高中英语人教版高三1 03

[00:04.41]Lesson 9             1 Dialogue
[00:10.34]Yang Pei and Jackie are going camping in the Australian bush¹
[00:17.48]with some other friends.
[00:20.95]YANG PEI:I'm enjoying this.Where exactly are we going?
[00:26.41]JACKIE:We're going to a really nice place down by the river.
[00:31.58]It's a good place for a camp and there's plenty of shade under the trees.
[00:38.43]YANG PEI:Be careful!Don't throw your cigarette out of the window.
[00:44.38]If you do that,you may start a fire.Put it out in the ashtray².
[00:51.54]BURT:Sorry.I wasn't thinking.
[00:55.59]YANG PEI:That's OK.
[00:58.46]But you mustn't smoke while you're walking around in the bush either.
[01:04.42]You could start a bush fire.
[01:08.08]JACKIE:Bonny,take the next dirt track³ on the left.
[01:13.35]That will take us down into the valley.
[01:17.11]JEFF:Look out!There's a kangaroo!
[01:21.48]BONNY:Missed it!That was lucky.It can damage your car really badly.
[01:28.56]A few minutes later
[01:32.21]JACKIE:We can stop here on the right beyond the tree.Let's make our camp here.
[01:39.76]JEFF:Will you help me fix up this sheet?Then it'll give us some shade.
[01:46.42]BONNY:Don't tie it to that old branch.Ithink it'll break.
[01:52.48]Tie it to the one on the right.
[01:56.04]YANG PEI:What a lovely place! I'm going to go across the river.
[02:01.99]JACKIE:Take care.The rocks are wet.
[02:06.07]YANG PEI:What's in that cave?
[02:09.31]BURT:You'd better not go inside.There might be snakes.
[02:14.95]Lesson 10
[02:23.20]2 Reading comprehension⁴
[02:27.88]THE DISCOVERY OF A USTRALIA
[02:32.14]Australia was discovered about 53,000 years ago.
[02:38.17]It is possible that the first people crossed into Australia from Asia
[02:44.83]on a great hand bridge when the water level of the oceans was lower⁵.
[02:52.20]Once they were known⁶ as"aborigines",which means"the first people of a country",
[03:00.74]but today they are more usually known as Kooris.
[03:06.51]Kooris must be one of the oldest races on the earth.
[03:12.26]They developed a strong system of society.
[03:16.83]Their spiritual⁷ faith and their gods were very important to them,
[03:23.99]and knowledge,customs and memories were handed down by the elders of the race.
[03:30.65]Cave paintings have been found which are at least 20,000 years old
[03:36.97]and are perhaps the oldest form of art yet discovered on the earth.
[03:43.03]Kooris developed a way of life that was suitable⁸ for this hot
[03:49.09]and in many places dry country.
[03:53.25]They invented different kinds of fishing nets,
[03:57.92]also a curiously⁹ shaped piece of wood for hunting which could be thrown
[04:05.08]and which would return to the thrower if it did not strike anything.
[04:10.64]They lived by hunting animals,
[04:14.30]birds and fish,and by gathering¹⁰ roots,nuts and wild fruits.
[04:22.56]They became experienced¹¹ at finding¹² underground springs.
[04:27.81]As a result,the Kooris have been able to live for thousands of years in a desert
[04:36.14]land in which a foreigner would quickly starve or die from lack of water.
[04:43.22]No one knows how many Kooris lived in Arstralia,
[04:48.68]maybe between 300,000 and 3 million.
[04:54.14]Just over 200 years ago Kooris made up 100% of the population,
[05:01.22]but today they only make up a little over 1% of the population.
[05:07.98]Then foreign settlers started to arrive,
[05:12.53]bringing with them new diseases¹³ which killed many Kooris
[05:18.69]and seizing the land on which the Kooris had lived for thousands of years.
[05:25.36]Kooris do not believe in owning possessions¹⁴ or land
[05:31.21]and they could not understand how settlers took land as their own.
[05:37.97]Whenever the Kooris defended their rights,they were killed.
[05:43.72]Education was intended for white settlers only,
[05:49.00]and until very recently
[05:52.76]no school lessons were held in languages rather than English

