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牛津9A课文
Unit1Wisemeninhistory
Archimedesandthegoldencrown
OnedayinancientGreece,KingHieroaskedacrownmakertomakehimagoldencrown.Atfirst,hewasveryhappywithit.
“it'sanicecrown,isn'tit?
”heaskedhismen.Later,however,hebegantodoubtthatitwasarealgoldencrown.“Isitmadecomp
letelyofgold?
”hewondered.HesentittoArchimedesandaskedhimtofindoutthetruth.
”thought
“Thisproblemseemsdifficulttosolve.WhatshouldIdo?
Archimedes.
Archimedeswasstillthinkingaboutthisproblemashefilledhisbathwithwater.Whenhegotintothebath,somewaterranover.
“That'sit!
”shoutedArchimedes.“Iknowhowtosolvetheking'sproblem!
”
Archimedeswentstraighttothepalacetoseetheking.First,heweighedthecrownandaskedthekingforsomegoldofthesameweight.
Next,heputtwopotsintotwobigbowlsandfilledbothpotswithwater.Heputthegoldintoonepotandsomewaterranintothebowl.Thenheputthecrownintotheotherpot.Thistime,evenmorewaterranintothebowl.
“Lookatthis,”saidArchimedestoKingHiero.“Acrownmadecomp
letelyofgoddisplaceslesswaterthanacrownmadeofgoldandanothermetal.Thiscrowndisplacedmorewaterthangoldandanothermetal.Thiscrowndisplacedmorewaterthangoldofthesameweight,soI'mcertainthatit'snotcompletelymadeofgold.”
“Thecrownmaddertrickedme,didn'the?
Whatabadmanheis!
”shoutedKingHiero.Hethensentthecrownmakertoprison.
Morepractice
CaoChongweighsanelephant
Oneday,SunQuansentCaoCaoapresent.Itwasahugeelephant.CaoCaowantedtofindouttheweightoftheelephant.
“Whatahugeanimalitis!
Cananyonetellmehowtoweighit?
heaskedthecrowdaroundhim.
“Canwegetalargescale?
”askedasoldier.However,noonecouldfindascalelargeenough.
“Canwecutitup>”askedanothersoldier..“No.Idon'twant
tokillit,”saidCaoCao.Justthen,youngCaoChonghadawonderfulidea.“Icanweightheelephant!
”hesaid“letmehaveatry.”
CaoChongaskedsomesoldierstoleadtheelephantontoaboat.Astheheavyanimalwalkedontoit,theboatwentlowerintothewater.CaoChongdrewalineonthesideoftheboattomarkhowlowitwent.Theelephantwasthentakenofftheboatandtheboatwasfilledwithrocksuntilitwentdownagainandwaterreachedthelineontheboat.CaoChongthenweighedtherocks.Headdeduptheweightofalltherocksandsaid,“Thisistheweightoftheelephant.”
CaoCaowasveryhappywithhisson.“Mysonisveryclever,isnhe”hesaid.Everyoneagreed.
Unit2Greatminds
Twogeniuses
ManypeopleconsiderAlbertEinstein(1879-1955)agenius.Thisstoryabouthimshowsthathealsohadasenseofhumour.
Einsteinoftenreceivedinvitationstoexplainhistheoriesatdifferentuniversities.Onthesetrips,hisdriverHansoftensaidtohim,“It'sapleasuretodriveageniuslikeyou,DrEinstein.
Oneevening,ontheirwaytoauniversity,Einsteinsaid,sotired.IwishIcouldavoidgivingmylecturetonight,Hans,butIdon’twanttoletmyaudieneedown.”
“Iknowwhattodo,”saidHans.“Icangivethelectureforyou.Youcantrustme.I'velistenedtoyourlecturesomanytimesthatI'velearntitbyheart.Nooneknowsyouatthisuniversity,
sotheywon'tfindout.”
So,theychangedplaces.Ttheuniversity,Hanswasguidedtothefrontofthehall.Einsteintookaseat,listenedtoHansgivehislecturewithoutdifficulty,andjoinedintheapplauseattheend.
However,beforeHansleft,amanshouted,“I'dliketoaskyoua
question.”HethenaskedaquestionsodifficultthatHanshadnoideawhathewastalkingabout.
Einsteinturnedpale.“Ohno!
”hethought.“Nowwerein
trouble.“ButHansjustlaughedandsaid,“That'ssuchaneasy
questionthatevenmydrivercananswerit.Hans,please•…”
Einsteinstoodupandansweredthequestionperfectly.
Theylefttheuniversity,withEinsteindriving.Alittlelater,
Hansofferedtodrive.“No,”laughedEinstein,“It'sapleasure
todriveageniuslikeyou,Hans.”
Morepractice
Einsteinandthelittlegirl
Oneafternoon,Einsteinwaswalkinghomefromwork.Atthesametime,a12-year-oldgirlwaswalkinghomefromschool.Theyweresoonwalkingsidebyside.Thegirllookedathimcuriouslyfromtimetotime.
“butyoulookjustlikeAlbert
“Pardonme,”thegirlsaid,Einstein.”
”Einsteinsaid.
“That'sbecauseIamAlbertEinstein!
“Idon'tbelieveyou,Einsteinisagenius,.Butyouyoucan'tbeveryclever.”
thegirlsaid.“Everyoneknowsthat
'rewearingyoursweaterbackwards,so
Einsteinbegantolaugh.honestwithme,someonetellmethetruthaboutmylook.
