牛津高中英语模块一模块二课文原文.docx

牛津高中英语模块一模块二课文原文.docx

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牛津高中英语模块一模块二课文原文

M1U1schoollifeintheUK

GoingtoaBritishhighschoolforoneyearwasaveryenjoyableandexperienceforme.IwasveryhappywiththeschoolhoursinBritainbecauseschoolstartsaround9endsaboutmeansIcouldgetupanhourlaterthanusual,asschoolsinChinabeginbefore8.

Onthefirstday,allofthenewstudentsattendedanassemblyintheschoolhall.IsatnexttoagirlwhosenamewasDiana.Wesoonbecamebestfriends.Duringtheassembly,theheadmastertoldusabouttherulesoftheschool.Healsotoldusthatthebestwaytoearnrespectwastodevoteourselvestostudyandachievehighgrades.ThissoundedlikemyschoolinChina.

Ihadmanyteachersinthepastyear.MrHeywood,myclassteacher,wasveryhelpful.MyfavouriteteacherwasMissBurke--IlovedthelessonsthatshegaveinEnglishLiterature.Inourclasstherewere28students.ThisisabouttheaveragesizeforBritishschools.Wehadtomovetodifferentclassroomsfordifferentclasses.Wealsohaddifferentstudentsinsomeclasses,soitwasastruggleformetorememberallthefacesandnames.

IfoundthatthehomeworkwasnotasheavyaswhatIusedtogetinmyoldschool.However,itwasabitchallengingformeatfirst,becauseallthehomeworkwasinEnglish.Ifeltlucky,asallmyteachersgavememuchenjoymentandIenjoyedallmysubjects:

English,History,EnglishLiterature,ComputerScience,Maths,Science,PE,Art,CookingandFrench.

MyEnglishimprovedalot,asIusedEnglisheverydayandspentanhoureachdayreadingEnglishbooksinthelibrary.IusuallywenttotheComputerClubduringthelunchbreak,soIcouldsende-mailstomyfamilyandfriendsbackhomeforfree.IalsohadanextraFrenchclassonTuesdayevenings.CookingwasreallyfunasIlearnthowtobuy,prepareandcookfood.Attheendoftermweheldaclasspartyandweallhadtocooksomething.IwasgladthatallmyclassmateswerefondofthecakethatImade.

StudentsatthatschoolhavetostudyMaths,EnglishandScience,butcanstopstudyingsomesubjectsiftheydonotlikethem,forexample,HistoryandFrench.TheycanchooseothersubjectslikeArtandComputerScience,orlanguagessuchasSpanishandGerman.Thoughitdidnotlookverybeautifulwhenitwasfinished,Istilllikeditverymuch.

ImissedChinesefoodalotatlunch.Britishfoodisverydifferent.Britishpeoplelikeeatingdessertattheendoftheirmainmeal.Afterlunch,weusuallyplayedontheschoolfield.SometimesIplayedfootballwiththeboys.SometimesIjustrelaxedunderatreeorsatonthegrass.

Iwasveryluckytoexperiencethisdifferentwayoflife.IlookbackonmytimeintheUKwithsatisfaction,andIreallyhopetogobackandstudyinManchesteragain.

M1U2HomeAlone

　　Actone

　　MomandDadarrivebackfromvacationadayearlierthanexpected.ThecurtainsareclosedandthelivingroomisdarkwhenMomandDadenter.

　　Dad:

It’ssonicetobehome!

　　Mom:

Yes,Ican’twaittosurprisetheboys!

　　Suddenlyadooropensandasoccerballfliesthroughtheroom.Ericrunsinafterit,followedbyabigdog,walkingveryslowly.

　　Eric:

Mom!

Dad!

You’rebackearly!

（lookingaroundroom,soundingfrightened）But,but---youweren’tsupposedtocomehomeuntiltomorrow!

　　ThedogslowlywalkstoMomandDad.

　　Mom:

（bendingtotouchdog）Eric,he’ssotiredandhungry!

（lookingattable）Themoneywithwhichyouweretobuydogfoodisgone,butSpotlookssohungry!

Whatdidyoudowiththemoneyweleft

　　Dad:

Andlookattheroom---garbageallovertheplace!

Whereisyourbrother（shoutingangrily）Daniel!

　　Daniel:

（runningintoroom）Mom,Dad,Icanexplain---

　　Dadopensthecurtainsandlightcomesintotheroom.Theroomisinamess,withpizzaboxesontheflooranddirtydishesinthesink.Inthecorner,thereisagarbagecanaroundwhicharepiecesofgarbageandwastepaper.

　　MomandDadbothturntowardsDaniel.

　　Dad:

（soundingveryangry）Listentome,youngman----weleftyouincharge!

Wethoughtyoucouldactlikeanadult,butlookatthemess.Idon’tknowwhythehouseissodirty---

　　Mom:

Daniel,wethoughtyouwereanadult,apersonwhowouldmakegooddecisions…….

　　Dad:

HowcanwetrustyouanymoreWewon’ttoleratesuchbehaviorinourhouse!

　　Daniel:

（shouting）Stopshoutingatme.I’mstillateenager!

Whyiseverythingalwaysmyfault

　　Danielrunsintohisbedroomandshutsthedoorangrily.MomandDadlookateachotheraslightsgoout.

　　Acttwo,sceneone

DanielandEric’sbedroom.Ericsitsonhisbed.Danielhashisarmscrossedandlooksupset.　　

Daniel:

Theyneverevengavemeachancetodefendmyself.Ihatethem!

　　Eric:

Youdon’thatethem.Icantellthemwehadanemergency.Thentheywon’tbemadanymore.

