外研版高中英语课文

1、(圆满)外研版高中英语课文文本(圆满)外研版高中英语课文文本20/20(圆满)外研版高中英语课文文本-外研版高中英语课文文本必修一Module1MyNameisLiKang.IliveinShijiazhuang,acitynotfarfromBeijing.ItisthecapitalcityofHebeiProvince.TodayismyfirstdayatSeniorHighschoolandImwritingdownmythoughtsaboutit.MynewschoolisverygoodandIcanseewhy.Theteachersareveryenthusiastican

2、dfriendlyandtheclassroomsareamazing.Everyroomhasacomputerwithaspecialscreen,almostasbigasacinemascreen.Theteacherswriteonthecomputer,andtheirwordsappearonthescreenbehindthem.Thescreensalsoshowphotographs,textandinformationfromwebsites.Theyrebrilliant!TheEnglishclassisreallyinteresting.Theteacherisav

3、eryenthusiasticwomancalledMsShen.WereusinganewtextbookandMsShensmethodofteachingisnothinglikethatoftheteachersatmyJuniorHighschool.Shethinksthatreadingcomprehensionisimportant,butwespeakalotinclass,too.Andwehavefun.IdontthinkIwillbeboredinMsShensclass!Todayweintroducedourselvestoeachother.Wedidthisi

4、ngroups.Somestudentswereembarrassedatfirstbuteveryonewasveryfriendlyanditwasreallynice.MsShengaveusinstructionsandthenweworkedbyourselves.MsShenwantstohelpusimproveourspellingandhandwriting.Wedothisinafunway,withspellinggamesandotheractivities.Ilikeherattitudeverymuch,andthebehaviouroftheotherstuden

5、tsshowsthattheylikeher,too.Therearesixty-fivestudentsinmyclassmorethanmypreviousclassinJuniorHigh.Forty-nineofthemaregirls.Inotherwords,therearethreetimesasmanygirls-asboys.Theysaythatgirlsareusuallymorehard-workingthanboys,butinthisclass,everyoneishard-working.Forourhomeworktonight,wehavetowriteade

6、scriptionofthestreetwherewelive.Imlookingforwardtodoingit!Module2Theysaythatfirstimpressionsareveryimportant.MyfirstimpressionofMrs.Liwasthatshewasnervousandshy.Ithinkperhapsshewas,asitwasherfirstlessonwithus.Butnow,aftertwoweeks,theclassreallylikesworkingwithher.Sheskindandpatient,andsheexplainsEng

7、lishgrammarsoclearlythatevenIcanunderstandit!Sheavoidsmakingyoufeelstupid!IvealwayshatedmakingmistakesorpronouncingawordincorrectlywhenIspeakEnglish,butMrs.Lijustsmiles,sothatyoudontfeelcompletelystupid!Ithinkmaybeshegoesabittooslowlyforthefasterstudents,butformeitswonderful!IfeelImgoingtomakeprogre

8、sswithher.IdguessthatMrs.Chenisalmostsixty.Shesverystrictwedontdaretosayawordunlesssheasksusto.Shesalsoveryseriousanddoesntsmilemuch.Whensheasksyoutodosomething,youdoitimmediately!ThereareafewstudentsinourclasswhokeepcomingtoclasslatebuttheyrealwaysontimeforMrs.Chenslessons!Someofourclassdontlikeher

9、,butmostofusreallyappreciateherbecauseherteachingissowellorganisedandclear.Andafewstudentsevenadmitlikingher!Duringscientificexperiments,sheexplainsexactlywhatishappeningandasaresultmyworkisimproving.Physicswillneverbemyfavouritelesson,-butIthinkthatIlldowellintheexamwithMrs.Chenteachingme.Mr.Wusonl

10、ybeenteachingusfortwoweeksandhesalreadyverypopular.IthinkthisisbecausehereallyenjoysteachingChineseliteraturehelovesit,infact!Hesgotsomuchenergy;thisisoneclassyoudonotfallasleepin!Hesabout28,Ithink,andisrathergood-looking.Hetalksloudlyandfast,andwaveshishandsaboutalotwhenhegetsexcited.Hesreallyamusi

11、ngandtellsjokeswhenhethinksweregettingbored.EventhingslikecompositionsandsummariesarefunwithMr.Wu.Irespecthimalot.Module3MynameisAliceThompson.IcomefromSydney,AustraliaandIm18yearsold.RecentlyIhadmyfirstrideonalong-distancetrain.Andwhataride!AfriendandItravelledonthefamousGhantrain.WegotoninSydneyan

12、dwegotoffinAliceSprings,rightinthemiddleofAustralia,morethanfourthousandkilometresaway.Wespenttwodaysandnightsonthetrain.Thetrainwaswonderfulandthefoodwasgreat.Weategreatmealscookedbyexperts!Forthefirstfewhundredkilometresofthejourney,thescenerywasverycolourful.Therewerefieldsandthesoilwasdarkred.Af

13、terthat,itwasdesert.Thesunshone,therewasnowindandtherewerenocloudsinthesky.Suddenly,itlookedlikeaplacefromanothertime.Wesawabandonedfarmswhichwerebuiltmorethanahundredyearsago.Thetrainwascomfortableandthepeoplewerenice.-Duringtheday,Isatandlookedoutofthewindow,andsometimestalkedtootherpassengers.Ire

14、adbooksandlistenedtomyChinesecassettes(ImstudyingChineseatschool).Onenight,ataboutmidnight,Iwatchedthenightskyforaboutanhour.Thestarsshonelikediamonds.WhyisthetraincalledtheGhan?Alongtimeago,Australiansneededawaytotraveltothemiddleofthecountry.Theytriedridinghorses,butthehorsesdidntlikethehotweather

