2019年高中英语unit3traveljournalsectionⅰwarmingup 14页

Unit3TraveljournalPaulRoberts,15,livesinNewYork.LikethousandsofotherAmericanstudents,heusuallygoesawaytoasummercampduringtheschoolholidays.Thesecampsarejustforteenagers,withouttheirparents,andPaulalwayshasagreattime.Butthissummerhe'sdoingsomethingdifferent—he'sgoingonanadventure(冒险)holidayinHawaii.Hetellsusabouthisplan,“It'sacampingholidayforthreeweeksinHawaii,forkidsfrom14to18.I'mleavingon23Julyandcomingbackon12August.”First,we'rewellpreparedandwalkingthroughtheforestonanoldnativeHawaiianpath.Theysayit'sverybeautiful,withhugewaterfallsandgoldenbeaches.Afterthisfivedaywalk,we'restayingfortwodaysinavalleyonthePacificOcean.Themainactivityherewillbesurfing(冲浪).Idon'tknowhowtosurf,butinstructorswillteachushowtodoit,andI'mreallylookingforwardtothis.Thentheorganizersareprovidingmountainbikesandwe'regoingforlongrides—about30milesaday,aroundoneofHawaii'svolcanoes(火山).Andononedaywe'remeetingalocalHawaiianfamilyandhelpingthemtoplantfruittreesontheirfarm.Afterthat,we'resailingforthreedaysalongthecoast,andtheysaywe'llhaveachancetoswimwithdolphinsandseaturtles!Thissoundsfantastic.Finally,we'regoingoutforthreedaysinseakayaks(小艇)—we'revisitingseacavesandwe'llbeswimminganddivingtoo.Everynightforthethreeweeks,we'recampingintents,usuallyonthebeach.Thisisn'taholidayforeveryone!Theysayyouhavetobefit,andofcourseyouhavetoknowhowtoswimandrideabike.ButIthinkit'sgoingtobeafantasticexperience.nSection_ⅠWarmingUp&Reading—Prereading[原文呈现][读文清障]JOURNEYDOWNTHEMEKONGPART1　THEDREAMANDTHEPLANMynameisWangKun.Eversince①middleschool,mysisterWangWeiandIhavedreamedabout②takingagreatbiketrip.Twoyearsagosheboughtanexpensivemountainbikeandthenshepersuaded③metobuyone.Lastyear,shevisitedourcousins,DaoWeiandYuHangattheircollegeinKunming.TheyareDaiandgrewupinwesternYunnanProvinceneartheLancangRiver,theChinesepartoftheriverthatiscalledtheMekongRiverinothercountries④.WangWeisoongottheminterestedin⑤cycling⑥too.Aftergraduating⑦fromcollege,wefinally⑧gotthechancetotakeabiketrip.Iaskedmysister,“Wherearewegoing？”ItwasmysisterwhofirsthadtheideatocyclealongtheentireMekongRiverfromwhereitbeginstowhereitends⑨.Nowsheisplanningourscheduleforthetrip.①eversince自从；自……以后②dreamabout/ofdoingsth.梦想做某事③persuade[pə'sweId]vt.说服；劝说persuadesb.(not)todosth.说服某人(不)做某事④that...是that引导的定语从句，修饰theriver。⑤getsb.interestedinsth.使某人对某事物产生兴趣⑥cycle['saIkl]vi.骑自行车⑦graduate['grædʒʊeIt]vi.毕业，['grædʒʊət]n．大学毕业生graduatefrom毕业于……⑧finally['faInəlI]adv.最后；终于⑨本句是强调句型“Itwas...who...”，其中who可换为that。from...to...“从……到……”，from和to后均跟了where引导的宾语从句。schedule['ʃedjuːl；'skedʒʊl]n.时间表；进度表vt.为某事安排时间沿湄公河而下的旅程第一部分　梦想与计划[第1段译文]n我叫王坤。从中学起，我姐姐王薇和我就一直梦想进行一次伟大的自行车旅行。两年前，她买了一辆昂贵的山地自行车，然后她说服我也买了一辆。