Unit 9 Traveling.doc

Unit Nine TravelingPart Warm up Tick those words or expressions that are associated with traveling.( ) sights ( ) tour ( ) travel( ) tree ( ) shennongxi ( ) temple of Heaven( ) eiffel ( )Kunming World Horticulture ExpositionAgent: May I help you?Tourist: Yes, Id like to take a one-day sightseeing tour around town.Agent: We have several. Here are the brochures that describe them.Tourist: I particularly want to visit the British Museum and the Tower of London.Agent; Yes, this one does.Tourist: How long does the tour take?Agent: About seven hours. Where are you staying?Listen and speakTourist: At the Hyde Park Hotel.Agent: Lets see, the bus stops there at 9:50. You should be back by 5:30 in the afternoon.Tourist: Whats the cost of the tour?Agent: Its 15,including lunch.Tourist: Thats OK. Thank you very much.Act outAct out a dialogue with your partner by using the following information. Pay attention to the underlined words in that dialogue. The Temple of HeavenBeijing HotelKunming World Horticulture ExpositionHaikun HotelPart SHENNONG STREAM,A MIRACULOUS RIVERShennong Stream is a stream flowing all year round on the north bank of the Changjiang River at Badong County, Hubei Province. It originates from the south slope of the main peak of Shennongjia Mountain. According to a Chinese legend, the name was from the story about Shennong(Emperor Yandi) collecting medical herbs by making ladders by himself. The stream has a length of more than 60 km, runs through high and steep mountains from north to south and flows into Changjiang River.Shennong Stream is attracting numerous domestic and foreign visitors with its unique landscape and strong living styles of the Tujia Nationality. Shennong Stream features rock coffins, parrots and Dragon Boat Gorge. Ancient narrow wood boats are used for drifting in the unpolluted stream, with the features of primitiveness, simplicity and wild interest. You can enjoy the landscape of magnificent peaks with the form as if cut with axe and knife and the deep gorges. You can enjoy crowds of monkeys, Mongolian gazelle, crowds of fish, rock swallows, waterfall, rock coffin, plank road along the face of cliffs, featuring peaceful, wonderful, ancient and wild natural landscape. You may feel as if you were in a fictitious land of peace.Exercises1. Answer the following questions according to the text.(1) Where does Shennong Stream originate?(2)How long is Shennong Stream(3)Does Badong County belong to the Tujia Nationality?(4)What are the narrow wood boats used for?(5)What can you see in the stream?2.Writing a passage to introduce your hometown. Chinese version：参考译文 神奇的神农溪神农溪-湖北省巴东县长江北岸的一条常流性溪流，源于神农架主峰的南坡。相传神农氏（炎帝）搭架采药而故名。溪长60余公里，由北向南穿行于丛山峻岭之中，在西壤口注入长江。神农溪以独特的自然风光和浓郁的土家风情吸引着众多的海内外游客。神农溪由各具特色的岩棺，鹦鹉，龙船峡组成。乘古老的木扁舟（豌豆角）漂流在原始，古朴，野趣，无污染的溪流中，可领略到斧劈刀削的雄奇山峰和幽深的峡谷风光，还可观赏群猴，黄羊，鱼群，岩燕，飞瀑，岩棺，栈道等幽，奇，古，野的自然景观，使人倍觉置身于“世外桃源”之中。A man was travelling abroad in a small red car. One day he left the car and went shopping. When he came back, its roof was badly damaged. Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them, but they took him to a circus (马戏团) which was near there. The owner of the elephant said, I am very sorry! My elephant has a big, round, red chair. He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage. When the man got back to his own country, the customs officers (海关官员) would not believe his story. They said, You sold your new car while you were abroad and bought this old one! It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that they believed him.( )1.A man was travelling abroad_. A. in a big bus B. in a green jeep C. in a red car D. in a red taxi ( ) 2.The car was damaged because_. A. there was a traffic accident B. the circus man broke it C. it rushed into a shop D. the elephant sat on it( ) 3.The circus man said that_. A. he would pay for part of the damage B. he would pay for all of the damage C. he wouldnt pay for the damage D. he would buy a new car( ) 4. When the man got back to his country, the customs officers_. A. would check his new car B. only checked his car C. searched him D. wouldnt believe what he had said( ) 5.It was only_that made the officers believe him. A. the letter from the circus man B. a newspaper from the country C. the certificate of his D. the letter from the governmentReading.New words attract trkt vt. 吸引;引起 vi. 有吸引力ancient einnt a. 古代的；古老的axe ks n. 斧子as if好像according to按照all year round全年British briti a. 英国的cost kst n. 代价,价值,费用 vi. 花费county kaunti【美】郡(次于州的行政区)collect klekt vt. vi. 收集,聚集,集中,搜集coffin kfin n. 棺材,灵柩crowd kraud n. 群众,一伙 vt. 拥挤,挤满,挤进crowds of成群的cliff klif n. 悬崖,绝壁domestic dmestik a. 家里的,家庭的;本国的,国内的drift drift vt. 使漂流,冲漂 vi. 漂流dragon drgn n 龙enjoy indi vt. 享受的乐趣,欣赏,喜爱emperor empr n. 皇帝,君主exposition ekspzin n. 博览会,展览会,说明Eiffel aifl (法国巴黎的)埃菲尔铁塔(在塞纳河南岸)flow flu n. 流程,流动,涨潮 vi. 流动,流泄foreign frin adj. 外国的feature fi:t n 特征,特点fictitious fiktis a. 假想的,编造的,虚伪的form f:m n. 表单, 形状,表格,形式gzelle gzel n. 瞪羚gorge g:d n. 峡谷heaven hevn 天堂horticulture h:tiklt n. 园艺herb h:b n. 药草,香草including inklu:di vbl. 包括Kunming World Horticulture Exposition昆明世博园length le n. 长度ladder ld n. 梯,进身的阶梯legend lednd n. 传奇,传说,传奇文学,传奇人物landscape lndskeip n. 风景,山水,风景画museum mju(:)zim n.博物馆院; 美美术馆, 展览馆miraculous mirkjuls a. 奇迹的,不可思议的medical medikl a. 医学的,内科的,药的mountain mauntin n. 山,高山,大山,山脉main mein a. 主要的,重要的,全力的magnificent mgnifisnt a 华丽的,高尚的,丰富的monkey mki n. 猴子,猿;顽皮numerous nju:mrs a. 很多的,数目众多的,多数的natural ntrl a. 自然的,自然界的,本能的,天然的narrow nru a. 狭窄的nationality nnliti n. 国籍,国家,民族性originate prvins v. 开始,发明,发起parrot prt n. 鹦鹉,重复别人的话之人peak pi:k n. 山顶,顶点,帽舌province n. 省;地方;本分,职权particularly ptikjulli ad. 特别,尤其,格外rock rk n. 岩石,岩礁,巨石,石