2021新人教版高中英語必修三全冊課文Unit1|ReadingandThinkingWHYDOWECELEBRATEFESTIVALSFestivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.Theyhaveawiderangeoforigins,suchastheseasonsoftheyear,religions,famousfigures,andimportantevents.Everyfestivalhasitsdifferentcustomsanduniquecharms.However,nomatterhowdifferenttheymayseem,allovertheworld,thespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeaceiscommoninallfestivals.Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Thisimportantagriculturalfestivaltakesplaceafterallthecropshavebeengatheredin.Peoplecelebratetoshowthattheyaregratefulfortheyear'ssupplyoffood.InancientEgypt,theharvestfestivalwascelebratedduringthespringtime—theEgyptianharvestseason.Itfeaturedaparadeandagreatfeastwithmusic,dancing,andsports.Today,insomeEuropeancountries,peopledecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andgettogethertocelebrateoverameal.DuringtheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgathertoadmiretheshiningmoonandenjoydeliciousmooncakes.Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimestheycanchangeover廿me.Withthedevelopmentofmodernsocietyandthespreadofnewideas,sometraditionsmayfadeawayandothersmaybeestablished.OneexampleisthetypicalChineseSpringFestivalcustomoflightingfirecrackerstodriveawaytheevilspiritsandcelebratethenewyear.Nowadays,manybigcitieshavegivenupthiscustominordertoavoidairpollution.AnotherexampleisHalloween,whichslowlybecameanexcitingfestivalforchildren,inspiteofitsreligiousorigins.Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial,withbusinesstakingadvantageofthecelebrationsOnlineshoppingwebsitesandsocialmediaappshavemadeitmucheasierforthepublictospendmoreongiftsfortheirlovedones.Althoughsomebelievefestivalsshouldnotbecommercialised,othersbelievetheincreaseinspendingisgoodfortheeconomyandpublichappiness.Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.Theyreflectpeople'swishes,beliefs,faiths,andattitudestowardslife.Theyareoccasionsthatallowustorelaxandenjoylife,andforgetaboutourworkforalittlewhile.Theyhelpusunderstandwherewecamefrom,whoweare,andwhattoappreciate.Andifyoustudyfestivalscarefully,youmaybesurprisedtofindthatdifferentculturesactuallyhavealotincommonafterall.Unit1|ReadingforWritingMYAMAZINGNAADAMEXPERIENCEIexperiencedtheNaadamFestivalinChina'sInnerMongoliaAutonomousRegionforthefirsttimethisyear.Thefestivalfallsonthefourthdayofthesixmonthofthelunarcalendar,usuallylastingforthreedays.Naadammeans“games”inMongolian,anditisrepresentedbythreeevents:horseracing,wresting,andarchery,whichareallsoexcitingtowatch!Onthefirstday,IsetofftothegamesearlywithmyfriendBurin.IsawalotofpeoplewearingfancyMongolianrobes.Someotherswerechattingortakingphotographs.BurintoldmethatMongolianstraveleveryyearfromnearandfartoattendthefestival,justastheirancestorshaddoneforcenturies.Aftertheopeningceremonyandsomeamazingperformances,thewrestlingcompetitionbegan.MongolianwrestlingisdifferentfromthewrestlingintheOlympicGames.Therearenorounds,andwrestlersarenotseparatedbyweight.Thewrestlerslosesifanypartofhisbodyabovehiskneetouchestheground.Aftersingingsomesongs,thecompetitorsdancedontothegreenfield,wavingtheirarmsintheairasiftheywereeagles.Iwasquitemovedbytheirshowofstrengthandgrace.Iabsolutelyenjoyedthearchery,too,butthehorseracesweremyfavouritepart.However,Iwassurprisedtoseethattheriderswereboysandgirls!Ihearditisbecausechildrenarelighterandthehorsescanrunfasterandfarther.Atfirst,Iwasalittleworriedaboutthechildren'ssafety,butBurinsaid,“Don'tworry.They'vebeenridinghorsesalltheirlives.They'llbejustfine.”ThatwasthemomentIstartedtounderstandwhypeoplesay“HorsesareattheheartofMongolianculture”....I'mfinallybackhomenow,feelingreallytired,butcelebratingNaadamwithmyfriendwastotallyworthit.HeinvitedmebackforthewintertostayinatraditionalMongoliantentandeathotpot.Ican'twait!2021新人教版高中英語必修三全冊課文Word(精編打印版)Unit2|ReadingandThinkingMOTHEROFTENTHOUSANDBABIES“Lifeisprecious....Toapersonnothingismorepreciousthantheirlife,andiftheyentrustmewiththatlife,howcouldIrefusethattrust,sayingI'mcold,hungry,ortired?”ThesewordsofDrLinQiaozhigiveusalookintotheheartofthisamazingwoman,andwhatcarriedherthroughalifeofhardchoices.Asafive-year-oldgirl,LinQiaozhiwasdeeplyaffectedbyhermother'sdeath.Atage18,insteadoffollowingthetraditionalpathofmarriagelikethemajorityofgirls,shechosetostudymedidne.“Whyshouldgirlslearnsomuch?Findingagoodhusbandshouldbetheirfinalgoal!”herbrothercomplained,thinkingofthehightuitionfees.Sheresponded,“I'dratherstaysingletostudyallmylife!”Eightyearslater,LingraduatedfromPekingUnionMedicalCollege(PUMC)withtheWehaiScholarship,thehighestprizegiventograduates.SheimmediatelybecamethefirstwomanevertobehiredasaresidentphysicianintheOB-GYNdepartmentofthePUMCHospital.Withinsixmonths,shewasnamedachiefresidentphysician,apositionthatusuallytookfouryearstoachieve.Afterworkingforafewyears,shewassenttostudyinEuropeandthen,in1939,intheUS.ShegreatlyimpressedherAmericancolleagues,whoinvitedhertostay.DrLin,however,rejectedtheoffer.Shewantedtoservethewomenandchildrenathome.In1941,DrLinbecamethefirstChinesewomanevertobeappointeddirectoroftheOB-GYNdepartmentofthePUMCHospital,butjustafewmonthslater,thedepartmentwasclosedbecauseofthewar.Thinkingofallthepeoplestillinneedofhelp,DrLinopenedaprivateclinic.Shechargedverylowfeestotreatpatientsandoftenreducedcostsforpoorpatients.Attimesshewasevenseenridingadonkeytofarawayvillagestoprovidemedicalcare.ThenewPeople'sRepublicofChinasawDrLinQiaozhiplayingakeyrole.In1954,shewaselectedtothefirstNationalPeople'sCongressand,overthenextseveraldecades,sheheldmanyimportantpositions.Herheart,however,waselsewhere.Shewasmoreinterestedintendingpatients,publishingmedicalresearchoncareforwomenandchildren,andtrainingthenextgenerationofdoctors.“TheOB-GYNdepartmentcaresfortwolives,”Shetoldnewstaffinherdepartment.“Asdoctors,weshouldberesponsibleforthepatientsandtreatthemasoursisters.”ThoughLinQiaozhinevermarried,shewasknownasthe“motheroftenthousandbabies”,havingdeliveredover50,000babiesinherlifetime.DrLindidnotretireuntilthedayshedied,22April1983.Sinceshehadnochildrenofherown,shelefthersavingstoakindergartenandafundfornewdoctors.Andevenasshelaydying,herfinalthoughtswereforothers:“I'mreadytogo,”shesaid.