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高中课文高中英语必修1
高中课文高中英语必修1
Unit1Friendship1.ReadtheletterthatLisawrotetoMissWangofRadioforteenagrsandpredictwhatMissWangwillsay.Afterlistening,checkanddiscussheradvice.DearMissWang,Iamhavingsometroublewithmyclassmatesatthemoment.I’mgettingalongwellwithaboyinmyclassWeoftendohomeworktogetherandweenjoyhelpingeachotherwehavebecomereallygoodfriendsButotherstudentshavestartedgossipingTheysaythatthisboyandihavefalleninloveThishasmademsangry.Idon’twanttoendthefriendship,butihateothersgossiping.WhatshouldIdo?
2.Readthepassageandunderlinethetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.WhatisstandardEnglish?
IsitspokeninBritain,theUS,Canada,Australia,IndiaandNewZealand?
Believeitornot,thereisnosuchthiMasstandardEnglishManypeoplebelievetheEnglishspokenonTVandtheradioisstandardEnghshthisisbecauseintheearlydaysofradio,thosewhoreportedthenewswereexpectedtospeakexcellentEnglish.However.onTVandtheradioyouwillheardifferencesinthewaypeoplespeak.peopleusewordsandexpressionsdifferentfromthestandardlanguage,itiscalledadialect.AmericanEnglishhasmanydialects,especiallythemidwestern,southern,AfricanAmericanandSpanishdialectsEveningsomepartsoftheUSA,twopeoplefromneighboufingtownsspeakafttledifferentlyAmericanEnglishhassomanydialectsbecausepeoplehavecomefromallovertheworldGeographyalsoplaysapartinmakingdialects.SomepeoplewholiveinthemountainsoftheeltsterllUSAspeakwithallolderkindofEnglishdialectWhenAmericansmovedfromoneplacetoanother,theytooktheirdialectswifhthemSopeoplefromthemountainsinthesoutheasternUSAspeakwithalmostthesamedialectaspeopleinthenorthwesternUSATheUSAisalargecountryinwhichmanydifferentdialectsarespokenAlthoughmanyAmercanallsmovealot,theystillrecognizeandunderstandeachothersdjalects.Unit2StandardEnglishandDialects1.TheroadtomodernEnglishNativeEnglishspeakerscanunderstandeachothereveniftheydontspeakthesalneldnd0fEnglish.Lookatthisexample:
BritishBetty:
wouldyouliketoseemyfiat?
AmericanAmy:
YesI’dliketocomeuptoyourapartment.SowhyhasEnglishchangedovertime?
Actuallyalllanguageschangeanddevelopwhenculturesmeetandcomminunicatewitheachother.AtftrsttheEnglishspokeninEnglandbetweenaboutAD450and1150wasverydifferentfromtheEnglishspokentodayItwasbasedmoreoilGerlllanthattheEnglishwespeakatiil’eSellt.ThengraduallybetweenaboutAD800and1150.EnglishbecamelesslikeGermanlbecausethose,whoruledEnglandspokefirstDanishandlaterFrenchTheenewsettlersenrichedtheEnglishlanguageandespeciallyitsvoeabulary.SobvThel600sShakespearewasabletomakeuseofawidervocabularythalleverbeforeIn620someBritishsettlersmovedtoAmerica.Laterinthe18thcenturysomeBritishpeopleweretakent0Australiat00EnglishbegantnbespokeninbothCoiIntries.Finallybythe19thcenturythelanguagewassettledAtthattimetwobigchangesinEnglishspellinghappened:
firstSamuelJohnsonwrotehisdictionaryandlaterNoahWebsterwroteTheAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage.Thelattergaveaseparateidenfity:
toAmericanEnglishspelling.EnglishnowisalsospokenasaforeignorsecondlanguageinSouthAsiaForexample.IndiahasaverylargenumberoffluentEnglishspeakersbecauseBritainruledIndiafrom1765to1947.DuringthattimeEnglishbecamethelanguageforgovernmentandeducationEnglishisalsospokeninSingaporeandMalaysiaandcountriesinAfricasuchasSouthAfrica.TodaythenumberofpeoplelearningEnglishinChinaisincreasingrapidly.Infact,ChinamayhavethelargestrlulnberofEnglishlearnerswiuChineseEnglishdevelopitsownidentity?
Onlytimewilltell.2.Readthepassageandunderlinethetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.WhatisstandardEnglish?
IsitspokeninBritain,theUS,Canada,Australia,IndiaandNewZealand?
