40篇短文搞定高中英語(yǔ)3500單詞

40篇短文搞定3500個(gè)英語(yǔ)單詞

必修一Unit11.FallinLovewithEnglish愛(ài)上英語(yǔ)

Hidingbehindtheloosedustycurtain,ateenagerpackeduphis

overcoatintothesuitcase.Heplannedtoleavehomeatduskthoughthere

wasthunderandlightningoutdoors.Hehadgottodothisbecausehewastired

ofhisparents’naggingabouthisEnglishstudyanddidnotwanttogothroughitany

longer.Hecouldn’tgetalongwellwithEnglishanddislikejoininginEnglishclasses

becausehethoughthisteacherignoredhimonpurpose.Asaresult,hisscoreineach

examneveraddeduptoover60.

Hispartnerwasconcernedabouthimverymuch.Sheunderstoodexactlywhat

hewassufferingfrom,butentirelydisagreedwithhisidea.Inorder

tocalmhimdownandsettlehisproblem,shetalkedwithhimfaceto

faceandswappedaseriesoflearningtipswithhim.Theitemsshesetdownhelped

himfindthehighwaytostudyingEnglishwell.

Theteenagerwasgratefulandgotgreatpowerfromhisfriend’swords.Now,he

hasrecoveredfrombeingupsetandhasfalleninlovewithEnglish.

有個(gè)少年躲在積滿灰塵的松散窗簾后把大衣裝入手提箱。盡管外面正打雷閃

電，他仍計(jì)劃在黃昏時(shí)分離家出走。他不得不這樣做是因?yàn)閰捑肓烁改笇?duì)他英

語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)的嘮叨，不想再忍受下去了。他的英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)總是無(wú)法取得進(jìn)展，而且不喜

歡參加英語(yǔ)課的學(xué)習(xí)，因?yàn)樗詾槔蠋熡幸夂鲆曀?。結(jié)果，他每次考試的分?jǐn)?shù)合

計(jì)從未超過(guò)60。

他的搭檔很關(guān)心他，也確切地理解他遭受的折磨，但卻完全不同意他的想法。

為了使他冷靜下來(lái)好好解決問(wèn)題，她和他面對(duì)面地交談，并交換了一系列的學(xué)習(xí)

心得技巧。她寫(xiě)下來(lái)的條款幫助他找到了學(xué)好英語(yǔ)的最佳捷徑。

這個(gè)少年非常很感激，并從朋友的話里獲得極大的動(dòng)力?，F(xiàn)在，他已經(jīng)從沮

喪中恢復(fù)過(guò)來(lái)，真正愛(ài)上了英語(yǔ)。

必修一Unit2

2.DifferentCountriesHaveDifferentKindsofEnglishes

不同的國(guó)家有不同的英語(yǔ)

VoyagesofpeoplefromEnglandplayanimportantpartinspreadingthe

Englishlanguage.Atpresent,Englishisfrequentlyspokenasanofficialorcommon

languageinmanycountries,suchasAmerica,Singapore,Malaysiaand

someAfricancountries.AllbasedonBritishEnglish,theEnglishspokeninthese

countriescanbewellunderstoodbynativeEnglishspeakers.Butactually,these

Englisheshavebeengraduallychanginginaccents,spellings,sand

theusageofvocabulary.

Becauseofthisfact,youcanmakeuseofthedifferencestotellwhichcountrythe

foreignersofyourblockarefrom.Forexample,ifabossfluentlycommandshis

driver,―Comeupstraighttomyapartmentbyelevatorandtakesomegasformy

trucksandcabs‖,insteadofrequesting,―Pleasecometomyflatbyliftandtake

somepetrolformylorriesandtaxis‖,youcanrecognizehisAmericanidentity,

whilethelattersuggeststhatheisBritish.

英國(guó)人的航海在英語(yǔ)的傳播中扮演了重要的角色。目前，英語(yǔ)在許多國(guó)家被

作為官方語(yǔ)言或通用語(yǔ)言頻繁地使用，例如美國(guó)、新加波、馬來(lái)西亞和一些非洲

的國(guó)家。這些國(guó)家的英語(yǔ)都以英式英語(yǔ)為基礎(chǔ)，能很好地為以英語(yǔ)為本族語(yǔ)的人

所理解。但是實(shí)際上，這些英語(yǔ)在口音、拼寫(xiě)、表達(dá)和詞匯的使用方面都在逐漸

變化。

因?yàn)檫@一情況的存在，你就可以利用這些英語(yǔ)之間的區(qū)別說(shuō)出你們街區(qū)的外

國(guó)人是哪個(gè)國(guó)家來(lái)的了。例如，如果有個(gè)老板流利地命令他的司機(jī)：―Comeup

straighttomyapartmentbyelevatorandtakesomegasformytrucksandcabs（直接

搭電梯到我公寓上來(lái)拿卡車和出租車的汽油）‖，而不是要求說(shuō)，―Pleasecometo

myflatbyliftandtakesomepetrolformylorriesandtaxis（請(qǐng)直接搭電梯到我公寓

上來(lái)拿卡車和出租車的汽油）‖，你就可以輕易地辨認(rèn)出他的美國(guó)人身份，而后

者卻暗示著那是一位英國(guó)人。（請(qǐng)注意：聽(tīng)力錄音里第二段兩個(gè)―電梯‖的單詞跟

原文不一致，原文是對(duì)的，錄音弄錯(cuò)了，elevator才是美式說(shuō)法而lift是英式說(shuō)

