滬教牛津版 初一英語 課文

...14/14初一〔上冊Unit1Anna’sblog[bl?g]Helloeveryone.WelcometomyblogAboutmeMynameisAnna.I’mfromGermany['d???m?n?].I’m11yearsold.I’mtallandthin[θ?n].Ihavelonghair.Ilivewithmyfamilyinahouseclosetosomemountains.MymumisanArtteacher.Mydadisadoctor.Ihaveaneldersisterandanelderbrother.Aboutmyschoolandmyhobbies〔hobby['h?b?]Everyday,Igotoschoolbyschoolbus.Myfavorite['fev?r?t]subjects['s?bd?ekt]areMaths[m?θs],ArtandScience['sa??ns].Ilikemyschoolbecausetheteachersareallveryfriendly['fren<d>l?].Mydream[dri?m]istobeanengineer[end??'n??].Ilikemanysports[sp??t].I’mgoodatswimmingandplayingbasketball.Thesearemyfavoritehobbies.DearAnna,Hi!IsawyourblogontheInternet['?nt?n?t]andI’dliketobeyoure-friend.MynameisJason.I’m12yearsold.I’mtall.Ihaveshortblackhair.Iliveinaflat[fl?t]inBeijingwithmyparents.MydadisanengineerandmymotherisanEnglishteacher.Myschoolisfarawayfromourhome.Igotoschoolbybus.MyfavoritesubjectisMaths.IlikemyschoolandIhavelotsoffriendsthere.Ilikeflyingkites[fla?][ka?t]inmyfreetime[fri?].Myfavoritesportsarevolleyball['v?l?b??l]andfootball.Ihopetohearfromyousoon.Bestwishes,JasonUnit2AdayatschoolBySamIamajuniorhighschool['d?u?n??]student.Ilovegoingtoschool.Myschoolisclosetomyhome,soIalwaysgotoschoolonfoot.Classesstartat8a.m.,andIamseldom['seld?m]late[le?t].Myfavorite['fev?r?t]subject['s?bd?ekt]isGeography[d??'?gr?f?].Ienjoylearningaboutdifferentplacesintheworld.Inthemorning,weusuallystudyChinese,MathsandEnglish.Wehaveourmorningbreak[bre?k]at9:50a.m.Whenthebell[bel]rings[r??],IruntotheplaygroundwithmybestfriendsTomandJack.Weoftenplaygames.Breakendsat10:10a.m.Howshortitis!Lunchisfrom11:50a.m.to12:30p.m.Afternoonclassesendat3:30p.m.ThenTom,JackandItakepartintheschoolband[b?nd]practice['pr?kt?s].Wemakegreatmusictogether[t?'gee?].Ialwayshaveagoodtimeatschool.Mymotherisajuniorhighschoolteacher.SheteachesEnglish.Mymothergetsupat6o’clockeverydayandhasbreakfastat6:30a.m.Shealwaysarrivesatschoolat7:25a.m.Sheusuallyhastwolessonsinthemorning.Intheafternoon,shehasonelesson.Afterschool,sheplaysvolleyball['v?l?b??l]withherstudents.Intheevening,shecooksdinner.Afterdinner,shepreparesherlessons[pr?'pe?].Shesometimeshelpsmewithmyhomework.Sheusuallygoestobedat11p.m.Unit3Protect[pr?'tekt]theEarthTheEarth[??θ]isabeautifulplace.Thereareforests['f?r?st]andrivers,mountainsandfields[fi?ld].Someplacesareveryhot,andsomeareverycold.Therearemanydifferentplants.Somearelarge.Somearesmall.Allplantsneedlightandwater.TherearedifferentanimalsonEarthtoo.Someliveontheland.Someflyinthesky.Someliveunderthewater.TherearealsomanypeoplelikeyouandmeonEarth.TheEarthprovides[pr?'va?d]uswithair,waterandfood.Itisourhome.Today,thereisalotofpollutionpollution[p?'lu??<?>n].Weburn[b??n]thingstomakeenergy.Thispollutes[p?'lu?t]theair.Weputourrubbish['r?b??]intotheseaandundertheground.ThispollutestheEarthandkillsanimalsandplants.Wemuststopdoingthesethings.Itisimportantforustoprotect[pr?'tekt]theEarthforourfuture['fju?t??].AirAirhasnosmell.