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Book3

Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld

B3U1P1-3

FESTIVALSANDCELEBRATIONS

AncientFestivals

tancientfestivalswould

celebratetheendofthecoldweather,elebrations

uldstarveiffoodwasdifficulttofind,so

tfiresandmademusicbecautheythoughtthe

festivalswouldbringayearofplenty.

FestivalsoftheDead

Somefestivalsareheldtohonourthedead,orsatisfyandpleatheancestors,whocouldreturn

nthefestivaliscalledObon,whenpeopleshouldgotoclean

ghtlampsandplaymusic

cotheyhavetheDayof

importantfeastday,peoplemighteatfoodinshapeofskulls,

andcakeswith“bones”ferfood,tivalof

wachildren’sfestival,when

theycangototheirneighbours’essupandtrytofrighten

arenotgivenanything,thechildrenmightplayatrick.

FestivalstoHonourPeople

heistheDragon

BoatFestivalinChina,whichhonoursthefamousancientpoet,risColumbus

DayintheUSA,athereisa

nationalfestivalonOctober2tohonourMahatmaGandhi,theleaderwhohelpedgainIndia’s

independencefromBritain.

HarvestFestivals

aregratefulbecautheir

foodisgatheredforthewinter,pean

countriesitisthecustomtodecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andpeople

oplemightwinawardsfortheiranimals,flowers,fruitsand

vegetables,aandJapanthere

aremid-autumnfestivals,whenpeopleadmirethemoonandgivegiftofmooncakes.

SpringFestivals

Themostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardtotheendofwinterand

pringFestivalinChina,peopleeatdumplings,fishandmeat,and

redragondancesandcarnivals,and

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Westerncountriesthereareveryexciting

carnivals,whichtakeplacefortydaysbeforeEaster,ghtinclude

parades,dancinginthestreetsdayandnight,

bratesthereturnofJesus

n,theCherryBlossomFestival

ntryiscoveredwithcherrytreeflowerssothatitlooksasthoughit

mightbecoveredwithpinksnow.

Peoplelovetogettogethertoeat,alsletunjoylife,

beproudofourcustomsandforgetourdailylifeforalittlewhile.

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eatimetoenjoy

eachother’kthatlongagopeoplelooked

estorswouldsitroundafireandcookplentyofmeattoeat.

Thentheywouldbesatisfiedwiththeirfestival.

B3U1P7

ASADLOVESTORY

alentine’sDayandHuJinhadsaidshewouldmeethimatthe

didn’ldbewithherfriendsrightnowlaughing

dshewouldbethereatveno’clock,andhethoughtshewouldkeepherword.

Hehadlookedforwardtomeetingherallday,andnowhewasalonewithhisrosandchocolates,

,ddrownhis

sadnessincoffee.

ItwasobviousthatthemanagerofthecoffeeshopwaswaitingforLiFangtoleave－hewiped

thetables,thensatdownandturnedontheTV－justwhatLiFangneeded!AsadChinestory

aboutlostlove.

ewasZhinu,the

weavinggirl,hewasonearthshemetthe

herdboyNiulangandtheyfellinlove.(“JustlikemeandHuJin,”thoughtLiFang.)Theygot

marriedcretly,andtheywereveryhappy.(“Wecouldbelikethat,”thoughtLiFang.)Whenthe

GoddessofHeavenknewthatherdaughterwasmarriedtoahuman,shebecameveryangryand

gtriedtofollowher,buttheriverofstars,the

MilkyWay,gthatZhinuwasheart-broken,hermotherfinallydecidedtolet

ppenswhenthestarsVegaandAltair

smakeabridgeoftheirwingssothecouplecancrosstheriverto

inChinahopethattheweatherwillbefineonthatday,

becauifitisraining,itmeansthatZhinuisweepingandthecouplewon’tbeabletomeet.

Theannouncersaid,“reignershearaboutthestory,they

callitaChineValentine’’safinedaytoday,soIhopeyoucanallmeettheoneyou

love.’’

AsLiFangtoffforhome,hethought,“IguessHuJindoesn’tloveme.I’lljustthrowthe

’twantthemtoremindmeofher.’’Sohedid.

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Ashesadlypasdtheteashoponthecorneronhiswayhome,heheardavoicecallinghim.

TherewasHuJinwavingathimandcalling,“Whyareyousolate?I’vebeenwaitingforyoufor

alongtime!AndIhaveagiftforyou!”

