北师大版高中英语必修一模块1 U1U2U3课文讲解.doc

课文原文M1 U1 L1 A Perfect Day Passage 1 A Couch Potato  Forty-three-year-old Brian Blakey from Birmingham is sitting on his sofa and telling me about his perfect day. When I wake up I don't get up immediately. I turn on the television and watch the children's programmes and old movies until about half past ten. Then I get up, go downstairs and switch on the TV in the living room. For lunch, I have biscuits and a glass of milk, and I watch the news. In the afternoon, I often watch another old film they're showing some good ones at the moment. In the evenings, I often watch TV series or sport and the news again I like the main news at six o'clock. At nine thirty, if there is a good play on BBC 2, I switch over and watch it. Then at night, I watch more films and I usually switch off the TV at about two o'clock I never watch TV all night. I watch TV for sixteen or seventeen hours a day. I also do some exercise every day. I take Tina, the dog, for a walk every afternoon. I don't go far, of course. I walk to the wall outside my house. I always take my portable TV and I sit on the stone wall while the dog walks round in a circle. Of course, I couldn't live this lifestyle without a good wife. She's not here now (because she's working), but she always makes my meals. We haven't got much money, you know, but we're happy. Sit down and watch TV Here's the remote control. You've got the world at your feet. And in your hand. Passage 2 A Workaholic Thirty-six-year-old Bob Black is sitting at his desk and working his way through his paperwork. I normally wake up about five minutes before my alarm clock goes off. As soon as I hear my alarm clock, I jump out of my bed. It takes me less than fifteen minutes to wash, get changed, have breakfast, leave home and get on a bus.I am always the first person to get to the office. The mornings are always very busy and the afternoons are even busier! Meetings and phone calls take up a large part of the day. Every minute of the day is filled with urgent matters. By around eight o'clock, I usually find some time to do my own paperwork and answer some personal e-mails.When I get home at about ten, I look at some documents (that I bring back from the office) so that I can be ready for the next day's work. I get to bed around midnight when my wife and children are already asleep.I seldom have time for fun and other activities with my family. My family complains about it.But I try to work hard so that I can make more money for them. Besides, I get bored if there's nothing to do. I like being busy.U1 L4 City and CountryDebbie is an accountant in a large company in the centre of London. I need to be in my office by nine o'clock so I usually get up at seven o'clock. I travel to work on “the tube”. That's what people call the underground in London. It takes about fifty minutes. Usually, it's so crowded that I can't find anywhere to sit. I just stand. I'm always tired