人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT1-3

Starting a stamp collection is easy and not very expensive. Before you start, you need to decide what kind of stamps you want to collect. Most people collect stamps that have something to do with what they are interested in: a certain country, a type

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UNIT1-1

THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS In 1951, the then director of the Guinness Brewery, Sir Hugh Beaver, wanted to settle an argument about the fastest bird in Europe. After talking to his friends, he concluded that a book which answered such questio

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT5-2

Talk is cheap, but in the world of advertising, the right word at the right time can make millions. The language used in ads differs from ordinary language. Ad-makers choose words and brand names very carefully in order to create a positive image of

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT4-1

Before the eighteenth century, botany was merely a branch of medicine. Until then, mostly doctors and surgeons studied herbs. Attempts had been made by others to classify plant species into groups, but the breakthrough came with the work of Carl Lin

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

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT5-1

Ads are tbund almost everywhere -- they are broadcast on TV and over the radio, posted on the Intemet and printed in newspapers and on posters in our cities. Advertising is a highly developed industry. The develooment of radio, television and other m

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT4-2

In his youth Charles Darwin enjoyed all the freedom to experiment and do whatever he liked. The study of physics, chemistry, and later botany, was his hobby. At the age of 22, Darwin was invited to join the scientific expedition on the Beagle. During

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT14-4

All animals are part of the food chain: they are listed on someone else's menu and always run the risk of ending up as someone else's lunch, dinner or snack. To protect themselves from being eaten and to survive in the wild, many animals have develop

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT15-3

Are you a gamer? If you enjoy playing computer games like many millions of other teenagers worldwide, then yes, you are. According to the China Internet Network Information Centre (CINIC), Internet users in China spend more than eleven hours gaming

人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高三UNIT16-1

Little David was football crazy. He spent all his spare time kicking a ball in the school playground or on the streets near his east London home. Like millions of boys and an increasing number of girls, he dreamt of being a professional football play

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UNIT9-2

Modem hospitals are clean and safe and doctors can cure many diseases. But it was not always so. For a long time, health care was often dangerous and risky. Treatments were neither scientific nor effective, and many patients suffered deadly infection

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,