英語(yǔ)1必修unit3練習(xí)及參考答案

1、1Comprehending1 Read the passage carfully and an swer the follow ing questi ons.1 What was Wang Kun and Wang Wes idea of a good trip?Their idea was to take a long bike trip.2 Who pla nned the trip to the Meko ng?Wang Wei pla nned the trip.3 Where is the source of the Mekong and which sea does it ent

2、er?The source of the river is in Qin hai Province and it en ters the South Chi naSea.4 What can you see whe n you travel along the Mekong?You can see the source glacier, rapids, hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains.5 What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journ ey?The journey

3、will begi n at an altitude of more tha n 5,000 metres, where itis hard to breathe and very cold.6 What do you thi nk about Wang Kun and Wang Wei?Wang Kuncharacter: en thusiastic, critical, sen sibleWang Weicharacter: imagi native, orga ni zed, eager, persiste nt, stubbor n,risk-tak ing2 Look at the

4、followi ng sen ten ces from the text and explai n them in yourown words.1 She gave me a determined look -the kind that said that she would not change her mind.2She gave me a determined lookThis sentence means that she hasdecided to do someth ing and will not cha nge her ideas.2my sister does not car

5、e about details.details are not important to my sister. This means that she concentrateson the broad outline of the trip but not the particulars: where they will stay,what they will take with them, etc.3 It makes wide bends or meandersthrough low valleys to the plains whererice grows.A mean der is a

6、 geographical term to describe the sn akelike bends that ariver makes as it slows down to flow through valleys to the plains. Thesentence means that the Mekong River flows slowly and gen tly through thevalleys and reaches the farming plains.3 An attitude is what a person thinks about something. Writ

7、e down WangWeia nd Wang Kuns attitude to the trip. Then add your own opinion.Wang WeiattitudePositive to the trip. She wants to organise it as it was heridea.Wang KunattitudeLess positive to the trip as he wants to organise it and thinkshe can do that better than his sister.My attitudeIt sounds like

8、 a won derful trip and I would love to be able todo a trip like that myself one day.4 Work in pairs. Imagi ne that you are Wang Kun and Wang Wei. Choose aparagraph from the passage and use the information to help you make up adialogue.WANG WEI: You know, w6ve always wan ted to do a long bike trip. W

9、hy donwe go on one after we graduate form college?3WANG KUN: Thatsa good idea. .Sample dialogue:WANG WEI: You know, we vealways wan ted to do a long bike trip.Why dont we go on one after we graduate form college?WANG KUN: Thats a good ideaut where are we going?WANG WEI: What about cycli ng alo ng th

10、e Mek ong River?WANG KUN: It sou nds in teresti ng, but how do you want to plan it?WANG WEI: I thi nk we should do it properly. We must find the source of theriver and start from there.WANG KUN: Well, the Meko ng River begi ns in Qin ghai Provi nee. Thatmeans were going to be cycli ng at an altitude

11、 of more tha n 5,000 metres.WANG WEI: Oh, I thi nk thats excit ing, dont you?WANG KUN: Remember that the air will be hard to breathe and itll be verycold.WANG WEI: Thatsgoing to meke it an interesting experienee.WANG KUN: I wish you werenso stubborn. You dontknow where it is butyou still insist that

12、 you know better than anyone else. Now I know that theproper way is always your way, but have you looked at a map yet?WANG WEI: No, I haven. thatsjust a detail!WANG KUN: OK. I can see by your determined look that you woncha nge4your mind.5 Compare the followi ng sen ten ces with differe nt stresses

13、and expla in themeaning.EXAMPLE: We were both surprised to learn that half the river is in Chi na.Not only my sister, but also I was surprised ot learn that.We were bothsurprised to learn that half the river is in Chi na.(mea ns we dichk now this)We were both surprised to learn thahalf the river is

14、in China.(means we thought that may be more than half was in China)We were both surprised to learn that half the river is inChina.(mea ns that we didntk now that half the river is in China)Learning about languageDiscover ing useful words and expressi ons1 Fi nd the correct words or expressi ons from

15、 the text for each sen ten ce.1 He is so stubbor n that no one capersuadehim to do any thi ng.2 A determ ined pers on always tries to fin ish the job, no matter how hard itis.3 My grandpa is fond of fishing and sometimes he fishes all day in the river.4 Liu Xiaodi ng is a good teacher an dcares abou

