CONTENTS 1
LESSON 1 MOTHER 1
Background Material 1
Additional Notes to the Text 3
Word Study 12
Additional Exercises 17
Reading Material 19
LESSON 2 ON READI NG 23
Background Material 23
Additional Notes to the Text 28
Word Study 34
Additional Exercises 40
Reading Material 41
LESSON 3 THREE GOLD MEDALS FOR WILMA 46
Background Material 46
Additional Notes to the Text 48
Word Study 56
Additional Exercises 60
Reading Material 62
LESSON 4 THE LANGUAGE OF THE BEES 65
Background Maferial 65
Additional Notes to the Text 66
Word Study 74
Additional Exercises 80
Reading Material 82
LESSON 5 THE SNAKE IN THE SLEEPING BAG 85
Background Material 85
Additional Notes to he Text 86
Word Study 89
Additional Exercises 96
Reading Material 98
LESSON 6 MY TEACHER 101
Background Material 101
Additional Notes to the Text 102
Word Study 112
Additional Exercises 117
Reading Material 118
LESSON 7 A GIFTFOR MOTHER'S DAY 121
Background Material 121
Additional Notes to the Text 122
Word Study 128
Additional Exercises 134
Reading Material 136
LESSON 8 CHARLES DARWIN 140
Background Material 140
Additional Notes to the Text 141
Word Study 146
Additional Exercises 150
Reading Material 153
LESSON 9 HOW DID THEY BECOME FOSSILS? 157
Background Material 157
Additional Notes to the Text 158
Word Study 168
Additional Exercises 172
Reading Material 174
LESSON 10 THE SIXTH DIAMOND 176
Background Material 176
Additional Notes to the Text 178
Word Study 187
Additional Exercises 193
Reading Material 197
LESSON 11 A SPEECH BY NORMAN BETHUNE 199
Background Material 199
Additional Notes to the Text 200
Word Study 207
Additional Exercises 211
Reading Material 214
LESSON 12 FROM THE JAWS OF DEATH 220
Background Material 220
Additional Notes to the Text 221
Word Study 230
Additional Exercises 235
Reading Material 238
NOTES TO THE SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS 241
THE C OURAGE THAT WINS 241
PAPER AND ITS USES 245
FACE TO FACE WITH DANGER 247
THE EARTHWORM 249
STICK-UP 251
MYSTERIES OF MIGRATIN 253
SING FOR ME 257
THE DOG THAT SET ME FREE 260
第一课 母亲 264
课文参考译文 264
第二课 论阅读 267
第三课 威尔玛得了三块金牌 270
第四课 蜜蜂的语言 273
第五课 睡袋里的蛇 275
第六课 我的老师 276
第七课 母亲节的礼物 282
第八课 查理士·达尔文 284
第九课 它们是怎样变成化石的？ 287
第十课 第六颗钻石 289
第十一课 诺尔曼·白求恩的一篇讲话 293
第十二课 虎口脱险 295