高一英语必修一的短文

高一英语必修一的短文篇一：高一英语必修1Unit 1阅读理解

高一英语必修1测试题Unit 1

Ⅲ．阅读理解（10题，20分）

A

Will it matter if you don't take your breakfast? Recently a test was given in the United States. Those tested included people of different ages, from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfast, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effort than if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains. If a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention in class. Contrary to what many people believe people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining weight instead of losing. You will probably lose more weight if you reduce other meals.

31．The title of the passage should be ________.

A．the importance of breakfast

B．the result of a test

C．breakfast will make you clever

D．breakfast is more important than other meals

32．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Poor breakfast affects those who work with brains.

B．Morning diet may cause one to get fatter.

C．Reducing lunch and supper is of less value in weight-losing.

D．Eating less in lunch and supper may help to lose weight.

33．During the test, those who were tested were given ________.

A．no breakfast at all

breakfast

C．little food for breakfast D．different foods or none. B．very rich

34．The passage mentions that many people believe that if you don't eat

breakfast, you will ________.

A．lose weight

C．be healthier B．not lose weight D．gain a lot of weight

35．The results of the test show that ________.

A．breakfast has a great effect on a person's work and studies

B．breakfast has little to do with a person's work

C．a person will work better if he has simple breakfast

D．those working with brains should have much for breakfast

B

Every one needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do so many things together with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We don't always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.

No two people are the same. Sometimes friends don't get along well. That doesn't mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away. Then they feel very sad. We miss them very much. But we can call them and write to them. Maybe we would never see them again. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women, if they are friendly to people in town. Some libraries are named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.

There's more good news for people, if they have friends. These people live longer than those who don't have friends. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares about you. If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.

36．The first paragraph tells us ________.

A．none need friends

B．we always need friends around up

C．making friends is the need in people's life

D．we need to be alone

37．Which of the following is what the writer doesn't say in the passage?

A．People are happy when their friends leave them.

B．Maybe people will never see their friends after their friends move away.

C．People can know their friends in different ways.

D．People like their friends very much if they get to know them.

38．Which of the following is the most probable place people name after friendly people?

A．A house B．A room. C．A village D．A library

39．If people have friends, they would live longer, because ________.

A．they feel happier and healthier

B．they get a lot of help from their friends

C．they take better care of themselves

D．both A and C

40．This passage tells us ________.

A．that people are all friends

C．how to get to know friends

Ⅲ．阅读理解

31．A 32．C 33．D 34．A 35．A 36．C 37．A

38．D

39．D 40．B

Ⅵ. 阅读理解 B．that people need friends D．how to name a place

A

Miss Maynell and I grew to know each other through the mail. When World War II ended, I returned from Europe. We planned our first meeting at the Grand Central Station in New York.

At seven, I was in the station and waited for the girl whose heart I loved but whose face I’d never seen.

Suddenly a girl in a green suit was coming toward me. I stood up from the bench and started toward her, completely forgetting to notice that she was not wearing a rose.

“Going my way, sailor?” the girl murmured, walking away quickly. I made one step closer to her and then I saw Miss Maynell, who was well past 40, standing almost directly behind her with a red rose. I felt something even better than love. I didn’t hesitate and walked to her. “I’m John Blanchard, and you must be Miss Maynell,” I said, feeling shocked by the bitterness of disappointment. “I’m glad you could meet me. May I take you to dinner?”

The woman smiled. “I don’t know what this is about, son,” she answered. “But the young lady in the green suit begged me to wear this rose. And she said if you were to invited me to dinner, I should tell you that she is waiting for you in a big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”

1.What did John Blanchard go to the station for?

