高中英语必修一M3外研新标准

1、Reading and vocabulary - my first ride on a train My name is Alice Thompson. I come from Sydney, Australia and Im 18 years old. Recently I had my first ride on a long- distance train. And what a ride ! A friend and I traveled on the famous Ghan train. We got on in Sydney and we got off in Alice Spri

2、ngs, right in the middle of Australia, more than four thousand kilometers away. We spent two days and nights on the train. The train was wonderful and the food was great. We ate great meals cooked by experts ! For the first few hundred kilometers of the journey, the scenery was very colourful. There

3、 were fields and the soil was dark red. After that, it was desert. The sun shone, there was no wind and there were no clouds in the sky. Suddenly, it looked like a place from another time. We saw abandoned farms which were built more than a hundred years ago. The train was comfortable and the people

4、 were nice. During the day, I sat and looked out of the window, and sometimes talked to other passengers. I read books and listened to my Chinese cassettes (Im studying Chinese at school). One night, at about midnight, I watched the night sky for about an hour. The stars shone like diamonds. Why is

5、the train called the Ghan ? A long time ago, Australians needed a way to travel to the middle of the country. They tried riding horses, but the horses didnt like the hot weather and sand. A hundred and fifty years ago, they brought some camels from Afghanistan. Ghan is short for Afghanistan. Camels

6、were much better than horses for traveling a long distance. For many years, trained camels carried food and other supplies, and returned with wool and other products. The Afghans and their camels did this until the 1920s. then the government built a new railway line, so they didnt need the camels an

7、y more. In 1925, they passed a law which allowed people to shoot the animals if they were a problem. In 1935, the police in a town shot 153 camels in one day. 1. when you read, the most important thing to do is to understand the main ideas.当你在阅读时，最重要的事情是理解大意【句法分析】本句是一个复合句。句中to do作定语， to understand 作

8、表语。2. distance nc/u. 距离，间距；远方，远处； distant 遥远的；in the distance 在远方，在远处；（远距离） at the distance 在稍远处，在一定距离处eg; a good cyclist can cover distances of over a hundred miles a day. 自行车骑得好的人一天可以行驶100多英里。 At a distance of six miles you cant see much.距离6英里以外的东西很难看清3. Match the verbs with the means of transport

9、 in activity 1. some of the verbs can refer to more than one means of transport.把活动1中的交通工具与下列动词搭配，有些动词可与多种交通工具有关。Means n. 方式，方法（单复数同形） by no means 决不 mean 打算，意欲Eg; The quickest means of travel is by plane. 最快的旅行方式是乘飞机。 All means have been tried. = Every means has been tried.一切办法都试过了 By no means shou

10、ld he be left alone. 决不要让他一个从待着。Refer to 提到，说起；参考，查资料；有关，针对； 查字典；look sth up in the dictionary / refer to /turn to the dictionaryEg; the new law doesnt refer to land used for farming.新法与耕地无关。 Don't refer to the matter again. 不要再提这件事了。 Refer to the dictionary when you don't know how to spell

11、a word.当你不知道怎么拼写一个词时, 查阅一下词典。Reading and vocabulary 4. more than 超过，不仅仅eg; china daily is more than a newspaper; it helps us improve our English. 中国日报不只是一份报纸，它还能帮我们提高英语No more than 仅仅，只有（相当于数字符号=） Eg; He is no more than fourteen years old. 他只有14岁Not more than 不超过，顶多（相当于数学符号） Eg; He is not more than

12、fourteen years old. 他 不到14岁The more , the more. 越。就越。 Eg; The more you know, the more you will realize how little you know. 你知道得越多，你就越会体会到知道得多么有限 Not any more = no more 不再Eg; You needn't explain any more. 你不必再解释了。 More or less 或多或少 more and more 越来越多 once more 再次，又一次 Eg; All the passengers were