Whatwouldhedo?HehadthrownawayherValentinegifts!Shewouldneverforgivehim.

ThiswouldnotbeahappyValentine’sDay!

B3U1P44&45

WintercarnivalinQuebec

WearesittinginacaféinoldQuebec,peratureis

e,the

snicand

lightsofthecarnivalcontinue,butwehavebeenwatchingtheparades,ridinginhorcarriages

tarefreezingandournosarered.

Quebeccarnivalisthebiggestwinterfestivalintheworld–everyyear,hundredsof

ome,youmustbe

preparedtokeepmoving,asitistoocoldtostandandwatchforlong.

Earlyinthemorning,youcanwatchthesnowboardingcompetitionsonthehilloverlookingthe

petitionsspeeddownthetrackandthroughtheairthoughtheycouldfly.

Ifyouarebraveenough,sixmenpaddleineachcanoe

acrossthegreatStLawrenceRiver,,theriverisfullofbigpieces

ofice,andifyouweretofallin,youwouldfreezeinlessthantwominutes.

Oneofthefavouriteeventsisthedog-sledrace,inwhichteamsofabout6Huskydogspull

sonrunsbehindthesled,shoutingtothe

ndofthedogsbarking,thecallsofthedriversandtheshoutsof

sarebeautifulstronganimals,withlong,

themhaveblueeyes.

Afteradmiringtheicesculptureverywhereinthecity,muchlikethoinHarbininChina,

azinghowwarmtheicehouscanbe!

Lateintheevening,youcangotothesnowpalace,whereBonhommethesnowmanisking,

danceoutsidetothemusicofaband,whoarealldresdinheavy

clothes–evensomeoftheirinstrumentsaredresdupforwinter.

Finallywesitdowninourcafétowarmupandtoplantomorrow–perhapswe’lljointhe

snowmobileraces–orperhapswe’lljustsleepin.

Book3Unit2Healthyeating

B3U2P10

COMEANDEATHERE(1)

eenaverystrange

yhegotupearlyandpreparedhismenuofmuttonkebabs,roastporkandfried

today!Whywasitso?Whatcouldhavehappened?Hethoughtofhismuttonkebabsandfatty

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porkcookedinthehottest,awas

sugaryandcoldandhisicecreamwasmadeofeggs,milk,creamandfruit.“Nothingcouldhave

beenbetter,”lyhesawhisfriendLiMaochanghurryingby.“Hello,

Maochang,”hecalled,“Yourusual?”sthematter?

SomethingterriblemusthavehappenedifMaochangwasnotcomingtoeatwithhimashealways

did.

PengweifollowedLiMaochangintoanewly-openedsmallrestaurantattheendofthestreet.

Therewasasigninthewindow.

Tiredofallthatfat?Wanttobethinner?

ComeinsidetoYongHui’sslimmingrestaurant.

Onlyslimmingfoodsrvedhere.

Makeyourlfthinagain.

hinladycameforward.

“Welcome!”shesaid,“akeallthatfatoffyouintwoweeksifyoueat

hereeveryday.”ereonlytwokindsoffoodand

onedrinkonit:rawvegetables,iweiwasamazedatthisandespeciallyat

dnotbelievehiyes!He

itmakepeoplefat?dn’thaveYong

Huigettingawaywithtellingpeoplelies!Hehadbetterdosomerearch!

Afterreading,herealidwhatwaswrongwithYongHui’otgivingits

customernergy-givingfood!Aftereatinginherrestaurantpeoplewouldbecometiredvery

sthiswasawaytowinhiscustomersback!:

Wanttofeelfit?

Comeandeathere!

Ourfoodgivesyouenergyallday!

Thecompetitionbetweenthetworestaurantswason!

B3U2P12

Daisywishedtobe＿＿＿sothatshecouldwearallthelatest,coolclothesdesignedforthe

idedtodosome＿＿＿

learnedthatoneofthe＿＿＿e

wenttothedoctor,hetoldhershecouldbethinneraswellashealthyifsheatemorevegetables

likebeans,＿＿＿and＿＿＿.tveryfitwhenshestartedeatingmore＿＿＿

foodsaswellasherusualenergy–nbegantoenjoyeatingallthevegetables

＿＿＿nlookedlikeamodel!

