人教版高中英语必修五reading原文doc.docx

1、人教版高中英语必修五reading原文doc必修5 Unit 1JOHH SHOW DEFEATS KING CHOLERAJohn Snow was a famous doctor in London - so expert, indeed, that he attended Queen Victoria as her personal physician. But he became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people exposed to cholera. This was the deadly disease o

2、f its day. Neither its cause nor its cure was understood. So many thousands of terrified people died every time there was an outbreak. John Snow wanted to face the challenge and solve this problem. He knew that cholera would never be controlled until its cause was found.He became interested in two t

3、heories that possibly explained how cholera killed people. The first suggested that cholera multiplied in the air. A cloud of dangerous gas floated around until it found its vict:ims. The second suggested that people absorbed this disease into their bodies with their meals. From the stomach the dise

4、ase quickly attacked the body and soon the affected person died.John Snow suspected that the second theory was correct but he needed evidence. So when another outbreak hit London in 1854, he was ready to begin his enquiry. As the disease spread quickly through poor neighbourhoods, he began to gather

5、 informa廿on. In two particular streets, the cholera outbreak was so severe that more than 500 people died in ten days. He was determined to find out why.First he marked on a map the exact places where all the dead people had lived. This gave him a valuable clue about the cause of the disease. Many o

6、f the deaths were near the water pump in Broad Street (especially numbers 16, 37, 38 and 40). He also noticed that some houses (such as 20 and 21 Broad Street and 8 and 9 Cambridge Street) had had no deaths. He had not foreseen this, so he made further inves廿ga廿ons. He discovered that these people w

7、orked in the pub at 7 Cambridge Street. They had been given free beer and so had not drunk the water from the pump. It seemed that the water was to blame.Next, John Snow looked into the source of the water for these two streets. He found that it came from the river polluted by the dirty water from L

8、ondon. He immediately told the astonished people in Broad Street to remove the handle from the pump so that it could not be used. Soon afterwards the disease slowed down. He had shown that cholera was spread by germs and not in a cloud of gas.In another part of London, he found suppor廿ng evidence fr

9、om two other deaths that were linked to the Broad Street outbreak. A woman, who had moved away from Broad Street, liked the water from the pump so much that she had it delivered to her house every day. Both she and her daughter died of cholera after drinking the water. With this extra evidence John

10、Snow was able to announce with certainty that polluted water carried the virus.To preve nt this from happe ning agai nJoh n Snow suggested that the source of all the water supplies be exami ned. The water compa nies were in struct not to expose people to polluted water any more Finally King Cholera

11、was defeated必修 5 Unit 2 The United Kingdom-ReadingPUZZLES IN GEOGRAPHYPeople may wonder why different words are used to describe th ese four countries: England, Wales, Scotl and and Nor them Ire land You can clarify this question if you study British hist ory.First there was England Wales was linked

12、 to it in the thirte enth century. Now when people refer to England you find Wales included as wel1. Next England and Wales were joined to Scot land in the seventeenth century and the name was changed to Great Britain Happily this was accomplished without conflie t when King James of Scotland became

13、 King of England and Wale s as wel1. Finally the English government tried in the early twentieth century to fonn the United Kingdom by getting Irela nd connected in the same peaceful way. However, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to fonn its 13 own government So only Norther

14、n Ireland joined with England, Wales and Scotland to become the United Kingdom and this was shown to the world in a new flag called the Union Jack.To their credit the four countries do work together in some a reas (eg, the currency and international relations), but they still have very different ins

15、titutions. For example, Norther n Ireland, England and Scotland have different educational an d legal systems as well as different football teams for compe titions like the World Cup!England is the largest of the four countries, and for conveni ence it is divided roughly into three zones The zone ne

16、arest France is called the South of England, the middle zone is ca lied the Midlands and the one nearest to Scotland is known as the North You find most of the population settled in the so uth, but most of the industrial cities in the Midlands and th e North of England Although, nalionwide, these ci

17、ties are no t as large as those in China, they have world-famous football tearns and some of them even have two! It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not attr act visitors For historical architecture you have to go to o Ider but smaller towns built by the Romans

