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>04 ElectricityThe modern age is an age of electricity. People are so used to electriclights, radio, televisions, and telephones that it is hard to imagine whatlife would be like without them. When there is a power failure, peoplegrope about in flickering candlelight, cars hesitate in the streets becausethere are no traffic lights to guide them, and food spoils in silentrefrigerators.Yet, people began to understand how electricity works only a little morethan two centuriesago. Nature has apparently been experimenting in this field for millions ofyears. Scientists are discovering more and more that the living world mayhold many interesting secrets of electricity that could benefit humanity.All living cells send out tiny pulses of electricity. As the heart beats,it sends out pulses of record; they form an electrocardiogram, which adoctor can study to determine how well the heart is working. The brain,too, sends out brain waves of electricity, which can be recorded in anelectroencephalogram. The electric currents generated by most livingcells are extremely small -- often so small that sensitive instruments areneeded to record them. But in some animals, certain muscle cells havebecome so specialized as electrical generators that they do not work asmuscle cells at all. When large numbers of these cells are linkedtogether, the effects can be astonishing.The electric eel is an amazing storage battery. It can send a jolt of asmuch as eight hundred volts of electricity through the water in which itlives. (An electric house current is only one hundred twenty volts.) Asmany as four-fifths of all the cells in the electric eel's body arespecialized for generating electricity, and the strength of the shock itcan deliver corresponds roughly to the length of its body.电 当今时代是电气时代。 人们对电灯、收音机、电视和电话早已司空见惯以致很难想 象没有它们生活会变成什么样。当停电时，人们在摇曳不定的烛光下暗中摸索； 因没有红 绿灯的指示，汽车在道路上迟疑不前；冰箱也停止工作，导致食物变质。人们只是在两个世纪前一点才开始了解电的使用原理，自然界却显然在这方面经历过了数百万年。 科学家不断发现许多生物世界里可能有益于人类的关于电的有趣秘密。所有生物细胞都会发出微小的 电脉冲。当心脏跳动时，把它发出的脉冲记录下来就成了心电图，这可让医生了解心脏的 工作状况。大脑也发出脑电波，这可在脑电图上记录下来。许多生物细胞发出的电流都是 极微小的，小到要用灵敏仪器才能记录和测量。 但一些动物的某些肌肉细胞能转化成一个 个发电机，以致完全失去肌肉细胞的功能。这种细胞大量地连接在一起时产生的效果将是 非常令人吃惊的。电鳗就是一种令人惊异的蓄电池。 它可以在水中发出相当于 800 伏特电压电流(家庭用户的电压只有 120 伏特)。 在电鳗的身体里，多至五分之四的细胞都专门用 来发电，而且发出的电流的强度大约和它身体的长度成正比。>05 The Beginning of DramaThere are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece.The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that dramaevolved from ritual. The argument for this view goes as follows. In thebeginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world - even theseasonal changes - as unpredictable, and they sought through various meansto control these unknown and feared powers. Those measures whichappeared to bring the desired results were then retained and repeateduntil they hardened into fixed rituals. Eventually stories arose whichexplained or veiled the mysteries of the rites. As time passed some ritualswere abandoned, but the stories, later called myths, persisted and providedmaterial for art and drama.Those who believe that drama evolved out of ritual also argue that thoserites contained the seed of theater because music, dance, masks,and costumes were almost always used. Furthermore, a suitable site hadto be provided for performances and when the entire communitydid not participate, a clear division was usually made betweenthe "acting area" and the"auditorium." In addition, there were performers, and, sinceconsiderable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in theenactment of rites, religious leaders usually assumed that task. Wearingmasks and costumes, they often impersonated other people, animals, orsupernatural beings, and mimed the desired effect -- success in hunt orbattle, the coming rain, the revival of the Sun -- as an actor might.Eventually such dramatic representations were separated from religiousactivities.Another theory traces the theater's origin from the human interest instorytelling. According to this view tales (about the hunt, war, or otherfeats) are gradually elaborated, at first through the use of impersonation,action, and dialogue by a narrator and then through the assumption of eachof the roles by a different person. A closely related theory traces theaterto those dances that are primarily rhythmical and gymnastic or thatare imitations of animal movements and sounds.戏剧的起源 关于古希腊戏剧的起源存在着多种理论，其中一个最普遍为人接受的理论 假设认为戏剧从仪式演化而来。这个观点是这样进行论证的：一开始，人类把世界上的自 然力量，甚至季节的变化都看成是不可预料的。 他们试图通过各种方式去控制这些未知的、令人恐惧的力量。 那些似乎带来了满意结果的手段就被保留下来并且重复直到这些手段固 化为不变的仪式，最后产生了能够解释或者掩盖这些仪式神秘性的故事。随着时间的推移， 一些仪式被废弃了，但这些后来被称作神话的故事流传下来并且为艺术和戏剧提供了素材。认为戏剧从仪式演化而来的人们还认为那些仪式包含了戏剧的基本因素，因为音乐、舞蹈、面具和服装几乎经常被使用，而且，必须为演出提供一个合适的地点；如果不是整个社区共 同参加演出，经常在"演出区"和"观众席"之间划分出明显的分界。另外，仪式中还有演员， 而且宗教领袖通常承担演出任务，因为在仪式的执行中避免错误的发生被认为有相当大的重要性；他们经常带着面具，穿着服装象演员那样扮演其它人、动物或超自然的生灵，用动作来表演以达到所需要的效果，比如打猎的成功或战斗的胜利、将至的雨、太阳的复活。 最 后这些戏剧性的表演从宗教活动中分离了出来。另一个追溯戏剧起源的理论认为它来自人 们对叙述故事的兴趣。 根据这个观点，故事(关于狩猎、战争或者其它伟绩)是逐渐丰富起 来的。首先通过一个讲解人来运用模仿、表演和对话，然后再由不同的人扮演各自的角色；另一个与之紧密相关的理论将戏剧的起源追溯至舞蹈，这些舞蹈大体上是有节奏感的和体操 式的那一类，或者是对动物动作和声音的模仿。
