Failure(高二适用)

Inonewayofthinking，failureispartoflife．Inanotherway，failuremaybeawaytowardssuccess．The“spider（蜘蛛）story”isoftentold．RobertBruce，leaderoftheScotsinthe１３thcentury，washidinginacavefromtheEnglish．Hewatchedaspiderspinningaweb（织网）．Thespidertriedtoreachacrossaroughplaceintherock．Hetriedsixtimeswithoutsuccess．Ontheseventhtimehemadeitandwentontospinhisweb．BruceissaidtohavetakenheartandtohavegoneontodefeattheEnglish．Edison，theinventorofthelightbulb（灯泡），madehundredsofmod…     

SARS(高二适用)

SARS is short for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, which wecall in Chinese“非典型肺炎”.It has been apopular topic of conversation since the dis-ease began to spread on the Chinese main-land,in Hong Kong and Taiwan.The mainsymptoms(症状)of SARS are high fever,dry cough and breathing difficulties.     

Jamestown(高二适用)

ThedevelopmentofJamestowninVirginiaduringthesecondhalfoftheseventeenthcentury,wascloselyrelatedtothemakinganduseofbricks.Thereareseveralpracticalreasonswhybricksbecameimportanttothecolony.Althoughtheforestscouldinitiallysupplysufficienttime-ber,theprocessoflumberingwasextremelydifficult,particularlybe-causeofthelackofroads.Later,whenthetimeberonthepeninsulahadbeendepleted(用尽),woodhadtobebroughtfromsomedistance.Build-ingstonewasalsoinshortsupply.However,asclaywasplentiful,itwasinevitabletha…     

Melanin(高二适用)

Whyareflowersdifferentcolors,animalsdifferentcolors,andpeo-pledifferentcolors?Colorcomesfrompigment(色素).Differentkindsofpigmentmakethingsdifferentcolors.Themainkindofpigmentinhumaneyes,hair,andskiniscalledmelanin(黑色素).Itmakesthecellsinlivingthingsbrownorblack.Mostpeople,eventhosewithlightcoloring,havesomemelaninpigmentintheireyes,hair,andskin.Butnoteveryonehasthesamequantityofmelanin.SomeNegroes,forexample,havealotofmelaninpigment.Theireyes,hair,andskinhavealmostnomelaninpigment.Theirh…     

Sports Medicine(高二适用)

Sportsmedicinehasbecomeoneofthebiggestandfastestgrowingmedicalfieldsinrecentyears.Thatisbecausesportshavebecomeama-jorpartofmostsocieties.Asworkbecomesmorestressful(紧张的,压力重的),peopledesiremoresportsentertainmenttorelease(免除)thatpres-sure.Wecansaysportsareabigentertainmentbusiness.Peoplepaybigmoneytowatchthepopathleteplay.Butwhenanathleteispreventedfromplayingtohisfullpotential(潜在能力),thenpeopledontwanttogotothegames.Thisiswheresportsmedicinecomesintoplay.Whenanathletegetsinjured,i…     

Urine Examination(高二适用)

One day,in line at the company cafete-ria,Mike says to Jack behind him,“My el-bow(肘)hurts like hell.I guess I better see adoctor.”     

Earth's Surface(高二适用)

If a man in a spaceship looked down at the earth from many mileshigh above the island of Tahiti(南太平洋中的塔希提岛),he would seemainly water.He might think that the earth was a very very large oceanwith little land. If,however,he looked down at the earth from a position above Eu-     

Don't Go to Kauai(高二适用)

DontgotoKauai.GotoanyoftheotherHawaiianIslands———Maui,Lanai,theBigIsland———butleaveKauaiforus.TheweatheronKauaiissounpredictable.Sometimesitrainsallday———infact,itsthesecond-wettestspotonearth.Yes,therearegiantdoublerainbowsallthetime,andthesunlightthroughthecloudsismagical.Butifyouarenotinterestedinthese,gosomewhereelse.YoujustcantcontrolthenatureonKauai,andwhowantstosurrendertothenaturewhenyoucouldbeatafinehotel,lyinginacomfortablechairnexttoaswimmingpool,withfoodserveduponrequ…     

Adult Day Care Program(高二适用)

DavidBrownandAnnearetwopatientsintheAdultDayCarePro-gramatMercyHospitals.DavidBrownisseventy-twoyearsold.Hesfriendlyandlikestotalk.Heliveswithhiswifeinthecity.ButDavidisbecomingforgetful.Hiswifesays,“Hellheatupsomesoup,thenforgettoturnoffthegas.”Sheissixty-oneandstillworks.Sheisworriedaboutleavingherhusbandalone.Anneiseightyandliveswithher60-year-olddaughter.Herdaughtersaysthatsheneedsarest.“Momfollowsmeeverywhere.ShefollowsmefromroomtoroomwhenIdosomecleaning.Shesitsdownnexttomewhen…     

Getting Old in Britain(高二适用)

OldageandseniorityalonedonotcommandauthorityamongtheBritish：infactmod－ernlifehasbeendevelopingsofastthatoldpeopleoftenap－peartiresomeandoutofdate．Thus，“weneedsomeyoungblood”isoftenheardinorganizationswheretheenergyandmodernmethodsofyoungermenarefel     

Body Weight and Health(高二适用)

