高一(上)英语课文

高一(上)英语课文人教版新教材高一（上）Unit1GoodFriendsAReadaboutthefollowingpeopleandfillintheform．Decidewhoyouthinkcouldbefiendsandgivereasonsforyourdecisions．John：I'm15yearsoldandIlovefootball．Ialsolikereading，especiallystoriesaboutpeoplefromothercountries．Idon’tenjoysinging，nordoIlikecomputers．Ithinkthatrockmusicisterrible.Ann：Hi，．ImAnn．I'm16andIlikedancingandcomputers．Ialsolikerockmusic．IhatehikingandI’mnotintoclassicalmusic．Idon’tenjoyreadingtoomuch． Steve：I’m14yearsoldandIloveskiing．Otherfavouritehobbiesarereadingandsinging．Idon’tlikehiking．Ithinkthatrockmusicistooloud，andIthinkthatfootballisboring．Peter：I’mfromAustralia．I’m15andI’mfondofsinging．Isingalot,andwhenI’mnotsinging，Ilistentorockmusicorusemycomputer．Idon’tlikefootballandIthinkthatclassicalmusicisterrible．Ihatedancing! Sarah：MynameisSarahandI’m14yearsold．Myinterestsarereadingnovels,playingfootballandsingingsongs.Ithinkthatrockmusicisterrible，andIdon’tlikedancing．Idon’tenjoycomputerseither．Joe：Hithere．I’mJoe．Ireallylikecomputers．IsurftheInternetallthetimeandIlikeplayingcomputergames.Idon’tenjoyfootballandIhatehiking．RockmusicisOK,andsoisskiing．BChuck’sFriendInthemovieCastAway，TomHanksplaysamannamedChuckNoland．Chuckisabusinessman whoisalwayssobusythathehaslittletimeforhisfriends．Heisasuccessfulmanagerinacompanythatsendsmailallovertheworld．OnedayChuckisonaflightacrossthePacificOceanwhensuddenlyhisplanecrashes.Chucksurvivesthecrashandlandsonadesertedisland．Ontheisland,Chuckhastolearntosurviveallalone.Hehastolearnhowtocollectwater,huntforfood,andmakefire.Perhapsthemostdifficultchallengeishowtosurvivewithoutfriends.Inordertosurvive,Chuckdevelopsafriendshipwithanunusualfriend—avolleyballhecallsWilson.Chucklearnsalotabouthimselfwhenheisaloneontheisland.Herealisesthathehasn’tbeenaverygoodfriendbecausehehasalwaysbeenthinkingabouthimself.Duringhisfiveyearsontheisland,ChucklearnshowtobeagoodfriendtoWilson.EventhoughWilsonisjustavolleyball，hebecomesfondofhim．Hetalkstohimandtreatshimasafriend.Chucklearnsthatweneedfriendstosharehappinessandsorrow,andthatitisimportanttohavesomeonetocareabout.Healsolearnsthatheshouldhavecaredmoreabouthisfriends.WhenhemakesfriendswithWilson,heunderstandsthatfriendshipisaboutfeelingsandthatwemustgiveasmuchaswetake.Avolleyballiscertainlyanunusualfriend.Mostofourfriendsarehumanbeings,butwealsomakefriendswithanimalsandeventhings.Forexample,manyofushavepets,andweallhavefavouriteobjectssuchasaluckypenoradiary.ThelessonwecanlearnfromChuckandalltheotherswhohaveunusualfriendsisthatfriendsareteachers.Friendshiphelpsusunderstandwhoweare,whyweneedeachotherandwhatwecandoforeachother.CIntegratingSkillsMany-flavouredFriends“I’vegotfriendsalloverthiscountry,friendsinothercountriestoo.I’vegotfriendsIhaven’tmetyet,I’vegotfriendsthatwillneverknow.”—AniDiFrancoFriendscomeinmanyflavours．Therearebestfriends，schoolfriends，fair-weatherfriends，foreverfriendsandmanymore．Bestfriendsarefriendswithwhomyouspendalotoftimeandwithwhomyoushareallyourthoughtsandfeelings．Schoolfriendsaredifferent：youseeeachotherinschoolandyoustudyandhavefuntogether,butyoumaynotknoweverythingabouteachother．Fair-weatherfriendsarefriendswhoonlylikeyouwhenyouarehappyorwhenyouarepopular．Ifyouarefeelingdown，orifyouarehavingaproblem,fair-weatherfriendsdon’twanttospendtimeortalkwithyou．Foreverfriendsarefriendsthatwillalwayslistentoyouandtrytohelpyou，evenifyoudisagreeorifyouarehavingaproblem．