1、 11. Fall in Love with English 爱上英语Hiding behind the loose dusty curtain, a teenager packed up his overcoat into the suitcase. He planned to leave home at dusk though there was thunder and lightning outdoors. He had got to do this because he was tired of his parents nagging about his English study a
2、nd did not want to go through it any longer. He couldnt get along well with English and disliked joining in English classes because he thought his teacher ignored him on purpose. As a result, his score in each exam never added up to over 60.His partner was concerned about him very much. She understo
3、od exactly what he was suffering from, but entirely disagreed with his idea. In order to calm him down and settle his problem, she talked with him face to face and swapped a series of learning tips with him. The items she set down helped him find the highway to studying English well.The teenager was
4、 grateful and got great power from his friends words. Now, he has recovered from being upset and has fallen in love with English. 2. Different Countries Have Different Kinds of EnglishesVoyages of people from England play an important part in spreading the English language. At present, English is fr
5、equently spoken as an official or common language in many countries, such as America, Singapore, Malaysia and some African countries. All based on British English, the English spoken in these countries can be well understood by native English speakers. But actually, these Englishes have been gradual
6、ly changing in accents, spellings, expressions and the usage of vocabulary. Because of this fact, you can make use of the differences to tell which country the foreigners of your block are from. For example, if a boss fluently commands his driver, “Come up straight to my apartment by elevator and ta
7、ke some gas for my trucks and cabs”, instead of requesting, “Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis”, you can recognize his American identity, while the latter suggests that he is British. （注意： elevator 是美式而 lift 是英式说法。) 3.A Hard Trip 一次辛苦的旅行My sister was fond o
8、f traveling. Ever since graduating, she had been determined to organize a trip to an old temple. Since transporting fare was expensive, she decided to use a bicycle to cycle there not caring about the disadvantages. Her stubborn attitude was always her shortcoming. Once she made up her mind to do so
9、mething, no one could persuade her to change her mind. Finally, we gave in as usual though we preferred to take a train. After we prepared everything, including the schedule, reliable weather forecast and the insurance, we began our trip.1 爱上英语有 个 少 年 躲 在 积 满 灰 尘 的 松 散 窗 帘后 把 大 衣 装 入 手 提 箱 。 尽 管 外 面
10、 正 打雷 闪 电 , 他 仍 计 划 在 黄 昏 时 分 离 家 出 走 。他 不 得 不 这 样 做 是 因 为 厌 倦 了 父 母 对他 英 语 学 习 的 唠 叨 ,不 想 再 忍 受 下 去 了 。他 的 英 语 学 习 总 是 无 法 取 得 进 展 ,而 且不 喜 欢 参 加 英 语 课 的 学 习 ,因 为 他 以 为老 师 有 意 忽 视 他 。 结 果 ,他 每 次 考 试 的分 数 合 计 从 未 超 过 60。他 的 搭 档 很 关 心 他 ,也 确 切 地 理 解他 遭 受 的 折 磨 ,但 却 完 全 不 同 意 他 的 想法 。 为 了 使 他 冷 静 下 来 好
