同步阅读(Unit 4)

许多人都喜欢看小说,但小说究竟是什么呢? A long,im aginary prose story about peo- ple is usually called a novel. It can be about any kind of m an, wom - an, or child. It can be about kings, or Chicago new sboys, or housewives. The Frenchm an,V ictor H ugo(雨果 ),wrote his novelLes M iserables (《悲惨世界》) abouta poor m an w ho stole a loaf of bread to keep from starving. The A m erican, ErnestH em ingway (海明威), w rote A farewell to A rm s(《永别 了,武器 》)about a young A m erican w it…     

同步阅读(Unit1)

P assage1使一个人成为科学家的不是他使用的工具,而是他如何使用这些工具。W hat m akes a person a scientist?D oes hehave w ays or tools of learning that are differentfrom those of others?The answer is no.It is notthe tools a scientist uses but how he uses thesetools that m akes him a scientist.Y ou will probably agree that knowing how touse a power saw is im portant to a carpenter.Y ouwill probably agree,too,that know ing how to in-vestigate,how to discover inform ation,is im portantto everyone.…     

同步阅读(Unit 3)

Frank Lloyd W right被誉为美国最伟大的建筑设计师,他设计的建筑以实用、舒适而著名。Frank Lloyd W right probably is the greatest ar-chitect that the U nited States has ever produced.H ewas very gifted and had a natural ability to designbuildings.H is buildings w ere not only beautiful,butalso practical and useful.They fittheir purposes verywell.W rights churches,for exam ple,m ake peoplefeel like thinking and praying.H is office buildingsm ake people enjoy w orking,and his houses m akepeople f…     

同步阅读(Unit13)(英文)

Everyw here,water use is increasing.H um ans already use fifty-fourpercent ofall the fresh w ater in rivers,lakes and underground.There aresom e estim ates thatthis rate will reach seventy percentby 2025.The U nited N ations is organizing aseries of activ…     

同步阅读(Unit10)(英文)

为了使人们更多地了解地震的危害性,美国政府正在花费大量的资金致力于寻找两个问题的答案。这两个问题是什么呢?他们具体的做法又是什么呢?The U.S.governm ent has recentlyhelped people learn m ore about the dan-gers of earthquakes by publishing a m ap.This m ap shows the chances of an earth-quake in each part of the country.The ar-eas of the m ap w here earthquakes are m ost likely to break out are calledearthquake“belt”.The governm ent is spending a great deal of m oney anis working hard to help dis…     

同步阅读(Unit5)(英文)

剑桥——闻名世界的大学城。W hen we say that C am bridge is a uni-versity town we do not m ean that it is a townw ith a university in it.A university town isone w here there is no clear separation be-tw een the university buildings and the rest ofthe city.The university is notjust one partofthe town;itis allover the town.The heart of Cam bridge has its shops,restaurants,m arket places and so on,but m ost of it is university,col-leges,libraries,clubs and other places for university staff and st…     

同步阅读(Unit 20)(英文)

Good Environment Helps British Doctors and Patients he medical world is gradually realizing that the quality of the environment in hospitals may play a significant role in the process of recovery from illness.As part of a nationwide effort in Britain to b…     

同步阅读(Unit7)(英文)

Edith得了严重的心脏病,然而是什么使她战胜了疾病,青春永驻的呢?My aunt Edith was a widow(寡妇)of50,working as a secretary,when doctors discovered what was thought to be a very serious heartillness.Aunt Edith doesnt accept defeateasily.She began studying medical reports in the library and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart doctor,Dr.Michael De Bakey,of Houston,Texas.He had saved the life ofsom eone with thesam e illness.The article said Dr.De Bakeys fees were very high;A…     

同步阅读(Unit8)(英文)

红十字会是一个国际性的志愿救援团体。你知道是谁最先想到成立这样一个组织的吗?美国红十字会的情况又是怎样的呢?The Red Cross is an international organi-zation which cares for people who are in need of help.A man in a Paris hospital who needs blood,a woman in Mexico who was injured inan earthquake,and a family in India that lost their home in a storm may all be aided by theRed Cross.The Red Cross exists in almost every country around the world Red Cross originations are times called the Red Cr…     