法。)

必修一Unit3

3.AHardTrip一次辛苦的旅行

Mysisterwasfondoftraveling.Eversincegraduating,shehadbeen

determinedtoorganizeatriptoanoldtemple.Sincetransportingfarewas

expensive,shedecidedtouseabicycletocycletherenotcaringabout

thedisadvantages.Herstubbornattitudewasalwayshershortcoming.Once

shemadeuphermindtodosomething,noonecouldpersuadeherto

changehermind.Finally,wegaveinasusualthoughwepreferredtotakeatrain.

Afterwepreparedeverything,includingtheschedule,reliableweatherforecastand

theinsurance,webeganourtrip.

Ourjourneywasalongariverflowingfromahighaltitude.Ourpacewas

slowbecausetheriverfrequentlyhadmanysharpbendsthroughdeepvalleys,where

thewaterseemedtoboil.JustasIrecordedinmyjournal,itwasreallyahard

journey.Butwealsoenjoyedgreatviews.Onenight,Iputmyheadonmypillow--a

parcelofwoolcoats,andlaybeneaththestars.Whentheflameinfrontof

ourcavewentoutatmidnight,Ifoundtheskysobeautiful!

我的妹妹很喜歡旅行。自從畢業(yè)以來(lái)，她就下定決心要組織一次往一座古廟的旅

行。因?yàn)榻煌ㄙM(fèi)用昂貴，她決定騎自行車去，毫不擔(dān)心其中的不利情況。頑固的

態(tài)度一直都是她的缺點(diǎn)，一旦她下定決心要做的事，就沒(méi)有人能說(shuō)服她改變主意。

最后，我們像往常一樣讓步，盡管我們更喜歡乘火車去。我們準(zhǔn)備好了所有東西，

包括時(shí)間表、可靠的天氣預(yù)報(bào)，還有保險(xiǎn)，就開(kāi)始了旅程。

我們的旅程沿著一條從高海拔處流下來(lái)的河流前行。但我們的步伐很慢，因

為當(dāng)流經(jīng)深深的峽谷時(shí)，這條河流急轉(zhuǎn)彎很多，急湍的河水都似乎沸騰起來(lái)。正

如我在旅行日志里記錄的那樣，這真是一次艱苦的旅行。但是我們也欣賞到了美

麗的景色。一天晚上，我把頭枕在一包羊毛衣服做的枕頭上，躺在星空下，當(dāng)巖

洞前的火焰在午夜熄滅時(shí)，我發(fā)現(xiàn)夜空是如此的美麗！

必修一Unit4

4.AHorribleEarthquake可怕的地震

Dirtywaterroseinwellsandcanalsbeforetheearthquake.Butnoonejudged

thatanearthquakewascoming.Suddenly,everythingshook.Itseemedasiftheworld

wasatanend.Millionsofbrickhousesandanumberofdamsweredestroyed.

Railwaytracksbecameuselessbars.Pipesinminesburstandletoutsmellysteam.

Hugecrackstrappedcyclistseverywhere.

Thenextday,thiseventwastheheadlineormaintitleofallnewspapers.With

thereportersgivinganoutlineofthedisaster,thewholenationwasshockedby

thedamageandthevictim’sextremesuffering.Peopleweremovedwhentheyread

thatthesurvivorscomfortedeachotherbysaying―Congratulations!Yousurvived!‖.

Sotheynotonlyexpressedtheirsympathysincerely,butalsoorganizedtogetherto

helpthevictimsrightaway.Theinjuredwererescuedandthedeadwereburied.

Thefrightenedsurvivorsweredugoutfromundertheruinsandwere

offeredshelter,freshwaterandelectricity.Thankstopeople’shelp,thelosswas

minimized.

