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/15北师大版必修一课文整理Unit1U1Lesson1APerfectDay?Passage1ACouchPotatoForty-three-year-oldBrianBlakeyfromBirminghamissittingonhissofaandtellingmeabouthisperfectday.WhenIwakeupIdon'tgetupimmediatelyIturnonthetelevisionandwatchthechildren'sprogrammesandoldmoviesuntilabouthalf-pastten.ThenIgetup,godownstairsandswitchontheTVinthelivingroom.Forlunch,Ihavebiscuitsandaglassofmilk,andIwatchthenews.Intheafternoon,Ioftenwatchanotheroldfilm-they'reshowingsomegoodonesatthemoment.Intheevenings,IoftenwatchTVseriesorsportandthenewsagain.Ilikethemainnewsatsixo'clock.Atninethirty,ifthereisagoodplayonBBC2,Iswitchoverandwatchit.Thenatnight,IwatchmorefilmsandIusuallyswitchofftheTVatabouttwoo'clock.IneverwatchTVallnight.IwatchTVforsixteenorseventeenhoursaday.Ialsodosomeexerciseeveryday.ItakeTina,thedog,forawalkeveryafternoon.Idon'tgofar,ofcourse,Iwalktothewalloutsidemyhouse.IalwaystakemyportableTVandIsitonthestonewallwhilethedogwalksroundinacircle.Ofcourse,Icouldn'tlivethislifestylewithoutagoodwife.She'snotherenowbecauseshe'sworking,butshealwaysmakesmymeals.Wehaven'tgotmuchmoney,youknow,butwe'rehappy.SitdownandwatchTV.Here'stheremotecontrol.You'vegottheworldatyourfeet.Andinyourhand.Great!Passage2AWorkaholicThirty-six-year-oldBobBlackissittingathisdeskandworkinghiswaythroughhispaperwork.Inormallywakeupaboutfiveminutesbeforemyalarmclockgoesoff.AssoonasIhearmyalarmclock,Ijumpoutofmybed.Ittakesmelessthanfifteenminutestowash,getchanged,havebreakfast,leavehomeandgetonabus.Iamalwaysthefirstpersontogettotheoffice.Themorningsarealwaysverybusyandtheafternoonsareevenbusier!Meetingsandphonecallstakeupalargepartoftheday.Everyminuteofthedayisfilledwithurgentmatters.Byaroundeighto'clock,Iusuallyfindsometimetodomyownpaperworkandanswersomepersonale-mails.WhenIgethomeataboutten,IlookatsomedocumentsthatIbringbackfromtheofficesothatIcanbereadyforthenextday'swork.Igettobedaroundmidnightwhenmywifeandchildrenarealreadyasleep.Iseldomhavetimeforfunandotheractivitieswithmyfamily.Myfamilycomplainsaboutit.ButItrytoworkhardsothatIcanmakemoremoneyforthem.Besides,Igetboredifthere'snothingtodo.Ilikebeingbusy.U1Lesson4CityandCountryDebbieisanaccountantinalargecompanyinthecentreofLondon.Ineedtobeinmyofficebynineo'clocksoIusuallygetupatseveno'clock.Itraveltoworkon“thetube”.That'swhatpeoplecalltheundergroundinLondon.Ittakesaboutfiftyminutes.Usually,it'ssocrowdedthatIcan'tfindanywheretosit.Ijuststand.I'malwaystiredbeforeIarriveatwork.Idon'tliketheunderground!Ispendallmorningcheckingnumbers.Lunchisalwayssimple.IoftengetasandwichinanearbysandwichshoporIjusthavesomebiscuitsandacupofcoffee.Thenintheafternoon,Ireturntothepaperworkintheoffice.OnMondaynights,Ihavedanceclasses,andonWednesdaynights,Igotothegym.IneedtodothatbecauseIdon'tgetenoughexerciseotherwise.OnTuesdayandThursdaynights,IhaveFrenchclasses.IworkforaFrenchcompanysoIthinkstudyingFrenchwillhelpmeinmyjob.Igotothecinemaalmosteveryweekend,Sometimes,iftheweatherforecastisgood,myfriendsandIdrivetothecountrysideforaweekendbreak.Weliketovisitnice,quietplacesfarawayfromthecityandgowalkingwheretherearenoshops,crowdsorthetube.Thatfreshairissogoodformylungs,Iloveit.PaullivesinasmallvillageinthenorthofEngland.Iusuallygetupatfouro'clockeverymorningwhenit'sstilldark.IliveandworkonthefarmsoIdon'tneedtotravel.Afterabigbreakfastinmyhouse,IworkoutofthefrontdoorandI'malreadyatwork.Therearemanythingstodoonthefarmallday.Wedo'nthavethesameworkhoursthatofficeworkersInthecityhave.Wedojobswhentheyneedtobedoneandthatcouldbeearlyinthemorningorlateatnight.Ihavecows,sheep,pigsandchickensonmyfarm.Ihavetomakesuretheyarefreeofsickness.Ialsogrowwheatandvegetablessotherearemanythingstolookafter.Intheevening,Iliketoplaywithmychildren.Ihavetwochildren,aboyandagirl.Theyaresixandeightyearsold.Ialsoliketostudy.RightnowIamstudyingChinesebydistancelearning.IamveryinterestedinChinaandit'smydreamtoseetheGreatWalloneday.Ilovemovies.Mywifecallsmea“moviefan”.Butthereisn'tcinemainmyvillagesoIdon'tgetthechancetogoveryoften.Igoabouttwiceayear,usuallywhenIgotoLondonwithmyfamily.WetakeaweekendbreaktherewhenIamnottoobusyonthefarm.MywifeloveslookingintheclothesshopsandIlikeallthecrowdsandthenoise.Ialsoliketobuyafewcigars.Unfortunately,mywifeis'ntasfondofthemasIam.MysonanddaughterlovetorideonLondo'nsredbusesandtheyespeciallylovetogoonthetube!CultureCornerEnglishTeaAndCoffeeCultureOnethingthatBritishandChineseculturesshareisaloveforfinetea.Today,whenwethinkofWesternteaculture,weoftenthinkoftheEnglishandbeautifulchinateacups.AfternoonTeaPeoplebelievethatanEnglishduchess,Anna,the7thDuchessofBedford(1788-1861)firstintroducedtheideaofafternoontea.Inthe18thand19thcenturies,theEnglishateonlytwomainmealseachday一breakfastandaheavysupperthatwouldlastforseveralhoursintheevening.Asaresult,peopleoftengotthesetwomeals.Tosolvethisproblem,theDuchesscameupwiththecleverideaofinvitingsomefriendstojoinherforanafternoonmealbetweenfourandfiveo'clock.Thismealincludedcakesandsandwiches,andteawasservedtowashdownthefood.Inordertomakethisafternoonmealimportant,finechinacupsandplates,andsilverteapots,knives,forksandspoonswereused.Soon,afternoonteapartiesbecamepopularsocialoccasions.Today,afternoonteapartiescontinuetoplayanimportantpartinthesociallifeofwealthypeopleinmodernBritain.Willyoucomeforcoffee?CoffeealsohasanimportantroleinBritishculture.Peopleoftenusethewords“willyoucomeforcoffee?”tomean“Wouldyouliketocometomyhomeforachat?”Normally,severaldifferentdrinkssuchastea,hotchocolateorasoftdrinklikeorangejuicewillbeservedaswellascoffee,andyouwillbeaskedwhatyouwouldlike.However,youwillnotnormallybeofferedwineata“coffee”party.CoffeehousesandtheLondonStockExchangeInthe17thcenturyLondon,coffeehouseswerebusy,noisyplaces.Merchantsandbankerswenttocoffeehousestodotheirbusiness,aswellastodrinkcoffee.Infact,theLondonStockExchangeisbelievedtohavestartedfromthesecoffeehouses.Unit2Lesson1ModernHeroesNationalHeroChina'sfirstmannedspaceshipliftedoffat9a.m.onWednesday,October15th,2003inJiuquan,GansuProvince.Thespaceship,calledShenzhouV,wascarryingChina'sfirstastronaut,YangLiWei.Yang,whowasapilotinthearmy,waschosenfrom1,500otherarmypilotsandstaredtrainingforhisspaceflightin1998.Thelaunchwasverysuccessful.