13、more or less wounded in the accident. 在这次事故中，所有的乘客或多或少都受了点伤。 I'll repeat the question once more. 我要把这个问题再重复一次。5. scenery n. 风景，景色（自然景色的全称，常用来描述静态的乡村景色）Eg; Would you like to enjoy the scenery in this beautiful district with me ?你愿意与我一起欣赏这个美丽地区的风光吗？ View 属于scenery 的一部分，即从某处所见的情景（如从窗口往外看到的景色）Eg: Sh

14、e had a marvelous view of the mountain from her bedroom window. 山上极美的景色 Sight “风景，名胜”，常用复数形式，指人文景观 Eg; Come and see the sights of London. 来看看伦敦的名胜 Scene 指一眼可以浏览的风景，多半包括其中的人物，动作和行为 Eg; A happy scene of children playing in the garden.孩子们在花园中游玩的欢乐情景6. desert n.沙漠；v. 遗弃，舍弃，离弃 n. 甜食 Eg: The man who is de

15、sert in the desert is eager to get some desert to eat. 被抛弃在沙漠中的那个人急切直想得到一些甜点吃。7. look like 看起来像 she looks so much like her mother. 她看起来很像她母亲8. abandoned adj. 被遗弃的 the abandoned child has grown up.那个被遗弃的孩子已经长大了 Abandon v. 放弃，离弃；抛弃； Eg; The sailors abandoned the burning ship. 船员们放弃了着火的船 The old lady a

16、dopted two children abandoned by their parents.收养了9. be short for 为。的缩写 CIA is short for Central Intelligence Agency 中情局 Short- sighted(near-sighted) 近视的， - long sighted 远视的 Shortage n. 不足，短缺，匮乏 shorten v. 使。变短，缩短 In short 简言之 be short of = lack 缺乏， 短少10. supply v.供应（东西），供给； n. 贮备，供应 Be in short sup

17、ply 供应不足，不充裕 Gas/ water/ electricity supply 煤气/自来水/电力供应 supply and demand 供求关系11. pass a law 通过一项法律 keep/observe/obey the law遵守法律 break the law 违反法律The Maglev- the fastest train in the world The fastest train in the world, the transrapid Maglev, runs between Shanghais Pudong Airport and Longyang Sta

18、tion in downtown Shanghai. Traveling at a speed of over 400 kilometres per hour, the train can complete the 30-kilometre journey in eight minutes. Maglev means “magnetically levitated”. The Transrapid Maglev is the worlds first highspeed train using magnetic levitation technology. Magnetically levit

19、ated trains travel in a vacuum between two magnets. There are no rails and no noise. They travel very fast and they use less energy. On December 31, 2002, Premier Zhu Rongji and the German chancellor attended the opening ceremony of the train service. Both leaders took the train to Pudong Airport. O

20、n Novemeber 12, 2003, the Maglev reached a speed of 501 kilometres per hour on the track between Longyang Station and Pudong, a new world record speed for a train. 1Most families in China hoped their single children will         76_have a happy future, so they

21、 are very strict in their children. 77_So do teachers in schools! Many children are given so much      78_homework that they have hardly any spare time have sports.      79_The children are forbidden to do anything but to study. No   &

22、#160;  80_wonder so many children are tired of lessons. Some even          81_attack or kill his parents and teachers! I believe many people  82_already read this kind of news in newspapers or magazines.      83_Shouldnt

23、 we draw lesson from the accidents? Now our            84_government is making out a plan to solve the education problems.85_2Nowadays, almost every family has TV set, and almost           

24、76_everyone likes watching TV. TV has become part of our lives.    77_TV has many advantages, for example, it informs us the          78_latest news which is happening in the world; it can open our    79_eyes, enlarge our kno

25、wledge and also help us to see more        80_about the world But, it also has some disadvantages. People   81_waste too much time in watching TV and his normal life          82_and work are affected To th

26、e children who they spend too      83_much time in watching TV, it can do harmful to their sight      84_and healthy. So we should control the time of watching TV.       85_Abandoned adj._ distance n._ refer to _Ceremony n. _