去年她去看望了我们的表兄弟——在昆明读大学的刀卫和宇航。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。很快，王薇使表兄弟也对骑车产生了兴趣。大学毕业以后，我们终于有了机会骑自行车旅行。我问我姐姐：“我们要去哪儿？”首先想到要沿整条湄公河从源头到终点骑车旅游的是我的姐姐。现在她正在为我们的旅行制订日程表。Iamfondof⑪mysisterbutshehasoneseriousshortcoming⑫.Shecan⑬bereallystubborn⑭.Althoughshedidn'tknowthebestwayofgettingtoplaces,sheinsistedthatsheorganize⑮thetripproperly⑯.NowIknowthattheproperwayisalwaysherway.Ikeptasking⑰her,“Whenareweleavingandwhenarewecomingback？”⑱Iaskedherwhethershehadlookedatamapyet.Ofcourseshehadn't;mysisterdoesn'tcareabout⑲details⑳.SoItoldherthatthesourceoftheMekongisinQinghaiProvince.Shegavemeadeterminedlook—thekindthatsaidshewouldnotchangehermind.WhenItoldherthatourjourneywouldbeginatanaltitudeofmorethan5,000metres,sheseemedtobeexcitedaboutit.WhenItoldhertheairwouldbehardtobreatheanditwouldbeverycold,shesaiditwouldbeaninterestingexperience.Iknowmysisterwell.Onceshehasmadeuphermind，nothingcanchangeit.Finally,Ihadtogivein.⑪befond[fɒnd]of喜爱；喜欢⑫shortcoming['ʃɔːtˌkʌmIŋ]n．缺点⑬can表示客观的可能性，意为“可能；有时会”。⑭stubborn['stʌbən]adj.顽固的；固执的⑮organize['ɔːgənaIz]vt.组织；成立⑯insist表示“坚持；主张；坚决要求”时，后接的宾语从句用虚拟语气，即谓语动词用“(should＋)动词原形”。⑰keepdoingsth.一直做某事；不断地做某事n⑱进行时areleaving,arecomingback表示将来。⑲careabout关心；忧虑；惦念⑳detail['diːteIl；dI'teIl]n．细节；详情source[sɔːs]n．来源；水源determined[dI'tɜːmInd]adj.坚决的；有决心的determine[dI'tɜːmIn]vt.决定；确定；下定决心thatsaid...是that引导的定语从句，修饰先行词thekind,that在从句中作主语。changeone'smind改变主意journey['dʒɜːnI]n．旅行；旅程altitude['æltItjuːd]n．海拔高度；高处atanaltitudeof在……的高度makeupone'smind下决心；决定givein投降；屈服；让步[第2段译文]我很喜欢我姐姐，但是她有一个严重的缺点。她有时会很固执。虽然她对去某些地方的最佳路线并不清楚，她却坚持要自己把这次旅游安排得尽善尽美。现在我知道这个尽善尽美的方式总是她的方式。我不停地问她：“我们什么时候出发？什么时候回来？”我还问她是否已经看过地图。当然她并没有看过——我的姐姐是不会考虑细节的。于是，我告诉她，湄公河的源头在青海省。她给了我一个坚定的眼神——这种眼神表明她是不会改变主意的。当我告诉她我们的旅行将从5000多米的高地出发时，她似乎显得很兴奋。当我告诉她那里空气稀薄，呼吸困难，而且天气很冷时，她却说这将是一次有趣的经历。我非常了解我的姐姐，她一旦下了决心，什么也不能使她改变。最后，我只好让步了。Severalmonthsbeforeourtrip,WangWeiandIwenttothelibrary.Wefoundalargeatlaswithgoodmapsthatshoweddetailsofworldgeography.FromtheatlaswecouldseethattheMekongRiverbeginsinaglacieronamountaininQinghaiProvince.Atfirsttheriverissmallandthewaterisclearandcold.Thenitbeginstomovequickly.Itbecomesrapidsasitpassesthroughdeepvalleys，travellingacrosswesternYunnanProvince.Sometimestheriverbecomesawaterfallandnenterswidevalleys.WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthathalfoftheriverisinChina.AfteritleavesChinaandhighaltitude,theMekongbecomeswide,brownandwarm.AsitentersSoutheastAsia,itspaceslows.Itmakeswidebendsormeandersthroughlowvalleystotheplainswherericegrows.Atlast,theriverdeltaenterstheSouthChinaSea.,atlas['ætləs]n．地图；地图集that...是that引导的定语从句，修饰maps。glacier['ɡlæsIə；'ɡleIʃə]n．冰河；冰川rapids['ræpIdz]n．急流valley['vælI]n．(山)谷；流域asit...是as引导的时间状语从句。waterfall['wɔːtəfɔːl]n．瀑布pace[peIs]vi.