[smel]Airhasnotaste.[te?st]Butwhenthewindblows,[bl??]Youfeelitonyourface.Lookatakite,Oraplane[ple?n]intheair.Howdotheystay[ste?]there?Theyrideonair.Howdoesaballoon[b?'lu?n]Rise[ra?z]intheair,Andliftpeopleup[l?ft]?Ituseshotair.Weneedairtobreathe.[bri?e]Weneedairtosurvive.[s?'va?v]Andwhenwebreatheit,Itkeepsusalive.[?'la?v]Alongtimeago,thereweretensunsinthesky.Theweather['wee?]wasveryhot.Plantscouldnotgrow[gr??].Animalscouldnotlivelong.Therewasaman.HisnamewasHouyi.Heshot〔shoot[?u?t]ninesunsoutofthesky.Intheend,onlyonesunremained[r?'me?n].Theweathergotcooler.Plantscouldgrow.Peoplewerehappy.Unit4Thefourseasons['si?z<?>n]SpringInspring,theweatherstartstogetwarm.Thewindblows[bl??]gently['d?entl?].Itoftenrains.Plantsstarttogrow.Everythingturnsgreen.Itisexcitingtotakeatripinspring.SummerTheweatherishotinsummer.Thesunshines[?a?n]brightly['braitli].Manypeopleliketogotothebeach[bi?t?]andswiminthesea.Itisnicetoeaticecreaminthehotweather.AutumnInautumn,everythingchanges.Leavesturn[t??n]brown,redoryellowandstartfallingfromthetrees.Itisnicetogoonapicnic['p?kn?k]atthistimeofyearbecausetheweatheriscoolanddry[dra?].WinterWinterisoftencoldandsnowy['sn???].Childrenlovewinterbecausetheylovetoplayinthesnow.Itisinterestingtomakesnowmen.Peopleusuallyspendtimewiththeirrelatives['rel?t?v]duringtheSpringFestival['fest?v<?>l].MyfavoriteseasonMyfavoriteseasoniswinter.Winterisverycoldandsometimessnowy.Itisinterestingtomakesnowmeninwinter.TheSpringFestivalisinwinteranditismyfavoriteholiday.Ivisitmygrandparentsandeatlotsofnicefood.Itisexcitingtogetredpackets['p?k?t]duringtheSpringFestival.TheweatherinChinaInthenorthofChina,itisverycoldanddryinwinter.Thereissometimesheavysnow.Summerisdifferent.Itissometimesveryhotduringtheday,butitisoftencoolintheevening.Springandautumnarethenicestseasons.TheweatherinthemiddleandeastofChinaisquite[kwa?t]different.Itishotanddryinsummerandverycoldandwetinwinter.InthesouthofChina,winterisusuallyshortandcool.Itsometimesrains.Insummer,theweatherisoftenhotandwet.Theweatherinthesouth-westofChinaisveryspecial['spe?<?>l].Itiscomfortableto['k?mf<?>t?b<?>l]livetherebecausesummeriscoolandwinteriswarm.Unit5AtriptospacebyJerry10October2053I’msohappy!TomorrowI’llbeoneofthefirststudentstotravelintospace.Thespaceship['spe?s??p]willleavetheEarthat9a.m.It’lltakeustotheMoon.Ican’twait!TheMoonisaround[?'ra?nd]380,000kilometersfromtheEarth,soit’lltakeusaboutfourdaystogetthere.There’snogravity['gr?v?t?]inspace,sowe’llbeabletofloat[fl??t]aroundthespaceship.We’llhavetotie[ta?]ourselvestoourbedssothatwewon’tfloataway[fl??t]inoursleep!Withoutgravity,ourbodiesmaygetweak[wi?k],sowe’llhavetodoexercises['eks?sa?z]everyday.Whenwearrive,I’mgoingtowalkontheMoon.I’llhavetowearaspacesuit['spe?ssu?t;-sju?t]tohelpmebreathe[bri?e]becausethere’snoairontheMoon.I’mgoingtotakeasmanyphotosasIcan,thatis,ifmycamera['k?m<?