《牛津高中英语》模块2Readingproject课文.docx

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《牛津高中英语》模块2Readingproject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.Hewasbrightandcuriousabouttheworldout