河北加拿大版初中英语读物--Unit 7

Unit 7
[00:03.29]Know Your WorldAustralia
[00:08.75]Australia is a country and island continentin the southwest Pacific Ocean.
[00:16.51]It is the world's smallest continent.
[00:20.87]How big is Australia?The continent is almost 7.5 million square kilometres.
[00:29.52]What countries are in Australia?
[00:33.78]Australia is the only continent in the world with only one country in it.
[00:41.82]What country?
[00:44.85]Australia,of course!How many people live in Australia?
[00:51.20]About 20 million people live in Australia.
[00:56.24]About 300,000 of them are "aborigines,"
[01:02.01]Australia's native population.
[01:06.06]The other people have European and Asian ancestors¹.
[01:11.92]What languages do they speak?The main language is English.
[01:18.39]There are also many native languages.
[01:22.83]What are the main geographical² features of Australia?
[01:28.40]The Great Barrier³ Reef⁴ is in northeast Australia.
[01:34.28]It is the world's largest coral⁵ reef.
[01:38.72]The Murray River is the longest of all Australian rivers.
[01:44.49]The world's second-largest desert is in the western half of the continent.
[01:50.55]What are the biggest cities in Australia?
[01:55.30]Australia's largest cities are Sydney and Melbourne.
[02:02.07]Your "ancestors" come before you in your family.
[02:07.71]South America South America is the fourth-largest continent in the world.
[02:14.95]How big is South America?
[02:18.61]The continent covers almost 17,819,000 square kilometres.
[02:26.55]What countries are in South America?
[02:30.60]There are twelve countries in South America:Argentina,Bolivia,
[02:37.44]Brazil,Chile,Colombia,Ecuador,Guyana,Paraguay,Peru,Suriname,
[02:46.19]Uruguay and Venezuela.The biggest country is Brazil:
[02:52.85]it has the biggest area and the biggest population.
[02:58.21]How many people live in South America?More than 300 million people.
[03:05.86]Some countries have mostly European populations.
[03:11.11]Some have mostly native populations.
[03:15.58]Many people in South America have African ancestors.
[03:21.51]What languages dothey speak?Spanish,
[03:26.24]Portuguese and many native languages.
[03:30.70]What are the main geographical features of South America?
[03:35.95]The Amazon River is the second-longest river in the world.
[03:41.52]The Andes Mountains lie near the Pacific Ocean.
[03:46.77]Mount⁶ Aconcagua in Argentinais the highest mountain in North or South America.
[03:54.63]Lake Titicaca is the largest lake on the continent.
[04:00.09]What are the biggest cities in South America?
[04:04.53]South America has two of the biggest cities in the world:
[04:09.86]Sao Paulo in Brazil and Buenos Aries in Argentina.
[04:15.82]AfricaAfrica is the world's second-largest continent.
[04:22.06]How big is Africa?Africa covers more than 30 million square kilometres.
[04:29.51]What countries are in Africa?
[04:33.35]There are more than fifty,including Egypt,Sudan,
[04:39.22]Ethiopia,Kenya,Zimbabwe,South Africa,Mozambique, Nigeria and Morocco.
[04:48.68]In area,the biggest country is Sudan,in northeastern Africa.
[04:56.05]In population,the biggest country is Nigeria.
[05:01.09]How many people live in Africa?About 700 million people.
[05:07.85]Most people are native to Africa.What languages do they speak?
[05:14.72]Arabic,English,French,Portuguese and hundreds of native languages.
[05:22.66]What are the main geographical features of Africa?
[05:27.63]The Nile River is the world's longest river.
[05:32.49]The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the world.
[05:38.05]Lake Victoria is the second-largest freshwater lake in the world.
[05:44.42]Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania,is the tallest mountain in Africa.
[05:50.96]It is near the equator⁷,but there is ice on Mount Kilimanjaro all year
[05:57.90]What's the equator?The equator runs around the middle of the Earth.
[06:04.56]What are the biggest cities in Africa?The largest cities in Africa are Lagos,
[06:12.11]Cairo and Kinshasa.
[06:15.95]Ocean SunsetCrashing waves on the beachBlue as far as the eye can see
[06:24.81]Sun light dances on the water
[06:28.94]The sun begins its descentThe trees blow in the gentle breeze⁸
[06:36.17]Their shadows stretch out on the sandThe sunset's colours dance on the horizon⁹
[06:44.72]The sun falls into the sea of blue Going,
[06:49.44]going,gone--adapted from a poem by SheenaAdamson,
[06:57.59]Grade EightA trip to AfricaHi!
[07:06.06]I'm Irfan.I'm the guy who likes social studies and travelling!
[07:12.22]Last summer,I went to Africa with my family.We went for three-and-a-half weeks.
[07:19.88]Why did we go?Because my mum and dad come from east Africa.
[07:26.43]They wanted to see it again.
[07:29.88]They also wanted to show Africa to my sister and me.
[07:35.24]We went to a special park in east Africa called Masia Mara.
[07:41.11]The park has many wild animals.We saw lions,elephants,
[07:47.77]giraffes,zebras,cheetahs and many other animals.
[07:54.25]We were going to camp in the park,but it was too scary¹¹.
[07:59.40]There were too many wild animals.
[08:03.24]So we stayed in a hotel and drove¹² to the park every day.
[08:08.80]One day,we went to a village.It was interesting,
[08:14.37]but the people were very poor.I don't think they were very healthy.
[08:20.01]Was the food in Africa different?Not really.
[08:25.18]We had lots of food I knew from home, like rice and meat.In some hotels,
[08:32.31]we had a North America breakfast,but in other hotels,we had Indian food.
[08:39.16]I like Indian food--my mother cooks it all the time.
[08:44.41]Would I go to Africa again?Yes!I would love to go back.
[08:51.25]It was a good holiday because I learned¹³ a lot.
[08:55.80]I didn't just sit on the beach!Jenny:A guy is a boy or a man.
[09:03.06]Danny:What's a zebra?A zebra looks like a horse,
[09:08.41]but it's black and white.A cheetah¹⁰ is a kind of big cat.
[09:16.17]It can run very fast!Brian:Indian food is food from the country of India.
[09:24.11]India is in Asia, not Africa!
 

