高中英語教學：人教版短文串記單詞必修1-5

01

What'sfriendshipforateenager?Apartnerwhoaddsto

yourhappiness?Upsettoanswer?Youhavegottocalmyourself

down.Setdownaseriesoftipsinordertofindatruefriend.He

won'tignoreorgettiredofyouonpurposewhenyousuffer

frompains.Evenifhedoesn'texactlydisagreewithyouoreven

quarrelswithyoufacetoface,hewon'tdislikeyou.Hewillwalk

thedogwithyouonthehighwayatduskandwashyour

overcoatanddustycurtainsandpackthemintothesuitcase.

Youcangetalongwellwithhimbecauseyouaregratefultohim

inthathejoinsinyourdailylife,whichmakesyourecoverfrom

yourpain.Youmaynotfallinlovewithhimbutyourheartwill

entirelysettledownsoonerorlater.

02

AtpresentEnglishisplayinganimportantpartinthe

worldbecauseofcommunication.Everycountryhasitsown

identityinEnglishspeaking.ItwasBritainthatbroughtEnglish

toothercountriesbymakingvoyages.ButcanyouspeakEnglish

asfluentlyasanativeEnglishspeaker?Actually,it'snoteasy.

Oursuccessisbasedonpractice,whichneedsourefforts.Weall

hopetospeakEnglishfluently,butwearen'tofficially

commandedorrequestedtospeakEnglish.Butifyou

frequentlyspeakEnglishatschoolandhome,yourspoken

Englishwillgraduallybebetter.Whenyoucomeuptoanative

Englishspeaker,youshouldgostraighttohimandmakeuseof

thechancetotalkwithhimtogetyourEnglishimproved,suchas

yourspelling,usageofexpressions,vocabularyandaccent.

Evenifyoucan'tspeakstandardEnglish,youwillbe

recognizedasagoodstudent.

03

Whatkindoftransportationdoyoupreferforyourjourney?

Iamfondofcycling.Youmaythinkofthedisadvantagesand

shortcomingsofbikes.ButIamdeterminedtocycleasusual.

IhopeIcanpersuadeyoutoplanyourscheduleforabiketrip

andorganizeitproperly.Youneedn'twasteanybusfares.Don't

bestubborn.Don'tcareabouttheslowpace.Don'tchangeyour

mind.Don,tgivein.Justbebentonyourjourney.Makeupyour

mindtofindagoodviewatanyaltitudewithanactiveattitude.

Eversincegraduating/graduation,Ihaveseenthewaterflow

bythetemple/cave.Ihaveseentheflamesofthefireinthe

valleysbeneaththestars.Followme!Watchtheweatherforecast!

Pickupyourparcel!Takeyourreliablefriends.Lefsgocycling!

Finally,remembertobuyinsuranceforyourselfandtellusyour

experienceinyourjournalindetails.

04

Whatistheheadlineofthenewspaper?Arethereany

frighteningeventstoday?Icanjudgeyouarefrightened.Oh,here

isanearthquake.Whatshockingnews!Waterpipesburst.Brick

wallsandmetalbarswereinruins.Electricitywashardtoget.

Millionsofbuildingsweretrappedinthedirt.Thewellswere

buriedandthecanalsweredestroyed.Thequakecauseddamage

tothenation.Thewholenationwouldsufferfromextremepains.

Youcannotfindtracksofthealive.Itseemedasiftheworldwas

atanend.Agreatnumberofcoalminershadnoshelter.Itis

uselesscrying.Rescueworkersweregivingahandsincerely.We

shouldcongratulateourselvesonlivinginasafeplace.Express

sincerethankstothereporters,whomadeothersknowthedisaster.

05

Whatarethequalitiesofagreatperson?Active,generous,

selfless,devoted,hard-workingorwillingtohelpothers?Whatis

youropinion?SunYat-senfoundedthefirstRepublicbasedon

threeprinciples.Gandhifoughtforfreedominpeacefulways.

Mandelaworkedasaneducatedlawyertoofferlegalguidanceto

thepoorblackpeopleintroubleoroutofwork.Hebelievedall

arebornequalandeveryoneshouldn'tloseheart.Buttheblack

sufferedcrueltyandterrorandevenreachedastagewheremany

beggedforfoodfromtheirrelatives.HesetupANCYouth

League.Hewashopefulaboutequalrightsbutfailed.Hedecided

toanswerviolencewithviolence.Asamatteroffact.heattacked

thelawsandblewupgovernmentbuildings.In1962,hewas

sentencedtoprisonwherenoonecouldescapebuthecameto

poweraspresidentin1994.Mostpeoplevotedforhim.Also,he

wasrewardedwiththeNobelPeacePrize.

