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新概念英语青少版(2B)课文Unit16 Whats your middle name?William:Is there something wrong, Karen?Karen:Its OK. Im being silly.William:Thats impossible. Youre never silly.Karen:Oh, but I am! Im silly all the time. Believe me!Karen:I did something very silly this morning. I picked up some shopping in town.Karen:I arrived home at about 10 oclock, and parked the car in the drive. I unlocked the house with my house keys.Karen:Then, Daisy called me on my mobile, and we talked about the weekend. We discussed plans for Sunday. Then we finished the call.Karen:Then I looked for my car keys. I looked in my bag, in my coat, in the kitchen, everywhere.William:And where were they?Karen:They were in my hand! The key-ring was on my little finger. William, Silliness is my middle name!-1Unit17 A cuckoo in the nestPauls father. Ken Bruce is an engineer. Hes also an enthusiastic birdwatcher.Last spring, two little birds appeared in his garden. Ken installed a webcam, and invited his neighbours to log on.Everyone watched enthusiastically. Soon, there was a little nest. Then, another bird arrived.It was a cuckoo. The cuckoo watched patiently. Three little eggs appeared in the nest. The cuckoo waited. Suddenly, she had her chance. The mother wasnt there.The cuckoo darted to the nest. In two seconds, there was a fourth egg beside the other three.After twelve days, the young cuckoo hatched. The little birds hurried to get food for the baby cuckoo.Kens neighbours watched excitedly. The baby cuckoo picked up the other eggs easily with its back, and pushed them out of the nest.The birds returned and pushed food into its mouth. After twenty days, the cuckoo was enormous!On 6th May. it opened its wings. In a moment, the nest was empty. The show was over. Kens neighbours are all enthusiastic birdwatchers now, of course!-2Unit18 Read the label!Lucy:Do you want one of these, Vikki?Vikki:No, thanks! I ate some of those about a year ago. Once was enough!Lucy:Why? What happened?Vikki:I missed breakfast that morning, because I did my piano practice before school. Mum gave me my lunchbox, and I went for the bus.Vikki:On the school bus I felt a bit sick. I always feel sick on buses, anyway.Vikki:I needed to eat something. I looked in my lunchbox and discovered the Crispy Trolls.Vikki:I ate four Crispy Trolls, one after another. At the same time I read the label on the packet.Vikki:Then I felt really sick! Yuk! Honestly, Lucy, this stuff isnt food. Its chemistry. Read the label!-3Unit19 A problem with squirrelsPolly:Did you see my new bird feeder, Annie?Annie:Yes, I did. I saw it last week.Polly:Well, I bought it because of the label. It said, This bird feeder is squirrel-proof.Annie:Yes, you told me that.Polly:Well, I brought it home. I put lots of nuts in it. And I hung it outside the kitchen window.Polly:That night, a squirrel broke into the squirrel-proof bird feeder. It ate all the nuts. The squirrels tummy became enormous.Annie:Oh, no! Dont tell me!Polly:The next day, I went into the kitchen. What did I see? A dead squirrel in my birdfeeder, outside my kitchen window!Annie:Thats awful! What did you do?Polly:I cut it down, and put it in a bag. Then I took it back to the shop. They gave me my money back.Annie:But whats the use of that?Polly:I wanted a squirrel-proof bird feeder, and I havent got one!-4Unit20 An ordinary lifeNina:I want to tell you something, Daisy.Daisy:What is it, Nina?Nina:This will be my last fashion shoot. Im going to get an ordinary job in an office.Daisy:But why, Nina? Youre a very successful model. Why do you want to change?Nina:Im successful now. But I wont always be successful. And I want an ordinary life.Nina:In an office job, Ill work regular hours. Ill go home in the evening.Nina:Ill cook beautiful meals and eat them with my friends. And Ill sleep in the same bed every night.Nina:And maybe, one day, Ill meet the right man. And well have an ordinary life together.Itll be wonderful!-5Unit21 The weather forecastAnnouncer：Andnowitsfivetonine,andtimefortheweatherforecast.Announcer:LetsgoovertoCarlaDaneattheLondonWeatherCentre.Carla.WeatherForecaster：ThanksJohn,andgoodmorning!WeatherForecaster:Lastmonthwasunusuallycoldanddry.Butallthatwillchangein the nextfewdays.WeatherForecaster:Fromtoday,thewindwillblowfromthesouthwest.Itwillbringinwarm airfromtheAtlantic.WeatherForecaster:Andwellhavesomerain.Rainwillcomeingraduallyfromthesouth westthisevening.WeatherForecaster:Thewholecountrywillhavesomerainshowersinthenextthreedays.Someofthemwillbeheavy.WeatherForecaster:Temperatureswillriseto12degreesCelsiusintheday.Night temperatureswillfallto4degreesCelsius. WeatherForecaster:Itwillfeelcoldoverthehills.Andtheoutlookfornextweekend：the threewswarm,wetandwindy. WeatherForecaster:Andthatsyourweatherforecast.BacktoJohnatthestudio.