高一英语必修一的短文篇二：必修一20篇英语作文

必修一20篇英语作文

作文1

假设你是吴东 , 你在网上认识了一个美国朋友 Jack, 他来信向你诉说交朋友的烦恼 , 他要求你就 friendship 这个话题发表你的观点和看法并给他一些建议。于是你根据你所了解的情况 , 给他回了一封 e-mail 。

[ 写作内容 ]

1. 友谊是每个人生活中最重要的事情之一 , 没有朋友 , 人会孤独的 ;

2. 多与朋友交流 , 让朋友知道你想与他交朋友以及你对朋友和友谊的理解 ;

3. 真正的朋友应该同甘共苦 ;

4. 邀请朋友参加一些活动如游泳、球赛等 , 赢得真正的友谊。

Dear Jack,I'm glad to have received your e-mail but I am sorry you are having some trouble in making friends.In my opinion, friendship is one of the most important things in everyone's life because without friends we will suffer loneliness. If you would like to take my advice, you'll win real friendship. First, why not communicate with your friend when possible and tell him/her what you think about friends and friendship and let him/her know that you want to make friends with him/her. Secondly, you should learn to share your happiness and sorrow with your friends. Thirdly, it would be a good idea if you like to invite him/her to join in some activities such as swimming and ball games, which can make you learn to appreciate your friends and cherish your friendship.

I hope you will find these opinions and ideas useful.Best wishes! Yours,

Wu Dong

作文2

假设你是李华 , 你所在学校拟在下周开一个 " 如何高效地学习英语 " 的讲座。请你根据以下要点给史密斯教授写一封信 , 邀请他给学生做这次讲座。信的内容包括 :

讲座目的 : 让学生了解英语学习策略 ;

讲座内容 : 如何高效学习英语 , 如何提高学习英语的兴趣 , 如何自主学习 ;

讲座时间 : 1 小时 30 分钟左右。

参考词汇 : 策略 strategy

Dear Professor Smith,Our school is planning to have a lecture on how to learn English effectively for middle school students next week and I'm writing to ask you to come and give a talk on English learning strategies. It will help us understand how to learn English in effective ways and also increase our interest in learning it, thus making us learn it actively. Do you think one and a half hours will be enough for such a lecture? Please let me know as soon as possible so that I can make arrangements.Looking forward to seeing you and enjoying the lecture.

Best wishes. Yours, Li Hua

作文3

假设你叫Jessie，你的加拿大笔友James 想了解一下你将要参加的2007年全国中学生英语冬令营的有关信息，请你根据下面的海报给他写一封回信，谈谈有关情况和活动意义，并邀请他参加你们的活动。回信的日期：2007-12-10

Welcome to Our Winter Camp 2007

营址：大连

活动时间：2007年12月底，共4天

参加人员：来自全国各地的英语爱好者;中国，美国，英国和澳大利亚的英语老师

活动内容：举行英语演讲比赛;观看学生表演；游览大连风景名胜；交流学习英语的经验 December 10, 2007 Dear James,Nice to hear from you again! As you know, this winter vacation, at the end of December, 2007, we English-lovers from all over the country will go to a four-day English Winter Camp in Dalian. Some English teachers from China, the USA, England and Australia will join us. In the camp, we will have an English speaking competition, watch some wonderful performances given by the students and visit some places of interest in Dalian. Besides, we will exchange our English learning experience and talk about our colorful school life in English. I think this winter camp will greatly improve my spoken English and I will make some new friends there. I do hope you will come and join us.Best wishes. Yours sincerely, Jessie

作文4

假定你是一名高中生，一次一位外国朋友问你，除了在学校学习英语之外还有什么其它途径练习英语。请你根据提示用英语(词数: 100左右)写出你参加“英语角” 的情况。

提示：1、“英语角” 于两年前成立，许多中学生参加，有时也有些大学生和外国友人来此。

2、活动时间：每周六上午。

3、活动内容：练习英语口语，谈论大家共同感兴趣的事情，交流学习英语的经验等。

4、谈你参加此项活动的体会。

参考词汇：“英语角”：English corner

I’m a senior student. I like English very much. Besides attending English lessons at school, I often go to the English corner in the park near my home on Saturday morning. It was set up (formed) two years ago. Many high school students gather there. Sometimes, some college students and even foreign friends are present at the English corner. There, we practice our spoken English, talk about what we are interested in, exchange our experience in learning English and so on. I’ve learned a lot. I have greatly improved myself in English since I visited it. It is really a great help to me.

