parades

Book3Unit1FestivalsaroundtheworldReadingFestivalsAndCelebrations

FESTIVALSANDCELEBRATIONS

Festivalsandcelebrationsofallkindshavebeenheldeverywheresinceancienttimes．Most

ancientfestivalswouldcelebratetheendofcoldweather,plantinginspringandharvestin

mescelebrationswouldbeheldafterhuntershadcaughtanimals．Atthattime

peoplewouldstarveiffoodwasdifficulttofind,especiallyduringthecoldwintermonths.

Today'sfestivalshavemanyorigins,somereligious,someasonal,andsomeforspecial

peopleorevents．FestivalsoftheDeadSomefestivalsareheldtohonourthedeadorto

satisfytheancestors,Japanefestival

Obon,peopleshouldgotocleangravesandlightinceninmemoryoftheirancestors．They

alsolightlampsandplaymusicbecautheythinkthatthiswillleadtheancestorsbackto

earth．InMexico,important

feastday,peopleeatfoodintheshapeofskullsandcakeswith"bones"fer

food,ternholidayHalloweenalsohaditsorigininold

beliefsaboutthereturnofthespiritsofdeadpeople．Itisnowachildren’sfestival，whenthey

candressupandgototheirneighbours’homestoaskforsweets．Iftheneighboursdonotgive

anysweets，thechildrenmightplayatrickonthem.

FestivalstoHonourPeople

gonBoatFestivalinChinahonours

thefamousancientpoet,SA,ColumbusDayisinmemoryofthearrivalof

asanationalfestivalonOctober2

tohonourMohandasGandhi,theleaderwhohelpedgainIndia'sindependencefromBritain.

HarvestFestivals

HarvestandThanksgivingfestivalscanbeveryhappyevents．Peoplearegratefulbecau

their

peancountries,people

willusuallydecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andwillgettogetherto

oplemightwinawardsfortheirfarmproduce,likethebiggestwatermelon

ndJapanhavemid-autumnfestivals,whenpeopleadmire

themoonandinChina,enjoymooncakes.

SpringFestivals

Themostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardtotheendofwinter

pringFestivalinChina,peopleeatdumplings,fishand

redragondancesandcarnivals,

sterncountrieshavevery

excitingcarnivals,whichtakeplacefortydaysbeforeEaster,

carnivalsmightincludeparades,dancinginthestreetsdayandnight,loudmusicandcolourful

isanimportantreligiousandsocialfestivalforChristiansaround

bratesthereturnofJesusfromthedeadandthecomingofspringandnewlife.

Japan’ntry,coveredwithcherrytree

flowers,looksasthoughitiscoveredwithpinksnow.

Peoplelovetogettogethertoeat,alsletunjoylife,

beproudofourcustomsandforgetourworkforalittlewhile.

ReadingandwritingASadLoveStory

ASADLOVESTORY

alentine’sDayandHuJinhadsaidshewouldmeethimat

didn’ldbewithherfriendsrightnow

laughingathim．Shesaidshewouldbethereatveno’clock,andhethoughtshewouldkeep

herword．Hehadlookedforwardtomeetingherallday,andnowhewasalonewithhisros

andchocolates,likeafool．Well,

woulddrownhissadnessincoffee．

ItwasobviousthatthemanagerofthecoffeeshopwaswaitingforLiFangtoleave一he

wipedthetables，thensatdownandturnedontheTV一justwhatLiFangneeded！Asad

Chinestoryaboutlostlove．ThegranddaughteroftheGoddessofHeavenvisitedtheearth.

HernamewasZhinu，theweaving乡d．Whileshewasonearthshemettheherdboy

Niulangandtheyfellinlove.("JustlikemeandHuJin,"thoughtLiFang.)Theygotmarried

cretly,andtheywereveryhappy.("Wecouldbelikethat,"thoughtLiFana．）Whenthe

GoddessofHeavenknewthatherL-randdau2hterwasmarriedtoanuman，snenecamevery

ngtriectotonowher,buttheriverof

stars,theMilkyWay,gthatZhinuwasheart-broken,hergrandmother

s

makeabridgeoftheirwinssothecouplecancrosstherivertomeetontheventhdayofthe

inChinahopethattheweatherwillbefineonthatday,becauif

itisraining,itmeansthatZhinuisweepingandthecouplewon’tbeabletomeet.－

Theannouncersaid,"reignershearaboutthe

story,theycallitaChineValentine''safinedaytoday,soIhopeyoucanallmeet

theoneyoulove."

