新世纪英语高一课文

1、新世纪英语高一课文上海外语教育出版社新世纪英语高一课文高一第一学期1. People from all walks of lifeWhen a person grows up, he will take up different occupations in various workplaces. A society is thus made up of all walks of life. What kind of person do youwant to be in the future? The following introductions may give you some idea

2、.TEACHER Teachersareprofessionals.Theyworkinschools,colleges,universitiesand other educational institutions. They try their best to help students gain newknowledge and become useful people in society. Teachers are involved in many tasks,such as explaininglessons,givinghomework andcorrectingpapers.At

3、 theendofeveryterm,theymark testpapersandgivegradestotheirstudents.Actuallyteachers do more. Often their impact on students stays all through their lives.SURGEONSurgeons,liketeachers,arealsoprofessionals.Asaspecialgroupofdoctors, surgeons operate on sick people and repair the organs that no longer w

4、orkproperly. Hospitals are their work places. After an operation, a surgeon takes careofthepatient s medicaltreatmentuntilhegetswell.Theskillsofasurgeonsometimes mean the differences between life and death.SECRETARYAsecretaryworksinanoffice.Thejobofasecretaryofteninvolveswritingletters,answeringtele

5、phonecalls,andreceivingpeople.Asecretarystoresinformationona computerandputspapersingood orderin .Asa linkbetween the boss and the visitors, a secretary also helps the boss work out plansand timetables. Traditionally, more girls than boys work as secretaries.FASHION MODEL Fashion models wear the lat

6、est styles of clothes and show them to usthrough television, newspapers and magazines. Fashion show programmes usually havea large audience. The clothes and hairstyles of fashion models may seem strange tothe elderly, but a large number of young people enjoy following trends and want tobedressedlike

7、themodels.Theycollectfashionpicturesandadmirethosesuperstars of the catwalk.Would you like to be one of the people introduced here? What do you want to do in the future?2. What to choose?Today more and more high school graduates go on to college. Most young people decide their courses of study for t

8、hemselves. They do not wait for their parents totell them what career to choose.Forexample,Jack sfatherpractices medicine.Even thoughhe wants his sonalsotobecome adoctor,hedoesn tinsistthatJackstudymedicinewhen hefinishes high school.He believes that Jack must make up his own mind about his courses

9、of study. His wife, on the other hand, disagrees with him. She thinks that Jack should become a doctor, and so he can become a partner with his father.Jack isn t sure what he wants to study in college. One day he feels that he d like to become an engineer. However, the next day he thinks that perhap

10、s he shouldstudy business management. Right now he is studying chemistry, biology, and physics.All of them will be useful if he finally chooses to study medicine in college.新世纪英语高一课文Jacklikeshisfather sattitude,andisgratefulthathisfatherisn tforcing him to become a doctor.In some countries parents o

11、ften decide what careers their children will follow- especiallytheirsons.Tchaikovsky,thecomposerofSwanLake,wasaskedtostudy law. He, however, didn t take an interest in it. Tchaikovsky made a greatdecision on his own. He gave up his government service later and started to studymusic.Some peoplethinkt

12、heyoung areprobablygoingtobesuccessfulbecausetheyare doing the things they most want to do in life. Many people, however, disagreewith them.3. MichelangeloMichelangelowasanItalianartistabout500yearsago.Todayheisstillremembered as a great sculptor, painter, and architect.Michelangelo came from a poor

13、 family. He was trained at an early age like anyother craftsman in Italy. At thirteen, he started to work and learn in a workshop.The workshop belonged to one of the leading masters at that time. In the workshopMichelangelowasabletolearnalltheskillsofsculpture.However,hewasn tsatisfied,andwentontost

14、udytheworkofthegreatmastersofthepast.Michelangelo worked hard and he mastered one problem after another. By the time hewas 30, he was generally regarded as one of the outstanding sculptors of the age.In 1508, Michelangelo was given a task - to paint the ceiling of the SistineChapel. At first, he tri

15、ed to turn down this job, saying that he was not really apainter, but a sculptor. Finally, he agreed to do it. He then shut himself up inthe chapel, let no one come near him, and got ready to work alone.It took him four years to complete the paintings on the ceiling. Any ordinarypersonwouldfindithar

16、d to imagine whatMichelangelohadgonethrough in thosefour years of hard and lonely work. Michelangelo, while working, had to lie on hisbackandpaint.Asaresult,hebecamesoused tolookingupwardthatwhenhereceived a letter during that period, he had to hold it over his head to read it.Finally, the paintings

17、 were completed. The great and huge paintings on the ceilingand walls of the chapel have ever since become a fascination to people in Italy andall over the world.Michelangelo left us with a great number of sculptures and paintings. Today hisworks arestillexamplesfor artstudentsto studyand follow. Ho

