.新人教版必修一WelcomeUnit①Bobgraduatedfromjuniorhighschool,andnowheisaseniorhighschoolstudent.Thisguyhasbecomemybestpartnerandweoftenexchangeandreviseourviews.Heissoanxioustoexplorenewthingsthathebecomescuriousabouteverythingoncampus.Hehasanoutgoingpersonalityandalwayslooksforwardtomakingagoodimpressiononeveryone.SometimesBoborganiseslectures.Heisconfidentandneverfrightenedbydifficulties.Heparticularlyconcentratesonmakingexperimentsandlikestotakesnotesonflashcards.Hehasasimplelifestyleandagoodlearningstrategy.②Supposeyouwanttojoinacompanyoranorganisation.Youshouldfirstregisteryourpersonalinformation.Youwillbegivenaformalformdesignedbyitsdesigner,andthenfillinyourname,sex(maleandfemale),ageandnationality.Atlast,youfillinyourgoalsandstrategiesforachievingthemuntilyoucompletetheregistration.Whatiftheydon’tagree?Don’tfeelawkwardorannoyed.Justleaveitalone.2.新人教版必修一Unit1①Teenagelifeisfullofadventuresandchallenges.Someteenagersliketodovolunteerwork,andotherspreferextra-curricularmovementssuchasorganisingdebates,studyingliterature,dancingballetandcleaningupthegreenhouses.Butmorepeoplesignupforadvancedcoursessuitablefortheirtaste.Actually,someteenagersfeelconfusedintheiryouth,andtheirbehavioursaresometimesconfusing.Theyfeelthereisagenerationgapbetweenthemselvesandadults,soexpertsaretryingtofindasuitablesolution.②Johnsonisafreshman.HeissoattractedtoChineseliteraturethathehasquithisstudiesinChicagoandcometoChina.Obviously,withthehelpofhisteacher,hisChinesehasimprovedgreatlyandhecanspeakfluentChinesenow.Accordingtotheschedule,hewillgraduatenextyear.HeisfocusingonancientChineseliteratureandisaddictedtoTangpoetry.Thetopicortitleofhisresearchcontentis“thedifferencesbetweenEasternandWesternliterature”.AneditorresponsiblefortheresearchhasrecommendedsomeclassicalChineseliteraturetohim.3.新人教版必修一Unit2①TianHuaismakingarrangementsforatripabroad.ShewillvisittheEiffelTowerinFrance,DisneylandintheUnitedStates,theOldCastleinSpain,theAmazonrainforestinBrazilandLakeTiticacainSouthAmerica.ButherdestinationisthesitetheIncaEmpireinPeru.Shehasappliedforavisa.Shehasalsorentedsomeoutdoorclothesandpackedthem.Shethinksitisanextremelyamazingtrip.TianHuaplansfirsttohikealongthecountrypath,ratherthantravelbyanytypeoftransport.Butotherthanthat,shewilltakeaninternationalflight.Shewillcarryherpackage,creditcardsandatravelbrochurewithher.②Onceatouristwhowentonapackagetourlostcontactwithhisgroup.Hefollowedthenarrowflatvalleytothesourceofariver.Alongthewayhesawapowerfulwaterfall.Headmiredthebeautifulviewsomuchthathecouldnottakecontrolofhimself.Infrontofabigstatue,somesoldierswereunearthingatomb.Buriedinitwasanancientemperoraround300BC.Thetouristwasamazedattheuniquearchitecturedesignedbyancientarchitects.Allthismadeupanamazingsight.Notrecognizinghiswayback,herequestedalocalofficialtogivedetailsofhowtofindaccommodation.Hewantedtocheckinandcheckoutthreedayslater.Theofficialcommentedthattourismwasveryhelpfultothelocaleconomy.4.