牛津高中英語模塊一模塊二課文原文

1、.M1U1 school life in the UKGoing to a British high school for one year was a very enjoyable and experience for me .I was very happy with the school hours in Britain because school starts around 9 a.m.and ends about 3.30 p.m.This means I could get up an hour later than usual ,as schools in China begi

2、n before 8 a.m.On the first day ,all of the new students attended an assembly in theschool hall .I sat next to a girl whose name was Diana .We soon becamebestfriends.Duringtheassembly ,theheadmaster toldus about therulesof the school . He also told us that the best way to earn respect was todevote o

3、urselves to studyand achieve highgrades . Thissounded like myschool in China .I had many teachers in the past year . Mr Heywood , my class teacher ,was veryhelpful.My favouriteteacherwas Miss Burke-IlovedthelessonsthatshegaveinEnglishLiterature.Inourclasstherewere 28students .This is about the avera

4、ge size for British schools . We had tomovetodifferentclassroomsfordifferentclasses.Wealso had differentstudents in some classes , so it was a struggle for me to remember allthe faces and names.I found that the homework was not as heavy as what I used to get in myold school . However , itwas a bitch

5、allengingforme at first,becauseall the homework was in English . I felt lucky , as all my teachers gaveme much enjoyment and I enjoyed all my subjects: English , History ,EnglishLiterature,Computer Science ,Maths ,Science,PE ,Art ,Cookingand French.My English improved a lot , as I used English every

6、 day and spent anhour each day reading English books in the library . I usually went tothe Computer Club during the lunch break , so I could send e-mails to myfamily and friends back home for free. I also had an extra French classon Tuesday evenings.Cookingwas reallyfun as Ilearnthow to buy ,prepare

7、and cook food .At the end of term we held a class party and we all hadto cook something.Iwas gladthatallmy classmateswere fondofthecakethat I made .Studentsatthatschoolhave tostudy Maths , Englishand Science,butcan stop studying some subjects if they do not like them , for example ,Historyand French

8、 . They can choose othersubjectslikeArt and ComputerScience, or languagessuch as Spanish andGerman. Though it did notlookvery beautiful when it was finished , I still liked it very much .I missed Chinese food a lot at lunch .British food is very different .British people like eating dessert at the e

9、nd of their main meal . Afterlunch, we usuallyplayedon the schoolfield. Sometimes I playedfootballwiththeboys . Sometimes I justrelaxed undera tree orsat on the grass.I was very lucky to experience this different way of life .I look back;.on my time in the UK with satisfaction , and I really hope to

10、 go back and study in Manchester again .M1U2 Home AloneAct oneMom and Dad arrive back from vacation a day earlier than expected.The curtainsare closedand thelivingroom is dark when Momand Dad enter.Dad: It s so nice to be home!Mom: Yes, I can t wait to surprise the boys!Suddenly adoor opens and a so

11、ccerball flies throughthe room. Ericruns in after it, followed by a big dog, walking very slowly.Eric: Mom! Dad! Youre back early! (looking around room, soundingfrightened) But, but-tomorrow!you weren t supposed to comehomeuntilThe dog slowly walks to Mom and Dad.Mom:(bending to touch dog) Eric,hes

12、so tired and hungry!( lookingat table ) The money withwhichyou were tobuy dog food isgone,but Spotlooks so hungry! What did you do with the money we left?Dad: And look at the room - garbage all over the place! Where isyour brother? (shouting angrily) Daniel!Daniel: (running into room) Mom, Dad, I ca

13、n explain-Dad opens the curtains and light comes into the room. The room is ina mess, with pizza boxes on the floor and dirty dishes in the sink. Inthe corner,there is a garbage can around which are piecesofgarbage andwaste paper.Mom and Dad both turn towards Daniel.Dad: ( sounding very angry) Liste

14、n to me, young man- we left youin charge! We thought you could act like an adult, but look at the mess.I don t know why the house is so dirty-Mom: Daniel, we thought you were an adult, a person who would makegood decisions.Dad: How can we trust you any more? We wonttolerate such behaviorin our house

15、!shouting ) Stop shouting at me. IDaniel: (m still a teenager! Whyis everything always my fault?Daniel runs into his bedroom and shuts the door angrily. Mom and Dadlook at each other as lights go out.Act two, scene oneDaniel and Eric s bedroom. Eric sits on hisbed. Daniel has his armscrossed and loo

16、ks upset.;.Daniel: They never even gave me a chance to defend myself. I hate them!Eric:You dont hate them. I can tellthem we had an emergency. Thenthey won t be mad anymore.Daniel:No, don t tellthem anything.Anyhow,they didn t trustme.They don t deserve an explanation . Let them think what they want