B3U2P14&P15

COMEANDEATHERE(2)

ThenextdayWangPengwei’shewouldbe

otlookforwardto

smilelefthisface

notlookhappybutglaredathimasshemovedround

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thecustomers.“MayIaskwhatyouweredoinginmyrestaurantyesterday?Ithoughtyouwerea

newcustomerandnowIfindyoucameonlytospyonmeandmymenu,”sheshouted.“Plea

excume,”hecalmlyexplained,“Iwantedtoknowwhereallmycustomershadgoneyesterday.I

’twanttouptyoubutIfound

yourmenusolimi

don’tyousitdownandtryameal?”

YongHuiagreedtostayandsoontheywerebothenjoyingthedumplings,fattyporkandcola.

WhentheywerervedtheicecreamYongHuibegantolookill.“Ifeelsickwithallthisfatand

heavyfood,”shesaid,“Imissmyvegetablesandfruit.”WangPengweiwasjustenjoyingacond

plateofdumplingssohesighed.“yes,”headded,“andIwouldmissmydumplingsandfattypork.

Butdon’tyoutiredquickly?”“Well,etorestalot,”

admittedYongHui.“Butdon’tyouthinkitwouldbebetterifyouwereabitthinner?”she

askedWangPengwei.“I’msureyouwouldfeelmuchhealthier.”

Theybeganchattingaboutmenusandbalanceddiets.“Myrearchhasshownmethat

neitheryourrestaurantnormineoffersabalanceddiet,”explainedPengwei,“Idon’tofferenough

fibreandyoudon’tofferenoughbody–buildingorenergy–sweoughtto

combineourmenusandprovideabalancedmenuwithfoodsfullofenergyandfibre.”Sothat

iswhattheydid,Theyrvedrawvegetableswiththehamburgersandboiledthepotatoesrather

waytheycutdownthefatand

alancedmenusbecamesuchasuccessthatbeforelong

ometimethefoundthattheir

ytheygotmarriedandlivedhappily

everafter!

B3U2P52-53

THETOWNHASTODECIDE

(Atthemeetingthateveningtherearetwospeakers:oneforandoneagainstbuildinga

McDonald’srestaurant.)

FORBUILDINGAMCDONALD’S

IwaxcitedwhenIheardthatourcommunity(社区)wastohaveitsownMcDonald’srestaurant.

Ithoughtaboutallthoyoungpeoplewhowouldnothavetogotothenexttowntobuytheir

ld’scaresabouthealthyeatingtooandworkswithscientists

toprovidefoodthatisofhighquality,tenprovidesalads

alsochoobetweencolaandmilkshakes(奶昔).Ofcour

ld’ssaytheyareinterestedin

nktheywillbe

ouryoungpeoplewill

y,

“Wevalueyou,yourgrowingskillsandyourhelptothecompany.”Icanenothingbutgoodif

thiscompanycomestobuilditsrestaurantinourtown.

AGAINSTBUILDINGAMCDONALD’S

IamveryworriedaboutMcDonald’small

sureifMcDonald’sfoodisashealthyasthey

ientistslookatitcarefullytheyfindhighlevelsoffat,sugar

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yyoungpeoplearegettingfatthrougheatingtoomuch

ld’sisnotgivingyoungpeopleagoodideaofwhatahealthydietshouldbe.

LocalChinefood,ontheotherhand,

foodataMcDonald’srestaurantisalwaysthesamesoIwonderifitismadeorbroughtinfrom

ghitisfreshlycooked,itmustbelesshealthythanourownlocallygrownand

cookedChinefood.

IalsoworryaboutallthocarsbringingpeopletobuyfoodinMcDonald’,therewould

bepetrolfumes(气体),,there’stheproblemofall

thocars,

whatwillhappentoallthefoodcontainersifpeopledecidetoeatonthesideoftheroadjustout

oftown?Willtheyjustthrowthemontheground?

I’msuremanyyoungpeoplewouldbehappytoworkforMcDonald’sbutwilltheybetreated

fairly(公平地)？InAmerican,McDonald’sdoesnotallowUnionstooperateinitsrestaurantsand

,astheysay,theworkersarehappywiththem

whyshouldtheyfearsomeworkersjoiningaUnion?

SowhenIconsiderthefood,thecarsandthejobs,IthinkweshouldnotallowMcDonald’sto

buildtheirrestaurantinourtown.

