北師大版高中英語(yǔ)必修一模塊1 U1U2U3課文講解

1、課文原文M1 U1 L1 A Perfect Day Passage 1 A Couch Potato Forty-three-year-old Brian Blakey from Birmingham is sitting on his sofa and telling me about his perfect day. When I wake up I dont get up immediately. I turn on the television and watch the childrens programmes and old movies until about half pas

2、t ten. Then I get up, go downstairs and switch on the TV in the living room. For lunch, I have biscuits and a glass of milk, and I watch the news. In the afternoon, I often watch another old film theyre showing some good ones at the moment. In the evenings, I often watch TV series or sport and the n

3、ews again I like the main news at six oclock. At nine thirty, if there is a good play on BBC 2, I switch over and watch it. Then at night, I watch more films and I usually switch off the TV at about two oclock I never watch TV all night. I watch TV for sixteen or seventeen hours a day. I also do som

4、e exercise every day. I take Tina, the dog, for a walk every afternoon. I dont go far, of course. I walk to the wall outside my house. I always take my portable TV and I sit on the stone wall while the dog walks round in a circle. Of course, I couldnt live this lifestyle without a good wife. Shes no

5、t here now (because shes working), but she always makes my meals. We havent got much money, you know, but were happy. Sit down and watch TV Heres the remote control. Youve got the world at your feet. And in your hand. Passage 2 A Workaholic Thirty-six-year-old Bob Black is sitting at his desk and wo

6、rking his way through his paperwork. I normally wake up about five minutes before my alarm clock goes off. As soon as I hear my alarm clock, I jump out of my bed. It takes me less than fifteen minutes to wash, get changed, have breakfast, leave home and get on a bus.I am always the first person to g

7、et to the office. The mornings are always very busy and the afternoons are even busier! Meetings and phone calls take up a large part of the day. Every minute of the day is filled with urgent matters. By around eight oclock, I usually find some time to do my own paperwork and answer some personal e-

8、mails.When I get home at about ten, I look at some documents (that I bring back from the office) so that I can be ready for the next days work. I get to bed around midnight when my wife and children are already asleep.I seldom have time for fun and other activities with my family. My family complain

9、s about it.But I try to work hard so that I can make more money for them. Besides, I get bored if theres nothing to do. I like being busy.U1 L4 City and CountryDebbie is an accountant in a large company in the centre of London. I need to be in my office by nine oclock so I usually get up at seven oc

10、lock. I travel to work on “the tube”. Thats what people call the underground in London. It takes about fifty minutes. Usually, its so crowded that I cant find anywhere to sit. I just stand. Im always tired before I arrive at work. I dont like the underground!I spend all morning checking numbers. Lun

11、ch is always simple. I often get a sandwich in a nearby sandwich shop or I just have some biscuits and a cup of coffee. Then in the afternoon, I return to the paperwork in the office.On Monday nights, I have dance classes, and on Wednesday nights, I go to the gym. I need to do that because I dont ge

12、t enough exercise otherwise. On Tuesday and Thursday nights, I have French classes. I work for a French company so I think studying French will help me in my job.I go to the cinema almost every weekend. Sometimes, if the weather forecast is good, my friends and I drive to the countryside for a weeke

13、nd break. We like to visit nice, quiet places far away from the city and go walking where there are no shops, crowds or the tube. That fresh air is so good for my lungs. I love it.Paul lives in a small village in the north of England.I usually get up at four oclock every morning when its still dark.

