Section Ⅰ　 Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary

Step One ： Warming up

What do you know about Australia ？ What is it famous for?

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答案：　 It is home to Koala Bear ， Kangaroo.

It is famous for Sydney Opera House.

Step Two ： Fast reading

Read the text (P23) quickly and answer the following questions.1 ． How long did it take the writer to travel from Sydney to Alice Springs by train?________________________________________________________________________答案：　 Two days and nights.

2 ． Why did Australians stop riding horses for travelling a long distance?

________________________________________________________________________

答案：　 Because the horses didn’t like the hot weather and sand.

Step Three ： Careful reading

Ⅰ.Read the text carefully and choose the best answers.

1 ． The sentence“And what a ride ！” in the first paragraph means that________.

A ． the writer enjoyed the long journey

B ． the writer was made too tired from the long ride

C ． that was a long and dangerous journey

D ． he had nothing to see but desert

答案：　 A

2 ． The whole passage mainly tells us________.

A ． the importance of the desert in Australia

B ． horses are of no use in travelling in a desert

C ． it’s cruel to kill thousands of camels

D ． the transport to the middle of Australia

答案： 　 D

3 ． Which is the right order of the following things?

a ． A new railway line was built and the camels were no longer used.

b ． Australians needed a way to travel to the middle of the country.

c ． Australians trained camels to carry food and other supplies.

d ． They tried riding horses to travel.

A ． bdca 　　　　 B ． dbac

C ． acbd D ． cabd

答案： 　 A

4 ． Australians used to travel on camels for________.

A ． business B ． shopping

C ． farming D ． pleasure

答案： A

5 ． The writer talked a lot about camels in the text because________.

A ． they played an important part in Australian life

B ． she was planning to travel on a camel

C ． she wanted to speak highly of the animals

D ． she wanted to explain why the train was called Ghan

答案： 　 D

Ⅱ.Read the text again and do True (T) or False (F) exercises.

1 ． The police shot the camels with the permission of the government.( 　　 )

2 ． It was in 1935 that a law which allowed people to shoot camels was passed in Australia.( 　　 )

3 ． On the train ， Alice still studied.( 　　 )

4 ． They used camels instead of horses because horses are not good at traveling a long distance.( 　　 )

5 ． The government built a new railway line in 1925.( 　　 )

答案：　 1.T 　 2.F 　 3.T 　 4.T 　 5.F

Step Four ： SummaryRecently I had my first ride on a long distance train.The train was wonderful and we ate great meals cooked by 1.____________ ！ For the first few hundred kilometers of the 2.____________， the 3.____________was very colorful.We first saw fields with dark red 4.____________ ， 5.____________with no green things on and then

6.____________farms which were built over a century ago.

On the train I sometimes talked to other 7.____________.Our train is called the Ghan ， why ？ I know that in order to get to the middle of the country ， they bought some camels from Afghanistan.Ghan is short 8.____________Afghanistan.For many years,9.____________camels carried food and other supplies ， and returned with wool and other 10.____________.

The Afghans and their camels did this until the 1920s.Then the government built a new railway line， so they didn’t need the camels any more.

答案：　 1.experts 　 2.journey 　 3.scenery 　4.soil 　 5.desert 　 6.abandoned 　 7.passengers 　8.for 　 9.trained 　 10.products

distance n．距离in the distance 在远处，在远方 ( 较远处 )

at a distance 在远处，从远处 ( 较近处 )

at/from a distance of 在距……的地方 ( 课文原句 P21)I first travelled a long distance by train when I was six years old.

当我六岁的时候，第一次坐火车进行了长距离的旅行。① I could see the bus coming in the distance.

我看见公共汽车从远处开过来了。②The picture looks better at/from a distance.

这幅画离远点看好看一些。③What’s the distance from Bejing to Taiyuan?

从北京到太原多远？

within walking/driving distance 走路 / 开车去就可以keep sb.at a distance ＝ keep one’s distance from

与……保持一定的距离

④His house is within walking distance of the hospital.

他家离医院只有几步路远。⑤You’d better keep your distance from the dog.It’s dangerous.

你最好离那条狗远点。它很危险。

1.You can see the ancient ruins________a distance of 10 miles.

A ． in 　　　　　　 B ． at

C ． by D ． to

解析：　 at a distance of 在……距离。答案：　 B

2 ． We walked along the seashore and saw a ship________.