“Whenthespaceshipwasliftingoff.Icouldreallyfeelthehighgravity”,saidYangLiWei.Whenthespaceshipseparatedfromtherocket,Isuddenlygotafeelingofsoaringintotheskybecauseofthezerogravity”.Duringthe21一hourspaceflight,theShenzhouVcircledtheearth14times.Whilethespaceshipwascirclingtheearthforthesixthtime,YangLiWeispokewithgroundcontrolinGansu.Hewasalsoabletospeakwithhiswifeand8-year-oldson.YangLiWeihadseveraltaskstocompleteduringtheflightandonlysleptinthespaceshipforabout3hours.Whilehewassleeping,thespaceshipcircledtheearthtwice.Whenthespaceshipwasdoingitsseventhcircle,YangLiWeishowedtheflagsofChinaandtheUnitedNations,expressingthewishesoftheChinesepeopletoexploreandusespacepeacefully.At6:23a.m.onOctober16th,YangLiWeilandedinInnerMongoliasafely.Hetoldreporterslater.“Thesurfaceofthespaceshipwasglowingredwhenitcamebackintotheearth'satmosphere.WhenShenzhouVletoutitsparachute,Ifelttheshipwasshaking,”AsYangLiWeireturnedintotheearth'satmosphere,helicopterswereflyingtowherehewouldland,readytocollecthim.MillionsofpeoplealloverChinawerewatchingTVwhenthespaceshiplandedsafely.WhenYangLiWeiclimbedoutofthespaceship,hesmiledandwavedtothecrowdswaitingforhim.YangLiWeiwashappytobehomebuthesaid,“Ithought21hourswastooshorttostayinspace.”Unit2Lesson2HistoryMakersElizabethBlackwellfoughtforwomen'srights.In1849,shebecamethefirstwomanevertoreceiveamedicaldegreeintheUSAandshowedpeoplethatwomencouldbecomedoctors,justlikemen.Later,ElizabethopenedahospitalforpoorpeopleinNewYorkCity.Shecontinuedtoworkwithpeoplewhoneededhelpuntilshediedin1910.NelsonMandelaisoneoftheworld'smostfamouspeople.Hespent27yearsinprisonforfightingfortherightsofblackSouthAfricans.Afterhecameoutofprison,hebecameSouthAfrica'sfirstblackpresidentandwontheNobelPeacePrizein1993.Heretiredin1999andnowtravelsaroundtheworld,meetingleadersandtalkingaboutproblemslikeAIDS.JaneGoodallhasspentnearlyfortyyearsstudyinganimalsinthenationalparkofGombeinTanzania.Formanyyears,shehasworkedtoprotectanimalsandtochangepeople'sopinionsontheenvironment.Shehasalsobeenanimportantpersoninfightingforanimalrights.Unit2Lesson3SportsStarsVENUSANDSERENAWILLIAMSaresisters.Theyarealsobothtennischampionswhooftenhavetoplayeachother!Venusisnoweleventhintheworld,andheryoungersisterSerenahasmoveduptothird.ThetwosisterswereborninapooranddangerousareaofCalifornia.Itwasfullofdrugsandviolence.Inarecentinterview,VenusspokeaboutthetimewhensheandSerenawerepractisingtennisandtheyhadtorunandhideasbulletsstartedflyingthroughtheair.Finally,in1991,thesisterandtheirfamilymovedtoasaferareaandsincethentheyhaveneverlookedback.Thesisters'father,Richard,startedtotrainVenusandSerenawhentheywereyoungchildren.Hehasalwaysbeenverystrictwithhisdaughters,trainingthemhardtocompeteagainsteachother.Brandi,thesisters'mother,taughtherdaughtersathomesothattheycompletedtheirhighschoolwhiledevelopingtheirtenniscareers.Today,bothsistersarestudyingdesignatcollege.Theyhavealreadyexpressedakeeninterestinworkingindesignaftertheirtenniscareerscometoanend.Thesisters'roadtosuccesshasbeenamazing.ThefirsttimeVenusplayedinabigeventwasin1996.Sincethen,shehaswonWimbledonandtheUSopentwice.Serenahascontinuedtoimproveandmakefantasticprogress.In1999and2002,shewontheUSopen,andin2002and2003.shewasthewomen'ssingleschampionatWimbledon.Hastennisevercausedproblemsbetweenthesisters?Fortunately,no.