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《牛津高中英语》模块Readingproject课文
7.M2U1.Reading—Boymissing,policepuzzled
PoliceinAmericahavesteppeduptheirsearchforafifteen-year-oldboywhowentmissingthreedaysagoinDover,NewHampshire.Thisincidenthasreceivedgreatinterestduetoreportsofstrangelightsintheskyandofalienvisitsaroundthetimetheboydisappeared.
JustinFoster,ahighschoolstudent,waslastseenFridaynight.Thateveningat8p.m.Justinwenttoplaybaseballwithtwofriends,whobothsayJustinwenthomeafterthegame.WitnessesalsosaytheysawJustinwalkingtowardshishouseat10.45p.m.Justin'ssister,Kelly,agednine,sayssheheardherbrotherreturnhomeatabout11p.m.
‘Iwasgettingreadyforbed,'Kellysaid.'Justinwentstraighttohisroom.Ididn'tseehim,butIheardhimputonhisfavoriteCD.Iwenttobed,andwaswokenuparoundmidnightbyabrightlightoutsidemywindow.'
Atfirst,theyounggirlthoughtitwasthelightofthefullmoon,butthensherealizedthatitwasmovingandcomingcloser.
'Ipulledbackthecurtainsandsawalargespaceshipflyingoutside.Ithadbluelightsallaroundit,andthereweremanywindows.Standinginsidewerelotsofstrangecreatureswithwhiteskinandlargeblackeyes.Iwasfrightened!
'
Kellysaidthatthespaceshipthenmovedaroundtothesideofthehouse,towardsherbrother'sbedroom.'TherewasaflashoflightandIheardJustinshout,andthentheUFOjustdisappeared.Ihaven'tseenJustinsince.I'msurethealienstookhim.'
Kellythenranandwokeuphermother.However,sinceMrsFosterthoughtthatJustinwasspendingthenightwithafriend,sheassumedthatKellywashavingabaddream,andsentherbacktobed.MrsFosterwasworkingthatnightonhisroadconstructionjob,andwasnothomewhentheseeventsoccurred.WhenJustindidnotshowupforlunchthenextday,MrsFosterbecameworriedandtoldherhusbandtocallthepolice.
SomepeopleinDoveralsosaythattheysawaliensthatnight.'It'shappenedtome!
'saidMrsMavisWood.'ThealienstookmeaboardtheUFOsothattheycoulddoresearchonme.Luckily,theyreturnedmehomewithoutanyinjuries.Thewholeexperiencewasterrible!
Ihaven'tbeensleepingwellsinceIreturnedhome.IthinkJustinwastakenawaybythem,too.'
WhenaskedaboutthepossibilitythatJustinwastakenbyaliens,DetectiveSamPeterson,whohastakenchargeofthecase,toldjournalists,'Sometimespeoplemakeupsuchamazingstories.There'sreallynohardevidencethatalienstookhim.So,whilewehavenotdismissedtheidea,wearelookingintootherpossibilitiesaswell.Wewillnotgiveupuntilwefindoutwhathappened.'
8.M2U1.Project—Yeti,BigfootandtheWildManofShennongjia
Forcenturies,peoplehavereportedseeingawildcreatureintheHimalayascalledYeti.TheYetiissaidtobealarge,hairyanimalthatwalksantwofeetlikeahumanbeing.PeoplebelievethatYetissometimescomedownfromthemountainstoattackvillagers.
In1998,anAmericanmountainclimbersaidthathesawaYetiontheChinesesideoftheHimalayas.'Itwalkedlikeahuman,butithadthickblackfurandwasaboutsixfeettallwithhugeshoulders,verylongarmsandlargehands,'hesaid.
In2007,anAmericanTVteamsawYetitracks33centimetresinlengthinthesnownearMountQomolangma.TheymadecopiesofthesetracksandhadthemexaminedbyascientistintheUSA.Hereportedthattheylookedlikethetracksofasimilarcreature,calledBigfoot,whichsomepeoplebelievelivesintheforestsofthenorth-westoftheUSA.
YetiandBigfootaresimilartoacreatureknownastheWildManofShennongjia.TherehavebeendozensofreportsthatpeoplehaveseenaWildManintheShennongjiaNatureReserveinwesternHubeiProvince,China.Inonecase,agroupofengineersranafterthecreature,whichmovedwithamazingspeedandstrength.LargetrackshavealsobeendiscoveredwhichsomepeoplesaybelongtotheWildMan.Becauseofthesereportsandthetracks,therehavebeenseveralorganizedsearchesforthiscreature,butnostrongevidenceforexistencehaseverbeenfound.
DrGroverKrantz,ascientistfromWashingtonStateUniversity,studiedreportsofsuchstrangecreaturesformanyyears.Hebecameconvincedtheyexist.Hebelievedthatthesecreaturesarelinkedtoacommonancestor,ananimalthatlivedinAsiasome300,000yearsago.Inhisopinion,thisanimalmadeitswaytootherpartsoftheworld,andcontinuestosurviveeventoday.
Scientistshopethatthemysterywillbesolvedoneday.Ifsuchcreaturesreallyexist,wemighthavethechancetoseeonewithourowneyes.
9.M2U2.Reading—AnadventureinAfrica
30June
DearAihua
Howareyougoing?
SorryIhaven’twrittenforsolong.I’vebeenquitebusyarrangingmyholidaywithmyolderbrother,Colin.ColinandIplantospendafewweekstravellingbeforehegoestouniversity.We’regoingtovisitsomanyexcitingplacesanddolotsofextraordinarythings.WewillgotoAfricafirst.Ican’twait!
