1、Tony:Yes,Isawit.Shewenttoourschool!Well,shestartedaschoolmagazinecalledNewStandardwhenshewasapupilhere.Sowhydontwestartaschoolmagazine,tooIvewrittendownsomeideas.Wellwriteadiaryofschoolevents,andtelleveryoneabouttheschoolconcertandthedanceclub.Andtheschoolbasketballmatches.Butwhowillwritethearticles
2、Wellwritethearticles.AnymoreideasIknow!Illdosomereviewsaboutourfavouritebandsandmovies!AndIlldoaninterviewwithBeckyWang!Brilliant!AnyoneelseHowabout“HomeworkHelp”Yes,someideasonhowtogetgoodgrades!Whatsyourhomework,DamingImwritingacompositioncalled“Whatsawonderoftheworld”Imreadingabouttheancientpyram
3、idsinEgypt.”HomeworkHelp”.Ithinkthatsafantasticidea,Daming.Unit22Readthepassageanddescribewhatyoucanseeinthephoto.UsesomeofthewordsinActivity1.ThegreatestwonderofthenaturalworldWhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongapath.Intheeast,theskywasbecomi
4、nglight,butbesidethepath,itwasstillverydark.Iknewitwasthere,buttherewasnothingtosee.Afteraboutakilometre,astrangerappearedinfrontofme.“AmIgoingtherightway”Iasked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing.“Yes.”hereplied,“youllgethereinfiveminutes.”Finally,Icametosomerocks,andstopped.Ilookedcarefullyoverthem,butitwasstil
5、ltoodarktoseeanything.IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiverabout2kilometresbelowme.Ifyouputthethreetallestbuildingsintheworldatthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwonThatmorningontheedgeofthecanyon,Iaskedmyselfaquestion.Itsnot“Howdeepisit”or“Howwideisit”or“Howlongisit“but“IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderanywhere
6、inthenaturalworld”Iknowtheanswer.ButwhatdoyouthinkUnit38.Competethepassagewiththecorrectformofthephrasesinthebox.AroundtheworldStonehenge:aman-madewonderoftheworldsstilloneofthemostwonderfulsightsoftheworld.Itisawonderalsobecauseofthisquestion:HowdidpeoplemovethesehugepiecesofstonefromsofarNooneknow
7、stheanswer.Module23.ListenandreadMrJackson:Hello,Betty.WhatsupWhatareyoudoinginthelibraryIwaslookingforsomeoldcopiesoftheschoolmagazine.IfIvegotitright,itwascalledNewStandard.Thatsright.AsfarasIremember,itwasstartedbyBeckyWang.Wedonthaveaschoolmagazineanymore.Itsapity.Well,Imthinkingaboutstartitagai
8、n.Soundslikeagoodidea!Goon.IwasalsolookingforsomethingbyConfuciusandbyShakespeare.ReallyThatsabitdifficultfortheschoolmagazine.Well,Idlikeamonthlyarticlecalled“GreatBooks”youknow,someonereadafavouriteworkofliteratureandwritesanarticleaboutit.Isee.Confuciusworksarestillreadbymannypeopletoday,andweres
9、tillinfluencedbyhisthoughts.AnsShakespearesplaysareseenbymillionofpeopewvwryyear.ButHowaboutAmericanwriter,MarkTwain,forexample.Idoneknow.MarkTwainwasanimportantwriter,butheisntknownasagreatthingkerlikeConfucius.No,buthisbookarestillpopular.Infact,hewrotemyfavouritebook,TheAdventureofTomSawyer.Perha
10、psthatswhatmake“GreatBooks”theyrestillreadtoday.Sowhydontyouwritethefirstarticleon“GreatBooks”7.Listenandrepeat.Confuciusworksarestillread/bymanypeopletoday,/andwerestillinfluenced/byhisthoughts./AndShakespearesplaysareseen/bymillionsofpeopleeveryyear.2.ReadthepassageandcheckyouranswerstoActivity1Th
11、eAdventuresofTomSawyerHereisourmonthlyarticleonafavouritegreatbook.Thismonth,orguestwriterisMrJackson.MyfavouritegreatbookisTheAdventuresofTomSawyerbyMarkTwain.TomliveswithhisauntPollyinthequietstreetsofStPetersburg,Missouri.Hesalivelyandcleveryongboy,andhefindshimselfinmanyexcitingadventures.Heruns
12、awaywithhistwofriends,HuckFinnandJoe,toanislandinthemiddleoftheMississippiRiverdorseveraldays.WithHuckhegoeslookingfortreasure,withBeckyhegetslostinacave,andfinally,theyfindaboxofgold.realsopleasedtoseehimalive.sbestfriend,andInjunJoeisthebadmanofthestory.WhydoIthinkTomSawyeridsgreatbooMarkTwainwrot
13、ethestoryin1876,butitsstillreadandlovedbypeopleallovertheworldtoday.AndalthoughitsonlyastoryTwainwroteitintheeverydayEnglishofthesouthernstatesofAmericanliterature.Goonreadit!Iknowyoullenjoyit,too.8.Competetheconversationwiththecorrectformofthephrasesinthebox.PlatosworksarecalledTheDialogues.Module3
14、3.Listenandread.Hi,Tony.Youlooktired.Yes,ImtrainingwithBIG,theBeijingInternationalGlobetrotters,fortheSchoolBasketballCompetition.Itsthebigmatchnextweek.WhositagainstHAS.WhatdoesHASstandforHaidianAllStars.AllStars98pointstoGlobetrotters52.SowhenwillthematchbeheldNextSaturday.AreyoucomingYes.Itdgoing