同步阅读(Unit 15)(英文)

AToday,schoolgirls are already one of the m ain forces in beautycontests.B ut even though their charm is part of C hina s im age,theirpursuit(追求)ofbeauty has changed over the years.1993:Beijing Y outh D aily has a cover story on“Peking U niversitygirls…     

同步阅读(Unit 14)(英文)

A G erm an taxi-driver, Franz B ussm an, recently found his brotherwho w as thoughtto have been killed tw enty years before.W hile on a walking tour w ith his wife,he stopped to talk to a workm an. A fter theyhad gone on, M rs B ussm an said that thew ork…     

同步阅读(Unit 19)(英文)

A Cool Name A proud father has named his son after a computer software term.Jon Blake Cusack, from Mocjogam, told local newspapers the US traditional way of adding "Junior" or "Ⅱ" after a boy's name was too common.So, when his son was born last week, he decided on the name Jon Blake Cusack 2.0, as if he were a software upgrade.Mr Cusack admitted that it took months to persuade his wife, Jamie, to accept the idea.Mrs Cusack said she asked several friends whether they could accept this na…     

同步阅读(Unit6)(英文)

看完电视节目之后,观众可以马上反馈信息。这种双向的电视交流已不再是梦想。C om m unication by television hasbeen one-w ay since its beginning.H owev-er, the television watcher will soon beable to talk back. Two-way television isnow a possibility,m aking electronic com -m unication a goal for the future. Becauseof com puters and cable television, theaudience w ill soon be m ore than w atchers.They w ill be able to do m ore than choose their program s. They w ill alsobe able to give feedback on th…     

同步阅读(Unit12)(英文)

Passage A When we can see well, we do not think about our eyes often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we come to see how important our eyes are. People who are near,sighted(近视的) can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing and reading, become near,sighted. Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant things clearly. People who are far,sighted(远视的) face just the opposite problem. They can see things…     

同步阅读(Unit9)(英文)

你知道什么叫“温室效应”吗?它对地球又有什么样的影响呢?A greenhouse is a building m ade of glass which is used for keepingoolplants warm when the outside tem perature is low.In a sim ilar w ay thereare several gases in the atm osphere w hich trap the heat produced by thesun and preventit from escaping.These gases are known as“greenhousegases”,and the way in w hich they trap heat in the atm osphere is called“the greenhouse effect”.This is notsim ple air pollution.M ost ofthe m aingreenhouse …     

新目标英语七年级(上) Unit 8同步阅读(英文)

Passage1H ello.I’m M aggie.I’m13years old.Ihave a brother and a sister.M y brother is9and m y sister is only4years old.I like ham-burgers and salad.M y brother likes tom atoesand m y sisterlikesice cream.W e have a sm allsports collection.W e alllike te…     

新目标英语七年级(上)Unit 4同步阅读(英文)

【同步阅读】Passage1I have two good friends.They are twins.One day I go to their home after school.Theyhave a very nice bedroom.The room is new.Amap of China is on the wall.A nice picture ison the wall,too.In the picture there are hillsand a river with a boat on it.A big desk is be-side the bed.Two chairs are behind the desk.Their books and pens are on the desk.Theirschool bags are behind the chairs.They have acat.It’s under the desk.The cat looks like ahat.A light(灯)is on the desk.1.What is not in the twins’bedr...     

新目标英语七年级(上)Unit 10同步阅读(英文)

A．补全对话。(选择合适的句子补全对话,其中有一项多余) A:What club do you want to join? B: 1 A:Can you play the violin? B: 2 A:Can you play it well? B: 3 A:Good．Why do you want to join us? B: 4 A:How about the other ones? B: 5 A．Yes,I can．And I can play the trumpet too．B．Can you play chess? C．No,thanks．D．I want to ioin the music club．E．Yes．I can．