新人教版必修一Unit3①Asanathlete,Ilikeallkindsofsports,suchassoccer,boxing,badminton,skiing,andtrackandfieldsportslikemarathonandjogging.Iwonchampionshipsinmanysportsevents.Igotnotonlymedalsformyself,butalsohonourandgloryformycountry.Overtheyears,Ihavebeeninspiredbytheapplauseofmillionsofaudience.RecentlyIhaveputonweightandI’mafraidmyhealthwillfallapart.SoIwillgoonadietwithdeterminationandtrytobeslimandgraceful.Iknowthatexerciseanddietingwillmakeabigdifferencetoone’sfitness.Idopush-upseveryday,andnevercutitout.Ithinkitmakessensetodoso.Myfitnesshasimprovedalotcomparedwiththepast.Inaddition,Ihavealwaysbeenagainstcheatinginsports,againstpretendingtofall,andtriedtoavoiderrorsinmatches.②Richardisgoodatgymnasticsandisalegend.Nowandthen,heisseenworkingoutinagymorstadium.Henevergivesuptrainingevenif/thoughheisinjured.Andhefacesfailuresbravelyratherthanlosingheart.Once,hetookpartinthegymnasticschampionshiphostedbyChinatocompetewiththeworld’sgymnasticsmasters.Inspiteofhisleginjuryandmentalstress,hehadthedeterminationtobecomethechampion.Encouragedbyhiscaptain,whocamealongwithhim,hegatheredallhisstrengthandfinallymadeit.Nosweetwithoutsweat.Hesetapositiveexampleforalltheathletes.新人教版必修一Unit4①Today,naturaldisasters,suchasfloods,droughts,landslides,typhoons,hurricanes,tornadoesandtsunamis,oftenstriketownsandvillages,causinghumandeathsorgreatdamagetopeople’sproperty.Themostdangerousofthemisthevolcaniceruption.Anactivevolcanocaneruptatanytime.Itsgreatpowercanruincrops,destroyhousesandevenburyvillages.Whenatsunamicomes,thewavescancrashbuildingsandsweepawaycrops.Expertssaypeopleshouldremaincalminthefaceofanemergency.Expertsalsogiveasummaryoftheeffectofsomenaturaldisasters.Althoughtheyaffectpeople’slives,theeffectisnotasseriousaspeopleimagine.②Agreatearthquakestruckthecityandeveryonewasshocked.Ninetypercentofthebuildingslayinruins,metalpipesandtapscracked,andbrickscoveredtheground.Therewereruinseverywhere.Manypeopleweretrappedathomeandsufferedagreatdeal.Therewasneitherelectricitynorwater.Itseemedasiftheworldwereatanend.Thegovernmentimmediatelyorganizedrescueteamstoevacuatepeopleandtakethetrappedsurvivorstosheltersintheopenair.Somedoctorsranoverwithfirstaidkitsonhand.Thehelicoptersdeliveredallkindsofsuppliesandtheambulanceswhistledby.ThePLAalsocametotheirrescue.Thankstotheirunifiedeffortsandwisdom,thecitybegantobreatheandrevive.新人教版必修一Unit5①TherearesomedifferencesinvocabularybetweenBrEandAmE.Forexample,theAmericanEnglishwords“subway”,“gas”,“pants”and“apartment”are“underground”,“petrol”,“trousers”and“flat”inBritishEnglish.Eachnationhasitsowntonguebutinmypointofview,languagechangesrelatetothepoliticalsystemsofdifferentcountriesandthevarietyofcivilizations,anddespitethese,thereareotherfactors,too.Thegapsbetweenlanguageswillbecomesmallerovertime.Somelanguagescandatebacktotheearliestdynasty.Withupsanddownsofanation,itslanguageisconstantlychanging.Nomatterhowlanguagedevelops,itisasymbolofanation.②TomisanativeandEnglishishisnativelanguage.HecanspeakstandardEnglishaswellaslocaldialect.Inaddition,hehasstudiedChinesecharactersandisgoodatcalligraphy.HehaslearnedtocarveChinesecharactersonanimalbonesandshells.HeespeciallyappreciatesclassicChineseliteratureandregardsitashismajorresearchsubject,sohetrieseverymeanstorefertoChineseclassicsbasedonancientChinesecultureandcivilisation.Tomcaresaboutglobalaffairsandhasapositiveattitudetowardslife.Inhissemesterpaper,hegivesaspecificdescriptionofman’sdemandandstruggleforequalrights.7.