11、 好 解 决 问 题 ,她 和 他 面 对 面 地 交 谈 ,并 交 换 了 一 系 列的 学 习 心 得 技 巧 。 她 写 下 来 的 条 款 帮助 他 找 到 了 学 好 英 语 的 最 佳 捷 径 。这个少年非常很感激,并从朋友的话里获得极大的动力。现在,他已经从沮丧中恢复过来,真正爱上了英语。2 不同的国家有不同的英语英国的航海在英语的传播中扮演了重要的角色。目前,在许多国家英语被作为官方语言或通用语言频繁地使用,例如美国、新加波、马来西亚和一些非洲的国家。这些国家的英语都以英式英语为基础,能很好地为以英语为本族语的人所理解。但是实际上,这些英语在口音、拼写、表达和词汇的使用方面都在
12、逐渐变化。因为这一情况,你就可以利用英语间的区别分辨你们街区的外国人是哪个国家的。例如,如果有老板流利地命令司机：“Come up straight to my apartment by elevator and take some gas for my trucks and cabs（直接搭电梯到我公寓上来拿卡车和出租车的汽油）”,而不是要求说,“Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis ”,你可以轻易地辨认出他的美国人身份,而后者却暗示着那是英国人。 3 一次辛苦的旅行 我 的
13、妹 妹 很 喜 欢 旅 行 。 自 从 毕 业 以来 ,她 就 下 定 决 心 要 组 织 一 次 往 一 座 古庙 的 旅 行 。 因 为 交 通 费 用 昂 贵 ,她 决 定骑 自 行 车 去 ,毫 不 担 心 其 中 的 不 利 情 况 。顽 固 的 态 度 一 直 都 是 她 的 缺 点 ,一 旦 她下 定 决 心 要 做 的 事 ,就 没 有 人 能 说 服 她改 变 主 意 。 最 后 ,我 们 像 往 常 一 样 让 步 ,尽管 我 们 更 喜 欢 乘 火 车 去 。 我 们 准 备 好 了所 有 东 西 ,包 括 时 间 表 、 可 靠 的 天 气 预报 ,还 有 保 险 ,就
14、 开 始 了 旅 程 。2Our journey was along a river flowing from a high altitude. Our pace was slow because the river frequently had many sharp bends through deep valleys, where the water seemed to boil. Just as I recorded in my journal, it was really a hard journey. But we also enjoyed great views. One nigh
15、t, I put my head on my pillow-a parcel of wool coats, and lay beneath the stars. When the flame in front of our cave went out at midnight, I found the sky so beautiful! 4.A Horrible Earthquake 可怕的地震Dirty water rose in wells and canals before the earthquake. But no one judged that an earthquake was c
16、oming. Suddenly, everything shook. It seemed as if the world was at an end. Millions of brick houses and a number of dams were destroyed. Railway tracks became useless bars. Pipes in mines burst and let out smelly steam. Huge cracks trapped cyclists everywhere.The next day, this event was the headli
17、ne or main title of all newspapers. With the reporters giving an outline of the disaster, the whole nation was shocked by the damage and the victims extreme suffering. People were moved when they read that the survivors comforted each other by saying “Congratulations! You survived!”. So they not onl
18、y expressed their sympathy sincerely, but also organized together to help the victims right away. The injured were rescued and the dead were buried. The frightened survivors were dug out from under the ruins and were offered shelter, fresh water and electricity. Thanks to peoples help, the loss was
19、minimized.5.The Great President 伟大的总统As the founder of the republic, the president had many good qualities. Before coming to power, he was a generous lawyer. He was willing to selflessly help everyone who turned to him. He accepted no fee to offer legal guidance and opinions to those who were out of
20、 work or uneducated. Later, believing all mankind to be equal, he devoted himself to stopping the unfair anti-black laws. He set up the Black Youth League and was voted to be the leader. However, though he kept peaceful principles without violence and terror, his mean enemies still blew up his house