06

Honey,doyouknowanyrareandvaluableculturalrelicssuchas

amazingvasesfromsomedynasty?Wethinkhighlyofallkinds

ofvaluables.Theworldisinsearchofthetreasureswhichmay

havesurvivedfromtheancienttimes.Someculturalrelicshave

fancystylesandtheyweremainlydesignedbylocalartists.Some

treasuresweredecoratedwithjewels.Theymainlybelongedto

therulersandtherich,whomayhaveareceptionhallinacastle

forotherstoadmire.It'ssaidthatthesailorsaremorelikelyto

findtreasureswhichwereremovedandbringthembackby

puttingthemintowoodenboxes.Ofcourse,atroopofsoldiers

wouldprotectthetreasures.There'snodoubtthatsometreasures

maybetakenapartinordertobetakenhome.Butit'shardtofind

theevidenceofthehidingplaces.Isitworthsearchingforthe

missingtreasures?Therearemanyinformaldebatesaboutit.

07

Doesyourschoolhostregularsportsmeet?Isthereagymor

astadiuminyourschool?Doyouwanttobeanathlete?Have

youtakenpartinacompetitionandwonamedal?Orhaveyou

workedasavolunteerforasportmeet?Ifyoualwaysgivethe

replyof"No",youhavetoadmitthatyouhaven'tunderstoodthe

meaningofsports.Replacetheanswerwith"Yes"now.Youmay

lookfoolishifyouknownothingaboutsports.Canyouimagine

themagicalpowerofsports?Inancienttimes,Salvescanplayin

thegames.Nowadaysit'snotonlyameanstokeepyoufitin

physicalstate,butalsoinmentalstate.Everyonehasthe

responsibilitytogetthegloryforhishomelandandanyonewho

trieshisbestdeservestherespectbecausehestandsforhis

country.So,getyourselfchargedswiftlyandgoouttoputup

posterstoadvertiseforthesportsmeet.Tellmorepeopleabout

thebasisandmottosaswell.Anationwithoutsportsishopeless.

Thereisnobargain.Remember“Nopains,nogains^^.

08

Wearefacedwithuniversaltechnologicalrevolution.Weare

surroundedbycomputers.Weusecalculatortosolvemaths

questions,whichmakescalculatingeasier.Withthehelpof

computers,wecandealwithelectronicmailsandexplorethe

world.AI(artificialintelligence)hassimplifiedourlifeinaway.

Inreality,almosteveryyoungpersonhasamobilephone.The

totalsumisamazing.TheyuseitsurftheInternet.Personally,we

shoulduseourphoneslogically.Asaresult,ourfinance

developmentriseslikearocket.Theappearanceofcomputersis

changingpeople'scharacter.Someyoungchildrensuchasmy

niecehavebeennaughtier.Parentshavetofindwaystowatch

themover.Anyhow,ourgoalistogoafterhappiness.The

applicationofcomputerssignalstheprogressofhumanrace.

09

Weshouldappreciateitthatwearelivingontheearth

securely.Wearetreatedwithmercy.Wecanburstintolaughteras

welike.Weknowtheimportancetosucceed.Butanimalshave

beenaffectedbypowerfulmankindsincehumanscameintobeing.

Accordingtothecommonsense,fiercedinosaurshavediedout.

It'snottheending.Infact,thenumberofmanyrareanimalsis

decreasing.It'scertainthathumanraceshouldpayattentiontothe

topicofwildlifeprotection.Weallshouldprotectanimalfrom

beinghurtandharmed.Everyonehasthedutytodoso.Although

somereservesandnaturalzoneshavebeensetuptohelpthem

liveinpeace,therearestillsomeanimalsbeingcaughtsothat

peoplecangettheirfurandmeat.Thegovernmentindifferent

countriesshouldemploymorepeopletoinspecttheincidentsof

huntingandkillingofanimals.Orweareindangertoo.The

disappearancewon'tbedistantifwedon'ttreatanimalsasour

friends.

10

Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike,rock&roll,folkmusicorjazz?

Infact,wecansortoutmusicintomorekinds.Haveyoudreamed

ofbeingamusician?Canyouplayakindofmusicinstrument?

Haveyoureceivedaninvitationtoaperformanceinastudio?

Don'tpretendthatyoudon'tlikemusic.Tobehonest,everyone

intheworldhopestohavehisorhermusicbroadcast.Inaddition,

musicmakesapersonconfident.Youwillbesoonfamiliarto

others.Youmayearnextramoneybyperformingforthepassers-

byorinthepubs.Aboveall,thosewhoaresensitivetomusiclook

humorousandattractive.Cashwon'tworkfacedwithmusic.