地震前，水井和運(yùn)河里的污水都漲涌起來(lái)。但是卻沒(méi)人判斷出地震即將來(lái)臨。

霎那間，一切都在搖晃，似乎整個(gè)世界就要結(jié)束。數(shù)以百萬(wàn)的磚房和許多水壩遭

到破壞；鐵路軌道都變成無(wú)用的鐵條；煤礦管道紛紛爆裂，發(fā)出有臭味的蒸汽；

到處都有騎車的人被巨大的裂縫陷住。

第二天，所有報(bào)紙都紛紛以大字標(biāo)題或主要標(biāo)題報(bào)道了這一事件。記者們描

述了災(zāi)難的大概情況，全國(guó)都被地震的破壞和災(zāi)民們極度的苦難所震驚。當(dāng)人們

讀到幸存者以―恭喜啊，你還活著?！瑏?lái)互相安慰時(shí)，都被感動(dòng)了。人們不僅衷心

地表達(dá)了他們的同情，而且還立刻組織起來(lái)幫助災(zāi)民。傷員被救助了，死者被埋

葬了，嚇壞的幸存者被從廢墟中挖出來(lái)了，棲身處、凈水和電力也很快得到提供。

多虧了人們的幫助，災(zāi)區(qū)的損失被減到了最小。

必修一Unit5

5.TheGreatPresident偉大的總統(tǒng)

Asthefounderoftherepublic,thepresidenthadmanygoodqualities.

Beforecomingtopower,hewasagenerouslawyer.Hewaswillingto

selflesslyhelpeveryonewhoturnedtohim.Heacceptednofeetooffer

legalguidanceandopinionstothosewhowereoutofworkoruneducated.Later,

believingallmankindtobeequal,hedevotedhimselftostoppingthe

unfairanti-blacklaws.HesetuptheBlackYouthLeagueandwasvotedtobethe

leader.However,thoughhekeptpeacefulprincipleswithoutviolenceandterror,

hismeanenemiesstillblewuphishouseandattackedhisrelatives,andhehimself

couldn’tescapebeingsentencedto30yearsinprison.

Notfearingoftheprisonguards’cruelty,hekeptactiveandbeggednomercy

fromthem.Asamatteroffact,hewasalwayshopefulandneverlostheartduring

thestageeventhoughhewasintrouble.

Finally,peoplerewardedhimwiththeleader’spositionandagoldblanket.

作為共和國(guó)的創(chuàng)始人，這位總統(tǒng)具備許多的優(yōu)秀品質(zhì)。還在掌權(quán)之前，他就

是一位慷慨的律師。他愿意無(wú)私地幫助那些向他求助的人。他免費(fèi)為失業(yè)的，或

沒(méi)有受過(guò)教育的人提供法律指導(dǎo)和意見(jiàn)。后來(lái)，因?yàn)橄嘈潘腥祟惗际巧鷣?lái)平等，

他全身心投入到廢除不平等的反黑人法律工作中。他建立了黑人青年團(tuán)并被選為

領(lǐng)袖。然而，盡管他堅(jiān)持沒(méi)有暴力、沒(méi)有恐怖的和平原則，卑鄙的敵人還是炸毀

了他的家、襲擊了他的親屬，他自己也無(wú)法逃脫被判30年徒刑的遭遇。

在獄中，他毫不畏懼獄警的殘酷，始終保持積極的態(tài)度，不向他們乞求憐憫。

實(shí)際上，他在任何一個(gè)困境時(shí)期都充滿著希望，從未灰心。

最后，人們以領(lǐng)袖的職位和一塊金毯子回報(bào)了他的貢獻(xiàn)。

必修二Unit1

6.ABraveMaid勇敢的女仆

AwoodenvasefromtheMingDynastyattheentranceofthe

receptionhallamazedeveryone.Theartistsdesigneditinararestyle

andselectedvaluablejewelstodecorateit.Peoplethoughthighlyofits

fancycolourofhoneyandthebeautifulpaintingsonit.

Thevaseusedtobelongtoaformercastle.Butwhenthecountrywasatwar,the

enemytroopsexplodedthecastle.Debatesonhowthevasesurvivedwentonandon.

Inordertoremovepeople’sdoubt,ateamofnolessthan20peoplecarriedout

aninformalinvestigation.Theevidencestheyfoundshowedthatamaidtookthe

vaseapartandaskedasailortosinkitinalocalwell.Shenevergaveawaythe

secretevenunderthecrueltrialoftheenemieswhowereinsearchoftreasures.

Itisworthgivingthisbravemaidafortuneinreturn.

接待大廳入口處的明朝木制花瓶使每個(gè)人都驚奇不已。藝術(shù)家以一種罕有

的風(fēng)格設(shè)計(jì)它，并挑選了貴重的珠寶裝飾它。人們高度贊賞它那蜂蜜般的奇特顏

色，還有上面繪制的繪畫(huà)。

這個(gè)花瓶曾經(jīng)屬于一座從前的城堡，但在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)期間，敵人的軍隊(duì)炸毀了城堡，

