北师大-必修一英语课文整理

1北师大版必修一课文整理Unit1U1Lesson1APerfectDay?Passage1ACouchPotatoForty-three-year-oldBrianBlakeyfromBirminghamissittingonhissofaandtellingmeabouthisperfectday.WhenIwakeupIdon’tgetupimmediatelyIturnonthetelevisionandwatchthechildren’sprogrammesandoldmoviesuntilabouthalf-pastten.ThenIgetup,godownstairsandswitchontheTVinthelivingroom.Forlunch,Ihavebiscuitsandaglassofmilk,andIwatchthenews.Intheafternoon,Ioftenwatchanotheroldfilm-they’reshowingsomegoodonesatthemoment.Intheevenings,IoftenwatchTVseriesorsportandthenewsagain.Ilikethemainnewsatsixo’clock.Atninethirty,ifthereisagoodplayonBBC2,Iswitchoverandwatchit.Thenatnight,IwatchmorefilmsandIusuallyswitchofftheTVatabouttwoo’clock.IneverwatchTVallnight.IwatchTVforsixteenorseventeenhoursaday.Ialsodosomeexerciseeveryday.ItakeTina,thedog,forawalkeveryafternoon.Idon’tgofar,ofcourse,Iwalktothewalloutsidemyhouse.IalwaystakemyportableTVandIsitonthestonewallwhilethedogwalksroundinacircle.Ofcourse,Icouldn’tlivethislifestylewithoutagoodwife.She’snotherenowbecauseshe’sworking,butshealwaysmakesmymeals.Wehaven’tgotmuchmoney,2youknow,butwe’rehappy.SitdownandwatchTV.Here’stheremotecontrol.You’vegottheworldatyourfeet.Andinyourhand.Great!Passage2AWorkaholicThirty-six-year-oldBobBlackissittingathisdeskandworkinghiswaythroughhispaperwork.Inormallywakeupaboutfiveminutesbeforemyalarmclockgoesoff.AssoonasIhearmyalarmclock,Ijumpoutofmybed.Ittakesmelessthanfifteenminutestowash,getchanged,havebreakfast,leavehomeandgetonabus.Iamalwaysthefirstpersontogettotheoffice.Themorningsarealwaysverybusyandtheafternoonsareevenbusier!Meetingsandphonecallstakeupalargepartoftheday.Everyminuteofthedayisfilledwithurgentmatters.Byaroundeighto’clock,Iusuallyfindsometimetodomyownpaperworkandanswersomepersonale-mails.WhenIgethomeataboutten,IlookatsomedocumentsthatIbringbackfromtheofficesothatIcanbereadyforthenextday’swork.Igettobedaroundmidnightwhenmywifeandchildrenarealreadyasleep.Iseldomhavetimeforfunandotheractivitieswithmyfamily.Myfamilycomplainsaboutit.ButItrytoworkhardsothatIcanmakemoremoneyforthem.Besides,Igetboredifthere’snothingtodo.Ilikebeingbusy.3U1Lesson4CityandCountryDebbieisanaccountantinalargecompanyinthecentreofLondon.Ineedtobeinmyofficebynineo’clocksoIusuallygetupatseveno’clock.Itraveltoworkon“thetube”.That’swhatpeoplecalltheundergroundinLondon.Ittakesaboutfiftyminutes.Usually,it’ssocrowdedthatIcan’tfindanywheretosit.Ijuststand.I’malwaystiredbeforeIarriveatwork.Idon’tliketheunderground!Ispendallmorningcheckingnumbers.Lunchisalwayssimple.IoftengetasandwichinanearbysandwichshoporIjusthavesomebiscuitsandacupofcoffee.Thenintheafternoon,Ireturntothepaperworkintheoffice.OnMondaynights,Ihavedanceclasses,andonWednesdaynights,Igotothegym.IneedtodothatbecauseIdon’tgetenoughexerciseotherwise.OnTuesdayandThursdaynights,IhaveFrenchclasses.IworkforaFrenchcompanysoIthinkstudyingFrenchwillhelpmeinmyjob.Igotothecinemaalmosteveryweekend,Sometimes,iftheweatherforecastis4good,myfriendsandIdrivetothecountrysideforaweekendbreak.Weliketovisitnice,quietplacesfarawayfromthecityandgowalkingwheretherearenoshops,crowdsorthetube.Thatfreshairissogoodformylungs,Iloveit.PaullivesinasmallvillageinthenorthofEngland.Iusuallygetupatfouro’clockeverymorningwhenit’sstilldark.IliveandworkonthefarmsoIdon’tneedtotravel.Afterabigbreakfastinmyhouse,IworkoutofthefrontdoorandI’malreadyatwork.Therearemanythingstodoonthefarmallday.Wedon’thavethesameworkhoursthatofficeworkersInthecityhave.Wedojobswhentheyneedtobedoneandthatcouldbeearlyinthemorningorlateatnight.Ihavecows,sheep,pigsandchickensonmyfarm.Ihavetomakesuretheyarefreeofsickness.Ialsogrowwheatandvegetablessotherearemanythingstolookafter.Intheevening,Iliketoplaywithmychildren.Ihavetwochildren,aboyandagirl.Theyaresixandeightyearsold.Ialsoliketostudy.RightnowIamstudyingChinesebydistancelearning.IamveryinterestedinChinaandit’smydreamtoseetheGreatWalloneday.Ilovemovies.Mywifecallsmea“moviefan”.Butthereisn’tcinemainmyvillagesoIdon’tgetthechancetogoveryoften.Igoabouttwiceayear,usuallywhenIgotoLondonwithmyfamily.WetakeaweekendbreaktherewhenIamnot5toobusyonthefarm.MywifeloveslookingintheclothesshopsandIlikeallthecrowdsandthenoise.Ialsoliketobuyafewcigars.Unfortunately,mywifeisn’tasfondofthemasIam.MysonanddaughterlovetorideonLondon’sredbusesandtheyespeciallylovetogoonthetube!CultureCornerEnglishTeaAndCoffeeCultureOnethingthatBritishandChineseculturesshareisaloveforfinetea.Today,whenwethinkofWesternteaculture,weoftenthinkoftheEnglishandbeautifulchinateacups.AfternoonTeaPeoplebelievethatanEnglishduchess,Anna,the7thDuchessofBedford(1788-1861)firstintroducedtheideaofafternoontea.Inthe18thand19thcenturies,theEnglishateonlytwomainmealseachday–breakfastandaheavysupperthatwouldlastforseveralhoursintheevening.Asaresult,peopleoftengotthesetwomeals.Tosolvethisproblem,theDuchesscameupwiththecleverideaofinvitingsomefriendstojoinherforanafternoonmealbetweenfourandfiveo’clock.Thismealincludedcakesandsandwiches,andteawasservedtowashdownthefood.Inordertomakethisafternoonmealimportant,finechinacupsand6plates,andsilverte