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外研高中新标准英语必修一必修二课文

外研高中新标准英语必修一必修二课文

MyFirstDayatSeniorHighMyNameisLiKang.IliveinShijiazhuang,acitynotfarfromBeijing.ItisthecapitalcityofHebeiProvince.TodayismyfirstdayatSeniorHighschoolandI’mwritingdownmythoughtsaboutit.MynewschoolisverygoodandIcanseewhy.Theteachersareveryenthusiasticandfriendlyandtheclassroomsareamazing.Everyroomhasacomputerwithaspecialscreen,almostasbigasacinemascreen.Theteacherswriteonthecomputer,andtheirwordsappearonthescreenbehindthem.Thescreensalsoshowphotographs,textandinformationfromwebsites.They’rebrilliant!

TheEnglishclassisreallyinteresting.TheteacherisaveryenthusiasticwomancalledMsShen.We’reusinganewtextbookandMsShen’smethodofteachingisnothinglikethatoftheteachersatmyJuniorHighschool.Shethinksthatreadingcomprehensionisimportant,butwespeakalotinclass,too.Andwehavefun.Idon’tthinkIwillbeboredinMsShen’sclass!

Todayweintroducedourselvestoeachother.Wedidthisingroups.Somestudentswereembarrassedatfirstbuteveryonewasveryfriendlyanditwasreallynice.MsShengaveusinstructionsandthenweworkedbyourselves.MsShenwantstohelpusimproveourspellingandhandwriting.Wedothisinafunway,withspellinggamesandotheractivities.Ilikeherattitudeverymuch,andthebehaviouroftheotherstudentsshowsthattheylikeher,too.Therearesixty-fivestudentsinmyclass--morethanmypreviousclassinJuniorHigh.Forty-nineofthemaregirls.Inotherwords,therearethreetimesasmanygirlsasboys.Theysaythatgirlsareusuallymorehard-workingthanboys,butinthisclass,everyoneishard-working.Forourhomeworktonight,wehavetowriteadescriptionofthestreetwherewelive.I’mlookingforwardtodoingit!

MyNewTeachersIheysaythatfirstimpressionsareveryimportant.[12:

52.16]MyfirstimpressionofMrsLiwasthatshewasnervousandshy.[12:

58.45]Ithinkperhapsshewas,asitwasherfirstlessonwithus.[13:

03.88]Butnow,aftertwoweeks,theclassreallylikesworkingwithher.[13:

09.59]She’skindandpatient,[13:

12.05]andsheexplainsEnglishgrammarsoclearlythatevenIcanunderstandit!

[13:

17.81]Sheavoidsmakingyoufeelstupid!

I‘vealwayshatedmakingmistakes[13:

23.12]orpronouncingawordincorrectlywhenIspeakEnglish,[13:

26.95]butMrsLijustsmiles,sothatyoudon’tfeelcompletelystupid!

[13:

32.84]Ithinkmaybeshegoesabittooslowlyforthefasterstudents,[13:

37.24]butformeit’swonderful!

IfeelI‘mgoingtomakeprogresswithher.[13:

43.70]I‘dguessthatMrsChenisalmostsixty.[13:

48.09]She’sverystrictwedon’tdaretosayawordunlesssheasksusto.[13:

54.15]She’salsoveryseriousanddoesn’tsmilemuch.[13:

59.00]Whensheasksyoutodosomething,youdoitimmediately!

[14:

04.32]Thereareafewstudentsinourclasswhokeepcomingtoclasslate[14:

09.18]butthey’realwaysontimeforMrsChen’slessons!

[14:

13.23]Someofourclassdon’tlikeher,butmostofusreallyappreciateher[14:

18.72]becauseherteachingissowellorganisedandclear.[14:

22.84]Andafewstudentsevenadmitlikingher!

[14:

27.18]Duringscientificexperiments,sheexplainsexactlywhatishappening[14:

32.90]andasaresultmyworkisimproving.[14:

36.88]Physicswillneverbemyfavouritelesson,[14:

40.04]butIthinkthatI‘lldowellintheexamwithMrsChenteachingme.[14:

45.34]MrWu’sonlybeenteachingusfortwoweeksandhe’salreadyverypopular[14:

52.15]IthinkthisisbecausehereallyenjoysteachingChineseliterature[14:

57.00]helovesit,infact!

[14:

59.63]He’sgotsomuchenergy,thisisoneclassyoudonotfallasleepin!

[15:

05.69]He’sabout28,Ithink,andisrathergood-looking.[15:

10.60]Hetalksloudlyandfast,andwaveshishandsaboutalotwhenhegetsexcited[15:

17.62]He’sreallyamusingandtellsjokeswhenhethinkswe’regettingbored.[15:

22.87]EventhingslikecompositionsandsummariesarefunwithMrWu.[15:

27.62]Irespecthimalot.MyfirstrideonatrainMynameisAliceThompson.IcomefromSydney,AustraliaandI’m18yearsold.RecentlyIhadmyfirstrideonalong-distancetrain.Andwhataride!

AfriendandItravelledonthefamousGhantrain.WegotoninSydneyandwegotoffinAliceSprings,rightinthemiddleofAustralia,morethanfourthousandkilometresaway.Wespenttwodaysandnightsonthetrain.Thetrainwaswonderfulandthefoodwasgreat.Weategreatmealscookedbyexperts!