15、andsand.Ahundredandfiftyyearsago,theybroughtsomecamelsfromAfghanistan.GhanisshortforAfghanistan.Camelsweremuchbetterthanhorsesfortravellingalongdistance.Formanyyears,trainedcamelscarriedfoodandothersupplies,andreturnedwithwoolandotherproducts.TheAfghansandtheircamelsdidthisuntilthe1920s.Thenthegover

16、nmentbuiltanewrailwayline,sotheydidntneedthecamelsanymore.In1925,theypassedalawwhichallowedpeopletoshoottheanimalsiftheywereaproblem.In1935,thepoliceinatownshot153camelsinoneday.Module4XIAOLI:Itsgreattoseeyouagain,John.JOHNMARTIN:Itsgreattoseeyou!Itsbeensixyearssincewelastsaweachother,youknow.Andthi

17、sisthefirsttimeIvevisitedyourhometown.-XIAOLI:Yes,Imsogladyoucouldcome.JOHNMARTIN:Youknow,IveseenquitealotofChinaandIvevisitedsomebeautifulcities,butthisisoneofthemostattractiveplacesIvebeento.Itssolively,andeveryoneseemssofriendly.XIAOLI:Yes,itsoneofthemostinterestingcitiesonthecoast,everyonesaysso

18、.Ifeelveryfortunatelivinghere.AndIlovelivingbytheseaside.JOHNMARTIN:YouliveinthenorthwestofXiamen,isthatright?XIAOLI:Yes,thatsright.JOHNMARTIN:Whatstheclimatelike?XIAOLI:Prettyhotandwetinthesummer,butitcanbequitecoldinthewinter.JOHNMARTIN:SoundsOKtome.Therearealotoftouristsaround.Donttheybotheryou?X

19、IAOLI:Yes,theycanbeanuisanceinthesummerbecausetherearesomanyofthem.JOHNMARTIN:Oh,lookatthathugeapartmentblock!XIAOLI:Yes,theyvejustcompletedit.Therentforanapartmentthereisveryhigh.-JOHNMARTIN:Ibelieveyou!Thisareassomodern!XIAOLI:Yes,thisisthebusinessdistrict.Theyveputupalotofhigh-risebuildingsrecent

20、ly.Andtherearesomegreatshoppingmalls.See,werejustpassingonenow.Mywifesjustboughtabeautifuldressfromoneoftheshopsthere.JOHNMARTIN:MaybeIcouldbuyafewpresentsthere.XIAOLI:Illtakeyoutheretomorrow.Nowwereleavingthebusinessdistrictandapproachingtheharbour.Wereenteringthewesterndistrict,themostinterestingp

21、artofthecity.Itsgotsomereallyprettyparks.JOHNMARTIN:Itseemslovely.IsthatGulangyuIsland,justacrossthewater?XIAOLI:Yes,itis.Itsagorgeousislandwithsomereallyinterestingarchitecture.JOHNMARTIN:Sotheytellme.Doyouthinkwecouldstopandwalkaroundforawhile?XIAOLI:Yes,Iwasjustgoingtodothat.Wecanparkoverthere.Af

22、riendstoldmeaboutanicelittlefishrestaurantnearhere.Shallwegothereforlunch?JOHNMARTIN:Thatsoundsgreat.Imstarving!Module5TheInternetisthebiggestsourceofinformationinthe-world,anditsaccessiblethroughacomputer.Itconsistsofmillionsofpagesofdata.In1969,DARPA,aU.S.defenceorganisation,developedawayforallthe

23、ircomputerstotalktoeachotherthroughthetelephone.TheycreatedanetworkofcomputerscalledDARPANET.Forfifteenyears,onlytheU.S.armycouldusethissystemofcommunication.Thenin1984,theU.S.NationalScienceFoundation(NSF)startedtheNSFNETnetwork.Itthenbecamepossibleforuniversitiestousethesystemaswell.NSFNETbecamekn

24、ownastheInter-Network,orInternet.TheWorldWideWeb(theweb)isacomputernetworkthatallowscomputeruserstoaccessinformationfrommillionsofwebsitesviatheInternet.Atthemoment,about80percentofwebtrafficisinEnglish,butthispercentageisgoingdown.By2020,muchwebtrafficcouldbeinChinese.TheWorldWideWebwasinventedin19

25、91byanEnglishscientist,TimBerners-Lee.Berners-Leebuilthisfirstcomputerwhilehewasatuniversityusinganoldtelevision!HecameupwiththeideaoftheWorldWideWebin1989whilehewasworkinginSwitzerland.Berners-LeemadeitpossibleforeveryonetousetheInternet,notjustuniversitiesandthearmy.Hedesignedthefirstwebbrowser,wh

26、ichallowedcomputeruserstoaccessdocumentsfromothercomputers.Fromthatmomenton,thewebandtheInternetgrew.Withinfiveyears,thenumberofInternetusersrosefrom600000to-40million.TheInternethascreatedthousandsofmillionaires,butBerners-Leeisnotoneofthem.EveryoneintheworldcanaccesstheInternetusinghisWorldWideWeb

27、system.HenowworksasalectureratMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyinBoston.PassageAItishardtothinkofaworldwithoutmetals.Differentmetalshavedifferentuses,forexample,steelisusedincars,andironisusedinelectricalequipment.Whenweusemetals,itisimportanttoknowhowtheyreactwithdifferentsubstances,forexample,waterandoxygen.Thereactionofmetalswiththesesubstancescanbeputinorder.Hereisatablewiththemetalsthatreactmostatthetop,andthemetalsthatreactleastatthebottom.PassageBASimpleScientificExperimentBelowisadescriptionofasimplesci