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1、1. Fall in Love with English 爱上英语Hiding behind theloose dusty curtain, ateenager packedup his overcoatintothesuitcase. He planned to leave home at dusk though there was thunder andlightning outdoors. Hehad got to do this because hewas tired ofhis parentsnagging about his English study and did not wa
2、nt to go throughit any longer. Hecouldntget along well with English anddisliked joiningin English classes becausehe thought his teacherd him on purpose. As a result, his score in each examneveraddedup toover 60.His partner was concerned about him very much. She understood exactly whathe wassuffering
3、, but entirely d with his idea. In order to calmhimdown andsettlehis problem, she talked with him face to faceandswappeda seriesof learningtips with him. Thes she set down helped him find thebest way tostudy English well.The teenager wasgrateful and got greatpower from his friends words. Now, hehase
4、d frombeingupset and has fallenin love with English. 。2.Different Countries Have Different Kinds of EnglishesVoyages of people from England play an important part in spreading theEnglish language.At , English is frequentlyspoken as anofficial or commonlanguage in many countries,such as America, Mala
5、ysia and someAfrican countries. Allbased on British English, the English spoken in these countriescan be well understood bynative English speakers. But actually, these Englishes1have beengradually changing inaccents, spellings, s and theusage ofvocabulary.Because of this fact, you canmake use ofthe
6、differences to tell which countrythe foreigners of yourblock are from. For example, if a boss fluently commands hisdriver, Come up straight to myapartment by elevatorand takesome gas for mytrucks andcabs”, instead of ing, “Please come to my flat bylift and takesomepetrolfor my lorries and taxis”, yo
7、u can recognizehis Americanidentity,while thelatter suggests that he is British. 3.A Hard Trip一次辛苦的旅行My sisterwas fond of traveling.Ever since graduating, she had beendeterminedto organize a trip to an oldtemple. Since transporting farewasexpensive, she decided to use a bicycle to cyclethere not car
8、ing about thedisadvantages. Herstubborn attitude was always hershortcoming. Once she madeup hermindto do something, no one could persuade her tochange her mind.Finally,wegave in as usual though wered to take a train. After we preparedeverything, including the schedule, reliableweatherforecastand the
9、insurance, webegan our trip.Ourjourney was along a river flowing from a highaltitude. Our pace wasslow because the river frequently had many sharp bends through deepvalleys, wherethe water seemed toboil. Just as I recorded in my journal, it was really a hard2journey. But we also enjoyed greatviews.
10、One night, I put my head on my pillowaparcel ofwool coats, and laybeneath the stars. When theflamein front of our cavewent outat midnight, I found the sky so beautiful!4.A Horrible Earthquake可怕的地震Dirtywater rose inwells andcanals before theearthquake. But no onejudgedthat an earthquake was coming. S
11、uddenly, everything shook. It seemedas if the worldwasat an end. Millions of brick houses anda number of s weredestroyed.Railways became useless bars. s in mines burst and let outsmelly.Hugecracks trappedcyclists everywhere.The next day, thiseventwas the headline or maintitleof all newspapers. Witht
12、hes giving an outline of thedisaster, the wholenation wasshocked by thedamageand the victimsextremesuffering. People were moved when they read thatthesurvivors comforted each other by saying “Congratulations! You survived!”. Sothey not onlyed their sympathy, but also organized together to helpthe vi
13、ctims right away. Thed were d and the dead wereburied. Thefrightened survivors weredug out from under the ruins and were offeredshelter,fresh water andelectricity. Thanks to peoples help, the loss was minimized.35.The Great President伟大的总统As thefounder of therepublic, the presidenthad many goodqualit
14、ies. Beforecoming to power, he was agenerous . He was willing to selflessly helpeveryone whoturned to him. He accepted no fee to offerlegal guidance andopinions to those who wereout of work or educated. Later, believing allmankindto beequal, hedevoted himself tostopping the unfair anti-black laws. H
15、eset up theBlackYouth Leagueand was d to be the leader. However, though he keptpeaceful principles without violenceand, his meanenemies still blew up hishouse andattacked his s, and he himself couldntescape ing sentenced to30 years in prison.Not fearing of the prison guardscruelty, he kept activeand
