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64.Hasthewriterbeentoarealrainforest?

65.Weretheremanyleavesorflowersontheground?

66.Whatdidthewriterseeabovehishead?

67.Whydidthewriterwalkquicklyandcarefullyoutoftheforest?

68.Howdoesthewriterthinkofrainforests?

第二天

IfyoudriveinNewZealand,itisnecessaryforyoutotakealittletimetolearntheroadrules—foryourownandothers’safety.Thereareafewthingsthatyoumightfinddifferentfromdrivinginyourcountry.Here’ssomeinformationtohelpmakeyourdrivingexperienceinNewZealandasafeandenjoyableone.

Keepleft

InNewZealand,traffictravelsontheleft-handsideoftheroadandthedriversitsontherightofthecar.Whenyouareturning,youshouldbecarefultothe

leftside.Remembertokeepyoureyesontheroadahead.Itiseasytodraw

yourattentiontothebeautifulpartsinNewZealand.

Crossing‘GiveWay’rule

Ifyou’returning,givewaytoallcarsthatarenotturning.

Inallothersituations,givewaytocarscrossingorcomingfromyourright.

Onelane（行车道）bridges

ManyroadsinNewZealandhaveonelanebridgesonthem.Atonelanebridges,carstravellinginonedirectionmustgivewaytocarsgoingintheotherdirection.

Anyofthesigns（标志）shownintheleftpicturemeanthatyouarecomingtoaonelanebridge.Slowdownandcheckfortrafficcomingtheotherway.Thesmallerarrowshowswhichdirectionhastogiveway.

Animalsontheroad

Watchoutforfarmanimalsontheroad,especiallyinthecountryside.Whenyouseethem,pleaseslowdown.Youmayneedtostopandlettheanimalsgopastyouormoveslowlyupbehindandfollowthefarmer’sinstructions.

Seatbelts

Itisalawthatallthedriversmustweartheirseatbelts.Ifyouarecaughtnotwearingyourseatbelt,youwillbefined.

Moreinformation

Informationonroadsafety,includingtheNewZealandRoadCodeareavailable（可得到的）bygoingtowww.nzta.govt.nzorbyphoningNewZealandTransportAgency0800699000orvisitaa.co.nz.

64.DoestraffictravelontheleftsideoftheroadinNewZealand?

65.WhatshoulddriversdowhentheyseethesightsinPicture3whiledriving?

66.Whendodriversneedtofollowthefarmer’sinstructions?

67.HowmanyroadrulesinNewZealandarementioned?

68.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

第三天

RedRibbonWeekisheldeveryyear,usuallyduringthelastweekofOctober.Itstartedwithapoliceofficernamed“Kiki”Camarena.HewassenttoMexicoinordertoinvestigate（调查）aMexicandrugcompanyandstayedthereforfourandahalfyears.Hiseffortshelpedputastoptoseveralmajordrugmakingcompanies.Sothebosseswantedtomurderthemenwhobroughtthemdown.WhenCamarenalefthisofficeforalunchdatewithhiswifeonFebruary7,1985,acardroveupandkidnapped（绑架）him,andamonthlaterhewaskilled.Atthattimehewasonly37yearsold.

Shortlyafterhisdeath,peopleinCamarena’stownbeganwearingredribbonsinhishonor.ThenCamarena’shighschoolfriend,HenryLozano,startedCamarenaClub.Hundredsofpeoplejoinedtheclubandpromisedtobedrug-freeinordertohonorthedeathofCamarena.Andthenschoolsinseveralstatesbegantojoinin.Now,attheendofeveryOctober,millionsofAmericanswearredribbonsinmemoryof“Kiki”Camarena.So,in1988,thefirstnationalRedRibbonWeekwasfoundedinAmerica.

RedRibbonWeekhasbecomethelargestdrugeducationandpreventionorganizationintheUnitedStates.Itencouragescommunitiestostandupagainstdrugsanditencourageschildrentomakeapromisenottotakedrugsintheirlife.

64.IsRedRibbonWeekheldattheendofOctoberinAmerica?

65.Howlongdid“Kiki”CamarenastayinMexico?

66.Whatdid“Kiki”Camarenadothere?

67.WhydopeoplewearredribbonduringRedRibbonWeek?

68.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?

第四天

Soifyou’retoobusy,maybeit’stimeyousloweddownandenjoyedamealwithafriend.Therehasbeenanewtrend（趋势）infoodrecently—gettingawayfromfastfoodandmovingtoward“slowfood”.