before I arrive at work. I don't like the underground!I spend all morning checking numbers. Lunch is always simple. I often get a sandwich in a nearby sandwich shop or I just have some biscuits and a cup of coffee. Then in the afternoon, I return to the paperwork in the office.On Monday nights, I have dance classes, and on Wednesday nights, I go to the gym. I need to do that because I don't get enough exercise otherwise. On Tuesday and Thursday nights, I have French classes. I work for a French company so I think studying French will help me in my job.I go to the cinema almost every weekend. Sometimes, if the weather forecast is good, my friends and I drive to the countryside for a weekend break. We like to visit nice, quiet places far away from the city and go walking where there are no shops, crowds or the tube. That fresh air is so good for my lungs. I love it.Paul lives in a small village in the north of England.I usually get up at four o'clock every morning when it's still dark. I live and work on the farm /so I don't need to travel. After a big breakfast in my house, I walk out of the front door and I'm already at work.There are many things to do on the farm all day. We don't have the same work hours that office workers in the city have. We do jobs when they need to be done /and that could be early in the morning or late at night. I have cows, sheep, pigs and chickens on my farm. I have to make sure (that) they are free of sickness. I also grow wheat and vegetables /so there are many things to look after.In the evening, I like to play with my children. I have two children, a boy and a girl. They are six and eight years old. I also like to study. Right now I am studying Chinese by distance learning. I am very interested in China and it's my dream to see the Great Wall one day.I love movies. My wife calls me a “movie fan”. But there isn't a cinema in my village so I don't get the chance to go very often. I go about twice a year, usually when I go to London with my family. We take a weekend break there when I am not too busy on the farm. My wife loves looking in the clothes shops and I like all the crowds and the noise. I also like to buy a few cigars. Unfortunately, my wife isn't as fond of them as I am. My son and daughter love to ride on London's red buses and they especially love to go on the tube!M1 U1 L1完美的一天Passage 1 终日懒散在家看电视的人-沙发土豆 (来自伯明翰的43岁的布莱恩*博莱克正坐在沙发上向我讲述他美妙的一天。)早上醒来，我不马上起床。我总是先打开电视，看看儿童节目看看老片子，一直看到十点半。然后起床，下楼，打开起居室的电视。午餐时，我边吃饼干、喝牛奶，边看新闻。下午，我常看另一部老影片 眼下电视里正播放非常好看的老电影。晚上我要么看连续剧，要么看体育节目，接着再看新闻。我喜欢看六点的重要新闻。九点半，如果英国广播公司二频道有好看的电视剧，我会调过去看看。在夜里，我接着看电影，通常看到凌晨两点才关电视。我从不通宵看电视。我一天要看十六七个小时电视。每天也会出去活动活动。.每天下午我带着小狗蒂娜散步。当然，我不会走远，只走到我家房子外的墙边。这时，我总是随身携带手提电视，坐在石头墙上看，小狗则在我身边绕圈。当然，没有一个好妻子，我是不可能过上这种妙不可言的生活的。她在工作所以现在不在家。她天天给我做饭。你知道，我们虽然钱不多，但活得很快活。坐在家里，看看电视。这是遥控器。世界就在你脚下！也在你手中。这感觉振真棒!Passage 2工作狂 (36岁的鲍勃*布莱克正坐在写字台前忙着他的案头工作。)我一般在闹钟响前5分钟就醒了。闹钟一响，我立刻跳下床，从洗漱、穿衣、吃早饭、离家到坐上公共汽车只用15分钟。我总是第一个到办公室。每天早晨都很忙，下午更忙。整天会议，电话不断。