还剩10页未读，继续阅读
本资源只提供10页预览，全部文档请下载后查看！喜欢就下载吧，查找使用更方便
文本内容:
（外研版）必修一课又Unit1AnewstartPassage1MyfirstdayatseniorhighAfterIhadpictureditoverandoveragaininmymindthebigdayfinallyarrived:myfirstdayatseniorhigh!Iwokeupearlyandrushedoutofthedoorinmyeagernesstogettoknowmynewschool.ThecampuswasstillquietwhenIarrivedsoIdecidedtoexploreabit.IwaslookingatthephotosonthenoticeboardwhenIheardavoicebehindme.NewhereTurningaroundIsawanolderman.YesIreplied.Tmwonderingwhatlifeisgoingtobelikehere.Dontworry/hegavemeasmile.Youllsoonfindout.”Howtruethesewordswere!WhenmyEnglishteachersteppedintotheclassroomIwassurprisedtoseethesameoldermanIhadmetearlier.“Goodmorningeveryone.Beforewestartpleasecometothefrontonebyoneandintroduceyourselftotheclass.Illgofirst..//Z/What!Itriedtoturnonmybrainbuttheenginejustwouldntstart.zzlshouldsaymynameofcourse.ButwhatelseWhatcouldIsaytomakeagoodfirstimpressionSomethingaboutmyinsectcollectionperhaps.Z1wasorganisingmywordsinmyheadwhenthegirlnexttomegavemeanudge.zzltsyourturn!zWithbutterfliesinmystomachIbreatheddeeply.HiImMengHao/Everyonestartedlaughing.Ilookedattheminpanic.Nicetoknowwesharethesamename/saidmynewteacher.Ihadbeentoonervoustopayattentionwhenheintroducedhimself!AlthoughIwasembarrassedhiswordsmademealotmorerelaxed!WhenwehadallintroducedourselvesMrMengsaidzzWelldoneeveryone!Iknowthisisnteasyformanyofyou.Butthisisjustthekindofthingyouaregoingtofaceatseniorhigh.Challengeslikethismightsometimesputyouunderpressure.Butitalldependsonwhatyoudo.Keepcalmandbeprepared.Thatwayyoullmakethemostofyourtimeatseniorhigh.”PeoplesayWellbegunhalfdone.Iguessthiswasagoodbeginningtomynewschoollife.（外研版）必修一课又Passage2AnEncounterwithNatureAsanaturephotographerIhavetobravetheelements.ButdespitethewindandtherainIstillenjoyworkingoutsideinthewild.Oneofthebestthingsaboutthisjobisthatyoucanobserveanimalsintheirnaturalenvironment.MyfavoriteplacetotakephotosisYellowstoneNationalPark.AstheworldsfirstnationalparkYellowstoneisfamousforthevarietyofitswildlifebutitisprobablybestknownforitsbears.Thesehugestronganimalscanliveforuptothirtyyears.Despiteanaverageweightofover180kilogramstheycanrunataspeedof72kilometresperhourandarealsoexcellentswimmers.LastspringinYellowstoneIfollowedapaththattookmethroughadarkforest.WhenIfinallysteppedoutofthetreestheviewwasbreathtaking.Aneagleflewoverthesnowcappedmountainswhichwerereflectedinthestilllakebelow.WhileIwasconcentratingonphotographingthisamazingsceneIsuddenlyhadafeelingthatIwasbeingwatched.SlowlyandwiththecamerastillheldtomyeyeIturned...andfroze.Onlymetresawayfrommewasabear.Withwaterfallingoffitsthickbrownhairthebearstaredbackatme.TimestoodstillasthebearandIbothwaitedtoseewhowouldmovefirst.Mylegsstartedshaking.SomehowIforcedmyfingertopressthebutton.Asecondlaterthebearturnedandranbackintotheforest.WhenIrecoveredfromtheshockIlookedatmycamera.Mymostfrighteningbutmagicalexperiencewasnowcapturedforeverinasingleimage.FromtimetotimeIlookatthephotoasaremindertoshowrespecttoallanimals.Itisafterallwewhoarethevisitorstotheirworld.