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精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上怎样能快速学英语Before they reached the house, a new great wave came,situation and make sure that all Australian are treated with the respect that they deserve.Many improve new laws have been passed and special council was set up in 1991 to address issues of equality and rights.The country is now heading for a future where cultural diversity is appreciated and celebrated.Working together as one people,Kooris and other Australians hope to heal the wounds of history and build a society where all members are truly equal.Unit 4 Green WorldsREADINGTHE BIRTH OF A SCIENCEBefore the eighteenth century, botany was merely a branch of medicine.Unit then, mostly doctors and surgeons studied herbs.Attempts had been made by others to classify plant species into groups,but the breakthrough came with the work of Carl Linnaeus.Showing how plants were related was a complex and strange thing before Linnaeus developed his system.The idea to give each species two names was not new, but names were not truly fixed and accepted.Some scientists classified plants into herbs and trees,or according to the shape of the fruit, or whether they had flowers or not.But Linnaeus idea of grouping plants in families was unique.In his system the identification of different species was based on the arrangement of the male and female organs in the flowers.As a result, fruits such as peaches and pears are in fact related, although they are different at first sight.Linnaeus system soon conquered the world.In 1759, Linnaeus student, Daniel Solander, traveled to England to promote the new system.In London, Solander developed a lifelong friendship with Joseph Banks,sweeping down trees, and sweeping them down too.They both went down under water.Then Jeff pulled her up.He was standing,holding onto a tree that grew against the wall.Flora's head was above the water but she couldn't stand up.She struggled and struggled,but could not get on her feet.Only his hand was holding her hand.She fought for her life, and finally pulled herself up.Now,the water,which was cold as ice and flowed faster than a river,was above her knees.Jeff and Flora looked into each other's face with a look of fright."Get to the steps!" Jeff shouted.It was only just around the corner:four big steps!She looked at him,but she could not move.When the water seemed to go down a little,they ran.As they got to the steps,and the wall of the house shook.The water flowed around their legs again,but Jeff had opened the hall door.Flora quickly began climbing the stairs.Boom!Another wave struck the house,and a strange cracking noise began.The water moved up like a sea.Flora ran up the stairs.There she stopped,listening to the strange sounds,while the whole house moved.Flora,whose beautiful hair and dress were all cold and wet,started crying."The house is falling down!"shouted Jeff."Where is the chimney?Which room?The chimney will stand."Jeff looked out of the window.Below,the water swept pass the house like a wild river.Tree after tree went down,which must have been three metres deep.The garden that was once so beautiful was completely destroyed,swept away by the wild water.A terrible noise went through the house.A part of the house ad gone down and the loor moved up and down under their feet.For some moments both ere silent."This will stand.This ere will stand.See!That chimney! ike a tower.Yes!All right!All right!"INTEGRATING SKILLS Reading and writingDuring the first week of May I went on a holiday to Sichuan.First,I found some photos of interesting placeswhich were not too far away from Chengdu.I decided to go and see the big Buddha in Leshan and Mount Emei.Next,I called a travel agent whose telephone number I found in a newspaper.He told me that I could go on a two-day trip to Leshan and Emei,which wasn't too expensive.My friends,Xiao Rong and Wei Bin,said they would come with me.We took a few bottles of water,some apples and oranges,which we put into my bag.The next day we got up at five o'clock.First,we went to Leshan,where we climbed all the way up the mountain to see the Buddha.The Buddha is really very big:taller than the highest building in our village.发生;产生失火vt.恐吓 vi.受惊吓n. 灾难;灾祸adv. 最后;终于n.& vt. 援救;营救弗洛拉(女子名)n. 轰鸣;咆哮;怒号vi.& vt.前进;提前 n. 前进;提升prep.在.之上vt. 拖;拖曳把.往上曳vt.努力;挣扎;奋斗 n. 竞争;努力;奋斗站立起来搏斗;斗争;争吵vi.& n. 流动n. 惊骇;吃惊震动;颤抖 vt. 摇动;摇专心-专注-专业