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1、新概念英语青少版(2B)课文On 6th May. it opened its wings In a moment, the nest was empty. The show was over.Kens neighbours are all enthusiastic birdwatchers now, of course!Unitl6 Whats your middle name?William: Is there something wroncu Karen?Karen: Its OK. Im being sillyWilliam: ThaVs impossible. Youre never

2、 silly.Karen: Oh, but I am! Im silly all the time. Believe me!Karen: I did something very silly this morning. I picked up some shopping in town.Karen: I arrived home at about 10 oclock, and parked the car in the drive I unlocked the house with my house keysKaren: Then, Daisy called me on my mobile,

3、and we talked about the weekend We discussed plans for Sunday. Then we finished the callKaren: Then I looked for my car keys I looked in my bag, in my coat, in the kitchen, everywhere.William: And where were they?Karen: They were in my hand! The kev rinq was on my little finger William, Silliness* i

4、s my middle n ame!12Unitl8 Read the label!Lucy: Do you want one of these, Vikki?Vikki: No, thanks! I ate some of those about a year ago.Once was enough!Lucy: Why? What happened?Vikki: I missed breakfast that morning, because I did my piano practice before school. Mum gave me my lunchbox, and I went

5、for the busVikki: On the school bus I felt a bit sick. I always feel sick on buses, anvwav.Vikki: I needed to eat something I looked in mylunchbox and discovered the Crispy TrollsVikki: I ate four Crispy Trolls, one after another. At the same time I read the label on the packetVikki: Then I felt rea

6、lly sick! Yuk! Honestlv, Lucy, this stuff isrft: food Its chemistry. Read the label!Unitl7 A cuckoo in the nestPauls father. Ken Bruce is an enaineer. Hes also an enthusiastic birdwatcher.Last spring, two little birds appeared in his garden Ken installed a webcam, and invited his neighbours to Ioq o

7、n.Everyone watched enthusiasticallv. Soon, there was a little nest Ther another bird arrivedIt was a cuckoo The cuckoo watched Datientlv. Three little eggs appeared in the nest The cuckoo waited Suddenly, she had her chance. The mother wasnt thereThe cuckoo darted to the nest In two seconds, there w

8、as a fourth egg beside the other threeAfter twelve days, the young cuckoo hatched The little birds hurried to get food for the baby cuckooKens neighbours watched extitedlv. The baby cuckoo picked up the other eggs easily with its back, and pushed them out of the nest.The birds returned and pushed fo

9、od into its mouth After twenty days, the cuckoo was enorrnous!3Unitl9 A problem with squirrelsPolly: Did you see my new bird feeder, Annie? Annie: Yes, I did. I saw it last weekPolly: Well, I bought it because of the label. It said, This bird feeder is sauirre卜Droof.Annie: Yes, you told me that.Poll

10、y: Well, I brought it home I put lots of nuts in it. And I luma it outside the kitchen windowPolly: That night, a squirrel broke into the squirrel-proof bird feeder It ate all the nuts The squirrels tummv became enormousAnnie: Ohz no! DorTt tell me!Polly: The next dayz I went into the kitchen. What

11、did I see? A dead squirrel in my birdfeeder, outside my kitchen window!Annie: Thafs awful! What did you do?Polly: I cut it down, and put it in a bag Then I took it back to the shop They gave me my money back Annie: But whats the use of that?Polly: I wanted a squirrel-proof bird feeder, and I havent:

12、 got one!Unit20 An ordinary lifeNina: I want to tell you something, DaisyDaisy: What is it, Nina?Nina: This will be my last fashion shoot. Im going to get an ordinary job in an officeDaisy: But why. Nina? Youre a very successful model. Why do you want to change?Nina: Im successful now. But I worTt a

13、lways be successful. And I want an ordinary life.Nina: In an office job, Ill work reqular hours Ill go home in the evening.Nina: III cook beautiful meals and eat them with my friends. And Ill sleep in the same bed every night Nina: And maybe, one day, Ill meet the right man. And well have an ordin a

14、ry life together.Ifll be wonderful!Weather Forecaster:The whole country will have some rain showers in the next three days Some of them will be heavy Weather Forecaster:Temperatures will rise to 12 decrees Celsius in the day. Night temperatures will fall to 4 degrees Celsius. Weather Forecaster:It w

15、ill feel cold over the hills And the outloolc for next weekend： the three ws - warm, wet and windy. Weather Forecaster:And thats your weather forecast. Back to John at the studio6Unit22 I always behave myself!Lucy： Dad, there was a dance at school last mon th, and I didnt go. Therell be another one

16、next Friday night Can I go?William： Wholl be at the dance?Lucy： Itll be a school event There will be some French students, but there wont be any outsiders And our teachers will be there, too.William： That sounds reasonable. What time will it start? Lucy： At half past sevenWilliam： And how long will

17、it last?Lucy： For two and a half hours. Itll finish at 10.William： All right, Lucy Your mother will take you there, and Ill pick you up. Be at the school gates at 10 olock sharp Is that clear?Lucy： Yes, Dad Thanks.William： And Lucyr you will behave yourself, wont you?Lucyt Of course. Dad I always do

18、!5Unit21 The weather forecastAnnouncer： And now its five to nine, and time for the weather forecast.Arniouncer:Lets ao over to Carla Dane at the London Weather Centre CarlaWeather Forecaster? Thanks John； and good morning!Weather Forecaster:Last month was unusually cold and dry.But all that will cha

