1、牛津高中英语模块5ReadingProject课文31. M5U1. Reading (1)Secrets and liesDear Annie,I feel betrayed by my friend Hannah. We have been best friends since primary school and spend almost every day with each other. Sometimes, other children say we are no fun because we are both very academic and like to study, bu
2、t we like it that way. We are both very hard-working and always get good grades at school.On Monday, we had a surprise math quiz. I thought it was quite easy and was not worried about the results. I must have sounded very proud of myself after the quiz, saying how easy it was and how I was sure to g
3、et a good grade. The next day after class, my math teacher told me that I had the lowest grade in the class! I felt so ashamed; I must be really stupid to fail a simple math quiz!Afterwards, I pretended to be cheerful, but Hannah sensed something was wrong. We went to wash our hands in the girls was
4、hroom before lunch and I admitted how badly I had done. I begged her not to tell anyone else, and she said she would keep my secret.However, the next day, I noticed that my classmates were staring at me as I came into math class and, when I went to sit down, I was shocked to find a piece of paper on
5、 my desk that said, “Stupid Sarah got a D!” I was so upset that I felt like crying. I thought that Hannah must have told my classmates about my grade after promising not to. Everyone must have been laughing behind my back!I was so angry that I went straight to Hannah and told her we werent going to
6、be friends any more because she couldnt keep her word. She was really upset and swore that she hadnt told anyone. However, the only people who see our grades are the teacher and the students that the grades belong to. She said that someone must have been spying on us in the washroom, but I didnt bel
7、ieve her explanation. I dont think I can ever truly forgive her. Now Ive lost my best friend. What shall I do?Yours sincerelySarah32. M5U1. Reading (2)A friendship in troubleDear Annie,My name is Andrew. I am 17 years old and I have a problem. My best friend Matthew has stopped talking to me. We hav
8、e been best friends since childhood and play together in the school football team. Last week, we had an important match against another school. The other team was superb and we really had to focus. I was determined to win, but Matthew was playing badly. He could not keep pace with the game, and as a
9、 result of his careless playing we lost.Afterwards, I got really angry with him, and I told him I thought he was not trying hard enough. He got annoyed, saying it wasnt his fault if he couldnt play as well as me, and that I shouldnt talk to him in this manner. Then we both started shouting at each o
10、ther and it turned into a horrible argument. He accused me of some really bad things just to hurt me. I feel really guilty because I made some cruel remarks too, but I dislike seeing our team lose. Football is very important to me, but so is our friendship.Since we argued, he hasnt spoken to me even
11、 though we sit next to each other in class. Its really awkward. He is usually cheerful and outgoing, but he has been really quiet and looks sad. The things he said hurt me too, but he has not apologized to me.Yesterday, I saw him talking to another boy, Peter, and I cannot help wondering if he wants
12、 Peter to be his best friend instead of me. I told my brother about the quarrel, but he said Matthew is just too sensitive and perhaps a little bitter because I am really athletic and good at football, and that I had better find another friend. What should I do?Yours trulyAndrew33. M5U1. Project (1)
13、Teenagers friendshipsMy friend, Robert, has a twin sister named Amanda. Though they get along well, there are some things about Amanda and her friends that puzzle Robert. He cant understand how girls can talk for so long. For example, sometimes when he leaves the apartment to play football, Amanda a
14、nd her friend, Sharon, are sitting on the sofa, talking. When he comes back three and a half hours later, theyre still sitting on the sofa, continuing the same conversation on the same topic. One day Robert was so curious that he asked Amanda what they talked about, but she replied, Were best friend
15、s. We talk about almost everythingfilm stars, pop songs, recipes, everything!Boys and girls have different attitudes towards friendship. Friendships between girls are usually anchored in shared feelings and support, but friendships between boys are based on shared activities or interests. A boy is l
16、ikely to be cautious about sharing his feelings with his close friends. A girls closest friend, however, might be eager to tell her about something that has happened in her life.Many studies worldwide show that girls have more friendships than boys. In fact, many adolescent males cannot name a singl