A ． from that distance 　 B ． in the distance

C ． at a distance of D ． in a distance

解析：　句意为：我们沿着海边走，看见远处有一艘船。 in the distance在远处，符合句意。答案：　 B

journey n．旅程；旅行( 课文原句 P23)For the first few hundred kilometres of the journey ， the scenery was very clourful.在旅程的前几百公里，风景是非常多姿多彩的。① It is one day’s journey to get to the seaside.到海滨要一天的旅程。

go on journey 去旅行be on a journey 在旅行中have a good /pleasant journey 一路顺风 ② I wish you a pleasant journey ！祝你旅途愉快！

3.We haven’t seen Mr Smith ， for he is away________a journey.A ． from B ． withC ． on D ． in解析：　考查固定搭配。 on a journey在旅行。句意为：我们没有见到史密斯先生，因为他外出旅行去了。答案：　 C

scenery n．风景，景色( 课文原句 P23)For the first few hundred kilometres of the journey ， the scenery was very colourful.

在旅程的前几百公里，风景是非常富有色彩的。 ①They went to the countryside to enjoy the scenery.

他们去乡村欣赏风景。

辨析： scenery ， scene ， sight 与 view

scenery指某一地区的“整个风景”是由多个 scene构成的景色

Scene指“一眼可以浏览的风景”，但多半包括其中的人物、动作和行为

Sight“风景，名胜”，常用复数形式，指人文景观

View指在远处或高处以人的角度看到的 scenery的一部分

②The sunrise is a beautiful scene. 日出是一幅美景。③Come and see the sights of London. 来看看伦敦的名胜。④We can get a very good view of the sea from the top of the tower. 从塔顶我们可以看到非常好的海景。

4.To enjoy the________ ， Irene would rather spend long hours on the train than travel by air.

A ． sight 　　　　　 B ． view

C ． scenery D ． scene

解析：　 scenery指某地总的自然风景或景色，尤指美丽的乡间景色，是不可数名词。 sight指“景色”时为可数名词，往往指眼见的景色，如供人游览的“美景”或“名胜”，尤指人工制成的景色； view通常指自然景色，或指从远处或高处看到的景观、景物； scene所表达的景色常是 scenery的一部分，常指自然景色，也可指舞台的场景。答案：　 C

abandoned adj. 被遗弃的( 课文原句 P23)We saw abandoned farms which were built more than a hundred years ago.

我们看到一些一百多年前建造的现已废弃的农场。①The police didn’t go near the abandoned car.

警方没有接近那辆废弃的汽车。②An abandoned baby was found outside Tom’s house last night.

一个弃婴昨晚在汤姆的家门外被发现了。

abandon vt. 抛弃，遗弃，放弃 ③We had to abandon the car and walked the rest of the way.

我们只好弃车，步行剩下的路。④The cruel man abandoned his wife and child.

那个残忍的男人抛弃了妻儿。

5.He got lost in a(n)________village and he could not ask anybody for help.

A ． peaceful B ． attractive

C ． ordinary D ． abandoned

解析：　该句意为：“在一个废弃的村庄他迷路了，无法向任何人求助。”答案：　 D

refer to (1) 指的是；涉及( 课文原句 P21)Some of the verbs can refer to more than one means of transport. 有些动词不止是指一种交通方式。When I said someone was foolish ， I wasn’t referring to you.当我说有些人很愚蠢时，我并不是指你。

(2) 提及；提起Don’t refer to this matter ， please. 请不要再提这件事了。(3) 查阅；参考；咨询We often refer to these books in our study.

我们在学习中经常参考这些书。

When you meet some new words ， you can refer to your dictionary. 遇到生词时，你可以查词典。(4) 将……称为……California is referred to as the “Golden State” ．加利福尼亚被称做“黄金之州”。

6.It was foolish of him to________his notes during that important test ， and as a result ， he got punished.

A ． stick to B ． refer to

C ． keep to D ． point to

解析：　句意为：在那次重要考试中他竟愚蠢地看他的笔记，他因此而受到了惩罚。 refer to参考，查阅。答案：　 B

be short for 是……的缩写 / 简称( 课文原句 P23)Ghan is short for Afghanistan.“Ghan” 是阿富汗的缩写。

“① PRC” is short for “the People’s Republic of China” ．＝ The letters “PRC” are short for “the People’s Republic of China” ．“ PRC” 是中华人民共和国的缩写。

be short of 缺少……for short 简称in short 总之 ②The school is short of teachers. 这个学校缺少老师。

7. 用适当的介词填空①________short ， we cannot please everyone all the time.

② According to some scientists ， we’ll be short________energy in the near future.

③We call the United Kingdom of Britain and the Northern Ireland the “UK”________short.

答案：　① In 　② of 　③ for

8 ． As is known to us ， WTO is short________the World Trade Organization.

A ． of B ． to

C ． as D ． for

解析：　 be short for 是……的缩写。答案：　 D

Reading in English is one of the fastest ways of improving your English.