16、begged no mercyfrom them.As a matter of , he was alwayshopeful and neverlost heartduringthestageeven though he was in .Finally, peopleed him with the leaders position and a goldblanket.判46.A Brave Maid勇敢的女仆AwoodenvasefromtheMingDynastyattheentranceofthereceptionhallamazedeveryone.Theartistsdesignedi
17、tinararestyleandselectedvaluablejewelstodecorateit.Peoplethoughthighlyofitsfancycolourof honey and the beautifulpaintingson it.Thevaseusedtobelongtoaformercastle.Butwhenthecountrywasat war,the enemy troopsexplodedthe castle.Debateson how the vasesurvivedwent on and on. In order toremove s doubt,a te
18、am ofno less than 20 people carried out aninformal investigation. Theevidences they found showed that amaidtookthe vaseapart and asked asailor tosink it in alocalwell. She never gave away the secret evenunder the cruel trial of the enemies who werein search of treasures.It is worth giving this brave
19、 maid a fortunein return. 7.A Fair Competition 公平的比赛Swifter,Higher and Strongerstands forthe spirit of the Olympics.But fairness is thebasis of thismotto.Only when you win fairly willyou and yourhomeland deservethe greatglory.Butnowadays,unlike theancienthonestslavecompetitors,somehopelessathletes w
20、ho cant bearthepainoftrainingcheatwhentakingpartingames.Medalsseemtohavemagicalpowercausingthemtocheat,andtheprizemoneyhasreplacedthemotto as their only goal.5So,inthegymnasticseventtobeheldinourcitynextmonth,oneof the hosts responsibilities is to keep competitions fair. Theyadvertisedonpostersoutsi
21、dethestadiumtopromisethateverycompetitoristohavearegularphysicalexaminationinagymnasiumoneafteranother.Noonecanbargainonthis.Thevolunteersinchargewillbeverystrict.It isfoolish to cheat because they will not ted tocompeteandwill even be finedas well.8.Computers 电脑Thegoalofearlycalculatingmachineswast
22、osimplifydifficultsums.Butwiththehelpofnewtechnology,electronicchipsreplacedtubesandarevolution ofartificial intelligence hasarisen.From thenon,theappearance of computerstotally changed our lives. They can not onlydownloadinformationfromthewetwhenconnectedbythenetworkormobilephonesignals,but alsosol
23、ve differenttypesoflogicalproblems. Withoperatorsastheircoaches,theycanevencontrolrocketstoexplorethemoonandinstructandroidswiththehumanraces characterstomopfloorsandwatchoveryournaughtyniece.Anyhow,computersaresohelpfulthatthey do bring happiness.However, computers are easily attacked byviruses.Thi
24、srealityhas become a hard-to-deal with-problem.As a result,computers aredangerous in a way.So,personally,I worry about theiruniversalapplicationsin some fields, such asfinance.69. Wildlife Protection 保护野生动植物Dinosaursdied outbecause of anunexpected incident.Butwildlifetoday disappears or isin dangerj
25、ust because humans doharmto it. Forexample, tigers arehuntedforfurto makecarpetsso thatthey can onlyliveinsecurereserves;grasslandisdestroyedwithoutmercysothatduststorms come into beingaffectingdistant cities.Last year, scientists saw some themselves with acertain kind ofinsectstoprotect themselvesf
26、rom fierce mosquitoesbiting.According to the result of theinspection,they found that theinsectcontainsapowerfuldrug,solocalfarmerswereemployedtocatchthe insects. Theending was that the insects disappeared from the wholezone.When told that it was aloss to humans, the farmersburst intolaughter andresp
27、onded, “Our real loss is our decreasing income.”We shouldappreciate the natural balance andpay moreattentiontotheimportanceofwildlifeprotection.Notuntilwesucceedinlettingwildlife live in peace,can we smilein relief.710.My First Band我的第一支乐队I was very sensitiveto music. Justdipping into the music book
28、sbriefly,I could sing or play well.To be honest,I always dreamtofbecoming a famousfolk I was soconfident that I never decreasedmy devotion.Iformed my first band called “Rolling Frog”. At the beginning,wereliedonperformingoninstrumentsinpubsortopassersbytoearnextra money in cash.Then we wore falsebea
29、rds to pretend to be themusicianswhom peoplewere familiar with. In addition,we attachedhumorous acts to ourperformances andplayedjokes oneach other. Soon,our “funny jazz” became famous and invitationstoperformforbroadcaststations began to come.Afterwards,wesortedoutattractive music andmadearecordina
30、studio.Amillionorsocopiesweresoldandwebecamemillionaires.It waspainful that the bandbroke upfinally. Butabove Irealized my dream to be a musician.1811.An Interesting Festival有趣的节日The Agricultural Feast takes place after the Independence Day. It is not aworldwide celebration. Only Christians in Mexic