[05:58.71]Thus Koori children who went to school could not understand the lessons.
[06:05.79]Although the settlers generally treated each other well,
[06:10.65]they,particularly the police,treated the Kooris badly.
[06:16.89]A quarter of the people who have died in police stations and prisons have been Koori.
[06:24.26]Two hundred years ago there were more than 250 Koori languages.
[06:30.43]Half of these languages have completely¹⁵ disappeared,
[06:35.78]and many of the remaining languages have been lost.
[06:40.64]In 1960 Kooris were made citizens of Australia,
[06:46.60]53,000 years after arriving in the country.
[06:52.16]Lesson 11
[07:00.83]1 Reading comprehension
[07:06.29]AUSTRALIA
[07:09.24]Australia is as old as time.
[07:13.79]Probably it was once connected to South America,
[07:19.14]but the continents separated¹⁶ as the earth's plates moved.
[07:25.02]Having been separated from other continents for millions of years,
[07:30.95]Australia has many plants and aninmals not found anywhere else in the world.
[07:38.32]One strange animal lays eggs,yet feeds its young on its milk.
[07:45.87]Kangaroos and koala¹⁷ bears give birth to very small and weak young.
[07:54.12]They are then carried in a pocket of folded skin on the mother's stomach
[08:01.07]for several months while they feed on the mother's milk and grow stronger.
[08:08.72]Also in Australia there are many varieties of parrots,
[08:14.60]and over 140 different types of snakes,many of which are extremely¹⁸ dangerous.
[08:24.45]Australia is the only country in the world which covers an entire continent.
[08:31.71]From north to south the distance is 3,220 km¹⁹ and from east to weat 3,860 km.
[08:45.79]In area it is about the same size as the USA(without Alaska),
[08:53.45]which has more than thirteen times as many people.
[08:58.41]Tody about 85% of the population of 18 million
[09:05.07]live in the six major cities around the coast.
[09:10.22]Two thirds of the country is dry or desert.
[09:15.57]It is an extremely rich country.
[09:20.01]It produces metals,precious stones,coal,grain,meat and wines,
[09:28.45]and has the biggest iron²⁰ mines in the world.
[09:33.28]Australia has about one sixth of the world's sheep
[09:39.32]and produces almost one third of its wool.
[09:44.28]Cattle²¹ are also kept,and about 15 million tons of wheat are grown every year.
[09:53.03]Fruit and vegetables are grown in areas where there is enough water.
[09:59.90]A long fence²² runs for hundreds of kilometres across Australia.
[10:06.25]The purpose of the fence is to keep out a type of wild dog called a "dingo²³".
[10:14.43]Dingoes hunt at night and like to attack sheep.
[10:19.89]Farms in the middle of Australia are so large that farmers use motor²⁴ bikes
[10:27.25]or helicopters²⁵ for the task of rounding up the sheep or cattle.
[10:33.91]The climate is different depending on the area.
[10:39.06]The south has cool,wet winters and warm,dry summers.
[10:45.41]The north has warm,dry winters and hot,wet summers.
[10:52.25]The centre of Australia is hot and dry all the year round.
[10:58.52]Because of such a climate,much of daily life happens outdoors.
[11:05.18]Australians love sports and win world competitions in tennis,sailing and swimming.
[11:14.61]If you are adked to an Australian home,
[11:18.84]you will probably eat outside and cook meat or fish on an open fire.
[11:25.79]At weekends many Australians go walking
[11:30.96]and camping in the countryside,called the"bush".
[11:36.22]For holidays,many people visit the Great Barrier²⁶ Reef²⁷
[11:42.09]off the northeast coast of Australia,which has 700 islands

1 bush   

n.灌木，灌木丛，矮树

参考例句：

• This bush has grown up a lot in the last few months.这矮树丛几个月来已向上长高了很多。
• A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手，胜于二鸟在林。

2 ashtray   

n.烟灰缸

参考例句：

• He knocked out his pipe in the big glass ashtray.他在大玻璃烟灰缸里磕净烟斗。
• She threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray.她把烟头扔进烟灰缸。

3 track   

n.轨道；足迹；痕迹；磁轨；途径；vt.循路而行；追踪；通过；用纤拉；vi.追踪

参考例句：

• The new race track is nearly six miles in extent.这条新跑道将近六英里长。
• The police are on his track.警察在跟踪他。

4 comprehension   

n.理解，理解力；领悟

参考例句：

• The teacher set the class a comprehension test.老师对全班同学进行了一次理解力测验。
• The problem is above my comprehension.这个问题超出我的理解力。

5 lower   

adj.较低的；地位较低的，低等的；低年级的；下游的；vt.放下，降下，放低；减低

参考例句：

• Society is divided into upper,middle and lower classes.社会分为上层、中层和下层阶级。
• This price is his minimum;he refuses to lower it any further.这个价格是他开的最低价，他拒绝再作任何降价。

