英语必修二课文原文

1、12/12v1.0可编写可更正人教版新课标必修2unit1课文原文和翻译word格式INSEARCHOFTHEAMBERROOMFrederickWilliam，theKingofPrussia,couldneverhaveimaginedthathisgreatestgifttotheRussianpeoplewouldhavesuchanamazinghistory.ThisgiftwastheAmberRoom,whichwasgiventhisnamebecauseseveraltonsofamberwereusedtomakeit.Theamberwhichwasselectedha

2、dabeautifulyellow-browncolourlikehoney.Thedesignoftheroomwasinthefancystylepopularinthosedays.Itwasalsoatreasuredecoratedwithgoldandjewels,whichtookthecountrysbestartistsabouttenyearstomake.Infact,theroomwasnotmadetobeagift.ItwasdesignedforthepalaceofFrederick.However,thenextKingofPrussia,FrederickW

3、illiam,towhomtheamberroombelonged,decidednottokeepit.In1716hegaveittoPetertheGreat.Inreturn,theCzarsenthimatroopofhisbestsoldiers.SotheAmberRoombecausepartoftheCzarswinterpalaceinStfourmetreslong,theroomservedasasmallreceptionhallforimportantvisitors.Later,CatherinehadtheAmbertoapalaceoutsideStPeter

4、sburgwhereshespenthersummers.Shetoldherartiststoaddmoredetailstoit.In1770theroomwascompletedthewayshewanted.Almostsixhundredcandleslittheroom,anditsmirrorsandpicturesshonelikegold.Sadly,althoughtheAmberRoomwasconsideredoneofthewondersoftheworld,itisnowmissing.InSeptember1941,theNaziarmywasnearStPete

5、rsburg.Thiswasatimewhenthetwocountrieswereatwar.BeforetheNaziscouldgettothesummerpalace,theRussianswereabletoremovesomefurnitureandsmallartobjectsfromtheAmber1v1.0可编写可更正Room.However,someoftheNazissecretlystoletheroomitself.Inlessthantwodays100,000pieceswereputinsidetwenty-sevenwooodenboxs.Thereisnod

6、oubtthattheboxswerethenputonatrainforKonigsberg,whichwasatthattimeaGermancityontheBalticSea.Afterthat,whathappenedtotheAmberRoomremainsamystery.Recently,theRussiansandGermanshavebuiltanewAmberthesummerpalace.BystudyingoldphotosoftheformerAmberRoom,theyhavemadethenewonelookliketheoldone.In2003itwasre

7、adyforthepeopleofStPetersburgwhentheycelebratedthe300thbirthdayoftheircity.AFACTORANOPINIONWhatisafactIsitsomethingthatpeoplebelieveNo.Afactisanythingthatcanbeproved.Forexample,itcanbeprovedthatChinahasmorepeoplethananyothercountryintheworld.Thisisafact.ThenwhatisanopinionAnopinioniswhatsomeonebelie

8、vesistruebuthasnotbeenproved.Soanopinionisnotgoodevidenceinatrial.Forexample,itisanopinionifyousay“Catsarebetterpetsthandogs”.Itmaybetrue,butitisdifficulttoprove.Somepeoplemaynotagreewiththisopinionbuttheyalsocannotprovethattheyareright.Inatrial,ajudgemustdecidewhicheyewitnessestobelieveandwhichnott

9、obelieve.Thejudgedoesnotconsiderwhateacheyewitnesslookslikeorwherethatpersonlivesorworks.He/sheonlycaresaboutwhethertheeyewitnesshasgiventrueinformation,whichmustbefactsratherthanopinions.Thiskindofinformationiscalledevidence.2v1.0可编写可更正人教版新课标必修2unit2课文原文word格式ANINTERVIEWPausanias,whowasaGreekwriter

10、about2,000yearsago,hascomeonamagicaljourneyonMarch18th2007tofindoutaboutthepresent-dayOlympicGames.HeisnowinterviewingLiYan,avolunteerforthe2008OlympicGames.P:MynameisPausanias.Ilivedinwhatyoucall“AncientGreece”andIusedtowriteabouttheOlympicGamesalongtimeago.Ivecometoyourtimetofindoutaboutthepresent

11、-dayOlympicGamesbecauseIknowthatin2004theywereheldinmyhomeland.MayIaskyousomequestionsaboutthemodernOlympicsL:Goodheavens!HaveyoureallycomefromsolongagoButofcourseyoucanaskanyquestionsyoulike.WhatwouldyouliketoknowP:HowoftendoyouholdyourGamesL:Everyfouryears.TherearetwomainsetsofGames-theWinterandan

