高中英语新课标人教版(广东)高一(1)unit1 reading

ANNE'S BEST FRIEND

Do you want a friend whom you could tell everything to,like your deepest feelings and thoughts?Or are you afraid that your friend would laugh at you ,or would not understand what you are going through?Anne Frank¹ wanted the first kind ,so she made her diary her best friend.

Anne lived in Amsterdam in the Netherlands during World War II.Her family was Jewish² so they had to hide or they would be caugh by German Nazis³.She and he family hid away for nearly twenty-five months before they were discovered.During that time the only ture friend was her diary.She said,"I don't want to set down a series⁴ of facts in a diary as most people do,but I want this diary itseft to bee my friend, and I shall call my friend Kitty."Now read how she felt after being in the hiding place since July 1942.

Thursday 15th June,1944

Dear Killy,

I wonder if it's because I haven't been able to be outdoors for so long that I've grown so crazy about everything to do with nature.I can well remeber that there was a time when a deep blue sky ,the song of the birds,moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbould.That's changed since I was here.

...For example,one evening when it was so warm,I stayed awake on purpose until half past eleven in order to have a good look at the moon by myself.But as the moon gave far too much light,I didn't dare⁵ open a window.Another time five months ago,I happened to be upstairs at dark when the window was open.I didn't go downstairs until the window had to be shut.The dark,rainy evening,the wind,the thundering clouds held me entirely⁶ in their power;it was the first time in a year and a half that I'd seen the night face to face...

...sadly...I am only able to look at nature thought ditly curtains hanging brfore very dusty⁷ windows.It's no pleasure looking thought these any longer because nature is one thing that really must be experienced⁸.

1 frank   

adj.坦白的，直率的，真诚的

参考例句：

• A frank discussion can help to clear the air.坦率的谈论有助于消除隔阂。
• She is frank and outgoing.她很爽朗。

2 Jewish   

adj.犹太人的，犹太民族的

参考例句：

• The coin bears a Jewish symbol.硬币上有犹太标记。
• They were two Jewish kids;I was friendly with both of them.他们是两个犹太小孩；我同他们都很要好。

3 Nazis   

n.（德国的）纳粹党员( Nazi的名词复数 )；纳粹主义

参考例句：

• The Nazis worked them over with gun butts. 纳粹分子用枪托毒打他们。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Nazis were responsible for the mass murder of Jews during World War Ⅱ. 纳粹必须为第二次世界大战中对犹太人的大屠杀负责。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 series   

n.连续；系列

参考例句：

• The students have put forward a series of questions.学生们提出了一系列问题。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

5 dare   

n.敢，挑战；aux.敢；vi.敢；vt.敢于，勇于面对

参考例句：

• He didn't dare to look at her in the face.他不敢正眼看她。
• How dare you?Take your hand off me at once.放肆！马上把你的手挪开。

6 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

7 dusty   

adj.积满灰尘的；无聊的，含糊的，粉末状的

参考例句：

• He was pulling dead roots from the dusty earth.他正在从土中拔出枯死的根茎。
• One spring it was very windy and dusty here.有一年春天这里风沙很大。

8 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。