沪教牛津版-初一英语-课文

初一（上册）UnitlAnnas blog[blog]Hello everyone.Welcome to my blogAboutmeMy nameis Anna.Tm fromGermany[fd33:mam].Tm11years old.Tm tall and thin[0n].I havelonghair.I livewith my family in a houseclose tosome mountains.My mumis anArt teacher.Mydad is a doctor.I have an cidersister andan elderbrother.About my school and my hobbieshobby[fhDbl]Every day,I go to schoolby schoolbus.My favorite[feverit]subjects[SAbdgektl areMaths[mae0s],Art andScience[*sa Iens].I likemyschoolbecause theteachers areall veryfriendly「frendli].Mydream[dri:m]is to be anenginevrfend31c Ia].I likemany sports[spo:t].Im good at swimmingand playingbasketball.These aremy favoritehobbies.Dear Anna,Hi!I sawyour blogon the Internet pnt^net]and Idlike tobe youce-firiend.My nameis Jason.Tm12years old.Tm tall.I haveshort blackhair.I Ivein aflat[flaet]in Beijingwith myparents.My dad is anengineer andmy motheris anEnglishteacher.My schoolis faiaway fromour home.I go to schoolby bus.My favoritesubject isMaths.I likemyschool and I havelots offriends there.I likeflying kites[flai][kait]in myfree:].My favoritesports arevolleyball[vol Ibo:I]and football.I hopeto hearfrom yousoon.Best wishes,JasonUnit2“What doyou like collecting,Grandpa”asked Helen.“I likecollecting newspapers.^They wentinside[insaid]and sawnewspapers everywhere.“Hello children!^called Grandma.Lets havesome tea.”The childrenfollowed herinto theliving roomand sawlots oftoys[tDl]there.There washardly[ha idll]any space[speis]for thechildren tosit down.“Whose toysare these”asked Helen.“They areours J said Grandma.We bothlikecollectingtoys.”“But remember/9said Grandpa,we havea lot of freetime!You haveyour schoolwork todo,so youshouldntspend toomuch timecollecting things!”My collection[kelekjen]Harry haswritten abouthis collectionof postcards[paustka d].I collectpostcards.I startedthe collectiontwo yearsago.Now Ihave over100different postcards.Some showfamous places of interest.Some showgreatworks of art.My favoritepostcard isfrom theUK.It has a pictureof BigBen on it.It iseasy toget postcards.Friends send[send]them toeach otherfor holidaysor birthdays.I likecollecting postcards.They arebeautiful andteach me a lot about differentplaces.Collecting stampsis educational[edjokei JenQl]lYesterday wasShow andTell Dayat Danielsschool.Daniel was the firststudent tospeak.He showedhis classmates[kl a:sme11]an oldstamp[staemp].“My fathergave methis firststamp/5said Daniel.It hasa pictureof anold Chinesestone bridgefstaon][bridj]on it.This mademe moreinteresOd inChinese culture.Soon I started tolook for more stampswithinteresting pictures.”“Now Ihave over100stamps,“said Daniel.I learnta lotabout ourcountry and its greatculture fromthestamps!Collecting stampsis reallyeducational!^“That was a greattalk.Thank you,Daniel,“said theteacher.Postcards[vpaustka:d].We caelearn a lotabouta place,its history[hist

（8）ri]and culturefkAltJa]from apostcard andstampfstaemp]on it.In2005,some postcardcollectorsfkQlekto]from differentcountries starteda project[*prDd3ekt].First,they created（create[kria website[wgbsait].Then peoplefrom all over the world couldjoin andbecomemembers fmembe].The memberssend eachother postcards.As aresult[rrzAlt],they makenewfriends and learn about the cultureand historyof differentcountries.下册Unit1My grandma（）My grandmawas ashort womanwith grey@ei]hair.She wasalways cheerful[tjisful;-f el].She wasavery goodcookfkok].Her dishes[dl J]were probablyPprobabli]the bestin the world!I willneverforget thetaste[teist],and thesmell[smel]as well.Grandma tookcare of myfamily.She was really kindand patient[*pei J（Q）nt].She diedtwo yearsagoand Imiss[m Is]her verymuch.------BenAliceAlice is my bestfriend.She is a tallgirl withglasses.She oftentells mejokes[djsuk]make melaugh[la:f],but shenever makesfun ofothers.Alice is a smart[sma it]girl.She isgoodatMaths[m^9s

