話題背景搶先讀Whydopeopletravel?Whydopeopletravel?Therearemanyreasonsonecanthinkofwhenaskedthisquestion.Oneofthemostmonreasonswhypeoplechoosetotravelistogetawayfromtheirpresentsituationsandlocations,eitherforaquickvacationorasameansoffindingone'sself.Otheranswersyougetmayinclude“toenjoynewexperiences,tolearnandexperiencenewlanguages,newfood,andnewcultures”．Nowpeopletravelmorebecausetheeconomiesarebetterandtheadvancementsintransportationmakeiteasiertodoso.Iffamilymembersdonotliveinthesameplace,otherfamilymemberswouldwanttovisitthem.Visitingfamiliesandfriendsindifferentplacesisprobablyoneofthemostimportantreasonsfortakingtimeofftotravel.Spendingafewweeksofwinterinasummerdestinationhasalsobeengainingpopularity.MostAmericanscantravelwithinthecountrytoexperiencedifferentseasons.Forexample,whenit'swinterinNewYorkorMaine,theycantraveltothesunnypartsofthecountrysuchasFloridaorCalifornia.Travellingtoexperienceawholenewcultureisalsoapopularreason.Thechancetobeopentonewsights,differentpeopleandculturescangivepeoplethechancetochallengethemselvesandtofindoutnewthingsaboutthemselves.So,whydopeopletravel?Thereasonscanbedifferentbutwhateveryourreasonforpackingyourbagsandjumpingonthenexttrainawayfromhere,don'tforgettoenjoy.,[閱讀障礙詞]advancementn．前進，進步；提升，升級；預付destinationn．目的，目標；目的地，終點popularityn．普及；流行；名氣，名望，大眾性challengen．挑戰；質疑v．質疑；向……挑戰Ⅰ.Matchthewordwithitsmeaning.1．expertA．半夜2．productB．被遺棄的3．journeyC．訓練4．sceneryD．距離5．shootE．射殺6．distanceF．風景；景色7．trainG．旅程；旅行8．abandonedH．產品9．desertI．專家10．midnightJ．沙漠答案：1～5IHGFE6～10DCBJAⅡ.Writedownthemeaningofphrasesineachsentence.1．Asourplanetookoff,ItoldmyselfthatIwouldabsolutelyreturnsomeday.起飛2．DaveisshortforDavid,isn'tit？是……縮寫；簡稱3．OnMayDaymyclassmatesandIwenttotheGreatWall.Wegotonthebusintheearlymorning.上車4．Theywereshootingatbottlesonawall.朝……射擊5．Thistableismadeofverygoodwood.由……制造6．Weknowwhathappenstopeoplewhostayinthemiddleoftheroad.在……中間7．Shedidnotreadanymore,butsattheresilently,staringintothedistance.不再……8．WhenIsaidsomepeoplearestupid,Iwasn'treferringtoyou.指的是；提到Ⅰ.Writeoutthenamesofthefollowingvehicles.1．________2.________3.________4.________5．________6.________7.________8.________9.________答案：1.bicycle2.bus3.ferry4.helicopter5.motorbike6.plane7.taxi8.train9.tramⅡ.Matchthemeansoftransportation.1．TravelonroadA．tram,train2．TravelonrailsB．motorbike,bus,taxi,bike,truck3．TravelonwaterC．plane,helicopter4．TravelintheairD．ferry,ship答案：1～4BADCⅠ.FastreadingWritedownthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para.1My_first_ride_on_a_long_distance_train.Para.2The_scenery_along_the_railway.Para.3The_way_I_spent_the_time_in_the_train.Para.4Why_is_the_train_called_Ghan？Para.5Things_about_the_camels.Para.6The_fate_of_the_camels_today.Ⅱ.CarefulreadingReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1．Thesentence“Andwhataride！”inthefirstparagraphmeans“________”．A．