上海牛津高一上课文录入.docx

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上海牛津高一上课文录入

Unit1Bodylanguage

Readthisstoryinaschoolnewspaper.DebbieandSimonarecollegestudents.Theyhavepart-timejobsatatravelagency.Theyaresittingintheoffice.

DebbieandSimonlookedupasawell-dressedladyentered.Theladyglancedatthemboth,thenwalkedovertoDebbie.Debbiegreetedhercheerfully.Theladysaid,‘Iwanttogobytrainto…’

Simonsighedandtooksomepapersovertothefaxmachine.Mr.Young,asenioremployee,wasstandingthere.‘What’sup,Simon?

Youdon’tlookveryhappy.’

‘PeoplealwayspreferDebbietome.Ican’tunderstandit.’

‘Ican.It’sthewayyoucommunicate.’

‘Howcanthatbe?

Idon’tevengetachancetospeaktothem.’

‘Communicatingismorethanspeakingandlistening.Yourbodylanguageisimportant,too.’

‘Bodylanguage?

’

‘It’sthewayyoustandandsit.It’syourgesturesandtheexpressiononyourfaceandinyoureyes.Yourwholeappearancecommunicatesthings.Thewayyoulookatpeopledoesn’tgivethemagoodimpression,Simon.Youoftenrestyourheadonyourhand.Youlookdownwards.Youneversmile.Youdon’tturnyourheadorbodytowardspeople.LookatDebbie.She’sholdingherheadup.Shelooksatpeople’seyes.Shesmiles.Yourbodylanguageistellingpeopletogoaway.Debbie’sbodylanguageismakingthemfeelwelcome.That’swhytheygotoherforassistance,andnottoyou.’

Afterthat,Simondecidedtoimprovehisbodylanguage.Hesatupandsmiledatpeople.Thisseemedtowork.Minuteslater,averybeautifulgirlentered.ShelookedatDebbieandthenSimon.WithouthesitationshewenttoSimonandgavehimabigsmile.Afewmomentslater,sheleft,stillsmiling.

Mr.Youngcameoveratonceandremarked,‘Youmadeagoodimpressiononher.’

‘Thatwasmysister,’saidSimon.‘Shewantedtoremindmethattomorrowisherbirthday.’

Eyecontact

Eyecontactisaformofcommunicationwhichcanmeandifferentthingsindifferentcultures.Readthisarticleabouteyecontactonawebsite.

Thoughoutthehistoryofmankind,peoplehavecommunicatedwithbodylanguage.Inmanysituations,thewayyousaysomethingisfarmoreimportantthanwhatyousay.

Eyecontactissometimesthekeytocommunication.Itcansignalfriendlinessorhostility,interestorboredom,andunderstandingorconfusion.

InWesterncultures,maintainingeyecontactinconversationsisnecessary.Asamatteroffact,awesternermightconsideralackofeyecontactasalackofinterest.InSpain,ItalyandGreece,wherepeoplestandclosttogethertalkingtoeachother,eyecontactismorefrequentandlastslonger.

InmanyAsiancultures,avoidingeyecontactshowsrespect.Itisdonewhentalkingwithanyoneinauthorityorwithanyoneolder.

Habitslikethiscancauseproblemswhenpeopledonotunderstandthem.Forinstance,anAsianmightclosehiseyesinconcentrationorlookdownwhilelisteningtoaspeaker.AWesternspeakermightthinkthemanisnotinterested.

Eyecontactisasubtlething.Avoidingeyecontactmightbeconsideredimpolite,butstaringatothersisalsoconsideredrudeandshouldbeavoided.

Unit2Careforyourhair

Anewhairdressingsalonhasopenednearyourhome.Readthisleafletfromthesalon.

Connie’s

191FanhuaRoad,nearLuxiRoad

Open9.00a.m.to11.00p.m.daily

Foranewhairstyletosuityournewlifestyle,cometoConnie’s!

Weguaranteeourhirstyleswillmakeyoufeelontopoftheworld.Choosetheonethatisrightforyou.Getfreeadvicefromourexperts.

Whatsortofhairstyleisbestforme?

Isyourfaceround,square,longorheart-shaped?

Shortstylesusuallysuitroundfaces.Shorthairwithcurlswillmakethefacelooklonger.Longerstylessuitsquarefaces.Theyhidetheanglesoftheface.

HowcanIkeepmyhairhealthy?

Keepyourselfhealthy.Eatabalanceddietandgetplentyofexercise.Youwillshineandsowillyourhair.Inaddition,lookafteryourhair.Cityairisdirtyandpolluted,soitiswiseforyoutoshampooyourhairoften.Herearesomeofthethingsyouneedforeffectivehaircareathome.

Shampooandconditioner

Chooseashampoothatsuitsyourtypeofhair（i.e.,oily,dryornormalhair）.Applyitafterwettingyourhairwithwarmwater.Aftershampooing,squeezeouttheextrawaterandapplyconditioner.Thiswillmakeyourhairsoftandshiny.

Hairbrushesandcombs

Theseshouldbesoftenoughnottodamageyourhair.Beforeshampooing,brushyourhairthoroughly.Thishelpsloosenanydirtinyourhair.Afterwashingouttheshampoo,applytheconditionerandcombitintoyourhairsothateveryhairsothateveryhairiscovered.

Towelsandhairdryers

Dryyourhairgentlywithatowelbeforeusingthehairdryer.Alwayssetitalowtemperature.Holditatleast10cmfromyourhair.

Remembernottooveruseyourhairdryer.Thatwilldryoutyourhair.

