1、必修1Module1MyFirstDayatSeniorHighMynameisLiKang.IliveinShijiazhuang,acitynotfarfromBeijing.ItisthecapitalcityofHebeiProvince.TodayismyfirstdayatSeniorHighschoolandImwritingdownmythoughtsaboutit.MynewschoolisverygoodandIcanseewhy.Theteachersareveryenthusiasticandfriendlyandtheclassroomsareamazing.Ever
2、yroomhasaputerwithaspecialscreen,almostasbigasacinemascreen.Theteacherswriteontheputer,andtheirwordsappearonthescreenbehindthem.Thescreensalsoshowphotographs,textandinformationfromwebsites.Theyrebrilliant!TheEnglishclassisreallyinteresting.TheteacherisaveryenthusiasticwomancalledMsShen.Wereusinganew
3、textbookandMsShensmethodofteachingisnothinglikethatoftheteachersatmyJuniorHighschool.Shethinksthatreadingprehensionisimportant,butwespeakalotinclass,too.Andwehavefun.IdontthinkIwillbeboredinMsShensclass!Todayweintroducedourselvestoeachother.Wedidthisingroups.Somestudentswereembarrassedatfirstbutever
4、yonewasveryfriendlyanditwasreallynice.MsShengaveusinstructionsandthenweworkedbyourselves.MsShenwantstohelpusimproveourspellingandhandwriting.Wedothisinafunway,withspellinggamesandotheractivities.Ilikeherattitudeverymuch,andthebehavioroftheotherstudentsshowsthattheylikeher,too.Therearesixty-fivestude
5、ntsinmyclassmorethanmypreviousclassinJuniorHigh.Forty-nineofthemaregirls.Inotherwords,therearethreetimesasmanygirlsasboys.Theysaythatgirlsareusuallymorehard-workingthanboys,butinthisclass,everyoneishard-working.Forourhomeworktonight,wehavetowriteadescriptionofthestreetwherewelive.Imlookingforwardtod
6、oingit!ALetterfromaSeniorHighStudentDearLiKang,Howsitgoing?IthoughtIdwritetotellyouabouttheAmericanschoolsystem.SecondaryschoolintheUSusuallycoverssevenyears,gradessixtotwelve.Ninthtotwelfthgradesarehighschool.Attheendoftwelfthgrade,Americanstudentsreceivethehighschooldiploma.Studentsneedahighschool
7、diplomaiftheywanttogotocollege.Theschoolyearisdividedintotwosemesters,thefirstofwhichisSeptemberthroughDecember,andthesecondJanuarythroughMay.WehaveaLONGsummervacation!Westartschoolat7:50amandwefinishat3pm.Itakepartinallkindsofafter-schoolactivitiesIplayfootball,basketball,volleyball,tabletennisandI
8、gototheaterclub.WillyoutellmesomethingaboutyoursummervacationandtheChineseschoolsysteminyournextletter?Bestwishes,RobMarshallModule2MyNewTeachersTheysaythatfirstimpressionsareveryimportant.MyfirstimpressionofMrs.Liwasthatshewasnervousandshy.Ithinkperhapsshewas,asitwasherfirstlessonwithus.Butnow,afte
9、rtwoweeks,theclassreallylikesworkingwithher.Sheskindandpatient,andsheexplainsEnglishgrammarsoclearlythatevenIcanunderstandit!Sheavoidsmakingyoufellstupid!IvealwayshatedmakingmistakesorpronouncingawordincorrectlywhenIspeakEnglish,butMrs.Lijustsmiles,sothatyoudontfeelpletelystupid!Ithinkmaybeshegoesab
10、ittooslowlyforthefasterstudents,butformeitswonderful!IfeelImgoingtomakeprogresswithher.IdguessthatMrs.Chenisalmostsixty.Shesverystrictwedontdaretosayawordunlesssheasksusto.Shesalsoveryseriousanddoesntsmilemuch.whensheasksyoutodosomething,youdoitimmediately!Thereareafewstudentsinourclasswhokeepingtoc
