人教版高中英语必修四课文

人教版高中英语必修四课文 篇一:人教版高中英语必修四课文填空 人教版高中英语必修四课文填空 Unit 1 We set 1. _____ at 5:45 to visit the chimps in Gombe 2. _____ (nation) Park. We watched a family of chimps 3. _____ (wake) up in the morning and followed them 4. _____ (wander) into the forest. Jane had been there 5. _____ (observe) and recording chimps’ daily 6. _____ (活动). For forty years, she had been 7. _____ (help) the world to understand and 8. _____ (尊敬) the life of these animals. Jane is indeed a woman of 9. _____ (achieve) and a good example for us all. She inspires those 10. _____ want to cheer the achievements of women. Unit 2 Farming was once the chief way of life in nearly every country. People cannot live 1. _____ food, and nearly all 1 their food comes from 2. _____ and animals raised 3. _____ farms. Many other materials such as cotton and wool also come from plants and animals 4. _____ (raise) on farms. Not many people farm for a 5. _____ (live) any more, but farming 6. ______ (remain) the most important 7. _____ (occupy) in the world. 8. _____ (science) methods and labor-saving machinery have made farming increasingly 9. _____ (product). The development of improved plant varieties and fertilizers has helped double and even triple the yields of some major crops. At the same time, the use of tractors and other modern farm equipment has sharply 10. _____ (reduce) the need for farm labor. Unit 3 Charlie Chaplin was a humorous actor. He entertained us 1.____ nonverbal humour. Born in poverty, he became famous 2.______ using a particular form of acting in entertaining silent movies. He was 3.____ charming character, well-known throughout the world. He played a poor and homeless person, 4.______ large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat and carrying a walking stick. The character was a social failure in the movies, 5._____ he was loved by all the people. By overcoming 2 difficulties, being kind to people unkind to him, making a sad situation entertaining and 6.______ a boiled shoe, Charlie Chaplin made us happy and 7._____(excite). Charlie Chaplin produced, directed and wrote movies in 8._______ he starred. In 1972 he was given a special Oscar 9._____ his lifetime ourstanding work of bringing humour to us all 10.______ films. Unit 4 In 1. _____, different ways to greet people are one of the major problems that are likely to cause 2. _____ (误解) between people from different cultures. I am the chairman of the students 3. _____ of my university and I am often sent to meet some international students. One morning, I got up early in my 4. _____ (宿舍) and had a simple breakfast in the 5. _____ (食堂), because I had to get to the airport to meet two international students. I waited for half an hour at the airport and then their 6. _____ (航班) arrived one by one. The first to 7. _____ me was Kazuki from Japan. To my great surprise, he bowed to me before I reached my hand out to him. Later I found out that bowing in Japan represents 3 politeness. But what made me even more 8. _____ (shock) was Pascal, who came from France. He 9. _____ (猛冲) and tried to kiss me on the cheek. In fact I was so surprised that I even wanted to 10. _____ (防卫) myself. Pascal was embarrassed and told me that it is a typical French way for adults to greet people they know. How I wished at that time that I had learnt some of their cultures before. Unit 5 There are various kinds of theme parks in the world with a specific theme for each. The theme park you are probably most familiar 1.______ is Disneyland, 2.______ can be found in several parts of the world, and it will bring you into 3.______ magical world and make your dreams come true, whether travelling through space, 4.______ a pirate ship 5._____ meeting your favourite fairy tale or Disney cartoon charcters. As you wander around the fantasy amusement park, you may see Snow White or Mickey Mouse 6.______ a parade or on the street. Of course Disneyland also has many 7._____ rides, from giant swinging ships 8._______ terrifying freefall drops. With all these attractions, it is no wonder 9._______ tourism is increasing wherver there is a Disneyland. If you want to 4 have fun and more 10._____ fun, come to Disneyland ! 答案 八年级地理上册填图题岩土工程勘察试题省略号的作用及举例应急救援安全知识车间5s试题及答案 Unit 1 1. out 2. National3. wake 4. wandering 5. observing 6. activities 7. helping8. respect Unit 2 . 