>r?]stillworksupthere…HotelsontheMoonDoyouwanttospendyourholidaysinhotelsontheMoon?Atthemoment,therearenohotelsontheMoon.Butallthiswillchange[t?e?n<d>?].Ifwecansolve[s?lv]someproblems,wewillbeabletobuildhotelsthereinthefuture.TheMoonisverycold,sothehotelswillhavetobewarm.Theywillalsoneedalargeamountofairsothatpeopletherecanbreathe[bri?e].ThehotelsontheMoonwillhaveroomswithbigwindowssothatyoucanseetheEarth.Youwillbeabletoswiminthehotelswimmingpool[pu?l]andseeallthestarsaroundyou.Butyoushouldnotgettooexcited[?k'sa?t?d].AtriptotheMoonwillcostalotofmoney!Unit6VisitingShanghaiShanghaiisoneofthelargestcitiesintheworld.Ifyoulikesightseeing['sa?tsi???],youwillloveit!People’sSquare[skwe?]People’sSquareisinthecenterofShanghai.Itisalargepublic['p?bl?k]area['e?r??]withgreengrass,fountains['fa?nt?n]andbirds.IfyouvisitPeople’sSquare,youcanalsoseefamousbuildingsaroundit,suchastheShanghaiGrand[gr?nd]Theater['θi?t?,'θi:?-]andtheShanghaiMuseum.TheBund[b?nd]TheBundiswhereoldShanghaimeetsnewShanghai.IfyouwalkalongtheBund,youwillseemanyoldbuildings.ThePudongNewArea,justacrosstheHuangpuRiver,hasmanymodernbuildings.Atnight,thesetallbuildingslightuptheskyineverydirection[d?'rek?<?>n;da?-].YuGardenYuGardenisatraditional[tr?'d??<?>n<?>l]garden.Ifyouenjoyhistoryandnatural['n?t?<?>r<?>l]beauty['bju?t?],youwilllovethisgarden.Therearemanybeautifulbuildings,bridges[br?d?]andponds[p?nd].Youcanalsobuydifferentsnacks[sn?k]justoutsidethegarden.HongKong—awonderfulplacetovisitIfyoulikeshopping,youwillloveHongKong.Therearesomeexpensiveshopsandalsosomecheapones.ThereissomethingforeveryoneinHongKong.OneofthemostinterestingplacesinHongKongisOceanPark['???<?>n].YoucanvisittheLowland['l??l?nd]Gardenstoseesomeanimals,orgetabird’s-eyeview[vju?]ofthewholeparkbyridinginacablecar['ke?b<?>l].AttheOcean['???<?>n]Theater['θ??t?],youcanwatchadolphin['d?lf?n]show.VisitorsfromallovertheworldcometoHongKongeveryyearandhaveawonderfultime.WorldHeritage['her?t?d?]SitesThereareover900WorldHeritageSitesaroundtheworld.Theyarenatural['n?t?<?>r<?>l]orman-made['m?n'med]places.Weprotect[pr?'tekt]theseplacesbecausetheyareveryspecialandimportanttoworldculture['k?lt??].ChinahasthethirdmostheritagesitesintheworldafterItaly['it?li]andSpain[spein].Therearemorethan40sitesinChina,forexample,theGreatWallandWestLake.YoucanfindalistofthesitesontheInternet.Unit7TheClubs[kl?b]Fair[fe?]LindaandLeoarenewstudentsatRosieBridgeSchool.Lastmonth,theyattended[?'tend]theClubsFair.First,LindaandLeolearntabouttheRocket['r?k?t]Club."Ourclubwillteachyouhowtobuildrockets.Thenyoucanlaunch[l??nt?]themintothesky,"aboysaid."Watch!"Hetookarocketandlaunchedit.Therocketdisappeared[d?s?'p??]intothesky.LindaandLeowereverysurprised."Willitgoallthewayintospace?"Lindaasked."Ofcourseitwon’t,"agirlfromanotherclubshouted."Ourclubisbetter.ComeandjointheSolar['s??l?]Power['pa??]Club.""Whatdoyoudo?"askedLeo."Wemakewonderfulmachines[m?'