1、1.必修一 MODULE 1 My First Day at Senior High 升入高中的第一天My name is Li Kang. I live in Shijiazhuang, a city not far from Beijing. 我叫李康，住在离北京不远的石家庄市，它是河北省的首府。 It is the capital city of Hebei Province. Today is my first day at Senior High school and Im writing down my thoughts about it. 今天是我升入高中的第一天，现在我就写写我
2、这一天的感想。My new school is very good and I can see why. The teachers are very enthusiastic and friendly and the classrooms are amazing. 我的新学校非常好，理由如下，老师们很热情、很友好，而且教室很棒。 Every room has a computer with a special screen, almost as big as a cinema screen. 每间教室部配备有一台电脑，电脑屏幕是像电影院屏幕大小差不多的特殊屏幕。The teachers wri
3、te on the computer, and their words appear on the screen behind them. 老师在电脑上写字，这些字就出现在老师身后的屏幕上。 The screens also show photographs, text and information from websites. Theyre brilliant! 屏幕也能显示照片、文本以及网站下载的信息。真是太棒了!The English class is really interesting. 英语课很有趣。 The teacher is a very enthusiastic woma
4、n called Ms Shen.老师是一位姓沈的非常热心的女士。 Were using a new textbook and Ms Shens method of teaching is nothing like that of the teachers at my Junior High school. 由于我们使用的是新课本，沈老师的教学方法跟初中老师完全不一样。 She thinks that reading comprehension is important, but we speak a lot in class, too. 她认为阅读理解很重要，而我们在课堂上说得也很多。And
5、 we have fun. I dont think I will be bored in Ms Shens class! 我们过得很快乐。我认为上沈老师的课我是不会感到厌倦的!Today we introduced ourselves to each other. We did this in groups. 今天我们以小组的形式互相作了自我介绍。Some students were embarrassed at first but everyone was very friendly and it was really nice. 有些同学开始还有些难为情，不过大家都很友好，真是太好了。
6、Ms Shen gave us instructions and then we worked by ourselves. 沈老师给了我们一些指导，然后我们自己活动。Ms Shen wants to help us improve our spelling and handwriting. 沈老师要帮助我们提高拼写和书写水乎。We do this in a fun way, with spelling games and other activities. 我们用有趣的拼写游戏和其他活动做完了这些。 I like her attitude very much, and the behavior
7、 of the other students shows that they like her, too. 我非常喜欢她的教态，其他同学的行为表明他们也喜欢沈老师。There are sixty-five students in my class -more than my previous class in Junior High. 我们班共有 65 名同学 比我以前初中时的班级人数还要多。Forty-nine of them are girls. 其中 49 名是女生。 In other words, there are three times as many girls as boys.
8、 换句话说，女生人数是男生的三倍。 They say that girls are usually more hard-working than boys, but in this class, everyone is hard-working. 据说女生通常比男生用功，但在我们班，每个人都很用功。For our homework tonight, we have to write a description of the street where we live. 今晚的家庭作业是描述我们居住的街道。Im looking forward to doing it! 我正盼望着做家庭作业呢。2.
9、必修一 MODULE2 My New Teachers 我的新老师They say that first impressions are very important. 人们说第一印象很重要。 My first impression of Mrs. Li was that she was nervous and shy. 我对李老师最初的印象是她既紧张又害羞。 I think perhaps she was as it was her first lesson with us. 我想她这样也许是因为她给我们上第一节课的缘故吧。 But now. after two weeks, the cla
10、ss really likes working with her. 两个星期过去了，现在全班同学都很喜欢上她的课。 Shes kind and patient, and she explains English grammar so clearly that even I can understand it! 她友善、耐心，把英语语法解释得清清楚楚，连我都懂了 !- She avoids making you feel stupid! 她不会让你感到自己是个笨蛋 ! Ive always hated making mistakes or pronouncing a word incorrect
11、ly when I speak English, but Mrs Li just smiles, so that you dont feel completely stupid! 我总是不愿意犯错误或者在说英语时念错词，李老师只是笑笑，因此你就不会感到自己是个大笨蛋 !I think maybe she goes a bit too slowly for the faster students, but for me its wonderful!1feel Im going to make progress with her. 我想对于那些学习较好的学生来说，她的进度也许有些慢，但对我来说正好
12、 !我觉得跟着她学习一定能取得进步。Id guess that Mrs Chen is almost sixty. 我猜陈老师差不多有 60 岁了。 Shes very strict - we dont dare to say a word unless she asks us to. 她很严格 -如果她不要求，我们连一句话也不敢说。 Shes also very serious and doesnt smile much. 她也很严肃，不苟言笑。 When she asks you to do something, you do it immediately! 她要你做什么事，你就赶快做 !