11、lasslatebuttheyrealwaysontimeforMrs.Chenslessons!Someofourclassdontlikeher,butmostofusreallyappreciateherbecauseherteachingissowellorganizedandclear.Andafewstudentsevenadmitlikingher!Duringscientificexperiments,sheexplainsexactlywhatishappeningandasaresultmyworkisimproving.Physicswillneverbemyfavour
12、itelesson,butIthinkthatIlldowellintheexamwithMrs.Chenteachingme.Mr.Wusonlybeenteachingusfortwoweeksandhesalreadyverypopular.IthinkthisisbecausehereallyenjoysteachingChineseliteraturehelovesit,infact!Hesgotsomuchenergy,thisisoneclassyoudonotfallasleepin!Hesabout28,Ithink,andisrathergood-looking.Hetal
13、ksloudlyandfast,andwaveshishandsaboutalotwhenhegetsexcited.Hesreallyamusingandtellsjokeswhenhethinksweregettingbored.EventhingslikepositionsandsummariesarefunwithMr.Wu.Irespecthimalot.DifferentCountries,DifferentSchoolsItisinterestingtolookatdifferencesbetweenschoolsindifferentcountries.InmanyEurope
14、ancountries,forexample,therelationshipbetweenteachersandstudentsisquiteformal.ThisistrueofFrance,Germany,andSpain,wheredisciplineandrespectfortheteacherisconsideredveryimportant.ThesameistrueofRussia.InnorthernEuropeancountries,however,therelationshipbetweenteachersandstudentsismuchfriendlierandmore
15、relaxed.InAmerica,studentsandteachersarequiterelaxedwitheachother.InBritain,relationshipsarequiterelaxed,butteacherscanhavebigproblemswithdiscipline.Anotherimportantdifferenceiswhetherschoolsarestateschoolsorprivateschools.Stateschoolsarepaidforbythegovernment,butinprivateschools,theparentspayforthe
16、educationoftheirchildren.GermanyandFrancehavebothstateandprivateschools,butmoststudentsgotostateschools,whichareverygood.Similarly,Americahasbothstateandprivateschools.MostAmericanchildrengotostateschools,buttheprivateschoolscanbeverygood.Britainhasbothstateandprivateschools.InRussia,childrengotosta
17、teschools.Module3MyFirstRideonaTrainMynameisAliceThompson.IefromSydney,AustraliaandIm18yearsold.RecentlyIhadmyfirstrideonalong-distancetrain.Andwhataride!AfriendandItraveledonthefamousGhantrain.WegotoninSydneyandwegotoffinAliceSprings,rightinthemiddleofAustralia,morethanfourthousandkilometersaway.We
18、spenttwodaysandnightsonthetrain.Thetrainwaswonderfulandthefoodwasgreat.Weategreatmealscookedbyexperts!Forthefirstfewhundredkilometersofthejourney,thescenerywasverycolorful.Therewerefieldsandthesoilwasdarkred.Afterthat,itwasdesert.Thesunshone,therewasnowindandtherewerenocloudsinthesky.Suddenly,itlook
19、edlikeaplacefromanothertime.Wesawabandonedfarmswhichwerebuiltmorethanahundredyearsago.Thetrainwasfortableandthepeoplewerenice.Duringtheday,Isatandlookedoutofthewindow,andsometimestalkedtootherpassengers.IreadbooksandlistenedtomyChinesecassettes(ImstudyingChineseatschool).Onenight,ataboutmidnight,Iwa
20、tchedthenightskyforaboutanhour.Thestarsshonelikediamonds.WhyisthetraincalledtheGhan?Alongtimeago,Australiansneededawaytotraveltothemiddleofthecountry.Theytriedridinghorses,butthehorsesdidntlikethehotweatherandsand.Ahundredandfiftyyearsago,theybroughtsomecamelsfromAfghanistan.GhanisshortforAfghanista