?i?n].Theyonlyusesolarpower.Look!"Shetookatoycar[t??]fromthetableandthenusedaremote[r?'m??t]control[k?n'tr??l]todriveitallaroundtheplayground['ple?gra?nd]."ItusespowerfromtheSun,"saidLinda."That’samazing[?'mez??]!"LindaandLeolearntaboutmanyclubs.Afterthefair,theyfeltveryexcited[?k'sa?t?d]."Iwanttojoin[d???n]alltheclubs,"saidLinda."Metoo!"saidLeo.Atrip[tr?p]toLucky['l?k?]Island['a?l?nd]LastSunday,myfriendsandIwentonanadventure[?d'vent??]withtheHiking['ha?k??]Club.Thenightbefore,IwassoexcitedthatIcouldnotsleep!IgotupreallyearlyonSundaymorning.Afterbreakfast,Ipacked[p?k]mylunchandlefthomequickly.Ihurriedtoschool['h?r?]andmetotherstudentsandMr.Li,ourtripleader.Whenwewereallthere,weleftforLuckyIsland.TheboatridetoLuckyIslandwasreallyexciting[?k'sa?t??]!Wesawalotoffishandcolorful['k?l?f?l]birds.WhenwegottoLuckyIsland,wewentonalongwalkandsawsomepretty['pr?t?]flowers.Afterthehike[ha?k],wewereveryhungry!Wesatonthebeach[bi?t?]andateourlunch.Afterthat,weplayedgamesandtookpictures.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.Finallyitwastimetogohome.Icannotwaitformynextadventure[?d'vent??]withMr.LiandtheHikingClub!Summercamps[k?mp]ManychildrenintheUSAandCanadagotosummercamps.Manysummercampstakeplaceinthecountryside['k?ntr?sa?d].Youngchildrenusuallyjoindaycamps.Theygobackhomeafterspendingafewhoursatcamp.Olderchildrenmayspendafewnightsawayfromhome.Theycanmakenewfriendsandlearnuseful['ju?sf?l;-f<?>l]skills[sk?l]atcamp.TherearealsosummercampsinChina.Somesummercampsareforinternationalstudents[?nt?'n??<?>n<?>l].ManyofthemliketolearnaboutChineseculture['k?lt??].Unit8Unusual[?n'ju????l]collections[k?'lek?<?>n]SamandHelen’sgrandparents['ɡr?nd,pε?r?nt]collect[k?'lekt]almosteverything.Thereareeightdoorbells['d??bel]ontheirfrontdoor!"Thissilver['s?lv?]doorbellismyfavorite['feiv?rit],"saidHelen.Shepushed[p??]itandsoonGrandpaopenedthedoor."Comein,mydeargrandson['gr?n<d>s?n]andgranddaughter['gr?nd??t?]!"hesaid."Whostartedcollectingdoorbells,Grandpa?"askedSam."Yourgrandma,"heanswered."Shelovesdoorbells.""Whatdoyoulikecollecting,Grandpa?"askedHelen."Ilikecollectingnewspapers."Theywentinside[?n'sa?d]andsawnewspaperseverywhere."Hellochildren!"calledGrandma."Let’shavesometea."Thechildrenfollowedherintothelivingroomandsawlotsoftoys[t??]there.Therewashardly['hɑ?dl?]anyspace[spe?s]forthechildrentositdown."Whosetoysarethese?"askedHelen."Theyareours,"saidGrandma."Webothlikecollectingtoys.""Butremember,"saidGrandpa,"wehavealotoffreetime!Youhaveyourschoolworktodo,soyoushouldn’tspendtoomuchtimecollectingthings!"Mycollection[k?'lek?<?