2019新人教版高中英语必修三全册课文

Unit1|ReadingandThinking

WHYDOWECELEBRATEFESTIVALS

Festivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.Theyhaveawiderangeoforigins,

suchastheseasonsoftheyear,religions,famousfigures,andimportantevents.

Everyfestivalhasitsdifferentcustomsanduniquecharms.However,nomatterhow

differenttheymayseem,allovertheworld,thespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,

orpeaceiscommoninallfestivals.

Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmostevery

culture.Thisimportantagriculturalfestivaltakesplaceafterallthecropshavebeen

gatheredin.Peoplecelebratetoshowthattheyaregratefulfortheyear'ssupplyof

food.InancientEgypt,theharvestfestivalwascelebratedduringthespringtime——

theEgyptianharvestseason.Itfeaturedaparadeandagreatfeastwithmusic,

dancing,andsports.Today,insomeEuropeancountries,peopledecoratechurches

andtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andgettogethertocelebrateoverameal.

DuringtheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgathertoadmiretheshiningmoon

andenjoydeliciousmooncakes.

Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimestheycanchangeover

time.Withthedevelopmentofmodernsocietyandthespreadofnewideas,some

traditionsmayfadeawayandothersmaybeestablished.Oneexampleisthetypical

ChineseSpringFestivalcustomoflightingfirecrackerstodriveawaytheevilspirits

andcelebratethenewyear.Nowadays,manybigcitieshavegivenupthiscustomin

ordertoavoidairpollution.AnotherexampleisHalloween,whichslowlybecamean

excitingfestivalforchildren,inspiteofitsreligiousorigins.

Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial,withbusinesstaking

advantageofthecelebrationsOnlineshoppingwebsitesandsocialmediaappshave

madeitmucheasierforthepublictospendmoreongiftsfortheirlovedones.

Althoughsomebelievefestivalsshouldnotbecommercialised,othersbelievethe

increaseinspendingisgoodfortheeconomyandpublichappiness.

Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.Theyreflectpeople'swishes,beliefs,

faiths,andattitudestowardslife.Theyareoccasionsthatallowustorelaxandenjoy

life,andforgetaboutourworkforalittlewhile.Theyhelpusunderstandwherewe

camefrom,whoweare,andwhattoappreciate.Andifyoustudyfestivalscarefully,

youmaybesurprisedtofindthatdifferentculturesactuallyhavealotincommon

afterall.

Unit1|ReadingforWriting

MYAMAZINGNAADAMEXPERIENCE

IexperiencedtheNaadamFestivalinChina,sInnerMongoliaAutonomous

Regionforthefirsttimethisyear.Thefestivalfallsonthefourthdayofthesixmonth

ofthelunarcalendar,usuallylastingforthreedays.Naadammeans“games”in

Mongolian,anditisrepresentedbythreeevents:horseracing,wresting,andarchery,

whichareallsoexcitingtowatch!

Onthefirstday,IsetofftothegamesearlywithmyfriendBurin.Isawalotof

peoplewearingfancyMongolianrobes.Someotherswerechattingortaking

photographs.BurintoldmethatMongolianstraveleveryyearfromnearandfarto

attendthefestival,justastheirancestorshaddoneforcenturies.

Aftertheopeningceremonyandsomeamazingperformances,thewrestling

competitionbegan.Mongolianwrestlingisdifferentfromthewrestlinginthe

OlympicGames.Therearenorounds,andwrestlersarenotseparatedbyweight.The

wrestlerslosesifanypartofhisbodyabovehiskneetouchestheground.After

singingsomesongs,thecompetitorsdancedontothegreenfield,wavingtheirarms

intheairasiftheywereeagles.Iwasquitemovedbytheirshowofstrengthand

grace.

Iabsolutelyenjoyedthearchery,too,butthehorseracesweremyfavouritepart.

