高中英语课文背诵节选2014-10-19211254

必修3 高中英高中英语课语课文背文背诵节选诵节选 A Selection of Reading from Senior English Textbooks 必修3 UNIT 1 Friendship 1 Do you want a friend whom you could tell everything to like your deepest feelings and thoughts Or are you afraid that your friend would laugh at you or would not understand what you are going through Anne Frank wanted the first kind so she made her diary her best friend from Annie s Best Friend 2 I wonder if it s because I haven t been able to be outdoors for so long that I ve grown so crazy about everything to do with nature I can well remember that there was a time when a deep blue sky the song of the birds moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound That s changed since I was here 3 Dear Miss Wang I m a student from Huzhou Senior High School I have a problem I m not very good at communicating with people Although I try to talk to my classmates I still find it hard to make good friends with them So I feel quite lonely sometimes I do want to change this situation but I don t know how I would be grateful if you could give me some advice Yours Xiaodong 必修3 UNIT 2 Friendship 1 English now is also spoken as a foreign or second language in South Asia For example India has a very large number of fluent English speakers because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947 English is also spoken in Singapore and Malaysia Today the number of people learning English in China is increasing rapidly In fact China may have the largest number of English learners Will Chinese English develop its own identity Only time will tell from The Road to Modern English 2 What is standard English Is it spoken in Britain the US Canada Australia India and New Zealand Believe it or not there is no such thing as standard English Many people believe the English spoken on TV and the radio is standard English This is because in the early days of radio those who reported the news were expected to speak excellent English However on TV and the radio you will hear differences in the way people speak 必修3 UNIT 3 Travel Journal 1 I am fond of my sister but she has one serious shortcoming She can be really stubborn Although she didn t know the best way of getting to places she insisted that she organize the trip properly Now I know that the proper way is always her way I kept asking her When are we leaving and when are we coming back Of course my sister doesn t care about details She gave me a determined look the kind that said she would not change her mind When I told her the air would be hard to breathe and it would be very cold she said it would be an interesting experience I know my sister well Once she has made up her mind nothing can change it Finally I had to give in from Journey Down the Meikong 2 Although it was autumn the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet Our legs were so heavy and cold that they felt like blocks of ice Have you ever seen snowmen ride bicycles That s what we looked like Along the way children dressed in long wool coats stopped to look at us In the late afternoon we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze However the lakes shone like glass in the setting sun and looked wonderful 必修3 UNIT 4 Earthquakes 1 Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei For three days the water in the village wells rose and fell rose and fell Farmers noticed that the well walls had deep cracks in them A smelly gas came out of the cracks In the farmyards the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds 2 Dear LiMing Congratulations We are pleased to tell you that you have won the high school speaking competition about new Tangshan Your speech was heard by a group of five judges all of whom agreed that it was the best one this year Your parents and your school should be very proud of you Next month the city will open a new park to honor those who died in the terrible disaster The park will also honor those who helped the survivors Our office would like to have you speak to the park vistors on July 28 at 11 00 am We invite you to bring your family and friends on that special day Yours sincerely 必修3 UNIT 5 Nelson Mandela 1 The last thirty years have seen the greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress until today we have reached a stage where we have almost no rights at all It was the truth Black people could not vote or choose their leaders They could not get the jobs they wanted In fact as Nelson Mandela said We were put into a position in which we had either to accept we were less important or fight the government We chose to attack the laws We first broke the law in a peaceful way when this was not allowed only then did we decide to answer violence with violence from Elia s Story 2 You cannot imagine how the name of Robben Island made us afraid It was a prison from which no one escaped There I spent the hardest time of my life All the terror and fear of that time came back to me I remembered the beatings and the cruelty of the guards and my friends who had died I felt I would not be able to do it but my family encouraged me 必修3 UNIT 1 Cultural Relics 1 In fact the room was not made to be a gift It was designed for the palace of Frederick However the next King of Prussia to whom the amber room belonged decided not to keep it In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great In return the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers So the Amber Room became part of the Czar s winter palace in St Petersburg About four meters long the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors 2 A FACT OR AN OPINION What is a fact Is it something that people believe No A fact is anything that can be proved For example it can be proved that China has more people than any other country in the world This is a fact Then what is an opinion An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved 必修3 UNIT 2 The Olympic Games 1 For each Olympics a special village is built for atheletes to live in a main reception building several stadiums for competitions and a gymnasium as well As a matter of fact every country wants the opportunity It s a great responsibility but also a great honor to be chosen There s as much competition among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals The 2008 Olympics will be held in Beijing China 2 Atlanta was a Greek princess She was very beautiful and could run faster than any man in Greece But she was not allowed to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games She was so angry that she said to her father that she would not marry anyone who could not run faster than her Her father said that she must marry so Atlanta made a bargain with him She said to him These are my rules When a man says he wants to marry me I will run against him If he cannot