Mostofusfeelupsetifwemissjustonemeal，andifwetriedtogowithoutfoodfor１２hourswewouldreallybeuncomfortable．Buttherearesomepeoplewhoseemableto“fast”（禁食）forverylongperiods．Wehavevariousrecordsforlongfast，butinmostcasesthereisnomedicalproofandsotherecordsaredoubtful．AwomaninSouthAfricaoncesaidthatshelivedfor１０２daysonnothingbutwaterandsodawater．Therearegreatdifferencesamonglivingthingsintheabilitytosur－vive（生存）withoutfood．Forexample，atick（扁虫），whichlivesonani－mals，maysu…     

Keep Your Credit-card Safe(高二适用)

TheInternethasledtoahugeincreaseincredit-card(信用卡)fraud.Yourcardinformationcouldevenbeforsaleinanillegalwebsite(非法网站).Websitesofferingcheapgoodsandservicesshouldberegardedwithcare.On-lineshopperswhoentertheircredit-cardinformationmayneverreceivethegoodstheythoughttheybought.Thethievesthengoshoppingwithyourcardnumber———orselltheinformationovertheInternet.Computerhackers(黑客)havebrokendownsecurity(安全)systems,raisingques-tionsaboutthesafetyofcardholderinforma-tion.Severalmonthsago,…     

China in the World Economy(高二适用)

Thethree-dayForbesGlobalCEOConferencecametoanendinShanghailastThursday,focusingglobalattentiononChinasnewroleintheworldeconomy.RichKarlgaard,publisherofForbes,toldtheconferencethatwhentheglobaleconomysoughtanewengineforgrowth,Chinassuccessgavehope.Theconferencesthemewas“Ener-gizingGlobalBusiness:TheChinaFac-tor”.Ithadechoes(响应)ofthe1999FortuneGlobalForum,alsoheldinShang-hai,whosethemewas“China:TheNext50Years”.ThedifferenceintopicsindicatedthattheworldwasfocusingonChinasroleint…     

Intelligent Beings in the Universe(高二适用)

Ofalltheproblemsfacingmodernastronomers，perhapsthemostfascinatingoneis“Canintelligentlifeexistelsewhere？”Sincetheearthisanimportantplanetmovingaroundanimportantstar，itwouldbeaprideonourparttosupposethatwearetheonlyintelligentbeingsintheuniv－erse．Bu     

Nokia—Voice from Finland(高二适用)

诺基亚手机是众多新新人类的必备之品。但你可知道，生产诺基亚手机的公司却是北极圈附近的雪国———芬兰所创建的。MoreFinsusemobilephonesthananyotherpeopleintheworld．６５％tobeexact，thatscomparedto２５％intheU－nitedStates．Itsbecominganorganicpartoflifefromcradletograve．Whomakesit？TheFinnishcompany，NokiawithmorenamerecognitionthanFinlanditself．WhenYormaOliatookthecompanyoverasNokiasChiefExecutivein１９９２，thecompanysbestknownproductsweretoiletpa－perandrubberboots．Oliaflushedallthataw…     

American Holidays and Special Days(高二适用)

January１isNewYearsDay．ThenightbeforeiscalledNewYearsEve．Onthisnight，peoplegatherforpartiesastheywaitforthenewyeartobeginafter１２p．m．．OnNewYearsDay，familiesenjoywatchinguni－versityfootballgamestofindthenationalchampion．MartinLutherKingDayisonthe３rdMondayinJanuary．ThisfamousblackAmericangavethespeech，“IHaveaDream．”ThisspeechisimportantforitisaboutallracesinAmericabeingequal．February１４isValentinesDay．Avalentineisaverycolorfulcardgiventoalover．Giftsaregiventotheper…     

阅读练习一则(高二适用)(英文)

Paracutin was born in Mexico in February.1943.At the end of one week Paracutin was 500 feet high,and it is now over 9.000 feet high.Today Paracutin is asleep. What is Paracutin?It was the first volcano in the world which wasseen from its birth right up to the present day.On February 20,1943,apeasant and his wife set out to work in their corn fields from the Mexican     

Greeting the World from Space(高二适用)

YangLiwei,38,apilotsince1983,said“hello”tothepeopleallovertheworldwhilehisspaceshipShenzhouVwastakingthe7thcirclearoundtheglobeataround6:40p.m.ItwasthefirstChinesegreeting(问候)mankindsmotherplanetfromouterspace,thoughthepeopleofthecountryhadbeendreamingofthisforthousandsofyears.“Ifeelwell,”saidYanginhiscapsule(太空舱).Duringhisorbitalflight,Yang,whoalmostspentasleeplessnightforpre-launchpreparations,tookasweet“spacesnooze(打盹儿;小睡)”fornearlythreehoursandwasalsobelievedtohaveenjoyed…     

How To Use An ATM (高二适用)

Pat Brown went to her bank to ask for an ATM(自动取款机)card.Afew weeks later,the bank posted her a card and a four number personalidentification number(PIN).Her PIN is 1234. As Pat was getting ready for bed one night,she remembered that shehad only $2 in her bag.The next day she had to give $10 for a lunch for     

Organic Production Gives Food for Thought(高二适用)

LONDON:Ifyoubelievetheorganic(有机物的)saladyoujustatewasgoodforyouandfortheenvironment,thinkagain.Chancesareitsingredients(配料)flewhalfwayacrosstheworld,pollutingtheairandburningmoreenergythanwassavedingrowingthem.Environmentalistgroupssaythatbyeatingtomatoesandlettuce(莴苣)fromNewZealandandZambia,consumersareeffectivelyeatingoilbe-causeofthevastamountsofenergyspentintrans-portingthem.AndBritainisamongtheworstcul-prits(罪犯)becauseitimportsmorethanthree-quartersofitsorganicfoodneeds.“Mo…