“Yourethefirstpersontobeso“hesaidtothegirl.
“it'sapleasuretohear
Afterthatday,thegirloftenwenttovisitEinstein'shouse
afterschool.Oneafternoon,thegirl'smotherwenttovisit
Einstein.Sheaskedhimwhyhespentsomuchtimewithherdaughter.
“Ourfriendshipiseasytoexplain,”Einsteinsaid.“Your
daughtertellsmethetruthaboutmylookandbringsmecookies.Inreturn,IhelpherwithherMathshomework.”
Unit3Familylife
Familylifeincities
Paulainterviewedtwoteenagersforaprogrammeonfamilylife.
Sheaskedthemsomequestions.Herearetheiranswers.
Emily(aged15)
Well,therearejustthreeofus:
mymum,mydadandme.
HaveIgotmanypossessions?
Yes,I'vegotalotofthings:
abigTV,anewcomputerandamobilephone.
No,I'mnotexpectedtodothehousework.
Wegooutfordinnertogethersometimes,butmydadisoftenabroadonbusiness,andmymumworkstoo.Weusuallyjustdoourownpersonalthings.
No,theydon'tusuallysetrulesforme,andsincegooddaughter,theyneverpunishme.
Well,Ilikeournewflat.It'smuchbiggerthanourlastone.
ButIfeellonelywhenmyparentsareawayfromhome.
Jerry(aged14)
Mymum,dad,grandmaandmysisterRosie.Althoughitsometimesfeelscrowdedinourlittleflat,wedon'tmind.
No,Ihaven'tgotmanypossessions.Ihavenointerestinthingslikefashionableclothes.Newfashionssoongooutofdate,don'tthey?
That'swhatmygrandmasays.
Yes,Ihelpwiththehousework.Iwashthedishesandevenironmyownshirts.Mygrandmasaysyoungpeopleshouldlearntolookafterthemselves.
Yes,welikedoingthingstogether.Weeatmealstogethereveryday,andmyfamilyalwayscometoschoolevents.
tgo
Yes,Isupposetheysetsomerulesforme.Forexample,uniess
Ifinishallmyhomework,Ican'twatchTV,andIcan
outwithmyfriendseither.
Iloveallmyfamilyverymuch.Wehaveacloserelationship,andwealwayssupporteachother.
Unit4problemsandadvice
Manynewspapersandmagazineshaveanadvicepage.Peoplewritetoaskforhelpwiththeirproblems.ThefollowingInternetpostswerewrittenbyfourteenagerstoanonlinenewspaper.
AnnaI'mworriedaboutmyfriendJolin.Shewantstobeamodelandshe'sthin,butshethinksshe'sfat.She'salwaysonadiet.She'sgettingtoothin,butwheneverItalktoheraboutthis,shegetsangry.HowcanIhelpher?
PeterIwentoutwithagroupoffriendsyesterday.Wesawaladylyinginthestreet.Shelookedverysick.Myfriendsmadejokesaboutherandlaughed.ThoughIwantedtohelpher,myfriendstoldmenotto.Itwasawfulofthemtolaughather,andIregretnotsayinganything.Ifeelashamedofmyself.WhatshouldIdointhissituation?
SimonI'vejuststartedwearingbraces,butIhatethem.Idon’tsayanyadvantageinwearingthem.Myfriendsalllaughatmeandsaybadthingsaboutme.IfeelembarrassedwhenIsmileoropenmymouth.Thebraceshurtmyteeth,andit'sdifficultformetoeat.
Ifeelitwasamistakeformymouthtomakemeweartheseuglybraces.Whatdoyousuggest?
JulieIhavetosharearoomwithmyseven-year-oldsister,andshe'sdrivingmemad!
ShehasahabitofplayingthepianowhenIstudying,andshealwaystakesmythingswithouttellingme.Itrytokeeptheroomtidy,butshealwaysmakesamess.Ilovemysister,butsometimes,she'ssoannoying!
WhatshouldIdo?
Unit5Action
SURPRISESATTHESTUDIO
“Iseveryone
”Denisesaid
“Fiveminutestogo.”Shoutedthedirector.
ready?
”
“I'mgladthatI'mnotoneofthecontestants!
Angela.
Thethreecontestantsweresittingattheirdesksonthestageandwaiting.Thehotlightswereshiningdownuponthem.Suddeniyoneofthempassedoutandfellacrossherdesk.
Acameramanhelpedthewomanofthestage.
Thedirectorhurrieddownfromthecontrolroomabove,“Weneed
anothercontestant,”heshouted.“WhoamongyouwantstobeonTV?
'
Angelaraisedherhand.“You'reon!
”thedirectorshouted.He
ledherontothestage,andamake-upartistrushedforward.Shequicklyputmake-uponAngela'sfaceandbrushedherhair.
“Tenseconds,”shoutedthedirector.
“It'stimeforTravelQuiz,andhere'syourhost,LesterLi!
saidaloudvoice.LesterLiranoutontothestage.Thequizshowbegan.
AlthoughAngelawasnotprepared,sheseemedrelaxedanddidreallywell.Sheansweredthequestionswithnoproblemsandwassoonaheadoftheothertwocontestants.
Twenty-fiveminuteslater,Angelajusthadtoanswersixmorequestionstobeattheothercontestantsandtowintheprize.
Denisewassoexcitedthatshecouldhardlykeepstill.Thoughthequestionsweregettingmoreandmoredifficult,Angelakeptgettingthemright.Soontherewasjustasin
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