Book3Unit3TheMillionPoundBank-note

B3U3P17-18

ACTONE

Note:Scenes1and2areprovidedintheTeacher’sBook.

Scene3

NARRATORNowladiesandgentlemen,you’e

summerof1903,andHenryAdams,anAmericanbusiness,st

gdownthestreet,he

hearssomeonecallinghim.

RODERICKYoungman,wouldyoustepinsideamoment,plea?

HENRYWho?Me,sir?

RODERICKYes,you.

OLIVERThroughthefrontdooronyourleft.

HENRY(arvantopensthedoorforhim)Thanks.

SERVANTGoodmorning,sir,wouldyoupleacomein?Permitmetoleadtheway,sir.

OLIVERThankyou,llbeall.

RODERICKHowdoyoudo,Mister－er－?

HENRYAdams,HenryAdams.

OLIVERComeandsitdown,MrAdams.

HENRYThankyou.

RODERICKYou’reanAmerican?

HENRYThat’sright,fromSanFrancisco.

RODERICKHowwelldoyouknowLondon

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’smyfirsttriphere.

RODERICKIwonder,MrAdams,ifyou’dmindusaskingafewquestions.

HENRYGorightahead.

RODERICKMayweaskwhatyou’redoinginthiscountryandwhatyourplansare?

HENRYWell,Ican’tsaythatIhaveanyplans.I’teroffact,

IlandedinBritianbyaccident.

OLIVERHowisthatpossible?

HENRYWell,youe,monthagoIwassailingout

ofthebay－(hiyesstareatwhatisleftofthebrother’sdinneronthetable)

RODERICKWell,goon.

HENRYOh,,towardsnightfallIfoundmylfcarriedouttoabyastrongwind.

tmorningI’djustaboutgiven

mylfupforlostwhenIwasspottedbyaship.

OLIVERAnditwastheshipthatboughtyoutoEngland.

HENRYIearnedmypassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand,whichaccountsformy

appearance.(thebrotherssmileateachother)

RODERICKWell,youmustn’’sanadvantage.

HENRYI’mafraidIdon’tquitefollowyou,sir.

RODERICKTellus,MrAdams,whatsortofworkdidyoudoinAmerica?

ouoffermesomekindofworkhere?

RODERICKPatience,on’tmind,mayIaskyouhowmuchmoneyyou

have?

HENRYWell,tobehonest,Ihavenone.

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

HENRYWell,isyourideaofsomekindof

joke,Idon’tthinkit’sveryfunny.(Henrystandsuptoleave)Now,ifyou’llexcume,IthinkI’ll

beonmyway.

RODERICKPleadon’tgo,tn’tthinkwedon’,

givehimtheletter.

OLIVERYes,theletter.(getsitfromadeskandgivesittoHenrylikeagift)Theletter.

HENRY(takingitcarefully)Forme?

RODERICKForyou.(Henrystartstoopentoit)Oh,no,youmustn’’t

openituntiltwotwoo’clock.

HENRYOh,thisissilly.

’smoneyinit.(callstothervant)James.

HENRYOh,no,Idon’antanhonestjob.

RODERICKWeknowyou’’swhywe’,

showMrAdamsout.

OLIVERGoodluck,MrAdams.

HENRYWell,whydon’tyouexplainwhatthisisallabout?

RODERICKYou’tlyanhourandahalf.

SERVANTThisway,sir.

RODERICKMrAdams,notuntil2o’e?

-bye.

8/17

B3U3p20

Onedaymyuncletoldmeaaboutamanwhomadeathathewouldbeableto

ntainwasover100kilometresawayfromhis

homesopeoplewerehappytotakethebetbecautheythoughtitwasthatanybody

is

ckwouldgivethe

waythe

he

hadwalkedallthewaythoughnotalwaysontheroad!

B3U3P21&22

Readingandacting

Actone,Scene4

(Outside

downatatablenexttothefrontwindows.)

OWNER(eingHenry’spoorappearance)

That’sone’y,plea.

(tothewaiter)takethisgentleman’sorder,Horace.

HENRY(aftersittingdownandputtingtheletteronthetable)I’dlikesomehamandeggs

eitextrathick.

WAITERit’llcostatinybit.

’llhaveaniceglassofbeer.(thewaiterleavesfoethekitchen)

HOSTESSmygoodness!Heeatslikeawolf.

