Tommy White has been rowing across the Pacific Ocean in a rowboat since he left California on July 10 ,2007. He has been heading for Australia with only birds, fish, and sharks ever since.

Crossing the Pacific is only part of his journey. Tommy has decided to go all the way around the world using his own energy. He will row, bike, walk, and climb the world without help from any motor (马达) at all. His plan includes climbing the tallest peak on six of the continents (大陆) along the way.

For the first part of his trip, he bicycled 5,546 miles from Seattle, Washington to Mount Mckinley in Alaska and back, walked 67 miles to base camp, and climbed 20,320 feet to Mckinley's top. Now in the second part of his dangerous trip, he is rowing to Australia.

Why would he try to go around the world this way? He explains that he wants to encourage kids to dream their dreams and get to their own goals. He wants to show kids that there might be hard parts along the way, and sometimes they might not even get to that final goal. But they can have great adventures and learn a lot along the way.

Tommy has already faced some difficulties. For example, wind and waves keep pushing him westward when he wants to go south toward the Solomon Islands. If his luck doesn’t change, he will cheerfully change his plan, and aim to land at Papua New Guinea. One way or another, he's sure he’ll get to his next goal: Australia.

When his trip around the world takes him across land, he enjoys meeting people — especially children. He has already visited many schools and shared his story.

Tommy encourages all kids to set their eyes on a goal and not to give up. He says, "With goals, we will make progress, and we will be farther along than when we started, even if we don't get to some goals. That's called life! ”

1.How has Tommy decided to go all the way around the world?

2.Which part of his trip is he in now?

3.If his luck doesn’t change, where does he aim to land?

4.What does he enjoy on his trip across land?

5.To Tommy, does life mean struggling for (为… 而奋斗)the goals?

False Bay is South Africa. It is one of the _____ places in the world to see a great white shark. The great white shark is known for its _______ --the largest sharks can grow to six meters in length and over 2,000kilometres in weight. Great white sharks are meat-eaters. They catch large ___ like tuna(金枪鱼),seals(海豹)and even whales. Great white sharks also ____boats. Simon a British researcher, was lucky to get away safely when a shark bit into his boat. About three people are killed each year _____ great white sharks.

The sharks come to hunt 60,000 seals that live in False Bay, In order to find fish, the seals have to cross the deep water of the bay-- this is where the sharks ______. Great white sharks are very good hunters. They wait below the seals and then swim_____and crash into them by surprise at 40 kilometers per hour, killing ______with one bite.

Will a shark attack something that____like food?

Some researchers put a carpet in the shape of a seal ____ . At high speeds the sharks can’t tell the difference.

_____ a shark choose between a plant and a fish?

When scientists put tuna and sea-plant in the water, the shark bites into ___.Even though sharks eat meat, if a plant looks like an animal, the shark attacks.

Will a shark prefer to eat a human or a fish?

When the shark has a choice between humans and tuna, it is the ____that attracts the shark’s attention. Great white sharks clearly prefer fish to humans.

These researchers show that great white sharks are____hunters which will attack anything that looks and acts like a fish. _____ , that means humans can also get bitten by mistake.

1.A. good B. well C. better D. best

2.A. colour B. size C. speed D. shape

3.A. pets B. insects C. sea-animals D. birds

4.A. attack B. protect C. love D. follow

5.A. for B. by C. with D. of

6.A. wait B. rest C. sleep D. play

7.A. around B. along C. down D. up

8.A. us B. you C. it D. them

9.A. looks B. sounds C. smells D. tastes

10.A. on the ground B. in the sky C. in the water D. in the room

11.A. Can B. May C. Must D. Should

12.A. all B. none C. both D. neither

13.A. human B. fish C. sea-plant D. boat

14.A. amazing B. strange C. kind D. dangerous

15.A. Proudly B. Unluckily C. Finally D. Happily

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Canada Geese(加拿大黑雁) are large blue and white birds. When autumn comes, they have to go to the south where the weather is warmer. The winters are so cold in Canada that the birds will die if they stay there.

Last spring(春天), Bill Lishman found sixteen young Canada Geese on his farm. They had lost their parents. Bill thought, "These young birds won't know what to do in the autumn." He had a small plane and he decided to teach the birds to follow him. All through the summer, he went on short trips in his plane and the young geese were after him.

When the cold weather arrived in the autumn, Bill flew to Virginia in the United States, 600 miles south of his home in Canada. The geese followed him all the way. Bill left the geese in Virginia and he returned home.

This spring, Bill was waiting for the birds to come back. They didn't arrive, so Bill flew to Virginia to get them. He looked for them for two weeks but he couldn't find them. When he arrived back home, he found the geese waiting for him. They had found their way home without him!

1.Why do the Canada Geese fly to the south when autumn comes?

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2.Where did Bill find sixteen young geese last spring?

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3.How did Bill go to Virginia?

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4.How long did it take Bill to look for the geese in Virginia?

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5.Did the geese found their way home ?

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