最新牛津高中英语模块1-5全部英语课文及中文翻译

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M1U1 SCHOOL life in the UK

Going to a British high school for one year was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for me . I was very happy with the school hours in Britain because school starts around 9 a.m. and ends about 3.30 p.m. This means I could get up an hour later than usual as schools in China begin before 8 a.m.

On the first day, all of the new students attended an assembly in the school hall. I sat next to a girl whose name is Diane. We soon became best friends. During the assembly, the headmaster told us about the rules of the school. He also told us that the best way to earn respect was to devote oneself to study and achieve high grades. This sounded like my school in China.

I had many teachers in the past year. Mr. Heywood , my class teacher, was very helpful. My favorite teacher was Miss Burke —I loved the lessons that she gave in English Literature. In our class there were 28 students. This is about the average size for British schools. We had to move to different classrooms for different classes. We also had different students in some classes, so it was a struggle for me to remember all the faces and names.

I found the homework was not as heavy as what I used to get in my old school, but it was a bit challenging for me at firs t because all the homework was in English. I felt lucky as all my teachers gave me much encouragement and I enjoyed all my subjects: English, History, English Literature, Computer Science, Maths, Science, PE, Art, Cooking and French.

My English improved a lot as I used English every day and spent an hour each day reading English books in the library.I usually went to the Computer Club during the lunch break, so I could send e-mails to my family and friends back home for free . I also had an extra French class on Tuesday evenings. Cooking was really fun as I learned how to buy, prepare and cook food. At the end of term we held a class party and we all had to cook something. I was glad that all my classmates were fond of the cake that I made.

Students at that school have to study Maths, English and Science, but can stop studying some subjects if they don’t like them, for example, History and French. They can choose other subjects like Art and Computer Science or Languages such as Spanish and German. In the Art class that I took, I made a small sculpture . Though it didn’t look very beautiful when it was finished, I still liked it very much.

I missed Chinese food a lot at lunch. British food is very different. British people like eating dessert at the end of their main meal. After lunch, we usually played on the school field.

Sometimes I played football with the boys. Sometimes I just relaxed under a tree or sat on the grass.

I was very lucky to experience this different way of life. I look back on my time in the UK with satisfaction, and I really hope to go back and study in Manchester again.

在英国的学校生活

在英国上了一年的中学对我来说是一段非常令人愉快和兴奋的经历。我很喜欢英国中学的 作息时间，因为学校每天上午大约9点上课，下午大约3点半放学。这意味着我每天可以比以往 晚一个小时起床，因为在中国学校每天上午8点之前就开始上课了。

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开学第一天，所有的新生都去学校礼堂参加晨会。我当时坐在一个名叫黛安娜的女孩身边：我们很快就成了最要好的朋友。在晨会上，校长向我们宣布了校规。他还告诉我们，赢得尊重

的最佳途径就是专心学习并取得好成绩。这听起来倒是像我在国内就读的学校。

过去的一年里我有过许多老师。海伍德先生，我的班主任，对我的帮助很大。我最喜欢的老师是伯克小姐——我喜爱她教的英国文学课程。我们班上一一共有28个学生。英国中学的班级差不多就是这么大。我们上不同的课得去不同的教室。上某些课的时候，班上的同学也不一样，所以对我来说记住所有的人的面孔和名字可是一件难事。

我发现这里布置的家庭作业不像我以前在原来学校时那么繁重，可一开始我还是觉得有些挑战性，因为所有的作业都是英语的，让我感到幸运的是，所有的老师都给了我很多鼓励，因

此，我也喜欢我所学的每一门功课：英语、历史、英国文学、计算机、数学、科学、体育、艺

术、烹饪和法语。

我天天都在使用英语，每天还花一个小时在图书馆里阅读英文书籍，因此，我的英语有了很大进步。午饭休息时间我常去电脑俱乐部，这样我就可以免费给国内的家人和朋友发电子邮

件了。我还额外选了一·门功课——每个星期二晚上去听法语。当我学会如何买菜、配菜和做菜的时候，我发现烹饪真是一种乐趣。学期末，我们班开了一个派对，我们每个人都要为派对做

点吃的。我们班上所有的同学都喜欢我做的蛋糕，这可真让我高兴。

数学、英语和科学是该校的必修课，但是，如果不喜欢某些科目是可以中断学习的，如历史和法语。学生可以选修其他的科目，如艺术、计算机或者是西班牙语、德语之类的语言课。

在艺术课上我做了一件小雕塑。尽管完工之后它看上去并不十分漂亮，但我仍然非常喜欢它。

每到吃午餐的时候我就非常想念中国菜。英国的饮食很不一样，英国人在正餐结束时喜欢吃甜点。午餐后我们通常去学校运动场上玩耍。有时我和男生们一起踢足球。有时我干脆在树

下休息休息或是在草地上坐一坐。

我很幸运能够体验到这样一种不同的生活方式。回顾在英国的日子我很满意，真希望有朝一日能够重返曼彻斯特，在那里读书学习。

M1U1 Project Starting a new school club

We have a radio club in our school. It is great because it is run by the students for the school.

I am lucky as I am one of the hosts.

It was started two years ago. One day, I just began thinking about music for everyone, so I asked the headmaster if music could be played during break times. He approved the idea, and two years later I am in charge of the radio club as the oldest student member. Our club is much more than just music. Every morning we tell our schoolmates about the weather, recent news, and some special messages that the teachers want us to broadcast.

During exam time we have a special programme that tells students the things they should do for preparation. At the end of the school year, many students who are graduating use our club to give messages to their close friends and teachers.

When parents come to visit the school and talk to the teachers, we often play songs sung by students, and we also give messages to inform the parents of events such as outings and school plays.

I shall miss the radio club after graduation, but I know that it will continue without me. (Kate Jones)

Our school club ‘Poets of the Next Generation’ is a literary club that was started by our English teacher Mr. Owen. We meet on the last Friday of every month to talk about poems and

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poets that we like. In the club meetings, we first select poems that we love, and then read them aloud. We also discuss poems in our meetings.

When I attended the first meeting, I was required to write a poem and I had to read it to the club. I was a little nervous at first, but everyone was so nice and friendly that I soon stopped worrying. I once read a poem about nature in the school courtyard. I chose an old tree and gathered everyone under it before I read. The club members said it was one of the best compositions they had heard. (Bob Shaw)

我们学校有一个广播俱乐部。这个俱乐部的非常之处在于它是由学生们自己为学校创办的。我很幸运地成了其中的一名主持人。

广播俱乐部是两年前创立的。有一天，我萌发了为大家播放音乐的念头，于是我就问校长能否在休息时间给同学们播放音乐，校长同意了。两年后，我作为元老负责校广播俱乐部的工作。我们的俱乐部现在不只是播放音乐。每天早上我们向同学们播报天气情况和时事新闻，还有老帅们要我们播出的一些特别告示。

到了考试的时候我们就会做一档特别节目，告诉学生们复习迎考的注意事项。每当学年结束的时候，许多即将毕业离校的学生就会借助我们的广播俱乐部向他们的好友和老师留下临别致辞。

