英语必修5课文录音

创作编号：BG7531497SX

创作者：别如克*

必修5

Unit1Greatscientists

Reading

JOHHSHOWDEFEATS“KINGCHOLERA”

JohnSnowwasafamousdoctorinLondon-soexpert,indeed,thatheattendedQueen

ecameinspiredwhenhethoughtabouthelping

ritscau

thousandsofterrifiedpeoplediedeverytimethere

thatcholerawouldneverbecontrolleduntilitscauwasfound.

Hebecameinterestedintwotheoriesthatpossiblyexplainedhowcholerakilledpeople.

ofdangerousgasfloated

ondsuggestedthatpeopleabsorbedthisdia

estomachthediaquicklyattackedthebody

andsoontheaffectedpersondied.

Jo

whenanotheroutbreakhitLondonin1854,

diaspreadquicklythroughpoorneighbourhoods,

twoparticularstreets,thecholeraoutbreakwassoverethatmorethan500peoplediedin

eterminedtofindoutwhy.

ve

thedeathswerenearthewater

pumpinBroadStreet(especiallynumbers16,37,38and40).Healsonoticedthatsome

hous(suchas20and21BroadStreetand8and9CambridgeStreet)hadhadnodeaths.

Hehadnotforeenthis,overedthatthepeople

dbeengivenfreebeerandsohadnot

edthatthewaterwastoblame.

Next,dthat

diatelytoldthe

astonishedpeopleinBroadStreettoremovethehandlefromthepumpsothatitcouldnot

hownthatcholerawasspread

bygermsandnotinacloudofgas.

InanotherpartofLondon,hefoundsupportingevidencefromtwootherdeathsthatwere

,whohadmovedawayfromBroadStreet,

likedthewaterfromthepumpsomuchthatshehaditdeliveredtoherhoueveryday.

ixtraevidence

JohnSnowwasabletoannouncewithcertaintythatpollutedwatercarriedthevirus.

Topreventthisfromhappeningagain,JohnSnowsuggestedthatthesourceofallthe

ercompanieswereinstructednottoexpopeopleto

y"KingCholera"wasdefeated.

UsingLanguage

COPERNICUS’REVOLUTIONRRYTHEORY

ghhehadtriedto

ignorethem,allhismathematicalcalculationsledtothesameconclusion:thattheearthwas

youputthesuntheredidthemovementsofthe

ouldnottellanyoneabouthistheoryasthe

powerfulChristianChurchwouldhavepunishedhimforevensuggestingsuchanidea.

TheybelievedGodhadmadetheworldandforthatreasontheearthwasspecialandmust

bethecentreofthesolarsystem.

Theproblemarobecauastronomershadnoticedthatsomeplanetsintheskyemed

tostop,appearedbrighterattimes

sverystrangeiftheearthwasthecentreofthesolar

systemandallplanetswentroundit.

Copernicushadthoughtlongandhardabouttheproblemsandtriedtofindananswer.

Hehadcollectedobrvationsofthestarsandudallhismathematicalknowledgeto

een1510and1514heworked

onit,graduallyimprovinghistheoryuntilhefeltitwascomplete.

ngeshemadetotheoldtheorywere

edafixedsunatthecentreofthesolarsystemwiththeplanetsgoing

suggestedthattheearthwas

spinningasitwentroundthesunandthixplainedchangesinthemovementoftheplanets

endswereenthusiasticandencouragedhimto

publishhisideas,otwanttobeattackedbythe

ChristianChurch,soheonlypublisheditashelaydyingin1543.

istianChurchrejectedhistheory,sayingit

wasagainstGod'ernicus'

oryreplaced

theChristianideaofgravity,whichsaidthingsfelltoearthbecauGodcreatedtheearthas

plecan

ethatthereisadirectlinkbetweenhistheoryandtheworkofIsaacNewton,Albert

EinsteinandStephenHawking.

Unit2TheUnitedKingdom

Reading

PUZZLESINGEOGRAPHY

Peoplemaywonderwhydifferentwordsareudtodescribethefourcountries:

England,Wales,clarifythisquestionifyoustudy

Britishhistory.

n

glandandWaleswere

joinedtoScotlandintheventeenthcenturyandthenamewaschangedto"GreatBritain".