BESTFRIENDSSarahandJanethavebeenfriendseversincetheystartedschool．Theydoeverythingtogether：study，read，watchTV，surftheInternet，playsportsandlistentomusic．Ifeitheronehasaproblem,theotheristheretohelp．WhenSarahwasinthethirdgrade,someoftheotherstudentsweremakingfunofherbecauseshewasshy．JanettoldtheotherstudentstostopmakingfunofSarah，andshehelpedSarahovercomehershyness．Inthefifthgrade，Janethadproblemswithhermathsclass．Shestudiedhard，butshejustcouldn’tunderstandthehomework．SarahhelpedJanetwithherhomeworkandpatientlyexplainedeveryexercisetoJanet．Aftersixmonths，JanetwasdoingmuchbetterandevengotanAonthemathsexam．FRIENDSACROSSBORDERSIsitpossibletobebestfriendsevenifyouarethousandsofmilesapart?MichelandXiaoLithinkso．Theyhavebeene-friendsforfiveyears．MichellivesinBologne(博洛涅)，France，andXiaoLilivesinWuhan，Hubei．Despitethefactthattheyhavenevermeteachother，MichelandXiaoLiarebestfriends．Theytalktoeachotherbye-mailortelephone,andtheyalwaystrytohelpeachother．MichelandXiaoLisendeachotherpicturesandtelleachotherabouttheireverydaylife．MichelisveryinterestedinChinesecultureandtheChineselanguage．HeoftenasksquestionsaboutlifeinChina．XiaoLiisalsocuriousaboutlifeinFrance．Bothfriendsthinkthattheirfriendshipisfunanduseful．Theyhavelearntmanynewthingsaboutlife，andtheyhavealsolearntmoreabouttheirowncultures．1.Inthispassage，“flavours”probablymeans：A.colours  B.tastes  C.kinds  D.shapes2.Mlatisthedifferencebetweenafair-weatherfriendandaforeverfriend?3.Listthecharacteristics(特点)ofeachkindoffriend．A.fair-weatherfriend   B.schoolfriend   C.foreverfriend4.HowdidSarahandJanethelpeachother?5.Howhaveyourfriendshelpedyou?Howhaveyouhelpedthem?6.Whatcanyoudoifyouwanttomakefriendswithpeoplefromothercountries?7.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofhavingfriendsfromothercountries?8.ThewordsatthebeginningofthereadingarefromasongbyAniDiFranco．Whatdoyouthink‘‘friendsIhaven’tmetyet”and‘‘friendsthatIwillneverknow’’mean?Unit2 EnglishAroundtheWorldAJoeisanAmericanwhohascometoBritainforthefirsttime．Lookatthepictureandreadthedialogue．Thenanswerthefollowingquestions：WhatisitthatJoecan’tfindinthebathroom?Whycan’thefindit?NANCY：Oh，thereyouare．Nowthen,didyouhaveagoodflight?JOE：Sure，weflewallthewaydirectfromSeattletoLondon．NANCY：Youmustbeverytired．Didyousleepatallontheplane?JOE：No．notreally．I’mverytired．CouldIuseyourbathroom?NANCY：Why．ofcourse．Youdon’tneedtoask,justmakeyourselfathome．Letmegiveyouacleantowel．JOE：Atowel?NANCY：Yes．Hereyouare．Thebathroomisupstairs．It’stheseconddoorontheleft.JOE：ThanksNancy．Ifyou’llexcusemenow．(afterawhile)NANCY：Haveyoufoundit?JOE：Well，ehyes，Imeanno．Imean，Ifoundthebathroom，butIdidn’tfindwhatIwaslookingfor!BPractisethefollowingdialogueswithyourpartnerandactthemout．1 EMILY： Karen，canyoutellmehowtopronounce“kilometer”?KAREN： Sure．Britishpeoplesay／'kl／andAmericanssay／k'l／．TEACHER：KarenandEmily，isthereanythingthatisn'tcleartoyou?KAREN： EmilyaskedmeaquestionbutIalreadyansweredher．TEACHER：Whatwasherquestion?KAREN： Sheaskedmehowtopronounce“kilometre”．2 MSSMITH：Harry，takethesetwopizzastoMrThompsononBroadStreet,Number12．HARRY： Canyouspellthatname,please?MSSMITH：T-h-o-m-p-s-o-n．OnBroadStreet．Number12．HARRY：  Canyourepeattheaddress，please?MSSMITH：BroadStreet，Number12．HARRY： Gotit．MSSMITH：TakeDave’smotorbike．Herearethekeys．Andhurryup!HARRY： Anythingelse?MSSMITH：Don’tforgettobuymesomeketchuponyourWayback．CEnglishAroundtheWorldEnglishisalanguagespokenallaroundtheworld．