1.We oftenstudy andplay tabletennis Rtenis]together.I hopewe willalways remain[r Tme I n]friends.JoyceMr.LiMr.Li is my Mathsteacher.He istallandthin[0in].His classesare alwaysfull offun.He useslots ofgamesin histeaching[*ti:tj Iq].Mr.Li isstrict aboutfstrI kt]our studies,but healways encouragesencourage[inkArid3；en-]us andgivesus support[s§p:t].He oftensays,Never give up andyoull besuccessfuHsaksesfol;-fal].n—AmyMothers DayMumsdo a lot ofhard work.They cookand cleanfor us.They alsoencourage[infkArid3；en-]us andgiveus suppost[S3p:t].Mothers Dayis thetime for us tosay Thankyoun toour mums.In mostcountries,people celebratefsel I bre11]Mothers Dayon thesecond Sundayin Mayevery year.On thisday,people like to buyflowers and make special[,spejal]Mothers Daycards[ka:d]for theirmums.Mothers Dayis not only aboutgifts[gift].We canhelp our mums dothe housework.We cantake themto the parkor thecinema.Sometimes asimple hug[hAg]or sayingnI loveyou,Mumn is the perfect[,p3r flkt]gift for ourmums.Mothers Dayis aboutlove.If youlove yourmum,why notplan aspecial MothersDay forherUnit2France[fra ins]is callingFrance is inWestern]west3n]Europeljorep].It isa countrywith many beautiful places.Paris[*paeris]is thecapital[*kaepit8l]of France.Here you will findmany famousplacesofinterest such as theEiffel Tower.You cango to the Louvre[I]Museum if you likeart.The mostfamousU VQstreetin Parisis theChamps-Elysees.This isthe place to goifyou want to visit someshops anddepartmentstores（）[dTpa itm ent][sto:].Franceis very famousfor itswine[wain].There aremany vineyards[vinj生d]in thecentre of Franceand farmersgrow grapes[gre Ip]to makeexcellent[feks

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（8）l]beaches[bi:tj].A Frenchtown[taon]by the sea isthe perfectplace for a summerholiday,but ifyouprefer to[prTfa:]visit Francein winter,you cantry skiing[ski:IQ]othe mountainsin theFrenchAlps[aslps].France hassomething foreveryone,so whynot visitFrance thisyearLast July,I wentto Beijingto visituncle Zhang.He tookme tomany interesting places such as theGreatWall,the SummerPalacejpael is]and thePalace Museum[mju:z I am].I learnta lotabout the（）Ming and the Qingdynasties dynasty[da Inosti].We alsovisited theMain[me In]Stadium[*steI d I am]for the2008Olympics.We wentshopping onWangfujing Street.I hada wonderfultime inBeijingand Iplan to[plaen]visit itagain during the Spring Festival[sprin1[*fest9VQl]next year.Hi Natee,My nameis Mandy.I foundyour emailaddressladres]on ane-friend websitefwebsait],and Idlike tobe friends withyou.Im fromBeijing,China,and Imthirteen yearsold.My mumisa teacher,andmy dadisa doctor.Mygrandparents livein Chengdu.They come to visitus every year,and theyalways bringfbrir]]mea lotof delicious[d illJas]Sichuan food!I livefar awayfrom myschool,so Ihave toget upearly in the morning.I likeMaths[mae0s]andEnglish verymuch,but Idon!t likeScience[saiQns].I wanttobeateacherin thefuture,so Imstudyinghard at school.Im interested in Thaiculture[kAltJe],and I love Thaifood.I hopetovisitThailand one day.I hopewe canbefriends.Write tome soon and tellme aboutyourself.Best wishes,MandyThe Leaninglean[li in]Tower[ftaua]of PisaTheTower of Pisa is one of the mostbeautiful bell[bel]towers in Italy.It is notonlybeautiful,but alsostrange-it leansto oneside.Today it is knownastheLeaning TowerofPisa.The buildingof the tower beganin