>n]Harryhaswrittenabouthiscollectionofpostcards['p?ustka:d].Icollectpostcards.Istartedthecollectiontwoyearsago.NowIhaveover100differentpostcards.Someshowfamousplacesofinterest.Someshowgreatworksofart.MyfavoritepostcardisfromtheUK.IthasapictureofBigBenonit.Itiseasytogetpostcards.Friendssend[send]themtoeachotherforholidaysorbirthdays.Ilikecollectingpostcards.Theyarebeautifulandteachmealotaboutdifferentplaces.Collectingstampsiseducational[ed??'ke???n<?>l]!YesterdaywasShowandTellDayatDaniel’sschool.Danielwasthefirststudenttospeak.Heshowedhisclassmates['klɑ?sme?t]anoldstamp[st?mp]."Myfathergavemethisfirststamp,"saidDaniel."IthasapictureofanoldChinesestonebridge[st??n][br?d?]onit.ThismadememoreinterestedinChineseculture.SoonIstartedtolookformorestampswithinterestingpictures.""NowIhaveover100stamps,"saidDaniel."Ilearntalotaboutourcountryanditsgreatculturefromthestamps!Collectingstampsisreallyeducational!""Thatwasagreattalk.Thankyou,Daniel,"saidtheteacher.Postcards['p?ustka:d].Wecanlearnalotaboutaplace,itshistory['h?st<?>r?]andculture['k?lt??]fromapostcardandstamp[st?mp]onit.In2005,somepostcardcollectors[k?'lekt?]fromdifferentcountriesstartedaproject['pr?d?ekt].First,theycreated〔create[kri?'e?t]awebsite['w?bsa?t].Thenpeoplefromallovertheworldcouldjoinandbecomemembers['memb?].Thememberssendeachotherpostcards.Asaresult[r?'z?lt],theymakenewfriendsandlearnaboutthecultureandhistoryofdifferentcountries.下冊Unit1MygrandmaMygrandmawasashortwomanwithgrey[gre?]hair.Shewasalwayscheerful['t???f?l;-f<?>l].Shewasaverygoodcook[k?k].Herdishes[d??]wereprobably['pr?b?bl?]thebestintheworld!Iwillneverforgetthetaste[te?st],andthesmell[smel]aswell.Grandmatookcareofmyfamily.Shewasreallykindandpatient['pe??<?>nt].ShediedtwoyearsagoandImiss[m?s]herverymuch.——BenAliceAliceismybestfriend.Sheisatallgirlwithglasses.Sheoftentellsmejokes[d???k]tomakemelaugh[lɑ?f],butshenevermakesfunofothers.Aliceisasmart[smɑ?t]girl.SheisgoodatMaths[m?θs].Weoftenstudyandplaytabletennis['ten?s]together.Ihopewewillalwaysremain[r?'me?n]friends.JoyceMr.LiMr.LiismyMathsteacher.Heistallandthin[θ?n].Hisclassesarealwaysfulloffun.Heuseslotsofgamesinhisteaching['ti?t???].Mr.Liisstrictabout[str?kt]ourstudies,buthealwaysencourages〔encourage[?n'k?r?d?;en-]usandgivesussupport[s?'p??t].Heoftensays,"Nevergiveupandyou'llbesuccessful[s?k'sesf?l;-f<?>l]."--AmyMother'sDayMumsdoalotofhardwork.Theycookandcleanforus.Theyalsoencourage[?n'k?r?d?;en-]usandgiveussupport[s?'p??t].Mother'sDayisthetimeforustosay"Thankyou"toourmums.Inmostcountries,peoplecelebrate['sel?bre?t]Mother'sDayonthesecondSundayinMayeveryyear.Onthisday,peopleliketobuyflowersandmakespecial['spe?<?>l]Mother'sDaycards[kɑ?d]fortheirmums.Mother'sDayisnotonlyaboutgifts[g?ft].Wecanhelpourmumsdothehousework.Wecantakethemtotheparkorthecinema.Sometimesasimplehug[h?g]orsaying"Iloveyou,Mum"istheperfect['p??f?kt]giftforourmums.Mother'sDayisaboutlove.Ifyouloveyourmum,whynotplanaspecialMother’sDayforher?Unit2France[frɑ?ns]iscallingFranceisinWestern['west<?