Therearemorethan42countrieswherethemajorityofthepeoplespeakEnglish．MostnativespeakersofEnglisharefoundintheUnitedKingdom．theUnitedStatesofAmerica，Canada，Australia，SouthAfrica,IrelandandNewZealand．Intotal，formorethan375millionpeopleEnglishistheirmothertongue．AnequalnumberofpeoplelearnEnglishasasecondlanguage.Thesepeoplewillperhapsspeakthelanguageoftheirowncountryathomewiththeirfamily，butthelanguageofthegovernment,schools，newspapersandTVisEnglish.ThissituationisfoundincountriessuchasIndia，Pakistan，NigeriaandthePhilippines.  However，thenumberofpeoplewholearnEnglishasaforeignlanguageismoreman750million．EverywhereintheworldchildrengotoschooltolearnEnglish．MostpeoplelearnEnglishforfiveorsixyearsathighschool.InChinastudentslearnEnglishatschoolasaforeignlanguage，exceptforthoseinHongKong，wheremanypeoplespeakEnglishasafirstorasecondlanguage．Inonlyfiftyyears，Englishhasdevelopedintothelanguagemostwidelyspokenandusedintheworld．Englishistheworkinglanguageofmostinternationalorganisations，internationaltradeandtourism.BusinessmenandtouristsoftencometoChinawithoutbeingabletospeakChinese．Chinesebusinessmen，taxidriversandstudentstalkwiththemusingEnglish．Englishisalsothelanguageofglobalculture，suchaspopularmusicandtheInternet．YoucanlistentoEnglishsongsontheradiooruseEnglishtocommunicatewithpeoplearoundtheworldthroughtheInternet．WithsomanypeoplecommunicatinginEnglisheveryday，itwillbecomemoreandmoreimportanttohaveagoodknowledgeofEnglish．DAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishManystudentswanttoknowaboutthedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish．Howdidthesedifferencescomeabout?Thereisnoquickanswertothisquestion．AtfirstthelanguageinBritainandAmericawasthesame．In1776Americabecameanindependentcountry．Afterthat,thelanguageslowlybegantochange．ForalongtimethelanguageinAmericastayedthesame，whilethelanguageinEnglandchanged．Forexample，300yearsagotheEnglishtalkedabout“fall”．Today,mostBritishpeopletalkabout“autumn”，butAmericansstilltalkabout“fall”．InthesamewayAmericansstillusemeexpression“Iguess”(meaning“Ithink”)，justastheBritishdid300yearsago．Atthesametime，BritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishstartedborrowingwordsfromotherlanguages，endingupwithdifferentwords．Forexample,theBritishtook“typhoon”fromChinese，whiletheAmericanstook“tornado”fromSpanish．In1828NoahWebsterpublishedthefirstAmericandictionary．HewantedtomakeAmericanEnglishdifferentfromBritishEnglish,sohechangedthespellingofmanywords．That’swhythewordscolour,centreandtravellerarespeltcolor,centerandtravelerinAmericanEnglish．Exceptforthesedifferencesinspelling，writtenEnglishismoreorlessthesameinbothBritishandAmericanEnglish．Thedifferencesaregreaterinthespokenlanguage.Forexample，Americanssaydance／ds／,andinsouthernEnglandtheysay／dns／．InAmericatheypronouncenot／nt／；insouthernEnglandtheysay  ／nt／.However，mostofthetimepeoplefromthetwocountriesdonothaveanydifficultyinunderstandingeachother． Answerthefollowingquestionsbychoosingthebestanswer．1.AmericastoppedbeingapartofEnglandin__________________.A.1707   B.1828   C.1776    D.19112.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.After1828AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishstayedthesame．B.After1828AmericanEnglishchangedbutBritishEnglishstayedthesame．C.After1828BritishEnglishchangedbutAmericanEnglishstayedthesame．