人教版新课标高中英语选修7课文原文

1、人教版新课标高中英语选修7课文原文Unit1Livingwell-ReadingMARTYSSTORYHi,mynameisMarryFieldingandIguessyoucouldsaythatIam"oneinamillion".Inotherwords,therearenotmanypeoplelikeme.Yousee,Ihaveamusclediseasewhichmakesmeveryweak,soIcan'trunorclimbstairsasquicklyasotherpeople.Inaddition,sometimesIamveryclumsy

2、anddropthingsorbumpintofurniture.Unfortunately,thedoctorsdon'tknowhowtomakemebetter,butIamveryoutgoingandhavelearnedtoadapttomydisability.Mymottois:liveOnedayatatime.UntilIwastenyearsoldIwasthesameaseveryoneelse.Iusedtoclimbtrees,swimandplayfootball.Infact,Iusedtodreamaboutplayingprofessionalfoo

3、tballandpossiblyrepresentingmycountryintheWorldCup.ThenIstartedtogetweakerandweaker,untilIcouldonlyenjoyfootballfromabenchatthestadium.IntheendIwentintohospitalformedicaltests.Istayedtherefornearlythreemonths.IthinkIhadatleastabilliontests,includingoneinwhichtheycutoutapieceofmusclefrommylegandlooke

4、datitunderamicroscope.Evenafterallthat,noonecouldgivemydiseaseanameanditisdifficulttoknowwhatthefutureholds.OneproblemisthatIdon'tlookanydifferentfromotherpeople.Sosometimessomechildreninmyprimaryschoolwouldlaugh,whenIgotoutofbreathafterrunningashortwayorhadtostopandresthalfwayupthestairs.Someti

5、mes,too,Iwastooweaktogotoschoolsomyeducationsuffered.EverytimeIreturnedafteranabsence,IfeltstupidbecauseIwasbehindtheothers.Mylifeisaloteasierathighschoolbecausemyfellowstudentshaveacceptedme.Thefewwhocannotseetherealpersoninsidemybodydonotmakemeannoyed,andIjustignorethem.AllinallIhaveagoodlife.Iamh

6、appytohavefoundmanythingsIcando,likewritingandcomputerprogramming.MyambitionistoworkforafirmthatdevelopscomputersoftwarewhenIgrowup.Lastyearinventedacomputerfootballgameandabigcompanyhasdecidedtobuyitfromme.Ihaveaverybusylifewithnotimetositaroundfeelingsorryformyself.Aswellasgoingtothemoviesandfootb

7、allmatcheswithmyfriends,Ispendalotoftimewithmypets.Ihavetworabbits,aparrot,atankfulloffishandatortoise.TolookaftermypetsproperlytakesalotoftimebutIfinditworthwhile.Ialsohavetodoalotofwork,especiallyifIhavebeenawayforawhile.Inmanywaysmydisabilityhashelpedmegrowstrongerpsychologicallyandbecomemoreinde

8、pendent.Ihavetoworkhardtoliveanormallifebutithasbeenworthit.IfIhadachancetosayonethingtohealthychildren,itwouldbethis:havingadisabilitydoesnotmeanyourlifeisnotsatisfying.Sodon'tfeelsorryforthedisabledormakefunofthem,anddon'tignorethemeither.Justacceptthemforwhotheyare,andgivethemencouragemen

9、ttoliveasrichandfullalifeasyoudo.Thankyouforreadingmystory.ALETTERTOANARCHITECTAlice MajorLookatthepictures.Discusstheproblemsthatpeoplewithwalkingdifficultiesmighthaveinacinema.MsLSanders64 CambridgeChiefarchitectStreetCinemaDesignsBankstown44HillStreetBankstown24September,200_DearMsSanders,Ireadin

10、thenewspapertodaythatyouaretobethearchitectforthenewBankstownhopeyouwillnotmindmewritingtoaskifyouhavethoughtabouttheneedsofdisabledcustomers.InparticularIwonderifyouhaveconsideredthefollowingthings:1 Adequateaccessforwheelchairs.Itwouldbehandytohaveliftstoallpartsofthecinema.Thebuttonsintheliftssho