AsLiFangtoffforhome，hethought,"IguessHuJindoesn’tloveme.I’11justthrow

'twantthemtoremindmeofher.”Sohedid.

Ashesadlypasdtheteashoponthecorneronhiswayhome,heheardavoicecallinghim.

TherewasHuEnwavingathimandcalling,"Whyareyousolate？I'vebeenwaitingforyou

foralongtime！AndIhaveagiftforyou！”Whatwouldhedo?Hehadthrownawayher

Valentinegifts！uldnotbeahappyValentine’sDay！

ReadingTaskWinterCarnivalInQuebec

WINTERCARNIVALINQUEBEC

AgroupofverycoldtouristsaresittinginacafeinoldQuebec,drinkinghotcoffeetotryto

warmup．Thetemperatureis32degreesbelowfreezing．Thewindowsarecoveredwith

steamfromtheheatinside．Outside，snowcoversthestreetsandispiledupalongthe

sidewalks．ThemusicandlightsoftheCarnivalcontinue,butafterawholedayofwatching

parades，ridinginhorcarriagesandlisteningtothemusic，theirfeetarefreezingandtheir

ear,hundredsofthousandsofpeoplecometoQuebectotakepartin

theweek-longwinterfestival，thebiggestintheworld．Everyonewhocomesmustbe

preparedtokeepmoving,asitistoocoldtostandandwatchforlong．Earlyinthemorning，

youcanwatchthesnowboardingcompetitionsonthehilloverlooking

itorsspeeddownthetrackandthroughtheairasthoughtheycouldfly.

Themorebraveofheartmaytrythecanoeraces．Fiveorsixmenpaddleeachcanoe

erisfullofbigpiecesofice,andif

youweretofallin,hefavouriteeventsisthe

dog-sledrace,inwhichteamsofaboutsixhuskydogspulllongsledsatgreatspeeds

sonrunsbehindthesled,shoutingtothedogstoencouragethem.

Thesoundofthedogsbarking,

thecallsoft

dogsarebeautifulstronganimals，withlong,thickfurandmanywithblueeyes．

Whileadmiringtheicesculptureverywhereinthecity,

（muchlikethoinHarbininChina,youcanstopwithothertouristsinanigloo（圆顶冰

屋’）azing｝howwarmtheicehouscanbe！

ILateintheevening,！1ionhommethesnowmanisking,

，danceoutsidetothemusicofaband,whoarealldresdin

heavyclothes一y,youwill

mightjointhesnowmobileraces一ormaybeyoushouldjustsleepin！

Book3Unit2Healthyeating

ReadingComeAndEatHere(1)

COMEANDEATHERE（1）

WangPengsatinhimptyrestaurantfeelingveryfrustrated．Ithadbeenaverystrange

morning．Usuallyhegotupearlyandpreparedhismenuofbarbecuedmuttonkebabs，

roastpork,stir-friedvegetablesandfriedrice．Thenbylunchtimetheywouldallbesold．

today！Whywasthat?Whatcould

havehappened?Hethoughtofhismutton,beefandbaconcookedinthehottest,finestoil.

Hiscolawassugaryandcold,andhisicecreamwasmadeofmilk,creamanddelicious

fruit."Nothingcouldbebetter,"lyhesawhisfriendLiChanghurrying

by."Hello，LaoLi,”hecalled．"Yourusual？，’s

thematter?SomethingterriblemusthavehappenedifLiChangwasnotcomingtoeatin

hisrestaurantashealwaysdid.

signinthewindow.

Tiredofallthatfat?Wanttoloweight?

Comeinside,YongHui'sslimmingrestaurant.

Onlyslimmingfoodsrvedhere.

Makeyourlfthinagain!

ullof

people．Thehostess，averythinlady,cameforward．

"Welcome,'’shesaid."MynameisYongHui.I'llhelp

youloweightandbefitintwoweeksifyoueathere

everyday.”

werefewchoicesoffoodanddrinkonit:justrice,raw

vegetablesrvedinvinegar,ngwasamazedatthisandespeciallyat

theprices．Itcostmorethanagoodmealinhisrestaurant！Hecouldnotbelievehiyes．He

threwdownthemenuandhurriedoutside．Onhisway

homehethoughtabouthisownmenu．Diditmake

peoplefat?Perhapsheshouldgotothelibraryandfind

dnothaveYongHuigettingawaywith

tellingpeoplelies！Hehadbetterdosomerearch！

AtthelibraryWangPengwassurpridtofindthat

hisrestaurantrvedfartoomuchfatandYongHui’s

oughhercustomersmightgetthin

aftereatingYongHui’sfood，theywerenoteating

uld

s

ote：

Wanttofeelfitandenergetic?