D.After1828bothBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishchanged． .3.BritishEnglishisdifferentfromAmericanEnglishbecause____________________．A.BritaindecidedtochangethespellingofmanyAmericanwords B.AmericanEnglishchangedbutBritishEnglishstayedthesameC.theAmericansandBritishtookdifferentwordsfromotherlanguagesDAmericaisabiggercountry4.NoahWebsterwas_____________________________．A.anAmericanpresident  B.aSpanishfarmerC.aBritishteacher    D.anAmericanwriter5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.InthefuturebothAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishwillstaythesame．B.InthefutureAmericanEnglishwillchangebutBritishEnglishwillnot．C.InthefutureBritishEnglishwillchangebutAmericanEnglishwillnot．  D.InthefuturebothBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishwillchange．EAmericanEnglishhaschangedoverthecenturies．Thereareseveralreasonsforthis．OneofthereasonsisthatpeopletravelledtoAmericafromalltheEuropeancountriesandfromotherpartsoftheworld,too.TheystartedtouseEnglish,buttheyalsobroughtinsomewordsfromtheirownlanguages.Forexample,theword“cent”inAmericanmoneyisfromoldFrench.OneofthestatesintheUSAiscalled“Florida”,inSpanishthismeans“thelandofflowers”.ThereareagreatmanyAmericanIndianwords,forexample“tohowl”means“tocry”.And“cookbooks”isaGermanword.DoyouknowanyotherEnglishwordsthatwereborrowedfromotherlanguages?FIntegratingSkillsDon’tForgettoStayInTouch1GeraldisfromSingapore，butheworksinChengdu．Hehasbeenlivingtherenowformorethanthreeyears．HehasmarriedaChinesegirlandtheywillsoonhavetheirfirstchild．GeraldisveryhappyinChina，althoughmostofhisfamilyliveinSingapore．Hesays，“Idon’tseemyparentsandmysisterveryoften．TheycametovisitmeinSichuanonce．ButofcourseWecommunicatealot．Icallmyparentsatleastonceaweek,andwetalkforatleasthalfanhour，althoughitisperhapsalittlebitexpensive．Myparentsoftensendmelettersandsometimesaparcel(包裹)withsomesweetsandteafromhome，eventhoughItellthemtheydon’tneedtobecauseIcangeteverythinghereinChengdu．Myparentsdon’tknowhowtousee-mail．Theydon’tlikecomputers，soIsometimessendthemaletter，orapostcard．Mysister，ofcourse，oftensendsmee-mail，andwealsosometimeschatonline．Iwishwecouldseeeachothermoreoften,butthatisdifficult．”2XiaohualivesinNanchang．Twoyearsago，atherjuniorhighschool，shehadaCanadianteacherwhotaughtherEnglishforoneyear．Afterayear，however，herteacherwentbacktoOttawa．“Westayintouch．”saysXiaohua,“althoughwedon’twriteveryoften．Perhapsonlythreeorfourtimesayear．Wemostlywritee-mailbuteveryyearhesendsmeaChristmascard．Sendinge-mailisveryfastandcheapofcourse，butIreallylikereceivinglettersbecauseofthebeautifulCanadianstampsontheenvelopes(信封)．”NotonlydidXiaohualearnalotofEnglishfromherCanadianteacher，shealsobecameveryinterestedinCanada．“ItrytoreadasmanybooksandmagazinesasIcanfindaboutCanada．AfewweeksagotherewasaphotoexhibitionofCanadianphotographers．NatureinCanadaissobeautiful．IhopeonedayIwiltbeabletogothere．”Unit3GoingPlacesAAdventureTravelWhydopeopletravel?Well，manypeopletravelbecausetheywanttoseeothercountriesandvisitplacesthatarefamous，interestingorbeautiful．Peoplealsotraveltomeetnewfriends,totrynewkindsoffood，toexperiencelifeinotherpartsoftheworldorsimplytogetawayfromcoldweather．Yetthereareotherreasonswhypeopletravel．Manyoftoday’stravellersarelookingforallunusualexperienceandadventuretravelisbecomingmoreandmorepopular．Hereisaquicklookattwopopularactivities：hikingandrafting．