>n]Europe['j?r?p].Itisacountrywithmanybeautifulplaces.Paris['p?r?s]isthecapital['k?p?t<?>l]ofFrance.HereyouwillfindmanyfamousplacesofinterestsuchastheEiffelTower.YoucangototheLouvre['lu:v?]Museumifyoulikeart.ThemostfamousstreetinParisistheChamps-Elysees.Thisistheplacetogoifyouwanttovisitsomeshopsanddepartmentstores[d?'pɑ?tm<?>nt][st??].Franceisveryfamousforitswine[wa?n].Therearemanyvineyards['v?nj?d]inthecentreofFranceandfarmersgrowgrapes[gre?p]tomakeexcellent['eks<?>l<?>nt]Frenchwine.ThesouthofFranceliesonthecoast[k??st],anditisfamousforitswonderful['w?nd?f?l;-f<?>l]beaches[bi?t?].AFrenchtown[ta?n]bytheseaistheperfectplaceforasummerholiday,butifyoupreferto[pr?'f??]visitFranceinwinter,youcantryskiing['ski???]onthemountainsintheFrenchAlps[?lps].Francehassomethingforeveryone,sowhynotvisitFrancethisyear?LastJuly,IwenttoBeijingtovisituncleZhang.HetookmetomanyinterestingplacessuchastheGreatWall,theSummerPalace['p?l?s]andthePalaceMuseum[mju?'z??m].IlearntalotabouttheMingandtheQingdynasties〔dynasty['da?n?sti].WealsovisitedtheMain[me?n]Stadium['ste?d??m]forthe2008Olympics.WewentshoppingonWangfujingStreet.IhadawonderfultimeinBeijingandIplanto[pl?n]visititagainduringtheSpringFestival[spr??]['fest?v?l]nextyear.HiNatee,MynameisMandy.Ifoundyouremailaddress[?'dres]onane-friendwebsite['websait],andI'dliketobefriendswithyou.I'mfromBeijing,China,andI'mthirteenyearsold.Mymumisateacher,andmydadisadoctor.MygrandparentsliveinChengdu.Theycometovisituseveryyear,andtheyalwaysbring[br??]mealotofdelicious[d?'l???s]Sichuanfood!Ilivefarawayfrommyschool,soIhavetogetupearlyinthemorning.IlikeMaths[m?θs]andEnglishverymuch,butIdon'tlikeScience['sa??ns].Iwanttobeateacherinthefuture,soI'mstudyinghardatschool.I'minterestedinThaiculture['k?lt??],andIloveThaifood.IhopetovisitThailandoneday.Ihopewecanbefriends.Writetomesoonandtellmeaboutyourself.Bestwishes,MandyTheLeaning<lean[li?n]>Tower['ta??]ofPisaTheTowerofPisaisoneofthemostbeautifulbell[bel]towersinItaly.Itisnotonlybeautiful,butalsostrange-itleanstooneside.Todayitisknownas"theLeaningTowerofPisa".Thebuildingofthetowerbeganin1173.Ittooknearly['n??l?]200yearstocomplete[k?m'pli?t].In1178,whenthebuildinggottothethirdfloor,itstartedtolean.Thebuilderstriedtomakethetowerstraightstraight[stre?t]againwhentheybuilttheupper['?p?]floors[fl??],butfailed[fe?l].Overtheyears,thetowerhascontinuedto〔continue[k?n't?nju?]leanfurther['f??e?].Experts['eksp??t]havedonealotofstudies<study>andtriedto"rescue"['reskju?]thetower.In1990,itwasclosedtothepublic['p?bl?k]forsafety['se?ft?]reasons['ri?z<?>n].Afteralotofeffort['ef?t],itreopened[ri?'??p<?>n]in2001.Hopefully['h??pf?l?;-f<?>l?]itwillbesafeforatleast[li?st]thenext300years.Unit3Ablind[bla?nd]manandhis"eyes"inafireOneday,JohnDancerandCharliearrivedatahotel[h??'tel;??-]."Goodevening,sir,"saidthereceptionist[r?'sep?<?