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上海牛津英语高二上第一学期全部课文
S2A
Chapter1
ReadingMyfavoritesport
Skiingismyfavoritesport,eventhoughIhaveonlyskiedforfourdaysinmywholelife.Lastyear,myfatherpromisedtotakemeonaholidayifIdidwellinmyexams.WhenIgotstraightA’s,Dadsaid’‘HowaboutaweekendattheBotanicalGardens?
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However,mymusaid,‘No,youpromisedaspecialholiday.Ithinkyououghttokeepyourword.’And,despitetheexpense,hedid,
Mydreamwastoseesomerealsnow,sointheChristmasvacationweflewtoSeoul,SouthKorea,andthentookashuttlebuswhichrunsbackandforthbetweenSeoulandMujuResort.Asthebusclimbedthroughthemountains,wesawthesnowinthetrees.Iwasdyingtogetoutofthebus.
Nooneinmyfamilyhadevertouchedsnowbefore.Wewerealllikelittlechildren---wepickeditup,madesnowballs,andthrewthemateachother!
Thenwecheckedinatthehotel.Ourroomoverlookedoneoftheskislopes.Theslopewasfloodlit,sowewatchedpeopleskiinguntil10p.m.Wecouldnotwaittotryitourselves.
Thenextdaywehadourfirstskiinglesson.Werentedourskisuits,bootsadskis,andwentoutsideontothesnow.Wearingskisforthefirsttimemakesyoufeelverystrange.Suddenlyyoufindyoucannotevenwalk.
Ourinstructortookusontoagentleslope,andshowedussomebasicskills.Inordertodoupahill,youhavetostandsideways,andgoupstepbystep.Youmustpointthetipsofyourskistogethersothatyoucanstop.However,thetipsmustnotcross,oryouwillfall.Youshouldnotskialoneincaseyoufallandgetinjured.Tobehonest,thatfirstlessonwasnotagreatsuccess,andIkeptfallingdown!
However,thenextdayIdefinitelyimproved.Ionlyfelloverafewtimes,andImanagedtodoafewlongerruns.Ifeltpleasedwithmyself,andtheinstructorcongratulatedme,soIfeltgreat.Althoughitwasverycold,Ispentmostofthatholidayskiing.Itwasthemostwonderfultimeofmylife.
Nevertheless,itwasallovertoosoon.NowIhavedecidedtoworkpart-timethissummer,soIcanearnenoughmoneyforanothersuperskiingholiday.
MorereadingFaster,Higher,Stronger
TheOlympicGameshavealonghistory.ThefirstmodernGameswereheldinAthens,Greecein1896.Everyfouryears,athleticsfromallovertheworldcompeteinvarioussportsattheGames.Thelargestgroupparticipatesinathletics.
‘Athletics’referstosportsinfourareas:
track,field,roadandcombinedevents.Trackevents,suchasrunningandhurdling,testaperson’sspeed.Inordertowinatrackevent,apersonneedstogofasterthaneveryoneelse.Fieldevents,however,testhowhighorfarsomeonecanjumpineventssuchasthelongjumporhighjump.Theyalsotesthowfarsomeonecanthrowineventssuchastheshot-put,discusorjavelin.Themarathonandracewalksareroadevents.Theytestendurance.Incombinedevents,athletesarerequiredtocompeteinaseriesofcompetitionfromeachcategory.Themostfamouscombinedeventisthedecathlon.Thedecathloninvolvestendifferentathleticseventsthattakeplaceovertwodays.Sincethedecathloninvolvestendifferentathleticseventsthattakeplaceovertwodays.Sincethedecathlontestsall-aroundphysicalability,thewinnerofthedecathlonisoftencalled‘theworld‘sgreatestathlete.’
AlthoughallOlympicsportsareequalinimportance,athleticsis,inmanyways,thebestpictureoftheOlympicmotto‘Faster,Higher,Stronger”.Thedesireofhumanitytodobetter---torunfaster,tosoarhigherandtopushfarther---iswhattheOlympicsareallabout.
Chapter2
ReadingTutorialcentres
Helpful
Ihavebeenstudyingatatutorialcentrefortwoyears.Thefeesareveryreasonable,andmycommandofEnglishhasimprovedgreatlysinceIstarted.
Mytutorsareallqualifiedteachers.Theyaresincereandkind.Ihavebeenhelpedalotbythem.
OneofmyteacherswasBritish.Atfirst,Icouldnotsayanythingtoher.However,laterIlearnthowtocommunicateinEnglishwithawesterner.
IthinkthatthetutorialcentrehasgivenmealotofconfidenceinusingEnglish.
Igotosleep
Ihavebeenattendingatutorialcentrefortwomonths.Ihavebeenforcedtoattendbymyparents,butIdonotthinkitisusefulforme.
Iamalwaysverytiredafterschool.SometimesIevensleepduringtheclassesintheevening.
Furthermore,theteachersareveryboring.Theygiveusalotofsupplementaryexercisesbuttheyteachusnothing.Iusuallyreadcomicsduringclass.SometimesIgotoavideoarcadeinstead.Ithinktutorialcentresareuseless
Wasteofmoney
Ihavestudiedatatutorialcentreforoneyear.However,IthinkthatIhavebeencheated.
Thesetutorialcentresareonlyinterestedinmakingmoney,sotheyaccepttoomanystudentsforeachclass.However,theydonotwanttopayforgoodteachers.MyEnglishteacherwasauniversity