【单词】
upstairs [ˌʌpˈsteəz] adj.&adv.位于楼上的；往楼上，在楼上
exhibition [ˌeksɪˈbɪʃn] n.展览，展览会
rule [ruːl] n.规则，法则
against the rules 违反规定
in trouble 遇上麻烦；处于困境
tail [teɪl] n.尾，尾巴
rope [rəʊp] n.粗绳，绳索
entry [ˈentri] n.进入权，进入许可
no entry 不准入内；禁止通行
no good 很糟，没有用
no wonder 难怪
missing [ˈmɪsɪŋ] adj.找不到的，失踪的
downstairs [ˌdaʊnˈsteəz] adj.&adv.位于楼下的；往楼下，在楼下
punish [ˈpʌnɪʃ] v.惩罚，惩处
communications [kəˌmju:nɪˈkeɪʃnz] n.[复数]通信
physics [ˈfɪzɪks] n.物理学
chemistry ['kemɪstrɪ] n.化学
dig [dɪg] (dug, dug) v.挖掘，掘（洞）
coal [kəʊl] n.煤
energy [ˈenədʒi] n.能量，能源
X-ray [ˈeksrei] n.X射线，X光
experiment [ɪkˈsperɪmənt] n.实验
sand [sænd] n.沙，沙子
control [kənˈtrəʊl] v.操作，操纵
truck [trʌk] n.卡车，货车
wheel [wi:l] n.轮子，车轮
compare... with... 把……和……比较
of all ages 古往今来的（事情）；老老少少的（人）
whole [həʊl] adj.全部的；整个的
【课文】
Unit 1
Activity 2
Betty: I’m very excited about our visit to the museum on Saturday.
Lingling: I’m looking forward to it too. If you want to know what to see, look at the guide. I got it from the Internet. They’ve got an interesting Animal Room, with lots of exhibitions.
Betty: Great! I especially want to see that.
Lingling: So do I. Our homework is to write about our favourite museum, and this one will be great for our report.
Betty: Exactly!
Lingling: Have you invited anyone else to come with us on Saturday?
Betty: Yes, I have. Daming is coming.
Activity 3
(Betty, Lingling and Daming are on the second floor of a museum.)
Betty: What a wonderful museum!
Lingling: It's great, isn't it? Let's go to the Animal Room upstairs. I need some information for my project.
Betty: Me too. Let's go. Wait, where's Daming?
Lingling: There he is. What's he doing over there?
Daming: Hey, Betty! Lingling! Come and see the monkey exhibition!
Guard: No shouting, please! It's against the rules.
Betty: Oh, no! Daming is in trouble again.
Daming: Look at the monkey's tail! I've got to get in here...
Guard: Stop! Don't cross that rope! Can't you see the sign, kid? "No entry."
Daming: Oh. Why not?
Guard: Because it's closed.
Lingling: Yes, Daming. Read the sign !
Daming: Oh, right. That's no good! Well, I'll just take a photo....
Guard: Sorry. No photos. See?
Daming: There certainly are a lot of rules in this museum. No wonder the place is empty!
Betty: Daming! Don’t be rude!
Lingling: Oh, no!
Daming: What’s the matter, Lingling?
Lingling: My mobile phone! It’s missing! Oh, no! What am I going to do?
Guard: Don’t worry, Miss. Go downstairs to the lost and found office. They might have it.
Lingling: That phone is new! I have to find it, or Mum will punish me!
Betty: I’m sure it will be all right, Lingling. Let’s go and see.
Daming: Yes, let’s go downstairs.
Unit 2
Activity 2
The Science Museum in London
By Tony Smith
Welcome to the most friendly museum in London. In most museums, there is no shouting and no running, and you must not touch anything. But the Science Museum is different... It is noisy! People talk about what they can see and do here, and there are some very noisy machines as well. If you want answers to all your questions about science, this is the right place for you.
I like to visit the rooms on the second and third floors. You can learn about communications and the environment as well as maths, physics and chemistry. For example, you can find out how people dig coal from the ground and use it to create energy. And in one room they even explain how X-rays let you see inside your body.
The Launchpad on the third floor is the most popular room, and it is my favourite too because there are lots of physics experiments. For example, if you want to fill a bag with sand, you have to control a kind of truck on wheels and move it into the correct place. You can also find out how people travel into space and back again.
On the fourth and fifth floors, you can learn about what medicine was like in the past. If you compare the medicine of the past with the medicine of today, you will feel very lucky next time you visit a doctor!
The Science Museum is interesting for people of all ages. You can always find something new and have a wonderful time there. The museum is free to enter, so you can go in for a few minutes or stay all day. It is open daily from 10 am to 6 pm. So if you ever go to London, make sure you visit the Science Museum. It is my favourite museum in the whole world!
Unit 3
Activity 8
The museum is very big, so be careful you don’t get lost! Take one of these little books with information about where everything is. If you want to leave your coats and bags, there’s a special room on the ground floor next to the ticket office. There are toilets on each floor at the bottom of the stairs.
First, on this floor, there are things on show from the natural world — about different countries and geography. Then upstairs, you will see things like old rocks as well as dishes and bowls from long ago. They all come from the ancient world.
After that, we’ll go upstairs again to the second floor, to see the wonders of the modern world. There’s also an exhibition of modern technology. Finally, on the top floor, there is a restaurant, so you can relax and have a meal or a drink.