（外研版）必修一课又Unit6AtonewithnaturePassage1LongjiRiceTerracesImaginemountainswrappedinsilverwatershininginthespringsun.Summerseesthemountainsturnbrightgreenwithgrowingrice.Duringautumnthesesamemountainsareflashgoldandinwintertheyarecoveredinsheetsofwhitefrost.ThesearethecoloursoftheLongjiRiceTerraces.TheseterraceswerebuiltbythelocalZhuangandYaopeopletowhomGuangxiishome.StartingintheYuanDynastyworkontheterracestookhundredsofyearsuntilitscompletionintheearlyQingDynasty.Reachingasfarastheeyecanseetheseterracescovertallmountainsoftenfromthebottomtotheverytop.SowhydidthesepeoplegotosomuchtroubletoturnentiremountainsintoterracesFirstlytherearefewlargeflatareasoflandintheregion.Buildingtheterracesthereforemeantthattheycouldincreasetheareasinwhichtheycouldgrowrice.Secondlyalthoughtheregionhasplentyofrainthemountainsaresteepandtheearthisshallow.Theflatterracescatchtherainwaterandpreventthesoilfrombeingwashedaway.Butperhapswhatismostsignificantisthewayinwhichpeoplehaveworkedinharmonywithnaturetomaketheseterracesandgrowrice.Theterracesarecleverlydesignedwithhundredsofwaterwaysthatconnectwitheachother.Duringtherainyseasonitisalongthesewaterwaysthatrainwatermovesdownthemountainsandintotheterraces.Thesunheatsthewaterandturinsitintogas.Thisformscloudsfromwhichrainfallsdownontothemountainterracesonceagain.Theseterracesalsoprovideaperfectenvironmentforbirdsandfishsomeofwhichfeedoninsectsthatcanharmthericecrops.Althoughmoderntechnologycouldhelpproducemorecropsthericegrowersarepeopleforwhomtraditionsholdmuchvalue.Thisknowledgeispasseddownthroughfamilieswhichmeansthatnewgenerationscontinuetouseancientmethodsofagriculturetomaintaintheterraces.TodaytheLongjiriceTerracesattractthousandsofvisitorswhocometoadmirethisgreatwondercreatedbypeopleandnatureworkingtogether.（外研版）必修一课又Passage2ALoveofGardening“Ifyoulooktherightwayyoucanseethatthewholeworldisagarden.TheseworthebookTheSecretGardenfirstpublishedin
1911.AtthattimeonlytheveryrichinBritgardens.Verysoonafterthishomesstartedtobebuiltwithgardens.SincethentheBrigardeningbegan!TodaymillionsofBritsliketosaythattheyhave“greenfingerswitthepopulationspendingmostoftheirfreetimegardening.FormanypeopleintheUKtheirgardenistheirownprivateworld.Eachspringchildsunflowersandwaittoseewhichoneisthetallest.ExpertgardenersknowjusttherightrosesandothersspendhourstryingtogrowperfectvegetablestoenterintocompetitionsmanyBritslikenothingbetterthanspendingtheirSundaycuttingthegrasssomearehappsitandenjoythebeautyoftheirsmallworld.Butincitieslimitedspacehasledtopeoplelookingfornewsolutions.Thosewithouspacecanrentsmallpiecesoflandonwhichtogrowthings.Todaythereareover4000Londonwaitingforsuchpiecesofland.OnerecentideathBstihrenenrooftq3Sandwallsintoprivategardens.ThesegardenshavehelpedmakethecitiesgreenerandimproveairqualityAswellasbeinggoodfortheenvironmentgardeningisalsogoodforthesoul.WhatotimeactivityallowsyoutobeatonewithnatureandcreatemorebeautifullivingthingsinanydoubtaboutthistakeamomenttoreflectonthiftidS®eifiDnGardennWhereyoutendarose...Athistlecannotgrow.”