1、 It is exciting to visit different places.As you travel，you will see beautiful sceneries typical of the region.Besides，you can meet and make friends with people of different colors and races.Finally，you can get to know the customs and living habits of the local people.Today people are so fond of tra
2、velling that tourism has become one of the fastest growing industries in most countries.The main reason why people travel is，perhaps，for pleasure.For example，having worked hard throughout the weekdays，people will find a widened trip to the nearby mountains or beaches for a real relaxation.For anothe
3、r example，spending a holiday travelling abroad is an especially satisfying experience for those who do not have much of an opportunity to be away from their homelands.When people return from their travel，they will generally feel fresh and energetic，ready to work harder.Travelling is also one of the
4、best means for learning.You may have read or heard about something but you can never get an accurate picture of it until you see it for yourself.Seeing is believing.Furthermore，if you are a careful observer，you can learn much during your travel about the geography，biology ，and history of the places
5、you visit.No matter how welleducated you are，there is always a lot for you to learn from travelling.The knowledge acquired from travel，as you have found in your life，is no less valuable than that from any influential reference book.根据短文内容判断正(T)、误 (F)1While travelling，you can make friends with people
6、 of different colors and races.(T)2When people return from their travel，they will generally feel tired and regretful，unwilling to work harder.(F)Period One Warming Up & ReadingPrereading匹配左边的单词与右边的汉语意思第一组1persuade A毕业；大学毕业生2graduate B时间表；进度表；为某事安排时间3finally C说服；劝说4schedule D缺点5shortcoming E最后；终于答案 1
7、.C 2.A 3.E 4.B 5.D第二组6stubborn A来源；水源7organize B细节；详情8detail C顽固的；固执的9source D组织；成立10determine E决定；确定；下定决心答案 6.C 7.D 8.B 9.A 10.E第三组11altitude A冰河；冰川12atlas B急流13glacier C地图；地图集14rapids D(山) 谷；流域15valley E海拔高度；高处答案 11.E 12.C 13.A 14.B 15.D第四组16waterfall A态度；看法17pace B弯；拐角；使弯曲；弯身；弯腰18bend C缓慢而行；踱步；一步
8、；速度；步调19delta D瀑布20attitude E三角洲答案 16.D 17.C 18.B 19.E 20.AStep 1 Fastreading1Whats the main idea of the passage?AThe proper trip down the Mekong River.BThe dream of Wang Kun and Wang Wei and their journey down the Mekong River.CWang Kun and Wang Weis plan to travel down the Mekong River and the att
9、itudes of the two people.DThe dream of Wang Kun and Wang Wei and their preparations for the bike trip.答案 D2Find out the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1 A Find some information to get ready for the trip.Para.2 BDream of travelling along the Mekong River by bike.Para.3 CPlan for the trip and Wang K
10、uns stubborn sister.答案 Para.1 B Para.2 C Para.3 AStep 2 Carefulreading.Tell whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F). 1Wang Kun persuaded his cousins ，Dao Wei and Yu Hang，to join in their cycling.(F)2Wang Wei insisted that they begin the journey from where the Mekong River begins to
11、where it ends.(T)3The journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres，where it would be hard to breathe.(T)4The source of the Mekong River is in Sichuan Province.(F)5They found few maps about the Mekong River in the library.(F).Choose the best answer.1When did Wang Kun and Wang Wei get
12、the chance to take a bike trip?AAfter graduating from middle school.BDuring college.CAfter graduating from college.DDuring middle school.答案 C2After Wang Wei decided the places they would go to，she .Aprepared everything wellBeven didnt know how to get thereCdidnt decide when to leave and come backDkn
13、ew the route very well答案 C3What does Wang Kun think of his sister?AFoolish and stubborn.BFoolish but determined.CStubborn but determined.DUnkind and stubborn.答案 C4It can be inferred from the passage that Wang Kun is a person.Astubborn BkindCbrave Dcareful答案 D5Which is the proper order about the Meko
14、ng River according to the passage?aThe Mekong River enters the South China Sea.bThe Mekong River begins in a glacier on a mountain in Qinghai Province.cAt first ，the river is small and the water is clear and cold.dThe Mekong River enters Southeast Asia.eThe Mekong River travels across western Yunnan
15、 Province.fThe Mekong River leaves China.Ab，c，e，f，a，d Bb，c，e，f，d， aCc， b，e ，f，d，a Dc，b，f，e，a，d答案 BStep 3 PostreadingAfter reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks.Wang Kun and his sister Wang Wei had dreamed about 1.taking(take) a great bike trip.They decided 2.to cycle(cycle) along t
16、he entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends.Wang Wei 3.insisted(insist) that they start from Qinghai where the river begins in order to see all of the Mekong River.Wang Kun said it 4.would be(be) very difficult,5.because their journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5,000 me