每逢家长来访、与老师交谈的时候，我们常常播放一些由学生们自己演唱的歌曲。我们还会广播一些通知，告诉家长们有关诸如远足、校内戏剧表演之类的活动讯息。

毕业后，我会想念广播俱乐部的，但我知道，没有我，它还会继续办下去的。(凯特琼斯)

我们的校内俱乐部“下一代诗人”是由我们的英语老师欧文先生发起的一个文学俱乐部。每个月的最后一个星期五我们会聚在一起讨论喜爱的诗歌和诗人。聚会的时候，我们首先挑选出我们喜爱的诗歌，然后朗诵这些诗歌。我们还在聚会时讨论诗歌。

我第一次参加聚会的时候，被要求写一首诗，还得当着俱乐部成员的面进行朗诵。起初我觉得有些紧张，但所有的成员都是那么亲切、友好，我很快就不担心了。有一次，我在学校花园里朗诵了一首表现大自然的诗歌。朗诵前，我选择了一棵老树，把大家都聚集在树下。俱乐部成员们都说那是他们听过的最好的诗歌之一。(鲍勃肖)

Former student returns from China

M1U2Home alone Act One

Mom and Dad arrive back from vacation a day earlier than expected. The curtains are closed and the living room is dark when Mom and Dad enter.

Dad: It’s so nice to be home!

Mom: Yes, I can’t wait to surprise the boys!

Suddenly the door opens and a soccer ball flies through the room. Eric runs in after it, followed by a big dog, walking very slowly.

Eric: Mom! Dad! You’re back early! (looking around room, sounding frightened) But, but … you weren’t supposed to come home until

tomorrow!

The dog slowly walks to Mom and Dad.

Mom: (bending to touch dog) Eric, he’s so tired and hungry! (looking at table) The money for dog food is gone, but Spot looks like he is starving! What did you do with the cash we left?

Dad: And look at this room—garbage all over the place! Where is your brother? (shouting angrily) Daniel!

Daniel: (running into room) Mom, Dad, I can explain …

Dad opens the curtains and light comes into the room. The room is in a mess, with pizza

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boxes on the floor and dirty dishes in the sink. In the corner, there is a garbage can around which are pieces of garbage and waste paper.

Mom and Dad both turn towards Daniel.

Dad: (sounding very angry) Listen to me, young man—we left you in charge! We thought you could act like an adult, b ut look at the mess! I don’t know why the house

is so dirty ...

Mom: Daniel, we thought you were an adult, a person who would make good decisions ...

Dad: How can we trust you any more? We won’t tolerate such behavior in our house!

Daniel: (shouting) Stop shouting at me. I’m still a teenager! Why is everything always my fault?

Daniel runs into his bedroom and shuts the door angrily. Mom and Dad look at each other as lights go out.

End of Act One

Act Two, Scene One

Danie l and Eric’s bedroom. Eric sits on his bed. Daniel has his arms crossed and looks upset.

Daniel: They never even gave me a chance to defend myself. I hate them!

Eric: You don’t hate them. I can tell them we had an emergency. T hen they won’t be mad any more.

Daniel: No, don’t tell them anything. Anyhow, they didn’t trust me. They don’t deserve an explanation. Let them think what they want.

Eric: But Daniel, if they knew that Spot was sick and we used the money to take him to the clinic ...

Daniel: And that we spent all of yesterday waiting there for him, and that is why we had no time to clean the house ... but no, Eric, why didn’t they ask me what happened instead of shouting at me?

Act Two, Scene Two

Mom: Do you think we were too hard on Daniel? Perhaps there is a reason why the house is a mess ...

Dad: Maybe, but now that he has been so rude to us, I feel like we have to punish him or he won’t respect us.

Mom: Oh, why does this have to be so difficult?

Mom sighs.

End of Act Two

小鬼当家

第一幕

妈妈和爸爸外出度假，比预期的时间提前一天返回家中。妈妈和爸爸进门时，窗帘紧闭，起居

室里黑咕隆咚的。

爸爸：回家的感觉真好啊！

妈妈：是啊，我迫不及待地要给儿子们一个惊喜呢！

突然，门开了，一只足球飞了进来。埃里克随后跑进起居室，身后跟着一条大狗，走路慢吞吞的。

埃里克：妈妈！爸爸！你们这么早就回来了呀！（四下打量，惊慌地）可是、可是……你们应该明天才到家的呀！

狗缓缓地走到妈妈和爸爸身边。

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妈妈：（俯身抚摸着狗）埃里克，狗怎么又累又饿的啊! （看了看桌子）买狗食的钱不见了，可是小斑点看上去都饿坏了！你俩用我们留给你们的钱做什么了？

爸爸：还有，你们看看这起居室——垃圾满地都是！你哥哥在哪儿？（生气地喊）丹尼尔！

丹尼尔：（跑进起居室）妈妈，爸爸，我可以跟你们解释……

爸爸拉开窗帘，光线一下子照进屋里。起居室里一片狼藉：地板上堆放着比萨饼盒子，洗碗池

里全是脏碗碟。角落里有只垃圾桶，在其周围还有垃圾和废纸。

妈妈和爸爸同时转向丹尼尔。

爸爸：（非常生气地）听我说，年轻人——我们将这个家交给你负责！我们原以为你的行为举止能像个大人样了，可看看这片狼籍！我不知道为什么这个房子弄得这么脏……

妈妈：丹尼尔，我们还以为你是成年人了，是一个会做出正确决定的人…，

爸爸：我们怎么能再信任你？在我们家里可不能容忍这种行为！

丹尼尔：（叫喊着）别对我大喊大叫好不好？我还只是个少年！为什么什么事总是我的过错？

丹尼尔冲进自己的卧室，愤怒地关上房门。妈妈和爸爸面面相觑，灯光灭。

第一幕完

第二幕，第一场

丹尼尔和埃里克的卧室：埃里克坐在床上，丹尼尔双臂抱在胸前，看起来很不高兴。

丹尼尔：他们压根儿就不给我一个辩解的机会。我讨厌他们：

埃里克：你可不要讨厌他们!我可以告诉他们发生了紧急情况：解释之后他们就不会再生气了。’丹尼尔：别，什么都不用跟他们说。不管怎样，他们不信任我：他们不配得到解释。他们愿意怎么想就让他们怎么想好了。

埃里克：可是丹尼尔．如果他们知道小斑点生病了．我们用那笔钱带小斑点去看了兽医……

丹尼尔：还有，我们昨天在兽医那儿呆了一整天，正因为如此，我们才没有时间打扫房子……

可是，不，埃里克，为什么他们不问问我到底发生了什么事就对我大喊大叫呢？

第二幕，第二场

妈妈：你觉得我们刚才对丹尼尔是不是太苛刻了呢？有可能家里一团糟是有原因的……

爸爸：也许吧，可是既然他对我们那么粗鲁无礼．那我觉得我们有必要教训教训他，要不然他不会尊重我们的。

妈妈：哎，干嘛非得这么麻烦啊？

妈妈叹了口气。

第二幕完

M1U2 project Growing pains

Many teenagers feel lonely, as if no one understands them and the changes they are going through. Day by day, everything seems different, yet the same. Life never seems to be going fast enough; yet, in other ways, like a race car, life seems to be rushing too fast and even going out of control. Has anyone else ever felt this way?

