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1、课文背诵段落,1,P.8 第一段In the 19th century, millions of Europeans emigrated to the USA because they wanted to find a better life. Many of them couldnt find work in cities like New York, so they left and went to find farmland in the west. The people, called settlers, traveled west through the mountains on t
2、he Oregon Trail.emigrate mret vt. 移居国外 settlers stl n. 移民,侨民;殖民者;决定者Oregon Trail rin 美国 俄勒冈小道,2,P.16 第一段Levi Strauss-a name that is now famous-was the man who invented jeans. Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829, but went to the USA as a young man. At first he lived in New York, but in 1853 he m
3、oved to San Francisco, where he worked with his brother. They worked in a shop selling clothes to men who were looking for gold in the California Gold Rush. The men were working very hard in difficult conditions, and they needed very strong trousers.,3,P.24 最后一段Scientists believe that if the tempera
4、tures continue to rise, the ice at the poles will melt. If the ice melts, sea levels will rise. Some islands might disappear completely, and there might be floods in coastal cities. All this means that unless we do something to stop global warming now, there may be many other dramatic changes in the
5、 future.poles n. (南、北)极( pole的名词复数 );地极;dramatic drmtk adj. 戏剧的,戏剧性的;引人注目的;激动人心的,4,P.36 倒数第二段Linda has already decided how to spend the prize money. A web camera for my computer, and some books by me favorite poets. Linda has just done her school-leaving examinations, and she hopes to go to universi
6、ty to study Marine Biology. I havent decided about a career yet, says Linda. But Id like to work in something to do with the sea, for sure.,5,P40 第三段The boys then go into the forest to find lianas. Each boy must find, cut and measure his own liana because the older men do not help him. The boy climb
7、s to the top of the tower, where he ties one end of the liana to the tower and the other end to his foot. Then he jumps from the top of the tower. If the liana breaks, or if it is too long, the boy might die. A boy cannot become a man until he has jumped from the tower.liana lin, -n 藤蔓植物;藤本;,6,P52第二
8、段 Does she worry about the danger?She knows she could end up in hospital, but she never thinks about it.of course the work is dangerous. But I dont mind being in dangerous situations and there are lots of people on the film set who check that everything is safe. I dont want to die in a stunt, and th
9、e director doesnt want me to die either.stunt n. 惊险动作,特技;发育不良的动植物,7,P64第二段Tsunami is a Japanese word that means harbour wave. But why do tsunamis happen? Tsunamis are usually caused by earthquakes at the bottom of the sea. At first, the wave in the sea is quite small, but it moves very quickly. When
10、 the wave gets close to the coast, the ocean floor makes it grow enormously. By the time it reaches the coast it has become huge. Some tsunamis can be 30 meters high.tsunami英 tsju:n:mi 美 tsnmi n. 海啸,8,P90 第三段In ancient Egypt, medicine men had a different way of treating headaches. They used to tie a
11、 ceramic crocodile, which was filled with herbs, to the head of the patient. The reasons for this are not clear to us today.crocodile krkdail n. 鳄鱼;鳄鱼皮革;鳄类动物 Egyptidpt n. 埃及,9,P100 末段Computers can be a really positive part of childrens lives. But parents and teachers need to help children learn to u
12、se computers in responsible and creative ways, says teachers Jane Shields. And children need to learn when it is time to log off and do something different.responsible adj. 尽责的;承担责任;负有责任的; responsibility n.,10,In his book the discovery of Machu Picchu Hiram Bingham wrote: suddenly I was standing in
13、front of the walls of a ruin and houses from the best quality of Inca artI found brilliant temples, royal houses, a big square and tens of houses. It looked like a dream.Machu Picchu n. 马丘比丘(Machu Picchu)被称作印加帝国的“失落之城”。“马丘比丘”在印加语中意为“古老的山巅”。古城海拔2280米;两侧都有高约600米的悬崖;峭壁下则是日夜奔流的乌鲁班巴河。由于其圣洁、神秘、虔诚的氛围;马丘比丘被列入全球10大怀古圣地名单。,Inca kn. 印加人(古代秘鲁土著人)a ruin 一片废墟royal adj. 王国的,王室的;高贵的,庄严的;盛大的;敕许的,敕定的brilliant adj. 明亮的;美好的;闪耀的;才华横溢的 n. 宝石;钻石,
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