HIKINGInsteadofspendingyourvacationonabus，inahotelorsittingonthebeach，youmaywanttotryhiking．Hikingisagreatwaytotravel．Youwillgetclosetonatureandtakeexerciseatthesametime．Hikingiseasytodoanddoesn’thavetobeveryexpensive．Youcanhikeclosetohomeortraveltootherplaces．Thebasicequipmentyouneedforhikingissimple：goodshoes，clothesandabackpack．YouCanhikeinthemountains,inaforestoralongariver．YouCanalsogoforahikeinthecity．Hikingisfunandexciting，butyoushouldn’tforgetsafety．Herearesomebasictipsforsuccessfulhiking：·Don’thikealone．·Tellsomeonewhereyouaregoing．·Bringwaterandagoodmap．·Watchoutfordangers,suchasspiders，snakesorpoisonousplants．·Wearahattoprotectyourselffromthesun．·Bringacellphoneifyouhaveone．RAFTINGAnotherexcitingadventureisrafting．Araftisasmallboatthatyoucanusetopaddledownriversandstreams．Raftingisagoodwaytoexperiencenature．Ifyouwantanormalraftingtrip，chooseaquietstreamorriverthatiswideandhasfewfallentreesorrocks．Ifyouarelookingformoreexcitement，youmaywanttotrywhitewaterrafting．Whitewaterraftingismoreadventurousanddifficultthannormalrafting．Itisdoneonriversandstreamswherethewatermovesquickly.Youhavetobecarefulnottohitrocks，treesandotherdangers．Thename“whitewater”comesfromthefactthatthewaterinthesestreamsandriverslookswhitewhenitmovesquickly．Aswithhikingyoushouldalwaysthinkaboutyoursafetyandweargoodclothes．Youalsoneedtolearnthebasicskillsofrafting,suchashowtohandletheraft,howtopaddleandhowtogetinandoutoftheraft.Youshouldnotgoraftingunlessyouknowhowtoswim,andyoushouldalwayswearalifejacket.Choosethecorrectanswers．1.Adventuretravellerswantto____________.A.experiencefunandexcitement    B.meetnewfriendsC.trynewkindsoffood        D.visitfamoussitesorbeautifulplaces2.Hikingisakindofadventuretravelbecause__________________.A.itisnotexpensive          B.itisexcitingC.youneedalotofequipmentforit    D.youwilloftenputyourselfindanger3.Whilehikingorrafting，itisimportanttothinkabout__________________.A.cost     B.excitement    C.fun    D.safety4.Beforeyougorafting，youdonothaveto__________________.A.learnraftingskills  Bknowhowtoswim  C.putonalifejacket D.wearleathershoes5.Whichofthefollowingisthemostdifficult? A.Normalrafting.  B.Streamrafting.  C.Whitewaterrafting.  D.Rockrafting.BJaneandBettyaregoingonseparateholidaysinafewdays’time．JANE：Hello，Betty．WhenareyouofftoGuangzhou?BETTY：NextThursdayevening．JANE：Howareyougettingtotheairport?Isanybodyseeingyouoff?BETTY：Yes，mybrotherBobisgoingwithmetotheairport.Myplaneleavesatseven，soIthinkwe’lltakeataxi．Areyougoinganywherefortheholidays?JANE： Yes，I'mgoingtoXi’anwithmyparentsonFriday．BETTY：Howareyougettingthere?Bvtrain?JANE： No,byair．Well，Imustbeoff．SeeyouwhenIgetback．HaveanicetimeinGuangzhou．Andsay“Hi”toBobforme．  ’BETTY：Ofcourse．Haveagoodtrip.JANE：Thanks．Thesametoyou．Bye．CEco-travelisaformoftravelthatcombinesnormaltourismwithlearning.Insteadofsimplytravellingforpleasure,youcanuseyourtripasawaytoprotecttheenvironment.Normaltourismisoftenbadfortheenvironment,andtouristsoftencauseproblems.Eco-travel,ontheotherhand,isawaytotravelresponsibly.Eco-touristswanttolearnabouttheworldsothattheycanmakeitbetter,oratleastunderstanditbetter.Eco-travelisawaytofindoutwhatcanbedonetohelpanimalsandplantsaswellaspeople.DIntegratingSkillsBigFish,BigAdventureIfyouarelookingforallunusualexperience,maybeyoushouldtrygoingforaswimwithoneoftheworld’smostbeautifulcreatures—thedolphin．