21、 and attacked his relatives, and he himself couldnt escape being sentenced to 30 years in prison.Not fearing of the prison guards cruelty, he kept active and begged no mercy from them. As a matter of fact, he was always hopeful and never lost heart during the stage even though he was in trouble.Fina
22、lly, people rewarded him with the leaders position and a gold blanket. 我们的旅程沿着一条从高海拔处流下来的河流前行。但我们的步伐很慢,因为当流经深深的峡谷时,这条河流急转弯很多,急湍的河水都似乎沸腾起来。正如我在旅行日志里记录的那样,这真是一次艰苦的旅行。但是我们也欣赏到了美丽的景色。一天晚上,我把头枕在一包羊毛衣服做的枕头上,躺在星空下,当岩洞前的火焰在午夜熄灭时,我发现夜空是如此的美丽！4 可怕的地震地 震 前 ,水 井 和 运 河 里 的 污 水 都 涨 涌起 来 。 但 是 却 没 人 判 断 出 地 震 即 将
23、来 临 。霎 那 间 ,一 切 都 在 摇 晃 ,似 乎 整 个 世 界 就 要结 束 。 数 以 百 万 的 砖 房 和 许 多 水 坝 遭 到破 坏 ； 铁 路 轨 道 都 变 成 无 用 的 铁 条 ； 煤矿 管 道 纷 纷 爆 裂 ,发 出 有 臭 味 的 蒸 汽 ； 到处 都 有 骑 车 的 人 被 巨 大 的 裂 缝 陷 住 。第 二 天 ,所 有 报 纸 都 纷 纷 以 大 字 标 题或 主 要 标 题 报 道 了 这 一 事 件 。 记 者 们 描述 了 灾 难 的 大 概 情 况 ,全 国 都 被 地 震 的 破坏 和 灾 民 们 极 度 的 苦 难 所 震 惊 。 当 人
24、们 读到 幸 存 者 以 “恭 喜 啊 ,你 还 活 着 。 ”来 互相 安 慰 时 ,都 被 感 动 了 。 人 们 不 仅 衷 心 地表 达 了 他 们 的 同 情 ,而 且 还 立 刻 组 织 起 来帮 助 灾 民 。 伤 员 被 救 助 了 ,死 者 被 埋 葬 了 ,吓坏 的 幸 存 者 被 从 废 墟 中 挖 出 来 了 ,栖 身 处 、净 水 和 电 力 也 很 快 得 到 提 供 。 多 亏 了 人 们的 帮 助 ,灾 区 的 损 失 被 减 到 了 最 小 。5 伟大的总统作为共和国的创始人,这位总统具备许多的优秀品质。还在掌权之前,他就是一位慷慨的律师。他愿意无私地帮助那些
25、向他求助的人。他免费为失业的,或没有受过教育的人提供法律指导和意见。后来,因为相信所有人类都是生来平等,他全身心投入到废除不平等的反黑人法律工作中。他建立了黑人青年团并被选为领袖。然而,尽管他坚持没有暴力、没有恐怖的和平原则,卑鄙的敌人还是炸毁了他的家、袭击了他的亲属,他自己也无法逃脱被判 30 年徒刑的遭遇。在狱中,他毫不畏惧狱警的残酷,始终保持积极的态度,不向他们乞求怜悯。实际上,他在任何一个困境时期都充满着希望,从未灰心。最后,人们以领袖的职位和一块金毯子回报了他的贡献。36.A Brave MaidA wooden vase from the Ming Dynasty at the e
26、ntrance of the reception hall amazed everyone. The artists designed it in a rare style and selected valuable jewels to decorate it. People thought highly of its fancy colour of honey and the beautiful paintings on it. The vase used to belong to a former castle. But when the country was at war, the e
27、nemy troops exploded the castle. Debates on how the vase survived went on and on. In order to remove peoples doubt, a team of no less than 20 people carried out an informal investigation. The evidences they found showed that a maid took the vase apart and asked a sailor to sink it in a local well. S
28、he never gave away the secret even under the cruel trial of the enemies who were in search of treasures.It is worth giving this brave maid a fortune in return.7.A Fair Competition 公平的比赛Swifter, Higher and Stronger stands for the spirit of the Olympics. But fairness is the basis of this motto. Only w
29、hen you win fairly will you and your homeland deserve the great glory. But nowadays, unlike the ancient honest slave competitors, some hopeless athletes who cant bear the pain of training cheat when taking part in games. Medals seem to have magical power causing them to cheat, and the prize money ha
30、s replaced the motto as their only goal. So, in the gymnastics event to be held in our city next month, one of the hosts responsibilities is to keep competitions fair. They advertised on posters outside the stadium to promise that every competitor is to have a regular physical examination in a gymna
