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必修一WelcomeUnitReadingandthinkingFIRSTIMPRESSIONHanJing'sWorld7：00a.m.Sothisisit-seniorhighschoolatlast!I'mnotoutgoingsoI'malittleanxiousrightnow.Iwanttomakeagoodfirstimpression.WillImakeanyfriends?Whatifnoonetalkstome?12:30p.m.Ijusthadmyfirstmathsclassatseniorhighschool！Theclasswasdifficult,buttheteacherwaskindandfriendly.Heeventoldusafunnystory,andeveryonelaughedsomuch!Ifoundmostofmyclassmatesandteachersfriendlyandhelpful.5：30p.m.Thisafternoon,wehadourchemistryclassinthesciencelab.Thelabisnewandthelessonwasgreat,buttheguynexttometriedtotalktomethewholetime.Icouldn'tconcentrateontheexperiment.Ireallywantedtotellhimtopleasebequietandleavemealone!10:29p.m.Whataday!Thismorning,Iwasworriedthatnoonewouldtalktome.ButIwaswrong.Ididn'tfeelawkwardorfrightenedatall.Imissmyfriendsfromjuniorhighschool,butIbelieveIwillmakenewfriendshere,andthere'salottoexploreatseniorhigh.IfeelmuchmoreconfidentthanIfeltthismorning.Ithinkthattomorrowwillbeagreatday!ReadingforwritingAnn,15LakesideHighSchoolUSAMynameisAnnWellsandI'maGrade10studentatLakesideHighSchool.I'manactivepersonandIlovesports.I'mcuriousabouteverything.Ioftenaskquestions,butIlearnbestbydoing.Myfavouritesubjectisphysics.Dancingandskatingaremyhobbies,andIalsoliketoreadshortstories.Iplantobecomeanengineerinthefuture.Thando，16SouthHillHighSchoolSouthAfricaI'mThandoGowon.I'm16thisyear.|comefromSouthAfrica.I'maGrade10studentatSouthHillHighSchool.Ilookgood,thinkfast,andplayhard.You'llneverseemewithoutabookorapen.IfI'mnotinclass,I'meitherinthelibraryorinthecomputerlab.Attheweekends,IplaycomputergamesifI'mnotbusystudying.MydreamistostartmyownITcompany!必修一unit1ReadingandthinkingTHEFRESHMANCHALLENGEHi!MynameisAdamandI'mafreshmanatseniorhighschool.Goingfromjuniorhighschooltoseniorhighschoolisareallybigchallenge.Thefirstweekwasalttleconfusing.First,IhadtothinkverycarefullyaboutwhichcoursesIwantedtotake.Theschooladviserhelpedmechoosethesuitableones:maths,English,chemistry,worldhistory,andChinese.IknowthatChineseisaverydifficultlanguage,butIhopetobefluentwhenIgraduate.MyadviserrecommendedthatIshouldsignupforadvancedliteraturebecauseIlikeEnglishandI'mgoodatit.Ihadtochooseextra-curricularactivities,too.Itriedtojointheschoolfootballteam,butthecoachtoldmethatIdidn'tplaywellenough.Obviously,Iwasunhappy,butIwon'tquit.I'llfindawaytoimproveonmyownsothatIcanmaketheteamnextyear.Ijoinedavolunteerclubinstead.EveryWednesday,weworkatasoupkitchenandhandoutfoodtohomelesspeopleinthecommunity.IknowI'llhavetostudyharderasaseniorhighschoolstudentandgetusedtobeingresponsibleforalotmore.I'mabitworriedaboutkeepingupwiththeotherstudentsinmyadvancedcourse,andit'llbequitedifficulttogetusedtoallthehomework.Still,I'mhappytobehere.Studyinghardisn'talwaysfun,butI'llbewellpreparedforuniversityorwhateverelsecomesinthefuture.Readingforwriting10September2018DearWorriedFriend,Youwrotethatyouareveryworriedaboutyourfriend,ChenLei.Iunderstandquitewellthatyouareanxiousandfeelterrible.Youthinkthatyourfriendplayscomputergamestoooftenandspendstoomuchtimeonline.Irecommendthatyoutalktoyourfriendabouthisbehaviour.Itisnotunusualforteenagersofyourgenerationtobeattractedtocomputergamesandtheonlineworld.Butspendingtoomuchtimeonlineisunhealthyandmakesitverydifficulttofocusonotherthingsinlife.SomestudentsevenbecomeaddictedtotheInternetandcannotconcentrateonschoolandfamilylife.Ithinkyoushouldencourageyourfriendtotrynewhobbies.Whynotdiscusstheproblemtogether?Iamsurehewilllistentoyou,sinceyouarehisgoodfriend.Allthebest,SuanLuo必修一unit2ReadingandthinkingPERUisacountryonthePacificcoastofSouthAmericawiththreemainareas:narrow,dry,flatlandrunningalongthecoast,theAndesMountains,andtheAmazonrainforest.Inthe1400sand1500s,PeruwasthecentreofthepowerfulancientIncaEmpire.TheIncaemperorlivedinthenow-famoussiteMachuPicchu.SpaintookcontrolofPeruinthe16thcenturyandruleduntil1821.ItisforthisreasonthatSpanishisthemainofficiallanguageofPeru.TRAVELPERUAmazonRainforestTourAshortfightfromCuscotakesyoufromtheAndesintotheAmazonrainforest.Fromthere,you'llspendonedaytravellingbyboattoyouraccommodationinthemiddleoftheforest.Youcanthenspendthreedaysexploringtherainforestwithalocalguideandenjoyingtheplantsandanimalsuniquetotherainforest.MachuPicchuTourThisfour-daywalkingtourwilltakeyouonamazingpathsthroughtheAndesMountainsonthewaytothecityofMachuPicchu.Afterreachingyourdestination,youwillhaveadaytoexploreandbeamazedbythisancientcity.EspeciallyamazingistheIncas'drystonemethodofbuilding.Incabuilderscutstonestoexactsizessothatnothingwasneededtoholdwallstogetherotherthantheperfectfitofthestones.CuscoTourSpendfourdaysenjoyingtheuniqueSpanishandlocalIndianculturehighintheAndesatCusco,thecapitaloftheIncaEmpirefromthe13thuntilthe16thcentury.Stayinalocalhotel,visitthemuseums,admirethearchitecture,enjoytheexcellentlocalfood,andgoshoppingatthelocalmarkets.LakeTiticacaTourEnjoythebeautifulcountrysideasyouspendadaydrivingalongthenewhighwayconnectingCuscotoLakeTiticaca.There,aboatwilltakeyoutostaywithalocalUrosfamilyonanislandforthreedays.BoththeislandandtheUroshomesaremadeofwaterplantsfromthelake.ReadingforwritingDearXiaoLi,MytimehereinChinaisgoingwell.Ilovemynewschoolandclassmates.OvertheOctoberholiday,myparentsandIareplanningtogotoXi'antoseetheTerracottaArmy.I'veheardthatitisanamazingsight,andIcan'twaittogo.Tome,thestoryoftheTerracottaArmyisalmostunbelievable.It'samazingthattherearemorethan8,000statues,andnooneinmoderntimesknewaboutthemuntilthe1970s.We'realsoplanningtovisitseveralotherplacesinXian.MydadandIarebothlookingforwardtogoingtotheShaanxiHistoryMuseum,becausemydadloveshistoryandIhaveheardthatthismuseumisknownasa"Chinesetreasurehouse"!We'realsogoingtotheXi'anCityWallandafewotherfamoussights.We'retakingthetrain,leavingthedaybeforetheOctoberholidaybegins.We'rearrivingat9:30a.m.andwillstartsightseeingrightaway,solhopewesleepwellonthetrain!Iguessthat'sallfornow!I'llwriteagainsoonandsendphotos!Doyouhaveanyplansforthecomingholiday?Hopetohearfromyousoon.Yourfriend,RichardTERRACOTTAARMYComeandseetheTerracottaArmy:morethan8,000statuesweremadeinthethirdcenturyBCEtoguardthetomboftheChineseEmperorQinshihuang!Eachstatuehasadifferentface,leadingresearcherstobelievethateachoneisacopyofarealsoldier.Thestatuesfillonlyonepartoftheemperor'shugetomb,whichstillhasnotbeencompletelyunearthed.Morethan700,000peopleworkedfornearly40yearstobuildthistomb.However,nooneinmoderntimesknewaboutthetombortheterracottastatuesuntil1974,whensomefarmersdiscoveredthetombwhiletheywerediggingawell.必修一unit3ReadingandthinkingLIVINGLEGENDSHelpuschoosesome"LivingLegendsofSports".Theymustbeathleteswhoaremastersintheirsportsandalsosetgoodexamplesforothers.Hereareourfirsttwochoices.LangPingAsaplayer,LangPingbroughthonourandglorytohercountry.Asacoach,sheledtheChinawomen'svolleyballteamtomedalsatworldchampionshipsandtheOlympics.Asaperson,LangPingislovedbyfansathomeandabroad.WhentheChineseteamwaspreparingforthe2015WorldCup,herdeterminationwastested.TheteamthatLangPinghadbuiltwasfallingapart.Oneofthebestplayershadbeeninjured,andtheteamcaptainhadtoleavebecauseofheartproblems.Losingtwoimportantplayerswasabigchallenge,butLangPingdidnotloseheart.Shehadfaceddifficultiesbefore,andsheknewthatheryoungplayerscouldwiniftheyworkedtogetherasateam.Twoweekslater,theywereworldchampions!Thenin2016,LangPingledhervolleyballteamtoOlympicgoldinBrazil.MichaelJordanWhenMichaelJordan'sfeetlefttheground,timeseemedtostandstill.Theplayerwhobecameknownas“AirJordan"changedbasketballwithhisgracefulmovesandjumps.Jordan'sskillswereimpressive,butthementalstrengththatheshowedmadehimunique.Inthefinalsecondsofagame,Jordanalwaysseemedtofindawaytowin.Jordansaysthatthesecrettohissuccessislearningfromhisfailures.“Icanacceptfailure;everyonefailsatsomething.ButIcan'tacceptnottrying."Losinggamestaughthimtopractiseharderandnevergiveup.Inlife,Jordanhaslearnttosharehissuccesswithothers.TheBoysandGirlsClubwhichhestartedinChicagohasbeenhelpingyoungpeoplesince1996.Sendyoursuggestionsfor"LivingLegendsofSports"toLLs@.ReadingforwritingGOINGPOSITIVEIalwayswantedtolookliketheslimgirlsonTVeventhoughIknewthatitwasimpossible.IworriedaboutmyweightandtriedeverynewdietIreadaboutonline.Itriedno-fat,low-fat,5:2,onlybananas,nobananas--Ialmostwentbananas,too.ThenIreadanarticlethatsaidinsteadofasking“AmIfat?"Ishouldbeasking"AmIfit?"Ihadnoideaalettercouldmakesuchadifference!OnceIstartedthinkingaboutfitnessratherthanweight,thingsbegantochange.Insteadofsaying“Iwanttolosethreekilos";Iwouldsay“Iwanttoruntwokilometersineightminutes"or"1wanttobeabletodo30push-ups".RatherthancuttingoutthefoodsIenjoyed,Iaddedhealthyfoodstomymeals.Icouldstillhaveaburgernowandthen,butIwouldaddasaladoranapple.Finally,Istoppedcomparingmyselfwithactressesandmodelsandlookingforthingsthatwerewrongwithmyfaceorbody.Instead,ImadealistofthethingsIlikedaboutmyself.Bybeingpositiveaboutmyselfandmybody,Ibecamebothhappierandhealthier.必修一unit4ReadingandthinkingThe