Beinghappywithyourhair

Readthisarticlefromawebsitethattellspeoplehowtotakegoodcareoftheirhair.

Somepeoplehavealotofhairwhileothershavealittle.Somepeoplehavenohaironthetopoftheirhead:

theyarebald.Theimportantthingis----areyouhappywiththehairyouhave?

Problemhairisoftenaresultofanunhealthydietandlifestyle.

Toensureyourhairlooksitsbest,payattentiontowhatyoueat.Lackofproteinandironmakesyourhairlessshiny.So,youneedadequateamountsofgreenvegetables,fruitsanddairyproducts.Drinkeighttotenglassesofwateraday.Thiswillhelpkeepyourhairfrombecomingdry.Avoideatingsweetsorhigh-fatfoods.Theycanslowhairgrowth.

Stressinyourlifecanalsosecretlyrobyourhairofitsshinybeauty.Relaxingmusicandmorerestarebothremediesforstress.

Inaddition,remembertorinseyourhairthoroughlyafteryoushampooit.Brushingyourhairregularlywillhelpitgrow.Itwillalsomakeitlookhealthy.Donotrubyourhairtooquicklywhenyoudryit.Itcoulddamageyourhair.

Last,besuretochoosetherighthairproducts.Thechoicesyoumakearethekeytohealthyhair.

Unit3 Placesofinterest

WendyisastudentinBeijing.HerpenfriendsinEnglandareplanningtovisitChina,soWendyhascollectedsomeinformationfromdifferenttravelbrochuresforthem.Readthecuttingsbelow.

TheGreatWalltwistsandturnsalongthetopsofmountainchainsinnorthernChina.Itismorethan4,000kilometreslong.

ConstructionofthewallbeganinthefifthcenturyBC.ThewallfinallytookshapeinthethirdcenturyBC.FromBeijing,youcanvisittheGreatWallatBadaling,65kilometresnorth-westofthecity.TheGreatWallopensat6.30a.m.andclosesat7p.m.insummer.

TheShanghaiMuseumwasdesignedbyXingTonghe.Constructionofthemuseumwascompletedin1996.Thebuildingisamagnificentstructurewithasquarebaseandarundtop.Fromadistance,itlookslikeading,anancientChinesecontainerforfood.ThemuseumincludesgallerieswithancientChinesebronzeware,sculptures,paintings,calligraphy,sealsandfurniture.Itisopenbetween9a.m.and5p.m.

ThesceneryalongtheLiRiverinGuilinisjustlikeabeautifullandscapepainting.Takeaboattrip,andyouwillbeattractedbytheoddpeaksalongtheriverandtheirreflectionsintheriverandtheirreflectionsintheclearwater.Youcanalsowalkorcyclealongthepathsneartheriver,ortakemudbathsinnearbycaves.GuilinisagoodplacetogoinSpring.

Moreplacestovisit

Wendyandherparentswanttotakeatripoverseassoon.Sheislookingatthiswebpageontraveltoseewheretheycango.

AngkorWat

TheremainsofAngkorWat,withitssculpturesandancienttemples,aretheprideofCambodia.AngkorWatwasthecaptialoftheKhmerpeople.AftertheKhmerKingdomwasdestroyedin1431,thecitywasabandoned.Itwaslargelyforgttenuntilitwasdiscoveredagainin1858.YoucannoweasilyaccessAngkorWatbyair,andithashotelsnearby.

Colosseum

TheColosseumwasbuiltinRome,Italy,inAD72.Thishugestadiumcouldholdmorethan50,000people.Itwasapopularplaceforracesandfights.AfterthefalloftheRomanEmpire,theColosseumfellintoruin.ThesiteisnowtheplacetoseeinItaly.Youcansitinthestandsandimaginethepast.

GreatPyramidsofGiza

TheGreatPyramidsofGizaoverlooktheNileRiverinEgypt.Theywerebuiltaround4,500yearsagoastombsforkings.TheGreatPyramidofKhufuisthelargestofall.Itismadeof2.3millionstoneblocks.Eachsideofthebaseis230metreslong.ThePyramidshavebeendamagedovertime,buttheyarestillawondertosee.

U4 Surprisesatthestudio

ReadtheexcerptfromthenovelMandyandAngelaGotoEurope.Inthisexcerpt,MandyandherfriendAngelaattendthefilmingofaTVquizprogramme.

‘Fiveminutesuntilwestartfilming.’Shoutedthedirector.‘Iseveryoneready?

’‘I’mgladthatI’mnotoneofthecontestants!

’whisperedMandy.‘Theymustfeelreallyworriednow!

’

‘Oh,Iwouldlovetobeacontestant,’saidAngla.

Thethreecontestantsweresittingattheirdesksonthestage,waiting.Thehotligntswereshiningdownuponthem.Suddenly,oneofthem,awoman,stoodupandthenfellforwardacrossherdesk.

‘Oh,she’sfaintedbecauseit’stoohot,’gaspedMandy.Acameramanhelpedthewomanoffthestage.

Thedirectorhurrieddownfromthecontrolroomoppositethestage.‘Weneedanothercontestantbeforetheshowbegins,’heshouted.‘WhowantstobeonTV?

’Angelaraisedherhand.‘You’reon!

’thedirectorshouted.Afterheseatedheronthestage,amake-upartistrushedforward.ShequicklypowderedAngela’sfaceandcombedherhair.

‘Tenseconds,’shoutedthedirector.‘Smile,everyone.CueLester!

’Everyhoneintheaudiencestartedclapping.

Theannouncer’svoiceboomed,‘It’stimeforTravelQuiz,andhere’syourh