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ea …the Indian Ocean…the Red Sea…further south. What is the main idea of the whole passage? In your opinion, what makes people explore the new place? It talks about Chinese explorations, especially the contacts between China and Africa. Trade and curiosity. Put the sentences in good order. the eleventh century, the Africans made several voyages to the court of the song dynasty. from the Arabic countries began to travel to the Swahili kingdom and the islands off the African coast to trade with them. of the Han Dynasty exchanged silk for spices and glass with Indians and Romans by way of the Silk Road. 4. The Chinese traveller, Du Huan, wandered Through Arabic countries for about 10 years. Columbus and other European explorers searched for routes to Asia. 6. Zheng He made seven voyages and discovered the eastern coast of Africa. 3 – 2 – 4 – 1 – 6 5 reach out (to sb/sth )= reach for sth =stretch out 伸手以拿到、抓到某物 reached for his dictionary. We must reach out to those in need. 我們應(yīng)該伸出援助之手,幫助需要幫助的人。 reach vt. 到達,達到,獲得 vi. contact n. 接觸,聯(lián)系 be in contact with… eg. The