外研版高中英語必修一課文精品資料精品資料僅供學(xué)習(xí)與交流，如有侵權(quán)請聯(lián)系網(wǎng)站刪除謝謝PAGE僅供學(xué)習(xí)與交流，如有侵權(quán)請聯(lián)系網(wǎng)站刪除謝謝PAGE8精品資料僅供學(xué)習(xí)與交流，如有侵權(quán)請聯(lián)系網(wǎng)站刪除謝謝PAGEModule1MyFirstDayatSeniorHighMynameisLiKang.IliveinShijiazhuang,acitynotfarfromBeijing.ItisthecapitalcityofHebeiProvince.TodayismyfirstdayatSeniorHighschoolandI’mwritingdownmythoughtsaboutit.MynewschoolisverygoodandIcanseewhy.Theteachersareveryenthusiasticandfriendlyandtheclassroomsareamazing.Everyroomhasacomputerwithaspecialscreen,almostasbigasacinemascreen.Theteacherswriteonthecomputer,andtheirwordsappearonthescreenbehindthem.Thescreensalsoshowphotographs,textandinformationfromwebsites.They’rebrilliant!TheEnglishclassisreallyinteresting.TheteacherisaveryenthusiasticwomancalledMsShen.We’reusinganewtextbookandMsShen’smethodofteachingisnothingliketheteachersatmyJuniorHighschool.Shethinksthatreadingcomprehensionisimportant,butwespeakalotinclass,too.Andwehavefun.Idon’tthinkIwillbeboredinMsShen’sclass!Todayweintroducedourselvestoeachother.Wedidthisingroups.Somestudentswereembarrassedatfirstbuteveryonewasveryfriendlyanditwasreallynice.MsShengaveusinstructionsandthenweworkedbyourselves.MsShenwantstohelpusimproveourspellingandhandwriting.Wedothisinafunway,withspellinggamesandotheractivities.Ilikeherattitudeverymuch,andthebehaviouroftheotherstudentsshowsthattheylikeher,too.Therearesixty-fivestudentsinmyclass—morethanmypreviousclassinJuniorHigh.Forty-nineofthemaregirls.Inotherwords,therearethreetimesasmanygirlsasboys.Theysaythatgirlsareusuallymorehard-workingthanboys,butinthisclass,everyoneishard-working.Forourhomeworktonight,wehavetowriteadescriptionofthestreetwherewelive.I’mlookingforwardtodoingit!MyAfter-schoolActivities.Asthestudentsofmoderntimes,wehavecolorfulschoollife.Everyday,welearnplentyofknowledgeondifferentsubjectsinclass.Andourschoolorganizesmanyextracurricularactivitiesinordertohelpusputwhatwehavelearnedintopractice.Afterclass,wetakepartinvariousactivities,likeplayingfootball,basketball,badminton,etc.Theyaregoodforourhealth.Besides,weareabletojoininthelecturesorganizedbyliteratureassociation,musicgroup,artgroup,whereyoucanenjoyfamousworks,learntoplayinstrumentsordrawpictures.Also,therearechancesforustousecomputersinthelaboratoryandtalkwithsomeforeignteachersaboutanythingweareinterestedinattheEnglishcorner.Now,mostofusmayoperatecomputersfreelyandhaveagoodcommandofspokenEnglish.Inadditiontotheafter-classactivitiesmentionedhere,therearestillmanyotherssuchassportsmeeting,debate,socialinvestigation,etc.Allthoseactivitiesmakeourschoollifeattractiveandinteresting.Wewilltakeadvantagesoftheexperienceinthefuture.Moudle2MyNewTeachersTheysaythatfirstimpressionsareveryimportant.MyfirstimpressionofMrs.Liwasthatshewasnervousandshy.Ithinkperhapsshewas,asitwasherfirstlessonwithus.Butnow,aftertwoweeks,theclassreallylikesworkingwithher.She'skindandpatient,andsheexplainsEnglishgrammarsoclearlythatevenIcanunderstandit!Sheavoidsmakingyoufeelstupid!I'vealwayshatedmakingmistakesorpronouncingawordincorrectlywhenIspeakEnglish,butMrs.Lijustsmiles,sothatyoudon'tfeelcompletelystupid!Ithinkmaybeshegoesabittooslowlyforthefasterstudents,butformeit'swonderful!IfeelI'mgoingtomakeprogresswithher.I'dguessthatMrs.Chenisalmostsixty.She'sverystrict—wedon'tdaretosayawordunlesssheasksusto.She'salsoveryseriousanddoesn'tsmilemuch.Whensheasksyoutodosomething,youdoitimmediately!Thereareafewstudentsinourclasswhokeepcomingtoclasslatebutthey'realwaysontimeforMrs.Chen'slessons!Someofourclassdon'tikeher,butmostofusreallyappreciateherbecauseherteachingissowellorganisedandclear.Andafewstudentsevenadmitlikingher!Duringscientificexperiments,sheexplainsexactlywhatishappeningandasaresultmyworkisimproving.Physicswillneverbemyfavouritelesson,butIthinkthatI’lldowellintheexamwithMrsChenteachingme.Mr.Wu’sonlybeenteachingusfortwoweeksandhe’salreadyverypopular.IthinkthisisbecausehereallyenjoysteachingChineseliteraturehelovesit,infact!He’sgotsomuchenergy,thisisoneclassyoudonotfallasleepin!He’sabout28,Ithink,andisrathergood-looking.Hetalksloudlyandfast,andwaveshishandsaboutalotwhenhegetsexcited.He’sreallyamusingandtellsjokeswhenhethinkswe’regettingbored.EventhingslikecompositionsandsummariesarefunwithMr.Wu.Irespecthimalot.Module3MyFirstRideonaTrainMynameisAliceThompson.IcomefromSydney,AustraliaandI’m18yearsold.RecentlyIhadmyfirstrideonalong-distancetrain.Andwhataride!AfriendandItraveledonthefamousGhantrain.WegotoninSydneyandwegotoffinAliceSprings,rightinthemiddleofAustralia,morethanfourthousandkilometersaway.Wespenttwodaysandnightsonthetrain.Thetrainwaswonderfulandthefoodwasgreat.Weategreatmealscookedbyexperts!Forthefirstfewhundredkilometresofthejourney,thescenerywasverycolourful.Therewerefieldsandthesoilwasdarkred.Afterthat,itwasdesert.Thesunshone,therewasnowindandtherewerenocloudsinthesky.Suddenly,itlookedlikeaplacefromanothertime.Wesawabandonedfarmswhichwerebuiltmorethanahundredyearsago.Thetrainwascomfortableandthepeoplewerenice.Duringtheday,Isatandlookedoutofthewindow,andsometimestalkedtootherpassengers.IreadbooksandlistenedtomyChinesecassettes(I'mstudyingChineseatschool).Onenight,ataboutmidnight,Iwatchedthenightskyforaboutanhour.Thestarsshonelikediamonds.WhyisthetraincalledtheGhan?Alongtimeago,Australiansneededawaytotraveltothemiddleofthecountry.Theytriedridinghorses,butthehorsesdidn'tlikethehotweatherandsand.Ahundredandfiftyyearsago,theybroughtsomecamelsfromAfghanistan.GhanisshortforAfghanistan.Camelsweremuchbetterthanhorsesfortravellingalongdistance.Formanyyears,trainedcamelscarriedfoodandothersupplies,andreturnedwithwoolandotherproducts.TheAfghansandtheircamelsdidthisuntilthe1920s.Thenthegovernmentbuiltanewrailwayline,sotheydidn'tneedthecamelsanymore.In1925,theypassedalawwhichallowedpeopletoshoottheanimalsiftheywereaproblem.In1935,thepoliceinatownshot153camelsinoneday.Moudle4ASocialSurvey–MXL:AlivelycityIt'sgreattoseeyouagain,John.JM:It'sgreattoseeyou!It'sbeensixyearssincewelastsaweachother,youknow.AndthisisthefirsttimeI'vevisitedyourhometown.XL:Yes,I'msogladyoucouldcome.JM:Youknow,I'veseenquitealotofChinaandI'vevisitedsomebeautifulcities,butthisisoneofthemostattractiveplacesI'vebeento.It'ssolively,andeveryoneseemssofriendly.XL:Yes,it'soneofthemostinterestingcitiesonthecoast,everyonesaysso.Ifeelveryfortunatelivinghere.AndIlovelivingbytheseaside.JM:YouliveinthenorthwestofXiamen,isthatright?XL:Yes,that'sright.JM:What'stheclimatelike?XL:Prettyhotandwetinthesummer,butitcanbequitecoldinthewinter.JM:SoundsOKtome.Therearealotoftouristsaround.Don'ttheybotheryou?、XL:Yes,theycanbeanuisanceinthesummerbecausetherearesomanyofthem.JM:Oh,lookatthathugeapartmentblock!XL:Yes,they'vejustcompletedit.Therentforanapartmentthereisveryhigh.JM:Ibelieveyou!Thisarea'ssomodern!XL:Yes,thisisthebusinessdistrict.They'veputupalotofhigh-risebuildingsrecently.Andtherearesomegreatshoppingmalls.See,we'rejustpassingonenow.Mywife'sjustboughtabeautifuldressfromoneoftheshopsthere.JM:MaybeIcouldbuyafewpresentsthere.XL:I'lltakeyoutheretomorrow.Nowwe'releavingthebusinessdistrictandapproachingtheharbour.We'reenteringthewesterndistrict,themostinterestingpartofthecity.It'sgotsomereallyprettyparks...JM:Itseemslovely.IsthatGulangyuIsland,justacrossthewater?XL:Yes,itis.It'sagorgeousislandwithsomereallyinterestingarchitecture.JM:Sotheytellme.Doyouthinkwecouldstopandwalkaroundforawhile?XL:Yes,Iwasjustgoingtodothat.Wecanparkoverthere.Afriend'stoldmeaboutanicelittlefishrestaurantnearhere.Shallwegothereforlunch?JM:Thatsoundsgreat.I'mstarving!Moudle5AItishardtothinkofaworldwithoutmetals.Differentmetalshavedifferentuses,forexample,steelisusedincars,andironisusedinelectricalequipment.Whenweusemetals,itisimportanttoknowhowtheyreactwithdifferentsubstances,forexample,waterandoxygen.Moudle6TheInternetandTelecommunicationsTheInternetisthebiggestsourceofinformationintheworld,andit'saccessiblethroughacomputer.Itconsistsofmillionsofpagesofdata.In1969,DARPA,aU.S.defenceorganisation,developedawayforalltheircomputersto"talk"toeachotherthroughthetelephone.TheycreatedanetworkofcomputerscalledDARPANET.Forfifteenyears,onlytheU.S.armycouldusethissystemofcommunication.Thenin1984,theU.S.NationalScienceFoundation(NSF)startedtheNSFNETnetwork.Itthenbecamepossibleforuniversitiestousethesystemaswell.NSFNETNSFNETbecameknownastheInter-Network,or"Internet".TheWorldWideWeb(theweb)i