1、必修一LUnit 1Lesson 1 A Perfect Day?A Couch PotatoWhen I Wake up I dont get up immediately I turn on the television and watch the childrens programmes and old movies until about half-past ten.Then I get up,go downstairs and switch on the TV in the living room.For lunch,I have biscuit and a glass of mil
2、k,and I watch the news.In the afternoon,I often watch another old film-theyre showing some good ones at the moment In the evenings,I often watch TV series or sport and the news again.I like the main news at six oclock.At nine thirty,if there is a good ploy on BBC2,1 switch over and watch it Then at
3、night,I watch more films and I Usually switch off the TV at about two oclock.I never watch TV all night.I watch TV for sixteen or seventeen hours a day.I also do some exercise every day.I take Tina,the dog,for a walk to the every afternoon.I dont go far,of course,I walk to the wall outside my house.
4、I always take my portable TV and I sit on the stone wall while the dog walks round in a circle.Of course,I couldnt live this lifestyle without a good wife.Shes not here now because shes working,but she always makes my meals.We haven,t got much money,you know,but were happy.Sit down and watch TV.Here
5、s the remote control.Youve got the world at your feet.And in your hand.Great!沙发土豆当我醒来,我不马上起床,我打开电视,看儿童节目和老电影,直到过去十年半。然后我起床,下楼,打开起居室的电视。吃午饭,我吃了饼干和一杯牛奶,我看 新闻。在下午,我经常看他们展示了一些不错的电影另一个老电影。在晚上,我 经常看电视剧或体育新闻了。我喜欢在六点的重要新闻。九三零,如果有一个好 的策略在BBC2,我切换和看它。然后在晚上,我看电影,我通常在二点左右,关掉电视。我从不通宵看电视。我看电视,十六或十七小时。我每天也做些运动。我把蒂
6、娜,狗,每天下午散步的。我不要走远,当然,我走到房子外面的墙。我 总是把我的手提电视,坐在石头墙而狗走在一个圆圈。当然,没有一个好妻子,我不能这样生活。她现在不在这里是因为她工作,但她 总是给我做饭。我们没有多少钱,你知道,但我们很高兴。坐下来看电视。这里 的远程控制。就在你脚下的世界。和在你的手。太好了。A workaholicI normally wake up about five minutes before my alarm clock goes off.As soon as I hear my alarm clock,I jump out of my bed.It takes me
7、 less than fifteen minutes to wash,get changed,have breakfast,leave home and get on a bus.I am always the first person to the office.The mornings are even busier!Meetings and phone call take up a large part of the day.Every minute of the day is filled with urgent matters.By around eight oclock,I usu
8、ally find some time to do my own paperwork and answer some personal e-mail.When I get home at about ten,I look at some documents that I bring back from the office so that 1 can be ready for the next days work.I get to bed around midnight when my wife and children are already asleep.I seldom have tim
9、e for fun and other activities with my family.My family complains about it.But I try to work hard so that I can make more money for them.Besides,I get bored if theres nothing to do.I like being busy.工作狂我通常醒大约在闹钟响前五分钟。当我听到我的闹钟,我从床上跳起来。洗,换 衣服,吃早餐,我花了不到十五分钟,离开家上车。我总是到办公室的第一人。早晨更忙!会议和电话花了一天中大部分的时间。每 一天的
10、每一分钟都充满了紧迫的问题。大约八点,我通常会找时间做我自己的文 书工作和回答一些个人电子邮件。当我回家时在十左右,我看了一些文件,我从办公室带回来,我可以准备一天的 工作。我半夜才上床睡觉,当我的妻子和孩子们都已经睡着了。我很少有时间和家人一起娱乐活动和其他活动。我的家人总是抱怨。但我努力工 作,以便能为他们赚更多的钱。另外,我感到厌倦,如果没有做。我喜欢忙碌。Lesson 4City And CountryDebbie is an accountant in a large company in the centre ofLondon.I need to be in my office b
11、y nine oclock.I travel to work on i4the tube”.Thafs what people call the underground in London.It takes about fifty minutes.Usually,its so crowded that I cant find anywhere to sit I just stand.Tm always tired before I arrive at work.I don,t like the underground!I speed all morning checking numbers.L
12、unch is always simple.I often get a sandwich in a nearby sandwich shop or I just have some biscuits and a cup of coffee.Then in the afternoon,I return to the paperwork in the office.On Monday nights,I have dance classes,and on Wednesday nights,I go to the gym.I need to do that because I dont get eno
