1、學(xué)習(xí)必備歡迎下載1. Fall in Love with English 愛上英語(Hid in g)( beh ind the loosedustycurtahn a teenagerpacled up his overcoatinto the suitcase) He planned (to leave home )(at dusk)(though there was thunder and lightningoutdoors )He had got to dothis( because hewas tired of his parents ' naggpiabout his En

2、glish study) and did not want (togo throughit any Ion ger. )He could n ' gtet 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 uplQ(over 60.)His partnerwas concerned about

3、him very much. She un derstood exactly(what he was suffering from,) but entirelydisagre& with his idea. In order tocalm him down and settle his p roblem, she talked with him face to face and swapped a seriesoflearning tips with him.The items (she set down) helped him find the highway(to studying

4、 English well.)The teenager was grateful and got great power( from hisfriend ' swords. )Now, he has recoveied (from being up seta nd has fall en in love with En glish.有個(gè)少年躲在積滿灰塵的松散窗簾 后把 大衣裝入手提箱。盡管外面正打雷閃電， 他仍計(jì)劃在黃昏時(shí)分離家出走。他 不得 丕這樣做是因?yàn)?厭倦了父母對(duì)他英語學(xué) 習(xí)的嘮叨，不想再忍受下去了。他的英 語學(xué)習(xí)總是無法取得 進(jìn)展，而且不喜歡 參加英語課的學(xué)習(xí)，因?yàn)樗詾槔蠋?/p>

5、 有 意忽視他。結(jié)果，他每次考試的分?jǐn)?shù) 合 辻從未超過60。他的搭檔很關(guān)心他，也確切地理解他遭 受的折磨，但卻完全不同意他的想法。 為了使他冷靜下來好好解決問題，她和 他面對(duì)面 地交談，并 交換了 一系列的學(xué)習(xí)心得技巧。她寫下來的條款幫助他找 到了學(xué)好英語的最佳捷徑。這個(gè)少年非常很感激，并從朋友的話 里獲得極大的 動(dòng)力?，F(xiàn)在，他已經(jīng)從 沮 喪中恢復(fù)過來，真正愛上了英語。2. Different Countries Have DifferentKinds of Englishes不同的國家有不同的英語anofficial or in many America, someAfricanVoyage

6、s (of people)( from England ) play an important part in(spreading the En glish Ian guage.)(At present, )En glish is frequently sp oke n (as com mon Ian guage)( countries,"asSinga po reMalaysia andcountries.) All ( based on British English), theEn glish(sp oke n)(in thesecoun tries )ca n bewellu

7、n derstooc(bynative English speakers.) But ocluoJJy, theseEn glisheshavebee ngraduallychanging (in accents, spellings, expression andtheusage ofvocabulary )(Because ofthis fact,) you can make use of the differences (to tell )(which country the foreigners of your block are from. )Forexa mpl e,(if a b

8、ossfluentlycommandshis driver,) Come up straight( to myap artment )(byelevator)and take some gasfor my trucks and cabs ”，i nstead of request ng, “ Please come to my flat (by lift )a nd take somepetrolfor my lorry es and taxis ”， you can recognize his Americanidentity, while the lattersuggess that he

9、 is British.亞和一些非英國人的航海在英語的傳播中 扮演 了重要的角佃I。目前，英語在許多國家 被作為官方語言或通用語言 頻繁地使用， 例如 美國、新加波、馬來西 洲的國家。這些國家的英語都以英式英 語為基礎(chǔ)，能很好地為以英語為 本族語的人所理解。但是實(shí)際，這些英語在 口音、拼寫、表達(dá) 和詞匯的使用方面都 在逐漸變化。街區(qū)的 如果“ Come elevator因?yàn)檫@一情況的存在，你就可以 利. 用這些英語之間的區(qū)別說出你們 外國人是哪個(gè)國家來的了。例如， 有個(gè)老板流利地命令他的司機(jī):up straight to my apartment by and take some gas fo

10、r my trucks and cabs來拿卡車和岀”,而不是要求說，（直接搭電梯到我公寓租車的汽油）”，而不是要求說,“ Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis （請(qǐng)直接搭 電梯到我公寓上來拿卡車和出租車的汽 油）”，你就可以輕易地 辨認(rèn)出他的美 人身份，而后者卻暗示著那是一位英 人。（請(qǐng)注意：聽力錄音里第二段兩 個(gè)“電梯”的單詞跟原文不一致，原文 是對(duì)的，錄音弄錯(cuò)了，elevator才是美式 說法而lift是英式說法。）3. A Hard Trip 一次辛苦的旅行My sist

