高一英语人教版必修三Unit 4 课文内容

高一英语人教版必修三Unit 4 课文内容（7篇）

1.高一英语人教版必修三Unit 4 课文内容 篇一

Unit 3 WHO AM I?

Over time I have been changed quite a lot.I began as a calculating machine in France in 1642.Although I was young I could simplify difficult sums.I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Babbage.After I was programmed by an operator who used cards with holes, I could “think” logically and produce an answer quicker than any person.At that time it was considered a technological revolution and the start of my “artificial intelligence”.In 1936 my real father, Alan Turing, wrote a book about how I could be made to work as a “universal machine” to solve any difficult mathematical problem.From then on, I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower.By the 1940s I had grown as large as a room, and I wondered if I would grow any larger.However, this reality also worried my designers.As time went by, I was made smaller.First as a PC(personal computer)and then as a laptop, I have been used in offices and homes since the 1970s.These changes only became possible as my memory improved.First it was stored in tubes, then on transistors and later on very small chips.As a result I totally changed my shape.As I have grown older I have also grown smaller.Over time my memory has developed so much that, like an elephant, I never forget anything I have been told!And my memory became so large that even I couldn’t believe it!But I was always so lonely standing there by myself, until in the early 1960s they gave me a family connected by a network.I was able to share my knowledge with others through the World Wide Web.Since the 1970s many new applications have been found for me.I have become very important in communication, finance and trade.I have also been put into robots and used to make mobile phones as well as help with medical operations.I have even been put into space rockets and sent to explore the Moon and Mars.Anyhow, my goal is to provide humans with a life of high quality.I am now truly filled with happiness that I am a devoted friend and helper of the human race!

ANDY-THE ANDROIDI’m part of an android football team.About once a year we are allowed to get together to play a game of football.I’m as big as a human.In fact, I look like one too.On the football team I’m a striker so I have to be able to run very fast.My computer chips help me to move and think like a human.For example, I have learned to signal to my teammates in computer language to give me the ball when I am open and have a good shot for a goal.My first football competition was in Nagoya, Japan several years ago.Last year our team went to Seattle, Washington in the USA.We won second place.Personally, I think the team that won first place cheated.They had developed a new type of program just before the competition.So we need to encourage our programmer to improve our intelligence too.We are determined to create an even better system.In a way our programmer is like our coach.She programs us with all the possible moves she has seen while watching human games.Then she prepares reliable moves to use if a new situation arises.In this way I can make up new moves using my “artificial intelligence”.I would really like to play against a human team, for I have been programmed to act just like them.After all, with the help of my electronic brain which never forgets anything, using my intelligence is what I’m all about!

2.高一英语人教版必修三Unit 4 课文内容 篇二

Unit 1 Hello A Let’s talk Hello!

你好！Hi!

你好！

Hello，I’m Miss White.你好，我是White（怀特）小姐。Hello!I’m WuYifan.你好，我是吴一凡。Hi!I’m Sarah.你好！我是Sarah（莎拉）。Bye, Miss White.再见，White（怀特）小姐。Goodbye!再见!A Let’s learn pencil铅笔 ruler尺子 crayon 蜡笔 eraser橡皮 Let’s do I have a pencil.我有一支铅笔。I have a ruler.我有一把尺子

I have an eraser.我有一一块橡皮。I have a crayon.我有一支蜡笔。Me too！我也是！B Let’s talk

Hello!I’m Mike.What’s your name? 你好！我是迈克.你叫什么名字？

My name’s John.我的名字叫约翰。

My name is Chen Jie.我的名字叫陈洁。Bye!

再见!See you!

再见!Let’s learn

school 学校

bag 书包pen 钢笔book书 sharpener卷笔刀 pencil box铅笔盒 pencil case铅笔袋 Let’s do

Open your pencil box.打开你的铅笔盒。

Show me your pen.Close your book.Carry your bag.Go to school.给我展示你的钢笔。

合上你的书。

背起你的书包。

去上学。

Unit 2 Colours A Let’s talk

1、Good morning!Miss Green.How are you? 早上好，格林女士。你好吗？

2、Fine, thank you.Mr Black, This is Miss White.很好,谢谢你。布莱克先生,这是怀特女士。

3、Nice to meet you.认识你很高兴。

4、Nice to meet you ,too.认识你我也很高兴。Let’s learn blue蓝色

green绿色 yellow黄色

red红色 Let’s do

Show me red.给我展示红色。Show me blue.给我展示蓝色。Show me green.给我展示绿色。Show me yellow.给我展示黄色。B Let’s talk

Hi, Mike!

你好，Mike!Hi, Sarah!How are you? 你好!Mike!你好吗？ Fine, thanks.How are you? 我很好，谢谢，你好吗？ I’m fine.Thank you.我很好。谢谢你。Let’s paint.我们一起去画画吧。Great!

太好了。Bye, Mom!

再见，妈妈!Bye!

再见!Let’s learn

white白色

black黑色 pink 粉红色 brown棕色

orange橙子 Let’s do Black, black.Stand up.黑色，黑色，起立!Pink , pink.Sit down.粉红色，粉红色，坐下!Brown, brown.Touch the ground.棕色，棕色，摸摸地。Orange, orange.Touch your head.橙色，橙色，摸摸头。White, white.Turn around.白色，白色，转个圈。

Unit 2 Look at me A Let’s talk Good morning!

早上好！

Good morning!

早上好！

Hello!

你好!Hi!

你好!This is John.这是约翰.Nice to meet you.见到你很高兴。

Let’s go to school.让我们一起去上学吧！OK！好的!Let’s learn

head头

ear 耳朵 eye眼睛

nose鼻子 face 脸

mouth嘴 Let’s do

Touch your head.摸摸你的头。Touch your nose.摸摸你的鼻子。Touch your eye.摸摸你的眼睛。Touch your mouth.摸摸你的嘴巴。Touch your ear.摸摸你的耳朵。Touch your face.摸摸你的脸。B Let’s talk

Hi, Mom!

你好，妈妈!Hi!

你好!

Mom, this is Mike.妈妈，这是Mike.Good afternoon,Mike.下午好，Mike。Good afternoon.下午好！Nice to meet you.认识你很高兴。

Nice to meet you ,too.认识你我也很高兴。Let’s learn

body身体

leg 腿 arm胳膊

hand手 finger手指 foot脚 Let’s do Clap your hands.拍拍你的手。Snap your fingers.打响指。Wave your arms.挥动胳膊。Cross your legs.翘起你的腿。Shake your body.晃动你的身体。Stamp your foot.跺跺你的脚。

Unit 4 We love animals A Let’s talk

Look!I have a rabbit!看，我有一兔子。Cool!酷!Look!I have a panda!看，我有一只熊猫。Super!

好棒!Look!I have a monkey!看，我有一只猴子。Great!太好了!Look!I have a zoo.看，我有一个动物园。Wow!

哇!