18、meandoverseasvisitors can t help but admire these masterpieces.4. Jim CorriganJim Corrigan, a well-built man in his late 20 s, works in a large hospital.Jim is an X-ray technician. It is his job to develop the many X-ray films that aretaken of people s lungs, stomachs and other body parts.Jim works

19、in a darkroom, a room that is specially equipped for developing film.First he removes the film from the lead plates that are used to hold it. Then hefeedsthefilmintoa developingmachine.Ittakesabout90secondsforittodevelop. The film is then ready to be examined by a doctor.Jim sworkisimportant,andboth

20、doctorsandpatientseagerly,often新世纪英语高一课文worriedly,waitfortheresultsofhiswork.Jimdoesn tkeep them waitingtoolong. He is quick and orderly at his job. This would not be unusual except for thefact that Jim Corrigan is blind.“ Inthebeginningitwastricky,” Jimexplains,“ Thefilmcomesinfivedifferent sizes.

21、And sometimes I would get them mixed up. But I have never let amistake get out of the darkroom.” After some time, Jim learned to measure the filmby running his fingers over the edges.“ I have a system,” explains Jim,“ so that I can find things easily in thedarkroom.It sasimplesystem. Ijustkeepmy mat

22、erialsinorderandputthemback in the same place after I use them. I don t have to search for anything.”“ Jim is quite capable and can be trusted,” says his boss,“ I wouldn t havehim working here if he weren t. And that brings me to the question of handicappedpeople. You can t let yourself get upset ab

23、out them. They want to be treated justlike anybody else - and they should be. They don t want you to fell sorry forthem. ”No one has to feel sorry for Jim Corrigan.5. Starting a conversation with a foreigner in EnglishAs you rode on the bus one day, a foreigner sat down beside you. Finally, herewasa

24、 perfectopportunityforyoutopracticespeakingEnglishwitha foreigner,youthought toyourself.But nowordscame intoyourhead.You were tongue-tied!After15minutes,theforeignergotoffthebusandyoudidn tutteraword!“ What a shame! ” you said to yourself.If you have had such an experience, don t feel bad. You re no

25、t alone. Whatyou need is a lesson in small talk. Here are some tips that will show you how toget started.“ HELLO” - A STARTER First, exchange a“ Hello ” or“ Hi ” with the foreigner,but at the same time, pay close attention and see if he feels like chatting. Watchhisfacialexpressionandbodylanguagefor

26、cues.Havingsaidhis“ Hello”or“ Hi ” in return, does he just stare out of the window or keep reading the book inhis hand? That s the cue for you to stop moving on. Don t force a conversation onsomeone who wants to be left alone.But what if the person stops whatever he is doing and looks back or smiles

27、 atyou?Thesearepositivecues,indicatingyoucankeeptalkingandstartaconversation!SMALL TALK-THE MAIN COURSE Tostartaconversation,youshouldchooseasuitable topic. Then, what are the rules for choosing a suitable topic?Perhaps the most universal topic of any conversation is the weather. Everyonehas an opin

28、ion to share about the weather! Don t immediately launch into serioustopics like politics or religion. And don t talk about personal matters, either.Sticktofamiliarsubjectsofacasualnaturesuchasmovies,music,sports,favourite things, or one s likes and dislikes.Smalltalkflowsnaturally.Raiseopen-endedqu

29、estionsratherthanyes-noquestions to keep the conversation going. Try to find points of connection betweenyou and the person you are chatting with. Offer short comments on what the other新世纪英语高一课文person says, and listen attentively when what you say is being commented on. If youget such comments as“ T

30、hat s interesting.” , “ I agree.” , or“ Me too.” thenyou know you re on the right track.You can have a lot of fun chatting in English with foreigners. They will, too.Try it! Making small talk can be one of life s pleasures.6. Never too busy for social mannersSo you forgot to answerthat partyinvitati

31、on youreceived.Now, the dayhascomeandgone,andyou refeelingguiltybecauseyounevertoldthehostyoucouldn t attend.“ Don t allow this oversight to ruin your relationship,” says R. Thomas Boone,a US social psychologist.“ I would show up with a bottle of wine and say, I oweyou one. I m really sorry , ” Boon

32、e says.Send an e-mail,make aphone call orreachouttothehostanotherway.Whatever the method, do it as soon as possible.If guests don t answer the invitations on time, the host cannot possibly planforthecorrectamountoffood anddrink.Thismaylead tohundredsoreventhousands of dollars of waste.“ Everybody ha

