1、必修一 Unit 1 The Freshman ChallengeHi! My name is Adam and Im a freshman at senior high school. _ (go) from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was a little _ (confuse).First, I had to think very _ (careful) about which courses I wanted to take. The schoo
2、l adviser helped me choose the _ (suit) ones: maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, _ I hope to be fluent when I graduate. My adviser _ (recommend) that I should sign up for _ (advance) literature because I like English and Im good a
3、t it.I had to choose extra-curricular _ (activity), too. I tried to join the school football team, but the coach told me that I didnt play well enough. _ (obvious), I was unhappy, but I wont quit. Ill find a way _ (improve) on my own so that I can make the team next year. I _ (join) a volunteer club
4、 instead. Every Wednesday, we work at a soup kitchen and hand out food _ homeless people in the community.I know Ill have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being _ (responsibility) for a lot more. Im a bit worried about _ (keep) up with the other students in my advanced
5、 course, and itll be quite difficult _ (get) used to all the homework. Still, Im happy to be there. _ (study) hard isnt always fun, but Ill be well _ (prepare) for university or _ else comes in the future.Unit 1 Write a Letter of Advice10 September 2018Dear Worried Friend,You wrote that you are very
6、 _ (worry) about your friend, Chen Lei. I understand quite well that you are _ (anxiety) and feel terrible. You think that your friend _ (play) computer games too often and spends too much time online.I recommend that you talk to your friend about his _ (behave). It is not unusual for teenagers of y
7、our generation _ (attract) to computer games and the online world. But _ (spend) too much time online is unhealthy and makes _ very difficult to focus _ other things in life. Some students even become _ (addict) to the Internet and cannot concentrate _ school and family life. I think you should enco
8、urage your friend _ (try) new hobbies. Why not discuss the problem together? I am sure he will listen to you, _ you are his good friend.Unit 1 Workbook The Face-down GenerationIf you were born in the 2000s, you _ (call) the oh-ohs. The 21st century. That would make you young, _ (create), connected,
9、global, and no doubt smart. Maybe good-looking, too. Right? But _ do other people think about your generation?Some adults worry that youre more interested in the screen in front of you _ the world around you. They think of you _ the “face-down generation” because you use your phone so much. They won
10、der _ you will deal with school, friends, and family. Are todays teenagers too busy _ (text) and taking selfies to become in real life or “IRL”, as you would say?Other adults worry that todays youth _ (spoil) and dont want to face the challenges of adult life. Many children born in the 1990s and 200
11、0s were raised by “helicopter parents”. They were always there to guide and help their children with a busy schedule _ (fill) with homework and after-school activities such as dancing, drawing, or sports. With parents _ do everything for them, todays youth seem to prefer to live like teenagers even
12、when they are _ their 20s or 30s.Does the face-down generation need a heads-up? Well, probably not. The fact is that many of todays teenagers are better _ (educate) and more creative than past generations. They seem to be willing to become leaders. More young people than ever volunteer _ (help) thei
13、r communities. _ are also brave young people such as Malala Yousafzai, the teenager who won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for pushing girls rights to go to school.So if youre one of the oh-ohs, theres reason to be _ (hope) about the future. Things are looking up for the face-down generation. _ (chance)
14、 are that you will do great and laugh out loud.Unit 2 Explore PeruPERU is a country _ the Pacific coast of South America _ three main areas: narrow, dry, flat land _ (run) along the coast, the Andes Mountains and the Amazon rainforest.In the 1400s and 1500s, Peru was _ centre of the _ (power) ancien
15、t Inca Empire. The Inca emperor lived _ the now-famous site Machu Picchu. Spain took control of Peru in the 16th century and _ (rule) until 1821. It is _ this reason that Spanish is the main _ (office) language of Peru.Amazon Rainforest Tour_ short flight from Cusco takes you from the Andes into the