31、sium one after another. No one can bargain on this. The volunteers in charge will be very strict. It is foolish to cheat because they will not be admitted to compete and will even be fined as well. 8.Computers 电脑The goal of early calculating machines was to simplify difficult sums. But with the help
32、 of new technology, electronic chips replaced tubes and a revolution of artificial intelligence has arisen. From then on, the appearance of computers totally changed our lives. They can not only download information from the wet when connected by the network or mobile phone signals, but also solve d
33、ifferent types of logical problems. With operators as their coaches, they can even control rockets to explore the moon and instruct androids with the human races characters to mop floors and watch over your naughty niece. Anyhow, computers are so helpful that they do bring happiness. 6 勇敢的女仆接待大厅入口处的
34、明朝木制花瓶 使每个人都惊奇不已。艺术家以一种罕有的风格设计它,并挑选了贵重的珠宝装饰它。人们高度赞赏它那蜂蜜般的奇特颜色,还有上面绘制的绘画。这个花瓶曾经属于一座从前的城堡,但在战争期间,敌人的军队炸毁了城堡,于是关于这个花瓶是如何幸存下来的争论就一直在持续着。为了解开人们的疑问,一个由不少于 20 人的调查队开展了一次非正式的调查。他们找到的证据表明,有个女仆 把花瓶拆开,然后让一名水手把它沉到当地的一个水井里。她从来没有泄露这个秘密,即使是在搜寻财宝的敌人残酷的审讯下。这位女仆真是值得给予一大笔钱作为对她的回报。7 公平的比赛“更快！更高！更强！”代表着奥运精神。但是公平却是这一格言的基
35、础。只有当你公平地赢得比赛,你和你的祖国才会承受这样的光荣。但如今,不像古代那些诚实的奴隶参赛者,有些没有希望的运动员无法承受训练的痛苦,于是在参加比赛时作假。奖牌似乎有某种魔力使他们作假,奖金也已经代替了奥运格言成为了他们唯一的目标。因 此 ,在 我 们 市 下 个 月 即 将 举 行 的 一 场体 操 赛 事 中 ,主 办 方 的 其 中 一 项 责 任 就 是要 确 保 比 赛 的 公 平 。 他 们 在 体 育 场 外 的 海报 上 做 广 告 ,承 诺 说 每 个 参 赛 者 都 将 在 体育 馆 一 个 一 个 地 参 加 常 规 的 身 体 检 查 。 对此 没 有 人 可 以
36、讨 价 还 价 。 负 责 此 事 的 志 愿者 将 非 常 严 格 。 作 假 是 很 愚 蠢 的 ,因 为 他们 将 不 被 允 许 去 竞 赛 ,甚 至 还 将 被 罚 款 。8 电脑早 期 计 算 机 器 的 目 的 是 简 化 比 较难 的 计 算 。 但 是 在 新 技 术 的 帮 助 下 ,电子 芯 片 代 替 了 电 子 管 ,一 场 人 工 智 能 革命 由 此 掀 起 。 从 那 时 起 ,电 脑 的 出 现 完全 改 变 了 我 们 的 生 活 ,它 们 不 仅 能 在 网络 或 移 动 电 话 信 号 的 连 接 下 从 网 上 下载 信 息 ,而 且 可 以 解 决
37、各 种 类 型 的 逻 辑问 题 。 在 操 作 员 的 教 练 下 ,它 们 甚 至 还可 以 控 制 火 箭 探 索 月 球 ,指 导 具 有 人 类性 格 的 机 器 人 擦 洗 地 板 和 照 顾 你 调 皮的 侄 女 。 不 管 怎 么 说 ,电 脑 都 是 如 此 的有 用 ,以 致 的 确 给 人 们 带 来 了 快 乐 。4However, computers are easily attacked by viruses. This reality has become a hard-to-deal with-problem. As a result, computers ar
38、e dangerous in a way. So, personally, I worry about their universal applications in some fields, such as finance. 9.Wildlife ProtectionDinosaurs died out because of an unexpected incident. But wildlife today disappears or is in danger just because humans do harm to it. For example, tigers are hunted
39、 for fur to make carpets so that they can only live in secure reserves; grassland is destroyed without mercy so that dust storms come into being affecting distant cities.Last year, scientists saw some monkeys rubbing themselves with a certain kind of insects to protect themselves from fierce mosquit
40、oes biting. According to the result of the inspection, they found that the insect contains a powerful drug, so local farmers were employed to catch the insects. The ending was that the insects disappeared from the whole zone. When told that it was a loss to humans, the farmers burst into laughter an
