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1、Betty:Wow,thas huge! But in my opinion,man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones.Look at the Terracotta Army.Its more than 2,000 years old.Daming:I agree with you,Betty. And I think the Three Gorges Dam is fantastic too. Its about 2,300 metres long,185 metres high and 15 metres wide at th

2、e top. It lions of people in China.Now,whod like to call first?M1 U2A great wonder of the natural worldWhen I arrived,it was early morning and it was raining. I looked to the eastthe sky was becoming grey.I got out of the car,went through a gate and walked along a dark path. There was nothing to see

3、,but I knew it was there.After about a mile,a stranger appeared beside the path.“Am I going the right way?”I asked.He knew where I was going,“yes,”he replied,“youll get there in five minutes.”Finally,I came to some rocks and stopped. I looked over them,but it was silent and there was no sign of it.S

4、uddenly,the rain stopped and the clouds cleared.The sun rose behind me and shone on he rocks.Far below me,the ground fell away and down to a river.I was looking across one of the wonders of the natural worldthe Grand Canyon.I looked down to the Colorado River,a silver stream nearly one mile below me

5、.If you put the two tallest buildings in the world on top of each other at the bottom of the canyon,they still would not reach the top.Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon,It was about fifteen miles away,maybe more.Finally,I looked to my left and to my right,and on both sides the can

6、yon went far away for more than 200 miles.The Grand Canyon was not just big.It was huge!I remained by the canyon for about half an hour,and I asked myself.“Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world?”I certainly know the answer.What do you think?M2 U1My family always go somewhere i

7、nteresting as soon as the holiday begins.The First of October s Chinas National Day,isnt it,Lingling?Yes.The Peoples Republic of China was founded on lst October 1949.People have celebrated the National Day since then.There are flowers and national flags everywhere,and we have a three-day holiday.Do

8、 you have any plans for the holiday this year?Yes.My parents and I are going to visit some friends in Shandong province and will stay there until he end of the holiday.While were staying with our friends,were going to spend one day in Qingdao.When is your national day,Betty?Our national day is calle

9、d Independence Day.Its on 4th July.Weve celebrated it since 1777.Its a public holiday,but we only have one day off.On that day,there are all kinds of holiday activities.Its the start of the vacation season and most people take a vacation sometime in July or August.And is there anything special on th

10、at day?Well,you can see American flags everywhere.We usually have a picnic somewhere nice.Kids have great fun.We also watch bands play music in public parks.Do you have a national day in the UK,Tony?No,we dontwe celebrate Christmas with a two-day holiday.And my family always go somewhere interesting

11、 as soon as the holiday begins.M2 U2ThanksgivingThanksgiving is an American festival.It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends.People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.We have celebrated the festival since the firs

12、t pioneers from England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth century.While hey were crossing the Atlantic,Many people died,and after they landed,their first winter was worse than any English winter. The local people,the Native Americans,taught the pioneers how to grow corn.The following yea

13、r they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food.We still celebrate Thanksgiving today with a traditional dinner.The kitchen is always the most crowded room in our house because we all help prepare the food.We lay the table,and then before we begin dinner,my father gies thanks for the f

14、ood,so we remember why we celebrate the festival.We usually eat too much,but it is only one a year!We often talk a lot and tell stories after dinner as well.When it is all over,everyone helps wash the dishes.The festival is a very busy time for travel when friends and families come together to celeb

15、rate.During the festival,there are plenty of other things to see and do.We live in New York City,and we go to watch the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade.The parade goes along several streets and finishes at the famous Macys store.Thanksgiving is the start of the Christmas season,and we start shopping f

16、or presents.Football is also important at Thanksgiving,with many teams playing games.Like many Americans,we usually watch the games on television and enjoy ourselves very much.M3 U1She trained hard,so she became a great player later.Ms Li:Daming,who is your hero?Who have you chosen to tell us about?

17、Deng Yaping!Shes my hero because shes one of the best table tennis players in the world and I love playing table tennis.Tell us about her.Well,she started playing table tennis when she was five.She trained hard,so she became a great player later.Ms li:And what competitions has she won?Shes won many

18、world competitions including four gold medals in the Olympics.She stopped playing when she was twenty-four.What did she do after that?She began to study at Tsinghua University in Beijing and then attended university abroad .Her English wasnt good enough when she began.Once again she worked hard,and

19、seven years later,she completed her doctors degree at Cambridge University.Whatever she does,she never gives up!Thats amazing!Yes.Deng says that she isnt cleverer than anyone else,but she has a very strong will.I see. Well,I think shes a good student as well as a good player.Yes,and she helped make

20、the Beijing Olympics a victory for world sport.Shes simply the best!Shes a true hero.M3 U2My heroDr Norman Bethune By Wang LinglingNorman Bethune is one of the most famous heroes in China.He was a Canadian doctor.He came to China to help the Chinese people and died for them.Norman Bethune was born i

21、n 1890.He became a doctor in 1916 and went to Spain in 1936 to treat the wounded soldiers during the war there.He soon realised that many people were dying because they did not get to hospital quickly enough.Dr Bethune developed new ways of taking care of the sick.He invented special medical tools t

22、o use outside hospitals and chose to the fighting areas so that doctors could treat the wounded more quickly.His inventions saved many lives.In 1938,Dr Bethune came to China and helped treat the wounded during the Anti Japanese War.At that time,there were few doctors,so he had to work very hard on h

23、is own.His experience of treating people in Spain was Useful in China.He developed training courses for local doctors and nurses,and wrote books so that they could learn about how he treated the sick.Dr Bethune often worked very hard without resting or taking care of himself;Once,he even worked for

24、sixty-nine hours without stopping and managed to save over a hundred lives.One day in 1939,he cut his finger during an operation,but he continued his work without treating it.In the end,he died of his wound.Dr Bethunes work for the Chinese people made him a hero in China.There are many books and fil

25、ms about him,and he is still remembered in both China and Canada today. M3 U3Read the passage and choose the best title.My favourite Greek hero is Odysseus.He is the main character in The Odyssey,a famous story by the Greek storyteller,Homer.Odysseus and his friends go from Greece to Troy to fight.A

26、fter ten years,they win and are very proud of themselves.They win and are very proud of themselves.Then they set off for home,but on their way,there is a great storm.They become lost,and that is the start of their great adventures.During that time,they meet many strange people.Most of them want to h

27、urt Ojdysseus and his friends,but a few help them.On one island a very big man with only one eye tries to kill them.During this fight,Odysseus loses many of his friends,but he manages to get away.After ten years of fighting and ten more years on the way home,Odysseus completes his journey and manage

28、s to get back to his own country,alone.His wife and son are waiting for him to come back.However,he looks so different that they fail to recognise him.After Odysseus saves his wife and sonfrom some bad men,they finally know who he is.He is hapy o be back home again after so many adventures.I like th

29、is story because it is interesting and exciting.I think Odysseus is a true hero.He is very clever and has a strong will.I also learn from him that great men never give up,no matter what difficulties they face.M4 U1Mum:Now,whats our train number?Dad:T27 to Lhasa.Its leaving from Platform 2.The meeting in Lhasa is very important for us,but Im sorry you cant come with us,Betty. So am I,but I cant miss two weeks of school.Will you remember everything Ive told you?Be especially careful with the door.Shut it when youre in and lock it when you gop out.Yes,