Swimmingwithdolphinsisawonderfuladventurethatwillfillyourheartwithhappiness.Dolphinsarenotonlybeautifulandfriendly,buttheyalsoseemtobringjoytoanyonewhomcomesnearthem．Janet，adoctorfromNewYorkwhohastriedthedolphinswimtwice，explainsthefeeling：“SwimmingwithdolphinschangedthewayIthinkaboutmyself．Thedolphinsshowedmethesimplebeautyintheworld．Theytaughtmetoenjoylifeandtheworldaroundme．Theadventurealsohelpedmeunderstandwhatisimportantinlife．”Dolphinsarewildcreatures，sothereareafewthingsyouneedtokeepinmindwhenyoujointhemintheocean．Swimslowlyandcarefullyanddon’ttrytocatchupwiththedolphins．Youhavetobecarefulnottodisturbthedolphinswhentheyarefeedingortakingcareoftheiryoung．Ifadolphincomesnearyou，don’treachoutandtrytotouchit．Dolphinslivinginthewilddonotliketobetouchedbyhumans．Youmustnevertrytograborholdadolphin—itwillfrightenthedolphins．Thebestwaytohaveagoodswimwithyournewfriendsistolearnfromthem．Trytoswimlikethedolphins，withoutmovingyourarmstoomuch,andpayattentiontohowthedolphinsusebodylanguagetocommunicate．Dolphinsareinterestedinnewthingsandtheywillperhapscometoplaywithyouifyoudiveormakesomestrangenoises．Sharingthedeepbluewithitsbeautifulcreaturesisapopularformofadventuretravel．Youdonothavetotravelfartoswimwithadolphin，nordoesithavetocostalotofmoney．Dolphinswimsarenowpossiblebothintouristareasandincities．Manyzoosletpeoplegoforashortswimwithadolphininapool．Theexperiencewillmakeawonderfulmemoryandmaychangethewayyouthinkaboutlifeandnature． Answerthesequestions．1.Whydopeopleswimwithdolphins?2.Whatarethebasicrulesyoumustfollowifyouswimwithdolphins?3.Inwhatwaysaredolphinssimilartohumanbeings?Unit4 Unforgettable ExperiencesATheRescueFloraheardsomebodyshouting．ShelookedaroundandsawJeffrunning．Beforeshecouldmove，sheheardaloudnoise，whichgrewtoaterribleroar．ShelookedatJeff，whowaswavinghisarms．Shelookedaround,behindher．Thereshesawawallofwaterthatwasquicklyadvancingtowardsher．Shewassosurprisedthatshecouldn’tmove．Shewantedtowatchit．However,beforeshecouldthinktwice，thewaterwasuponher．“Run!”Jeffshouted．seizingherarm．Thenextmomentthefirstwavesweptherdown,swallowingthegarden．Jeffdraggedhertowardsthehouse．Everythingwentsofast，shecouldn’tthink．Beforetheyreachedthehouse，anewgreatwavecame，sweepingdowntrees，andsweepingthemdowntoo．Theybothwentdownunderwater．ThenJeffpulledherup．Hewasstanding，holdingontoatreethatgrewagainstthewall．Flora’sheadwasabovethewaterbutshecouldn’tstandup．Shestruggledandstruggled,butcouldnotgetonherfeet．Onlyhishandwasholdingherhand．Shefoughtforherlife，andfinallypulledherselfup．Now,thewater,whichwascoldasiceandflowedfasterthanariver,wasaboveherknees．JeffandFloralookedintoeachother’sfacewithalookoffright．“Gettothesteps!”Jeffshouted．Itwasonlyjustaroundthecorner：fourbigsteps!Shelookedathim，butshecouldnotmove.Whenthewaterseemedtogodownalittle，theyran．Astheygottothesteps，theyheardanothergreatroar，andthewallofthehouseshook．Thewaterflowedaroundtheirlegsagain，butJeffhadopenedthehalldoor.Floraquicklybeganclimbingthestairs．Boom!Anotherwavestruckthehouse，andastrangecrackingnoisebegan．Thewatermoveduplikeasea．Floraranupthestairs．Thereshestopped,listeningtothestrangesounds，whilethewholehousemoved．Flora，whosebeautifulhairanddresswereallcoldandwet，startedcrying．“Thehouseisfallingdown!”shoutedJeff．“Whereisthechimney?Whichroom?Thechimneywillstand.”Jefflookedoutofthewindow．Below,thewatersweptpastthehouselikeawildriver．Treeaftertreewentdown，cutdownbythewater,whichmusthavebeenthreemetresde