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1、新 概 念 青 少 版 3A Unit 1? A proper jobA: Guess what , James! I?bumped?into Nina last week. She's got a job marketing at Optima.J: Marketing ?But Nina's a fashion model !A: Well ,she was a fashion model ,but she's working at Optima now.J: What happened? Is she all right?A: Oh ,yes ,she's

2、 fine .She just wanted a?proper job.Nina didn't enjoy being a model ,you know.J: Why ?She was so successful!A: She certainly was.J: So why didn't she like working as a model?A: She didn't mind working as a model .But she hates travelling on her own.She was lonely.J: Nina ,lonely? Why?A:

3、Nina likes having a proper job ,and seeing the same people every day.She likes being among friends.J: Don't we all?!新概念 青少版 3A Unit 2 Just like your motherve egxottrasosmpaece.C: Oh, good!We re in the front row, so weP: That s great, Claire.How did you know?C: Mom told me. We re both tall, and i

4、t s a long flight.P: Your mother s brilliant! It s great tsotretch out.FlightAttendant: Would you like some water or some orange juice?Claire: Not now, thanks. I ve just had a drink.Paul: I d like some water, please.FlightAttendant: Have you had a magazine or a newspaper?P: No, we haven t. I d like

5、this one, please.Ah, I m going to enjoythis flight!FlightAttendant: Excuse me. Would you mind giving your seats to this couple?They re both very tall, and they need the extra space.C: They are tall. Why don ptuytotuhem in Business Class?P: Claire! You sound just like your mother!新概念 青少版 3A Unit 3 We

6、 re had a long morning !A: Hello , Karen !Hello , Daisy!Have you been to the Farmers Market today ?It s only nine o clock ,and it s already busy .K: No, we ve just been to the airport with Claire and Paul Theyve gone to the US for two months .A: Have they ? How exciting ! But what a worry for you !D

7、: Well , the US is Claire s home country .K: And she s with Paul !D: That s right !Anyway , I ve already had three texts from Claire .D: The first said , “Plane on time . ” The second said , ” Boardingnow .”The third said , ” Phone off now . I love you , Mom ! ”D: That one was just a moment ago . Of

8、 course , I ll miss her like crazy .But I m not going to worry !Were not going to worry , are we Karen ?K: No , we aren t !D: We re going to put the kettle on , and have a nice cup of tea !K: Yes , we ve already had a long morning !新概念 青少版 3A Unit 4 A museum pieceRobert: What s this, Dad?William: It

9、 s an Apple 2.It s a very early computer.In fact, it s the first Personal Computer, ever.It came onto the market in 1977.Where did you find it?Robert: Mum found it in a box in the attic.William: Oh, then it s mine!It s been there for years.In fact, it s been there since we moved into this house!Robe

10、rt: Does it still work?William: I don t knowAh, there you are!Can you hear the hard disk?Robert: Is that noise the hard disk 、It sounds like a lawnmower ！William: It hasn t been out of its box for twenty years!Robert: What can you do with it?William: Good question!It s just a museum piece, really.It

11、 s only got five Megabytes hard disk space.Robert: Five Megabytes!That s nothing!William: I know.It was already a museum piece when I bought it,and that was a long time to go.Maybe I m a museum piece now, too!新概念 青少版 3A Unit 5“ Have you finished your homework yet? ” Why haven t you finished your hom

12、ework ?How often do you hear these questions in your house ?How do you feel about homework?Children wordwide now do more homeworkhours than they did twenty-five years ago-but there are huge variations. In some partsof the world, even very young childrenhave a lot of homework.They come home from scho

13、ol ,and theywork for three or four hours beforebedtime. In other parts of the world,children don t have much homework untilthey are a bit older.At the same time ,many young peopleworldwide have extra classes after school. One way or another, many children work twelve or fourteen hoursa day. Is this

14、really necessary?How much homework do you have?How much time do you really spend on it ?How long is your day ?新概念 青少版 3A Unit 6 Bird-brainedK: Have you done your homework yet , Lucy?L: I m just taking a break , Mum.I ve found this really strange story on the eNews Website.Come and have a look.An eig

15、ht-year-old peacock in Shropshire has fallen hopelessly in love with a petrol pump. Every day for the last three years , Mr.P., the peacock ,has made the three-hundred-metre journey along the main road from his home to the busy petrol pumps.The pumps make a clicking noise when someone is filling up.

