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牛津上海版高一下课文

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牛津高一下课文

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Unit1ReadingThePhantomoftheOpera

ReadthisshortstoryadaptedfromthenovelThePhantomoftheOpera.

TheParisOperaHousewasahugebuilding.Beneaththebuildingtherewasastrange,darklake.Onthislakewasanisland.Onthatisland,onehundredyearsago,livedthePhantom.

Atbirthhewassouglythathisownmothermadehimwearamask.Sheforcedhimtoleavehomewhilehewasstillachild.HethenspentyearswanderingtheEarthuntilhefoundhishomeontheisland.Yet,thismonsterofamanlovedsinging,andhadawonderfulvoice.

ThephantomfellinlovewithChristine,abeautifulyoungsingerattheOpera.Heoftensangtoherlateatnight,hidingbehindasecretwallinherroombecausehewasafraidoflettingherseehisface.HetaughtherhowtosingandhelpedhergetbetterrolesintheOpera.Christineenjoyedlisteningtohisvoice,too.

However,thePhantomwantedChristineforhimself.Hekidnappedherfromthestageinfrontofthewholeaudience.Then,hetookherdowntohissecrethomeonthelake.Onlyonemanwasbraveenoughtofollow.HewasRaoul,ayoungmanwholovedChristine.RaoultriedtorescueChristine,butthePhantomcapturedhimandputhiminaprison.

InthePhantom’shouse,Christinepulledoffhismaskandsawtherealman.Atfirst,shewasshockedathishorriblefacewithyelloweyesandnonose,butthenshefeltsorryabouthissuffering.Sheunderstoodhowlonelyhislifehadbeen.Shegentlykissedhisface.

NowomanhadevertouchedthePhantombefore.Christine’skissmadehimcrywithjoy.HereleasedRaoul,andtoldhimtotakeChristinetosafety.Bynow,agroupofpeoplehadreachedthePhantom’shouse.Theyburstin,readytokillhim.AtthatmomentthePhantomdisappearedandwasneverseenagain.

Unit1MRTheConcertHallwhichmoved

ReadingthiscuttingfromacityguideforShanghaitoseehowoneconcerthallwaskeptfromdestruction.

InApril2003,theShanghaiConcertHallwasliftedintotheair,andthenmoved66.46metresaway.

The5,650-tonnebuildingwasdeignedandbiltin1930byChinesearchitectsZhaoShenandFanWenzhao.Originally,thebuildingwasusedforshowingfilms.In1959,itwaschangedintoaconcerthall.Someoftheworld’stopmusicians,includingthefamouscellistYo-YoMaandtheviolinistIsaacStern,playedthere.

By2002,however,theShanghaiConcertHallfacedsomedifficulties.Thebuildingwasoldandneededrepair.Also,anelevatedroadhadbeenbuiltnearby.Thenoiseofthetrafficfromtheroaddrownedouttheconcerts.Onewayofsavingtheconcerthallwasmovingit.So,overaneight-dayperiod,workersusedmachinerytolifttheconcerthallintotheair.Theythenpusheditalongrailstoanewlocationawayfromtheelevatedroad.

TheShanghaiConcertHallwascompletelyrestoredafterbeingmoved.Itwasalsomadelargertoseatmorepeople.On1October2004itreopenedwithaconcertbytheBritishRoyalPhilharmonicOrchestra.Withnewpaintandanewlocation,thecharmoftheconcerthallwasbroughtbacktolife.

Unit2ReadingTwoGeniuses

AlbertEinsteinwasaveryfamousscientistinthetwentiethcentury.Readthislegendabouthiminamagazinearticle.

AmanypeopleregardAlbertEinstein（1879-1955）asagenius.Hisattempttoexplaintheworkingsoftheuniverseledtothedevelopmentofnuclearenergy.

Einsteinusedtosaythattheonlygifthehadwascuriosity,butthisstoryabouthmshowsthathealsohadasenseofhumour.

Asayoungmanwithagrowingreputation,Einsteinreceivedmanyinvitationstoexplainhistheoriesatdifferentuniversities.Onthesetripshisdriverwasalwaysthesame----amancalledHans.Hansoftensaidtohim,‘It’sapleasuretodriveageniuslikeyou,Dr.Einstein.’

Oneevening,ontheirwaytoadistantuniversity,Einsteinsaid,‘IwishIdidn’thavetogivemylecturetonight,Hans.I’msotired,butIdon’tanttoletmyaudiencedown.’

‘Youdon’thavetogivethelecture,’saidHans.‘Icangiveitforyou.I’velistenedtoyourlecturesomanytimesthatI’velearntitbyheart.Nooneknowyouatthisuniversity,sotheywon’tfindout.’

EinsteinagreedwithHans,sotheychangedplaces.Attheuniversity,Hanswasguidedtoaplatform,wherehestoodsurroundedbyprofessorsandstudents.Einsteintookaseatintheaudience,listenedtoHansgivehislectureperfectly,andjoinedintheapplauseattheend.

However,beforeHanslefttheplatform,aprofessorshoutedfromtheaudience,‘I’dliketoaskyouadifficultquestion.’HethenaskedaquestionsocomplexthatHanshadnoideawhathewastalkingabout.

Einsteinthought,‘Ohno!

Nowwe’reintrouble.’ButHansjustlaughedandsaid,‘That’snotadifficultquestion.Infact,it’ssoeasythatevenmydriverknowshowtoanswerit.Hans,please…’

Einsteinstoodupandansweredthequestionperfectly.

