2019人教版新教材-高中英语-必修一

人教版2019高中英语新教材必修一课本Unit1TheFreshmanChallengeHi!MynameisAdamandI’mafreshmanatseniorhighschool.Goingfromjuniorhighschooltoseniorhighschoolisareallybigchallenge.Thefirstweekwasalittleconfusing.First,IhadtothinkverycarefullyaboutwhichcoursesIwantedtotake.Theschooladviserhelpedmechoosethesuitableones:maths,English,chemistry,worldhistory,andChinese.IknowthatChineseisaverydifficultlanguage,butIhopetobefluentwhenIgraduate.MyadviserrecommendedthatIshouldsignupforadvancedliteraturebecauseIlikeEnglishandI’mgoodatit.Ihadtochooseextra-curricularactivities,too.Itriedtojointheschoolfootballteam,butthecoachtoldmethatIdidn’tplaywellenough.Obviously,Iwasunhappy,butIwon’tquit.I’llfindawaytoimproveonmyownsothatIcanmaketheteamnextyear.Ijoinedavolunteerclubinstead.EveryWednesday,weworkatasoupkitchenandhandoutfoodtohomelesspeopleinthecommunity.IknowI’llhavetostudyharderasaseniorhighschoolstudentandgetusedtobeingresponsibleforalotmore.I’mabitworriedaboutkeepingupwiththeotherstudentsinmyadvancedcourse,andit’llbequitedifficulttogetusedtoallthehomework.Still,I’mhappytobethere.Studyinghardisn’talwaysfun,butI’llbewellpreparedforuniversityorwhateverelsecomesinthefuture.Unit2ExplorePeruPeruisacountryonthePacificcoastofSouthAmericawiththreemainareas:narrow,dryflatlandrunningalongthecoast,theAndesMountains,andtheAmazonrainforest.Inthe1400sand1500s,PeruwasthecentreofthepowerfulancientIncaEmpire.TheIncaemperorlivedinthenow-famoussiteMachuPicchu.SpaintookcontrolofPeruinthe16thcenturyandruleduntil1821.ItisforthisreasonthatSpanishisthemainofficiallanguageofPeru.AmazonRainforestTourAshortflightfromCuscotakesyoufromtheAndesintotheAmazonrainforest.Fromthere,you’llspendonedaytravellingbyboattoyouraccommodationinthemiddleoftheforest.Youcanthenspendthreedaysexploringtherainforestwithalocalguideandenjoyingtheplantsandanimalsuniquetotherainforest.MachuPicchuTourThisfour-daywalkingtourwilltakeyouonamazingpathsthroughtheAndesMountainsonthewaytothecityofMachuPicchu.Afterreachingyourdestination,youwillhaveadaytoexploreandbeamazedbythisancientcity.EspeciallyamazingistheIncas’drystonemethodofbuilding.Incabuilderscutstonestoexactsizessothatnothingwasneededtoholdwallstogetherotherthantheperfectfitofthestones.CuscoTourSpendfourdaysenjoyingtheuniqueSpanishandlocalIndianculturehighintheAndesatCuscothecapitaloftheIncaEmpirefromthe13thuntilthe16thcentury.Stayinalocalhotel,visitthemuseums,admirethearchitecture,enjoytheexcellentlocalfood,andgoshoppingatthelocalmarkets.LakeTiticacaTourEnjoythebeautifulcountrysideasyouspendadaydrivingalongthenewhighwayconnectingCuscotoLakeTiticaca.There,aboatwilltakeyoutostaywithalocalUrosfamilyonaislandforthreedays.BoththeislandandtheUroshomesaremadeofwaterplantsfromthelake.Unit3LivingLegendsLangPingAsaplayer,LangPingbroughthonorandglorytohercountry.Asacoach,sheledtheChinawomen’svolleyballteamtomedalsatworldchampionshipsandtheOlympics.Asaperson,sheislovedbyfansathomeandabroad.WhentheChineseteamwaspreparingforthe2015WorldCup,herdeterminationwastested.TheteamthatLangPinghadbuiltwasfallingapart.Oneofthebestplayershadbeeninjured,andtheteamcaptainhadtoleavebecauseofheartproblems.Losingtwoimportantplayerswasabigchallenge,butLangPingdidnotloseheart.Shehadfaceddifficultiesbefore,andsheknewthatheryoungplayerscouldwiniftheyworkedtogetherasateam.Twoweekslater,theywereworldchampions!Thenin2016,LangPingledhervolleyballteamtoOlympicgoldinBrazil.MichaelJordanWhenMichaelJordan’sfeetlefttheground,timeseemedtostandstill.Theyplayerwhobecameknownas“AirJordan”changedbasketballwithhisgracefulmovesandjumps.Jordan’sskillswereimpressive,butthementalstrengththatheshowedmadehimunique.Inthefinalsecondsofagame,Jordanalwaysseemedtofindawaytowin.Jordansaysthatthesecrettohissuccessisleaningformhisfailures.“Icanacceptfailure;everyonefailsatsomething.ButIcan’tacceptnottrying.”Losinggamestaughthimtopracticeharderandnevergiveup.Inlife,Jordanhaslearnttosharehissuccesswithothers.TheBoysandGirlsClubwhichhestartedinChicagohasbeenhelpingyoungpeoplesince1996.