27、 diamond n. _ colourful _Scenery _ recently _ supply _Soil _ product _ midnight _1. run 的用法； 跑 the little girl ran off to get her brother.这个小女孩跑去找好的哥哥 经营，管理，负责 Tom runs his own catering business.Tom 经营自己的餐饮生意。The buses dont run on Sundays.公车星期天停运。 参加赛跑 Ive never run a marathon before. 我以前从未参加过马拉松比赛。

28、 To flow 流动 a stream ran through the garden.一条小溪流经这个花园。 To operate or function 运转，运行The engine is running properly. 发动机直运转情况良好。相关短语：run across 不期而遇，偶然遇上；run into 撞上；run out of 用完；run down 撞倒；run over 碾过，撞倒；run after 追赶 eg): I ran across an old friend in the street. His car ran into the post.他的车撞到了柱子

29、上。Our food will soon run out.我们的粮食快用尽了。2. mean v. 意思是；意味着；打算，意欲；对某人有价值 means n.（单复数同形）方法，手段 mean sth. 意思是。 mean doing sth. 意味着做某事mean to do sth. 打算做某事 mean that 从句 意思是。；打算。eg: the red light means “stop”. 红灯表示“停止”的意思。 Do you mean going on working without a break? 你的意思是不休息而继续工作？ I didnt mean to interr

30、upt your meal. 我不是有意想打断你们吃饭 I was never meant that you should come alone.我从没打算要你单独来Grammar exercises:1. The trees _ in the storm have been moved off the road. (2008 湖南)A. being blown down B. blown down C. blowing down D. to blow down2. We finished the run in less than half the time _. A. allowing B.

31、 to allow C. allowed D. allows3. He _ football regularly for many years when he was young. (2008 天津) Awas playing B. played C. has played D. had played 4. -Have you read a book called Waiting for Anya ? - Who _ it ? A. writes B. has written C. wrote D. had written5. The Town Hall _ in the 1880s was

32、the most distinguished building at the time. A. to be completed B.having been completed C. completed D. being completed6. I know a little bit about Italy as my wife and I _ there several years ago. A. are going B. had been C. went D. have been 7. The flowers were so lovely that they _ in no time. A.

33、 sold B. had been sold C. were sold D. would sell8. -Has your father returned from Africa yet ? -Yes, but he _ there for only three days before his company sent him to Australia. A. was B. has been C. will be D. would be 9. -Did you tidy your room ? -No, I was going to tidy my room but I _ visitors.

34、 A. had B. have C. have had D. will have 10.Throughout history, the language _ by a powerful group spreads across a civilization. A. speaking B. spoken C. to speak D. to be spoken11.-Can those _ at the back of the classroom hear me ? -No problem. A. seat B. sit C. seated D. sat12. _ in all parts of

35、the state, pines are the most common trees in Georgia.A.Found B. Finding them C. To find them D. They are found13.On his return from his college, he found the _ house. A. deserting B. deserted C. desert D. to be desert14._ from a distance, the mountain looks like a lion. A. See B. Saw C. Seen D.Seei

36、ng15. _ once a day, the flower will grow very will. A. Water B. Watered C. Have watered D. Watering16.It is one of the funniest things _ on the Internet so far this year. A. finding B. being found C. to find D. found17. The No.5 subway line, _ in October, 2007, has greatly improved the traffic condi

37、tions in Beijing. A. opened B. was opened C. being opened D. to be opened18. _ under a microscope, the fresh snowflake has a delicate six pointed shape. A. Seen B. Sees C. Seeing D. To see19. If theres lot of work _ , Im happy to just keep on until it is finished. (2008 上海)A. to do B. to be doing C.

38、 done D. doing20. At the railway station, the mother waved goodbye to her daughter until the train was _. A. out of sight B. out of reach C. out of order D. out of place 21.Many parents think it would be good for their children to _ from home and make some money by themselves. A. run away B. take away C. keep away D. get away1. B; 句意：在暴风中被风吹倒的树已经从道路上被移走了。Trees 后面缺少定语，因为blow down与trees