1173.It tooknearly[r\I alI]200years tocomplete[kempli:t].In1178,when the building got to the third floor,it startedto lean.The builderstried tomakethe towerstraight straight[Streit]again whenthey builtthe upper[*ApQ]floors[flo:],but failed[fell].Over theyears,the towerhas continuedto continue[kerTtiniu:]lean further[f3:de].Experts[*eksp3:t]have donea lot of studiesstudy andtried tonrescuen[reskju:]thetower.In1990,it wasclosed tothe public[fpAbl Ik]for safety[*seifti]reasons[*ri:zen].After a lotofeffortfefat],it reopened[ri if9upQn]in

2001.HopefullyPheopfoll;-f8li]it willbe safefor atleastfli:St]thenext300years.Unit3A blind[blaind]man andhis eyesin a fireOne day,John Dancerand Charliearrived ata hotel[heuftel；Q0-].“Good evening,sir,said thereceptionist]】sepjsn ISt]・Youre welcometo stay[ste I],but Imsorrythat wedont allow[olao]pets[pet]here.”“Charlie isnta petJ saidJohn.“Hes myeyes.Tm blindand I cant goanywhere bymyself.”The receptionistapologized apologize©polsd3aiz]and ledlead[li:d]John andCharlie totheirroom.John was very tired[taied].He soonfell asleepfe^li:p].Some timelater,Charlie startedbarkingfba:k].John wokeupwake up[weik]and smeltsmoke.A fire!Smoke startedto comeinfrom under the door.With Charlieshelp,John putsome wet[wet]towels[ftaual]along thebottom[botam]of the door.Then hegot downon thefloor next to Charlieand waited.Soon heheard thesound ofa fireengine[end31nL Afireman[fa Iamen]arrived andgot himout ofthebuilding,but the fireman did not wantto takeCharlie.John wouldnot gowithout hiseyes.FinallyPfamell],thefiremangot Charlieout of thebuildingtoo and they wereboth safe.A friendly[,frendll]dolphin[vdolfin]Last month,I wentto swim in the sea.I swamreally far,past therocks[rok]and outto sea.ThenI sawsomething movingmove[mu:v]towards me.It washuge andgrey[gre I],with a large fin.It wasa shark]Jd ik]!I beganto swimback,but the beach[bi:tj]was toofaraway.The sharkstarted oswim aroundme.I wasreally scared[skeod].Suddenly anothercreature[*kri:tj]appeared appear[apia]nexttomein the water.It wasa dolphin!It pushedme awayfrom theshark.I saton itsback asit swamtowaidsthe beach.Soon we were nearthebeach.The sharkdidnotfollow us.As soon as Istepped ontostep[step]thebeach,the dolphinswam away.I willalways rememberhow thisfriendly animalsaved save[seiv]my life.Unit4Trees in our daily[^eiIII livesRebeccawants toknow moreabout treesand howthey helpus.She is interviewing[intevju:]Dr.Jones abouttrees.Rebecca:How dotrees helpus,Dr.JonesDr.Jones:They helpus inmany ways.They keepthe vircool andclean.They takein harmful[*haimfol;-fal]gases gas[gses]from the air andproducefpra^ju:s]oxygen[*Dksid39n]forus to breathe[bri:d].They5re major[meid3司fighters[^aIte]against aiipollution Wlu:Jan].Rebecca:I knowtrees alsomake our lives moreconvenient[kanvi:niant].Many of the thingsin ourdaily lives comefrom trees.For example,paper andpencils.Dr.JonesYou areright,Rebecca.D fact,we getalotmore fromtrees.We getfruit andoil[o11]from them.Tea[ti:]also comesfrom theleaves oftrees.Look aroundthis room.A lotof thefurniture[*f3:nItie]is madeof wood[wod].Trees arereally importantin ourdailylives.Rebecca:I cantimagine[Tmaedsin]a worldwithout trees.Dr.Jones:But wecut downfkAtlmillions oftrees everyyear.We shouldstop doingthis ifwe dontwanta worldwithout trees.The