16、this stude nts very much.5 I prefer the red dress to the green one because it fits me better.56 The con cert went like clockwork becauseLi Pei had orga ni zed it so well.7 I wan ted to pay the trai nfare, but my friend in sisted. Fi nally I gave in.8 She persuaded all of us tocycle to work in stead

17、of taki ng the bus.2 Choose the correct words or phrases to complete the senten ces.1 As neither of them would give in, no decision was taken that day.(give in /give up)2 I liked the first flat we saw better because it was larger. (like . better /prefer . to)3 The task was difficult, but Hele ndeter

18、m in edexpressi on let me knowthat she would not give up. (stubbor n / determ in ed)4 The list of gifts was very long, and we donknow why, but the mostimportant item, the golden cup, was forgotten. (detail / item)5How I wish I could make a journey into space and see the stars up close!”cried Sarah.

19、(journey / travel)6 When he returned from his successful climb of Mount Qomolongma, Andrew fini shed his travel jour nal and gave it to the n ewspaper. (jour nal /diary)7 She had only one shortco ming: she was very stubbor n. (disadva ntage /shortco ming)8 The very first time that Joe saw the filmET

20、”directed by StevenSpielberg, he made up his mi nd to become a director too.(make up one6mind / cha nge onWsmind)3 Complete this passage with some of the followi ng words.rapids glacier mountain delta plain valley waterfall bankI really enjoyed my school field trip in geography two mon ths ago. We s

21、awso many beautiful things: a glacier that flowed like a river of ice through avalley that cut the mountains into two parts. We also discovered a river thatwas falling off the mountain and became a wonderful waterfall. This waseven more exciting to see than the rapids where the water seemed to boil.

22、Later we followed the river to a quieter plain and fin ally into a delta and thesea.Discoveri ng useful structures1 Look at the questions in the Warming up again. They are in the presentcontinuous tense but they express future actions. Can you find similar sentences from the read ing passage?When ar

23、e you leav ing?Where are you stay ing?How are you going to . ?How long are you stay ing in . ?When are you arriv ing in/at . ? Whe n are you coming back?1 Where are we going?2 When are we leav ing and whe n are we coming back?”ln the followi ng dialogue, a n ewspaper reporter is in terviewi ng WangW

24、ei about her pla ns for the trip along the Mek ong River. However, they arenot sure about some of the verb tenses. Please complete their conv ersatio7n.R: Miss Wang, I hear that you are travelling (travel) along the Mekong River.Have you got everyth ing ready?W: Almost.R: So whe n are you leav ing (

25、leave) ?W: Next Mo nday.R: How far are you cycli ng (cycle) each day?W: Ithard to say. If the weather is fin e, I thi nk webe able to ride 75 km aday.R: What about the weather in Qin ghai Provin ce?W: The weather forecast is not good so weare tak ing (take) a large parcel ofwarm clothes with us.R: W

26、here are you staying (stay) at night?W: Usually in our tent, but sometimes in the villages along the river bank.R: What happe ns if you have an accide nt?W: Donworry. I had some medical trai ning at my college. Besides, we aretaki ng (take) out in sura nee to cover any problems.R: Well, it sounds fu

27、n. I hope youhave a pleasant journey. Thank you foryour time.3 You have got some pla ns for the future. Use the prese nt con ti nu oustense to express your future actions. Give as much information as you can.EXAMPLE: (this evening) Igoing out this evening. /Inot doing anything this8evening. / I dont

28、know what Idoing this evening.1 (tomorrow morning)2 (the day after tomorrow)3 (next Saturday eve ning)4 (n ext mon th)Using LanguageReadi ng and discuss ing1 Read the passage above and discuss these questi ons in pairs.1 What items are Wang Kun and Wang Wei carrying with them? What doyou think they

29、will have to leave behind in Dali? What should they takein stead?Wang Kun and Wang Wei are carry ing a tent, a cooker and food, pillows,water bottles. In the mountains they wore long wool coats, caps, gloves andtrousers .In the plai ns they cha nged into T-shirts and shorts.2 How does Wang Kun feel

30、about the trip now? What do you think cha ngedhis mind?He is starting to like / enjoy it. Seeing how beautiful the land is has cha ngedWang Kuns attitude.2 Imag ine that in the morning there is a dialogue betwee n Wang Kun andWang Wei. What do you thi nk they would say before they leave camp?9Sample