（外研版）必修一课又Passage2HighschoolhintsInterviewer:HelloandwelcometoSchoolTalk!TodayImjoinedbyLisaOsborne.LisagraduatedfromourschoollastJuneandisabouttogotocollege.Lisathankyouforcomingtoshareyoursuggestionsforhighschoolwithus.Lisa:Hieverybody.Imverygladtobeback.Ifeelasifhighschoolwasonlyyesterday.Interviewer:SowhathelpedwhenyoufirststartedhighschoolLisa:OrientationDaywasreallyhelpful.Itsafantasticopportunityfornewstudentstogettoknowtheschoolandtheotherstudents.Ievenmadesomenewfriends!Justkeepanopenmindandtakepartinasmuchaspossible.Interviewer:Thatssoundadviceforsure.ButhowdidyoudealwithnewchallengeslikestartinganewcourseLisa:Ihadachemistrytestrightattheendofthefirstweek.Iwasfrightenedatthesightofthetestpaper.ButthenIfiguredIdbetterjustgoalloutandseewhathappens.Ifyoufailnoproblem-nexttimeyoucanfailbetter!Interviewer:Soholdyourheadupthen.Butlifeisnotalwayseasy.Youmusthavehadsomemomentswhenyouweredisappointed.IfsohowdidyoudealwiththemLisa:AsamemberoftheschoolvolleyballteamIwasntselectedfortheend-of-yearcompetition.AtfirstIwasreallysadbutlaterIrealisedthatIjoinedtheteamfortheloveofthesport.Itwasntjustaboutwinning.SoIkeptworkinghardtosupportmyteammatesduringourtraining.TheresalwaysawaytobepartofsomethingyouloveisntthereInterviewer:YesItotallyagree.IsthereanythingelseinparticularthatyoudliketosharewithusLisa:LookingbackatmyhighschoollifethemostimportantadviceIdgivearethesewonderfulwordsfromthewriterMayaAngelou.Shesaid“Trytobearainbowinsomeonescloud.Sogiveyourfriendsahandwhentheyneedit.Andthiswillmakeyoufeelgoodtoo.Interviewer:Awesome!WellthanksagainforcomingtospeaktousLisa.Andgoodluckwithcollege.Lisa:Thankyou.（外研版）必修一课又Unit2ExploringEnglishPassage1NeitherPinenorAppleinPineappleHaveyoueveraskedyourselfwhypeopleoftenhavetroublelearningEnglishIhadntuntilonedaymyfive-year-oldsonaskedmewhethertherewashaminahamburger.Thereisnt.Thismademerealisethattheresnoeggineggplanteither.Neitheristherepinenorappleinpineapple.ThisgotmethinkinghowEnglishcanbeacrazylanguagetolearn.Forexampleinourfreetimewecansculptasculptureandpaintapaintingbutwetakeaphoto.Andwhenwearetravellingwesaythatweareinthecarorthetaxibutonthetrainorbus!Whileweredoingallthistravellingwecangetseasickatseaairsickintheairandcarsickinacarbutwedontgethomesickwhenwegetbackhome.AndspeakingofhomewhyarenthomeworkandhouseworkthesamethingIfhardistheoppositeofsoftwhyarehardlyandsoftly”notanopposingpairIfharmlessactionsaretheoppositeofharmfulactionswhyareshamelessandshamefulbehavioursthesameWhenwelookoutofthewindowandseerainorsnowwecansayitsrainingorItssnowing.Butwhenweseesunshinewecantsayitssunshining.Eventhesmallestofwordscanbeconfusing.WhenyouseethecapitalizedWHOinamedicalreportdoyoureaditasthewhoinWhosthatWhataboutIT”andUS〃？Youalsohavetowonderattheuniquemadnessofalanguageinwhichahousecanburnupasitburnsdowninwhichyoufillinaformbyfillingitoutandinwhichanalarmisonlyheardonceitgoes!Englishwasinventedbypeoplenotcomputersanditreflectsthecreativityofthehumanrace.Thatiswhywhenthestarsareouttheyarevisiblebutwhenthelightsareouttheyareinvisible.AndthatiswhywhenIwindupmywatchitstartsbutwhenIwindupthispassageitends.