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必修5Unit1

JOHHSHOWDEFEATS"KINGCHOLERA"

JohnSnowwasafamousdoctorinLondon-soexpert,indeed,thatheattendedQueenVictoriaasherpersonalphysician.Buthebecameinspiredwhenhethoughtabouthelpingordinarypeopleexposedtocholera.Thiswasthedeadlydiseaseofitsday.Neitheritscausenoritscurewasunderstood.Somanythousandsofterrifiedpeoplediedeverytimetherewasanoutbreak.JohnSnowwantedtofacethechallengeandsolvethisproblem.Heknewthatcholerawouldneverbecontrolleduntilitscausewasfound.

Hebecameinterestedintwotheoriesthatpossiblyexplainedhowcholerakilledpeople.Thefirstsuggestedthatcholeramultipliedintheair.Acloudofdangerousgasfloatedarounduntilitfounditsvict:

ims.Thesecondsuggestedthatpeopleabsorbedthisdiseaseintotheirbodieswiththeirmeals.Fromthestomachthediseasequicklyattackedthebodyandsoontheaffectedpersondied.

JohnSnowsuspectedthatthesecondtheorywascorrectbutheneededevidence.SowhenanotheroutbreakhitLondonin1854,hewasreadytobeginhisenquiry.Asthediseasespreadquicklythroughpoorneighbourhoods,hebegantogatherinforma廿on.Intwoparticularstreets,thecholeraoutbreakwassoseverethatmorethan500peoplediedintendays.Hewasdeterminedtofindoutwhy.

Firsthemarkedonamaptheexactplaceswhereallthedeadpeoplehadlived.Thisgavehimavaluableclueaboutthecauseofthedisease.ManyofthedeathswerenearthewaterpumpinBroadStreet（especiallynumbers16,37,38and40）.Healsonoticedthatsomehouses（suchas20and21BroadStreetand8and9CambridgeStreet）hadhadnodeaths.Hehadnotforeseenthis,sohemadefurtherinves廿ga廿ons.Hediscoveredthatthesepeopleworkedinthepubat7CambridgeStreet.Theyhadbeengivenfreebeerandsohadnotdrunkthewaterfromthepump.Itseemedthatthewaterwastoblame.

Next,JohnSnowlookedintothesourceofthewaterforthesetwostreets.HefoundthatitcamefromtheriverpollutedbythedirtywaterfromLondon.HeimmediatelytoldtheastonishedpeopleinBroadStreettoremovethehandlefromthepumpsothatitcouldnotbeused.Soonafterwardsthediseasesloweddown.Hehadshownthatcholerawasspreadbygermsandnotinacloudofgas.

InanotherpartofLondon,hefoundsuppor廿ngevidencefromtwootherdeathsthatwerelinkedtotheBroadStreetoutbreak.Awoman,whohadmovedawayfromBroadStreet,likedthewaterfromthepumpsomuchthatshehaditdeliveredtoherhouseeveryday.Bothsheandherdaughterdiedofcholeraafterdrinkingthewater.WiththisextraevidenceJohnSnowwasabletoannouncewithcertaintythatpollutedwatercarriedthevirus.

Topreventthisfromhappeningagain’JohnSnowsuggestedthatthesourceofallthewatersuppliesbeexamined.Thewatercompanieswereinstructnottoexposepeopletopollutedwateranymore・Finally"KingCholera"wasdefeated・

必修5Unit2TheUnitedKingdom-Reading

PUZZLESINGEOGRAPHY

Peoplemaywonderwhydifferentwordsareusedtodescribethesefourcountries:

England,Wales,ScotlandandNorthemIreland・YoucanclarifythisquestionifyoustudyBritishhistory.

FirsttherewasEngland・Waleswaslinkedtoitinthethirteenthcentury.NowwhenpeoplerefertoEnglandyoufindWalesincludedaswel1.NextEnglandandWaleswerejoinedtoScotlandintheseventeenthcenturyandthenamewaschangedto"GreatBritain〃・HappilythiswasaccomplishedwithoutconflietwhenKingJamesofScotlandbecameKingofEnglandandWalesaswel1.FinallytheEnglishgovernmenttriedintheearlytwentiethcenturytofonntheUnitedKingdombygettingIrelandconnectedinthesamepeacefulway.However,thesouthernpartofIrelandwasunwillingandbrokeawaytofonnits13owngovernment・SoonlyNorthernIrelandjoinedwithEngland,WalesandScotlandtobecometheUnitedKingdomandthiswasshowntotheworldinanewflagcalledtheUnionJack.

Totheircreditthefourcountriesdoworktogetherinsomeareas（eg,thecurrencyandinternationalrelations）,buttheystillhaveverydifferentinstitutions.Forexample,NorthernIreland,EnglandandScotlandhavedifferenteducationalandlegalsystemsaswellasdifferentfootballteamsforcompetitionsliketheWorldCup!

Englandisthelargestofthefourcountries,andforconvenienceitisdividedroughlyintothreezones・ThezonenearestFranceiscalledtheSouthofEngland,themiddlezoneiscaliedtheMidlandsandtheonenearesttoScotlandisknownastheNorth・Youfindmostofthepopulationsettledinthesouth,butmostoftheindustrialcitiesintheMidlandsandtheNorthofEngland・Although,nalionwide,thesecitiesarenotaslargeasthoseinChina,theyhaveworld-famousfootballtearnsandsomeofthemevenhavetwo!