新人教版必修二Unit1①Inordertopromotetourisminthisareaandkeepbalancebetweendevelopmentandprotection,theCulturalHeritageProtectionCommitteehasestablishedaspecialdepartment.Thedepartmentaimstoinvestigatetheconditionoflocalculturalrelics,makeproposalstothecommitteeandconductprotectionactivities,makingsurethatalltheculturalrelicsarewellpreserved.Theyattempttoraisefunds,callforcontributionstotheprotectionofculturalheritage.Withmajorissues,theyarelikelytoturntolocalgovernmentsforhelp.Topreventthelossofculturalrelics,everyoneofusshouldtakepartinthepreservationactivity.Forexample,thereisatempleonthemount,whichshowsthecreativedesignofancientpeople.Wemustpreventitfromdisappearing.Ifpossible,wecandonatemoneytothecommittee.Wherethereareculturalrelics,constructionmustbelimitedandgivewaytothem.Wemakeaprotestagainstanyconductofdestroyingculturalrelicsandcan’tforgiveit.Itisworthwhileforustodoso.Itisbelievedthatgreatchangeswilltakeplacewithinafewyears.②Myfriendisaprofessionalarchaeologist.Heoftendownloadssomeapplicationsanddocumentsaboutculturalrelicsfromwebsites.Hewassentoverseastoworkafewyearsago.HestudiedthepyramidsintheArabRepublicofEgyptusingdigitaltechnology;helookedcloselyattheentrance,exitandroofoftheGreatPyramidandfinallyformedanimageoftheconstructionprocess.Later,hevisitedsomefamoushistoricsitesallovertheworldandfurtherstudiedthelocaltraditionsandcustomsthere.Thenhewenttoafamousmountaintoresearchancientcaves.Therearemanydragonscarvedonthecavewalls.Thesesculpturesareofgoodqualityandremainthereforeverthroughoutthehumanhistory.Accordingtovariouscluesandaftermakingcomparisonsandcontrasts,heidentifiedthatthesecavescoulddatebacktotheTangDynasty.Inhisopinion,culturalrelicsmustbewellpreserved.Heoftenquotesthisfamoussayingthathistoryislikeamirror.8.新人教版必修二Unit2①Inrecentyears,creaturessuchaswhales,sharks,dolphins,deer,kangaroosandTibetanantelopeshavefacedathreatandit’sdifficultforthemtoexist.Nowtheirnumbersarereducingduetotoomuchhunting.Asaresult,theyhavetosearchfornewhabitatsandtrytoadapttonewenvironments.Thisproblemhasconcernedpeopleverymuch,andstirredupemotionsofalarm.Atpresent,manyvolunteersjoinintheprotectionofwildanimals.Inthehabitatstheyobservethedailyactivitiesofwildanimalsandwatchthemoverdayandnight.Theyremovetrapsandnetsplacedbyhunterstoprotectanimalsandinsectslikebutterfliesfromattack.Inaddition,thesevolunteershelptorecoverthelostanimals.Theyremindpeopleintheneighbourhoodoftheimportanceofharmonybetweenmanandnature.②Thereisaposterinthenaturereservethatsays:“Theauthoritiesdemandthatallillegalhuntingshouldbestoppedimmediatelytoprotectthespeciesthatareendangered.”Recently,somehuntershavebeenillegallyhuntingwildanimals,leadingtoamassextinctionofthem,andtheirhabitatshavebeenthreatened,too.AccordingtoWWF,anaverageof75speciesbecomeextincteverydayintheworld.Somewildanimalsaredyingoutataveryfastrate.Thisisanalarmingnumber.Manypeopleareawareoftheproblemandareconcernedabouttheendangeredwildlife.Somecountrieshavetakeneffectivemeasurestoprotectthesecreatures.Whyonearthdothehuntersshoottheseanimals?Someintendtosellthemasgoodstomakeaprofit,otherstomakealiving.Forexample,antelopesarehuntedfortheirskinandfur.But,toourdelight,wehavemadegreatprogressinwildlifeprotection.