2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 3 Travel journal Section Ⅰ Wa

1Unit3TraveljournalTravelling旅行是人生最大乐事之一。随着生活水平的提高，越来越多的人趋向于通过旅行来放松心情和享受生活。通过旅行，人们不仅可以亲眼观察到美丽的自然和人文景观，还可以亲身体验到各地不同的民风民俗、饮食习惯和宗教信仰，还可听到各种不同的传说、典故和逸闻异事，让人开阔眼界，增长知识和见闻！Travellingisofcourseoneofthemostexcitingexperiencesapersoncanhaveintheirlifetime.Withtheimprovementofpeople'slivingstandards,moreandmorepeopletendtotraveltorelaxandenjoytheirlife.Theytraveltoseeothercountriesandcontinents,moderncitiesandsomeancienttowns.Itisalwaysinterestingtodiscovernewthingsandnewwaysoflife,tomeetdifferentpeople,totrydifferentfood,andtolistentodifferenttypesofmusic.Whenyoutravelathighspeeds,thepresentmeansnothing:youlivemainlyinthefuturebecauseyouspendmostofyourtimelookingforwardtoarrivingatsomeotherplaces.Butactualarrival,whenitisachieved,ismeaningless.Ifweliketravelling,wewillseeandlearnalotofthingsthatwecanneverseeorlearnathome,thoughwemayreadabouttheminbooksandnewspapers,andseepicturesofthemonTV.Wecangetideasoftheconditionsandcustomsofotherpeople.Inaword,travelwillnotonlyhelpustogainknowledgeofgeographyandhistoryandotherknowledge，butalsowillhelpuswidenoureyesandkeephealthy，makinguslessnarrow­minded.Travelwithyourbodyaswellasyourheart,andyouwillgainalot.[阅读障碍词]1．standardn．水平；标准；水准2．tendv.易于；倾向3．ancientadj.古老的24．achievevt.实现；得到5．meaninglessadj.无意义的6．narrow­mindedadj.心胸狭隘的[诱思导读]阅读短文，回答问题1．Whydomoreandmorepeopletendtotravel?Becausetheywanttorelaxandenjoytheirlife.2．Whataretheadvantagesoftravel?Travelwillnotonlyhelpustogainknowledgeofgeographyandhistoryandotherknowledge，butalsowillhelpuswidenoureyesandkeephealthy，makinguslessnarrow­minded.SectionⅠWarmingUp，Pre­reading&ReadingⅠ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.transportA．n.费用()2.preferB．adv.最后；终于()3.fareC．n.时间表；进度表vt.为某事安排时间()4.persuadeD．n.旅行；旅程()5.finallyE．n.&vt.运送；运输()6.journeyF．vt.说服；劝说()7.attitudeG．vt.更喜欢；选择某事物(而不选择其他事物)()8.scheduleH．n.态度；看法[答案]1－5EGAFB6－8DHCⅡ.选择下列句子中相应词组的汉语意思A．自从；自从……以后B．喜欢；喜爱C．关心；惦念D．改变主意E．下决心F．屈服；让步()1.Theyhavetaughtmetocareaboutothersmorethanaboutmyself.()2.IamfondofEnglishanddowellinbothspeakingandwriting.()3.WhenIfirstmetBryanIdidn'tlikehim，butIhavechangedmymind.()4.TheHopeProjecthashelpedalotofpoorstudentseversinceitwas3founded.()5.Finally，Igaveinandlefttherewithoutaword.()6.Hehasmadeuphismindtoovercomehisshortcomings.[答案]1－6CBDAFEJOURNEYDOWNTHEMEKONGPART1THEDREAMANDTHEPLANMynameisWangKun.Eversincemiddleschool,mysisterWangWeiandIhavedreamedabouttakingagreatbiketrip.Twoyearsagosheboughtanexpensivemountainbikeandthenshepersuaded(劝说)metobuyone.Lastyear,shevisitedourcousins,DaoWeiandYuHangattheircollegeinKunming.TheyareDaiandgrewupinwesternYunnanProvinceneartheLancangRiver,theChinesepartoftheriverthatiscalledtheMekongRiverinothercountries①．