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Module 1
My Name is Li Kang. I live in Shijiazhuang, a city not far from Beijing. It is the capital city of Hebei Province. Today is my first day at Senior High school and I'm writing down my thoughts about it. My new school is very good and I can see why. The teachers are very
enthusiastic and friendly and the classrooms are amazing. Every room has a computer with a special screen, almost as big as a cinema screen. The teachers write on the computer, and their words appear on the screen behind them. The screens also show photographs, text and
information from websites. They're brilliant! The English class is really interesting. The teacher is a very
enthusiastic woman called Ms Shen. We're using a new textbook and Ms Shen's method of teaching is nothing like that of the teachers at my Junior High school. She thinks that reading comprehension is important, but we speak a lot in class, too. And we have fun. I don't think I will be bored in Ms Shen's class! Today we introduced ourselves to each other. We did this in groups. Some students were embarrassed at first but everyone was very friendly and it was really nice. Ms Shen gave us
instructions and then we worked by ourselves. Ms Shen wants to help us improve our spelling and handwriting. We do this in a fun way, with spelling games and other activities. I like her attitude very much, and the
behaviour of the other students shows that they like her, too. There are sixty-five students in my class—more than my previous class in Junior High. Forty-nine of them are girls. In other words, there are three times as many girls
as boys. They say that girls are usually more hard-working than boys, but in this class, everyone is hard-working. For our homework tonight, we have to write a description of the street where we live. I'm looking forward to doing it!
Module 2
They say that first impressions are very important. My first impression of Mrs. Li was that she was nervous and shy. I think perhaps she was, as it was her first lesson with us. But now, after two weeks, the class really likes working with her. She's kind and patient, and she explains English grammar so clearly that even I can understand it!—She avoids making you feel stupid! I've always hated making mistakes or pronouncing a word incorrectly when I speak English, but Mrs. Li just smiles, so that you don't feel completely stupid! I think maybe she goes a bit too slowly for the faster students, but for me it's wonderful! I feel I'm going to make progress with her.
I'd guess that Mrs. Chen is almost sixty. She's very
strict—we don't dare to say a word unless she asks us to. She's also very serious and doesn't smile much. When she asks you to do something, you do it immediately! There are a few students in our class who keep coming to class late but they're always on time for Mrs. Chen's lessons! Some of our class don't like her, but most of us really appreciate her because her teaching is so well organised and clear. And a few students even admit liking her! During scientific experiments, she explains exactly what is happening and as a result my work is improving. Physics will never be my favourite lesson,
but I think that I'll do well in the exam with Mrs. Chen teaching me.
Mr. Wu's only been teaching us for two weeks and he's already very popular. I think this is because he really enjoys teaching Chinese literature—he loves it, in fact! He's got so much energy; this is one class you do not fall asleep in! He's about 28, I think, and is rather good-looking. He talks loudly and fast, and waves his hands about a lot when he gets excited. He's really amusing and tells jokes when he thinks we're getting bored. Even things like compositions and summaries are fun with Mr. Wu. I respect him a lot.
Module 3
My name is Alice Thompson. I come from Sydney, Australia and I'm 18 years old. Recently I had my first ride on a long-distance train. And what a ride! A friend and I travelled on the famous Ghan train. We got on in Sydney and we got off in Alice Springs, right in the middle of Australia, more than four thousand kilometres away. We spent two days and nights on the train.
The train was wonderful and the food was great. We ate great meals cooked by experts! For the first few hundred kilometres of the journey, the scenery was very colourful. There were fields and the soil was dark red. After that, it was desert. The sun shone, there was no wind and there were no clouds in the sky. Suddenly, it looked like a
place from another time. We saw abandoned farms which were built more than a hundred years ago.
The train was comfortable and the people were nice.
During the day, I sat and looked out of the window, and sometimes talked to other passengers. I read books and listened to my Chinese cassettes (I'm studying Chinese at school). One night, at about midnight, I watched the night sky for about an hour. The stars shone like diamonds.
Why is the train called the Ghan? A long time ago, Australians needed a way to travel to the middle of the country. They tried riding horses, but the horses didn't like the hot weather and sand. A hundred and fifty years ago, they brought some camels from Afghanistan. Ghan is short for Afghanistan.
Camels were much better than horses for travelling a long distance. For many years, trained camels carried food and other supplies, and returned with wool and other products.
The Afghans and their camels did this until the 1920s. Then the government built a new railway line, so they didn't need the camels any more. In 1925, they passed a law which allowed people to shoot the animals if they were a problem. In 1935, the police in a town shot 153 camels in one day.
Module 4
XIAO LI: It's great to see you again, John.
JOHN MARTIN: It's great to see you! It's been six years since we last saw each other, you know. And this is the first time I've visited your hometown.
XIAO LI: Yes, I'm so glad you could come.
JOHN MARTIN: You know, I've seen quite a lot of China and I've visited some beautiful cities, but this is one of the most attractive places I've been to. It's so lively, and everyone seems so friendly.
XIAO LI: Yes, it's one of the most interesting cities on the coast, everyone says so. I feel very fortunate living here. And I love living by the seaside.
JOHN MARTIN: You live in the northwest of Xiamen, is that right?
XIAO LI: Yes, that's right.
JOHN MARTIN: What's the climate like?
XIAO LI: Pretty hot and wet in the summer, but it can be quite cold in the winter.
JOHN MARTIN: Sounds OK to me. There are a lot of tourists around. Don't they bother you?