14、 I live and work on the farm /so I dont need to travel. After a big breakfast in my house, I walk out of the front door and Im already at work.There are many things to do on the farm all day. We dont have the same work hours that office workers in the city have. We do jobs when they need to be done

15、/and that could be early in the morning or late at night. I have cows, sheep, pigs and chickens on my farm. I have to make sure (that) they are free of sickness. I also grow wheat and vegetables /so there are many things to look after.In the evening, I like to play with my children. I have two child

16、ren, a boy and a girl. They are six and eight years old. I also like to study. Right now I am studying Chinese by distance learning. I am very interested in China and its my dream to see the Great Wall one day.I love movies. My wife calls me a “movie fan”. But there isnt a cinema in my village so I

17、dont get the chance to go very often. I go about twice a year, usually when I go to London with my family. We take a weekend break there when I am not too busy on the farm. My wife loves looking in the clothes shops and I like all the crowds and the noise. I also like to buy a few cigars. Unfortunat

18、ely, my wife isnt as fond of them as I am. My son and daughter love to ride on Londons red buses and they especially love to go on the tube!M1 U1 L1完美的一天Passage 1 終日懶散在家看電視的人-沙發(fā)土豆 (來(lái)自伯明翰的43歲的布萊恩*博萊克正坐在沙發(fā)上向我講述他美妙的一天。)早上醒來(lái)，我不馬上起床。我總是先打開(kāi)電視，看看兒童節(jié)目看看老片子，一直看到十點(diǎn)半。然后起床，下樓，打開(kāi)起居室的電視。午餐時(shí)，我邊吃餅干、喝牛奶，邊看新聞。下午，我?？戳?/p>

19、一部老影片 眼下電視里正播放非常好看的老電影。晚上我要么看連續(xù)劇，要么看體育節(jié)目，接著再看新聞。我喜歡看六點(diǎn)的重要新聞。九點(diǎn)半，如果英國(guó)廣播公司二頻道有好看的電視劇，我會(huì)調(diào)過(guò)去看看。在夜里，我接著看電影，通常看到凌晨?jī)牲c(diǎn)才關(guān)電視。我從不通宵看電視。我一天要看十六七個(gè)小時(shí)電視。每天也會(huì)出去活動(dòng)活動(dòng)。.每天下午我?guī)е」返倌壬⒉?。?dāng)然，我不會(huì)走遠(yuǎn)，只走到我家房子外的墻邊。這時(shí)，我總是隨身攜帶手提電視，坐在石頭墻上看，小狗則在我身邊繞圈。當(dāng)然，沒(méi)有一個(gè)好妻子，我是不可能過(guò)上這種妙不可言的生活的。她在工作所以現(xiàn)在不在家。她天天給我做飯。你知道，我們雖然錢(qián)不多，但活得很快活。坐在家里，看看電視。這是遙控

20、器。世界就在你腳下！也在你手中。這感覺(jué)振真棒!Passage 2工作狂 (36歲的鮑勃*布萊克正坐在寫(xiě)字臺(tái)前忙著他的案頭工作。)我一般在鬧鐘響前5分鐘就醒了。鬧鐘一響，我立刻跳下床，從洗漱、穿衣、吃早飯、離家到坐上公共汽車(chē)只用15分鐘。我總是第一個(gè)到辦公室。每天早晨都很忙，下午更忙。整天會(huì)議，電話(huà)不斷。一天中幾乎每一分鐘都充斥著急待處理的問(wèn)題。通常大約晚上8點(diǎn)我才 有時(shí)間處理自己的事:寫(xiě)寫(xiě)東西，回復(fù)電子郵件等。晚上10點(diǎn)到家時(shí)，我還要瀏覽帶回的文件，為第二天的工作做準(zhǔn)備。我一般半夜才上床睡覺(jué)，那時(shí)妻子和孩子們都早已進(jìn)入夢(mèng)鄉(xiāng)。我很少有時(shí)間娛樂(lè)或和家人一起活動(dòng)。我的家人總是抱怨。但我得拼命工作，好