新人教版必修二Unit3①Tomisawell-knownbloggerwhooftenwritesblogpostsonhisblog.Helikestousesearchenginestofindinformationheneeds.Healsolikestowatchmoviesstreamingonline.Whenchattingwithothers,heusesdifferentidentitiesandavatars.HehasaccesstofreeWiFi,whichisveryconvenientforhimtodownloadsoftwarefromthenetwork.Hisdatabaseandfileareupdatedonceaweek.SurfingtheInternethasindeedbroughthimgreatbenefits.Itseemsthatthecomputerkeepshimcompanyallday.Oncehewenttoaconferenceheldinhisprovinceandhedidn’tbringanycashwithhimplushelosthisidentitycard,sohepaidonline.②Thisisanewtypeoftrackerwithmanyfunctions.Putinthebattery,pressthebuttonandyoucankeeptrackofthepersoninthedistance.Byusingit,youcanconfirmwheresomeoneis.Thisisouraccount.Wecangiveyouadiscountifyouclickonourwebsiteandbuyonline.Inspiredbyreallife,anauthorwroteabook“GuidelinesandTipsforResidents’Lives”.Hehadoncemetwithanembarrassingcasewhichmadehimveryupsetandgothroughatoughtime.Becausehewasnotfamiliarwithonlineshopping,heboughtafake.Thetrackerwasuselessandevenmadefunofhim.Anothertimesomeoneputaparticulartrackerunderhiscar,andhebecamethetargetoftheft.Now,theauthorkeepsitinmindnowthathehasgonethroughsomanythings.新人教版必修二Unit4①QufuinShandongProvinceisthehometownofConfucius,founderoftheConfucianschoolofphilosophy.Therearemanyculturalsites,amongwhichthemostfamousaretheKongfamilyMansion,theTempleofConfuciusandtheCemeteryofConfucius.ConfuciusbelongedtotheStateofLuintheSpringandAutumnperiod.BythetimeoftheWarringStatesperiod,thereweresevenchiefkingdomsleft.Sometimes,theywerejoinedtoeachotherbecausethepowerofanindividualkingdomwastoosmall,andsometimestheybrokeawayfromeachother.Duringthisperiod,thekingdomswentthroughanumberofbattles,includingmilitaryofattackaswellasmilitarydefence.FinallytheStateofQinconqueredtheothersixkingdomsandunitedChina.Afterthat,theQinDynastyestablishedanewlegalsystemandaunifiedcurrency.EvidenceshowsthattheQinDynastymadegreatachievementsinmanyaspects.WhytheQinDynastywasstrongisnolongerapuzzle.②AnexhibitionofpaintingswillbeheldinacountyinWales.Themaninchargeofthegalleryannouncestherewillbegenerouslandscapepaintingsonshow,andthatonlyasmallamountofmoneywillbechargedfortheexhibitiontoensureitssuccess.Apaintingaboutthecustomsofthecountrysidewillbedisplayed.Inthepainting,thereisapubinthecourtyardofafarmhouse.Itoffersavarietyofdrinksandsnacks,suchaswine,beerandhamburgerswithbutterandhoney.Awaiterisgreetingguestswithasmile.Apoetissurroundedbyacrowd,eagertolistentohisspeech.Aherdofcattlearegrazingnearby.It’safascinatingscene,isn’tit?Thebestapproachtovisitingistokeepyoureyesopenandseethepaintingfromdifferentpositionswithoutmissinganydetails.11.新人教版必修二Unit5①Myfriend,afamouspianoplayerhasshownhermusicaltalentsincechildhood.Sheiscapableofplayingvarioussongsonthepiano.Heraimistoreleaseherownalbum.Moreover,sheevenwantstoperformontheinternationalmusicstage.Shesetupsomemusicequipmentforherself,andtriedoutforthemusiccompetitionofthewholeprovince.Sheexperiencedaromanticlife.Inaddition,shewasonceunemployed,whichhadagreatimpactonherpreviouslife.Shewassoabsorbedinmusicthatsomehowshehadaseriousdiseaselastyear,andfromthenonherheadoftenached.Thusshehadtogettreatmentinthehospital.Thetreatmentprovidedrelieffromtheache,butcouldn’tcurethediseaseforthetimebeing.Isincerelyhopeshewillgetthroughthisdifficulttime.