Haveyoueverbeenthere?
WeleaveLondonon15July,andwe’llbetakingaflighttoMorocco,innorthernAfrica.We’regoingtoridecamelsthroughtheSaharaDesert.It’sthebiggestdesertintheworld—aboutthesizeoftheUS!
Iexpectitwillbeveryhot,dryanddustythere.We’llbetravellingbycamelwithlocalguides,campingintentsandsleepingontheground.I’veheardthat,intheSahara,thereisnoshadeduringtheday,andthestarsseemespeciallybrilliantonclearnights.I’llbringaflashlightwithmesothatI’llbeabletoseeinthedark.Altogether,thetripwilltakesixdays.ThatmeansI’llhavetositonacamelforalmostaweek—howuncomfortable!
Ihopemycamellikesme!
Afterthetripbycamel,we’regoingtotraveldowntheRiverNile.We’llstartatLakeVictoria.AlittlewaydowntheriverfromLakeVictoria,thewatergetsquiterough.So,we’llgowhite-waterrafting.It’squitedangerous,butveryexciting!
Youhavetowearahelmetandalifejacketforprotection,justincaseyoufallintothewater.
Then,we’regoingonatriptoseewildanimalsinKenya.We’lllivewiththelocalpeopleintheirvillages,andeatanddrinkwhatevertheydo,includingcow’sblood!
DoyouthinkIshoulddrinkit?
Sincewe’llbewalkingforalmosttwoweeks,I’llneedtobuyalargebackpackinadvancetocarrymysuppliesoffoodandwater.Duringtheday,we’llwalkacrosstheland,followingthetracksofwildlifesuchaselephants,lionsandgiraffes.We’lltrytogetascloseaspossibletotheanimals,eventhoughthey’redangerous,sothatwecantakesomereallygoodphotographs.Butdon’tworryaboutme.Ourguideswillhavegunswiththemfordefiance—theycanusethegunstoscaretheanimalsawayiftheycometoonear.Ireallywanttoseeanelephantupclose,andColinwantstoseeagiraffe.
Afterthat,we’llbemovingontoTanzania,wherewe’regoingtoclimbMountKilimanjaro.Mountainclimbingcanbeverytiring,andmanypeoplefeelsickastheatmospheregetsthinner,soColinandIwillmakesurethatwewillgetplentyofrest.TheAfricanpartofourtripwilltakeaboutfourweeks.Afterwards,we’regoingtotheHimalayas.
I’llsendyoupostcardsfromallthedifferentplaceswevisit!
Love
Toby
10.M2U2.Project—Shangri-la
Wouldyoulikethechancetodiscoveraplaceofmysteryandbeautyinthesouth-westofChina?
Ifyouransweris‘yes’,consideratriptoShangri-la!
Howtogetthere
StartinthecityofDalianddrivenorthalongtheYunnan-TibetHighwayuntilyoureachZhongdian(Shangri-la),thecapitalofDiqing.Zhongdianis659kilometersawayfromKunming,andthereareregularflightsbetweenthetwocities.
Theworld-famousChineseShangri-la
Theword‘Shangri-la’firstappearedinaclassicnovelbyJamesHilton.Today,Shangri-lahasbecomeacommonEnglishwordmeaningheavenonearth.Hiltondescribedabeautifulkingdomwherethreeriversjoinedtogether,steepmountainsreachedtothesky,andfieldsoflonggrasscoveredtheearth.Inthisperfectworldlivedpeoplewhohaddiscoveredhowtostayyoungforever.
Whichplacecouldofficiallytakethenameofthiswonderfulland?
TherewereargumentsoverwhichtouristspotwouldwinthenameofShangri-la.Manyyearsafterthebookwaspublished,somepeoplerealizedthattheShangri-laofthenovelwasaperfectmatchforZhongdianinYunnanProvince,China.InSeptember1997,thegovernmentofYunnanprovinceannouncedthatZhongdianwastheShangri-laofHilton’sstory.
WhatyouwillseeinShangri-la
Threemountains,Meili,BaimangandHaba,whicharecoveredwithsnow,towerovertheland.Theirsnowymountaintopsformabeautifulpicturethatwillleaveyouatalossforwords
Belowthemountains,thesunshinereflectsonthemanylakes,makingthemshinelikediamondsagainsttherichcountryside.Sheep,cattleandhorseswanderonthegreengrass,andthesurroundingforestsarehometomanybirdsandanimals.Inthispeacefulland,peopleliveinperfectharmonywithnature,farawayfromthenoiseandworryoftheoutsideworld.
NaturehasprovidedShangri-lawithendlessnaturaltreasures,makingthelandahappyhomeforthelocalpeople.
Whattheweatherislike
Theweatherchangessoquicklythatpeoplesayyoucanexperiencefourseasonsinoneday.ThebesttimestovisitShangri-laarespringandautumnwhenthetemperatureisatitsmildest.
11.M2U3.Reading—Thecurseofthemummy
HowardCarterisoneofthemostfamousexplorerstheworldhaseverknown.Hewasbraveandlovedtovisitandexplorenewplaces.Duringhislife,hediscoveredmanyamazingthings.
HowardCarterdidnotgotoschool,butlearnttodrawfromhisfather,whowasanartist.Hewasbrightandcuriousabouttheworldoutsidehishome