新人教版高中英语必修二课文

第一单元文化遗产

阅读一

寻找琥珀

普鲁士国王腓特烈?威廉一世从未想过他送个普鲁士人民伟大的礼物会有一点如此惊奇的历史。这个礼物是因为由几吨琥珀制成而命名的琥珀屋。这些被挑选的琥珀都有着像蜂蜜

一样漂亮的黄棕色。这间屋的设计是当时最流行的奇特的风格。这同样是一件花了当时最好

的艺术家大约十年用黄金和珠宝修饰制成的宝物。

事实上，这间屋不是制来当礼物的。这是为腓特烈一世的领土而设计的。然而，普鲁士下一

任国王同样是琥珀屋的拥有者，腓特烈威廉一世决定不保留琥珀屋。在1716年他把琥珀屋

送给了彼得大帝。作为报答，沙皇给了腓特烈一队他最好的士兵。因此琥珀屋成为了沙皇避

寒圣地圣彼得堡的一部分。琥珀屋作为一个大概四米长的只为重要访客的小接待处。

后来，叶卡捷琳娜二世把琥珀屋在圣彼得堡之外的一个她避暑的地方。她让她的艺术家加了

跟多的细节在里面。在1770年琥珀屋完全成了她想要的样子。接近600只蜡烛在屋内燃烧

着，把镜子和图画都照得像金子一样。令人伤心的，虽然被誉为是世界奇迹之一的琥珀屋现

在丢失了。

在1941年9月，纳粹军队在圣彼得堡附近。这正是两个国家在交战的时候。在纳粹去到避暑地方之前，俄国人民能够从琥珀屋里搬走一些家具和小的艺术品。然而，一些纳粹神

秘的偷走了琥珀屋。至

第一单元文化遗产

阅读一

寻找琥珀

普鲁士国王腓特烈?威廉一世从未想过他送个普鲁士人民伟大的礼物会有一点如此惊奇的历史。这个礼物是因为由几吨琥珀制成而命名的琥珀屋。这些被挑选的琥珀都有着像蜂蜜

一样漂亮的黄棕色。这间屋的设计是当时最流行的奇特的风格。这同样是一件花了当时最好

的艺术家大约十年用黄金和珠宝修饰制成的宝物。

事实上，这间屋不是制来当礼物的。这是为腓特烈一世的领土而设计的。然而，普鲁士下一

任国王同样是琥珀屋的拥有者，腓特烈威廉一世决定不保留琥珀屋。在1716年他把琥珀屋

送给了彼得大帝。作为报答，沙皇给了腓特烈一队他最好的士兵。因此琥珀屋成为了沙皇避

寒圣地圣彼得堡的一部分。琥珀屋作为一个大概四米长的只为重要访客的小接待处。

后来，叶卡捷琳娜二世把琥珀屋在圣彼得堡之外的一个她避暑的地方。她让她的艺术家加了

跟多的细节在里面。在1770年琥珀屋完全成了她想要的样子。接近600只蜡烛在屋内燃烧

着，把镜子和图画都照得像金子一样。令人伤心的，虽然被誉为是世界奇迹之一的琥珀屋现

在丢失了。

在1941年9月，纳粹军队在圣彼得堡附近。这正是两个国家在交战的时候。在纳粹去到避暑地方之前，俄国人民能够从琥珀屋里搬走一些家具和小的艺术品。然而，一些纳粹神

秘的偷走了琥珀屋。至

必修5 Unit 1
JOHH SHOW DEFEATS “KING CHOLERA”

John 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 of 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 unti

What Is a Tornado? 龙卷风是什么?

A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. 龙卷风是一种旋转的气流柱从一场雷雨在地上。

The most violent have winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour. 最暴力的有的风速超过400公里每小时。

Almost all of them occur in the US, in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north.

几乎所有的车都发生在美国,在该地区东南来自德克萨斯州到南达科塔州在北方。

Tornadoes can pick up cars, trains and even houses and put them down in the next street—or even in the next town.

龙卷风可以捡到的汽车、火车,甚至的房屋,把它们记在接下来的street-or甚至在邻近的城镇。

篇一：必修五课文与翻译

外研高中必修五

Module 1

The British and American English

Words Words Words

British and American English are different in many ways. The first and most obvious way is in the vocabulary. There are hundreds of different words which are not used on the other side of the Atlantic or which are used with a different meaning. Some of these words are well known---Americans drive automobiles down freeways and fill up with gas;the British drive cars along motorways and fill up with petrol. As a tourist, you will need to use the underg

篇一：必修五课文与翻译

外研高中必修五

Module 1

The British and American English

Words Words Words

British and American English are different in many ways. The first and most obvious way is in the vocabulary. There are hundreds of different words which are not used on the other side of the Atlantic or which are used with a different meaning. Some of these words are well known---Americans drive automobiles down freeways and fill up with gas;the British drive cars along motorways and fill up with petrol. As a tourist, you will need to use the underg

Unit 1 Lights,camera,action!

Reading

Behind the scenes 幕后

Hello,everyone!Let me start by asking you a question:what's the first thing you notice about a film?The acting?The music?Maybe the amazing sets?Whatever your answer is,there's always a lot more to it than first meets the eye.Actually,the film you see on the screen is the product of a huge amount of hard work,most of which takes place behind the scenes.Today,I'll give you a brief introduction to some aspects of film-making you might not be familiar with.

大家好！让我来先问你们一个问题

Unit 1 Lights,camera,action!

Reading

Behind the scenes 幕后

Hello,everyone!Let me start by asking you a question:what's the first thing you notice about a film?The acting?The music?Maybe the amazing sets?Whatever your answer is,there's always a lot more to it than first meets the eye.Actually,the film you see on the screen is the product of a huge amount of hard work,most of which takes place behind the scenes.Today,I'll give you a brief introduction to some aspects of film-making you might not be familiar with.

大家好！让我来先问你们一个问题

M1U1 school life in the UK

Going to a British high school for one year was a very enjoyable and 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 was Diana .We soon became best friends. During the assembly ,the headmaster told us about the

Journey Down the MekongMy name is Wang Kun. Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. Two years ago she bought an expensive mountain bike and then she persuaded me 自从；自…… to buy one. v.说服；劝说 dream of/about 以后doing sth.梦想做 某事 dream: v.梦想；做 梦；想到 n.梦想，愿望；梦 adj.梦的；理想的

take a trip 旅行； 去旅行 adj.昂贵的；花钱的 cheap: adj.便宜的； 小气的；不值钱的 adv.便宜地

persuade sb. to do sth.说服、 劝服某人做某 事

我的名字叫王坤。从高中起，我姐姐王薇和我就一直梦想 作一次伟大的自行车旅行。两年前，她买了一辆昂贵的山 地自行车，然后还说服我买了一辆山地车。

Last year, she visited our cousins, Dao W