精选24个英语话题高中英语课本巩固篇Word下载.docx
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Myfriend,Robert,hasatwinsisternamedAmanda.Thoughtheygetalongwell,therearesomethingsaboutAmandaandherfriendsthatpuzzleRobert.Hecannotunderstandhowgirlscantalkforsolong.Forexample,sometimeswhenheleavestheapartmenttoplayfootball,Amandaandherfriend,Sharon,aresittingonthesofa,continuingthesameconversationonthesametopic.OnedayRobertwassocuriousthatheaskedAmandawhattheytalkedabout,butshereplied,‘We’rebestfriends.Wetalkaboutalmosteverything----filmstars,popsongs,recipes,
everything!
’
Boysandgirlshavedifferentattitudestowardsfriendship.Friendshipsbetweengirlsareusuallyanchoredinsharedfeelingsandsupport,butfriendshipsbetweenboysarebasedonsharedactivitiesorinterests.Aboyislikelytobecautiousaboutsharinghisfeelingswithclosefriends.Agirl’sclosestfriend,however,mightbeeagertotellheraboutsomethingthathashappenedinherlife.
Manystudiesworldwideshowthatgirlshavemorefriendshipsthanboys.Infact,manyadolescentmalescannotnameasinglebestfriendship.Whenasked,theyusuallyhesitatebeforeresponding,‘Mybestfriend?
Icannotthinkaboutthat.Iambusywithmyhomework,andIhavesomanydifferentfriendsthatishardtochoosejustonebestfriend.’
Femaleswhohavebeenaskedcanusuallyanswerthequestionwithoutpausing,‘Abestfriend?
Ofcourse.Wehavealottosharewitheachother.Wedoalotofthingstogethersuchastalkingandshopping.’
Wehavetorealize:
boysshareactivities,whilegirlssharefeelings.Thequalitiesthatboysandgirlsconsiderimportantinafriendseemtothesame,regardlessofthebasisofthesefriendship.Theimportantthingtorememberisthatbothofthemarefriendships.Weallneedfriendsinourlives.
Whatfriendshipmeanstome
Whendecidingwhatismostimportantinlife,somepeoplechoosemoney,whileotherschoosethingslikesecurityandcomfort.However,forme,themostimportantthinginlifeisfriendship.Icannotimaginebeingwithoutit.
Friendshipmeansnotbeingalone.OnceIwastravelingbymyselfthroughBeijingonthewaytomygrandparents’house.Sincemynexttrainleftintheevening,Ihadadayforsightseeing.Ididnotmindbeingalone,butthenIsawallofthetouristshavingtheirpicturestakentogether,andIbeganfeelingsad.Iendedupreturningtothestationandspendingtherestofthedayinthewaitingroom.Lifeisnofunwithoutacompaniontoshareitwith.
FriendshipmeanshavingsomeoneIcanrelyon.Lastyear,Iforgotmyschoolbagonatrolleybus,andIlostallofmynotesforthefinalexam.YoucanimaginehowIpanicked.Luckilyforme,mybestfriendJennyletmecopyhernotes,andIusedtheminmyrevision.Thankstoherhelp,Iwasabletopasstheexam.
Friendshipmeansbeingcommittedtoothers.Thebestwaytohaveafriendistobeafriend.BecauseIamafriend,Ihavehadtolearnpatienceandmercy.OnceIhadaquarrelwithJenny,andshemadesomecruelcommentsaboutme.EventhoughIwashurt,Iforgaveherandshelatermadeanapology.Throughthisincidence,bothofushavebecomebetterpeople.However,ifIhadendedourfriendship,wewouldhavebothlearnednothing.
Inconclusion,whenweareoldandlookbackonourlives,whatwillweremember?
Willwerememberthethingsweboughtortheplaceswehavebeento?
No,wewillrememberthosewhomwelovedandthosewholovedus.Wewillrememberourfriends.
B)Youaregoingtoplanandconductasurveyandprepareanoralreporttopresenttoyourclassaboutattitudestowardsfriendship.Youwillbeabletostartyourprojectafteryouanswerthefollowingquestions.
1.Whatistheprimarypurposeofyoursurvey?
2.Whowillyouchoosetosurvey?
3.Howwillyoudesignyoursurvey?
4.Howmanyquestionswillask?
5.Whowillwritethesurveyquestions?
6.Whowillworkouttheresults?
7.Whowillwritethereport?
8.Whowillpresenttheoralreport?
(二)
A)SarahisfromtheUSA.ShehasbeenteachingEnglishinNanjingforfiveyears.Shewritesanewspapercolumncalled‘Chinathroughaforeigner’eyes’foranewspaperintheUSA.Readoneofherarticles.
Familylife,bargainingandtipping
IhaveleanedalotaboutChineselifewhileteachinginnNanjing,China.WhenIfirstcametoChina,thereweremanythingsIdidnotunderstand.Now,IhaveabetterunderstandingofChinesecultureandfinditveryinteresting.
FamilylifeisquitedifferentinChina.IntheUSA,manypeopleleavehomeaftertheyfinishtheireducationandstartworking.However,inChina,itiscommonforpeopletolivewiththeirparentsuntiltheygetmarried.Also,manyofmyChinesefriendstoldmethattheirgrandparentslivedwiththemandhelpedtakecareofthemwhentheywerechildren.IthoughtitwasunusualbecauseitisrareforgrandparentstolivewiththeirchildrenandgrandchildrenintheUSA.ItseemsthatAmericansthinkindependenceismoreimportantwhileChinesethinkfamilyrelationshipsaremoreimportant.