XIAO LI: Yes, they can be a nuisance in the summer because there are so many of them.
JOHN MARTIN: Oh, look at that huge apartment block!
XIAO LI: Yes, they've just completed it. The rent for an apartment there is very high.
我上高中的第一天 \ Module 1 My First Day at Senior High
My name is Li Kang. I live in Shijiazhuang, a city not far from Beijing. It is the capital city of Hebei Province. 我叫李康。居住在石家庄，一座离北京不远的城市。这座城市是河北省省会。
Today is my first day at Senior High school and I’m writing down my thoughts about it.
今天是我上高中的第一天，我将我对这一天的看法写下来。
My new school is very good and I can see why. The teachers are very enthusiastic and friendly and the classrooms are amazing.
我的新学校很好，并且我能够明白其原因。老师非常热情、友好，课堂令人感到惊奇。
Every room has a computer with a special screen, almost as big as a cinema screen.
每个教室都有一台计算机，并配有特别的显示屏，其大小几乎同电影院的银幕一样。
The teachers write on the computer, and their words appear on the screen behind them.
老师写在电脑上，单词就出现在后面的屏幕上。
The screens also show photographs, text and information from websites. They’re brilliant!
屏幕还可展示图片、课文、和网站上的信息。简直太精彩了！
The English class is really interesting. The teacher is a very enthusiastic woman called Ms Shen.
英语课真的很有趣。老师是很热情的女老师，称为沈老师。
We’re using a new textbook and Ms Shen’s method of teaching is nothing like the teachers at my Junior High school.
我们使用一种新教材，沈老师的教学方法与我的初中老师的教学方法不同。
She thinks that reading comprehension is important, but we speak a lot in class, too.
她认为阅读理解很重要，但我们课堂上说得也很多。
And we have fun. I don’t think I will be bored in Ms Shen’s class!
我们很快乐。我认为我不会厌烦沈老师的课。
Today we introduced ourselves to each other. We did this in groups.
今天，我们彼此介绍了自己。我们是分组介绍的。
Some students were embarrassed at first but everyone was very friendly and it was really nice.
有些学生起初很为难，但每个人都很友好，真是太好了。
Ms Shen gave us instructions and then we worked by ourselves.
沈老师给我们一些指导，我们开展了独自学习。
Ms Shen wants to help us improve our spelling and handwriting. We do this in a fun way, with spelling games and other activities.
沈老师想帮助我们改进拼写和书法。我们做得很有趣，有拼写游戏和其他活动。
I like her attitude very much, and the behaviour of the other students shows that they like her, too.
我非常喜欢她的态度，其他学生的表现表明了他们也很喜欢她。
There are sixty-five students in my class — more than my previous class in Junior High. Forty-nine of them are girls.
我班有65位学生——比我先前初中时班里的学生多。49名女生。
In other words, there are three times as many girls as boys.
换句话说，女生人数是男生人数的3倍。
They say that girls are usually more hard-working than boys, but in this class, everyone is hard-working. 人们说女生通常比男生更努力，但是，在这个班里，人人都很努力。
For our homework tonight, we have to write a description of the street where we live. I’m looking forward to doing it!
我们今天晚上的作业是，我们必须写一篇描写我们所居住街道的短文。我正期待着做作业。
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我的课外活动 My After-school Activities
当学生们的现代时期,我们有彩色的学校生活。
As the students of modern times, we have colorful school life.
我们每天都学习很多知识不同主题的教室里上课。
Everyday, we learn plenty of knowledge on different subjects in class. 和我们的学校组织许多课外活动,以帮助我们把我们所学到的知识运用到实践中去。
课后,我们参加各种活动,比如踢足球、篮球、羽毛球等。
他们对我们的身体很好。
They are good for our health.
或画画。 此外,我们还能参加这个讲座举办的文学艺术、音乐团体,协会,你可以在那里享受集团最著名的作品,学会演奏乐器
Besides, we are able to join in the lectures organized by literature association, music group, art group, where you can enjoy famous works, learn to play instruments or draw pictures.
同样地,有机会为我们使用计算机实验室,跟一些外国老师关于任何东西我们有兴趣去英语角。
anything we are interested in at the English corner.
现在,大部分人都可以自由地操作计算机,更好地掌握英语口语。
Now, most of us may operate computers freely and have a good command of spoken English.
除了这里提到的课外活动,仍有许多其他如运动会,辩论、社会调查等。
social investigation, etc. In addition to the after-class activities mentioned here, there are still many others such as sports meeting, debate,
所有这些活动使我们的学校生活更有吸引力和有趣。
All those activities make our school life attractive and interesting.
我们将利用经验,在未来的。
We will take advantages of the experience in the future. Also, there are chances for us to use computers in the laboratory and talk with some foreign teachers about After class, we take part in various activities, like playing football, basketball, badminton, etc. And our school organizes many extracurricular activities in order to help us put what we have learned into practice.
Moudle 2 My New Teachers
They say that first impressions are very important. My first impression of Mrs. Li was that she was nervous and shy.
人们常说第一印象很重要。李老师给我留下的第一印象是既紧张又胆怯。
I think perhaps she was, as it was her first lesson with us. But now, after two weeks, the class really likes working with her.
我想，可能她就是这样，因为这是她给我们上的第一节课。但是，过了两周了，全班学生真的喜欢上她的课。 She's kind and patient, and she explains English grammar so clearly that even I can understand it!