15、tobetoughmatch.ImgoingtowriteareportforNewStandard.Iagree.Areyouintheteam,DamingNo,Iwasntchosenthistime.Whyareyousmiling,BettyWell.IveseenHASplayseveraltimesthisseasonandtheyrebrilliant!Andifyouwantmyopinion.No,Idont.youvegotnochance!Whatdoyoureckon,LinglinngIthinkyoureright,Betty.Well,youwontbeallo
16、wedtowatchwithourfansifthatswhatyouthink!Itstrue,Daming.Well,Idontagree.Wereplayingreallywellhisseason.IthinkweresogoodthatwellbeaskedtoplayintheOlympicGames.Dontletthemgettoyou,Tony!（Theyleave）Heehee!Nicework,Betty!Ofcourse.Theyresomadwithusthattheywilltryhardertowin,justtoshowwerewrong.8.Saythesen
17、tenceNowlistenandcheck.2.Readthepassageandchoosethesentencewhichbestexpressesthemainidea.LiuXiangtrainedforgoldSportsyearbook2004ForLiuXiang,lifeasasportingherohasjustbegan.Firstofall,hellbeinvitedtocompetitionsaroundtheworld.HellbechosentorepresentChinaattheOlympicGames.HesasymbolofChinasinternatio
18、nalsportingsuccess.Andnowthathesraceswererecorded,andhisperformancewascomparedwiththeworldsbestsportsstars,SunHaipingusedtheinformationtochangeLiustrainingprogramme.In2002hewonhisfirstinternational110mhurdleseventinSwitzerland,andinthesameyear,agoldmedalattheAsianGamesinKorea.In2004,LiuwonthefirstOl
19、ympicgoldmedalinthesameeventforChinainAthens,Greece.SowhatsnextforLiuXiangHashefoundoutthattheresmoretolifethantrainingWillhebeencouragedtospendmoretimeawayfromsportNo,LiuXiangwillgoformoremedalsforChinabecausehewastrainedforgold!TheParalympicGamesIn1948,SirLudwigGuttmann,adoctoratahospitalinEngland
20、,beganusingsportaspartofhispatientIn1960,attheRomeOlympics,Guttmannbrought400athletestocompete.ThemodernParallelOlympics（or“Paralympics”）wereborn.MoreandmorepeopletakepartinParalympics,andattheParalympicsinSydney,atotalof122countriestookpart.Crowdedstadiumsandenormousmediacoverageacrosstheworldmadet
21、histhebestParalympicsever.Module4Dad,canIaskafavourCanIborrowyourdigitalcameraTonysdad:WhyIdliketotakesomephotosontheschoolvisittothemuseumnextweek.IsthisforyourschoolmagazineHasitbeenpublishedyetYes,towissueshavebeenpublished.Butitsgoingtobeanonlinemagazinefromnowon.Tinysdad:Whatswrongwithanordinar
22、ymagazineDoyoumeanusingpaperItstooexpensive.Ifthemagazineisonline,paperwintbeneeded.Thatsanimportantadvantage.Itllbepublishedontheschoolwebsite,anditcanbereadonscreen.TonyIwonder.CanbooksbereplacedcomputersMaybeIllwritesomethingforthemagazine!Anyway,aboutthecamera.Hereitis.Thebatteryhasntbeencharged
23、foracoupleofmonths.Itsbeenturnedoffsinceyourmumsbirthdayparty.Itdoesntmatter.Illseetothat.Butyoumustpromisethatitwontlenttoanyone,anditwontbeleftatschool!Justlookafterit.IsthatclearPromised!7.Listentothesentences.1Ifthemagazineisonline,/paperwontbeneeded.2Itllbepublished/ontheschoolwebsite,/anditcan
24、beread/onscreen.3Butyoumustpromise/thatitwontlenttoanyone,/anditwontbeleftatschool!2.Readthepassageandmatchthemainideaswiththeparagraphs.CanbooksbereplacedbycomputersbyTonySmithtmanybooks,fewpeoplelearnedtoread.thcenturybookscouldbeproducedmorequicklyandcheaply.Asaresult,morepeoplelearnedtoread.Afte
25、rthat,knowledgeandideasspreadquickly,inawaythatcanbecomparedwiththeintroductionoftheInternetinthe20thcentury.ButwillbooksbeneededinthefutureTodayinformationcanbereceivedonline,downloadedfromtheInternetratherthanfoundinbooks,andinformationcanbekeptonCD-ROMsormachinessuchasMP3players.Thesemachinesares
26、mallerandlighterthanbookssothattheycanbecarriedeasily.Computersarealreadyusedinclassrooms,andnewspapersandmagazinescanalreadybereadonline.SowillbooksbereplacedbycomputersonedayNo,IdontthinktheYaoMingposteronmybedroomwallwilleverbereplacedbyacomputertwometershigh!8.Competethesentenceswiththephrasesin
27、thebox.E-bookAswecannowwritetoeachotherwithemail,wecanreadwite-books.E-booksfirstappearedinthe1990sandhavemadegreatimprovementsintheirtechnology.Notescanbewrittenonane-book,newbookscanbeeasilydownloadedfromtheInternet,anditsmucheasierandquickertosearchforpassages.WhatModule5LetsgototheScienceandTech
28、nologyroom.Itsupstairs.Comingon!Thisway!Imlookingforwardtothis!Guard:Shh!Nishouting!Itsagainsttherules.ButIwanttogotoupstairsbeforewehavetogohome.Hangonaminute!Youmustntgothere!Comeback!WhatsthematterItscloseduntilJanuary.AndtheNaturalHistoryroomaswell.godownstairs.Iwanttobuysomepostcardsintheshop.WheresDamingIdontknow.Hesgoneoffonhisown.Lookatthisamazingsculpture.Donttouch!Youmustnttouchit.sorry.Illjusttakeaphoto.No,