Let’s learn dog 狗

monkey猴子

duck鸭子 panda熊猫 cat猫 rabbit兔子 Let’s do

Act like a cat.模仿小猫表演。Act like a duck.模仿鸭子表演。Act like a panda.模仿熊猫表演。Act like a monkey.模仿猴子表演。Act like a rabbit.模仿兔子表演。Act like a dog.模仿小狗表演。B Let’s talk I have a Teddy Bear.我有一只泰迪熊。

Oh, really? May I have a look? 噢,真的吗？我可以看看吗？ Sure, Here you are.当然可以。给你。Thank you.Oh, it’s nice.I like it.谢谢!噢，它真好。我喜欢它。

Thanks.谢谢。

Let’s learn

pig 猪 elephant 大象 squirrel 松鼠 bird 小鸟

mouse 老鼠 bear熊

Let’s do

Hunt like a mouse.像老鼠一样搜寻。

Walk like a elephant.像大象一样走路。Climb like a bear.像狗熊一样爬。Fly like a bird.像小鸟一样飞。Jump like a squirrel.像松鼠一样跳。

Unit 5 Let’s eat A Let’s talk I like hamburgers.我喜欢小汉堡包。I like hot dogs.我喜欢热狗。

Here you are.Hot dogs and hamburgers.给你们。热狗和汉堡包。

Thank you.谢谢。

I like French fries.我喜欢炸薯条。Me too.我也喜欢。

OK!Have some French fries.好的!请吃一些炸薯条。Thank you.谢谢你。Let’s learn

cake 蛋糕 chicken鸡肉 hamburger 汉堡包 bread 面包 French fries 炸薯条 hot dog热狗 Let’s do

Show me your hamburger.给我展示你的汉堡包。Pass me the French fries.把炸薯条递给我。Cut the bread.切面包。Eat the hot dog.吃热狗。Smell the chicken.闻闻鸡肉。Make the cake.做蛋糕。B Let’s talk Have some juice!请喝点果汁。

No, thanks.I like Coke.谢谢。我喜欢喝可乐。Me too.我也是。OK!Here you are.好的，给你们!Thank you.谢谢!You’re welcome.不用谢。

Can I have some chicken? 我能吃一些鸡肉吗？ Sure.Here you are.当然可以，给你。Thank you.谢谢。You’re welcome.不客气。Let’s learn

water 水

milk 牛奶 juice 果汁

Coke可乐 coffee 咖啡

tea茶 Let’s do

Pour the water.倒水。Taste the tea.品茶。Smell the coffee.闻咖啡。

Show me the milk.展示你的牛奶。Drink the juice.喝果汁。

Unit 6 Happy birthday A Let’s talk Hello, Sarah.This is my friend,Wu Yifan.你好，Sarah.这是我的朋友，吴一凡。

Happy birthday!

生日快乐!Thank you.谢谢你。How old are you?

你几岁了？ I’m 9.我9岁了。

Let’s eat the birthday cake.让我们一起吃蛋糕吧!Great!

太好了。Let’s learn one two three four five six seven eight nine ten Let’s do

Show me 1 and 2.出示1和2（给我看）。Show me 3 and 4.出示3和4。Show me 5 and 6.出示5和6。Show me 7and 8.出示7和8。Show me 9 and 10.出示9和10 B Let’s talk

How many balloons? 多少只气球？ 4.4只。How many gifts? 多少件礼物？ 10.10件。

How many cakes? 多少个蛋糕？

One cake.一个蛋糕。

This is for you, Zip.这是送给你的，齐普。Happy birthday.生日快乐!Wow!Thank you.哇!谢谢!Let’s learn

balloon气球 kite风筝 plane飞机 car小汽车 boat小船 doll玩具娃娃 Let’s do Bounce the ball.拍球 Fly the kite.放风筝。Throw the plane.掷飞机。Hold the doll.抱玩具娃娃。Drive the car.开小汽车。

3.高一人教版语文必修三知识点 篇三

作者分别是李白、杜甫、白居易和李商隐。

李、杜二人是唐代诗坛最耀眼的两位明星，李白的歌行体诗歌想像丰富，比喻奇特，笔法夸张，韵律流转华美，杜甫的律诗沉郁顿挫，音律优美，构思奇妙，《蜀道难》和《秋兴》《咏怀古迹》《登高》分别代表了他们诗歌的最高成就。

白居易是中唐最著名的诗人，他的《琵琶行》叙事与抒情结合，字里行间渗透着深挚的情感。

李商隐是晚唐诗人，一生在政治夹缝中求生存，内心的抑郁不得志，使他更多在诗歌中抒发个人情感，《锦瑟》《马嵬》都体现了这个特点。

欣赏这些作品，需要注意两个方面：

一、是引导学生进入诗歌的情境。诗歌长于抒情，它凝练的词句、富于想像的跳跃式结构、富有音乐美的韵律和节奏，使它更便于或含蓄或直接地抒发情感。本单元所选的诗歌，情感的抒发都是含蓄的，这就需要我们进入诗人所描写的情境中细细体会。引导学生进入情境，首先要抓好朗读和背诵，但要注意读诗要有读诗的方式，快慢徐急、抑扬顿挫要和诗歌的情感格调以及形式适配，比如读《蜀道难》要高亢激昂，读《琵琶行》要雅正悲慨，具体到每一句，也有不同的读法，在教师教学用书中已有提示，此处不再赘述。其次要发挥想像和联想，不仅要把诗歌描绘的景物、事态还原成脑中的图画，而且要设身处地，感受诗人在此种情境中的精神状态和心理特征。

二、是尊重学生的多样化理解。古人云：诗无达诂。诗人的情感往往隐藏在写实或想像的画面背后，有很多“月朦胧，鸟朦胧”，难以捉摸。因此，不同的人对同一首诗可能具有不同的感悟、不同的体验，这是正常的。像本单元所选的《锦瑟》，千百年来聚讼纷纭，莫衷一是，本身就有丰富的多解性，各种说法恐怕都有合理的成分，我们且不能别黑白而定一尊，教给学生一个标准答案，而否定可能很有道理的个性化体验。其他诗歌如《蜀道难》《咏怀古迹》等虽然诗意较为明朗，但理解上也不是没有分歧。

背诵篇目：李白：《蜀道难》

杜甫：《秋兴》(其一)《咏怀古迹》(其三)《登高》

白居易：《琵琶行》

4.高一英语人教版必修三Unit 4 课文内容 篇四

时间 年月日第周星期第节

课题 师说韩愈第三课时

教学目标 知识与能力 积累文言知识，掌握实词“传、师、从”，虚词“以、也、则、于、乎、所以”等词语的意义和用法，区别古今异义词语。

过程与方法 培养学生自读注解，疏通浅易文言文的能力，提高文言文的记诵能力。

情感态度

与价值观 1.培养学生敢于向世俗流弊抗战的精神和勇气。

2.认识从师学习的必要性和正确的途径，端正学习态度。

3.认识教师的作用，从师的意义，以及能者为师的道理。

教学

重点 学习并掌握“传”、“师”、“从”等多义词，以及部分名词、形容词的意动用法。

教学

难点 了解韩愈关于尊师重道的论述和本文的思想意义。

教学环节 教学内容 教师手记

(重点内容：学情分析、教法设计、学法指导、分类推进措施、学生可能行为预见及对策等)

一、检查作业。

二、诵读第3段。

1.齐读第三自然段。

2.让学生借助注释用现代汉语语言读一遍。

3.教师检查文言实、虚词，特殊句式的掌握情况。

4.问：第三段与第一段关系怎样?(作者引述孔子的言行，阐述了什么观点?作出了什么论断?)