-6Unit22 I always behave myself!Lucy：Dad, there was a dance at school last month, and I didnt go. Therell be another one next Friday night. Can I go?William：Wholl be at the dance?Lucy：Itll be a school event. There will be some French students, but there wont be any outsiders. And our teachers will be there, too.William：That sounds reasonable. What time will it start?Lucy：At half past seven.William：And how long will it last?Lucy：For two and a half hours. Itll finish at 10.William：All right, Lucy. Your mother will take you there, and Ill pick you up. Be at the school gates at 10 oclock sharp. Is that clear?Lucy：Yes, Dad. Thanks.William：And Lucy, you will behave yourself, wont you?Lucy：Of course, Dad. I always do!-7Unit23 Quite tall.and quite striking!Daisy：.so, Cleo, thats the news. Can you send me your New Faces file?Cleo：Of course, Daisy. Ill send a messenger.Cleo：How far is it to your house from here?Daisy：Its about 45 miles.Cleo：Thats not far. Youll have the pictures by two oclock.Daisy：Good. What are they like?Cleo：Well, all the girls are quite young. One of them is very young. Her mother comes with her.Daisy：I get the picture. Is there anyone special?Cleo：Theres Sandy. Shes quite tall.Daisy：How tall?Cleo：Shes one metre eighty-two.Daisy：What height is that? Just a moment . OK, its about five foot eleven. Thats very tall.Cleo：Yes, shes quite striking. Ill send the file now.Daisy：Thanks, Cleo. Ill have a look. Ill call you tomorrow.Cleo：Thanks, Daisy. Bye!-8Unit24 A quizRobert：Lucy,Imwritingaquizformyclass,andIwanttotryitout.CanItryit outonyou,please?Lucy：OK.Robert：WhichisthehighestmountainintheBritishIsles?Lucy：ItsBenNevis,ofcourse!Robert：Whatsthelongestriverintheworld?Lucy：Imnotsure.IsittheNile,ortheAmazon?Robert：ItstheNile.Ilookeditupyesterday.TheNileislongerthantheAmazon.Lucy：Isit?Robert：Yes.Theyrebothlongrivers.Itisntobvious,isit? Lucy：No.Itsagoodquestion.Robert：Whichcontinenthasthelowestpopulationdensity?Lucy：Goodness,Robert!Idontknow!Australia?Robert：No!Itsatrickquestion.Australiasacontinent,andithasonlysixpeopleto the squaremile.Robert：Butobviously,theanswerisAntarctica!-9Unit25 Karen saves some moneyKaren：Which of these two suits do you prefer, William? The one on the right, or the one on the left?William：Theyre both the same. Theyre both the same size. Theyre both the same colour. And theyre both the same style.Karen：They both look the same, but theyre very different in quality.Karen：One is made of linen, and the other is made of microfibre. The microfibre one is cheaper than the linen one.William：Which one do you prefer, Karen?Karen：Ill have the microfibre one. It isnt as expensive as the linen one.William：Are you sure? I cant tell the difference, but you can. I want you to be happy with it.Karen：Thats OK. Im saving money on the suit. So now I want to buy a pair of shoes to go with it.-10Unit26 School reportsFlora：Whats your report like, Vikki?Vikki：Its all right.Flora：Can I have a look?Vikki：OK.Flora：Wow, Vikki! Listen to this, Lucy!Flora：English excellent, French excellent, Maths excellent, Music excellent, Geography excellent. Everything is excellent!Lucy:I know! Vikkis report is always better than mine.Flora：And your report is always better than mine.Lucy：Your reports are quite good, Flora.Flora：But not as good as yours and Vikkis. Youre both cleverer than me.Lucy：Well, Vikki always comes top. Shes the cleverest girl in the school.Vikki：Youre the best gymnast, Flora. I always come bottom in Sports. Look! Sports： Vikki tries hard.Vikki：Its a joke! Of course I try hard. But obviously not hard enough!-11Unit27 Pocket moneyLucy：Have you got any money, Robert?Robert：A little. Why?Lucy：Can you lend me some? Just for a week.Robert：How much do you want?Lucy：Just a few pounds. Well, ten pounds, actually.Robert：Ten pounds! Thats a lot! Why havent you got your own money? We both get the same every month.Lucy：Yes, but youve always got more money than me.Robert：You always spend your pocket money at the beginning of the month.Lucy：I know! And you always save yours. Youre a good boy, and Im a bad girl!Lucy：Please, Robert! Ill pay you back on Saturday.Robert：All right then. But only for a few days.Lucy：Thanks! Youre the best!-12Unit28 She doesnt even exist!Robert：Why do you have all these posters in your room, Lucy?Lucy：Because I like them.Robert：Look at that big face! Its silly. Why did you put it on the ceiling?Lucy：Because I like it.Robert：Whos this, anyway?Lucy：Its Jonno. Hes the best singer in the world. And hes the most handsome.Robert：Thats silly.Lucy：No, it isnt!Lucy：Anyway, whos your favourite?Robert：Leena Lang. She is the most beautiful girl in the world, and the cleverest.Lucy：Leena Lang! Thats crazy! Shes just someone in a computer game.Robert：I dont care. Shes the best detective and the best martial arts master.Lucy：But she isnt real! She doesnt even exist!Robert：She does. Shes as real as Jonno any day!-13Unit29 No ones better than Paul!Claire：Paul is a fantastic athlete, Linda. He comes first in everything.Linda：He was always a strong runner.Claire：In the Championships last year, the 800 metres was a very fast race.Claire：But Paul ran the fastest. He was 15 seconds faster than his nearest rival.Linda：There were a lot of his friends in the Championship