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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上新课标高中英语选修7 Unit 1- Unit 5 课文及译文Unit 1 Living well-Reading MARTYS STORY Hi, my name is Marry Fielding and I guess you could say that I am one in a million. In other words, there are not many people like me. You see, I have a muscle disease which makes me very weak, so I cant run or climb

2、 stairs as quickly as other people. In addition, sometimes I am very clumsy and drop things or bump into furniture. Unfortunately, the doctors dont know how to make me better, but I am very outgoing and have learned to adapt to my disability. My motto is: live One day at a time. Until I was ten year

3、s old I was the same as everyone else. I used to climb trees, swim and play football. In fact, I used to dream about playing professional football and possibly representing my country in the World Cup. Then I started to get weaker and weaker, until I could only enjoy football from a bench at the sta

4、dium. In the end I went into hospital for medical tests. I stayed there for nearly three months. I think I had at least a billion tests, including one in which they cut out a piece of muscle from my leg and looked at it under a microscope. Even after all that, no one could give my disease a name and

5、 it is difficult to know what the future holds. One problem is that I dont look any different from other people. So sometimes some children in my primary school would laugh, when I got out of breath after running a short way or had to stop and rest halfway up the stairs. Sometimes, too, I was too we

6、ak to go to school so my education suffered. Every time I returned after an absence, I felt stupid because I was behind the others. My life is a lot easier at high school because my fellow students have accepted me. The few who cannot see the real person inside my body do not make me annoyed, and I

7、just ignore them. All in all I have a good life. I am happy to have found many things I can do, like writing and computer programming. My ambition is to work for a firm that develops computer software when I grow up. Last year invented a computer football game and a big company has decided to buy it

8、 from me. I have a very busy life with no time to sit around feeling sorry for myself. As well as going to the movies and football matches with my friends, I spend a lot of time with my pets. I have two rabbits, a parrot, a tank full of fish and a tortoise. To look after my pets properly takes a lot

9、 of time but I find it worthwhile. I also have to do a lot of work, especially if I have been away for a while. In many ways my disability has helped me grow stronger psychologically and become more independent. I have to work hard to live a normal life but it has been worth it. If I had a chance to

10、 say one thing to healthy children, it would be this: having a disability does not mean your life is not satisfying. So dont feel sorry for the disabled or make fun of them, and dont ignore them either. Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to live as rich and full a life as

11、 you do. Thank you for reading my story.Unit 1马丁的故事嗨,我的名字是马丁。费尔丁和我猜你会说我是“万中挑一。换句话说,没有很多象我这样的人。你看,我有一个肌肉疾病,这使我很弱,所以我不会跑或爬楼梯,就像其他的人。此外,有时我很笨手笨脚下降,事物或撞到家具。不幸的是,医生们不知道如何让自己变得更美好,但我非常的友好,并且已经学会适应我的障碍。我的座右铭是:过好生活中的每一天。直到我十岁的时候我相同于其他人一样。我过去爬树,游泳和踢足球。事实上,我常常渴望发挥专业足球,可能代表我的国家在世界杯上的表现。然后我开始变得虚弱,直到我能只喜欢足球长凳上在体

12、育馆里。最后我走进医院医疗试验。我在那儿呆了将近三个月了。我想我至少有10亿测试,包括在其中,他们剪断出块肌肉从我的腿而且看一看在显微镜下观察。即使听完了所有,没人能给我的病一个名字,很难知道以后会发生什么吧。”所面临的一个问题是我看起来不任何与别人不同。所以有时候有些孩子会笑我的小学,我走出跑步后呼吸短角球,不得不停下来休息爬到楼梯的一半。有时我太弱,所以我去学校教育的痛苦。每次我回来,我感到在离开笨,是因为我是在别人后面了。我的生活是很容易在高中,因为同学们已经接受了我。那些无法看到真正的人,在我的身体不使我很烦,我对它们不予理会。总之我有一个好的生活。我很高兴地发现许多事情我能做的事,比

