人教高中英语必修1-Unit-3课文、课文填空和词汇练习.doc

BOOK 1 UNIT3Journey Down the MekongPart1 The dream and the planMy name is Wang Kun. Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. Two years ago she bought an expensive mountain bike and then she persuaded me to buy one. Last year, she visited our cousins, Dao Wei and Yu Hang at their college in Kunming. They are Dai and grew up in western Yunnan Province near the Lancang River, the Chinese part of the river that is called the Mekong River in other countries. Wang Wei soon got them interested in cycling too. After graduating from college, we finally got the chance to take a bike trip. I asked my sister, “Where are we going?” It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. Now she is planning our schedule for the trip.I am fond of my sister but she has one serious shortcoming. She can be really stubborn. Although she didnt know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that she organize the trip properly. Now I know that the proper way is always her way. I kept asking her, “When are we leaving and when are we coming back?” I asked her whether she had looked at a map yet. Of course she hadnt; my sister doesnt care about details. So I told her that the source of the Mekong is in Qinghai Province. She gave me a determined look - the kind that said she would not change her mind. When I told her that our journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, she seemed to be excited about it. When I told her the air would be hard to breathe and it would be very cold, she said it would be an interesting experience. I know my sister well. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. Finally, I had to give in.Several months before our trip, Wang Wei and I went to the library. We found a large atlas with good maps that showed details of world geography. From the atlas we could see that the Mekong River begins in a glacier on a mountain in Qinghai Province. At first the river is small and the water is clear and cold. Then it begins to move quickly. It becomes rapids as it passes through deep valleys, traveling across western Yunnan Province. Sometimes the river becomes a water fall and enters wide valleys. We were both surprised to learn that half of the river is in China. After it leaves China and high altitude, the Mekong becomes wide, brown and warm. As it enters Southeast Asia, its pace slows. It makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the plains where rice grows. At last, the river delta enters the South China Sea.一、阅读课文完成填空：Wang Kun and Wang Wei are brother and sister. They have dreamed about 1. _ (take)a great bike trip. 2. _ was Wang Wei who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River. They rode bicycles to travel along the Mekong River, 3. _ source is in Qinghai Province. 4. _ it enters Southeast Asia, it travels 5. _ (slow)through low valleys to the plains where rice grows. 6. _ the difficulties, Wang Kun and Wang Wei were determined to begin their journey at 7. _ altitude of more than 5, 000 metres in Qinghai Province. During their journey, they enjoyed the 8. _ (continue)change of the weather. 9. _ (final), they reached Dali in Yunnan Province, 10. _ Dao Wei and Yu Hang joined them. The four of them went on with their great bike trip. 答案: 1. taking 2. It 3. whose 4. When/As 5. slowly 6. Despite 7. an 8. continuous 9. Finally 10. where 来二、语法单句填空：1. I prefer studying English at home to (watch) the match.2. I wanted to pay the train fare, but my friend insisted. Finally I had to give .3. These days they have been (transport) the medicine from Nanjing to Chengdu.4. -Have you persuaded your father (give) up drinking? -No. I talked to him yesterday but he would have none of my advice.5. When I graduated middle school, mother wanted me to take up music.6. -Does your wife like tea? -Well, she doesnt really care tea; she likes coffee better.7. It was in 1989 I graduated from Shandong University.8. Toms attitude guests really makes me feel embarrassed in the party.9. you have learned one foreign language, you will find it easy to learn another.10. The man insisted finding a taxi for me even though I told him I lived nearby.11. On hearing their favorite film to be shown, they cant wait (buy) tickets.12. They all think Cao Mei is not (rely) because she always gives away others secrets unintentionally(无意间地).13. As a taxi driver, he always goes out early in the morning and comes back home midnight to make a living.14. The concert was successful that she became famous overnight.15. In the dormitory, many students like to put pictures to make the room less bare.16. Mo Yan became the first Chinese Nobel Prize winner in Literature, left school to make a living at the age of 12.17. She p