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Unit1Livingwell-Readingandwri

Zhangyunchengachieveshisambition

Attheageof25,ZhangYunchengachievedhisambitiontowriteandpublishabook.Havingabookpublishedisagreatachievementforanyone,butZhangYuncheng'ssuccessisparticularlyspecial.Yunchengwenttoschoolforonlyonedayandhedidnotstartlearningtoreaduntilhewas12yearsold.Evenmoreamazing,everycharactertheyoungauthorwritescauseshimpain.

         Yunchenghasadiseasewhichaffectsthemusclesinhisbody.Hisparentsfirstnoticedtherewassomethingwrongwiththeirsonwhenhewasjustthreeyearsold.Bythetimehewasseven,theboycouldneitherrunnorjump.Hecouldonlywalk.Onhisfirstdayofschool,Yunchenghadtowatchtheotherstudentsastheyranaroundatlunchtime.Thatdayhecaughtacoldandhisparentsdecidednottosendhimbacktoschool.SoYunchengstayedathomeandovertheyearshisconditiongotworseandworse.Bythetimehewas16hecouldnotwalkatall,by18hecouldn'tgetoutofbedwithouthelp,andbythetimehewas20hecouldnotlifthisarmsabovehishead.Yuncheng'swholeworldbecamehisfamilyandwhathecouldseeoutofthewindownearhisbed.Everymovementhemadecausedhimpain.

         However,Yuncheng'sconditionhasnotstoppedhimmakingthemostofhislife.When,attheageof12,hebecameinterestedinlearningtoread,hisbrothershowedhimsomecharacters.WithinafewyearshehadtaughthimselfthousandsofChinesecharacters.Yunchengalsotaughthimselftowriteandwhenhewas17hewrotealettertoanewspaperdescribinghissituationandhisdreamofabetterlife.TheletterwasreadbyZhangDanuo,aneditoratthenewspaper,whowasinspiredbyYuncheng'sspirit.Thetwobeganwritingtooneanotherandsoonbecamefriends.

        ZhangDanuoofferedtohelpYunchengachievehisambitiontowriteabook.EveryweekorsohesetYunchengawritingassignment.Althoughhewasoftenill,andsometimescouldhardlypickuphispen,YunchengkeptwritingandsenthisfinishedessaystoZhangDanuo.Yunchengwasalwayshappywhenhefinishedanassignment."Ifelteverythingintheworldwasbeautifulandhowwonderfulitwastoliveintheworld,"hesaid.Yuncheng'sbookdescribeswhathislifeislike,whathishopesanddreamsareandhowheovercomestheproblemshefaceseveryday.Readershavebeeninspiredbyhiscourageandhisgoodheartandhisbookhassoldextremelywell.Yunchengsaysthatbecausehislifewillnotbealongone,hemustdoasmuchashecaninthetimethatislefttohim.

Unit2Robots-Readingtask

Robotsinthefightagainstlandmines

LANDMINESKILLORBADLYINJUREaround26,000peopleeveryyear.Thatisonepersonevery20minutes.Whatisworseisthattheykeepcausingdamagefordecadesafterwarshaveended.Thereareabout100millionlandminesburiedjustbeneaththesurfaceofthegroundin60countries.Mostofthevictimsareinnocentpeople-women,children,farmers-whohappentosteponthemastheygoabouttheirdailylives.

ByNatashaWesley

          Weseemtobelosingthefightagainstlandmines.While,everyyear,about100,000landminesareremoved,2,000,000moreareburiedintheground.Removingthemisveryslowanddangerousworkthatmustbedonebyhand.Someonehastouseametaldetectortofindthemines.Thisisveryinaccurateasthemetaldetectorfindsallmetalobjects,notjustthemines,anditdoesnotfindnewtypesofminewhicharecoveredinplastic.Thenheorshehastodigthemineoutwithoutsettingitoff.Usingthismethoditcouldtakecenturiestoridtheworldoflandmines.

        Thisiswhereroboticscomesin.Severalcountriesareworkingontechnologicalsolutionstothelandminesproblem.AspartofJapan'ssupportforfindingandremovinglandminesinAfghanistan,Japanesescientistsandengineershavebeenresearchingintorobotics.Oneofthe mostexcitingprojectsisatChibaUniversity,wherearobotthatlookssomethinglikeaninsectisbeingdeveloped.Itis4metreslong,1.8metreswide,1metrehigh,andweighs900kilograms,aboutthesizeofasmallcar.Itwalkson6legsandwhenitfindsamine,itmarksthespotwithpaintandsendsdatatoacomputerwhichcanthenmapthemines.Aswellasbeingmuchsaferthanfindingminesbyhand,theinsectrobotisalsomuchfaster.

        Theuniversityisalsoexperimentingwiththerobotsothatitcanuseradartosearchforplasticmines.Thegoalisforthecomputertousethedataitreceivestodeterminenotonlywhetheranobjectisjustapieceofmetaloramine,butalsowhattypeofmineitis.TheresearchershopethatmassproductionofrobotswillstartinthenextyearorsoandtheywillbeusedinsuchcountriesasAfghanistanandCambodia.