11、er was fond of traveling. Ever sincegraduate ing,she had beendetermined(toorganize9 trip )(to an old temple.) Si nee trans porti ng fare was expen sive, she decided (to use a bicycle) (to cycle there) not caring abouj the disadvantages. Her stubbornattitudewas always her shortcoming Once she made up

12、 her mind to do someth ing, no one could persuade her to change her mind .Finally, we gave inas usual( though we prefer red to take a train ) . After we prepared everythi ng, in clud ingthe schedule,reliableweatherforecast and theinsurance we began our trip.Our journeywas along a river( flowing from

13、 a high altitude. )Our pace was slow because the river frequently had many shar p bends (through dee pvaJJfiys,)(where the water seemed to boil.) Just as I recorded in my journal, it was really a hard journ ey. But we also enjoyed greatviews. One ni ght, I put my head on my pillow-a parcel ofwool co

14、ats, and lay ben eath the stars. Whe n theflame(i n front of our cave)went out (at midnight. )I found the sky so beautiful!我的妹妹很 喜歡旅行。自從畢業(yè) 以來， 她就下定決心 要組織一次往一座古 廟的 旅行。因?yàn)榻煌ㄙM(fèi)用昂貴，她決定騎自 行車去，毫不擔(dān)心其中的不利情況。頑 固的態(tài)度一直都是她的 缺點(diǎn)，一旦她下 定決心要做的事，就沒有人能說服她改 變主意。最后，我們 像往常一樣讓步， 盡管我們更喜歡乘火車去。我們準(zhǔn)備好 了所有東西，包括 時(shí)間表、可靠的天氣 預(yù)報(bào)，還有保險(xiǎn)，

15、就開始了旅程。我們的旅程沿著一條從高海拔處流下 來的河流前行。但我們的 步伐很慢， 為當(dāng)流經(jīng)深深的 峽谷時(shí)，這條河流急 轉(zhuǎn) 彎很多，急湍的河水都似乎沸騰起來。 正如我在旅行日志里記錄的那樣，這真 是一次艱苦的旅行。但是我們也欣賞到了美麗的景色。一天晩上，我把頭枕在 一包羊毛衣服做的枕頭，身躺在星空下， 當(dāng)巖洞前的火焰在午夜熄滅時(shí)，我發(fā)現(xiàn) 夜空是如此的美麗！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 earthq

16、uake was coming. Sudde nly, everythi ng shook. It seemecfas if the world was at an end Millions ofbrick houses anda number ofdams were destroyed. Railway tracks became uselessbas. Pipes in mines bursta nd smellysteam Huge cracks cycliss everywhere.let out trap pedwas the headline or maintitle of all

17、 newspapers. With the reporters giving an outlineof the disaster： the whole nation wasshocked by the damage and the victim ' s extremesuffering People were movedThe next day, this eventsayi ng "Sowhen they read that the survivors comforted each other byCongratulations You survived!they not

18、only 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 andelectricity Thanks to people ' s help, the los

19、s was miedmiz切都在搖晃，似乎整個(gè)地震前，水井和運(yùn)河里的污水都漲 涌起來。但是卻沒人判斷出地震即將來 臨。霎那間，世界就要 結(jié)束。數(shù)以百萬 的磚房和許多 水壩遭到破壞；鐵路軌道都變成無用的 鐵條；煤礦管道 紛紛爆裂，發(fā)出有 臭味 的蒸汽：到處都有 騎車的人被巨大的裂 縫陷住。第二天，所有報(bào)紙都紛紛以大字標(biāo) 題或主要標(biāo)題報(bào)道了這一事件。記者們 描述了災(zāi)難的大概情況，全國都被地震 的破壞和災(zāi)民們極度的苦難所震驚。當(dāng) 人們讀到幸存者以“恭喜啊，你還活著。” 來互相安慰時(shí)，都被感動(dòng)了。人們不僅 衷心地表達(dá)了他們的同情，而且還 立刻 組織起來幫助災(zāi)民。 傷員被救助了，死 者被埋葬了，嚇壞的幸

20、存者被從 廢墟中 挖出來了，棲身處、凈水禾口電力也很快 得到提供。多虧了人們的幫助，災(zāi)區(qū)的 損失被減到了最小。5. The Great P resident偉大的總統(tǒng)(As thefounder)(oftherepublic, )the president had many good qualities Before coming topower he was a generouslawyer He was willing toselflessiyiel p every one (who turned to him.) He accepted no fee(to offer legalguid