于是關(guān)于這個(gè)花瓶是如何幸存下來(lái)的爭(zhēng)論就一直在持續(xù)著。為了解開(kāi)人們的疑

問(wèn)，一個(gè)由不少于20人的調(diào)查隊(duì)開(kāi)展了一次非正式的調(diào)查。他們找到的證據(jù)表

明，有個(gè)女仆把花瓶拆開(kāi)，然后讓一名水手把它沉到當(dāng)?shù)氐囊粋€(gè)水井里。她從

來(lái)沒(méi)有泄露這個(gè)秘密，即使是在搜尋財(cái)寶的敵人殘酷的審訊下。

這位女仆真是值得給予一大筆錢作為對(duì)她的回報(bào)。

必修二Unit2

7.AFairCompetition公平的比賽

Swifter,HigherandStrongerstandsforthespiritoftheOlympics.Butfairnessis

thebasisofthismotto.Onlywhenyouwinfairlywillyouand

yourhomelanddeservethegreatglory.Butnowadays,unlikethe

ancienthonestslavecompetitors,somehopelessathleteswhocan’tbearthepainof

trainingcheatwhentakingpartingames.Medalsseemtohavemagicalpower

causingthemtocheat,andtheprizemoneyhasreplacedthemottoastheironlygoal.

So,inthegymnasticseventtobeheldinourcitynextmonth,oneof

thehost’sresponsibilitiesistokeepcompetitionsfair.Theyadvertisedonposters

outsidethestadiumtopromisethateverycompetitoristohavea

regularphysicalexaminationinagymnasiumoneafteranother.Noone

canbargainonthis.Thevolunteersinchargewillbeverystrict.Itisfoolishto

cheatbecausetheywillnotbeadmittedtocompeteandwillevenbefinedaswell.

―更快！更高！更強(qiáng)！‖代表著奧運(yùn)精神。但是公平卻是這一格言的基礎(chǔ)。只

有當(dāng)你公平地贏得比賽，你和你的祖國(guó)才會(huì)承受這樣的光榮。但如今，不像古代

那些誠(chéng)實(shí)的奴隸參賽者，有些沒(méi)有希望的運(yùn)動(dòng)員無(wú)法承受訓(xùn)練的痛苦，于是在參

加比賽時(shí)作假。獎(jiǎng)牌似乎有某種魔力使他們作假，獎(jiǎng)金也已經(jīng)代替了奧運(yùn)格言成

為了他們唯一的目標(biāo)。

因此，在我們市下個(gè)月即將舉行的一場(chǎng)體操賽事中，主辦方的其中一項(xiàng)責(zé)任

就是要確保比賽的公平。他們?cè)隗w育場(chǎng)外的海報(bào)上做廣告，承諾說(shuō)每個(gè)參賽者都

將在體育館一個(gè)一個(gè)地參加常規(guī)的身體檢查。對(duì)此沒(méi)有人可以討價(jià)還價(jià)。負(fù)責(zé)此

事的志愿者將非常嚴(yán)格。作假是很愚蠢的，因?yàn)樗麄儗⒉槐辉试S去競(jìng)賽，甚至還

將被罰款。

必修二Unit3

8.Computers電腦

Thegoalofearlycalculatingmachineswastosimplifydifficultsums.Butwith

thehelpofnewtechnology,electronicchipsreplacedtubesand

arevolutionofartificialintelligencehasarisen.Fromthenon,theappearanceof

computerstotallychangedourlives.Theycannotonlydownloadinformationfrom

thewetwhenconnectedbythenetworkormobilephonesignals,but

alsosolvedifferenttypesoflogicalproblems.Withoperatorsastheircoaches,they

canevencontrolrocketstoexplorethemoonandinstructandroidswiththehuman

race’scharacterstomopfloorsandwatchoveryournaughtyniece.Anyhow,

computersaresohelpfulthattheydobringhappiness.

However,computersareeasilyattackedbyviruses.Thisrealityhasbecomea

hard-to-dealwith-problem.Asaresult,computersaredangerousinaway.

So,personally,Iworryabouttheiruniversalapplicationsinsomefields,such

asfinance.

早期計(jì)算機(jī)器的目的是簡(jiǎn)化比較難的計(jì)算。但是在新技術(shù)的幫助下，電子芯

片代替了電子管，一場(chǎng)人工智能革命由此掀起。從那時(shí)起，電腦的出現(xiàn)完全改變

了我們的生活，它們不僅能在網(wǎng)絡(luò)或移動(dòng)電話信號(hào)的連接下從網(wǎng)上下載信息，而

且可以解決各種類型的邏輯問(wèn)題。在操作員的教練下，它們甚至還可以控制火箭

探索月球，指導(dǎo)具有人類性格的機(jī)器人擦洗地板和照顧你調(diào)皮的侄女。不管怎么

說(shuō)，電腦都是如此的有用，以致的確給人們帶來(lái)了快樂(lè)。

然而，電腦很容易受到病毒的攻擊，這一現(xiàn)實(shí)已經(jīng)成為一個(gè)難以處理的難題，

結(jié)果，電腦在某種程度上是很危險(xiǎn)的。因此，就個(gè)人而言，我很擔(dān)心電腦在某些

領(lǐng)域，例如金融方面的廣泛應(yīng)用。

必修二Unit4

9.WildlifeProtection保護(hù)野生動(dòng)植物

Dinosaursdiedoutbecauseofanunexpectedincident.Butwildlifetoday

disappearsorisindangerjustbecausehumansdoharmtoit.Forexample,tigers

arehuntedforfurtomakecarpetssothattheycanonlyliveinsecurereserves;

grasslandisdestroyedwithoutmercysothatduststormscome

intobeingaffectingdistantcities.