HappilythiswasaccomplishedwithoutconflictwhenKingJamesofScotlandbecameKing

ytheEnglishgovernmenttriedintheearlytwentieth

centurytoformtheUnitedKingdombygettingIrelandconnectedinthesamepeacefulway.

However,thesouthernpartofIrelandwasunwillingandbrokeawaytoformitsown

NorthernIrelandjoinedwithEngland,WalesandScotlandtobecome

theUnitedKingdomandthiswasshowntotheworldinanewflagcalledtheUnionJack.

Totheircreditthefourcountriesdoworktogetherinsomeareas(eg,thecurrencyand

internationalrelations),mple,Northern

Ireland,EnglandandScotlandhavedifferenteducationalandlegalsystemsaswellas

differentfootballteamsforcompetitionsliketheWorldCup!

Englandisthelargestofthefourcountries,andforconvenienceitisdividedroughlyinto

enearestFranceiscalledtheSouthofEngland,themiddlezoneis

dmostof

thepopulationttledinthesouth,butmostoftheindustrialcitiesintheMidlandsandthe

gh,nationwide,thecitiesarenotaslargeasthoinChina,they

haveworld-famousfootballteamsandsomeofthemevenhavetwo!Itisapitythatthe

torical

ouwill

findoutmoreaboutBritishhistoryandculture.

ThegreatesthistoricaltreasureofallisLondonwithitsmuums,artcollections,

theatres,ecentreofnationalgovernmentanditsadministration.

IthastheoldestportbuiltbytheRomansinthefirstcenturyAD,theoldestbuildingbegun

bytheAnglo-Saxonsinthe1060sandtheoldestcastleconstructedbylaterNormanrulers

stinvaders,theRomans,

ond,theAnglo-Saxons,lefttheirlanguageandtheir

rd,theVikings,influencedthevocabularyandplace-namesofthe

NorthofEngland,andthefourth,theNormans,leftcastlesandintroducednewwordsfor

food.

IfyoulookaroundtheBritishcountrysideyouwillfindevidenceofalltheinvaders.

YoumustkeepyoureyesopenifyouaregoingtomakeyourtriptotheUnitedKingdom

enjoyableandworthwhile.

UsingLanguage

SIGHTSEEINGINLONDON

Worriedaboutthetimeavailable,ZhangPingyuhadmadealistofthesitesshewantedto

uiltlongagobythe

!Thissolidstone,squaretowerhadremainedstanding

ghthebuildingshadexpandedaroundit,itremainedpartofa

reatsurpri,ZhangPingyufoundtheQueen's

jewelsguardedbyspecialroyalsoldierswho,onspecialoccasions,stillworethe

four-hundred-year-olduniformofthetimeofQueenElizabethI.

TherefollowedStPaul'

lookedsplendidwhenfirstbuilt!WestminsterAbbey,too,ained

statuesinmemoryofdeadpoetsandwriters,stasshecame

outoftheabbey,Pingyuheardthefamoussoundoftheclock,BigBen,ringingoutthehour.

ShefinishedthedaybylookingattheoutsideofBuckinghamPalace,theQueen'shouin

,shehadsomuchtotellherfriends!

TheconddaythegirlvisitedGreenwichandsawitsoldshipsandfamousclockthat

imaginaryline

dividingt

passthroughGreenwich,soPingyuhadaphototakenstandingoneithersideoftheline.

ThelastdayshevisitedKarlMarx'edstrangethat

y

that,buthehadworkedinthefamousreadingroomoftheLibraryoftheBritishMuum.

Sadlythelibraryhadmovedfromitsoriginalplaceintoanotherbuildingandtheold

wasthrilledbysomanywonderfultreasuresfromdifferent

esawmanyvisitornjoyinglookingatthe

beautifuloldChinepotsandotherobjectsonshow,shefeltveryproudofhercountry.

ThenextdayPingyuwasleavingLondonforWindsorCastle."PerhapsIwillethe

Queen?"shewonderedasshefellasleep.

创作编号：BG7531497SX

创作者：别如克*

Unit3Lifeinthefuture

Reading

FIRSTIMPRESSIONS

Spacemall:liqiang299A@15/11/3008(Earthtime)

DearMumandDad,

oremind

daboutthejourney,Iwasunttled

ult,Isufferedfrom“Timelag”.Thisissimilartothe“jetlag”

yougetfromflying,butitemsyoukeepgettingflashbacksfromyourprevioustime

r,myfriendandguide,Wang

Ping,wasveryunderstandingandgavemesomegreentabletswhichhelpedalot.

