40篇短文搞定3500个英语单词

1、40 篇短文搞定3500个英语单词1. Fall in Love with English爱上英语Hiding behind theloose dusty curtain, a teenager packed up hisovercoatinto the suitcase . He planned to leave homeat dusk though therewas thunder and lightning outdoors. He had got to dothis because hewastired ofhis parents nagging about his English s

2、tudy and did not want togothroughit any longer. He couldnget along welltwithEnglish anddislike djoin ing in English classes because he thought his teacherignore d him onpurpose . As a result, his score in each exam neveradd ed up to over 60.His partner was concerned abouthim very much. She understoo

3、dexactlywhat he wassuffer ing from , butentirely disagreed withhis idea.In orderto calm him down and settlehis problem, she talked with himfaceto faceand swapped a seriesof learningtip s with him. Theitem s she setdown helped him find thehighwayto studying English well.The teenager wasgratefuland go

4、t great powerfrom his friend swords. Now, he hasrecover ed frombeingupsetand has fall en in love withEnglish.必修一 Unit 22. Different Countries Have Different Kinds of Englishes不同的国家有不同的英语Voyage s of people from Englandplay animportantpart in spreadingthe English language.At present, English isfrequen

5、tlyspoken as anofficialor common language in many countries,such as America,Singapore ,Malaysia and some Africancountries. Allbase d on British English, theEnglish spoken in these countries can be well understood bynative Englishspeakers. Butactually, these Englishes have beengraduallychanging inacc

6、ent s, spelling s, s and theusageof vocabulary .Because ofthis fact, you canmake use ofthe differences to tellwhich country the foreigners of yourblock are from. For example, if aboss fluently commandshis driver,Come up“ straightto myapartmentbyelevatorand tak e some gas for my trucks andcab s ” , i

7、nstead ofrequesting,“ Please come to myflatby liftand take somepetrolfor mylorriesandtaxis” , you recognizecanidentity , while the latter suggest shis Americanthat he is British.必修一 Unit 33.A Hard Trip一次辛苦的旅行My sister was fond of traveling. Ever since graduating , she had been determined to organize

8、 a trip to an old temple . Since transport ing fare was expensive, she decided to use a bicycle to cycle there not caring about the disadvantage s. Her stubborn attitude was always her shortcoming . Once she made up her mind to do something, no one could persuade her tochange her mind . Finally,we g

9、ave in as usual though wepreferred to takea train. After we prepared everything, including theschedule, reliableweatherforecastand theinsurance , we began our trip.Our journeywas along a riverflow ing from a highaltitude. Our pacewas slow because the river frequently had many sharpbend s through dee

10、pvalley s, where the water seemed toboil . Just as I recorded in myjournal ,it was really a hard journey. But we also enjoyed greatview s. One night, Iput my head on my When thepillow - a parcel of wool coats, and lay flame in front of our cave went outbeneath the stars.at midnight , I found the sky

11、so beautiful!必修一 Unit 44.A Horrible Earthquake可怕的地震Dirtywater rose inwell s and canal s before theearthquake . But no onejudge d that an earthquake was coming. Suddenly, everything shook. Itseemed as ifthe world wasat an end. Millions ofbrickhouses and anumber of dams were destroy ed. Railway track

12、s became useless bars.Pipes in mines burstand let outsmelly steam . Huge crack s trap ped cyclist severywhere.The next day, thisevent was theheadline or main titleof allnewspapers. With thereporters giving an outlineof thedisaster , thewhole nation was shock ed by thedamage and the victimextreme ssu

13、ffering. People were moved when they read that thesurvivorscomforted each other by sayingCongratulations “ ! You survived!”. So theynot onlyexpress ed their sympathysincerely , but also organized togetherto help the victimsright away . The injured were rescue d and the deadwere buried . Thefrightene

14、d survivors weredug outfrom under theruin sand were offeredshelter, fresh water andelectricity. Thanks to people shelp, the loss was minimized.必修一 Unit 55.The Great President伟大的总统As thefounderof therepublic, the presidenthad many goodqualities .Before coming to power, he was agenerous lawyer. He was

15、 willing toselflesslyhelp everyone whoturned tohim. He accepted nofeeto offerlegal guidance and opinion s to those who wereout of workor un educate d.Later, believing allmankindto be equal , he devote d himself tostopping theunfair anti-black laws. Heset up the BlackYouthLeague and was vote d tobe t

16、he leader. However, though he keptpeaceful principles withoutviolence and terror, hismean enemies stillblew up his house andattack edhis relatives, and he himself couldnescape be ingt sentenced to30 yearsin prison.Not fearing of the prison guardscruelty , he kept active and beg gedno mercy from them