她非常和蔼，又有耐心，英语语法解释得如此清楚，连我都能够明白！
She avoids making you feel stupid! I've always hated making mistakes or pronouncing a word incorrectly when I speak English,她避免让人感到愚笨！讲英语时，我总是憎恶出错或者是憎恶发音不正确，
but Mrs. Li just smiles, so that you don't feel completely stupid!
但是，李老师只是笑一笑，因此，你不会感到完全愚笨！
I think maybe she goes a bit too slowly for the faster students, but for me it's wonderful! I feel I'm going to make progress with her.
我想可能对于好学生来说她的课进行得有点慢，但对我来说，真是太棒了！我觉得我跟着她学习肯定将取得进步。 I'd guess that Mrs. Chen is almost sixty. She's very strict—we don't dare to say a word unless she asks us to. She's also very serious and doesn't smile much.
我猜想陈老师几乎快60岁了。她很严格――――除非她让我们讲话，我们一句话也不敢说。她还很严肃，很少微笑。
When she asks you to do something, you do it immediately!
当她要求你做某事时，你就马上去做！
There are a few students in our class who keep coming to class late but they're always on time for Mrs. Chen's lessons!
陈老师的课，我们班几位不断迟到的学生，总是准时上陈老师的课。
Some of our class don't ike her, but most of us really appreciate her because her teaching is so well organised and clear. And a few students even admit liking her!
我们班有的同学不喜欢她，但大多数同学都很欣赏她，因为她的课讲得很清楚、教学组织得又好。一些学生甚至承认喜欢她！
During scientific experiments, she explains exactly what is happening and as a result my work is improving. 在做科学实验时，她对发生的现象解释得很准确，因此，我在实验方面在取得进步。【外研版高中英语课文免费下载】
Physics will never be my favourite lesson, but I think that I’ll do well in the exam with Mrs Chen teaching me. 物理绝对不是我最喜欢的科目，但我想由陈老师教我，我会考出好成绩。
Mr. Wu’s only been teaching us for two weeks and he’s already very popular. I think this is because he really enjoys teaching Chinese literature ----
吴老师仅仅教过我们两个礼拜，他已经很受欢迎了。我想这是因为他的确喜欢教中国文学
he loves it, in fact! He’s got so much energy, this is one class you do not fall asleep in! He’s about 28, I think, and is rather good-looking.
实际上，他喜爱中国文学！他精力是那样充沛，上他的课，你不会想睡觉（不会感到困倦）！我想他大约28岁，长得很帅。
He talks loudly and fast, and waves his hands about a lot when he gets excited. He’s really amusing and tells jokes when he thinks we’re getting bored.
他讲话语速快、声音洪亮，当讲到兴奋的时候，不时挥手。他上课真很有趣，当他认为我们疲倦的时候，就给我们讲笑话。
Even things like compositions and summaries are fun with Mr. Wu. I respect him a lot.
即使是象作文和总结这样的事情，吴老师也搞得很有趣。我很尊敬他。
Module 3 My First Ride on a Train我的首次火车之旅
My name is Alice Thompson. I come from Sydney, Australia and I’m 18 years old.
我是爱丽丝·汤普森。我来自澳大利亚的悉尼,今年18岁。
Recently I had my first ride on a long-distance train. And what a ride! A friend and I traveled on the famous Ghan train.
近来我进行了首次远程火车之旅。真是太棒了! 我和一位朋友乘坐的是有名的阿富汗火车。
We got on in Sydney and we got off in Alice Springs, right in the middle of Australia, more than four thousand kilometers away.
我们在悉尼上车, 在澳大利亚中部的艾丽普林斯下车,行程四千多公里。
We spent two days and nights on the train.
整个旅程花费了我们两天两夜。
The train was wonderful and the food was great. We ate great meals cooked by experts!
坐火车很舒服而且车上的食物也很可口。我们吃的美味饭菜是烹饪大师们做的。
For the first few hundred kilometres of the journey, the scenery was very colourful.
在旅程开始的几百公里, 风景优美。
There were fields and the soil was dark red.
有成片的田野,那里的土壤是深红色。
After that, it was desert. The sun shone, there was no wind and there were no clouds in the sky.
接着是沙漠。艳阳高照,没有风而且晴空万里。
Suddenly, it looked like a place from another time. We saw abandoned farms which were built more than a hundred years ago.
可是接着,时空像是突然发生了转变。映入眼帘的是建造于一百多年前一些废弃的农庄。
The train was comfortable and the people were nice.
火车很舒服而且车上的人也都很友好。
During the day, I sat and looked out of the window, and sometimes talked to other passengers.
白天,我坐着看窗外,有时和别的旅客说说话。
I read books and listened to my Chinese cassettes (I'm studying Chinese at school).
我看书, 听着汉语录音带(我在学校学汉语)。
One night,at about midnight, I watched the night sky for about an hour. The stars shone like diamonds.
一天晚上, 大约是在半夜,差不多有整整一个小时我都在注视着夜晚的天空。星星像钻石一样眨着眼。
Why is the train called the Ghan? A long time ago, Australians needed a way to travel to the middle of the country. 为什么火车叫阿富汗号？很久以前,澳大利亚人到国家中部地区有很长一段路程。
They tried riding horses, but the horses didn't like the hot weather and sand.
