外研社高中英语必修1&2课文原文

MyFirstDayatSeniorHighMyNameisLiKang.IliveinShijiazhuang,acitynotfarfromBeijing.ItisthecapitalcityofHebeiProvince.TodayismyfirstdayatSeniorHighschoolandI'mwritingdownmythoughtsaboutit.MynewschoolisverygoodandIcanseewhy.Theteachersareveryenthusiasticandfriendlyandtheclassroomsareamazing.Everyroomhasacomputerwithaspecialscreen,almostasbigasacinemascreen.Theteacherswriteonthecomputer,andtheirwordsappearonthescreenbehindthem.Thescreensalsoshowphotographs,textandinformationfromwebsites.They'rebrilliant!TheEnglishclassisreallyinteresting.TheteacherisaveryenthusiasticwomancalledMsShen.We'reusinganewtextbookandMsShen'smethodofteachingisnothinglikethatoftheteachersatmyJuniorHighschool.Shethinksthatreadingcomprehensionisimportant,butwespeakalotinclass,too.Andwehavefun.Idon'tthinkIwillbeboredinMsShen'sclass!Todayweintroducedourselvestoeachother.Wedidthisingroups.Somestudentswereembarrassedatfirstbuteveryonewasveryfriendlyanditwasreallynice.MsShengaveusinstructionsandthenweworkedbyourselves.MsShenwantstohelpusimproveourspellingandhandwriting.Wedothisinafunway,withspellinggamesandotheractivities.Ilikeherattitudeverymuch,andthebehaviouroftheotherstudentsshowsthattheylikeher,too.Therearesixty-fivestudentsinmyclass--morethanmypreviousclassinJuniorHigh.Forty-nineofthemaregirls.Inotherwords,therearethreetimesasmanygirlsasboys.Theysaythatgirlsareusuallymorehard-workingthanboys,butinthisclass,everyoneishard-working.Forourhomeworktonight,wehavetowriteadescriptionofthestreetwherewelive.I'mlookingforwardtodoingit!MyNewTeahcersTheysaythatfirstimpressionsareveryimportant.MyfirstimpressionofMrs.Liwasthatshewasnervousandshy.Ithinkperhapsshewas,asitwasherfirstlessonwithus.Butnow,aftertwoweeks,theclassreallylikesworkingwithher.She'skindandpatient,andsheexplainsEnglishgrammarsoclearlythatevenIcanunderstandit!Sheavoidsmakingyoufeelstupid!I'vealwayshatedmakingmistakesorpronouncingawordincorrectlywhenIspeakEnglish,butMrs.Lijustsmiles,sothatyoudon'tfeelcompletelystupid!Ithinkmaybeshegoesabittooslowlyforthefasterstudents,butformeit'swonderful!IfeelI'mgoingtomakeprogresswithher.I'dguessthatMrs.Chenisalmostsixty.She'sverystrict—wedon'tdaretosayawordunlesssheasksusto.She'salsoveryseriousanddoesn'tsmilemuch.Whensheasksyoutodosomething,youdoitimmediately!Thereareafewstudentsinourclasswhokeepcomingtoclasslatebutthey'realwaysontimeforMrs.Chen'slessons!Someofourclassdon'tikeher,butmostofusreallyappreciateherbecauseherteachingissowellorganisedandclear.Andafewstudentsevenadmitlikingher!Duringscientificexperiments,sheexplainsexactlywhatishappeningandasaresultmyworkisimproving.Physicswillneverbemyfavouritelesson,butIthinkthatI’lldowellintheexamwithMrsChenteachingme.Mr.Wu’sonlybeenteachingusfortwoweeksandhe’salreadyverypopular.IthinkthisisbecausehereallyenjoysteachingChineseliterature----helovesit,infact!He’sgotsomuchenergy,thisisoneclassyoudonotfallasleepin!He’sabout28,Ithink,andisrathergood-looking.Hetalksloudlyandfast,andwaveshishandsaboutalotwhenhegetsexcited.He’sreallyamusingandtellsjokeswhenhethinkswe’regettingbored.EventhingslikecompositionsandsummariesarefunwithMr.Wu.Irespecthimalot.MyFirstRideonaTrainMynameisAliceThompson.IcomefromSydney,AustraliaandI'm18yearsold.RecentlyIhadmyfirstrideonalong-distancetrain.Andwhataride!AfriendandItravelledonthefamousGhantrain.WegotoninSydneyandwegotoffinAliceSprings,rightinthemiddleofAustralia,morethanfourthousandkilometresaway.Wespenttwodaysandnightsonthetrain.Thetrainwaswonderfulandthefoodwasgreat.Weategreatmealscookedbyexperts!Forthefirstfewhundredkilometresofthejourney,thescenerywasverycolourful.Therewerefieldsandthesoilwasdarkred.Afterthat,itwasdesert.Thesunshone,therewasnowindandtherewerenocloudsinthesky.Suddenly,itlookedlikeaplacefromanothertime.Wesawabandonedfarmswhichwerebuiltmorethanahundredyearsago.Thetrainwascomfortableandthepeoplewerenice.Duringtheday,Isatandlookedoutofthewindow,andsometimestalkedtootherpassengers.IreadbooksandlistenedtomyChinesecassettes(I'mstudyingChineseatschool).Onenight,ataboutmidnight,Iwatchedthenightskyforaboutanhour.Thestarsshonelikediamonds.WhyisthetraincalledtheGhan?Alongtimeago,Australiansneededawaytotraveltothemiddleofthecountry.Theytriedridinghorses,butthehorsesdidn'tlikethehotweatherandsand.Ahundredandfiftyyearsago,theybroughtsomecamelsfromAfghanistan.GhanisshortforAfghanistan.Camelsweremuchbetterthanhorsesfortravellingalongdistance.Formanyyears,trainedcamelscarriedfoodandothersupplies,andreturnedwithwoolandotherproducts.TheAfghansandtheircamelsdidthisuntilthe1920s.Thenthegovernmentbuiltanewrailwayline,sotheydidn'tneedthecamelsanymore.In1925,theypassedalawwhichallowedpeopletoshoottheanimalsiftheywereaproblem.In1935,thepoliceinatownshot153camelsinoneday.Module4ASocialSurvey–MyNeighbourhoodAlivelycityIt'sgreattoseeyouagain,John.It'sgreattoseeyou!It'sbeensixyearssincewelastsaweachother,youknow.AndthisisthefirsttimeI'vevisitedyourhometown.Yes,I'msogladyoucouldcome.Youknow,I'veseenquitealotofChinaandI'vevisitedsomebeautifulcities,butthisisoneofthemostattractiveplacesI'vebe