高中英语第一册-第五册课文缩略

-1-B1Unit1Friendship编撰：王兴仁Abestfriendissomeonewhoyoucantelleverythingto,evenyourdeepestfeelingsandthoughts.AnneFranktreatedherdiaryasherbestfriend.TheGermanNaziswereinsearchofAnneandherfamily.Thefamilyhadtohideawayfromthechase.Theydidn’tdaretogooutevenintheevenings.Theyhadtostayindoorsdayandnight.Notbeingabletogooutforsuchalongtime,Annemissedthebeautyofnaturesomuchthatshegrewcrazyabouteverythingtodowithit.Shestayedupuntileleventhirtyoneeveningonpurposejusttoseethemoonlight.Shesaid:“ThisisthefirsttimeIhaveseenthemoonlightsinceIwashere.”Unfortunately,thefamilywerediscoveredatlastandtakenawayfromthehidingplace.-2-B1Unit2Englisharoundtheworld编撰：李庆云Attheendofthe16thcentury,EnglishwasonlyspokenbypeoplefromEngland.Theywerenativespeakers.Today,thelargestnumberofpeoplespeakingEnglishmaybeinChina.AlotofChinesepeoplespeakEnglishastheirforeignlanguage.TheEnglishlanguagehaschangedquitealotoverthelastfourcenturies.OldEnglishsoundedmoreorlesslikeGermanforitwasbasedonGerman,butmodernEnglishsoundsmorelikeFrenchthanGermanbecauseEnglandwasonceruledbytheFrench.TwopeoplehadgreateffectsontheEnglishchanges.OnewasShakespeare,whoenlargedtheEnglishvocabulary;theotherwasNoahWebster,whowroteadictionarywhichgaveAmericanEnglishitsownidentity.-3-B1Unit3Traveljournal编撰：依智WangKunandWangWeiarebrothersandsisters.Theyhavedreamedoftakingagreatbiketrip.ItwasWangWeiwhofirsthadtheideatocyclealongtheMekongRiver.TheyrodebicyclestotravelalongtheMekongRiver,whosesourceisinQinghaiProvince.WhenitentersSoutheastAsia,ittravelsslowlythroughhillsandlowvalleysandtheplainswherericegrows.Despitethedifficulties,WangKunandWangWeiweredeterminedtobegintheirjourneyatanaltitudeofmorethan5,000metersinQinghaiProvince.Duringtheirjourney,theyenjoyedthecontinuouschangeoftheweather.Finally,theyreachedDaliinYunnanProvince,whereDaoWeiandYuHangjoinedthem.Thefourofthemwentonwiththeirgreatbiketrip.-4-B1Unit4Earthquakes编撰：郭影SeveraldaysbeforeJuly28,1976,manystrangethingshappenedinTangshan.Thewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfell.Thewaterpipesinsomebuildingscrackedandburst.Theyweresignsfortheearthquake.Butpeopleinthecitydidn’tthinkmuchofthese.At3:42a.m.thatday,theearthbegantoshake,whichdestroyedthecity.Manypeople,includingworkersanddoctors,cametorescuethosetrappedundertheruins.Laterthatafternoon,anotherbigquakestruckTangshan.Morepeoplewerekilledorinjuredandmorebuildingsfelldown.Soldierswerecalledintohelptherescueworkers.Teamswereorganizedtodigoutthetrappedandburythedead.-5-B1Unit5NelsonMandela—amodernhero编撰：韩素宏NelsonMandela,bornonJuly18,1918,isthefirstblackpresidentofSouthAfrica.Hestudiedlawafterheentereduniversity.Thenin1952hesetupalawofficetohelppoorblackpeople.Becauseofhisfightagainstthegovernmentandanti-blacklaws,hewassentencedtofiveyearsofhardlabour.AfterthatheformedANCYouthLeague.FightersfromANCbegantoblowupbuildingsin1963andhewassentencedtolifeimprisonmentonRobbenIsland.Twentysevenyearslater,hewasfreedbythewhitegovernment.In1993hewasmadepresidentofSouthAfricaandthegovernmentfortheblackpeoplewasfinallysetup.NelsonMandelawasreallyagreatman!-6-B2Unit1Culturalrelics编撰：李红星TheAmberRoom,oneofthegreatwondersoftheworld,wasagreatworkthattooktenyearstomake.In1716,theAmberRoomwasgiventotheRussianpeopleasagiftoffriendshipbyFrederickWilliamI,wholovedbestsoldiersmorethantheAmberRoomthantheAmberRoomitself.InRussia,theroomfirstservedasasmallreceptionhallforimportantvisitorsandlatermovedandredesignedbyCatherineII.Unfortunately,theAmberRoomdisappearedwhentheNaziGermanyandRussiawereatwarandnownobodyknowswhathappenedtoit.Inthespringof2003,however,anewAmberRoom,builtbytheRussiansandGermansonthebasisofoldphotos,wasreadyforthepeopleofStPetersburgtocelebratethe300thbirthdayoftheircity.-7-B2Unit2TheOlympicGames编撰：徐峰PausaniasandLiliaretalkingaboutthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweentheancientandmodernOlympics.TheAncientOlympicGameswerefirstheldinAthens,inwhichonlymenfromtheGreecehadthehonourtocompete.Thechampionswereawardedolivewreathsasprizes.ThemodernOlympicsstartedin1896.Fromthenon,athletesfromallovertheworldhavecometotakepartinthegameseveryfouryears.TherearetwosetsofGames—thesummerandthewinterOlympics.Allcountriescantakepartiftheirathletesreachthestandardtobeadmittedtothegames.Thereareover250sports.Tohostallthecompetitors,aspecialvillageisusuallybuilt,withastadium,averylargeswimmingpool,agymnasiumaswellasseatsforthosewhowatchthegames.Thewinnersof-8-thefirstthreeplacesareawardedgold,silverandbronzemedals.ThemottooftheOlympicGamesis:swifter,higherandstronger.记事：______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________-9-B2Unit3Computers编撰：韩莉Thehistoryofcomputerbeganin1642inFrance.Itwasfirstbuiltonlyasacalculatingmachine,andlaterasanAnalyticalMachinethatfollowedinstructionsfromcardswithhotels.Stilllater,the“univer