【正文】 cul ture! If you want to experi ence the anci ent days and gread deess of Engli sh kni ghts and l adies, pri nces and queens, then Engl and’s Cam el ot Park i s the pl ace for you. Every are of the park i s m odel led after l ife i n the days of Ki ng Arthur and the Kni ghts of the Round Tabl e. In one place, you can watch m agi c shows wi th Meil i n the Wizard. If you want to see fi ghti ng wi th swords or on horseback, then the jousti ng are i s a good pl ace to vi sit. If you do wel l there, Ki ng Arthur may chose you to fi ght i n the bi g jousting tournam ent. Do you li ke anim al s? Then vi si t the farm are, and l earn how people i n anci ent Engl and ranthei r farm s and took care of their anim als. To enter a worl d of fantasy about anci ent Engl and, e to Cam el ot Park! Futuroscope – exci t em ent and l earni ng Last week I took a journey deep i nto space, to the end of the sol ar system, and was pul l ed i nto a black hol e. Then I took a trp to Brazil and experi nced survivi ng an airpl ane crash i n the jungl e. After that, I joi ned som e di vers and went to the bottom of the ocean to see strange bl ind creatures that hace seen sunl ight. For a break, I took part i n som e car raci ng and then ski ed down som e of the m ost di ffi cult m ountai ns in the worl d. I ended m y travel s by m eeti ng face to face wi th a di nosaur, the terri bl e TRex, and survived the experi ence! I di d al this i n one great day at Futuroscope. O pened i n 1987, Futuroscope i s one of the l argest spaceage parks i n the worl d. Thi s sci ence and technol ogybased them e park i n France uses the m ost advanced technology. Its 3D ci nem as and gi ant m ovi e screens provi de brand new experi ences of the earth and the beyond. Vi si tors can get cl ost to parts of the worl d they have never experi enced, goi ng to the bottom of the ocean, fl yi ng through the jungl e or vi si ti ng the edges of the sol ar system. The am azi ng, upto date inform ati on together with m any opportuni ti es for handson l earning m akes the worl d e to li fe i n a pl etel y new way for vi sitors. Learni ng centres throughout the park l et vi si tors try thei r own sci enti fi c experi m ents, as wel as l earn m ore about space travel, the undersea worl d and m uch m ore. I bought tim e tickets for m yself and m y fri ends at the park’s entrance, but ti ckets are al so avai l abl e onli ne. Futuroscope i s not only for i ndi vi dual s, but i s al so the perfect mi x of fun and l earning for cal ss outi ngs. Cl ases or other l arge groups that l et Futuroscope know thei r pl ans i n advance can get the group adm i si on. For anyone i ng from out of town, Futuroscope has m any excel ent hotel s nearby, m ost of whi ch provi de a shutl e servi ce to the park. If dri ving, Futuroscope i s withi n easy reach of freway. Plan your tri p wel l before starti ng, si nce Futuroscope i has so m any shows, acti vi ti es and great souveni r shops that i t i s di ffi cul t to see them al l. Com e ready to wal k a l ot – be sure to wear som e fortabl e sneakers or other wal ki ng shoes. The Pol ynesi an Cul t ural Cent er Som e them e parks are not onl y am usi ng but al so educati onal . Take the Pol ynesi an Cul tural Center (PCC) i n H awai i for exam ple. It not onl y shows vi sitors the Pol ynesian way of li fe but al so protects thei r skil ls and cul ture for the future. Pol ynesi a i s the nam e gi ven to m any groups of smal i slands that are spread about the Paci fi c O cean. The PCC i s set i n 42 acres of beauti ful countrysi de where visi tors can see seven di fferent tradi tional Pol ynesi an i sl and vil lages. Vi l agers from many i sl and m uni ti es e to show visi tors thei r styl es of dress and di ferent customs. For exam pl e, you can see di fferent skil l s of the vil lagers. You can l earn how they m ake clothes from bark and how they cl im b very tal l trees with thei r bare feet or see what ki nd of weddi ng cerem oni es they have. They also tel you about thei r soci al custom s and show you thei r cooki ng m ethods and thei r dances. Thei r m ost i mportant ski l i s boatbuil ding, whi ch al l owed the i sl anders to expl ore al the i sl ands i n the Polynesian Tri angl e. We know that i n thei r hi story they were sea travel l ers m ovi ng from i sland to i sland. They were abl e to fi nd thei r way usi ng the sm el of the wi n, the m ovem ents of the fi sh and seaweed, and the hei ght and di rection of the waves. They were very cl ever sai l ors. Now they use those boatbui l di ng skil ls to m ake l ong boats and show the races and the battl es that they took part in l ong ago. Al thi s hel ps keep the skil l s and the technol ogy of the i sl and peopl e al i ve. 必修五 Uni t 1 JOH N SNOW DEFEATS “KING CHOLERA John Snow was a fam ous doctor i n London—so expert, i ndeed, that he atended Queen Victori a as her personal physi ci an. But he becam e i nspi red when he thought about hel pi ng ordi nary peopl e exposed to chol era. Thi s was the deadl y di sease of i ts day. N ei ther its cause nor i ts cure was understood. So many thousands of teri fi ed peopl e di ed every tim e there was an outbreak. John Snow wanted to face the chal enge and solve thi s probl em. H e knew that chol era woul d never be control ed until i ts cause was found. H e becam e i nterested i n two theori es that possi bl y expl ai ned how chol era kil ed peopl e. The fi rst suggested that chol era m ul tipli ed i n the ai r. A cl oud of dangerous gas fl oated around unti l it found i ts victim s. The second sugested that peopl e absorbed thi s di sease i nto their bodi es wi th thei r m eal s. From the stom ach the di sease qui ckl y attacked the body and soon the affected person di ed. John Snow suspected that the second theory was corect but he needed evi dence. So when another outbreak hi t London i n 1845, he was ready to begi n his enqui ry.