13、ugh exercise otherwise.On Tuesdays and Thursday nights,I have French classes.I work for a French company so I think studying French will help me in my job.I go the cinema almost every weekend,Sometimes,if the weather forecast is good,my friends and I drive to the countryside for a weekend break.We l
14、ike to visit nice,quiet places far away from the city and go walking where there are no shops,crowds or the tube.That fresh air is so good for my lings,I love it.Paul lives in a small village in the north of England.I usually get up at four oclock every morning when ifs still dark.I live and work on
15、 the farm so I dont need to travel.After a big breakfast in my house,I work out of the front door and Im already at work.There are many things to do on the farm all day.We dont have the same work hours that office workers In the city have.We do jobs when they need to be done and that could be early
16、in the morning or late at night.I have cows,sheep,pigs and chickens on my farm.I have to make sure they are free of sickness.I also grow wheat and vegetables so there are many things to look after.In the evening,I like to play with my children.I have two children,a boy and a girl.They are six and ei
17、ght years old.I also like to study.Right now I am studying Chinese by distance learning.I am very interested in China and its my dream to see the Great Wall one day.I love movies.My wife calls me a“movie fan”.But there isnt cinema in my village so I dont get the chance to go very often.I go about tw
18、ice a year,usually when I go to London with my family.We take a weekend break there when I am not too busy on the farm.My wife loves looking in the clothes shops and I like all the crowds and the noise.I also like to buy a few cigars.Unfortunately,my wife isnt as fond of them as I am.My son and daug
19、hter love to ride on Londons red buses and they especially love to go on the tube!城市和国家戴比是在伦敦市中心一家大型公司会计。我必须九点在我办公室。我到工作在“管这就是人们所说的伦敦地铁。它需 要大约五十分钟。通常,它是如此拥挤,我找不到任何地方坐。我只是站在。我 一直都很累我上班之前。我不喜欢地下!我整个上午检查数的速度。午餐总是很简单。我经常在附近的三明治店里买个三 明治或我只是有一些饼干和一杯咖啡。然后在下午,我回到办公室的文书工作。在星期一的晚上,我有舞蹈课,在星期三的晚上,我去健身房。我需要做的,因
20、为我没有得到足够的锻炼,否则。在星期二和星期四晚上我去上法语课。我为一 家法国公司工作,所以我想学习法语,会帮助我在我的工作。我去看电影,几乎每个周末,有时,如果天气好,我和我的朋友开车去乡下度周 末。我们想去好,安静,远离城市,走在没有商店的地方,人们或管。这新鲜的 空气是我的小狗很好,我喜欢它。在英格兰北部的一个小村庄,保罗的生活。我通常会在每天早上四点的时候它还是黑的。我住在农场上工作,所以我不需要 旅行。在我的房子里吃过丰盛的早餐后,我解决的大门前,我已经在工作。有许多事情要做,整天在农场。我们没有相同的工作时间在办公室工作的人们。我们做的工作时,他们需要做的工作,可以在清晨或深夜。我
21、有牛,羊,猪和鸡 在我的农场。我要确保他们都是免费的疾病。我也种植小麦和蔬菜,所以有很多 事情照顾。在晚上,我和我的孩子们喜欢玩。我有两个孩子,一个男孩和一个女孩。他们是 六岁和八岁。我还喜欢研究。我现在正通过远程教育学习汉语。我对中国很感兴 趣,我的梦想是有一天看到长城。我喜欢电影。我的妻子叫我“影迷”。但没有在我村的电影院,所以我没有机会 经常。我每年两次,通常当我去伦敦,我的家人。我们用一个周末休息时我不太 忙农场。我的妻子喜欢逛服装店,我喜欢所有的人群和噪音。我也喜欢买几支雪 茄。不幸的是,我的妻子不象我一样喜欢他们。我的儿子和女儿的爱骑在伦敦的 红色双层巴士,他们特别喜欢去管!Cul
22、ture cornerEnglish Tea And Coffee CultureOne thing British and Chinese cultures share is a love for fine tea.Today,when we think of the English and beautiful china tea cups.Afternoon TeaPeople believe that an English duchess,Anna,the 7th Duchess of Bedford(1788-1861)first introduced the idea of afte
23、rnoon tea.In the 18th and 19th centuries,the English ate only two main meals each day-breakfast and a heavy supper that would last for several hours in the evening.As a result,people often got these two meals.To solve this problem,the Duchess came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to
24、join her fir an afternoon meal between four and five oclock.This meal included cakes and sandwiches,and tea was served to wash down the food.In order to make this afternoon meal important,fine china cups and plates,and silver teapots,knives,forks and spoons were used.Soon,afternoon tea parties becam