作文5

以Nature为题写一篇100词左右的英语短文。要点如下：

1. 简述人类对大自然的依赖。

2. 随着人类的发展，生态平衡遭到破坏，人类生存的环境受到严重污染。人类正在受到大自然的惩罚。

3. 我们要善待自然，自然也会关照我们。

Nature

Nature is the mother of mankind. We get almost everything from her. We live on natural food. We make clothes from natural materials. And we build our houses of stone and wood. However, with the development of human beings, man has destroyed the balance of nature. Water, air and soil have been badly polluted. Some kinds of animals and plants have died out completely. As a result, man is being punished by nature. Many people suffer a lot from all kinds of diseases caused by pollution. We should treat nature well and she will look after us.

作文6

假如你是一名建筑工人(builder)，名叫李华。在修建地基时挖出一些古代文物。一部分人建议(suggest)卖掉，可以得到一些钱，但你不同意。请你用英语给China Daily的编辑写一封信反映此情况，阐明你的理由，并提出建议。参考词汇：修建地基 lay a foundation of；财产 wealth；捐赠 donate?to? Dear Editor,I’m a builder. When other builders and I laid a foundation of a building, we dug out some ancient cultural relics. At that time, some people suggested we sell them so that we could get some money. But I didn’t agree with them because I think these cultural relics are our country’s wealth. As Chinese people, we should protect them. So I told the other builders we shouldn’t sell them, because cultural relics represent a country’s culture and history. Besides, we should donate these culture relics to our country in case they might be sold abroad secretly. We shouldn’t lose them. Yours sincerely, Li Hua

作文7

假设你是李华，请你用英语写一封信，向你的美国笔友Peter简单介绍有关乒乓球运动在中国的开展情况。具体内容包括：

1. 乒乓球是中国的国球。乒乓球运动在中国开展得非常广泛，不管是老人还是孩子，几乎人人会打乒乓球。

2. 在中国，乒乓球台案非常普及。不管是在公园、广场，还是在工作单位，随处都摆放着乒乓球台案。

3. 中国乒乓球运动员的技术非常高。自1959年容国团在第25届世界乒乓球锦标赛上取得世界冠军后，中国产生过无数的乒乓球世界冠军。

Dear Peter,

I’m very glad to know that you are a table tennis fan. So am I. Table tennis is the national ball of China. Almost everyone in China, whether old or young, can play it. The tables for playing it can be seen here and there, in parks, squares and in many working places, even at some people’s homes.The Chinese table tennis players have very excellent skills. Since 1959 when a man named Rong Guotuan won the first world champion at the 25th World Table Tennis

Championship, China has had many table tennis world champions, and the Chinese people are very proud of them.Hope one day you will come to China, and we can play a game together.Best regards.

Yours, Li Hua

作文8

假设你拥有一个名叫Allen的机器人，请根据以下内容，以My Own Android为

题，简要介绍你的这位机器人朋友。

1. 制造于2008年1月，身高1.5米；

2. 具备人工智能: 可以聊天、下棋(play chess)、玩游戏；

3. 几乎会做一切家务，尤其在陪护年迈的爷爷方面令人满意；

4. 希望能够根据需要随时升级（update）。 My Own Android

I have an android named Allen, which was made in January, 2008. He is about 1.5 metres in height and has artificial intelligence. This means he can talk with everyone. Sometimes we play chess or play games. Allen can do almost all the housework, such as cleaning the house and cooking the dinner, but the best thing Allen can do is that when no one is at home, he can take care of my grandpa, who is quite old now. My grandpa is satisfied with Allen’s service.

Of course, if Allen can be updated when necessary, I think, that’s much better.

作文9

假设你叫李华，你从报纸上得知世界上8种熊中有6种面临灭绝的危险，人类活动是造成熊类濒危的主要原因。你决定给世界野生生物基金会（WWF）写信反映这一情况、提出你的建议，并希望基金会采取行动对熊类予以保护。参考词汇：熊类bear species Dear Sir or Madam,I’ve learned from a newspaper that six of eight bear species in the world are dying out. Scientists say that humans are their biggest threat because some parts of bears are very expensive as medicine. That’s one of the reasons why bears are often killed. In addition, many habitats of bears are being destroyed as a result of human activities, so bears are losing their homes.