他们试着骑马,但那些马不喜欢炎热的天气和沙漠。
A hundred and fifty years ago, they brought some camels from Afghanistan. Ghan is short for Afghanistan. 一百五十年前, 他们从阿富汗带入了一些骆驼。Ghan是阿富汗的缩写。
Camels were much better than horses for travelling a long distance.
作长途旅行,骆驼比马匹强多了。
For many years, trained camels carried food and other supplies, and returned with wool and other products. 多年来, 经过训练的骆驼驮运食物及其他用品, 返回时还带着羊毛和其他产品。
The Afghans and their camels did this until the 1920s.
直到二十世纪二十年代,阿富汗人和他们的骆驼还在做着这样的工作。
Then the government built a new railway line, so they didn't need the camels any more.
那时政府建了一条新的铁路线,所以阿富汗人不再需要骆驼了
In 1925,they passed a law which allowed people to shoot the animals if they were a problem.
在1925年, 他们通过了法律,如果它们引发问题，允许人们射杀骆驼。
In 1935, the police in a town shot 153 camels in one day.【外研版高中英语课文免费下载】
在1935年,一个城镇的警察仅一天就射杀153头骆驼。
Moudle 4 a social survey –my neighbourhood
一．A lively city
It's great to see you again, John.
约翰，很高兴又见到你了。
It's great to see you! It's been six years since we last saw each other, you know.
见到你真是太好了！要知道，我们6年没见面了。
And this is the first time I've visitedyour hometown. Yes, I'm so glad you could come.
而且这是第一次来到你的家乡。是的，你能来，我真是很高兴
你知道，我去过中国很多地方，也游览过一些美丽的城市，但这是我到过的最吸引人的地方之一。
You know, I've seen quite a lot of China and I've visited some beautiful cities, but this is one of the most attractive places I've been to.
It's so lively, and everyone seems so friendly. Yes, it's one of the most interesting cities on the coast,everyone says so. 它生机勃勃，人们看上去都那么友好。是的，大家都说这是最富有的沿海城市之一。
I feel very fortunate living here. And I love living by the seaside. You live in the northwest of Xiamen, is that right?Yes, that's right.
生活在这里我感到很荣幸。我喜欢在海边生活。你住的地方是在厦门的西北面，对吗？是的。
What's the climate like?Pretty hot and wet in the summer, but it can be quite cold in the winter.
这里气候怎么样?夏天相当热，相当潮湿，可是冬天可能很冷。
Sounds OK to me. There are a lot of tourists around. Don't they bother you?
对我不成问题。这里到处都有游客。他们对你们有干扰吗？
Yes, they can be a nuisance in the summer because there are so many of them.
是的，游客太多了，夏天有时候会有点讨厌。
Oh, look at that huge apartment block!Yes, they've just completed it.
哎哟，看看那栋高大的公寓楼！是啊，刚刚完工的。
The rent for an apartment there is very high. I believe you! This area's so modern!
租一套那儿的公寓要不少钱呢。这我相信！这是一个很现代化的地方啊！
Yes, this is the business district. They've put up a lot of high-rise buildings recently. And there are some great shopping malls.
对，这是商业区。最近他们建造了许多摩天大厦，也有一些大商场。
See, we're just passing one now. My wife's just bought a beautiful dress from one of the shops there.
瞧，我们正好经过一个商厦呢。我太太刚从那边的一家买了件衣服，好漂亮。
Maybe I could buy a few presents there. I'll take you there tomorrow. Now we're leaving the business district and approaching the harbour.
也许我可以去那买些礼物。明天我带你去那吧。现在我们要离开商业区去港口。【外研版高中英语课文免费下载】
We're entering the western district, the most interesting part of the city. It's got some really pretty parks ... 我们即将进入西区，也就是这个城市最有趣的地区。那有一些非常漂亮的公园......
It seems lovely. Is that Gulangyu Island, just across the water? Yes, it is. It's a gorgeous island with some really interesting architecture.
看上去很不错。水那边是鼓浪屿海岛吗？是的。那是个很迷人的海岛，岛上有一些非常有意思的建筑。
So they tell me. Do you think we could stop and walk around for a while? Yes, I was just going to do that. We can park over there.
他们也是这么跟我说的。你觉得我们可以停下来逗留一会儿吗？可以啊，我正想那么做呢。我们可以在那边停车。
A friend's told me about a nice little fish restaurant near here. Shall we go there for lunch? That sounds great. I'm starving!
有朋友跟我说起过这附近有一家很不错的渔家小饭馆，我们去那吃午餐怎么样？听起来不错。我快饿死了！
Great European Cities
PARIS
Paris is the capital and largest city of France, situated on River Seine. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and is visited by more than eight million tourists every year. The most popular place for tourists is the Eiffel Tower, the famous symbol of Paris. One of the world’s largest art galleries, the Louvre, is also located in Paris. The city is also located in Paris. The city is also famous for its restaurants, cafes and theatres. About two-thirds of France’s artists and writers live in Paris.
BARCELONA
Barcelona is the second largest city of Spain and is situated on the northeast coast, about five hundred kilometres east of the Spanish capital, Madrid. One of Barcelona’s most famous landmarks is the Church of Sagrada Familia, which was designed by an architect called Antonio Gaudi. Gaudi worked on the project from 1882 until his death in 1926. The church hasn’t been finished yet!