11、uldbeeasyforapersoninawheelchairtoreach,andthedoorsbewideenoughtoenter.Insomecinemas,theliftsareatthebackofthecinemaincold,unattractiveplaces.Asdisabledpeoplehavetousethelifts,thismakesthemfeeltheyarenotasimportantasothercustomers.2 Earphonesforpeoplewhohavetroublehearing.Itwouldhelptofitsetsofearph

12、onestoallseats,notjusttosomeofthem.Thiswouldallowhearing-impairedcustomerstoenjoythecompanyoftheirhearingfriendsratherthanhavingtositinaspecialarea.3 Raisedseating.Peoplewhoareshortcannotalwaysseethescreen.SoI'dliketosuggestthattheseatsatthebackbeplacedhigherthanthoseatthefrontsothateveryonecans

13、eethescreeneasily.Perhapstherecouldbeaspaceattheendofeachrowforpeopleinwheelchairstositnexttotheirfriends.4 Toilets.Fordisabledcustomersitwouldbemoreconvenienttoplacethetoiletsneartheentrancetothecinema.Itcanbedifficultiftheonlydisabledtoiletisinthebasementalongwayfromwherethefilmisshowing.Andifthed

14、oorscouldbeopenedoutwards,disabledcustomerswouldbeveryhappy.5 Carparking.Ofcourse,thereareusuallyspacesspeciallyreservedfordisabledandelderlydrivers.Iftheyareclosetothecinemaentranceand/orexit,itiseasierfordisabledpeopletogettofilmincomfort.Thankyouforreadingmyletter.Ihopemysuggestionswillmeetwithyo

15、urapproval.Disabledpeopleshouldhavethesameopportunitiesasable-bodiedpeopletoenjoythecinemaandtodosowithamsuremanypeoplewillpraiseyourcinemaifyoudesignitwithgoodaccessfordisabledpeople.Itwillalsomakethecinemaownershappyifmorepeoplegoastheywillmakehigherprofits!Yourssincerely,AliceMajorUnit2Robots-Rea

16、dingSATISFACTIONGURANTEEDLarryBelmontworkedforacompanythatmaderobots.Recentlyithadbegunexperimentingwithahouseholdrobot.ItwasgoingtobetestedoutbyLarry'swife,Claire.Clairedidn'twanttherobotinherhouse,especiallyasherhusbandwouldbeabsentforthreeweeks,butLarrypersuadedherthattherobotwouldn't

17、harmherorallowhertobeharmed.Itwouldbeabonus.However,whenshefirstsawtherobot,shefeltalarmed.HisnamewasTonyandheseemedmorelikeahumanthanamachine.Hewastallandhandsomewithsmoothhairandadeepvoicealthoughhisfacialexpressionneverchanged.OnthesecondmorningTony,wearinganapron,broughtherbreakfastandthenaskedh

18、erwhethersheneededhelpdressing.Shefeltembarrassedandquicklytoldhimtogo.Itwasdisturbingandfrighteningthathelookedsohuman.Oneday,Clairementionedthatshedidn'tthinkshewasclever.Tonysaidthatshemustfeelveryunhappytosaythat.Clairethoughtitwasridiculoustobeofferedsympathybyarobot.Butshebegantotrusthim.S

19、hetoldhimhowshewasoverweightandthismadeherfeelunhappy.Alsoshefeltherhomewasn'telegantenoughforsomeonelikeLarrywhowantedtoimprovehissocialposition.Shewasn'tlikeGladysClaffern,oneoftherichestandmostpowerfulwomenaround.AsafavourTonypromisedtohelpClairemakeherselfsmarterandherhomemoreelegant.SoC

20、laireborrowedapileofbooksfromthelibraryforhimtoread,orrather,scan.Shelookedathisfingerswithwonderastheyturnedeachpageandsuddenlyreachedforhishand.Shewasamazedbyhisfingernailsandthesoftnessandwarmthofhisskin.Howabsurd,shethought.Hewasjustamachine.TonygaveClaireanewhaircutandchangedthemakeupshewore.As