33、s a busy schedule now, ” Boone says. If you know you are forgetful when it comes to making phone calls, try emailing your RSVPs as soon asthe invitation arrives. RSVP is the short form of the French phrase“ r pondez s il vous pla? t ” , meaning“ Reply, if you please” .Thefollowingaresome commonly us

34、ed termsininvitationlettersandtheirmeanings. Be sure to know these and answer invitations properly.RSVP, REGRETSONLY Onlyguestswhocan tattendneedreply.Youneedtogiveaproper reason why you can t attend.RSVP BY Guestsshouldrespondwithyesornobythedate indicatedontheinvitation. Setting a date gives guest

35、s a deadline. It is also a deadline for thehost to connect guests who haven t reply.RSVP BYE-MAIL Guests canrespondbye-mail.Unlikephonecalls,e-mailscanbesent without regard to time of day or location.7. Holidays and festivals in the United KingdomThere are many national holidays in the United Kingdo

36、m. Among them, Easter, andChristmas are two of the most famous.EASTER ThedateofEastervaries eachyear.ItusuallyfallsinMarchorApril.During the Easter holiday, people give each other chocolate Easter eggs. The eggsare opened and eaten on Easter Sunday. On Good Friday (the day before Easter, whenChristi

37、ans observe the day on which Christ died), hot cross buns are sold. They aretoastedandeatenwithbutter.EasterMonday(theday afterEaster)isa BankHoliday. On that day, banks and other major businesses are closed; people may enjoya trip to the seaside or watch an exciting sports game, such as football, o

38、r horse-racing.CHRISTMAS For mostBritishfamilies,Christmasiscertainlythemostimportantholidayoftheyear.Familiesdecoratetheirhousesinbrightcolours.UsuallyaChristmastreeisplacedinthefrontroom,shiningwithcoloured lightsand新世纪英语高一课文interesting decorations.On themorningofChristmasDay ,many peoplegotochurc

39、htocelebratethebirth of Christ(. In the afternoon, they stay at home and open the gifts that weregathered around the tree. Later, they may watch the Queen appear on television todeliver her traditional Christmas message to the whole country. In the evening, thefamilies sit down to a big goose (somet

40、imes turkey) dinner. They round off the mealwith pudding, a Christmas specialty.Many traditions are connected with Christmas. For children, the most importantone is that of receiving gifts. On Christmas Eve (December 24), they usually leavealongstockinghangingbythebedorbythefireplace.TheyhopethatFat

41、herChristmas will come down the chimney during the night and bring them small presents.They are usually not disappointed!December 26, Boxing Day, is also a public holiday. This is the time to visitfriends or watch football. Students have several weeks off school for Christmas.8. How do different cul

42、tures around the world celebrate the New Year?Get ready to say good-bye to the old, hello to the new! What s the occasion?The coming of the New Year.Many Westernculturesmeasuretheirdayswiththesolarcalendar.Therefore,they observe the coming of New Year on January 1. Cultures in Asia and Middle Eastus

43、eothercalendars,suchasthemoreancientlunarcalendar.They celebratetheNew Year at other times.Eventsandceremoniesvaryfromcountrytocountry.Butineachplaces,NewYear celebrations are a big meal.MostworldcultureshavebeencelebratingtheNew Yearforcenturies.TheearliestNew Yearcelebrationstookplaceduringspringo

44、rharvesttime.Withbetterweatherahead,orplentyoffoodtoeatinwinter,peoplenaturallyfeltlike having a party!As the days became longer and as nature renewed itself, people also felt likethey could have a new start. Past disappointments could be forgotten. The New Yearcould bring better fortune, more oppor

45、tunities and new challenges. Such universalthemes remain the same today.Some cultures have unusual New Year traditions. Italians throw old things outof their windows at midnight, symbolizing the departure of the old. Mexicans fireguns into the air to keep away misfortunes.New Year celebrations also

46、involve having fun. Some cultures view the New Yearas an opportunity to let off fireworks. In New York City s Times Square, thousandsgather on December 31 to count down the last seconds of the year. A giant silverball is lowered at the stroke of midnight.London,England,hostsanannualNew Year sDay par

47、adethatdrawsnearlyamillionspectators.The largestparadeinEurope,itfeaturesbandsandenormousballoons. These balloons are so huge that they tower over nearby buildings!How will you celebrate the New Year? Think about the themes you find meaningful during this season. Do you hope for a new start or a chance to turn over a new leaf? whatever the case, we wish you well. Happy New Year!新世纪英语高一课文9. Man s four-legged friendThe sun was shining and it was warm. Robin, a shepherd, was lying on the grass,enjoying the beautiful sunshine. His guard, a sheepdog, was stan