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1、Module1WhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongapath.Intheeast,theskywasbecominglight,butbesidethepath,itwasstillverydark.Iknewitwasthere,buttherewasnothingtosee.Afteraboutakilometer,astrangerappearedinfrontofme.“AmIgoingtherightway?”Ia
2、sked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing.“yes,”hereplied,“you’llgetthereinfiveminutes.”Finally,Icametosomerock,andstopped.Ilookedcarefullyoverthem,butitwasstilltoodarktoseeanything.Suddenly,thecloudsclearedandtherainstopped.Thesunrosebehindmeandbeyondtherocks.Isawthatthegroundfellawayanddowntoariver,fa
3、rbelowme.IwasontheedgeoftheGrandCanyon,oneofthewondersofthenaturalworld.IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiverabout2,000metresbelowme.Ifyouputthethreetallestbuildingsintheworldatthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwon’treachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Howfarisit?It’s20kilometres,m
4、aybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyondisappearedintothedistance...over400kilometreslong.TheGrandCanyonisnotjustbig.It’shuge!Thatmorningontheedgeofthecanyon,Iaskedmyselfaquestion.It’snot“howdeepisit?”or“howwideisit?”or“howlongisit?”but“IstheGrandCanyonthegre
5、atestwonderanywhereinthenaturalworld?”Iknowtheanswer.Butwhatdoyouthink?Module2Myfavouritegreatbookistheadventuresoftomsawyerbymarktwain.TomliveswithhisauntPollyinthequietstreetsofStPetersburg,Missouri.He’salivelyandcleveryoungboy,andhefindshimselfinmanyexcitingadventures.Herunsawaywithhi
6、stwofriends,HuckFinnandJoe,toanislandinthemiddleoftheMississippiRiverfordays.WithHuckhegoeslookingfortreasure,withBeckyhegetslostinacave,andfinally,theyfindaboxofgold.MyfavouritesceneinthebookiswheneveryonethinksTomisdead.Hedecidestogotohisownfuneral.Hehidesandwatchesforatime,andthensudd
7、enlyheappears.Everyoneissurprisedtoseehimbutthey’realsopleasedtoseehimalive.Tomistheheroofthestory,butthereareotherimportantcharacters.Huckisanoutsiderandeveryoneisafraidofhim.Beckyisprettywithfairhair,JoeisTom’sbestfriend,andInjunJoeisthebadmanofthestory.Thethemesofthest