21、hewasnotallowedtoaccompanyhertotheshops,hewroteoutalistofitemsforher.Clairewentintothecityandboughtcurtains,cushions,acarpetandbedding.Thenshewentintoajewelleryshoptobuyanecklace.Whentheclerkatthecounterwasrudetoher,sherangTonyupandtoldtheclerktospeaktohim.Theclerkimmediatelychangedhisattitude.Clair

22、ethankedTony,tellinghimthathewasa"dear".Assheturnedaround,therestoodGladysClaffern.Howawfultobediscoveredbyher,Clairethought.Bytheamusedandsurprisedlookonherface,ClaireknewthatGladysthoughtshewashavinganaffair.Afterall,sheknewClaire'shusband'snamewasLarry,notTony.WhenClairegothome,

23、sheweptwithangerinherarmchair.GladyswaseverythingClairewantedtobe."Youcanbelikeher,"TonytoldherandsuggestedthatsheinviteGladysandherfriendstothehousethenightbeforehewastoleaveandLarrywastoreturn.Bythattime,Tonyexpectedthehousetobecompletelytransformed.Tonyworkedsteadilyontheimprovements.Cl

24、airetriedtohelponcebutwastoofelloffaladderandeventhoughTonywasinthenextroom,hemanagedtocatchherintime.Heheldherfirmlyinhisarmsandshefeltthewarmthofhisbody.Shescreamed,pushedhimawayandrantoherroomfortherestoftheday.Thenightofthepartyarrived.Theclockstruckeight.TheguestswouldbearrivingsoonandClairetol

25、dTonytogointoanotherthatmoment,Tonyfoldedhisarmsaroundher,bendinghisfaceclosetohers.Shecriedout"Tony"andthenheardhimdeclarethathedidn'twanttoleaveherthenextdayandthathefeltmorethanjustthedesiretopleaseher.Thenthefrontdoorbellrang.Tonyfreedheranddisappearedfromsight.ItwasthenthatClairer

26、ealizedthatTonyhadopenedthecurtainsofthefrontwindow.Herguestshadseeneverything!ThewomenwereimpressedbyClaire,thehouseandthedeliciouscuisine.Justbeforetheyleft,ClaireheardGladyswhisperingtoanotherwomanthatshehadneverseenanyonesohandsomeasTony.Whatasweetvictorytobeenviedbythosewomen!Shemightnotbeasbea

27、utifulasthem,butnoneofthemhadsuchahandsomelover.Thensheremembered-Tonywasjustamachine.Sheshouted"Leavemealone"andrantoherbed.Shecriedallnight.ThenextmorningacardroveupandtookTonyaway.ThecompanywasverypleasedwithTony'sreportonhisthreeweekswithClaire.Tonyhadprotectedahumanbeingfromharm.H

28、ehadpreventedClairefromharmingherselfthroughherownsenseoffailure.HehadopenedthecurtainsthatnightsothattheotherwomenwouldseehimandClaire,knowingthattherewasnorisktoClaire'smarriage.ButeventhoughTonyhadbeensoclever,hewouldhavetoberebuilt-youcannothavewomenfailinginlovewithmachines.ABIOGRAPHYOFISAA

29、CASIMOVIsaacAsimovwasanAmericanscientistandwriterwhowrotearound480booksthatincludedmysterystories,scienceandhistorybooks,andevenbooksabouttheHolyBibleandShakespeare.Butheisbestknownforhissciencefictionstories.Asimovhadbothanextraordinaryimaginationthatgavehimtheabilitytoexplorefutureworldsandanamazi

30、ngmindwithwhichhesearchedforexplanationsofeverything,inthepresentandthepast.Asimov'slifebeganinRussia,wherehewasbornon2January,1920.ItendedinNewYorkon6April,1992,whenhediedasaresultofanHIVinfectionthathehadgotfromabloodtransfusionnineyearsearlier.WhenAsimovwasthree,hemovedwithhisparentsandhisone