Theylefttheuniversity,withEinsteindriving.Alittlelater,Hansofferedtodrive.‘No,myfriend,’laughedEinstein.‘It’sapleasuretodriveageniuslikeyou,Hans.’

Unit2MRTheNobelPrize

ReadthisleafletabouttheNoblePrize

AlfredNobelwasaninventorborninSweden.Whenhediedin1896,heleftalotofmoneyandproperty.ThiswasthenworthaboutninemillionUSdollars,andlaterbecametheoriginalsourceoftheworld-famousNobelPrize.

Nobelbelievedthatthespreadofknowledgewouldmaketheworldabetterplace.Theyearly-awardedprizesaregiventohonourthosewhohelpmankind.Nobelsaidthattheprizesshouldhonour‘themostimportantdiscoveriesorinventions’inphysics,chemistry,physiologyormedicineand‘themostoutstandingworks’inliterature.

Since1901.theNobelPrizehasbeenpresentedtothewinnerson10December,theanniversaryofAlfredNobel’sdeath.AttheawardceremonyintheStockholmConcertHall,thekingofSwedenhandseachwinneradiplomaandamedal.Theceremonyisfollowedbyalargebanquetforabout1,300peopoelAmongtheguestsofhonouraretheNobelPrizewinnersandtheirfamilies,theKingandtheQueen,andmanywell-knownleadersinscienceandculture.Twohundredandfiftyyoungstudentsarealsohonouredwithinvitationstothisgrandoccasion.

Unit3ReadingTheinterestingworldofplants

Plantscanbemuchmoreinterestingthanyounthink.Readthistranscriptfromanaturefilmtofindoutwhy.

WaterliliescanoftenbeseeninChina,withtheirroundleaves,orpads,floatinginponds.InHangzhou,thereisakindofwaterlilywhosepadsaresohugethatapersoncanstandonthem.ThisisaVictorialily,thelargestkindofwaterlilyintheworld.Itspadsaremorethantwometreswideanditswhiteorpurpleflowerscangrowaslargeas45centimetresacross.

Somefloweringplantscanalsobeeaten.Thelotus,anearrelativeofthewaterlily,issuchaplant.Ithasalongwhiteroot,inwhichtherearemanyholes.InAsiancountries,lotusrootsandseedsareoftencookedandservedinmeals.IntheWest,eatinglotusrootsorseedsisnotaspopularasitisinAsia.

Thebanyantreeisaninterestingtreewithmanyrootsgrowingdownfromitsbranches.ItcanbefoundinSouthChinaandotherpartsofAsia.Whenitsrootsreachtheground,theyplantthemselvesandgrowbark.Eventuallytheyeitherbecomepartoftheoriginaltreetrunkorbecomeseparatetreetrunks.Usingthismethid,banyantreescancoveranenormousarea.Theworld’slargestbanyantree,inIndia,coversanarealargerthanafootballpitch.Eventhoughitisonlyonetree,itlookslikeawholeforest!

Speakingoftrees,agingkotreebelievedtobearound3,800yearsoldwasrecentlydiscoveredinHebeiProvince,China.Manygingkotreeshavebeenaroundformorethan3,000years----thatisthereasonwhytheyareknownas‘longevitytrees’inChina.Whilegingkotreescanliveforalongtime,theyarenotevennearbeingtheoldesttrees.BristleconepinetreesinAmericaareamongtheoldestlivingtrees.OnebristleconepinetreeinNevadaisover4,600yearsold!

Unit3MRLearntocareforplants

Readthisarticlefromanewspapertogetsomenewideasaboutwhatplantsyoucangrowthisyear.

Springisintheair,soitistimetogooutsideanddosomegardening.Herearethreeplantswhichcandecorateyourhome.

Whynotgrowcommonewhitejasmine/Youcanraiseitaseitherabushoravine.Jasminevinesproducemoreflowersthanjasminebushes,buttheyneedaframetogrowon.Ifyougrowthemonaframeoverapath,thepathwillsoonhaveacoverofwhit,sweet-smellingflowers.Jasmineisnotjustfortea.

Ofcourse,ifyoulikeblossoms,donotignoretheYulanmagnolia.Thesetreescangrowtobeover12metrestall.Inearlyspring,theyarecoveredwithwhiteblossomswhicharemorethan12centimetreswide.Aftertheblossomsfalloff,greenleavescoverthetreesallsummer.Inautumn,theseleaveschangetoredandorangebeforetheylitterthegroundwithcolour.TheYulanmagnoliaisidealforcool,moistclimates.

Ifyouhavenoideawhattogrow,youcouldplantagoldenballcactus.Youcouldkeepitinyourhouse,orplantitoutsidewhereitcangrowtobemorethan60centimetrestall.Whileitprefersthesun,ittoleratestemperaturesofbelowzerodegreescentigrade.

Unit4ReadingFriendorenemy?

ReadingthisexcerptfromtheplayWinstonandtheSpidertolearnaboutonekindofsmallcreature.ThescenebeginswithWinstonandhiswifeBettystandingintheirkitchen.

Betty:

（jumpinginfright,andthenshouting）Killit!

Winston:

（calmly）Certainlynot.

Betty:

Why?

You’renotfrightenedofit,Winston,areyou?

It’sonlyaninsect.

Winston:

Itisn’taninsect,Betty.It’saspider.Actually,spidersareveryusefulcreatures.I