人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT8-2

Many language learners think that the best way to learn a language is to spend time in a country where the language is spoken. In the past, studying abroad was a distant dream for most people. Nowadays, however, it has become easier to find both oppo

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT9-1

A Wang Lin is a carpenter who lives in eastern China with his wife and son. Two years ago, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. He was getting weaker and suffered from constant pain in his chest. The doctors told him that the treatment he needed would

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT9-2

Modem hospitals are clean and safe and doctors can cure many diseases. But it was not always so. For a long time, health care was often dangerous and risky. Treatments were neither scientific nor effective, and many patients suffered deadly infection

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT9-3

Fear had gripped the nation, indeed the whole world. An unknown deadly virus had infected thousands of people and was spreading quickly. There was no cure and the number of cases was rising every day. In the media, SARS seemed to be the topic of ever

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT10-1

One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one or two at a time by bargaining at the grocery, at the bakery and the butcher's until one's cheeks burnt. Three times Della counted it. One dollar

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT10-2

At seven o'clock the coffee was made and the pan was on the back of the stove, hot and ready to cook dinner. Jim was never late. Della doubled the watch chain in her hand and sat on the comer of the table near the door. When she heard his steps on th

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT10-3

Miss Aur1ie lived alone on the farm all her life. She had never thought of marrying, and she had never been in love. At the age of twenty she was asked to marry somebody, but she did not accept, and at the age of fifty she had not yet lived to regret

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT7-1

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1) E: Ebenezer Scrooge S: Santa Claus B: Bob Cratchit F: Fred, Scrooge's nephew Ca: A gentleman (In Scrooge's office. Bob tries to warm his hands over the candle.) E: What are you doing there, Bob? B: I'm warming my hands, Mr Scro

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT14-2

Like all other living creatures, human beings belong to a group of other animals that share certain characteristics. Zoologists place us in a group called primates, which include other mammals such as apes and monkeys. Among the key features found in

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT16-3

Whether we feel rewarded and content in a job depends on several different aspects. The psychologist Frederick Herzberg believed that these could be divided into two groups. In his Theory of Motivation, Herzberg called these groups the Hygiene Factor

人教版高中英语人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT16-2

Most application forms for jobs or further education include a section that asks you to write a paragraph or more about yourself. This could be in a general way, which is often called a personal statement, or as a response to a specific question. Th

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT16-1

Little David was football crazy. He spent all his spare time kicking a ball in the school playground or on the streets near his east London home. Like millions of boys and an increasing number of girls, he dreamt of being a professional football play

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT15-3

Are you a gamer? If you enjoy playing computer games like many millions of other teenagers worldwide, then yes, you are. According to the China Internet Network Information Centre (CINIC), Internet users in China spend more than eleven hours gaming

人教版高中英语人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT15-2

It is the weekend! Time to have fun and relax, and time for young people to take off their school uniform and put on their favourite casual clothes. When teenagers have a free day, many of them like to wear a pair of denim jeans. Although the styles

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT15-1

On the annual International Volunteers Day, the world acknowledges the work of millions of people who give their time to help others. Many of those who do voluntary work are young people, and the numbers are growing. Around 24,000 Young Volunteers Co

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT14-4

All animals are part of the food chain: they are listed on someone else's menu and always run the risk of ending up as someone else's lunch, dinner or snack. To protect themselves from being eaten and to survive in the wild, many animals have develop

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT14-3

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT15-4

For a lot of teenagers, their Internet friendship with a woman known as Blue Sky and A Beautiful Mind proved a turning point in their lives. By chatting online they were able to talk honestly about their troubles and receive help in finding solutions

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT4-2

In his youth Charles Darwin enjoyed all the freedom to experiment and do whatever he liked. The study of physics, chemistry, and later botany, was his hobby. At the age of 22, Darwin was invited to join the scientific expedition on the Beagle. During

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT5-1

Ads are tbund almost everywhere -- they are broadcast on TV and over the radio, posted on the Intemet and printed in newspapers and on posters in our cities. Advertising is a highly developed industry. The develooment of radio, television and other m