很多青少年感到孤独，好像没有人理解他们以及他们正在经历的变化。日子一天天过去，而所有事情似乎都是不同的，可又都是一成不变的。生活似乎从不过得足够快；而从别的方面看，生活似乎过得太快甚至于失控，像开赛车一样。别的人也有过同感么?

These feelings are a common part of adolescence—the time of life between child and adult. And, though it may sometimes be difficult to believe, you are not alone—every adult has gone through adolescence, and your friends are going through it right now along with you. It is common for

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teenagers to feel lonely and misunderstood. These feelings can be thought of as growing pains—the difficulties that teenagers face as they grow to adults.

这些感觉是青春期——介于孩童和成人之间的人生阶段——的正常组成部分。而且，虽然有时难以相信，并非只有你才是这样——每一个成年人都经历过青春期，而你的朋友和你一样正经历这个阶段。对青少年而言，感到孤独和被误解是很普遍的。这些情感可以看作是成长的烦恼——是青少年迈向成年时所面对的困难。

As teenagers grow, it is normal for them to become confused with the changing world both inside and outside of them. During adolescence, teenagers go through great physical changes. They grow taller and their voices get deeper, among many other developments.

在青少年成长的时候，对自己无论体内还是体外的状态变化感到困惑对他们而言是正常现象。在青春期，青少年经历着身体上的巨大变化。他们个子长高，声音变低，还有很多其他的成长发育。

Along with these physical changes, there come many psychological changes. Boys and girls tend to be different in this regard. Many boys become risk-takers—they want to find their own limits and the limits of the world around them, but may not have the wisdom to make good choices in their behavior. At the same time, girls often want someone –anyone –to talk to, as they try to deal with their strong feelings.

与这些生理变化同时而来的，还有很多心理上的变化。男孩和女孩在这方面往往有所不同很多男孩成为危险尝试者——他们希望找到自己的局限和他们周边世界的局限，但也许并不具有对其行为做出正确抉择的智慧。而与此同时，女孩则通常需要和某个人——或任何人——进行交谈，因为她们试图面对自己强烈的情感。

In the social world, as teenagers get older, they struggle to depend on themselves. They may badly want and need their parents’ love, yet feel distan t; they may want to be part of the group, yet desire independence. Since teenagers have difficulty balancing these needs, they often question who they are and how they fit in society.

在大千社会中，随着青少年长大，他们努力地自力更生。他们或许迫切需要父母的关爱却又感觉疏远；他们或许想要成为团体的一员，但又渴望独立。正因为青少年们在平衡这些需要时有困难，所以他们经常质疑自己到底是谁以及怎样融入社会。

The good news is that these kinds of growing pains do not last. In the end everything turns out OK —the teenager becomes a healthy adult, and this period of change and challenge is traded for the changes and challenges of grown-up life. 好在这些成长的烦恼并不会持久。最终一切都会好起来——青少年成长为健康的成年人而青春期的变化和挑战则转变为成人生活中的种种变化和挑战。

M1U3 Reading

想瘦身想得快死了……

（第一封电子邮件）

Dying to be thin …

Hi Zhou Ling

How are you? I haven’t heard from you for weeks. Is everything OK with you?

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Do you still go to the gym every day? I used to go to the gym three times a week, but I don’t work out any more. I know another way to stay slim. Looking good is important to women, isn’t it? Mo st young women want a slim figure these days, especially here in Canada. I’m trying to lose weight because I’m so ashamed of my body. Since I’m preparing to act in a new TV show, I’m taking weight-loss pills called Fat-Less, which are quite popular among young women here. I hope to lose at least 10 kilograms. I take two pills a day and don’t need to exercise.

The pills really work! I’m becoming slimmer and slimmer. I’ve lost 7 kilograms in the last two months. However, sometimes I don’t feel so energetic. M y mother, who you met last year, keeps telling me not to take them because they are dangerous. She says health is the most important thing, and I agree, but then I look so slim at the moment.

Write soon!

Love Amy

Dear Zhou Ling

Things change so quickly! I’m now in hospital recovering from liver failure. I regret taking those weight-loss pills. They contain a harmful chemical that caused my liver to fail. The pills were going to completely destroy my liver if I continued taking them. My mother insisted on sending me to the hospital, where I received good medical treatment.

It was a really painful experience, but I’m feeling better now. I follow my doctor’s advice and exercise for at least half an hour every day (but I seldom go to the gym!), and eat lots of fruit and vegetables. People should look after their bodies. My mother is right: don’t damage your health for a slim and attractive figure. It isn’t worth it. We shouldn’t be ashamed of the way we look, should we? I hope to hear from you soon.

Love,

Amy

Dear Amy

My computer was broken so I couldn’t read your two e-mails until today. I’m so sorry to hear about your problem, but I’m glad you’re feeling better and are recovering.

You’re right. We shouldn’t be embarrassed about our weight. I think you look great as you are, and you’re a wonderful person. I know that the pressure to stay slim is a problem, especially for an actress. However, your mother knows best: nothing is more important than health.

It’s the same in China—many people, some of whom are not overweight at all, are always going on a diet or taking weight-loss pills, which are often dangerous. I hope they can learn from your story.

Love

Zhou Ling

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嗨，周玲：

你好。好几个星期都没收到你的来信了。一切顺利吗？

你现在还是每天去健身房吗？我以前常去健身房，一周三次，可我现在不再锻炼了。我有了另外一种保持苗条身材的方法。显得美丽对女性来说很重要，难道不是吗？如今，大部分年轻女性都想拥有苗条的身材，在加拿大这里尤其是这样。我目前在努力减肥，因为我的体型让我觉得非常羞愧。由于我正准备出演一部新的电视剧，所以我在服用一种名叫Fat—Less的减肥药片，这种药片很受加拿大年轻女性的欢迎。我希望能够至少减去10公斤。我每天服用两片，因而也就不用锻炼了。

减肥药片还真的管用哦！我现在可是越发苗条了。前两个月我就减去了7公斤。可是，有时候我感到没有精神。我妈妈（你去年见过她的）一直告诫我不要服用减肥药片，因为减肥药危及健康。她说，健康是最重要的，我同意这个观点，可是我现在看上去多么苗条。

快些给我写信哦！爱你的

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亲爱的周玲：情况变化实在是太快了！我现在住院了，患的是肝衰竭，正在恢复中。我很后悔服用了那种减肥药片。那些减肥药片里含有某种有害的化学物质，导致了我肝功能衰竭。如果我当时继续服用这些药片，我的肝脏就彻底毁了。我妈妈坚持将我送进了医院。在这儿我得到了很好的治疗。

这的确是一段令人痛苦的经历，但是现在我感觉好多了。我听从医生的建议，每天锻炼至少半小时（但我很少去健身房！），吃很多的水果和蔬菜。人们应该照顾好自己的身体。我妈妈是对的：不要为了苗条、动人的身材毁了自己的健康，那样做是得不偿失的。我们不应该为自己的外表感到羞愧，不是吗？

我希望能够早点儿收到你的回信。爱你的

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亲爱的埃米：我的电脑出了故障，所以直到今天才能够看到你的两封电子邮件。得知你的病情我非常难过，但让我感到高兴的是，你现在感觉良好，身体正在恢复中。

你说得对。我们不应该因为自己的体重感到难为情。我觉得你目前这个样子看上去就很棒，而且你是一个非常优秀的人。我知道，保持身材苗条的压力是问题的症结所在，对一个女演员来说尤其是这样。但是，你妈妈她最清楚不过：没有什么比健康更重要。

在中国也是一样的情况——许多人，其中有些人压根儿就不超重，总是在节食，或者是吃减肥药片，这些做法往往是危险的。我希望他们能够从你的经历中汲取教训。

爱你的周玲

M1U3 Project Making a booklet on keeping fit

The truth is, diet and way of life are often a problem for teenagers. However, the good news is that you can feel better, look better and have more energy if you eat the right food and exercise regularly.