一天中几乎每一分钟都充斥着急待处理的问题。通常大约晚上8点我才 有时间处理自己的事:写写东西，回复电子邮件等。晚上10点到家时，我还要浏览带回的文件，为第二天的工作做准备。我一般半夜才上床睡觉，那时妻子和孩子们都早已进入梦乡。我很少有时间娱乐或和家人一起活动。我的家人总是抱怨。但我得拼命工作，好为他们赚更多的钱。而且，要是没事可做我会觉得非常无聊。我真的喜欢忙忙碌碌。U1 L4城市和农村 (戴比是伦敦一家大公司的会计) 9点前我必须赶到办公室，所以我通常7点起床。我乘地铁上班。那就是人们通常所称。乘地铁大约需要15分钟。通常地铁很拥挤，(以致)我只好站着。这样每天到办公室前，我就已经感到很疲倦。我一点儿都不喜欢乘地铁!每天上午我要计算数字，核对账目。午饭总是很简单，我常在附近的三明治店买个三明治，或吃些饼干，喝杯咖啡。下午我在办公室处理文字资料。星期一晚上我上舞蹈课。星期三晚上去健身房。我需要运动，因为不这样的话，每天运动量不够。星期二和星期四晚上我去上法语课。我在为一家法国公司工作，所以我认为学法语对我的工作有益。几乎每个周末我都去看电影，朋友们称我为影迷。有时，如果天气预报好的话，我会和朋友们开车去乡下度周末。我喜欢去那些远离城市、幽静、风景秀丽的地方，在没有商店、人群、地铁的地方漫步。那里的新鲜空气对肺部有好处。我喜欢新鲜的空气。(保罗住在英格兰北部的一个小村庄。)我通常大约凌晨4 点天还黑着的时候就起床。我在农场工作、生活，不用乘通勤车上下班。饱餐一顿早饭之后，我走出家门，开始一天的工作。在农场整天都有很多事要做。和在办公室工作的人不同。我们的工作时间依需要而定。可能是在早晨就工作，也可能是在深夜。我的农场里有猪、羊、牛、鸡等。我得确保它们不得病。我也种植麦子、蔬菜，因此每天我有很多事需要料理。晚上我喜欢和孩子们一块儿玩。我有两个孩子，一男一女，他们一个6岁，一个8岁。我也喜欢学习。眼下我正在通过远程教育学习汉语。我对中国很感兴趣，我一直梦想着有一天能亲眼看看长城。我喜欢看电影。妻子称我为影迷。但是，我们村没有电影院，所以我没有机会经常看电影。.我一年只能看两次电影,通常是在和家人去伦敦的时候。只要农场活不太多，我们会抓住机会度周末。我妻子喜欢逛服装店；我喜欢看看人群、听听城市的嘈杂声。我还喜欢买几支雪茄烟。.不走运的是，我妻子不像我那样喜欢雪茄烟。女儿和儿子喜欢坐伦敦的红色公共汽车游览观光，他们特别喜欢乘地铁。U2 Modern Heroes L1 National Hero民族英雄China's first manned spaceship lifted off at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, October 15th, 2003 in Jiuquan, Gansu Province. 2003年10月15日，星期三上午级九点，中国第一艘载人航空飞船在甘肃酒泉发射中心深升空。The spaceship, called Shenzhou V, was carrying China's first astronaut,Yang Liwei.这艘名为神舟五号的宇宙飞船载着中国第一位宇航员杨利伟飞向太空。Yang, who w as a pilot in the army, was chosen from 1,500 other army pilots and started training for his space flight in 1998. 杨利伟是从1500名部队飞行员中挑选出来的，1998年就开始为这次具有历史意义的太空飞行接受严格的训练The launch was very successful. 这次发射非常成功。“When the spaceship was lifting off, I could really feel the high gravity”, said Yang Liwei.杨利伟说:“太空船起飞时，我能感到巨大的地球引力。 “When the spaceship separated from the rocket, I suddenly got a feeling of soaring into the sky because of the zero gravity. 太空船与火箭分离时，由于地球引力消失，我感觉像是在急速升入空中.During the 21-hour space flight, the Shenzhou V circled the earth 14 times.在21小时的太空飞行中神舟五号绕地球14圈。 While the spaceship was circling the earth for the sixth time,Yang Liwei spoke with ground control in Gansu.飞到第六圈时，杨利伟和甘肃地面控制中心通了话。 He was also able to speak with his wife and 8-year-old son.他还能与妻子和八岁的儿子进行交谈。Yang Liwei had several tasks to complete during the flight and only slept in the spaceship for about 3 hours.在飞行过程中，杨利伟完成了好几项任务。他只在太空仓里睡了3个小时。 While he was sleeping, the spaceship circled the earth twice.他睡觉时，太空船绕地球飞了两圈。When the spaceship was doing its seventh circle, Yang Liwei showed the flags of China and the United Nations, expressing the wishes of the Chinese people to explore and use space peacefully. 太空船飞到第七圈时杨利伟在飞船上展示了中国国旗和联合国国旗，代表中国人民向全世界表达了和平开发利用太空资源的意图。At 6:23 a.m. on October 16th,Yang Liwei landed in Inner Mongolia safely.10月16日凌晨6点23分，杨利伟在内蒙古安全着陆。He told reporters later, “他后来告诉记者: “The surface of the spaceship was glowing red when it came back into the earth's atmosphere.飞回大气层时，我看到飞船表面红光闪烁。When Shenzhou V let out its parachute, I felt the ship was shaking.” 神舟五号释放降落伞时，我感到飞船在颤动。”