Warming up1The French writer Jules Verne wrote famous books, such as 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in 80 days.法国作家儒勒 · 凡尔纳写了很多著名书籍，比如《海底两万里》和《八十天环游地球》。（ 1 ） Jules Verne 儒勒 · 凡尔纳。法国科学幻想家和冒险小说家。（ 2 ） such as ① like 像；诸如；例如 eg:兰花和报春花之类的野花越来越少了。 Wild flowers such as orchids and primroses are becoming rare.②everything that 凡是 我死后全部财产除了交税以外全部给你。Such as remains after tax will be yours when I die.（ 3 ） league n. ① former measure of distance (about 3 miles or 4.8 km) 里格（旧时长度单位，约 3 英里或 4.8 公里）。 这匹马一天能跑 240 公里。The horse can run 50 leagues a day. ②group of people or countries combined for a particular purpose 联盟；同盟 eg:国际联盟是一个国际组织。The League of Nations is an international organization.No. 2 Try the small science quiz below to see if you know any better. 试试下面的科学小测验，看看你是否了解得多些。any better 更好any adv. 用于疑问句中，与 faster, slower, better 等连用；用于 if/whether 之后 , 在任何程度上；丝毫 我无法跑得更快了。 I can’t run any faster. 你父亲有所好转了吗？Is your father any better? What is the distance from the earth to the moon? 地球到月球的距离是多少？ at a distance （稍）远处，表示一定的距离，这幅画远看就好些。This picture looks better at a distance. in the distance (far away) 在远处，强调距离之远。 他们期望着发现远处敌人的迹象。They were expecting to see in the distance some signs of the enemy. keep sb. at a distance 与某人保持一定距离；不愿与某人亲近 他总是不愿与任何人亲近：He always keeps anyone at a distance. ListeningFill in the chart on the next page and make a sketch of the animal as they saw.填写下一页的图表并按他们看到的动物的样子给那种动物作一个速写。ske...