However,Iwassurprisedtoseethattheriderswereboysandgirls!Ihearditis

becausechildrenarelighterandthehorsescanrunfasterandfarther.Atfirst,Iwasa

littleworriedaboutthechildrenssafety,butBurinsaid,"Don'tworry.They,ve

beenridinghorsesalltheirlives.They'IIbejustfine."ThatwasthemomentI

startedtounderstandwhypeoplesayuHorsesareattheheartofMongolian

culture.…

I'mfinallybackhomenow,feelingreallytired,butcelebratingNaadamwithmy

friendwastotallyworthit.Heinvitedmebackforthewintertostayinatraditional

Mongoliantentandeathotpot.Ican'twait!

Unit2|ReadingandThinking

MOTHEROFTENTHOUSANDBABIES

“Lifeisprecious....Toapersonnothingismorepreciousthantheirlife,andif

theyentrustmewiththatlife,howcouldIrefusethattrust,sayingI'mcold,hungry,

ortired?”ThesewordsofDrLinQiaozhigiveusalookintotheheartofthisamazing

woman,andwhatcarriedherthroughalifeofhardchoices.

Asafive-year-oldgirl,LinQiaozhiwasdeeplyaffectedbyhermother'sdeath.At

age18,insteadoffollowingthetraditionalpathofmarriagelikethemajorityofgirls,

shechosetostudymedidne."Whyshouldgirlslearnsomuch?Findingagood

husbandshouldbetheirfinalgoal!”herbrothercomplained,thinkingofthehigh

tuitionfees.Sheresponded,"I'dratherstaysingletostudyallmylife!”

Eightyearslater,LingraduatedfromPekingUnionMedicalCollege(PUMC)with

theWehaiScholarship,thehighestprizegiventograduates.Sheimmediatelybecame

thefirstwomanevertobehiredasaresidentphysicianintheOB-GYNdepartmentof

thePUMCHospital.Withinsixmonths,shewasnamedachiefresidentphysician,a

positionthatusuallytookfouryearstoachieve.Afterworkingforafewyears,she

wassenttostudyinEuropeandthen,in1939,intheUS.Shegreatlyimpressedher

Americancolleagues,whoinvitedhertostay.DrLin,however,rejectedtheoffer.She

wantedtoservethewomenandchildrenathome.

In1941,DrLinbecamethefirstChinesewomanevertobeappointeddirectorof

theOB-GYNdepartmentofthePUMCHospital,butjustafewmonthslater,the

departmentwasclosedbecauseofthewar.Thinkingofallthepeoplestillinneedof

help,DrLinopenedaprivateclinic.Shechargedverylowfeestotreatpatientsand

oftenreducedcostsforpoorpatients.Attimesshewasevenseenridingadonkeyto

farawayvillagestoprovidemedicalcare.

ThenewPeople'sRepublicofChinasawDrLinQiaozhiplayingakeyrole.In

1954,shewaselectedtothefirstNationalPeople'sCongressand,overthenext

severaldecades,sheheldmanyimportantpositions.Herheart,however,was

elsewhere.Shewasmoreinterestedintendingpatients,publishingmedicalresearch

oncareforwomenandchildren,andtrainingthenextgenerationofdoctors."The

OB-GYNdepartmentcaresfortwolives,“Shetoldnewstaffinherdepartment."As

doctors,weshouldberesponsibleforthepatientsandtreatthemasoursisters.”

ThoughLinQiaozhinevermarried,shewasknownastheumotheroften

thousandbabies”,havingdeliveredover50,000babiesinherlifetime.DrLindidnot

retireuntilthedayshedied,22April1983.Sinceshehadnochildrenofherown,she

lefthersavingstoakindergartenandafundfornewdoctors.Andevenasshelay

dying,herfinalthoughtswereforothers:'Tmreadytogo/?shesaid."Don't

trytorescuemeanymore.Don'twastethemedicineanymore.”

Unit2|ReadingforWriting

THESTONEINTHEROAD

Onceuponatimetherewasakingwhooftenthought,uNothinggoodcan

cometoanationwhosepeopleonlycomplainandexpectotherstosolvetheir

problems."Oneday,hehadanidea.