thewriterenjoyedthelongjourneyB．thewriterwasmadetootiredfromthelongrideC．thatwasalonganddangerousjourneyD．hehadnothingtoseebutdesert2．Thewholepassagemainlytellsus________．A．theimportanceofthedesertinAustraliaB．horsesareofnouseintravellinginadesertC．it'scrueltokillthousandsofcamelsD．thetransporttothemiddleofAustralia3．WhichistheRTGHTorderofthefollowingthings?a．Anewrailwaylinewasbuiltandthecamelswerenolongerused.b．Australiansneededawaytotraveltothemiddleofthecountry.c．Australianstrainedcamelstocarryfoodandothersupplies.d．Theytriedridinghorsestotravel.A．bdcaB．dbacC．acbdD．cabd4．Australiansusedtotraveloncamelsfor________．A．businessB．shoppingC．farmingD．pleasure5．Thewritertalkedalotaboutcamelsinthetextbecause________．A．theyplayedanimportantpartinAustralianlifeB．shewasplanningtotravelonacamelC．shewantedtospeakhighlyoftheanimalsD．shewantedtoexplainwhythetrainwascalledGhan答案：1～5ADAADⅢ.Studyreading1．WegotoninSydneyandwegotoffinAliceSprings,rightinthemiddleofAustralia,morethanfourthousandkilometresaway.[句式分析]rightinthemiddleofAustralia是AliceSprings的同位語；morethanfourthousandkilometresaway相當于非限制性定語從句whichismorethanfourthousandkilometresaway。[嘗試翻譯]我們在悉尼上車，在4000多千米以外的澳大利亞中部的愛麗斯斯普林斯下車。2．In1925,theypassedalawwhichallowedpeopletoshoottheanimalsiftheywereaproblem.[句式分析]句中whichallowedpeopletoshoottheanimalsiftheywereaproblem是which引導的定語從句，在該從句中含有一個if引導的條件狀語從句。[嘗試翻譯]1925年，政府通過法令，允許人們在這些動物成為問題的時候射殺它們。[對應學生課時達標訓練(九)]A閱讀理解Toseetheworldisonething;tohavesomeonetoshareitwithisanother.Indeed,travelbeesmoreinterestingwhenyouhaveatravelpartner.Atravelpartnercanbeaclosefriend,afamilymember,apalyou'vemetonline,orabusinessfriend.YoucanhavesomeonetotalktoTravelingaloneisfun,butwouldn'tyoufeellonely？Havingatravelpartnercanremovethefeelingofloneliness.Thisisespeciallytrueifyoucangetatravelpanionwhoisveryfamiliarwiththeplaceyou'retravelingto.Youdon'thavetoaskanyinformationfromthelocals,andyoucanincreasethetimeyouspendinthecountry.________________________Oneofthemajorheadachesintravelingisthecostsinvolved.Youcan'tsimplyignoretherisingpriceofhotelsorplanetickets.Youshouldalsothinkaboutyourdailyneeds,suchasyourfood.Ofcourse,youcan'tsimplygobackwithoutbringinganysouvenirs(紀念品)toyourfriendsandfamily.Allthesecanruinyourbudget.However,whenyouhaveatravelfriend,youcanhavesomeonetosharetheexpenseswith.YoucanmeetagoodfriendHavingatravelmateisagoodwayofmeetinganewfriendorevenalifelongpartner.Youcannevercountthenumberofcoupleswhoactuallyfoundtheirwayintoeachother'sheartwhiletravelingtogetherinanothercountry.YoucanhavesomeonetowatchoutforyouWhenyou'reinaforeignland,you'llneverbereallysafe.Youdon'tknowtherulesaswellasthecultureofthepeople.Atravelmatewillbeperfecttoremindyouofyourdutiesinthecountryandtowatchyourbackjustincaseyougetlost.Sowhydon'tyoufindatravelpanionnow?語篇解讀：旅途中找好旅伴，可給旅游帶來意想不到的好處。如何找旅伴呢？1．