人教版新教材選擇性必修四全冊課文原文Unit1ReadingandThinkingSATISFACTIONGUARANTEED（Adapted）LarryBelmontworkedforacompanythatmaderobots.Recentlyithadbegunexperimentingwithahouseholdrobot.ItwasgoingtobetestedoutbyLarry’swife，Claire.Clairedidn’twanttherobotinherhouse，especiallyasherhusbandwouldbeawayonabusinesstripforthreeweeks，butLarrypersuadedherthattherobotwouldn’tharmherorallowhertobeharmed.Itwouldbeabonus.However，whenshefirstsawtherobot，shefeltalarmed.HisnamewasTony.Heseemedmorelikeahumanthanamachine.Hewastallandhandsomewithsmoothhairandadeepvoice，althoughhisfacialexpressionneverchanged.Onthesecondmorning，Tonybroughtherbreakfastandthenaskedherwhethersheneededhelpdressing.Shefeltembarrassedandquicklytoldhimtogo.Nowshewasbeinglookedafterbyarobotthatlookedsohuman，anditwasdisturbing.Oneday，Clairementionedthatshedidn’tthinkshewasclever.Tonysaidthatshemustfeelveryunhappytosaythat.Clairethoughtitwasridiculousthatshewasbeingofferedsympathybyarobot，butshegraduallyadmiredhiswisdomandintegrityandbegantotrusthim.Healwaystreatedherwithdignity.Shetoldhimhowshewasunhappythatherhomewasn’telegantenoughforLarry，whowantedtoimprovehissocialpositionwithabiggersalary.Shewasn’tlikeGladysClaffern，oneoftherichestandmostpowerfulwomenaround.Asafavour，TonypromisedtohelpClairemakeherselfmorebeautifulandherhomemoreelegant.SoClaireborrowedsomelibrarybooksforhimtoread，orrather，scan.Shelookedathisfingerswithwonderastheyturnedeachpage.Howabsurd，shethought.Hewasjustamachine.TonygaveClaireanewhairstyleandimprovedhermakeup.Ashewasnotallowedtoaccompanyhertotheshops，hewroteoutalistofthingsthathewouldneedforhisworkonthehouse.Clairewentdowntownandboughtthesethings.Shehadanappointmenttopainthernails，thenshewentintoanexpensiveclothesshop.Thesaleswomantherewasrudetoher，sosherangTonyandtoldhimshewasbeingtreatedbadly.Hespoketothewoman，whoimmediatelychangedherattitude.ClairethankedTony，tellinghimthathewasa“dear”.Assheturnedaround，therestoodGladysClaffern.Howawfultobediscoveredbyher，Clairethought.Bythelookonherface，ClaireknewthatGladysthoughttheywereinarelationship.Afterall，sheknewClaire’shusband’snamewasLarry，notTony.Althoughitwascompletelyinnocent，Clairefeltguilty.WhenClairegothome，shewept.GladyswaseverythingClairewishedtobe.TonytoldhershewasbeingsensitiveandwasjustasgoodasGladys.HesuggestedthatsheinviteGladysandherfriendstothehousethenightbeforehewastoleaveandLarrywastoreturn.Bythattime，Tonyexpectedthatthehouse，whichwasbeingcompletelytransformed，wouldbeready.Tonyworkedsteadilyontheimprovements.Clairetriedtohelpbyworkingonalightsuspendedfromtheceiling，butshefellofftheladder.EventhoughTonyhadbeeninthenextroom，hemanagedtocatchherintime.Asheheldher，shefeltthewarmthofhisbody.Shescreamed，pushedhimaway，andrantoherroom.Thenightofthepartyarrived.Theclockstruckeight.Theguestswouldbearrivingsoon，soClairedismissedTonyfortherestofthenight.Atthatmoment，Tonytookherinhisarms，bringinghisfaceclosetohers.Sheheardhimdeclarethathedidnotwanttoleaveherthenextday，andthathefeltmorethanjustthedesiretopleaseher.Thenthefrontdoorbellrang.UNIT1UsingLanguageTHETIMEMACHINE（Adapted）Itwasatteno’clocktodaythatthefirstofallTimeMachinesbeganitscareer.Igaveitalastcheck，andsatmyselfintheleatherseat.Ipushedthestartingleveronthemainpanelforwardsaninchthenimmediatelybackwardsagain.Lookingaround，Isawmylaboratoryexactlyasbefore.Hadanythinghappened?Ithoughtmymindhadtrickedme.ThenIsawtheclock.Amomentbefore，itwasaminuteorsopastten；nowitwasnearlyhalfpastthree!Idrewabreath，grippedtheleverandpusheditforwards.Thelaboratorywenthazyaroundme.Myniececameintofetchsomething，maybeherhandkerchief，apparentlywithoutseeingme.Itprobablytookheraminute，buttomeshemovedlikearocket!Ipushedtheleverfurther.Nightcameasifalampwasbeingturnedout，andinanothermomentcametheday.Tomorrownightcame，thenskippedtoday，againandagain，fasterandfasterstill.Itishardtoexplainthestrangeandunpleasantfeelingoftimetravelling.ItfeltlikeIwasbeingdrivenfastonawindingroad.Asmypacegrewfaster，thewallsofthelaboratoryfellaway，andIwasleftintheopenair.Thesunandmoonlookedasiftheywerebeingthrownacrossthesky，butsoontherewasdivisionbetweennightandday.AroundmeIsawtreesgrowinglikepuffsofsmoke；theygrew，spread，anddiedinmoments.Isawhugebuildingsriseup，thendisappearlikeinadream.Thewholesurfaceoftheearthwasbeingchanged，meltingandflowingbeforemyeyes.IcalculatedthatIwasbeingpushedthroughtimeathundredsofyearsaminute.Ihadastrongurgetolookattherandomthingsthatwerebeingflashedbeforemyeyes!IhadthoughtabouttheriskofstoppingtheTimeMachinemanytimes.SolongasItravelledatmaximumspeed，itdidn’tmatter.ButifIstoppedandthesamespacewasbeingoccupiedbysomethingelse，wewouldbeforcedtogetherandexplodelikeabomb!Likeanimpatientfool，Ipulledtheleverbackwardshard.Withasuddenjolt，theTimeMachinewasflippedonitsside，andIwasthrownthroughtheair.Iwasstunnedforamoment，andthenheardthesoundofthunder.Iwassittingintheraininsomemudnexttothemachine.“Afinewelcome，”Isaid，“foramanwhohastravelledthousandsofyearstobehere!”選修四UNIT2IconicAttractionsReadingandThinking25SepNextweekI’mtravellingtoAustraliatovisitafriendthereoverthes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riblesmell!Theirdietismostlydeadanimals.Fortunately，despitetheirname，theyaregenerallynotviolenttowardspeople.Australiaalsohassomeanimalsthatmanypeoplehaveneverheardof，forexample，theduck-billedplatypus.Isthatsomekindofbird?Notatall.Whileitmaylayeggsinanestlikeabird，it’sreallyaprimitivemammal，withauniquebiology.Itseggshatchafterabouttendays，andthenthebabyplatypusnursesfromitsmotherlikeallothermammals.Itsnoselookslikeaduck’sbill，andithasfeetlikeaduck’ssoitcandiveunderthewater，butit’scoveredinhair.Doyouknowwhat’sreallystrangeaboutaplatypus?Theplatypusdoesn’tuseitssensesofsightorsmelltofindfood.Ithasacapacitytofindfoodinthewaterbyusingelectricalsensorsinitsbill.Thereareonlyasmallhandfulofanimalsintheworldthatcandothat!UNIT3SeaExplorationReadingandThinkingREACHINGOUTACROSSTHESEATradeandcuriosityhaveoftenformedthefoundationofmankind’sgreatestachievements.Tocompletethegreatmapoftheworldwasastrongpassionforthepeopleofearlycivilisations.MarcoPolo’stalesinspiredEuropeanexplorerstosearchforsearoutesfromwesttoeast.However，merchantsandexplorersfromtheEastsetsailfromeasttowestmanyyearsbeforeColumbusfirstdid.Inancienttimes，silkfromChinafounditswayoverlandtoIndia，theMiddleEast，andRome，alongwhatbecameknownastheSilkRoad.AtradingrouteacrosstheseawasalsoextendedalongthecoastsoftheIndianOcean，centeredaroundCeylon（nowSriLanka）.Here，merchantsfromChinaandmanyotherplacesmettonegotiatetradedeals，whichalsoledtomoreawarenessofeachother’scultures.Overthecenturies，furthertradingallowedmoreexplorationoftheregionstothewestofChina，asrecordedinDuHuan’sRecordofMyTravelsintheeighthcentury.Later，theMingDynastyfurtherdevelopedrelationswiththeseregions.Between1405and1433，sevenlargefleetssailedwestonvoyagesoftradeandexploration.Thesefleetswereasighttobeholdandwereinaleagueoftheirownatthattime.UnderthecommandofZhengHe，theysetsailfromtheSouthChinaSeaacrosstheIndianOceantothemouthoftheRedSea，andthentotheeastcoastofAfrica.Africanroyalfamiliessentgiftssuchasgiraffesasgesturesoffriendshipinreturnforgold，silk，andspices.AlthoughChinawithdrewfromfurtherexpeditionsafter1433，theselandandsearoutesremainedactivechannelsbetweenotherculturesforcenturies.Toreachoutacrossthesearemainsastrongdesiretoday.TheancientsearoutestravelledbyZhengHearebeingrevisitedwiththe21stCenturyMaritimeSilkRoad，whichispartoftheBeltandRoadInitiative.TheaimofthisinitiativeistoencouragecooperationandtradeacrossthehistoricSilkRoadareas，andstrengthenthebondsbetweenChinaandtherestoftheworld.Tradinghasgrowngreatlyinrecentyears，andwillcontinuetodosoinyearstocome.Chinahasinvestedbillionsinsystemsandservicesalongtheseroutes，whichwillhelptogreatlydevelopthewholeareaforthebenefitoffuturetradeandculturalexchange.Chinahasalsojoineditsfriendsacrosstheseaonotherimportantprojects.AlthoughtheancientsearoutesofZhengHehavebeentravelledmanytimes，therearestillmanyotherplaceslefttoexplore.Inrecentyears，ChinahasjoinedothernationsonseveralexpeditionstoexploretheArctic.Fromascientificpointofview，thereisanurgentneedtostudytheArcticinordertounderstandclimatechangeanditseffects.Hundredsofyearson，andwiththelatesttechnologyinhand，theneedtotradeandthedesiretoenhancerelationshipswilldriveChinatoreachoutacrosstheseafarintothefuture.UNIT3UsingLanguagetext1：Whenpeopletalkofexploringtheseamore，theyusuallymeanexploitingit.Seaexplorationhascausedmanyproblemsandwillcontinuetocausemore.Moreexplorationmeansmorepollution.TheDeepwaterHorizonspilledover200milliongallonsofoilintotheseain2010.Plasticpollutionisalsobad，killingmanybirdsandfish，andhasevenbeenfoundinourtapwater.Miningforresourcesisverydamaging，especiallyintheArctic.Becauseofclimatechange，thereislessicenow，whichmeanswecanlookformorefossilfuelsfurthernorth.Butifweburnthese，theicewillmeltmoreandthisnegativecyclewillcontinue.Climatechangeiswarningusthatsomethingisverywrong.Overfishingisanotherproblem.Whalesanddolphinsarealsohuntedfortheirmeatorforso-calledresearch.Althoughthiswasbannedin1982，somecountriesarestill“murdering”theseintelligentcreatureswithoutmercy.Theseaishometolife，nothumanbeings’possessions.Itishuge，butitismoresensitivethanwethink.Ifwedonotprotectit，futuregenerationswillnotforgiveus.Text2Totrulyunderstandourplanet，wemustexploretheoceanswhichcovermostofit.Opponentsmaybeconcerned，butseaexplorationisimportantforourfuture.Forexample，scientificresearchshipscanhelpaddressimportantissuessuchasclimatechange.Weneedtounderstandwhatishappeningtoourplanetsothatwecantakeaction.Therefore，moreresearchisnecessary.Understandingmoreabouttheseawillalsohelpusmanageitsresourcesbetter.Loggingnewspecieswillimproveourunderstandingoflifeontheearth.Itmayhelpusdiscovernewmedicines，aswellasnewsourcesoffoodandenergy.Accessingthedeepoceanmayalsohelpustopredicteventssuchasearthquakes.Thepopulationoftheworldisgrowingandweneednewresourcesforfuturedevelopment.Thereareprobablyvastamountsofresourcesundertheseaandice，notjustoilandgasbutalsovaluableminerals.Ofcourse，therearestillenvironmentalrisks.However，theseshouldbebalancedwitheconomicneeds.Hopefully，astechnologyimproves，wemayhavemoreoptionsformanagingthisbalance.UNIT4ReadingandThinkingVOLUNTEERINGINTHEBUSH8MarchIjustgotaparcelfromhome!Ittookabouttwoweekstoarrive，anditwasabitdamaged，butitwassonicetogetsomesweetsandjamfromhome；I’vebeendyingtohavesomeofmyfavouritesweets，andit’salwaysnicetogetmail!SoI’vebeenhereinthejungleforaboutamonthnow.Mysecondaryschoolisabushschool.Theclassroomsaremadeofbamboo，withclayfloorsandroofsofgrass.Ittakesmeonlyafewminutestowalktoschooldownadustytrackcoveredinweeds.WhenIreachtheschoolgrounds，I’mgreetedbyachorusof“goodmorning”fromtheboys.Unlikestudentsinourcountry，theseboysdonotwearcottonuniforms，andmanyofthemalsohavetowalkalongway，sometimesforuptotwohours，justtogettoschool.There’snoelectricity,runningwateroreventextbooks，nottomentionlaptops，tablets，orothermoderndevices!Allthestudentshavearepencils，rubbers，andpaper.I’mstilltryingtoadapttotheseconditions.I’vehadtobecomemuchmoreimaginativeinmyteaching.Scienceismymostchallengingsubjectasmystudentshavenoconceptofdoingexperiments.Thereisnoequipment，andsincethereisn’tevenawashroom，ifIneedwaterIhavetocarryitfrommyhouseinabasin!It’simportantnottobetoorigidaboutruleshere，too.TheotherdayIwasshowingtheboysachemistryexperimentwhen，beforeIknewit，themixturewasbubblingoutofthetesttubespillingeverywhere!Theclassbecameacircusastheboys，whohadnevercomeacrossanythinglikethisbefore，startedjumpingoutofthewindows.SometimesIwonderhowrelevantchemistryistothesestudents—fewwilleverbecomechemists—andmostwillbegoingbacktotheirvillagesafterYear8anyway.Tobehonest，IdoubtwhetherI’mmakinganydifferencetotheseboys’livesatall.17AprilLastweekendImademyfirstvisittoaremotevillage，hometooneofourstudents，Tombe.AnotherteacherandIwalkedfortwoandahalfhourstogetthere—first，upamountainfromwherewehadfantasticviews，andthendownashadedpathtothevalleybelow.Whenwearrivedatthevillage，Tombe’smother，Kiak，sawuscomingandstartedcrying“ieeeieee”.Weshookhandswithallthevillagers.EveryoneseemedtoberelatedtoTombe.Tombe’sfather，Mukap，amanwithastrongjawandawrinkledforehead，ledustohishouse，alow，roundbamboohutwithnowindows，withadoorjustbigenoughtogetthrough，andwithgrassstickingoutoftheroof—thisshowsitisaman’shouse.Suchhousingisdarkinsidesoittooktimeforoureyestoadjust.FreshgrasshadbeenlaidonthefloorandtherewasaplatformforJennyandmetosleepon.Therewasafireplaceinthecentreofthehut.TheonlypossessionsIcouldseewereonebroom，afewsaucers，akettle，cups，pans，andacoupleofjars.Mukapbuiltafireoutsideandlaidstonesonittoheat.Hethenplacedthehotstonesinanemptyoildrumwithkaukau，ripecorn，andgreens.Hethencoveredthevegetableswithbananaleavesandleftthemtosteam.Itsmelleddelicious.Weateinsidethehutsittingroundthefire.Ilovedlisteningtothefamilytalkingsoftlytoeachotherintheirlanguage，eventhoughIcouldnotparticipatemuchintheconversation.Luckily，Tombeinterpretedforus.Later，Inoticedacanstandingupsidedownonthegrilloverthefire.Afterawhile，Tombethrewitoutofthedoorway.Tombetoldmethatthecanwasheatedtodryouttheleftoverfood.Hisfamilybelievesthatleftoversattractbadspiritsinthenight，soanyleftoverfoodisdriedupinacanandthecanisthenthrownoutofthehut.Weleftthevillagethenextmorningaftermanygoodbyesandfirmhandshakes.Mymuscleswereachingandmykneesshakingaswedraggedourselvesdownthemountaintowardshome.ThateveningIfellhappilyintobed.ItwassuchaprivilegetohavespentadaywithTombe’sfamily.UNIT4UsingLanguageHello!MynameisZhanBingbing.Lately，allofushaveseenChinesepeopleonTVinfar-offplacesintheworld，helpingothercountriestodevelop.WeseeChineseworkersbuildingroadsintheCongo，aportinPakistan，railwaysinPanama，andanairportinSriLanka.AndweseeChineseminers，oilworkers，agriculturalexperts，mechanics，anddoctorsworkinginnearlyeverycorneroftheworld.Andsomepeoplemayask，“Isitworthit?WhyhelppeopleoverseaswhenChinahasmanyareasthatarestillinneedofdevelopment?”Ihadthesamequestionsmyself.Butforme，itwasmuchmorepersonal.Yousee，mymotherisamedicaldoctor，andforthelasttwoyears，shehasbeenworkingasavolunteerconsultantinTanzania，Africa，asapartofamedicalteamsentbytheChinesegovernment.Tobehonest，whenmymotherfirstleftforAfrica，Iwasupset