FLORENCE
Florence is an Italian city which became famous because of the Renaissance, a great artistic movement which began in the 1300s and lasted for three hundred ears. During the Renaissance, some of the greatest painters of all time lived and worked in Florence. Many of Florence’s most beautiful paintings and sculptures were produced by great artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Florence is visited each year by about a million tourists who come to see the art galleries, churches and museums. The Uffizi Palace is the most famous art gallery in the city.
ATHENS
Athens, the capital of Greece, is known as the birthplace of western civilization. Two thousand four hundred years ago, it was the world’s most powerful city. Buildings such as the Parthenon on the Acropolis Hill were built during this period. Greece’s best writers lived in ancient Athens. Their work has influenced other writers ever since.
The Human Development Report
In the year 2000, 147 world leaders agreed to work together to reduce poverty by 2015 or earlier. From this agreement came the Human Development Report.
One of the most important sections of this report is the Human Development Index. This examines the achievements of 175 countries. The Index measures a country’s achievements in three ways: life expectancy (how long people usually live), education and income. The index has some surprises. Norway is at the top of the list, while the US is at number 7. The other top five countries are: Iceland(2), Sweden(3), Australia(4), the Netherlands(5). The UK is in the thirteenth position, while China is in the middle of the list. The bottom ten countries are all African countries, with Sierra Leone(in West Africa) at the bottom of the list.
The report describes eight Development Goals. The most important goals are to:
Reduce poverty and hunger;
Make sure that all children have education up to the age of 11;
Fight AIDS and other diseases;
Improve the environment of poor people, e.g. make sure they have safe drinking water;
Encourage developed countries to give more help to other countries.
The 2003 Human Development Report gives examples of successful development. For example, in nine years, China increased life expectancy by 13 years. In the last ten years in China, 150 million people moved out of poverty. However, the challenges are still great. Every day 799 million people in developing countries are hungry. Over half of these are in South Asia or Africa. Although more than 80% of children in developing countries go to primary school, about 115 million children are not being educated. More than 1 billion people in developing countries do not drink safe water. However, in other regions of the world, e.g. Eastern Europe, water is now mostly safe to drink.
The report shows that we are making some progress but that we need to make greater efforts. Although developed countries give some financial help, they need to give much more. Interestingly, the countries that give the most money are the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. These are among the five richest countries in the world , so it is right that they should do so.
The Violence of Nature
What is a Tornado?
A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most violent have winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour. Almost all of them occur in the US, in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north.
Tornadoes can pick up cars, trains and even houses and put them down in the next street—or even in the next town. They can tale the fur off the back of a cat and the feathers off a chicken. They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was.
On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the us each year, causing about 80 deaths and 1500 injuries. The worst tornado of all time occurred in 1925, affecting three US states: Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. By the time it ended, more than 700 people had been killed and 2700 had been injured.
What Is a Hurricane?
Hurricanes are strong tropical storms, and they usually occur in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. There are violent winds of 120 kilometres per hour or more, which cause huge waves, heavy rain and floods. There are on average six Atlantic hurricanes each year and they usually affect the east coast of the US from Texas to Maine.
The worst hurricane disaster of all time occurred on the 8th September 1900 in Galveston, Texas. Winds of 200 kilometres per hour and five-metre-high waves hit the city. The disaster killed 6000 people in a population of 37000 and destroyed 3600 buildings.
An Extraordinary Event
This is a story about the 1900 Galveston hurricane. Charles Coghlan was a nineteenth-century Irish actor who went to live in Canada. He then moved to New York, where he became famous. By the late 1890s, he had moved to Galveston, where he died in 1899, a year before the hurricane struck. The cemetery where Goghlan was buried was destroyed by the hurricane and Goghlan’s coffin ended up in the sea.
Eight years later, the coffin was found by fishermen in the sea near his home on Prince Edward Island in the east of Canada. The Gulf Stream had carried it 3000 kilometres up the eastern US coast to Prince Edward Island. Coghlan traveled back to Canada—after he had been buried in Texas!
Sandstorms in Asia
Sandstorms have been a major disaster for many Asian countries for centuries. Scientists have tried many ways to solve this problem and in China, a mass campaign has been started to help solve it.
Sandstorms are strong, dry winds that carry sand. They are often so thick that you cannot see the sun, and the wind is sometimes strong enough to move sand dunes. The four main places in the world where there are sandstorms are Central Asia, North America, Central Africa and Australia. Ren Jianbo, from Inner Mongolia described a terrible sandstorm he experienced as a child in the desert. “To have been caught in a sandstorm was a terrible experience,” he said. “There was nothing to be done. It was the most frightening and the most dangerous situation I’ve ever been in. You just had to hope you’d survive. I thought I was going to disappear under the sand.” Northwest China is part of the sandstorm centre in Central Asia. Sandstorms begin in desert areas. Sandstorms in China appear to have increased in recent years as a result of “destertification”. This is a process that happens when land becomes desert because of climate changes and because people cut down trees and dig up grass.
Sandstorms sometimes affect Beijing. Citizens wake up to an orange sky and strong winds that cover the city in a thick, brown-yellow dust. The storms sometimes continue all day and traffic moves very slowly because the thick dust makes it difficult to see.
The Chinese Central Weather Station can forecast a sandstorm some weeks before it arrives in Beijing, but the strength of the storm sometimes surprises people. When a sandstorm arrives in the city, weather experts advise people not to go out. Huang Xiaomei, who lives in Beijing says, “To be cycling in a sandstorm is frightening. The winds are very strong. It’s difficult to breathe and the dust makes me ill. So if you want to go out, you’d better wear a mask.”