21、為他們賺更多的錢(qián)。而且，要是沒(méi)事可做我會(huì)覺(jué)得非常無(wú)聊。我真的喜歡忙忙碌碌。U1 L4城市和農(nóng)村 (戴比是倫敦一家大公司的會(huì)計(jì)) 9點(diǎn)前我必須趕到辦公室，所以我通常7點(diǎn)起床。我乘地鐵上班。那就是人們通常所稱(chēng)。乘地鐵大約需要15分鐘。通常地鐵很擁擠，(以致)我只好站著。這樣每天到辦公室前，我就已經(jīng)感到很疲倦。我一點(diǎn)兒都不喜歡乘地鐵!每天上午我要計(jì)算數(shù)字，核對(duì)賬目。午飯總是很簡(jiǎn)單，我常在附近的三明治店買(mǎi)個(gè)三明治，或吃些餅干，喝杯咖啡。下午我在辦公室處理文字資料。星期一晚上我上舞蹈課。星期三晚上去健身房。我需要運(yùn)動(dòng)，因?yàn)椴贿@樣的話(huà)，每天運(yùn)動(dòng)量不夠。星期二和星期四晚上我去上法語(yǔ)課。我在為一家法國(guó)公司工作

22、，所以我認(rèn)為學(xué)法語(yǔ)對(duì)我的工作有益。幾乎每個(gè)周末我都去看電影，朋友們稱(chēng)我為影迷。有時(shí)，如果天氣預(yù)報(bào)好的話(huà)，我會(huì)和朋友們開(kāi)車(chē)去鄉(xiāng)下度周末。我喜歡去那些遠(yuǎn)離城市、幽靜、風(fēng)景秀麗的地方，在沒(méi)有商店、人群、地鐵的地方漫步。那里的新鮮空氣對(duì)肺部有好處。我喜歡新鮮的空氣。(保羅住在英格蘭北部的一個(gè)小村莊。)我通常大約凌晨4 點(diǎn)天還黑著的時(shí)候就起床。我在農(nóng)場(chǎng)工作、生活，不用乘通勤車(chē)上下班。飽餐一頓早飯之后，我走出家門(mén)，開(kāi)始一天的工作。在農(nóng)場(chǎng)整天都有很多事要做。和在辦公室工作的人不同。我們的工作時(shí)間依需要而定。可能是在早晨就工作，也可能是在深夜。我的農(nóng)場(chǎng)里有豬、羊、牛、雞等。我得確保它們不得病。我也種植麥子、蔬

23、菜，因此每天我有很多事需要料理。晚上我喜歡和孩子們一塊兒玩。我有兩個(gè)孩子，一男一女，他們一個(gè)6歲，一個(gè)8歲。我也喜歡學(xué)習(xí)。眼下我正在通過(guò)遠(yuǎn)程教育學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)。我對(duì)中國(guó)很感興趣，我一直夢(mèng)想著有一天能親眼看看長(zhǎng)城。我喜歡看電影。妻子稱(chēng)我為影迷。但是，我們村沒(méi)有電影院，所以我沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)經(jīng)?？措娪啊?我一年只能看兩次電影,通常是在和家人去倫敦的時(shí)候。只要農(nóng)場(chǎng)活不太多，我們會(huì)抓住機(jī)會(huì)度周末。我妻子喜歡逛服裝店；我喜歡看看人群、聽(tīng)聽(tīng)城市的嘈雜聲。我還喜歡買(mǎi)幾支雪茄煙。.不走運(yùn)的是，我妻子不像我那樣喜歡雪茄煙。女兒和兒子喜歡坐倫敦的紅色公共汽車(chē)游覽觀光，他們特別喜歡乘地鐵。U2 Modern Heroes L1

24、National Hero民族英雄Chinas first manned spaceship lifted off at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, October 15th, 2003 in Jiuquan, Gansu Province. 2003年10月15日，星期三上午級(jí)九點(diǎn)，中國(guó)第一艘載人航空飛船在甘肅酒泉發(fā)射中心深升空。The spaceship, called Shenzhou V, was carrying Chinas first astronaut,Yang Liwei.這艘名為神舟五號(hào)的宇宙飛船載著中國(guó)第一位宇航員楊利偉飛向太空。Yang, who w as