BargainingisanotherChinesecustomthatIhavetriedtolearn.IntheUSA,pricesaresetandyoucannotaskforalowerprice,whereasinChina,insomesmallstoresandtouristspots,youareexpectedtobargain.IaskedmyChinesefriendstoteachmehowtobargain.TheytoldmethatIshouldaskfor40percentor50percentoffthepricethatthesalespersonfirstoffersme.Then,Ishouldtellthesalespersonthatthesameitemischeaperatanotherstore.Ifthesalespersondoesnotagreetomyprice,Ishouldpretendtoleaveandhemightaskmetocomebackandsellmetheitemforalowerprice.BargainingisaskillthatyouhavetopracticeifyouliveinChina.
Onecustomthathasbeeneasytoadjusttoisnottipping.IntheUSA,manypeopleintheserviceindustry,especiallywaitersandtaxidrivers,expectextramoneyforservingcustomers.TippingisnotapartofChineseculture.OnceItriedtotipataxidriver.Helookedalittleconfusedandrefusedtotakethemoney.ThiscausesproblemswhenIgobacktotheUSAforvacation,becausesometimesIforgettotipwhenIshould!
InChina,youlearnsomethingneweveryday!
Answerthefollowingquestionsaboutthearticle.
1IntheUSA,whendomanyyoungpeopleleavehome?
2WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthefamilyrelationshipsinChina?
3Whydoestheauthortellsthesalespersonthattheitemischeaperatanothershop?
4Istheauthorgoodatbargaining?
5Whatdoestheauthorthinkabouttipping?
Readthetextquicklyandanswerthesequestions.
1HowlongdidWeiHuastayinBritain?
2WhatwasthenameofWeiHua’classteacher?
3WhatdidWeiHuamakeinherWoodworkclass>
(三)
SchoollifeintheUK
GoingtoaBritishhighschoolforoneyearwasaveryenjoyableandexcitingexperienceforme.IwasveryhappywiththeschoolhoursinBritainbecauseschoolstartsaround9a.m,andendsabout3.30p.m.ThismeansIcouldgetupanhourlaterthanusualasschoolsinChinabeginbefore8a.m.
Onthefirstday,allstudentswenttoattendassembly.IsatnexttoagirlwhosenamewasDiane.Wesoonbecamebestfriends.Duringassembly,theheadmastertoldusabouttherulesoftheschool.Healsotoldusthatthebestwaytolearnrespectfromtheschoolwastoworkhardandachievehighgrades.ThissoundedlikemyschoolinChina.
Ihadmanyteachersinthepastyearandtheyeachtaughtonlyonesubject.MyHeywoodwasmyclassteacher.MyfavoriteteacherwasMissBurke.ShewastheteacherwhotaughtusEnglishLiterature.Inourclasstherewere29students.ThisisabouttheaveragesizeforBritishschools.Wehadtomovetodifferentclassroomsfordifferentclasses.Wealsohaddifferentstudentsinsomeclasses,soitwasdifficulttorememberallthefacesandnames.
IfoundthehomeworkwasnotasheavyaswhatIusedtogetinmyoldschool,butitwasabitchallengingformeatfirstbecauseallthehomeworkwasinEnglish.IfeltluckyasallmyteacherswereveryhelpfulandIenjoyedallmysubjects:
English,History,EnglishLiterature,ComputerScience,Maths,Science,PE,Art,CookingandFrench.
MyEnglishimprovedalotasIusedEnglisheverydayandspentanhoureachdayreadingEnglishbooksinthelibrary.IusuallywenttotheComputerClubatlunchtime,soIcoulde-mailmyfamilyandfriendsbackhomeforfree.IalsohadanextraFrenchclassonTuesdayevenings.CookingwasreallyfunasIlearnedhowtobuy,prepareandcookfood.Attheendoftermweheldaclasspartyandweallhadtocooksomething.IwasgladthatallmyclassmatesenjoyedthecakeImade.
StudentsattheschoolhavetostudyMaths,EnglishandScience,butcandropsomesubjectsiftheydonotlikethem,forexample,History,FrenchandArt.TheycanchooseothersubjectslikeWoodwork,ComputerScienceorLanguagessuchasSpanishandGerman.IntheWoodworkclassImadeasmalltable.Thoughitdidnotlooklikeatablewhenitwasfinished,Istilllikeditverymuch.
ImissedChinesefoodalotatlunchtime.Britishfoodisverydifferent.Britishpeopleeatlotsofdessertsaftertheirmainmeal.Afterlunch,weusuallyplayedontheschoolfield.SometimesIjustrelaxedunderatreeorsatonthegrass.
Iwasreallyluckytiexperiencethisdifferentwayoflife,andIreallyhopethatsomedayIcangobackandstudyinManchesteragain.
Topic2
Goldendays
ItisnicetolookbackonmyschooldaysinthecountrysideinEngland.Ihadallmyfriendsaroundmeandtheencouragementandguidanceofmyfamily.Mywholelife
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