缓慢而行；踱步n．一步；速度；步调bend[bend]n．弯；拐角vi.使弯曲vt.弯身；弯腰meander[mI'ændə]n．(指河流等)蜿蜒缓慢流动wherericegrows是where引导的定语从句，修饰theplains。delta['deltə]n．三角洲[第3段译文]在我们旅行前的几个月，王薇和我去了图书馆。我们找到一本大型地图册，里面有一些世界地理的明细图。我们从图上可以看到，湄公河发源于青海省一座山上的冰川。起初，河面很小，河水清澈而冷冽。然后，它开始快速流动。当它穿过深谷时就变成了急流，流经云南西部。有时，这条江形成瀑布，进入宽阔的峡谷。我们俩惊奇地发现这条河有一半是在中国境内。当它流出中国，流出高地之后，湄公河就变宽了，变暖了，河水也变成了黄褐色。当它进入东南亚以后，它的流速减缓。河水蜿蜒缓慢地穿过低谷，流向生长稻谷的平原。最后，湄公河三角洲的各支流汇入中国南海。PrereadingPleasematchthewordswiththeirpropermeanings.1．transport　　　　　　　　A．费用n2．preferB．最后；终于3．fareC．时间表；进度表4．persuadeD．旅行；旅程5．finallyE．运送；运输6．journeyF．说服；劝说7．attitudeG．更喜欢；选择某事物(而不选择其他事物)8．scheduleH．态度；看法1～5　____________　6～8　____________答案：1～5　EGAFB　6～8　DHCLeadin1．Ifyouhaveagoodchancetogotravelling,wherewouldyouliketogo?Howcanyougotravelling?(1)The_West_Lake,_the_Great_Wall,_Paris,_London_and_so_on.(2)We_can_travel_by_plane,_by_bus,_by_train,_on_foot,_by_bike,_by_ship_and_so_on.2．What'sthemeaningoftravelling?①It_can_broaden_our_view.②It_can_experience_different_cultures_and_life.③It_can_enjoy_the_beautiful_scenery.④It_can_relax_ourselves_and_forget_our_sorrow_for_a_while.WhilereadingFastreadingSkimthetextandchoosethebestanswers.1．What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A．ThepropertripdowntheMekong.B．TheirdreamandthejourneydowntheMekong.C．TheirplantotraveldowntheMekongandtheattitudesoftwopeople.D．ThedreamofWangKunandWangWeiandtheirpreparationsforthebikentrip.答案：D2．Findoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.(1)Paragraph1　A．Showsushowstubbornhissisterisbyinsistingonherideaabouttheirplan.(2)Paragraph2B．Tellsussomethingabouttheirgreatdreamsandhowtheystarted“thejourneydowntheMekongRiver”tomaketheirdreamscometrue.(3)Paragraph3　C．IntroducestoussomebasicknowledgeabouttheMekongRiver.(1)～(3)　________答案：(1)～(3)　BACCarefulreadingReadthereadingpassagecarefullyandchoosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext.1．Fromthetext,wecaninferthat________.A．theirtripwillbedifficultB．theirtripwillbeveryeasybecausetheypreparedalotC．theymustbesuccessfulafterenoughpreparationsD．theyknowverywellabouttheMekongRiverbefore2．WhatdoesWangKunmeanbysaying“theproperwayisalwaysherway”？A．WangWeiisreliable,becauseshealwaysknowstheproperway.B.WangWeialwaysinsistsonherway,eventhoughshedoesn'tknowtheproperway.C．WangKunthinksthathissisterisstubbornandcan'tdoanythingproperly.D．WangKunthinksthathissistercanfindthebestwaytogettoplaces.3．Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?A．Theywantedtoknowhowsoontheywouldcomeback.B．Theywantedtolearntheworld'sgeography.C．TheywenttothelibrarytoknowsomethingabouttheMekongRiver.D．WangKunwantedtoletWangWeiknowhowdifficulttheirtripwas.4．ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatWangKunisa________person.A．