Healthy eating along with regular exercise is probably the only way to become fit. Diets are useless in the long term, yet approximately 20% of teenagers say they have tried going on a diet and skipping meals to control their weight. If you eat properly and exercise regularly, you will lose weight, keep fit and feel great.

As a teenager, it is important to give your body the energy it needs. If you skip meals, you don’t get enough energy, and then you feel tired. For a healthy diet, you should eat mostly rice, bread, vegetables and fruit. You also need to drink a lot of water—six to eight glasses a day. Water helps keep your system clean. Drinking enough water will improve your skin and give you healthy hair. Exercise is something that can help to make you look good, feel good and be healthy. Experts suggest that teenagers spend at least 30 minutes exercising, five times a week. That is easy to do! Walking and riding your bike count, and so do school sports. Often, teenagers give up sport,

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saying they have no time left after their studies.长句

Many teenagers are surprised to learn that when you exercise, your body produces some chemicals that make you feel peaceful and relaxed and increase your ability to concentrate when you study. These chemicals can even help you sleep better at night.

A good amount of sleep every night is also important for your health. When you sleep, your body prepares you for the day to come. Teenagers need eight to ten hours of sleep each night. As a matter of fact, loss of sleep can make you look tired, and even cause you to gain weight.

If you follow the suggestions above, you will look and feel much better in no time at all!

制作健康小册子

实际情况是，对青少年而言，饮食习惯和生活方式往往是个问题。但好消息是，如果合理饮食，经常锻炼，你就可以感觉更好，气色更好，精力越发充沛。

健康的饮食加上经常锻炼也许是变得健康的唯一途径。从长远角度来看，节食并不能奏效，然而有大约20％的青少年声称，他们曾尝试过节食或者有时不吃饭，以控制自己的体重。如果你适当饮食并经常锻炼，你就会减轻体重，保持健康状态，感觉很棒。

作为青少年，给予你的身体所需要的足够能量是很重要的。如果不吃饭，你就不能得到足够的能量，因此就会感到疲倦。至于健康的饮食，你应该主要地摄入米饭、面包、蔬菜和水果。你还需要喝很多的水——一天需要6—8杯。水有助于保持人体内部系统清洁。足量饮水会改善你的皮肤，让你拥有健康的头发。

锻炼能够让你气色好、感觉好、身体健康。专家建议，青少年每周至少应该锻炼五次，每次至少30分钟。这一点是很容易做到的！步行和骑自行车就算，校内体育活动也算。常常有这样的情况：有些青少年干脆放弃体育锻炼，声称学习繁忙，没有时间进行体育锻炼。很多青少年吃惊地得知，当你锻炼时，你的体内会产生某些化学物质，这些化学物质让你感到平静、放松，增强学习时的注意力。这些化学物质甚至还有助于你改善睡眠呢！

每晚保证充分的睡眠对你的健康也是很重要的。睡觉的时候，你的身体就帮你为下一天作好准备。青少年每晚需要8—10小时的睡眠。事实上，失眠会使你面容疲倦，甚至身体发胖。

如果你能遵循以上建议，用不了多久你就会气色好得多、感觉棒得多！

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M2U1 Reading Boy missing, police puzzled

Police in America have stepped up their search for a fifteen-year –old boy who went missing two days ago in Dover, New Hampshire. People have shown great interest in his disappearance due to sightings of puzzling lights in the sky and reports of alien visits around the time of his disappearance. Justin Foster, a high school student, went missing last Friday night.

At first, Justin’s mother, who went to sleep early that evening because of a headache, thought that the teenager was spending the night with a friend. Mr. Foster, who was working that night, was surprised that his son did not tell anyone that he was staying out late. When Justin did not show up at the family lunch the next day, Mrs. Foster became worried and told her husband to call the police. However, police found that Justin did in fact return home on Friday night at about 11 p.m. That evening at 8 p.m, Justin left home to play baseball with two friends, who both say Justin walking towards his home at 10.45 p.m.

Justin’s sister, Kelly, says she heard her brother return home at about 11 p.m. ‘I was getting ready for bed,’ she said ‘Justin went straight to his room. . I didn’t see him but I heard him put on his favourite CD. That’s when the lights came.’

According to Kelly, a bright light then appeared outside her window. At first, the young girl

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thought it was the light of the full moon but then she realized that it was moving and coming closer. ‘I pulled back the curtains and saw a large spaceship flying outside. It had multi-coloured lights all around it and there many windows. Standing inside were lots of white-skinned,

strange-looking creatures with large black eyes. ‘I was frightened.’ Kelly said that the spaceship then moved around to the side of the house, towards her brothe r’s bedroom. ‘I heard Justin since. I’m sure the aliens took him, but my parents said I was only dreaming.’

Some people in Dover also say that they have seen aliens. ‘It happened to me!’ said Mavis wood. ‘The aliens took me away so that they could do resea rch on me. Luckily, they returned me to my home. I think Justin was taken away by them too. They are interested in us. I still have nightmares about them. K hasn’t been sleeping well since I returned home. The whole experience was very frightening I even g et frightened when I hear a plane fly over.’

Police have not ruled out the possibility that Justin was taken by aliens, but are also looking into other possibilities. ‘Sometimes people make up such amazing stories,’ says Detective same Peterson, who has ta ken charge of the case. ‘So we’ve been looking at other possibilities too, such as murder. We will not give up until we find convincing evidence.’

M2U1 Project: Yeti, Bigfoot and the Wild Man of Shennongjia

For centuries, people have reported seeing a wild creature in the Himalayas called Yeti. The Yeti is said to be a large, hairy animal that walks on two feet like a human being. People blieve that Yetis sometimes come down from the moutains to attack villagers.

In 1998, an American mountain climber said that he saw a Yeti on the Chinese side of the Himalayas. ‘It walked like a human, but it had thick black fur and was about six feet tall with huge shoulders, very long arms and large hands,' he said.

In 2007, an American TV team saw Yeti tracks 33 centimetres in length in the snow near Mount Qomolangma. They made copies of these tracks and had them examined by a scientist in the USA. He reported that they looked like the tracks of a similar creature, called Bigfoot, which some people believe lives in the forests of the north-west of the USA.

Yeti and Bigfoot are similar to a creature known as the Wild Man of Shennongjia. There have been dozens of reports that people have seen a Wild Man in the Shennongjia Nature reserve in western Hubei Province, China. In one case, a group of engineers ran after the creature, which moved with amazing speed and strength. Large tracks have also been discovered which some people say belong to the Wild Man. Because of these reports and the tracks, there have been several organized searches for this creature, but no strong evidence for its existence has ever been found. Yeti, Bigfoot and the Wild Man of Shennongjia

For centuries, people have reported seeing a wild creature in the Himalayas called Yeti. The Yeti is said to be a large, hairy animal that walks on two feet like a human being. People believe that Yetis sometimes come down from the mountains to attack villagers.

