Listening: 3B清英兒歌，牛津樹音頻<br><div>牛津樹精讀8-01 the kidnappers<br></div> 詞匯：<div>rub his eyes</div><div>whizz: to move very quickly, making a high continuous sound 嗖嗖地移動；飛速行駛</div><div>sort: kind, type.</div><div>autograph: a famous person's signature, especially when sb asks them to write it （名人的）親筆簽名</div><div>nasty: unkind; unpleasant </div><div>kidnap: to take sb away illegally and keep them as a prisoner, especially in order to get money or sth else for returning them 劫持；綁架</div><div>kidnapper:劫持者。</div><div>sped away 揚長而去 （speed away）<br></div><div>resist: to refuse to accept sth and try to stop it from happening 抵制；阻擋</div><div>creep: to move or develop very slowly 非常緩慢地行進；不知不覺產(chǎn)生；漸漸出現(xiàn)</div><div><br></div> 識別含有拼寫一致但是發(fā)音不同的字母組合的單詞。比如：<div>bear, ear</div><div>zoo, book</div><div>read, break.</div><div>wear, tear.</div><div>cool, cook.</div><div>crowded, yellow.</div> <b>Switzerland</b><br>Switzerland is a small mountainous country located in central Europe. FAST FACTS<br>OFFICIAL NAME: The Swiss Confederation<br>POPULATION: 8,292,809<br>CAPITAL: Bern<br>AREA: 15,940 square miles (41,284 square kilometers)<br>OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: German, French, Italian, Romansch<br>MONEY: Swiss franc<br>MAJOR MOUNTAIN RANGES: Jura, Alps<br>MAJOR RIVERS: Rh?ne, Rhine Switzerland is a small mountainous country located in central Europe. This landlocked被陸地包圍 country is about the size of New Jersey and is between France and Italy. It is also bordered by Austria, Germany, and Liechtenstein列支敦士登.<br><br>Most of the population lives in the plateau 高原 which is between the high Alps in the south and the Jura mountains in the north. The mountainous area in the south is sparsely稀少的 populated. PEOPLE & CULTURE<br>Switzerland is one of the world’s wealthiest countries. The Swiss are well known for their watches and clocks.<br><br>There is not a single official language in Switzerland. People speak one of several languages, including Swiss German, French, and Italian. <b>NATURE</b><br>The Swiss Alps are high, snow-covered mountains most of which are over 13,000 feet (4,000 meters). The most famous peak is the Matterhorn which is 14,692 feet (4,478 meters) tall, but the highest peak is Dufourspitze at 15,203 feet (4,634 meters).<br><br>Scientists are concerned that glaciers冰川 in the Swiss Alps have lost a lot of ice coverage in the past 40 years. This may be related to global climate change. Rapid melting of the glaciers could cause flooding to the villages below.<br><br>Most animals in Switzerland live in the mountains. The ibex野生山羊, a species of mountain goat, was hunted to near extinction in the early 1800s. The species has since been reintroduced and more than 15,000 ibex now live in the Swiss Alps. Hikers may also encounter chamois小羚羊, another goatlike animal, and marmots土撥鼠. The forests of Switzerland are also home to deer, rabbits, foxes, badgers獾, squirrels, and many bird species.