25、 a pilot in the army, was chosen from 1,500 other army pilots and started training for his space flight in 1998. 楊利偉是從1500名部隊(duì)飛行員中挑選出來(lái)的，1998年就開(kāi)始為這次具有歷史意義的太空飛行接受?chē)?yán)格的訓(xùn)練The launch was very successful. 這次發(fā)射非常成功。“When the spaceship was lifting off, I could really feel the high gravity”, said Yang Liwei.楊利偉

26、說(shuō):“太空船起飛時(shí)，我能感到巨大的地球引力。 “When the spaceship separated from the rocket, I suddenly got a feeling of soaring into the sky because of the zero gravity. 太空船與火箭分離時(shí)，由于地球引力消失，我感覺(jué)像是在急速升入空中.During the 21-hour space flight, the Shenzhou V circled the earth 14 times.在21小時(shí)的太空飛行中神舟五號(hào)繞地球14圈。 While the spaceship wa

27、s circling the earth for the sixth time,Yang Liwei spoke with ground control in Gansu.飛到第六圈時(shí)，楊利偉和甘肅地面控制中心通了話(huà)。 He was also able to speak with his wife and 8-year-old son.他還能與妻子和八歲的兒子進(jìn)行交談。Yang Liwei had several tasks to complete during the flight and only slept in the spaceship for about 3 hours.在飛行過(guò)程

28、中，楊利偉完成了好幾項(xiàng)任務(wù)。他只在太空倉(cāng)里睡了3個(gè)小時(shí)。 While he was sleeping, the spaceship circled the earth twice.他睡覺(jué)時(shí)，太空船繞地球飛了兩圈。When the spaceship was doing its seventh circle, Yang Liwei showed the flags of China and the United Nations, expressing the wishes of the Chinese people to explore and use space peacefully. 太空船

29、飛到第七圈時(shí)楊利偉在飛船上展示了中國(guó)國(guó)旗和聯(lián)合國(guó)國(guó)旗，代表中國(guó)人民向全世界表達(dá)了和平開(kāi)發(fā)利用太空資源的意圖。At 6:23 a.m. on October 16th,Yang Liwei landed in Inner Mongolia safely.10月16日凌晨6點(diǎn)23分，楊利偉在內(nèi)蒙古安全著陸。He told reporters later, “他后來(lái)告訴記者: “The surface of the spaceship was glowing red when it came back into the earths atmosphere.飛回大氣層時(shí)，我看到飛船表面紅光閃爍。Whe

30、n Shenzhou V let out its parachute, I felt the ship was shaking.” 神舟五號(hào)釋放降落傘時(shí)，我感到飛船在顫動(dòng)?！盇s Yang Liwei returned into the earths atmosphere, helicopters were flying to where he would land, ready to collect him.楊利偉返回大氣層時(shí)正在飛往他將著陸的地方，迎接他返程。Millions of people all over China were watching TV when the spaces

31、hip landed safely. 在飛船安全著陸的時(shí)刻，全中國(guó)億萬(wàn)人民都在觀看電視直播。When Yang Liwei climbed out of the spaceship, he smiled and waved to the crowds waiting for him. 楊利偉走出飛船，向等待他的人們揮手微笑。Yang Liwei was happy to be home but he said, “I thought 21 hours was too short to stay in space.”返回地面的楊利偉異常高興，但他不無(wú)遺憾地說(shuō): “我覺(jué)得在太空只停留21個(gè)小時(shí)真是

32、太短暫了!U2 Modern Heroes L1 National HeroChinas first manned spaceship lifted off at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, October 15th, 2003 in Jiuquan, Gansu Province. The spaceship, called Shenzhou V, was carrying Chinas first astronaut,Yang Liwei.Yang, who was a pilot in the army, was chosen from 1,500 other army p

33、ilots and started training for his space flight in 1998.The launch was very successful. “When the spaceship was lifting off, I could really feel the high gravity”, said Yang Liwei. “When the spaceship separated from the rocket, I suddenly got a feeling of soaring into the sky because of the zero gra

34、vity.” During the 21-hour space flight, the Shenzhou V circled the earth 14 times. While the spaceship was circling the earth for the sixth time,Yang Liwei spoke with ground control in Gansu. He was also able to speak with his wife and 8-year-old son.Yang Liwei had several tasks to complete during t