stubborn　　　　　B．kindC．braveD．carefuln答案：1～4　ABCDStudyreadingAnalyzethefollowingsentencesinthetextthatmaybedifficulttounderstand.1．TheyareDaiandgrewupinwesternYunnanProvinceneartheLancangRiver,theChinesepartoftheriverthatiscalledtheMekongRiverinothercountries.[句式分析]　[尝试翻译]　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。2．Wefoundalargeatlaswithgoodmapsthatshoweddetailsofworldgeography.[句式分析]　[尝试翻译]　我们找到一本大型地图册，里面有一些世界地理的明细图。3．Itbecomesrapidsasitpassesthroughdeepvalleys,travellingacrosswesternYunnanProvince.[句式分析]　[尝试翻译]　当它穿过深谷时就变成了急流，流经云南西部。nⅠ.阅读理解AIfyouareplanningontraveling,thereareafewsimplerulesabouthowtomakelifeeasierbothbeforeandafteryourjourney.Firstofall,alwayscheckanddoublecheckdeparture(出发)time.Itissurprisinghowfewpeoplereallydothiscarefully.OnceIarrivedattheairportafewminutesafterten.MysecretaryhadgottheticketformeandIthoughtshehadsaidthattheplaneleftat10：50.WhenIarrivedattheairport,thepersonatthedeparturedesktoldmethatmyflightwasclosed.Therefore,Ihadtowaitthreehoursforthenextoneandmissedanimportantmeeting.Thesecondruleistorememberthateveninthisageofcreditcards(信用卡),itisstillimportanttohavesomelocalmoneyincash(现金).OnceIarrivedataplaceatmidnightandthebankattheairportwasclosed.TheonlywaytogettomyhotelwasbytaxibutbecauseIhadnodollars,Iofferedtopayinpoundsinstead.“Listen!Ionlytakerealmoney！”thedriversaidangrily.YoucanimaginehowterribleIfeltatthatmoment.Thethirdandthelastruleistofindoutasmuchasyoucanabouttheweatheratyourdestinationbeforeyouleave.IfeelsorryforsomeofmyworkmateswhotravelinheavysuitsandraincoatsinMay,whenitisstillfairlycoolinLondonorManchester,toplaceslikeAthens,RomeorMadrid,whereitisalreadybeginningtogetquitewarmduringtheday.语篇解读：本文为说明文，主要介绍了如何做好旅行的准备工作。1．Whereisthewritermostprobablyfrom?A．Britain.　　　　　　B．TheUSA.C．Italy.D．Greece.解析：选A　推理判断题。根据最后一段的“whenitisstillfairlycoolinLondonorManchester”和第三段中的“Iofferedtopayinpoundsinstead.”可知A为正确选项。2．Whenthewriterfoundhehadnodollarstopaythetaxidriver,he________.A．askedthedrivertogivehimafreeridenB．offeredtopayinpoundsC．gavethedriversomefake(假的)moneyD．triedtopaybycreditcard解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第三段的“offeredtopayinpounds”可知。3．Generally,inMaytheweatherinLondonis________.A．warmanddryB．coldanddryC．hotandwetD．coolandrainy解析：选D　细节理解题。根据最后一段的“heavysuitsandraincoats”可知D为正确选项。4．Thewritermainlytellsus________.A．howtomakelifeeasierB．howtobewellpreparedforatripC．howtoenjoyourselvesonthetripD．howtoscheduleourtrip解析：选B　主旨大意题。本文通过自身经历主要介绍了如何为旅行做好准备。