李應(yīng)深高一英語(yǔ)牛津版Unit2Reading

Wishyouwerehere!Unit21.Ifyouwereofferedachancetogotravellingaroundtheworld,whichplacewouldyouliketovisitmost?Whyisthatplaceyourfavorite?Warming-upExperiencethesun,sandandseaonAustralia’sfamousbeaches!

EveryyearAustralia’sGoldBeaches

attractsvisitorsfromallovertheworldtositback,relaxandexperienceitssceneries.

Therearealotofamazingadventurestohaveandplacestoseeintheworld.ExploretheamazingBrazilianrainforest!AmazonrainforestinBrazilishometoaround50%oftheworld'slivingspecies，manyofwhicharestillunknowntohumans.

Challengeyourself—

GotrekkingintheGobiDesertGrasslandsofAfrica:

ThegrasslandsofAfricaarehometomanyanimals,suchaslions,elephants,zebras,giraffesetc.Animalslivecomfortablyand

peacefullythere.2.WhatdoyouknowaboutAfrica?3.WhatinterestsyoumostaboutAfrica?Why?Warming-upTheSaharaDesertTheRiverNileMountKilimanjaroLakeVictoriaEgyptKenyaMoroccoTanzaniaItistheworld’slargestdesert.Itcovers3,500,000sqmaboutthesizeoftheUS.Flowingquietlyandpeacefully,itenjoysthefameof“ThecradleofAfricancivilization(非洲文明的搖籃)”.ItisnamedafterQueenofEnglandinthe19thcentury.Itistheworld’slargesttropical(熱帶的)lakeandthesecondlargestfreshwaterlake（淡水湖）.ThehighestmountaininAfrica,innortheastTanzanianeartheKenyaborder.Theexciting,mysteriousandattractiveAfricaCamelsintheGobiDesertThepyramidsinEgyptThePharaohsTheAfricansAnelephantinAfricaaplaceofexcitement,mysteryandattractionAnadventureinAfricaReadingdatesnosurnamefriendlygreetingspasteventsjokescontractionsItisan______letter.informalReadingStrategy

Gothroughtheletterquickly.Thenanswerthesequestions:1Whowrotethefollowingletter?2Whatplacesarementioned?

3Whatanimalisuncomfortabletositon?4HowlongwilltheauthorstayinAfrica?London,Morocco,theSaharaDesert,theRiverNile,Kenya,Tanzania,MountKilimanjaro,HimalayasToby.Camel.Aboutfourweeks.FastreadingPara1.Para2.Para3.Para4.Para5.Para6.Para7.Para8.A.gotoTanzaniatoclimbMt.Kilimanjaro.B.gototraveldowntheRiverNileafterthetripbycamel.C.gototraveloncamelsthroughtheSaharaDesert.D.planatripduringtheholidayandgotovisitAfricafirst.E.goonatriptovisitAfricainKenya.F.trytogetclosetoanimalsinKenya.G.sendpostcardsfromdifferentplaceswevisit.H.gototheHimalayas

Matchthemainideaswitheachparagraph.Pleasechoosethebestanswer.

1.Accordingtoparagraph1,______.A.TobyisplanningabusinesstripB.TobyusuallytravelsinhissummerholidayC.ColinwantstotravelbeforestartinguniversityD.Tobyisnotveryexcitedaboutthetrip2.“Iexpectitwillbeveryhot,dryanddustythere.”Here“there”refersto_______.(Line13)A.theUnitedStatesB.MoroccoC.northernAfricaD.theSaharaDesertCDCarefulreading

3.Accordingtoparagraph2,______.A.TobyenjoystravellingoncamelsB.TobyisworriedabouttravellingoncamelsC.TobywillfeedthecamelsD.Colinlovescamels4.Accordingtoparagraph5,Tobywantsto____.A.seeagiraffeupcloseB.scareanimalsawayC.takephotographsofanimalsD.shootanelephant

BC

5.“Ourguideswillhavegunswiththemtoscaretheanimalsawayiftheycometooclose.”Here“them”refersto_____.(Line36)A.theelephantsB.ColinandTobyC.theguidesD.thegiraffes6.Accordingtotheletter,Tobyenjoys_______.A.comfortable,expensiveholidaysB.culturalholidaysC.adventureholidaysD.stayingathomeCCPuttheactivitiesinthecorrectorderaccordingtoToby’splanforthetrip.____traveldowntheRiverNile____traveloncamelsthroughtheSaharaDesert____climbMountKilimanjaroinTanzania____seewildanimalsinKenya____flytoMorocco____gototheHimalayas123456１北東西南２３４５3.RiverNile4.Kenya5.Tanzania(MountKilimanjaro)MoroccoSaharaDesertTheSaharaDeserttheRiverNile乞力馬扎羅山MountKilimanjaro維多利亞湖LakeVictoriaEgyptKenyaMoroccoTanzaniaWorkinpairsandcompletethefollowingchartaccordingtotheletter.Pleasefillineachblankwithnomorethanoneword.Task-basedreadingTopicDetailsToby’s(1)_____inAfricaGoingtoMoroccoby(2)_______fromLondon(3)_____tovisitTheSaharaDesertTheRiverNileKenyaTanzaniaActivities1.Travelingon(4)_______2.(5)______intents3.SleepingonthegroundinthesleepingbagsGoingwhite-waterraftingfromLake(6)______totraveldowntheRiverNile1.Followingthe(7)_________ofbiganimals2.Gettingclosetothemtotakephotos3.Eatinganddrinking(8)_________thelocalvillagersdo1.Gettingenoughrestafter(9)_______2.ClimbingMountKilimanjaro

Goingtothe(10)__________afterthetripinAfricaadventureplanePlacescamelsCampingVictoriafootprintswhatever

sunsetHimalayas

Para.2Wheretostart:Time:Wheretogo:Howtogothere:Whattotake:Howlong:London15thJulyMorocco/Saharaplane(fromLondontoMorocco)camels(throughSahara)tents/sleepingbags/atorchsixdaysSaharaLakeVictoria1.Whatadventureactivitywillthewritertry?3.Howtoprotecthimself?White-waterraftinghelmetlifejacketPara32.Whatiswhite-water