高中英语人教版高一下讲解12

[00:03.21]Study the following map carfully,

[00:11.55]name 10 cities and tell their positions in the country.

[01:09.49]Next ot Egmont,one of the inactive volcanoes 1 in North Island,is Taranaki.

[01:36.44]As the capital of Hawke's Bay is a coastal 2 town called Napier.

[01:55.62]In the southern tip of North Island is an inland town named Palmerston Noth,

[02:33.99]In the mountainous northwest in South Island is Nelson,

[02:58.42]Hokitika,facing the Tasman Sea,is a small port in the middle of South Island.

[03:14.59]Christchurch is the largest city of South Island while Lyttelton

[03:28.46]to the south nearby is one of the largest ports in New Zealand.

[03:51.31]Dunedin,an important port,and Invercargill,

[04:04.66]are both coastal towns in the south end of South Island.

[04:19.21]READING

[04:22.97]NEW ZEALAND

[04:29.14]New Zealand is an island that lies off the eastern coast of Australia.

[04:35.10]It is made up of two large islands:

[04:39.22]North Island and South Island.

[04:43.06]New Zealand is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the north and east,

[04:48.91]and the Tasman Sea to the south and west.

[04:53.96]It is about the same size as Japan.

[04:58.03]Wellington,the capital city,lies on the North Island.

[05:04.38]Other important cities are Auckland in the north,

[05:09.05]Christchurch on the South Island and Queenstown,further to the south.

[05:15.82]New Zealand has a mild sea climate,while the north is subtropical.

[05:22.17]It rains quite a lot.The warmest months are December to February.

[05:28.93]The coklest months are June to August.

[05:33.30]The ocean and seas surrounding the islands are deep blue

[05:39.04]and many of Now Zealand's cities lie on a bay and have a natural deep harbour.

[05:46.12]They brought dogs,rats and plants with them

[06:58.77]Around 1421,Chinese sailors discovered the islands

[07:05.43]on one of their voyages around the world.

[07:09.51]The Dutchman Abel Tasman named the islands New Zealand in 1642.

[07:16.64]More than 120 years later,

[07:20.76]Captain James Cook took possession of the islands in 1769

[07:27.32]and from that time British people started to settle in New Zealand.

[07:33.28]By 1840 abot 2,000 Europeans,mainly British,

[07:39.94]had come to settle in New Zealand

[07:43.78]and the Maori signed an agreement with these settlers.

[07:48.95]That day is still celebrated 3 as a national holiday.

[07:54.31]It is every year on the sixth of February.

[07:59.27]Today there are still many people in New Zealand

[08:04.23]who call England"the home country",

[08:08.31]although it is a place where most of them have never been.

[14:59.37]The country consists of North Island ,South Island,South Island,Stewart,

[15:28.31]It also administers 4 the Cook.

[20:39.28]LANGUAGE STUDY

[20:42.51]Wordy study

[20:51.37]1 wooded jungles:

[20:59.83]Thickly wooded jungles can be seen in both Africa and South America,

[21:16.50]which makes a beautiful scene for tourists from all over the world.

[21:50.46]2 muntainous forests:

[21:59.60]Since too many trees have been felled down in the mountainous forestw,

[22:07.26]tigers are seldom seen in the Northeast of China.

[22:23.92]3 sandy deserts:

[22:29.07]In order to stop sandy deserts from moving on southwards,

[22:39.23]millions of trees are to be planted

[22:52.58]and hundreds of canals are to be dug all the way along the borders

[23:00.23]between the two countries.

[23:19.09]I always enjoy the drive out of the center of Yinchuan into Shahu.

[23:55.74]It is a good straight road,

[24:08.80]with some pleasant views of grassy 5 hills and rocky mountains on either side.

[24:34.95]It's obviously 6 much cheaper to fly than to go by train.

[25:20.80]You see,it takes you less than two hours to go back and forth 7 to work by plane

[25:28.56]and it costs you far less to buy a plane ticket

[25:33.70]than to pay for a three-star hotel room.

[26:36.58]It's already midnight and be hasn't come yet.

[26:55.05]It's over 1,000 miles from his town to my birthplace.

[27:09.81]Can you believe he's forgotten it's my birthday today?

[27:50.27]--Hi,it's a pleasure to see you again.

[27:56.51]--Oh,I've been hurrying along all the way to tell you the good news.

[28:03.07]It is exciting to receive a letter from a foreign friend of mine,

[28:12.42]who's helped me to find a very good university to study in.

[28:23.89]--So your dream has come true.It's been your dream to study abroad.

[28:38.65]--But I've got to learn good table manners in Britain.

[28:43.69]And I've got to learn to keep to the left while driving in London.

[28:56.54]--Just keep this in mind:never drive too fast,

[29:01.79]never have junk food and never talk at table with your mouth full.

[29:15.25]--Thank you for your advice.I understand what you mean.

[29:24.88]It's dangerous to drive too fast especially

[29:36.54]INTEGRATING SKILLS

[29:41.50]LIFE IN NEW ZEALAND

[29:44.97]New Zealand has a population of about 3.8 million people,

[29:51.63]of which about fourteen percent are Maori.

[29:56.60]Since the mid-1980s growing numbers of Asians have settled in New Zealand,

[30:03.86]and they make uup about six percent of the total population.

[30:09.61]The majority of the people speak English.

[30:14.07]However,Maori,which is the native language of the Maori people,

[30:20.13]is also an official language.

[30:24.18]All street signs,names of cities and places must be written in both languages.

[30:32.44]They also have Maori newspapers,radio and TV programmes.

[30:39.20]The common meeting place for Maori is on the marae,

[30:44.87]an area of land with a meeting house,where all important events take place.

[30:52.13]Maori children are taught at an early age what to do when they come to marae.

[31:00.08]Special days for the Maori are called huis.

[31:04.93]A hui may be a wedding,burial or conference.

[31:10.50]The happier events are marked with speeches,singing and dancing.

[31:16.66]When someone dies,all the relations,old and young,

[31:22.62]come to the marae for the Maori burial service.

[31:27.97]Maori people believe that the spirit stays with the body for three days,

[31:34.82]so during this time someone always stays with the dead person.

[31:41.19]Many people will sleep and eat on the marae during these three days

[31:48.24]and share their memories of the dead person.

[31:52.82]New Zealand is an important agricultural country,

[31:58.07]with cattle farming on the North Island,

[32:02.30]while the hilly South Island has more sheep farms.

[32:07.44]The main exports of the country are wool,lamb,beef,butter,forest products,

[32:18.39]Some farmers have turned to keeping deer,

[32:23.25]and there are now about 4,500 deer farms in the country.

[32:29.49]The deer are farmed for their meat and fur,

[32:34.14]which are then shipped to many other countries.

[32:38.82]New Zealand wine is of high quality and is sold all over the world.

[32:45.66]Living in a country with plenty of space and a good climate,

[32:51.62]New Zealanders love all kinds of sport and outdoor activities.

[32:58.10]In summer,people like to go sailing,swimming.

[33:03.74]horse-riding and rock-climbing in the mountains.

[33:09.20]The main school holidays are from mid-December till early February

[33:16.46]when the days are long and warm.

[33:20.61]Many families spend this time at a cottage

[33:25.58]by the seaside or go camping in the hills or on the coast.

[33:32.13]New Zealand,with its natural beauty,mountains,

[33:38.09]rivers and national parks,also attracts tourists from all over the world