Earlyonemorning,thekingdisguisedhimselfandwenttoalocalvillage.He

placedalargestoneinthemiddleofthemainstreetandhidgoldcoinsunderthe

stone.Thenhehidbehindahugemapletreeandwatched.

Thefirstpersondownthestreetwasamilkmanwithhiscart.Hecrashedinto

thestone,pillingthemilkeverywhere,“Whatfoolputthisstonehere?”heshouted.

Hepickedhimselfupandangrilywentaway.

Afterawhile,agroupofwomencamealong,eachbalancingapotofwateron

herhead.Onewomantrippedoverthestoneandherwaterpotwentcrashingtothe

ground.Shepickedherselfupandlimpedawayintears.Neithershenorherfriends

thoughtaboutmovingthestoneoutoftheroad.

Thekingwatchedalldayasmanypeoplecomplainedaboutthestone,buthe

foundnobodymakinganattempttomoveit.Thekingwasindespair."Isthereno

oneinthisvillagewhofeelsanyresponsibilitytokeeptheirneighboursfromharm?”

Justthen,thekingsawayounggirlcomingalong.Shewasthedaughterofa

localfarmer.Shehadbeenworkingalldayandwasverytired.Butwhenshesawthe

stone,shesaidtoherself,“Thisstoneisadangertoanyonewhocomesdownthe

streetafterdark.TIImoveitoutoftheway.”

Thegirlpushedthestonewithallhermight.Afteragreatdealofeffort,she

finallysucceededinmovingittothesideofthestreet.Imaginehersurprisewhen

shesawthegoldcoinswherethestonehadbeen!

Justthen,thekingsteppedoutfrombehindthetree.“Ohsir,“thegirlsaid,

“doesthisgoldbelongtoyou?Ifnot,wesurelymustfindtheowner,forhewill

certainlymissit.”

Thekingsaid,“Mydear,thegoldismine.Iputitintheroadandmovedthe

stoneoverit.Nowthegoldisyours,becauseyouaretheonlypersonwhohaslearnt

thelessonIwantedtoteachmypeople.”

Unit3|ReadingandThinking

ScanLiLan'straveljournalandfindouttheplace

Wednesday,21June

TodaywasmyfirstdaybackinSanFranciscoaftercampingintheRedwood

ForestandvisitingthewinecountryofNapaValley.Ihavetoadmitthatitdefinitely

feelsgoodtobebackinthecityagain.Andwhatacity——acitythatwasableto

rebuilditselfaftertheearthquakethatoccurredin1906.Therearesomanybeautiful

oldbuildings——manysitingontopofbighills,offeringgreatviewsofthecity,the

ocean,andtheGoldenGateBridge.

Myhotelisneardowntown,intheMissionDistrict,oneoftheoldestpartsof

thecity.ManyofthepeoplelivingherearefromMexicoorCentralAmerica.This

districtusedtobeapoorareaoftown,butisnowacentreforart,music,andfood.

Infact,anartmovementcalledtheuMissionSchool“startedhere.It'sinfluenced

bygraffitiartandcomicart.Iwalkedaroundlookingatthestreetartforafewhours.

Itwasquitemodernandlively.Afterwards,IatesomedeliciousMexican-Chinese

noodlesfromafoodtruck.Arealmixofcultureshere!

Intheafternoon,Iheadedtoalocalmuseumthatshowedthehistoricalchanges

inCalifornia.!learntthatAmericagotCaliforniafromMexicoin1848.Inthesame

year,goldwasdiscoverednearSanFrancisco,whichstartedagoldrush.Over

300,000peoplecamefromallovertheworldtoseektheirfortune,andSanFrancisco

quicklybecameabigcity.ManyChinesearrivedduringthisperiod.Toearnaliving,

someopenedupshopsandrestaurantsinChinatown.Manyothersfoundjobson

farms,joinedthegoldrush,orwenttobuildtherailwaythatjoinedCaliforniatothe

easternregionofthecountry.Themuseumdidareallygoodjobofshowinghow

Americawasbuiltbyimmigrantsfromdifferentcountriesandcultures.Whenthese

immigrantslefttheircountries,theycarriedabitofhomeintheirhearts,andbuilta

newhomehere.