35、he flight and only slept in the spaceship for about 3 hours. While he was sleeping, the spaceship circled the earth twice.When the spaceship was doing its seventh circle, Yang Liwei showed the flags of China and the United Nations, expressing the wishes of the Chinese people to explore and use space

36、 peacefully.At 6:23 a.m. on October 16th,Yang Liwei landed in Inner Mongolia safely. He told reporters later, “The surface of the spaceship was glowing red when it came back into the earths atmosphere.When Shenzhou V let out its parachute, I felt the ship was shaking.” As Yang Liwei returned into th

37、e earths atmosphere, helicopters were flying to where he would land, ready to collect him.Millions of people all over China were watching TV when the spaceship landed safely. When Yang Liwei climbed out of the spaceship, he smiled and waved to the crowds waiting for him.Yang Liwei was happy to be ho

38、me but he said, “I thought 21 hours was too short to stay in space.”2003年10月15日，星期三上午級(jí)九點(diǎn)，中國(guó)第一艘載人航空飛船在甘肅酒泉發(fā)射中心深升空。這艘名為神舟五號(hào)的宇宙飛船載著中國(guó)第一位宇航員楊利偉飛向太空。楊利偉是從1500名部隊(duì)飛行員中挑選出來(lái)的，1998年就開(kāi)始為這次具有歷史意義的太空飛行接受?chē)?yán)格的訓(xùn)練這次發(fā)射非常成功。楊利偉說(shuō):“太空船起飛時(shí)，我能感到巨大的地球引力。太空船與火箭分離時(shí)，由于地球引力消失，我感覺(jué)像是在急速升入空中.在21小時(shí)的太空飛行中神舟五號(hào)繞地球14圈。飛到第六圈時(shí)，楊利偉和甘肅地面控制

39、中心通了話(huà)。他還能與妻子和八歲的兒子進(jìn)行交談。在飛行過(guò)程中，楊利偉完成了好幾項(xiàng)任務(wù)。他只在太空倉(cāng)里睡了3個(gè)小時(shí)。他睡覺(jué)時(shí)，太空船繞地球飛了兩圈。太空船飛到第七圈時(shí)楊利偉在飛船上展示了中國(guó)國(guó)旗和聯(lián)合國(guó)國(guó)旗，代表中國(guó)人民向全世界表達(dá)了和平開(kāi)發(fā)利用太空資源的意圖。10月16日凌晨6點(diǎn)23分，楊利偉在內(nèi)蒙古安全著陸。飛回大氣層時(shí)，我看到飛船表面紅光閃爍。神舟五號(hào)釋放降落傘時(shí)，我感到飛船在顫動(dòng)。楊利偉返回大氣層時(shí)正在飛往他將著陸的地方，迎接他返程。在飛船安全著陸的時(shí)刻，全中國(guó)億萬(wàn)人民都在觀看電視直播。楊利偉走出飛船，向等待他的人們揮手微笑。返回地面的楊利偉異常高興，但他不無(wú)遺憾地說(shuō): “我覺(jué)得在太空只停

40、留21個(gè)小時(shí)真是太短暫了!U2 L3 Sports Stars體育明星Lesson 3體育明星維納斯威廉姆斯和塞麗娜威廉姆斯是姐妹。她們是常常互為對(duì)手的網(wǎng)球冠軍。維納斯現(xiàn)在排名世界第十一位，而妹妹塞麗娜已經(jīng)名列第三。兩姐妹出生于加利福尼亞州一個(gè)貧窮、危險(xiǎn)的地區(qū)暴力、毒品隨處可見(jiàn)。最近一次采訪(fǎng)中，維納斯說(shuō)，那里，她和塞麗娜進(jìn)行訓(xùn)練時(shí)，子彈在空中穿梭，她們只好跑開(kāi)藏起來(lái)。終于在1991年，她們搬到一個(gè)較安全的地區(qū)，從此再也沒(méi)有故地造訪(fǎng)過(guò)。在維納斯和塞麗娜很小的時(shí)候，父親理查德就開(kāi)始訓(xùn)練她們。他總是嚴(yán)格要求，要她們相互競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。媽媽布蘭蒂則在家中教兩姐妹文化知識(shí)。這樣才使她們既沒(méi)有間斷網(wǎng)球生涯，又能順利