What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Tointroduceatravelpany.B．Toencourageustohaveatravelpartner.C．Toexplainhowtobeaperfecttravelpartner.D．Totellaninterestingexperiencewithatravelpartner.解析：選B寫作意圖題。本文介紹了旅伴帶來的好處，鼓勵大家找旅伴。2．What'sthebesttitleforthe3rdparagraph?A．Youcanhavesomeonetosharetheexpenseswith.B．Youcanknowthelocalculturewell.C．Youcanenjoyfoodwithyourpartner.D．Youcansavemoneybybargainingtogether.解析：選A段落大意題。本段主要告訴我們旅伴可以分擔花銷。3．Whichofthefollowingstatementsagreeswiththeauthor'sopinion?A．Travelingaloneisnotfun.B．Buyingsouvenirsisn'tnecessary.C．Manypeoplefallinlovewhentraveling.D．It'sbettertochooseastrangerasatravelpartner.解析：選C細節理解題。根據第四段“Youcannevercountthenumberofcoupleswhoactuallyfoundtheirwayintoeachother'sheartwhiletraveling”可知答案。4．WhichofthefollowingthingsisNOTmentioned?A．Atravelpartnercanhelpyoutakecareofyourchild.B．Atravelpartnercanhelpgetridofloneliness.C．Atravelpartnercanhelpyousavemoney.D．Atravelpartnercanmakeyousafer.解析：選A細節理解題。文中提到了旅伴可以使你擺脫孤單；可以分擔你的旅途花銷；可以使你的旅途更安全；但沒提到A項。BWhydoyouthinkpeoplewholiveinsomehotcountrieseatveryspicy(辛辣的)food?Isitbecausethespicesmakethefoodtastebetter?Isitjustbecausetheirparentsandgrandparentsandgreat-grandparentslikedhotfood，oristheresomeconnectionbetweenspicesandhealthyfood?ResearchersfromCornellUniversitythinkthatitisbecausespiceplantshavesomeimportantchemicals.Thesechemicalscankillbacteria(細菌)whichspoilfood.“Mostmonspicescankill75to100percentofthebacteriainfood，”explainsoneofthescientists.Thebacteriagrowmoreeasilyandspoilfoodmorequicklyathighertemperatures.Forthisreason,itismoredifficulttokeepfoodfromspoilinginhotclimates.Doyoulikeyourfoodspicy?Youranswerprobablytellssomethingaboutthecountryyouefrom.Ifyoulikespicyfood,itispossiblethathundredsofyearsago，whentherewerenofridges,peopleinyourcountrystartedusingspicestokeepthefoodfromspoiling.Thetraditionalspicydisheshelpedthosepeopletolivelonger,healthierlives.Today,inatimeoffridges,thespicesjustmakethefoodtastegood.語篇解讀：文章講的是人們喜歡吃辛辣的食物的原因。5．Thechemicalsinspiceskeepfoodfromspoilingby________．A．makingfoodtastebetterB．makingfoodhotterC．preventingbacteriagettingintofoodD．killingbacteriainfood解析：選D細節理解題。根據第二段提到“Thesechemicalscankillbacteria(細菌)whichspoilfood”可知它們可以殺死食物中的細菌，故選D項。6．Foodgoesbadmorequicklyinhotclimatesbecause________.A．coldtemperaturemakesbacteriaB．bacteriagetusedtohotfoodC．hightemperaturehelpsbacteriagrowfasterD．bacteriaspoilfoodonlyathightemperature解析：選C細節理解題。根據第二段提到“Thebacteriagrowmoreeasilyandspoilfoodmorequicklyathighertemperatures”可知氣溫越高細菌越容易快速生長，從而導致食物的變質，故選C項。7．Accordingtothepassage,spicesareusefulinthefollowingthingsEXCEPT________．A．helpingyoutolivelongerB．helpingtokeepyouhealthierC．makingyourfoodtastebetterD．replacingfridges解析：選D細節理解題。根據最后一段提到“Today,inatimeoffridges,thespicesjustmakethefoodtastegood”現今，在冰箱的時代，辣椒只是為了讓食物更好吃，故選D項。