WangWeisoongottheminterestedin②cycling(骑自行车)too.Aftergraduating(毕业)fromcollege,wefinally(最后)gotthechancetotakeabiketrip.Iaskedmysister,“Wherearewegoing？”ItwasmysisterwhofirsthadtheideatocyclealongtheentireMekongRiverfromwhereitbeginstowhereitends.③Nowsheisplanningourschedule(时间表)forthetrip.沿湄公河而下的旅程第一部分梦想与计划我叫王坤。从高中起，我姐姐王薇和我就一直梦想作一次了不起的自行车旅行。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(山地车)。去年，她去看望了我们在昆明读大学的表兄弟——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。王薇很快使他们也对骑自行车感兴趣了。大学毕业后，我们终于有骑自行车旅行的机会了。我问姐姐，“我们要去哪里？”首先想到沿湄公河从源头到终点骑车旅游的是我的姐姐。现在她正在安排我们的旅行时间表。[助读讲解]①that引导定语从句，修饰先行词theriver，that在从句中作主语。②getsb.interestedinsth.使某人对某事/某物产生兴趣。③本句为强调句型Itwas...who...，其中who可换为that。Iamfondof(喜欢)mysisterbutshehasoneseriousshortcoming(缺点)．Shecan④bereallystubborn(固执的)．Althoughshedidn'tknowthebestwayofgettingtoplaces,sheinsistedthatsheorganize(组织)thetripproperly.NowIknowthatthe4properwayisalwaysherway.Ikeptaskingher,“Whenareweleavingandwhenarewecomingback？”Iaskedherwhethershehadlookedatamapyet.Ofcourseshehadn't；mysisterdoesn'tcareabout(关心)details.SoItoldherthatthesourceoftheMekongisinQinghaiProvince.Shegavemeadetermined(坚决的)look－thekindthatsaidshewouldnotchangehermind⑤(改变主意).WhenItoldherthatourjourney(旅程)wouldbeginatanaltitudeofmorethan5，000metres,sheseemedtobeexcitedaboutit.WhenItoldhertheairwouldbehardtobreatheanditwouldbeverycold,shesaiditwouldbeaninterestingexperience.Iknowmysisterwell.Onceshehasmadeuphermind⑥，nothingcanchangeit.Finally,Ihadtogivein(投降)．我很喜欢我的姐姐，但是她有一个严重的缺点。她有时真的会很固执。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。如今，我了解了她总是一意孤行。我老是问她，“我们什么时候动身？什么时候回来？”我问她是否看过地图。当然，她并没有看过；我姐姐是不会在意细节问题的。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程将从海拔5000多米的地方开始时，她似乎显得很兴奋。当我告诉她那里空气稀薄、呼吸困难，而且天气会很冷时，她却说这将是一次有趣的经历。我很了解我的姐姐。她一旦下了决心，什么也不能使她改变。最后，我只得让步。[助读讲解]④can表示客观的可能性，意为“可能，有时会”。⑤破折号后面的内容是对adeterminedlook的补充说明，其中that引导定语从句，修饰先行词thekind。⑥once引导条件状语从句，意为“一旦……就……”。Severalmonthsbeforeourtrip,WangWeiandIwenttothelibrary.Wefoundalargeatlaswithgoodmapsthatshoweddetailsofworldgeography⑦.FromtheatlaswecouldseethattheMekongRiverbeginsinaglacieronamountaininQinghaiProvince.Atfirsttheriverissmallandthewaterisclearandcold.Thenitbeginstomovequickly.Itbecomesrapidsasitpassesthroughdeepvalleys(流域),travellingacrosswesternYunnanProvince⑧．Sometimestheriverbecomesawaterfallandenterswidevalleys.WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthathalfoftheriverisinChina.AfteritleavesChinaandhigha