“We'veplayedeachotherbeforeandithadn'tworriedusyet!”saysVenus.“Ifshewins,”Serenajokes,“Mamasaysshehastodothedishes!”Unit2Lesson4SuperheroChristopherReevewasborninSeptember,1952.HewasinhisfirstschoolplaywhenhewaseightandhestaredtoactinTVshowsandfilmswhilehewasstillincollege.HemademanysuccessfulfilmsandTVshowsbutheismostfamousforhisSupermanfilms.Unfortunately,disastercamein1995whenhefellfromhishorseandbrokehisback.Thedoctorsdidnotexpecthimtolive.However,hemadeamazingprogress.Atfirst,hecouldn'tbreathewithoutamachine,buthelearnttobreatheonhisown.Hewouldneverwalkagainbuthestartedanewlifewithgreatcourage.Thesecondyearafterhidaccident,Christopherreturnedtofilmmaking.Healsoraisedalotofmoneytopromotemedicalresearchintobackinjuries.HemadespeechesallovertheUSAabouthisexperiences.Thisnotonlydrewpublicattentiontoresearchintobackinjuriesbutalsoencouragedalotofpeoplelivingwithallkindsofproblems.Fromtheirhome,ChristopherandhiswifeDanaspokeabouttheirlifeaftertheaccident.Haveyouthoughtofgivingupaftertheaccident?“No.Fourdaysaftertheinjury,Icametounderstandmysituation.MywifeDanaandIwereinthehospital.ThedoctorsaidIwasnotgoingtopullthrough,Danasaid:‘Butyou'restillyou,andIloveyou'.Andthatsavedmylife.SincethatmomentIhaveneverthoughtofgivingup.Ofcourse,I'vehadmomentsoffellingsorryformyself,butI'veneverhadanythoughtsofcommittingsuicide.”Didyouthinkthatyourmarriagewassostrong?“Yes,becauseDana'ssowonderful.Wehavealwaysgotonreallywell.Ourrelationshiphasalwaysbeenfantastic.”Howdidyourparentsreacttotheaccident?“TheydivorcedwhenIwasfour.They'vegotclosersincetheaccident.”Howdidyougetinvolvedwithcharitywork?“Iknowalotofdisabledpeopleneedmyhelp.ThisishowIgotinvolvedwithmycharityworktoimprovethequalityoflifeforalldisabledpeople.”“Withtheprogressofnewmedicalresearch,I'mconfidentthatpeoplelikemewouldbeabletowalkagainoneday.Soyoucansee.I'mfartoobusywithlivingtothinkofgivingup!”ChristopherReevediedonOctober10,2004.Butpeopleallovertheworldwillalwaysrememberhimasasuperhero.Unit2CultureCornerSpaceHeroesInthecourseofspaceexploration,434astronautshavemadethejourneyintospace.Menandwomenfromnationsallovertheworldhavestudied,trainedandworkedhardinordertogointospace.Yet,itisnotajobwithoutriskand20ofthosepeoplehavediedwhileinspaceorinspaceprogrammetraining.YuriGagarinOnApril12,1961,RussianastronautYuriGagarinbecamethefirstpersoninspace.HediedonlysevenyearslateronMarch27,1968inanaircrashduringatrainingsessionintheEastofMoscow.GregoryJarvis,RonaldMcNair,FrancisScobee,MichaelSmith,JudithResnikEllisonOnizuka,SharonMacAuliffeOnJanuary28,1986,thesesevenAmericanastronauts(fivemenandtwowomen)diedwhenthespaceshuttleChallengerexplodedsoonafterlaunching.AmongthemwasSharonMacAuliffe,ahighschoolteacher,whowastobethefirstteacherinspace.MillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldandmanystudentsinprimaryandsecondaryschoolssawthetragedyonTV.Chawlakalpana(USA),RickHusband(USA),WilliamMcCool(USA),MichaelAnderson(USA),LaurelClark(USA),IlanRamon(Israel)OnFebruary1,2003,16minutesbeforelanding,thespaceshuttleColumb