To save bears, I think more reserves for bears should be set up so that they can live freely there. Laws should be passed to prevent people from killing bears. Please give a hand to the endangered bears. They need help to survive. Yours sincerely, Li Hua

作文10

假设你叫李华，欲与来自本校不同班级的另外4名同学组建一支乐队，但缺乏经验，请就以下情况或问题给知名音乐人卡曾斯（Cousins）先生发一封电子邮件，以寻求帮助。

1. 成员中有三名男生和两名女生，均喜欢流行音乐与现代舞蹈；

2. 每周周末排练是否足够？初期演唱的音乐宜多元化还是一种风格？

3. 怎样获得较多的表演机会？

4. 希望他能为乐队取个名字。

Dear Mr. Cousins,Since you are a well-known musician, I’m writing this e-mail to ask you for some advice on how to form a band. I, together with two boys and two girls in different classes in our school, want to form a band. We are all fond of pop music and modern dance. I’d like to know whether we should play one kind of music or different styles to start with. And is it enough to practise only at weekends? How can we get more chances to perform? We’d appreciate it if you would come up with a name for our band.Looking forward to your reply.

Best wishes! Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

作文11

在我们国家，人们庆祝丰收的节日是中秋节（Mid-Autumn Festival），请写一篇120词左右的短文向外国朋友介绍一下这个传统节日。

We Chinese celebrate our harvest festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, on the 15th of August (lunar month). The special food for this festival is mooncakes, so people also call this festival Moon Festival. Mooncakes are something like pies. There are different kinds of mooncakes, some have fruit in them, some have nuts in them, and even some have meat in them. All of them are delicious.

Just like Christmas and Thanksgiving in the West, it’s one of the most important and traditional events for us Chinese. It is also a time for family members to get together. Children come back home to have dinner with their parents. This night, the moon is round and bright. People enjoy the full moon, which is considered as a symbol of the harmony and luck.

作文12

根据下列提示要点, 以“The Ways to Keep Healthy” 为题, 写一篇短文。

提示：

1. 人人都想保持健康。

2. 饮食要健康：多吃水果、蔬菜，因为它们富含纤维素和维生素；少吃黄油、奶酪、咖啡和巧克力，因为它们含糖和脂肪太多，糖和脂肪使你迅速变胖。

3. 有良好的生活习惯：定期锻炼，充足的睡眠，不要过度劳累，不抽烟等等。 The Ways to Keep Healthy

Everyone hopes to be in good health. But how? Here are some ways to keep health.First, you need a healthy diet. It is better to eat fresh fruit and vegetables because they have a lot of fibre and vitamins. Don’t eat the food which contains too much sugar and fat, like butter, cheese, coffee and chocolate. Fat and sugar make people put on weight easily.Second, good living habits are very important. You should do regular exercise to build up your body. Besides, enough rest is necessary for your health. You need 8 hours’ sleep a night and don’t work too hard. Smoking is a bad habit, so never smoke.

高一英语必修一的短文篇三：必修一(高一英语)unit1-5课文原文及其译文

必修一 Unit1 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 Frank 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 Jewish so nearly twenty-five months before they were discovered. During that time the only true friend was her diary. She said, ”I don’t want to set down a series of facts in a diary as most people do, but I want this diary itself to be my friend, and I shall call my friend Kitty.” Now read how she felt after being in the hiding place since July 1942.

Thursday15thJune, 1944

Dear Kitty,

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 remember that there was a time when a deep blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound. 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 my self. But as the moon gave far too much light, I didn’t dare open a window. Another time five months ago, I happened to be upstairs at dusk when the window was open. I didn’t go downstairs until the window bad to be shut. The dark, rainy evening, the wind, the thundering clouds held me entirely 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 through dirty curtains hanging before very dusty windows. It’s no pleasure looking through these any longer because nature is one thing that really must be experienced.