这一段是正面论证，用历史事例论证第一段中的论点。

第一层：提出分论点：圣人无常师。

第二层：用孔子的言和行两方面的事例论证。

举出孔子询官于郯子，访乐于苌弘，学琴于师襄，问礼于老耽的事例。孔子言论中的“三”，应理解实指三人：自己，善者，不善者，而“我”却能从其善，改其不善。这样解释才能体现格言的警辟性。最后作者从孔子的事例中推断出：“弟予不必不如师，术业有专攻”的结论。

5.讨论：“圣人无常师”这个说法的实质是什么?对我们有怎样的启示?

(1)“圣人无常师”出自《论语子张》：“夫子焉不学，而亦何常师之有?”(子贡语)包含着广泛学习的意思。世上学问门类众多，人不能尽知，要想得到广泛的知识，就要向许多内行的人学习。孔子向这么多的人学习，给我们树立了榜样。

(2)人总是有长处也有短处的，用这种观点来看周围的人，才善于学习别人的长处，不断地充实自己，提高自己。 ⊙只查背诵一题，其余二题在诵读和总结过程中自然完成。

⊙这段文字浅显，又富于节奏变化，易于成诵。诵读前可作简要提示，以利迅速记诵。学生能大体背诵下来后就进行讨论，在讨论中加深理解。

【板书】三、举例宣扬从师的好风气(例证、引证、因果论证)

(3)韩愈从这个观点出发，提出“弟子不必不如师，师不必贤于弟子”的论断，告诉我们要向闻道在先的人学习，向术业上有专长的人学习，是很有意义的。

6.齐诵一遍。

背诵线索提示：观点(“古之学者必有师”)-师之责(“师者，所以传道授业解惑也。”)-求知规律(“人非生而知之”)-择师标准(“道之所存，师之所存”)-三组对比(古圣人从师，今众人耻学;其身耻师、替子择师;“巫医乐师百工之人”、“士大夫之族”)-新师道观(“弟子不必不如师，师不必贤于弟子”)-写作缘由。

三、总结全文

1.本文的思想意义。

导入：课文题注中指出，韩愈是“古文运动的倡导者”，这句话十分重要。唐初，文坛上继承六朝文风的余绪，写的是“近体文”即骈体文，以四字、六字为句，上下句相对，又叫“骈四俪六”，这种文体追求形式上的美，很束缚人的思想。为此，韩愈提倡恢复古文的传统，他本人则取法于司马迁、司马相如和扬雄;当时有许多人都跟着学，形成了风气。所以后来就有了“古文运动”这个名称。

韩愈写这篇文章时三十五岁，正在国子监(官学)任教。当时的社会是怎样一副样子呢?门阀制度下，贵族子弟都入弘文馆、崇文馆和国子学，他们无论学业如何，都有官可做。柳宗元在《答韦中立论师道书》中说的很直白：

由魏晋氏以下，人益不事师。今之世不闻有师，有，辄哗笑之，以为狂人。独韩愈奋不顾流俗，犯笑侮，收召后学，作《师说》，因抗颜而为师。世果群怪聚骂，指目牵引，而增与为言辞。愈以是得狂名。居长安，炊不暇熟，又挈挈而东，如是者数矣。

古语有云：“经师易寻，人师难觅。”所以说韩愈作《师说》，大张旗鼓地宣扬自己的观点，是难能可贵的。文章正是批判了当时社会上“耻学于师”的陋习，让我们千百年后依然能通过文字发现“百代宗师”韩愈那非凡的勇气和斗争精神。

提问：韩愈写《师说》，跟古文运动有没有关系?文中有没有这个方面的表示?

明确：文中李蟠“好古文”就是明确的表示，说明韩愈“抗颜而为师”，是以恢复古文的优良传统自任的，通过培养“后学”扩大古文影响。

小结：本文的思想意义在于：

(1)明确指出教师的职责的“传道授业解惑”，而居首位的是“传道”;因此，“道”就是择师的主要标准，“道”在即师在。

(2)“传道”就是传授以六艺经传为代表的儒家道统，韩愈既以儒家道统的接班人自居，所以才敢于作《师说》，“抗颜而为师”。

(3)要恢复儒家道统，就要在文风上来一个解放，提倡古文，反对近体文即骈体文。

2.本文语言上有什么特点?

(1)整句散句结合。

整齐的排偶句和灵活的散句交错运用，配合自然，错落有致。例

⊙苏轼十分赞赏韩愈的这一番努力，说他“文起八代之衰”(“八代”，指东汉、魏、晋、宋、齐、梁、陈、隋，其时骈体文占统治地位)。古文运动的一个重要目的，就是要恢复儒家道统。

如，第二段：“古之圣人，其出人也远矣，犹且从师而问焉”，与“今之众人，其下圣人亦远也，而耻学于师”，是排偶句。接下去，“是故圣益圣，愚亦愚，圣人之所以为圣，愚人之所以为愚，其皆出于此乎”则是散句。而这一长的散句中，“圣益圣，愚亦愚”和“圣人之所以为圣，愚人之所以为愚”，又都是排偶句。

(2)一个意思，多种句式。

第二段连用三个对比，结语都是批判士大夫不重师道的恶劣风气，但语气一句比一句加重。第一句“圣人之所以为圣，愚人之所以为愚，其皆出于此乎”，反诘语气;第二句“小学而大遗，吾未见其明也”，否定、责备语气;第三句“巫医乐师百工之人，君子不齿，今其智乃反不能及，其可怪与软”，讽刺语气.感情强烈。

(3)顶真修辞手法的运用。

顶真，用上一句的结尾的词语做下一句的起头，使前后句子的头尾蝉联，上递下接，有如“连珠“。本文有好几处运用这种修辞手法，例如：古之学者必有师。师者，所以传道受业解惑也。”人非生而知之者，孰能无惑?惑而不从师，其为惑也，终不解矣。……师之所存也。这段文章第二句的开头“师者，……”紧接第一句末尾的“师”字。第三句中的“惑而不从师，……”紧接着上面的“……孰能无惑”。第四、五两句中的“吾从而师之”紧接着上面的“……固先乎吾”和“……亦先于吾”。象这样的承接句，有如“连珠”式滚转，流畅自然，很好地增强了文章的气势。

3.本文讲了许多从师的道理，哪些对我们今天有借鉴意义?哪些反映了作者的封建意识?