17、.As a matterof fact , he was always hopeful and neverlost heartduring thestage even though he wasin trouble.Finally, peoplereward ed him with the leader s position and a goldblanket .必修二 Unit 16.A Brave Maid勇敢的女仆A wooden vasefrom the MingDynastyat theentranceof thereceptionhall amaze d everyone. The

18、artists design ed it in a rare style andselect ed valuable jewel s to decorateit. People thoughthighly of its fancycolour ofhoney and the beautifulpainting s on it.The vase used tobelong to a formercastle . But when the country wasat war , the enemytroop s explode d the castle.Debate s on how the va

19、sesurvive d went on and on. In order toremove peopledoubt s , a team of noless than20 people carried out aninformalinvestigation. Theevidencesthey found showed that amaid tookthe vaseapartand asked a sailortosink it in alocal well. She never gave away the secret even under the crueltrialof the enemi

20、es who werein search oftreasures.It isworthgiving this brave maid a fortunein return.修二 Unit 27.A Fair Competition公平的比赛Swift er, Higher and Strongerstands forthe spirit of the Olympics.But fairness is thebasis of thismotto . Only when you win fairly will youand yourhomeland deservethe greatglory . B

21、ut nowadays , unlike theancienthonest slave competitors, some hopeless athletes who can t bearthe pain of training cheat whentakingpartin games. Medal s seem to havemagicalpower causing them to cheat, and the prize money hasreplace dthe motto as their only goal.So, in the gymnasticsevent to be held

22、in our city next month, one ofthe hostresponsibilitiesis to keep competitions fair. Theyadvertised onposter s outside thestadiumto promise that every competitor is to have aregularphysical examination in a gymnasiumone afteranother . No one canbargainon this. Thevolunteer s in charge will be very st

23、rict. It isfoolish tocheat because they will not beadmit ted tocompeteand will even befine das well .必修二 Unit 38.Computers电脑The goal of earlycalculatingmachines was tosimplifydifficultsums.But with the help of new technology , electronicchip s replacedtube s and arevolutionof artificial intelligence

24、has arise n. From then on , theappearance of computerstotallychanged our lives. They can not onlydownload information from thewet when connected by thenetworkormobile phone signal s, but also solve different type s of With operator s as their coach es, they can even controllogical problems.rocket s

25、to explorethe moon and instructandroid s with thehuman racecharacterss to mopfloors andwatch overyour naughty niece. Anyhow , computers aresohelpfulthatthey do bringhappiness .However, computers are easily attacked byvirus es. This realityhasbecome a hard-to-deal with -problem.As a result , computer

26、s are dangerousin a way . So, personally , I worry about their universal application s in some fields,such as finance .必修二Unit 49. 保护野生动植物Wildlife ProtectionDinosaur s died outbecause of an unexpected incident. But wildlifetodaydisappears or isin danger just because humans doharmto it. For example,t

27、igers are hunt ed for furto makecarpets so thatthey can only live insecure reserves; grassland is destroyed withoutmercyso that duststormscome intobeing affect ingdistantcities.Last year, scientists saw some monkeysrub bing themselves with acertainkind ofinsect s to protectthemselves from fierce mos

28、quitoesbiting . According tothe result of theinspection , they found that theinsectcontain s a powerfuldrug, so local farmers wereemploy ed to catchthe insects. Theending was that the insects disappeared from the wholezone . When told that it was aloss to humans, the farmersburst intolaughterand res

29、pond ed,“ Our real loss is ourdecreasingincome . ”We shouldappreciatethe natural balance andpay more attention tothe importanceof wildlifeprotection. Not until wesucceed inlettingwildlife livein peace , can we smilein relief.必修二 Unit 510.My First Band我的第一支乐队I was verysensitiv e to music. JustI could

30、 sing or play well.To be honestfamous folk actor . I was so confidentdip ping into the music booksbriefly, I alwaysdream t of becoming athat I never decreased mydevotion .I form ed my first band calledRolling Frog “” . At the beginning, werelied onperforming on instruments in pub s or topasser s by

31、to earnextramoney in cash . Then we wore falsebeardsto pretendto be themusician s whom peoplewere familiar with. In addition, we attach edhumorousacts to ourperformancesand play ed jokeson each other. Soon,our“ funnyjazz ” became famous andinvitation s to perform forbroadcaststations began to come.A

32、fterwards, we sort ed out attractivemusic andmade a record in astudio . A millionor socopies were sold and we becamemillionaires.It waspainfulthat the bandbroke upfinally. Butabove all , I realizedmy dream to be a musician.必修三 Unit 111.An Interesting Festival有趣的节日The AgriculturalFeast take s place a