13、 There are a few students in our class who keep coming to class late but theyre always on time for Mrs Chens lessons! 班上有些同学上课老是迟到，可上陈老师的课都很准时 ! Some of our class dont like her, but most of us really appreciate her because her teaching is so well organized and clear. 有些学生不喜欢她，可班上大多数人确实欣赏她的课，因为她的讲解非常
14、有条理，很清楚。 And a few students even admit liking her! 有一些学生甚至承认喜欢她 ! During scientific experiments, she explains exactly what is happening and as a result my work is improving . 做科学实验时，她准确无误地解释发生的一切，就这样，我的学习正在进步。 Physics will never be my favorite lesson, but I think that Ill do well in the exam with Mr
15、s Chen teaching me. 物理从来不是我最喜欢的学科，但我觉得有陈老师教我，今后考试我一定会考得不错的。Mr Wus only been teaching us for two weeks and hes already very popular. 吴老师只教了我们两星期就已经很受大家欢迎了。 I think this is because he really enjoys teaching Chinese literature-he loves it, in fact! 我觉得这是因为他很喜欢教中国文学事实上，他很热爱中国文学 !Hes got so much energy,
16、this is one class you do not fall asleep in! 他精力充沛，这是一节你不会想睡觉 (感到困倦 )的课。 Hes about 28,Ithink, and is rather good-looking. 我猜他大约 28 岁，长得相当英俊。 He talks loudly and fast. and waves his hands about a lot when he gets excited. 他说起话来响亮快速，激动时不停地挥动双手。 Hes really amusing and tells jokes when he thinks were ge
17、tting bored. 他很能逗乐，当他觉得我们开始无聊时就给我们说笑话。 Even things like compositions and summaries are fun with Mr Wu. I respect him a lot. 上吴老师的课，就连作文和归纳大意这样的事情也变得很有趣，我很尊敬他。3.必修一 MODULE 3 My First Ride on a Train 第一次乘火车My name is Alice Thompson. I come from Sydney, Australia and Im 18 years old. 我是艾丽斯，汤姆逊，来自澳大利亚悉尼
18、，今年 18 岁。 Recently I had my first ride on a long distance train. 最近我第一次乘坐了长途火车。 And what a ride! 一次多么奇妙的乘车经历 ! A friend and I travelled on the famous Ghan train. 我和一位朋友乘坐著名的火车 Ghan 去旅行。 We got on in Sydney and we got off in Alice Springs, right in the middle of Australia, more than four thousand kil
19、ometres away. 我们在悉尼上车，在 4,000 多公里以外的澳大利亚中部的艾丽斯斯普林斯下车， We spent two days and nights on the train. 并在火车上呆了两天两夜。The train was wonderful and the food was great. 火车很棒，食品又美味。 We ate great meals cooked by experts! 我们吃的美味饭菜是由烹任大师们做的 !For the first few hundred kilometres of the journey, the scenery was very
20、colorful. 旅途开始的几百公里，景色多姿多彩 .There were fields and the soil was dark red. 有田野，泥土是深红色的。 After that, it was desert. 过后就是沙漠。 The sun shone, there was no wind and there were no clouds in the sky. 太阳高照，空中没一丝风、一朵云彩。 Suddenly, it looked like a place from another time. 突然之间又好像来到了另一个时代的某地。 We saw abandoned fa
21、rms which were built more than a hundred years ago. 我们看到被遗弃了的 100 年前建造的农庄。The train was comfortable and the people were nice. 火车很舒服，大家部很友好。During the day, I sat and looked out of the window, and sometimes talked to other passengers. 在白天，我坐着看窗外，有时和别的旅客说说话。 I read books and listened to my Chinese cass
22、ettes (Im studying Chinese at school). 我读读书，听听汉语磁带 (我正在学校学汉语 )。 One night, at about mid-night, I watched the night sky for about an hour. 有一个晚上，大约是在半夜，差不多有整整一小时我部在注视夜晚的天空。 The stars shone like diamonds. 星星闪着如钻石般的光芒。Why is the train called the Ghan? 为什么这种火车叫 Ghan 呢 ? A long time ago, Australians need
23、ed a way to travel to the middle of the country. 很久以前，澳大利亚人需要一条去往这个国家中部的通道。 They tried riding horses, but the horses didnt like the hot weather and sand. 他们试着骑马，但那些马不喜欢炎热的天气和沙漠。 A hundred and fifty years ago, they brought some camels from Afghanistan. 150 年前，他们从阿富汗引进了一些骆驼。 Ghan is short for Afghanis
24、tan. Ghan 是阿富汗的缩写。Camels were much better than horses for travelling a long distance. 对于长途旅行而言，骆驼比马匹要好得多。 For many years, trained camels carried food and other supplies, and returned with wool and other products. 许多年以来，经过训练的骆驼运走食品和其它供给物，带回羊毛和其他产品。The Afgnans and their camels did this until the1920s.