Thisevening,IwenttoChinatown.Thereweresomanycafesandrestaurantsto

choosefrom.IselectedaCantoneserestaurantthatserveditsfoodonbeautiful

chinaplates.Whatgreatfood!

That'senoughfortoday.Tomorrowevening,\"mgoingtoajazzbarinthe

RichmondDistinct.Can,twait!

Unit3|ReadingforWriting

WELCOMETOCHINATOWN!

TheChinatowninSanFranciscoisthebiggestinAmerica,andalsotheoldest.It

isaverypopulartouristdrawthatreceivesmorevisitorseachyearthaneventhe

GoldenGateBridge.Theclimateismildallyearround,meaningitisalwaysagood

timetovisit.

Historically,Chineseimmigrantssettledintheareaduringtherailroad

constructionandgoldrushperiod.WhatstartedasaresidentialareaforChinese

immigrantsthenturnedintoacentretorChineseculture.Themajorityofresidentsin

ChinatownarestillethnicChinese,manyofwhomdonotspeakEnglishfluently.This

allowsvisitorstoexperiencearealtasteofChina.

MostofChinatownwasdestroyedinthe1906earthquake,butthecityand

residentsrebuiltit,takingcaretoincludelotsofChinesearchitecture.Traditionally,

visitorsenterChinatownthroughthelegendaryDragonGate,whichwasbuiltusing

materialsdonatedfromChina.OtherfamoussitesincludetheTinHowTempleand

BankofCanton,tonamebutafew.Visitorscanalsospendhoursjustexploringthe

interestingsights,smells,andsoundsofChina.PortsmouthSquareisalsoakeysite,

beingthecentreofChinatown.Ithasalongandfamoushistory,withtheauthor

RobertLouisStevensonhavingspentmuchtimewritingthere.Thesedays,the

squareisagreatplacetoseetraditionalChinesecultureinreallife,suchasgamesof

Chinesechess,andpeoplepractisingtaichi.

ThestoresintheChinatownofferauniquerangeofsouvenirs,goods,and

clothing.AllkindsoftraditionalChineseherbalmedicinecanbefound,too,andthere

areChineseteastores,wherevisitorscantasteandbuyvarietiesofChinesetea.

ButperhapswhatmanytouristsandSanFranciscanstreasuremostabout

Chinatownisitsfood.ThereisChinesefoodtosuiteveryonestaste,withtraditional

dishesfromalloverChina.

ChinatownsareanimportantpartofthediversecultureoftheUSA.Theyallow

visitorswhohaveneverbeentoChinatoexperiencetraditionalChineseculturefirst

hand.

Unit4|ReadingandThinking

SPACE:THEFINALFRONTIER

“Arewealone?What'soutthere?”Lookingupatthestars,peoplehave

alwayswantedtolearnmoreaboutspace,andscientistsworkhardtofindanswers.

Theymakevehiclestocarrybravepeopleintospacetofindoutthesecretsofthe

universe.Theyalsoreallywishtodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughto

supportlife.

Beforethemid-20thcentury,mostpeoplefelttravellingintospacewasan

impossibledream.However,somescientistsweredeterminedtohelphumansrealise

theirdreamtoexplorespace.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmaking

rocketsthatcouldescapeEarth'sgravity.On4October1957,theSputnik1satellite

waslunchedbytheUSSRandsuccessfullyorbitedaroundEarth.Afterwards,the

USSRfocusedonsendingpeopleintospace,andon12April1961,YuriGagarin

becamethefirstpersonintheworldtogointospace.Overeightyearslater,on20

July1969,AmericanastronautNeilArmstrongsteppedontothemoon,famously

saying,"That'sonesmallstepfor[a]man,onegiantleapformankind."Following

this,manymoregoalswereachieved.Forexample,America'sNASAspaceagency

launchedVoyager1on5September1977tostudydeepspace,anditstilltransmits

datatoday.

Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstill

happen.AlltheastronautsontheUSSR'sSoyuz11andAmerica'sChallengerdied

duringtheirmissions.Thesedisastersmadeeveryonesadanddisappointed,butthe

desiretoexploretheuniverseneverdied.Thisisbecausepeoplebelieveinthe

importanceofcarryingonspaceexplorationdespitethehugerisks.Anexampleof

thisongoingworkistheInternationalSpaceStation.ItorbitsEarthandhas

astronautsfromdifferentcountriesonboard,providingacontinuoushuman

presenceinspace.

China'sspaceprogrammestartedlaterthanthoseofRussiaandtheUS,butit

hasmadegreatprogressinashorttime.Chinabecamethethirdcountryintheworld

toindependentlysendhumansintospacein2003,whenYangLiweisuccessfully

orbitedEarthintheShenzhou5spacecraft.ThenShenzhou6and7completeda

secondmannedorbitandthefirstChinesespacewalk,followedbythevehicleJade

Rabbitbeingsenttothemoontostudyitssurface.Afterthat,Chinalaunchedthe

Tiangong2spacelabintospaceandTianzhoultodockwithit.Thissignalledone

stepfurtherinChina'splantoestablishaspacestationinthefuture.Morerecently,

ChinahassentChang'e4toexplorethesurfaceofthefarsideofthemoontomake

measurementsandobservations.

Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.Europe,theUS,andChinaall

haveplanstofurtherstudyandexploreplanetslikeMarsandJupiter.Despitethe

difficulties,scientistshopefuturediscoverieswillnotonlyenableustounderstand

howtheuniversebegan,butalsohelpussurvivewellintothefuture.

Unit4|ReadingforWriting

ISEXPLORINGSPACEAWASTEOFTIMEANDMONEY?

Countriesaroundtheglobearespendingbillionsofdollarsandlotsoftimeon

variousspacemissions,whethertoMarsorotherplanetsmuchfurtheraway.Some

peoplearguethatweshouldstopwastingtimeandmoneyexploringspace.Instead,

weshouldfeedtheworld'spoorandfindimmediatesolutionstootherproblems,

suchaspollutionandfataldiseases.However,othersfeelthisisashallowviewwhich

failstorealisehowexploringspacehelpsus.

Firstly,exploringspacehasalreadymadeadifferenceinthefightagainstworld

hunger.IthasdirectlyresultedinthemanysatellitesthatnoworbitEarth.Anumber

ofthesatellitesrecorddataonlandandweatherpatterns.Thenthedatais

transmittedtoscientistsonEarth.Aftercarefulanalysis,thescientistscanprovide

usefulrecommendationsandadviceforfarmers.Asaresult,space-basedsciencehas

helpedfarminginitseffortstogrowenoughfoodtofeedEarth?sincreasing

population.

Secondly,spaceexplorationhasalreadypromotedtechnologicalimprovements

thatbenefitusall.High-endproductsaroundtheworldaremadetoahigher

standardnowbecauseofadvancedtechnologywhichwasfirstcreatedtomeetthe

requirementsforspaceexploration.Forexample,spacetechnologieshavehelpedthe

researchanddevelopmentofdifferenttypesofnewmaterial.Theyhavealsohelped

companiesmakebetterheartmonitorsandothermachinesthatdoctorsregularly

use.Today,spacetechnologiesarewidelyusedinallkindsofindustries,andeveryday

productssuchasGPS,memoryfoampillows,andsmartphonecamerasarechanging

ourlives.

Finally,sendingastronautsintospacehashelpedpeopletothinkaboutthe

world'sproblemsandeventofindwaystosolvethem.Seeingpicturesofourplanet

asanislandinablackseamadepeoplerealisethatourplanet'sresourcesare

limited.Inordertoprovideforsucharapidlyincreasingpopulation,scientistsare

tryingtofindotherplanetsthatcouldonedaybeournewhome.Thegreatest

attentionatpresentisonMarsbecauseitisclosertoEarth.Inthefuture,humans

mayliveonbothplanets.