（外研版）必修一课又Passage2MisadventuresinEnglishLastweekourforumaskedifyouhadanyfunnyorstrangestoriesaboutusingEnglish.Wedidntexpecttogetsomanyposts!HerearesomeofourfavouritestoremindusthatsomeoftheEnglishwelearnintheclassroomisratherdifferentfromtheEnglishintheoutsideworld!AlbaPeoplesaythattheBritishalwaysplaysafewithwhattheyeat.Nottrue!IwenttoasummerschoolinManchesterandmyEnglishteacherwascalledMaggie.Onedayadifferentteachertookourclass.HetoldusthatMaggiecouldntteachthatdaybecauseshehadafroginherthroat.PoorMaggie-butwhydidshetrytoeatsuchabigfrogYancyWhenIfirstvisitedNewYorkIwenttoashoppingcentretobuysomewinterboots.AttheinformationdeskIaskedaladywheretheshoesectionwas.Shesaidthatitwasonthefirstfloor.SoIwentuptothefirstfloorbutcouldntfindanyshoes.WhenIwasabouttoleaveIsawthatshoeswereactuallysoldonthegroundfloornotthefirstfloor.Howconfusing!JulienIvegotanEnglishpenfriendwhoIfinallygottomeetinLondonthissummer.Hehadtoldmethathisgrandfatherwasreallywicked.ButwhenImethisgrandfatherIlikedhimalot.Iwasveryconfused.WhydidmyfrienduseanegativewordaboutsuchanicemanZhengXuTheBritishmusthavereallyhighstandards.IwaspartofastudentexchangebetweenauniversityinEnglandandmyuniversityinChina.IspentdayspreparingandwritingmyfirstEnglishpaper.IknewIhaddoneagoodjobandwaslookingforwardtogettingagoodgrade.WhenIgotthepaperbackIfoundmyteacherhadwrittenthecommentHNotbad!NotbadIwasabitdisappointed.（外研版）必修一课又Unit3FamilymattersPassage1LikeFatherLikeSonThelivingroomFridaynight.Atableandtwochairsatfrontcentre.GrandfatherandFatherseatedatthetableareplayingchess.Grandfather:And...Iwin!enterSonFather:Notagain!Ohlookherecomesmyboy.HowareyousonSon:nervouslyapproachingthetableErm...DadcanwetalkFather:Sure!Youknowyoucanalwaysturntoyourdadforachat.Son:OK.Hereitis.Ivedecidednottogotouniversity.IwanttofocusmybandandhaveacareerinmusicwhenIleaveschool.Father:raisinghisvoiceinsurpriseYoucantbeserious!Whataboutyourfuturecareerasalawyer!Son:Iknewyoudsaythat.YoujustassumeIwanttobealawyerbutthatsonlybecauseyouarealawyer.Father:WhatswrongwithbeingalawyerPeoplerespectlawyersandyoucanhaveagoodincome.Son:YesbutImnotinterestedinlawIwanttoworkinastudionotacourt.Grandfather:lookingatFatherCalmdownOKFather:ignoringGrandfatherswordsStopdaydreaming!Playinginabandisnotajob.Son:Ofcourseitis!Themusicindustryisdevelopingfastnow.Makingmusicisajob.Grandfather:steppingbetweenFatherandSonandraisinghisvoiceHey!Itoldyoutocalmdownbothofyou!Father:ButItoldhimtostudysomethingusefulatuniversity!Grandfather:laughingEasyson!Irememberwhenyouwerehisageyousaidthatyouwantedtobeaprofessionalsoccerplayer.Father:Andyouwantedtobeanengineer.Grandfather:Ijustwantedyoutobehappyandanengineer-ahappyengineer.Father:Butintheendyoujustadvisedmetothinkcarefully.