OWNERwe’lleifhe’scleverasawolf,eh?

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

again,,andanotherbeer.

WAITERAgain,everything?

HENRYYes,that’sright.(esthelookonthewaiter’sface)Anythingwrong?

WAITER(totherestaurantowner)He’saskedformoreofthesame.

,wehavetotakea

dandlethimhaveit.

WAITER(readingthebillafterthemeal)’stwoordersofhamandeggs,two

extrathicksteaks,twotallglassofbeer,twocupsofcoffeeandtwodesrts.

HENRYwouldyoumindwaitingjustafewminutes?

WAITER(inarudemanner)what’stheretowaitfor?

OWNERallright,Horace,I’lltakecareofthis.

HENRY(toowner)’samazinghowmuchpleasureyougetout

ofthesimplethingsinlife,especiallyifyoucan’thavethemforawhile.

OWNERYes,hapsifyoupaythebillIcanhelptheother

customers.

HENRY(lookingattheclockonthewall)Well,Ieit’stwoo’clock.(heopenstheletter

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ssurpridbuttheowner

andthewaiterareshocked,andnervous)I’…I...I…Idon’t

haveanythingsmaller.

OWNER(stillshockedandnervous)Well,,look!(the

hostessscreams,theothercustomslookatherandsheputahandtohermouth).

HOSTESSoh,dear,Idon’ydon’s.(theownergoestoa

gentlemansittingnearthewindow)

s,s!Couldyou–er-lookatthis?(handshimthebank–note)

doyouthinkit’sgenuine?

CLEMENS(lookingatitverycarefully)Twonotesinthisamounthavebeenissuedbythe

,itcan’tbefake.

OWNERWhynot?

fwould

wantthattohappen.

HOSTESS(joiningthem)Butlookattheowner,’sinrags.

CLEMENSHmm,,Icanonlysaythathemustbeaverystrangebutveryrich

man.

OWNER(asifhehasdiscoveredsomethingforthefirsttime)Why,yes!Thatmustbeit!

HOSTESS(hitherhusband’sarm)Andyouputhiminthebackoftherestaurant!Goande

himatonce!

OWNERI’msosorry,sir,sosorry,butIcannotchangethisbank-note.

HENRYButit’sallIhaveonme.

OWNEROh,plea,don’tworry,’overygladthatyoueven

,sir,Itrustthatyou’llcomeherewhenever

youlike.

HENRYWell,that’sverykindofyou.

OWNERKind,sir?No,it’skindofyou,tcomewheneveryouwantandhave

vingyousithereisagreathonour!

HENRYImaynotreturnforsometime.

OWNERItwouldbewrongofmenottrustagentlemansuchasyourlf,sir,(nowtheother

customsarewatchingthem)he

bill,sir,pleaforgetit.

HENRYForgetit?Well…’sveryniceofyou.

OWNEROh,it’sforustothankyou,sirandIdo,sir,frommyheart.(theowner,hostessand

waiterallbowtogetherasHenryleaves)

B3U3P23

ABOUTMARKTWAIN

MarkTwainwasborninFloridaandspenthisboyhoodinHannibal,Missouri,alongthe

e

TheAdventuresofTomSawyer,TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnandLifeontheMississippi.

Indeed,thisauthorlovedtheriversomuchthatevenhispennameisabouttheriver.“Twain”isan

oldwordfor“two.”So,to“marktwain,”mis

eftschoolatschoolattheageoftwelvetolookforwork.

10/17

Overthenexttwodecadeshewasaprinter,ariverboatpilot,asoldier,agoodminer,a

stsuccessfulstorywasaboutajumpingfrogcontest.

Hiswritingbecamefamousforitsdescriptionofcommonpeopleandthewaytheytalked,but

merichfromthemanynovels,shortstoriesandtraveljournals

dOxfordUniversitieshonouredhimfor

r,thelastyearsofhislifewerefilledwithsadevents,lonelinessandtheloss

sstilloneof

themostpopularwritersintheworldtoday.

B3U3P59—60

ACTTWO

Scene4

NARRATORAttheendofmonth,Henrywasveryrichanddidn’dinthefinest

clothes,hedrovebythebrothers’houinPortlandPlaceand,eingtheywereback,wenttoget

Portiaatherfriend’shome.

HENRYMydear,thewayyoulooktoday,itwouldbeacrimenottoaskforagoodsalary

forthejobthey’llgivetome.