21、n.Camelsweremuchbetterthanhorsesfortravelingalongdistance.Formanyyears,trainedcamelscarriedfoodandothersupplies,andreturnedwithwoolandotherproducts.TheAfghansandtheircamelsdidthisuntilthe1920s.Thenthegovernmentbuiltanewrailwayline,sotheydidntneedthecamelsanymore.In1925,theypassedalawwhichallowedpeop
22、letoshoottheanimalsiftheywereaproblem.In1935,thepoliceinatownshot153camelsinoneday.TheMaglevtheFastestTrainintheWorldThefastesttrainintheworld,theTransrapidMaglev,runsbetweenShanghaisPudongAirportandLongyangstationindowntownShanghai.Travelingataspeedofover400kilometersperhour,thetraincanpletethe30-k
23、ilometerjourneyineightminutes.Maglevmeans“magneticallylevitated”.TheTransrapidMaglevistheworldsfirsthigh-speedtrainusingmagneticlevitationtechnology.Magneticallylevitatedtrainstravelinavacuumbetweentwomagnets.Therearenorailsandnonoise.Theytravelveryfastandtheyuselessenergy.OnDecember31,2002,PremierZ
24、huRongjiandtheGermanchancellorattendedtheopeningceremonyofthetrainservice.BothleaderstookthetraintoPudongAirport.OnNovember12,2003,theMaglevreachedaspeedof501kilometersperhouronthetrackbetweenLongyangStationandPudong,anewworldrecordspeedforatrain.Module4ASocialSurveyMyNeighourhoodALivelyCityXL:Itsgr
25、eattoseeyouagain,John.JM:Itsgreattoseeyou!Itsbeensixyearssincewelastsaweachother,youknow.AndthisisthefirsttimeIvevisitedyourhometown.XL:Yes,Imsogladyoucoulde.JM:Youknow,IveseenquitealotofChinaandIvevisitedsomebeautifulcities,butthisisoneofthemostattractiveplacesIvebeento.Itssolively,andeveryoneseems
26、sofriendly.XL:Yes,itsoneofthemostinterestingcitiesonthecoast,everyonesaysso.Ifeelveryfortunatelivinghere.AndIlovelivingbytheseaside.JM:youliveinthenorthwestofXiamen,isthatright?XL:Yes,thatsright.JM:Whatstheclimatelike?XL:Prettyhotandwetinthesummer,butitcanbequitecoldinthewinter.JM:SoundsOKtome.There
27、arealotoftouristsaround.Donttheybotheryou?XL:Yes,theycanbeanuisanceinthesummerbecausetherearesomanyofthem.JM:Oh,lookatthathugeapartmentblock!XL:Yes,theyvejustpletedit.Therentforanapartmentthereisveryhigh.JM:Ibelieveyou!Thisareassomodern!XL:Yes,thisisthebusinessdistrict.Theyveputupalotofhigh-risebuil
28、dingsrecently.Andtherearesomegreatshoppingmalls.See,werejustpassingonenow.mywifesjustboughtabeautifuldressfromoneoftheshopsthere.JM:MaybeIcouldbuyafewpresentsthere.XL:Illtakeyoutheretomorrow.Nowwereleavingthebusinessdistrictandapproachingtheharbour.Wereenteringthewesterndistrict,themostinterestingpa
29、rtofthecity.ItsgotsomereallyprettyparksJM:Itseemslovely.IsthatGulangyuIsland,justacrossthewater?XL:Yes,itis.Itsagorgeousislandwithsomereallyinterestingarchitecture.JM:Sotheytellme.Doyouthinkwecouldstopandwalkaroundforawhile?XL:Yes,Iwasjustgoingtodothat.Wecanparkoverthere.Afriendstoldmeaboutanicelitt
30、lefishrestaurantnearhere.Shallwegothereforlunch?JM:Thatsoundsgreat.Imstarving!CulturalcornerInsomecountriesinwesternEurope,suchasFrance,SpainandBritain,thecountrysideischanging.Lifehasbeedifficultformanyvillages,andsomearedisappearing.Thereareanumberofreasonsforthis.Firstly,youngpeoplefromvillagesus
