人教版高中课文高一上.docx

1、人教版高中课文高一上人教版高中课文高一上Unit 1 Good FriendsJohn：Im 15 years old and I love footballI also like reading，especially stories about people from other countriesI dont enjoy singing，nor do I like computersI think that rock music is terrible.Ann：Hi，I m AnnIm 16 and I like dancing and computersI also like rock

2、musicI hate hiking and Im not into classical musicI dont enjoy reading too much Steve：Im 14 years old and I love skiingOther favourite hobbies are reading and singingI dont like hikingI think that rock music is too loud，and I think that football is boringPeter：Im from AustraliaIm 15 and Im fond of s

3、ingingI sing a lot, and when Im not singing，I listen to rock music or use my computerI dont like football and I think that classical music is terribleI hate dancing! Sarah：My name is Sarah and Im 14 years oldMy interests are reading novels, playing football and singing songs. I think that rock music

4、 is terrible，and I dont like dancingI dont enjoy computers eitherJoe：Hi thereIm JoeI really like computersI surf the Internet all the time and I like playing computer games. I dont enjoy football and I hate hikingRock music is OK, and so is skiingBChucks FriendIn the movie Cast Away，Tom Hanks plays

5、a man named Chuck NolandChuck is a businessmanwho is always so busy that he has little time for his friendsHe is a successful manager in a companythat sends mail all over the worldOne day Chuck is on a flight across the Pacific Ocean when suddenlyhis plane crashes. Chuck survives the crash and lands

6、 on a deserted islandOn the island, Chuck has to learn to survive all alone. He has to learn how to collect water, hunt for food, and make fire. Perhaps the most difficult challenge is how to survive without friends. In order to survive, Chuck develops a friendship with an unusual friend a volleybal

7、l he calls Wilson.Chuck learns a lot about himself when he is alone on the island. He realises that he hasnt been a very good friend because he has always been thinking about himself. During his five years on the island, Chuck learns how to be a good friend to Wilson. Even though Wilson is just a vo

8、lleyball，he becomes fond of himHe talks to him and treats him as a friend. Chuck learns that we need friends to share happiness and sorrow, and that it is important to have someone to care about. He also learns that he should have cared more about his friends. When he makes friends with Wilson, he u

9、nderstands that friendship is about feelings and that we must give as much as we take.A volleyball is certainly an unusual friend. Most of our friends are human beings, but we also make friends with animals and even things. For example, many of us have pets, and we all have favourite objects such as

10、 a lucky pen or a diary. The lesson we can learn from Chuck and all the others who have unusual friends is that friends are teachers. Friendship helps us understand who we are, why we need each other and what we can do for each other.CIntegrating SkillsMany-flavoured Friends“Ive got friends all over

11、 this country, friends in other countries too. Ive got friends I havent met yet, Ive got friends that will never know.” Ani Di FrancoFriends come in many flavoursThere are best friends，school friends，fair-weather friends，forever friends and many moreBest friends are friends with whom you spend a lot

12、 of time and with whom you share all your thoughts and feelingsSchool friends are different：you see each other in school and you study and have fun together, but you may not know everything about each otherFair-weather friends are friends who only like you when you are happy or when you are popularI

13、f you are feeling down，or if you are having a problem, fair-weather friends dont want to spend time or talk with youForever friends are friends that will always listen to you and try to help you，even if you disagree or if you are having a problemBEST FRIENDSSarah and Janet have been friends ever sin

14、ce they started schoolThey do everything together：study，read，watch TV，surf the Internet，play sports and listen to musicIf either one has a problem, the other is there to helpWhen Sarah was in the third grade, some of the other students were making fun of her because she was shyJanet told the other s

15、tudents to stop making fun of Sarah，and she helped Sarah overcome her shynessIn the fifth grade，Janet had problems with her math classShe studied hard，but she just couldntt understand the homeworkSarah helped Janet with her homework and patiently explained every exercise to JanetAfter six months，Jan

16、et was doing much better and even got an A on the math examFRIENDS ACROSS BORDERSIs it possible to be best friends even if you are thousands of miles apart? Michel and Xiao Li think soThey have been e-friends for five yearsMichel lives in Bologne (博洛涅)，France，and Xiao Li lives in Wuhan，HubeiDespite