16、 To Mr.P. , this sounds just like an admiring peahen.One pump in particular has won Mr.P. s admiration. He has been faithful to this pump since he was five. Mr.P. has lost interest in the peahens at home . Clearly, they can t compete with the glamorous petrol pump.新概念 青少版 3A Unit 7Speakers Corner:Ja

17、ck: Let s walk through the park, Daisy.Oh, look,We re at Speakers Corner!Daisy: What s Speakers Corner?Jack: It s a British tradition.People speak here on Sunday afternoons.And anyone can say anything about anything.Jack: Let s listen to this guy.What s he talking about?Speaker: Everybody in the wor

18、ld needs love.You need love. I need love.Man in Crowd: You need a haircut.Daisy:He needs a bath!Speaker: My friends!What is the secret of love?Health!Health is the secret of love!Man in Crowd: You don t look very healthy!Speaker: And what is the secret of healthy?Man in Crowd: Tell us! Tell us! Ican

19、 t wait!Speaker: Love is the secret of health!I'm not saying anything Man in Crowd: No, you re not.Speaker: about this secret.I'm not saying anything Man in Crowd: You re not saying anything about anything!Jack: Crazy, isn t it?They talk a lot and say nothing!Daisy: And they always shout!新概念

20、 青少版 3A Unit 8Crazy about Alexander CalderAmy: Hi kid, come on in ! My! You look tired!Claire: Hi, Grandma! We fell fine. We ve had a great day!Paul: Yes, it was amazing!Amy: Where did you go?Claire: We went to the American Art Museum.Paul fell in love with the sculptures.We spent hours on the work

21、of Alexander Calder.Paul: You liked it as well!Clair: Yes, I did!I loved his jewellery!Paul: They re lovely things.They look very simple, but they re not simple at all.Claire: The shapes are very strong, and the colours are soft Paul: Anyway His hanging sculptures were the best for me !Paul: There w

22、as one huge one, called Big Red .It was made of triangular pieces, like feathers.The pieces were made of aluminium.They looked heavy, but they were light.Paul: We blew on one little disc, and the whole thing moved.Claire: Yeah, that was cool!All the pieces moved around, like a native Indian headdres

23、s.新概念 青少版 3A Unit 9What s in a name?Picture this! Someone offers you a cup of something, and says,try this You re never seen this liquid before, and you don t recognize it. Do you drink it straight away? I dont think so! Do you taste it immediately?Probably not.Before you put the cup of your lips, y

24、ou probably ask, What is it? or, What does it taste like? Now, imagine a reply like this: Actually, it s a solution of organic chemicals and inorganic salts. Would you taste the drink now ？ Of course not! I always avoid chemicals in food and drink, you d say. I never touch anything unnatural! Quite

25、right! We d all say the same thing.Names are very powerful. But just think! We eat and drink chemicals all the time. Even pure water is a chemical. It s made of hydrogen and oxygen.Let s go back to the liquid in your cup. Taste is! Its good for you! Mmm, it tastes good! Mmm! Please can I have anothe

26、r cup? What is it? Well, funnily enough, by another name, it s just a cup of tea .新概念 青少版 3A Unit 10Trick of the tradePat: Gosh, Nina, you look good!Is that another new sweater?Nina: You ve seen it before.But I ve turned it round, so the buttons go down the back.Pat: That s clever!Nina: But it s so

27、simple!It s easy enough for anyone to do this kind of thing.Pat: Not me!I d love to be able to dress well.I try hard, but I just cant look fashionable.Nina: It s not about fashion!You just need to enjoy your clothes.Pat: It s easy for you!You re pretty enough to wear anything.You d look great in a b

