Paper And Its Uses（高一适用）

How much paper do you use every year? In 1900 the world‘s use of paper was about one kilogram for each person in a year. Now some countries use as much as 50 kilograms of paper for each person in a year. The amount of paper a country uses shows how advanced the country is, people say. Some countries like the United States, England and Sweden certainlv use more oaoer than other countries.     

How A Pigeon Finds Its Way (高一适用)

The secret of a pigeon’s amazing ability to find its way home has atlast been uncovered:it follows the roads and railways just like we do. A homing pigeon’s natural solar(太阳的)and     

Eyeglasses(高一适用)

Doyouwearglasses———yet,Imean?Becauseifyoudon蒺t,youwill.IneverthoughtIwould,butIdo,forreadingandwriting.Ithinkmostpeoplefightwearingglassesandtheyoughtto.Weallhavesomeobligationnottogiveineasilytodeteriorationofanykind.It蒺safunnythingthateventhoughmostofusdon蒺tliketheideaofwearingglassesbecauseweourselvesdon蒺tthinkwelookasgoodwiththemon,wedon蒺tthinkanyoneelselooksanyworsewhenwear鄄ingthem.Asamatteroffact,weallhavefriendswho蒺dlookstrangeiftheydidn蒺thavetheirglasseson.Theylooklikethe…     

Partnership(高一适用)

Mostanimalshavelittleconnectionwithanimalsofadifferentkindunlesstheyhuntthemforfood.Sometimes,however,twokindsofani-malscometogetherinapartnership(伙伴关系)whichdoesgoodtobothofthem.Youmayhavenoticedsomebirdssittingonthebacksofsheep.Thisisnotbecausetheywantaride,butbecausetheyfindeasyfoodintheparasites(寄生虫)onsheep.Thesheepallowthebirdstodosobecausetheyremovethecauseofdiscomfort.Soal-thoughtheycanmanagewithouteachother,theydobettertogether.Sometimesananimalhasaplantpartner.Therelationshipd…     

Florence Nightingale(高一适用)

FlorenceNightingale,anEnglishnurseandhospitalreformer,wasbornofawealthyfamilyinFlorence,Italy,onMay12,1820anddiedinLondononAugust13,1910.Asachild,shelikedvisitingsickpeopleandenjoyedhelpingthem.LatershelearnednursinginGermanyandFrance,thoughherparentsdidntliketheidea.AfterEnglandenteredtheCrimeanWar(克里米亚战争),shewasaskedtoguidethenursinginEnglisharmyhospi-talsatthefront.Shewentwiththirty-eightnurses.Theybroughtgreatrelief(安慰)tothewoundedandsicksoldiers.Thecondi-tionsthenwereverybad…     

Rain Forests(高一适用)

Morethan50,000,000peopleoftheworldliveinrainforestsandmostofthemdonothurttheforeststheylivein.Theyeatthefruitsthatgrowonthetrees,buttheydonotcutthemdown.Theykillanimalsforfood,buttheydonotdestroythem.Whenwecutdownrainforests,wedestroytheforestpeople,too.In1900,therewere1,000,000forestpeopleintheAmazonforest.In1980,therewereonly200,000.TheYanomamilivealongtheriversthroughtherainforestinthenorthofBrazil(巴西).Theyhavelivedthereforabout10,000yearsandtheyusemorethan2,000differentplantsforfoodan…     

Paper-free Studies(高一适用)

Imagine a classroom that has not the thing that’s long been consid-ered a necessary part to read-ing and writing?No paper,nonotebooks,no textbooks,notest paper.Nor are there anypencils or pens,which alwaysseem to run out of ink at thecritical(关键的)moment.     

Language Learning(高一适用)

Languagelearningbeginswithlis－tening．Childrenvarygreatlyintheam－ountoflisteningbeforetheystartspeak－ing，andchildrenwhostartspeakinglateareoftenlonglisteners．Mostchildrenwill“obey”spokeninstructions（指导）sometimebeforetheycanspeak，thoughtheword“obey”canhardlydescribetheeagercooperation（合作）shownbythechildaccurately（精确地）．Beforetheycanspeak，manychildrenwillalsoaskquestionsbygestures（手势）andbymakingnoises．Itisagreedthatbabiesenjoymakingnoises，andthatduringthefirstfewmon…     

Bill Gates(高一适用)

BillGatesisoneoftheworldsrichestmen.ItisestimatedthatheearnsaboutUS＄30millionaday.Thisfigure,however,dependsuponthevalueatanytimeofhiscomputersoftwarecompany,Microsoft.GatesestablishedthiscompanywithPaulAllenin1975whilehewasstillastudentatHarvardUniversity.Atthattimehebelieveditwouldnotbelongbeforeeveryhomehadacomputer,andthateveryfamilywouldneedsoftware.Softwareisthenamegiventotheprogramsweuseonacomputer.Thecomputeritself———thekeyboard,monitorandprocessor———arecalledhardware.Gates…     

John Denver(高一适用)

JohnDenverhasgotinternationalfameasapopstar,songwrctorandenvironmentalactivist(环境保护者).SongslikeTakeMeHoountryRoad,RockyMountainHighandAnnie蒺sSonghavebecomeopular.Butlessthanthirtyyearsago,JohnDenverwasayoungithlittlemorethanafinevoice,aguitar,andadream.Growinguponservative(保守的)family,hewasnotbelievedtodropout(退学ollegeandheadforLosAngeles,wherehemusicscenewasflowering.Norwasheelievedtosucceed.InTakeMeHome,JohnDenveralkedaboutthestorythatshapedhislife,iththestoryoftherichinner…     