“Don'ttrytorescuemeanymore.Don'twastethemedicineanymore.”20212021新人教版高中英語必修三全冊課文Word（精編打印版）Unit2|ReadingforWritingTHESTONEINTHEROADOnceuponatimetherewasakingwhooftenthought,“Nothinggoodcancometoanationwhosepeopleonlycomplainandexpectotherstosolvetheirproblems.”O(jiān)neday,hehadanidea.Earlyonemorning,thekingdisguisedhimselfandwenttoalocalvillage.Heplacedalargestoneinthemiddleofthemainstreetandhidgoldcoinsunderthestone.Thenhehidbehindahugemapletreeandwatched.Thefirstpersondownthestreetwasamilkmanwithhiscart.Hecrashedintothestone,pillingthemilkeverywhere,“Whatfoolputthisstonehere?”heshouted.Hepickedhimselfupandangrilywentaway.Afterawhile,agroupofwomencamealong,eachbalancingapotofwateronherhead.Onewomantrippedoverthestoneandherwaterpotwentcrashingtotheground.Shepickedherselfupandlimpedawayintears.Neithershenorherfriendsthoughtaboutmovingthestoneoutoftheroad.Thekingwatchedalldayasmanypeoplecomplainedaboutthestone,buthefoundnobodymakinganattempttomoveit.Thekingwasindespair.“Istherenooneinthisvillagewhofeelsanyresponsibilitytokeeptheirneighboursfromharm?”Justthen,thekingsawayounggirlcomingalong.Shewasthedaughterofalocalfarmer.Shehadbeenworkingalldayandwasverytired.Butwhenshesawthestone,shesaidtoherself,“Thisstoneisadangertoanyonewhocomesdownthestreetafterdark.I'llmoveitoutoftheway.”Thegirlpushedthestonewithallhermight.Afteragreatdealofeffort,shefinallysucceededinmovingittothesideofthestreet.Imaginehersurprisewhenshesawthegoldcoinswherethestonehadbeen!Justthen,thekingsteppedoutfrombehindthetree.“Ohsir,”thegirlsaid,“doesthisgoldbelongtoyou?Ifnot,wesurelymustfindtheowner,forhewillcertainlymissit.”Thekingsaid,“Mydear,thegoldismine.Iputitintheroadandmovedthestoneoverit.Nowthegoldisyours,becauseyouaretheonlypersonwhohaslearntthelessonIwantedtoteachmypeople.”Unit3|ReadingandThinkingScanLiLan'straveljournalandfindouttheplaceWednesday,21JuneTodaywasmyfirstdaybackinSanFranciscoaftercampingintheRedwoodForestandvisitingthewinecountryofNapaValley.Ihavetoadmitthatitdefinitelyfeelsgoodtobebackinthecityagain.Andwhatacity—acitythatwasabletorebuilditselfaftertheearthquakethatoccurredin1906.Therearesomanybeautifuloldbuildings—manysitingontopofbighills,offeringgreatviewsofthecity,theocean,andtheGoldenGateBridge.Myhotelisneardowntown,intheMissionDistrict,oneoftheoldestpartsofthecity.ManyofthepeoplelivingherearefromMexicoorCentralAmerica.Thisdistrictusedtobeapoorareaoftown,butisnowacentreforart,music,andfood.Infact,anartmovementcalledthe“MissionSchool”startedhere.It'sinfluencedbygraffitiartandcomicart.Iwalkedaroundlookingatthestreetartforafewhours.Itwasquitemodernandlively.Afterwards,IatesomedeliciousMexican-Chinesenoodlesfromafoodtruck.Arealmixofcultureshere!Intheafternoon,IheadedtoalocalmuseumthatshowedthehistoricalchangesinCalifornia.lIearntthatAmericagotCaliforniafromMexicoin1848.Inthesameyear,goldwasdiscoverednearSanFrancisco,whichstartedagoldrush.Over300,000peoplecamefromallovertheworldtoseektheirfortune,andSanFranciscoquicklybecameabigcity.ManyChinesearrivedduringthisperiod.Toearnaliving,someopenedupshopsandrestaurantsinChinatown.Manyothersfoundjobsonfarms,joinedthegoldrush,orwenttobuildtherailwaythatjoinedCaliforniatotheeasternregionofthecountry.ThemuseumdidareallygoodjobofshowinghowAmericawasbuiltbyimmigrantsfromdifferentcountriesandcultures.Whentheseimmigrantslefttheircountries,theycarriedabitofhomeintheirhearts,andbuiltanewhomehere.Thisevening,IwenttoChinatown.Thereweresomanycafesandrestaurantstochoosefrom.IselectedaCantoneserestaurantthatserveditsfoodonbeautifulchinaplates.Whatgreatfood!That'senoughfortoday.Tomorrowevening,I'mgoingtoajazzbarintheRichmondDistinct.Can'twait!Unit3|ReadingforWritingWELCOMETOCHINATOWN!TheChinatowninSanFranciscoisthebiggestinAmerica,andalsotheoldest.ItisaverypopulartouristdrawthatreceivesmorevisitorseachyearthaneventheGoldenGateBridge.Theclimateismildallyearround,meaningitisalwaysagoodtimetovisit.Historically,Chineseimmigrantssettledintheareaduringtherailroadconstructionandgoldrushperiod.WhatstartedasaresidentialareaforChineseimmigrantsthenturnedintoacentretorChineseculture.ThemajorityofresidentsinChinatownarestillethnicChinese,manyofwhomdonotspeakEnglishfluently.ThisallowsvisitorstoexperiencearealtasteofChina.MostofChinatownwasdestroyedinthe1906earthquake,butthecityandresidentsrebuiltit,takingcaretoincludelotsofChinesearchitecture.Traditionally,visitorsenterChinatownthroughthelegendaryDragonGate,whichwasbuiltusingmaterialsdonatedfromChina.OtherfamoussitesineludetheTinHowTempleandBankofCanton,tonamebutafew.Visitorscanalsospendhoursjustexploringtheinterestingsights,smells,andsoundsofChina.PortsmouthSquareisalsoakeysite,beingthecentreofChinatown.Ithasalongandfamoushistory,withtheauthorRobertLouisStevensonhavingspentmuch廿mewritingthere.Thesedays,thesquareisagreatplacetoseetraditionalChinesecultureinreallife,suchasgamesofChinesechess,andpeoplepractisingtaichi.ThestoresintheChinatownofferauniquerangeofsouvenirs,goods,andclothing.AllkindsoftraditionalChineseherbalmedicinecanbefound,too,andthereareChineseteastores,wherevisitorscantasteandbuyvarietiesofChinesetea.ButperhapswhatmanytouristsandSanFranciscanstreasuremostaboutChinatownisitsfood.ThereisChinesefoodtosuiteveryone'staste,withtraditionaldishesfromalloverChina.ChinatownsareanimportantpartofthediversecultureoftheUSA.TheyallowvisitorswhohaveneverbeentoChinatoexperiencetraditionalChineseculturefirsthand.Unit4|ReadingandThinkingSPACE:THEFINALFRONTIER“Arewealone?What'soutthere?”Lookingupatthestars,peoplehavealwayswantedtolearnmoreaboutspace,andscientistsworkhardtofindanswers.Theymakevehiclestocarrybravepeopleintospacetofindoutthesecretsoftheuniverse.Theyalsoreallywishtodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.Beforethemid-20thcentury,mostpeoplefelttravellingintospacewasanimpossibledream.However,somescientistsweredeterminedtohelphumansrealisetheirdreamtoexplorespace.