1. without 6. remains Unit 3 9. achievement 10. who 2. crops 3. on4. raised5. living 7. occupation8. Scientific 9. productive 10. Reduced 1.with2.by 3.a 4.wearing 5.but 6.eating 7.excited8.which9.for 10.in Unit 4 1. general 2. misunderstanding 3. association4. dormitory 5. canteen 6. flights 7. approach8. Shocked9.dashed10. defend Unit 5 1.with 2.which 3.a 4.visting 5.or 6.in7.exciting 8.to9.that10.than 篇二:人教新课标高中英语必修四课文逐句翻译 1.必修四Unit1A STUDENT OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE 5 非洲野生动物研究者 It is 5:45 am and the sun is just rising over Gombe National Park in East Africa. 清晨5点45分，太阳刚从东 非的贡贝国家公园的上空升起， Following Jane's way of studying chimps, our group are all going to visit them in the forest. 我们一行人准备按照简研究黑猩猩的方法去森林 里拜访它们。 Jane has studied these families of chimps for many years and helped people understand how much they behave like humans. 简研究这些黑猩猩家族已经很多年了， 她帮助人们了解黑猩猩跟人类的行为是多么的相似。 Watching a family of chimps wake up is our first activity of the day. 我们当天的首项任务就是观察黑猩猩一家是如何醒 来的。This means going back to the place where we left the family sleeping in a tree the night before. 这意味着我们要返 回前一天晚上我们离开黑猩猩一家睡觉的大树旁。 Everybody sits and waits in the shade of the trees while the family begins to wake up and move off. 大家坐在树荫下等 待着，这时候猩猩们睡醒了，准备离开。 Then we follow as they wander into the forest. 然后这群黑猩猩向森林深处漫 步而去，我们尾随其后。Most of the time, chimps either feed or clean each other as a way of showing love in their family. 在大部分时间里，黑猩猩或相互喂食，或彼此擦身，这在它 6 们的家庭里是表示爱的方式。 Jane warns us that our group is going to be very tired and dirty by the afternoon and she is right. 简预先提醒我们，到下午的时候我们就会又脏又累。 她说对了。However, the evening makes it all worthwhile. 不 过到傍晚时分我们觉得这一切都是值得的。 We watch the mother chimp and her babies play in the tree. Then we see them go to sleep together in their nest for the night. 我们看 到黑猩猩妈妈跟她的幼子们在树上玩耍，后来看见它们晚上 一起回窝里睡觉了。We realize that the bond between members of a chimp family is as strong as in a human family. 我明白了猩猩家庭成员之间的联系像人类家庭一样紧密。 Nobody before Jane fully understood chimp behaviour. 在简之前没有人完全了解黑猩猩的行为。 She spent years observing and recording their daily activities. 她花了多年的 时间来观察并记录黑猩猩的日常生活。 Since her childhood she had wanted to work with animals in their own environment. 从孩童时代起，简就想在动物生活的环境中研 究它们。However, this was not easy. 但是，这不是一件简单 的事。When she first arrived in Gombe in 1960, it was unusual for a woman to live in the forest. 当她1960年最初 来到贡贝时，对女性来说，住进大森林还是很稀罕的事情。 Only after her mother came to help her for the first few 7 months was she allowed to begin her project. 她母亲头几个 月来帮过她的忙，这才使她得以开始自己的计划。Her work changed the way people think about chimps. 她的工作改 变了人们对黑猩猩的看法。 For example, one important thing she discovered was that chimps hunt and eat meat. 比 方说，她的一个重要发现是黑猩猩猎食动物。Until then everyone had thought chimps ate only fruit and nuts. 在此 之前，人们一直认为黑猩猩只吃水果和坚果。 She actually observed chimps as a group hunting a monkey and then eating it. 而她曾经亲眼看到过一群黑猩猩捕杀一只猴子，然 后把它吃掉。 She also discovered how chimps communicate with each other, and her study of their body language helped her work out their social system.她还发现了黑猩猩之间是如 何交流的，而她对黑猩猩肢体语言的研究帮助她勾勒出黑猩 猩的社会体系。 For forty years Jane Goodall has been outspoken about making the rest of the world understand and respect the life of these animals. 40年来，简?古道尔一直在呼吁世人了解并 尊重这些动物的生活。 She has argued that wild animals should be left in the wild and not used for entertainment or advertisements. 她主张应该让野生动物留在野外生活，而不 能用于娱乐或广告。 She has helped to set up special places 8 where they can live safely. 她还为黑猩猩建起了可以安全生 活的保护区。She is leading a busy life but she says: 她的生 活是忙忙碌碌的，然而，正如她所说的:Once I stop, it all comes crowding in and I remember the chimps in laboratories. It's terrible. ―我一旦停下来，所有的一 切都会涌上心头。我就会想起实验室的黑猩猩，太可怕了。 It affects me when I watch the wild chimps. 每当我看着野 生黑猩猩时，这个念头总是萦绕着我。I say to myself, 'Aren't they lucky? 我会对自己说:?难道它们不 幸运吗,‘ And then I think about small chimps in cages though they have done nothing wrong. 然后我就想起那些没 有任何过错却被关在笼子里的小黑猩猩。Once you have seen that you can never forget ...一旦你看到这些，你就永远不 会忘记……‖ She has achieved everything she wanted to do: working with animals in their own environment, gaining a doctor's degree and showing that women can live in the forest as men can. 简已经得到了她想要得到的一切:在动物 的栖息地工作;获得博士学位;还向世人 证明 住所证明下载场所使用证明下载诊断证明下载住所证明下载爱问住所证明下载爱问 女人和男人一 样也能在森林里生活。She inspires those who want to cheer the achievements of women.她激励着人们为妇女们的成就 而欢呼喝彩。 9 2.