31、uallywanttolivesomewherelivelierandtheyoftenmovetothetownsanddonotreturn.Secondly,peoplemovetothecitiestofindwork,asthereareoftenveryfewjobsinthecountryside.Sometimesvillagesremainbecausepeoplefromthecitieshaveboughta“secondhome”inthevillage,wheretheyeandstayatweekends.Thepriceofhomesgoesupandpeople
32、fromtheareacannotaffordtobuyahousethere.Anotherproblemisthatitisbeingmoreandmoredifficultforfarmerstomakemoneyfromtheir farms.Sotheyselltheirlandandfindanotherjob.AllthesethingsmeanthatmanyvillagesinWesternEuropearefightingtosurvive.Wecanonlyhopethattheywillremain.Thecountrysidewouldbeasadderandugli
33、erplacewithoutthem.Module5ALessoninaLabPassageAItishardtothinkofaworldwithoutmetals.Differentmetalshavedifferentuses,forexample,steelisusedincars,andironisusedinelectricalequipment.Whenweusemetals,itisimportanttoknowhowtheyreactwithdifferentsubstances,forexample,waterandoxygen.Thereactionofmetalswit
34、hthesesubstancescanbeputinorder.Hereisatablewiththemetalsthatreactmostatthetop,andthemetalsthatreactleastatthebottom.PassageBASimpleScientificExperimentBelowisadescriptionofasimplescientificexperiment.Itshowsushowironreactswithairandwithwater.Aim:Tofindoutifironrusts(a)indryair;(b)inwaterthathasnoai
35、rinit(air-freewater);(c)inordinarywater.Apparatus:3cleanironnails;resttubes;testtubeholder;cottonwool;oil;Bunsenburner.IronindryairMethodPutsomeironnailsatthebottomofatesttube.Pushsomecottonwooldownthetube.Leavethetubeforoneweek.ResultAfteroneweek,thenailshavenotrusted.ConclusionIrondoesnotrustindry
36、air.Ironinair-freewaterMethodHalf-fillatesttubewithwater.Boilthewaterforthreeminutes.(thismakessurethereisnoairinthewater.)Puttwoorthreecleannailsinthewater.Addsomeoiltothewater.Thiswillkeepairoutofthewater.Leavethetubeforoneweek.ResultThenailsdonotrustinthetubewithair-freewater.ConclusionIrondoesno
37、trustinair-freewater.IroninordinarywaterMethodHalf-fillatesttubewithwaterandaddtwoorthreecleannails.Leavethetubeforoneweek.ResultThenailsrustinthetubewithordinarywater.ConclusionIronrustsinordinarywater.CulturalCornerMyfeelingsaboutsciencehavereallychanged.Ineverusedtoenjoyscience,butlastyearIchange
38、dschools,andthescienceteachersatmynewschoolareexcellent.Thesciencefacilitiesareverygood,withlaboratoriesthathaveallthelatestequipment.Ourchemistryteacher,MrLongford,takesustopublicsciencelecturesaboutfourtimesaterm,andthesearealwaysveryinteresting,asthelecturersarepeoplewhohavemaderealdiscoveriesint
39、heirareaofscience.Thefactis,Canadahasmanyfirst-classscientists.Inthelasttwentyyears,sevenCanadianscientistshavewontheNobelPrize!TheNobelPrizeisthehighestscientificprizethereis,soweshouldbeveryproudofthat,Imbeingmoreandmoreinterestedinphysics,andhavedecidedthatIwanttostudyitatuniversity.ImgoingtotrytogotoeitherMontrealorOttawaUniversity,asbotharesupposedtohavegoodPhysicsDepartments.Myparentsareastonished.TheyalwaysthoughtIwouldbeeanEnglishteacher!Module6TheinternetandTelemunicationsPassageTheinternetisthebiggestsour
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