Comeandeathere!Discountstoday!

Ourfoodgivesyouenergyallday!

Thecompetitionbetweenthetworestaurantswason！

ReadinganddiscussingComeAndEatHere(2)

COMEANDEATHERE（2）

Aweeklater,WangPeng'shewouldbe

otlookforwardto

edashewelcomedsome

customer

didnotlookhappybutglaredathim."MayIaskwhatyouweredoinginmyrestaurantthe

other

day？IthoughtyouwereanewcustomerandnowIknowthatyouonlycametospyonmeand

mymenu,”sheshouted."Pleaexcume,"hecalmlyexplained,"Iwantedtoknowwhereall

wedoneofthemandfoundtheminyourrestaurant.I

don’twanttouptyou,butIfoundyourmenusolimitedthatIstoppedworryingandstarted

’tyousitdownandtryameal？，，

YongHuiagreedtostayandsoontheywerebothenjoyingdumplingsandbreastofchicken

eywerervedtheicecream,YongHuibegantolookill."Ifeel

sickwithallthisfatandheavyfood,”shesaid,"Imissmyvegetablesandfruit.”WangPengwas

enjoyingacondplateofdumplingssohesighed．"Yes,"headded,"andIwouldmissmy

’tyougettiredquickly?""Well,Idohavetorestalot,"admitted

YongHui."Butdon’tyouthinkitwouldbebetterifyouwereabitthinner?I'msureyou’dfeel

muchhealthier.”Theybegantotalkaboutmenusandbalanceddiets．"Accordingtomy

rearch,neitheryourrestaurantnormineoffersabalanceddiet,"explainedWangPeng.

"Idon'tofferenoughfibreandyoudon’tofferenoughbody-buildingandenergy-givingfood.

Perhapsweoughttocombineourideasandprovideabalancedmenuwithfoodfullofenergy

andfibre.”rvedrawvegetableswiththehamburgersandboiled

way

alanceddietsbecamesucha

succ

sometimethetwofoundthattheirbusinesscooperationhadturnedintoapersonal

one．Finallytheygotmarriedandlivedhappilyeverafter.

ReadingTaskForBuildingAMcdonald’s

FORBUILDINGAMCDONALD’S

IwaxcitedwhenIheardthatourcommunitywastohaveitsownMcDonald'srestaurant.I

thoughtaboutallthoyoungpeoplewhowouldnothavetogotothenexttowntobuytheir

ld'scaresabouthealthyeatingtooandworkswith

scientiststoprovidefoodthatisofhighquality,socheap．Theyoften

alsochoobetweencolaandmilkshakes

（奶昔）．ld's

saystheyareinterestedindoingwhatisrightforthecommunityandbeingagoodneighbour.

SoIthinkth

ld'smakesa

y,"Wevalueyou,yourgrowingskillsand

yourhelptothecompany."Icanenothingbutgoodifthiscompanycomestobuildits

restaurantinourtown.

AGAINSTBUILDINGAMCDONALD’S

IamveryworriedaboutMcDonald'small

communityandweenjoyourlocaldishes．IamnotsureifMcDonald’sfoodisashealthyas

theysayintheiradvertiments．Whenscientistslookatitcarefully,theyfindhighlevelsof

fat,veryworrying．Toomanyyoungpeoplearegettingfatthrough

eatingtoomuchfattyfood．McDonald’sisnotgivingyoungpeopleagoodideaofwhata

hinefood,ontheotherhand,isfulloffreshvegetablesand

dataMcDonald'srestaurantisalwaysthesame,soIwonderifit

ismadeorbroughtinfromelwhere．Althoughitisfreshlycooked,itmustbelesshealthy

thanourownlocallygrownandcookedChinefood.

IalsoworryaboutallthocarsbringingpeopletobuyfoodatMcDonald's．First,there

willbepetrolfumes（气体），,thereistheproblem

ofallthocarsthattrytoparkandpreventothercarsfrommovingquicklythroughourtown.

IamsuremanyyoungpeoplewillbehappytoworkforMcDonald’sbutwilltheybe

treatedfairly？InAmerica,McDonald’sdoesnotallowworkers’unionstooperateinits

,astheysay,theworkersare

happywiththem,whyshouldtheyfearsomeworkersjoiningaunion?