Well-knownfortheirexperti,hisparents'company,called"FutureTours",transportedme

safelyintothefutureinatimecapsule.

Icanstillrememberthemomentwhenthespacestewardesscalledusalltothecapsule

tswerecomfortableandafteracalming

drink,sulebeganswinginggentlysidewaysas

nuteslater,thejourneywascompletedandwehad

uldIfind?

emedthin,asthoughits

lackoffreshair,

asItriedtomakethenecessaryadjustmenttothisnewsituation,WangPingappeared."Put

onthismask,"headvid."It'llmakeyoufeelmuchbetter."Hehandedittomeand

etterinnotime.

SoonIwasbackonmyfeetagainandfollowinghimtocollectahoveringcarriagedriven

arriagesfloatabovethegroundandbybendingorpressingdownin

yourat,ngfastenedmysafetybeltandshowedmehowto

r,IlostsightofWangPingwhenwereached

whatlookedlikealargemarketbecauoftoomanycarriagesflyingbyinalldirections.

thatmomentIhada"timelag"flashback

zedthatIhadbeen

transportedintothefutureofwhatwasstillmyhometown!ThenIcaughtsightofWang

Pingagainandflewafterhim.

Arrivingatastrange-lookinghou,heshowedmeintoalarge,

agreenwall,lythewallmoved-itwasmadeof

trees!

WangPingflashedaswitchonacomputerscreen,andatableandsomechairsrofrom

underthefloorasifbymagic."Whynotsitdownandeatalittle?"hesaid."Youmayfind

lax,sincethereisnothingplannedon

owyou'llbereadyforsomevisits."Havingsaidthis,hespread

somefoodonthetable,eleft,Ihadabriefmeal

ted,Islidintobedandfellfastasleep.

Morenewslaterfromyour

lovingson,

LiQiang

UsingLanguage

IHAVESEENAMAZINGTHINGS

bedasan

enormousroundplate,itspinsslowlyinspacetoimitatethepulloftheearth'sgravity.

Ins(G)

showedusaroundalongamoveablepath.

G:e'regoingtoexamineoneofthe

typistsworking

onatypewriterorcomputer!Nomorepostageorpostcodes!Messagescannowbe

ntusinga"thoughtpad".Youplacethemetalbandoveryourhead,clearyourmind,

pressthendingbutton,thinkyourmessageandthenextinstantit''sstored

onthe"thoughtpad"'squick,efficientandenvironmentallyfriendly.

Theonlylimitationisiftheurdoesnotthinkhisorhermessageclearly,anunclear

annotblamethetoolsforthefaultsoftheur,can

we?

DuringtheexplanationIlookedatthepairofsmallobjectscalled"thoughtpads"onatable.

narybutsopowerful!WhileIwasobrving

them,thepathmoveduson.

G:Andnowladiesandgentlemen,weareinthe"environmentarea".Peopleudto

erubbishwasnttobeburiedorburned,amIfight?

(Wenodded.)Well,nowthere'sasystemwherethewasteisdispodofusingthe

machine,alwaysgreedyformore,swallowsallthe

bishisturnedintoveralgradesofufulmaterial,suchas

"fertilizer"forthefieldsand"soil"giswasted,andeverything,

evenplasticbags,idea,isn't'it?

Istaredatthemovingmodelofthewastemachine,inwe

movedon.

G:Ourthirdstopshowsthechangesthathavehappenedtoworkpractices.

Manufacturingnolongertakesplaceontheearthbutonspacestationslikethisone.

ots

producegoodssuchasdrugs,clothes,furniture,hoveringcarriages,sno

waste,nopollutionandnoenvironmentaldamage!However,thecompanieshaveto

vetomonitor

egoodsarereadythey'retransportedby

industrialspaceshipbacktoearth.

bwouldIdo?MymotivationincreadasIthoughtof

thewonderfulworldofthefuture.

Unit4Makingthenews

Reading

MYFIRSTWORKASSIGNMENT

"Unforgettable",saysnewjournalist

NeverwillZhouYang(ZY)forgethisfirstassignmentattheofficeofapopularEnglish

cussionwithhisnewboss,HuXin(HX),wastostronglyinfluencehis

lifeasajournalist.