17、tres.But Wang Wei refused to change her mind,6.saying(say) that it would be 7.an interesting experience.The Mekong River begins in a glacier 8.on a mountain in Qinghai Province.The river is small at first.It moves 9.rapidly(rapid) as it passes through deep valleys.Sometimes the river becomes a water
18、fall and enters wide valleys.After 10.it flows out of China，it continues to flow through Southeast Asia.At last，the river delta enters the South China Sea.Step 4 Sentencelearning1They are Dai and grew up in western Yunnan Province near the Lancang River，the Chinese part of the river that is called t
19、he Mekong River in other countries.句式分析 此句中 the Chinese part of the river.与 the Lancang River 构成同位关系，that 引导的是定语从句，修饰 the Chinese part of the river。自主翻译 他们是傣族人，在云南省西部靠近澜沧江的地方长大，湄公河在中国境内的这一段叫澜沧江，在其他国家境内叫湄公河。2We found a large atlas with good maps that showed details of world geography.句式分析 此句的主干是 We f
20、ound a large atlas，是主谓宾结构； with good maps that showed details of world geography 为介词短语作定语修饰 atlas，其中又含有一个定语从句that showed details of world geography 修饰 maps。自主翻译 我们找到一本大型地图册，里面有一些世界地理的明细图。Unit 3 Travel journal3.It becomes rapids as it passes through deep valleys，travelling across western Yunnan Provi
21、nce.句式分析 此句的主干是 It becomes rapids，是主系表结构； as it passes through deep valleys 是 as 引导的时间状语从句；travelling across western Yunnan Province 为现在分词短语作状语，表伴随情况。自主翻译 当它穿过深谷时就变成了急流，流经云南西部。.阅读理解AIf you are planning on travelling，there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after you
22、r journey.First of all，always check and doublecheck departure(出发) time.It is surprising how few people really do this carefully.Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten.My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10：50.When I arrived at the a
23、irport，the person at the departure desk told me that my flight was closed.Therefore，I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important meeting.The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards(信用卡)，it is still important to have some local money in cash(现金) Once I a
24、rrived at a place at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed.The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi but because I had no dollars，I offered to pay in pounds instead.“Listen! I only take real money！” the driver said angrily.You can imagine how terrible I felt at that moment.The third and
25、the last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave.I feel sorry for some of my workmates who travel in heavy suits and raincoats in May，when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester，to places like Athens， Rome or Madrid，where it is already b
26、eginning to get quite warm during the day.语 篇 解 读 本 文 为 说 明 文 ，主 要 介 绍 了 如 何 做 好 旅 行 前 的 准 备 工 作 。1Where is the writer most probably from?ABritain. BThe USA.CItaly. DGreece.答案 A解析 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“I offered to pay in pounds instead”和最后一段中的“when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester”可知 A 为正确选项
27、。2When the writer found he had no dollars to pay the taxi driver，he .Aasked the driver to give him a free rideBoffered to pay in poundsCgave the driver some fake(假的) moneyDtried to pay by credit card答案 B解析 细节理解题。根据第三段的“I offered to pay in pounds instead”可知。3Generally， in May the weather in London is
28、 .Awarm and dry Bcold and dryChot and wet Dcool and rainy答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“.who travel in heavy suits and raincoats in May，when it is still fairly cool in London.”可知 D 为正确选项。4The writer mainly tells us .Ahow to make life easierBhow to be well prepared for a tripChow to enjoy ourselves on the tri
29、pDhow to schedule our trip答案 B解析 主旨大意题。本文作者通过自身经历向我们介绍了如何为旅行做好准备。BMy dad，Jacob Robin，was born and raised in Mount Wolf，Pennsylvania，and in 1927，at the age of 28，he decided to go south for the winter.Surprisingly，the only transportation he had for this long trip was his trusty bicycle.As summer was c
30、oming to an end，he packed a few necessities in a box，tied it on his bike and started on the long journey.Dad would ride all day，and in the evening hed stop at a farmhouse along the way and offer to do some work in exchange for food and a place to sleep.As he got farther south，hed find a church where
31、 he could bed down for the night.Surrounded by orange and grapefruit groves(树丛 )，he always had plenty to eat for breakfast.Finally，he reached Tampa，a rapidly growing city where there was plenty of work.He got a job with a construction company，and he built himself a little shack(棚屋) that he could cal
32、l home.Dad loved his job and made lots of friends，but as the months rolled along，he began thinking of home.Spring was fast approaching back in Pennsylvania，so he decided it was time to leave the south and head back to Mount Wolf.Fortunately，Dads boss and colleagues obtained other work that was takin
33、g them north， so the boss offered to take Dad along and drop him off in Pennsylvania.Its hard for me to imagine travelling all that way to Florida on a bicycle，and it would have been worse heading into the cool spring of the north.If you asked Dad what he did with his bicycle and shack when he left