12、dbothareheldeveryfouryearsonaregularbasis.TheWinterOlympicsareusuallyheldtwoyearsbeforetheSummerGames.Onlyathleteswhohavereachedtheagreedstandardfortheireventwillbeadmittedascompetitors.Theymaycomefromanywhereintheworld.P:WinterGamesHowcantherunnersenjoycompetinginwinterAndwhataboutthehorsesL:Ohno!T

13、herearenorunningracesorhorseridingevents.Insteadtherearecompetitionslikeskiingandiceskatingwhichneedsnowandice.Thatswhy3v1.0可编写可更正theyrecalledtheWinterOlympics.Itsinthethatyouhavetherunningraces,togetherwithswimming,sailingandalltheteamsports.P:Isee.Earlieryousaidthatathletesareinvitedfromalloverthe

14、world.DoyoumeantheGreekworldOurGreekcitiesusedtocompeteagainsteachotherjustforthehonourofwinning.Noothercountriescouldjoinin,norcouldslavesorwomen!L:Nowadaysanycountrycantakepartiftheirathletesaregoodenough.Thereareover250sportsandeachonhasitsownstandard.Womenarenotonlyallowed,butplayaveryimportantr

15、oleingymnastics,athletics,teamsportsandP:Pleasewaitaminute!Allthoseevents,allthosecountriesandevenpart!WherearealltheathleteshousedL:ForeachOlympics,aspecialvillageisbuiltforthemtolivein,amainreceptionbuilding,severalstadiumsforcompetitions,andagymnasiumaswell.P:Thatsoundsveryexpensive.Doesanyonewan

16、ttohosttheOlympicGamesL:Asamatteroffact,everycountrywantstheopportunity.Itsagreatresponsibilitybutalsoagreathonourtobechosen.TheresasmuchcompetitionamongcountriestohosttheOlympicsastowinOlympicmedals.The2008OlympicswillbeheldinBeijing,China.DidyouknowthatP:Ohyes!Youmustbeveryproud.L:Certainly.Andaft

17、erthatthe2012OlympicswillbeheldinLondon.Theyhavealreadystartedplanningforit.AnewvillagefortheathletesandallthestadiumswillbebuilttotheeastofLondon.Newmedalswillbedesignedofcourseand4v1.0可编写可更正P:DidyousaymedalsSoeventheolivewreathhasbeenreplaced!Ohdear!DoyoucompeteforprizemoneytooL:No,wedont.itsstill

18、allaboutbeingabletorunfaster,jumphigherandthrowfurther.ThatsthemottooftheOlympics,youknow-“Swifter,HigherandStronger.”P:Well,thatsgoodnews.Howinteresting!Thankyousomuchforyourtime.THESTORYOFATLANTAAtlantawasaGreekprincess.ShewasverybeautifulandcouldrunfasterthananymaninGreece.Butshewasnotallowedtoru

19、nandwingloryforherselfintheOlympicGames.Shewassoangrythatshesaidtoherfatherthatshewouldnotmarryanyonewhocouldnotrunfasterthanher.Herfathersaidthatshemustmarry,soAtlantamadeabargainwithhim.Shesaidtohim,Thesearemyrules.Whenamansayshewantstomarryme,Iwillrunagainsthim.Ifhecannotrunasfastasme,hewillbekil

20、led.Noonewillbepardoned.ManykingsandprinceswantedtomarryAtlanta,butwhentheyheardofrulestheyknewitwashopeless.Somanyofthemsadlywenthome,butothersstayedtoruntherace.TherewasamancalledHippomeneswhowasamazedwhenheheardofAtlantasrules,Whyarethesemensofoolishhethought.Whywilltheyletthemselvesbekilledbecau

21、setheycannotrunasfastasthisprincessHowever,whenshesawAtlantacomeoutofherhousetorun,Hippomeneschangedhismind.IwillmarryAtlanta-ordie!hesaid.Theracestartedandalthoughthemanranveryfast,Atlantaranfaster.AsHippomenes5v1.0可编写可更正watchedhethought,HowcanIrunasfastasAtlantaHewenttoasktheGreekGodnessofLoveforh

22、elp.Shepromisedtohelphimandgavehimthreegoldenapples.Shesaid,ThrowanappleinfrontofAtlantawhensheisrunningpast.Whenshestopstopickitup,youwillbeabletorunpastherandwin.HippomenestooktheapplesandwenttotheKing.Hesaid,IwanttomarryAtlanta.TheKingwassadtoseeanothermandie,butHippomenessaid,Iwillmarryherordie!

