新译林版高中英语选择性必修四全册课文及单词表.docx

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新译林版高中英语选择性必修四全册课文及单词表

Unit1Honestyandresponsibility

Tolivealifeofhonestyandintegrityisaresponsibilityofeverydecent

person.－NoamChomsky

Reading

Aftertwentyyears

Thepolicemanonthebeatwalkedalongthestreetashealwaysdid.Itwasbarelyteno'clockatnight.Whenhehadwalkedabouthalfwayaroundacertainblock,thepolicemansuddenlysloweddown.Inthedoorwayofastorestoodaman,withanunlitcigarinhismouth.Asthepolicemanwalkeduptohimthemanspokeupquickly.

“It'sallright,officer,"hesaid.“I'mjustwaitingforafriend.It'sanappointment

madetwentyyearsago.Thereusedtobearestaurantwherethisstorestands-'BigJoe'Brady'srestaurant.”

“Itwashereuntilfiveyearsago,"saidthepoliceman.“Itwastorndownthen."

Themaninthedoorwaystruckamatchandlithiscigar.Thelightshowedapaleface,withkeeneyes,asquarejawandalittlewhitescarnearhisrighteyebrow.Hisscarfpinwasalargediamond,oddlyset.

“Twentyyearsagotonight,"saidtheman,“IdinedherewithJimmyWells,mybestfriend.HeandIwerejustliketwobrothers.IwaseighteenandJimmywastwenty.ThenextmorningIwastoleaveNewYorkandtraveltotheWesttomakemyfortune.Well,weagreedthatnightthatwewouldmeethereagainexactlytwentyyearsfromthatdateandtime,nomatterwhatourconditionsmightbeorfromwhatdistancewemighthavetocome.Wefiguredthatintwentyyearseachofusoughttohavebuiltalifeandmadeourfortunes.”

“Itsoundsprettyinteresting,"saidthepoliceman.“Ratheralongtimebetweenmeetings,though.Haven'tyouheardfromyourfriendsinceyouleft?

”

“Well,wekeptintouchforayearortwo,andthenwelostcontact.ButIknowJimmywillmeetmehereifhe'salive,forhealwayswasthetruestandmostreliablefellowintheworld.He'llneverforget.Icameathousandmilestostandinthisdoorwaytonight,andit'sworthwhileifmyoldpartnerturnsup.”

Thewaitingmanpulledoutahandsomewatch,setwithsmalldiamonds.Itwasthreeminutestoten.

“I'llbeonmyway,"saidthepoliceman.“Hopeyourfriendturnsup.”

“I'llgivehimhalfanhouratleast.Bye,officer.”

Themanwhohadcomeathousandmilestokeepanappointmentwiththefriendofhisyouthsmokedhiscigarandwaited.Abouttwentyminuteslater,atallmaninalongovercoat,withcollarturneduptohisears,hurriedtowardhim.

“Isthatyou,Bob?

"heasked,doubtfully.

“Isthatyou,JimmyWells?

"shoutedthemaninthedoorway.

“Blessmyheart!

”criedthenewarrival.“Well,well,well!

Twentyyearsisalongtime!

HowhastheWesttreatedyou,oldman?

”

“IthasgivenmeeverythingIaskeditfor.You'vechangedlots,Jimmy.Ineverthoughtyouweretallbytwoorthreeinches.”

“Oh,IgrewabitafterIwastwenty.Comeon,Bob;we'llgotoaplaceIknowandhaveagoodlongtalkaboutoldtimes.”

Thetwomenwalkedupthestreet,arminarm.ThemanfromtheWestwasbeginningtooutlinethehistoryofhiscareer.Atthecornerstoodadrugstore,brilliantwithelectriclights.Eachofthemturnedtostareattheother'sface.ThemanfromtheWeststoppedsuddenlyandreleasedhisarm.

“AsIsuspected,you'renotJimmyWells,"hesaid,impatientlywithanger.“Twentyyearsisalongtime,butnotlongenoughtochangetheshapeofaman'snose.”

“Itsometimeschangesagoodmanintoabadone,"saidthetallman,takingchargeofthesituation.“You'vebeenunderarrestfortenminutes,'Silky'Bob.Chicagopolicethoughtyoumighthavedroppedoverourwayandwiredus.Theywanttohaveachatwithyou.Beforewegotothestation,here'sanoteforyou.It'sfromPatrolmanWells.”

ThemanfromtheWestunfoldedthepaper.Thenotewasrathershort.

“Bob:

Iwasattheappointedplaceontime.WhenyoustruckthematchtolightyourcigarIsawitwasthefaceofthecriminalwantedinChicago.AnyhowIcouldn'tarrestyoumyself,soIgotaplain-clothesmantodothejob.JIMMY.”（AdaptedfromO.Henry'sshortstoryofthesametitle）

Integratedskills

Understandingwhitelies

Theuglytruth

“Happybirthday,Anne,”saidmygrandma,handingmeabrightlywrappedparcelwithabigredbow.Itwasmybirthdaydinner,aspecialtreat,andthewholefamilywerethere-myparents,grandma,grandad,aunt,uncleandnephew.

“Thanks,Granny!

”Isaid,smiling.Itoretheparcelopen.Insidewassomethingverybright,verypink.Ihelditup.ItwastheugliestdressIhadeverseen.

“Ihopeyoulikeit,"saidGrandma.“Youlooksoprettyinpink.Ithinkthisdressisperfectforyou.”

Franklyspeaking,IwasdisappointedbutIsmiledasbroadlyasIcould.“That'ssokindofyou,Granny,”Isaid,tryingtosoundconvincing.“It'sbeautiful.Thankyousomuch.”