17、.Eric:But Daniel,ifthey knew thatSpot was sick and we used the moneyto take him to the clinic-Daniel: Andthat wespent all ofyesterday waiting there for him andthat is why we had no time to clean the house - but no Eric, why didnt they ask me what happened instead of shouting at me?Act two, scene two

18、Mom:Do you thinkwe were too hard on Daniel? Perhaps there s a reasonwhy the house is a mess.Dad: Maybe, but now that he has been so rude to us, I feel like wehave to punish him or he wont respect us.Mom: Oh, why does this have to be so difficult?Mom sighs.End of act two.;.M1U3 Dying to be thin.Hi Zh

19、ou LingHow are you? I havent heard from you for weeks. Is everything OKwith you?Do you stillgo to the gym every day? I used to go tothegym three timesa week, but I don t work out any more. I know another way to stay slim.Looking good is important to women, isnt it? Most young women want aslim figure

20、 these days, especially here in Canada. Im trying to loseweight because I m so ashamed of my body. Since Im preparing to actin a new TV show, I m taking weight-loss pills called Fat-Less, whichare quite popular among young women here. I hope to lose at least 10kilograms. I take two pills a day and d

21、on t need to exercise.The pills really work! I m becoming slimmer and slimmer. Ive lost 7kilograms in the last two months. However, sometimes I don t feel soenergetic.My mother, who you met lastyear,keeps tellingme not to takethem because they are dangerous. She says health is the most importantthin

22、g, and I agree, but then I look so slim at the moment.Write soon!LoveAmyDear Zhou LingThings change so quickly! Im now in hospital recovering from liverfailure.Iregret takingthoseweight-losspills.They containa harmfulchemicalthat cause my liver tofail.The doctortoldme thatIwould dieif I couldn t get

23、 a new liver. My mother is a match, but she is too oldfor such a long operation. I thought I was going to die.Then the doctor found that someone in your country, whose name is LiDong, was an exact match for me. He donated more than half of his liverto save my life. I was very lucky, wasnt I?;.I m fe

24、elingbetternow. I followmy doctor s advice and exerciseforat least half an hour every day, and eat lots of fruit and vegetables.People should look aftertheirbodies.My mother isright:don t damageyour health for a slim and attractive figure. It isn t worth it. Weshouldn t be ashamed of the way we look

25、, should we?I hope to hear from you soon.Love,AmyDear AmyMy computer was broken so I couldn t read your two e-mailsuntiltoday.I m so sorry to hear about your problem, but I m glad you re feelingbetter and are recovering.You re right. We shouldnt be embarrassed about our weight. I thinkyou look great

26、 as you are, and you re a wonderful person. I know thatthe pressure to stay slim is a problem, especially for an actress. However, your mother knows best: nothing is more important than health.It s the same in Chinamany people,some of whomare not overweightat all,are always going on a dietor takingw

27、eight-losspills,which areoften dangerous. I hope they can learn from your story.LoveZhou Ling;.M2U1 Boy missing,police puzzledPolice in America have stepped up their search for afifteen-year-old-boy，who went missing two days ago in Dover,NewHampshire.People have shown great interest in his disappear

28、ance due tosightingsofpuzzlinglightsinthesky and reportsof alienvisitaroundthe time of his disappearance.JustinFoster,ahigh schoolstudent,wentmissinglastFridaynight.Atfirst,Justin's mother,who went to sleep early that evening because of aheadache,thoughtthatthe teenagerwas spendingthe nightwitha

29、 friend.MrFoster,whowas workingthat night,was surprisedthathisson didnottellanyone that he was staying out late.When Justin did not show up at thefamilylunchthenextday,MrsFosterbecameworriedand toldherhusbandto call the police.However,police found that Justin did in fact return home on Fridaynight a

30、t about 11 p.m.That evening at 8 p.m. ,Justin left home to playbaseball with two friends,who both say Justin went home after the game.Witnessesalso say they saw Justinwalkingtowards his home at10.45p.m.Justin'ssister,Kelly,saysshe heard her brotherreturnhomeatabout11 p.m. 'I was getting read

31、y for bed.'she said.'Justin went straight tohis room.I didn't see him but I heard him putting on his favouriteCD.That's when the lights came.'According to Kelly,a bright light then appeared according to herwindow. Atfirst,theyoung girlthought itwas the lightofthefullmoon,but then

32、 she realizedit was movingand coming closer.'Ipulled back thecurtains and saw a large spaceship flying outside.It had multi-colouredlightsallaround itand therewere manywindows.Standinginsidewere lotsof white-skinned,strange-looking creatures with large black eyes. I wasfrightened.'Kelly said