31、 dialogue:WK: Oh, up so early?WW: Early? Itnearly 9 oclock!WK: Oops. (Looks at his watch). I guess youre right.WW: Why were you so tired?WK: Well, I stayed up late last ni ght to watch the stars.WW: Thatn ice. They must be pretty.WK: Y es, they were.3 Listen to the tape and mark the rising and falli

32、ng tone of each sense groupand sentences from To climb the mountains ” to “. T-shirts and shorts”.Then practise readi ng it aloud.To climb the mountains was hard work but as we looked around us, we weresurprised by theview. We seemed to be able to see for miles. At one point wewere so high that we f

33、ound ourselves cycli ng throgh clouds. Then we begangoing down the hills. It was great fun especially as it gradually became muchwarmer. In the valleys colourful butterflies flew aro und us and we saw manyyaks and sheep eati ng gree n grass.At this point we had to cha nge our caps,coats, gloves and

34、trousers for T-shirts and shorts.To climb the mountains was hardworkIbut as we looked/aro und us, wewere surprised by theview. | We seemed to be able to see formiles. | Atone / point we were sohighIthat we found ourselves cycling throgh10clouds. | Then we began going down thehills. | It was greatfun

35、 especiallyas it gradually became muchwarmer. | In the valleysIcolourful butterfliesflew/around usIand we saw many yaks and sheep eating greengrass. |At this/pointIwe had to change our/caps,/coats, gloves and trousers forT-shirts andshorts.Liste ning and speak ing1 Before you listen, read the exerci

36、ses below and try to predict what the listening is about.2 Liste n to the tape and tick the stateme nt which tells the ma in idea of thedialogue.LISTENING TEXTJOURNE Y DOWN THE MEKONGPart 3 CHATTING WITH A GIRLThe n ext day the travellers see a girl (G) walk ing along the road. Wang Kun(WK) speaks t

37、o her.WK: Hello!G: Hello! Are you travellers?WK: Yes. Were travelling along the Mekong River. Wee been all throughChina and now were going to follow the river through Laos.G: ILaotian. The Mekongour most important river. Did you know that it11appears on our national flag?WK: Really?G: Yes. We use th

38、e river for washing, fishing and transporting things aro undthe coun try. Wed be lost without it. Itbetter tha n a road.WK: Well, no won der Ie see n boats going up and dow n-they er tran sporting goods and people.G: Yeah. We call itthe sea of Laos although were not near the sea. Itsbecause the wate

39、r is sa useful to us sa the sea.WK: How interesting! In Tibet the rivercalledthe water of the rocks.Both n ames tell us a lot about the river, dothey?G: Yes, they do. Watch out for the temples, caves and a waterfall along theriver.WK: Wow! Can we sleep by the river?G: Yes, of course you can. There a

40、re many small villages along the river.You can stay there if you wish.WK: Tha nks a lot.1 A girl from Laos told Wang Kun about how Laotians use the Mekong River.2 A girl told Wang Kun about what they would see along the MekongRiver.3 A girl from Laos told Wang kun about how important and beautiful t

41、heMekong is.A( ) B( ) C(V)12A is only partly correct because the girl also mentions the Laotian n amefor the Mekong River and how the Laotia ns use it.B is only partly correct because other information about the importaneeof the river and its Laotian name was also mentioned.3 Liste n aga in and comp

42、lete the passage below.The Mekong is the most important river in Laos. It even appearson thenational flag of the country. Laotian people use the river for washing, fishi ngand tran sport ing goods and people aro und the coun try. They call theMekong“he seaof Laos”，but it Tibet people call it“he wate

43、r of the rocks”.lfyou follow the river in Laos, you can visit temples, caves and a waterfall. Atnight, you can sleep in some smalvillages by the river.4 What else would you expect Wang Kun and the girl to talk about? Get intopairs and continue the dialogue betwee n them. Use the follow ing expressio

44、ns to end your conv ersatio n.Have a ni ce/good time. Have a ni ce/good trip.Take care.Have fun.Good luck on your journ ey.Write to me.Say hello to . give my love/best wishes to . best wishes. Sample dialogue:WK: Whatthe food like in Laos?G: Itdelicious. There are many fish dishes and a special fish soup. Thefisher-men catch the fish and then coo