As Yang Liwei returned into the earth's atmosphere, helicopters were flying to where he would land, ready to collect him.杨利伟返回大气层时正在飞往他将着陆的地方，迎接他返程。Millions of people all over China were watching TV when the spaceship landed safely. 在飞船安全着陆的时刻，全中国亿万人民都在观看电视直播。When Yang Liwei climbed out of the spaceship, he smiled and waved to the crowds waiting for him. 杨利伟走出飞船，向等待他的人们挥手微笑。Yang Liwei was happy to be home but he said, “I thought 21 hours was too short to stay in space.”返回地面的杨利伟异常高兴，但他不无遗憾地说: “我觉得在太空只停留21个小时真是太短暂了!U2 Modern Heroes L1 National HeroChina's first manned spaceship lifted off at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, October 15th, 2003 in Jiuquan, Gansu Province. The spaceship, called Shenzhou V, was carrying China's first astronaut,Yang Liwei.Yang, who was a pilot in the army, was chosen from 1,500 other army pilots and started training for his space flight in 1998.The launch was very successful. “When the spaceship was lifting off, I could really feel the high gravity”, said Yang Liwei. “When the spaceship separated from the rocket, I suddenly got a feeling of soaring into the sky because of the zero gravity.” During the 21-hour space flight, the Shenzhou V circled the earth 14 times. While the spaceship was circling the earth for the sixth time,Yang Liwei spoke with ground control in Gansu. He was also able to speak with his wife and 8-year-old son.Yang Liwei had several tasks to complete during the flight and only slept in the spaceship for about 3 hours. While he was sleeping, the spaceship circled the earth twice.When the spaceship was doing its seventh circle, Yang Liwei showed the flags of China and the United Nations, expressing the wishes of the Chinese people to explore and use space peacefully.At 6:23 a.m. on October 16th,Yang Liwei landed in Inner Mongolia safely. He told reporters later, “The surface of the spaceship was glowing red when it came back into the earth's atmosphere.When Shenzhou V let out its parachute, I felt the ship was shaking.” As Yang Liwei returned into the earth's atmosphere, helicopters were flying to where he would land, ready to collect him.Millions of people all over China were watching TV when the spaceship landed safely. When Yang Liwei climbed out of the spaceship, he smiled and waved to the crowds waiting for him.Yang Liwei was happy to be home but he said, “I thought 21 hours was too short to stay in space.”2003年10月15日，星期三上午级九点，中国第一艘载人航空飞船在甘肃酒泉发射中心深升空。这艘名为神舟五号的宇宙飞船载着中国第一位宇航员杨利伟飞向太空。杨利伟是从1500名部队飞行员中挑选出来的，1998年就开始为这次具有历史意义的太空飞行接受严格的训练这次发射非常成功。杨利伟说:“太空船起飞时，我能感到巨大的地球引力。太空船与火箭分离时，由于地球引力消失，我感觉像是在急速升入空中.在21小时的太空飞行中神舟五号绕地球14圈。飞到第六圈时，杨利伟和甘肃地面控制中心通了话。他还能与妻子和八岁的儿子进行交谈。在飞行过程中，杨利伟完成了好几项任务。他只在太空仓里睡了3个小时。他睡觉时，太空船绕地球飞了两圈。太空船飞到第七圈时杨利伟在飞船上展示了中国国旗和联合国国旗，代表中国人民向全世界表达了和平开发利用太空资源的意图。10月16日凌晨6点23分，杨利伟在内蒙古安全着陆。飞回大气层时，我看到飞船表面红光闪烁。神舟五号释放降落伞时，我感到飞船在颤动。杨利伟返回大气层时正在飞往他将着陆的地方，迎接他返程。在飞船安全着陆的时刻，全中国亿万人民都在观看电视直播。杨利伟走出飞船，向等待他的人们挥手微笑。