33、 that the spaceship then moved around to the sideof the house,towardsher brother'sbedroom. 'Iheard Justinshout,andthen;.the UFOjustdisappeared. I haven'tseen Justinsince. Iamsure the alienstook him,but my parents said I was only dreaming.'Somepeople in Dover alsosay that they have se

34、en aliens.'Ithappenedto me!' said Mavis Wood.'The aliens took me away so that they could doresearch on me.Luckily, they returned me to my home. I think Justin wastakenaway by them too.They are interestedinus. I stillhave nightmaresaboutthem. I haven'tbeen sleepingwellsinceI returned

35、home. The wholeexperiencewas very frightening.Ieven get frightenedwhen Ihear a planefly over.'Police have not ruled out the possibility that Justin was taken byaliens,butare also lookingintoother possibilities.'Sometimes,peoplemake up such amazing stories,'saysDetectiveSamPeterson, who h

36、as takencharge of the case.'Sowe've been lookingat other possibilitiestoo,suchas murder. We will not give up until we find convincing evidence.M2U2 An adventure in Africa30 JuneDear AihuaHow are you? Sorry I haven t written for so long. Ive been quitebusy arranging my holidaywith my olderbro

37、ther, Colin.Colin and Iplantospend a few weeks travellingbefore he goes touniversity.We re goingto visit so manyexciting placesand do lots of extraordinary things. Wewill go to Africa first. I cant wait! Have you ever been there?WeleaveLondon on 15 July,and wellbe takinga flightto Morocco,innorthern

38、Africa.Were going to ridecamels throughthe Sahara Desert.Its thebiggestdesertin the world about the sizeof theUS! I expectit will be very hot, dry and dusty there. We ll be travelling by camelwithlocalguides,camping intents and sleepingon the ground. I ve heardthat,intheSahara,there isno shade durin

39、g the day,and the starsseemespecially brilliant on clear nights. Ill bring a flashlight with meso that I ll be able to see in the dark. Altogether, the trip will takesix days. That means Ill have to sit on a camel for almost a weekhow uncomfortable! I hope my camel likes me!After thetripby camel,wer

40、e goingto traveldown the River Nile.Well start at Lake Victoria. A little way down the river from LakeVictoria,the watergetsquiterough. So, we llgo white water rafting.Its quite dangerous, but very exciting! You have to wear a helmet anda life jacket for protection, just in case you fall into the wa

41、ter.;.Then, were going on a tripto see wildanimals in Kenya. Welllivewith the local people in their villages, and drink whatever they do,including cows blood! Do you think I should drink it?Since wellbe walking for almost two weeks, I llneed to buy a largebackpack in advance to carry my supplies of

42、food and water. During theday, we ll walk across the land, following the tracks of wildlife suchas elephants, lions andgiraffes. Well try toget as closeas possibleto the animals, even thoughthey re dangerous, so thatwe can take somereally good photographs. But dont worry about me. Our guides will ha

43、ve guns with them for defense they can use the guns to scare the animals away if they come too near. I really want to see an elephant up close, and Colin wants to see a giraffe.After that, well be moving on to Tanzania, where we re going toclimb Mount Kilimanjaro. Mountain climbing can be very tirin

44、g, and manypeople feelsickas the atmosphere gets thinner,so Colin and I willmakesure that we will get plenty of rest. The Africa part of our trip willtake about four weeks. Afterwards, were going to the Himalayas.I ll send you postcards from all the different places we visit!LoveTobyM2U3 The Curse o

45、f the mummyHoward Carter is one of the mostfamous explorers theworld has everknown. He was brave and adventurous.He lovedto visitnew places.Duringhis lifetime, he discovered many amazing things.HowardCarter did not go to schoolbut was taught to draw by hisfather,who was an artist. He was bright and

46、curious about the world outside hishometown. In 1891, at the age of 17, he set sail for Alexandria, Egypt.By the 1920s he had become an explorer searching for the tombs of theEgyptiankings.He found several important ones. Insidethe tombs he foundjewels, gold and the preserved bodies of dead kings. T

47、hese preservedbodies are known as mummies.In 1922, Howard Carter madehis most amazing discoveryofall,in theValley of the Kings in Egypt. He had receivedmoney from LordCarnarvon,a Britishman who was very interestedin Egypt. Carter s team was workingat a place near a city called Luxor. There, they found the tomb of KingTutankhamun. Itwas the most importanttomb that had ever been found. Thetomb contained more riches, gold and jewels than any of us had ever seenbefore, as well as the mummy of the king, said Carter. By the time;.we left, it was empty. We emptied the tomb of everything it c