18、 There you will fi nd out more about British history and culture.The greatest historical treasure of all is London with its mu seums, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings It is the centre of nalional government and its administration. It has the oldest port built by the Romans in the first

19、 century AD, the oldest building begun by the Anglo-Saxons in the 1060 s and the oldest castie constructed by later Norman rulers in irst invaders, the Romans, left their towns and roads The se cond, the Anglo-Saxons, left their language and their governm ent The third, the Vikings, influenced the v

20、ocabulary and pl ace-names of the North of England, and the fourth, the Norman s, left castles and introduced new words for food.If you look around the British countryside you will find evid ence of all these invaders You must keep your eyes open if y ou are going to make your trip to the United Kin

21、gdom enjoyabl e and worthwhile必修 5 Unit 3 Life in the future-ReadingFIRST IMPRESSIONSSpacemall: liqiang299AGreatAdventureSpaceStation. com 15/11/3008 (Earthtime)Dear Mum and Dad, I still cannot believe that I am taking up this prize that I won last year I have to remind myself cons taritly that I am

22、 really in AD 3008 Worried about the journey,I was unsettied for the first few days As a result, I suffe red from Time lag This is similar to the jet lag you get from flying, but it seems you keep getting flashbacks fro m your previous time period So I was very nervous and uncert ain at first Howeve

23、r, my friend and guide, Wang Ping, was ve ry understanding and gave me some green tablets which helped a lot Well-known for their expertise, his parents company, called Future Tours, transported me safely into the future in a time capsuleI can still remember the moment when the space stewardess cal

24、led us all to the capsule and we climbed in through a small o pening The seats were comfortable and after a calming drink,we felt sleepy and closed our eyes The capsule began swingi ng gently sideways as we lay relaxed and dreaming A few minu tes laXer, the journey was completed and we had arrived I

25、 wa s still on the earth but one thousand years in the future. Wh at would I find?At fitst my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate. The air seemed thin, as though its combination of gases had littl e oxygen left Hit by a lack of fresh air, my head ached Jus t as I tried to make the necessary

26、adjustment to this new sit uation, Wang Ping appearedPut on this mask, he advised It 11 make you feel much better. He handed it to me and imme diately hurried me through to a small room nearby for a restI felt better in no time Soon I was back on my feet again a nd following him to collect a hoverin

27、g carriage driven by com puter. These carriages float above the ground and by bending or pressing down in your seat, you can move swiftly. Wang Pin g fastened my safety belt and showed me how to use it. Soon I could fly as fast as him. However, I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked l

28、ike a large market because of t oo many carriages flying by in all directions. He was swept u p into the centre of them. Just at that moment I had a time lag/z flashback and saw the area again as it had been in the y ear AD 2008 I realized that I had been transported into the future of what was stil

29、l my hometown! Then I caught sight of Wang Ping again and flew after him.Arriving at a strange-looking house, he showed me into a larg e, bright clean room It had a green wall, a brown floor and soft lighting. Suddenly the wall moved 一 it was made of trees!I found later that their leaves provided th

30、e room with much- needed oxyge n. Then Wang Ping flashed a switch on a comp liter screen, and a table and some chairs rose from under the第14/16页floor as if by magicWhy not sit down and eat a little? he saidYou may find this difficult as it is your first time travel trip Just relax, since there is no

31、thing planned on th e timetable today. Tomorrow you11 be ready for some visitsHaving said this, he spread some food on the table, and prod uced a bed from the floor After he left, I had a brief meal and a hot bath. Exhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asle ep.More news later from your loving son

32、,Li Qiang必修 5 Unit 4 Making the news-ReadingMY FIRST WORK ASSIGNMENTZ/Unforgettable, says new journalistNever will Zhou Yang (ZY) forget his first assignment at the office of a popular English newspaper His discussion with hi s new boss, Hu Xin (HX), was to strongly influence his life a s a journalistHX: Welcome Were delighted you，re coming to work with us. Y our first job here will be an assistaut journalist Do you ha ve any questions?ZY: Can I go out on a story immediately?HX: (laughing) That5 s admirable, but I m afraid it wo