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人教版新课标高中英语选修7课文原文

人教版新课标高中英语选修7课文原文

Unit1

Livingwell-Reading

MARTY’SSTORY

Hi,mynameisMarryFieldingandIguessyoucouldsaythatIam"oneinamillion".Inotherwords,therearenotmanypeoplelikeme.Yousee,Ihaveamusclediseasewhichmakesmeveryweak,soIcan'trunorclimbstairsasquicklyasotherpeople.Inaddition,sometimesIamveryclumsyanddropthingsorbumpintofurniture.Unfortunately,thedoctorsdon'tknowhowtomakemebetter,butIamveryoutgoingandhavelearnedtoadapttomydisability.Mymottois:

liveOnedayatatime.

UntilIwastenyearsoldIwasthesameaseveryoneelse.Iusedtoclimbtrees,swimandplayfootball.Infact,IusedtodreamaboutplayingprofessionalfootballandpossiblyrepresentingmycountryintheWorldCup.ThenIstartedtogetweakerandweaker,untilIcouldonlyenjoyfootballfromabenchatthestadium.IntheendIwentintohospitalformedicaltests.Istayedtherefornearlythreemonths.IthinkIhadatleastabilliontests,includingoneinwhichtheycutoutapieceofmusclefrommylegandlookedatitunderamicroscope.Evenafterallthat,noonecouldgivemydiseaseanameanditisdifficulttoknowwhatthefutureholds.

OneproblemisthatIdon'tlookanydifferentfromotherpeople.Sosometimessomechildreninmyprimaryschoolwouldlaugh,whenIgotoutofbreathafterrunningashortwayorhadtostopandresthalfwayupthestairs.Sometimes,too,Iwastooweaktogotoschoolsomyeducationsuffered.EverytimeIreturnedafteranabsence,IfeltstupidbecauseIwasbehindtheothers.

Mylifeisaloteasierathighschoolbecausemyfellowstudentshaveacceptedme.Thefewwhocannotseetherealpersoninsidemybodydonotmakemeannoyed,andIjustignorethem.AllinallIhaveagoodlife.IamhappytohavefoundmanythingsIcando,likewritingandcomputerprogramming.MyambitionistoworkforafirmthatdevelopscomputersoftwarewhenIgrowup.Lastyearinventedacomputerfootballgameandabigcompanyhasdecidedtobuyitfromme.Ihaveaverybusylifewithnotimetositaroundfeelingsorryformyself.Aswellasgoingtothemoviesandfootballmatcheswithmyfriends,Ispendalotoftimewithmypets.Ihavetworabbits,aparrot,atankfulloffishandatortoise.TolookaftermypetsproperlytakesalotoftimebutIfinditworthwhile.Ialsohavetodoalotofwork,especiallyifIhavebeenawayforawhile.

Inmanywaysmydisabilityhashelpedmegrowstrongerpsychologicallyandbecomemoreindependent.Ihavetoworkhardtoliveanormallifebutithasbeenworthit.IfIhadachancetosayonethingtohealthychildren,itwouldbethis:

havingadisabilitydoesnotmeanyourlifeisnotsatisfying.Sodon'tfeelsorryforthedisabledormakefunofthem,anddon'tignorethemeither.Justacceptthemforwhotheyare,andgivethemencouragementtoliveasrichandfullalifeasyoudo.

Thankyouforreadingmystory.

ALETTERTOANARCHITECT

Lookatthepictures.Discusstheproblemsthatpeoplewithwalkingdifficultiesmighthaveinacinema.

MsLSandersAliceMajor

Chiefarchitect64CambridgeStreet

CinemaDesignsBankstown

44HillStreet

Bankstown

24September,200__

DearMsSanders,

IreadinthenewspapertodaythatyouaretobethearchitectforthenewBankstownhopeyouwillnotmindmewritingtoaskifyouhavethoughtabouttheneedsofdisabledcustomers.InparticularIwonderifyouhaveconsideredthefollowingthings:

1Adequateaccessforwheelchairs.Itwouldbehandytohaveliftstoallpartsofthecinema.Thebuttonsintheliftsshouldbeeasyforapersoninawheelchairtoreach,andthedoorsbewideenoughtoenter.Insomecinemas,theliftsareatthebackofthecinemaincold,unattractiveplaces.Asdisabledpeoplehavetousethelifts,thismakesthemfeeltheyarenotasimportantasothercustomers.

2Earphonesforpeoplewhohavetroublehearing.Itwouldhelptofitsetsofearphonestoallseats,notjusttosomeofthem.Thiswouldallowhearing-impairedcustomerstoenjoythecompanyoftheirhearingfriendsratherthanhavingtositinaspecialarea.

3Raisedseating.Peoplewhoareshortcannotalwaysseethescreen.SoI'dliketosuggestthattheseatsatthebackbeplacedhigherthanthoseatthefrontsothateveryonecanseethescreeneasily.Perhapstherecouldbeaspaceattheendofeachrowforpeopleinwheelchairstositnexttotheirfriends.

4Toilets.Fordisabledcustomersitwouldbemoreconvenienttoplacethetoiletsneartheentrancetothecinema.Itcanbedifficultiftheonlydisabledtoiletisinthebasementalongwayfromwherethefilmisshowing.Andifthedoorscouldbeopenedoutwards,disabledcustomerswouldbeveryhappy.