SowhenIconsiderthefood,thecarsandthejobs,Ithinkweshouldnotallow

McDonald'stobuildtheirrestaurantinourtown.

Book3Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNote

ReadingTheMillionPoundBankNote

THEMILLIONPOUNDBANKNOTE

ActI,Scene3

NARRATOR:andwealthybrothers,RoderickandOliver,

believesthatwithamillionpoundbanknoteamancouldsurvivea

moment,theyeapennilessyoung

nryAdams,anAmerican

businessman,whoislostinLondonanddoesnotknowwhatheshoulddo.

RODERICK:Youngman,wouldyoustepinsideamoment,plea?

HENRY:Who?Me,sir?

RODERICK:Yes,you.

OLIVER:Throughthefrontdooronyourleft.

HENRY:(Arvantopensadoor)Thanks.

SERVANT:Goodmorning,oupleacomein?Permitme

toleadtheway,sir.

OLIVER:(Henryenters)Thankyou,llbeall.

RODERICK:Howdoyoudo,Mr…er…？

HENRY:dams.

RODERICK:Comeandsitdown,MrAdams.

HENRY:Thankyou.

RODERICK:You'reanAmerican?

HENRY:That'sright,fromSanFrancisco.

RODERICK:HowwelldoyouknowLondon?

HENRY:Notatall,it'smyfirsttriphere.

RODERICK:Iwonder,MrAdams,ifyou'dmindusaskingafewquestions.

HENRY:tahead.

RODERICK:Mayweaskwhatyou'redoinginthiscountryandwhatyourplansare?

HENRY:Well,Ican'tsaythatIhaveanyplans．I'teroffact,I

landedinBritainbyaccident.

RODERICK:Howisthatpossible?

HENRY:Well,youe,monthago,Iwassailingoutof

thebay…(hiyesstareatwhatisleftofthebrother'sdinnerontable)

RODERICK:Well,goon.

HENRY:Oh,yes．Well,towardsnightfallIfoundmylfcarriedouttoabyastrongwind.

'tmorningI'd

justaboutgivenmylfupforlostwhenIwasspottedbyaship.

RODERICK:AnditwastheshipthatbroughtyoutoEngland.

HENRY:tisthatIearnedmypassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand,which

otheAmericanembassytoekhelp,but…(Thebrothers

smileateachother.）

RODERICK:Well,youmustn''sanadvantage.

HENRY:I'mafraidIdon'tquitefollowyou,sir.

OLIVER:Tellus,MrAdams,whatsortofworkdidyoudoinAmerica?

HENRY:ouoffermesomekindofworkhere?

RODERICK:Patience,on'tmind,mayIaskyouhowmuchmoneyyou

have?

HENRY:Well,tobehonest,Ihavenone.

OLIVER:(happily)Whatluck!Brother,whatluck！(clapshishandstogether)

HENRY:Well,itmayemluckytoyoubutnottome！Onthecontrary,isyour

ideaofsomekindofjoke,Idon'tthinkit'sveryfunny.(Henrystandsuptoleave)Nowif

you'llexcume,IthinkI'llbeonmyway.

RODERICK:Pleadon'tgo,tn'tthinkwedon',

givehimtheletter.

OLIVER:Yes,theletter.(getsitfromadeskandgivesittoHenrylikeagift)Theletter.

HENRY:(takingitcarefully)Forme?

RODERICK:Foryou.(Henrystartstoopenit)Oh,no,youmustn''t

openituntiltwoo'clock.

HENRY:Oh,thisissilly.

RODERICK:'smoneyinit.(callstothervant)James?

HENRY:Oh,'antanhonestjob.

RODERICK:Weknowyou''swhywe',

showMrAdamsout.

OLIVER:Goodluck,MrAdams.

HENRY:Well,whydon'tyouexplainwhatthisisallabout?

RODERICK:You'llsoonknow.(looksattheclock)Inexactlyanhourandahalf.

SERVANT:Thisway,sir.

RODERICK:MrAdams,notuntil2o’e?

HENRY:e.

Reading,actingandspeakingIPoundBay

IPOUNDBay

ActI,Scene4

(Outsideare

sitsdownatatablenexttothefrontwindow.）

OWNER:(eingHenry'spoorappearance)Thatone'y,plea.(tothe

waiter)Takethisgentleman'sorder,Horace.