作者第一次提出了老师的职责，既概括又全面;作者强调学而知之，必须从师学习，能者为师，不耻下问，尊重老师，奖励后学等思想在今天仍有借鉴意义。但作者所说的“道”，是维护封建统治的儒家之道，所说的“业”，是“六艺经传”，与我们所讲的“道”和“业”的内涵是根本不同的。他把“士大夫之族”在从师问题上的见识不如“巫医乐师百工之人”看成反常，暴露了轻视劳动人民的封建统治阶级的偏见。

四.练习巩固--讨论重点文言词的意义和用法。

1.读准下列一字多音或形近字的读音：

2.找出课文中合成的双音词：

学者句读百工六艺

3.指出下列加点词的古今义

古之学者古：求学的人 今：有专门学问的人

4.讨论重点文言词的意义和用法

(1)师(课文中出现26次，它的含义和用法如下)

⊙如一写马的对联：

马笼笼马马笼松，笼松马跑;

鸡罩罩鸡鸡罩破，罩破鸡飞。

此联运用了多种修辞方法。“马笼”与“笼马”、“笼马”与“马笼”，“鸡罩”与“罩鸡”、“罩鸡”与“鸡罩”，形成句内小回环;“笼松”、“笼松”，“罩破”、“罩破”，是相对应的两组连珠;联中的叠字“笼笼”、“罩罩”，前一个字为名词，后一个字为动词，又为转类。

魏正伟先生有一副嵌四“马”的奇巧联：

紫竹园中赏紫竹，紫竹箫吹紫竹调;白马寺里看白马，白马驹啸白马图。

此联调动了重复、顶真等多种修辞手法，使联语工整，有情趣，有韵味。

①作名词，有三种情况：

老师--古之学者必有师

专门技艺人--巫医乐师百工之人

姓--孔子师郯子……师襄

②作动词，有三种情况：

学习、效法--吾师道也(“师道”，动宾关系)

从师--师道之不传也久矣(“师道”，偏正关系)

巫医乐师百工之人，不耻相师∕或师焉，或不焉

以……为师，意动用法

意动用法是指名词或形容词活用作动词。以形容词最常见，其次是名词，还有少数表示心理活动的动词。意动用法翻译基本格式是：

名、形(动)+宾=以十宾十为十名、形(动)

如：吾从而师之名词以……为师

渔人甚异之形容词以……为奇异

巫医乐师百工之人不耻相师动词 以……为耻

(2)之(课文中出现25次，它的用法如下)

①作代词，有两种情况：

指代人或事物--择师而教之

连接定语和中心词，表示统一关系，相当于“这类”、“这些”--郯子之徒;巫医乐师百工之人

②作助词，有四种情况：

放在定语与中心词之间--古之学者

放在主谓之间，取消句子独立性--师道之不复，可知矣

表示宾语前置--句读之不知

在动词、形容词或表示时间的词后，凑足音节，无意义

--六艺经传，皆通习之

③以前学过的课文中还有三种情况：

作代词，指代自己--君将哀而生之乎

作助词表示定语后置--蚓无爪牙之利

作动词，“到”、“往”--吾欲之南海

(3)其(课文中出现17次，用法如下)

①作代词，有四种情况：

主谓短语中作主语--生乎吾前，其闻道也，固先乎吾(他)

惑而不从师，其为惑也，终不解矣(那些)

复指，作主语--古之圣人，其出人也远矣(他们)

作兼语--余嘉其能行古道(他)

作定语--夫庸知其年之先后生于吾乎(他们的)

③作语气副词，有两种情况：

表猜测--圣人之所以为圣……其皆出于此乎(大概)

表感叹--今其智乃反不能及，其可怪也欤(多么)

五、总结课文：

本文以“师说”为题，讲了许多从师的道理。其中“人非生而知之者，孰能无惑”，强调了从师学习的必要;“无贵无贱，无长无少，道之所存，师之所存”，阐述了能者为师、虚心好学的从师态度;“弟子不必不如师，师不必贤于弟子”，辩证地指出了师生关系。这些道理，在今天仍然有借鉴意义。当然，韩愈站在封建阶级的立场上，他所说的“道”，是指“圣人之道”。他认为“巫医乐师百工之人”是“君子不齿”的，“士大夫之族”本应比他们高明，这是作者的阶级局限。又如，作者重“传道”，而轻“彼童子之师”的“授书”、“习句读”，也是片面的。对于这些，应适当指出。

句读之不知

古：句子停顿的地方

今：看字发出声音

小学而大遗

古：小的方面学习

今：小学校

除此之外，我们学习本文后，还应树立起匡正世俗流弊的勇气，做一个对社会负责的人!

六、作业布置

⒈清代郑板桥曾提出;“学问二字，须拆开看，学是学，问是问。”请结合自身，谈谈你对这句话的理解。

⒉熟练背诵全文。

板书设计

板书设计

教学后记

教学问题集锦 解决问题措施及实践结果

问题原因分析

5.人教版高一英语课文翻译 篇五

人教版高一听力特教同步讲解 MP3 LRC.rar 第一课：好朋友

课文翻译

JOHN：I’m 15 years old and I love football.I also like reading, especially 约翰：我15岁，我喜欢足球，我也喜欢读书，尤其

stories about people from other countries.I don’t enjoy singing, nor 是有关其他国家人的书。我不喜欢唱歌，也

do I like computers.I think that rock music is terrible.不喜欢电脑，我认为摇滚音乐很可怕。

ANN：Hi，I’m Ann.I’m 16 and I like dancing and computers.I also like

安妮：你们好，我是安妮。我16岁，我喜欢跳舞和电脑。我也喜欢

rock music.I hate hiking and I’m not /into/ classical music.I don’t 摇滚音乐。我不喜徒步旅行，我对古典音乐无兴趣。我不

enjoy reading too much.太喜欢读书。

STEVE：I’m 14 years old and I love skiing.Other favourite hobbies are 史蒂夫：我14岁，我喜欢滑雪。其他的嗜好是

reading and singing.I don’t like hiking.I think that rock music is 读书和唱歌。我不喜欢徒步旅行。我认为摇滚音乐

too loud, and I think that football is boring.太吵闹，并且我认为足球很惹人烦。

PETER：I’m from Australia.I’m 15 and I’m fond of singing.I sing a lot, 彼得：我来自澳大利亚，我15岁，我喜欢唱歌，我不停地唱歌。

and when I’m not singing, I listen to rock music or use my

当我不唱歌的时候，我听摇滚音乐或玩

computer.I don’t like football and I think that classical music 电脑。我不喜欢足球，我认为古典音乐

is terrible.I hate dancing！

很糟糕，我不喜欢跳舞。

SARAH:My name is Sarah and I’m 14 years old.My interests are reading 萨拉：我叫萨拉，我14岁。我的爱好是读

novels, playing football and singing songs.I think that rock 小说、踢足球、唱歌。我认为摇滚

music is terrible, and I don’t like dancing.I don’t enjoy

音乐很糟糕。我不喜欢跳舞，也不喜欢

computers either.电脑。

JOE：Hi there.I’m Joe.I really like computers.I surf the Internet 乔：你好，我叫乔。我的确喜欢电脑。我一直上网，all the time and I like playing computer games.I don’t enjoy

我喜欢玩电脑游戏，我不喜欢

football and I hate hiking.Rock music is OK, and so is skiing.足球，不喜欢徒步旅行。摇滚音乐很好，滑雪也不错。

READING

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CHUCKS FRIEND

查克的朋友

In the movie Cast Away, Tom Hanks plays a man named Chuck Noland.在电影《荒岛余生》中，汤姆汉克斯扮演主人公查克·诺兰。

