Unit2TravellingAround單元匹配課外閱讀及拓展

Unit2TravellingAround單元匹配課外閱讀及拓展話題類(lèi)文賞讀 CoasttoCoast穿越北美之旅HiAmy,Wemadeit!MyfamilyandIhavemanagedtocrosstheNorthAmericancontinent,fromwesterntoeasternCanada,intwoweeks!①④⑤Ican’twaittosharethestorieswithyou.WestartedfromVancouver,wherewepickedupourvehicleforthetrip—ahomeonwheels.Ittookuswherewewanted,whenwewanted.Daddidthedrivingbuthehasapoorsenseofdirection.WegotlostafewtimesevenwiththehelpofGPS,buteventuallywemanagedtocrosstheRockyMountains.Iwashopingtoseeabearorevenaneagle,butallIsawwasasmallgroupofdeer.Theviewswerefantastic,though.Therewereforests,mountainswithsnowytopsandmassesofice.It’slikeanotherworld.WereachedQuebecontheeighthday,wheremostpeoplespeakFrench.Well,actually,theyspeakQuebecois,whichisatypeofCanadianFrench.Thefunniestthinghappenedonthatday.②I’dfallenasleep,whenIheardDad’sphoneringing.Hewasdriving,soIansweredit.Guesswhoitwas?Mum!③ItwasthenthatIrealizedherseatwasempty!Howdidthathappen?Well,whileIwassleeping,DadstoppedforsomepetrolandMumalsogotouttotakephotos,andyoucanguesstherest...Shewassomad!Tocheerherup,wewenttoatypicalQuebecrestaurantforlunch.Wehadthefamous“poutine”,whichisadishofFrenchfries,freshcheeseandahotbrownsaucecalled“gravy”.It’susuallyfollowedbypancakeswithmaplesyrup—delicious!我們成功了！我和我的家人用了兩周的時(shí)間，從加拿大西海岸到加拿大東海岸，成功橫穿了北美大陸！我已經(jīng)迫不及待想和你分享這次旅行的故事了。我們從溫哥華出發(fā)，在那兒我們拿到了這次旅行的交通工具——一輛房車(chē)。它可以隨時(shí)帶我們?nèi)ハ肴サ娜魏蔚胤健０职重?fù)責(zé)開(kāi)車(chē)，但他的方向感很差。有好幾次即使用了GPS，我們還是迷路了，但最終我們成功穿越了落基山脈。我本來(lái)希望能看到一只熊甚至是一只老鷹，結(jié)果卻只看到了一小群鹿。不過(guò)沿途的景色還是挺美的。我們看到了森林，看到了白雪皚皚的山脈以及大片的冰原。仿佛是到了另一個(gè)世界。我們?cè)诘诎颂斓竭_(dá)樂(lè)魁北克，那里的人大多說(shuō)法語(yǔ)。不過(guò)確切地說(shuō)，他們說(shuō)的是魁北克語(yǔ)，這是加拿大法語(yǔ)的一種。那天發(fā)生了這一路上最有趣的事。當(dāng)時(shí)我正在睡覺(jué)，忽然聽(tīng)到爸爸的響了。他在開(kāi)車(chē)，所以我接了。猜猜是誰(shuí)打過(guò)來(lái)的？是媽媽?zhuān)∧菚r(shí)我才意識(shí)到她的座位是空的！這是怎么回事？原來(lái)，在我睡著那會(huì)兒，爸爸停車(chē)加油，媽媽也下車(chē)去拍照，后來(lái)的事你應(yīng)該可以猜到了……媽媽太生氣了！為了哄她開(kāi)心，我們?nèi)チ艘患业氐赖目笨瞬宛^吃午飯。我們點(diǎn)了有名的“肉汁奶酪薯?xiàng)l”，這是一道由法式炸薯?xiàng)l、新鮮奶酪和一種叫做“肉汁”的褐色熱醬汁做成的菜。吃完這道菜，通常要吃配楓糖漿的煎餅——味道好極了！I.Accordingtothepassage,choosethebestanswer:1.HowdidtheauthorfeelabouttheirtravelinCanada?A.excited B.upset C.disappointed D.regretful2.Whydidtheauthor’sfamilygetlostafewtimesduringthetrip?A.becausetheauthorisnotexperiencedatdriving. B.becausetheyhadnoGPS.C.becausetheauthor’sdadhasapoorsenseofdirection. D.becausetheauthor’sMumwasgone.3.Whywastheauthor’sMummadeontheeighthday?A.becauseshewassohungrythattheywenttoarestaurantforlunch.B.becauseshewasleftbehindwhentakingphotos.C.becauseshewasnotsatisfiedwiththetrip.D.becauseshewasaskedtodrivethevehicle.4.WhatdidthefoodlikeinatypicalQuebecrestaurant?A.satisfying B.unpalatable C.normal D.unusualII.Trytoguessthemeaningsofthefollowingexpressions,andthenfillintheblankswiththeirproperforms:makeitpickuppoor/goodsenseofdirectionwiththehelpofcheersb.up1.Canyouhelpmekeepthesebooks?I’ll________them_______later.2.____________________myteacherandclassmates,Ihavemadesomeprogress.3.Becauseofmy____________________________,Ifindthedestinationsmoothly.4.Marywassittingtherewithafaceofgloomythunder.IdidwhateverIcould______________________.5.Aslongasyouworkhard,youwill____________________oneday.III.Translateorimitatethefollowingsentences:1.