.Mymothercookedmedinnereverynight，andshetookgoodcareofme.Butmoreimportantly，shewasmybestfriend.Wetalkedtogether，wespentourleisuretimetogether，andexceptforschoolandwork，wewereneverapart.SoIwasunhappyaboutherleavingwithoutevenaskingformyinput.ButthenIbegantohearabouttheworkshewasdoinginTanzania，acountrythathasmanyhealthproblems，andnowIamsingingadifferenttune.ManydangerousdiseaseswhicharerareinChinaarequitecommonlycontractedinTanzania.And，whilethecountryisquitebeautifulandhasmuchnaturalwealth，manyofthepeoplearequitepoorandlivewithoutthingswetakeforgranted，suchaselectricity，runningwater，carsandgoodtransportsystems，andsupermarkets.Oneprojectthatmymotherworkedonwashelpingtobuildacardiachospital.Priortothis，ifaTanzanianhadaheartconditionandneededsurgery，theywouldhavetogoabroad.Sincethiswasquiteexpensive，manypeoplewentwithoutmedicaltreatmentandsomeevendied.Now，notonlyareTanzanianshelpedbythehospital，butpeopleinneighbouringcountriesarehelpedaswell.Ithasmadeabigdifferencetotheirlives.Mymotheralsodoesacircuitoftheruralvillagestoprovidemedicaltreatment，helpthosewithdisabilities，andprovideconsultationandtrainingforlocaldoctors.Inaddition，herteamhasgivenpatientsanewmalariatreatmentinventedinChina，andthishassavedmanylives.Today，IwanttorelaytoyouthatI’mproudoftheworkmymotherhasdone，andIamnowsupportiveofit.Isherworkworthit?Yes，tothelivesofthepeoplesheishelping，itisworthit.Butbyanycriteriathisworkisworthittousaswell，becauseitshowsthatweareglobalcitizensinterestedinworldstability，andthatwefeelresponsibleforothersandarereadytobuildacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.Everyonedeservesafairchanceinlife.WhenIthinkofallthethingsthatweasChinesecitizenscanbemostproudof，helpingotherscomesatthetopofthislist.NowthatIunderstandhowimportantmymother’sworkis，I’vedecidedtobecomeavolunteermyselftohelppeopleinotherlands.Inthefuture，Ipraythatyouwilldothesame.Thankyou!UNIT5ReadingandThinkingWORKINGOUTWHATYOUWANTTODOAsanadult，oneofthefirstquestionsyouareaskedwhenmeetingsomeonenewis，“Whatdoyoudo?”Thisisbecauseyourcareerisaveryimportantpartofwhoyouare.Thecareeryouhavedefinesyourlife，andsotakingtimetothinkaboutitisanessentialexerciseforyoungpeople.Thebesttimetostartthinkingaboutpossiblecareersiswhileyouarestillatschool，beforeyoumakeanychoicesaboutyourfurthereducation.This，however，isnotalwayseasy.Somepeopleknowwhattheywanttodofromayoungage，butmanyothersjusthaveafewideasbouncingaroundintheirheads.Oneofthemosteffectivewaystogetsomeinsightonapossiblecareerpathistocompletea“careeraptitudetest”.Theresultsofthetestwilltellyouaboutyourstrengthsandinterests，andsometestsalsosuggestcareersthatyoumaybesuitedto.Havingthisinformationwillprovideyouwithabetterchanceoffindingajobyoulike.Therearemanyfreetestsonline，sogiveoneatry.Gettingaheadstartinconsideringyourfuturecareermayhelpyoufortherestofyourlife.Youdon’twanttolookbackinyearstocomeandsay，“IwishIhadthoughtmoreaboutwhatIreallywantedtodo.”Therearemanydifferentkindsofcareeraptitudetests.Someaskquestionsaboutyourpersonalinterestsandattitudes.Othersfocusmoreonaskingyoutoratedifferentkindsofworkscenarios，likeworkingasalibrarianoralawyer.Ofcourse，whilecompletingthesesortsoftests，itisveryimportanttobehonest—anddon’tworry—therearenorightorwronganswers.CareerAptitudeTestexamplePage1of10Howdoyoufeelabouttheworktasksbelow?AssembleachestofdrawersDriveanambulanceHelpdevelopacureforbreastcancerAnalyzetheelementshydrogenandradiumDesignanewrangeofwristaccessoriesDesignclothesforbridesandbridegroomsTeachchildrengeometryHelpandadvisepeopleinserious