Amazon[semozn]rainforest[Vendor Ist]The Amazonrainforest inSouth Americaisthelargest rainforestin the world.It covers[*kAV8]fiveand ahalf millionsquarefskwee]kilometers[kilum让时of the Amazon Basin[be IS8n]and spreads[spred]across ninecountries.The Amazonrainforest isvery importantbecause it is hometo thousandsof animals,birds andinsects[!msekt].However,people aredestroying[d IfStro I]the areaby cuttingdown manyof thetrees.Thisis calleddeforestation^[jCliJorrsteJan].Many livingthings[1ivir]]lose[lu:z]their homesbecauseof deforestation[,di,forrstej8n].As aresult,the numberof kindsof animals,birds,insects[*Insekt]andtrees in the world is decreasingdecrease[dl*kri is].We mustdo ourbest toprotect[pr8*tekt]theAmazonrainforest.Unit5Water talksDorawas in the bathroom[bc:0ru:m;-rom].The tap[taep]was on.“Turn thattap off/9said anangry voice,“You arewasting waterwaste[we ISt]「Dora lookedaround,but therewas noone there.“Who areyou”Tm adrop of water[drDpl.Do you know whereI comefrom“From thetap”asked Dora.“A fewdays ago,I wasin acloud J said thedrop ofwater.Then Idropped into a river and raninto areservoir[rezevwa:r].Then itwas timefor peopleto cleanme.”“Clean you”Dora asked.“Yes.I wasdirty[fd3r tl].They cleanedme andadded[sed]some chemicals[*kemIk8l]tome.Then Itravelled throughthe pipes[paip]under thnstreets andnow Imhere.”Dora asked,So isthis theeed ofyour journey[fd53:ni]”“No・People willmake meclean again.Til gointoariverandthen into theseaagain/9“Again”Yes.My journeystarts there.Remember notto waste[we ISt]or polluteme.Im valuable[*vaeljubel]丁Dora turnedtap offand cameout of the bathroom.Facts[faekt]about waterHere are someinteresting factsabout water:About70%of thehuman body[*bDdl]is water.Oceans[,oojan]coverfkAva]about75%of the Earth,but oceanwater issalty[*solti].Therefore[deefo:]most ofthe waterin the worldis not drinkablefdrI Qkebl].Groundwater[grauncTwot时may bedrinkable,but it isnoteasy tofind groundwaterGat isclean andsafeto diink.If waterdrips[drip]from yourtap every10seconds[*sekQnd],you willwaste about315liters[liter]ofwatera year一enough tofill[f il]two baths[ba:0]!Having a bath usesabout twice[twa Is]as muchwater astaking ashower[Jau司.Having ashowerinstead of[I nfsted]abathcan save[seiv]up to400liters[liter]a week.Unit6Electricity[riektriseti]all aroundOneeveing,Daisy said,Tm going to buya packet off^aek11]sweets[swi:t].Does anyonewantanything”Benny,Daisys brother,replied reply[rTpla I],“Can youget mea packetof electricity^“Yes,IcanJsaid Daisy.Then shewent out.Benny laughed,She cantbuy electricityin packetslike像sweets!Shell lookfoolishffu:Il J].”Mum said,You mustntsay that,Benny!”“What doyouknowabout electricity,Benny”Dad asked.Electricity givesus power^paoa].It flowslfleu]through wires[waie].Its likewater,in away,“saidBenny.“Youre right!Electricity comesinto ourflatfflaet]through thinwiresfwa18].These areconnected to[kanekt]cables[keibel]under thestreet」Dad added.“What are the cablesconnected to”asked Benny.“They areconnected toa powerstation[stei，en]J answeredDad.A momentlater,Daisy cameback.“May Ihave mypacketofelectricity^Benny asked.“Here you are!”saidDaisy.But...these arebatteries battery[*b^tari]!”said Benny.