PORTIAOh,plearememberthatifweaskfortoomuchwemaygetnosalaryatall;and

thenwhat’llhappentous,withnowayintheworldtoearnaliving?

(atthebrothers’home,brotherareated,waiting)

HENRYGoodmorning,gentlemen.(RoderickemsverysurpridtoePortia)

Portia,thearethemenwhohelpedme.

PORTIASoverynicetomeetyou,kindsirs.(shegivesOliverawinkoftheeye)

RODERICKEr…Portia,I---

OLIVERWe’rebothgladtohearit,fornowwecandecidethebetwhichRoderickandI

’vewonforme,ugotthemillionpound

bank-note?

HENRYI’vewon!Nowwhatdoyousay,Roderick?

RODERICKIsaythatI’,

thatisamazing,man!

HENRYCome,let’sbegoingnow,Portia.

OLIVERButwait,wait!Thejob,iveyouajob,asIpromid.

HENRYWell,thankyouverymuch,butIreallydon’twantonenow.

PORTIAHenry,I’n’

doitforyou?

HENRYLetmeeyoutry.

(esitsinOliver’slap,putsherarms

beginslaughing.)

PORTIAPapa,hesayshedoesn’twantanythingelfromyou.

HENRY(shocked)Mydear,isthatyourpapa?!

PORTIAHe’smystepfather,andthedearestonethateverwas.

HENRYOh,mydearestdearsir,egotajobopenthatIwant.

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OLIVERNameit.

HENRYSon-inlaw.

OLIVERWell,well,well!Butyou’Ibesureyou

candoitsuccessfully?

HENRYTryme—oh,you!Giveme30or40years,and—

OLIVEROh,well,allright.

NARRATORArePortiaandHenryhappy?Therearenotenoughwordsinthebiggest

peopleofLondonhaveagoodtimewiththisbitofnews?Yes.

Portia’sste

bank-,the

bank-notewasworthmillionsofdollars,butnotworthone-tenthasmuchashowHenryfeltabout

Portia.

Book3Unit4Astronomy:thescienceofthestars

B3U4P25-26

HOWLIFEBEGANONTHEEARTH

Afterthe“BigBang”,wastobecome

wasamys

problemwasthattheearthbecameviolentbecauitwasnotclearwhetherthesolidshapewasto

odedloudlywithfireandrock,whichintimetoproducethewatervapour,

carbondioxide,oxygen,nitrogenandothergas,whichweretomaketheearth’

theearthcooleddown,knewthatitwasgoingtobe

adalreadydisappearedfromplanetslike

Marsorsatelliteslikethemoon,howtheearthbegantoshowits

wedthe

earthtodissolveharmfulgas,whichhadbecomepartoftheearth’satmosphere,intooceansand

deitpossibleforlifetobegintodevelop.

Whatscientiststhinkisthattheearthwasdifferentbecauofthearrivalofsmallplants

understoodthattheplantswerethestartofmany

couragedthe

developmentofearlyshellfishandallsortsoffish.

istsbelieve

thattakingcarbondioxidefromtheatmosphereandfillingtheairwithoxygenhelpedlifeto

,calledamphibians,wereableto

eplantsgrewintoforests,reptilesappearedforthefirst

,somehugeanimals,calleddinosaurs,

camethemostimportantanimalsontheearthformillions

ntheydisappeared,rethelastgroup

ofanimalsandtheyweredifferentbecautheyproducedtheiryoungfromwithintheirbodies.

Smallcleveranimals,nowwithhandsandfeet,

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developednewmethodsofgrowingfood,wentbythey

yarenot

eputtingtoomuchcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,

thmaybecometoohotfor

rlifewillcontinueontheearthformillionsofyearstocomewilldependon

whetherthisproblemcanbesolved.

B3U4P28

MyfriendLiYanpingwasreallyveryinterestedin__.

Helikedtowatchchangesinthemoon,theonlynaturalsatelliteoftheearththroughhistelescope.

Oneeveninghethoughthesawahugecomet____ofthemoonproduceda

lotofdustthatbecame__edasifitwouldmultiplyandbecomeanew__.

LiYanpingthoughtHewaseingthe__oftheuniveruntilhenoticedsomedirtonhistelescope!

Hewasverydisappointed.