Lastyear,scientistssawsomemonkeysrubbingthemselveswitha

certainkindofinsectstoprotectthemselvesfromfiercemosquitoes’

biting.Accordingtotheresultoftheinspection,theyfoundthattheinsectcontains

apowerfuldrug,solocalfarmerswereemployedtocatchtheinsects.

Theendingwasthattheinsectsdisappearedfromthewholezone.Whentoldthatit

wasalosstohumans,thefarmersburstintolaughterandresponded,―Ourrealloss

isourdecreasingincome.‖

Weshouldappreciatethenaturalbalanceandpaymoreattentionto

theimportanceofwildlifeprotection.Notuntilwesucceedinlettingwildlifelivein

peace,canwesmileinrelief.

恐龍因一次意外事件而滅絕，但是今天的野生動(dòng)植物卻是因?yàn)槿祟惖膫Χ?/p>

失或處在危險(xiǎn)中。例如，老虎被獵殺以獲取做地毯的皮毛，以致它們只能生活在

安全的保護(hù)區(qū)里；草地被毫不憐憫地破壞，以致沙塵暴開(kāi)始影響遙遠(yuǎn)的城市。

去年，科學(xué)家觀察到猴子在身上擦某種昆蟲(chóng)來(lái)保護(hù)自己不受兇猛的蚊子的叮

咬。根據(jù)檢查的結(jié)果，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)這種昆蟲(chóng)含有一種具有強(qiáng)大效力的藥物，于是，

當(dāng)?shù)氐霓r(nóng)民都被雇來(lái)抓蟲(chóng)子。結(jié)果是，這種昆蟲(chóng)從這整個(gè)地區(qū)都消失了。當(dāng)被告

知說(shuō)這是整個(gè)人類的損失時(shí)，農(nóng)民們都突然大笑著回應(yīng)道：―我們減少的收入才

是我們真正的損失呢！‖我們應(yīng)該意識(shí)到自然平衡的重要，更加注意野生動(dòng)植物

的保護(hù)。直到我們成功讓野生動(dòng)植物安詳平靜地生活，我們自己才能如釋重負(fù)地

笑開(kāi)顏。

必修二Unit5

10.MyFirstBand我的第一支樂(lè)隊(duì)

Iwasverysensitivetomusic.Justdippingintothemusicbooksbriefly,I

couldsingorplaywell.Tobehonest,Ialwaysdreamtofbecomingafamousfolk

actor.IwassoconfidentthatIneverdecreasedmydevotion.

Iformedmyfirstbandcalled―RollingFrog‖.Atthebeginning,werelied

onperformingoninstrumentsinpubsortopassers–bytoearnextramoneyin

cash.Thenweworefalsebeardstopretendtobethemusicianswhompeoplewere

familiarwith.Inaddition,weattachedhumorousactsto

ourperformancesandplayedjokesoneachother.Soon,our―funnyjazz‖became

famousandinvitationstoperformforbroadcaststationsbegantocome.Afterwards,

wesortedoutattractivemusicandmadearecordinastudio.Amillionorsocopies

weresoldandwebecamemillionaires.

Itwaspainfulthatthebandbrokeupfinally.Butaboveall,Irealizedmy

dreamtobeamusician.

我對(duì)音樂(lè)很敏感，只要簡(jiǎn)要地瀏覽一下樂(lè)譜，我就能演唱或演奏得很好。說(shuō)

實(shí)話，我一直都?jí)粝胫艹蔀槌雒拿耖g演員，自信的我從未減少過(guò)熱愛(ài)。

我組成的第一支樂(lè)隊(duì)叫做―搖滾蛙‖。開(kāi)始，我們依靠在酒吧里或向路人表演

樂(lè)器來(lái)掙些零花的現(xiàn)金。然后我們帶上假胡子假扮人們熟悉的音樂(lè)家，除此之外，

我們?cè)诒硌葜屑由嫌哪膭?dòng)作，互相開(kāi)著玩笑。很快，我們的―滑稽爵士樂(lè)‖出了

名，到廣播電臺(tái)表演的邀請(qǐng)開(kāi)始多起來(lái)。隨后，我們把我們吸引人的音樂(lè)做了分

類，在一間音樂(lè)工作室錄制了1張唱片，大約賣出了100萬(wàn)張，這使我們都成了

百萬(wàn)富翁。

樂(lè)隊(duì)最終的解散讓我很心痛，但最重要的是，我實(shí)現(xiàn)了自己當(dāng)音樂(lè)家的夢(mèng)想。

必修三Unit111.AnInterestingFestival有趣的節(jié)日

TheAgriculturalFeasttakesplaceaftertheIndependenceDay.Itisnot

aworldwidecelebration.OnlyChristiansinMexicolookforwardtoitsarrivalfor

itsreligiousorigin:

Longago,humans’ancestorswerebad.Theyfooledandplayedtricksoneach

otherandneverkepttheirword.SoGodturnedupanddrownedalltheircrops.