Foryears,thepaceoflifewasincreasingformostpeople.Theyweretoobusytocook.Thetroubleincludingbuying,preparingandcleaningupafteramealwasbecomingmorebotherthanitwasworthclearly.Luckily,thereweresmartbusinesspeoplewhotookthechancetoprovidea“fast”waytodealwiththeproblem.Almostovernight,youcoulddropbythesupermarketandbuycompletemealsinpackages.Allyouhadtodowastoheatitandyoucouldbeeatingadeliciousmealin5minutes.Justaddsalt.

Stilltooslow?

OK,justdriveyourcaruptothefast-foodrestaurant,orderyourmealandwithin2minutesitwillbehandedovertoyouwithsalt.

Theproblemishealth.Fastfoodhasmuchmoreoil,saltandemptycaloriesandfarlessvitaminsthanfoodfreshlypreparedathome.Andso,sincepeoplehavealwayswantedtolivelongerandhealthier,asmallbutgrowingpopulationischoosingnotonlyfreshfood,butalsoorganically（有机）grownfood—foodthathasn’tbeengrownwithchemicalfertilizers（化肥）.

Anotherreasonforchangesineatinghabitsisundoubtedlysocial.Overthecenturies,mealtimeshavebeenusedtovisit,laughandlearn.Thatdoesn’tfitwithtoday’slifestyleandmanypeoplearelookingforwaystoreturntothat.GoodbyeMcDonald’s.

Finally,there’ssomethingspecialaboutplanningyourmeal,buyingjusttherightingredients（原料）andseeingsomethingonyourtablethatlooksjustlikethepictureinyourrecipebook（菜谱）.Soifyou’retoobusy,maybeit’stimeyousloweddownandenjoyedamealwithafriend.

64.Dosomepeoplebegintoenjoy“slowfood”?

65.Whydidpeoplestarteatingfastfood?

66.Wherecanpeoplegetamealintwominutes?

67.Whatismeantby“GoodbyeMcDonald’s”?

68.Whataretheadvantagesoffoodpreparedathome?

第五天

TheInternethasbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsinourlife.TheInternetisalarge,worldwidecollectionofcomputernetworks.Anetworkisasmallgroupofcomputersputtogether.TheInternetismanydifferentnetworksfromallovertheworld.ThesenetworksarecalledtheInternet.OnceyouhavelearnedtousetheInternet,youcanhavealotofinterestsintheWorldWideWeb.Atthesametimeyouwillfinditishelpfulandyourlifeisfarmoreinterestingthanbefore.

ToknowtheInternet,wearesupposedtoknowtheWorldWideWeb.

TheWorldWideWebhasbeenthemostpopulardevelopmentoftheInternet.Itislikeabigelectronicbookwithmillionsofpages.Thesepagesarecalledhomepages.Youcanfindinformationaboutalmostanythingintheworldonthesepages.Forexample,youcanusetheInternetinsteadofalibrarytofindinformationforyourhomework.Youcanalsofindinformationaboutyourfavoritesportsorfilmstars,talktoyourfriendsorevendosomeshoppingontheInternet.Mostpageshavewords,picturesandevensoundormusic.

E-mailisatoolpeopleoftenusethroughtheInternet.

Ane-mailisawaytosendmessagestoothers.It'

smuchquickerandcheaperthansendingaletter.Ifyouwanttosende-mails,youmusthaveane-mailaddress.Thisaddressmusthavelettersanddots（点）andan“@”（meaning“at”）.Thisiswhatanaddresslookslike:

Emily@star.net.Writeamessage,typeintheperson'

se-mailaddress,andthensendthemessageontheInternet.Peopledon'

thavetousestamps,envelopesorgotothepostofficesincetheinventionoftheInternet.

Quick,easyandinteresting--that'

stheInternet!

64.IstheInternetoneofthemostimportantpartsinourlifenow?

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65.Whatisanetwork?

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66.WhatistheWorldWideWeblike?

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67.Whydopeopleprefersendingane-mailtopostingaletter?

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68.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

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第六天

Howmanytextmessages（短信）doyousendaday?

10,50orover100?

Nowsendingtextmessagesispartofourlives.Buthowdoestextingaffectoureverydaylives?

Accordingtoastudy,youngpeopleprefertext-messagingtotalkwithfriendsnomatterwheretheyare.Theyevenwanttodoitunderthenosesofparentsandteachers.Itseemsthatsometeenagersjustcan’tstoptexting.Thiscouldbebadfortheirstudiesandhealth.Forexample,Ann,a16-year-oldgirlfromNewYork,lostfeelinginherhandsaftersendingover100textsadayfromhermobilephone.Shewillhavetohavesurgery（外科手术）on