人教英語八上單詞+（聽力+課文）文本+ReadingPlus衡水體字帖Unit4AmazingPlantsandAnimals人教英語八上單詞+（聽力+課文）文本+ReadingPlus衡水體字帖Unit4AmazingPlantsandAnimalsmossredwoodcheetahfoldingfoldingfanbambooyeahpopulargoodnesstoolactuallyshootappearfeelfree(todosth.)landAfricanrosepeonylotusbutterflywingfrogweighkgginkgoprovincetakeawalkconnectconnectedbeconnectedwith/towithoutimaginehoneydisappointedconnectionpollinationpollenactioninfactpercentforthisreasonplanetinordertostorehoneycombcommunicateplayapart(insth.)ecosystemprotectimportancetitlehumanantbehometosb./sth.happinessdisappointmushroomtonroleplayarole(in)peaclimateoceanexcepttinyliveuptolivelytheArcticOceanSectionA,1band1cConversation1Emma:Hi,Yaming.Whatareyoudoing?Yaming:Hi,Emma.I’mstartingtotestonanimalsandplants.Emma:Soundsfun.Let’stakeittogether.Yaming:OK.Firstquestion.What’sthelargestanimalintheworld?Emma:It’sthebluewhale,right?Yaming:Right.It’salsotheheaviestanimalonearth.Nextquestion.Whichanimalrunsthefastest?Emma:Ohwait!Ijustreadaboutit.Thecheetahrunsthefastest.Yaming:Rightagain!AndIthinkit’sthemostbeautifulanimalintheworld.Emma:Icompletelyagreewithyou.Conversation2Yaming:Nowlet’sanswerthequestionsaboutplants.Whatistheoldestplantintheworld?Emma:Hmm,I’mnotsure.Doyouhaveanyidea?Yaming:Well,Ithinkmossisoneoftheoldestplants.Itappearedoneartharound470million

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someday.SectionA,2aand2dElla:Oh,what’sthat,ChenJie?It’ssobeautiful!ChenJie:Thanks.It’safoldingfan.Iboughtitlastyear.Ella:Oh!Ithasapaintingofbambooonit.ChenJie:Yeah.BambooisoneofthemostpopularsubjectsinChinesepaintings.It’sasymbolofgoodnessinChineseculture.Ella:Ididn’tknowthatbefore.So,wheredidyougetthatfan?ChenJie:AttheBambooSeainSichuan,thelargestandoldestbambooforestinChina.IlearnedlotsofinterestingthingswhenIwasthere.Ella:Really?Likewhat?ChenJie:Well,bambooisoneofthefastest-growingplants.Somebamboocangrowalmostonemetreinoneday.Also,it’soneofthemostusefulplantsintheworld.Peoplecanuseittobuildhousesandmaketoolsandinstruments.Ella:Oh,that’sinteresting.Irememberpandaslovetoeatbambootoo,right?ChenJie:Exactly!Actually,weeatbambooshootstoo.They’rereallydelicious.SectionB1bWeCan'tLiveWithoutBeesImagineyougotothesupermarketinyourarea,buttherearealmostnofruits,vegetables,honey,milk,eggs,orchocolate.Howwouldyoufeel?Disappointed?Angry?Sad?Atthismomentyourealizepeople,plants,andanimalsareallconnected.Weneedeachothertolive,andbeesareoneofthebestexamplesofthisconnection.Beesareveryhard-workinganimals,andtheirgreatestworkispollination.Ononetrip,theyoftenvisit50to100flowers.Astheyflyfromoneflowertoanother,theytakepollenwiththem.Thisactionhelpsplantsgrow.Infact,withouttheirwork,about80percentoftheplantsintheworldcannotgrow.Forthisreason,manyscientistsbelievethatbeesarethemostimportantanimalsonthisplanet.Beesarealsooneofthemostinterestinganimalsintheworld.Forexample,theyworkhardtogethertomaketheirhomes.Inordertostorehoney,theycreatehoneycombs.Anotherinterestingthingaboutbeesishowtheycommunicate.Whenabeefindsnewfood,itusesadancetotelltheotherswhereandhowfarawaythefoodis.Beesareanimportantpartoftheecosystemofourplanet.However,thenumberofbeesisdropping,andscientistsareworried.Theyneedourhelp,andthereisalotwecando.Thinkaboutwhatyoucandotoprotectoneofthemostamazinganimalsonearth.ReadingPlusTheBraveHomingPigeon(AdaptedfromErnestSeton'sAnimalHeroes)SomewhereintheAtlanticOcean,1862.Thecaptainsighed.Thiswasthethickestfoghehadeverseen.Theywereover330kilometersfromtheclosestland,sohedidn'tknowwheretogo.TheshipwasonitswaytoEurope.JusttenhoursagotheyleftNewYork,butnowtheenginestoppedworking.Clearly,theyneededhelp!Suddenly,thecaptainrememberedthehomingpigeons.Herantothemquickly,wroteamessageforhelp,andtiedittoBigBlue'sleg.BigBlueflewupandthenreturnedalmostrightaway.Thecaptainbecamemoreworried."Youareourlasthope,littleguy,"saidthecaptainashetiedanotetoArmy,thesmallerandyoungerofthetwopigeons.Thecaptainthrewhimintotheair.Armyflewaroundandaround,higherandhigher.Soon,thebirdwasawayfromtheship,andthecaptaincouldn'tseeArmyanymore."That'sagoodsign,"saidthecaptainwithmorehope.Almost340kilometersaway,Billyheardfast-movingwingscomeintohisbuildingandgostraighttothewaterbowl."Hithere,littleguy.Well,aren'tyouthethirstiestbird!"Billysmiled.Thenhesawthenote.Billyknewwhat