HENRY:(aftersittingdownandputtingtheletteronthetable)I'dlikesomehamandeggsand

extrathick.I'dalsolikeacupofcoffeeandapineappledesrt.

WAITER:Right,sir.I'mafraidit'llcostalargeamountofmoney.

HENRY:'llhavealargeglassofbeer.

WAITER:OK.(Thewaiterleavesandsoonreturnswithallthefood.）

HOSTESS：Mygoodness！Why,likeawolf.

OWNER:We，11eifhe'scleverasawolf,eh?

HENRY:(havingjustfinishedeverybitoffood)Ah,waiter.(waiterreturns)

Samethingagain,,andanotherbeer.

WAITER:Aeain?Evervthin2?

HENRY:Yes,that'sright.(esthelookonthewaiter'sface)Anythingwrong?

WAITER:No,notatall.(totheowner)He'saskedformoreofthesame.

OWNER:Well，，we'llhavetotakea

dandlethimhaveit.

WAITER:(readingthebillafterthemeal)'stwoordersofhamandeggs,two

extrathicksteaks,twolargeglassofbeer,twocupsofcoffeeandtwodesrts.

HENRY:(lookingattheclockonthewall)Wouldyoumindwaitingjustafewminutes?

WAITER:(inarudemanner)What'stheretowaitfor?

OWNER:Allright,Horace.I'lltakecareofthis.

HENRY:(toowner)'samazinghowmuchpleasureyougetout

ofthesimplethingsinlife,especiallyifyoucan'thavethemforawhile.

OWNER:Yes,haps,sir,ifyoupayyourbillIcanhelptheother

customers.

HENRY:(lookingattheclockonthewallagain)Well,Ieit'stwoo’clock.(heopensthe

ssurpridbuttheowner

andwaiterareshocked)I'…I…Idon'thaveanythingsmaller.

OWNER:(stillshockedandnervous)Well…er…,look！(thehostess

screams,theothercustomerslookatherandsheputsahandtohermouth)Doyouthinkit's

genuine?

HOSTESS：Oh,dear,Idon'ydon'tknow.

OWNER:Well,IdidhearthattheBankofEnglandhadissuedtwonotesinthis

amount…Anyway,Idon'wouldpaytoomuchattentiontoabank

fwouldwantthattohappen.

HOSTESS：Buthe'sinrags！

OWNER:Perhapshe'saverystrange,richman.(asifhehasdiscoveredsomethingforthefirst

time)Why,yes！Thatmustbeit！

HOSTESS：(hitsherhusband'sarm)Andyouputhiminthebackoftherestaurant！Goand

ehimatonce.

OWNER:(toHenry)I'msosorry,sir,sosorry,butIcannotchangethisbanknote.

HENRY:Butit'sallIhaveonme.

OWNER:Oh,plea,don'tworry,''resoverygladthatyoueven

,sir,Ihopeyou'llcomeherewheneveryoulike.

HENRY:Well,that'sverykindofyou.

OWNER:Kind,sir?No,it'tcomewheneveryouwantandhave

vingyousithereisagreathonour！Asforthebill,sir,pleaforget

it.

HENRY:Forgetit?Well…'sveryniceofyou.

OWNER:Oh,it'sforustothankyou,sirandIdo,sir,fromthebottomofmyheart.(Theowner,

hostessandwaiterallbowasHenryleaves.）

ReadingandspeakingTaskTheMillionPoundBankNote

THEMILLIONPOUNDBANKNOTE

ActII,Scene4

NARRATOR:Attheendofthemonth,Henrywasveryrichanddidn’tfearjail．Dresdin

thefinestclothes，hedrovebythebrothers’houinPortlandPlaceand,eingthey

wereback,wenttogetPortiaatherfriend'shome．

HENRY:Mydear,thewayyoulooktoday,itwouldbeacrimenottoaskforagoodsalaryfor

thejobthey’11givetome·

PORTIA:Oh,plearememberthatifweaskfortoomuchwemaygetnosalaryatall;an

thenwhat'llhappentous，withnowayintheworldtoearnaliving?

(Atthebrothers’home,brothersareated,waiting.）

HENRY:Goodmorning,gentlemen.（RoderickemsverysurpridtoePortia）Portia,

thearethemenwhohelpedme.

PORTIA:Soverynicetomeetyou,kindsirs．(ShegivesOliverawinkwithoneeye.）

HENRY:Gentlemen,I'mreadytoreport.