HX:'redelightedyou'rstjobherewillbe

aveanyquestions?

ZY:CanIgooutonastoryimmediately?

HX:(laughing)That'sadmirable,butI'mafraiditwouldbeunusual!Waittillyou're

e'llputyouasanassistanttoanexperiencedjournalist.

Lateryoucancoverastoryandsubmitthearticleyourlf.

ZY:Ineedtotakewithme?Ialreadyhaveanotebookandcamera.

HX:'llhaveaprofessionalphotographerwithyoutotake

'llfindyourcolleaguesveryeagertoassistyou,soyoumaybe

abletoconcentrateonphotographylaterifyou'reinterested.

ZY:yamIinterestedinphotography,butItookanamateurcourat

universitytoupdatemyskills.

HX:Good.

ZY:WhatdoIneedtorememberwhenIgoouttocoverastory?

HX:youaskmanydifferentquestionswillyouacquireall

goodjournalistmusthaveagood

"no"ansyoumustbeabletoassswhenpeoplearenot

sturearchtoinform

themlvesofthemissingpartsofthestory.

ZY:WhatshouldIkeepinmind?

HX:Herecomesmylistofdosanddon'ts:don'tmissyourdeadline,don'tberode,don't

talktoomuch,butmakesureyoulistentotheintervieweecarefully.

ZY:Whyislisteningsoimportant?

HX:Well,ileyouhavetopreparethenext

questiondependingonwhatthepersonsays.

ZY:ButhowcanIlistencarefullywhiletakingnotes?

HX:Thisisatrickofthetrade,Iftheintervieweeagrees,youcanuarecordertogetthe

'ethe

evidencetosupportyourstory.

ZY:Ie!Haveyoueverhadacawheresomeoneaccudyourjournalistsofgetting

thewrongendofthestick?

HX:Yes,allerwasaccud

oftakingmoneyfordeliberatelynotscoringgoalssoastolettheotherteamwin.

arrangedaninterviewbetweenthefootballerandthemansuppodtobribehim.

Whenwesawthemtogetherweguesdfromthefootballer'sbodylanguagethathe

dilemmabecauthefootballercouldhavedemandeddamagesifwewerewrong.

Hetriedtostopuspublishingitbutlaterwewereprovedright.

ZY:Wow!Thatwasareal"scoop".I'mlookingforwardtomyfirstassignmentnow.

PerhapsI'llgetascooptoo!

HX:erknow.

UsingLanguage

创作编号：BG7531497SX

创作者：别如克*

GETTINGTHE"SCOOP"

"Quick,"saidtheeditor."itinthiditiontobeaheadof

ascoop."ZhouYanghadjustcomebackintotheofficeafter

aninterviewwithafamousfilmstar."Didhereallydothat?"askedsomeonefromthe

InternationalNewsDepartment."Yes,I'mafraidhedid,"o

work.

Hisfirsttaskwastowritehisstory,ghherealizedthe

manhadbeenlying,dhavetobe

etoo!oftraininghadtaughthimtowrite

ownathiscomputerandbegantowork.

ked

theevidence,antoeditthepiece

anddesignthemainheadlineandsmallerheading.“Thiswilllookverygoodonthepage,”

shesaid."Whereisagoodpictureofthisman?"Thenasthearticlewasgoingtobewritten

inEnglishZhouYangalsotookacopytothenativespeakeremployedbythenewspaperto

alsoveryhappywithZhouYang'sstory."Youarereallyableto

writeagoodfrontpagearticle,"all,the

chiefeditorreaditandapprovedit."Welldone,"hesaidtoZhouYang."Butpleashow

meyourevidencesowe'resurewe'vegotourfactsstraight.”“I’llbringittoyou

immediately,"saidZhouYangexcitedly.

Thenewsdeskeditortookthestoryandbegantoworkonallthestoriesandphotosuntil

informationwasthenreadytobeprocesdintofilm

ededfournegatives,as

themaincolourshadone

negativesheetandwhentheywerecombinedtheymadeacolouredpageforthenewspaper.

ngwaitedexcitedlyforthe

firstcopiestobeready."Wait611tonight,"hisfriendwhispered."Iexpecttherewillbe

coop!"