NighttheEarthdidn’tSleepStrangethingswerehappeninginthe

countrysideof

northeastern

Hebei.For

several

days,

thewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfell,roseandfell.

Thereweredeepcracksthatappearedin

thewell

walls.

Atleastonewellhadsomesmellygas

coming

outof

it.

Chickensandevenpigs

weretoonervoustoeat,anddogsrefusedtogoinsidebuildings.

Mice

ranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide,

andfishjumpedoutof

thewater.

Atabout3:00amonJuly281976,

brightlightswereseen

inthesky

outsidethecityof

Tangshanandloudnoiseswereheard.Butthecity’s

onemillionpeople

wereasleepasusualthatnight.At3:42am,

everythingbegantoshake.Itseemedasiftheworld

were

comingto

anend!Elevenkilometersdirectlybelowthecity,oneofthemost

deadly

earthquakeofthe20thcenturyhadbegun,aquakethatevencauseddamagemorethan150kilometersaway

inBeijing.Nearlyonethird

ofthenation

feltit.Ahugecrack

eightkilometers

longandthirtymeterswide,

cutacross

houses,roadsand

waterways.Hardhillsof

rockbecameriversofdirt.In

lessthanone

minute,

alargecitylayinruins.Twothirdsof

thepeoplewholivedthereweredeador

injured.

Thousandsof

childrenwereleftwithoutparents.

Thenumberofpeoplewhowere

killed

or

badly

injured

intheearthquakewas

morethan400,000.

Everywheresurvivors

looked,therewasnothingbutruins.

Nearly

everythinginthecitywasdestroyed.About75

percent

ofthecity’sfactoriesandbuildings,90

percent

ofitshomes,

andallofthehospitals

weregone.Brickscoveredthegroundlikered

autumnleaves,butnowindcouldblowthem

away.

Mostbridgeshadfallen

orwerenot

safe

tocross.