一聽(tīng)到這個(gè)令人激動(dòng)的消息，我就迫不及待要告訴我最好的朋友。___________________________________________________________________________________________2.我剛完成作業(yè)，這時(shí)老師走進(jìn)了教室。___________________________________________________________________________________________3.正是在John的幫助下，我才解決了這個(gè)具有挑戰(zhàn)性的問(wèn)題。___________________________________________________________________________________________4.是我的老師鼓勵(lì)我去申請(qǐng)那個(gè)職位(post).___________________________________________________________________________________________5.是在這所高中我交到了很多新朋友。___________________________________________________________________________________________IV.ClosetestIhadalwayshopedtotraveltoHawaiibutcouldn’taffordit.Bychance,afriend1“petsitting”,aservicetohelplookafterpetswhenownersareawayfromhomes.Iquicklybegan2opportunitiesonapetsittingwebsite.Therewereonlyacoupleofsitsavailable,butItriedmyluck,sentan3,waitedafewdaysand4landedathreemonthjobinabeautifulhouse.Amonthintomysit.Ihadexploredthe5prettywell.Impressedbysuchabeautifulisland,Idecidedtostartatravelblogtosharethebeautifulbeaches.6,foreveryphotoofabeautifulbeachtherewere10photosofrubbish.Itwasnot7formetoignore(忽視)theplasticpollution8.SoIbegantosharephotosoftherubbishI9andhowmuchIcould10onmydailydogwalks.Theblogwasusedtoraise11andhighlightplasticfreetravel.Ichangedmywayoflivingandevenmy12toadapttomoreorganicfoodswithoutplasticpackaging.It’sbeenoverthreeyearsnowandI13todowhatIcan.Thisjourneyhasledmetosomeamazing14pollutedplaces,andIhaveevenorganizedsomecountrywidebeachcleanupactivities.My15nowistokeepongoing.1．A．offered B．mentioned C．doubted D．designed2．A．ingacross B．givingup C．turningdown D．searchingfor3．A．a(chǎn)pplication B．a(chǎn)pology C．order D．invitation4．A．obviously B．generally C．luckily D．casually5．A．website B．destination C．custom D．market6．A．Therefore B．However C．Otherwise D．Instead7．A．saw B．possible C．easy D．normal8．A．dangerous B．type C．process D．issue9．A．proposal B．threw C．produced D．buried10．A．payfor B．takeoff C．pickup D．cutdown11．A．questions B．standards C．money D．a(chǎn)wareness12．A．necessities B．diets C．impression D．workout13．A．forget B．pete C．a(chǎn)gree D．continue14．A．a(chǎn)nd B．or C．nor D．but15．A．goal B．a(chǎn)dvice C．limit D．a(chǎn)nswerV.Fillintheblankwithonewordorproperformofthegivenword:WhenIwenttomyseniorhighschool,Ihadtoliveinthedormitorybecauseitwassofarawayfrommyhome.Whentalkingaboutmydormitorylife,Ihavemanyunforgettable1_______________(memory).Atfirst,wecreatedafew“masterpieces"in2___________firstyear.Eightofussharedaroomandnoneofuswaswilling3____________(clean)thefloor,sothefloorchangedfrombrightwhiteintodarkgray.Andsooftenwerewe4________________(invite)totheteacher'sofficethatallofusgainedanotoriousreputation.Worsestill,ourdormitoryturnedintoheavenforthe5_______________(live)creaturessuchasrats.Theywouldtakethetroubletohelp6___________(we)dealwiththegarbagethatpiledupinthedormitory.Inaddition,everyoneinthedormitoryhadhisownopinionandpersonality,7______________ledtosomeheatedarguments.Inordertohaveagoodsleepandmitourselvestostudy,welearnttogetrid8__________ourbadhabits.We9_____________(begin)totaketurnstocleanthefloorandemptythegarbagecan.Most10______________(important)，wedidmakesomeprog