16、 Amazon rainforest. From there, youll spend one day _ (travel) by boat to your _ (accommodate) in the middle of the forest. You can then spend three days _ (explore) the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals unique _ the rainforest.Machu Picchu TourThis four-day walking t
17、our will take you on _ (amaze) paths through the Andes Mountains on the way _ the city of Machu Picchu. After _ (reach) your destination, you will have a day _ (explore) and be amazed by this ancient city. _ (especial) amazing is the Incas dry stone method of building. Inca builders cut stones to ex
18、act sizes so that nothing _ (need) to hold walls together other than the perfect fit of the stones.Cusco TourSpend four days enjoying the unique Spanish and local Indian culture high in the Andes at Cusco, _ capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th _ the 16th century. Stay in a local hotel, visit th
19、e museums, admire the architecture, enjoy the excellent local food _ go shopping at the local markets.Lake Titicaca TourEnjoy the beautiful countryside _ you spend a day driving along the new highway _ (connect) Cusco to Lake Titicaca. There, a boat will take you to stay with a local Uros family on
20、an island for three days. Both the island and the Uros homes _ (make) of water plants from the lake.So come and experience _ Peru has to offer: Everything from the ancient Inca culture and centuries-old Spanish villages _ deep rain forests, high mountains, and a beautiful coastline.For more brochure
21、s and other package tours around Peru, contact us _ tourinfotravelperu.org.Unit 2 Write to a Friend about a Travel PlanMy time here in China is going well. I love my new school and classmates. Over the October holiday, my parents and I are planning to go to Xian _ (see) the Terracotta Army. Ive hear
22、d that it is an _ (amaze) sight, and I cant wait _ (go). To me, the story of the Terracotta Army is almost unbelievable. Its amazing that there are more than 8,000 statues, and no one in modern times knew about them _ the 1970s.Were also planning to visit several other places in Xian. My dad and I a
23、re both looking forward to _ (go) to the Shaanxi History Museum, _ my dad loves history and I have heard that this museum _ (know) as a “Chinese treasure house”! Were also going to the Xian City Wall and a few other famous _ (sight). Were taking the train, _ (leave) the day before the October holida
24、y begins. Were arriving at 9:30 a.m. and will start sightseeing right away, So I hope we sleep well on the train!I guess thats all for now! Ill write again soon and send photos! Do you have any plans for the _ (come) holiday? Hope to hear from you soon.TERRACOTTA ARMYCome and see the Terracotta Army
25、: more than 8,000 statues were made in the third centuryBCE _ (guard) the tomb of the Chinese Emperor Qinshihuang! Each statue has a different face, _ (lead) researchers to believe that each one is _ copy of a real soldier. The statues fill only one part of the emperors huge tomb, _ still has not be
26、en completely unearthed. More than 700,000 people worked for nearly 40 years to build this tomb. However, no one in modern times knew about the tomb or the terracotta statues until 1974, _ some farmers discovered the tomb while they _ (dig) a well! Unit 2 Workbook Be a Good TouristTourism can be bot
27、h good and bad. Yes, it brings _ money for the local economy and creates lots of jobs for locals, but it may also bring some problems.One _ (grow) problem is tourists who want to prove that they _ (visit) a destination. Tourists have used paint, rocks, or even _ (key) to write on the Luxor Temple in
28、 Egypt, the Colosseum in Rome, Stonehenge in the UK, memorial stones at the bottom of Qomolangma, _ many, many other places. Thousands of tourists sites _ (destroy) by tourists who “love them to death”. I have three words for people like this: please stop it. If you want to leave _ mark on the world
29、, do it by changing someones life with kindness and love. Pass kindness along _ future generations, not destruction. _ big problem in some places has been tourists _ (disturb) the local people and life. Some tourists wander around and take pictures of local people without asking for their _ (permit)
30、. For example, Chiang Mai University in Thailand and Yonsei University in South Korea have great numbers of tourists visiting their campuses _ walking through their libraries and other public areas, taking pictures of students and disturbing their studies. I have three words for tourists like this:
31、please be _ (consider). Have fun in a way _ does not disturb others.The number of problems from tourists is endless: walking _ large groups without considering others who need to walk by, crossing roads without _ (observe) local traffic laws, and many more. The only way _ (solve) the issue of the te
32、rrible tourist is to make sure that you are not one! Be the best, _ (kind), most polite tourist possible. Remember, whenever you step outside your countrys borders, you are representing your country _ the rest of the world.Unit 2 Workbook Expanding Your WorldDear Sir,Pisa is a fine old city. The hou
33、ses are well-built; the streets open, straight, and well-paved; the shops well-furnished; and the markets well-supplied. There are some beautiful palaces. The churches are built _ taste and well decorated. There is a stone wharf _ each side of the Arno River (阿诺河), which _ (run) through the city, an
34、d there are three bridges over it. _ number of people there is rather small. This gives the place _ air of wonderful quietness, which is very _ (please).Of course, I visited the beautiful leaning tower, which is eight floors high, each _ (have) a round of columns, rising one above another. It leans
35、_ far on one side that if you dropped a stone from the top, which is 188 feet high, it would fall 16 feet _ the base of the tower. I would have never dreamt that this would _ (happen) for any other reason than an accident; but some people have said that it was done _ purpose by the architect! Anyone
36、 with eyes can see that the columns on one side _ (sink) rather far. These leaning towers are not uncommon in Italy; there is one in Bologna (博洛尼亚), another in Venice (威尼斯), a third between Venice and Ferrara (费拉拉), and _ fourth at Ravenna (拉韦纳) .A _ (much) interesting person you might meet in Italy
37、 is the Improvisatore; this is _ they call certain people who have the _ (surprise) ability to make up poems on any subject _ you suggest. Mr Corvesi, my landlord, has a son who is _ (amazing) good at this. When a subject _ (give), his brother picks up his violin to play along _ he begins to make up
38、 poems with wonderful speed and skill. He will, at a minutes _ (warn), recite two or three hundred beautifully _ (write) verses, with compliments to the listeners! The Italians are so fond of poetry that many of them _ (memory) the best parts of their great poets; these are the sources _ which the I
39、mprovisatori take their rhymes, rhythms, and expressions.Tobias SmollettUnit 3 Choose your favourite athleteAs a player, Lang Ping brought honour and glory to her country. As a coach, she led Chinese womens volleyball team to medals at world championships and the Olympics. As a person, Lang Ping _ (
40、love) by fans at home and abroad. When the Chinese team _ (prepare) for the 2015 World Cup, her _ (determine) was tested. The team that Lang Ping had built was falling _. One of _ best players had been _ (injure), and the team captain had to leave because of heart problems. _ (lose) two important pl
41、ayers was a big challenge, _ Lang Ping did not lose heart. She _ (face) difficulties before, and she knew that her young players could win if they worked together _ a team. Two weeks _ (late), they were world champions! Then in 2016, Lang Ping led her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil. When
42、Michael Jordans _ (foot) left the ground, time seemed to stand still. The player _ became known as “Air Jordan” changed basketball with his _ (grace) moves and jumps. Jordans skills were _ (impress), but the mental _ (strong) that he showed made him unique. In the final _ (second) of a game, Jordan
43、seemed to find a way _ (win). Jordan says that the secret _ his success is learning from his failures. “I can accept failure; everyone fails at something. But I cant accept not trying.” Losing games taught him _ (practise) harder and never give up. In life, Jordan has learnt to share his _ (succeed)
44、 with others. The Boys and girls Club which he started in Chicago _ (help) young people since 1996. Unit 3 Going PositiveI always wanted to look _ the slim girls on TV even _ I knew that it was impossible. I worried about my _ (weigh) and tried every new diet I read about online. I tried no-fat, low-fat, 5:2, only bananas, no bananas I almost went bananas, too.Then I read an article _ said instead of asking “Am I fat?” I should be asking “Am I fit?” I had no