Chuck is a businessman who is always so busy that he has little time for his 查克是一个生意人。他非常忙，没有时间

friends.He is a successful manager in a company that sends mail all over the 会朋友。他是一位成功的经理，他的公司向全世界各地发送邮件。

world.One day Chuck is on a flight across the Pacific Ocean when suddenly 一天，查克乘坐的航班在飞越太平洋时，his plane crashes.Chuck survives the crashes and lands on a deserted island.突然飞机坠毁。在这次坠毁事故中，查克幸免于难，掉到在一个荒岛上。

On the island, Chuck has to learn to survive all alone.He has to learn 在这个岛上，查克不得不学习独自一人生存。他必须学会

how to collect water, hunt for food, and make fire.Perhaps the most difficult 怎样取水，怎样猎取食物以及怎样生火。或许最困难的

challenge is how to survive without friends.Insgroupsto survive, Chuck deve

挑战是如何在没有朋友的情况下生存。为了生存，查克与

lops a friendship with an unusual friend—a volleyball he calls Wilson.一个不寻常的朋友——一个他称之为威尔逊的排球，建立了友谊。

Chuck learns a lot about himself when he is alone on the island.He reali-

当查克独自一人在那个岛上的时候，他对自己了进行了很多反思。

ses that he hasn’t been a very good friend because he has always been think-

他意识到他不是一个很好的朋友，因为他总是

ing about himself.During his five years on the island, Chuck learns how to be 想着自己。在岛上生活的五年期间，他学会了

a good friend to Wilson.Even though Wilson is just a volleyball, he becomes 怎样和威尔逊做好朋友。尽管威尔逊仅仅是一只排球，他还是

fond of him.He talks to him and treats him as a friend.Chuck learns that 很快就喜欢上了它。他和威尔逊谈话,把他看做朋友。查克懂得了

we need friends to share happiness and sorrow, and that it is important to have 我们需要朋友来同甘共苦,而且照

someone to care about.He also learns that he should have cared more about 顾别人是很重要的。他也意识到他本应该多关心

his friends.When he makes friends with Wilson, he understands that friend-

朋友。当他和威尔逊结交朋友时，他明白

ship is about feelings and that we must give as much as we take.友谊之情是双向的，我们付出的必须和得到的一样多。

A volleyball is certainly an unusual friend.Most of our friends are human 排球当然是一个不寻常的朋友。我们的大多数朋友都是

beings, but we also make friends with animals and even things.For example, 人，但我们也和动物甚至和一些东西交朋友。例如，many of us have pets, and we all have favourite objects such as a lucky pen 很多人有宠物，我们还有一些喜欢的东西，诸如一支幸运的钢笔

or a diary.The lesson we can learn from Chuck and all the others who have 或一个日记本。我们从查克和那些拥有不寻常的朋友的人身上

unusual friends is that friends are teachers.Friendship helps us understand 得到的教训是——朋友是老师。友谊使我们

who we are, why we need each other and what we can do for 明白我们是怎样的人，为什么我们需要对方，我们彼此能为对方

each other.做点什么。

INTEGRATING SKILLS

课文翻译

Reading and writing Do you know that you can use the Internet to make friends? You may 你知道可以用因特网交朋友吗？你或许

know that a pen friend, or pen pal, is someone you write letters to.But what 知道可以写信交笔友。但是

is an epal, or key pal? Yes, you guessed it!An epal is someone you write 你知道什么是e朋友或者是key朋友吗？嗨！你猜对了！e朋友是你

e-mail to.Email is faster and cheaper than letters, so you can write to your 写电子邮件交的朋友。电子邮件比信件快捷，便宜，因此你可以

e-pals every day and you don’t have to wait for a letter to arrive.Just write 每天给你的e朋友写信而不必等待来信。你需要做的仅仅是

your message and click it away!Read the following epal ads.Write an email 写完信后，敲击键盘，一切就办妥了。读下面的交友启事。给其中的一位

to one of them.写一封电子邮件。

Hello everyone, I’m Jane.I live in South Carolina.I like painting.I’m

大家好，我是简。我住在南卡罗莱纳。我喜欢画画。and I’m a student.I like talking and joking around and I like to listen to 我15岁，是一名学生。我喜欢聊天，开玩笑，听

rock music.I am looking for epals from any country.摇滚。我想找一个e朋友，无论是那个国家的都行。

Hi.My name is Jack.I am tall and I have blue eyes.I like sports.I play 嗨，我的名字是杰克。我是个高个，有一双蓝眼睛。我喜欢运

soccer.I love to make people laugh.I love singing and dancing.I am honest 动，我爱踢足球。我喜欢逗别人笑。我非常喜爱唱歌跳舞。我很诚实，and I like to have fun.I like talking to people.If you’re interested in being 是个乐天派。我喜欢和人谈话。如果你有兴趣和我成为

friends, drop me a line.朋友，就给我写信吧。天使精灵的家园

第二课：世界各地的英语

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NANCY:Oh, there you are.Now then, did you have a good flight? 南希：噢，你在这儿。你旅行愉快吗？

JOE:Sure, we flew all the way direct from Seattle to London.乔：还可以，我们从西雅图一直飞到了伦敦。

NANCY: You must be very tired.Did you sleep at all on the plane? 南希：你一定很劳累。你在飞机上睡觉了吗？

JOE:No, not really.I’m very tired.Could I use your bathroom?

乔：没有，的确没睡。我很累。好了，我可以用你的浴室吗？

NANCY:Why, of course.You don’t need to ask, just make yourself at home.南希：当然可以。你不用问。请随便。

Let me give you a clean towel.我给你一条干净的毛巾。

JOE:A clean towel? 乔：一条干净的毛巾？

NANCY:Yes.Here you are.The bathroom is upstairs.It’s the second door 南希：是的，给你。浴室在楼上，左边第 on the left.二个门。

JOE:Thanks Nancy.If you’ll excuse me now.乔：谢谢你，南希。打扰了。

(after a while)

(过了一会儿)

NANCY:Have you found it? 南希：你找到了吗？

JOE: Well, eh yes, I mean no.I mean, I found the bathroom, but I didnt

乔：噢，是的，没有。我的意思是我找到了浴室,但没找到

find what I was looking for!

我想找的地方!

SPEAKING

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EMILY:Karen, can you tell me how to pronounce“kilometre”?

埃米莉：卡伦，请你告诉我怎样读“kilometre”这个词好吗？

KAREN:Sure.British people say /’kilumi：t/ and Americans say

卡伦：当然可以。英国人读/’klumi：t/，美国人读

/ki’lmit/./ki’lmit/。

TEACHER:Karen and Emily, is there anything that isn’t clear to you?