33、fter theIndependenceDay. It isnot a worldwidecelebration. Only Christian s in Mexico look forwardto itsarrivalfor itsreligiousorigin :Long ago, humansancestor s were bad. They fool ed and play ed trickson each other and neverkept theirword . So God turn ed up and drown ed alltheir crops. Humansstarv

34、e d day and night , weeping. In order togain God sforgiveness , a woman poet set offto see God. Sheadmire d God and keptapologizing . God was moved. With hispermission , humans finally had goodharvest s again. So, towipe sadness and remind themselvesof the beliefinGod, people began the festival.On t

35、he festival, peoplegatherin open air, such as playgrounds orparking lots, and energetic ally have fun witheach otherall night long , asthough they were never tired. When abeautydress ed up in lovely clothingreads poems in memory ofthe poet, everyonehold s their breath. Then, itis thecustom that theb

36、one of a rooster head is given to her as anaward .Obvious ly, the story is not true, but the festival is interesting.必修三 Unit 212.Balanced Diet平衡膳食Wang Peng earn ed his livingby running aserved deliciousbacon , friedchickenbreastpepperand garlic . But his food anddiscountbarbecue restaurant, whichan

37、d mutton roasted withattracted fewer and fewercustomers. Finally, he wasin debt. Yong Huislimsming restaurant servedfreshpeas, carrots, eggplant s, and raw cucumber s withvinegar . As thehostess , she said fibre s benefited customersdigestionthe most. Inorder not to let Yong Huiget away with telling

38、lies , Wang Pengspied onYong Hui despite herglare . But he was surprisedthat she was losing her customers, too.Curiosity drove Wang Peng toconsultan expert. The expertsigh ed andsaid,“ Both of your menus havewaknessand limited strength. Yourcustomers put on weighttoo easily, while Yong Huilose weigh

39、ttoosquickly.So, Wang Peng,cutdown the fat of your food and increase vegetables andfruits, likenut s, bean s, mushroom s, peache s and lemon s. You ought tocombine the two menus and provide abalanced diet. ”Before long, Wang Peng won his customers back.必修三 Unit 313.Sailing Home划船回家This novel was abo

40、ut anunbelievablebutgenuine adventure. Itsauthorwas a blackbusinessmanwho was brought upin America. In 1956,he visited Africa, hisbirthplace. One day, when he waswander ing on thepavementnear the bay enjoying the seascene s, he lost his money andpassport that he kept in anenvelope . So he went to th

41、eembassy to seekhelp, but the ambassador withrude manner s didnpermit his staff to helpthough hebowed to him.Staring at his impatientface, he understood thatit was thefaultof his skin colour thataccount ed for theirrefection. Sohe decided totake a chanceto sail on a small boat home.He met a large am

42、ount ofdifficulty but was never stopped.On thecontrary , difficulty pushed him togo ahead harder. Three months later,he was spot ted by a shipby accident. He was in ragsindeed . A maid evenscream ed when bringing him asteak and pineapple dessert. Aboard, heearned hispassage by working as a barber an

43、d got home finally.As for thename of his novel, he couldn t think of a better onephrasethan the “ GoAhead”.必修三 Unit 414.Explore MKII探测 MKII行星MKII, a planet billion s of kilometers away, is the origin of life in many religions. Physicist s have proved the theory that its gentle climate and thepull of

44、 its gravity are similar to the earth astronomer .Ands have found that oxygen atom s and carbon dioxide , which are fundamental to life, exist in its atmosphere through satellite s. Cheer ed up by this news,biologist s, in their turn, began to do some research to remove peoplepuzzle s Now thatthere

45、are some suitable conditions, does life reallyexist on thisglobe ? Do theymultiplyby lay ing eggs orgiving birth tobabies?Last month, aspaceshipwas sent there. It s a pity that this missionfailed. Unlikethe earth, MKII is a much younger planet.Thus, masses ofharmful acidclouds float everywhere causi

46、ngviolent chain reactionstobreak out . These clouds not onlyblock ed outthe pilots sight but alsodamaged the enginesystem . Luckily, the pilotswatch ed out carefully andprevent ed the spaceship fromcrashing in time .必修三Unit 515.A Journey across Canada横穿加拿大的旅行After aquiz last autumn, Kuang crossed th

47、econtinent eastwardtoToronto to visit hisschoolmate , thedistance measuring approximately5,000 kilometers,His train started from Vancouver, a citysurround ed by mountains.Afterconfirm ing his baggage was aboard the train, Kuangsettle d down inhis seat.Having a gift forcommunication, he startedchat ting withanother passengerwithin 5 minutes. Theirtopic s included theCanadiantraditions, the Prim