必修四Unit 1 WHY NOT CARRY ON HER GOOD WORK? 为什么不继续她的事业, I enjoyed English, biology, and chemistry at school, but which one should I choose to study at university? 上学时我喜欢英语、生物和化 学，但是我进大学该选哪门专业呢,I did not know the answer until one evening when I sat down at the computer to do some research on great women of China. 直 到有一天晚上坐在电脑旁研究中国的伟大女性时，我才有了 答案。 By chance I came across an article about a doctor called Lin Qiaozhi, a specialist in women's diseases. 很偶然 地，我看到了一篇关于林巧稚大夫的文章。她是妇科专家， She lived from 1901 to 1983. 1901年出生，1983年去世。 It seemed that she had been very busy in her chosen career, travelling abroad to study as well as writing books and articles. 林巧稚似乎一直都在为自己选择的事业而奔忙，她 去国外留学，并写了很多书和文章。One of them caught my eye. 其中有一本书引起了我的注意。It was a small book explaining how to cut the death rate from having and caring for babies. 这是一本小书，介绍如何从妇女怀孕到护理婴儿 的过程中降低死亡率。She gave some simple rules to follow for keeping babies clean, healthy and free from sickness. 她 10 提出了一些可以遵循的简单的做法，保持婴儿清洁和健康， 让他们远离疾病。 Why did she write that? 她为什么要写这 些东西呢, Who were the women that Lin Qiaozhi thought needed this advice? 林巧稚认为哪些妇女会需要这些忠告 呢, I looked carefully at the text and realized that it was intended for women in the countryside. 我细细地看了这篇 文章，了解到那是为农村妇女写的。Perhaps if they had an emergency they could not reach a doctor.也许是她们在遇到 紧急情况时找不到医生。 Suddenly it hit me how difficult it was for a woman to get medical training at that time. 突然我想起，在那个年代，一 个女子去学医是多么困难啊～That was a generation when girls' education was always placed second to boys'. 那可是一个女性受教育总是排在男性之后的年 代。 Was she so much cleverer than anyone else? 难道她比 别人要聪明得多, Further reading made me realize that it was hard work and determination as well as her gentle nature that got her into medical school. 进一步阅读使我了 解到，是苦干、决心和善良的天性使她走进医学院的大门。 What made her succeed later on was the kindness and consideration she showed to all her patients. 后来使她成功 的是她对所有病人献出的爱心和体贴。There was story after 11 story of how Lin Qiaozhi, tired after a day's work, went late at night to deliver a baby for a poor family who could not pay her.数不胜数的故事讲述着林巧稚如何在劳累 一天之后，又在深夜去为贫苦家庭的产妇接生，而这些家庭 是不可能给她报酬的。 By now I could not wait to find out more about her. 现在 我迫不及待地想多了解一些有关她的情况。 I discovered that Lin Qiaozhi had devoted her whole life to her patients and had chosen not to have a family of her own. 我发现林巧 稚把毕生都奉献给了病人，而自己却选 择了独身。Instead she made sure that about 50,000 babies were safely delivered. 她确保了大约五万名婴儿的安全出 生。By this time I was very excited. 这时候，我非常激动。 Why not study at medical college like Lin Qiaozhi and carry on her good work? 为什么不像林巧稚那样去读医学院，继 续她高尚的事业呢,It was still not too late for me to improve my studies, prepare for the university entrance examinations, and…. 现在努力提高学习成绩、准备大学入 学考试还不算晚…… 3.必修四Unit2 A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE造福全 人类的先驱者 Although he is one of China's most famous scientists, 12 Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research. 尽管是中国最著名的科学家之一，袁 隆平仍然认为自己是个农民，因为他在田里耕作，进行科学 研究。Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has struggled for the past five decades. 的确， 他被太阳晒得黝黑的脸庞和和手臂，以及他那瘦削而又结实 的身躯，就跟其他千百万中国农民一样，过去50年来，他 一直在努力帮助他们。Dr Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid rice. 袁博士种植的是被称为―超级杂交 水稻的‖的稻种。 In 1974, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high output. 1974年，他成为世界上第一位种植高产水稻的农业先锋。 This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields. 这种特殊的稻 种使得同样的田地多收获三分之一的产量。Now more than 60% of the rice produced in China each year is from this hybrid strain.如今中国每年出产的稻米有60%以上出自这 种杂交稻种。 Born in a poor farmer's family in 1930, Dr Yuan graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. 袁 博士1930年出生，1953年毕业于西南农学院。Since then, 13 finding ways to grow more rice has been his life goal. 从那 时起，找到水稻高产的方法就成为他一生的目标。As a young man, he saw the great need for increasing the rice output. 年 轻时，他就看到了稻田增产的巨大需求。 At that time, hunger was a disturbing problem in many parts of the countryside. 当时，饥荒是许多农村地区面临的严重问 题 快递公司问题件快递公司问题件货款处理关于圆的周长面积重点题型关于解方程组的题及答案关于南海问题 。 Dr Yuan searched for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of the fields. 袁博士要在不增加土地面 积的基础上寻求达到增收稻谷的途径。 In 1950, Chinese farmers could produce only fifty million tons of rice. 1950年，中国农民只能生产五千万吨稻谷， In a recent harvest, however, nearly two hundred million tons of rice was produced. 而近来却生产了将近两亿吨稻谷。These increased harvests mean that 22% of the world's people are fed from just 7% of the farmland in China. 