老师：卡伦，埃米莉，你们还有什么不清楚的吗？

KAREN:Emily asked me a question, but I already answered her.卡伦：埃米莉问了我一个问题,可我已经回答了她。

TEACHER:What was her question? 老师：她的问题是什么？

KAREN:She asked me how to pronounce“kilometre”.卡伦：她问我怎么读“kilometre”这个词。

MS SMITH: Harry, take these two pizzas to Mr Thompson on Broad Street, 史密斯夫人：哈里，把这个比萨饼送给托马逊先生，他在百老汇大街

Number 12.12号。

HARRY:Can you spell that name, please? 哈里：你会拼写那个名字吗？

MS SMITH:Th-o-m-p-s-o-n.On Broad Street, Number 12.史密斯夫人：T-h-o-m-p-s-o-n。在百老汇大街12号。

HARRY:Can you repeat the address, please? 哈里：你把地址再重复一下好吗？

MS SMITH:Broad Street, Number 12.史密斯夫人：百老汇大街12号。

HARRY:Got it.哈里：明白。

MS SMITH:Take Dave’s motorbike.Here are the keys.And hurry up!

史密斯夫人：骑上戴夫的摩托车，钥匙在这里。赶快点！

HARRY:Anything else? 哈里：还有别的事吗？

MS SMITH:Don’t forget to buy me some ketchup on your way back.史密斯夫人：在回来的路上别忘了给我买点番茄酱。

READING 课文翻译

ENGLISH AROUND THE WORLD 世界各地的英语

English is a language spoken all around the world.There are more

英语是世界各地都讲的一种语言。不止

than 42 countriesswheresthe majority of the people speak English.Most native

42个国家的人讲英语。在英国、speakers of English are found in the United Kingdom, the United States of

美国、加拿大、澳大利亚、南非、爱尔兰、新西兰，America, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland and New Zealand.In total，大多数人以英语为母语，for more than 375 million people English is their mother tongue.An equal

总共有三亿七千万多人的母语是英语。还有同

number of people learn English as a second language.These people will per-

样多的人把英语作为第二种语言，这些人

haps speak the language of their own country at home with their family, but the

在家有可能和他们的家人讲本国语，但是官方、language of the government, schools, newspapers and TV is English.This

学校、报纸、电视都用英语。这种情况

situation is found in countries such as India, Pakistan, Nigeria and the Philip

在很多国家都存在，如印度、巴基斯坦、尼日利亚和菲律宾。

pines.However, the number of people who learn English as a foreign language

然而，把英语当作外语学习的人

is more than 750 million.Everywhere in the world children go to school to

有七亿五千多万人。世界各地的孩子上学

learn English.Most people learn English for five or six years at high school.In

学英语。大多数人在中学学5到6年的英语。在

China students learn English at school as a foreign language, except for those

中国，学生把英语作为一种外语学习。但香港的

in Hong Kong，where many people speak English as a first or a second language.学生不同，在那儿有许多人把英语当作第一或第二语言。

In only fifty years, English has developed /into/ the language most widely

仅仅50年中，英语已经发展成为世界上讲得最多，使用

spoken and used in the world.English is the working language of most interna-

得最广泛的语言。英语是大多数国际组织、国际

tional organisations, international trade and tourism.Businessmen and tourists

贸易、国际旅游的工作语言。商人和旅游者经常来中国，他们

often come to China without being able to speak Chinese.Chinese businessmen，通常用不着会讲汉语。中国的商人、taxi drivers and students talk with them using English.English is also the

出租车司机和学生用英语和他们交谈。英语像

language of global culture，such as popular music and the Internet.You can

流行音乐，因特网一样，也是全球性文化。你可以

listen to English songs on the radio or use English to communicate with people

通过无线电听英语歌曲也可以用英语和世界各地

around the world through the Internet.With so many people communicating in 的人在因特网上交流。每天有这么多人

English every day, it will become more and more important to have a good

用英语交流，我们可以认识到掌握好英语

knowledge of English.越来越重要。

INTEGRATING SKILLS

课文翻译

Reading and writing AMERICAN ENGLISH AND BRITISH ENGLISH

美国英语和英国英语

很多学生想了解美国英语和英国英语的区别。这些不同是怎样产生的？就这一问题不能立即做出答复。起初英国英语和美国英语一样。1776年美国独立。从那以后，这种语言慢慢地发生变化。很长一段时间美国英语没有变化，而英国英语变了。例如，300年前英国人说“fall”(秋季)。而今天大多数英国人说“autumn”(秋季)，但是美国人仍然说“fall”(秋季)。同样，正如英国人300年前那样，美国人仍然说“I guess”(意为“我想”，英国人说I think)。

与此同时，英国英语和美国英语都从其他语言中吸取一些词汇，结果出现了一些不同的词汇。例如，英国人从汉语中吸取了“typhoon”(台风)一词，而美国人从西班牙语中吸取了“tornado”(龙卷风)一词。

1828年，诺亚·韦伯斯特出版了第一本美语字典。他想把美国英语和英国英语区分开，所以他改变了许多词的拼写。那就是为什么“colour, centre, traveller”这些词在美国英语中拼写为“color, center, traveler”。不过英国英语和美国英语的书面语几乎是一样的。

英国英语和美国英语在口语中的差别更大。例如：美国人说dance/dns/,而英国南部的人说/da:ns/。在美国，人们说not/nat/,而在英国南部，人们说/nt/。然而，大多数时候来自这两个国家的人毫不费力就能相互听懂。

第三课： 外出旅行

READING

课文翻译

ADVENTURE TRAVEL

探险旅行

Why do people travel? Well, many people travel because they want to see

人们为什么旅行？很多人旅行，是因为他们想去看看

other countries and visit places that are famous, interesting or beautiful.Peo-

别的国家，参观一些著名的、有趣的、美丽的地方。还

ple also travel to meet new friends, to try new kinds of food, to experience life

有些人旅行是为了拜访朋友，品尝新的食物，体验一下

in other parts of the world or simply to get away from cold weather.Yet there

世界上其他地方的生活，或者只是为了离开寒冷天气。然而

are other reasons why people travel.Many of today’s travellers are looking for

人们旅行还有一些其他的原因。今天许多旅行者想

an unusual experience and adventure travel is becoming more and more popular.获得一种非同寻常的体验，探险旅行现在越来越受欢迎。

Here is a quick look at two popular activities: hiking and rafting.我们来快速浏览一下两种流行的探险活动：徒步旅行和划木筏。

HIKING

徒步旅行

Instead of spending your vacation on a bus, in a hotel or sitting on the

你有可能去徒步旅行而不在公共汽车上、旅馆里或坐在海边沙

beach, you may want to try hiking.Hiking is a great way to travel.You will

滩上。徒步旅行是一种很好的旅行方式，你能

get close to nature and take exercise at the same time.Hiking is easy to do and

接触自然，与此同时还能锻炼身体。徒步旅行简单

doesn’t have to be very expensive.You can hike close to home or travel to

易行，费用也不高。你可以在家附近也可以到

other places.The basic equipment you need for hiking is simple: good shoes，其他地方。徒步旅行所需要的基本设备很简单：结实的鞋、clothes, and a backpack.You can hike in the mountains, in a forest or along a

衣服和背包。你可以到山里，森林或沿河边旅行。

river.You can also go for a hike in the city.你还可以到城市旅行。

Hiking is fun and exciting, but you shouldn’t forget safety.Here are

虽然徒步旅行既有趣又令人兴奋，但你不能忘记安全。这儿有几条 some basic tips for successful hiking: 成功徒步旅行的建议： ·Dont hike alone.不要单独去徒步旅行。