25、e popular social occasions.Today,afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life of wealthy people in modern Britain.Will you come for coffee?Coffee also has an important role in British culture.People often use the words“will you come for coffee?”to mean 6Would you like
26、to come to my home for a chat?”Normally,several different drink like orange juice will be served as well as coffee,and you will be asked what you would like.However,you will not normally be offered wine at a“coffee“party.Coffeehouses and the London Stock ExchangeIn the 17th century London,coffeehous
27、es were busy,noisy places.Merchants and bankers went to coffeehouses to do their business,as well as to drink coffee.In fact,the London Stock Exchange is believed to have started from these coffeehouses.文化角英国茶和咖啡文化一个英国和中国文化共享是一个爱的好茶。今天,当我们认为英语和美丽的中国 茶。下午茶人们认为,英国公爵夫人,安娜,第七贝德福德公爵夫人(1788-1861)首先介 绍了下午茶
28、的想法。在第十八和第十九世纪,英国只吃两个主餐每一天-早餐和 丰盛的晚餐会持续几个小时在晚上。因此,人们经常把这些两餐。为了解决这个 问题,公爵夫人想出邀请一些朋友到她的杉木四和五点之间一个下午餐的聪明的 主意。这顿饭有蛋糕和三明治,茶是用来冲洗食物。为了使下午茶的重要,好的 瓷器杯子和盘子,银质的茶壶,刀子,叉子和勺子被使用。很快,下午茶变成了 流行的社交场合。今天,下午茶聚会中继续发挥富人在现代英国社会生活的一个 重要组成部分。你要来杯咖啡吗?咖啡在英国文化中占有重要的作用。人们常说“你要来杯咖啡吗?”的意思是“你愿 意来我家聊天?“通常情况下,几种不同的喜欢喝橙汁将服务以及咖啡,你会问
29、你喜欢什么。然而,你将不在“咖啡”一方提供酒。咖啡馆和伦敦证券交易所 在第十七世纪的伦敦,咖啡馆都忙,嘈杂的地方。商人和银行家去咖啡馆去做他 们的生意,以及喝咖啡。事实上,伦敦证券交易所已开始从这些咖啡馆。本单元单词问卷,调查表questionnaire要紧,有重大关系matter搭档,合作者partner生 活方式lifestyle牧羊人shepherd平静的,和平的peaceful放松的,轻松的 relaxing充满压力的,紧张的stressful认为,猜想suppose系列series电视连 续剧TV series卡通片,动画片cartoon谈话节目,现场访谈talk show抱怨,投诉
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33、eroesNations HeroChinas first manned spaceship lifted off at 9 a.m.on Wednesday,October 15th,2003 in Jiuquan,Gansu Province.The spaceship,called Shenzhou V,was carrying Chinas first astronaut,Yang LiWei.Yang,who was a pilot in the army,was chosen from 1,500 other army pilots and stared training for
34、his space flight in 1998.The launch was very successful.4When the spaceship was lifting off.I could really feel the high gravity”,said Yang LiWei.When the spaceship separated from the rocket,I suddenly got a feeling of soaring into the sky because of the zero gravity”.During the 21-hour space flight
35、,the Shenzhou V circled the earth 14 times.While the spaceship was circling the earth for the sixth time,Yang LiWei spoke with ground control in Gansu.He was also able to speak with his wife and 8-year-old son.Yang LiWei had several tasks to complete during the flight and only slept in the spaceship
36、 for about 3 hours.While he was sleeping,the spaceship circled the earth twice.When the spaceship was doing its seventh circle,Yang LiWei showed the flags of China and the United Nations,expressing the wishes of the Chinese people to explore and use space peacefully.At 6:23 a.m.on October 16th,Yang
37、LiWei landed in Inner Mongolia safely.He told reporters later.The surface of the spaceship was glowing red when it came back into the earths atmosphere.When Shenzhou V let out its parachute,I felt the ship was shaking,“As Yang LiWei returned into the earths atmosphere,helicopters were flying to wher
38、e he would land,ready to collect him.Millions of people all over China were watching TV when the spaceship landed safely.When Yang LiWei climbed out of the spaceship,he smiled and waved to the crowds waiting for him.Yang LiWei was happy to be home but he said,“I though 21 hours was too short to stay