“Daisys right」said Dad.The chemicals[*kem Ikel]inside batteriesproduce[pedjll:s]electricity/Mum said,“Who looksfoolish now,Benny”「Electricity safetyseiftl]tipsftIp]Electricity makesourliveseasier.We usealotof electricalappliances appliance[apla Ians]in ourhomesevery day.Herearethree ofthem.How canwe usethem safelyRice[rais]cooker fkukQ]A dayat schoolBySamI ama junior high school[^311i ma]student.Ilovegoingto school.My schoolis closetomyhome,so I always goto schoolon foot.Classes startat8a.m.,and Iamseldomfseldam]late[leit].My favoritef^everit]subject[*SAbd3ekt]is Geography[d3I grefl].IDenjoy learningabout differentplaces in the world.In the morning,we usuallystudy Chinese,Maths andEnglish.We haveour morningbieak[breik]at9:50a.m.When thebell[bel]ringsfrinl,1run tothe playgroundwith mybest friendsTom andJack.We oftenplay games.Break endsat10:10a.m.How shortit is!Lunch isfrom11:50a.m.to12:30p.m.Afternoon classesend at3:30p.m.Then Tom,Jack andItake partin theschool band[b出nd]practice fprsektis].We makegreat musictogether[t8!ged8].Ialwayshaveagood timeatschool.My motherisajuniorhighschool teacher.She teachesEnglish.My mothergets upat6oclock every day andhas breakfastat6:30a.m.She alwaysarrives atschool at7:25a.m.She usuallyhas twolessons in themorning.In theafternoon,she hasonelesson.After school,she playsvolleybal『VDl Ib:I]with herstudents.In the evening,she cooksdinner.After dinner,she preparesher lessoes[orTpea].She sometimeshelpsme with my homework.She usuallygoes tobed at11p.m.Unit3Protect[pratekt]the EarthKeepthe outsideofthepot[pot]dry.Do notswitch[sw11J]the ricecooker onif thepot isempty.Washing machineDo not putyour handin thewashing machinewhen itison.Unplug[AnplAg]it whenyouarenotusing it.Microwave[,maikraoweiv]Donotturn it on whenitisempty,because itmight startafire.Stand atleast onemeter awayfrom themicrowave whenitison.Before youput anobject fobdjlkt；-d3ekt]in amicrowave,make sureitismiccowvve safe.Unit7Water allaround usWater has no taste atall,[te ISt]Waterhasno smell,[smel]Waters in the waterfall,fwo:tefo:I]The tap,[taep]And thewell,[wel]Waters everywherearound us.Waters in the rain,In thepond,[pond]And in theseaagain.My dadHecomes home,hasashower,[Jaua]And eatsdinner,every day.Now hessitting inhis favouritechair Tootired tolaugh orplay.He readshis bookor newspaperTo learnwhats newtoday.Soon hellgotobed.Hes aboring man,my dad.[bi rir]]Then Isee himworking,On thebuilding site,[salt]Hes highup in the cloudsHigher thana kite.Hes walkingonanarrow piece[pi:s]of woodNotworried aboutthe height,[halt]Not afraid,not afriadlike me.Hes asuperman,mydad.The oldnewspaper seller[sel]Hes sittingat thenewspaper stand[staend]Near thebus stop,And hessmiling.The Sunis shining.Its veryhot.But hessmiling.shine[JaI n]A busstops,andthepeople rushout.[rAj]Theyre hurryingto work.They donthave muchtime tosmile.They taketheir papersquickly,And putdown somemoney.But hesa patientman,[*pei Jant]Andhes stillsmiling.A crowdof people,All verybusy,with tired[taiad]faces[feis],And just one smile.Is therejustonesmile inthis cityOrwill youmake ittwoLets makea million[m IIjen]smiles!Helping handsTheSim comesup,Istartmy day.I getmy broom[bru:m]and Fmon myway.I cleanup thingsthat peopledrop,[drop]From dawn[do:n]to dusk[dAsk],I neverstop.I sweep[swi:p]the streets,and makethem clean,And helpkeep ourcity green.Night isfalling,the skyis dark.The onlysounds aredogs thatbark,[ba:k]We drivealong thestreets allnightTo stopthieves thief[0i if]and thosewho fight,[fait]Its adangerous job,but werebrave,[breiv]We helpkeep ourcity safe.Unit8My lifetime[laiftaim]hobby[fhDbl]—studying[stAdl]starsWhen I was eight,I gota bookabout stars.That wasthe beginningofmylifetime hobby.I usedto gooutsidewithmymum o〉clear nightsand lookat the sky.It lookedlike blackvelvet[*velvit]with