Yours,

Anne

第一单元 友谊Reading安妮最好的朋友

你是不是想有一位无话不谈能推心置腹的朋友呢？或者你是不是担心你的朋友会嘲笑你，会不理解你目前的困境呢？安妮·弗兰克想要的是第一种类型的朋友，于是她就把日记当成了她最好的朋友。 安妮在第二次世界大战期间住在荷兰的阿姆斯特丹。她一家人都是犹太人，所以他们不得不躲藏起来，否则他们就会被德国纳粹抓去。她和她的家人躲藏了两年之后才被发现。在这段时间里，她唯一的忠实朋友就是她的日记了。她说，“我不愿像大多数人那样在日记中记流水账。我要把这本日记当作我的朋友，我要把我这个朋友称作基蒂”。安妮自从1942年7月起就躲藏在那儿了，现在，来看看她的心情吧。

亲爱的基蒂：

我不知道这是不是因为我长久无法出门的缘故，我变得对一切与大自然有关的事物都无比狂热。我记得非常清楚，以前，湛蓝的天空、鸟儿的歌唱、月光和鲜花，从未令我心迷神往过。自从我来到这里，这一切都变了。

??比方说，有天晚上天气很暖和，我熬到11点半故意不睡觉，为的是独自好好看看月亮。但是因为月光太亮了，我不敢打开窗户。还有一次，就在五个月以前的一个晚上，我碰巧在楼上，窗户是开着的。我一直等到非关窗不可的时候才下楼去。漆黑的夜晚，风吹雨打，雷电交加，我全然被这种力量镇住了。这是我一年半以来第一次目睹夜晚??

??令人伤心的是??我只能透过脏兮兮的窗帘观看大自然，窗帘悬挂在沾满灰尘的窗前，但观看这些已经不再是乐趣，因为大自然是你必须亲身体验的。

Using Language

Reading, listening and writing

亲爱的王小姐：

我同班上的同学有件麻烦事。我跟我们班里的一位男同学一直相处很好，我们常常一起做家庭作业，而且很乐意相互帮助。我们成了非常好的朋友。可是，其他同学却开始在背后议论起来，他们说我和这位男同学在谈恋爱，这使我很生气。我不想中断这段友谊，但是我又讨厌人家背后说闲话。我该怎么办呢？

Reading and writing

尊敬的编辑：

我是苏州高中的一名学生。我有一个难题，我不太善于同人们交际。虽然我的确试着去跟班上的同学交谈，但是我还是发现很难跟他们成为好朋友。因此，有时候我感到十分孤独。我确实想改变这种现状，但是我却不知道该怎么办。如果您能给我提些建议，我会非常感激的。

Unit2 the Road to Modern English

At the end of the 16th century, about five to seven million people spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in England. Later in the next century, people from England made voyages to conquer other parts of the world, and because of that, English began to be spoken in many other countries. Today, more people speak English as their first, second or a foreign language than ever before.

Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. Look at this example:

British Betty: Would you like to see my flat?

American Amy: Yes. I’d like to come up to you apartment.

So why has English changed over time? Actually all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other. At fist the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different from the English spoken today. It was base more on German than the English we speak at present. Then gradually between about AD 500 and 1150, English became less like German because those who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. These new settlers eiched the English language and especially its vocabulary. So by the 1600’s Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some British settlers moved to America. Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia to. English began to be spoken in both countries.

Finally by the 19th century the language was settled. At that time two big changes in English spelling happened: first Samuel Johnson wrote his dictionary and later Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of the English language. The latter gave a separate identity to American English spelling.

English now is also spoken as a foreign or second language in South Asia. For example, India has a very large number of fluent English speakers because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947. During that time English became the language for government and education. English is also spoken in Singapore and Malaysia and countries in Africa such as South Africa. Today the number of people learning English in China is increasing rapidly. In fact, China may have the largest number of English learners. Will Chinese English develop its own identity? Only time will tell.

第二单元 世界上的英语

Reading

通向现代英语之路

16世纪末期大约有5百万到7百万人说英语，几乎所有这些人都在英国。后来，在17世纪英国人开始航海征服了世界其它地区。于是，许多别的国家开始说英语了。如今说英语的人比以往任何时候都多，他们有的是作为第一语言来说，有的是作为第二语言或外语。

以英语作为母语的人，即使他们所讲的语言不尽相同，也可以互相交流。请看以下例子：

英国人贝蒂：“请到我的公寓（flat）里来看看，好吗？”

美国人艾米：“好的。我很乐意到你的公寓（apartment）去。”