21、ance and op inions to those)( who were out of work or un educated.) Later, (believ ing all mankind" to be equal) he devotedhimself (tostopping the unfairanti-black laws.) He set up the Black Youth League and was voted (to be the leader. )However, (thoughhekeptp eacefulprinciplgs)( without viole

22、nces nd terror, )hismeanenemies still blew uphis house and attacked his relatives, and he himself couldn ' eScape(bing 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

23、and never lost heart(duri ng the slage(eve n though he was in trouble.)Finally, people rewarded him( with the leader ' s position and sbjpnket.)作為共和國的創(chuàng)始人，這位總統(tǒng)具 備許多的優(yōu)秀 品質(zhì)。還在掌權(quán)之前，他 就是一位慷慨的律師。他愿意無私地幫 助那些向他求助的人。他免費(fèi)為失業(yè)的， 或沒有受過教育的人提供法律指導(dǎo)和意 見。后來，因?yàn)橄嘈潘?人類都是生來 等，他全身心投入到廢除不平等的反 黑人法律工作中。他 建立了黑人青年團(tuán) 并被選為領(lǐng)袖。

24、然而，盡管他堅(jiān)持沒有 暴力、沒有恐怖的和平原則，卑鄙的敵 人還是炸毀了他的家、襲擊了他的親屬， 他自己也無法 逃脫被判30年徒刑的遭遇。 在獄中，他毫不畏懼獄警的 殘酷， 始終保持積極的態(tài)度，不向他們 乞求憐 憫。實(shí)際上，他在任何一個(gè) 困境時(shí)期都 充滿著希望，從未灰心。最后，人們以領(lǐng)袖的職位和一塊金 毯子回報(bào)了他的貢獻(xiàn)。6. A Brave Maid勇敢的女仆A woodenvasfrom the Mi ng Dynasty)(at the entra nce)( of the rece ptionhall) amazed everyone. The artists designed it(

25、in a rarestyle) and seleced valuablejeweS(to decorate it.) People thought highly (of its fancycolour)(of honeyand the beautiful paintings on it.)The vase used to belong (toa formercastle)( But when the country was at war, )the en emy troops exploded the castle. Debates (on how the vase survived )wen

26、t on and on.( In order to remove people ' douht,) a team (of no less than 20 people )carried out an informal investigation. Theevidencethey found) showed( that a maidtook the vase apart and asked a sailorto sink it in a localwell. )She n ever gave away the secret even (under the cruel trial)( of

27、 the enemies )(who were in search of treasures.)It is worth(giving this brave maid a fortune in return.)接待大廳入口處的明朝木制花瓶使 每個(gè)人都驚奇不已。藝術(shù)家以一種罕有的風(fēng)格設(shè)計(jì)它，并挑選了貴重的珠寶裝 飾它。人們高度贊賞它那蜂蜜般的奇特 顏色，還有上面繪制的 繪畫。:里。她從這個(gè)花瓶曾經(jīng) 屬于一座從前的城堡， 但在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)期間,敵人的軍隊(duì)炸毀了城堡, 于是關(guān)于這個(gè)花瓶是如何幸存下來的爭(zhēng) 論就一直在持續(xù)著。為了 解開人們的疑 問，一個(gè)由不少于20人的調(diào)查隊(duì)開展了 一次非正式的調(diào)查。他們找到的

28、證據(jù)表 明，有個(gè)女仆把花瓶拆開，然后讓一名 水手把它沉到當(dāng)?shù)氐囊粋€(gè)水井 來沒有泄露這個(gè)秘密，即使是在搜尋財(cái) 寶的敵人殘酷的審訊下。這位女仆真是值得給予一大筆錢作 為對(duì)她的回報(bào)。7. A Fair Com petition 公平的比賽Swift er, Higher and Stron ger stands for the spirit of the Olympics. But fairness is the basis of this motto. Only when you win fairly will you and your homelanddeserve the great glor

29、y. But nowadays un like the ancienthon est slavecompetitois, some hopelessathlets who can ' bear the pain of training cheat when taking part in games. Medal s seem to have magicalpower causing them to cheat, and the prize money has replaced the motto as their only goal.So, i n the gymnasticssve

30、nt to be held in our city n ext mon th, one of the host' s responsibilities is to keep competitions fair. They advertised on posters outside the stadiumto promise that every competitor is to have a regularp hysical exam in ati on in a gymnasiumone afteranother. No one can bargain on this. Thevol