amilliondiamo，ds[daismscd]onit.In diferentseasons,we sawdiferent groupsof stars.Sometimes wesawstars shooting[Ju:t]brightly[*braitli]across the sky.How beautifulthey were!Studying the stars wasgreat funfor me.Once[wAns]I learnta littleabout them,I soonwanted tofindout moreand more.Now itismycareerfkaiQ],I host[hoost]a TVprogramme[*prQO graem]calledThe Skyat Night.I usemy knowledgeto tellpeople aboutthestarsin alively way[laivll].Iamproudof[praod]my TVprogramme一it haslasted[la ist]formorethan50years!Actually[aektjoel I;-tjo-],you canturn yourhobby into[t3:n]your career[keYie]too.Anybody canachieve©tji:v]thnir dreams[dri:m].You justhave toenjoy whatyou do!Never qiveupJane wasnot veryinterestedin animals whenshe wasa child.Then,oneday,her fathergave hera toychimpanzee[tjl mpaen^i:].From thatday on,she becamereally interestedinanimals.When shewasa16-year-old schoolgirl,Jane dreamtofacareer studyingwild animals[waild]mAfricapsefrike].Janes mothersaid,“If youreally wantsomething,work hardand nevergiveup.Then you511find away.Janes motherwas right.When shewas26,Jane travelledfrom Britain[*brit

（8）n]tothemountainsof EastAfrica.She studiedchimpanzees[tjimpsenzi:].She watchedthe animalsfor along timeandthey becameher friends.Jane discovered[dIfskAva]that theseanimals greetfqri:t]one anotherwitha kiss[kis]orahug[hAg],andmakeand usetools[tu:I]—just likehumans do.Jane Goodallis nowwell known[neon]all overtheworld.She madeher dreamscome turebecauseshe nevergave up!The Earth[3i0]isabeautiful place.There areforestsfforist]and rivers,mountains andfields[fi:Id].Some placesare veryhot,and someare very cold.There aremany differentplants.Some arelarge.Some aresmall.All plantsneed lightand water.There aredifferent animalson Earthtoo.Some liveon theland.Some flyin thesky.Some liveunde】thewater.There arealso manypeople likeyou andme onEarth.The Earthprovidesfpreva Id]us withair,waterand food.It isour home.Today,there isalotof pollutionpollution[pelu:Jan].We burn[b3:n]things tomakeenergy.This pollutestpalu:t]theair.We putour rubbish「rAbl J]into thesea andundertheground.This pollutesthe Earthand killsanimals andplants.We muststop doingthese things.It isimportant forus toprotect[pr8*tekt]the Earthforourfuture[ffjui tj司二AirAir hasno smell,[smel]Air hasnotaste,[te ISt]But whenthe windblows,[bleo]You feelitonyour face.Look ata kite,Or aplane[pie In]in theair.How dothey stayfstei]thereThey rideon air.How doesa balloonjbelu:n]Rise[raiz]intheair,And liftpeople up[lIft]It useshot air.We needair tobreathe,[bri:d]We needair tosurvive,[sevaiv]And whenwe breatheit,It keepsus alive.[Qlaiv]A longtime ago,there wereten sunsinthesky.The weatherfweda]wasveryhot.Plants could notgrow[greo].Animals couldnot livelong.There wasa man.His namewas Houyi.He shotshoot[Ju:t]nine sunsout ofthesky.In theend,only onesun remained/1meIn].Theweather gotcooler.Plants couldgrow.People werehappy.Unit4The fourseasons[vsi:zen]SpringIn spring,the weatherstarts toget warm.The windblows[bleu]gentlyfdsentl I].It oftenrains.Plantsstart togrow.Everything turnsgreen.It isexciting to take atrip inspring.SummerThe weatheris hotin summer.The sunshines[Jain]brightly[fbraitli].Many peopleliketogotothebeach[bi:tj]and swiminthesea.It isnice toeat icecream inthe hotweather.AutumnIn autumn,everything changes.Leaves turn[t3:n]brown,red oryellow andstart fallingfrom thetrees.It isnice togo ona picnicPpiknik]at thistime ofyear becausethe weatheris cooland dry[drai].WinterWinter is often cold and snowy[*snQOl].Children lovewinter because they loveto playinthesnow.It isinteresting tomake snowmen.People usuallyspend timewith theirrelatives[relet Iv]during theSpringFestival[ffestiv