13、如写作和计算机编程。我的愿望是为一家公司工作开展计算机软件,当我长大。去年我发明了一种计算机的足球比赛和一个大公司决定购买我。我有一个非常忙碌的生活没有时间坐着为自己难过。以及在看电影和橄榄球场比赛,我的朋友,我花很多时间和我的宠物。我有两只兔子,一只鹦鹉,一辆坦克满了鱼和一只乌龟。照看我的宠物正确需要很多的时间,而且我发现它值得的。我也要做很多工作,特别是我已经离开一会儿。在很多方面,我的残疾使我更强的心理,会变得更加独立。我必须努力工作来过一个正常的生活了,但是它是值得的。如果我有机会说一件事对健康的孩子,那就是:有残疾并不意味着你目前的生活很不满意。所以不要惋惜身心障碍者或取笑他们,不要

14、忽略这些标准。只接受他们,给他们鼓励丰富的生活让你的生活。谢谢你读我的故事。A LETTER TO AN ARCHITECT Look at the pictures. Discuss the problems that people with walking difficulties might have in a cinema. Ms L Sanders Alice Major Chief architect 64 Cambridge Street Cinema Designs Bankstown 44 Hill Street Bankstown 24 September, 200_Dea

15、r Ms Sanders, I read in the newspaper today that you are to be the architect for the new Bankstown cinema.I hope you will not mind me writing to ask if you have thought about the needs of disabled customers. In particular I wonder if you have considered the following things: 1 Adequate access for wh

16、eelchairs. It would be handy to have lifts to all parts of the cinema. The buttons in the lifts should be easy for a person in a wheelchair to reach, and the doors be wide enough to enter. In some cinemas, the lifts are at the back of the cinema in cold, unattractive places. As disabled people have

17、to use the lifts, this makes them feel they are not as important as other customers. 2 Earphones for people who have trouble hearing. It would help to fit sets of earphones to all seats, not just to some of them. This would allow hearing-impaired customers to enjoy the company of their hearing frien

18、ds rather than having to sit in a special area. 3 Raised seating. People who are short cannot always see the screen. So Id like to suggest that the seats at the back be placed higher than those at the front so that everyone can see the screen easily. Perhaps there could be a space at the end of each

19、 row for people in wheelchairs to sit next to their friends. 4 Toilets. For disabled customers it would be more convenient to place the toilets near the entrance to the cinema. It can be difficult if the only disabled toilet is in the basement a long way from where the film is showing. And if the do

20、ors could be opened outwards, disabled customers would be very happy. 5 Car parking. Of course, there are usually spaces specially reserved for disabled and elderly drivers. If they are close to the cinema entrance and/or exit, it is easier for disabled people to get to film in comfort. Thank you fo

21、r reading my letter. I hope my suggestions will meet with your approval. Disabled people should have the same opportunities as able-bodied people to enjoy the cinema and to do so with dignity.I am sure many people will praise your cinema if you design it with good access for disabled people. It will

22、 also make the cinema owners happy if more people go as they will make higher profits! Yours sincerely, Alice Major 选修7 Unit 2 Robots - ReadingSATISFACTION GURANTEED Larry Belmont worked for a company that made robots. Recently it had begun experimenting with a household robot. It was going to be te

23、sted out by Larrys wife, Claire. Claire didnt want the robot in her house, especially as her husband would be absent for three weeks, but Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldnt harm her or allow her to be harmed. It would be a bonus. However, when she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. His n

24、ame was Tony and he seemed more like a human than a machine. He was tall and handsome with smooth hair and a deep voice although his facial expression never changed. On the second morning Tony, wearing an apron, brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed help dressing. She felt emba

25、rrassed and quickly told him to go. It was disturbing and frightening that he looked so human. One day, Claire mentioned that she didnt think she was clever. Tony said that she must feel very unhappy to say that. Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot. But she began to tr

26、ust him. She told him how she was overweight and this made her feel unhappy. Also she felt her home wasnt elegant enough for someone like Larry who wanted to improve his social position. She wasnt like Gladys Claffern, one of the richest and most powerful women around. As a favour Tony promised to h

27、elp Claire make herself smarter and her home more elegant. So Claire borrowed a pile of books from the library for him to read, or rather, scan. She looked at his fingers with wonder as they turned each page and suddenly reached for his hand. She was amazed by his fingernails and the softness and wa

28、rmth of his skin. How absurd, she thought. He was just a machine. Tony gave Claire a new haircut and changed the makeup she wore. As he was not allowed to accompany her to the shops, he wrote out a list of items for her. Claire went into the city and bought curtains, cushions, a carpet and bedding.