In 1998, an American mountain climber said that he saw a Yeti on the Chinese side of the Himalayas. ‘It walked like a human, but it had thick black fur and was about six feet tall with huge shoulders, very long arms and large hands,’ he said.

In 2007, an American TV team saw Yeti tracks 33 centimetres in length in the snow near Mount Qomolangma. They made copies of these tracks and had them examined by a scientist in the USA. He reported that they looked like the tracks of a similar creature, called Bigfoot, which some people believe lives in the forests of the north-west of the USA.

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Yeti and Bigfoot are similar to a creature known as the Wild Man of Shennongjia. There have been dozens of reports that people have seen a Wild Man in the Shennongjia Nature Reserve in western Hubei Province, China. In one case, a group of engineers ran after the creature, which moved with amazing speed and strength. Large tracks have also been discovered which some people say belong to the Wild Man. Because of these reports and the tracks, there have been several organized searches for this creature, but no strong evidence for its existence has ever been found.

Dr Grover Krantz, a scientist from Washington State University, studied reports of such strange creatures for many years. He became convinced they exist. He believed that these creatures are linked to a common ancestor, an animal that lived in Asia some 300,000 years ago. In his opinion, this animal made its way to other parts of the world, and continues to survive even today.Scientists hope that the mystery will be solved one day. If such creatures really exist, we might have the chance to see one with our own eyes.

喜马拉雅雪人、北美野人和神农架野人

几个世纪以来，不断有人报告说在喜马拉雅山区看到一种被称为喜马拉雅雪人的野生动物。据说，雪人是种高大多毛，像人类一样用两脚行走的动物。人们相信雪人有时下山攻击村民。

1998年，一名美国登山爱好者声称，他在喜马拉雅山的中国一侧看见过一个雪人。“它走路的样子像人类，但是有浓密的黑毛，大约6英尺高，双肩宽阔，两臂很长，还有一双大手。”他说。

2007年，一个美国电视拍摄组在珠穆朗玛峰附近看到雪地中33厘米长的雪人脚印。他们复制了这些脚印，并让美国的一位科学家进行研究。他（科学家）报告说，它们看起来像一种叫北美野人的类似动物的脚印。有人认为北美野人生活在美国西北部的森林里。

喜马拉雅雪人和北美野人与被称为神农架野人的生物很相似。已有很多关于人们在中国湖北省西部的神农架自然保护区看到过一个野人的报道。其中一篇报道讲一群工程师追赶这种以惊人速度和力量移动的生物。人们也发现过一些巨大脚印，有人称它们属于野人。因为这些报道和脚印，人们已经开展了数次有组织的针对该生物的搜寻活动，但是从没有找到它存在的有力证据。

华盛顿州立大学的一名科学家格洛夫?克兰茨博士曾研究有关这类奇怪生物的报道多年。他坚信他们的存在。他认为，这些生物与一个共同的祖先相关联，该动物生活于约30万年前的亚洲。他的看法是这种动物迁徙到了世界上的其他地区，并一直存活至今。

科学家们希望野人之谜将来有一天会得以破解。如果野人真的存在，我们或许有机会亲眼看见野人。

M2U2 reading An adventure in Africa 30 June Dear Aihua

How are you? Sorry I haven’t written for so long. I’ve been quite busy arranging my holiday with my older brother, Colin. Colin and I plan to spend a few weeks traveling before he goes to university. We’re going to visit so many exciting plac es and do lots of extraordinary things. We will go to Africa first. I can’t wait! Have you ever been there?

We leave London on 15 July, and we’ll be taking a flight to Morocco, in northern Africa. We’re going to ride camels through the Sahara Desert. It’s the biggest desert in the world—about the size of the US! I expect it will be very hot, dry and dusty there. We’ll be travelling by camel with local guides, camping in tents and sleeping on the ground. I’ve heard that, in the Sahara, there is no shade duri ng the day, and the stars seem especially brilliant on clear nights. I’ll bring a flashlight with me so that I’ll be able to see in the dark. Altogether, the trip will take six days. That means

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I’ll have to sit on a camel for almost a week—how uncomfortable! I hope my camel likes me! After the trip by camel, we’re going to travel down the River Nile. We’ll start at Lake Victoria.

A little way down the river from Lake Victoria, the water gets quite rough. So, we’ll go

white-water rafting. It’s quite dangerou s, but very exciting! You have to wear a helmet and a life jacket for protection, just in case you fall into the water.

Then, we’re going on a trip to see wild animals in Kenya. We’ll live with the local people in their villages, and eat and drink whatever they do, including cow’s blood! Do you think I should drink it?

Since we’ll be walking for almost two weeks, I’ll need to buy a large backpack in advance to carry my supplies of food and water. During the day, we’ll walk across the land, following the

tra cks of wildlife such as elephants, lions and giraffes. We’ll try to get as close as possible to the animals, even though they’re dangerous, so that we can take some really good photographs. But don’t worry about me. Our guides will have guns with them for defense—they can use the guns to scare the animals away if they come too near. I really want to see an elephant up close, and Colin wants to see a giraffe.

After that, we’ll be moving on to Tanzania, where we’re going to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Mountain climbing can be very tiring, and many people feel sick as the atmosphere gets thinner, so Colin and I will make sure that we will get plenty of rest. The African part of our trip will take about four weeks. Afterwards, we’re going to the Himalayas.

I’ll send you postcards from all the different places we visit!

Love Toby

非洲探险6月30日亲爱的爱华，你好。抱歉很长时间没有给你写信。我最近一直在忙着安排和我哥哥科林度假的事。科林和我计划在他上大学之前花上几个星期外出旅游。我们要去很多令人激动的地方，做很多令人惊叹的事情。首先我们要去非洲。我都等不及了！你去过那里吗？

我们将于7月15日离开伦敦，坐飞机去北非的摩洛哥。我们要骑着骆驼穿越撒哈拉沙漠。这是世界上最大的沙漠—大约相当于美国的面积！我估计那里会非常炎热、干燥，而且尘土飞扬。我们将在当地导游的带领下骑着骆驼旅行，在帐篷里宿营，席地而睡。我听说过，在撒哈拉，白天没有阴凉之处，在晴朗的夜晚星星格外灿烂。我会随身带一只手电筒，这样在黑暗中我就可以看见了。旅行全程将花六天时间。这意味着我要在骆驼上坐将近一周的时间—多不舒服啊！我希望我的骆驼会喜欢我！

骑骆驼旅行后，我们将沿着尼罗河顺流而下。我们要从维多利亚湖出发。自维多利亚湖沿河而下不远，河水就变得挺湍急了。所以，我们将进行白浪漂流。这很危险，但也非常刺激！作为保护措施，你得戴上头盔，穿上救生衣，以防万一掉进水里。之后，我们要前往肯尼亚看那里的野生动物。我们要跟当地的居民一起住在他们的村落里，不管他们吃什么、喝什么，我们也一起吃、一起喝，包括牛血！你觉得我应该喝吗？

因为我们需要徒步行走将近两周时间，所以我得预先买一个大容量的旅行背包来背我的给养—食物和饮水。白天，我们将穿行于陆地，追寻大象、狮子和长颈鹿之类的野生动物的足迹。尽管这些动物很危险，我们还是要试着尽可能地靠近它们，这样我们就能拍到一些非常棒的照片。但是，不要为我担心，我们的导游都是随身带枪用于防卫的——如果动物靠得太近，导游就可以用枪将它们吓跑。我真的很想近距离地看一头大象，科林则想看一头长颈鹿。

之后我们将继续前进至坦桑尼亚，在那里我们要攀登乞力马扎罗山。登山会让人觉得非常疲惫，由于空气变得稀薄，很多人会感到恶心，所以，科林和我会确保我们能够得到充足的休息。我们的非洲段旅行将历时大约四周，然后，我们将前往喜马拉雅山。

我到所有不同地方都会给你寄明信片的！爱你的托比

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M2U2 project Shangri-la

Would you like the chance to discover a place of mystery and beauty in the south-west of China? If your answer is ‘yes’, consider a trip to Shangri-la!