CPeoplewholiketravellinghavetheirreasons.Theybelievethattravellingcanhelpthemexpandtheirfieldofview,especiallyinthegeographicalandhistoricalsense.Theyalsothinkthattouringwillgivethemmorechancestoenjoydifferentkindsoffoodandexperiencenewthingsthatwouldneverbebroughtbyotheractivities.Butthosewhodisliketravellingalsohavesomereasons.Travelling,inmyopinion,doesmoregoodthanharm.Mostimportantly,itbroadens(使擴大)ourmind.Wecangetintouchwithothercivilizations(文明),cultures,customsandideas.Throughhistory,mostpeopletravelledbecauseofnecessity(必要性)—notforpleasure.Peopletravelledjustinordertoremainalive.Theysearchedforfoodtoeatorplacestolivein.Theysometimesranawayfromenemies.Thisisnottosaythatnooneevertravelledjustforthefunofit.Inancienttimes,forexample,richRomanstravelledallthewaytoGreecetotakepartintheOlympicGames，andfestivals.Ofcourse,somepeopledecidedtotraveljustoutofcuriosity(好奇心)．Theywantedtofindoutwhatitlookedlikebeyondthehorizon(地平線)．Alsobusinesstravelhasbeengoingonforcenturies.Traderscouldnotonlymakemoneybutalsolearntospeakseverallanguagesandbeintroducedtodifferentcultures.So,travellingdoesenrichourmindanddrawnewideastous.Thereisnodoubtthatwecangetmuchfromit.語篇解讀：旅游可以拓寬人們的視野，豐富人們的思想，從旅游中能獲得巨大的好處。8．Theunderlinedword“expand”inParagraph1canbereplacedby“________”．A．widenB．protectC．loseD．decide解析：選A詞義猜測題。根據第二段出現的broadens及最后一段的enrich，可以推測這里的expand表示“擴大，拓寬”之意，widen與之意思最接近。9．Accordingtothepassage，inthepastmostpeopletravelled________．A．forfunB．forknowledgeC．togetexperiencesD．tomakealiving解析：選D細節理解題。根據第三段首句“Throughhistory,mostpeopletravelledbecauseofnecessity(必要性)—notforpleasure.”可知在古代人們外出多是為了生計奔波，因此選D項。10．Inthewriter'sopinion,travellingcanbe________．A．expensiveB．funnyC．helpfulD．tiring解析：選C推理判斷題。作者主要講了旅游帶來的種種好處，第二段首句及最后一段都能看出他對旅游持積極肯定的態度，認為旅游很有益，故選C項。11．What'sthemainideaofthispassage?A．Differentkindsoftravelling.B．Travellingenrichesourmind.C．Waystoenjoyyourselfwhiletravelling.D．Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftravelling.解析：選B主旨大意題。作者在文中談了自己對旅游的看法，他認為旅游可以拓寬人們的視野，故選B項。eq\a\vs4\al([課文對譯])MyFirstRideonaTrainMynameisAliceThompson.IefromSydeny,AustraliaandI'm18yearsold.RecentlyIhadmyfirstrideonalong-distancetrain.Andwhataride!AfriendandItravelledonthefamousGhantrain.WegotoninSydenyandwegotoffinAliceSprings,rightinthemiddleofAustralia,morethanfourthousandkilometresaway.Wespenttwodaysandnightsonthetrain.Thetrainwaswonderfulandthefoodwasgreat.Weategreatmealscookedbyexperts!Forthefirstfewhundredkilometresofthejourney,thescenerywasverycolourful.Therewerefieldsandthesoilwasdarkred.Afterthat,itwasdesert.Thesunshone,therewasnowindandtherewerenocloudsinthesky.Suddenly,itlookedlikeaplacefromanothertime.Wesawabandonedfarmswhichwerebuiltmorethanahundredyearsago.Thetrainwasfortableandthepeoplewerenice.Duringtheday,Isatandlookedoutofthewindow,andsometimestalkedtootherpassengers.IreadbooksandlistenedtomyChinesecassettes(I'mstudyingChineseatschool).Onenight,at