粉红蚕宝宝
中华民族历史悠久,经典美文更是灿若星河,这些优秀的 文化 经典,凝聚了前贤的大智大慧,浓缩了华夏五千年的思想精髓,感染、熏陶了一代又一代龙的传人,可以说是一份宝贵的精神财富。下面是我带来的适合高一的英语美文，欢迎阅读!适合高一的英语美文篇一 Love Your Life 热爱生活 However mean your life is,meet it and live it ;do not shun it and call it hard names.It is not so bad as you are.It looks poorest when you are richest.The fault-finder will find faults in paradise.Love your life,poor as it is.You may perhaps have some pleasant,thrilling,glorious hourss,even in a poor-house.The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house as brightly as from the rich man's abode;the snow melts before its door as early in the spring.I do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there,and have as cheering thoughts,as in a palace.The town's poor seem to me often to live the most independent lives of any.May be they are simply great enough to receive without misgiving.Most think that they are above being supported by the town;but it often happens that they are not above supporting themselves by dishonest means.which should be more disreputable.Cultivate poverty like a garden herb,like sage.Do not trouble yourself much to get new things,whether clothes or friends,Turn the old,return to them.Things do not change;we change.Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts. 不论你的生活如何卑贱，你要面对它生活，不要躲避它，更别用恶言咒骂它。它不像你那样坏。你最富有的时候，倒是看似最穷。爱找缺点的人就是到天堂里也能找到缺点。你要爱你的生活，尽管它贫穷。甚至在一个济贫院里，你也还有愉快、高兴、光荣的时候。夕阳反射在济贫院的窗上，像身在富户人家窗上一样光亮;在那门前，积雪同在早春融化。我只看到，一个从容的人，在哪里也像在皇宫中一样，生活得心满意足而富有愉快的思想。城镇中的穷人，我看，倒往往是过着最独立不羁的生活。也许因为他们很伟大，所以受之无愧。大多数人以为他们是超然的，不靠城镇来支援他们;可是事实上他们是往往利用了不正当的手段来对付生活，他们是毫不超脱的，毋宁是不体面的。视贫穷如园中之花而像圣人一样耕植它吧!不要找新的花样，无论是新的朋友或新的衣服，来麻烦你自己。找旧的，回到那里去。万物不变，是我们在变。你的衣服可以卖掉，但要保留你的思想。 适合高一的英语美文篇二 Love 爱情 I love you not because of who you are,but because of who I am when I am with you. 我爱你，不是因为你是一个怎样的人，而是因为我喜欢与你在一起时的感觉。 No man or woman is worth your tears,and the one who is ,won't make you cry. 没有人值得你流泪，值得让你这么做的人不会让你哭泣。 The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can't have them. 失去某人，最糟糕的莫过于，他近在身旁，却犹如远在天边。 Never frown,even when you are sad,because you never know who is falling in love with your smile. 纵然伤心，也不要悉眉不展，因为你不知是谁会爱上你的笑容。 To the world you may be one person,but to one person you may be the world. 对于世界而言，你是一个人;但是对于某人，你是他的整个世界。 Don't waste your time on a man/woman,who isn't willing to waste their time on you. 不要为那些不愿在你身上花费时间的人而浪费你的时间。 Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to,doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have. 爱你的人如果没有按你所希望的方式爱你，那并不代表他们没有全心全意地爱你。 Don't try to hard,the best things come when you least expect them to. 不要着急，最好的总会在最不经意的时候出现。 Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one,so that when we finally meet the person,we will know how to be grateful. 在遇到梦中人之前，上天也许会安排我们先遇到别人;在我们终于遇见心仪的人时，便应当心存感激。 Don't cry because it is over,smile because it happened. 不要因为结束而哭泣，微笑吧，为你的曾经拥有。 适合高一的英语美文篇三 Self-Awareness 自我意识 Virginia Woolf 弗吉尼亚·吴尔夫 The man who is aware of himself is henceforth independent; and he is never bored, and life is only too short, and he is steeped through and through with profound yet temperate happiness. He alone lives, while other people, slaves of ceremony, let life slip past time in a kind of dream. Once conform ,once do what other people do finer than they do it, and a lethargy steals over all the finer nerves and faculties of the soul, He becomes all outer show and inward emptiness; dull, callous, and indifferent. 凡是意识到自我的人从今往后才是独立的;他永远不知疲倦，他明白生命苦短，所以完全沉浸于深深的而又适度的幸福之中。他独立生活，而别人是繁文缛节的奴隶，在醉生梦死之中听从生命悄然流逝。一旦循规蹈矩，一旦人为亦为，呆滞就笼罩着灵魂中一切灵敏的神经和官能。灵魂变得徒有其表，其中空空;迟钝，木然、冷漠。