17、the fact that they have never met each other，Michel and Xiao Li are best friendsThey talk to each other by e-mail or telephone, and they always try to help each otherMichel and Xiao Li send each other pictures and tell each other about their everyday lifeMichel is very interested in Chinese culture

18、and the Chinese languageHe often asks questions about life in ChinaXiao Li is also curious about life in FranceBoth friends think that their friendship is fun and usefulThey have learnt many new things about life，and they have also learnt more about their own culturesUnit 2 English Around the World

19、Joe is an American who has come to Britain for the first timeLook at the picture and read the dialogueThen answer the following questions：What is it that Joe cant find in the bathroom? Why cant he find it?NANCY：Oh，there you areNow then, did you have a good flight?JOE：Sure，we flew all the way direct

20、from Seattle to LondonNANCY：You must be very tiredDid you sleep at all on the plane?JOE：Nonot reallyIm very tiredCould I use your bathroom?NANCY：Whyof courseYou dont need to ask, just make yourself at homeLet me give you a clean towelJOE：A towel?NANCY：YesHere you areThe bathroom is upstairsIts the s

21、econd door on the left.JOE：Thanks NancyIf youll excuse me now(after a while)NANCY：Have you found it?JOE：Well，eh yes，I mean noI mean，I found the bathroom，but I didnt find what I was looking for!BPractise the following dialogues with your partner and act them out1 EMILY： Karen，can you tell me how to p

22、ronounce “kilometer”? KAREN： SureBritish people saykIlEJ7mi:tEand Americans saykIlRmItE TEACHER：Karen and Emily，is there anything that isnt clear to you? KAREN： Emily asked me a question but I already answered her TEACHER：What was her question? KAREN： She asked me how to pronounce“kilometre” 2 MS SM

23、ITH：Harry，take these two pizzas to Mr Thompson on Broad Street, Number 12 HARRY： Can you spell that name, please? MS SMITH：T-h-o-m-p-s-o-nOn Broad StreetNumber 1 2 HARRY： Can you repeat the address，please? MS SMITH：Broad Street，Number 1 2 HARRY： Got it MS SMITH：Take Daves motorbikeHere are the keysA

24、nd hurry up! HARRY： Anything else? MS SMITH：Dont forget to buy me some ketchup on your Way backCEnglish Around the WorldEnglish is a language spoken all around the worldThere are more than 42 countries where the majority of the people speak EnglishMost native speakers of English are found in the Uni

25、ted Kingdomthe United States of America，Canada，Australia，South Africa, Ireland and New ZealandIn total，for more than 375 million people English is their mother tongueAn equal number of people learn English as a second language. These people will perhaps speak the language of their own country at hom

26、e with their family，but the language of the government, schools，newspapers and TV is English. This situation is found in countries such as India，Pakistan，Nigeria and the Philippines. However，the number of people who learn English as a foreign language is more man 750 millionEverywhere in the world c

27、hildren go to school to learn EnglishMost people learn English for five or six years at high school. In China students learn English at school as a foreign language，except for those in Hong Kong，where many people speak English as a first or a second languageIn only fifty years，English has developed

28、into the language most widely spoken and used in the worldEnglish is the working language of most international organisations，international trade and tourism. Businessmen and tourists often come to China without being able to speak ChineseChinese businessmen，taxi drivers and students talk with them

29、using EnglishEnglish is also the language of global culture，such as popular music and the InternetYou can listen to English songs on the radio or use English to communicate with people around the world through the InternetWith so many people communicating in English every day，it will become more and

30、 more important to have a good knowledge of EnglishDAmerican English and British EnglishMany students want to know about the differences between American English and British EnglishHow did these differences come about? There is no quick answer to this questionAt first the language in Britain and Ame

31、rica was the sameIn 1776 America became an independent countryAfter that, the language slowly began to changeFor a long time the language in America stayed the same，while the language in England changedFor example，300 years ago the English talked about“fall”Today, most British people talk about“autu

32、mn”，but Americans still talk about“fall”In the same way Americans still use me expression“I guess”(meaning“I think”)，just as the British did 300 years agoAt the same time，British English and American English started borrowing words from other languages，ending up with different wordsFor example, the British took“typhoon”from Chinese，while the Americans took “tornado”from SpanishIn 1828 Noah