RODERICK:Er…Portia,I…

OLIVER：We’rebothgladtohearit,fornowwecandecidethebetwhichRoderickandI

made．Ifyou’vewonforme,ugotthemillion

poundbanknote?

HENRY:Hereitis,sir.

OLIVER:I'vewon！Nowwhatdoyousay,Roderick?

RODERICK:IsaythatI’velosttwentythousandpounds．Ineverwouldhavebelievedit.

Why,thatisamazing,man！

HENRY:Come,let'sbegoingnow,Portia.

OLIVER:Butwait,wait！Thejob,iveyouajob,asIpromid.

HENRY:Well,thankyouverymuch,butIreallydon'twantonenow.

PORTIA:Henry,I'mdisappointed（失望的）n'tthankthegentlemenproperly.

MayIdoitforyou?

HENRY:Letmeeyoutry.

(esitsinOliver'slap,putsherarms

beginslaughing.）

PORTIA:Papa,hesayshedoesn’twantanythingelfromyou.

HENRY:(shocked)Mydear,isthatyourpapa?！

PORTIA:He，smystepfather,andthedearestonethateverwas．

HENRY:Oh，mydearestdearsir,egotajobopenthatIwant.

OLIVER:Nameit.

HENRY:Son-in-law.

OLIVER:Well,well,well！Butyou'Ibesureyou

candoitsuccessfully?

HENRY:Tryme…oh,do,Ibegofyou!Giveme30or40years,and…

OLIVER:Oh,well,allright.

NARRATOR:ArePortiaandHenryhappy?Therearenotenoughwordsinthebiggest

peopleofLondonhaveagoodtimewiththisbitofnews?Yes.

Portia'knote

,thebanknote

wasworthmillionsofdollars，butnotworthonetenthasmuchashowHenryfeltabout

Portia.

Book3Unit4Astronomy:thescienceofthestars

ReadingHowLifeDeqanOnTheEarth

HOWLIFEDEQANONTHEEARTH

Nooneknowxactlyhowtheearthbegan,r,accordingto

awidelyacceptedtheory,theuniverbeganwitha"BigBang"thatthrewmatterinall

hat,atomsbegantoformandcombinetocreatestarsandotherbodies．

Forveralbillionyearsafterthe"BigBang",

wastobecomewasuncertainuntilbetween4.5and3．8billionyearsagowhen

thedustttledintoasolidglobe．Theearthbecamesoviolentthatitwasnotclearwhetherthe

rein

‘timetoproducecarbon,nitrogen,watervapourandothergas，whichweretomakethe

earth’even～importantisthatastheearthcooleddown,water

adalsoappearedonotherplanetslikeMarsbut

unliketheearth，otimmediatelyobviousthatwaterwasto

nyscientistsbelieveisthatthecontinued

prenceofwaterallowedtheearthtodissolveharmfulgasandacidsintotheoceansand

as．Thisproducedachainreaction,

millionsofyearslater,thefirstextremelysmallplantsbegantoappearonthesurfaceofthe

ltipliedandfilledtheoceansandaswithoxygen,whichencouraged

,greenplantsbegantogrow

,called

amphibians,hentheplantsgrewinto

forests，reptilesappearedforthefirsttime．Theyproducedyounggenerallybylaying

eggs．Afterthat,somehugeanimals，calleddinosaurs，ideggstooand

r,65millionyearsagotheageof

disappearancemadepossibletheriofmammalsontheearth．Theanimals

weredifferentfromalllifeformsinthepast,becautheygavebirthtoyoungbabyanimals

yabout2．6millionyearsagosomesmallclever

animals，nowwithhandsandfeet,eyhave,in

theirturn,yarenotlookingafterthe

earthverywell．Theyareputtingtoomuchcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,which

ultofthis,manyscientists

herlifewillcontinueontheearthfor

millionsofyearstocomewilldependonwhetherthisproblemcanbesolved.

ReadinganddiscussingAVisitToTheMoon

AVISITTOTHEMOON

LastmonthIwasluckyenoughtohaveachancetomakeatripintospacewithmyfriendLi

Yanping,tedthemooninourspaceship！

Beforeweleft,LiYanpingexplainedtomethattheforceofgravitywouldchangethree

wereoff.