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高中英语新课程标准的总目标是发展学生的综合语言应用能力,尤其是他们获取和加工信息的能力以及分析和解决问题的能力,同时强调学生 英语口语 水平和思维能力的提高。我精心收集了 高一英语 美文小短文，供大家欣赏学习!高一英语美文小短文篇一 A Proposal to myself I am writing this the day before I know my fate-the day before I know the answer to what will happen in my life. I am writing this with my mind set that I will carry on and not let life pass me by. I am determined that I will see the world in every aspect that may be possible for me. I am sure that I will become something, even if the envelope that carries my life inside it gives me bad news. I will not listen to those who insist that a university degree is the only way you will find a means of living these days. I will ignore those who tell me that I am a dreamer without a dream. I will tell myself that although I may not be accepted to college, I've seen the northern lights curtain themselves in front of me. I have tasted the wine in Paris and swum in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. I have been to an Irish pub, and I have watched the sun rise from the Roman Forum. I have climbed the Swiss Alps and counted the stars in the sky until I could see no more . I have experienced what it is like to live, and I will tell myself that even if that envelope is small and exudes rejection, the person that they have rejected will carry on and go on to see more mountains and swim in more waters and keep on counting the stars, because somewhere it is written that I must continue to live my life the way I knows how to. 高一英语美文小短文篇二 Chasing After Your Dream Dreams! How nice do they sound? I am not talking about the dreams we have when we are asleep but about the life long aspirations in each one of us. I am sure many or rather shoud I say all of us have goals in our lives. It could be the goal to be the next millionaire or to be a popular celebrity. Even if your goal is something small, you should be proud that you do have a goal. Some never tend to think about goals in life. Although this may sound as a surprise it is ture. These people take life as it comes without planning and go with the flow of events in their life. But again there are many who love planning for everything in their life. In fact, having a goal in life would make anyone more focused and determined in reaching that target. Wish to get a job as a web designer? Your dream can come ture if you work on your dream. How, you might ask? Start learning web-designing skills and when you're skilled, you will find that you can get your desired job easily. So, do you see that all it takes for your goals to materialize is some work on your part? I have heard some grumble that their dreas are just dreams and can never become true. Well, it all depends on what kind of goals you're aiming at. If you're dying to be the next star in Hollywood but you're camera-shy and you don't know anything about acting, your dream to make it big in Hollywood might remain as a dream. But if you're very determined to make it and you're already enrolling yourself in agting classes and talking to experiencedacors about acting, you can be pretty sure that you're already half-way there to make your dream into a reality. After all, if one is willing to put in the efforts, their goals can become within reach. So never say that your dream will forever be a dream. Go ahead, plan on making that dream a reality and watch how easily you can attain that target. Good luck. 高一英语美文小短文篇三 As High As A Kite I was sitting on the beach the other day watching a kite (In the shape of a two winged aircraft) flying high in the sky. It made wonderful acrobatic maneuvers as if piloted by a person with a lifetimes experience of flying. However, we all know a kite cannot fly without the power of the wind. So how real was the performance I was watching? Firstly, it took a person with great imagination to design a kite shaped like a tiger moth aircraft that can encompass the aerodynamics to be powered by the wind. That accomplishment in itself takes great skill and awareness of the forces of nature. Secondly, the person who purchased the kite needs to read the instructions and learn how to apply the winds forces to achieve a great display. The mind and hand coordination requires a mastery to attain the required skills. Thirdly, without the power of the wind, the kite would just be a charming, colorful, textured replica of a Tiger Moth aircraft. We cannot see the wind....but we know it must exist, for we can feel it and see the consequences of its power. So, we have a relationship between the designer and manufacturer which ultimately will connect to the user. It then needs a power of nature that cannot be seen in order to allow the kite to operate. The display I was observing had a lot of behind the scenes work that needed to be performed, before the show could go on.