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth'sgravity.On4October1957,theSputnik1satellitewaslunchedbytheUSSRandsuccessfullyorbitedaroundEarth.Afterwards,theUSSRfocusedonsendingpeopleintospace,andon12April1961,YuriGagarinbecamethefirstpersonintheworldtogointospace.Overeightyearslater,on20July1969,AmericanastronautNeilArmstrongsteppedontothemoon,famouslysaying,“That'sonesmallstepfor[a]man,onegiantleapformankind.”Followingthis,manymoregoalswereachieved.Forexample,America'sNASAspaceagencylaunchedVoyager1on5September1977tostudydeepspace,anditstilltransmitsdatatoday.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.AlltheastronautsontheUSSR'sSoyuz11andAmerica'sChallengerdiedduringtheirmissions.Thesedisastersmadeeveryonesadanddisappointed,butthedesiretoexploretheuniverseneverdied.Thisisbecausepeoplebelieveintheimportanceofcarryingonspaceexplorationdespitethehugerisks.AnexampleofthisongoingworkistheInternationalSpaceStation.ItorbitsEarthandhasastronautsfromdifferentcountriesonboard,providingacontinuoushumanpresenceinspace.China'sspaceprogrammestartedlaterthanthoseofRussiaandtheUS,butithasmadegreatprogressinashorttime.Chinabecamethethirdcountryintheworldtoindependentlysendhumansintospacein2003,whenYangLiweisuccessfullyorbitedEarthintheShenzhou5spacecraft.ThenShenzhou6and7completedasecondmannedorbitandthefirstChinesespacewalk,followedbythevehicleJadeRabbitbeingsenttothemoontostudyitssurface.Afterthat,ChinalaunchedtheTiangong2spacelabintospaceandTianzhou1todockwithit.ThissignalledonestepfurtherinChina'splantoestablishaspacestationinthefuture.Morerecently,ChinahassentChang'e4toexplorethesurfaceofthefarsideofthemoontomakemeasurementsandobservations.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.Europe,theUS,andChinaallhaveplanstofurtherstudyandexploreplanetslikeMarsandJupiter.Despitethedifficulties,scientistshopefuturediscoverieswillnotonlyenableustounderstandhowtheuniversebegan,butalsohelpussurvivewellintothefuture.Unit4|ReadingforWritingISEXPLORINGSPACEAWASTEOFTIMEANDMONEY?Countriesaroundtheglobearespendingbillionsofdollarsandlotsoftimeonvariousspacemissions,whethertoMarsorotherplanetsmuchfurtheraway.Somepeoplearguethatweshouldstopwastingtimeandmoneyexploringspace.Instead,weshouldfeedtheworld'spoorandfindimmediatesolutionstootherproblems,suchaspollutionandfataldiseases.However,othersfeelthisisashallowviewwhichfailstorealisehowexploringspacehelpsus.Firstly,exploringspacehasalreadymadeadifferenceinthefightagainstworldhunger.IthasdirectlyresultedinthemanysatellitesthatnoworbitEarth.Anumberofthesatellitesrecorddataonlandandweatherpatterns.ThenthedataistransmittedtoscientistsonEarth.Aftercarefulanalysis,thescientistscanprovideusefulrecommendationsandadviceforfarmers.Asaresult,space-basedsciencehashelpedfarminginitseffortstogrowenoughfoodtofeedEarth'sincreasingpopulation.Secondly,spaceexplorationhasalreadypromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitusall.High-endproductsaroundtheworldaremadetoahigherstandardnowbecauseofadvaneedtechnologywhichwasfirstcreatedtomeettherequirementsforspaceexploration.Forexample,spacetechnologieshavehelpedtheresearchanddevelopmentofdifferenttypesofnewmaterial.Theyhavealsohelpedcompaniesmakebetterheartmonitorsandothermachinesthatdoctorsregularlyuse.Today,spacetechnologiesarewidelyusedinallkindsofindustries,andeverydayproductssuchasGPS,