Forthefirstfewhundredkilometresofthejourney,thescenerywasverycolourful.Therewerefieldsandthesoilwasdarkred.Afterthat,itwasdesert.Thesunshone,therewasnowindandtherewerenocloudsinthesky.Suddenly,itlookedlikeaplacefromanothertime.Wesawabandonedfarmswhichwerebuiltmorethanahundredyearsago.Thetrainwascomfortableandthepeoplewerenice.Duringtheday,Isatandlookedoutofthewindow,andsometimestalkedtootherpassengers.IreadbooksandlistenedtomyChinesecassettes（I’mstudyingChineseatschool）.Onenight,ataboutmidnight,Iwatchedthenightskyforaboutanhour.Thestarsshonelikediamonds.WhyisthetraincalledtheGhan?

Alongtimeago,Australiansneededawaytotraveltothemiddleofthecountry.Theytriedridinghorses,butthehorsesdidn’tlikethehotweatherandsand.Ahundredandfiftyyearsago,theybroughtsomecamelsfromAfghanistan.GhanisshortforAfghanistan.Camelsweremuchbetterthanhorsesfortravellingalongdistance.Formanyyears,trainedcamelscarriedfoodandothersupplies,andreturnedwithwoolandotherproducts.TheAfghansandtheircamelsdidthisuntilthe1920s.Thenthegovernmentbuiltanewrailwayline,sotheydidn’tneedthecamelsanymore.In1925,theypassedalawwhichallowedpeopletoshoottheanimalsiftheywereaproblem.In1935,thepoliceinatownshot153camelsinoneday.ALivelyCity（XLXiaoLliJM--JohnMartin）XL:

Itsgreattoseeyouagain,john.JM:

Itsgreattoseeyou!

Itsbeensixyearssincewelastsaweachother,youknow.AndthisisthefirsttimeIvevisitedyourhometown.XL:

Yes,Imsogladyoucouldcome.JM:

Youknow,IhaveseenquitealotofchinaandIvevisitedsomebeautifulcities,butthisisoneofthemostattractiveplacesIvebeento.Itssolively,andeveryoneseemssofriendly.XL:

Yes,itsoneofthemostintrerestingcitiesonthecoast,everyonesaysso.Ifeelveryfortunatelivinghere.AndIlovelivingbytheseaside.JM:

YouliveinthenorthwestofXiamen,isthatright?

XL:

Yes,thatsright.JM:

Whatstheclimatelike?

XL:

Prettyhotandwetinthesummer,butitcanbequitecoldinthewinter.JM:

SoundsOktome.Therearealotoftouristsaround.Donttheybotheryou?

XL:

Yes,theycanbeanuisanceinthesummerbecausetherearesomanyofthem.JM:

Oh,lookatthathugeapartementblock!

XL:

Yes,theyrejustcompletedit.Therentforanapartmentthereisveryhigh.JM:

Ibelieveyou!

Thisareassomodern!

XL:

Yes,thisisthebusinessdistrict.Theyveputupalothigh-risebuildingsrecently.Andtherearesomegreatshoppingmalls.See,werejustpassingonenow.Mywifesjustboughtabeautifuldressfromoneoftheshopsthere.JM:

MaybeIcouldbuyafewpresentsthere.XL:

Illtakeyoutheretomorrow.Nowwereleavingthebusinessdistrictandapproachingtheharbour.Wereehteringthewesterndistrict,themostinterertingpartofthecity.Itsgotsomereallyprettyparks..JM:

Itseemslovely.IsthatGulangyuIsland,justacrossthewater?

XL:

Yes,itis.Itsagorgeousislandwithsomereallyinteretingarchitecture.JM:

Sotheytellme.Doyouthinkwecouldstopandwalkaroudforawhile?

XL:

Yes,Iwasjustgoingtodothat.Wecanparkoverthere.Afriendstoldmeaboutanicelittlefishrestaurantnearhere.Shallwegothereforlunch?

JM:

Thatsoundsgreat.Imstarving!

MODULE5ALessoninaLabPassageAItishardtothinkofaworldwithoutmetals.[02:

01.75]Differentmetalshavedifferentuses,forexample,steelisusedincars,[02:

08.94]andironisusedinelectricalequipment.Whenweusemetals,[02:

14.81]itisimportanttoknowhowtheyreactwithdifferentsubstances,[02:

19.43]forexample,waterandoxygen.[02:

23.37]Thereactionofmetalswiththesesubstancescanbeputinorder.[02:

29.50]Hereisatablewiththemetalsthatreactmostatthetop,[02:

34.36]andthemetalsthatreactleastatthebottom.PassageBASimpleScientificExperiment[02:

52.88]Belowisadescriptionofasimplescientificexperiment.[02:

58.04]Itshowsushowironreactswithairandwithwater.[03:

03.50]Aim:

Tofindoutifironrusts（a）indryair;[03:

09.93]（b）inwaterthathasnoairinit（air-freewater）;[03:

16.67]（c）inordinarywater.[03:

20.45]Apparatus:

3cleanironnails;testtubes;testtubeholder;[03:

28.51]cottonwool;oil;Bunsenburner.[03:

34.33]Ironindryairkeepairoutofthewater.Method[03:

37.56]

（1）Putsomeironnailsatthebottomofatesttube.[03:

43.59]

（2）Pushsomecottonwooldownthetube.（3）Leavethetubeforoneweek.[03:

53.91]ResultAfteroneweek,thenailshavenotrusted.[04:

00.44]ConclusionIrondoesnotrustindryair.[04:

07.73]Ironinair-freewaterMethod[04:

12.14]

（1）Half-fillatesttubewithwater.

（2）Boilthewaterforthreeminutes.[04:

21.20]（Thismakessurethereisnoairinthewater.）[04:

25.45]（3）Puttwoorthreecleannailsinthewater.[04:

31.37]（4）Addsomeoiltothewater.Thiswillkeepairoutofthewater.[04: