《牛津高中英语》模块5 Reading,Project课文

《牛津高中英语》模块5Reading,Project课文《牛津高中英语》模块5Reading,Project课文《牛津高中英语》模块5Reading,Project课文资料仅供参考文件编号：2022年4月《牛津高中英语》模块5Reading,Project课文版本号：A修改号：1页次：1.0审核：批准:发布日期：31.M5U1.Reading(1)—SecretsandliesDearAnnie,IfeelbetrayedbymyfriendHannah.Wehavebeenbestfriendssinceprimaryschoolandspendalmosteverydaywitheachother.Sometimes,otherchildrensaywearenofunbecausewearebothveryacademicandliketostudy,butwelikeitthatway.Wearebothveryhard-workingandalwaysgetgoodgradesatschool.OnMonday,wehadasurprisemathquiz.Ithoughtitwasquiteeasyandwasnotworriedabouttheresults.Imusthavesoundedveryproudofmyselfafterthequiz,sayinghoweasyitwasandhowIwassuretogetagoodgrade.Thenextdayafterclass,mymathteachertoldmethatIhadthelowestgradeintheclass!Ifeltsoashamed;Imustbereallystupidtofailasimplemathquiz!Afterwards,Ipretendedtobecheerful,butHannahsensedsomethingwaswrong.Wewenttowashourhandsinthegirls’washroombeforelunchandIadmittedhowbadlyIhaddone.Ibeggedhernottotellanyoneelse,andshesaidshewouldkeepmysecret.However,thenextday,InoticedthatmyclassmateswerestaringatmeasIcameintomathclassand,whenIwenttositdown,Iwasshockedtofindapieceofpaperonmydeskthatsaid,“StupidSarahgotaD!”IwassoupsetthatIfeltlikecrying.IthoughtthatHannahmusthavetoldmyclassmatesaboutmygradeafterpromisingnotto.Everyonemusthavebeenlaughingbehindmyback!IwassoangrythatIwentstraighttoHannahandtoldherweweren’tgoingtobefriendsanymorebecauseshecouldn’tkeepherword.Shewasreallyupsetandsworethatshehadn’ttoldanyone.However,theonlypeoplewhoseeourgradesaretheteacherandthestudentsthatthegradesbelongto.Shesaidthatsomeonemusthavebeenspyingonusinthewashroom,butIdidn'tbelieveherexplanation.Idon’tthinkIcanevertrulyforgiveher.NowI’velostmybestfriend.WhatshallIdo?YourssincerelySarah32.M5U1.Reading(2)—AfriendshipintroubleDearAnnie,MynameisAndrew.Iam17yearsoldandIhaveaproblem.MybestfriendMatthewhasstoppedtalkingtome.Wehavebeenbestfriendssincechildhoodandplaytogetherintheschoolfootballteam.Lastweek,wehadanimportantmatchagainstanotherschool.Theotherteamwassuperbandwereallyhadtofocus.Iwasdeterminedtowin,butMatthewwasplayingbadly.Hecouldnotkeeppacewiththegame,andasaresultofhiscarelessplayingwelost.Afterwards,Igotreallyangrywithhim,andItoldhimIthoughthewasnottryinghardenough.Hegotannoyed,sayingitwasn’thisfaultifhecouldn’tplayaswellasme,andthatIshouldn’ttalktohiminthismanner.Thenwebothstartedshoutingateachotheranditturnedintoahorribleargument.Heaccusedmeofsomereallybadthingsjusttohurtme.IfeelreallyguiltybecauseImadesomecruelremarkstoo,butIdislikeseeingourteamlose.Footballisveryimportanttome,butsoisourfriendship.Sinceweargued,hehasn’tspokentomeeventhoughwesitnexttoeachotherinclass.It’sreallyawkward.Heisusuallycheerfulandoutgoing,buthehasbeenreallyquietandlookssad.Thethingshesaidhurtmetoo,buthehasnotapologizedtome.Yesterday,Isawhimtalkingtoanotherboy,Peter,andIcannothelpwonderingifhewantsPetertobehisbestfriendinsteadofme.Itoldmybrotheraboutthequarrel,buthesaidMatthewisjusttoosensitiveandperhapsalittlebitterbecauseIamreallyathleticandgoodatfootball,andthatIhadbetterfindanotherfriend.WhatshouldIdo?YourstrulyAndrew33.M5U1.Project(1)—Teenagers’friendshipsMyfriend,Robert,hasatwinsisternamedAmanda.Thoughtheygetalongwell,therearesomethingsaboutAmandaandherfriendsthatpuzzleRobert.Hecan'tunderstandhowgirlscantalkforsolong.Forexample,sometimeswhenheleavestheapartmenttoplayfootball,Amandaandherfriend,Sharon,aresittingonthesofa,talking.Whenhecomesbackthreeandahalfhourslater,they’restillsittingonthesofa,continuingthesameconversationonthesametopic.OnedayRobertwassocuriousthatheaskedAmandawhattheytalkedabout,butshereplied,‘We’rebestfriends.Wetalkaboutalmosteverything—filmstars,popsongs,recipes,everything!’Boysandgirlshavedifferentattitudestowardsfriendship.Friendshipsbetweengirlsareusuallyanchoredinsharedfeelingsandsupport,butfriendshipsbetweenboysarebasedonsharedactivitiesorinterests.Aboyislikelytobecautiousaboutsharinghisfeelingswithhisclosefriends.Agirl’sclosestfriend,however,mightbeeagertotellheraboutsomethingthathashappenedinherlife.Manystudiesworldwideshowthatgirlshavemorefriendshipsthanboys.Infact,manyadolescentmalescannotnameasinglebestfriend.Whenasked,theyusuallyhesitatebeforeresponding,‘MybestfriendIcan’tthinkaboutthat.Iambusywithmyhomework,andIhavesomanydifferentfriendsthatitishardtochoosejustonebestfriend.’Femaleswhohavebeenaskedcanusuallyanswerthequestionwithoutpausing,‘AbestfriendOfcourse.Wehavealottosharewitheachother.Wedoalotofthingstogethersuchastalkingandshopping.’Wehavetorealize:boysshareactivities,whilegirlssharefeelings.Thequalitiesthatboysandgirlsconsiderimportantinafriendseemtobethesame,regardlessofthebasisofthesefriendships.Theimportantthingtorememberisthatbothofthemarefriendships.Weallneedfriendsinourlives.34.M5U1.Project(2)—WhatfriendshipmeanstomeWhendecidingwhatismostimportantinlife,somepeoplechoosemoney,whileotherschoosethingslikesecurityandcomfort.However,forme,themostimportantthinginlifeisfriendship.Icannotimaginebeingwithoutit.Friendshipmeansnotbeingalone.OnceIwastravellingbymyselfthroughBeijingonthewaytomygrandparents’house.Sincemynexttrainleftintheevening,Ihadadayforsightseeing.Atfirst,Ididn’tmindbeingalone,butthenIsawallthetouristshavingtheirpicturestakentogether,andIbeganfeelingsad.Iendedupreturningtothetrainstationandspendingtherestofthedayinthewaitingroom.Lifeisnofunwithoutacompaniontoshareitwith.FriendshipmeanshavingsomeoneIcanrelyon.Lastyear,Ileftmyschoolbagonatrolleybus,andIlostallofmynotesforthefinalexam.YoucanimaginehowIpanicked.Luckilyforme,mybestfriendJennyletmecopyhernotes,andIusedtheminmyrevision.Thankstoherhelp,Iwasabletopasstheexam.Friendshipmeansbeingcommittedtoothers.Thebestwaytohaveafriendistobeafriend.BecauseIamafriend,Ihavehadtolearnpatienceandmercy.OnceIhadaquarrelwithJenny,andshemadesomecruelcommentsaboutme.EventhoughIwashurt,Iforgaveherandshelatermadeanapology.Throughthisincident,bothofushavebecomebetterpeople.However,ifIhadendedourfriendship,wewouldhavebothlearntnothing.Inconclusion,whenweareoldandlookbackonourlives,whatwillwerememberWillwerememberthethingsweboughtortheplaceswehavebeentoNo,wewillrememberthosewhomwelovedandthosewholovedus.Wewillrememberourfriends.

35.M5U2.Reading—Theeconomyortheenvironment—mustwechoose?

TVhost:JamesLongSpeakers:LinShuiqing,aspokeswomanfromtheGreenSocietyQianLiwei,abusinessdevelopmentconsultantJamesLong:Goodmorning.Today’sdebatequestionis,“Theeconomyortheenvironment—mustwechoose’

WithmeareMsLinShuiqing,fromtheGreenSociety,andMrQianLiwei,abusinessdevelopmentconsultant.Wearefollowingourusualschedulefordebates.MsLinShuiqingwillspeakfirstforthreeminutes.MrQianLiweiwillfollow,alsoforthreeminutes.Thenwewillopenthefloorfordiscussion.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorcomments,youcanusethistimetoexpressthem.