Evenmillionairesrelyonmusictoforgetaboutpainfuldays.

Brieflyspeaking,devotiontomusiccanmakeapersonbetter.So,

attachyourselftomusic.

11

Worldwidefestivalspresentthebeautyofcultureshock.No

oneremindsusofthearrivalofthefestivals.Theytakeplace

perhapsincelebrationofagriculturalharvest,whichprevented

peoplebeingstarvedtodeath,orinmemoryofourancestorswho

hadbeliefintheworld,maybeforreligiousaimsorthearrivalof

thespringoreventheindependenceofacountry.Theoriginsof

thecustomsaredifferent.Buteveryonelooksforwardtothemday

andnight.OntheSpringFestivalchildrendressupandhavefun

withothers.Alllookenergetic.OnFools5dayyoucanplayatrick

onotherswithoutpermissionandneedn'tapologizetothem.Of

course,youmustkeepyourwordatothertimes.OntheMid-

autumnFestivalpeoplecanadmirethemoonandreadpoemsof

poets.Peopleturnupathomeandgatherforapartyorfeast.

Childrenwillbethehappiestasiftheygainedawards.Theyeven

maybeforgivenbyparentsonthedays.It'sobviousthatpeople

drowntheirsadnessintheair.

12

Whatisabalanceddiet?Onewithvegetablesandfruitsuch

asbeans,peas,cucumbers,eggplants,peppers,mushrooms,

peachesandlemons?Oronewithroastedmuttonandfriedfish?

Everyonewillputonweightiftheyjustchoosetheonlyonediet.

Wealloughttohaveabalanceddiettostayslim.Outofcuriosity,

Iconsultedahostessaboutlosingweight.sheneverlies.Shesaid

shehastriedalmosteverykindoffood,includingdiscountedfood.

Allfoodhasitsweaknessesandstrengths.Weshouldn'tlimitus

totheonlyonediet,whichwon'tbenefitusforever.Combineall

foodeasytodigestwithyourdietandcutdownthefoodrichin

fat.Don'tsigh.Youwillbethinnerbeforelong.Afterall,health

isthemostimportantbecauseyoumustearnyourliving.Andyou

willwinyourlover5sheartbackandevengetoutofdebtifyou

arethinner.

13

MarkTwainwasanAmericanshort-novelauthor.Hisbirth-

placewasinMissouri.Hewasbroughtuponafarm.Whenhe

wasachild,hedreamedofadventures.Wanderingonthe

pavement,hecameacrossabusinessmanwhopermittedhimto

workforanewspaper.Hisworkwastospotthefaultsinthelarge

amountofnewspaper.Everydayhestaredatthenewspaperto

findoutwhatwaswrongwiththewordsandphrases.Later,he

decidedtotakeachancetoseekfortune.Hesufferedalot.He

wasonceinragsandbehavedinrudemannersandevenscreamed

toothers.Asforhisexperience,everyonethoughthewasafailure.

Onthecontrary,heearnedenoughpassageandhedeterminedto

takeonanewlook.Byaccident,hebecameareporter.Indeed,

it'shispatienceandgenuineattitudestolifethataccountedforhis

unbelievablesuccess.Healwayssaid,"Goahead!Luckiswaiting

foryou!

14

Dohenslayeggsfirstoreggsgivebirthtochicksfirst?Who

existearlieronearth?It'sapuzzleofbiology.Nophysicistwould

cheerupattheproblem.Areyouinterestedinastronomyorsolar

system?DoyoubelieveinthetheoryofBigBang?Willviolent

BigBangbreakout?Whatpreventsusfromtakinginmore

oxygen?Peoplebelievinginreligionwon'tbelievethereis

harmfulacidintheatmosphere.Unlikethem,weknowthatthere

arebillionsofatoms,whicharefundamentaltotheglobe.Thus,

theygathertobemassesoflivingthings.Theywillmultiplyin

timewhentheclimateissuitable.Withoutgravity,satelliteand

floatingspaceshipwillcrash.Nowthatwehavesomanypuzzles,

weshouldwatchoutforthesurroundingsaroundus.

15

HereisaquizaboutmulticulturaldifferencesofCanada.

WhichcontinentdoesCanadabelongto?Whoistheirprime

minister?Howbroadisit?ApproximatelyaslargeasChina?

WhendidEnglishsettledownthereandhowdidtheymanageto

mixthemselveswiththenatives?IsitwithinNorthAmerica?