（8）l].My favoriteseasonMy favoriteseason iswinter.Winter isvery coldand sometimessnowy.It isinteresting tomake snowmenin winter.The SpringFestival isin winteranditismy favorite holiday.I visitmy grandparentsand eatlots ofnicefood.It isexciting toget redpackets[fpaeklt]duringtheSpringFestival.The weatherin ChinaIn the northof China,itisverycoldand dry in winter.There issometimes heavysnow.Summer isdifferent.It issometimes veryhot duringthe day,but itisoftencool intheevening.Spring andautumnarethenicest seasons.The weatherinthemiddle andeast ofChina isquite[kwa11]different.It ishot anddryinsummer andverycoldand wet inwinter.InthesouthofChina,winter isusually shortand cool.It sometimesrains.In summer,the weatherisoften hotandwet.The weatherinthesouth-west ofChina isvery special[,spej（a）l].It iscomfortable mf

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（8）l]live therebecause summeris cooland winteris warm.Unit5A tripto spacebyJerry10October2053Fm sohappy!Tomorrow rilbe onnofthefirst studentsto travelinto space.The spaceshipfspeIS JIp]will leavethe Earthat9a.m.Itll take ustothe Moon.I cantwait!The Moonis aroundfaYaond]380,000kilometers from the Earth,so itlltakeusabout fourdays togetthere.Theres nogravity[^raevItl]in space,so wellbe ableto float[flout]around thespaceship.Wellhave totie[taI]ourselves toour bedsso thatwe wontfloat away[f190t]inoursleep!Without gravity,our bodiesmay getweak[wi:k],so wellhave todo exercises[feksQsaiz]everyday.When wearrive,Tm goingto walkon the Moon.Til have to weara spacesuit[spoiSSU:t；-sjll:t]to helpme breathe[bri:d]because there5snoair on theMoon.Tm goingtotakeas manyphotos asIcan,that is,if mycamera[kaemera]still worksup there...Hotels on the MoonDoyouwantto spendyour holidaysin hotelson theMoonAt themoment,there areno hotelsontheMoon.But allthis willchange[tjeind3].If wecansolve[solv]some problems,we willbe ableio buildhotels thereinthefuture.The Moonisverycold,so the hotels willhavetobe warm.They willalso needa largeamount ofair sothat peoplethere canbreathefbri:d].The hotelsontheMoon willhave roomswith bigwindows sothat you can seetheEarth.You willbeable toswiminthehotelswimming pool[pu:I]and seeall thestars aroundyou.But youshould notgettoo excited]I ksa111d].A triptotheMoon willcost alotofmoney!Unit6Visiting ShanghaiShanghaiis oneofthelargest citiesintheworld.If youlike sightseeing[fsaitsi ill]],you willlove it!Peoples Squarefskwea]Peoples Squareisinthe centerof Shanghai.It isalargepublic[*pAbllk]areafeario]with greengrass,fountains[7aontin]and birds.If youvisit PeoplesSquare,you canalso seefamous buildingsaround it,suchasthe ShanghaiGrand[graend]TheaterFOiete,e:e-]andtheShanghai Museum.The Bund[bAnd]The Bundis whereold Shanghaimeets newShanghai.If youwalk alongthe Bund,you willsee manyoldbuildings.The PudongNew Area,just acrossthe HuangpuRiver,has manymodern buildings.Atnight,these tallbuildings lightup thesky inevery direction[dlrekjen；da I-].Yu GardenYuGarden isa traditional[tredi Jenel]garden.If youenjoy historyand natural[naetj oral1beautyrbju itl],you willlove thisgarden.There aremanybeautifulbuildings,bridgesaids]and ponds[pond].You canalso buydifferent snacks[snaek]just outsidethe garden.Hong Kong-a wonderfulplacetovisitIf youlike shopping,youwilllove Hong Kong.There aresome expensiveshops andalso somecheapones.There