31、unteersin chargewill be very strict. It is foolish to cheat because they will not be admit ted to competes nd will eve n be fined as well.“更快！更高！更強(qiáng)！”代表著奧運(yùn)精 神。但是公平卻是這一 格言的基礎(chǔ)。只有當(dāng) 你公平地贏得比賽，你和你的祖國才會(huì)承受這樣的光榮。但如今，不像古代那些誠實(shí)的 奴隸參賽者，有些沒有希望的運(yùn)動(dòng)員無法承 受訓(xùn)練的痛苦，于是在參加比賽時(shí)作假。獎(jiǎng) 牌似乎有某種魔力使他們作假，獎(jiǎng)金也已經(jīng) 代替了奧運(yùn)格言成為了他們唯一的目標(biāo)。丿、項(xiàng)責(zé)任就

32、是要他們?cè)隗w育場(chǎng)外的海報(bào)上因此，在我們市下個(gè)月即將舉行的一場(chǎng) 體操賽事中,主辦方的 確保比賽的公 做廣告，承諾說每個(gè)參賽者都將在體育館一 個(gè)一個(gè)地參加常規(guī)的身體檢杳。對(duì)此沒有人 可以討價(jià)還價(jià)。負(fù)責(zé)此事的志愿者將非常嚴(yán) 格。作假是很愚蠢的，因?yàn)樗麄儗⒉槐?允許 去競(jìng)賽，甚至還將被罰款。10. My First Band我的第一支樂隊(duì)Iwas verysensitive(tomusic.)( Justdipping )(into the music books briefly), I could sing or play well.(To be honest )I always dreamt Qf

33、( beco ming a famous folk actor.) I was so confident(that I never decreased my devotion)I formed my first band ( called R“l(fā)ling Frog ”( At the beg inning, )we relied on( perform i ng)( on instruments in pubs )or (to p asses -by)( to earnextramoney )(in cash) Then we wore false beards(to pretend)( to

34、 be the musicians )(whom peopiewere familiar with.)( Inaddition.)weattachedhumorous acts (to our performances)and played jokes on each other. Soon, our “ funny jazz” became famous and invitations( to p erform)( for broadcasfetati ons )bega n to come. Afterwards, we sorted outattractive music and mad

35、e a record (in a studio) A million or so copies were sold and we becamemillionaire s.It was painful(that the band broke up fin ally.) But above all, I realized my dream( to be a musicia n.)搖滾蛙我對(duì)音樂很 敏感，只要簡(jiǎn)要地瀏覽 一下樂譜，我就能演唱或演奏得很好。 說實(shí)話，我一直都?jí)粝胫艹蔀槌雒?民間演員，自信的我從未減少過 熱愛 我組成的第一支樂隊(duì)叫做“ 開始，我們 依靠在酒吧里或向路人表演 樂器來掙些

36、零花的現(xiàn)金。然后我們帶上 假胡子假扮人們熟悉的音樂家，除此之 外，我們?cè)诒硌葜屑由嫌哪膭?dòng)作，互 相開著玩笑。很快，我們的“滑稽 爵士 樂”岀了名，至y廣播電臺(tái)表演的邀請(qǐng)開 始多起來。隨后，我們把我們 吸引人的 音樂做了分類，在一間音樂工作室錄制 了 1張唱片，大約賣岀了 100萬張，這 使我們都成了百萬富翁。樂隊(duì)最終的 解散讓我很心痛，但最重要 的是，我實(shí)現(xiàn)了自己當(dāng)音樂家的夢(mèng)想。DGrow n-ups are ofte n surp rised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have n ev

37、er p racticed ever sin ce. A man who has not had a cha nee to go swim ming for years can still swim as well as ever whe n he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about t

38、he words for years can teach her daughter the p oem that beg ins "Twi nkle, twi nkle, little star" or remember the story of Cin derella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.Oneexplan ati onis the lawofoverlearning , which can be stated asfollows: Once we have lear ned somethi ng, additi onal

39、lear ning trials（ 嘗 試）increase the length of time we will remember it.have lear ned them. We to liste n to and remindIn childhood we usually continue to p ractice such skills as swim ming, bicycle ridi ng, and playin gbaseball long after we con ti nue ourselves of words suchas "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" and childhood tales such as Cin derella and Goldilocks. We not onl ylear n but overlear n.The mult ip licatio n tables（乘法口訣 表）are an exce ptio n to the gen eral rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we l