那么，英语在一段时间里为什么会起变化呢？事实上，当不同文化互相交流渗透时，所有的语言都会有所发展，有所变化。首先，在公元450年到1150年间，人们所说的英语跟今天所说的英语就很不一样。当时的英语更多地是以德语为基础的，而现代英语不是。然后，渐渐地，大约在公元800年到1150年期间，英语不那么像德语了。因为那时的英国的统治者起初讲丹麦语后来讲法语。这些新的定居者大大丰富了英语语言，特别是在词汇方面。所以到17世纪，莎士比亚所用的词汇量比以前任何时期都大。在1620年，一些英国人搬迁到美洲定居。后来，到了19世纪，有些英国人也被送往澳大利亚，两个国家的人都开始说英语了。

最后，到20世纪，英语才真正定形。那时，英语在拼写上发生了两大变化：首先，塞缪尔·约翰逊编写了词典，后来，诺厄·韦伯斯特编纂了《美国英语词典》，后者体现了美国英语拼写的不同特色。 现在，英语在南亚也被当作外语或第二语言来说。比如说，印度拥有众多讲英语很流利的人，这是因为英国于1765年到1947年统治过印度。在那期间，英语成了官方语言和教育用语。在新加坡、马来西亚和非洲其它国家，比如南非，人们也说英语。目前在中国学习英语的人数正在迅速增长。事实上，中国可能拥有世界上最多的英语学习者。中国英语会发展出自己的特色吗？这只能由时间来回答了。 Using Language

标准英语和方言

什么是标准英语？是在英国、美国、加拿大、澳大利亚、印度、新西兰所说的英语吗？信不信由你，（世界上）没有什么标准英语。许多人认为，电视和收音机里所说的就是标准英语，这是因为在早期的电台节目里，人们期望新闻播音员所说的英语是最好的英语。然而，在电视和收音机里，你也会听出人们在说话时的差异。

当人们用不同于“标准语言”的词语时，那就叫做方言。美国英语有许多方言，特别是中西部和南部地区的方言，以及黑人和西班牙人的方言。在美国有些地区，即使是相邻城镇的两个人所说的语言都可能稍有不同。美国英语之所以有这么多的方言是因为美国人是来自世界各地的缘故。

地理位置对方言的产生也有影响。住在美国东部山区的一些人说着比较古老的英语方言。当美国人从一个地方搬到另一个地方时，他们也就把他们的方言随着带去了。因此，美国东南部山区的人同美国西北部的人所说的方言就几乎相同。美国是一个使用多种方言的大国。虽然许多美国人经常搬迁，但是他们仍然能够辨别、理解彼此的方言。

Unit3

Journey Down the Mekong

My name is Wang Kun. Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. Two years ago she bought an expensive mountain bike and then she persuaded me to buy one. Last year, she visited our cousins, Dao Wei and Yu Hang at their college if Kunming. They are Dai and grew up in western Yunnan Province near the Lancang River, the Chinese part of the river that is called the Mekong River in other countries. Wang Wei soon got time interested in cycling too. After graduating from college, we finally got the chance to take a bike trip. I asked my sister, “Where are we going?” It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. Now she is planning our schedule for the trip.

I am fond of my sister but she has one serious shortcoming. She can be really stubborn. Although she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that she organize the trip properly. Now I know that the proper way is always her way. I kept asking her, “When are we leaving and when are we coming back?” I asked her whether she had looked at a map yet. Of course she hadn’t; my sister doesn’t care about details. So I told her that the source of the Mekong is in Qinghai Province. She gave me a determined look -- the kind that said she would not change her mind. When I told her that our journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, she seemed to be excited about it. When I told her the air would be hard to breathe and it would be very cold, she said it would be an interesting experience. I know my sister well. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. Finally, I had to give in.

Several months before our trip, Wang Wei and I went to the library. We found a large atlas with good maps that showed details of world geography. From the atlas we could see that the Mekong River begins in a glacier to move quickly. It becomes rapids as it passes through deep valleys, traveling across western Yunnan Province. Sometimes the river becomes a water fall and enters wide valleys. We were both surprised to learn that half of the river is in China. After it leaves China and high altitude, the Mekong becomes wide, brown and warm. As it enters Southeast Asia, its pace slows. It makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the plains where rice grows. At last, the river delta enters the South China Sea.

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