Humansstarveddayandnight,weeping.InordertogainGod’sforgiveness,a

womanpoetsetofftoseeGod.SheadmiredGodandkeptapologizing.Godwas

moved.Withhispermission,humansfinallyhadgoodharvestsagain.So,

towipesadnessandremindthemselvesofthebeliefinGod,peoplebeganthe

festival.

Onthefestival,peoplegatherinopenair,suchasplaygroundsorparkinglots,

andenergeticallyhavefunwitheachotherallnightlong,asthoughtheywere

nevertired.Whenabeautydressedupinlovelyclothingreadspoemsinmemory

ofthepoet,everyoneholdstheirbreath.Then,itisthecustomthattheboneof

aroosterheadisgiventoherasanaward.

Obviously,thestoryisnottrue,butthefestivalisinteresting.

必修三Unit212.BalancedDiet平衡膳食WangPengearned

hislivingbyrunningabarbecuerestaurant,whichserved

deliciousbacon,friedchickenbreastandmuttonroastedwithpepperandgarlic.

Buthisfoodanddiscountattractedfewerandfewercustomers.Finally,hewasin

debt.YongHui’sslimmingrestaurantservedfreshpeas,carrots,eggplants,

andrawcucumberswithvinegar.Asthehostess,shesaidfibresbenefited

customers'digestionthemost.InordernottoletYongHuigetawaywithtelling

lies,WangPengspiedonYongHuidespiteherglare.Buthewassurprisedthat

shewaslosinghercustomers,too.

CuriositydroveWangPengtoconsultanexpert.Theexpertsighedandsaid,

―Bothofyourmenushaveweaknessandlimitedstrength.Yourcustomersputon

weighttooeasily,whileYongHui’sloseweighttooquickly.So,WangPeng,cut

downthefatofyourfoodandincreasevegetablesandfruits,

likenuts,beans,mushrooms,peachesandlemons.Yououghttocombinethetwo

menusandprovideabalanceddiet.‖

Beforelong,WangPengwonhiscustomersback.

必修三Unit313.SailingHome劃船回家

Thisnovelwasaboutanunbelievablebutgenuineadventure.Itsauthorwasa

blackbusinessmanwhowasbroughtupinAmerica.In1956,hevisitedAfrica,

hisbirthplace.Oneday,whenhewaswanderingonthepavementnear

thebayenjoyingtheseascenes,helosthismoneyandpassportthathekeptin

anenvelope.Sohewenttotheembassytoseekhelp,buttheambassador

withrudemannersdidn’tpermithisstafftohelpthoughhebowedtohim.Staring

athisimpatientface,heunderstoodthatitwasthefaultofhisskincolour

thataccountedfortheirrefection.Sohedecidedtotakeachancetosailonasmall

boathome.

Hemetalargeamountofdifficultybutwasneverstopped.Onthecontrary,

difficultypushedhimtogoaheadharder.Threemonthslater,hewasspottedbya

shipbyaccident.Hewasinragsindeed.Amaidevenscreamedwhenbringinghim

asteakandpineappledessert.Aboard,heearnedhispassagebyworkingasabarber

andgothomefinally.Asforthenameofhisnovel,hecouldn’tthinkofabetterone

thanthephrase―GoAhead‖.

必修三Unit414.ExploreMKII探測(cè)MKII行星

MKII,aplanetbillionsofkilometersaway,istheoriginoflifeinmany

religions.Physicistshaveprovedthetheorythatitsgentleclimateandthepullof

itsgravityaresimilartotheearth’s.Andastronomershavefoundthatoxygenatoms

andcarbondioxide,whicharefundamentaltolife,existin

itsatmospherethroughsatellites.Cheeredupbythisnews,biologists,intheirturn,

begantodosomeresearchtoremovepeople’spuzzles—Nowthattherearesome

suitableconditions,doeslifereallyexistonthisglobe?Do

theymultiplybylayingeggsorgivingbirthtobabies?

Lastmonth,aspaceshipwassentthere.It’sapitythatthismission

failed.Unliketheearth,MKIIisamuchyoungerplanet.Thus,massesof

harmfulacidcloudsfloateverywherecausingviolentchainreactionstobreakout.

Thesecloudsnotonlyblockedoutthepilots’sightbutalsodamagedthe

enginesystem.Luckily,thepilotswatchedoutcarefullyandpreventedthespaceship

fromcrashingintime.