28、lack plastic bag!Nina: Honestly, Pat, it s about style, not fashion.Nina: Style is about wearing theright shapes and colours for you.For example, I never wear white next to my face.White is too cold for me to wear.Cream s a better colour for me.Pat: How do you know that?Nina: Oh, these are tricks of

29、 the trade.Would you like me to touch you?Pat: Would I ? I d love you to!新概念青少版3A Unit 11新概念青少版3A Unit 12新概念青少版3A Unit 13新概念青少版3A Unit 14新概念青少版3A Unit 15Turn it down!Lesson 21L:Dad, that music s loud!Turn it down!W:Sorry,Lucy!Am I interrupting your homework?L:It s not that,Dad.We had a lesson today

30、about hearing.Look at this.L： You re always listening to loud music,Dad.If you aren t careful,you ll become deaf.W:Sorry,Lucy!What did you say?L:Oh,Dad!It isn t.And I will turn the sound down.I promise!One person in seven in the UK is deaf, and many of them are deaf because of noise.For most people,

31、the safe limit is 85 decibels(dB) for continuous noise,and 103 dB for sudden noise.After fifteen minutes at 105 dB,most people will have some damage to their hearing.Music in nightclubs is often much louder than the safe limit.19% of young people listen to their MP3 players at 105 to 110 dB for many

32、 hours.75% of them will experience ringing in the ears,and they will feel a bit deaf.if they are lucky,this will last for one or two days. If they are unlucky, the damage will last for ever.UNIT 12 Paul becomes an internLesson 23E:Paul,you want to join our intern program form next January.Is that ri

33、ght?P:Yes, that s right.E:What are your plans between now and then?P:Im going to travel out west,to Utath and Arizona.E:Will you apply for other intern programs when you re out there?P:that s my plan.E:I see. We are the market leader,of course.P:I know that.E:And you re an exceptional applicant.E:I

34、m going to make you an offer, Paul ,and you re going to tell me yes or no.You can join our intern program form Monday next week,for twelve weeks.E:If you join,you ll, you ll live on the Ranch,and you ll have no expenses. When we ask you to work, youll work.You ll learn a lot.E:Maybe you ll come back

35、 in January,maybe you won t.Either way,when you finish here,you ll have RedstoneRanch on your resune.E:What do you say?P:Yes.thank you very much.E:You wont regret it!UNIT 13 What am I doing here?Lesson 25K:Here at last!How do you like Redstone Ranch, Jed?J:It looks nice!I m looking forward to a swim

36、.K:Good idea!But let me tell you the rules first.J:Rules?I m on vacation!K:There are some rules,honey.J:Such as?K:Shoes.You can t use heavy equipment in the gyms without the right shoes.J:Im not going to use heavy equipment.K:And if you go to a dance class,you can t wear black-soled trainers. Black-

37、soled trainers mark the floors.J:When am I going to go to a dance class?K:And you must wear a T-shirt or vest at all times.You re not allowed to show your chest.J:Not even when Im swimming?K:It s OK when you're swimmingK:When you re in the wet aones,you can wear a swimsuit and you can show your

38、chest.J:What else is not allowed?K:We re not allowed to run or shout in public areas.J:Kelly,believe me!I have enough rules at work!What am I doing here?K:I just want us to have a nice holiday!UNIT 14 The wrong 12-year-oly!Lesson 27R:Did you hear about Jake Oliver,Dad?W:Jake Oliver?R:you know .He s

39、the world karate champion.He came first in his age-group last year.W:Oh,yes.He s only 12,isn t he?R:That s right. He lives in Bristol.He was on his way home from a practice session last week,and a tall guy with a hood grabbed him. This guy wanted him to hand over his mobile phone.R:Jake said to himself, I earned this phone! I worked really hard to be able to buy it!W:Obviously, he wouldn t want a thief to take it like that!R:Right!R:So the guy t