·Tell someoneswheresyou are going.告诉别人你去哪里。

·Bring Water and a good map.带上水和一份好的地图。·Watch out for dangers, such as spiders, snakes, or poisonous plants.当心危险，例如蜘蛛、蛇或有毒的植物。

·Wear a hat to protect yourself from the sun.戴上太阳帽以遮挡阳光。

·Bring a cellphone if you have one.如果你有手机就带上它。

RAFTING

划木筏

Another exciting adventure is rafting.A raft is a small boat that you can

另一种令人兴奋的旅行是划木筏。木筏就是你通过

use to paddle down rivers and streams.Rafting is a good way to experience

划桨来渡过河流和小溪的小船。划木筏是体验大自然的一种很好

nature.If you want a normal rafting trip, choose a quiet stream or river that is 的方式，如果你想要做一种普通的木筏旅行，可以选择没有倒下的

wide and has few fallen trees or rocks.If you are looking for more excitement，树木和岩石的宽阔平静的河流或小溪。如果你想寻找更大的刺激，you may want to try whitewater rafting.Whitewater rafting is more adventurous

你可以尝试一下白浪木筏。白浪木筏比普通木筏更

and difficult than normal rafting.It is done on rivers and streams where the water moves quickly.You have to be careful not to hit rocks，trees and other dangers．

The name“whitewater”comes from the fact that the water in these streams and rivers looks white when it moves quickly．

冒险，更困难。成白色的浪花，“白浪”一词因而得名。

As with hiking, you should always think about your safety and wear good

正如徒步旅行，你应该考虑自身的安全，穿上结实的

clothes.You also need to learn the basic skills of rafting, such as how to han-

衣服。你还需要学习划木筏的一些基本技能，例如怎样划

dle the raft, how to paddle and how to get in and out of the raft.You should

木筏，怎样荡浆，怎样上下木筏。如果你

not go rafting unless you know how to swim, and you should always wear a life jacket.不知道怎样游泳，不穿救生衣你就不应该去划木筏。

9.The name White Water comes from the fact that the water in these streams and rivers looks white when it moves quickly.怀特·沃德这个名字来自于这些小溪和河流的快速流动而清澈见底的河水。

LANGVAGE STUDY

Grammar

Jane and Betty are going on separate holidays in a few days’time.简和贝蒂几天后要各自出去旅行。

JANE:Hello, Betty.When are you off toGuangzhou?

简：嗨！贝蒂。你什么时候去广州？

BETTY:Next Thursday evening.贝蒂：下星期四晚上。

JANE:How are you getting to the airport? Is anybody seeing you off ?

简：你怎样去机场？有人送你吗？

BETTY:Yes, my brother Bob is going with me to the airport.My plane leaves

贝蒂我弟弟鲍勃和我一起去机场。飞机七点起飞。

at seven, so I think we’ll take a taxi.Are you going anywhere for

所以我想我们可以打的去。你也外出

the holidays?

度假吗？

JANE:Yes, I’m going to Xi’an with my parents on Friday.简：是的，我和父母星期五去西安。

BETTY:How are you getting there? By train?

贝蒂：你们怎么去？坐火车吗？

JANE:No, by air.Well, I must be off.See you when I get back.Have a

简：不，坐飞机。我必须走了。回来再见。祝你在广州玩得

nice time in Guangzhou.And say“Hi”to Bob for me.愉快。代我向鲍勃问好。

BETTY:Of course.Have a good trip.贝蒂：当然。旅途愉快。

JANE:Thanks.The same to you.Bye.简：谢谢。也祝你旅途愉快。再见。INTEGRATING SKILLS

Reading and talking

Ecotravel is a form of travel that combines normal tourism with learning.生态旅行是一种把普通旅行和学习结合在一起的旅行形式。

Instead of simply traveling for pleasure, you can use your trip as a way to pro-

你可以把你的旅行作为一种保护环境的一种形式

tect the environment.Normal tourism is often bad for the environment, and

而不只是为了享受。一般的旅行往往对环境有负面影响，tourists often cause problems.Ecotravel, on the other hand, is a way to travel

旅行者常引起一些问题。从另一方面说，生态旅行是一种可以信赖的 responsibly.Ecotourists want to learn about the world so that they can make it

旅行方式。生态旅行者想要了解这个世界，以便把它变的 better, or at least understand it better.Ecotravel is a way to find out what can

更好，至少他们可以了解它。生态旅行是一种可以找到

be done to help animals and plants as well as people.Read about the following

6.高一英语人教版必修三Unit 4 课文内容 篇六

课时作业P35

一：1.Canadian2.continent3.have a chat with=chat with sb.4.scenery5.baggage7.measure

8.urban9.Eagle10.eastward

二：1.Rather than2.settling down3.was surrounded by

4.caught sight of三：1.East of… lies2.made a promise that3.a gift for … 5.do you think…rather than四：1.found sb.surrounded by and he looked worried

=looking

应该受责备的是…

…的人口是…

4.across: go walk across the street,swim across the river从表面过Through :从中间穿过 through the froestvalley

Over : 从上面越过 over mountainclimb over the wall

7.within the reach of 够得着beyond the reach of够不着

7.外研版必修三英语课文 篇七

Great European Cities

PARIS

Paris is the capital and largest city of France, situated on River Seine. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and is visited by more than eight million tourists every year. The most popular place for tourists is the Eiffel Tower, the famous symbol of Paris. One of the world’s largest art galleries, the Louvre, is also located in Paris. The city is also located in Paris. The city is also famous for its restaurants, cafes and theatres. About two-thirds of France’s artists and writers live in Paris. BARCELONA

Barcelona is the second largest city of Spain and is situated on the northeast coast, about five hundred kilometres east of the Spanish capital, Madrid. One of Barcelona’s most famous landmarks is the Church of Sagrada Familia, which was designed by an architect called Antonio Gaudi. Gaudi worked on the project from 1882 until his death in 1926. The church hasn’t been finished yet! FLORENCE

Florence is an Italian city which became famous because of the Renaissance, a great artistic movement which began in the 1300s and lasted for three hundred ears. During the Renaissance, some of the greatest painters of all time lived and worked in Florence. Many of Florence’s most beautiful paintings and sculptures were produced by great artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Florence is visited each year by about a million tourists who come to see the art galleries, churches and museums. The Uffizi Palace is the most famous art gallery in the city.

ATHENS

Athens, the capital of Greece, is known as the birthplace of western civilization. Two thousand four hundred years ago, it was the world’s most powerful city. Buildings such as the Parthenon on the Acropolis Hill were built during this period. Greece’s best writers lived in ancient Athens. Their work has influenced other writers ever since.

The Human Development Report

In the year , 147 world leaders agreed to work together to reduce poverty by or earlier. From this agreement came the Human Development Report.

