Unit4Dictation:1.千百万年前恐龙就在地球上生活,比人类的出现要早得多.2科学家是根据恐龙骨骼的连接方式做出这种判断的.3没有人确切地知道.4其他人认为地球变得太热,恐龙不能再继续生存了.Answertoquestionsaboutlistening1.Oneofhisfieldswastoodrytogrowcrops.2.Hisfirstideawastodigaditchtobringwatertotheland.3.Becausethecropsontherestofhisfarmbegantodie.4.Hissecondideawastodigawelltogetwaterfromtheground.5.Hetookawaythewaterfromthefarmsofhisfriends.6.Hethoughtaboutcropsthatlikeddrylandandcouldgetthewaterfromtheground.Sohegrewcoconutandlycheetrees.Oncetherewasafarmerwholivedwithhisfamilyonasmallfarm.Hegrewriceandvegetablesandmadealotofmoneyatthemarket.Butoneofhisfieldswastoodrytogrowriceorvegetables.Everyyearitlayemptyandthefarmerworriedabouthowhecouldimprovethispartofhisfarm.“PerhapsIcanmovetheriverandmakethislandgrowcrops,”hethought.Sohetried.Hedugaditchfromtheriversothattheclear,cleanwaterwouldreachhisdryland.Theriverchangeditscourseandthedrylandbecamewetter,buttherestofthefieldsdidnotgetenoughwaterandthecropsbegantoturnyellowanddie.“Ohdear,”thoughtthefarmer,“thatisnottheanswer.”Sohemovedtheriverbacktoitsoldcourse.“PerhapsIcandigawell,”hethought,“andthatwillmakethelandgrowcrops.”Sohedugadeepwell.Thewaterthatcameupfromthewellwasclearandcleanandmadethedrylandwetandreadytogrowcrops.Butthefarmer’sneighbourscamerunningtoseehim,“Youaretakingourwater.Ithasdisappearedfromourwells•sinceyoudugyours.”Theysaid,“Ifyoucontinuetodothatweshallhavenocropsforourselves.”“Ohdear,”thoughtthefarmer,“thatisnottheanswer.”Sohestoppedgettingwaterfromthewell.•Thenhenoticedabeautifulbird.“Whynotgrowtreeshere?”itsaid,“Thereisalotofwaterdeepunderthegroundfortreestogrow.Webirdswillbehappytorestinthetrees.Youcanhaveacropofcoconutsorlychees.Everybodywillbehappy,”Sothefarmerdidasthebirdsuggested.Everyyearthetreesgrewtallerandthefruitgrewlargerandmoreplentiful.Thefarmergrewrichandeveryyearthereweremorebeautifulbirdstobeseenonhisfarm.Hebecamefamousandpeoplecamefromnearandfartoseehistreesandthebeautifulbirds.Everybodywasindeedhappy!SuggestedanswertoExercise2.Ithinkthemessageofthestoryisthatyoumustpaygreatattentiontotheenvironment.Youcan’tpushyourownideasthatmaynotfitwiththeenvironment.Youneedtodiscoverwhatworksbesttokeeptheanimalsandpeoplehappy.Readingquestions:1.WhatdidBritainandChinaworktogethertodo?Why?2.WhydidtheMiluDeerdisappearfromChina?3.What’sthenameoftheparkthatthefirstMiludeerwassentto?4.BritainhelpedChinabybringingbacktheMiludeertoshowwhat?TobringtheMiludeerbacktoChina.ToshowtheirfriendshiptoChinapeople.MiludeerwereoftenhuntedforfoodorsportinMingandQingdynastymanyofthemwerekilled.ItiscalledNanhaiziMiluPark.Toshowtheirfriendshipandunderstandingtochina.InformationforresearchintomiludeerAppearanceofMiludeerFeaturesofMiludeerReasonsfordisappearanceMiludeerinBritainHowtheyreturnedPresentsituationValueofthecooperationLikeotherdeerbutwithlargehornsLivetogether,eatgrassandtreebranches;likecool,wetweatherOver-huntedandkilledLivedhappilyandnumberincreasedIn1985thegovernmentofChinaaskedforsometobereturnedtoChinaGreatincreaseinnumberandseveralMiluDeercentreshavebeensetupAnincreaseinthefriendshipbetweenChinaandBritain.Discussion:Whatcanyoulearnafteryoureadthispassage?