           Inthe1990sworldopinionbuiltupagainsttheuseoflandminesand,in1997,122countriessignedanagreementinOttawa,Canada,tostopthemanufactureanduseoflandmines.However,thetaskofclearingminesisstillaverydifficultone.PerhapsroboticsWillprovideasolution,butasevery20minutesgoesby,onemorepersoniskilledorbadlyinjured.

Unit3Underthesea-Readingtask

Theinuitlegendofsednatheseagoddess

SednawasabeautifulyoungInuitwomanwholivedaloneoffshorewithherfather.Thereweremanyhunterswhowishedtomarryherbutsherefusedthemall.AsSedna'sfatherwasgettingoldandwouldsoonneedsomeonetolookafterSedna,hebecameveryangryandyelledather,"Youmustacceotthenextmanwhoasksforyourhandinmarriage!

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            Thefollowingday,astrangerapproachedinhiscanoeandSedna'sfatherdraggedhisdaughterdowntotheshore.Oncethereheurgedthehuntertomarryher,sayingthathisdaughterwouldmakeagoodwife.ThehunterrepliedthathehadinfactcometoaskSednatomarryhim.Hepromisedtoprovideherwithplentyoffood,fursforclothesandblankets.Sednalookedatthemanand,althoughhisfacewaspartlyhiddeninhisfurs,heappearedhandsomeenough.Sheagreedtomarryhimandhetookherawayinhiscanoeacrossthewaterstohisisland.

              Whentheyarrivedattheisland,Sednalookedaroundandcouldseenothingexceptbarerockwithakindofnestmadefromseaweed,animalhairandfeathers.Shelookedatherhusband,shocked.Thenshediscovered,ashepulledthefursawayfromhisface,thathewasnotaman,butaseabird.Nomatterhowangryshefelt,shehadnochoicebuttostaywithhim.

             Timewentby,butSednaneverbecameusedtothebirdman.Shefeltveryunhappyintherelationshipandspentherdayscryingandcallingherfather'sname.Inthemeantimeherfatherbegantofeelguiltyaboutforcinghisdaughtertomarryagainstherwill.Soassoonashercriesreachedherfather,hedecidedtogoinsearchofher.Hepackedhiscanoeandpaddledfordays,ignoringstrongtidesandfreezingwatertillhecametotheisland.Whenhearrived,thebirdmanwasawayhuntingandSednawasstandingontheshore.Heaskedhisdaughterforforgivenessandhelpedherintothecanoe.Theysetoffforhome.

             Laterthatday,thebirdmanreturnedfromfishing.Findinghiswifewasnolongerthere,heletoutcriesofangerandflewoffinthedirectionofthecanoe.Hesooncaughtupwithitandorderedtheoldmantogivehiswifeback.WhenSedna'sfatherrefused,heflappedhiswingssohardthatthecalmwatersuddenlyturnedintohugewaves.

              Sedna'sfatherwassoscaredthathegrabbedSednaandthrewherintothesea,screaming,"Heresheis,takeher."Sedna,terrified,triedtohangontothesideofthecanoe.Butherfatherwouldnotlethergetbackin.Grabbinghissharpknife,hecutoffSedna'sfingers.Asherfingersweresinkingtothebottomoftheocean,theyturnedintoseals,whalesandotherlargeseamammals.AndSedna,whenshecouldnolongerfighttokeepherselfalive,sanktothebottomtoo,whereshebecamethegoddessofthesea.

             ItissaidthatSednahaspoweroveralltheanimalsintheseaandthatwhensheisangry,shekeepsthemawayfromthehunters.BecausetheInuitdependontheseafortheirsurvival,theybelievetheymustshowtheseagoddessgreatrespect.Oneofthewaysahunterdoesthisistodropfreshwaterintoaseal'smouthafterhecatchesit.HebelievesthatthisisshowingrespectfortheanimalandisalsothankingSednaforherkindnessinallowinghimtofeedhisfamily.

Unit4Sharing-Readingtask

Aletterfromplaninternational

DearStudents,

        IwouldliketowelcomeyoutoPlanInternationalonbehalfofyournewlysponsoredchild,Orlando.MynameisRosannaandIworkasacommunityvolunteerinanareaofEcuadorwhereOrlandoandhisfamilyhavelivedforaslongastheycanremember.IrecentlyvisitedOrlando'sfamilyandtalkedtoMaria,Orlando'smother.

       OrlandoisfiveyearsoldandMariatoldmethatheenjoysplayingwithtoycarsandsinging.Heistooyoungtogotoschoolyet,buthelpshisfamilybycollectingfirewood,sowingandweeding.Inthispartoftheworldchildrengrowupfastastheyhavetomakeacontributiontothefamilyfinances.Althoughtheystillhavetimetoplay,theyalsohavetohelpwithdailyjobs,whichcantakeupalotoftime.

       Orlandoisnotabletowritehisownletters.However,wewillencouragehimtosendyoudrawings.Fernando,hisbrother,iseagertowriteonbehalfofOrlando'sfamily.Althoughchildreninthiscommunityareveryshyaboutwritingtosomeonefromadifferentcountry,weencouragethemtowritelettersandsenddrawings.ItisexcitingforthemtoreceivealetteroraphotographandsoIhopeyouwillfind