選修7各單元的課文全文

1、新課標高中英語選修7 Unit 1- Unit 5 課文及譯文Unit 1 Living well-Reading MARTYS STORY Hi, my name is Marry Fielding and I guess you could say that I am one in a million. In other words, there are not many people like me. You see, I have a muscle disease which makes me very weak, so I cant run or climb stairs as qu

2、ickly as other people. In addition, sometimes I am very clumsy and drop things or bump into furniture. Unfortunately, the doctors dont know how to make me better, but I am very outgoing and have learned to adapt to my disability. My motto is: live One day at a time. Until I was ten years old I was t

3、he same as everyone else. I used to climb trees, swim and play football. In fact, I used to dream about playing professional football and possibly representing my country in the World Cup. Then I started to get weaker and weaker, until I could only enjoy football from a bench at the stadium. In the

4、end I went into hospital for medical tests. I stayed there for nearly three months. I think I had at least a billion tests, including one in which they cut out a piece of muscle from my leg and looked at it under a microscope. Even after all that, no one could give my disease a name and it is diffic

5、ult to know what the future holds. One problem is that I dont look any different from other people. So sometimes some children in my primary school would laugh, when I got out of breath after running a short way or had to stop and rest halfway up the stairs. Sometimes, too, I was too weak to go to s

6、chool so my education suffered. Every time I returned after an absence, I felt stupid because I was behind the others. My life is a lot easier at high school because my fellow students have accepted me. The few who cannot see the real person inside my body do not make me annoyed, and I just ignore t

7、hem. All in all I have a good life. I am happy to have found many things I can do, like writing and computer programming. My ambition is to work for a firm that develops computer software when I grow up. Last year invented a computer football game and a big company has decided to buy it from me. I h

8、ave a very busy life with no time to sit around feeling sorry for myself. As well as going to the movies and football matches with my friends, I spend a lot of time with my pets. I have two rabbits, a parrot, a tank full of fish and a tortoise. To look after my pets properly takes a lot of time but

9、I find it worthwhile. I also have to do a lot of work, especially if I have been away for a while. In many ways my disability has helped me grow stronger psychologically and become more independent. I have to work hard to live a normal life but it has been worth it. If I had a chance to say one thin

10、g to healthy children, it would be this: having a disability does not mean your life is not satisfying. So dont feel sorry for the disabled or make fun of them, and dont ignore them either. Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to live as rich and full a life as you do. Than

11、k you for reading my story.Unit 1馬丁的故事嗨,我的名字是馬丁。費爾丁和我猜你會說我是“萬中挑一。換句話說,沒有很多象我這樣的人。你看,我有一個肌肉疾病,這使我很弱,所以我不會跑或爬樓梯,就像其他的人。此外,有時我很笨手笨腳下降,事物或撞到家具。不幸的是,醫(yī)生們不知道如何讓自己變得更美好,但我非常的友好,并且已經(jīng)學會適應我的障礙。我的座右銘是:過好生活中的每一天。直到我十歲的時候我相同于其他人一樣。我過去爬樹,游泳和踢足球。事實上,我常?？释l(fā)揮專業(yè)足球,可能代表我的國家在世界杯上的表現(xiàn)。然后我開始變得虛弱,直到我能只喜歡足球長凳上在體育館里。最后我走進醫(yī)院醫(yī)療

12、試驗。我在那兒呆了將近三個月了。我想我至少有10億測試,包括在其中,他們剪斷出塊肌肉從我的腿而且看一看在顯微鏡下觀察。即使聽完了所有,沒人能給我的病一個名字,很難知道以后會發(fā)生什么吧?！彼媾R的一個問題是我看起來不任何與別人不同。所以有時候有些孩子會笑我的小學,我走出跑步后呼吸短角球,不得不停下來休息爬到樓梯的一半。有時我太弱,所以我去學校教育的痛苦。每次我回來,我感到在離開笨,是因為我是在別人后面了。我的生活是很容易在高中,因為同學們已經(jīng)接受了我。那些無法看到真正的人,在我的身體不使我很煩,我對它們不予理會?？傊矣幸粋€好的生活。我很高興地發(fā)現(xiàn)許多事情我能做的事,比如寫作和計算機編程。我的愿

13、望是為一家公司工作開展計算機軟件,當我長大。去年我發(fā)明了一種計算機的足球比賽和一個大公司決定購買我。我有一個非常忙碌的生活沒有時間坐著為自己難過。以及在看電影和橄欖球場比賽,我的朋友,我花很多時間和我的寵物。我有兩只兔子,一只鸚鵡,一輛坦克滿了魚和一只烏龜。照看我的寵物正確需要很多的時間,而且我發(fā)現(xiàn)它值得的。我也要做很多工作,特別是我已經(jīng)離開一會兒。在很多方面,我的殘疾使我更強的心理,會變得更加獨立。我必須努力工作來過一個正常的生活了,但是它是值得的。如果我有機會說一件事對健康的孩子,那就是:有殘疾并不意味著你目前的生活很不滿意。所以不要惋惜身心障礙者或取笑他們,不要忽略這些標準。只接受他們,