1 ancestors   

n.祖先( ancestor的名词复数 )；祖宗；原型；（动物的）原种

参考例句：

• His ancestors had come to America from Ireland. 他的祖先从爱尔兰来到美国。
• The custom of worshipping ancestors is prevalent among these people. 崇拜祖先的风俗在这些人中是普遍的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 geographical   

adj.地理的；地区(性)的

参考例句：

• The current survey will have a wider geographical spread.当前的调查将在更广泛的地域范围內进行。
• These birds have a wide geographical distribution.这些鸟的地理分布很广。

3 barrier   

n.栅栏，障碍，壁垒，关卡

参考例句：

• You must show your ticket at the barrier.你在关卡处必须出示许可证。
• The driver jumped a horse over a barrier.骑手骑马跳过障碍。

4 reef   

n.礁，礁石，暗礁

参考例句：

• The ship and its crew were lost on the reef.那条船及船员都触礁遇难了。
• The ship was wrecked on a coral reef.这条船在珊瑚暗礁上撞毁了。

5 coral   

n.珊瑚；adj.珊瑚色的，珊瑚红的

参考例句：

• Kate is wearing a coral necklace.凯特戴着一条珊瑚项链。
• The ship was wrecked on a coral reef.这条船在珊瑚暗礁上撞毁了。

6 mount   

n.山峰，乘用马，框，衬纸；vi.增长，骑上（马）；vt.提升，爬上，装备

参考例句：

• Their debts continued to mount up.他们的债务不断增加。
• She is the first woman who steps on the top of Mount Jolmo Lungma.她是第一个登上珠穆朗玛峰的女人。

7 equator   

n.赤道，（平分球形物体的面的）圆

参考例句：

• Singapore is near the equator.新加坡位于赤道附近。
• The United States is north of the equator.美国位于赤道以北。

8 breeze   

n.微风；轻而易举的事；vi.来去匆匆，急速走

参考例句：

• A little breeze is blowing in from the window.微风从窗户里吹进来。
• The clouds are pale and a light breeze is blowing.云淡风轻。

9 horizon   

n.地平线，地平；眼界，见识

参考例句：

• The sun rises above the horizon.太阳升起在地平线上。
• He descried an island far away on the horizon.他看到遥远的地平线上有个岛屿。

10 cheetah   

n.(动物)猎豹

参考例句：

• The cheetah is generally credited as the world's fastest animal.猎豹被公认是世界上跑得最快的动物。
• The distribution of the cheetah ranges from Africa to Central Asia.印度豹的足迹遍及从非洲到中亚的广大地区。

11 scary   

a.引起惊慌的；害怕的

参考例句：

• What animal do you think is the most scary?你认为什么动物最可怕？
• Are you afraid of scary movies?你害怕恐怖电影吗？

12 drove   

vbl.驾驶，drive的过去式；n.畜群

参考例句：

• He drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour.他以每小时60英里的速度开车。
• They drove foreign goods out of the market.他们把外国货驱逐出市场。

13 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。