模块三英语课文北师大文档格式.docx
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VikingVoyagestoAmerica
TheVikingswerethefirstEuropeanstoreachAmerica.TheyachievedthislongbeforeColumbuseversetsail.TheVikingswereagroupofpeoplewhoseancestorscamefromScandinavia.TheycontrolledtheseasandcoastsofNorthernEuropebetweenthe8thand10thcenturiesAD.Byaround900AD,thereweremanyplacesinNorthernEuropewheretheVikingschosetolive.In982AD,whenamancalledErictheReddecidedtosetsailfurtherwest,therewereasmanyas10,000VikingslivinginIceland.
AccordingtotheoldstoriesofIcelandandNorway,ErictheRedwasforcedtoleaveIcelandbecausehehadcommittedamurder,forwhichhegotintotrouble.EricreachedGreenlandanddiscoveredthatpeoplecouldliveintheplacewherehelanded.HereturnedtoIcelandandtoldpeoplethereaboutGreenland.HepersuadedsomepeopletogobackwithhimtoGreenland.Ericsetsailonceagain,thistimewith25ships,ofwhichonly14madeittoGreenland.NotlongafterErictheRedhadlandedinGreenland,amancalledBiarnisetsailfromIcelandinsearchofEric'
sparty.BiarniwashopingtojoinhisfatherwhowaswithEric,buthewasblownoffcourseandfoundhimselfinanunknownland,fromwhereheeventuallyreachedGreenland.
Intheyear1002,whenErictheRed'
ssonLeifwasplanningatripfurtherwest,BiarniwasthemanwithwhomLeifdiscussedhisplans.LeiffollowedBiarni'
sdirectionsandsailedtowhatisbelievedtobethecoastofpresent-dayCanada.HethensailedfurthersouthtoanislandwhichisnowknownasNewfoundland.WeknowaboutErictheRedandLeif'
sdeedsthroughstorieswhichwerewrittendowncenturieslaterinNorwayandIceland.TheyarethefirstrecordswehaveofEuropeanssailingtotheAmericas.
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3TheSeaWorld
UNDERWATERWORLD
TheBestplacetoSeeSeaCreatures
PolarWorld
Wehavepolarbearsandarealicebergtoo!
Youcanonlyseeasmallpartofitabovethewater.It'
sthreetimesasbigunderwater.Watchtheacrobaticsealsatfeedingtime.Meetourlessenergeticbutmorefriendlypenguins.You'
lllovethem!
OceanFloor
Seesomeofthemostbeautifulcoralandthemostunusualfishintheworld.Watchsomefish“flying”throughthewater.Theyarelesscolourfulthansomeotherfishbuttheymovebeautifully.
SeaTheatre
Seeourintelligentdolphins.
Therearefantasticshowseverytwohours.
DiscoveryPool
Especiallyforyoungerchildren.Theycantouchcrabsandothersmallercreatures.Theycanbeeducatedaboutdailylifeonthebeachinthisexcitingarea.
VirtualRealityVoyage
Ourmostup-to-dateattraction.Comewithusona“virtualreality”triptothe
oceanfloorandseesomeofthestrangestfishintheworld.
NoisiestFish.Somefishcanproducesoundsalmosttwiceasloudasyourspeakingvoice!
Youcertainlywon'
tfindanoisierfish.
PrettiestFish.Somefishattractotherfishwithalightontheirbody–andtheneatthem!
Theyhaveahugemouthandcaneatfishasbigasthemselves.
Watchout!
TiniestFish.Lookcarefullyforthetiniestfishintheworld.Itisnotasbigasaflyinyourhouse!
Swimwithdolphinsandfaceanattackbythemostdangerouscreatureinthesea–thegreatwhiteshark!
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4SeaStories
Itmayseemstrange,butatthatmoment,whenwewereontheedgeofthewhirlpool,Ifeltcalmerthanwhenweweremovingtowardsit.Wewentroundandround,nearerandnearertothehorribleedgeofthewhirlpool.Suddenly,wewentovertheedge.Ithoughtmylifewasover.Butmomentaftermomentpassed,andIwasstillsafe.Theboatwasontheinsideofthehugewhirlpoolandweweregoingroundincirclesatgreatspeed.Isawclearlythattherewereotherobjectsinthewhirlpool–treesandbarrels.Inoticedthattheheavierobjectswentdownmorequicklythanthesmaller,lighterones.SoItiedmyselftoabarreltohelpmefloat.Itriedtomakemybrotherunderstand,buthewasterrifiedandstayedintheheavyboat.Withoutwaiting,Idivedintotheseatotryandescape.
Aboutthreeyearsago,somethingterriblehappenedtome.Thosesixhoursofterrorhavebrokenmybodyandsoul.YouthinkIamaveryoldman–butIamnot.Ittooklessthanasingledaytochangemyhairfromblacktowhite.Oneday,mytwobrothersandIwerecomingbackfromtheislands,ourboatfulloffish.Allatonce,theskywascoveredwithdarkcloudsandinlessthanaminutewewereinaterriblestorm.Anenormouswavecoveredourboatandmyyoungerbrotherfellintothesea.Ourboatsurvived,andIwastryingtorecoverwhenmyelderbrotherputhismouthclosetomyear,andscreamedouttheterrifyingword“Whirlpool!
”Withthewindandwavesweweregoinginthedirectionofthewhirlpool,andnothingcouldsaveus!