The desert is only 250 kilometres away to the west of Beijing. To prevent it coming nearer, the government is planting trees. Already the government has planted more than 30 billion trees and plans to continue planting for the next five years.
Philosophers of Ancient China
Ancient China was a place where states were often at war with each other. But it was also a time when there were many great philosophers. Confucius is the philosopher whose influence has been the greatest. He stressed the importance of kindness, duty and order in society. Chinese society was influenced by these ideas for more than 2000 years.
Mencius was a thinker whose teachings were very similar to those of Confucius. Mencius was born in 372 BC. His father died when he was young, and he was brought up by his mother. He became a student of Confucius’s ideas, and was then given an important position in the government of a state. However, when he saw that the ruler was not following his advice, he resigned. For many years he traveled from state to state, teaching the principles of Confucius. He then became an adviser to another ruler. He spent his last years preparing a book of his teachings called the Book of Mencius. Mencius believed that the reason why man is different from animals is that man is good. He taught that if the government was kind, then people would be good. He believed that people were more important than rulers, and hated the state when it treated people badly.
Mozi was another teacher who was very influential. Born in 476 BC, he came from a family which was very poor. He became famous for his unusual clothes and behaviour. Mozi founded the philosophy called Mohism. In some ways, his beliefs were similar to those of Confucius. For example, he considered that government was most important. As a result, he spent many years trying to find a state where people would follow his teachings. Mozi believed that all men were equal. His ides of love was different from the Confucian idea of kindness. Mozi taught that we should love all human beings and look after those who are weaker than ourselves. He hated the idea of war. Mozi died in 390 BC.
The Three Gorges Dam
“Walls of stone to hold back clouds and rain”
Mao Zedong wrote a poem in which he dream of “walls of stone to hold back clouds and rain till a smooth lake rises in the narrow gorges”. Now his dream has come true. The power of the Yangtze River, which is the world’s third longest river, has been harnessed by the Three Gorges Dam.
The Three Gorges Dam, which is the biggest construction project in China since the building of the Great Wall and the Grand Canal, has been built to control flooding and provide hydro-electric power for the central region of China. The dam is nearly 200 metres high and 1.5 kilometres wide. It is the largest hydro-electric power station and dam in the world and has cost more than any other construction project in history.
Sun Yan-sen, who was the leader of the 1911 Revolution, first suggested the idea of a dam across the Yangtze River in 1919. Three quarters of China’s energy is produced by burning coal. In 1993, China used 1.2 billion tons of coal for heating and generating electricity. Unfortunately, burning coal causes serious air pollution and increases global warming. The dam will generate electricity equal to about 40 million tons of coal without causing so much air pollution.
The reservoir has flooded 2 cities, 11 counties, 140 towns and more than 4000 villages. More than a million people who lived in the region have moved from their homes. Now they’re living a happy new life in different areas.
The Three Gorges area is one of the most beautiful areas of China and the project has flooded some of China’s
most famous historical sites, including the Qu Yuan Temple, the Han Watchtower and the Moya Cliff carvings. About 800 historical relics have been submerged. Some of them are being removed and some are being put into museums.
Lesson 5 Great people and Great Inventions of Ancient China
Philosophers of Ancient China
Ancient China was a palce where states were often at war with each other. But it was also a time when there were many great philosophers. Confucius（孔子） ( 551BC --- 479BC ) is the philosopher whose influence has been the greatest. He stressed the importance of kindness, duty and oder in society. Chinese society was influenced by these ideas for more than 2000 years.
Mencius（孟子） was a thinker whose teachings were very similar to those of Confucius. Mencius was born in 372BC. His father died when he was young, and he was brought up by his mother. He became a student of Confucius’s ideas, and was then given an important position in the government of a state. However, when he saw that the ruler was not following his advice, he resigned. For many years he travelled from state to state, teaching the principles of Confucius. He then became an adviser to another ruler. He spent his last years preparing a book of his teachings called The Book of Mencius. Mencius believed that the reason why man is different from animals is that man is good. He taught that if the government was kind, then people would be good. He believed that people were more important than rulers, and hated the state when it treated people badly.
Mozi（墨子） was another teacher who was very influential. Born in 476BC, he came from a family which was very poor. He became famous for his unusual clothes and behaviour. Mozi founded the philosophy called Mohism. In some ways, his beliefs were similar to those of Confucius. For example, he considered that government was most important. As a result, he spent many years trying to find a state where people would follow his teachings. Mozi believed that all men were equal. His idea of love was different from the Confucian idea of kindness. Mozi taught that we should love all human beings and look after those who are weaker than ourselves. He hated the idea of war. Mozi died in 390BC.
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The Industrial Revolution
In Europe, in the second half of the eighteenth century, there was an important change in society. This change was called the “ Industrial Revolution”. Until then Europe had been a farming society. With the Industrial Revolution, factories appeared and mass production became possible for the first time. The factories were built in towns and as a result, the population of towns and cities greatly increased.
These changes became possible because of inventions such as the steam engine. This was invented in 1769 by James Watt and was the main energy source during the Industrial Revolution. At first the steam engine was used in mines, but it was soon used in factories and on the railways.
During the Industrial Revolution, factory owners became more powerful than land owners. Thousands of people left the countryside to work in the city. Often, factory workers lived in poor and crowded conditions. From 1830 to the early 20 century, the Industrial Revolution spread through Europe and the US and then to other countries such as Japan.