>n?st]."You’rewelcometostay[ste?],butI’msorrythatwedon’tallow[?'la?]pets[pet]here.""Charlieisn’tapet,"saidJohn."He’smyeyes.I’mblindandIcan’tgoanywherebymyself."Thereceptionistapologized〔apologize[?'p?l?d?aiz]andled〔lead[li?d]JohnandCharlietotheirroom.Johnwasverytired[ta??d].Hesoonfellasleep[?'sli?p].Sometimelater,Charliestartedbarking[bɑ?k].Johnwokeup<wakeup[we?k]>andsmeltsmoke.Afire!Smokestartedtocomeinfromunderthedoor.WithCharlie’shelp,Johnputsomewet[wet]towels['ta??l]alongthebottom['b?t?m]ofthedoor.ThenhegotdownonthefloornexttoCharlieandwaited.Soonheheardthesoundofafireengine['end??n].Afireman['fa??m?n]arrivedandgothimoutofthebuilding,butthefiremandidnotwanttotakeCharlie.Johnwouldnotgowithouthis"eyes".Finally['fa?n?l?],thefiremangotCharlieoutofthebuildingtooandtheywerebothsafe.Afriendly['fren<d>l?]dolphin['d?lfin]Lastmonth,Iwenttoswiminthesea.Iswamreallyfar,pasttherocks[r?k]andouttosea.ThenIsawsomethingmoving〔move[mu?v]towardsme.Itwashugeandgrey[gre?],withalargefin.Itwasashark[?ɑ?k]!Ibegantoswimback,butthebeach[bi?t?]wastoofaraway.Thesharkstartedtoswimaroundme.Iwasreallyscared[skε?d].Suddenlyanothercreature['kri?t??]appeared<appear[?'p??]>nexttomeinthewater.Itwasadolphin!Itpushedmeawayfromtheshark.Isatonitsbackasitswamtowardsthebeach.Soonwewerenearthebeach.Thesharkdidnotfollowus.AssoonasIsteppedonto〔step[step]thebeach,thedolphinswamaway.Iwillalwaysrememberhowthisfriendlyanimalsaved<save[se?v]>mylife.Unit4Treesinourdaily['de?l?]livesRebeccawantstoknowmoreabouttreesandhowtheyhelpus.Sheisinterviewing['?nt?vju?]Dr.Jonesabouttrees.Rebecca:Howdotreeshelpus,Dr.Jones?Dr.Jones:Theyhelpusinmanyways.Theykeeptheaircoolandclean.Theytakeinharmful['hɑ?mf?l;-f<?>l]gases〔gas[g?s]fromtheairandproduce[pr?'dju?s]oxygen['?ks?d?<?>n]forustobreathe[bri?e].They’remajor['me?d??]fighters['fa?t?]againstairpollution[p?'lu??<?>n].Rebecca:Iknowtreesalsomakeourlivesmoreconvenient[k?n'vi?n??nt].Manyofthethingsinourdailylivescomefromtrees.Forexample,paperandpencils.Dr.Jones：Youareright,Rebecca.Infact,wegetalotmorefromtrees.Wegetfruitandoil[??l]fromthem.Tea[ti?]alsocomesfromtheleavesoftrees.Lookaroundthisroom.Alotofthefurniture['f??n?t??]ismadeofwood[w?d].Treesarereallyimportantinourdailylives.Rebecca:Ican’timagine[?'m?d??n]aworldwithouttrees.Dr.Jones:Butwecutdown[k?t]millionsoftreeseveryyear.Weshouldstopdoingthisifwedon’twantaworldwithouttrees.TheAmazon['?m?zn]rainforest['ren'f?r?st]TheAmazonrainforestinSouthAmericaisthelargestrainforestintheworld.Itcovers['k?v?]fiveandahalfmillionsquare[skwe?]kilometers['k?l?,mit?]oftheAmazonBasin['be?s<?>n]andspreads[spred]acrossninecountries.TheAmazonrainforestisveryimportantbecauseitishometothousandsofanimals,birdsandinsects['?nsekt].However,peoplearedestroying[d?'str??]theareabycuttingdownmanyofthetrees.Thisiscalled"deforestation"[,di,f?r?'ste??n].Manylivingthings['l?v??]lose[lu?z]theirhomesbecauseofdeforestation[,di,f?r?'ste??n].Asaresult,thenumberofkindsofanimals,birds,insects['?nsekt]andtreesintheworldisdecreasing〔decrease[d?'kri?s].Wemustdoourbesttoprotect[pr?'tekt]theAmazonrainforest.Unit5WatertalksDorawasinthebathroom['bɑ?