全新版大学英语-第二版-综合教程4-Unit8

SupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit8GoTravelingintheJungleBR_mainListeningComprehensionBackgroundInformationWarm-upQuestionsSupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit8GoTravelingintheJungleBR_BackgroundInformation_mainManhattanAmazonRiverEcuadorAndesOrionHollywoodSupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit8GoTravelingintheJungleBR_ListeningComprehensionListeningComprehensionSupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit8GoTravelingintheJungleBR_ListeningComprehensionWelivebusyliveswithsolittletimetoenjoytheworldaroundusthatoftentimeswealmostforgetitisthere.LivingintheNiagararegion,anareathathassomuchtoofferbothscenicallyandhistorically,weforgetaboutthediversityofnatureandthefactthatnoteveryonelivesaswedo.GoingtouniversityinTorontothisyear,IwassurprisedtolearnthatNiagaraisoneofthetopcropproducersinnotonlyOntario,butalsoCanada.IwasevenmoresurprisedthatmanyofthepeopleImetwhowerefromTorontohadneverseenafarmbefore,orListeningComprehensionSupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit8GoTravelingintheJungleBR_ListeningComprehensionenjoyedthesmallpleasuresofpickingtheirownfruitorgoingforhikesinscenicareas.IrealizedthatIwasluckytohaveexperiencedboththeurbanandrurallife.IntriguedbythequestionofhowIfeltaboutlivingsoclosetoNiagaraFalls,Idecidedtostopbyafterworkonenightandreallylookatthem.IfeltasthoughIwasreallyseeingthefallsforthefirsttime,andtheytrulywereeverythingthatthetouristshadpromised.Staringintothenever-endingcascadesofwater,Iwasmystifiedbyitall.HereIwas,standingatthetopofsuchaglorioussightthatIhadseensomanytimesbefore,butforthefirsttimeinmylife,Iwastrulyseeingitthewaythatitwasmeanttobeseen;throughtheeyesofatourist.SupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit8GoTravelingintheJungleBR_ListeningComprehensionQuestionsandAnswersTheNiagararegion.1.Whereistheauthorliving?NiagaraisoneofthetopcropproducersinnotonlyOntario,butalsoCanada.AndmanyofthepeopleImetwhowerefromTorontohadneverseenafarmbefore,orenjoyedthesmallpleasuresofpickingtheirownfruitorgoingforhikesinscenicareas.2.Whatwashe/shesurprisedtolearnwhenhe/shewenttouniversityinToronto?SupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit8GoTravelingintheJungleBR_ListeningComprehensionawed,mystified,asenseofwonder3.Howdidhe/shefeelwhenhe/shedecidedtostopbyandtakealookatthefallsthroughtheeyesofatourist?Thisisanopen-endedquestion.4.Haveyoueverhadthesamekindofexperienceastheauthordid?QuestionsandAnswersSupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit8GoTravelingintheJungleBR_AmazonRiver1AmazonRiver1.WhatdoyouknowaboutAmazon?2.Accordingtothepictures,describethegeographiclocationofAmazon.SupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit8GoTravelingintheJungleBR_AmazonRiver2AmazonriverinnorthernSouthAmerica,largelyinBrazil,rankedasthelargestintheworldintermsofwatershedarea,numberoftributaries,andvolumeofwaterdischarged.Measuring6,400km(4,000mi)fromsourcetomouth,itissecondinlengthonlytotheNileamongtheriversoftheworld.Withitshundredsoftributaries,theAmazondrainsaterritoryofmorethan6millionsqkm(2.3millionsqmi),roughlyhalfofwhichisinBrazil;therestisinPeru,Ecuador,Bolivia,andVenezuela.ItisestimatedthattheAmazondischargesbetween34millionand121millionliters(9millionand32milliongallons)ofwaterpersecondanddepositsadailyaverageof3milliontonsofsedimentnearitsmouth.SupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit8GoTravelingintheJungleBR_AmazonRiver3Theannualoutflowfromtheriveraccountsforone-fifthofallthefreshwaterthatdrainsintotheoceansoftheworld.TheoutpouringofwaterandsedimentissovastthatthesaltcontentandcoloroftheAtlanticOceanarealteredforadistanceofabout320km(about200mi)fromthemouthoftheriver.SupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit8GoTravelingintheJungleBR_Ecuador1EcuadorSupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit8GoTravelingintheJungleBR_Ecuador2EcuadorRepublicinnorthwesternSouthAmerica,boundedbyColombiaonthenorth,byPeruontheeastandsouth,andbythePacificOceanonthewest.ThecountryalsoincludestheGalápagosIslands(ColónArchipelago)inthePacific,about965km(about600mi)westofthemainland.Ecuadorstraddlestheequator(EcuadoristheSpanishwordfor“equator”)andhasanareaof272,045sqkm(105,037sqmi).Quitoisthecountry’scapital.EcuadorhasadiversepopulationcomposedofpeopleofEuropean,NativeAmerican,andAfricandescent.Themajorityaremestizos,individualsofmixedEuropeanandNativeAmericanancestry.MostoftheNativeAmericansSupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit8GoTravelingintheJungleBR_Ecuador3liveinpov