②Ifallinlovewithclassicalmusicbecauseitisgoodforthesoulandenablesmetobefullofenergy.I’vealwayswantedtosetupastudiooramusicband,oravirtualchoirtoprovemymusicaltalent.Once,theopportunityfinallycame.Mybandplayedmyoriginalcompositiononthestage.Theperformersperformedverywellandtheirperformancewasagreatsuccess.Thus,wewereawarded.Asacomposerandconductor,IfeltveryproudwhenIjumpedontothestagetoreceivetheaward.Nowadays,myordinarylifehaschangedaltogether.ButIdon’tthinkthisisagoodphenomenon.12.新人教版必修三Unit1①OntheLanternFestival,joyfulpeoplewearmake-upanddressupincolourfulcarnivalcostumes,archingalongthestreets.Someattendtheceremony,andothersvisitalanternfairorguesslanternriddles.Peoplegreetandcongratulateeachother.Congratulationscanbeheardeverywhere.Afterall,festivalshaveawiderangeoforigins.Somecomefromreligions.Inotherwords,theiroriginsarereligious.Somefestivalsareforfamousfiguresandsignificantevents.Theharvestfestivalisanimportantagriculturalfestivalwhichfullofjoyandcharm.Peoplearegratefulorexpresstheirgratitudebecauseallthecropshavebeengathered.InEuropeancountries,peopledecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit.Today,festivalsarebecomingcommercial,withbusinessestakingadvantageofthecelebrations.Withthecommercialisation,sometraditionsmayfadeaway.Inspiteofthefactthatfestivalsarecommercialised,sometypicalfestivalsstillkeeptheirtraditions.ChristmasisthebiggestoccasionintheWest.Peoplegreeteachotherwith“MerryChristmas”.OnChristmasEve,peoplearepleasedtoenjoytheroastturkeys,puddings,mashedpotatoesandpumpkins.②LastweekIattendedaweddingceremony.ThenewcouplearefromInnerMongoliaAutonomousRegion.Thebridegroomisawrestlerwhohastakenpartinthenationalwrestlingcompetition,andthebrideisthearcherychampion.Bothofthemhaverepresentedtheautonomousregioninnationalcompetitions.Theyloveeachother,respecteachotherandhavefaithorbeliefineachother.Theyhavealotincommon.Tobefrank,theyareabsolutelywellmatched.Theweddingwasheldinatentonthegrassland,reflectingawarmatmosphere.Thebrideshoweduniquegraceinherfancyrobe.Afterthehostdeliveredabriefspeech,alltheguestsclappedtheirhands.Justatthatmoment,aneagleflewthroughtheair,givingpeopleahorriblefeeling.Exceptforthis,everythingwentwell.Afterthewedding,theguestsbegantogooffandthenewcouplesetoffforhome,too.Afterthat,themediareportedonthewedding.13.新人教版必修三Unit2①Peopleoftentalkaboutmoralsandwhatvirtueis.Butsometimestheymayfacemoraldilemmas.Forexample,ifanoldmantrippedoverastoneorsuddenlyfaintedinthestreetorwasinjuredinanaccident,whatwouldbeyourfirstresponse?Shouldyouassisthimtoriseorgivefirstaid?Orjuststandby?Thiswillillustratewhatyourmoralandlifeprinciplesare.InLinQiaozhi’seyes,lifeisprecious.Whenothersentrustedherwiththeirlives,itwasvirtuethatcarriedherthroughalifeofhardchoices.Shedidnotchoosemarriageasthemajorityofgirlsdid,butchosetostudymedicine.Therefore,herbrotherrespondedagainstherchoiceandcomplainedaboutit,thinkingthehightuitionfees.Aftergraduation,LinQiaozhiwonascholarshipfromaunionandwashiredasaresidentphysicianinafamoushospital.Onceshewasappointedasavisitingscholartoaclinicinafarawaycountry.Sheimpressedhercolleaguesbyrejectingawell-paidoffer.Inthedecadesafterliberation,LinQiaozhiwaselectedasleadersinmanyimportantpositionsandledallthestafftothemedicalcauseofChina.Shepublishedagreatdealofmedicalresearch.Shedidnotretireuntilthedayshepassedaway,22April1983.