31、-year-oldsistertoNewYorkCity.Therehisparentsboughtacandystorewhichtheyranforthenext40orsoyears.Attheageofnine,whenhismotherwaspregnantwithherthirdchild,Asimovstartedworkingpart-timeinthestore.Hehelpedoutthroughhisschoolanduniversityyearsuntil1942,ayearafterhehadgainedamaster'sdegreeinchemistry.I

32、n1942hejoinedthestaffofthePhiladelphiaNavyYardasajuniorchemistandworkedthereforthreeyears.In1948hegothisPhDinchemistry.ThenextyearhebecameabiochemistryteacheratBostonUniversitySchoolofMedicine.In1958hegaveupteachingtobecomeafull-timewriter.ItwaswhenAsimovwaselevenyearsoldthathistalentforwritingbecam

33、eobvious.Hehadtoldafriendtwochaptersofastoryhehadwritten.Thefriendthoughthewasretellingastoryfromabook.ThisreallysurprisedAsimovandfromthatmoment,hestartedtotakehimselfseriouslyasawriter.Asimovbeganhavingstoriespublishedinsciencefictionmagazinesin1939.In1950hepublishedhisfirstnovelandin1953hisfirsts

34、ciencebook.Throughouthislife,Asimovreceivedmanyawards,bothforhissciencefictionbooksandhissciencebooks.Amonghismostfamousworksofsciencefiction,oneforwhichhewonanawardwastheFoundationtrilogy(1951-1953),threenovelsaboutthedeathandrebirthofagreatempireinagalaxyofthefuture.Itwaslooselybasedonthefallofthe

35、RomanEmpirebutwasaboutthefuture.ThesebooksarefamousbecauseAsimovinventedatheoreticalframeworkwhichwasdesignedtoshowhowideasandthinkingmaydevelopinthefuture.Heisalsowellknownforhiscollectionofshortstories,I,Robot(1950),inwhichhedevelopedasetofthree"laws"forrobots.Forexample,thefirstlawstate

36、sthatarobotmustnotinjurehumanbeingsorallowthemtobeinjured.Someofhisideasaboutrobotslaterinfluencedotherwritersandevenscientistsresearchingintoartificialintelligence.Asimovwasmarriedtwice.Hemarriedhisfirstwifein1942andhadasonandadaughter.Theirmarriagelasted31years.Soonafterhisdivorcein1973,Asimovmarr

37、iedagainbuthehadnochildrenwithhissecondwife.Unit3Underthesea-ReadingOLDTOMTHEKILLERWHALEIwas16whenIbeganworkinJune1902atthewhalingstation.Ihadheardofthekillersthateveryyearhelpedwhalerscatchhugewhales.Ithought,atthetime,thatthiswasjustastorybutthenIwitnesseditwithmyowneyesmanytimes.OntheafternoonIar

38、rivedatthestation,asIwasIsortingoutmy'accommodation,Iheardaloudnoisecomingfromthebay.Werandowntotheshoreintimetoseeanenormousanimaloppositeusthrowingitselfoutofthewaterandthencrashingdownagain.Itwasblackandwhiteandfish-shaped.ButIknewitwasn'tafish."That'sOldTom,thekiller,"oneof

39、thewhalers,George,calledouttome."He'stellingusthere'sawhaleoutthereforus."Anotherwhaleryelledout,"Rush-oo.rush-oo."Thiswasthecallthatannouncedtherewasabouttobeawhalehunt."Comeon,Clancy.Totheboat,"Georgesaidasheranaheadofme.IhadalreadyheardthatGeorgedidn'tlik

40、ebeingkeptwaiting,soeventhoughIdidn'thavetherightclotheson,Iracedafterhim.Withoutpausingwejumpedintotheboatwiththeotherwhalersandheadedoutintothebay.IlookeddownintothewaterandcouldseeOldTomswimmingbytheboat,showingustheway.Afewminuteslater,therewasnoTom,soGeorgestartedbeatingthewaterwithhisoaran