25、 直到 20 世纪 20 年代，阿富汗人和他们的骆驼还在做着这样的工作。 Then the government built a new railway line, so they didnt need the camels any more. 后来，政府修了一条新的铁路线，他们就再也不需要骆驼了。 In 1925,they passed a law which allowed people to shoot the animals if they were a problem. 1925 年通过了一条法令，规定如果这些动物成为问题，就允许人们杀死它们。 In 1935, the police
26、 in a town shot 153 camels in one day. 1935 年，一座镇上的警察一天之内就射杀了 153 头骆驼。4.必修一 MODULE 4 A Lively City 一个生机勃勃的城市(XL=小李 JM=约翰马丁) XL: Its great to see you again, John.XL:约翰，很高兴又见到你了。JM: Its great to see you! Its been six years since we last saw each other, you know. And this is the first time Ive visited
27、your hometown.JM:见到你真是太好了!要知道，我们六年没见面了。而且这是我第一次来到你的家乡。XL: Yes, Im so glad you could come.XL:是的，你能来，我真是很高兴。JM: You know, Ive seen quite a lot of China and Ive visited some beautiful cities, but this is one of the most attractive places Ive been to. Its so lively, and everyone seems so friendly.JM:你知道
28、，我去过中国很多地方，也见过一些美丽的城市，但这是我到过的最吸引人的地方之一。它生机勃勃，人们看上去都那么地友好。XL: Yes, its one of the most interesting cities on the coast, everyone says so. I feel very fortunate living here. And I love living by the seaside.XL:是的，大家都说这是最富有趣味的沿海城市之一。生活在这里我感到很幸运。我喜欢在海边生活。JM: You live in the northwest of Xiamen, is that
29、right?JM:你住的地方是在厦门的西北面，对吗? XL: Yes, thats right.XL:是的。JM: Whats the climate like?JM:这里气候怎么样?XL: Pretty hot and wet in the summer, but it can be quite cold in the winter.XL:夏天相当热、相当潮湿，可是冬天有时很冷。JM: Sounds OK to me. There are a lot of tourists around. Dont they bother you?JM：对我不成问题。这里到处部有游客。他们对你们有干扰吗?X
30、L: Yes, they can be a nuisance in the summer because there are so many of them.XL:是的，游客太多了，夏天有时候会有点讨厌。JM: Oh, look at that huge apartment block!JM:哎哟，看看那栋高大的公寓楼!XL: Yes, theyve just completed it. The rent for an apartment there is very high.XL:是啊，刚刚完工的。租一套那儿的公寓要不少钱呢。JM: I believe you! This areas so
31、modern!JM:这我相信!这是一个很现代的地方啊!XL: Yes, this is the business district. Theyve put up a lot of high-rise buildings recently. And there are some great shopping mails. See, were just passing one now. My wifes just bought a beautiful dress from one of the shops there.XL:对，这是商业区。最近他们建造了许多摩天大厦，也有一些大商场。瞧，我们正好经
32、过一个商厦呢。我太太刚从那边的一家店买了件衣服，好漂亮。JM: Maybe I could buy a few presents there.JM:也许我可以去那儿买些礼物。XL: Ill take you there tomorrow. Now were leaving the business district and approaching the harbor. Were entering the western district, the most interesting part of the city. Its got some really pretty parks .XL:明
33、天我带你去那儿吧。现在我们要离开商业区去港口。我们即将进大西区，也就是这个城市最有趣的地区。那儿有一些非常漂亮的公园JM: It seems lovely. Is that Gulangyu Island, just across the water?JM:看上去很不错。水那边是鼓浪屿海岛吗?XL: Yes, it is. Its a gorgeous island with some really interesting architecture.XL:是的。那是个很迷人的海岛，岛上有一些非常有意思的建筑。JM: So they tell me. Do you think we could
34、stop and walk around for a while?JM:他们也是这么跟我说的。你觉得我们可以停下来逗留一会儿吗?XL: Yes, I was just going to do that. We can park over there. A friends told me about a nice little fish restaurant near here. Shall we go there for lunch?XL:可以啊，我正想这么做呢。我们可以在那边停车。有个朋友跟我说起过这附近有一家很不错的渔家小饭馆，我们去那儿吃午餐怎么样?JM: That sounds gre
35、at. Im starving!JM:听起来不错。我快饿死了!5.必修一 MODULE5 Passage A （ A 篇）It is hard to think of a world without metals. 很难想象一个没有金属的世界。Different metals have different uses, for example, steel is used in cars, and iron is used in electrical equipment. 不同的金属有着不同的用途。譬如，钢用于车辆，铁用于电器。When we use metals, it is importan
36、t to know how they react with different substances, for example, water and oxygen. 使用金属时，要了解金属和不同的物质（例如水和氧）如何发生反应，只一点很重要。The reaction of metals with these substances can be put in order. （不同的）金属与这些物质的反应可以按顺序排列起来。Here is a table with the metals that react most at the top, and the metals that react le
37、ast at the bottom. 下列是一张金属反应表，列于顶部的金属反应最强烈，下部的则最缓慢。Metal 金属 Heated in oxygen 在有氧状态下加热Reaction with water or steam 与水或水蒸气的反应Potassium 钾Sodium 钠Calcium 钙Reacting with cold 与冷水反应Magnesium镁Aluminium铝Zinc 锌Burns to form an oxide 燃烧后生成氧化物 Reacting with steam与水蒸汽反应Iron 铁 Reacts slowly反应缓慢Partial reaction部分反应Copper 铜 Partial reaction部分反应No reaction不反应