Howwealthyisit?Whattraditionsdoyouknowaboutit?Ifyou

haveagiftforimpressivenature,youmaybeinterestedintopics

aboutdifferentcountries.Doyoulikeurbanlifethere?Youmay

alwaysmistakeitforAmerica.ItborderswithAmerica.Thereis

almostnodistancebetweenthem.Theirdifferencemaybeslight.

Youmaycatchsightofmistbutdon'tbeterrifiedbecauseitisnot

becauseofpollution.RatherthanchatontheInternetwithyour

schoolmates,takemeasurestoearnenoughandseizeyour

baggageandgoonaboardandsetout!Ifyouseemaplesand

bushesarenearby,youcanconfirmyouareinCanada.Youwill

bepleasedwiththescenery.

16

Whenyourefertohumanbeing5sachievements,whatkind

ofwomeninthecrowdsaremorelikelytogetsuccess?Song

ChinglingdevotedherselftoChinesewelfareproject.Lin

Qiaozhiisaspecialistinwomen5sdiseasesevenifshewasn'ta

professorinaninstitute.Shehelpedreducedeathrateofbabies

inChina.Shedeliveredsomanybabiesandwroteabook

intendedforwomentodealwithemergenciesinthecountryside.

JaneGoodallfoundtheconnectionandbondbetweenhuman

beingandchimpsandstartedacampaigntoprotectthewildlife.

Sheobservedthechimps'nestsformanyyears.Theyallsetup

organizationstocallonpeopletobehavewithloveandtheir

effortsareworthwhile.Theycaredlittlefortheirentertainment.

Theyledaninspiringlifeandneverlookeddownuponthepoor.

Theyrespectedeverythingincludinganimals.Theywere

outspokenandconsiderateandmodest.Theyarguedforequal

rightsandsupportedfreedom.Weallshouldcarryontheircareer

andbuildabetterworld.Wewon'tcomeacrosssuccessbychance.

Weshouldtryourbesttorealizeourgoals.Onlyinthiswaycan

wedosomethingforourfuturegeneration.

17

StatisticsshowthattheoutputofcropsinChinahaslargely

increasedinthepastdecades,whichareexportedtodifferent

countriesandcirculatedindevelopingcountriesandhavehelped

themstruggleagainstdisturbingproblemofhunger.Thanksto

Chineseagriculturetechnology,therearemorecountrieskeeping

theirpeoplefreefromlackofnutrition.Asasupercountry,China

isn'tsatisfiedwithherpresentachievement.Shehasnotimeto

regretforthepast.Shehastobuildherselfuptoreduceandget

ridofpovertybyfocusingonscienceandtechnology.Therefore,

foreigncommentshavefrequentlyunderlinedtheoutstanding

achievements.Skimanynewspaperandyoucanoftenfind

summariesofChineseproduction,whichbringsmoreoccupation

chancesandequipsfarmerswithbetterconditions.Weareproud

ofournationality.Wehavecompletefreedom.Wewouldrather

doanythingforourcountry

18

Whatwillhappeniftheelectricityiscutoff?Youwillgo

madwithoutcomedyshows.Therearemanykindsofcomedies

inChina.Theaudiencesarefortunatetobeborninapeacefulage

buttheyarenotcontentwithperformers5performancebecause

theyarenotbadlyoffasbefore.Theyhaveastonishingtimefor

entertainmentbuttheyareeasytogetboredatordinary

programmes.Therearemanyoutstandingcomediansthroughout

theworld,particularlyinChina.Theymayplayaroleofa

homelessfailurewithwornclothesandamusingmoustache.They

maystarinsomefilmsdirectedbyconvincingdirectors.Onsome

occasions,youcanevenseeactressesinthefilms.Youcanpick

outsomefamouswomencomedians.Theymayhavetheirown

particulargesturesthatevendetectivesfindithardtogiveexact

explanation.Whenyouarewalkinginamountainousvillageand

sawtwoamusingpeoplewhisperingtoeachother,howwillyou

react?Aretheydrunkorjustplanningforsomething?Onlyyour

imaginationwilltell.

19

Whenyougreetothers,whatmethodwillyourankfirst,

usingspokenstatementorunspokengesturesorbothofthem?If

youarenotsure,youmaylosefaceorbemisunderstoodbyothers

orevenbringaboutangerofothers.Whetheryouareinthe

dormitoryorthecanteen,weareusingbodylanguagetohelpus

expressourselves.Noddingrepresentsagreementwhileraising

yourfistrepresentsdisagreement.Hugsareinassociationwith

kindnessandcuriousfacialexpressionsrefertointerest.When

youareontheflight,youcan'tapproachastrangertooclose,who

maydefendthemselvesbykeepingasafedistance.Yoursmiles

onyourcheeksmayeasehisworrybuthisfalsesubjective

judgementhasfunctionedandhewouldbelikelytoturnhisback

toyourproposalsindefenceofhimself.