run as fast as me he will be killed No one will be pardoned 必修3 UNIT 3 Computers 1 Since the 1970s many new applications have been found for me I have become very important in communication finance and trade I have also been put into robots and used to make mobile phones as well as help with medical operations I have even been put into space rockets and sent to explore the Moon and Mars Anyhow my goal is to provide humans with a life of high quality I am now truly filled with happiness that I am a devoted friend and helper of the human race from Who AM I 2 My first football competition was in Nagoya Japan several years ago Last year our team went to Seattle Washington in the USA We won second place Personally I think the team that won first place cheated They had developed a new type of program just before the competition So we need to encourage our programmer to improve our intelligence too We are determined to create an even better system In this way I can make up new moves using my artificial intelligence I could like to play against a human team After all with the help of my electronic brain which never forgets anything using my intelligence is what I m all about 必修3 UNIT 4 Wildlife Protection 1 Daisy had always longed to help endangered species of wildlife One day she woke up and found a flying carpet by her bed Where do you want to go it asked Daisy responded immediately I d like to see some endangered wildlife she said Please take me to a distant land where I can find the animal that gave fur to make this sweater At once the carpet flew away and took her to Tibet There daisy saw an antelope looking sad from How Daisy Learned to Help Wildlife 2 Many animals have disappeared during the long history of the earth The most famous of these animals are dinosaurs They lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago long before humans came into being and their future seemed secure at that time Dinosaurs died out suddenly about 65 million years ago Some scientists think it came after an unexpected incident when a huge rock from space hit the earth and put too much dust into the air Others think the earth got too hot for the dinosaurs to live on any more Nobody knows for sure why and how dinosaurs disappeared from the earth in such a short time from Animal Extinction 必修3 UNIT 5 Music 1 Have you ever wanted to be part of a band as a famous singer or musician Have you ever dreamed of playing in front of thousands of people at a concert at which everyone is clapping and appreciating your music Do you sing karaoke and pretend you are a famous singer like Song Zuying or Liu Huan To be honest a lot of people attach great importance to becoming rich and famous But just how do people form a band from The Band That Wasn t 2 Not long after Freddy and the band became famous they visited Britain on a brief tour Fans showed their devotion by waiting for hours to get tickets for their concerts Freddy was now quite confident when he went into a concert hall He enjoyed singing and all the congratulations afterwards Then things went wrong Freddy and his band could not go out anywhere without being followed Even when they wore sunglasses or beards people recognized them Fans found them even when they went into the toilet They tried to hide in the reading rooms of libraries but it was useless Someone was always there Their personal life was regularly discussed by people who did not know them At last feeling very upset and sensitive Freddy and his band to which they were never return and went back to the lake 必修3 必修30 UNIT 1 Festivals Around the World 1 Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather planting in spring and harvest in autumn Today s festivals have many origins some religious some seasonal and some for special people or events Some festivals are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors who might return either to help or to do harm Festivals can also be held to honor famous people The Dragon Boat Festival in China honors the famous ancient poet QuYuan The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring At the Spring Festival in China people eat dumplings fish and meat and may give children lucky money in red paper People love to get together to eat drink and have fun with each other Festivals let us enjoy life be proud of our customs and forget our work for a little while from Festivals And Celebrations 2 Li Fang was heart broken It was Valentine s Day and Hu Jin had said she would meet him at the coffee shop after work But she didn t turn up She could be with her friends right now laughing at him He had looked forward to meeting her all day and now he was alone with his roses and chocolates like a fool Well he was not going to hold his breath for her to apologize He would drown his sadness in coffee from A Sad Love Story 必修31 UNIT 2 Healthy Eating 1 Wang Peng sat in his empty restaurant feeling very frustrated It had been a very strange morning Usually he got up early and prepared his menu of barbecued mutton kebabs roast pork stir flied vegetables and fried rice Then by lunchtime they would all be sold By now his restaurant ought to be full of people But not today Why was that What could have happened 2 Curiosity drove Wang Peng inside It was full of people The hostess a very thin lady came forward Welcome she said There were few choices of food and drink on the menu just rice raw vegetables served in vinegar fruit and water Wang Peng was amazed at this and especially at the prices It cost more than a good meal in his restaurant He could not believe his eyes On his way home he thought about his own menu He could not have Yong Hui getting away with telling people lies 3 A week later Wang Peng s restaurant was nearly full and he felt happier Perhaps he would be able to earn his living after all and not have to close his restaurant He did not look forward to being in debt because his restaurant was no longer popular He smiled as he welcomed some customers warmly at the door 必修32 UNIT 3 The Million Pound Bank Note 1 It is the summer of 1903 Two old and wealthy brothers Roderick and Oliver have made a bet Oliver believes that with a million pound bank note a man could survive a month in London His brother Roderick doubts it At this moment they see a penniless young man wandering on the pavement outside their house It is Henry Adams an American businessman who is lost in London and does not know what he should do 2 Outside a restaurant Henry looks at the envelope without opening it and decides to go in He sits down at a table next to the front window OWNER seeing Henry s poor appearance That one s reserved This way please to the waiter Take this gentleman s order Horace HENRY after sitting down and putting the letter on the table I d like some ham and eggs and a