　　Daniel:

No,don’ttellthemanything.Anyhow,theydidn’ttrustme.Theydon’tdeserveanexplanation.Letthemthinkwhattheywant.

　　Eric:

ButDaniel,iftheyknewthatSpotwassickandweusedthemoneytotakehimtotheclinic---

　　Daniel:

Andthatwespentallofyesterdaywaitingthereforhimandthatiswhywehadnotimetocleanthehouse---butnoEric,whydidn’ttheyaskmewhathappenedinsteadofshoutingatme

　　Acttwo,scenetwo

　　Mom:

DoyouthinkweweretoohardonDanielPerhapsthere’sareasonwhythehouseisamess…..

　　Dad:

Maybe,butnowthathehasbeensorudetous,Ifeellikewehavetopunishhimorhewon’trespectus.

Mom:

Oh,whydoesthishavetobesodifficult

Momsighs.

Endofacttwo.

M1U3Dyingtobethin...

HiZhouLing

HowareyouIhaven’theardfromyouforweeks.IseverythingOKwithyou

DoyoustillgotothegymeverydayIusedtogotothegymthreetimesaweek,butIdon’tworkoutanymore.Iknowanotherwaytostayslim.Lookinggoodisimportanttowomen,isn’titMostyoungwomenwantaslimfigurethesedays,especiallyhereinCanada.I’mtryingtoloseweightbecauseI’msoashamedofmybody.SinceI’mpreparingtoactinanewTVshow,I’mtakingweight-losspillscalledFat-Less,whicharequitepopularamongyoungwomenhere.Ihopetoloseatleast10kilograms.Itaketwopillsadayanddon’tneedtoexercise.

Thepillsreallywork!

I’mbecomingslimmerandslimmer.I’velost7kilogramsinthelasttwomonths.However,sometimesIdon’tfeelsoenergetic.Mymother,whoyoumetlastyear,keepstellingmenottotakethembecausetheyaredangerous.Shesayshealthisthemostimportantthing,andIagree,butthenIlooksoslimatthemoment.

Writesoon!

Love

Amy

DearZhouLing

Thingschangesoquickly!

I’mnowinhospitalrecoveringfromliverfailure.Iregrettakingthoseweight-losspills.Theycontainaharmfulchemicalthatcausemylivertofail.ThedoctortoldmethatIwoulddieifIcouldn’tgetanewliver.Mymotherisamatch,butsheistoooldforsuchalongoperation.IthoughtIwasgoingtodie.

Thenthedoctorfoundthatsomeoneinyourcountry,whosenameisLiDong,wasanexactmatchforme..Hedonatedmorethanhalfofhislivertosavemylife.Iwasverylucky,wasn’tI？

I’mfeelingbetternow.Ifollowmydoctor’sadviceandexerciseforatleasthalfanhoureveryday,andeatlotsoffruitandvegetables.Peopleshouldlookaftertheirbodies.Mymotherisright:

don’tdamageyourhealthforaslimandattractivefigure.Itisn’tworthit.Weshouldn’tbeashamedofthewaywelook,shouldwe？

Ihopetohearfromyousoon.

Love,

Amy

DearAmy

MycomputerwasbrokensoIcouldn’treadyourtwoe-mailsuntiltoday.I’msosorrytohearaboutyourproblem,butI’mgladyou’refeelingbetterandarerecovering.

You’reright.Weshouldn’tbeembarrassedaboutourweight.Ithinkyoulookgreatasyouare,andyou’reawonderfulperson.Iknowthatthepressuretostayslimisaproblem,especiallyforanactress.However,yourmotherknowsbest:

nothingismoreimportantthanhealth.

It’sthesameinChina—manypeople,someofwhomarenotoverweightatall,arealwaysgoingonadietortakingweight-losspills,whichareoftendangerous.Ihopetheycanlearnfromyourstory.

Love

ZhouLing

M2U1Boymissing,policepuzzled

PoliceinAmericahavesteppeduptheirsearchforafifteen-year-old-boy，whowentmissingtwodaysagoinDover,Newhaveshowngreatinterestinhisdisappearanceduetosightingsofpuzzlinglightsintheskyandreportsofalienvisitaroundthetimeofhisdisappearance.

JustinFoster,ahighschoolstudent,wentmissinglastFridayfirst,Justin'smother,whowenttosleepearlythateveningbecauseofaheadache,thoughtthattheteenagerwasspendingthenightwithaFoster,whowasworkingthatnight,wassurprisedthathissondidnottellanyonethathewasstayingoutJustindidnotshowupatthefamilylunchthenextday,MrsFosterbecameworriedandtoldherhusbandtocallthepolice.

However,policefoundthatJustindidinfactreturnhomeonFridaynightatabout11eveningat8.,Justinlefthometoplaybaseballwithtwofriends,whobothsayJustinwenthomeafterthegame.WitnessesalsosaytheysawJustinwalkingtowardshishomeat.

Justin'ssister,Kelly,sayssheheardherbrotherreturnhomeatabout11.'Iwasgettingreadyforbed.'shesaid.'Justinwentstraighttohisdidn'tseehimbutIheardhimputtingonhisfavourite'swhenthelightscame.'

AccordingtoKelly,abrightlightthenappearedaccordingtoherwindow.Atfirst,theyounggirlthoughtitwasthelightofthefullmoon,butthensherealizeditwasmovingandcomingcloser.'Ipulledbackthecurtainsandsawalargespaceshipflyinghadmulti-colouredlightsallarounditandthereweremanyinsidewerelotsofwhite-skinned,strange-lookingcreatureswithlargeblackeyes.Iwasfrightene