这一粮食产量的增 加意味着中国仅仅7%的耕地养活了世界22%的人口。 Dr Yuan is now circulating his knowledge in India, Vietnam and many other less developed countries to increase their rice harvests. 袁博士现在在印度、越南和很多其他欠发达国家传 播提高水稻产量的知识。 Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger. 多亏了他 14 的研究，联合国在消除世界饥饿的战斗中有了更多的 办法 鲁班奖评选办法下载鲁班奖评选办法下载鲁班奖评选办法下载企业年金办法下载企业年金办法下载 。 Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before. 用他的杂交水稻种子，农民种出的粮食比 以前多了一倍。 Dr Yuan is quite satisfied with his life. 袁博士很满意他的 生活。However, he doesn't care about being famous. He feels it gives him less freedom to do his research. 但是，他对 成名并不在意，并且觉得出名后搞科研就不那么自由了。 He would much rather keep time for his hobbles. 他宁愿把时间 花在自己的业余爱好上。He enjoys listening to violin music, playing mah-jong, swimming and reading. 他喜欢听小提琴 乐曲、打麻将、游泳和读书。Spending money on himself or leading a comfortable life also means very little to him. 在自 己身上花钱或者享受舒适的生活对袁博士来说意义不大。 Indeed, he believes that a person with too much money has more rather than fewer troubles. 事实上，他认为一个人有 了太多钱，他的麻烦事只会更多，而不是更少。 He therefore gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture. 于是，他拿出好几百万元帮助其他人进行农业 科学研究。 Just dreaming for things, however, costs nothing. 梦想是 不花本钱的。 Long ago Dr yuan had a dream about rice 15 plants as tall as sorghum. Each ear of rice was as big as an ear of corn and each grain of rice was as huge as a peanut. 很久以前，袁博士曾在梦里看到水稻长得像高粱一样高，稻 穗跟玉米穗一样大，而每粒稻谷像花生米一样大。 Dr Yuan awoke from his dream with the hope of producing a kind of rice that could feed more people. 袁博士从梦中醒来，希望 能种植一种能养活更多人的水稻。Now, many years later, Dr Yuan has another dream: to export his rice so that it can be grown around the globe. 在很多年后的今天，袁博士还有另 外一个梦想，那就是他的稻谷可以出口并长遍全球。One dream is not always enough, especially for a person who loves and cares for his people.一个梦想总是不够的，尤其对 一个热爱和关心人民的人来说更是如此。 4.必修四Unit2 CHEMICAL OR ORGANIC FARMING? 化学耕作还是有机耕作, 篇三:人教版高中英语课文原文和翻译_必修4 必修4 Unit 1 A STUDENT OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE It is 5:45 am and the sun is just rising over Gombe National Park in East Africa. Following Jane's way of studying chimps, our group are all going to visit them in the forest. Jane has studied 16 these families of chimps for many years and helped people understand how much they behave like humans. Watching a family of chimps wake up is our first activity of the day. This means going back to the place where we left the family sleeping in a tree the night before. Everybody sits and waits in the shade of the trees while the family begins to wake up and move off. Then we follow as they wander into the forest. Most of the time, chimps either feed or clean each other as a way of showing love in their family. Jane warns us that our group is going to be very tired and dirty by the afternoon and she is right. However, the evening makes it all worthwhile. We watch the mother chimp and her babies play in the tree. Then we see them go to sleep together in their nest for the night. We realize that the bond between members of a chimp family is as strong as in a human family. Nobody before Jane fully understood chimp behaviour. She spent years observing and recording their daily activities. Since her childhood she 17 had wanted to work with animals in their own environment. However, this was not easy. When she first arrived in Gombe in 1960, it was unusual for a woman to live in the forest. Only after her mother came to help her for the first few months was she allowed to begin her project. Her work changed the way people think about chimps. For example, one important thing she discovered was that chimps hunt and eat meat. Until then everyone had thought chimps ate only fruit and nuts. She actually observed chimps as a group hunting a monkey and then eating it. She also discovered how chimps communicate with each other, and her study of their body language helped her work out their social system. For forty years Jane Goodall has been outspoken about making the rest of the world understand and respect the life of these animals. She has argued that wild animals should be left in the wild and not used for entertainment or advertisements. She has helped to set up special places where they can live safely. She is leading a busy life 18 but she says: Once I stop, it all comes crowding in and I remember the chimps in laboratories. It's terrible. It