B3U4P30-31

AVISITTOTHEMOON

LastmonthIwasluckyenoughtohaveachancetomakeatripintospacewithmyfriendLi

Yanping,tedthemooninourspaceship!

Beforeweleft,LiYanpingexplainedtomethattheforceofgravitywouldchangethreetimes

rocketroslowlyintotheairwebegantofeelthepulloftheearth,whichiswhatwecallgravity.

Atfirstitpushedussohardbackintoouratsthatwecouldnotsayanythingtoeachother.

GraduallytheweightlesnedandIwasabletotalktohim."Whyisthespaceshipnotfalling

backtotheearth?OntheearthifIfallfromatreeIwillfalltotheground."Iasked."Wearetoo

far

fromtheearthnowtofeelitspull,"heexplained."

wegetclortothemoon,weshallfeelitsgravitypullingusbutitwillnotbeasstrongapullas

theearth's."Icheeredupimmediatelyandfloatedweightlesslyaroundinourspaceshipcabin

watchingtheearthbecomesmallerandthemoonlarger.

Whenwegotthere,Iwantedtoexploreimmediately."Comeon,"Isaid."Ifyouareright,my

masswillbelessthanontheearthbecauthemoonissmallerandIwillbeabletomovemore

certainlyweighless!"Ilaughed

nItriedtostepforwardIfoundIwas

carriedtwiceasfarasontheearthandfellover."Ohdear,"Icried,"walkingdoesneedabitof

practicenowthatgravityhaschanged."AfterawhileIgotthehangofitandwebegantoenjoy

ourlves.

Leavingthemoon'sgravitywasnotaspainfulasleavingtheearth'urningtotheearth

hed,amazedasfirebrokeoutontheoutsideofthespaceshipasthe

earth'ewerepushedhardintoouratsaswecamebacktoland."

Thatwasveryexhaustingbutveryexcitingtoo,"Iexclaimed."NowIknowmuchmoreabout

gravity!"Doyouthinkwecouldvisitsomestarsnexttime?""Ofcour,"hesmiled,"whichstar

13/17

wouldyouliketogoto?"

B3U4P64

Wheredowecomefrom

“Wheredowecomefrom?Howdidtheuniverbegin?Whyistheuniverthewayis?Howwill

itend?Allmylife,Ihavebeenattractedbythebigquestionthatfaceus,andhavetiredtofind

,likeme,youhavelookedatthestars,andtiredtomakenof

whatyoue,stionsare

answershavealwaysemedwellbeyondourreach,untilnow.

“Theidea

lessthanahundredyears,ttingatthecentre

oftheuniver,wenowfindourlvesmovingaroundanaverage-sizedsun,whichisjustoneof

galaxyitlfisjustoneofbillionsof

galaxies,sisfarfromtheendofalonghistory

estionremaintobeanswered,beforewecanhopetohaveacompletepicture

oftheuniverwelivein.

“Iwantyoutosharemyexcitementatthediscoveries,pastandprent,whichhave

eBigBangtoblackholes,fromdarkmattertoapossible

BigCrunch,ourimageoftheunivertodayisfullofstrangesoundingideas,andremarkable

ryofhowwearriveatthispictureisthestoryoflearningtounderstandwhatwe

e.”

B3U4P66

Caughtinablackhole

ThespaceshipwarnedLiYanpingandmetobereadyaswewereapproaching(靠近)the“black

hole”.ingcalled

out,“htsarelargestarsbeing

slowlysucked(吸吮)intoit.”Wewatchedinshockandamazementasalargesunsuddenly

enthelightsonourspaceshipwentoutandthecomputerstopped

shappening?Itriedtoturnthespaceshipawayfromtheholebutitwouldnot

teatustoo?

Suddenlythespaceshipjumpedandbegantomoveroundtheedgeoftheoutsideofthehole.

Thegravityofthe“blackhole”waspullingusslowlyintoits“mouth”.Asthespaceshipmoved

roundthehole,hmovedslowerandslowerand

storiesaboutwhat

happenedwhenyouwerecaughtbythegravityofa“blackhole”emedtobetrue.

meitmovedsidewaysfromthe“

mped(撞开)and

banged(猛击)asthespaceshipflewlikeabirdawayfromthe“blackhole”.Whatwashappening?

certainlylooked

difizedthat

wehaddiscoveredsomethingnewabout“blackholes”.They“eat”someobjectsbut“spit”other

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iting!

