上海牛津英語高二第一學(xué)期課文unit 1-3

1、UnitOneMyfavouritesptSkiingismyfavitespteventhoughIhaveonlyskiedffourdaysinmywholelife!LastyearmyfatherpromisedtotakemeonaholidayifIdidwellinmyexams.WhenIgotstraightA’sDadsaid‘HowaboutaweekendattheBotanicalGardens’Howeve

2、rmymumsaid‘Noyoupromisedaspecialholiday.Ithinkyououghttokeepyourwd.’despitetheexpensehedid.MydreamwastoseesomerealsnowsointheChristmasvacationweflewtoSeoulSouthKeathentookashuttlebuswhichrunsbackfthbetweenSeoulMujuRest.A

3、sthebusclimbedthroughthemountainswesawthesnowonthetrees.Iwasdyingtogetoutplaywithit!Atlastwereachedtherestquicklyscrambledoutofthebus.Nooneinmyfamilyhadevertouchedsnowbefe.Wewerealllikelittlechildren－wepickeditupmadesnow

4、ballsthrewthemateachother!Thenwecheckedinatthehotel.Ourroomoverlookedoneoftheskislopes.Theslopewasfloodlitsowewatchedpeopleskiinguntil10p.m.Wecouldnotwaittotryitourselves.Thenextdaywehadourfirstskiinglesson.Werentedoursk

5、isuitsbootsskiswentoutsideontothesnow.Wearingskisfthefirsttimemakesyoufeelverystrange.Suddenlyyoufindyoucannotevenwalk.Ourinstructtookusontoagentleslopeshowedussomebasicskills.Indertogoupahillyouhavetostsidewaysgoupstepb

6、ystep.Youmustpointthetipsofyourskistogethersothatyoucanstop.Howeverthetipsmustnotcrossyouwillfall.Youshouldnotskialoneincaseyoufallgetinjured.TobehonestthatfirstlessonwasnotagreatsuccessIkeptonfallingdown!Howeverthenextd

7、ayIdefinitelyimproved.IonlyfelloverafewtimesImanagedtodoafewlongerruns.IfeltpleasedwithmyselftheinstructcongratulatedmesoIfeltgreat.AlthoughitwasverycoldIspentmostofthatholidayskiing.Itwasthemostwonderfultimeofmylife.Nev

8、erthelessitwasallovertoosoon.NowIhavedecidedtowkparttimethissummersoIcanearnenoughmoneyfanothersuperskiingholiday.UnitThreeFashionMytopicis‘Fashion’.Fashionisimptanttoalmostallofus.Byfashionweusuallymeanpopulartrendsinst

9、ylesofdress.Whenwegoouttoapartyweusuallyliketowearfashionableclothes.ToillustratemytalkIhavebroughtalongfiveobjects.Myfirstobjectisthisblouse.Itlooksbeautifuldoesn’titIt’smymostexpensivepieceofclothingIloveit.Itcostme$20

10、0.ItmayseemveryextravagantbutIcouldaffditwithmyownsavings.Itwasn’teasyfmetoearnthemoneybutwhenbuyingclothesIthinkthemeyouspendthebetterthequality.Soyouseefashionisquiteimptanttome.HoweverI’mnotaskeenonfashionasmybrotherG

11、ary.LastsummerhewonafreetriptoLondoninacontest.Theganizerswantedtoshowhimsomefamoussights.Buthedidn’tappreciateoldbuildings.Hejustspentallhistimesearchingfthecoolestpairoftrainers!Fhimfashionwasmeimptantthanculture.These

12、arethetrainershebought.WasitwthatriptoLondontobuytheseWellIdon’tthinkso.Itwasawasteoftimemoney.Fashionisverybigbusiness.Changesinfashioncancreateruinjobs.AsanexampleIhavebroughtthisblondewigtoshowyou.Itbelongstooneofmymu

13、m’sfriends.Inthe1960sthesewereveryfashionable.Butafewyearslaterfashionschangedwomenwewigsmuchlessoften.Manywigfactiescloseddownhundredsofwkerslosttheirjobswhichwasterrible!Fashioncanaffectthenaturalwldaswell.I’mholdingan

14、oldhatbrowedfromadramacompany.It’smadeofbeaverfur.Thesehatswereveryfashionableabout200yearsago.Asaresultbeaversalmostbecameextinct.Luckilyinthe1850sthesehatswentoutofstylethebeaversweresaved.Finallyweshouldrememberthesay

15、ing‘neverjudgeabookbyitscover.’Clotheswillnotmakeusmelesscleverbetterwsemelesshonest.IoncesawamovieaboutMotherTeresa.ShespentallherlifehelpingpopeopleinIndiamostofwhomweredying.In1979shewasawardedtheNobelPrizefPeace.When