14、給他們鼓勵豐富的生活讓你的生活。謝謝你讀我的故事。A LETTER TO AN ARCHITECT Look at the pictures. Discuss the problems that people with walking difficulties might have in a cinema. Ms L Sanders Alice Major Chief architect 64 Cambridge Street Cinema Designs Bankstown 44 Hill Street Bankstown 24 September, 200_Dear Ms Sanders,

15、 I read in the newspaper today that you are to be the architect for the new Bankstown cinema.I hope you will not mind me writing to ask if you have thought about the needs of disabled customers. In particular I wonder if you have considered the following things: 1 Adequate access for wheelchairs. It

16、 would be handy to have lifts to all parts of the cinema. The buttons in the lifts should be easy for a person in a wheelchair to reach, and the doors be wide enough to enter. In some cinemas, the lifts are at the back of the cinema in cold, unattractive places. As disabled people have to use the li

17、fts, this makes them feel they are not as important as other customers. 2 Earphones for people who have trouble hearing. It would help to fit sets of earphones to all seats, not just to some of them. This would allow hearing-impaired customers to enjoy the company of their hearing friends rather tha

18、n having to sit in a special area. 3 Raised seating. People who are short cannot always see the screen. So Id like to suggest that the seats at the back be placed higher than those at the front so that everyone can see the screen easily. Perhaps there could be a space at the end of each row for peop

19、le in wheelchairs to sit next to their friends. 4 Toilets. For disabled customers it would be more convenient to place the toilets near the entrance to the cinema. It can be difficult if the only disabled toilet is in the basement a long way from where the film is showing. And if the doors could be

20、opened outwards, disabled customers would be very happy. 5 Car parking. Of course, there are usually spaces specially reserved for disabled and elderly drivers. If they are close to the cinema entrance and/or exit, it is easier for disabled people to get to film in comfort. Thank you for reading my

21、letter. I hope my suggestions will meet with your approval. Disabled people should have the same opportunities as able-bodied people to enjoy the cinema and to do so with dignity.I am sure many people will praise your cinema if you design it with good access for disabled people. It will also make th

22、e cinema owners happy if more people go as they will make higher profits! Yours sincerely, Alice Major 選修7 Unit 2 Robots - ReadingSATISFACTION GURANTEED Larry Belmont worked for a company that made robots. Recently it had begun experimenting with a household robot. It was going to be tested out by L

23、arrys wife, Claire. Claire didnt want the robot in her house, especially as her husband would be absent for three weeks, but Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldnt harm her or allow her to be harmed. It would be a bonus. However, when she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. His name was Tony

24、and he seemed more like a human than a machine. He was tall and handsome with smooth hair and a deep voice although his facial expression never changed. On the second morning Tony, wearing an apron, brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed help dressing. She felt embarrassed and q

25、uickly told him to go. It was disturbing and frightening that he looked so human. One day, Claire mentioned that she didnt think she was clever. Tony said that she must feel very unhappy to say that. Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot. But she began to trust him. She

26、told him how she was overweight and this made her feel unhappy. Also she felt her home wasnt elegant enough for someone like Larry who wanted to improve his social position. She wasnt like Gladys Claffern, one of the richest and most powerful women around. As a favour Tony promised to help Claire ma

27、ke herself smarter and her home more elegant. So Claire borrowed a pile of books from the library for him to read, or rather, scan. She looked at his fingers with wonder as they turned each page and suddenly reached for his hand. She was amazed by his fingernails and the softness and warmth of his s

28、kin. How absurd, she thought. He was just a machine. Tony gave Claire a new haircut and changed the makeup she wore. As he was not allowed to accompany her to the shops, he wrote out a list of items for her. Claire went into the city and bought curtains, cushions, a carpet and bedding. Then she went

29、 into a jewellery shop to buy a necklace. When the clerk at the counter was rude to her, she rang Tony up and told the clerk to speak to him. The clerk immediately changed his attitude. Claire thanked Tony, telling him that he was a dear. As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern. How awful

30、to be discovered by her, Claire thought. By the amused and surprised look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought she was having an affair. After all, she knew Claires husbands name was Larry, not Tony.When Claire got home, she wept with anger in her armchair. Gladys was everything Claire wante

31、d to be. You can be like her, Tony told her and suggested that she invite Gladys and her friends to the house the night before he was to leave and Larry was to return. By that time, Tony expected the house to be completely transformed. Tony worked steadily on the improvements. Claire tried to help o