BSaturday,March24thWehavearrivedinthehot,wetcityofBangkok.ThisisourfirsttriptoThailand.Allthedifferentsmellsmakeuswanttotrythefood.Wearegoingtoeatsomethingspecialfordinnertonight.Thehotelwearestayinginischeap,andveryclean.Weplantostayhereforafewdays,visitsomeplacesinthecity,andthentraveltoChiangMaiintheNorth.Tuesday,March27thBangkokiswonderfulandsurprising.Theplacesareinteresting.Wevisitedthefamousmarketwhichwasonthewater,andsawalotoffruitsandvegetables.Everythingissocolorful,andwehavetakenhundredsofphotosalready!LatertodaywewillleaveforChiangMai.Wewilltakethetrainnorth,stayinChiangMaifortwodays,andthencatchabustoChiangRai.Friday,March30thOurtriptoChiangRaiwaslongandboring.Wevisitedasmallvillageinthemountains.Thevillagepeopleherelovethequietlife—nocomputersorphones.TheyarethekindestpeopleIhaveevermet.Theyalwayssmileandsay“hello”.KathyandIcanonlyspeakafewwordsofThai,sosmilingisthebestwaytoshowourkindness.Ifeelgoodhereandhopetobeabletocomebacknextyear.n语篇解读：文章是几篇日记，介绍了作者泰国之旅中的一些见闻。5．Thediariesaboveshowthewriter's________daysinThailand.A．3　　　　　　　　　　　　B．7C．15D．8解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第一篇日记的时间“March24th”和第三篇日记“March30th”可知答案。6．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．ChiangMaiisabeautifulcityinthesouthofThailand.B．ThewriterleftChiangMaiforChiangRaibybus.C．ThewriteristravelingaloneinThailand.D．ThewriterwilltakeabustoChiangMai.解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第二篇日记中的“Wewilltakethetrainnorth,stayinChiangMaifortwodays,andthencatchabustoChiangRai.”可知B项正确。7．ThepeopleinthevillageofChiangRai________.A．arefriendlytoothersB．likespeakingEnglishC．hopetoliveinthecitiesD．liveaverybusylife解析：选A　细节理解题。根据最后一篇日记中的“TheyarethekindestpeopleIhaveevermet.Theyalwayssmileandsay‘hello’．”可知应选A项。8．Whatisthebesttitleforthewholediary?A．MyFirstTravelB．TheOutsideWorldC．TravelinginThailandD．MyTriptoChiangMai解析：选C　标题归纳题。根据全文内容可知，这是几篇到泰国旅游的日记，因此C项作标题最佳。CAsnowboarderwasfeelingluckytobealiveyesterdayafterahelicopterrescue(直升机营救)．BenAkintola,30,wassnowboardingintheFrenchAlpsunderaclearblueskyintheafternoonwhenalargeamount(数量)ofsnowfelldownthesideofthemountain.Hedidn'thavetimetoescape(逃脱)andithithimwithfullforceandknockedhimsenseless.nHewokeinthemiddleofthenightintotaldarkness.Hewaslyingonanicyrock.Amazingly,hestillhadamobilephonesignal(信号)，sohecalledafriendathousandkilometersawayinBritain.HisfriendcalledtheFrenchrescueservices.“Iwaswaitingforwhatseemedlikehoursonthatrock.IwasbeginningtogiveuphopewhenIheardthesoundofahelicopter.Itwascirclingaroundinthedarkness,lookingforme.Iwastryingmybesttowavemymobilearound.Fortunatelythehelicopterpilotsawthelight.”“Iwasoverjoyedwhenthehelicopterheadedmyway.Itstayedabovemeandbeganloweringarope.”Benwasinhospitallastnightbuthewasnotbeingtreatedforanyseriousinjuries.He'slookingforwardtogoinghometoday.TheFrenchrescueservicessaid：“WewereverypleasedthatwewereabletosaveBen.Theriskofsnowslideoffpiste(非滑雪场地的)ismuchhigheratthistimeofyear.Allsnowboardersandskiersshouldstayontheskirunsandnotgooffpiste.Benwasverylucky.”