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1.必修一MODULE 1 My First Day at Senior High升入高中的第一天
My name is Li Kang. I live in Shijiazhuang, a city not far from Beijing. 我叫李康，住在离北京不远的石家庄市，它是河北省的首府。 It is the capital city of Hebei Province. Today is my first day at Senior High school and I'm writing down my
thoughts about it. 今天是我升入高中的第一天，现在我就写写我这一天的感想。 My new school is very good and I can see why. The teachers are very enthusiastic and friendly and the classrooms are amazing. 我的新学校非常好，理由如下，老师们很热情、很友好，而且教室很棒。 Every room has a computer with a special screen, almost as big as a cinema screen. 每间教室部配备有一台电脑，电脑屏幕是像电影院屏幕大小差不多的特殊屏幕。The teachers write on the computer, and their words appear on the screen behind them. 老师在电脑上写字，这些字就出现在老师身后的屏幕上。 The screens also show photographs, text and information from websites. They're brilliant! 屏幕也能显示照片、文本以及网站下载的信息。真是太棒了! The English class is really interesting. 英语课很有趣。 The teacher is a very enthusiastic woman called Ms Shen.老师是一位姓沈的非常热心的女士。 We're using a new textbook and Ms Shen’s method of teaching is nothing like that of the teachers at my Junior High school. 由于我们使用的是新课本，沈老师的教学方法跟初中老师完全不一样。 She thinks that reading comprehension is important, but we speak a lot in class, too. 她认为阅读理解很重要，而我们在课堂上说得也很多。And we have fun. I don't think I will be bored in Ms Shen's class! 我们过得很快乐。我认为上沈老师的课我是不会感到厌倦的!
Today we introduced ourselves to each other. We did this in groups. 今天我们以小组的形式互相作了自我介绍。Some students were embarrassed at first but everyone was very friendly and it was really nice. 有些同学开始还有些难为情，不过大家都很友好，真是太好了。 Ms Shen gave us instructions and then we worked by ourselves. 沈老师给了我们一些指导，然后我们自己活动。
Ms Shen wants to help us improve our spelling and handwriting. 沈老师要帮助我们提高拼写和书写水乎。We do this in a fun way, with spelling games and other
activities. 我们用有趣的拼写游戏和其他活动做完了这些。 I like her attitude very
much, and the behavior of the other students shows that they like her, too. 我非常喜欢她的教态，其他同学的行为表明他们也喜欢沈老师。
There are sixty-five students in my class ---more than my previous class in Junior High. 我们班共有65名同学 比我以前初中时的班级人数还要多。Forty-nine of them are girls. 其中49名是女生。 In other words, there are three times as many girls as boys. 换句话说，女生人数是男生的三倍。 They say that girls are usually more hard-working than boys, but in this class, everyone is hard-working. 据说女生通常比男生用功，但在我们班，每个人都很用功。For our homework tonight, we have to write a description of the street where we live. 今晚的家庭作业是描述我们居住的街道。I'm looking forward to doing it! 我正盼望着做家庭作业呢。
2.必修一MODULE2 My New Teachers我的新老师
They say that first impressions are very important. 人们说第一印象很重要。My first impression of Mrs. Li was that she was nervous and shy. 我对李老师最初的印象是她既紧张又害羞。I think perhaps she was as it was her first lesson with us. 我想她这样也许是因为她给我们上第一节课的缘故吧。But now. after two weeks, the class really likes working with her. 两个星期过去了，现在全班同学都很喜欢上她的课。She's kind and patient, and she explains English grammar so clearly that even I can understand it! 她友善、耐心，把英语语法解释得清清楚楚，连我都懂了!--- She avoids making you feel stupid! 她不会让你感到自己是个笨蛋! I've always hated making mistakes or pronouncing a word incorrectly when I speak English, but Mrs Li just smiles, so that you don't feel completely stupid! 我总是不愿意犯错误或者在说英语时念错词，李老师只是笑笑，因此你就不会感到自己是个大笨蛋!I think maybe she goes a bit too slowly for the faster students, but for me it's wonderful!1feel I'm going to make progress with her. 我想对于那些学习较好的学生来说，她的进度也许有些慢，但对我来说正好!我觉得跟着她学习一定能取得进步。
I'd guess that Mrs Chen is almost sixty. 我猜陈老师差不多有60岁了。 She's very strict --- we don't dare to say a word unless she asks us to. 她很严格---如果她不要
求，我们连一句话也不敢说。She's also very serious and doesn't smile much. 她也很严肃，不苟言笑。When she asks you to do something, you do it immediately! 她要你做什么事，你就赶快做! There are a few students in our class who keep coming to class late but they're always on time for Mrs Chen's lessons! 班上有些同学上课老是迟到，可上陈老师的课都很准时! Some of our class don't like her, but most of us really appreciate her because her teaching is so well organized and clear. 有些学生不喜欢她，可班上大多数人确实欣赏她的课，因为她的讲解非常有条理，很清楚。 And a few students even admit liking her! 有一些学生甚至承认喜欢她! During scientific experiments, she explains exactly what is happening and as a result my work is improving . 做科学实验时，她准确无误地解释发生的一切，就这样，我的学习正在进步。Physics will never be my favorite lesson, but I think that I'll do well in the exam with Mrs Chen teaching me. 物理从来不是我最喜欢的学科，但我觉得有陈老师教我，今后考试我一定会考得不错的。