39、 in space.国家英雄中国第一艘载人飞船升空,在星期三上午9点,2003年10月15日在酒泉,甘 肃省。宇宙飞船,“神舟五号,载着中国第一位宇航员,杨利伟。杨,谁在军队 飞行员,是从1500名军事选择盯着他的太空飞行训练1998o发射非常成功。”太空船起飞时。我真的觉得高重力”,杨利伟说。当飞船与火箭 分离,我突然有一种感觉,升入天空因为零重力”。在21-小时的太空飞行,神舟五号绕地球转14圈。当飞船环绕地球第六次,杨 利伟跟甘肃地面控制。他同时也能与他的妻子和8岁的儿子说。杨利伟有几个任 务飞行期间完成,只能睡在船上约3小时。他睡觉时:飞船绕地球两圈。当飞船飞到第七圈时,杨利伟展示了中
40、国国旗和联合国国旗,表达了中国人民和 平开发、利用太空。在十月十六日早上6:23,杨利伟在内蒙古安全着陆。他后来告诉记者。“宇宙飞 船的表面发光的红色回到地球的大气层。神州5号释放降落伞时,我感到船摇 晃,”杨利伟返回大气层时,直升机飞往他将着陆的地方,准备好接他。成千上万的中国人正在看电视时:飞船安全着陆。杨利伟走出飞船,他微笑着,等候他的人群挥手。杨利伟很高兴能回到家,他说,“我虽然很短,在太空停留 21小时。”Lesson 3 Sports StarsVENUS AND SERENA WILLIAMS are sisters.They are also both tennis champ
41、ions who often have to play each other!Venus is now eleventh in the world,and her younger sister Serena has moved up to third.The two sister were born in a poor and dangerous area of California.It was full of drugs and violence.In a recent interview,Venus spoke about the time when she and Serena wer
42、e practising tennis and they had to run and hide as bullets started flying through the air.Finally,in 1991,the sister then they have never looked back.The sisters9 father,Richard,started to train Venus and Serena when they were young children.He has always been very strict with his daughters,trainin
43、g them hard to compete against each they completed their high school while developing their tennis careers.Today,both sisters are studying design at college.They have already expressed a keen interest in working in design after their tennis careers come to an end.The sisters road to success has been
44、 amazing.The first time Venus played in a big event was in 1996.Since then,she has won Wimbledon and the US open make fantastic progress.In 1999 and 2002 and 2003,she was the womans singles champion at Wimbledon.Has tennis ever caused problems between the sisters?Fortunately,no.Weve played each othe
45、r before and it hadnt worried us yet!”says Venus.6If she wins,“Serena jokes,“Mama says she has to do the dishes!”体育明星金星和小威廉姆斯是姐妹。他们也是网球冠军经常要打对方!金星现在在全世界 的第十一,和她的妹妹塞雷娜已经上升到第三。两个姐姐都出世在一个贫穷的、危险的地区加利福尼亚。这是充满毒品和暴力。在最近的一次采访中,维纳斯说,那时她和塞雷娜都练习打网球,他们不得不跑 和子弹在空中穿梭隐藏。最后,在1991的妹妹,然后头也不回地。这对姐妹的父亲,李察,开始训练金星和塞雷娜在他们
46、年幼的孩子。他一直与他 的女儿非常严格,训练他们很难对他们完成高中在发展他们的职业网球比赛。今 天,姐妹俩都在大学学习设计。他们已经表示在网球生涯结束在设计工作的兴趣。这对姐妹的成功之路是惊人的。金星在一个大事件,第一次是在1996。自那时 以来,她已经赢得温网和美网取得了惊人的进步。1999、2002和2003,她是女 子单打冠军在温布尔登。曾引起姐妹之间的问题打网球吗?幸运的是,第“我们 已经打了对方之前,它没有担心我们呢!“说金星。”如果她赢了,”塞雷娜说,“妈妈说她做的菜!“Lesson 4 SuperheroChristopher Reeve was born in Septembe
47、r,1952.He was in his first school play when he was eight and he stared to act in TV shows and films while he was still in college.He made many successful films and TV shows but he is most famous for his Superman films.Unfortunately,disaster came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and broke him to l
48、ive.However,he made amazing progress.At first,he couldnt breathe without a machine,but he learnt to breathe on his own.He would never walk again but he stared a new life with great courage.The second year after hid accident,Christopher returned to film making.He also raised a lot of money to promote
49、 medical research into back injuries.He made speeches all over the USA about his experiences.This not only draw public attention to research into back injuries but also encouraged a lot of people living with all kinds of problems.From their home,Christopher and his wife Dana spoke about their life a
50、fter the accident.Have you though of giving up after the accident?“No.Four days after the injury,I came to understand my situation.My wife Dana and I were in the hospital.The doctor said I was not going to pull through,Dana said:6But youre still you,and I love you/And that saved my life.Since that m