32、nce but was too clumsy.She fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room, he managed to catch her in time. He held her firmly in his arms and she felt the warmth of his body. She screamed, pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day. The night of the party arrived. The

33、clock struck eight. The guests would be arriving soon and Claire told Tony to go into another room.At that moment, Tony folded his arms around her, bending his face close to hers. She cried out Tony and then heard him declare that he didnt want to leave her the next day and that he felt more than ju

34、st the desire to please her. Then the front door bell rang. Tony freed her and disappeared from sight. It was then that Claire realized that Tony had opened the curtains of the front window. Her guests had seen everything ! The women were impressed by Claire, the house and the delicious cuisine. Jus

35、t before they left, Claire heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tony. What a sweet victory to be envied by those women! She might not be as beautiful as them, but none of them had such a handsome lover. Then she remembered -Tony was just a machine. S

36、he shouted Leave me alone and ran to her bed. She cried all night. The next morning a car drove up and took Tony away. The company was very pleased with Tonys report on his three weeks with Claire. Tony had protected a human being from harm. He had prevented Claire from harming herself through her o

37、wn sense of failure. He had opened the curtains that night so that the other women would see him and Claire, knowing that there was no risk to Claires marriage. But even though Tony had been so clever, he would have to be rebuilt -you cannot have women failing in love with machines. Unit 2 Robots拉里貝

38、爾蒙特努力,這家公司制造的機器人。最近就已經(jīng)開始了實驗一種家居機器人。這將是檢驗被拉里的妻子,克萊兒?？巳R兒不想要那個機器人在她的房子,尤其是當她的丈夫缺席三周,但是拉里說服她或讓她受到損壞。它將是次要的。然而,當她第一次看到這個機器人,她感到驚恐。他的名字是托尼和他的情緒看起來更像人類比機器。他身材高大英俊的光滑的頭發(fā)和一種低沉的聲音雖然他的面部表情永不改變。在第二天早晨托尼,穿著圍裙,把早飯,然后問她是否需要幫助調(diào)料。她感到很尷尬,立刻告訴他去。這是干擾或可怕的,因為他看上去那么人體。有一天,克萊兒提到她不認為她是很聰明的。托尼說,她必須感到不悅說那種話?？巳R兒認為太荒謬了用機器人得到同情

39、。但她開始信任他。她告訴他她是如何超重,這使她感覺很不高興。她覺得她的家也不優(yōu)雅的足夠的某球員,像賴瑞想提高他的社會地位。她根本不喜歡格拉Claffern,其中一個富裕,最強大的女人身邊。當厚待托尼答應幫助克萊兒使自己更聰明,她的家更優(yōu)美。所以Claise借來一疊圖書館借書讓他看,或者更確切地說,掃描。她看著他的手指奇跡,因為他們把每一頁,突然了他的手。她驚訝的是他的手指甲和疲軟的親切和他的皮膚。太荒謬,她想。他只是一個機器。托尼給克萊兒個新發(fā)型,改變了妝她戴著。當他不被允許陪她到商店去,他開列了一列項目?？巳R兒進了城,買了窗簾、座墊、地毯到床上用品。然后她走進一家珠寶商店買了一條項鏈。當職員

40、在柜臺邊是粗魯無禮的她,她就響了托尼了起來對工作人員與他說話。店員立刻改變了他的態(tài)度。克萊兒感謝托尼,告訴他說,他是一個“親愛的”。她轉過身來,Claffern格拉站在那里。太可怕了,將會發(fā)現(xiàn)了他,克萊兒思想。愉快,讓他的臉上神情詫異,克萊兒知道格拉以為她有外遇。畢竟,她知道克萊兒的丈夫的名字是賴瑞,而不是托尼。當克萊兒一回家,她哭了怒火在扶手椅里。格拉是一切克萊兒想要做的?！澳憧梢韵袼粯印?托尼告訴她,建議她邀請格雷迪斯家和她的朋友們一起前一天晚上他離開和拉里是歸還。到那個時候,托尼預期的房屋被完全改變。托尼曾穩(wěn)步地改進?？巳R兒試圖幫助一次,但太笨了。她從梯子上掉下來摔,盡管托尼在隔壁房間

41、,他還是設法逮住了她。他握著她的堅信他的手臂和她感到溫暖的他的身體。她尖叫道,把他推開,跑去她的房間,其余時間。聚會的夜晚來了。那個鐘敲了八?？腿藭斓搅?克萊兒告訴托尼去到另一個房間里。那一刻,托尼胳臂交叉雙臂抱著她,彎曲他的臉接近她的。她大聲呼喊”托尼。”然后聽見他宣布,他不想離開她的第二天,他感到很不只是希望取悅她。然后前門鈴就響了。托尼釋放了她,漸漸消失了。就在那時,克萊兒意識到托尼開了窗簾的櫥窗。她的客人已經(jīng)看見了這一切情景!婦女們留下深刻的印象,克萊兒,房子和豐富的菜。就在他們走了,克萊兒聽到格拉跟另一個女人,她從未見過這么英俊,托尼。多可愛的勝利讓人嫉妒的女人!她很可能不一樣漂亮