②Therewasanearthquakehere.Theenormousmightoftheearthquakebroughtmoreorlessharmtoperfamily.Somepeoplelivedintears,intensionorindespair.Somepeoplehadboughtdisasterinsurancewiththeirincomesavings,whilesomepeopletendedtoacceptit.Atmidnight,thescaredandpassivepeoplecouldn’tgoelsewherebutsitinthesquareofthekindergarten,listeningtothechairmantellfables.Motherswhisperedwiththeirlipsopenandtheirchildrensleepingontheirlapsregardlessofthemosquitobites.Thechairmantoldachainoffablesasifinmemoryofamoralperson.Oneofthefablesbeganwithadisguisedking.Helefthiscourtandgotintoacartforavisit.Hehidbehindamapletree.Hesawacustomerlimpintoacafé.Anenergeticwaitresscameuptogreethim.However,heonpurposespiltsomedirtywateronherandsaidsomesharpandunkindwords.Thewaitresssmiledandapologized,butnooneknewshewaspregnant.Theownerofthecaféwasaflexibleperson,sotheoperationofthecoffeeshopwasfairlygood.Thecaféalsoimportedandexportedcoffee.14.新人教版必修三Unit3①Whileadmittingculturaldiversityordiversecultures,weshouldexplorethehistoricalcausesofthisphenomenon.Apartfromthis,weshouldalsounderstandChineseethnicminoritycultures.In1848,thediscoveryofgoldnearSanFranciscobroughtaboutagoldrush.Over300,000peoplefromallovertheworldcrossedtheAtlanticandheadedtoSanFranciscotoseektheirfortune.Someimmigrantssettleddownneardowntown,intheMissionDistrict.Toearnaliving,theyopenedupshops,barsandrestaurants.TheclimateinSanFranciscoismildallyearround.TodayalargepercentageofChinese-AmericansliveinChinatown.Therevisitorscanbuyfashionableclothing,souvenirs,boots,jeans,chinaplatesandevenChineseherbalmedicine.②Atyphoonhitthesmalltown,claiminghundredsoflives.Onlyaminorityoftheresidentsescaped,butthedisasterdestroyedtheirhomesandcausedthemfinancialdifficulties.Afterwardsaseriesofthingsoccurredagain.Somefamiliestookfoodfromhomewiththem,suchasspicychips,cheese,andpoisonousmushrooms.Thesemushroomscontaineddeadlypoison.Someresidentsfoldedtheirneatclothingandotherdailyitems,thenputthemontheirtruckstogetherwithconstructionmaterialsandaccessories.Theyweredefinitelygoingtosettledowninanewplace.Thechildrendidn’tforgettobringtheirjournals,diagrams,jazzmusicboxes,comicsandgraffitiwiththem.Apartfromthese,theyselectedsomesupercollectionswhichwouldsuittheirtastes.新人教版必修三Unit4①Tobecomeanastronaut,youmustgothroughastrictselectionprocedure.Youneedalotofmental,intelligentandphysicaltraining.Besides,youshouldnotonlyknowabouttheuniverse,thesolarsystemandourglobe,butalsounderstandrockets,satellites,spacecrafts,gravityandsoon.Inclosing,astronautsmusthaveadeterminedwillandastrongdesiretosucceed.Afteraspacecraftislaunched,makesureitgoesintherightorbit.Anastronautonboardhasalotofmissionstocarryon.Hemustbeabletocompleteaspacewalkindependentlysoastotransmitdatatotherelevantagenciesontheearth.