issomething foreveryone in Hong Kong.One ofthe mostinterestingplacesinHongKong isOcean Park[,eojen].You canvisit theLowlandpieoland]Gardens tosee someanimals,or geta birds-eye view[vju:]ofthewhole parkby ridinginacable cad^eIb9l].At theOcean[,eoJQn]Theater[101ate],youcanwatch adolphin[dDlfin]show.Visitors fromallovertheworldcometoHongKongeveryyearand havea wonderfultime.World Heritagelher111dj]SitesThere areover900World HeritageSites aroundtheworld.They arenatural[*naetj8r8l]orman-made[maenmed]places.We protect[prQ*tekt]these placesbecausetheyare veryspecial andimportantto worldculture[^Altje].China hasthethirdmost heritagesites intheworldafter Iialy「iteli]and Spain[spein].There aremorethan40sites inChina,for example,the GreatWall andWest Lake.You canfind alist ofthe sitesonthe Internet.Unit7The Clubs[klAb]Fair[fea]Linda andLeo arenew studentsat RosieBridge School.Last month,they attended[etend]the ClubsFair.First,Linda andLeo learntabouttheRocket[roklt]Club.Our clubwill teachyou howto buildrockets.Then youcan launch[Io:n tj]them intotheskyJ aboysaid.“Watch厂He tooka rocketand launchedit.The rocketdisappearedfd IIa]intothesky.Linda andLeo wereverysurprised.“Will itgo all[he wayinto space”Linda asked.“Of courseit wont」a girlfrom anotherclub shouted.Our clubis better.Come andjoin theSojarpseole]Power fpaoe]Club.“What doyou do”asked Leo.“We makewonderful machines[meJi:n].They onlyuse solarpower.Look!”She tooka toycar[tDi]fromthetable andthen useda remote[rrmaut]control[ken^reul]to driveit allaroundthe playgroundPpleigraond].“It usespower fromthe SunJsaid Linda.Thats amazing©mezi口]!’‘Linda andLeo learntabout manyclubs.After thefair,they feltvery excited[i^saitid].“I wantto join[d3Din]all theclubs/5saidLinda.“Me too!said Leo.A trip[trip]to Lucky[flAki]Island[vailand]Last Sunday,my friendsandIwent onan adventure[adventJ司with the Hiking[*haikir]]Club.Thenight before,Iwasso excitedthat Icouldnotsleep!I gotup reallyearly onSunday morning.Afterbreakfast,I packed[psek]my lunchand lefthome quickly.I hurriedtoschool[*hAri]and metotherstudents andMr.Li,our tripleader.When wewere allthere,we leftfor Lucky Island.The boatride toLucky Islandwasreallyexcitingflk*sai11r]]!We sawalotof fishand colorfulPkAl^fel]birds.When wegottoLuckyIsland,we wentonalong walkand sawsome pretty[*pritl]flowers.After thehikefhaik],wewerevery hungry!We satonthebeach[bi:tj]and ateour lunch.After that,we playedgames andtook pictures.We reallyenjoyed ourselves.Finally itwas timeto gohome.I cannotwait formy nextadventurelodVentJa]with Mr.Li andtheHikingClub!Summer camps[kaemp]Many childrenintheUSA andCanada goto summercamps.Many summercamps takeplace inthecountryside pkAntrisaid].Young childrenusually joinday camps.They goback homeafter spendinga few hoursat camp.Older childrenmay spendafewnights awayfrom home.They canmake newfriendsandlearnuseful[*ju isful；-fel]skills[skil]at camp.There arealso summercamps inChina.Some summercamps arefor internationalstudentsnta,naeJQnQl].Many ofthem liketo learnabout Chineseculture「kAltJHUnit8Unusual[Anvju:3U9l]collections[kevlekjen]Sam andHelens grandparents[^raendjPEarant]collect[kelekt]almost everything.There areeightdoorbells[do:bel]on theirfront door!“This silver[*S IIva]doorbell ismyfavoriteffeiverit]/9said Helen.She pushed[poj]it andsoonGrandpa openedthedoor.“Come in,my deargrandson[*graendSAn]and granddaughterfgraendo:ta]!he said.“Who startedcollecting doorbells,Grandpa”asked Sam.“Your grandma/5he answered.She lovesdoorbells.”。