17、e best friend. When asked, they usually hesitate before responding, My best friend? I cant think about that. I am busy with my homework, and I have so many different friends that it is hard to choose just one best friend.Females who have been asked can usually answer the question without pausing, A
18、best friend? Of course. We have a lot to share with each other. We do a lot of things together such as talking and shopping.We have to realize: boys share activities, while girls share feelings. The qualities that boys and girls consider important in a friend seem to be the same, regardless of the b
19、asis of these friendships. The important thing to remember is that both of them are friendships. We all need friends in our lives.34. M5U1. Project (2)What friendship means to meWhen deciding what is most important in life, some people choose money, while others choose things like security and comfo
20、rt. However, for me, the most important thing in life is friendship. I cannot imagine being without it.Friendship means not being alone. Once I was travelling by myself through Beijing on the way to my grandparents house. Since my next train left in the evening, I had a day for sightseeing. At first
21、, I didnt mind being alone, but then I saw all the tourists having their pictures taken together, and I began feeling sad. I ended up returning to the train station and spending the rest of the day in the waiting room. Life is no fun without a companion to share it with.Friendship means having someo
22、ne I can rely on. Last year, I left my schoolbag on a trolleybus, and I lost all of my notes for the final exam. You can imagine how I panicked. Luckily for me, my best friend Jenny let me copy her notes, and I used them in my revision. Thanks to her help, I was able to pass the exam.Friendship mean
23、s being committed to others. The best way to have a friend is to be a friend. Because I am a friend, I have had to learn patience and mercy. Once I had a quarrel with Jenny, and she made some cruel comments about me. Even though I was hurt, I forgave her and she later made an apology. Through this i
24、ncident, both of us have become better people. However, if I had ended our friendship, we would have both learnt nothing.In conclusion, when we are old and look back on our lives, what will we remember? Will we remember the things we bought or the places we have been to? No, we will remember those w
25、hom we loved and those who loved us. We will remember our friends.35. M5U2. Reading The economy or the environmentmust we choose?TV host: James LongSpeakers: Lin Shuiqing, a spokeswoman from the Green Society Qian Liwei, a business development consultantJames Long: Good morning. Todays debate questi
26、on is, “The economy or the environmentmust we choose? With me are Ms Lin Shuiqing, from the Green Society, and Mr Qian Liwei, a business development consultant. We are following our usual schedule for debates. Ms Lin Shuiqing will speak first for three minutes. Mr Qian Liwei will follow, also for th
27、ree minutes. Then we will open the floor for discussion. If you have any questions or comments, you can use this time to express them.Lin Shuiqing: Good morning, everyone. First I am talking to you today about the way vast areas of the world are damaged by chemical waste. Many places have been destr
28、oyed and many plants and animals have died. This is awful. Factories produce large numbers of harmful chemicals. The waste they create goes into the atmosphere and makes us sick. Other types of waste flow into our water, killing river and sea life.Much sea life is being destroyed by fishing boats as
29、 well. These boats catch large numbers of fish without giving them time to lay eggs. This will result in a smaller number of fish left for us to eat in the future.While we damage our environment, we keep producing more and more people who need more land to live on and more food to eat! The worlds po
30、pulation has grown by six times what it was in 1800. The figure is now about 7 billion people!It is our duty to try to cut back on production and reduce the number of things we make and buy. The amount of rubbish we produce is turning into a big problem; we need to think more about recycling our was
31、te. It would be good to increase the amount of waste we recycle, and teach people ways of living that do not harm the environment. We may even create more jobs and help our country become more developed at the same time.Thank you.Qian Liwei: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you, Ms Lin. Tha
32、t was an interesting speech. It is clear that you are very concerned about the present situation of our environment. As a business development consultant, Im often seen as being against the environment. When people think of factories, they think of clouds of dirty smoke or of pipes pouring chemical waste into rivers. They think of greedy businessmen hiding from their responsibilities and only worrying about money. People often have this belief that development is bad for the environment, but this does not have to be true.What Im here to say is that having worked