41、完成高中學(xué)業(yè)。兩姐妹如今在大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)尚及內(nèi)部裝飾。她們倆都對(duì)網(wǎng)球生涯結(jié)束后從事設(shè)計(jì)工作極感興趣。兩姐妹的成功之路是令人驚嘆的。維納斯第一次參加大型聯(lián)賽是在1996年。至此她已經(jīng)兩次贏得溫布爾登網(wǎng)球公開(kāi)賽和美國(guó)網(wǎng)球公開(kāi)賽冠軍。塞麗娜不斷提高，取得了驚人的進(jìn)步。1999年及2003年，她兩次贏得美國(guó)網(wǎng)球公開(kāi)賽冠軍。2002年及2003年，她是溫布爾登網(wǎng)球公開(kāi)賽女子單打冠軍。人們不禁要問(wèn)，網(wǎng)球是否影響過(guò)她們的姐妹關(guān)系呢？很幸運(yùn)的是沒(méi)有影響。維納斯說(shuō)：“我們以前彼此較量過(guò)，但從未產(chǎn)生過(guò)不愉快的感覺(jué)?！比惸乳_(kāi)玩笑地說(shuō)，“如果她贏了，媽媽會(huì)讓她洗碗?！盫ENUS AND SERENA WILLIAMS

42、are sisters. 維納斯*威廉姆斯和塞麗娜*威廉姆斯是姐妹。They are also both tennis champions who often have to play each other! 她們也是常常互為對(duì)手的網(wǎng)球冠軍。Venus is now eleventh in the world, and her younger sister Serena has moved up to third. 維納斯現(xiàn)在排名世界第十一位，而妹妹塞麗娜已經(jīng)名列第三。The two sisters were born in a poor and dangerous area of Calif

43、ornia. 兩姐妹出生于加利福尼亞州一個(gè)貧窮、危險(xiǎn)的地區(qū).It was full of drugs and violence. 這個(gè)地區(qū)暴力、毒品隨處可見(jiàn)。In a recent interview, Venus spoke about the time when she and Serena were practising tennis and they had to run and hide as bullets started flying through the air. 最近一次采訪(fǎng)中，維納斯說(shuō)，那里，她和塞麗娜進(jìn)行訓(xùn)練時(shí)，子彈在空中穿梭，她們只好跑開(kāi)藏起來(lái)。Finally, in

44、 1991, the sisters and their family moved to a safer area and since then they have never looked back. 終于在1991年，她們搬到一個(gè)較安全的地區(qū)，從此再也沒(méi)有故地造訪(fǎng)過(guò)。The sisters father, Richard, started to train Venus and Serena when they were young children. 在維納斯和塞麗娜很小的時(shí)候，父親理查德就開(kāi)始訓(xùn)練她們。He has always been very strict with his dau

45、ghters, training them hard to compete against each other. 他總是嚴(yán)格要求，要她們相互競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。Brandi, the sisters mother, taught her daughters at home so that they completed their high school while developing their tennis careers. 媽媽布蘭蒂則在家中教兩姐妹文化知識(shí)。這樣才使她們既沒(méi)有間斷網(wǎng)球生涯，又能順利完成高中學(xué)業(yè)。Today, both sisters are studying design at c

46、ollege. 兩姐妹如今在大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)尚及內(nèi)部裝飾。They have already expressed a keen interest in working in design after their tennis careers come to an end. 她們倆都對(duì)網(wǎng)球生涯結(jié)束后從事設(shè)計(jì)工作極感興趣。The sisters road to success has been amazing. 兩姐妹的成功之路是令人驚嘆的。 The first time Venus played in a big event was in 1996. 維納斯第一次參加大型聯(lián)賽是在1996年。 Sinc

