普通高中课程标准实验教科书 英语选修9 Unit 3 Australia-Using

Reading and discussing Before you read the following text, read the title and look at the pictures. Discuss with a partner what you expect to read about in the text. AUSTRALIAS DANGEROUS CREATURES Australia is home to more than 170 different kinds o

普通高中课程标准实验教科书 英语选修9 Unit 1 Breaking records

Glance quickly at the headlines of the short newspaper articles and match the pictures with the articles. Write the correct headline above each picture. A_____ B______ C______ D______ E______ F______A Biggest porker ever LIAONING 23 February 2004: A

普通高中课程标准实验教科书 英语选修9 Unit 2 Sailing the ocea

SINDBAD'S SECOND ADVENTURE On the second evening Sindbad's friends were eager to hear his second adventure. Tell us, they said, of more wonders that you have seen! So Sindbad began describing his second adventure. For many years I was happy, but as t

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT2-3

THE UNKNOWN SOUTHERN LAND The unknown southern land was an imaginary continent, appearing on European maps from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century. It was first put there by a Greek map maker in the first century AD. He believed that south of t

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT4-3

The study of natural history is not something to be left to biologists. In fact, their capacity in terms of the time they can spend away from their offices is very limited. Even if all professors in universities and research institutes could devote a

考研听力基本功1 Passage3

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普通高中课程标准实验教科书 英语选修9 Unit 5 Inside advertisi

KEEPING ADVERTISEDRS HONEST Organizations and individuals advertise because they want to persuade people to behave in certain ways, for example to buy a certain brand of rice, stop speeding or see a movie at their cinema. Advertisers go, to a lot of

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UNIT16-3

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

人教版高中英语人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT13-4

Wilkie Collins was born in London in 1824 and his first novel -- a historical romance called Anatonia -- was published when he was 26. Shortly after this he met Charles Dickens, and they formed a close friendship that lasted for ten years and influen

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT13-3

A housemaid worked very long hours and only had half a day off each week. Rosanna had to start work at 5:00 am in order to clean and light the fires before the family of the house woke up. Then she laid the table for breakfast while other servants t

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT12-4

Distance learning is being adopted in several countries to help children in remote rural schools, and it is also becoming increasingly popular with individuals as a means of obtaining higher or further education. While distance learning is a very dif

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT12-2

Students in your class are different from one another in many ways. You all have different personalities, abilities and physical appearance. In other aspects you have a lot in common. Certainly you are the same age and same nationality, and you proba

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT12-1

A In 1986, the Chinese government introduced a law stating that by the year 2000 every Chinese child would have nine years of compulsory education. Although there were several problems in reaching this target, the outcome was highly successful. It is

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT11-4

Teasing and bullying are major concerns in schools. Some people would say that it is an essential part of growing up. They may say that teasing and bullying are a way of learning how to deal with the reality of society. The truth, however, is that te

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT11-2

In the final year at high school, Li Yonghong knew that a career at university was not for her. Her parents had not wanted to pay for any other type of education, but had offered her some money to set up a small business to sell cigarettes. However,

考研听力基本功1 Passage20

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