40篇短文搞定高中英語3500單詞

40篇短文搞定3500個英語單詞

必修一Unit11.FallinLovewithEnglish愛上英語

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，他仍計劃在黃昏時分離家出走。他不得不這樣做是因為厭倦了父母對他英

語學習的嘮叨，不想再忍受下去了。他的英語學習總是無法取得進展，而且不喜

歡參加英語課的學習，因為他以為老師有意忽視他。結(jié)果，他每次考試的分數(shù)合

計從未超過60。

他的搭檔很關心他，也確切地理解他遭受的折磨，但卻完全不同意他的想法。

為了使他冷靜下來好好解決問題，她和他面對面地交談，并交換了一系列的學習

心得技巧。她寫下來的條款幫助他找到了學好英語的最佳捷徑。

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

喪中恢復過來，真正愛上了英語。

必修一Unit2

2.DifferentCountriesHaveDifferentKindsofEnglishes

不同的國家有不同的英語

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.

英國人的航海在英語的傳播中扮演了重要的角色。目前，英語在許多國家被

作為官方語言或通用語言頻繁地使用，例如美國、新加波、馬來西亞和一些非洲

的國家。這些國家的英語都以英式英語為基礎，能很好地為以英語為本族語的人

所理解。但是實際上，這些英語在口音、拼寫、表達和詞匯的使用方面都在逐漸

變化。

因為這一情況的存在，你就可以利用這些英語之間的區(qū)別說出你們街區(qū)的外

國人是哪個國家來的了。例如，如果有個老板流利地命令他的司機：―Comeup

straighttomyapartmentbyelevatorandtakesomegasformytrucksandcabs（直接

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

myflatbyliftandtakesomepetrolformylorriesandtaxis（請直接搭電梯到我公寓

上來拿卡車和出租車的汽油）‖，你就可以輕易地辨認出他的美國人身份，而后

者卻暗示著那是一位英國人。（請注意：聽力錄音里第二段兩個―電梯‖的單詞跟

原文不一致，原文是對的，錄音弄錯了，elevator才是美式說法而lift是英式說

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，她就下定決心要組織一次往一座古廟的旅

行。因為交通費用昂貴，她決定騎自行車去，毫不擔心其中的不利情況。頑固的

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

最后，我們像往常一樣讓步，盡管我們更喜歡乘火車去。我們準備好了所有東西，

包括時間表、可靠的天氣預報，還有保險，就開始了旅程。

我們的旅程沿著一條從高海拔處流下來的河流前行。但我們的步伐很慢，因

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

洞前的火焰在午夜熄滅時，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，水井和運河里的污水都漲涌起來。但是卻沒人判斷出地震即將來臨。

霎那間，一切都在搖晃，似乎整個世界就要結(jié)束。數(shù)以百萬的磚房和許多水壩遭

到破壞；鐵路軌道都變成無用的鐵條；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，所有報紙都紛紛以大字標題或主要標題報道了這一事件。記者們描

述了災難的大概情況，全國都被地震的破壞和災民們極度的苦難所震驚。當人們

讀到幸存者以―恭喜啊，你還活著。‖來互相安慰時，都被感動了。人們不僅衷心

地表達了他們的同情，而且還立刻組織起來幫助災民。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。他愿意無私地幫助那些向他求助的人。他免費為失業(yè)的，或

沒有受過教育的人提供法律指導和意見。后來，因為相信所有人類都是生來平等，

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并被選為

領袖。然而，盡管他堅持沒有暴力、沒有恐怖的和平原則，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。

實際上，他在任何一個困境時期都充滿著希望，從未灰心。

最后，人們以領袖的職位和一塊金毯子回報了他的貢獻。

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人都驚奇不已。藝術(shù)家以一種罕有

的風格設計它，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。

這個花瓶曾經(jīng)屬于一座從前的城堡，但在戰(zhàn)爭期間，敵人的軍隊炸毀了城堡，

于是關于這個花瓶是如何幸存下來的爭論就一直在持續(xù)著。為了解開人們的疑

問，一個由不少于20人的調(diào)查隊開展了一次非正式的調(diào)查。他們找到的證據(jù)表

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

來沒有泄露這個秘密，即使是在搜尋財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她的回報。

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！‖代表著奧運精神。但是公平卻是這一格言的基礎。只

有當你公平地贏得比賽，你和你的祖國才會承受這樣的光榮。但如今，不像古代

那些誠實的奴隸參賽者，有些沒有希望的運動員無法承受訓練的痛苦，于是在參

加比賽時作假。獎牌似乎有某種魔力使他們作假，獎金也已經(jīng)代替了奧運格言成

為了他們唯一的目標。

因此，在我們市下個月即將舉行的一場體操賽事中，主辦方的其中一項責任

就是要確保比賽的公平。他們在體育場外的海報上做廣告，承諾說每個參賽者都

將在體育館一個一個地參加常規(guī)的身體檢查。對此沒有人可以討價還價。負責此

事的志愿者將非常嚴格。作假是很愚蠢的，因為他們將不被允許去競賽，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.

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

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

了我們的生活，它們不僅能在網(wǎng)絡或移動電話信號的連接下從網(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，指導具有人類性格的機器人擦洗地板和照顧你調(diào)皮的侄女。不管怎么

說，電腦都是如此的有用，以致的確給人們帶來了快樂。

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

結(jié)果，電腦在某種程度上是很危險的。因此，就個人而言，我很擔心電腦在某些

領域，例如金融方面的廣泛應用。

必修二Unit4

9.WildlifeProtection保護野生動植物

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，但是今天的野生動植物卻是因為人類的傷害而消

失或處在危險中。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

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

去年，科學家觀察到猴子在身上擦某種昆蟲來保護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)這種昆蟲含有一種具有強大效力的藥物，于是，

當?shù)氐霓r(nóng)民都被雇來抓蟲子。結(jié)果是，這種昆蟲從這整個地區(qū)都消失了。當被告

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

是我們真正的損失呢！‖我們應該意識到自然平衡的重要，更加注意野生動植物

的保護。直到我們成功讓野生動植物安詳平靜地生活，我們自己才能如釋重負地

笑開顏。

必修二Unit5

10.MyFirstBand我的第一支樂隊

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.

我對音樂很敏感，只要簡要地瀏覽一下樂譜，我就能演唱或演奏得很好。說

實話，我一直都夢想著能成為出名的民間演員，自信的我從未減少過熱愛。

我組成的第一支樂隊叫做―搖滾蛙‖。開始，我們依靠在酒吧里或向路人表演

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

我們在表演中加上幽默的動作，互相開著玩笑。很快，我們的―滑稽爵士樂‖出了

名，到廣播電臺表演的邀請開始多起來。隨后，我們把我們吸引人的音樂做了分

類，在一間音樂工作室錄制了1張唱片，大約賣出了100萬張，這使我們都成了

百萬富翁。

樂隊最終的解散讓我很心痛，但最重要的是，我實現(xiàn)了自己當音樂家的夢想。

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一場誤會

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獨一無二的主題公園

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

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飛機失事

Iwasaprevioustypistinapostoffice.BecauseIcouldn’ttoleratetypingany

morepostagebillsorpostcodesonatypewritereveryday,Iresigned.With

agreedymotivationofmakingbigmoney,Itookupworkingasa

businessrepresentativefortheG.EEcologyCompany,which

producedgoodsby