【Houghton Mifflin 分级阅读-G2】（30-25）Take a Trip to China

by Alan Wood HOUGHTON MIFFLIN 1033123 HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books Level: L DRA: 24 Science Strategy: Monitor/Clarify Word Count: 301 2.6.29 Build Vocabulary PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS: Cover © Image Source Pink/Getty Images. 2 © Bertrand Gardel/Hemis/CORBIS. 4 Inga Spence/ Jupiter Images. 5 © Karen Kasmauski/CORBIS. 6 © Imagemore Co., Ltd./CORBIS. 7 Associated Press. 8 Image Source Pink/Getty Images. 9 © Redlink/CORBIS. Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system without the prior written permission of the copyright owner unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law. With the exception of nonprofit tran- scription into Braille, Houghton Mifflin is not authorized to grant permission for further uses of this work. Permission must be obtained from the individual copyright owner as identified herein. Address requests for permission to make copies of Houghton Mifflin material to School Permissions, Houghton Mifflin Company, 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116. Printed in China ISBN-13: 978-0-547-02997-9 ISBN-10: 0-547-02997-9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SDP 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 by Alan Wood 2_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind1 12_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind1 1 1/23/08 11:37:05 AM1/23/08 11:37:05 AM Where in the World Is China? China is one of the biggest countries in the world. It has hills and valleys in the east. Dry deserts are found in the north. Tall mountains stand in the west. 2 2_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind2 22_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind2 2 1/23/08 11:37:06 AM1/23/08 11:37:06 AM CHINA Asia Europe Africa Australia South America North America 3 You may be startled to learn how many people live in China. Almost 1.5 billion people live there. That’s more than four times the number of people who live in the United States! 2_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind3 32_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind3 3 1/23/08 11:37:28 AM1/23/08 11:37:28 AM Life in the Country Most people live in the country. They make their homes in small towns or villages. There they catch fish or grow crops for a living. Fishermen sail along China’s Yangtze River. They toss large nets into the water and hope to catch many fish. 4 2_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind4 42_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind4 4 1/23/08 11:37:32 AM1/23/08 11:37:32 AM 5 Farmers grow rice, cotton, pears, and sweet potatoes. They also raise chickens, pigs, cows, and sheep. The animals are contained in pens so they don’t wander away! 2_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind5 52_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind5 5 1/23/08 11:37:45 AM1/23/08 11:37:45 AM Life in the Cities Other people live in cities. Shanghai is the biggest city in China. It is odd to think that it used to be a village, because today millions of people live there. 6 2_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind6 62_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind6 6 1/23/08 11:38:16 AM1/23/08 11:38:16 AM 7 In cities, some people work in factories. They make toys, shoes, radios, and more. Many of the things they make are sent all over the world. Maybe some of your things were made in China. 2_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind7 72_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind7 7 1/23/08 11:38:31 AM1/23/08 11:38:31 AM Visiting China Many people travel to China each year. They are grateful for the chance to visit China’s special places. Many people visit the Great Wall because it was built thousands of years ago. 8 2_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind8 82_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind8 8 1/23/08 11:38:40 AM1/23/08 11:38:40 AM 9 Visitors often travel to Beijing, which is the capital of China. It is famous for its dancers and acrobats. They are fun to watch because they lean and bend. 2_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind9 92_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind9 9 1/23/08 11:38:45 AM1/23/08 11:38:45 AM Beijing CHINA Hong Kong Shanghai Yangtze River Yellow River The Great Wall 10 China Here is a map of China. Can you find all the places named in this book? Search for them on the map. 2_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind10 102_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind10 10 1/23/08 11:39:17 AM1/23/08 11:39:17 AM 11 Responding TARGET VOCABULARY Word Builder The word village describes a place where people live. Copy the web below. Fill in two other places where people live. Text to Text Think of another country you have read about. Do the people there live in villages or in other kinds of places? Write a few sentences that tell where they live. Use words from the Word Builder. Write About It Places where people live village town ? ? 2_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind11 112_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind11 11 1/23/08 11:39:21 AM1/23/08 11:39:21 AM 12 contained grateful leaned odd search startled tossed village TARGET VOCABULARY TARGET STRATEGY Summarize Stop to tell important ideas as you read. I can be strange or I can be the opposite of even. What am I? 2_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind12 122_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind12 12 1/23/08 11:39:23 AM1/23/08 11:39:23 AM by Alan Wood HOUGHTON MIFFLIN 1033123 HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books Level: L DRA: 24 Science Strategy: Monitor/Clarify Word Count: 301 2.6.29 Build Vocabulary