29、Then she went into a jewellery shop to buy a necklace. When the clerk at the counter was rude to her, she rang Tony up and told the clerk to speak to him. The clerk immediately changed his attitude. Claire thanked Tony, telling him that he was a dear. As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffer

30、n. How awful to be discovered by her, Claire thought. By the amused and surprised look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought she was having an affair. After all, she knew Claires husbands name was Larry, not Tony.When Claire got home, she wept with anger in her armchair. Gladys was everything

31、 Claire wanted to be. You can be like her, Tony told her and suggested that she invite Gladys and her friends to the house the night before he was to leave and Larry was to return. By that time, Tony expected the house to be completely transformed. Tony worked steadily on the improvements. Claire tr

32、ied to help once but was too clumsy.She fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room, he managed to catch her in time. He held her firmly in his arms and she felt the warmth of his body. She screamed, pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day. The night of the party

33、arrived. The clock struck eight. The guests would be arriving soon and Claire told Tony to go into another room.At that moment, Tony folded his arms around her, bending his face close to hers. She cried out Tony and then heard him declare that he didnt want to leave her the next day and that he felt

34、 more than just the desire to please her. Then the front door bell rang. Tony freed her and disappeared from sight. It was then that Claire realized that Tony had opened the curtains of the front window. Her guests had seen everything ! The women were impressed by Claire, the house and the delicious

35、 cuisine. Just before they left, Claire heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tony. What a sweet victory to be envied by those women! She might not be as beautiful as them, but none of them had such a handsome lover. Then she remembered -Tony was just

36、 a machine. She shouted Leave me alone and ran to her bed. She cried all night. The next morning a car drove up and took Tony away. The company was very pleased with Tonys report on his three weeks with Claire. Tony had protected a human being from harm. He had prevented Claire from harming herself

37、through her own sense of failure. He had opened the curtains that night so that the other women would see him and Claire, knowing that there was no risk to Claires marriage. But even though Tony had been so clever, he would have to be rebuilt -you cannot have women failing in love with machines. Uni

38、t 2 Robots拉里贝尔蒙特努力,这家公司制造的机器人。最近就已经开始了实验一种家居机器人。这将是检验被拉里的妻子,克莱儿。克莱儿不想要那个机器人在她的房子,尤其是当她的丈夫缺席三周,但是拉里说服她或让她受到损坏。它将是次要的。然而,当她第一次看到这个机器人,她感到惊恐。他的名字是托尼和他的情绪看起来更像人类比机器。他身材高大英俊的光滑的头发和一种低沉的声音虽然他的面部表情永不改变。在第二天早晨托尼,穿着围裙,把早饭,然后问她是否需要帮助调料。她感到很尴尬,立刻告诉他去。这是干扰或可怕的,因为他看上去那么人体。有一天,克莱儿提到她不认为她是很聪明的。托尼说,她必须感到不悦说那种话。克莱儿认

39、为太荒谬了用机器人得到同情。但她开始信任他。她告诉他她是如何超重,这使她感觉很不高兴。她觉得她的家也不优雅的足够的某球员,像赖瑞想提高他的社会地位。她根本不喜欢格拉Claffern,其中一个富裕,最强大的女人身边。当厚待托尼答应帮助克莱儿使自己更聪明,她的家更优美。所以Claise借来一叠图书馆借书让他看,或者更确切地说,扫描。她看着他的手指奇迹,因为他们把每一页,突然了他的手。她惊讶的是他的手指甲和疲软的亲切和他的皮肤。太荒谬,她想。他只是一个机器。托尼给克莱儿个新发型,改变了妆她戴着。当他不被允许陪她到商店去,他开列了一列项目。克莱儿进了城,买了窗帘、座垫、地毯到床上用品。然后她走进一家珠