How to get there

Start in the city of Dali and drive north along the Yunnan-Tibet Highway until you reach Zhongdian (Shangri-la), the capital of Diqing. Zhongdian is 659 kilometres away from Kunming, and there are regular flights between the two cities.

The world-famous Chinese Shangri-la

The word ‘Shangri-la’ first appeared in a cl assic novel by James Hilton. Today, Shangri-la has become a common English word meaning heaven on earth. Hilton described a beautiful kingdom where three rivers joined together, steep mountains reached to the sky, and fields of long grass covered the earth. In this perfect world lived people who had discovered how to stay young forever.

Which place could officially take the name of this wonderful land? There were arguments over which tourist spot would win the name of Shangri-la. Many years after the book was published, some people realized that the Shangri-la of the novel was a perfect match for Zhongdian in Yunnan Province, China. In September 1997, the government of Yunnan Province announced that Zhongdian was the Shangri-la of Hilton’s story.

What you will see in Shangri-la

Three mountains, Meili, Baimang and Haba, which are covered with snow, tower over the land. Their snowy mountaintops form a beautiful picture that will leave you at a loss for words. Below the mountains, the sunshine reflects on the many lakes, making them shine like diamonds against the rich countryside. Sheep, cattle and horses wander on the green grass, and the surrounding forests are home to many birds and animals. In this peaceful land, people live in perfect harmony with nature, far away from the noise and worry of the outside world.

Nature has provided Shangri-la with endless natural treasures, making the land a happy home for the local people.

What the weather is like

The weather changes so quickly that people say you can experience four seasons in one day. The best times to visit Shangri-la are spring and autumn when the temperature is at its mildest.

希望有机会去中国西南部发现一个神奇又美丽的地方吗？如果你的回答是肯定的，那就考虑考虑香格里拉之行吧！

如何去那里？

从大理出发，沿滇藏高速公路向北行驶直到你抵达迪庆的首府中甸（香格里拉）。中甸距离昆明659公里，两个城市之间有固定航班往返。

世界闻名的中国香格里拉

“香格里拉”一词源于詹姆斯?希尔顿的一部经典小说。如今，香格里拉已经成为指代人间天堂的常用英语单词。希尔顿描绘了一个美丽的国度，那里三河交汇，奇峰高耸，深草如茵盖大地。住在这个完美世界里的人们知道如何永葆青春。

到底什么地方才能正式得到这个人间奇境的名称呢？曾有关于哪个旅游景点能赢得香格里拉这个美名的争论。此书出版许多年之后，一些人发现，小说中的香格里拉与中国云南省的中甸完全吻合。1997年9月，云南省人民政府宣布，中甸就是希尔顿小说中的香格里拉。

在香格里拉你会看到什么？

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三座白雪覆盖的高山—梅里、白芒和哈巴—巍峨屹立，其白雪皑皑的山顶构成了一幅美丽的图画，美得让你无法用语言形容。

山脚下，阳光照在星罗棋布的湖面上，使它们在富丽乡村景色的映衬下，如钻石般闪耀璀璨。成群的牛羊和马儿在绿色的草原上徜佯，周边的森林则是众多鸟类和动物的家园。在这片宁静的土地上，人们和大自然和谐相处，远离外界的喧嚣和烦恼。

大自然给香格里拉提供了无尽的天然宝藏，使得这片土地成了当地居民的幸福家园。

香格里拉的天气

香格里拉天气多变，以至于有人说，你可以在一天里经历四季。前往香格里拉旅游的最佳时间是春季和秋季，这两个季节气温最为温暖舒适。

M2U3 reading The Curse of the mummy

Howard Carter is one of the most famous explorers the world has ever known. He was brave and loved to visit and explore new places. During his life, he discovered many amazing things.

Howard Carter did not go to school, but learnt to draw from his father, who was an artist. He was bright and curious about the world outside his home town. In 1891, at the age of 17, he set sail for Alexandria, Egypt. By the 1920s, he had become an explorer, searching for the tombs of the Egyptian kings. He found several important ones. Inside the tombs, he discovered a great fortune in jewels and gold, along with the preserved bodies of dead kings. These preserved bodies are known as mummies.

In 1922, Howard Carter made his most amazing discovery of all, in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt. He had received money from Lord Carnarvon, a British man who was very interested in Egypt. Carter’s team was working at a place near the city of Luxor. There, they came across the to mb of King Tutankhamun. It was the most important tomb that had ever been found. ‘The tomb contained more treasure than any of us had ever seen before, as well as the mummy of the king,’ said Carter. ‘After we looked into the tomb, we closed it and hid its entrance. We wanted to study the tomb later when we had more time. Afterwards, all of its contents would go into a museum.’However, not long after the discovery, people in Carter’s team began to fall ill and die. Upon their entering the tomb, Carter’s lu cky pet bird, which he had left in Cairo, was swallowed by a snake. Then, a few months after Carter had opened the tomb, Lord Carnarvon, who was also present when the tomb was opened, fell ill with a fever and died in Egypt. At the moment of Carnarvon’s de ath, the lights went out in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Back in England, his dog died at approximately the same time.

George Gould, a friend of Carnarvon’s, went to Egypt after hearing of his strange death. He too visited the tomb, only to catch a high fe ver the next day. Twelve hours later, he was dead. Carter’s secretary, Richard Bethell, died of heart trouble four months after the tomb was opened. Arthur Mace, another member of the team, also died shortly after the discovery.

Within seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb died. Howard Carter, however, lived on until the age of 65. Some people say the deaths were just coincidence. Others believe that they were in connection with a mummy’s curse, as a punishment for those who enter the resting place of the dead.

However, still others believe that there is a scientific explanation. Inside the tombs, there are many viruses. When a tomb is opened, fresh air disturbs the viruses. If breathed in, they can result in illness or even death. Today, when scientists examine mummies, they wear special clothing for protection.

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What is certain, though, is that ‘the curse of the mummy’ remains a riddle to this day.

木乃伊的诅咒

霍华德?卡特是有史以来世界上最出名的探险家之一。他勇敢无畏，爱好去从未去过的地方探险。在其一生中他发现了许多令人惊奇的东西。

霍华德?卡特没有上过学，但是他从画家父亲那里学会了画画。他天资聪颖，对家乡之外的世界充满了好奇心。1891年，在17岁的时候，他扬帆远航到了埃及的亚历山大。到了20世纪20年代，他已成为一名探险家，致力于寻找古埃及国王的陵墓。他找到了不少重要的陵墓。在这些陵墓中，他发现了大量的珠宝和黄金，同时还有已故国王经过处理的遗体，这些经过处理的遗体就是为人所知的木乃伊。

1922年，在埃及的国王谷，霍华德?卡特做出了他最惊人的发现。此次探险之前，他得到了卡那封勋爵的资助。卡那封是个对埃及非常感兴趣的英国人。卡特的探险队当时在卢克索城附近的地方进行工作。在这个地方，他们发现了图坦卡蒙国王的陵墓。这是有史以来所发现的最重要的陵墓。“除了国王的木乃伊之外，这座陵墓还藏有大量的珍宝，比我们任何人先前所见过的都要多。”卡特说，“在探查过这座陵墓之后，我们将其封起来，并掩藏了其入口。以后我们要在有更多的时间时来研究这座陵墓。此后，其所有的东西都要收进博物馆。”

然而，不久之后，卡特探险队的成员就开始生病，并相继死去。进入陵墓的那一刻，卡特的那只被他留在开罗的幸运爱鸟被一条蛇给吞吃了。接着，在卡特打开陵墓数月后，当时也在陵墓发掘现场的卡那封勋爵生病发高烧，死在埃及。在卡那封勋爵病死的那一刻，埃及首都开罗所有的电灯突然熄灭。而在英国老家，卡那封勋爵的狗几乎在同一时间死亡。

乔治?古尔德，卡那封勋爵的朋友，在获悉其奇怪死讯后赶赴埃及。他也去了陵墓，结果第二天就发高烧，12小时后便去世了。卡特的秘书理查德?贝塞尔在打开陵墓四个月后死于心脏病。另外一名探险队员阿瑟?梅斯也在发现陵墓后不久死去。

七年间，与陵墓发掘工作有关的人员之中有21人死亡。但是，霍华德?卡特却一直活到了65岁。有人说所有那些死亡只是巧合。另一些人则相信这与木乃伊的诅咒有关，是对闯入亡灵安息地的人的惩罚。

尽管如此，仍有其他一些人认为，此事有一个科学的解释。那些陵墓中藏有大量病毒。陵墓被打开时，新鲜的空气搅动了这些病毒。一旦被人吸入，它们就可能导致疾病甚至死亡。如今，科学家们在检查木乃伊的时候都要穿上特殊的服装以保护自己。

但有一点可以肯定的是，“木乃伊的诅咒”至今仍是个谜。

Reading strategy：predicting information

Good readers learn to think ahead and predict information in advance.

If you are trying to predict the contents of a passage based on the title and you find your expectations too general, read the first paragraph to make your prediction more specific.

The first paragraph usually tells you what the reading passage will be about . Look for key words such as famous, brave, adventurous and amazing when you read the first paragraph of the above article. These words may help you prepare for and predict what will come next.

Fill in the blanks with the following words, there is an extra word: mummies, famous ,curse, preserved, lucky, snake, amazing, entering, searching Egypt, going

Since I arrived in__1__ in the early 1920s,I have spent most of my time _ 2__for lost treasures. In ancient Egyptian tombs, I have found gold, jewels and the ___3___ dead bodies of former kings. These bodies are called _ 4_ .Actually , my__5__pet bird found the place. Words can’t express how excited I was! It was__6__. In it we found the mummy of Tutankhamun, gold and jewels. We decided to empty the tomb .I’m sure we’ll soon be rich and ___7__! The only sad thing about today is that my bird died. A __8__ ate him just upon our__9___the tomb. I hope there isn’t a

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__10___.

Suggested answers: 1.Egypt 2.searching 3.preserved 4. mummies 5.lucky 6.amazing 7.famous 8.snake 9.entering 10.curse

M3U3 project EXPLORER 16 October 2003

What is the most fun you can have in 21 hours and 23 minutes? On 15 October 2003, Yang Liwei answered this question. His voyage in space took him 600,000 kilometres in orbit, around the Earth 14 times, in just over 21 hours. It made him China’s first astronaut in space. He had worked towards this achievement for many years.

Born in 1965, Yang had wanted to fly since he was a young boy. His friends and teachers from Suizhong in the north-east of Liaoning Province have all said that he loved science and technology from a young age. He always had a strong desire to learn how to fly. His dream was encouraged

by his parents as well as his older sister and younger brother.

In 1983, he joined the army, and went to flight school. He graduated in 1987 and became a pilot. In 1998, he applied to be a member of Project 921, which is now called Shenzhou. He was one of the only 14 selected from 1,500 candidates. The team spent the next five years being trained. They not only studied all the subjects required to be an astronaut, but also learnt survival skills and all about how spaceships and rockets are built. Yang scored among the very top in everything the group studied.

In September 2003, only three out of the 14 candidates were picked for the Chinese space adventure, and Yang was one of them. He took all kinds of tests to prove he was fit for this important task. Although Yang did not get the best scores on every single test, it was his high scores on the psychological tests that finally won him the status of China’s first astronaut. Yang was described by his superiors as hard-working and always in control of himself. Because of these qualities, they were optimistic he would be successful.

In the end, Yang was indeed a success. His name will go down in history with those of Yuri Gagarin and Alan Shepard. The people of China can be proud of Yang Liwei, and young people all over the world can look up to him as an example of a man who managed to live his dream.

探险家2003年10月16日在21小时23分钟之内你能够得到的最大乐趣会是什么呢？2003年10月15日，杨利伟回答了这个问题。他的太空之旅让他在仅仅21小时多一些的时间内沿轨道飞行60万公里，环绕地球14圈。这使他成为进入太空的首位中国宇航员。为了这一成就，他经过了多年努力。

杨利伟出生于1965年，从他还是个小男孩的时候起，就梦想着飞行。他在辽宁省东北部绥中的朋友和老师都说他从小就热爱科学技术。他对学习飞行总有一种强烈的愿望。他的梦想得到了父母以及姐姐和弟弟的鼓励。

1983年，他参军进入飞行学校。他于1987年毕业，并成为一名飞行员。1998年，他申请成为“921”计划即现名“神舟”计划的成员。他是从将近1500名候选人当中遴选出来的仅仅14人中的一员。在接下来的五年时间里，这些队员接受了各种训练。他们不仅学习成为宇航员所必修的全部科目，还学习生存技巧，以及关于飞船和火箭制造的所有知识。在队员们所学习的各门功课中，杨利伟的成绩都名列前茅。

2003年9月，14名候选人中的3名队员被挑选参加中国的太空探险，杨利伟是其中之一。他接受了所有的测试，并证实了他是担任此项重任的合格人选。虽然杨利伟并非每项测试都得了最高分，但他各项心理测试所得的高分最终为他赢得了中国首位宇航员的身份。杨利伟的上级将他描述为一个勤奋刻苦、始终能够自控的人。因为这些品质，他的领导对于他将会成功持乐观态度。

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M3U1 Fog

Warning

When Polly left home that morning, the city was already covered in a grey mist. At lunch, the radio forecast that the mist would become a thick fog in the afternoon. At four o’clock, Polly left work and stepped out into the fog. She wondered if the buses would still be running. No buses to King Street

Once out in the street, she walked quickly towards her usual bus stop. ‘How far are you going?’ the bus conductor asked her before he took her fare.‘King Street,’ said Polly. ‘Sorry, Miss,’ replied the man, ‘the truth is that it is too foggy for the bus to run that far. Take the Underground to Green Park. The weather might be better there and you might be able to get a taxi.’