20

Whicheverthemeparkyouchoosetovisit,youshouldmake

outitsuniquefantasyforamusement.Theremaybevarious

explanationsbuttheseparksareattractions.Tourismadvances

themeparks,whicharefamousfortheircharacter.Inthemeparks

childrencanswingoractascarpentersorgetenginesrepaired.In

athleticthemeparks,peoplecanpracticeplayingswordinthe

sunlightjustlikeinatournament.Increaturethemeparks,you

cangetclosetowildanimalsjustlikeinthejungle.Inaminority

themepark,youmayneedtranslators.Youcanevensurfonline

themeparks,wherecartooncharacterscometolife.Nowonder

therearemorethemeparksthataremodeledafternovels.They

maybesetupbythefreewaytoattractmoretravelersonthe

shuttlesandtheirbrandswillbringinmoreprofitforthemand

theiradmissionchargeisalwayshigh.Andtheirsouvenirssell

well.Thatiswhytherearemoreandmorethemeparks.

21

Doyouknowthecharacteristicsofradium?Doyouknow

whoputforwardthescientificconclusionofitsusage?Who

analyzedthespecialmaterial?Whodefeatedakindofdeadly

diseaseexposedtotheneighbourhood?Anexpertoraphysician?

Whowouldliketoattendtothepatientsandchallengethesevere

disease?Whowouldliketohandletheterriblesituations?Were

theyafraidtobevictims?Iamabsorbedinthestoriesoffamous

people.Theymaybesuspectedtobemadmen.Theythemselves

couldn'tforeseethefuture.Theymaybeblamedfordoing

somethingcrazy.Buttheylinktheirlifetotheworld.Theyhope

tomakecontributionstotheworld.Apartfromtheirpositive

attitude,theirenthusiasticdreaminstructedthemselvestobe

constructors.Theywerestrictwiththemselves.Theywere

cautious.Theyhopedtostartthemovementtodosomethingfor

mankind.Theireffortsmadesenseatlast.Theirconstruction

workwasn'trejected.Infact,theirworkwasannouncedtobe

great.

22

DoyouknowthatEnglishisspokeninboththeUnitedStates

andtheUnitedKingdomsofBritain?Doyouknowhowmany

kingdomsandprovincesarethereinBritain?DoAmericanshave

toclarifytheyarenotBritons?TheybrokeawayfromBritainin

the18thcentury.Theywereunwillingtofacetheconflictssothey

hadtosetuptheirownadministrationwhichsetupnewcurrency

systemandpoliticalinstitutionsfortheirconvenience.They

foundthelifeinthecountrysideenjoyableandthearchitecturein

thecitiessplendid.TheyandBritonswerealikeinmanyaspects

buttheyknewnoonecantaketheplaceofthem.Theydidn'twant

toquarrelbuttheyhadtoarrangetheirownlifewhichmaybreak

downwithoutindependence.Roughlyspeaking,mostwhite

peoplecamefromEuropewhowereattractedtoAmerica

believinginthepossibilityofbecomingrich.Theirdreamswere

beyonddescription.Theyweredelightedtobeconsistentwiththe

paceoflifeTheydidn'tbelieveincommunismbuttheytriedto

makefewererrorsandaccomplishtheirdreams.

23

Wemayconstantlyimaginewhatlifewillbelikeinthe

future.Takeupyourpenciltomakeupablueprintusingyour

earlierimpressionfromfilmstodescribeeveryaspectoffuture

life.Previousnovelsguidedusintoanuncertainworld.Youmay

bechosenasarepresentativetotakeatimecapsuletothefuture

settlementswithoptimisticstewardandstewardess.Youropening

oftimetravelwillbegin.Maybeyoucan'ttoleratethe

surroundingswhichlackenoughoxygen.Justmakesome

adjustmentsonyourmaskbyswitchingonthespecialbuttonand

fasteningyoursafetybeltandpressingyourtempleforawhile.

Justimagineyouareinacarriagewhichisslidingintoother

places.Youmaylosesightofthedesertforawhile.Timeflashes

andyourtripspeedsup.Youcan'tseemudandyouneedn'tsweep

updustbins.Soonyouwillenteranewworldwhereyoucansee

citizens.Therearenotypistsbecausetherearenotypewritersat

all.Everythingisonthescreens.Youneedn'tpostageand

postcodebecausethedeliverywil