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Lookatthepicturesandtalkaboutthesepeopleandtrytofindoutwhatmadethemfamous?Picture1.ZhengHeisfamousforhavingmadeseveralgreatvoyagestothewest,reachingasfarasAfrica.Picture2.JamesCook,Englishexplorerisfamousforhavingmadethreegreatvoyagesaroundtheworld,andmappingcoastsandsearoutes.Picture3.ChristopherColumbus,anItalian,discoveredAmericainColumbuswasthefirstEuropeantoexploreAmerica.HeexploredtheWestIndies印度群島SouthAmerica,andCentralAmerica.Picture4.

AbelTasmanwasaDutchmanwhodiscoveredNewZealand.HemadeseveraltradingandexploringvoyagesinthePacificandIndianoceans.WhowasthepersonthatmappedtheIndiancoast?---ZhengHe.2.Whowasthefirstpersonthatdiscoveredthe”NewWorld?---Columbus.3.WhydidAbelTasmansailalongthecoastofAustraliaandmanyislandsinthePacificOcean?---TasmanwastoanswerquestionsaboutthenatureofthegeographyofPacificOceanregionduringhisexploration.4.WhatwasJamesCook’spurposeofhisvoyage?---CookwaschosenbytheRoyalSocietyofLondontoundertakeascientificjourneytoTahititoobserveanddocumenttheeventastheplanetVenuspassedbetweentheearthandthesun.Hissecrettaskwastofindnewlandmassesinthesouth.

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peditionsbeforetheexplorationwasstopped.Dealwiththelanguagepointsendeavor--formaltotryveryhardTheyendeavoredtochangesociety.Heendeavoredtoclimbthemountain.Youmustendeavortodoitbetter.Pleasemakeeveryendeavortobeearly.2.puzzle-toconfuse1)Hisvoicepuzzledme.2)Iampuzzledaboutwhattodonext.2)Hisfaceworeapuzzledexpression.3)Thesituationwasmorepuzzlingthaneverbefore.puzzle——noun.1)achild'swoodenpuzzle2)acrosswordpuzzle.3)Themeaningofthepoemhasalwaysbeenapuzzle.3.routes--awayfromoneplacetoanotherWhat'sthebestroutetoCambridge?abusrouteIfyoudon'tenjoydrivingonthemainhighways,trysomeoftheruralroutes.4.findone’’swayto..pushone’’swayto……fightone’’swayto……feelone’’swayto……loseone’’swayto……5.inexchangefor……1)IgavehimabookinexchangeforhisMP3player.2)I‘‘veofferedtopaintthekitcheninexchangeforaweek’’saccommodation.(膳膳宿宿)6.spices---atypeofpowderorseed,takenfromplants,thatyouputintofoodyouarecookingtogiveitaspecialtastepepper胡胡椒椒,cinnamon桂桂皮皮,clover,三三葉葉草草ginger姜姜粉粉arespices1)Addsomespicestothemixture.2)Herestorexcitementthatisaddedtosomething3)Traveladdsspicetoyourlife.7.spicy——adj.synonymhotspicyItaliansausage8.betakenprisoner--someonewhoiskeptinaprisonasalegalpunishmentforacrimeorwhiletheyarewaitingfortheirtrialOurpilotwastakenprisoner.9.wander--towalkslowlyacrossoraroundanarea,usuallywithoutacleardirectionorpurposewanderthroughtheforestwanderthroughthecitywanderinEuropewanderthestreet.wanderer..apersonwhomovesfromplacetoplaceandhasnopermanenthome10.court-宮宮廷。朝朝廷，法法庭1)thecourtoftheSongDynasty2)theInternationalCourt11.awareness--knowledgeorunderstandingofaparticularsubjectorsituationHealthofficialshavetriedtoraiseawareness(=improvepeople'sknowledge)aboutAIDS.politicalawarenessenvironmentalawareness12.accurate—correctandtrue