34、Florida，he would smile and say， “I gave them all to a homeless man.”语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。作者的父亲是一个颇具冒险精神的人。28 岁时，他独自一人骑自行车去遥远的南方过冬。5Why did the authors Dad go south in 1927?ATo spend his holiday there.BTo find a wellpaid job there.CTo visit his friends and relatives.DTo spend the winter in a warm place.答案 D
35、解析 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“he decided to go south for the winter”可知，作者的爸爸到南方去的目的是在一个暖和的地方度过将要到来的冬天。6Which word can best describe the authors Dad?AFaithful. BAdventurous.CCareless. DQuickminded.答案 B解析 推理判断题。通读全文可知，作者的父亲因为自己突如其来的一个想法就敢于孤身一人骑自行车去遥远的南方过冬，尽管过程艰辛，但他没有放弃自己的打算。由此可推知，他是一个颇具冒险精神的人。7What can we know abo
36、ut the authors Dad from the text?AHe could hardly feed himself during the long trip.BHe was unwilling to give up his bicycle and shack.CHis plan to go south was not supported by his family.DHis trip back home was much easier thanks to his boss.答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句可知，作者的爸爸搭乘老板的便车回到了家乡，没有像去时那样受旅途奔波
37、之苦。8The text most probably appears in a magazine on .Aeducation BhistoryCtravel Denvironment答案 C解析 推理判断题。本文讲述了作者的爸爸一路骑自行车到美国南方过冬的经历，因而本文最可能出现在一本有关旅行的杂志上。CTravel is one of the most exciting experiences a human being can have.Imagine how the Italian traveler Marco Polo must have felt when he found him
38、self on Chinese soil，seeing a way of life quite different from what hed seen before.And how marvelous(了不起的) it must have been to listen to Zhang Qian when he returned to China from his journey through Central Asia and West Asia！His brain must have been packed with everything hed seen and heard，leadi
39、ng to the founding of the Silk Road.Some people have traveled all over the world，and travel is a way of life for them.They perhaps know what to expect before they travel.Thats why the best travel is the first one.Imagine a person who has always wanted to travel to the United States.Of course，he has
40、probably seen the Statue of Liberty a thousand times on TV，and the White House，and all the other famous sights.But nothing would compare to the thrill of looking out of the cabin window(舷窗) as the plane lands，watching the buildings and streets of the real America come into view.Although travel is of
41、ten just for recreation，its also educational.We may not know that we are getting an education，but we still are.Were learning every day：new words in a new language，new people，and new ways of life.But this learning takes place in the school of the world， not the classroom.One of the lessons we learn i
42、s undoubtedly a moral one.As we get to know foreign places，we come to understand that there are many different ways to live，and that the way we live isnt necessarily the best.The British politician Benjamin Disraeli summed this up well when he said， “Travel teaches toleration.”语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了旅
43、行是最令人兴奋的体验之一。旅行不只是为了娱乐，还有教育意义。9The author uses Marco Polo and Zhang Qian as examples to .Aexplain how the Silk Road was foundedBpresent travel as an amazing experienceCshow how the way people travel has changedDdescribe important cultural exchanges in history答案 B解析 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Travel is one of the
44、 most exciting experiences a human being can have.”可知，作者举马可 波罗和张骞的例子就是为了证明旅行是一种令人兴奋的体验。10By saying “the best travel is the first one” in Paragraph 2，the author means that .Aones first trip is usually the most challengingBno other trip is better than ones first tripCthere is always much to learn on o
45、nes first tripDpeople usually make better preparations for their first trip答案 B解析 推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句“Of course，he has probably seen the Statue of Liberty a thousand times on TV，and the White House，and all the other famous sights.But nothing would compare to the thrill of looking out of the cabin window
46、(舷窗) as the plane lands，watching the buildings and streets of the real America come into view.”可知，作者这么说想表达的是第一次旅行是最好的。11The underlined word in Paragraph 3 probably means “ ”Alearning BknowledgeCfun Drisk答案 C解析 词义猜测题。根据画线词后的“its also educational”以及上下文语境可知，此处表示旅行不只是为了娱乐，还有教育意义，故画线词词义为“fun” 。12Accordin
47、g to the last two paragraphs，the author believes that .Atraveling should be included in formal educationBtraveling improves peoples confidence in their lifestyleCa foreign journey may raise peoples cultural understandingDthere is more to learn from adventures than classes答案 C解析 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Were l
48、earning every day：new words in a new language，new people，and new ways of life.But this learning takes place in the school of the world，not the classroom.”可知，作者认为国外旅行会提高人们对文化的理解。.七选五Top Tips for Traveling AbroadTraveling abroad，for business or pleasure，should be a fun experience. 13 Plan well in advance for your trip，prepare yourself for what you might experience，and protect yourself as much as you can from any accidents.Her