必修三Unit515.AJourneyacrossCanada橫穿加拿大的旅行

Afteraquizlastautumn,KuangcrossedthecontinenteastwardtoTorontoto

visithisschoolmate,thedistancemeasuringapproximately5,000kilometers,

HistrainstartedfromVancouver,acitysurroundedbymountains.

Afterconfirminghisbaggagewasaboardthetrain,Kuangsettleddowninhis

seat.Havingagiftforcommunication,hestartedchattingwithanother

passengerwithin5minutes.TheirtopicsincludedtheCanadiantraditions,

thePrimeMinister,themixtureofraces,andtheterrifyingGreatFall.Aftera

nicebuffetatnoon,hewaspleasedtofindthatthescenerywasimpressive.Hesaw

beautifulharboursinthedistance,wealthyurbanareasandmapleforestthat

coveredthousandsofacres.Heevenmanagedtocatchsight

ofaneagleflyingupwardoverbushes.

KuangreachedTorontowhichliesslightlyneartheborderatamistydawn.

Therewasfrostandthebroaddowntownstreetswereveryquiet.Thoughitwas

early,Kuangphonedhisschoolmateinaboothnearbyatonceratherthanwaiting

forhimtocome.Theyhadagoodtimetogether.

必修四Unit116.AWomanDoctor-Lina女醫(yī)生麗娜

Borninapigs’nest,Linaledapoorlifeinherchildhood.Shewas

lookeddownuponbythechildrenofhergeneration.Butsheintendedtobecomea

doctoraftershecameacrossLinQiaozhibychance,whowasdeliveringmedical

coursestoanaudiencecrowdingaroundher.Beforemovingoff,Lininspiredher

tocarryonherstudy.WithLin’ssupport,Linaenteredaninstituteandstudiedhard

sparingnotimeforentertainment.Her

beingoutspokenandmodestwonrespectforher.Herexcellentarguingskills

andobservationabilityputothersintotheshade.

Now,Linahasbecomeaspecialistinhumanbeings’emergencysickness.

Herkindnessandconsideratebehaviortothepoorwerewellknown.

Theorganizationshefoundedcarriedoutcampaignsandwelfareprojectstohelp

cutthedeathrateforthepoor.Herjobwashardbutworthwhile.She

oftenreferstotheconnectionbetweenherachievementandLinQiaozhi,andsays

thatherpoorchildhoodisthebondbetweenherandthepoor.

必修四Unit217ANewFarmingWay新的耕種方式

TuanwasafarmerinVietnam.Fordecades,hehadbeenstrugglingtoridhis

familyofhunger.However,italwaysconfusedhimhowtoexpandtheoutputof

hiscrops.Thisdisturbingproblemledtohisregrettingbeingafarmer.Hewould

ratherhavechosenanotherjob.

Oneday,whenskimmingthroughanewspaper,TuanreadacommentonYuan

Longpin.HeunderlinedYuan’snationalityandoccupation,andthen

focusedonhisdiscoveryandthestatisticsofhisresearch.Hefoundtheknowledge

Yuancirculatedverypractical.Therefore,hemadeasummaryandbegantobuild

upanewfarmingmethod.Heplantedsupergrainofrichnutritionandequipped

himselftokeephiscropsrootsfreefrombacteriaandpests.Healso

enrichedmineralsinthesoilwhilereducingchemicalfertilizers.Thoughitcosthim

moretimeandfreedom,hewasfullofhope.

Thenextyear,Tuanwassunburntbutsatisfiedwithhisproductionvery

much.ThankstoYuanLongpin,henotonlywonthebattleagainsthunger,buthe

couldalsoexporthiscropsabroad.

必修四Unit318.Chaplin-AGreatMasterofHumour幽默大師卓別林

Chaplinwasanextraordinaryperformerwhostarredinanddirected

manyoutstandingcomedies.Fewwereboredwatchinghismoustache,hisgestures

orhisentertainingreactionswhenchasedbydetectives.Beingdrunk,slidingona

bananaskinorwhisperinghisownfailurestonobody,hemadeusfeelmorecontent

withourlifewithoutanyverbalexplanation.Hisparticularsense

ofhumorhasastonishedeverybodythroughouttheworlduptonow.

Inasmallbudgetfilm,heplayedabadly-offandhomelessperson

wearingworn-outshoesandmessyclothes.Ononeoccasion,hewastrappedby

asnowstorminavastmountainousarea.Thoughheovercamemanydifficulties,he

wasn’tfortunateenough.Withalltheporridgeeatenup,hepickedoutashoeand

boiledittoeat.Hecutofftheleatherbottomandcheweditlikeapancake.

Accordingtoanactress,hisactingwassoconvincingandamusingthat

everybodycouldn’thelpburstingintolaughter.

必修四Unit419.AMisunderstanding一場(chǎng)誤會(huì)

Ingeneral,spokenstatementsarethemajorwayofcommunication,butbody

languageandfacialsalsohavesuchkindsoffunction.Forexample,yawningmeans

beingnotinterestedandturningone’sbacktosomeoneorswingingyourfistshows

youranger.Butwhatthosegesturesreallymeanissubjectiveindifferentcultures.