40、宝商店买了一条项链。当职员在柜台边是粗鲁无礼的她,她就响了托尼了起来对工作人员与他说话。店员立刻改变了他的态度。克莱儿感谢托尼,告诉他说,他是一个“亲爱的”。她转过身来,Claffern格拉站在那里。太可怕了,将会发现了他,克莱儿思想。愉快,让他的脸上神情诧异,克莱儿知道格拉以为她有外遇。毕竟,她知道克莱儿的丈夫的名字是赖瑞,而不是托尼。当克莱儿一回家,她哭了怒火在扶手椅里。格拉是一切克莱儿想要做的。“你可以像她一样”,托尼告诉她,建议她邀请格雷迪斯家和她的朋友们一起前一天晚上他离开和拉里是归还。到那个时候,托尼预期的房屋被完全改变。托尼曾稳步地改进。克莱儿试图帮助一次,但太笨了。她从梯子上掉

41、下来摔,尽管托尼在隔壁房间,他还是设法逮住了她。他握着她的坚信他的手臂和她感到温暖的他的身体。她尖叫道,把他推开,跑去她的房间,其余时间。聚会的夜晚来了。那个钟敲了八。客人会快到了,克莱儿告诉托尼去到另一个房间里。那一刻,托尼胳臂交叉双臂抱着她,弯曲他的脸接近她的。她大声呼喊”托尼。”然后听见他宣布,他不想离开她的第二天,他感到很不只是希望取悦她。然后前门铃就响了。托尼释放了她,渐渐消失了。就在那时,克莱儿意识到托尼开了窗帘的橱窗。她的客人已经看见了这一切情景!妇女们留下深刻的印象,克莱儿,房子和丰富的菜。就在他们走了,克莱儿听到格拉跟另一个女人,她从未见过这么英俊,托尼。多可爱的胜利让人嫉妒

42、的女人!她很可能不一样漂亮,但是没有一个有这样一个英俊的情人。然后她记得托尼只是一个机器。她喊道“让我单独”,跑去她的床上。她整晚哭着。第二天早晨,一辆车开并把托尼离开。公司非常高兴托尼的报告在他的3周,克莱儿。托尼保护着人类受到伤害。他妨碍了克莱儿危害自己通过她自己的失败感。他就已经开了窗帘那天晚上,使女性都见他,并且克莱儿,知道没有风险克莱儿的婚事。但是,尽管托尼很聪明,他还得被建造-你不能有妇女会爱上机器。A BIOGRAPHY OF ISAAC ASIMOV Isaac Asimov was an American scientist and writer who wrote arou

43、nd 480 books that included mystery stories, science and history books, and even books about the Holy Bible and Shakespeare. But he is best known for his science fiction stories. Asimov had both an extraordinary imagination that gave him the ability to explore future worlds and an amazing mind with w

44、hich he searched for explanations of everything, in the present and the past. Asimovs life began in Russia, where he was born on 2 January, 1920. It ended in New York on 6 April, 1992, when he died as a result of an HIV infection that he had got from a blood transfusion nine years earlier. When Asim

45、ov was three, he moved with his parents and his one-year-old sister to New York City. There his parents bought a candy store which they ran for the next 40 or so years. At the age of nine, when his mother was pregnant with her third child, Asimov started working part-time in the store. He helped out

46、 through his school and university years until 1942, a year after he had gained a masters degree in chemistry. In 1942 he joined the staff of the Philadelphia Navy Yard as a junior chemist and worked there for three years. In 1948 he got his PhD in chemistry. The next year he became a biochemistry t

47、eacher at Boston University School of Medicine. In 1958 he gave up teaching to become a full-time writer. It was when Asimov was eleven years old that his talent for writing became obvious. He had told a friend two chapters of a story he had written. The friend thought he was retelling a story from a book. This really surprised Asimov and from that moment, he started to take himself seriously as a writer. Asimov began having stories published in scienc