affects me when I watch the wild chimps. I say to myself, 'Aren't they lucky? And then I think about small chimps in cages though they have done nothing wrong. Once you have seen that you can never forget ... She has achieved everything she wanted to do: working with animals in their own environment, gaining a doctor's degree and showing that women can live in the forest as men can. She inspires those who want to cheer the achievements of women. WHY NOT CARRY ON HER GOOD WORK? I enjoyed English, biology, and chemistry at school, but which one should I choose to study at university? I did not know the answer until one evening when I sat down at the computer to do some research on great women of China. By chance I came across an article about a doctor called Lin Qiaozhi, a specialist in women's diseases. She lived from 1901 to 1983. It 19 seemed that she had been very busy in her chosen career, travelling abroad to study as well as writing books and articles. One of them caught my eye. It was a small book explaining how to cut the death rate from having and caring for babies. She gave some simple rules to follow for keeping babies clean, healthy and free from sickness. Why did she write that? Who were the women that Lin Qiaozhi thought needed this advice? I looked carefully at the text and realized that it was intended for women in the countryside. Perhaps if they had an emergency they could not reach a doctor. Suddenly it hit me how difficult it was for a woman to get medical training at that time. That was a generation when girls' education was always placed second to boys'. Was she so much cleverer than anyone else? Further reading made me realize that it was hard work and determination as well as her gentle nature that got her into medical school. What made her 20 succeed later on was the kindness and consideration she showed to all her patients. There was story after story of how Lin Qiaozhi, tired after a day's work, went late at night to deliver a baby for a poor family who could not pay her. By now I could not wait to find out more about her. I discovered that Lin Qiaozhi had devoted her whole life to her patients and had chosen not to have a family of her own. Instead she made sure that about 50,000 babies were safely delivered. By this time I was very excited. Why not study at medical college like Lin Qiaozhi and carry on her good work? It was still not too late for me to improve my studies, prepare for the university entrance examinations, and…. 必修4 Unit 2 A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE Although he is one of China's most famous scientists, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research. Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese 21 farmers, for whom he has struggled for the past five decades. Dr Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid rice. In 1974, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high output. This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields. Now more than 60% of the rice produced in China each year is from this hybrid strain. Born into a poor farmer's family in 1930, Dr Yuan graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Since then, finding ways to grow more rice has been his life goal. As a young man, he saw the great need for increasing the rice output. At that time, hunger was a disturbing problem in many parts of the countryside. Dr Yuan searched for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of the fields. In 1950, Chinese farmers could produce only fifty million tons of rice. In a recent harvest, however, nearly two hundred million tons of rice was produced. These increased harvests mean that 22% of the 22 world's people are fed from just 7% of the farmland in China. Dr Yuan is now circulating his knowledge in India, Vietnam and many other less developed countries to increase their rice harvests. Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger. Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before. Dr Yuan is quite satisfied with his life. However, he doesn't care about being famous. He feels it gives him less freedom to do his research. He would much rather keep time for his hobbles. He enjoys listening to violin music, playing mah-jong, swimming and reading. Spending money on himself or leading a comfortable life also means very little to him. Indeed, he believes that a person with too much money has more rather than fewer troubles. He therefore gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture. Just dreaming for things, however, costs nothing. Long ago Dr yuan had a dream about 23 rice plants as tall as sorghum. Each ear of rice was as big as an ear of corn and each grain of rice was as huge as a peanut. Dr Yuan awoke from his dream with the hope of producing a kind of rice that could feed more people. Now, many years later, Dr Yuan has another dream: to export his rice so that it can be grown around the globe. One dream is not always enough, especially for a person who loves and cares for his people. CHEMICAL OR ORGANIC FARMING? Over the past half century, using chemical fertilizers has become very common in farming. Many farmers welcomed them as a great way to stop crop disease and increase production. Recently, however, scientists have been finding that long-term use of these fertilizers can cause damage to the land and, even more dangerous, to people's health. What are some of the problems caused by chemical fertilizers? First, they damage the land by killing the helpful bacteria and pests as well as the harmful ones. Chemicals also stay in 24 the ground and underground water for a long time. This affects crops and, therefore, animals and humans, since chemicals get inside the crops and cannot just be washed off. These chemicals in the food supply build up in people's bodies over time. Many of these chemicals can lead to cancer or other illnesses. In addition, fruit, vegetables and other food grown with chemical fertilizers usually grow too fast to be full of much nutrition. They may look beautiful, but inside there is usually more water than vitamins and minerals. With these discoveries, some farmers and many customers are beginning to turn to organic farming. Organic farming is simply farming without using any chemicals. They focus on keeping their soil rich and free of disease. A healthy soil reduces disease and helps crops grow strong and healthy. Organic farmers, therefore, often prefer using natural waste from animals as fertilizer. They feel that this makes the soil in their fields richer in minerals and so more fertile. This also keeps the air, soil, water and crops free from 25 chemicals. Organic farmers also use many other methods to keep the soil fertile. They often change the kind of crop in each field every few years, for example, growing corn or wheat and then the next year peas or soybeans. Crops such as peas or soybeans put important minerals back into the soil, making it ready for crops such as wheat or corn that need rich and fertile soil. Organic farmers also plant crops to use different levels of soil, for example, planting peanuts that use the ground's surface followed by vegetables that put down deep roots. Some organic farmers prefer planting grass between crops to prevent wind or water from carrying away the soil, and then leaving it in the ground to become a natural fertilizer for the next year's crop. These many different organic farming methods have the same goal: to grow good food and avoid damaging the environment or people's health. 必修4 Unit 3 A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR 26 As Victor Hugo once said, Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face, and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. He brightened the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the hard years in between. He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives. Not that Charlie's own life was easy! He was born in a poor family in 1889. His parents were both poor music hall performers. You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. Such training was common in acting families at this time, especially when the family income was often uncertain. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off, so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother. By his teens, Charlie had, through his humour, become one of the most popular child actors in England. He could mime and act the fool doing ordinary everyday tasks. 