31、o look forward to its arrivalforits religiousorigin:Long ago, humans ancestors were bad. They fooled and played tricks on each otherand never kept their word. So God turned upand drowned all their crops. Humansd day and night, weeping. In order to gain Godsforgiveness, a woman poetset off to see God
32、. Shed God and kept apologizing. God was moved. With hispermission, humans finally had good harvests again. So, to wipe sadness andremindthemselvesof thebelief in God, people began the festival.On the festival, people gather in open air, such as playgrounds or parking lots, andenergetically have fun
33、 with each other all night long, as though they were nevertired. When a beauty dressed up in lovely clothing reads poems in memory of thepoet, everyone holds their breath. Then, it is the customthat the bone of a roosterhead is given to her as an award.Obviously, the story is not true, but the festi
34、val is interesting.农业盛会在独立日后举行。它不是一个世界性的庆典,由于它的宗教起源,只有墨西哥的在节日那天,人们聚集在露天场所,例如操场或停车场,通宵达旦地玩得非常开心,精力充沛的人们似乎不知疲倦。当一位用可爱的衣服盛装打扮的美女朗读诗歌以纪念那位诗人12.Balanced Diet 平衡膳食Wang Peng earned his living by running a barbecue restaurant, which serveddeliciousbacon, friedchicken breastand mutton roasted with pepper and
35、 garlic.But his food and discount attracted fewer and fewer customers. Finally, he was in9debt. Yong Huisslimming restaurant served fresh peas, s, eggplants, and rawcucumbers with vinegar. As the hostess, she said s benefited customersdigestion the most. In order not to let Yong Hui get away with te
36、lling , WangPeng spied on Yong Hui despite her . But he was surprised that she was losingher customers, too.Curiosity drove Wang Peng to consult an expert. The expert sighed and said,“Both of your menus have weakness and limited strength. Your customers put onweight too easily, while Yong Huis lose
37、weight too quickly. So, Wang Peng, cutdown the fat of your food and increase vegetables and fruits, like nuts, beans,s, peaches and lemons. Youought to combine the two menus and provideabalanced diet.”Before , Wang Peng won his customers back.大蒜一起烤制的羊肉。但是,他的食物和折扣吸引的顾客越来越少,最后是他负债累累。永慧的减肥餐厅供应的是新鲜的豌豆、红
38、萝卜、茄子和醋腌的生黄瓜。作为老板娘(女主”13.Sailing Home 划船回家This novel was about an unbelievable but genuine . Its author was ablack businessman who was brought up in America. In 1956, he visited Africa, hisbirthplace. One day, when he was wandering on the pavement near the bayenjoying the sea s, he lost his money an
39、d passport that he kept in an envelope.So he went to the embassy to seek help, but the ambassador with rude sdidntpermithis staff to help though hebowed to him. Staring athis impatientface,he understood that it was the fault of his skin colour that accounted for10their refection. So he decided to ta
40、ke a chanceto sail on a small boat home.He met a large amount of difficulty but was never stopped. On the contrary,difficulty pushed him to go ahead harder. Three months later, he was spotted by aship by accident. He was in rags indeed. A maid even ed when bringing hima steakand pineapple . Aboard,
41、he earned his passage by working as a barberand got home finally. As for the name of his novel, he couldnt think of a better onethan thephrase “Go Ahead”.这部小说写的是一次令人难以置信而又真实的历险。其作者是一位在美国被抚养长大的黑 14.Explore MKII 探测 MKII行星MKII, a planet billions of kilometers away, is the origin of life in many s.Physi
42、cists have proved the theorythat its gentle climateand the pull of its gravityare similar to the earths. And s have found that oxygen s andcarbon dioxide, which are fundamental to life, exist in its atmosphere throughsatellites. Cheered up by this news, biologists, in their turn, began to do someres
43、earch to remove peoples puzzlesNow that there are some suitable conditions,does life really existon this ? Do they multiply by laying eggsor giving birthtobabies?Last month, a spaceship was sent there. Its a pity that this mission failed. Unlike theearth, MKII is a much younger planet. Thus, masses
44、of harmful acid clouds floateverywhere causing violent chain reactions to break out. These clouds not onlyblocked outthe pilots sight but also damaged the engine system. Luckily, the pilotswatchedout carefully and ed the spaceship from crashing in time.11已经证明了它温和的气候和重力的牵引都和地球相似的理论;天文学家也通过卫星,在它 二号是一颗
45、年轻得多的行星。因此,大团大团的有害酸云到处漂浮,引起猛烈的连锁反应的15.A Journey across Canada横穿加拿大的旅行After a quiz last autumn, Kuang crossed the continent eastward to Toronto tovisit his , the distance measuring approximately5,000 kilometers,His train started from Vancouver, a city surrounded by mountains. Afterconfirming his bagg
