the entire 250 years they ruled England, French did not replace English as the first language.On the other hand, the English language did borrow many words from French.This resulted in even more words with similar meanings, such as answer(from Old English)and reply(from Old French).It is interesting to learn how the words for most animals raised for food, such as cow, sheep and pig, came from Old English.However, the words for the meat of these animals, which was served to the Normans, came from Old French: beef, mutton, pork and bacon.Old French made other contributions to Middle English as well.In Old English, the Germanic way of making words plural was used.For example, they said housen instead of houses, and shoen instead of shoes.After the Normans took control, they began using the French way of making plurals, adding an-s to house and shoe.Only a few words kept their Germanic plural forms, such as man/men and child/children.After the Norman Conquest, high-class people spoke French while common people spoke English.However, by the latter half of the 14th century, English had come into widespread use among all classes in England.In 1399, Henry Ⅳ became King of England.His mother tongue was English, and he used English for all official events.Modern English Modern English appeared during the Renaissance in the 16th century.Because of this Modern English includes many Latin and Greek words.Pronunciation also went through huge changes during this period.Of course, this was not the end of the changes in the English language.The question of whether English will keep on changing in the future is easy to answer.It is certain that this process will continue, and people will keep inventing new words and new ways of saying things.Lost civilizations Day 1,15 July I feel lucky to have won a place on this trip.We are in Italy now, and tomorrow we are visiting Pompeii.Next week we are flying to China, and going to Loulan, which is known as China’s Pompeii in the desert.Both Pompeii and Loulan became lost civilizations long ago.Day 2,16 July This morning we attended a lecture about Pompeii.The city was founded in the 8th century BC.In 89 BC, the Romans took over Pompeii.It then became a rich and busy city.Near the city was a volcano.On 24th August AD 79, the volcano erupted and lava, ash and rocks poured out of it onto the surrounding countryside.It continued to erupt for the next two days.Many people were buried alive, and so was the city.How unfortunate!Day 3,17 July Today I saw the ancient Roman city of Pompeii as it was 2,000 years ago.How amazing!The city was forgotten for many years until the 18th century when a farmer discovered a stone with writing on it.People started to dig in the area for treasure, which caused much damage.Thus, in 1860, the area was put under government protection so it could be preserved and studied.When I walked around the city, I saw streets just as they had been, with stepping stones along the road so you did not have to step in the mud on rainy days!I saw several houses which were decorated with wall paintings.I also saw the people who had been buried alive.It turns out that after the ash covered the people who failed to feel the city, their bodies nearly completely broke down and disappeared, leaving empty spaces to produce true-to-life figures of the people who had died in the disaster.You can see them today in Pompeii , in the same place where the people feel.The volcano is still there, but looks very quiet now.It’s hard to imagine how this peaceful volcano destroyed the whole city!Day10,24 July Finally, we arrived in Loulan after several days of travelling.This commercial city was busy and wealthy about 2,000 years ago.It was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road between the East and the west.It is believed to have been gradually covered over by sandstorms from AD200 to AD400.I am so excited to be here!Day11,25 July An scholar from the local cultural institute, Professor Zhang, told us that around the year 1900 the European explorer Sven Hedin discovered the ruins of the Loulan Kingdom.Seven found the remains of buildings buried beneath the sand, together with a lot of treasures, including coins, painted pots, materials such as silk, documents and wall paintings.When we went to the city, we saw the city walls, palaces, temples, workshops and towers.We found the ruins most interesting.There was an ancient water system that ran through the middle of the city.The desert was once a green land with huge trees, but they were cut down and that resulted in the city from being buried by sand—what a pity!