41、dtherewasTom,circlingbacktotheboat,leadingustothehuntagain.Usingatelescopewecouldseethatsomethingwashappening.Aswedrewcloser,Icouldseeawhalebeingattackedbyapackofaboutsixotherkillers."What'retheydoing"IaskedGeorge."Well,it'steamwork-thekillersovertherearethrowingthemselvesonto

42、pofthewhale'sblow-holetostopitbreathing.Andthoseothersarestoppingitdivingorfleeingouttosea,"Georgetoldme,pointingtowardsthehunt.Andjustatthatmoment,themostextraordinarythinghappened.Thekillersstartedracingbetweenourboatandthewhalejustlikeapackofexciteddogs.Thentheharpoonwasreadyandthemanint

43、hebowoftheboataimeditatthewhale.Heletitgoandtheharpoonhitthespot.Beingbadlywounded,thewhalesoondied.Withinamomentortwo,itsbodywasdraggedswiftlybythekillersdownintothedepthsofthesea.Themenstartedturningtheboataroundtogohome.What'shappened"Iasked."Havewelostthewhale""Oh no,&quo

44、t; Jack replied. "We'llreturn tomorrow to bringin the body. It won'tfloatuptothesurfaceforaround24hours.""Inthemeantime,OldTom,andtheothersarehavingagoodfeedonitslipsandtongue,"addedRed,laughing.AlthoughOldTomandtheotherkillerswerefiercehunters,they,neverharmedorattackedp

45、eople.Infact,theyprotectedthem.TherewasonedaywhenwewereoutinthebayduringahuntandJameswaswashedofftheboat."Manoverboard!Turntheboataround!"urgedGeorge,shoutingloudly.Theseawasroughthatdayanditwasdifficulttohandletheboat.ThewaveswerecarryingJamesfurtherandfurtherawayfromus.FromJames'sfac

46、e,Icouldseehewasterrifiedofbeingabandonedbyus.ThensuddenlyIsawashark."Look,there'sasharkoutthere,"Iscreamed."Don'tworry,OldTomwon'tletitnear,"Redreplied.IttookoverhalfanhourtogettheboatbacktoJames,andwhenweapproachedhim,IsawJamesbeingfirmlyheldupinthewaterbyOldTom.Ico

47、uldn'tbelievemyeyes.Therewereshoutsof"Welldone,OldTom"and'ThankGod"aswepulledJamesbackintotheboat.AndthenOldTomwasoffandbacktothehuntwheretheotherkillerswerestillattackingthewhale.ANEWDIMENSIONOFLIFE19thJanuaryI'msittinginthewarmnightairwithacolddrinkinmyhandandreflectingo

48、nthedayadayofpuremagic!IwentsnorkellingonthereefoffshorethismorninganditwasthemostfantasticthingIhaveeverdone.Seeingsuchextraordinarybeauty,Ithinkeverycellinmybodywokeup.Itwaslikediscoveringawholenewdimensionoflife.ThefirstthingIbecameawareofwasallthevividcolourssurroundingme-purples,reds,oranges,ye

49、llows,bluesandgreens.Thecoralswerefantastic-theywereshapedlikefans,plates,brains,lace,mushrooms,thebranchesoftreesandthehornsofdeer.Andallkindsofsmall,neatandelegantfishwereswimminginandaroundthecorals.Thefishdidn'tseemtomindmeswimmingamongthem.Iespeciallylovedthelittleorangeandwhitefishthathidi

50、nthewavinglongthinseaweed.AndIalsolovedthesmallfishthatcleanthebodiesoflargerfish-Ievensawthemgetinsidetheirmouthsandcleantheirteeth!ItseemedtherewasasurprisewaitingformearoundeverycornerasIexploredsmallcaves,shelvesandnarrowpassageswithmyunderwaterflashlight:theyellowandgreenparrotfishwashangingups

