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牛津上海版高一下课文2牛津高一下课文天王Unit1ReadingThePhantomoftheOperaReadthisshortstoryadaptedfromthenovelThePhantomoftheOpera.TheParisOperaHousewasahugebuilding.Beneaththebuildingtherewasastrange,darklake.Onthislakewasanisland.Onthatisland,onehundredyearsago,livedthePhantom.Atbirthhewassouglythathisownmothermadehimwearamask.Sheforcedhimtoleavehomewhilehewasstillachild.HethenspentyearswanderingtheEarthuntilhefoundhishomeontheisland.Yet,thismonsterofamanlovedsinging,andhadawonderfulvoice.ThephantomfellinlovewithChristine,abeautifulyoungsingerattheOpera.Heoftensangtoherlateatnight,hidingbehindasecretwallinherroombecausehewasafraidoflettingherseehisface.HetaughtherhowtosingandhelpedhergetbetterrolesintheOpera.Christineenjoyedlisteningtohisvoice,too.3However,thePhantomwantedChristineforhimself.Hekidnappedherfromthestageinfrontofthewholeaudience.Then,hetookherdowntohissecrethomeonthelake.Onlyonemanwasbraveenoughtofollow.HewasRaoul,ayoungmanwholovedChristine.RaoultriedtorescueChristine,butthePhantomcapturedhimandputhiminaprison.InthePhantom’shouse,Christinepulledoffhismaskandsawtherealman.Atfirst,shewasshockedathishorriblefacewithyelloweyesandnonose,butthenshefeltsorryabouthissuffering.Sheunderstoodhowlonelyhislifehadbeen.Shegentlykissedhisface.NowomanhadevertouchedthePhantombefore.Christine’skissmadehimcrywithjoy.HereleasedRaoul,andtoldhimtotakeChristinetosafety.Bynow,agroupofpeoplehadreachedthePhantom’shouse.Theyburstin,readytokillhim.AtthatmomentthePhantomdisappearedandwasneverseenagain.4Unit1MRTheConcertHallwhichmovedReadingthiscuttingfromacityguideforShanghaitoseehowoneconcerthallwaskeptfromdestruction.InApril2003,theShanghaiConcertHallwasliftedintotheair,andthenmoved66.46metresaway.The5,650-tonnebuildingwasdeignedandbiltin1930byChinesearchitectsZhaoShenandFanWenzhao.Originally,thebuildingwasusedforshowingfilms.In1959,itwaschangedintoaconcerthall.Someoftheworld’stopmusicians,includingthefamouscellistYo-YoMaandtheviolinistIsaacStern,playedthere.By2002,however,theShanghaiConcertHallfacedsomedifficulties.Thebuildingwasoldandneededrepair.Also,anelevatedroadhadbeenbuiltnearby.Thenoiseofthetrafficfromtheroaddrownedouttheconcerts.Onewayofsavingtheconcerthallwasmovingit.So,overaneight-dayperiod,workersusedmachinerytolifttheconcerthallintotheair.Theythen5pusheditalongrailstoanewlocationawayfromtheelevatedroad.TheShanghaiConcertHallwascompletelyrestoredafterbeingmoved.Itwasalsomadelargertoseatmorepeople.On1October2004itreopenedwithaconcertbytheBritishRoyalPhilharmonicOrchestra.Withnewpaintandanewlocation,thecharmoftheconcerthallwasbroughtbacktolife.Unit2ReadingTwoGeniusesAlbertEinsteinwasaveryfamousscientistinthetwentiethcentury.Readthislegendabouthiminamagazinearticle.AmanypeopleregardAlbertEinstein(1879-1955)asagenius.Hisattempttoexplaintheworkingsoftheuniverseledtothedevelopmentofnuclearenergy.Einsteinusedtosaythattheonlygifthehadwascuriosity,butthisstoryabouthmshowsthathealsohadasenseofhumour.Asayoungmanwithagrowingreputation,6Einsteinreceivedmanyinvitationstoexplainhistheoriesatdifferentuniversities.Onthesetripshisdriverwasalwaysthesame----amancalledHans.Hansoftensaidtohim,‘It’sapleasuretodriveageniuslikeyou,Dr.Einstein.’Oneevening,ontheirwaytoadistantuniversity,Einsteinsaid,‘IwishIdidn’thavetogivemylecturetonight,Hans.I’msotired,butIdon’tanttoletmyaudiencedown.’‘Youdon’thavetogivethelecture,’saidHans.‘Icangiveitforyou.I’velistenedtoyourlecturesomanytimesthatI’velearntitbyheart.Nooneknowyouatthisuniversity,sotheywon’tfindout.’EinsteinagreedwithHans,sotheychangedplaces.Attheuniversity,Hanswasguidedtoaplatform,wherehestoodsurroundedbyprofessorsandstudents.Einsteintookaseatintheaudience,listenedtoHansgivehislectureperfectly,andjoinedintheapplauseattheend.However,beforeHanslefttheplatform,aprofessorshoutedfromtheaudience,‘I’dliketo7askyouadifficultquestion.’HethenaskedaquestionsocomplexthatHanshadnoideawhathewastalkingabout.Einsteinthought,‘Ohno!Nowwe’reintrouble.’ButHansjustlaughedandsaid,‘That’snotadifficultquestion.Infact,it’ssoeasythatevenmydriverknowshowtoanswerit.Hans,please…’Einsteinstoodupandansweredthequestionperfectly.Theylefttheuniversity,withEinsteindriving.Alittlelater,Hansofferedtodrive.‘No,myfriend,’laughedEinstein.‘It’sapleasuretodriveageniuslikeyou,Hans.’Unit2MRTheNobelPrizeReadthisleafletabouttheNoblePrizeAlfredNobelwasaninventorborninSweden.Whenhediedin1896,heleftalotofmoneyandproperty.ThiswasthenworthaboutninemillionUSdollars,andlaterbecametheoriginalsourceoftheworld-famousNobelPrize.8Nobelbelievedthatthespreadofknowledgewouldmaketheworldabetterplace.Theyearly-awardedprizesaregiventohonourthosewhohelpmankind.Nobelsaidthattheprizesshouldhonour‘themostimportantdiscoveriesorinventions’inphysics,chemistry,physiologyormedicineand‘themostoutstandingworks’inliterature.Since1901.theNobelPrizehasbeenpresentedtothewinnerson10December,theanniversaryofAlfredNobel’sdeath.AttheawardceremonyintheStockholmConcertHall,thekingofSwedenhandseachwinneradiplomaandamedal.Theceremonyisfollowedbyalargebanquetforabout1,300peopoelAmongthegu