Grandmasmiledbackhappilyatme,withdeepwrinklesaroundhereyes.Well.Icouldn'ttellherthetruth.CouldI?

Awhiteliethathurtme

WhenIgavethedresstoAnneforherbirthday,Isawtheexcitementinhereyesasshetoreoffthewrappingpaper.Shepausedbrieflywhenshefirstsawthedress.Thenherbeautifulfacesmiledlovinglyatme.Shetoldmeitwasabeautifuldress.IknowthattheoldandtheyoungdonotalwayssharethesametastesandIwashappythatshelikedit.AllthehoursofsewingwereworthitwhenIsawthelookofjoyonherface.

ItwasafewdayslaterthatIlearntthetruth.IwaspassingAnne'sbedroomwhenIheardhertalkingonthephone.“Mygrandmagavemethisverypinkdress,”shesaid.“IreallyappreciateitbutIdon'tthinkI'lleverbewearingit.Imean,whowearspinkthesedays?

”Istoodthereinawkwardsilence.ThenIwalkedaway,pretendingnottohaveheardanything.However,Ifeltcheatedanditreallydepressedme.

Extendedreading

Takingresponsibility

Honouredguests,teachersandstudents,itismypleasureandprivilegetowelcomeyouheretodayandpresentmythoughtsonthisspecialoccasion.

Students,thetimehasarrivedforyoutofullyacceptyourpassageintoadulthood.IhaveseenyougrowfromnervousSenior1studentsintoconfidentyoungadults,whositbeforemetoday,readytoembracethenextphaseofyourlives.Youmustbebothexcitedandanxiousaboutthenewexperiencesthatareinstoreforyou.Don'tworry,foryouareallresponsibleyoungpeople,wellpreparedandwellequippedtosuccessfullymanagethechallengesoftheyearsahead.

Atschool,youhavegraduallyunderstoodtheimportanceofawell-developedsenseofresponsibility.Youacceptthatyouareresponsibleforyoursuccessesandyourfailures.Hopefully,youhavelearnttotreatresponsibilitynotasaweightthatburdensyou,butratherasafoundationwhichwillsupportyourfuturedevelopment.Ashipwithoutananchorisatthemercyofthewavesandwinds;likewise,apersonwhohasnosenseofresponsibilityisatthemercyoftheirowncarelessandthoughtlessbehaviour.

Asstudents,youmusttakeyourstudiesseriouslyandacceptresponsibilityforyourownlearning.Thismeansmeetingdeadlinesforyourschoolwork,followingyourteachers'guidance,andofcourse,alwaysaimingforacademicexcellence.However,yourresponsibilitiesgofarbeyondyourstudies.Asyougothroughyourdailylife,youwillencountermanydifficultsituationswherethingsmaygowrong.Insteadofbeingquicktoblameothers,analysetheproblem,andifitisindeedyourownfault,bereadytoadmityourmistakeandthencorrectit.Thisway,youpractisethevirtueofcourage.Alwaysgiveyourbestinwhateveryousetouttodo,howeverdifficultthatmightbe.Thisway,youpractisethevirtueofdetermination.Behonestbysayingwhatyoumeanandbymeaningwhatyousay.Thisway,youpractisethevirtueofintegrity.Takingresponsibilityinallaspectsofyoureverydaylife,therefore,willhelpbuildastrongcharacter.

Apartfrompersonaldevelopment,assumingresponsibilityforyouractionsisalsoimportantforthebettermentofsociety.Societyisanorganicwhole,andassocialbeings,wehavearesponsibilitytomakeacontribution.Youmayhaveheardthestoryofasmallboywhotriedtosavestarfishleftonthebeachafterastorm,bythrowingthembackintothesea.Passers-bytoldhimthathewaswastinghistime,forhecouldnotpossiblysavethemall.However,theboywasnotdiscouraged,believingthathecouldmakeadifferencetotheonesthathesaved.Asaresult,thepassers-byfeltinspiredandjoinedhiminsavingthestarfish.Similarly,thelittlethingsyoudocanmakeadifference!

Forexample,pickingupgarbagearoundyourneighbourhoodcontributestoacleanerenvironment.Reportingaspeedingcarhelpsensureroadsafety.Beingenergy-efficientleadstosavingsofourpreciousnaturalresources.Doingvolunteerworkatalocalnursinghomebringsloveandwarmthtotheelderly.Justlikethe“starfishboy”,youmayeveninspirepeoplearoundyoutodothesame,whichisanaddedbonus.Workingtogether,wehavethepowertograduallybutcontinuouslyadvanceoursociety.

So,dearstudents,takeyourfirststepintotheadultworldbyacceptingyourresponsibilities,sothatadulthoodwillbeanenjoyableandrewardingexperienceforbothyouandthosearoundyou.Sometimes,responsibilitiesmayweighheavilyonyou.However,justastheChinesesayinggoes,“Jadeisgood-for-nothingifnotcarved.”Amancannotbeperfectedwithouttrials.Sowtheseedsofsuccesstodayandyourharvestwillbegreattomorrow.Iwishyoueverysuccessinyouradultlife!

Unit2

Understandingeachother

Effectivecommunication

Ifyouheardsomeoneshout,“Heyyou!

”fromacrosstheroom,howwouldyoureact?

Justthesetwowordscancarrymuchinformation.Theycouldbeinterpretedasawelcominggreetingfromaclosefriend,especiallyifaccompaniedbyagentlesmile.Whensp