① Tian Yi Pavilion (天一阁) is in the center of the city. Xu Zheng wants to write a report about the history of Ningbo. He needs to go to Tian Yi Pavilion to look for some information (信息). There is a bus station near his home.          

②Wang Hao Lives in Shanghai. He likes travelling (旅游). So he is going to Beijing. He'd like to get there quickly. He is sure he will have fun in Beijing.               

③This month Yuan Fang will visit her grandparents in her hometown (家乡). It's about 1,000 kilometers away. Yuan Fang wants to get there in 10 hours. And she can enjoy the sights (风景) along the way.        

④Guo Jing likes taking photos. She likes the photos of rivers and mountains best. She is very happy that her parents will take her to the Three Gorges (三峡). She wishes she can take many photos when they're travelling on the water.           

    Xitang is an ancient water town in Jiashan Country, Zhejiang Province. It is close to Shanghai. Since some scenes of the movie Mission: Impossible Ⅲ were filmed there, it has become very popular, both at home and abroad. More and more tourists from Western countries add this town to their "must — see" lists(列表)when they are traveling in Shanghai and Hangzhou.

    Xitang is a quiet town. You will feel very relaxed in this water town, and be surprised by its beauty. Along the river, over 10,000 people live in the old buildings built during the Ming and Qing dynasties, Most of them run gift shops and provide service for tourists here.

    Somethings special inⅪtang

    Ancient Lanes(小巷)

    There are 122 lanes ill Xitang. long and short, wide and narrow(狭窄的). No matter from which point you start, you can find and other place in the town. It's amazing, isn't it？

    Button(纽扣)Museum

    Xitang mikes all kinds of buttons. Button Museum is on the west street in xitang and it has a collection of over 1,000 buttons through the ages.

    Xiyuan Garden

    Xitang Garden is similar to other classic gardens in the south of China. It has trees, flowers, towers, bridges, lakes and waterfalls.

    The Grand Canyon(科罗拉多大峡谷) is a large river canyon in Arizona. It is over220 miles long and over a mile deep in some places. Its widest point is 18 miles wide. The canyon is considered one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.

    Over millions of years, the Colorado River wore away rocks as it passed through the area. Slowly, the river made the path deeper and deeper. Now, the canyon is surrounded by steep walls on either side, while the river continues to flow at the bottom of the canyon.

    Besides its large size, the Grand Canyon is also known for its magnificent colors. The canyon is made of layers of rock(岩层), and each layer of rock has a different depth and color. Geologists have identified almost 40 different layers of rock exposed by the rivers erosion.

    The climate in canyon area is primarily desert, with both high and low temperatures. The upper rims of the canyon often receive snowfall. The air quality is usually very high, although dust storms and smoke from fires can change the air.

    The Grand Canyon is home to a variety of plants and animals. Plants range from various species of cactuto pine forests. Many types of animals live in the area, including the bald eagle, bobcats, bats and gila monsters. Six different kinds of rattlesnakes have been found in the area.

    Today, the canyon is part of the Grand Canyon National Park. About five million tourists visit the park each year.

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    Eaten any wood today? You may have! And you possibly brushed your teeth with it and you are even dressed with wood. You might know that paper is made from wood. But we get a lot more from trees than paper! In fact, more than 5,000 wood products make our lives better each day. It's true! From toothpaste to photo film, wood products are all around us.

    Wood resin(树脂) is one of many chemicals we get from trees. When a tree gets hurt, resin will form as a protective(保护性的) coating around the wound to stop the insect. People collect the resin and use it to produce paint, glue and soap.

    There are also tree-based chemicals in many of the foods we eat and drink. Some of these chemicals are used to add colours to soft drinks, others to keep food from going bad too quickly. For example, snack food, milk shake and ice creams can be made with cellulose (纤维素) from trees.

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