Units 1-5 课文衡水体字帖素材 -2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

Hi! My name is Adam and I’m a freshman at senior high school. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge.The first week was a little confusing.First，I had to think very carefully about which courses I wanted to take. The school adviser helped me choose the suitable ones：maths，English， chemistry，world history，and Chinese. I know that Chinese is a very difficult language，but I hope to befluentwhen Igraduate. My adviserrecommendedthatI should sign up for advancedliteraturebecause I like English and I’m good at it.I had to choose extra-curricular activities，too. I tried to join the school football team，but the coach told me that I didn’t play well enough.Obviously，I was unhappy，but I won’ tquit. I’ll find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year. I joined a volunteer club instead. Every Wednesday，we work at a soup kitchen and hand out food to homeless people in the community.I know I’ll have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to beingresponsiblefor a lot more. I’m a bit worried about keeping up with the other students in my advanced course，and it’ll be quite difficult to get used to all the homework. Still， I’m happy to be here. Studying hard isn’t always fun， but I’ll be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future.10 September 2018Dear Worried Friend，You wrote that you are very worried about your friend，Chen Lei. I understand quite well that you are anxious and feel terrible. You think that your friend plays computer games too often and spends too much time online.I recommend that you talk to your friend about hisbehaviour. It is not unusual forteenagersof yourgenerationto beattractedto computer games and the online world. But spending too much time online is unhealthy and makes it very difficult tofocuson other things in life. Some students even become addicted to the Internet and cannot concentrate on school and family life. I think you should encourage your friend to try new hobbies. Why not discuss the problem together? I am sure he will listen to you，since you are his good friend.PERU is a country on the Pacific coast of South America with three main areas：narrow，dry，flat land running along the coast，the Andes Mountains， and the Amazon rainforest.In the 1400s and 1500s, Peru was the centre of the powerful ancient Inca Empire. The Inca emperor lived in the now-famous site Machu Picchu. Spain took control of Peru in the 16th century and ruled until 1821. It is for this reason that Spanish is the main official language of Peru.TRAVEL PERU Amazon Rainforest Tour A short flight from Cusco takes you from the Andes into the Amazon rainforest. From there，you’ll spend one day travelling by boat to your accommodation in the middle of the forest. You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest.Machu Picchu Tour This four-day walking tour will take you on amazing paths through the Andes Mountains on the way to the city of Machu Picchu. After reaching your destination，you will have a day to explore and be amazed by this ancient city. Especially amazing is the Incas’ dry stone method of building. Inca builders cut stones to exact sizes so that nothing was needed to hold walls together other than the perfect fit of the stones.Cusco Tour Spend four days enjoying the unique Spanish and local Indian culture high in the Andes at Cusco，the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th century. Stay in a local hotel，visit the museums，admire the architecture， enjoy the excellent local food，and go shopping at the local markets.Lake Titicaca Tour Enjoy the beautiful countryside as you spend a day driving along the new highway connecting Cusco to Lake Titicaca. There，a boat will take you to stay with a local Uros family on an island for three days. Both the island and the Uros homes are made of water plants from the lake.So come and experience what Peru has to offer：everything from the ancient Inca culture and centuries-old Spanish villages to deep rainforests，high mountains，and a beautiful coastline.LIVING LEGENDSLang PingAs a player， Lang Ping broughthonourandgloryto her country. As a coach，she led the China women’s volleyball team tomedalsat worldchampionshipsand the Olympics. As a person，Lang Ping is loved by fans at home and abroad. When the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup，herdeterminationwas tested. The team that Lang Ping had built was fallingapart. One of the best players had beeninjured，and the teamcaptainhad to leave because of heart problems. Losing two important players was a big challenge，but Lang Ping did not lose heart. She had faced difficulties before，and she knew that her young players could win if they worked together as a team. Two weeks later，they were worldchampions! Then in 2016， Lang Ping led her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil.Michael Jordan When Michael Jordan’s feet left the ground，time seemed to stand still. The player who became known as “Air Jordan” changed basketball with hisgracefulmoves and jumps. Jordan’s skills were impressive，but the mentalstrengththat he showed made him unique. In the final seconds of a game， Jordan always seemed to find a way to win. Jordan says that the secret to his success is learning from hisfailures. “I can accept failure；everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” Losing games taught him to practise harder and never give up. In life，Jordan has learnt to share his success with others. The Boys and Girls Club which he started in Chicago has been helping young people since 1996.THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEPStrange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. For several days，the water in the village wells rose and fell，rose and fell. There were deepcracksthat appeared in the well walls. At least one well had some smelly gascoming outof it. Chickens and even pigs weretoo nervous toeat，and dogs refused to go inside buildings. Mice ran out of the fieldslooking forplaces to hide，and fish jumped out of the water. At about 3：00 a.m., on 28 July 1976，bright lights were seen in the sky outside the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard.But the city’s one million people were asleep as usual that night.At 3：42 a.m.，everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world werecoming to an end! Eleven kilometres directly below the city， one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century had begun，a quake that even caused damage more than150 kilometres away in Beijing. Nearlyone third of the whole nationfelt it! A huge crack，eight kilometres long and 30 metres wide，cut acrosshouses，roads， and waterways.Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In less than one minute，a large city lay inruins.Two thirdsof the people who lived there were dead or injured.Thousands ofchildren were left without parents. The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400，000.Everywhere survivors looked，there was nothing but ruins. Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. About 75percentof the city’s factories and buildings，90 percent of its homes，and all of its hospitals were gone.Brickscovered the ground like red autumn leaves，but no wind could blow them away. Most bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross. The railway tracks were now useless pieces ofmetal. Tens of thousands of cows，hundreds of thousands of pigs，and millions of chickens were dead. Sand now filled the wells instead of water. People wereinshock—and then，later that afternoon，another big quake shook Tangshan again. Even more buildings fell down. Water，food，andelectricitywere hard to get.People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.But hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes，the army sent 150，000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who weretrappedand toburythe dead.More than 10，000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care.Workers built shelters for survivorswhosehomes had been destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. Water and food were brought into the city by train，truck，and plane. Slowly，the city began tobreatheagain.Tangshan started toreviveitself and get back up on its feet. With strong support from the government and the tirelesseffortsof the city’s people，a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins. The new city has become a home to more than seven million people，with great improvements in transportation， industry，and environment. Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster, people mustunifyand show thewisdomto stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.GOING POSITIVEI always wanted to look like theslimgirls on TV eventhoughI knew that it was impossible. I worried about my weight and tried every newdietI read about online. I tried no-fat，low-fat，5：2，only bananas， no bananas—I almost went bananas，too.Then I readanarticle that said instead of asking “Am I fat?” I should be asking “Am I fit?”I had no idea a letter couldmakesucha difference! Once I started thinking about fitnessratherthanweight，things began to change. Instead of saying “I want to lose three kilos”， I would say “I want to run two kilometres in eight minutes” or “I want to be able to do30push-ups”.Rather thancutting outthe foods I enjoyed，I added healthy foods to my meals. I could still have a burgernow and then，but I would add a salad or an apple.Finally， I stoppedcomparingmyselfwithactresses and models and looking for thingsthat were wrong with my face or body.Instead，I made a list of the things I liked about myself. By being positive about myself and my body， I became both happier and healthier.TSUNAMI HITS ASIA: OVER 6, 500 DEADBy Robert Woodhouse Monday, 27 December 2004The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed into coast lines across Asia yesterday, killing more than 6,500 people in Indonesia, India,Thailand, Malaysia, and at least four other countries. Fishermen, tourists,hotels, homes, and cars were swept away by huge waves caused by the strong earthquake that reached a magnitude of 9.0. The undersea quake struck around7:00 a.m., Sunday off the west coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island. In that area alone, at least 1,870 people were killed.In Sri Lanka,some 1,600 kilometres west of the quake centre, the number of deaths stood at2,498, and one million more were affected by the tsunami, government officials said. Indian officials said as many as 1,900 had been killed along the southerncoast. Another 254 were found dead in Thailand and 54 in three other countries.In southern Thailand, 1,900 people were hurt and many more were missing, local officials said. “I was having breakfast with my three children when water started filling my home. We had to leave everything and run to safety,” said Chandra Theeravit, a local Thai woman.Thousands of people are still missing, and the number of deaths is expected to grow even higher over the next few days. Foreign aid is being organised for the tsunami-hit countries. However, dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies.THE CHINESE WRITING SYSTEM:CONNECTING THE PAST AND THE PRESENTChina is widely known for its ancient civilisation which has continued all the way through intomodern times, despite the many ups and downs in its history. There are many reasons why this has been possible, but one of the main factors has been the Chinese writing system.At the beginning,written Chinese was a picture-based language. It dates back several thousand years to the use of longgu—animal bones and shells on which symbols were carved by ancient Chinese people. Some of the ancient symbols can still be seen in today’s hanzi.By the Shang Dynasty (around 1600-1046 BCE), these symbols had become a well-developed writing system. Over the years, the system developed into different forms, as it was a time when people were divided geographically leading to many varieties of dialects and characters. This, however, changed under Emperor Qinshihuang ofthe Qin Dynasty (221-207BCE).Emperor Qinshihuang united the seven major states into one unified country where the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction. That writing system was of great importance in uniting the Chinese people and culture. Even today,no matter where Chinese people live or what dialect they speak, they can all still communicate in writing.Written Chinese has also become an important means by which China’ s present is connected with its past. People in modem times can read the classic works which were written by Chinese in ancient times. The high regard for the Chinese writing system can be seen in the development of Chinese characters as an art form, known as Chinese calligraphy, which has become an important part of Chinese culture.Today, the Chinese writing system is still an important part of Chinese culture. As China plays a greater role in global affairs, an increasing number of international students are beginning to appreciate China’s culture and history through this amazing language.Learning EnglishWang Le Hey, everybody,what are your biggest problems with learning English? Liu WenHi! I’ve been studying English since primary school. I used to get high marks in English, but now I’ m having a lot of trouble with my listening. When I listen to native English speakers talking in a video, I can catch only a few words. I can never quite get the main idea. Any advice?Jia XinListening to English radio programmes helps me get used to how fast native speakers talk. I also repeat what I hear to help myself to experience the feeling of the language. Sometimes I even record my voice so I can listen to myself and compare my pronunciation with the radio host’s! My biggest headache is how to be polite in English. It’s so much easier to just say “Open the window!”, but in English that can sound really terrible. I have to think about who I’m talking to and then decide whether to say, “Open the window, please!” or “Could you open the window, please?” or even longer “Would you mind opening the window, please?”Li Rui Yeah, that’s really hard! I think it all depends on who you’re talking to. If I’m talking to a close friend, I can use short requests, like “Open the window”—our relationship is close and we’re equals, so I only need a few words tobridgethe gap between us. But if I’m talking to someone who isn’t very close to me, I must make my request longer—and I must make it a question, not a demand, e.g., “Could you open the window, please?” If I’m talking to someone senior to me, then I should say, “Would you mind opening the window, please?”For me, vocabulary is my biggest problem— there are just SO MANY new words! I can’t keep all the new vocabulary straight in my head, and I certainly can’ t remember how to use them all properly. HELP!