Noise Pollution(高一适用)

Thesenseofsoundisoneofourmostimportantmeansofknowingwhatisgoingonaroundus.Wearewarnedofdangerbysounds.Soundsservetopleaseusinmusic.Soundhasawasteproduct,too,intheformofnoise.Noisehasbeencalledunwantedsound.Noiseisgrowinganditmaygetmuchworsebeforeitgetsanybetter.Scientists,forseveralyears,havebeenstudyinghownoiseaffectspeopleandanimals.Theyarewarnedbywhattheyhavelearned.Peaceandquietarebecominghardertofind.Noisepollutionisnojoke.Itisathreatthatshouldbelookedatcarefully.Soundismeasuredinunits…     

Japanese Investment(高一适用)

CountryorAreaManufacturingResourcesDevelopmentCommerceandServicesOthersTotalA722038089520137098490B20490405710107027310C2937012036300101066800D365706813012090120116910E71608401952071028320TheabovechartshowsJapanesedirectinvestmentinAsiancountriesorareas(A,B,C,D,andE)from1951till2003.ThevalueofJapaneseinvestmentinmanufacturingwasroughlythesameinHongKongandinChina,butincommerceandservicesHongKongwasoverChinabyseventybillion.Inresourcesdevelopment,Japandidntshowin-terestinSingaporeand…     

Holland and Windmills(高一适用)

Theword“nether”isanadjectivethatmeans“lower”or“under”．Downinsidetheearthorunderitssurfaceare“thenetherre－gions”that,inancientliterature,werealsocalled“thenether     

A Cheap Meal(高一适用)

Amanwentintoarestaurantandsatdownatoneofthetables．Awaiterwentuptohimandgavehimthemenu（菜谱）．Themanreaditcare－fully，thenorderedallthemostexpensivedishes（菜）．Thewaiterservedthemealandthemanateitwithgreatenjoyment（吃得津津有味）．Thenasmallboycameintotherestaurantandsatatthemanstable．Thewaitercameupandsaidtotheman，“Whatwouldyourlittleboylike，sir？”“Oh，justanicecream，”themantoldhim．Afewminuteslaterthewaitergavetheboyanicecream．Whiletheboywaseatingtheicecream，themanstoodupan…     

Heat and Firefighters(高一适用)

Heatisprobablytheworstenemyofthosefirefighters．Itisheatthatmakesafirespread．Somematerials，suchaspaperandoilyworn－outclothes，burnatlowertemperaturesthanothers，suchaswood．Theheatofasmallpieceofburningmaterialisenoughtostartpaperburninginawastebasket．Thissmallfiremakesenoughheattolightupcurtains．Burningcur－tainssetwoodenframesburning，and，beforeyouknowit，theroombecomesatorchthatspreadsfiretotherestofthebuilding．Bothheatandhardworkmakefirefighterssweat．Iftheykeepaitforafewhours，th…     

In Tune or Not(高一适用)

My aunt Aggie used to think that she was able to sing very well.But I am sorry to say her singing was terrible.One day she asked a piano-tuner to come and tune(调音)her piano.He came,and when he tried to tune the piano it seemed to be all right.However,he thought he had better do something though he would rather have gone away.so he went over it carefully and made a very good job of it.A few days     

How to Read Fast(高一适用)

Youwillhavealotofreadingtodoinyourgradethisyear.Youcandomoreofitinlesstimeifyoulearntoreadrapidly.Perhapsyouhavebeentoldaboutsomehabitswhichkeepapersonfromreadingfastandhavebeenstronglyaskedtobreakthosehabitswhichyoumighthave.Doyoustillhaveanyofthesebadhabits?Checkyourselfbyanswering“yes”or“no”tothesequestions:a.Doyoumoveyourlipswhenreadingsilently?b.Doyoupointtothosewordswithyourfingersasyouread?c.Doyoumoveyourheadfromsidetosideasyouread?d.Doyoureadonewordatatime?Ifyouanswer“yes”toany…     

How to Send E-mails(高一适用)

Thee－mail，whichisalsocalledemail，standsfor“electronicmail”．Youcansendmessagesinonlyafewsecondsbye－mail．OntheInternettherearemanypow－erfulcomputerscalled“servers（服务器）”tohelppeoplesendandreceivee－mails．Thesendingandreceivingserversarejustlikepostoffices．Ifyouwanttousethee－mailservice，youwillhavetoopenatleastane－mailaccount（帐户）calleda“mailbox”，justaswesetupamailboxinapostoffice．SomemailboxesareprovidedfreeofchargebyISPs，whichyoucangetwhenyouopenanInternetaccount…     

How A Pigeon Finds Its Way（高一适用）

The secret of a pigeon‘s amazing ability to find its way home has at last been uncovered: it follows the roads and railways just like we do.     

Middle School Students in America(高一适用)

SecondaryeducationinAmerica，whichisknownas“highschool”ingeneral，isinoneperiodordividedintotwoperiods．Thefirsttwoorthreeyearsarecalled“juniorhighschool”andtheseniorclassesarecalled“seniorhighschool”．Thesetwoperiodswhicharesimilartothenamesusedinourcountry．Americanstudentsenjoyfreeeducationuntiltheyareeighteenyearsold．Thisisdifferentfromwhatstudentsdoinourcountry，because，youknow，childreninChinareceivefreeeducationofnineyears，nomatterhowoldtheyarewhentheygraduatefromse－niorhighs…