语篇解读：本文是新闻报道。文章主要报道了一名滑雪者在阿尔卑斯山遭遇雪崩后被营救的故事。9．WhathappenedtoBen?A．HegotlostintheFrenchAlps.B．Hehadasnowboardingaccident.C．Hewasseparatedfromhisfriends.D．Hewasknockeddownbyfallingrocks.解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Hedidn'thavetimetoescape(逃脱)andithithimwithfullforceandknockedhimsenseless.”以及文章接下来描述的内容可知，Ben在阿尔卑斯山的法国区域出了事故。10．TheFrenchrescueserviceslearnedaboutBen'sdifficulty________.A．fromhisfriendB．intheearlyafternoonC．afterreceivinghiscallD．whenseeinghismobile解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第三段中的“HisfriendcalledtheFrenchrescueservices.”可知答案。11．HowdidBenfeelaboutthewait?A．Itmadehimstronginthedarkness.nB．Itcausedhimtohopeforthebest.C．Itwasshorterthanheexpected.D．Itwasalittlediscouraging.解析：选D　推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Iwaswaitingforwhatseemedlikehoursonthatrock.Iwasbeginningtogiveuphope”可知，Ben在漫长的等待过程中开始有点灰心和失望。12．What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A．ALuckyEscapeB．ARockyMountainC．RisksofSnowboardingD．FrenchRescueServices解析：选A　标题归纳题。文章首段“Asnowboarderwasfeelingluckytobealiveyesterdayafterahelicopterrescue(直升机营救)．”为全文的中心思想，下文围绕此话题展开叙述。由此可知，A项作标题合适。Ⅱ.阅读七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Ifyouhaveeverbeendiscouragedbecauseoffailure,pleasereadon.Oftenachievingwhatyouplantodoisn'ttheimportantthing.__1__Twobrothersdecidedtodigadeepholebehindtheirhouse.Whiletheywereworking,afewolderboysstoppedbytowatch.“Whatareyoudoing？”askedoneofthevisitors.“Weplantodigaholeallthewaythroughtheearth！”oneofthebrothersvolunteeredexcitedly.Theolderboysbegantolaugh,tellingtheyoungeronesthatdiggingaholeallthewaythroughtheearthwasimpossible.Afteralongsilence,oneofthediggerspickedupajarfullofspiders,wormsandawidevarietyofinsects.__2__Thenhesaidquietlyandconfidently,“Evenifwedon'tdigallthewaythroughtheearth,lookatwhatwefoundalongtheway！”__3__Andthatiswhatagoalisfor—tocauseustomoveinthedirectionwehavechosen,inotherwords,tohaveusdigging!Butnoteverygoalwillbefullyachieved.Noteveryjobwillendsuccessfully.Noteveryrelationshipwillendure.Noteveryhopewillcometopass.Noteverylovewilllast.__4__Sowhenyoufailtoreachyouraim,perhapsyoucansay,“Yes,butlookatwhatnIfoundalongtheway!LookatthewonderfulthingswhichhavecomeintomylifebecauseItriedtodosomething！”Itisinthediggingthatlifeislived.__5__A．AndIbelieveintheenditisjoyinthejourneythattrulymatters.B．Heopenedthejarandshowedthewonderfulthingscontainedinittothelaughingvisitors.C．Herearesomereasonsforyou.D．Noteverydreamwillcometrue.E．Letmeexplain.F．Theirgoalwasfartoohigh,butitdidcausethemtodig.G．Hebrokethejarintopieces.答案：1～5　EBFDA