必修五晨读材料(三)--词汇串记

1、晨读材料（三）-词汇串记Unit 1 Great Scientists Yuan Longping, a world-famous agricultural expert, was born in Beijing in 1940. When he was a child, he was very clever and absorbed all the knowledge well that the teachers taught him. After graduation, he devoted himself to agricultural study. During his studies

2、 he began to suspect the traditional planting methods and was determined to increase rice harvest without increasing the area of fields. In his study process, he was defeated many times, but he never gave up. Apart from this, he often exposed himself to the rain and sunlight all day. At last he put

3、forward many advanced theories and he announced to the world that he had succeeded in developing a new species that produced a 20 percent higher yield than common types of rice. He thought it made sense only if he could do something successfully in his life. We can draw a conclusion that Yuan Longpi

4、ng is a great agricultural scientist. Owing to his great contributions to agriculture, he will always be remembered as “Father of Hybrid Rice”.习作背诵： Madame Curie, a world-famous woman scientist, was born in a teachers family in Poland in 1867 and died in 1934. She lived a very simple life and studie

5、d very hard. She was so enthusiastic about science that she devoted her whole life to scientific studies, thus winning a Nobel Prize in physics in 1903 and another one in chemistry in 1911. At her time, it was not easy for a woman to succeed in her work, and even more difficult to win the Nobel Priz

6、e twice. Achieving all these, Madame Curie, I believe, will always be honored by people all over the world as a great woman and scientist.Unit 2 The United Kingdom You can easily clarify the question why the United Kingdom consists of four counties by learning British history. As early as the 13th c

7、entury, Wales was linked to England. Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the 17th century, which was accomplished without conflict. Later, Northern Ireland joined up with them to become the United Kingdom, but the southern part was unwilling and broke away to form its own government. T

8、o their credit the four countries do work together in some areas, but they still have very different institutions. For convenience England is divided roughly into three zones: the South of England, the Midlands and the North. Most of the industrial cities are located in the Midlands and the North. H

9、owever, the industrial cities do not attract visitors.习作背诵： Australia is located on the west coast of the Pacific in the Southern Hemisphere(南半球). With an area of 7.6 million square kilometers, it is the sixth largest country in the world. It has a small population of just over 10 million, most of w

10、hich live in the east of the country by the sea. The capital of Australia is Canberra and the biggest city is Sydney, where the 2000 Olympic Games were held. Whats more, Australia has many places of interest, among which the Opera House in Sydney is well-known all over the world.Unit 3 Life in the f

11、uture I took up a job in a company previously. However, for lack of experience, I couldnt tolerate the pressure. As a result, I lost the job. I was uncertain about what to do next. At that time a bad idea flashed across my mind constantly that I wanted to die. I realized I had slid into a hard time

12、when I couldnt make an adjustment by myself. One day, a story on the internet made a strong impression on me when I caught sight of it for the first time, which was about a disabled girl. She said, “Disabled as I am, Im still grateful to all, for they give me the precious life. I believe I can alway

13、s find the settlement to everything however difficult it is. So I am optimistic.” Those words referred me in an instant. It guided me to a new life. 我先前在一家公司从事一份工作。但由于缺乏经验，我无法忍受压力，结果我失业了。我不知道下一步该做些什么。在那时，想去死的糟糕念头时常闪现在我的脑海中。我意识到自己已经不知不觉地陷入到一个很艰难的时期，我自己难以做出调整。一天，当我第一眼看到网上的一则关于一个残疾女孩的故事时，它给我留下了深刻的印象。她说

14、道：“虽然我残疾了，我仍然对一切满怀感激，因为这一切给予我珍贵的生命。我相信不管有多困难，我总是能够找到一切事情的解决办法。所以我很乐观。” 这些话是我立刻振作起来。它指引我走向新的人生。习作背诵：My dreamed future world My dreamed future world is a comfortable, advanced and satisfying one with a pleasant climate, a good living environment and no pollution problems. People could enjoy their live

15、s and live freely whether on land, on floating cities or under the sea. Travel will become easier with environmentally-friendly flying cars, spacecraft, and we can even go back to the past or into the future by time machine. Life will be more relaxing with the highly intelligent robots helping us de

16、al with the daily routine and providing entertainment.Anyway, dreams can be realized as long as we try our best.我梦想中的未来世界1. 我梦想中的未来是一个舒适、发达，让人满意的世界。气候温和，环境优美，污染问题彻底得到解决。2. 居住地：陆地，漂浮城市，海洋等。3. 交通方式：环保汽车，太空飞船，甚至利用时光机穿越过去未来。4. 学习生活：高智能机器人，提供家居，教育，保健，娱乐等全方位服务。5. 梦想有多远，我们就能走多远，只要努力，一切都可以实现。Unit 4 Making t

17、he newsLast Monday, I was informed that our head teacher asked me to go to his office. I was delighted to go there. There were some other gifted classmates there. He assessed the progress we had made and pointed out our shortcomings. He stressed that our chief task was to accomplish our studying ass

18、ignment before the deadline. And meanwhile, he said he was eager to see an admirable achievement we would make for we had unusual intelligence. He demanded that we should pay more attention to process of studying and assist each other in study. He asked us to study our lessons ahead of time and acqu

19、ire the skills of study. And good marks depended on working hard. At last, he said he believed in us and in no case should we fail deliberately. After hearing what he said, I felt guilty. We all approved of his marks and promised to concentrate our attention on our study so as to be admitted to a fa

20、mous university. Now I have been aware that in order to have a good future after graduation I must polish my eyes and make a thorough change to avoid the dilemma before my parents.习作背诵： On March 11, 2011, a huge earthquake, which was recorded as the largest one in the Japanese history, hit northeast

21、ern Japan and cost hundreds of peoples lives. Almost at the same time, the earthquake set off a terrible tsunami with walls of water sweeping across the northeastern coast. To make matters worse, the Fukushima Daiichi power station exploded on the next day. As a result, people all over the world beg

22、an to worry that this would cause damage to their health. On April 2, it was officially announced that 11,734 people were recorded death and another 16,375 still missing as a result of the disasters.Unit 5 First Aid In order to deal with common injuries, its very important for us to know some knowle

23、dge of first aid. In our daily life, we often need temporary treatment when someones nose is bleeding or when someones skin is mildly burnt. In an emergency, we should put our hands on the proper settlement and apply our first aid knowledge into practice. Besides, we need bravery and quick action. F

24、or the purpose of performing first aid properly, we can know about some common symptoms and remember the first aid processes over and over again. However, if the situation is complex or the injures are unbearable, it is necessary to call for ambulance. The hospital treatment is more professional. It does not me