Astherocketrointotheair,wewerepushedbackintoouratsbecauweweretryingto

escapethepulloftheearth’ohardthatwecouldnotsayanythingtoeach

other:GraduallytheweightlesnedandIwasabletotalktohim."Whyisthespaceshipnot

fallingbacktotheearth？OntheearthifIfallfromatreeIwillfalltotheground.”Iasked.

"Wearetoofarfromtheearthnowtofeelitspull,"heexplained,"sowefeelasifthereisno

getclortothemoon,weshallfeelitsgravitypullingus,butitwillnot

beasstrongapullastheearth’s．”Icheeredupimmediatelyandfloatedweightlesslyaroundin

got

there，Iwantedtoexploreimmediately."Comeon,"Isaid."Ifyouareright,mymasswillbe

lessthanontheearthbecauthemoonissmallerandIwillbeabletomovemore

certainlyweighless！”I

nItriedtostepforward,I

foundIwascarriedtwiceasfarasontheearthandfellover."Ohdear,”Icried,"walking

doesneedabitofpracticenowthatgravityhaschanged."AfterawhileIgotthehangofit

andwebegantoenjoyourlves．

Leavingthemoon’sgravitywasnotaspainfulasleavingtheearth’s．Butreturningto

theearthwasveryfrightening．Wewatched,amazedasfirebrokeoutontheoutsideof

thespaceshipastheearth’sgravityincread．Againwewerepushedhardintoourats

aswecamebacktoland."Thatwasveryexhaustingbutveryexcitingtoo,"Isaid．"Now

Iknowmuchmoreaboutgravity！Doyouthinkwecouldvisitsomestarsnexttime？，，

"Ofcour,”hesmiled,"whichstarwouldyouliketogoto？

ReadingTask

ThespaceshipwarnedLiYanpingandmetobereadyaswewereapproaching（靠近）the

"blackhole"．

Yanpingsaid,"ightsarethings

thatarebeingpulledintoitbythegravityofthehole.”Wewatchedwithinterestand

amazementatthelightswhichemedtobegoingfainterandfainterroundtheedgeofthe

enthelightsonourspaceshipwentoutandthecomputerstoppedworking.

Whatwashappening?Itriedtoturnthespaceshipawayfromtheholebutitwouldnotmove.

Woulditeatustoo？

S

gravityofthe"blackhole"waspullingusintoits"mouth".Asthespaceshipmovedroundthe

blackhole,storiesabout

whathappenedwhenyouwerecaughtbythegravityofa"blackhole"emedtobetrue.

meitmovedsidewaysandawayfromtheedgeof

the"blackhole"．Someonewatchingmewouldhaveenthespaceshipflyinglikeabirdaway

fromthe"blackhole"．Butwefeltnothing．y

izedthatwehaddiscoveredsomethingnew

about"blackholes"．Ifyougoinsidetheedgeofa"blackhole",itwill"eat''youandthereis

noescape;butifyoudonot,iting！

Book3Unit5Canada–“TheTrueNorth”

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TRIP.N"THETRUE"

LiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianwereonatriptoCanadatovisittheircousinsinMontreal

thantaketheaeroplanealltheway,theydecidedtoflyto

ughtthattheycould

crossthewholecontinentwaxciting.

Theirfriend,DannyLin,oingtotakethemandtheir

baggagetocatch"TheTrueNorth'’，thecross-Canadatrain．Onthewaytothestation,he

chattedabouttheirtrip．"You'astward,you'llpass

mountainsandthousandsoflakesandforests，aswellaswideriversandlargecities．Some

peoplehavetheideathatyoucancrossCanadainlessthanfivedays,buttheyforgetthefact

thatCanadais5,Vancouver,you'reinCanada's

sayitisCanada'smostbeautifulcity,surroundedbymountainsandthe

intheRockyMountainsandsailingintheharbourmakeVancouver

oneofCanada'st

nortwet

therethatthetreesareextremelytall,somemeasuringover90metres．，，

愁朴澎

inner,theywerebackinanurbanarea,thebusyportcityor

lsweresurpridatthefactthatoceanships

eoftheGreatLakes,theylearned,Canadahasmorefresh

,ithasone-thirdoftheworld’stotalfresh

water,andmuchofitisintheGreatLakes．

Thatnightastheyslept,thetrainrushedacrossthetopofLakeSuperior,throughthegreat

forestsandsouthwardtowardsToronto.

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Thenextmorningthebushesandmapletreesoutsidetheirwindowswerered,goldand

orange,andtherewasfrostontheground,confirmingthatfallhadarrivedinCanada.

