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Unit1TheKingoftheSpidersReadingParas.1-10(Pages8-10)Thetarantulaisakilledhunterandatoughsurvivor,whohasexperienced25millionyearsofevolution.Westthinksthatpeoplearebiasedagainstthetarantulasthoughthesecreaturesarenotfrightening.Thereisalargenumberofdifferenttypesoftarantulas.Thetarantulacanjumpincrediblyquicklytocatchitspreys.Thehabitatsofthetarantulasaregenerallyscarilydarkandisolated.Althoughitisnotenjoyabletovisitthehabitatsofthetarantulas,Westfindsitirresistible.Toseehisfavoritecreatures,WesthastoleavehishomeinCanadafortheFrenchGuianarainforest.Thetarantulaiswellknownforbeingcreepyandhairy.People'sbiasedimpressionagainstthetarantulasaregeneratedbysometelevisionandsciencefictionmovies.Thetarantulasseemcomfortablebeingclosetopeoplebecausetheycannotdistinguishhumanfromtrees.Unit2KoalasReadingpara.1-5,7-9,11(p.24-27)1.Everyoneinthegroupoflawyersandconservationscientistsislookinguptotheforestcanopy.1.2.Thekoala'ssurvivalprospectsarenotlookingverygood.Accordingtotheexpert,thekoala'sfuturehasnohope.2.Koalasarefoundtobecutebysomanypeople,bothyoungandold.Tabartwantstoconvincethegovernmentrepresentativesthatkoalalegislationdoesnotneedtobecomplex.AmericanconservationscientistshavecometoAustraliatohelp.Koalaisatypeofmammal,calleda“marsupial”,andhavestomachpocketsinwhichmotherscarrytheiryoung.Inthelasttwohundredyearssincepeoplehavebeentheplace,theyhaveclearedabouteightypercentofkoalahabitat.EightypercentofthekoalasinAustralianowliveonprivateland.9.Ifwewantsomethingforfuturegenerations,wemustmakesomeconcessions.10.Koalas'habitatineasternAustraliaisbeingradicallyreducedinsomeareas.Unit3TheExcitingStreetsofBarcelonaReadingPara.1-10(43)LocalsandthosejustvisitingBarcelonaknowtheRamblasintimately,whichisoneofthemostfamousstreetsintownandameetingplaceforpeopleofdifferentages.BothvisualartistsandmusiciansfindinspirationintheRamblas.TheRamblas,whichisthreequartersofamile,isadynamicplace,andpeoplefromeverycorneroftheglobeoftengatherheretoenjoytheatmosphere.SomeresidentsofBarcelonadon'twastetheirtimeathomebecausesomeofthemostexistingthingsinBarcelonahappeninthestreetswithoutorganizationinadvance.AnexcitingcreativeenvironmentisprovidedbytheculturalmixoftheRamblasfortheartistsandentertainersfromallovertheworld.EntertainmentexistseverywhereinBarcelonawhichisacenterforentertainmentinEuropeandintheworld.SpontaneityandnoseparationbetweenartandlifearethetwocharacteristicswhichmakelivinginBarcelonaveryentertaining.WhatmakestheRamblasdifferentfromotherstreetsinEuropeancitiesisthatitislivelyatalmostanymomentoftheday.Amusicianmakesanexplanationforthedifferencebetweenplayingonthestreetandperforminginapublicplace.Besidessinginganddancing,thevisualenvironment,suchastheflowershopsandthecolorfulpavingstones,makesthecityinterestingaswell.Unit4TheHiddenTreasuresofEgyptAccordingtothedescriptionofDr.Hawass,TheEgyptianshadthefirstplasticsurgeryinhistory.AstheSecretaryGeneraloftheSupremeCouncilofAntiquities,Dr.Hawassisultimatelyresponsibleforthemuseum.ElHamSalahisoneoftheemployeesworkingatthepreparationforthenewexhibitionandshe'sbeenworkingasamuseumcuratorfor15years.AlargenumberofEgypt'sgreatesthistoricdiscoverieslieindowntownCairo.Dr.Hawassthinksthatthemanwiththeartificialtoeprobablybelieveintheafterlife.Theivorypaletteintheshapeofafishwasusedformixingpowdersandbeautyaids3000yearsago.ThestatueofanimportantpriestuKai"wasdiscoveredbyDr.Hawassin1999.Thehiddentreasuresstoredinthmuseum'sbasementwillbedisplayedinthenewexhibition.ThebasementoftheEgyptianMuseumisvastnetworkofundergroundpassagesfilledwithartifacts.Manyofthetreasuresarerecordedinthepagesofthemuseum'srecordbookswhicharefallingapart.Unit5DinosaurBuilderReadingPara.8-16(75)Puttingadinosaurskeletontogetherisanaturalversionofaconstructionproject,butoneinwhicheverythingmustfittogetherlikeagiantjigsawpuzzle.Theprocessofcreatingartificialbonesisfullydescribedinthreesteps.ThebuildersinMay*sworkshopalsohelpscientistssolvethemysteriesandcontroversiessurroundingtheancientcreatures*appearanceandbehavior.Theworkdonebythedinosaurbuildersenablespeopletowalkintothehistoryofdinosaurs.Thebuildersloveandrespecttheirworkofconstructingandmountingtheseancientbeasts.Peopleemploythetechnicaldrawingsoffossilsandofthedinosaursasguidestorecreatetheskeletalcomponentsoftheanimal.Cost,weightandpreservationaretheadvantagesofusinganartificialbone.Peoplehavetocombinesciencewithartinordertobeagooddinosaurbuilder.Thepositioningofthedinosaursiscoveredindetailwhenondisplay.Adinosaurbuilderwiththebackgroundexperienceofblacksmithtalksabouttheskillstoconstructdinosaurs.Unit6SnakeDetectiveReadingpara.1/4/5/7/8/11/14/17/19/20(p.86-91)Whenthesnakeparkisintrouble,SheikhAmeral-Suleimanifeelsfrustrated.GerryismostconcernedaboutwhysomanysnakeshavediedwhenhetalkstotheSheikhonthephone.Analbinopythonistheonlyremainingsnakeinthepark.AccordingtoGerry,theenclosuresandthestaffoftheparkarethemaincausesofdeathforallthesesnakes.TheSoutheastAsiansnakeexpertscommittedanoffence.GerryandMuhammadprepareamoreappropriatefoodforthenewsnakes.Muhammadhasaspecialwaytoreleasethepainwhenheisbittenbyaharmlesssnake.Gerryshowstheparkstaffhowtohandlethedangerousreptilessafelyashereleasesandcatchesoneofthethingreensnakes.Gerrymanagestoplacetwodozendangeroussnakesintotheirnewenclosuressafely,whileMuhammadisn'tsolucky.Thenewsnakeshipmentlacksantivenom.Unit7Unit7CanyakingAdventureReadingPara.30-38(111)TheyhaveachievedtheirgoalofchallengingTroublanc,andthey'vewon.SetWarrenconcludesthattheircanyakingwassuccessful.SethWarrensaysthedropwillbeeasierbecausethere*sonlyoneway.Thefirstbraveadventurergoesdownwithhiskayak,andhisdropisagreatsuccess.TheReunionIslandlocalsdoubtedthecanyakerscouldreachtheirgoal,buttheydidit.Selzniksaystheteam'ssuccessisduetothefactthattheycancoordinatewell.Allthegroupmembershaveawonderfultimehiking,hayaking,anddescendingthroughthecanyon.Thesefiveyoungmenhavetestedthemselvesinthemostdaringcircumstances,andhavebecomewinners.Thesemenmakethesportofcanyakinglookeffortlessandeasy.LocalresidentChristopheChaumeissurprisedbywhattheteamhasachievedwhilecanyaking.Unit8SpaceWalkReadingPara.1-9(123)Speciallydesignedspacesuitscanprotectastronautseffectivelyfromthehostileenvironmentofspace.Shortlyafterastronautsgobacktoearth,theirspaceadaptationsyndromewillgraduallydisappear.ThefirstspacewalkmadebySovietastronautAlekseiLeonovwasnotonlyexciting,butalsodangerous.TheAmericanastronauttookspacewalkinthesameyearastheSovietastronaut,butWhite'swalklastedlonger.Mostillnessesinspacehappenbecausethehumanbodyreactsdifferentlytotheenvironmentinouterspace.Spaceisahostileenvironment,forlackofairpressure,nooxygen,vasttemperaturedifferencesandradiation.Astronautsusuallyworkinpairsinspacelestoneshouldfloatoutintospace.Withspaceships,spacesuitsandotherscientificinventions,ithasbeenpossibleforpeopletoexploretheouterspace.Thepurposeofthe1965spacewalkswastoseeifthehumanbodycouldsurviveinspace.Spacewalkingastronautshavetodealwithchallengescausedbyweightlessnessandsufferfrom“puffyfacesyndrome".Unit9TheAmazingHumanBodyReadingPara.3-15Aspecializedbodyfunctioncanbeperformedbyacollectionofsimilarcellsgroupedtogether.Despitethesmallsize,theheartisthestrongestmuscleandoneoftheprincipalorgansinthehumanbody.Thefirststepofthedigestionprocessistotakeabiteoffood.Thesmallestpartofthehumanbodyiscell,whichisinvolvedinallactivitiesofthehumanbody.Theheartandthelungscanbecomparedtotheengineofamachine,whichsupplyenergytothebodywithoutstopping.Inspiteofthegreatpower,thebrainlookslikeanoldfruitwiththelinedsurfaceandstrangeshape.Mostnutrientsareabsorbedintothebloodstreaminthesmallintestineandwasteproductsaresentoutofthebodythroughthelargeintestine.Turningfoodintomoleculesthatcanbeabsorbedthroughoutthebodyisthejobofthedigestivesystem.Somebodyactivities,suchasheartrate,respiration,anddigestion,areunconsciouslycontrolledbythebrain.Thegeneticmixingcauseseachhumanbeingborntobeunique.Unit10SavingtheAmazonTogetherReadingpara.2/3/4/10/14/15/19/20/21/(p.148-153)AnidealwayfortheexpeditionteamtotravelthroughAmazonforestsisbywater.ItisurgenttoprotecttheAmazonforestsandthusanexpeditionteamhasformedtoconservetherainforests.Hydraulicminingisatypicalwayofmininggold.TheAmazonisnotconsideredaheavenforwildlife,andtheAmazonrainforestsareunderthreatat

present.Theauthoritiestrytoseekunderstandingandcooperationwiththelocalpeoplesoftheregion.TheAmazonrainforestsareatriskduetotheillegallogging.Discontinuingillegalgoldminingintherainforestsismoreimportantthanotherthings.Avariedgroupofpeople,fromdifferentplacesandorganizationsareunitedbyagoalofsavingtherainforests.Theexpeditionteammetagreathindrancewhentheytravelledthroughtherainforests.Mercurypollutionwilllikelyhavemuchlongerandmoredan