47、e then, she has won Wimbledon and the US Open twice. 至此她已經(jīng)兩次贏得溫布爾登網(wǎng)球公開(kāi)賽和美國(guó)網(wǎng)球公開(kāi)賽冠軍。Serena has continued to improve and make fantastic progress. 塞麗娜不斷提高，取得了驚人的進(jìn)步。In 1999 and 2002, she won the US Open, and in 2002 and 2003, she was the womens singles champion at Wimbledon. 1999年及2003年，她兩次贏得美國(guó)網(wǎng)球公開(kāi)賽冠軍。20

48、02年及2003年，她是溫布爾登網(wǎng)球公開(kāi)賽女子單打冠軍。 Has tennis ever caused problems between the sisters? 人們不禁要問(wèn)，網(wǎng)球是否影響過(guò)她們的姐妹關(guān)系呢？Fortunately, no. 很幸運(yùn)的是沒(méi)有影響?！癢eve played each other before and it hasnt worried us yet!” says Venus. 維納斯說(shuō)：“我們以前彼此較量過(guò)，但從未產(chǎn)生過(guò)不愉快的感覺(jué)?！薄癐f she wins,” Serena jokes, “Mama says she has to do the dishes!

49、” 塞麗娜開(kāi)玩笑地說(shuō)，“如果她贏了，媽媽會(huì)讓她洗碗?！盪2 L4 SuperheroChristopher ReeveAfter the accident,Dana was told to say googby and people were talking about myfuneralChristopher Reeve was born in September, 1952. He was in his first school play when he was eight and he started to act in TV shows and films while he was s

50、till in college. He made many successful films and TV shows but he is most famous for his Superman films.Unfortunately, disaster came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and broke his back. The doctors did not expect him to live. However, he made amazing progress. At first, he couldnt breathe withou

51、t a machine, but he learnt to breathe on his own. He would never walk again but he started a new life with great courage.The second year after his accident, Christopher returned to film making. He also raised a lot of money to promote medical research into back injuries. He made speeches all over th

52、e USA about his experiences. This not only drew public attention to research into back injuries but also encouraged a lot of people living with all kinds of problems.From their home, Christopher and his wife Dana spoke about their life after the accident.Have you thought of giving up after the accid

53、ent?“No. Four days after the injury, I came to understand my situation. My wife Dana and I were in the hospital. The doctor said I was not going to pull through. Dana said: But youre still you, and I love you. And that saved my life. Since that moment I have never thought of giving up. Of course, Iv

54、e had moments of feeling sorry for myself, but Ive never had any thoughts of committing suicide.”Did you think that your marriage was so strong?“Yes, because Danas so wonderful. We have always got on really well. Our relationship has always been fantastic.”How did your parents react to the accident?

55、“They divorced when I was four. Theyve got closer since the accident.”How did you get involved with charity work?“I know a lot of disabled people need my help.This is how I got involved with my charity work to improve the quality of life for all disabled people.”“With the progress of new medical res

56、earch, Im confident that people like me would be able to walk again one day. So you can see, Im far too busy with living to think of giving up!”Christopher Reeve died on October 10, 2004. But people all over the world will always remember him as a superheroU2 L3 Sports Stars體育明星VENUS AND SERENA WILL

57、IAMS are sisters. They are also both tennis champions who often have to play each other! Venus is now eleventh in the world, and her younger sister Serena has moved up to third. The two sisters were born in a poor and dangerous area of California. It was full of drugs and violence. In a recent inter

58、view, Venus spoke about the time when she and Serena were practising tennis and they had to run and hide as bullets started flying through the air. Finally, in 1991, the sisters and their family moved to a safer area and since then they have never looked back.The sisters father, Richard, started to train Venus and Serena when they were young children. He has always been very strict with his daughters, training them hard to compete against each other. Brandi, the sisters mo