本书是高中英语阅读第一册（上）教师用书。供高中一年级第一学期使用。严格按照现行高中英语教学大纲的要求编写，选收的阅读文章的主题与教材主题相近或相关，可以用作课本的扩充和提高，每课提供两篇阅读文章，文章难度和词汇要求与现行教材相当并略有提高。每篇阅读文章后配以形式多样、设计合理的阅读理解练习和词汇练习。同时，书后还附有十篇补充阅读文章和练习，最后还配有英汉双解的全书总词汇表。本书是广大高中生学习英语语言知识、掌握英语语言技巧、扩大英语阅读面、提高英语水平的好伙伴。

1 Holidays

2 Modern Science

3 International Communication

4 Travelling Abroad

5 The Environment

6 Technology and Construction

7 Natural Disasters

8 Revision

9 The Age of Computers

10 Sporting Life

11 Music

12 The Media

13 Famous Figures

14 Revision

Additional Passage A Very Long Journey

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The Whale shark is the biggest shark in the world. It grows up to 15m in length and weighs as much as six large cars. The smallest shark, which is found near Japan, could fit into the palm of you hand because it is only 15-20 cm long.