23、Sotheracebegan.Unit3WHOAMIOvertimeIhavebeenchangedquitealot.IbeganasacalculatingmachineinFrancein1642.AlthoughIwasyoungIcouldsimplifydifficultsums.IdevelopedveryslowlyandittooknearlytwohundredyearsbeforeIwasbuiltasananalyticalmachinebyCharlesBabbage.AfterIwasprogrammedbyanoperatorwhousedcardswithhol

24、es,Icould“think”logicallyandproduceananswerquickerthananyperson.Atthattimeitwasconsideredatechnologicalrevolutionandthestartofmy“artificialintelligence”.In1936myrealfather,AlanTuring,wroteabookabouthowIcouldbemadetoworkasa“universalmachine”tosolveanydifficultmathematicalproblem.Fromthenon,Igrewrapid

25、lybothinsizeandinbrainpower.Bythe1949sIhadgrownaslargeasaroom,andIwonderedifIwouldgrowanylarger.However,thisrealityalsoworriedmydesigners.Astimewentby,aswasmakesmaller.FirstasaPC(personalcomputer)andthenasalaptop,Ihavebeenusedinofficesandhomessincethe1970s.Thesechangesonlybecamepossibleasmymemoryimp

26、roved.Firstitwasstoredintubes,thenontransistorsandlateronverysmallchips.AsaresultItotally6v1.0可编写可更正changedmyshape.AsIhavegrownolderIhavealsogrownsmaller.Overtimemymemoryhasdevelopedsomuchthat,likeanelephant,IneverforgetanythingIhavebeentold!AndmymemorybecamesolargethatevenIcouldntbelieveit!ButIwasa

27、lwayssolonelystandingtherebymyself,untilinearly1960stheygavemeafamilyconnectedbyanetwork.IwasabletosharemyknowledgewithothersthroughtheWorldWideWeb.Sincethe1970smanynewapplicationshavebeenfoundformy.Ihavebecomeveryimportantincommunication,financeandtrade.Ihavealsobeenputintorobotsandusedtomakemobile

28、phonesaswellashelpwithmedicaloperations.IhaveevenbeenputintospacerocketsandsenttoexploretheMoonandMars.Anyhow,mygoalistoprovidehumanswithalifeofhighquality.IamnowtrulyfilledwithhappinessthatIamadevotedfriendandhelperofthehumanrace!ANDYTHEANDROIDImpartofanandroidfootballteam.Aboutonceayearweareallowe

29、dtogettogethertoplayagameoffootball.Imasbigasahuman.Itfact,Ilooklikeonetoo.OnthefootballteamImastrikersoIhavetobeabletorunveryfast.Mycomputershipshelpmetomoveandthinklikeahuman.Forexample,IhavelearnedtosignaltomyteammatesincomputerlanguagetogivemetheballwhenIamopenandhaveagoodforagoal.Myfirstfootbal

30、lcompetitionwasinNagoya,Japanseveralyearsago.LastyearourteamwenttoSeattle,WashingtonintheUSA.secondplace.Personally,Ithinktheteamthatwonfirstplacecheated.Theyhaddevelopedanewtypeofprogramjustbeforethecompetition.Soweneedtoencourageourprogrammertoimproveourintelligencetoo.Wearedeterminedtocreateaneve

31、nbettersystem.Inawayour7v1.0可编写可更正programmerislikeourcoach.Sheprogramsuswithallthepossiblemovesshehasseenwhilewatchinghumangames.Thenshepreparesreliablemovestouseifanewsituationarises.InthiswayIcanmakeupnewmovesusingmy“artificialintelligence”.Icouldliketoplayagainstahumanteam,forIhavebeenprogrammedt

32、oactjustlikethem.Afterall,withthehelpofmyelectronicbrainwhichneverforgetsanything,usingmyintelligenceiswhatImallabout!Unit4HOWDAISYLEARNEDTOHELPWILDLIFEDaisyhadalwayslongedtohelpendangeredspeciesofwildlife.Onedayshewokeupandfoundaflyingcarpetbyherbed.“Wheredoyouwantto”itasked.Daisyrespondedimmediate

33、ly.“Idliketoseesomeendangeredwildlife,”shesaid.“PleasetakemetoadistantlandwhereIcanfindtheanimalthatgavefurtomakethissweater.”AtoncethecarpetflewawayandtookhertoTibet.Theredaisysawandantelopelookingsad.Itsaid,“Werebeingkilledforthewoolbeneathourstomachs.Ourfurisbeingusedtomakesweatersforpeoplelikeyo

34、u.Asaresult,wearenowanendangeredspecies.”AtthatDaisycried,“ImsorryIdidntknowthat.Iwonderwhatisbeingdonetohelpyou.Flyingcarpet,pleaseshowmeaplacewheretheressomewildlifeprotection.”TheflyingcarpettraveledsofastthatnextminutetheywereinZimbabwe.Daisyturnedaroundandfoundthatshewasbeingwatchedbyandelephan

