高中英語(yǔ)-必修一人教版新教材

高中英語(yǔ)新教材必修一人教版2019Unit1TheFreshmanChallengeHi!MynameisAdamandI’mafreshmanatseniorhighschool.Goingfromjuniorhighschooltoseniorhighschoolisareallybigchallenge.Thefirstweekwasalittleconfusing.First,IhadtothinkverycarefullyaboutwhichcoursesIwantedtotake.Theschooladviserhelpedmechoosethesuitableones:maths,English,chemistry,worldhistory,andChinese.IknowthatChineseisaverydifficultlanguage,butIhopetobefluentwhenIgraduate.MyadviserrecommendedthatIshouldsignupforadvancedliteraturebecauseIlikeEnglishandI’mgoodatit.Ihadtochooseextra-curricularactivities,too.Itriedtojointheschoolfootballteam,butthecoachtoldmethatIdidn’tplaywellenough.Obviously,Iwasunhappy,butIwon’tquit.I’llfindawaytoimproveonmyownsothatIcanmaketheteamnextyear.Ijoinedavolunteerclubinstead.EveryWednesday,weworkatasoupkitchenandhandoutfoodtohomelesspeopleinthecommunity.IknowI’llhavetostudyharderasaseniorhighschoolstudentandgetusedtobeingresponsibleforalotmore.I’mabitworriedaboutkeepingupwiththeotherstudentsinmyadvancedcourse,andit’llbequitedifficulttogetusedtoallthehomework.Still,I’mhappytobethere.Studyinghardisn’talwaysfun,butI’llbewellpreparedforuniversityorwhateverelsecomesinthefuture.Unit2TRAVELPERUPeruisacountryonthePacificcoastofSouthAmericawiththreemainareas:narrow,dry,flatlandrunningalongthecoast,theAndesMountains,andtheAmazonrainforest.Inthe1400sand1500s,PeruwasthecentreofthepowerfulancientIncaEmpire.TheIncaemperorlivedinthenow-famoussiteMachuPicchu.SpaintookcontrolofPeruinthe16thcenturyandruleduntil1821.ItisforthisreasonthatSpanishisthemainofficiallanguageofPeru.AmazonRainforestTourAshortflightfromCuscotakesyoufromtheAndesintotheAmazonrainforest.Fromthere,you’llspendonedaytravellingbyboattoyouraccommodationinthemiddleoftheforest.Youcanthenspendthreedaysexploringtherainforestwithalocalguideandenjoyingtheplantsandanimalsuniquetotherainforest.MachuPicchuTourThisfour-daywalkingtourwilltakeyouonamazingpathsthroughtheAndesMountainsonthewaytothecityofMachuPicchu.Afterreachingyourdestination,youwillhaveadaytoexploreandbeamazedbythisancientcity.EspeciallyamazingistheIncas’drystonemethodofbuilding.Incabuilderscutstonestoexactsizessothatnothingwasneededtoholdwallstogetherotherthantheperfectfitofthestones.CuscoTourSpendfourdaysenjoyingtheuniqueSpanishandlocalIndianculturehighintheAndesatCuscothecapitaloftheIncaEmpirefromthe13thuntilthe16thcentury.Stayinalocalhotel,visitthemuseums,admirethearchitecture,enjoytheexcellentlocalfood,andgoshoppingatthelocalmarkets.LakeTiticacaTourEnjoythebeautifulcountrysideasyouspendadaydrivingalongthenewhighwayconnectingCuscotoLakeTiticaca.There,aboatwilltakeyoutostaywithalocalUrosfamilyonaislandforthreedays.BoththeislandandtheUroshomesaremadeofwaterplantsfromthelake.Unit3LivingLegendsLangPingAsaplayer,LangPingbroughthonorandglorytohercountry.Asacoach,sheledtheChinawomen’svolleyballteamtomedalsatworldchampionshipsandtheOlympics.Asaperson,sheislovedbyfansathomeandabroad.WhentheChineseteamwaspreparingforthe2015WorldCup,herdeterminationwastested.TheteamthatLangPinghadbuiltwasfallingapart.Oneofthebestplayershadbeeninjured,andtheteamcaptainhadtoleavebecauseofheartproblems.Losingtwoimportantplayerswasabigchallenge,butLangPingdidnotloseheart.Shehadfaceddifficultiesbefore,andsheknewthatheryoungplayerscouldwiniftheyworkedtogetherasateam.Twoweekslater,theywereworldchampions!Thenin2016,LangPingledhervolleyballteamtoOlympicgoldinBrazil.MichaelJoWhenMichaelJordan’sfeetlefttheground,timeseemedtostandstill.Theyplayerwhobecameknownas“AirJordan”changedbasketballwithhisgracefulmovesandjumps.Jordan’sskillswereimpressive,butthementalstrengththatheshowedmadehimunique.Inthefinalsecondsofagame,Jordanalwaysseemedtofindawaytowin.Jordansaysthatthesecrettohissuccessisleaningformhisfailures.“Icanacceptfailure;everyonefailsatsomething.ButIcan’tacceptnottrying.”Losinggamestaughthimtopracticeharderandnevergiveup.Inlife,Jordanhaslearnttosharehissuccesswithothers.TheBoysandGirlsClubwhichhestartedinChicagohasbeenhelpingyoungpeoplesince1996.Unit4THENIGHTTHEEARTHDIDNTSLEEPStrangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideofnortheasternHebei.Forseveraldays.thewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfell,roseandfell.Thereweredeepcracksthatappearedinthewellwalls.Atleastonewellhadsomesmellygascomingoutofit.ChickensEvenpigsweretoonervoustoeat,anddogsrefusedtogoinsidebuildings.Miceranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide.,andfishjumpedoutofthewater.Atabout3:00a.mon28July1976,brightlightswereseenintheskyoutsidethecityofTangshanandloudnoiseswereheard.Butthecity'sonemillionpeoplewereasleepasusualthatnight.At3:42a.m.,everythingbegantoshake.Itseemedasiftheworldwerecomingtoanend!Elevenkilometresdirectlybelowthecity,oneofthemostdeadlyearthquakesofthe20thcenturyhadbegun,aquakethatevencauseddamagemorethan150kilometresawayinBeijing.Nearlyonethirdofthewholenationfeltit!Ahugecrack,eightkilometreslongand30metreswide,cutacrosshouses,roads,andwaterways.Hardhillsofrockbecameriversofdirt.Inlessthanoneminute,alargecitylayinruins.Twothirdsofthepeoplewholivedthereweredeadorinjured.Thousandsofchildrenwerele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