B3U4P66&68

Goingintospace

Scientistspendstwoyearstrainingtomendthespacetelescope

LiYanping,thegreatastronomer,strainedtoberepairs

olearnhowtouthetoolssafelyandhowtowalkinspace.

nedhowtoclean

good

ryhappyinhiswork!

Book3Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”

B3U5P34—35

Atripon“thetruenorth”

LiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianwereonatriptoCanadatovisittheircousinsonherAtlantic

thantaketheaeroplanealltheway,theydecidedtoflyfromChinatoVancouverand

athattheywouldcrossthe

wholecontinentwaxciting.

Theircousins’friend,DannyLin,oingtotake

themtothetrainstationtocatch“TheTrueNorth”aytothe

station,hetoldthem,“You’isbiggerthanthe

econdbiggestcountryintheworldandasyougoeastward,youwille

mountains,andpassthousandsoflakes,athatyou

5500kilometresfromcoasttocoast.

HereinVancouver,oplethinkitisthemost

beautifulcityinCanada,asitissurroundedbymountainsonthenorthandeastandthePacific

ulationisincreasingveryrapidly,becaupeoplefromtherestof

nskiintheRocky

oastnorthofVancouversomeoftheoldestandmost

wettherethatthetreesareextremelytall.”

osdtheRocky

wmountain

garyStampedeisa

scomefromalloverNorthAmericatocompeteinridingwild

themhaveagiftforworkingwithanimalsandtheycanwinthousandsofdollars

inprizes.

nadianslivewithin320

kilometresoftheUSAborder,andinfact,thepopulationofCanadaisonlyslightlyoverthirty

ntthroughawheat-growingprovinceandsawfarmsthatwerethousandsof

inner,tyisatthetop

andendoftheGreatLakes,anditisaverybusyport,althoughitisclotothecentreofthe

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hasone-thirdofthe

world’sfreshwater,smorefreshwaterinCanada

thaninanyothercountryintheworld.

Thatnight,theysleptthetrainrushedthroughthenightacrossthetopofLakeSuperior,through

thegreatforestsandsouthwardtowardsToronto.

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“THETRUENORTH”FROMTORONTOTOMONTREAL

Thenextmorningthemapletreesoutsidetheirwindowswereredandgoldandorange,andthere

wasfrostontheground----fallhadarrivedinCanada.

AroundnoontheyarrivedinToronto,renot

leavingforMontrealuntillater,ntupthetallCNTower,

istance,theycouldethemistycloudthatrofromthegreat

NiagaraFalls,erflowsintotheNiagaraRiverand

overthefallsonitswaytothea.

Theysawthecoveredstadium,walkednorth

fromtheharbourarea,LiDaiyusaid,“Oneofmymother’dphoneher

fromatelephonebooth.”

ThecousinswereinventedtohavedinnerindowntownChinatown,oneofthethreeinToronto.

LinTao,whohadmovedtoCanadamanyyeararlier,metthematThePinkPearlandsaid,“We

cangetgoodCantonefoodhere,becaumostoftheChinepeopleherecomefromSouth

China,’stoobadyoucan’tgoasfarasOttawa,Canada’’s

aboutfourhundredkilometresnortheastofToronto,soitwouldtaketoolong.”

Thrainstation,

eresignsandadsinFrench,butsomeofthem

hadEnglishwordsinsmallerletters.“Wedon’tleaveuntilthivening,”saidLiuQian.“Let’sgo

trealisclotothewater.”Theyspenttheafternooninthelovelyshopsand

satinacafélookingoverthe

broadStLawrenceRiver,ayoungmansatdownwiththem.“Hello,mynameisHenri,andI’ma

studentattheuniversityhere,”hesaid,“andIwaswonderingwhereyouarefrom.”Thegirltold

himtheywereonatraintripacrossCanadaandthattheyhadonlyonedayinMontreal.“That’s

toobad,”hesaid,“usspeakboth

EnglishandFrench,goodcoffee,goodbreadandgood

music.”

ThatnightasthetrainwasspeedingalongtheStLawrenceRivertowardtheGulfofStLawrence

anddowntotheEastCoast,thecousinsdreamedofFrenchrestaurantsandredmapleleaves.

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IQALUIT–THEFROZENTOWN

Thereporter,BethAllen,t.

emeans“OurLand”in