35、t.“Haveyoucometotakemyphoto”itasked.InreliefDaisyburstintolaughter.“Dontlaugh,”saidtheelephant,“Weusedtobeanendangeredspecies.Farmershunteduswithoutmercy.Theysaidwedestroyedtheirfarms,andmoneyfromtouristsonlywenttothelargetourcompanies.Sothegovernmentdecidedtohelp.Theyallowedtouriststo8v1.0可编写可更正hun

36、tonlyacertainnumberofanimalsiftheypaidthefarmers.Nowthefarmersarehappyandournumbersareincreasing.Sogoodthingsarebeingdoneheretosavelocalwildlife.”Daisysmiled,“Thatsgoodnews.Itshowstheimportanceofwildlifeprotection,butIdliketohelpastheWWFsuggests.”Thecarpetroseagainandalmostatoncetheywereinathickrain

37、forest.Amonkeywatchedthemasitrubbeditself.“Whatareyoudoing”askedDaisy.“Improtectingmyselffrommosquitoes,”itreplied.findamillipedeinsect,Irubitovermybody.Itcontainsapowerfuldrugwhichaffectsmosquitoes.YoushouldpaymoreattentiontotherainforestwhereIlivetheappreciatehowtheanimalslivetogether.Norainforest

38、,noanimals,nodrugs.”Daisywasamazed.“Flyingcarpet,pleasetakemehomesoIcantellwecanbeginproducingthisnewdrug.Monkey,pleasecomeandhelp.”Themonkeyagreed.Thecarpetflewhome.Astheylanded,thingsbegantodisappear.Twominuteslatereverythinghadgone-themonkey,too.SoDaisywasnotabletomakehernewdrug.Butwhatanexperien

39、ce!Shehadlearnedsomuch!AndtherewasalwaysWWFANIMALEXTINCTIONManyanimalshavedisappearedduringthelonghistoryofthemostfamousoftheseanimalsarelivedontheearthtensofmillionsofyearsago,longbeforehumanscameintobeingandtheirfutureseemedsecureatthattime.Thereweremanydifferentkindsofdinosaurandanumberofthemused

40、toliveineggsoftwenty-fivespecieshavebeenfoundinXixia,County,Nanyang,Henanlongagoararenewspeciesofbird-likedinosaurwasdiscoveredinChaoyangCounty,Liaoningscientistsinspeactedthebones,theyweresurprisedtofindthat9v1.0可编写可更正thesedinosaurscouldnotonlyrunliketheothersbutalsoclimblearnedthisfromthewaythebon

41、eswerejoinedtogether.Dinosaursdiedoutsuddenlyabout65millionyearsago.Somescientiststhinkitcameafteranunexpectedincidentwhenahugerockfromspacehittheearthandputtoomuchdustintothethinktheearthgottoohotforthedinosaurstoliveonanyknowsforsurewhyandhowdinosaursdisappearedfromtheearthinsuchashorttime.Weknowm

42、anyotherwildplants,animals,insectsandbirdshavediedoutmoretoaUNreport,some844animalsandplantshavedisappearedinthelast500dodoisoneoflivedontheIslandofMauritiusandwasaveryfriendlylistentoastoryofthedodoandhowitdisappearedfrometheearth.Unit5THEBANDTHATWASNTHaveyoueverwantedtobepartofabandasafamoussinger

43、ormusicianHaveyoueverdreamedofplayinginfrontofthousandsofpeopleataconcert,atwhicheveryoneisclappingandappreciatingyourmusicDoyousingkaraokeandpretendyouareafamoussingerlikeSongZuyingorLinHuanTobehonest,alotofpeopleattachgreatimportancetobecomingrichandfamous.ButjusthowdopeopleformabandManymusiciansm

44、eetandformabandbecausetheyliketowriteandplaytheirownmusic.Theymaystartasagroupofhigh-schoolstudents,forwhompracticingtheirmusicinsomeoneshoursisthefirststeptofame.Sometimestheymayplayto10v1.0可编写可更正passers-byinthestreetorsubwaysothattheycanearnsomeextramoneyforthemselvesortopayfortheirinstruments.Lat

45、ertheymaygiveperformancesinpubsorclubs,forwhichtheyarepaidincash.Ofcoursetheyhopetomakerecordsinastudioandsellmillionsofcopiestobecomemillionaires!However,therewasonebandhatstartedinadifferentway.ItwascalledtheMonkeesandbeganasaTVshow.Themusiciansweretoplayjokesoneachotheraswellasplaymusic,mostofwhi

46、chwasbasedlooselyonthebeatles.TheTVorganizershadplannedtofindfourmusicianswhocouldactaswellassing.Theyputanadvertisementinanewspaperlookingforrockmusicians,buttheycouldonlyfindonewhowasgoodenough.Theyhadtouseactorsfortheotherthreemembersoftheband.Assomeoftheseactorscouldnotsingwellenough,theyhadtorelyonothermusicianstohe