AroundnoontheyarrivedinToronto,

werenotleavingforMontrealuntillater,ntupthe

tallCNTowerandlookedacrossthelake．Inthedistance,theycouldethemistycloudthat

rofromthegreatNiagaraFalls，erflowsinto

wthecoveredstadium,

homeofveralfamousbasketballteams．Astheywalkednorthfromtheharbourarea,Li

Daiyusaid,"LinFei,oneofmymother’soldschoolmates,dphoneherfroma

telephonebooth.”TheymetLinFeiaroundduskindowntownChinatown,oneofthethreein

nneratarestaurantcalledThePinkPearl,thecousinschattedwithLinFei,

whohadmovedtoCanadamanyyeararlier."WecangetgoodCantonefoodhere,"LinFei

toldthem,"becaumostoftheChinepeopleherecomefromSouthChina,especiallyHong

'stoobadyoucan'tgoasfarasOttawa,Canada''sapproximatelyfour

hundredkilometresnortheastofToronto,soitwouldtaketoolong."

ThetrainleftlatethatnightandarrivedinMontrealatdawnthenextmorning．Atthe

station,peopleeverywherewerespeakingFrench."ThereweresignsandadsinFrench;but

someofthemhadEnglishwordsinsmallerletters．"Wedon'tleaveuntilthivening,"said

LiuQian."Let'trealisclotothewater."Theyspenttheafternoon

satinabuffet

restaurantlookingoverthebroadStLawrenceRiver,ayoungmansatdownwiththem.

"Hello,mynameisHenri．I’mastudentattheuniversitynearby,”hesaid,"andIwas

wonderingwhereyouarefrom.”ThegirlstoldhimtheywereonatraintripacrossCanada

andthattheyhadonlyonedayinMontreal."That'stoobad,"hesaid."Montrealisacitywith

wonderfulrestaurantsandclubs．Mostofusspeakboth

EnglishandFrench,goodcoffee,good

breadandgoodmusic."ThatnightasthetrainwasspeedingalongtheStLawrenceRivertoward

theGulfofStLawrenceanddowntothedistanteastcoast,thecousinsdreamed'ofFrench

restaurantsandredmapleleaves．

ReadingTaskIqaluit---TheFrozenTown

IQALUIT---THEFROZENTOWN

Thereporter,BethAllen,arrivedinanortherncommunitycalledIqaluit(/i'kwnloit/)in

Nunavut(/'nu:navut/)．Nunavutwascreatedin1999asaspecialareaforInuitpeople．Its

namemeans"OurLand'’intheirlanguage．ItisinthefarthestnortheasternareaofCanada,

northoftheArcticCircle（北极圈），andisverycold一theaveragewinter

temperatureinNunavutis35degreesbelowzero．Bethsaid,"Iknewitwouldbecoldin

January,butnotthiscold！Maybethereisadogsled（雪橇）thatcantakemeintotown."

Thequietmanwhohadbeenontheplanewithhersaid,"I'lltakeyouintotown,

butIdon'opleonlyuthedogsforcompetitions．Whyareyou

visitingIqaluit?"Bethanswered,"I’mwritingastoryformynewspaper

aboutIqaluit一we'dliketoadvertiitasaholidayplace,butIthinkit'stoocold.”Theman

laughed."MynameisSimonandIamInuit,"hesaid."Ithinkit'stoofarnorthherefor

holidaysbutmoreandmoretouristsarecoming．Theylikeicefishingandphotographingpolar

bears．ywarmofficeandmywarm

hou."

Bethasked,"Whatdoyoudoinanoffice?Don'tyouhuntanimalsforaliving？Ithoughtyou

livedinicehous．”"I’mabusinessman．Mygrandfatherwouldliveinicehouswhen

hehuntedinwinter,menudtomakeoneina

fewhours．Theyudtoliveinskintentsinsummer一thetentswereeasyto

movesothepeoplecouldfollowtheanimals．”AfewminuteslatertheyarrivedinIqaluit,a

townwithapopulationof6,000,onSimon'woo’clockintheafternoon,

butitwasalreadydark,andallthehousshonewithbrightlights．Bethsaid,"Whyisitso

dark？It'sthemiddleoftheday！”＿Simonreplied,"It'sdarkinthedaybecauwearesofar

uldcomeinJune.''swhyit'scalled

`TheLandoftheMidnightSun'．’，Tba一werepeopleonthestreetsandsnowmobiles

everywhere，Therewereevenafewdogteams．