返回地面的杨利伟异常高兴，但他不无遗憾地说: “我觉得在太空只停留21个小时真是太短暂了!U2 L3 Sports Stars体育明星Lesson 3体育明星维纳斯·威廉姆斯和塞丽娜·威廉姆斯是姐妹。她们是常常互为对手的网球冠军。维纳斯现在排名世界第十一位，而妹妹塞丽娜已经名列第三。两姐妹出生于加利福尼亚州一个贫穷、危险的地区暴力、毒品随处可见。最近一次采访中，维纳斯说，那里，她和塞丽娜进行训练时，子弹在空中穿梭，她们只好跑开藏起来。终于在1991年，她们搬到一个较安全的地区，从此再也没有故地造访过。在维纳斯和塞丽娜很小的时候，父亲理查德就开始训练她们。他总是严格要求，要她们相互竞争。妈妈布兰蒂则在家中教两姐妹文化知识。这样才使她们既没有间断网球生涯，又能顺利完成高中学业。两姐妹如今在大学学习时尚与内部装饰。她们俩都对网球生涯结束后从事设计工作极感兴趣。两姐妹的成功之路是令人惊叹的。维纳斯第一次参加大型联赛是在1996年。至此她已经两次赢得温布尔登网球公开赛和美国网球公开赛冠军。塞丽娜不断提高，取得了惊人的进步。1999年与2003年，她两次赢得美国网球公开赛冠军。2002年与2003年，她是温布尔登网球公开赛女子单打冠军。人们不禁要问，网球是否影响过她们的姐妹关系呢？很幸运的是没有影响。维纳斯说：“我们以前彼此较量过，但从未产生过不愉快的感觉。”塞丽娜开玩笑地说，“如果她赢了，妈妈会让她洗碗。”VENUS AND SERENA WILLIAMS are sisters. 维纳斯*威廉姆斯和塞丽娜*威廉姆斯是姐妹。They are also both tennis champions who often have to play each other! 她们也是常常互为对手的网球冠军。Venus is now eleventh in the world, and her younger sister Serena has moved up to third. 维纳斯现在排名世界第十一位，而妹妹塞丽娜已经名列第三。The two sisters were born in a poor and dangerous area of California. 两姐妹出生于加利福尼亚州一个贫穷、危险的地区.It was full of drugs and violence. 这个地区暴力、毒品随处可见。In a recent interview, Venus spoke about the time when she and Serena were practising tennis and they had to run and hide as bullets started flying through the air. 最近一次采访中，维纳斯说，那里，她和塞丽娜进行训练时，子弹在空中穿梭，她们只好跑开藏起来。Finally, in 1991, the sisters and their family moved to a safer area and since then they have never looked back. 终于在1991年，她们搬到一个较安全的地区，从此再也没有故地造访过。The sisters' father, Richard, started to train Venus and Serena when they were young children. 在维纳斯和塞丽娜很小的时候，父亲理查德就开始训练她们。He has always been very strict with his daughters, training them hard to compete against each other. 他总是严格要求，要她们相互竞争。Brandi, the sisters' mother, taught her daughters at home so that they completed their high school while developing their tennis careers. 妈妈布兰蒂则在家中教两姐妹文化知识。这样才使她们既没有间断网球生涯，又能顺利完成高中学业。Today, both sisters are studying design at college. 两姐妹如今在大学学习时尚与内部装饰。They have already expressed a keen interest in working in design after their tennis careers come to an end. 她们俩都对网球生涯结束后从事设计工作极感兴趣。The sisters' road to success has been amazing. 两姐妹的成功之路是令人惊叹的。 The first time Venus played in a big event was in 1996. 维纳斯第一次参加大型联赛是在1996年。 Since then, she has won Wimbledon and the US Open twice. 至此她已经两次赢得温布尔登网球公开赛和美国网球公开赛冠军。Serena has continued to improve and make fantastic progress. 塞丽娜不断提高，取得了惊人的进步。In 1999 and 2002, she won the US Open, and in 2002 and 2003, she was the women's singles champion at Wimbledon. 1999年与2003年，她两次赢得美国网球公开赛冠军。2002年与2003年，她是温布尔登网球公开赛女子单打冠军。 Has tennis ever caused problems between the sisters? 人们不禁要问，网球是否影响过她们的姐妹关系呢？Fortunately, no. 很幸运的是没有影响。“We've played each other before and it hasn't worried us yet!” says Venus. 维纳斯说：“我们以前彼此较量过，但从未产生过不愉快的感觉。”“If she wins,” Serena jokes, “Mama says she has to do the dishes!” 塞丽娜开玩笑地说，“如果她赢了，妈妈会让她洗碗。”U2 L4 SuperheroChristopher ReeveAfter the accident,Dana was told to say googby and people were talking about myfuneralChristopher Reeve was born in September, 1952. He was in his first school play when he was eight and he started to a