②Tomkeepsinmindthefamoussaying“That’sonesmallstepforaman,onegiantleapformankind.”Soheiskeentoexplorethemysteriesoftheuniverse.Oncetherewasvirtualtraininginspace,TomboardedavehiclecalledJadeRabbitinthehopeofexploringthefinalfrontier.Onthespacecrafttherewasamicrowave,asmartphone,apillow,anoxygenbottle,somesoap,towels,tissuesandotherfacilitiestoprovideforhim.Afterthespacecraftentereditsorbit,themonitorsignaledregularly.Whenhewasfinishingtheongoingmission,hebegantofloatinthecapsuleforlackofsufficienttraining,andhismusclesachedtoo.Fortunately,hewasattachedtightlytothespacecraft.Otherwise,hewouldfloatbeyondthespaceship.Buthefeltdisappointedwhenhefoundhislimitedresourceswererunningout.Hewantedtofigureoutiftheresourcescouldberecycled.Throughanalysis,Tomarguedthatthecurrentfatalerrorwaslackofhigh-endfacilities,whichresultedinthefailureofspacetraining.Asaresult,hehadtosignalforhelp.新人教版必修三Unit5①Ismoneythebasisofahappylife?Shouldwejudgepeopleonthebasisofhowmuchmoneytheyhave?Here’sascenefromtheplayTheMillionPoundBankNote.Iloveawiderangeofplays,includingoperasandmusicals.Ionceplayedtheroleofadinosaurinaplayandreceivedmanyhugsfromtheaudience.ThistimeI’dliketobeanarratorandtellthestoryinanarrationpattern.IamwillingtoapologisetoyouifIleaveoutanyplotsorelementsofthestory.TwobrothersnamedRoderickandOlivermadeabetonwhatwouldhappenifapennilessmanwasgivenamillionpoundbanknote.Theysawbyaccidentayoungmaninragswonderingneartheirhouse,sotheyaskedtheservanttocallhimin.Theythoughthewastherightsortofmantheywanted.TheyoungmanhadbeencaughtinastormatseaandspottedbyashipsailingtoBritain.Asamatteroffact,hewasabusinessmanwhoworkedforaminingcompanyinAmerica.InLondonhehadnowheretogobuttotheconsulatetoasktheambassadorforhelp,buthefailedanddidn’tdaretotryagain.Thebrothersaskedhimsomanyoddquestionsthatheseemedtolosepatience.Tobehonest,hewassohungryindeedandoughttobeonhisway.Justashewasabouttoleave,thetwobrothersstoppedhimandgavehimalargeenvelopeincaseheneededitinthefuture.Theyaskedhimtopromisetopostponeopeningituntil2o’clock.②Asthesayinggoes,moneyisagoodservantandabadmaster.Itwillnotbringhappinesstopursuemoney.Asequenceofeventsindicatetoalargeextentthatmoneycan’tbuyhappiness.Eventually,nooddintentionwillcometrue.Nothingwillcomeinreturn.Oneday,Henrysawasignforatailor’sshop.Hestoppedandhesitatedtocomein.Theclerkondutyhadtheobligationtogreethimatonce,butinsteadhefrowned,saidsomethinginarudemanner,andaskedHenrytogodownstairs.Almostallclerksignoredhim.Later,hearingHenryhadamillion-poundbanknote,theowneroftheshoppushedtheclerksasideandcameoverwithabroadsmile.HehadthoughtHenrybelongedtotheupperclass,thereforehewantedtomaintainagoodrelationshipwithhim.Inthatcase,heprovidedawiderangeofoptionsforHenrytochoosefrom.Withhispermission,Henrychoseonewithoutpayment.Theownerthoughtitwasnormal.17.新人教版選擇性必修一Unit1①TuYouyouisawardedtheNobelPrizeforPhysiologyorMedicinebecauseshehasdiscoveredartemisinin,acrucialdrugformalaria.Infact,artemisininhasbecomeavitalpartofthetreatmentformalaria.Aftergraduatingfromuniversity,TuYouyouworkedattheChinaAcademyofTraditionalChineseMedicine.Shecommittedherselftotheobjectiveofdiscoveringanewtreatmentformalaria.Sheandherscientificresearchteamtriedtofindtraditionalbotanicaltreatmentsforthedisease.Theyevaluated280,000plantsandtested380distinctancientChinesemedicaltreatments.Tu’steamtriedboilingfreshwormwood,andusingtheliquidobtainedfromthistotreatmalaria,butthisdidnotwork.TuYouyouwouldn’tacknowledgedefeat.Sheinsistedonanalyzingthemedic