用英语阅读是帮你提高英语的最快的方式之一。Reading in English 为 v. ing 形式作主语，当 v. ing 形式作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。

①Driving a car during the rush hour is boring.

在交通高峰时刻开车令人厌烦。② Learning English well is very useful to us.

学好英语对我们很有用。

9.________morning exercise every day is good for our health.

A ． Doing B ． To do

C ． Done D ． Being done

解析：　此题考查动词 ing形式作主语，该句意为：“每天早晨锻炼身体有益于健康。”答案：　 A

When you read ， the most important thing to do is to understand the main ideas.

阅读时，最重要的是理解大意。 (1) 句中 to do 为不定式作定语修饰 the most important thing 。当名词或一些代词前有序数词 the first ， the second 或 the last ， the only等或有最高级修饰时，其后用不定式作定语，另外，若被修饰词为不定代词如much ， little ， anything ， everything， something等时，也通常用不定式作定语。

She likes to listen to Mr Li’s lessons ， so she is always the first to come and the last to leave.

她喜欢听李老师的课，因此她总是第一个来最后一个走。I have something important to tell you.

我有重要事情要告诉你。

(2)to understand the main ideas 是不定式作表语，该句中， to 可省略，当主语部分有实义动词 do 的某种形式时，作表语的不定式 to do 可以省略 to 。What I want to do now is to have a good sleep.

我现在想做的就是好好睡一觉。 What they wanted was to earn enough money.

他们的想法是挣足够多的钱。

10.Finally we finished the task.I think what we can do now is________.

A ． relax B ． relaxed

C ． to relaxing D ． relaxing

解析：　 relax作表语，前面省略了 to。答案：　 A

Then the government built a new railway line， so they didn’t need the camels any more.

后来政府修筑了一条新铁路，因此，他们不再需要骆驼了。not...any more 不再

①He still smoked ， but he didn’t drink any more.

他还是抽烟，但是不再喝酒了。②I made a mistake ， but I’m sure I won’t do it any more.

我做了错事，但我确信以后再也不会了。

11.完成句子我今后再也不干这种蠢事了。I________do such stupid things___________.

答案：　 won’t ； any more

12 ．— Will you give this message to Mr White ， please?

—Sorry ， I can’t.He________.

A ． doesn’t any more work here

B ． doesn’t any longer here work

C ． doesn’t work any more here

D ． doesn’t work here any longer

解析：　 not...any longer/any more中， any longer/any more要置于句末，因此选 D。答案：　 D

Ⅰ. 单词拼写1 ． We were struck by the beauty of the West Lake ， so we stopped to admire the beautiful________( 风景 ) ．答案：　 scenery

2 ． Children should be________(训练 ) from an early age in table manners.

答案： 　 trained

3 ． Some________(专家 ) think that language learning is much easier for children as their tongues are more flexible.

答案： experts

4 ． ________(骆驼 ) are much better than horses for travelling in the desert area.

答案： Camels

5 ． The________( 被遗弃的 ) disabled children should be taken good care of by the whole society.

答案： 　 abandoned

6 ． The d________from the farm to the town is five kilometres.

答案： 　 distance

7 ． I didn’t sleep until m________last night for drinking too much black coffee.

答案： 　 midnight

8 ． This summer I will make a long j________from Beijing to Guangzhou.

答案： 　 journey

Ⅱ.短语翻译1 ． get ___ 　　 上 ( 车、船等 )

2 ． get _____ 下 ( 车、船等 )

3 ． take _____ (飞机 ) 起飞4 ． ____ the distance 在远处5 ． ____ the coast 在沿海6 ． be short _____ 是……的缩写 / 简称7 ． ______ sb.to do sth. 允许某人做某事

on

off

off

in

on

for allow

Ⅲ.完成句子1 ． The way you thought of________ ________ ________ ________( 修理车 ) helped us a lot.

答案：　 to repair the car

2 ． Harry Potter usually________ ________(上车 ) the magic bus to school.

答案： 　 gets on

3 ． She __________( 遗弃了 ) her husband and her children.

答案： 　 abandoned

4 ． ________ ________ ________ ________( 不许抽烟 ) in the meeting room.

答案： 　 Smoking is not allowed

5 ． The music reminded me of________ ________ ________( 快乐景象 ) in my childhood.

答案： 　 the happy scenes

6 ． If you don’t know a word ， you can________ ________( 查阅 ) a dictionary.

答案： 　 refer to

7 ． ________ ________ ________ ________ ________( 晚饭后散步 ) is one of the ways to keep healthy.

答案： Taking a walk after supper

8 ． Auto________ ________ ________( 是……的缩写 ) automobile.

答案： is short for

练规范、练技能、练速度