memoryfoampillows,andsmartphonecamerasarechangingourlives.Finally,sendingastronautsintospacehashelpedpeopletothinkabouttheworld'sproblemsandeventofindwaystosolvethem.Seeingpicturesofourplanetasanislandinablackseamadepeoplerealisethatourplanet'sresourcesarelimited.Inordertoprovideforsucharapidlyincreasingpopulation,scientistsaretryingtofindotherplanetsthatcouldonedaybeournewhome.ThegreatestattentionatpresentisonMarsbecauseitisclosertoEarth.Inthefuture,humansmayliveonbothplanets.Inclosing,exploringspaceprovidestheworldwithmanydifferentbenefits.Therefore,itshouldcontinuesoastoprovidenewandbettersolutionstopeople'sshort-termandlong-termproblems.Unit5|ReadingandThinkingTHEMILLIONPOUNDBANKNOTEACT1,SCENE3Narrator:Tworichbrothers,RoderickandOliver,havemadeabet.Oliverbelievesthatwithamillion-poundbanknoteamancouldliveamonthinLondon.HisbrotherRoderickdoubtsit.Theyseeapooryoungmanwalkingoutsidetheirhouse.ItisHenryAdams.Roderick:Youngman,wouldyoustepinsideamoment,please?Henry:Who?Me,sir?Roderick:Yes,you.Servant:(openingadoor)Goodmorning,sir.Wouldyoupleasecomein?(Henryentersthehouse)Roderick:Howdoyoudo,Mr...er...?Henry:Adams.HenryAdams.Oliver:Comeandsitdown,MrAdams.Henry:Thankyou.Roderick:You'reanAmerican?Henry:That'sright,fromSanFrancisco.Roderick:Mayweaskwhatyou'redoinginthiscountryandwhatyourplansare?Henry:Well,Ican'tsaythatIhaveanyplans.Asamatteroffact,IlandedinBritainbyaccident.Oliver:Howisthatpossible?Henry:Well,Ihadmyownboat.Aboutamonthago,Iwassailing,andtowardsnightIfoundmyselfcarriedouttoseabyastrongwind.ThenextmorningIwasspottedbyaship.Oliver:AnditwastheshipthatbroughtyoutoEngland.Henry:Yes.IwenttotheAmericanconsulatetoseekhelp,but...Anyway,Ididn'tdaretotryagain.(Thebrotherssmileateachother.)Roderick:Well,youmustn'tworryaboutthat.It'sanadvantage.Henry:I'mafraidIdon'tquitefollowyou,sir.Roderick:Tellus,whatsortofworkdidyoudoinAmerica?Henry:Iworkedforaminingcompany.Couldyouoffermeworkhere?Roderick:Patience.Ifyoudon'tmind,mayIaskyouhowmuchmoneyyouhave?Henry:Well,tobehonest,Ihavenone.Oliver:(happily)Whatluck!Brother,whatluck!Henry:Well,itmayseemluckytoyoubutnottome!Ifthisisyourideaofsomekindofjoke,Idon'tthinkit'sveryfunny.Nowifyou'IIexcuseme,Ioughttobeonmyway.Roderick:Pleasedon'tgo.Youmustn'tthinkwedon'tcareaboutyou.Oliver,givehimtheletter.Oliver:Yes,Iwasabouttogogettheletter.Wait!(gettingitfromadeskandgivingittoHenry)Theletter.Henry:(takingitcarefully)Forme?Roderick:Foryou.(Henrystartstoopenit)Oh,no,you'dbetternotopenit.Youcan'topenituntiltwoo'clock.Henry:Oh,thisissilly.Roderick:Notsilly.There'smoneyinit.Henry:Oh,no.Idon'twantyourcharity.Ijustwantajobthatearnsanhonestincome.Roderick:Weknowyou'rehard-working.That'swhywe'vegivenyoutheletter.(totheservant)ShowMrAdamsout.Oliver:Goodluck,MrAdams.Henry:Well,whydon'tyouexplainwhatthisisallabout?Roderick:You'llsoonknow.Inexactlyanhourandahalf.Servant:Thisway,sir.Roderick:Notuntil2o'clock.Promise?Henry:Promise.Goodbye.Unit5|ReadingforWritingTHEMILLONPOUNDBANKNOTEACT2,SCENE1Narrator:Henryiswalkingalongthestreetholdingthebanknoteinhishand.Hiscoatisworninseveralplaces.Heseesasignforat