51、idedown,andsuckingtinyplantsoffthecoralwithitshardbird-likemouth;ayellow-spottedredsea-slugwasslidingbyabluesea-star;alargewise-lookingturtlewaspassingsoclosetomethatIcouldhavetouchedit.TherewereothercreaturesthatIdidn'twanttogettoocloseto-aneelwithitsstrongsharpteeth,withonlyitsheadshowingfroma

52、hole,watchingforatastyfish(ormytastytoe!);andthegiantclamhaltburiedinsomecoralwaitingforsomethingtoswiminbetweenitsthickgreenlips.Thenthereweretwogreyreefsharks,eachaboutoneandahalfmetreslong,whichsuddenlyappearedfrombehindsomecoral.Itoldmyselftheyweren'tdangerousbutthatdidn'tstopmefromfeeli

53、ngscaredtodeathforamoment!Thewaterwasquiteshallowbutwherethereefended,therewasasteepdroptothesandyoceanfloor.ItmarkedaboundaryandIthoughtIwasverybravewhenIswamovertheedgeofthereefandhungtherelookingdownintothedepthsoftheocean.Myheartwasbeatingwildly-Ifeltveryexposedinsuchdeepclearwater.Whatawonderfu

54、l,limitlessworlditwasdownthere!AndwhatatinyspotIwasinthisenormousworld!Unit4Sharing-ReadingALETTERHOMEDearRosemary,Thanksforyourletter,whichtookafortnighttoarrive.Itwaswonderfultohearfromyou.Iknowyou'redyingtohearallaboutmylifehere,soI'veincludedsomephotoswhichwillhelpyoupicturetheplacesItal

55、kabout.Youaskedaboutmyhighschool.Well,it'sabushschool-theclassroomsaremadeofbambooandtheroofsofgrass.Ittakesmeonlyafewminutestowalktoschooldownamuddytrack.WhenIreachtheschoolgroundstherearelotsof"goodmornings"formefromtheboys.Manyofthemhavewalkedalongway,sometimesuptotwohours,togettosc

56、hool.There'snoelectricityorwaterandevennotextbookseither!l'mstilltryingtoadapttotheseconditions.However,onethingisforsure,I'vebecomemoreimaginativeinmyteaching.Scienceismymostchallengingsubjectasmystudentshavenoconceptofdoingexperiments.Infactthereisnoequipment,andifIneedwaterIhavetocarr

57、yitfrommyhouseinabucket!TheotherdayIwasshowingtheboystheweeklychemistryexperimentwhen,beforeIknewit,themixturewasbubblingovereverywhere!Theboyswhohadnevercomeacrossanythinglikethisbeforestartedjumpingoutofthewindows.SometimesIwonderhowrelevantchemistryistothesestudents,mostofwhomwillbegoingbacktothe

58、irvillagesafterYear8anyway.Tobehonest,IdoubtwhetherI'mmakinganydifferencetotheseboys'livesatall.YouaskedwhetherI'mgettingtoknowanylocalpeople.Well,that'sactuallyquitedifficultasIdon'tspeakmuchofthelocalEnglishdialectyet.Butlastweekendanotherteacher,Jenny,and1didvisitavillagewhich

59、isthehomeofoneoftheboys,Tombe.Itwasmyfirstvisittoaremotevillage.Wewalkedfortwoandahalfhourstogetthere-firstupamountaintoaridgefromwherewehadfantasticviewsandthendownasteeppathtothevalleybelow.Whenwearrivedatthevillage,Tombe'smother,Kiak,whohadbeenpullingweedsinhergarden,startedcrying"ieeeie

60、ee".Weshookhandswithallthevillagers.EveryoneseemedtobearelativeofTombe's.Tombe'sfather,Mukap,ledustohishouse,alowbamboohutwithgrassstickingoutoftheroof-thisshowsitisaman'shouse.Thehutswereround,notrectangularliketheschoolbuildings.Therewerenowindowsandthedoorwaywasjustbigenoughtogetthrough.Thehutwasdarkinsidesoittooktimeforoureyestoadjust.Freshgrasshadbeenlaidonthefloorandtherewas