19、nge in the next few daysWeather Forecaster:From today, the wind will blow from the south west. It will brina in warm air from the Atlantic Weather Forecaster:And well have some rain. Rain will come in dfaduallv from the south west this evening.Unit23 Quite talL.and quite striking!Daisy：.so, Cleor th

20、ats the news Can you send me your NewFaces file?Cleo： Of course, Daisy Ill send a messenaer.Cleo： How far is it to your house from here?Daisy： It*s about 45 milesCleo： Thats not far. Youll have the pictures by two o*dockDaisy： Good. What are they like?Cleo： Well, all the girls are quite young. One o

21、f them is very youngHer mother comes with her.Daisy： I get the picture Is there anyone special?Cleo： Theres Sandy. Shes quite tallDaisy： How tall?Cleo： Shes one metre eighty-twoDaisy： What heiciht is that? Just a moment OKr its about five foot eleven Thats very tallCleo： Yes, shes quite striking Ill

22、 send the file now.Daisy： Thanks, Cleo Ill have a look. Ill call you tomorrow.Cleo： Thanks, Daisy Bye!8Unit24 A quizRobert： Lucy, Im writing a quiz for my class, and I want to try it out. Can I try it out on you, please? Lucy： OK.Robert： Which is the highest mountain in the British Isles?Lucy： Its B

23、en Nevis, of course!Robert： Whats the Iongest river in the world?Lucy： Im not sure Is it the Nile, or the Amazon?Robert： Its the Nile. I looked it up yesterday. The Nile is longer than the Amazon.Lucy： Is it?Robert： Yes. Theyre both long rivers. It isnt obvious, is it? Lucy： No. Its a good quest!on.

24、Robert： Which continent has the lowest population density?Lucy： Goodness, Robert! I dont know! Australia? Robert： No! Its a trick Question. Australias a continent, and it has only six people to the square mileRobert： But obviously, the answer is Antarctica1!William： Theyre both the same. Theyre both

25、 the same size TheyYe both the same colour And theyre both the same styleKaren： They both look the same, but theyre very different in quality.Karen： One is made of linen, and the other is made of microfibre The microfibre one is cheaper than the linen one.William： Which one do you prefer, Karen?Kare

26、n： III have the microfibre one It isrTt as expensive as the linen one.William： Are you sure? I cant tell the difference, but you can. I want you to be happy with it.Karen： Thafs OK. I*m saving money on the suit So now I want to buy a pair of shoes to qo with it.10Unit26 School reportsFlora： Whats yo

27、ur report like, Vikki?Vikki： It*s all right.Flora： Can I have a look?Vikki： OK.Flora： Wow, Vikki! Usten to this, Lucy!Flora： English excellent, French excellent, Maths excellent, Music excellent. Geography excellent. Everything is excellent!Lucy: I know! Vikkis report is always better than mine.Flor

28、a： And your report is always better than mine.Lucy： Your reports are quite good, FloraFlora： But not as good as yours and Vikkis Youre both cleverer than meLucy： Well, Vikki always comes top. Shes the cleverest girl in the school.Vikki： Youre the best gymnast, Flora I always come bottom in Sports Lo

29、ok! Sports： Vikki tries hard.Unit25 Karen saves some moneyiiKaren： Which of these two suits do you prefer, William? The one on theiqlit, or the one on the left?Unit27 Pocket moneyVikki： Its a joke! Of course I try hard. But obviously not hard enoucjh!Lucy： Have you got any moneyz Robert?Robert： A li

30、ttle. Why?Lucy： Can vou lend me some? Just for a weekRobert： How much do you want?Lucy： Just a few pounds Well, ten pounds, actuallv. Robert： Ten pounds! Thafs a lot! Why haven*t you got your own money? We both get the same every month. Lucy： Yes, but youve always got more money than meRobert： You a

31、lways spend your pocket money at the beginning of the monthLucy： I know! And you always save yours Youre a good boy, and Im a bad girl!Lucy： Please, Robert! Til pay you back on Saturday. Robert： All right then. But only for a few days.Lucy： Thanks! Youre the best!12Unit28 She doesnt even exist!Rober

32、t： Why do you have all these posters in your room, Lucy? Lucy： Because I like themRobert： Look at that big face! It s silly. Why did you put it on the ceiling?Lucy： Because I like it.Robert： Whos thisr anyway?Lucy： Its Jonno He*s the best sinaer in the world And hes the most handsomeRobert： Thats si

33、lly.Lucy： No, it isnt!Lucy： Any way, whos your favourite?Robert： Leena Lang She is the most beautiful girl in the world, and the cleverestLucy： Leena Lang! Thats crazy! Shes just someone in acomputer “meRobert： I dont care. She*s the best detective and the bestmartial arts masterLucy： But she isnt r

34、eal! She does nt even exist!Robert： She does Shes as real as Jonno any day!Unit29 No ones better than Paul!Claire： Paul is a fantastic athlete, Linda. He comes first in everyth!ng.Linda： He was always a strong runner.Claire： In the Championships last year, the *800 metres was a very fast raceClaire：

35、 But Paul ran the fastest. He was 15 seconds faster than his nearest rival.Linda： There were a lot of his friends in theChampi on ships, were nt there?Claire： Ohz yes! They all did very well indeed Claire： Tom won the hicih iump. He jumped 1.49 metres That was 3 centimetres higher than all the othersClaire： And Phil came first in the lonci iump. He jumped further than anyone. He broke his personal recordClaire： They*re all fantastic, really!Linda： Yes, they are But no ones better than our Paul!14Unit30 A giant squidRobert： I bought New Scientist magazine this week, Dad