Therailwaytrackswerenow

uselesspiecesofsteel.Tensofthousandsofcows,hundredsofthousandsofpigs,

andmillionsofchickensweredead.Sandnowfilledthewellsinsteadof

water.Peoplewere

inshock—andthen,

laterthatafternoon,anotherbigquakeshookTangshanagain.Evenmore

buildingsfelldown.Water,food,andelectricitywerehardtoget.Peoplebegan

towonderhowlongthedisasterwouldlast.But

hopewasnotlost.Soonafterthequakes,thearmysent150,000

soldierstoTangshantodigoutthosewhoweretrappedandtoburythedead.

Morethan10,000doctorsandnursescametoprovide

medicalcare.

Workersbuiltsheltersforsurvivorswhosehomeshad

beendestroyed.Hundredsofthousandsofpeoplewerehelped.

Waterandfoodwerebroughtinto

thecityby

train,truckandplane.Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain.Thecitybeganto

reviveitselfandgetuponitsfeetagain.Withstrongsupportfromthe

governmentandthetirelesseffortsofthecity’speople,anewTangshanwas

builtupontheearthquakeruins.Thenewcityhasbecomeahometomorethan

sevenmillionpeople,withgreatimprovementsintransportation,industry,

andenvironment.TangshancityhasprovedtoChinaandtherestoftheworld

thatintimesofdisaster,peoplemustunifyandshowthewisdomtostay

positiveandrebuildforabrighterfuture.ReadingforwritingTSUNAMIHITSASIA:OVER6,500DEADByRobertWoodhouseMonday,27December2004Themostpowerfulearthquakeinthepast40yearscausedatsunamithatcrashedintocoastlinesacrossAsiayesterday,killingmorethan6,500peopleinIndonesia,India,Thailand,Malaysia,andatleastfourothercountries.Fishermen,tourists,hotels,homes,andcarsweresweptawaybyhugewavescausedbythestrongearthquakethatreachedamagnitudeof9.0.Theunderseaquakestruckaround7:00a.m.,SundayoffthewestcoastofIndonesia'sSumatraIsland.Inthatareaalone,atleast1,870peoplewerekilled.InSriLanka,some1.,600kilometreswestofthequakecentre,thenumberofdeathsstoodat2.498,andonemillionmorewereaffectedbythetsunami,governmentofficialssaid.Indianofficialssaidasmanyas1.900hadbeenkilledalongthesoutherncoast.Another254werefounddeadinThailandand54inthreeothercountries.InsouthernThailand,1,900peoplewerehurtandmanymoreweremissing,localofficialssaid.“Iwashavingbreakfastwithmythreechildrenwhenwaterstartedfillingmyhome.Wehadtoleaveeverythingandruntosafety,"saidChandraTheeravit,alocalThaiwoman.Thousandsofpeoplearestillmissing,andthenumberofdeathsisexpectedtogrowevenhigheroverthenextfewdays.Foreignaidisbeingorganisedforthetsunami-hitcountriesHowever,dangerousconditionsanddamagedroadswillmakeitdifficulttodeliverfoodandsupplies.必修一unit5ReadingandthinkingTHECHINESEWRITINGSYSTEM:CONNECTINGTHEPASTANDTHEPRESENTChinaiswidelyknownforitsancientcivilisationwhichhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes,despitethemanyupsanddownsinitshistory.Therearemanyreasonswhythishasbeenpossible,butoneofthemainfactorshasbeentheChinesewritingsystem.Atthebeginning,writtenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage.Itdatesbackseveralthousandyearstotheuseoflonggu-animalbonesandshellsonwhichsymbolswerecarvedbyancientChinesepeople.Someoftheancientsymbolscanstillbeseenintoday'shanzi.BytheShangDynasty(around1600-1046BCE),thesesymbolshadbecomeawell-developedwritingsystem.Overtheyears,thesystemdevelopedintodifferentforms,asitwasatimewhenpeopleweredividedgeographically,leadingtomanyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters.This,however,changedunderEmperorQinshihuangoftheQinDynasty(221--207BCE).EmperorQinshihuangunitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountrywheretheChinesewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.ThatwritingsystemwasofgreatimportanceinunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.Eventoday,nomatterwhereChinesepeopleliveorwhatdialecttheyspeak,theycanallstillcommunicateinwriting.WrittenChinesehasalsobecomeanimportantmeansbywhichChina'spresentisconnectedwithitspast.PeopleinmoderntimescanreadtheclassicworkswhichwerewrittenbyChineseinancienttimes.ThehighregardfortheChinesewritingsystemcanbeseeninthedevelopmentofChinesecharactersasanartform,knownasChinesecalligraphy,whichhasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture.Today,theChinesewritingsystemisstillanimportantpartofChineseculture.AsChinaplaysagreaterroleinglobalaffairs,anincreasing