Itisapitythattheindustrialcitiesbuiltinthenineteenthcenturydonotattractvisitors・ForhistoricalarchitectureyouhavetogotooIderbutsmallertownsbuiltbytheRomans・ThereyouwillfindoutmoreaboutBritishhistoryandculture.

ThegreatesthistoricaltreasureofallisLondonwithitsmuseums,artcollections,theatres,parksandbuildings・Itisthecentreofnalionalgovernmentanditsadministration.IthastheoldestportbuiltbytheRomansinthefirstcenturyAD,theoldestbuildingbegunbytheAnglo-Saxonsinthe1060sandtheoldestcastieconstructedbylaterNormanrulersinirstinvaders,theRomans,lefttheirtownsandroads・Thesecond,theAnglo-Saxons,lefttheirlanguageandtheirgovernment・Thethird,theVikings,influencedthevocabularyandplace-namesoftheNorthofEngland,andthefourth,theNormans,leftcastlesandintroducednewwordsforfood.

IfyoulookaroundtheBritishcountrysideyouwillfindevidenceofalltheseinvaders・YoumustkeepyoureyesopenifyouaregoingtomakeyourtriptotheUnitedKingdomenjoyableandworthwhile・

必修5Unit3Lifeinthefuture-Reading

FIRSTIMPRESSIONS

Spacemall:

liqiang299A@GreatAdventureSpaceStation.com15/11/3

008（Earthtime）

DearMumandDad,IstillcannotbelievethatIamtakingupthisprizethatIwonlastyear・IhavetoremindmyselfconstaritlythatIamreallyinAD3008・Worriedaboutthejourney,

Iwasunsettiedforthefirstfewdays・Asaresult,Isufferedfrom"Timelag"・Thisissimilartothe"jetlag^yougetfromflying,butitseemsyoukeepgettingflashbacksfromyourprevioustimeperiod・SoIwasverynervousanduncertainatfirst・However,myfriendandguide,WangPing,wasveryunderstandingandgavemesomegreentabletswhichhelpedalot・Well-knownfortheirexpertise,hisparents'company,called"FutureTours",transportedmesafelyintothefutureinatimecapsule・

Icanstillrememberthemomentwhenthespacestewardesscalledusalltothecapsuleandweclimbedinthroughasmallopening・Theseatswerecomfortableandafteracalmingdrink,

wefeltsleepyandclosedoureyes・Thecapsulebeganswinginggentlysidewaysaswelayrelaxedanddreaming・AfewminuteslaXer,thejourneywascompletedandwehadarrived・Iwasstillontheearthbutonethousandyearsinthefuture.WhatwouldIfind?

Atfitstmynewsurroundingsweredifficulttotolerate.Theairseemedthin,asthoughitscombinationofgaseshadlittleoxygenleft・Hitbyalackoffreshair,myheadached・JustasItriedtomakethenecessaryadjustmenttothisnewsituation,WangPingappeared・"Putonthismask,"headvised・"It'11makeyoufeelmuchbetter."Hehandedittomeandimmediatelyhurriedmethroughtoasmallroomnearbyforarest・

Ifeltbetterinnotime・SoonIwasbackonmyfeetagainandfollowinghimtocollectahoveringcarriagedrivenbycomputer.Thesecarriagesfloatabovethegroundandbybendingorpressingdowninyourseat,youcanmoveswiftly.WangPingfastenedmysafetybeltandshowedmehowtouseit.SoonIcouldflyasfastashim.However,IlostsightofWangPingwhenwereachedwhatlookedlikealargemarketbecauseoftoomanycarriagesflyingbyinalldirections.Hewassweptupintothecentreofthem.JustatthatmomentIhada"timelag/zflashbackandsawtheareaagainasithadbeenintheyearAD2008・IrealizedthatIhadbeentransportedintothefutureofwhatwasstillmyhometown!

ThenIcaughtsightofWangPingagainandflewafterhim.

Arrivingatastrange-lookinghouse,heshowedmeintoalarge,brightcleanroom・Ithadagreenwall,abrownfloorandsoftlighting.Suddenlythewallmoved一itwasmadeoftrees!

Ifoundlaterthattheirleavesprovidedtheroomwithmuch-neededoxygen.ThenWangPingflashedaswitchonacompliterscreen,andatableandsomechairsrosefromunderthe

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floorasifbymagic・"Whynotsitdownandeatalittle?

"hesaid・"Youmayfindthisdifficultasitisyourfirsttimetraveltrip・Justrelax,sincethereisnothingplannedonthetimetabletoday.Tomorrowyou'11bereadyforsomevisits・"

Havingsaidthis,hespreadsomefoodonthetable,andproducedabedfromthefloor・Afterheleft,Ihadabriefmealandahotbath.Exhausted,Islidintobedandfellfastasleep.

Morenewslaterfromyourlovingson,

LiQiang

必修5Unit4Makingthenews-Reading

MYFIRSTWORKASSIGNMENT

Z/Unforgettable",saysnewjournalist

NeverwillZhouYang（ZY）forgethisfirstassignmentattheofficeofapopularEnglishnewspaper・Hisdiscussionwithhisnewboss,HuXin（HX）,wastostronglyinfluencehislifeasajournalist・

HX:

Welcome・We'redelightedyou，recomingtoworkwithus.Yourfirstjobherewillbeanassistautjournalist・Doyouhaveanyquestions?

ZY:

CanIgooutonastoryimmediately?

HX:

（laughing）That5sadmirable,butI'mafraiditwo