A tall man

As Polly observed the passengers on the train, she had a feeling that she was being watched by a tall man in a dark overcoat. At last the train arrived at Green Park station. While the rest of the passengers were getting out, she glanced at the faces around her. The tall man was nowhere to be seen.

Footsteps

When Polly got to the station entrance, it was empty. Outside, wherever she looked the fog lay like a thick, grey cloud. There was no one in sight. Polly set off towards Park Street. As she walked along the narrow street, she heard the sound of footsteps approaching, but by the time she reached the corner of the street, the footsteps were gone. Suddenly Polly felt a rough hand brush her cheek, and she heard a man’s voice in her ear saying ‘Sorry.’ The man moved away. She could feel her heart beating with fear.

The helpful stranger

Then she heard the sound again—soft footsteps behind her. A minute before, she had wished for someone to come along. Now she wanted to run, but fear held her still. The footsteps seemed close now. Then a man’s voice came out of the darkness. ‘I s anybody there?’

Polly hesitated. At last she answered, ‘Hello, I think I’m lost.’

A few seconds later, a hand reached out and grasped her arm. Polly found herself staring up at the face of an old man with a beard. ‘Maybe I can help you. Which road do you want?’ he asked.

‘I live at 86 King Street,’ Polly replied.

‘Just take my hand,’ said the man. ‘Come with me. You’ll be all right.’ He took Polly’s hand. ‘Watch out for the step here.’

In his other hand the man carried a stick. Polly heard it hit the step. ‘I can remember some terrible fogs, but maybe that was before your time. I can’t see your face, but you sound young. How old are you?’

‘Just twenty,’ answered Polly.‘Ah, twenty! A nice age to be. I was young once. Now we’re at the crossroads. Turn left here.’

‘I’m quite lost now. Are you sure you know the way?’ Polly was beginning to feel frightened again. ‘Of course. You really shouldn’t feel anxious.’ He held her hand more firmly.

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The grateful helper

‘Here we are. King Street.’ He stopped.

‘Thank you so much for coming to my aid,’ said Polly in relief. ‘Would you like to come in and rest for a while?’‘It’s very nice of you,’ said the man, ‘but I’ll be off. There may be more people lost today, and I’d like to help them. You see, a fog this bad is rare. It gives me the chance to pay back the help that people give me when it’s sunny. A blind person like me can’t get across the road without help, except in a fog like this.’

雾

雾警报

那天早上当波莉离开家，城市已经被一层灰色的薄雾覆盖。在午餐时间，收音机天气预报员报道薄雾在下午会变成浓雾。四点钟，波莉离开工作，踏入雾中。她怀疑巴士是否仍然在运行。

没有去国王街的巴士

她一出来在大街上，就快速走向她以往的停车站。

“你要去的地方有多远？”巴士售票员问她。

“国王街。”波莉回答。

“对不起，小姐。”男人回答，“事实上，雾太浓了以至于巴士不能行驶那么远。坐地铁列车去绿色花园，那里的天气也许会好一点，而且你也许可以在哪儿拦到一辆出租车。”

一个高大的男人

当波莉观察地铁上的乘客时，她注意到她被一个穿着黑色外套的高大男人盯着。最后，列车到达了绿色花园车站。当其他的乘客下车，她扫视了周围人的脸，四处都找不到那个高大男人。

脚步声

波莉到了车站出口，那里空无一人。外面的雾像一朵厚厚的灰云。在势力范围内一个人都没有。波莉朝着公园街出发。当她沿着街走时，她听到了脚步声，但是等到她到达街道拐角处，脚步声不见了。突然，波莉感到一只粗糙的手轻拂过她的脸，她听到一个男人的声音在她耳边说：“对不起。”男人离开了。她能感觉到心脏带着恐惧的跳动声。

乐于助人的陌生人

然后她再次听到了这个声音——在她后面轻轻的脚步声。一分钟前，她希望有个人和她一起走。现在她想要跑，但是恐惧使她一动不动。现在脚步声似乎靠近了。然后一个男人的声音从黑暗中传来：“有人在那里吗？”

波莉顿了顿，最后她说：“你好，我想我迷路了。”

几分钟后，一只手伸了出来而且碰到了她的手臂。波莉发现她自己抬头凝视着一个手停留在她的手臂上站立着的男人。她看到的是一张老人的脸。

“也许我能帮助你，你要去哪里？”他问。

“我住在国王街86号。”波莉回答。

“只管抓住我的手。”男人说，“跟着我走。你会没事的。”他抓住波莉的手：“留意这里的台阶。”

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在他的另外一只手上男人拿着一根拐杖。波莉听到拐杖敲击着台阶。“我还记得一些可怕的雾天，但是也许那是在你出生之前。我看不见你的脸，但是你的声音听起来很年轻。你几岁了？”

“刚满20。”波莉说。

“嗯，20岁！一个很美好的年龄。我也曾经年轻。现在我们在拐角处。从这里向左拐。”

“我现在快迷路了，您确定您认识路吗？”波莉再次开始感到害怕。

“当然，你真的不必担心。”他握住她的手更紧了。

一个感恩的帮助者

“我们到了，国王街。”他停住。

“非常感谢。”波莉说，“你愿意进来休息一下吗？”

“你真的很善良。”男人说：“但是我要离开了。今天也许会有更多的人迷路，我要去帮助他们。你看，如此糟糕的雾是很罕见的。它给了我们报答在晴天给我们帮助的人们。一个像我这样的盲人没有帮助时不能穿过马路的，除了在像这样的雾天中。”

M3u1 Project Shark attaks

There are nearly 400 different types of sharks, but only about 30 types are known to have attacked human beings. Many people know that the most dangerous shark is the great white shark, probably because they have seen the film Jaws. However, two other sharks are also rather dangerous: the tiger shark and the bull shark.

To reduce the risk of a shark attack, you should follow these suggestions.

?Do not swim in the dark. Sharks can still see you but you cannot see them.

?Do not go swimming in the ocean if you have a fresh wound. Sharks can smell blood over a long distance.

?Do not wear bright clothing or jewellery, because sharks are at tracted to the flash of colours and bright objects.

?Stay in groups, as sharks usually avoid large numbers of people.

Recently, shark attacks have been increasing as water sports are becoming more popular. If a shark attacks you, follow the advice below.

?Keep calm. Do not panic.

?Hit the shark on the nose with your fist.

?Stick your finger in the shark’s eye.

Don’t be frightened by sharks: you are 30 times more likely to be hit by lightning than be attacked by a shark.

M3u1 The wonderful world of pigeons

It is night. All is quiet. The soldiers are asleep while a guard watches for the enemy. There is a flash, and the sound of guns! They are being attacked! Hundreds of enemy soldiers rush towards them. They are all going to be killed unless they get help. What should they do?

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