27 No one was ever bored watching him -his subtle acting made everything entertaining. As time went by, he began making films. He grew more and more popular as his charming character, the little tramp, became known throughout the world. The tramp, a poor, homeless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat. He walked around stilly carrying a walking stick. This character was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties. He was the underdog who was kind even when others were unkind to him. How did the little tramp make a sad situation entertaining? Here is an example from one of his most famous films, The Gold Rush. It is the mid-nineteenth century and gold has just been discovered in California. Like so many others, the little tramp and his friend have rushed there in search of gold, but without success. Instead they are hiding in a small hut on the edge of a mountain during a snowstorm with nothing to eat. They 28 are so hungry that they try boiling a pair of leather shoes for their dinner. Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti. Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe as if it were the finest steak. Finally he tries cutting and chewing the bottom of the shoe. He eats each mouthful with great enjoyment. The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted! Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in. In 1972 he was given a special Oscar for his outstanding work in films. He lived in England and the USA but spent his last years in Switzerland, where he was buried in 1977. He is loved and remembered as a great actor who could inspire people with great confidence. ENGLISH JOKES 1 There are thousands of jokes which use play on words to amuse us. One person asks a question which expects a particular reply. Instead, what he gets is another kind of answer which 29 makes the situation funny. Now read some of these customer and waiter jokes. Can you match the joke with the explanation? 1 C: What's that fly doing in my soup? W: Swimming, I think! 2 C: What's that? W: It's bean soup. C: I don't want to know what it's been. I want to know what it is now. 3 C: Waiter, will the pancakes be long? W: No, sir. Round. 2 Some jokes are longer and tell a short, funny story. The following is one of those jokes about the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend Doctor Watson. Read it and decide which of these two kinds of jokes you like better. Give your reasons. Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson went camping in a mountainous area. They were lying in the open air under the stars. Sherlock Holmes looked up at the stars and whispered, Watson, when you look at that beautiful sky, what do you 30 think of? Watson replied, I think of how short life is and how long the universe has lasted. No, no, Watson! Holmes said. What do you really think of?. Watson tried again. I think of how small I am and how vast the sky is. Try again, Watson! said Holmes. Watson tried a third time. I think of how cold the universe is and how warm people can be in their beds. Holmes said, Watson, you fool! You should be thinking that someone has stolen our tent! 必修4 Unit 4 COMMUNICATION: NO PROBLEM? Yesterday, another student and I, representing our university's student association, went to the Capital International Airport to meet this year's international students. They were coming to study at Beijing University. We would take them first to their dormitories and then to the student canteen. After half an hour of waiting for their flight to arrive, I saw several young people enter the waiting area looking around curiously. I stood for a minute watching them and then 31 went to greet them. The first person to arrive was Tony Garcia from Colombia, closely followed by Julia Smith from Britain. After I met them and then introduced them to each other, I was very surprised. Tony approached Julia, touched her shoulder and kissed her on the cheek! She stepped back appearing surprised and put up her hands, as if in defence. I guessed that there was probably a major misunderstanding. Then Akira Nagata from Japan came in smiling, together with George Cook from Canada. As they were introduced, George reached his hand out to the Japanese student. Just at that moment, however, Akira bowed so his nose touched George's moving hand. They both apologized - another cultural mistake! Ahmed Aziz, another international student, was from Jordan. When we met yesterday, 相关热词搜索:课文 必修 人教版 高中英语 人教版必修 一英语课文 人教版高中英语必修三 32 33