6 known   

adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。

7 spiritual   

adj.精神上的，神圣的，崇高的，高尚的，鬼的，招魂论的&n.有关教会的事

参考例句：

• His spiritual nature is good.他心灵本质上是善良的。
• Their friendship was strictly spiritual.他们的友情完全是精神上的。

8 suitable   

adj.合适的，适当的，适宜的

参考例句：

• Tomorrow will be quite suitable.明天挺合适。
• Is she suitable for the job?她适于做这工作吗？

9 curiously   

adv.有求知欲地；好问地；奇特地

参考例句：

• He looked curiously at the people.他好奇地看着那些人。
• He took long stealthy strides. His hands were curiously cold.他迈着悄没声息的大步。他的双手出奇地冷。

10 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

11 experienced   

adj.有经验的；经验丰富的，熟练的

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• Perhaps you and I had better change over;you are more experienced.也许我们的工作还是对换一下好，你比我更有经验。

12 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

13 diseases   

n.疾病( disease的名词复数 )；弊端；恶疾；痼疾

参考例句：

• Smoking is a causative factor in several major diseases. 抽烟是引起几种严重疾病的病因。
• The illness frequently coexists with other chronic diseases. 这种病往往与其他慢性病同时存在。

14 possessions   

n.[法]财产；占有( possession的名词复数 )；领地；个人财产；持有违禁物

参考例句：

• The group forswears all worldly possessions. 这个团体放弃一切尘世财物。
• I lost some of my most prized possessions in the fire. 大火吞噬了我的一些最珍贵的物品。

15 completely   

adv.完全地，十分地，全然

参考例句：

• She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
• I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。

16 separated   

adj.分开的v.分开(separate的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• Her parents are separated but not divorced. 她父母分居但没离婚。
• No child should ever be separated from his mother by force. 绝不能强行使任何一个孩子与母亲分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》

17 koala   

n.考拉，树袋熊

参考例句：

• The koala is the most popular animal in this zoo.树袋熊是这个动物园里最受欢迎的动物。
• Some species sleep day and night such as the Koala Bear.一些物种白天和夜晚都睡觉，例如树袋熊。

18 extremely   

adv.极其，非常，极度

参考例句：

• The film is extremely good,I just cannot miss it.这部电影太精彩了，我非看不可。
• The old man was extremely difficult to get along with.这个老人极难相与。

19 km   

n.(=kilometre) 公里，千米

参考例句：

• Our speed averaged out at 50 km an hour.我们的平均速度是每小时50公里。
• The car does ten km. to the litre.这辆汽车每升汽油跑10公里。

20 iron   

n.铁，熨斗，坚强，烙铁，镣铐；vt.烫平，熨，用铁包；vi. 烫衣服

参考例句：

• The iron has lost its magnetic force.这块铁已失去了磁力。
• We need an electrician to mend the iron.我们要请电工修理熨斗。

21 cattle   

n.牛，牲口，畜生

参考例句：

• He has twenty head of cattle on the farm.他在农场养了20头牛。
• On big farms cattle are usually stamped with brands.在大农场，牲畜通常是打烙印的。

22 fence   

n.围墙，剑术；v.用篱笆围住，练习剑术，防护；[计算机]栅栏

参考例句：

• They put a fence around the garden.他们在园子的周围建起了篱笆。
• The thief jumped himself over a fence and escaped.贼纵身跃过篱笆逃走了。

23 dingo   

n.澳洲的一种野狗

参考例句：

• The dingo is a wild dog of Australia.澳洲野狗是澳大利亚的一种野狗.
• The purpose of the fence is to keep out a kind of wild dog a Dingo.篱笆的作用在于防御一种叫“澳洲犬”的野狗。

24 motor   

adj.机动的，有引擎的，汽车的；n.发动机，马达，汽车；v.（用引擎）驱动

参考例句：

• A washing machine is run by a small electric motor.洗衣机由一台小电动机驱动。
• The motor usually operates well.这台发动机通常运转良好。

25 helicopters   

n.直升机( helicopter的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Recovery ships and helicopters are headed for the splashdown area. 载回船只和直升飞机正向溅落区进发。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• There were two helicopters circling around. 有两架直升机在空中盘旋。 来自辞典例句

26 barrier   

n.栅栏，障碍，壁垒，关卡

参考例句：

• You must show your ticket at the barrier.你在关卡处必须出示许可证。
• The driver jumped a horse over a barrier.骑手骑马跳过障碍。

27 reef   

n.礁，礁石，暗礁

参考例句：

• The ship and its crew were lost on the reef.那条船及船员都触礁遇难了。
• The ship was wrecked on a coral reef.这条船在珊瑚暗礁上撞毁了。