46、age was aboard the train, Kuang settled down in his seat.Having a gift for communication, he started chatting with another passenger within5 minutes. Their topics included the Canadian traditions, the Prime Minister, themixtureof races, and the terrifying Great Fall. After a nice buffet at noon, he
47、waspleased to find that the scenerywas impressive. He saw beautiful harbours in thedistance, wealthy urban areas and mapleforest that covered thousands of s. Heeven d to catch sight of aneagleflyingupward overbushes.Kuang reached Toronto which lies slightlynear the borderat a misty dawn.There was fr
48、ost and the broad downtown streets were very quiet. Though it wasearly, Kuang phoned his schoolmate in a booth nearby at once rather than waitingfor him to come. They had a good time together. 5 午吃了一顿美味的自助餐后,他很高兴发现外面的风景非常让人印象深刻。他看见了远处1216.A Woman Doctor-Lina女医生丽娜Born in a pigs nest, Lina led a poor
49、life in her childhood. She was looked downupon by the children of her generation. But she intended to become a doctor aftershe came across Lin Qiaozhi by chance, who was delivering medical courses to anaudience ing around her. Before moving off, Lin d her to carry on herstudy. With Linssupport, Lina
50、 entered an institute and studied hard sparing no timefor entertainment. Her being outspoken and modest won respect for her. Herexcellent arguing skills andobservation ability put others into the shade.Now, Lina has become aspecialist in human beingsemergencysickness. Herkindness and considerate beh
51、avior to the poor were well known. The organizationshe founded carried out campaigns and welfare projects to help cut the death ratefor the poor. Her job was hard but worthwhile. She often s tothe connectionbetween her achievement and Lin Qiaozhi, and says that her poor childhood is thebond between
52、her and the poor.1317A New Farming Way 新的耕种方式Tuan was a farmer in. For decades, he had been struggling to ridhis familyofhunger. However, it always confused him how to expand the output of his s.This disturbing problem led to his ting being a farmer. He would rather havechosen another job.One day, w
53、hen skimming through a newspaper, Tuan read a comment on YuanLongpin. He underlined Yuanationality and occupation, and then focused on hisdiscoveryand the statistics of his research. He found the knowledge Yuan dvery practical. , he made a summary and began to build up a new farmingmethod. He plante
54、d super grain of rich nutrition and equipped himself to keep hiscrops s free from bacteria and pests. He also enriched s in the soil whilereducing chemical fertilizers. Though it cost him more time and , he wasfull of hope.The next year, Tuan was sunburnt but satisfied with his production verymuch.
55、Thanks to Yuan Longpin, he not only won the battle against hunger, but hecould alsoexporthis crops abroad.了线,然后将焦点集中在他的发现和研究数据上。他发现袁传播的知识非常实用,因此,他做了摘要,并开始建立一种新的耕作方式。他种植营养丰富的超级谷物,添置设备以使18.Chaplin-A Great Master of Humour幽默大师卓别林Chaplin was an extraordinary performer who red in and ed manyoutstanding .
56、 Few were boredwatching his moustache, his s or hisentertaining ions when chased by detectives. Being drunk, slidingon a banana14skin or whispering his own s to nobody, he made us feel more content withour life without any verbal explanation. His particular sense of humor hasastonished everybodythro
57、ughoutthe worldup to now.In a small budget film, he played a badly-off and homeless person wearingworn-out shoes and messy clothes. On one occasion, he was trapped by asnowstormin a vast mountainous area. Though he overcamemany difficulties, hewasnt fortunate enough. With all the porridge eaten up,
58、he picked out a shoe andboiled it to eat. He cut off the leather bottom and chewed it like a pancake.According to an , his acting was so convincing and amusingthat everybodycouldnt help bursting into laughter.稽的手势动作,还有面对警探的追捕时有趣的反应,很少有人会觉得厌烦。喝醉酒啦,踩饼一样地咀嚼起来。据一名女演员所说,他的表演是如此地令人信服而又逗人发笑的,以19.A Misunder
59、standing 一场误会In general, spoken statements are the majorway of communication, but bodylanguage and facial expressions also have such kinds of function. For example,yawning means being not interested and turning ones back tosomeone or swingingyour fist shows your anger. But what those gestures really
60、 mean is subjective indifferent cultures. Thus, misunderstandings happen now and then in todays world ofcultural.Once, ing the Adults Education Association, I went to the airport tomeet an official of high rank from Columbia and take him to his dormitoryand thento the canteen. After the flight arriv
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