5Carparking.Ofcourse,thereareusuallyspacesspeciallyreservedfordisabledandelderlydrivers.Iftheyareclosetothecinemaentranceand/orexit,itiseasierfordisabledpeopletogettofilmincomfort.

Thankyouforreadingmyletter.Ihopemysuggestionswillmeetwithyourapproval.Disabledpeopleshouldhavethesameopportunitiesasable-bodiedpeopletoenjoythecinemaandtodosowithamsuremanypeoplewillpraiseyourcinemaifyoudesignitwithgoodaccessfordisabledpeople.Itwillalsomakethecinemaownershappyifmorepeoplegoastheywillmakehigherprofits!

Yourssincerely,

AliceMajor

Unit2

Robots-Reading

SATISFACTIONGURANTEED

LarryBelmontworkedforacompanythatmaderobots.Recentlyithadbegunexperimentingwithahouseholdrobot.ItwasgoingtobetestedoutbyLarry'swife,Claire.

Clairedidn'twanttherobotinherhouse,especiallyasherhusbandwouldbeabsentforthreeweeks,butLarrypersuadedherthattherobotwouldn'tharmherorallowhertobeharmed.Itwouldbeabonus.However,whenshefirstsawtherobot,shefeltalarmed.HisnamewasTonyandheseemedmorelikeahumanthanamachine.Hewastallandhandsomewithsmoothhairandadeepvoicealthoughhisfacialexpressionneverchanged.

OnthesecondmorningTony,wearinganapron,broughtherbreakfastandthenaskedherwhethersheneededhelpdressing.Shefeltembarrassedandquicklytoldhimtogo.Itwasdisturbingandfrighteningthathelookedsohuman.

Oneday,Clairementionedthatshedidn'tthinkshewasclever.Tonysaidthatshemustfeelveryunhappytosaythat.Clairethoughtitwasridiculoustobeofferedsympathybyarobot.Butshebegantotrusthim.Shetoldhimhowshewasoverweightandthismadeherfeelunhappy.Alsoshefeltherhomewasn'telegantenoughforsomeonelikeLarrywhowantedtoimprovehissocialposition.Shewasn'tlikeGladysClaffern,oneoftherichestandmostpowerfulwomenaround.

AsafavourTonypromisedtohelpClairemakeherselfsmarterandherhomemoreelegant.SoClaireborrowedapileofbooksfromthelibraryforhimtoread,orrather,scan.Shelookedathisfingerswithwonderastheyturnedeachpageandsuddenlyreachedforhishand.Shewasamazedbyhisfingernailsandthesoftnessandwarmthofhisskin.Howabsurd,shethought.Hewasjustamachine.

TonygaveClaireanewhaircutandchangedthemakeupshewore.Ashewasnotallowedtoaccompanyhertotheshops,hewroteoutalistofitemsforher.Clairewentintothecityandboughtcurtains,cushions,acarpetandbedding.Thenshewentintoajewelleryshoptobuyanecklace.Whentheclerkatthecounterwasrudetoher,sherangTonyupandtoldtheclerktospeaktohim.Theclerkimmediatelychangedhisattitude.ClairethankedTony,tellinghimthathewasa"dear".Assheturnedaround,therestoodGladysClaffern.Howawfultobediscoveredbyher,Clairethought.Bytheamusedandsurprisedlookonherface,ClaireknewthatGladysthoughtshewashavinganaffair.Afterall,sheknewClaire'shusband'snamewasLarry,notTony.

WhenClairegothome,sheweptwithangerinherarmchair.GladyswaseverythingClairewantedtobe."Youcanbelikeher,"TonytoldherandsuggestedthatsheinviteGladysandherfriendstothehousethenightbeforehewastoleaveandLarrywastoreturn.Bythattime,Tonyexpectedthehousetobecompletelytransformed.

Tonyworkedsteadilyontheimprovements.ClairetriedtohelponcebutwastoofelloffaladderandeventhoughTonywasinthenextroom,hemanagedtocatchherintime.Heheldherfirmlyinhisarmsandshefeltthewarmthofhisbody.Shescreamed,pushedhimawayandrantoherroomfortherestoftheday.

Thenightofthepartyarrived.Theclockstruckeight.TheguestswouldbearrivingsoonandClairetoldTonytogointoanotherthatmoment,Tonyfoldedhisarmsaroundher,bendinghisfaceclosetohers.Shecriedout"Tony"andthenheardhimdeclarethathedidn'twanttoleaveherthenextdayandthathefeltmorethanjustthedesiretopleaseher.Thenthefrontdoorbellrang.Tonyfreedheranddisappearedfromsight.ItwasthenthatClairerealizedthatTonyhadopenedthecurtainsofthefrontwindow.Herguestshadseeneverything!

ThewomenwereimpressedbyClaire,thehouseandthedeliciouscuisine.Justbeforetheyleft,ClaireheardGladyswhisperingtoanotherwomanthatshehadneverseenanyonesohandsomeasTony.Whatasweetvictorytobeenviedbythosewomen!

Shemightnotbeasbeautifulasthem,butnoneofthemhadsuchahandsomelover.

Thensheremembered-Tonywasjustamachine.Sheshouted"Leavemealone"andrantoherbed.Shecriedallnight.ThenextmorningacardroveupandtookTonyaway.

ThecompanywasverypleasedwithTony'sreportonhisthreeweekswithClaire.Tonyhadprotectedahumanbeingfromharm.HehadpreventedClairefromharmingherselfthroughherownsenseoffailu