Inclosing,exploringspaceprovidestheworldwithmanydifferentbenefits.

Therefore,itshouldcontinuesoastoprovidenewandbettersolutionstopeople's

short-termandlong-termproblems.

Unit5|ReadingandThinking

THEMILLIONPOUNDBANKNOTE

ACT1,SCENE3

Narrator:Tworichbrothers,RoderickandOliver,havemadeabet.Oliverbelieves

thatwithamillion-poundbanknoteamancouldliveamonthinLondon.Hisbrother

Roderickdoubtsit.Theyseeapooryoungmanwalkingoutsidetheirhouse.Itis

HenryAdams.

Roderick:Youngman,wouldyoustepinsideamoment,please?

Henry:Who?Me,sir?

Roderick:Yes,you.

Servant:(openingadoor)Goodmorning,sir.Wouldyoupleasecomein?

(Henryentersthehouse)

Roderick:Howdoyoudo,Mr...er...?

Henry:Adams.HenryAdams.

Oliver:Comeandsitdown,MrAdams.

Henry:Thankyou.

Roderick:You'reanAmerican?

Henry:That'sright,fromSanFrancisco.

Roderick:Mayweaskwhatyou'redoinginthiscountryandwhatyourplansare?

Henry:Well,Ican'tsaythatIhaveanyplans.Asamatteroffact,IlandedinBritain

byaccident.

Oliver:Howisthatpossible?

Henry:Well,Ihadmyownboat.Aboutamonthago,Iwassailing,andtowardsnight

Ifoundmyselfcarriedouttoseabyastrongwind.ThenextmorningIwasspottedby

aship.

Oliver:AnditwastheshipthatbroughtyoutoEngland.

Henry:Yes.IwenttotheAmericanconsulatetoseekhelp,but...Anyway,Ididn't

daretotryagain.(Thebrotherssmileateachother.)

Roderick:Well,youmustn'tworryaboutthat.It,sanadvantage.

Henry:I'mafraidIdon,tquitefollowyou,sir.

Roderick:Tellus,whatsortofworkdidyoudoinAmerica?

Henry:Iworkedforaminingcompany.Couldyouoffermeworkhere?

Roderick:Patience.Ifyoudon'tmind,mayIaskyouhowmuchmoneyyouhave?

Henry:Well,tobehonest,Ihavenone.

Oliver:(happily)Whatluck!Brother,whatluck!

Henry:Well,itmayseemluckytoyoubutnottome!Ifthisisyourideaofsomekind

ofjoke,Idon,tthinkit'sveryfunny.Nowifyou?IIexcuseme,Ioughttobeonmy

way.

Roderick:Pleasedon,tgo.Youmustntthinkwedon,tcareaboutyou.Oliver,give

himtheletter.

Oliver:Yes,Iwasabouttogogettheletter.Wait!(gettingitfromadeskandgivingit

toHenry)Theletter.

Henry:(takingitcarefully)Forme?

Roderick:Foryou.(Henrystartstoopenit)Oh,no,you'dbetternotopenit.You

can'topenituntiltwoo'clock.

Henry:Oh,thisissilly.

Roderick:Notsilly.There'smoneyinit.

Henry:Oh,no.Idon'twantyourcharity.Ijustwantajobthatearnsanhonest

income.

Roderick:Weknowyou'rehard-working.That'swhywe'vegivenyoutheletter.(to

theservant)ShowMrAdamsout.

Oliver:Goodluck,MrAdams.

Henry:Well,whydon'tyouexplainwhatthisisallabout?

Roderick:You'IIsoonknow.Inexactlyanhourandahalf.

Servant:Thisway,sir.

Roderick:Notuntil2o'clock.Promise?

Henry:Promise.Goodbye.

Unit5|ReadingforWriting

THEMILLONPOUNDBANKNOTE

ACT2,SCENE1

Narrator:Henryiswalkingalongthestreetholdingthebanknoteinhishand.Hiscoatiswornin

severalplaces.Heseesasignforatailor'sshop.

Henry:(enteringth