Thus,misunderstandingshappennowandthenintoday’sworldof

culturalcrossroads.

Once,representingtheAdults’EducationAssociation,Iwenttotheairportto

meetanofficialofhighrankfromColumbiaandtakehimtohisdormitoryandthen

tothecanteen.Aftertheflightarrived,Isawamanlookingaroundcuriously.So

Iapproachedtogreethim.Hesuddenlydashedtohugmeandkissedmeon

bothcheeks.Asayounggirl,Ifelttrulyembarrassedandputupmyhands

todefendmyself.Hisfalsesmiletoldmethathehadlostface.

Later,Ireceivedacassettefromhim,inwhichherecordedhisapology.Onhearing

thatColumbiansweremorelikelytokissothers,Isoonfeltatease.

必修五Unit120.AUniqueThemePark獨(dú)一無(wú)二的主題公園

Assoonasourshuttlegotclosetothethemeparkbythefreeway,everyonecame

tolifeandputonclothsneakersinadvanceforanouting.Ourtranslatorpaidfor

theadmission,andwestartedenjoyingthevariousattractionsinthesunlight.

Accordingtothetravelbrochure,thisuniqueparkisfamousforits

wellpreservedminorityculture.Weexperiencedmanydeedsoftheearlysettlers,

suchasswingingacrossrivers,huntingcreaturesinthejungle,ortakingpart

inswordsfightingtournaments.

Thisparkisalsofamousforitswoodensouvenirs.Whicheverweboughtin

thecentralshopwasmadeofwood,andwhereverwewentwecouldsee

minoritycarpentersworking.Theymadewoodentools,woodencartoonfigures,

woodenathleticproductsandsoon.Theyevenbuiltahugewoodenenginewith

alengthof20metres,whichwasmodeledafterarealone.

Thisthemeparkisreallyafantasyamusementpark.Nowonderithasbecome

thebrandoflocaltourism.

必修五Unit221.AStrangeDisease

Whentheconstructionofthefireworkfactorycametothestageofpainting,

apumpwasputin.Then,allthepaintersintheneighborhoodweredefeatedby

aseverediseasewhosecharacteristicwasaliketothatofabadburn.

Anexpertphysicianwasinstructedtoattendtothevictimsandhandlethiscase.

Hewasenthusiastic,buthedidn’tforeseethatitwasahardchallenge.After

simpleenquiry,heannouncedthatthepollutedpaintwastoblame.But

withoutpositiveevidence,peoplesuspectedandrejectedhisview,sayingthetheory

heputforwardmadenosense.Beingmuchmorestrictwithhimself,

hecontributedhimselftothecase.Apartfrommakingenquiries,hemade

detailedchartsandanalysedthedatacautiously.Finally,hedrewascientific

conclusion,linkingthediseasetotheradiuminthepump.Exposedtoradium,a

kindofradioactivematerialintheuniverse,peopleabsorbedradiationandgotsick

immediately.

Spinningthepumpbackward,hetookawaytheradium.Thissimple

movementcuredallthevictims.

必修五Unit222.SightseeingintheUnitedKingdom觀光聯(lián)合王國(guó)

Afterthewedding,mycousinandhiswifewenttotheUnitedKingdom

fornationwidesightseeing.HefaxedalettertomeinEnglishyesterday.To

mydelight,henolongermadeanytenseerror.Andhisdescription

roughlyclarifiedmyquestionsabouttheUK--itscurrency,itsadministration,

theinstitutionwhichdividesitintofourprovinces,andthehistoricalconflicts

andquarrelswhenSouthernIrelandbrokeawayfromtheUK.

Unwillingtoleaveoutanyattraction,mycousinarrangedhisenjoyablejourney

carefully.OneattractiveplacehevisitedwasacastleinthecountrysideofScotland,

whichliesnearaport.ItusedtobetheheadquartersoftheCommunism

Unionbutbrokedownduringthewar.Findingnothingcouldtaketheplace

ofthissplendidarchitecture,peopleaccomplishedrebuildingitin1952.Itwasto

theircreditthatallfurnishedroomsareconsistentwithwhattheyusedtobe.My

cousinwasthrilledbyitscollectionsconsisting

ofstatuesplusroyaluniformsfoldedinglasstanks.Thoughtherewas

nopossibilitytobuysomeoftheseexhibits,itwasconvenienttotakephotos,which

hesentmealongwithhisfax.

必修五Unit323.AnAirCrash飛機(jī)失事

Iwasaprevioustypistinapostoffice.BecauseIcouldn’ttoleratetypingany

morepostagebillsorpostcodesonatypewritereveryday,Iresigned.With

agreedymotivationofmakingbigmoney,Itookupworkingasa

businessrepresentativefortheG.EEcologyCompany,which

producedgoodsby