θru?m;-r?m].Thetap[t?p]wason."Turnthattapoff,"saidanangryvoice,"Youarewastingwater〔waste[we?st]."Doralookedaround,buttherewasnoonethere."Whoareyou?""I’madropofwater[dr?p].DoyouknowwhereIcomefrom?"Fromthetap?"askedDora. "Afewdaysago,Iwasinacloud,"saidthedropofwater."ThenIdroppedintoariverandranintoareservoir['rez?vwɑ:<r>].Thenitwastimeforpeopletocleanme.""Cleanyou?"Doraasked."Yes.Iwasdirty['d??t?].Theycleanedmeandadded[?d]somechemicals['kem?k<?>l]tome.ThenItravelledthroughthepipes[pa?p]underthestreetsandnowI’mhere."Doraasked,"Soisthistheendofyourjourney['d???n?]?""No.Peoplewillmakemecleanagain.I’llgointoariverandthenintotheseaagain.""Again?""Yes.Myjourneystartsthere.Remembernottowaste[we?st]orpolluteme.I’mvaluable['v?lj?b<?>l]."Doraturnedtapoffandcameoutofthebathroom.Facts[f?kt]aboutwaterHerearesomeinterestingfactsaboutwater:About70%ofthehumanbody['b?d?]iswater.Oceans['???<?>n]cover['k?v?]about75%oftheEarth,butoceanwaterissalty['s?lti].Therefore['ee?f??]mostofthewaterintheworldisnotdrinkable['dr??k?bl].Groundwater['gra?nd'w?t?]maybedrinkable,butitisnoteasytofindgroundwaterthatiscleanandsafetodrink.Ifwaterdrips[dr?p]fromyourtapevery10seconds['sek<?>nd],youwillwasteabout315liters['lit?r]ofwaterayear—enoughtofill[f?l]twobaths[bɑ?θ]!Havingabathusesabouttwice[twa?s]asmuchwaterastakingashower['?a??].Havingashowerinsteadof[?n'sted]abathcansave[se?v]upto400liters['lit?r]aweek.Unit6Electricity[?'l?k'tr?s?ti]allaroundOneeveing,Daisysaid,"I’mgoingtobuyapacketof['p?k?t]sweets[swi?t].Doesanyonewantanything?"Benny,Daisy’sbrother,replied〔reply[r?'pla?],"Canyougetmeapacketofelectricity?""Yes,Ican,"saidDaisy.Thenshewentout.Bennylaughed,"Shecan’tbuyelectricityinpacketslike像sweets!She’lllookfoolish['fu?l??]."Mumsaid,"Youmustn’tsaythat,Benny!""Whatdoyouknowaboutelectricity,Benny?"Dadasked."Electricitygivesuspower['pa??].Itflows[fl??]throughwires[wa??].It’slikewater,inaway,"saidBenny."You’reright!Electricitycomesintoourflat[fl?t]throughthinwires[wa??].Theseareconnectedto[k?'nekt]cables['ke?b<?>l]underthestreet,"Dadadded."Whatarethecablesconnectedto?"askedBenny."Theyareconnectedtoapowerstation['ste??<?>n],"answeredDad.Amomentlater,Daisycameback."MayIhavemypacketofelectricity?"Bennyasked."Hereyouare!"saidDaisy."But…thesearebatteries〔battery['b?t<?>r?]!"saidBenny."Daisy’sright,"saidDad."Thechemicals['kem?k<?>l]insidebatteriesproduce[pr?'dju?s]electricity."Mumsaid,"Wholooksfoolishnow,Benny?"Electricitysafety['se?ft?]tips[t?p]Electricitymakesourliveseasier.Weusealotofelectricalappliances〔appliance[?'pla??ns]inourhomeseveryday.Herearethreeofthem.Howcanweusethemsafely?