LinShuiqing:Goodmorning,everyone.FirstIamtalkingtoyoutodayaboutthewayvastareasoftheworldaredamagedbychemicalwaste.Manyplaceshavebeendestroyedandmanyplantsandanimalshavedied.Thisisawful.Factoriesproducelargenumbersofharmfulchemicals.Thewastetheycreategoesintotheatmosphereandmakesussick.Othertypesofwasteflowintoourwater,killingriverandsealife.Muchsealifeisbeingdestroyedbyfishingboatsaswell.Theseboatscatchlargenumbersoffishwithoutgivingthemtimetolayeggs.Thiswillresultinasmallernumberoffishleftforustoeatinthefuture.Whilewedamageourenvironment,wekeepproducingmoreandmorepeoplewhoneedmorelandtoliveonandmorefoodtoeat!Theworld’spopulationhasgrownbysixtimeswhatitwasin1800.Thefigureisnowabout7billionpeople!Itisourdutytotrytocutbackonproductionandreducethenumberofthingswemakeandbuy.Theamountofrubbishweproduceisturningintoabigproblem;weneedtothinkmoreaboutrecyclingourwaste.Itwouldbegoodtoincreasetheamountofwastewerecycle,andteachpeoplewaysoflivingthatdonotharmtheenvironment.Wemayevencreatemorejobsandhelpourcountrybecomemoredevelopedatthesametime.Thankyou.QianLiwei:Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen.Thankyou,MsLin.Thatwasaninterestingspeech.Itisclearthatyouareveryconcernedaboutthepresentsituationofourenvironment.Asabusinessdevelopmentconsultant,I’moftenseenasbeingagainsttheenvironment.Whenpeoplethinkoffactories,theythinkofcloudsofdirtysmokeorofpipespouringchemicalwasteintorivers.Theythinkofgreedybusinessmenhidingfromtheirresponsibilitiesandonlyworryingaboutmoney.Peopleoftenhavethisbeliefthatdevelopmentisbadfortheenvironment,butthisdoesnothavetobetrue.WhatI’mheretosayisthathavingworkedwithmanyenvironmentalconsultants,Iknowthatahealthyenvironmentanddevelopmentshouldbepossibleatthesametime.Therearemanyfactoriesandindustrieswhichcontroltheamountofpollutiontheyproduce,andareverycarefultospendmoneyrepairinganydamagetheycause.Thepeopleoperatingthesefactoriesaredeeplyconcernedabouttheenvironment.Weneedtostopthinkingofcompaniesandbusinessmenastheenemy,andgivethemmorecredit!MsLinsuggestedweshouldcutbackonthequantityofthingsweproduceinordertosavetheenvironment.Idon’tagreewithherbecausethenjobswillbelost.Ibelievethatpeoplearemoreimportantthanfishandtrees.However,Idoagreethatweshouldproducemorethingsfrommaterialsthathavebeenrecycled,andlessfromrawmaterials,thesupplyofwhichisgrowingsmallerandsmaller.Whatweneedarebetterlawstopreservetheenvironmentandstillallowourcountrytogrow.Thisincludescontrolsonhowmanytreesarecutdownandhowmanyfisharecaught.Thismightmakewoodandseafoodmoreexpensive,butpayingahigherpriceforsomethingsisnotalwaysbad.Askingaround,Ifindmanypeoplewillingtopayalittlehigherpriceforthingsthatarefriendlytotheenvironment.Finally,thosefactorieswhichpollutetheenvironmentshouldhavetopayhighertaxes.Ifyouharmtheenvironment,youshouldhavetopayforittoberepaired.Thankyouforlistening.JamesLong:Nowwewillopenthefloorfordiscussion…36.M5U2.Project(1)—ProtectingtheYangtzeRiverAsthethirdlongestriverintheworld,thehealthoftheYangtzeRiverhasraisedconcernbothinChinaandabroad.Rapiddevelopmentandanincreaseinpopulationhavemeantthattheamountofthewatertakenfromtheriverisrising,andthatthewastebeingputbackintotheriverhasbeenincreasing.ThisisnotgoodnewsforthepeoplewhorelyontheYangtzeRiverforwater.Norisitgoodnewsforthewiderangeoffishandwildlifethatliveinoralongtheriver.ManypeoplehaverecognizedtheimportanceofprotectingtheYangtzeRiver,andorganizationsandprojectshavebeensetuptodealwiththeproblem.TheGreenRiverOrganization,forexample,educatespeopleontheimportanceofprotectingthisgreatriver.Italsowatchestheriverandstopstheillegalhuntingofanimals,whichhasputthewildanimalpopulationindanger.Twospecialgovernmentprojectsarealsounderway.Thefirstproject,awaterandsoilconservationproject,wassetupin1989.Thisprojectresultedinfarmersreplacingtheircropswithtreesorgrass.Ithasalreadybeenasuccessbecauseithashelpedimprovethelocalenvironmentandthelandaroundtheriver.Thesecondprojectincludesnaturereservesforwhite-flagdolphins,oneoftherarestanimalsintheworld.Thenumberofwhite-flagdolphinsinChinahasdroppedbecauseofpollutionintheYangtzeRiverWestillhavealongwaytogotosolvealltheproblemsinregardtotheYangtzeRiver.However,peoplehavefinallyrealizedthatitistheirresponsibilitytoprotectthisgreatriver.Becauseofthis,thesituationontheYangtzeRiverisimproving.TheeffortsoftheChinesegovernmentandpeopletoprotectthismuch-lovedriverwillbeappreciatedforyearstocome.37.M5U2.Project(2)—Climatechangeandalow-carbonlifeThereisnodoubtthattheworldclimatehasbeenchanginginrecentyears.Manypeopleblamethischangeongasessuchascarbondioxide.Animalsandhumansproducecarbondioxidewhentheybreathe.However,manyotherhumanactivitiesalsoletoffcarbongases.Anytimesomethingisburnt,carbonisputintotheatmosphere.Carsandothervehiclesburnpetrolintheirengines,andelectricalpowerplantsmostoftenburnfuelssuchascoalandoilinordertoproduceelectricity.Therefore,themorepetrolandelectricityweconsume,themorecarbonwearelettingoff.Onethingwecanalldotohelpsolvethisproblemistowalkoruseabicyclewhenpossible.Althoughweproducecarbonwhenwebreathe,thecarbonweproduceismuchlessthanthatproducedbyacar.Ofcourse,therearetimeswhenweneedtotravellongdistances.Inthiscase,publictransportsuchasbusesandtheundergroundisalwaysamuchbetterchoicethanaprivatecarorataxi.Ifyoumustdriveacar,itisnevergoodtotravelalone—youshouldtrytofindotherpeopletotravelwithyou.Athome,youshoulduseaslittleenergyaspossible.Turnoffthelightsandanythingelseelectricalwhennotinuse.Sincefactoriesusealotofenergyandalsoletoffcarbongases,itisimportanttorecycleasmuchaspossible.Inparticular,metalproductsandpaperproductsrequirealotofenergytoproduce,soyoushouldfindwaystousetheseagainwithoutthrowingthemaway.Lastbutnotleast,youcanplantatree,becausetreesabsorbthecarbondioxideintheairtoproduceoxygen.Plantingasmalltreeischeapandeasy,andtwodecadesfromnow,whenyoulookatwhatwillhavebecomealargetree,youwillfindasenseofsatisfactionknowingthatyoudidyourparttohelpsolvetheproblemofclimatechange.38.M5U3.Reading—TheperfectcopyScientistshaveannouncedthattheyhaveclonedthefirsthumanembryo.Thishascausedmuchdebateroundtheworld.Ontheonehand,somescientistspointoutthatifyoucloneanembryo,youcanproducevaluablehumantissues—suchasboneorlungtissue—thatcouldbeusedtosavehumanlives.Ontheotherhand,manypeople,includingsomescientists,disagreeandareafraidthat,ifmankindtoyswithnatureinthisway,wemaybeonourwaytoproducingareal-lifeFrankenstein’smonster.Cloningisproducinganexactcopyofaplantorananimalusingitscells.ThefirstmammaltobeclonedsuccessfullyfromanadultcellwasDollythesheep.Shewasbornin1996anddiedinearly2003,atamuchyoungeragethannormal.Whenshewasborn,manypeoplewereworriedthatcloningwouldleadtomorediseasesintheanimalworld.However,ingeneralthescientistswerepraisedfortheirwonderfulscientificadvance.IanWilmut,theScottishscientistwhocreatedDolly,isshockedthatsomescientistsarenowconsideringcloninghumanbeings.Althoughheresearchescloning,hisintentionhasneverbeentocreatecopiesofhuman.Instead,hethinksresearcheffortsshouldconcentrateoncreatingnewtissuesandorgansthatcanbeusedtocurediseaseslikecancer.However,somepeoplebelievethatcloninghumanembryoswiththeintentionofdestroyingthemshowsnorespectforhumanlife.Eventhoughhumancloningiscausingalotofanxiety,itisgoodnewsforFayeWilson,a41-year-oldsaleswomanwhocannothaveababy.