41、d responded, “Our real loss is our decreasing income.”We should appreciate the natural balance and pay more attention to the importance of wildlife protection. Not until we succeed in letting wildlife live in peace, can we smile in relief. 10.My First Band 我的第一支乐队I was very sensitive to music. Just
42、dipping into the music books briefly, I could sing or play well. To be honest, I always dreamt of becoming a famous folk actor. I was so confident that I never decreased my devotion.I formed my first band called “Rolling Frog”. At the beginning, we relied on performing on instruments in pubs or to p
43、assers by to earn extra money in cash. Then we wore false beards to pretend to be the musicians whom people were familiar with. In addition, we attached humorous acts to our performances and played jokes on each other. Soon, our “funny jazz” became famous and invitations to perform for broadcast sta
44、tions began to come. Afterwards, we sorted out attractive music and made a record in a studio. A million or so copies were sold and we became millionaires.It was painful that the band broke up finally. But above all, I realized my dream to be a musician. 11.An Interesting Festival 有趣的节日The Agricultu
45、ral Feast takes place after the Independence Day. It is not a worldwide celebration. Only Christians in Mexico look forward to its arrival for its religious origin:然而,电脑很容易受到病毒的攻击,这一现实已经成为一个难以处理的难题,结果,电脑在某种程度上是很危险的。因此,就个人而言,我很担心电脑在某些领域,例如金融方面的广泛应用。9 保护野生动植物恐 龙 因 一 次 意 外 事 件 而 灭 绝 ,但 是 今天 的 野 生 动 植 物
46、 却 是 因 为 人 类 的 伤 害 而消 失 或 处 在 危 险 中 。 例 如 ,老 虎 被 猎 杀 以获 取 做 地 毯 的 皮 毛 ,以 致 它 们 只 能 生 活 在安 全 的 保 护 区 里 ； 草 地 被 毫 不 怜 悯 地 破坏 ,以 致 沙 尘 暴 开 始 影 响 遥 远 的 城 市 。去 年 ,科 学 家 观 察 到 猴 子 在 身 上 擦 某种 昆 虫 来 保 护 自 己 不 受 凶 猛 的 蚊 子 的 叮 咬 。根 据 检 查 的 结 果 ,他 们 发 现 这 种 昆 虫 含 有一 种 具 有 强 大 效 力 的 药 物 ,于 是 ,当 地 的农 民 都 被 雇 来 抓
47、 虫 子 。 结 果 是 ,这 种 昆 虫从 这 整 个 地 区 都 消 失 了 。 当 被 告 知 说 这 是整 个 人 类 的 损 失 时 ,农 民 们 都 突 然 大 笑 着回 应 道 ： “我 们 减 少 的 收 入 才 是 我 们 真 正的 损 失 呢 ！ ”我们应该意识到自然平衡的重要,更加注意野生动植物的保护。直到我们成功让野生动植物安详平静地生活,我们自己才能如释重负地笑开颜。 10 我的第一支乐队我对音乐很敏感,只要简要地浏览一下乐谱,我就能演唱或演奏得很好。说实话,我一直都梦想着能成为出名的民间演员,自信的我从未减少过热爱。我组成的第一支乐队叫做“摇滚蛙”。开始,我们依靠在
48、酒吧里或向路人表演乐器来挣些零花的现金。然后我们带上假胡子假扮人们熟悉的音乐家,除此之外,我们在表演中加上幽默的动作,互相开着玩笑。很快,我们的“滑稽爵士乐”出了名,到广播电台表演的邀请开始多起来。随后,我们把我们吸引人的音乐做了分类,在一间音乐工作室录制了 1 张唱片,大约卖出了 100 万张,这使我们都成了百万富翁。乐队最终的解散让我很心痛,但最重要的是,我实现了自己当音乐家的梦想。11 有趣的节日农业盛会在独立日后举行。它不是一个世界性的庆典,由于它的宗教起源,只有墨西哥的基督徒才盼着节日的到来：5Long ago, humans ancestors were bad. They foo
49、led and played tricks on each other and never kept their word. So God turned up and drowned all their crops. Humans starved day and night, weeping. In order to gain Gods forgiveness, a woman poet set off to see God. She admired God and kept apologizing. God was moved. With his permission, humans finally had good harvests again. So, to wipe sadness and remind themselves of the belief in God, people began the festival.On the festival, people gather in open air, such as playgrounds or parking lots, and energetically have fun with each other all night long, as though
