《高中英语》（New Senior English for China，以下简称为 NSEFC），是为了适应新形势发展的需要，由人民教育出版社根据教育部制定的《英语课程标准（实验）》的精神编写的。
本套教科书（NSEFC）正是为了顺应教育课程改革的趋势，与九年义务教育阶段英语学习相衔接，并以实现高中英语课程总目标为目的而编写，力求“使学生在义务教育阶段英语学习的基础上，进一步明确英语学习的目的，发展自主学习和合作学习的能力；形成有效的英语学习的策略；培养学生的综合语言运用能力。”
[00:06.69]ON READIGN [00:08.72]On the subject of reading, [00:11.08]Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as Shakespeare, [00:15.44]wrote these words: Some books are to be tasted, [00:19.88]others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed...
[00:07.16]READING [00:07.97]A HEALPING HAND [00:09.14]A Wang Lin is a carpenter who lives in eastern China with his wife and son. [00:12.49]Two years ago, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. [00:15.33]He was getting weaker and suffered from constant...
[00:02.48]Reading [00:03.97]ANGELS IN WHITE [00:06.09]Fear had gripped the nation, [00:09.09]indeed the whole world. [00:10.74]An unknown deadly virus had infected thousands of people and was spreading quickly. [00:17.11]There was no cure and the num...
[00:06.48]READING [00:07.26]A SACRIFICE FOR LOVE (1) [00:08.86]One dollar and eighty-seven cents. [00:11.86]That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. [00:14.81]Pennies saved one or two at a time by bargaining at the grocery, [00:18.29]at th...
[00:01.28]Miss Aurelie lived alone on the farm all her life. [00:06.82]She never thought of marring, and she had never been in love. [00:11.55]At the age of twenty she was shed to marry somebody, but she did not accept, [00:17.01]and at the age of fi...
[00:06.09]READING [00:06.14]MAKING THE TEAM WORK [00:07.50]We are often asked to work in small groups,but why? [00:10.08]Is it necessary to work with others? [00:11.47]What if you feel comfortable doing a task by yourself? [00:13.53]Especially at sch...
[00:03.29]In his youth, Han Xin was a cheerful young man. [00:07.18]He always carried his sword, [00:09.35]no matter where he went. [00:10.89]One day, he went fishing. By the end of the afternoon, [00:14.65]he returned home to sell the fish he had ca...
[00:05.43]READING [00:06.27]EDUCATION FRO ALL [00:07.42]In 1986, the Chinese government introduced a law stating that by the year 2000 every Chinese child would have nine years of compulsory education. [00:13.61]Although there were several problems i...
[00:08.20]Within a few decades, a quarter of Chinas population will be aged 60 or over. [00:13.77]As a result, there will be fewer full-time workers between the age of 20 and 65 to support the older people and children in the society. [00:24.03]As th...
[00:14.79]READING [00:16.43]THE MOONSTONE [00:17.87]The novel The Moonstone is set in England in 1848m by the story really began 50 years earlier. [00:27.01]The Moonstone is a huge yellow diamond that was once part of a statue of the moon god in Indi...
[00:07.89]A housemaid worked very long hours and only had half a day off each week. [00:12.93]Rosanna had to start work at 5:00 am in order to light the fires before the family of the house woke up. [00:20.79]Then she laid the table for breakfast whi...
[00:14.47]READIGN [00:15.62]THE LANGUAGE OF HONEY-BEES [00:18.08]There are many different varieties of bee. [00:20.95]Some live in large groups like the honey-bee, [00:23.56]and make their nests in trees or holes in the rocks. [00:27.19]Other species...
[00:11.00]READING AND SPEAKING [00:12.96]Marine turtles are among the oldest animals on our planet. [00:17.29]They have lived in the earths oceans for over 100 million years, [00:21.94]but are now close to disappearing. [00:24.29]Of the seven existin...
[00:08.99]READINGYOUNG VOLUNTEERS [00:11.94]On the annual International Volunteers Day, [00:15.41]the world acknowledges the work of millions of people who give their time to help others. [00:21.03]Many of those who do voluntary work young people, [0...
[00:03.89]GAME ON OR GAME OVER? [00:06.45]Are you a gamer? [00:07.97]If you enjoy playing computer games like many millions of other teenagers worldwide, then yes, you are. [00:15.62]According to the China Internet Network Information Centre (CINIC),...