‘Iamanxioustohaveachildofmyown,’shesays.‘Idon’twanttoadoptsomeoneelse’schild—IfIhadthechance,Iwouldhaveaclonedbabyrightnow.Whilecloninghumanembryosisnotlegalinmanycountries,somescientistsarealreadypushingaheadwithresearchinordertoproduceaclonedhumanbaby.SeverinoAntinori,anItalianphysician,hasdeclaredthathewantstobethefirsttocloneahumanbeing.InChina,scientistshavefocusedtheireffortsoncloninganimals,aswellasclonedtissuestobeusedinmedicaltreatment.Chinahassucceededinproducingclonesofcowsandgoats,andcontinuestoresearchwaysinwhichcloningcanbenefitmankind.(Letter1)DearEditorIbelievethathumancloningiswrong.Ifwetoywithnature,wewillhavetodealwiththeconsequences.WhoknowswhatcouldhappenHumanlifewouldjustbecomeacroptobeharvestedoraproductforsale.ThehumanraceisusinguptheEarth’snaturalwealth.WeshouldbehavingfewerbabiesinordertoreducetheEarth’spopulation,notcloningmore.Ifeelsorryfortheladywhocannothaveababy,butIwouldliketopointoutthattherearemanychildrenintheworldwithnoparentswhowouldbedelightedtohaveamother.PaulineCarter(Letter2)DearEditorIwouldliketocommentonyourarticle,‘Theperfectcopy’.Ithinkthescientificadvancesmentionedinyourarticlearefantastic!Iamincompleteagreementwithhumancloning.Afterall,scientistshavebeenchallengingmoralideasforcenturies.Whyshouldwestopthemnow?Onapersonalnote,cloningwouldtotallytransformmylife.Sevenyearsago,my10-year-olddaughterdiedofheartfailure.Shewasbeautiful,cheerfulandbright.Imisshereverysingleday.IfIhadthechance,IwouldcloneherimmediatelysoIthatIcouldbewithheragain.ColinJake39.M5U3.Project(1)—ManandNatureForalongtime,ourenvironmenthasbeendamagedbecausehumanshavebeencareless.Peoplehaveharmednaturethroughagriculture,fishing,huntingandtourism.WefurtherdamagetheEarthbybuildingnewchannelsintheseaandfactoriesontheland,andbycreatingpollutionwithchemicalwaste.Wewillsomedaydestroytheplanetweliveonifwecontinueinthisway.However,ifwefocusonlyonconservation,thenpeoplemaysuffer.Noteverythingthatisbestfornatureisgoodforpeople.Wouldanyonesaythatdevelopmentshouldbestoppedinfavorofnature.Fromthepointofviewofsomepeople,weareonlydoingwhathumanshavealwaysdone,usingnaturetomeetourownneeds.Otherpeoplearguethatsuchthinkingmaycauseacatastrophe,unlesswestarttolookaroundandunderstandhowacleanenvironmentbenefitsusall.Afterdecadesofdestroyingnatureandusingupnaturalresources,manydevelopednationsarenowconcernedaboutsavingnatureratherthandevelopingordestroyingit.However,manypoorernationsmustfocusonmeetingtheeverydayneedsoftheirpeople.Indoingso,theyareusingupnaturalresourcesatafastpace.Theyhavenotyetseentheeffectsofthecarelessuseoftheenvironmentlikemanywealthynationshave.Oftentheydonotrealizethatthechoicestheymakearebadfortheenvironment.ShouldtheybeblamedfordestroyinghundredsofthousandsofacresofrainforestifitmeansabetterincomefortheirpeopleThedevelopedanddevelopingcountriesoftheworldneedtoworktogethertomakesurethatpeopleenjoyhealthyandhappylives,withouttheenvironmentaround