Mr W'u's only been teaching us for two weeks and he's already very popular. 吴老师只教了我们两星期就已经很受大家欢迎了。 I think this is because he really enjoys teaching Chinese literature---he loves it, in fact! 我觉得这是因为他很喜欢教中国文学事实上，他很热爱中国文学!He's got so much energy, this is one class you do not fall asleep in! 他精力充沛，这是一节你不会想睡觉(感到困倦)的课。He's about 28,Ithink, and is rather good-looking. 我猜他大约28岁，长得相当英俊。 He talks loudly and fast. and waves his hands about a lot when he gets excited. 他说起话来响亮快速，激动时不停地挥动双手。 He’s really amusing and tells jokes when he thinks we're getting bored. 他很能逗乐，当他觉得我们开始无聊时就给我们说笑话。 Even things like compositions and summaries are fun with Mr Wu. I respect him a lot. 上吴老师的课，就连作文和归纳大意这样的事情也变得很有趣，我很尊敬他。
3.必修一MODULE 3 My First Ride on a Train第一次乘火车
My name is Alice Thompson. I come from Sydney, Australia and I'm 18 years old. 我是艾丽斯，汤姆逊，来自澳大利亚悉尼，今年18岁。Recently I had my first ride
on a long distance train. 最近我第一次乘坐了长途火车。And what a ride! 一次多么奇妙的乘车经历! A friend and I travelled on the famous Ghan train. 我和一位朋友乘坐著名的火车Ghan 去旅行。 We got on in Sydney and we got off in Alice Springs, right in the middle of Australia, more than four thousand kilometres away. 我们在悉尼上车，在4,000 多公里以外的澳大利亚中部的艾丽斯斯普林斯下车，We spent two days and nights on the train. 并在火车上呆了两天两夜。
The train was wonderful and the food was great. 火车很棒，食品又美味。We ate great meals cooked by experts! 我们吃的美味饭菜是由烹任大师们做的!For the first few hundred kilometres of the journey, the scenery was very colorful. 旅途开始的几百公里，景色多姿多彩.There were fields and the soil was dark red. 有田野，泥土是深红色的。 After that, it was desert. 过后就是沙漠。The sun shone, there was no wind and there were no clouds in the sky. 太阳高照，空中没一丝风、一朵云彩。 Suddenly, it looked like a place from another time. 突然之间又好像来到了另一个时代的某地。We saw abandoned farms which were built more than a hundred years ago. 我们看到被遗弃了的100年前建造的农庄。
The train was comfortable and the people were nice. 火车很舒服，大家部很友好。During the day, I sat and looked out of the window, and sometimes talked to other passengers. 在白天，我坐着看窗外，有时和别的旅客说说话。 I read books and listened to my Chinese cassettes (I'm studying Chinese at school). 我读读书，听听汉语磁带 (我正在学校学汉语)。 One night, at about mid-night, I watched the night sky for about an hour. 有一个晚上，大约是在半夜，差不多有整整一小时我部在注视夜晚的天空。 The stars shone like diamonds. 星星闪着如钻石般的光芒。 Why is the train called the Ghan? 为什么这种火车叫Ghan呢? A long time ago, Australians needed a way to travel to the middle of the country. 很久以前，澳大利亚人需要一条去往这个国家中部的通道。They tried riding horses, but the horses didn't like the hot weather and sand. 他们试着骑马，但那些马不喜欢炎热的天气和沙漠。A hundred and fifty years ago, they brought some camels from Afghanistan. 150年前，他们从阿富汗引进了一些骆驼。Ghan is short for Afghanistan. Ghan 是阿富汗的缩写。
Camels were much better than horses for travelling a long distance. 对于长途旅行而言，骆驼比马匹要好得多。For many years, trained camels carried food and other supplies, and returned with wool and other products. 许多年以来，经过训练的骆驼运走食品和其它供给物，带回羊毛和其他产品。
The Afgnans and their camels did this until the1920s. 直到20世纪20年代，阿富汗人和他们的骆驼还在做着这样的工作。Then the government built a new railway line, so they didn't need the camels any more. 后来，政府修了一条新的铁路线，他们就再也不需要骆驼了。 In 1925,they passed a law which allowed people to shoot the animals if they were a problem. 1925年通过了一条法令，规定如果这些动物成为问题，就允许人们杀死它们。 In 1935, the police in a town shot 153 camels in one day. 1935年，一座镇上的警察一天之内就射杀了153头骆驼。
4.必修一MODULE 4 A Lively City一个生机勃勃的城市
(XL=小李 JM=约翰·马丁)
XL: It's great to see you again, John.
XL:约翰，很高兴又见到你了。
JM: It's great to see you! It's been six years since we last saw each other, you know. And this is the first time I've visited your hometown.
JM:见到你真是太好了!要知道，我们六年没见面了。而且这是我第一次来到你的家乡。
XL: Yes, I'm so glad you could come.
XL:是的，你能来，我真是很高兴。
JM: You know, I've seen quite a lot of China and I've visited some beautiful cities, but this is one of the most attractive places I've been to. It's so lively, and everyone seems so friendly.
JM:你知道，我去过中国很多地方，也见过一些美丽的城市，但这是我到过的最吸引人的地方之一。它生机勃勃，人们看上去都那么地友好。
XL: Yes, it's one of the most interesting cities on the coast, everyone says so. I feel very fortunate living here. And I love living by the seaside.
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