42、,但是沒有一個有這樣一個英俊的情人。然后她記得托尼只是一個機器。她喊道“讓我單獨”,跑去她的床上。她整晚哭著。第二天早晨,一輛車開并把托尼離開。公司非常高興托尼的報告在他的3周,克萊兒。托尼保護著人類受到傷害。他妨礙了克萊兒危害自己通過她自己的失敗感。他就已經(jīng)開了窗簾那天晚上,使女性都見他,并且克萊兒,知道沒有風險克萊兒的婚事。但是,盡管托尼很聰明,他還得被建造-你不能有婦女會愛上機器。A BIOGRAPHY OF ISAAC ASIMOV Isaac Asimov was an American scientist and writer who wrote around 480 books

43、that included mystery stories, science and history books, and even books about the Holy Bible and Shakespeare. But he is best known for his science fiction stories. Asimov had both an extraordinary imagination that gave him the ability to explore future worlds and an amazing mind with which he searc

44、hed for explanations of everything, in the present and the past. Asimovs life began in Russia, where he was born on 2 January, 1920. It ended in New York on 6 April, 1992, when he died as a result of an HIV infection that he had got from a blood transfusion nine years earlier. When Asimov was three,

45、 he moved with his parents and his one-year-old sister to New York City. There his parents bought a candy store which they ran for the next 40 or so years. At the age of nine, when his mother was pregnant with her third child, Asimov started working part-time in the store. He helped out through his

46、school and university years until 1942, a year after he had gained a masters degree in chemistry. In 1942 he joined the staff of the Philadelphia Navy Yard as a junior chemist and worked there for three years. In 1948 he got his PhD in chemistry. The next year he became a biochemistry teacher at Bos

47、ton University School of Medicine. In 1958 he gave up teaching to become a full-time writer. It was when Asimov was eleven years old that his talent for writing became obvious. He had told a friend two chapters of a story he had written. The friend thought he was retelling a story from a book. This

48、really surprised Asimov and from that moment, he started to take himself seriously as a writer. Asimov began having stories published in science fiction magazines in 1939. In 1950 he published his first novel and in 1953 his first science book. Throughout his life, Asimov received many awards, both

49、for his science fiction books and his science books. Among his most famous works of science fiction, one for which he won an award was the Foundation trilogy (1951-1953), three novels about the death and rebirth of a great empire in a galaxy of the future. It was loosely based on the fall of the Rom

50、an Empire but was about the future. These books are famous because Asimov invented a theoretical framework which was designed to show how ideas and thinking may develop in the future. He is also well known for his collection of short stories, I, Robot (1950), in which he developed a set of three law

51、s for robots. For example, the first law states that a robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured. Some of his ideas about robots later influenced other writers and even scientists researching into artificial intelligence. Asimov was married twice. He married his first wife in 19

52、42 and had a son and a daughter. Their marriage lasted 31 years. Soon after his divorce in 1973, Asimov married again but he had no children with his second wife.選修7 Unit 3 Under the sea - ReadingOLD TOM THE KILLER WHALEI was 16 when I began work in June 1902 at the whaling station. I had heard of t

53、he killers that every year helped whalers catch huge whales. I thought, at the time, that this was just a story but then I witnessed it with my own eyes many times. On the afternoon I arrived at the station, as I was I sorting out my accommodation, I heard a loud noise coming from the bay. We ran do

54、wn to the shore in time to see an enormous animal opposite us throwing itself out of the water and then crashing down again. It was black and white and fish-shaped. But I knew it wasnt a fish.Thats Old Tom, the killer, one of the whalers, George, called out to me. Hes telling us theres a whale out t

55、here for us. Another whaler yelled out, Rush-oo .rush-oo. This was the call that announced there was about to be a whale hunt. Come on, Clancy. To the boat, George said as he ran ahead of me. I had already heard that George didnt like being kept waiting, so even though I didnt have the right clothes

56、 on, I raced after him. Without pausing we jumped into the boat with the other whalers and headed out into the bay. I looked down into the water and could see Old Tom swimming by the boat, showing us the way. A few minutes later, there was no Tom, so George started beating the water with his oar and there was Tom, circling back to the boat, leading us to the hunt again. Using a telescope we could see that something was happening. As we drew closer, I could see a whale being attacked by a pack of about six other killers. Whatre they doing? I asked George. Well, its teamwork - the