One of the most important sections of this report is the Human Development Index. This examines the achievements of 175 countries. The Index measures a country’s achievements in three ways: life expectancy (how long people usually live), education and income. The index has some surprises. Norway is at the top of the list, while the US is at number 7. The other top five countries are: Iceland(2), Sweden(3),Australia(4), the Netherlands(5). The UK is in the thirteenth position, while China is in the middle of the list. The bottom ten countries are all African countries, with Sierra Leone(in West Africa) at the bottom of the list. The report describes eight Development Goals. The most important goals are to:

Reduce poverty and hunger;

Make sure that all children have education up to the age of 11; Fight AIDS and other diseases;

Improve the environment of poor people, e.g. make sure they have safe drinking water; Encourage developed countries to give more help to other countries.

The Human Development Report gives examples of successful development. For example, in nine years, China increased life expectancy by 13 years. In the last ten years in China, 150 million people moved out of poverty. However, the challenges are still great. Every day 799 million people in developing countries are hungry. Over half of these are in South Asia or Africa. Although more than 80% of children in developing countries go to primary school, about 115 million children are not being educated. More than 1 billion people in developing countries do not drink safe water. However, in other regions of the world, e.g. Eastern Europe, water is now mostly safe to drink.

The report shows that we are making some progress but that we need to make greater efforts. Although developed countries give some financial help, they need to give much more. Interestingly, the countries that give the most money are the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. These are among the five richest countries in the world , so it is right that they should do so.

The Violence of Nature

What is a Tornado?

A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most violent have winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour. Almost all of them occur in the US, in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north.

Tornadoes can pick up cars, trains and even houses and put them down in the next street—or even in the next town. They can tale the fur off the back of a cat and the feathers off a chicken. They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was.

On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the us each year, causing about 80 deaths and 1500 injuries. The worst tornado of all time occurred in 1925, affecting three US states: Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. By the time it ended, more than 700 people had been killed and 2700 had been injured. What Is a Hurricane?

Hurricanes are strong tropical storms, and they usually occur in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. There are violent winds of 120 kilometres per hour or more, which cause huge waves, heavy rain and floods. There are on average six Atlantic hurricanes each year and they usually affect the east coast of the US from Texas to Maine.

The worst hurricane disaster of all time occurred on the 8th September 1900 in Galveston, Texas. Winds of 200 kilometres per hour and five-metre-high waves hit the city. The disaster killed 6000 people in a population of 37000 and destroyed 3600 buildings. An Extraordinary Event

This is a story about the 1900 Galveston hurricane. Charles Coghlan was a nineteenth-century Irish actor who went to live in Canada. He then moved to New York, where he became famous. By the late 1890s, he had moved to Galveston, where he died in 1899, a year before the hurricane struck. The cemetery where Goghlan was buried was destroyed by the hurricane and Goghlan’s coffin ended up in the sea.

Eight years later, the coffin was found by fishermen in the sea near his home on Prince Edward Island in the east of Canada. The Gulf Stream had carried it 3000 kilometres up the eastern US coast to Prince Edward Island. Coghlan traveled back to Canada—after he had been buried in Texas!

Sandstorms in Asia

Sandstorms have been a major disaster for many Asian countries for centuries. Scientists have tried many ways to solve this problem and in China, a mass campaign has been started to help solve it.

Sandstorms are strong, dry winds that carry sand. They are often so thick that you cannot see the sun, and the wind is sometimes strong enough to move sand dunes. The four main places in the world where there are sandstorms are Central Asia, North America, Central Africa and Australia. Ren Jianbo, from Inner Mongolia described a terrible sandstorm he experienced as a child in the desert. “To have been caught in a sandstorm was a terrible experience,” he said. “There was nothing to be done. It was the most frightening and the most dangerous situation I’ve ever been in. You just had to hope you’d survive. I thought I was going to disappear under the sand.” Northwest China is part of the sandstorm centre in Central Asia. Sandstorms begin in desert areas. Sandstorms in China appear to have increased in recent years as a result of “destertification”. This is a process that happens when land becomes desert because of climate changes and because people cut down trees and dig up grass.

Sandstorms sometimes affect Beijing. Citizens wake up to an orange sky and strong winds that cover the city in a thick, brown-yellow dust. The storms sometimes continue all day and traffic moves very slowly because the thick dust makes it difficult to see.

The Chinese Central Weather Station can forecast a sandstorm some weeks before it arrives in Beijing, but the strength of the storm sometimes surprises people. When a sandstorm arrives in the city, weather experts advise people not to go out. Huang Xiaomei, who lives in Beijing says, “To be cycling in a sandstorm is frightening. The winds are very strong. It’s difficult to breathe and the dust makes me ill. So if you want to go out, you’d better wear a mask.”

The desert is only 250 kilometres away to the west of Beijing. To prevent it coming nearer, the government is planting trees. Already the government has planted more than 30 billion trees and plans to continue planting for the next five years.

Philosophers of Ancient China

Ancient China was a place where states were often at war with each other. But it was also a time when there were many great philosophers. Confucius is the philosopher whose influence has been the greatest. He stressed the importance of kindness, duty and order in society. Chinese society was influenced by these ideas for more than 2000 years.

Mencius was a thinker whose teachings were very similar to those of Confucius. Mencius was born in 372 BC. His father died when he was young, and he was brought up by his mother. He became a student of Confucius’s ideas, and was then given an important position in the government of a state. However, when he saw that the ruler was not following his advice, he resigned. For many years he traveled from state to state, teaching the principles of Confucius. He then became an adviser to another ruler. He spent his last years preparing a book of his teachings called the Book of Mencius. Mencius believed that the reason why man is different from animals is that man is good. He taught that if the government was kind, then people would be good. He believed that people were more important than rulers, and hated the state when it treated people badly.

Mozi was another teacher who was very influential. Born in 476 BC, he came from a family which was very poor. He became famous for his unusual clothes and behaviour. Mozi founded the philosophy called Mohism. In some ways, his beliefs were similar to those of Confucius. For example, he considered that government was most important. As a result, he spent many years trying to find a state where people would follow his teachings. Mozi believed that all men were equal. His ides of love was different from the Confucian idea of kindness. Mozi taught that we should love all human beings and look after those who are weaker than ourselves. He hated the idea of war. Mozi died in 390 BC.

The Three Gorges Dam

“Walls of stone to hold back clouds and rain”

Mao Zedong wrote a poem in which he dream of “walls of stone to hold back clouds and rain till a smooth lake rises in the narrow gorges”. Now his dream has come true. The power of the Yangtze River, which is the world’s third longest river, has been harnessed by the Three Gorges Dam.

The Three Gorges Dam, which is the biggest construction project in China since the building of the Great Wall and the Grand Canal, has been built to control flooding and provide hydro-electric power for the central region of China. The dam is nearly 200 metres high and 1.5 kilometres wide. It is the largest hydro-electric power station and dam in the world and has cost more than any other construction project in history.

Sun Yan-sen, who was the leader of the 1911 Revolution, first suggested the idea of a dam across the Yangtze River in 1919. Three quarters of China’s energy is produced by burning coal. In 1993, China used 1.2 billion tons of coal for heating and generating electricity. Unfortunately, burning coal causes serious air pollution and increases global warming. The dam will generate electricity equal to about 40 million tons of coal without causing so much air pollution.

The reservoir has flooded 2 cities, 11 counties, 140 towns and more than 4000 villages. More than a million people who lived in the region have moved from their homes. Now they’re living a happy new life in different areas.