Believeitornot,thereisnosuchthiMasstandardEnglishManypeoplebelievetheEnglishspokenonTVandtheradioisstandardEnghshthisisbecauseintheearlydaysofradio,thosewhoreportedthenewswereexpectedtospeakexcellentEnglish.However.onTVandtheradioyouwillheardifferencesinthewaypeoplespeak.peopleusewordsandexpressionsdifferentfromthestandardlanguage,itiscalledadialect.AmericanEnglishhasmanydialects,especiallythemidwestern,southern,AfricanAmericanandSpanishdialectsEveningsomepartsoftheUSA,twopeoplefromneighboufingtownsspeakafttledifferentlyAmericanEnglishhassomanydialectsbecausepeoplehavecomefromallovertheworldGeographyalsoplaysapartinmakingdialects.SomepeoplewholiveinthemountainsoftheeltsterllUSAspeakwithallolderkindofEnglishdialectWhenAmericansmovedfromoneplacetoanother,theytooktheirdialectswifhthemSopeoplefromthemountainsinthesoutheasternUSAspeakwithalmostthesamedialectaspeopleinthenorthwesternUSATheUSAisalargecountryinwhichmanydifferentdialectsarespokenAlthoughmanyAmercanallsmovealot,theystillrecognizeandunderstandeachothersdjalects.Unit3TravelJournal1.PARTITHEDREAMAHDTHEPLAHMynameisWangKunEversincemiddleschool,MysisterWangWeiandIhavedreamedabouttakingagreatbiketripTwoyearsagosheboughtanexpensivemountainbikeandthenshepersuadedmetobuyoneLastyear,shevisitedourcousins,DaoWeiandYuHangattheircollegeinKunming.TheyareDaiandgrewupinwesternYunnanProvinceneartheLancangRiver,theChinesepartoftheriverthatiscalledtheMekongRiverinothercountries.WangWeisoongottheminterestedincyclingtoo.Aftergraduatingfromcollege,wefinallygotthechancetotakeabiketrip.Iaskedmysister,Wherearewegoing?
ItwasmysisterwhofirsthadtheideatocyclealongtheentireMekongRiverfrOmwhereitbeginstowhereitends.NowsheisplanningourscheduleforthetripIamfondofmysisterbutshehasonesefioosshortcoming.ShecanbereallvstubbornAlhoughshedidn’tknowthebestwayofgettinetoolaces.sheinsistedthatsheorganizethettripproperly.nowiknowtheattheproperweyisalwaysherway.Ikeptaskingher.Whenareweleavingandwhenarewecomingback?
Iaskedherwhethershehadlookedatamapyet.Ofcourseshehadnt;mysisterdoesntcareaboutdetailsSoItoldherthatthesoarceoftheMekongisinQinghaiProvince.ShegavemeadeterminedlookthekindthatsaidshewouldnotchangehermindWhenItoldherthatourjourneywouldbeginatallaltitudeofmorethan5,000kilometres,sheseemedtobeexcitedaboutit.WhenItoldhertheairWouldbehardtobreatheanditwouldbeverycold,shesaiditwouldbeaninterestingexpefienceIknowmysisterwell.Onceshehasmadeuphermind,nothingcanchangeitFinally,Ihadtogiveineveramonthsbeforetrip,WangWeiandIwenttothelibrary.Wefoundalargeatlasfifthgoodmapsthatshoweddetailsofworldgeography.FromtheatlaswecouldseethattheisclearandcoldThenitbeginstomovequicklyItbecomesrapidsasitpassesthroughdeepvalleys,travellingacrosswesternYunnanProvinceSometimestheriverbecomesawaterfallandenterswidevalleys.WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthathalfoftheriverisinChina.AfteritleavesChinaandhighaltitude,theMekongbecomeswide,brownandwarm.AsitentersSoutheastAsia,itspaceslows.ItmakeswidebendsormeandersthroughlowvalleystotheplainswherericegrowsAtlast,thefiverdeltaenterstheSouthChinaSea.2.Part2AnitheinthemountainsAlthoughitwasautumn,thesnowwasalreadybeginningtofallinTibet.Ourlegsweresoheavyandcoldthattheyfeltlikeblocksofice.Haveyoueverseensnowmenridebicycles?
Thatswhatwelookedlike!
AlongthewaychildrendressedinlongwoolcoatsstoppedtolookatusInthelateafternoonwefounditwassocoldthatourwaterbottlesfrozeHowever,thelakesshonelikeglassinthesettingsunandlookedwonderful.WangWeirodeinfrontofmeasusual.SheisveryreliableandIknewIdidntneedtoeIicolJrageher.Tocfimbthemountainswashardworkbutaswelookedaroundus.weweresurprisedbytheview.Weseemedtobeabletoseeformiles.Atonepointweweresohighthatwefoundourselvescyclingt11rotlghcloudsThenwebegangoingdownthehillsItwasgreatfunespeciallyasitgraduallybecamemuchwarmer.Inthevalleyscolouffulbutterfliesflewaroulldiisandwesawmanyyaksandsheepeatinggreengrass.Atthispointwehadtochangeourcaps,coats,glovesandtrousersforT-shirtsandshorts.IntheearlyeveningwealwaysstoptolnakecampWeputupourtentandthenweeatAftersupperWangWeiputherheaddownonherpillowandwenttosleepbutIstayedawake.Atmidmighttheskybecameclearerandtheatarsgrewbrightcr.ItwassoquietTherewasalmostnowindonlytheflamesofourfireforcompanyAsIlaybeneaththestarsIthoughtabouthowfarwehadalreadytravelled.WewillreachDaliinYunnanProvincesoon,whereourcousinsDaoWeiandYuHangwilljoinusWecanhardlywaittoseethem!
Unit4EarthquakesStrangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideofnortheastHebeiForthreedaysthewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfell.roseandfellFarmersnoticedthatthewellwallshaddeepcraclsinthem.AsmellygascameoutofthecracksInthefarmyards,thechickensandeventhepigsweretoonervoustoeatMiceranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide.FishjumpedoutoftheirbowlsandpondsAtabout3:
00amOilfury28,1976,somepeoplesawbrightfightsinthesky.ThesoundofplanescouldbeheardoutsidethecityofTangshanevenwhennoplaneswereinthesky.Inthecity,thewaterpipesinsomebuildingscrackedandburst.But