Asyoucansee,Ididescape.Iwillbringmystoryquicklytoaconclusion.SometimeafterIlefttheboat,withmybrotherinit,itsankintothebottomofthewhirlpool.Soonafterwards,thewhirlpoolbecamelessviolent.Thentheskywasclear,thewindcalmerandthemoonwasshining.Iwasstilltiedtothebarrelandthewavessooncarriedmetoanareawheretheotherfishermenwere.Intheend,aboatpickedmeup.Iwasverytired.Thefishermenweremyoldfriends,buttheywereunabletorecognizeme.WhenItoldthemmystory,theydidnotbelieveit.NowIhavetoldyou,andIcannotexpectyoutobelievememorethanthefishermendid.
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1AdventureHolidays
Justimagine.YouarewalkingalongamountainpathintheHimalayas.Youarefeelingtired.Youarethinkingabouthowfarthereistogo.Then,suddenlyyouarethere!
AndtheamazingMountQomolangmaisonthehorizon.Itlooksgreat.Afewminuteslater,youarriveatthecamp.Thefoodcookingonthefiresmellsgreatandwhileyouarehavingahotcupoftea,yourelaxandwatchthesungodown.Atdinner,thefoodtastesfantastic.Youtalkwithotherpeopleinthegroupabouteverythingyouhaveseenanddoneduringyourday'
shiking.Ifyouarelookingforexperienceslikethis,Adventure2000istheorganisationforyou.
Alotofhikingholidayssoundexciting,buttherealityisoftenverydifferent.Hikingtripscanbeuncomfortableandevendangerous.However,atAdventure2000wefeelthatweunderstandtheneedsofhikers.AllourguideshaveseveralyearsofexperienceinleadinghikingtripsintheHimalayas.Theyknowallthebestroutesandbestplacestocamp.Wealsorealisethathikingcanbehardworkandbelievethathikersneedallourhelp.Aswellasthegroupguide,allteamshavecooksandporters.Whileonahikingtrip,ourcookspreparedeliciousmeals.Andourporterscarryyourluggage,whichmeansthatyoucansimplyenjoytheexperience.
AtAdventure2000wealsothinkthatgoodtravelarrangementsareimportant.Weorganisealltheflightsforyou:
fromLondontoBeijing,fromBeijingtoLhasaandbustravelinTibet.
AccommodationisincomfortablehotelsinBeijingandLhasa,hostelsonthehikingtrip,andone-ortwo-persontentsforcamping.
Therearealsospecialoffersforpeoplewhodon'
twanttogostraighthomeafterwards.Ifyoulikehistory,thereisatriptoWesternChina.Forpeoplewhoprefertospendsometimeonthecoast,wecanorganiseyourtravelandaccommodationtoo.ThisisaClassAhike—youhavetobefit.Therearewalksof6–8hoursmostdays,withamaximumaltitudeof5,545metres.ClassBandChikesareeasier,soyoudon'
tneedtobesofit.
Thehikecosts£2,500includingallflightsandaccommodation.Maximumgroupsizeis15people.HikesarebetweenOctoberandMay.
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3MarcoPolo
MarcoPoloandHisTravels
MarcoPolowasborninItalyin1254.Whenhewas17yearsold,hetravelledacrossEuropeandAsiawithhisfather,whowantedtodotradewiththeChinese.Eventually,theyarrivedinBeijing.Atthattime,ChinawasruledbytheYuanDynastyEmperor,KublaiKhan.
KublaiKhanwelcomedMarcoandhisfather.HewasveryhappytomeettwoforeignersandwantedtolearnallaboutEurope.MarcoandhisfatherwereguestsattheEmperor'
sPalace.AlthoughMarcowasyoung,hewasverycleverandcouldalreadyspeakfourlanguages.TheEmperorwasimpressedbyhimandtheybecamefriends.HeaskedMarcotoserveinhiscourtandsenthimtodomanyimportanttasksacrossthecountry.
Marco,inturn,wasamazedbyhowbeautifulandpowerfulChinawas.HewasveryimpressedbyBeijingandtheEmperor'
sPalace,especiallytheSummerPalacewhichhedescribedas“Thegreatestpalacethateverwas...ThewallswerecoveredingoldandsilverandtheHallwassolargeitcouldeasilyseat6,000peoplefordinner.”
TherewereinventionsanddevelopmentsinChinawhichwerenotavailable
inEuropeatthattime.MarcowassurprisedtoseeChinesepeopleusingpapermoneyinthemarkets.InEurope,peoplepaidforgoodswithgoldorsilver.Hecouldnotunderstandhowpeoplecouldpayforfoodandvaluablethingswithpaper!
Hewasalsoconfusedbytheblackstonespeopleusedtoburnforfuel.Theblackstoneswerecoal,butMarcohadneverseencoalbefore!
In1291,after17yearsofservicetotheEmperor,MarcoreturnedtoItaly.Hewasnowaverywealthyman.Notlongafterhisreturn,alocalwarbrokeoutnearhistown.Duringthewar,Marcowasthecaptainofawarshipbutwascaughtbytheenemyandputintoprison.However,MarcowasluckyenoughtomeetanotherprisonerwhoenjoyedlisteningtohisstoriesaboutChina.TheprisonerwasanauthorandhetookdictationwhileMarcotoldallhisstoriestohim.TheprisonerthenwrotethestoriesinabookcalledTheDescriptionoftheWorld,whichbecameoneofthebest-sellingbooksinEurope.
Althoughpeopleen
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