（外研版）必修一课又Grandfather:Yesandyoufoundthecareerthatsuitedyourtalents.Imsoproudofyou.Yoursonisproudofyoutoo.Son:OfcourseIambutIhavedifferenttalents.Grandfather:turningtoSonWhydontyoualsotakemyadviceandthinkcarefullybeforejumpinginwithbothfeetSon:WellIcouldtry...Grandfather:Ifyougotouniversityandplaymusicatthesametimeyouwillhavetwooptionsforyoufuture.AndImsureplayinginabandwillhelpyoumakelotsofnewfriendsatuniversity.Father:Yeslotsofnewlawyerfriends!Son:withasighDad...curtain.Passage2JustaBrotherItwasthefinalpartofthe2016TriathlonWorldSeriesinMexico.Withjust700metrestogoAlistairBrownleewasinthirdplaceandhisyoungerbrotherJonnywasinthelead.Alistairpushedhimselftowardsthefinishlineintheburningheatbutashecameroundthecornerhesawhisbrotherabouttofallontothetrack.Alistairhadtochoose-brotherlyloveorachancetowintheraceForAlistairthechoicewasclear.Hisbrotherwasintrouble.Hehadtohelp.AlistairrantowardsJonnycaughthimandstartedpullinghimtowardsthefinishline.Alistairthenpushedhisbrotherovertheline.ThemoveputJonnyinsecondplaceandAlistairhimselfinthird.ItwasanunexpectedendtotheracebutAlistairdidnotwanttodiscussitwiththemedia.Hejustwantedtoseehisyoungerbrotherwhohadbeenrushedtothemedicalarea.TheBrownleebrothershavebeendoingtriathlonssincetheywerechildren.ObviouslywhenyourolderbrotherisdoingityouthinkitsacoolthingtodosaysJonny.Alistairsaysthattheyencourageeachotherasmuchastheycanwhentheytrain.DespiteargumentsoverstupidthingsnowandthenAlistairagreesthathavingabrotherisanadvantage.ThroughoutmyentirelifeIvehadmybrothertryingtobeatmeateverythingIdo.Ithasbeenanenormouslypositiveforce.Watchedbymillionstheendingtotheracehasdividedopinions:shouldthebrothershavebeendisqualifiedorhighlypraisedfortheiractionsButforAlistairhisdecisionwaseasytoexplain:MumwouldnthavebeenhappyifIdleftJonnybehind.Atthatmomenthewasnolongeranathleteaimingforamedal—hewasjustabrother.（外研版）必修一课又Unit4FriendsforeverPassage1ClickforaFriendHowwouldyoufeelifmovingtoanewtownmeantlosingtrackofyourfriendsWhatiftheonlywayofgettingnewsfromfarawayfriendswaswritinglettersThiswashowthingsworkednotsoverylongago.Thankstoadvancesintechnologyhowwemakefriendsandcommunicatewiththemhaschangedsignificantly.Nowadayswecanmovearoundtheworldandstillstayintouchwiththepeoplethatwewanttoremainfriendswith.Socialmediatoolsletusseewhatourfriendsareuptoandmaintainfriendshipswithoutmissingabeat.Thedigitalagealsoenablesustofindpeoplewhoshareourinterestssuchascollectingmodelcarsorplayinganunusualinstrument.WhateverourhobbiestheInternetcanconnectuswithotherswhoalsoenjoydoingthemeveniftheyliveontheothersideoftheworld.ButwhenyoufriendpeopleonlinedoesthismeanthattheyreallyareyourfriendsItdepends.Ifpeoplealwaysexchangetruepersonalinformationonlinethenyesthesefriendshipscanberealandmeaningful.Butweneedtokeepinmindthatwhatweseeonsocialmediaisoftennotthewholetruthaboutaperson.Onsocialmediasitespeopletendtopostonlygoodthingsthatmakethemappearhappyandfriendly.Butsmilingphotoscanhiderealproblems.Rememberthesaying:ontheInternetnobodyknowsyoureadog.Ayoungpersoncouldbeold;awomancouldbeaman;wecouldevenbesharingourinformationwithcriminals.Butthisdoesntmeanweshouldthrowthebabyoutwiththebathwater.Althoughtechnologyhaschangedthewayweareconnectedthemeaningoffriendshipandourlongingforfriendsremainthesame.AsAristotlesaidnoonewouldchoosetolivewithoutfriendsevenifhehadallothergoods.（外研版）必修一课又Passage2AfterTwentyYearsexcerptsTheshortstoryAfterTwentyYearsissetinNewYorkonacolddarknight.Mostpeoplehaveleftworktogohomeandthispartofthecityisnowquiet.Apoliceofficerwhoischeckingtheareaseesamanoutsideashop.Hegoesuptothemanandfindsthemanhasascaronhisface.Theyhaveachat.Themanstartstotellhisstory.“Twentyyearsagoto-night/saidthemanIdinedhereatBigJoeBradyswithJimmyWellsmybestchumandthefinestchapintheworld.HeandIwereraisedhereinNewYorkjustliketwobrotherstogether.IwaseighteenandJimmywastwenty.ThenextmorningIwastostartfortheWesttomakemyfortune.YoucouldnthavedraggedJimmyoutofNewYork;hethoughtitwastheonlyplaceonearth.Wellweagreedthatnightthatwewouldmeethereagainexactlytwentyyearsfromthatdateandtimenomatterwhatourconditionsmightbeorfromwhatdistancewemighthavetocome.Wefiguredthatintwentyyearseachofusoughttohaveourdestinyworkedoutandourfortunesmadewhatevertheyweregoingtobe.”Itsoundsprettyinterestingsaidthepoliceman.Ratheralongtimebetweenmeetsthoughitseemstome.HaventyouheardfromyourfriendsinceyouleftWellyesforatimewecorrespondedsaidtheother.Butafterayearortwowelosttrackofeachother.YouseetheWestisaprettybigpropositionandIkepthustlingaroundoveritprettylively.ButIknowJimmywillmeetmehereifhesaliveforhealwayswasthetrueststanchestoldchapintheworld.Hellneverforget.Icameathousandmilestostandinthisdoorto-nightanditsworthitifmyoldpartnerturnsup.”（外研版）必修一课又Unit5IntothewildPassage1TheMonarch*sJourneyManyanimalsmovefromoneplacetoanotheratcertaintimesoftheyear.Thismovementiscalledmigration.Theymigratetofindfoodfindapartnerorsearchofwarmerweather.OfallthemassmigrationsthatoftheNorthAmericanmonarchbutterfliesisoneofthemostwonderful.Everyautumnmillionsofthesebeautifulinsectswithdelicateblackandorangewingsbeginalonganddifficultjourney.Somehowtheymanagetotravelaround4000kilometerssouthandfindtheirwaytoplaceswheretheywillspendthewinter.Howeveruntilrecentlynooneknewhowtheydothis.AteamofscientistsledbyProfessorEliSchlizermanattheUniversityofWashingtonhasnowfoundtheanswer.Theyhavediscoveredthatthemonarchisabletotellthetimeofday.Itthenusesitseyestomeasurethepositionofthesun.Thesetwopiecesofinformation—thetimeofdayandthepointwherethesunisinthesky—allowthebutterflytodeterminewhichwayitneedstogoandchangeitsdirectionwhennecessary.EventuallyitmanagestoreachCaliforniaorMexico.Thesolutiontothemysteryofthemonarchsamazingabilitycomesatatimewhenitisinserioustrouble.Itspopulationhascrashedbyasmuchasninetypercentinthelastfewyears.Unfortunatelyhumanactivityisthemainreasonwhythemonarchnumbersarefalling.Inmanyoftheplaceswheremonarchscanbefoundpeoplearedestroyingthenaturalenvironmentbycuttingdowntreesandusingchemicalsthatkilltheplantsthatmonarchcaterpillarseat.Abetterunderstandingofthemonarchsbehaviourhashoweverledtoagreaterawarenessandappreciationofthiscreature.Volunteershavebeenworkingtogethertorecordtheirmigrationandmakesurethatthereareenoughplantsforthemtofeedon.Ifthisworkissuccessfultheremaycomeatimewhenmonarchnumbersincreaseonceagain.Themoreweknowaboutthedelicatecreaturesthegreaterthechancetheywillsurvive.Bydoingmoreresearchthemonarchbutterflycankeepitsplaceinthehumanimaginationforalongtimetocome.。
个人认证
优秀文档
获得点赞 0