Unit5Firstaid

Reading

FIRSTAIDFORBURNS

ethreelayersof

skinwhichactasabarrieragainstdia,poisonsandthesun'

functionsofyourskinarealsoverycomplex:itkeepsyouwarmorcool;itpreventsyour

bodyfromlosingtoomuchwater;itiswhereyoufeelcold,heatorpainanditgivesyou

ucanimagine,ifyourskingetsburneditcanbeveryrious.

Firstaidisaveryimportantfirststepinthetreatmentofbums.

Causofburns

Youcangetburnedbyavarietyofthings:hotliquids,steam,fire,radiation(bybeing

clotohighheatorfire,etc),thesun,electricityorchemicals.

Typesofburns

recalledfirst,condorthirddegreeburns,

dependingon

whichlayersoftheskinareburned.

◎urnsarenot

esincludemildsunburn

andburnscaudbytouchingahotpan,stoveorironforamordent.

◎SeconddegreeburnsTheaffectboththetopandthecondlayeroftheskin.

esincludevere

sunburnandbumscaudbyhotliquids.

◎ThirddegreeburnsTheaffectallthreelayersoftheskinandanytissueand

esincludeburnscaudbyelectricshocks,burning

clothes,urnscauveryvereinjuriesandthevictim

mustgotohospitalatonce.

Characteristicsofburns

Firstdegreeburns

◎dry,redandmildlyswollen

◎mildlypainful

◎turnwhitewhenpresd

Seconddegreeburns

◎rough,redandswollen

◎blisters

◎waterysurface

◎extremelypainful

Thirddegreeburns

◎blackandwhiteandcharred

◎swollen;oftentissueunderthemcanbeen

◎littleornopainifnervesaredamaged;maybepain

aroundedgeofinjuredarea.

Firstaidtreatment

f

otherclothingandjewelleryneartheburn.

sttoplaceburnsunder

gentlyrunningwaterforabout10minutes.(Thecoolwaterstopstheburningprocess,

preventsthepainbecomingunbearableandreducesswelling.)Donotputcoldwateron

thirddegreeburns.

3Forfirstdegreeburns,placecool,clean,wetclothsonthemuntilthepainisnotso

onddegreeburns,keepclothscoolbyputtingthembackinabasinofcold

water,squeezingthemoutandplacingthemontheburnedareaoverandoveragainfor

aboutanhouruntilthepainisnotsobad.

ob,asthismaybreakanyblistersandthewound

maygetinfected.

5Covertheburnedareawithadry,

utbutter,oilorointmentonbumsastheykeepthe

heatinthewoundsandmaycauinfection.

6Ifbumsareonarmsorlegs,keepthemhigherthantheheart,are

ontheface,thevictimshouldsitup.

7Iftheinjuriesarecondorthirddegreebums,itisvitaltogetthevictimtothedoctor

orhospitalatonce.

UsingLanguage

HEROICTEENAGERRECEIVESAWARD

Seventeen-year-oldteenager,JohnJanson,washonouredattheLifesaverAwardslast

nightinRivertownforgivinglifesavingfirstaidonhisneighbourafterashocking

knifeattack.

Johnwasprentedwithhisawardataceremonywhichrecognizedthebraveryoften

peoplewhohadsavedthelifeofanother.

andhisfatherrushed

outside,scoveredthatAnneSlade,motherofthree,had

lyinginherfrontgardenbleedingvery

dshadalmostbeencutoff.

ItwasJohn'squickactionandknowledgeoffirstaidthatsavedMsSlade'

immediatelyaskedanumberofnearbypeopleforbandages,butwhennobodycouldput

theirhandsonany,ed

thetotreatthemostvereinjuriestoMsSlade'edthebleedingby

applyingpressuretothewoundsuntilthepoliceandambulancearrived.

"I'mproudofwhatIdidbutIwasjustdoingwhatI'dbeentaught,"Johnsaid.

congratulatingJohn,MrAlanSoutherton,DirectoroftheYoungLifesaverSchemesaid,

"ThereisnodoubtthatJohn'squickthinkingandthefirstaidskillshelearnedatschool

savedMsSlade'sthataknowledgeoffirstaidcanmakearealdifference."

Beforereceivingtheirawardslastnight,JohnandthenineotherLifeSaversattendeda

specialreceptionyesterdayhostedbythePrimeMinister.

创作编号：BG7531497SX

创作者：别如克*