牛津高中英语模块5ReadingProject课文.docx

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牛津高中英语模块5ReadingProject课文

31.M5U1.Reading

（1）—Secretsandlies

DearAnnie,

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?

Yourssincerely

Sarah

32.M5U1.Reading

（2）—Afriendshipintrouble

DearAnnie,

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?

Yourstruly

Andrew

33.M5U1.Project

（1）—Teenagers’friendships

Myfriend,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!

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Boysandgirlshavedifferentattitudestowardsfriendship.Friendshipsbetweengirlsareusuallyanchoredinsharedfeelingsandsupport,butfriendshipsbetweenboysarebasedonsharedactivitiesorinterests.Aboyislikelytobecautiousaboutsharinghisfeelingswithhisclosefriends.Agirl’sclosestfriend,however,mightbeeagertotellheraboutsomethingthathashappenedinherlife.

Manystudiesworldwideshowthatgirlshavemorefriendshipsthanboys.Infact,manyadolescentmalescannotnameasinglebestfriend.Whenasked,theyusuallyhesitatebeforeresponding,‘Mybestfriend?

Ican’tthinkaboutthat.Iambusywithmyhomework,andIhavesomanydifferentfriendsthatitishardtochoosejustonebestfriend.’

Femaleswhohavebeenaskedcanusuallyanswerthequestionwithoutpausing,‘Abestfriend?

Ofcourse.Wehavealottosharewitheachother.Wedoalotofthingstogethersuchastalkingandshopping.’

Wehavetorealize:

boysshareactivities,whilegirlssharefeelings.Thequalitiesthatboysandgirlsconsiderimportantinafriendseemtobethesame,regardlessofthebasisofthesefriendships.Theimportantthingtorememberisthatbothofthemarefriendships.Weallneedfriendsinourlives.

34.M5U1.Project

（2）—Whatfriendshipmeanstome

Whendecidingwhatismostimportantinlife,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,whatwillweremember?

Willwerememberthethingsweboughtortheplaceswehavebeento?

No,wewillrememberthosewhomwelovedandthosewholovedus.Wewillrememberourfriends.

35.M5U2.Reading—Theeconomyortheenvironment—mustwechoose?

TVhost:

JamesLong

Speakers:

LinShuiqing,aspokeswomanfromtheGreenSociety

QianLiwei,abusinessdevelopmentconsultant

JamesLong:

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’mheretosayisthathavingworkedwithmany