北京市昌平一中高中英语 Unit 8 Adventure 主题阅读 北师大版必修3(1).doc

北京市昌平一中2014年高中英语 unit 8 adventure 主题阅读 北师大版必修3a holiday in spainthe rich culture of spain makes it a perfect choice for a destination of holiday travel. if you are planning for a visit to spain and want to go camping there, barcelona needs to top the list of your sightseeing arrangement. barcelona is one of the most famous cities for camping. so if you want to pack your bags and go camping, this is the place to be. you can easily rent mobile home units especially if you are traveling with family and have small children. there are some beautiful camp sites near barcelona which are fully equipped to take care of all your needs. bus services are provided and can take you to see all the sights. lots of facilities are also available for kids who like beach volleyball, swimming, games on the playgrounds, etc. though these camp sites have changed the real meaning of camping, your family will enjoy comfort and enjoyment. the next destination is the largest city and the capital of spain madrid. it has a wonderful night life and has the biggest bull ring. apart from bull fights, you can visit lots of museums and art galleries all over madrid. in spain accommodation is never a problem. you can choose to stay in mobile homes, hotels, holiday homes, tents, or apartments. there are lots of choices to choose from and each choice would be equally comfortable. without any doubt, one of the best things for everyone visiting spain is its food as well as its wines. while some areas of the country like the rioja are well known worldwide because of its excellent wines, other areas of spain are famous for excellent fish and meat dishes. places for scuba diving off the shore斯库巴潜水(scuba diving)又称“轻便潜水”。斯库巴是英文scuba的音译，意为水肺，又叫自携式水下呼吸装置。以休闲为目的的斯库巴潜水，通常深度不大于40米。i walked the dog today without wearing gloves or a hat. big mistake. there was some snow on the ground. winter is arriving. to keep myself warm, i started thinking about scuba diving in calm waters, by doing which i would be surrounded by schools of fish as i drift through coral gardens. if youre a scuba diver or you are interested here are three wonderful islands where you can simply walk off the shore and be in the middle of a living art museum. bonaire is actually the top of an underwater mountain, so deep sloping reefs surround much of the island. there are 86 markers along the shoreline that indicate where divers can just walk off the shore and find spectacular (壮观的) coral within a few hundred yards. imagine just walking off the shore, swimming for three or four minutes and then being in the middle of an underwater art museum! its easy to do so in bonaire. “ ” the cayman islands are famous for spectacular dive sites that are easily reachable by boat, and some terrific shore dives are available 24 hours a day. you can do night dives around the bridge in george town, or visit “babylon”, a shore dive club that is a locals favorite. a member of the abc islands in the southwestern caribbean, curacao, is surrounded by reefs, walls and even some sunken ships. you can walk off the beach and see colorful corals, both ship and airplane wrecks, barracuda and other fish.xu xiake徐霞客是明朝地理学家、旅行家和文学家，他开辟了地理学上系统观察自然、描述自然的新方向。xu xiake was a famous chinese traveler and geographer of the late ming dynasty. he began to study the ancient classics as a small boy and developed an interest in historical books. during his lifetime, xu xiake traveled throughout china for more than 30 years. it was often said that it was his mothers encouragement for him to travel that formed his interest in travelling. xu xiake recorded his travel experiences and the geographical knowledge he had got through his travelling in his articles, which he was most famous for. the written work of xu xiakes travel records and diaries contained some 600,000 written chinese characters, an enormous work for a single author of his time. they were compiled by the later generations into a book called . xus contribution to the ancient chinese geography was great. in guizhou, he made the discovery of the true source of the west river in guangdong. he was also responsible for the discovery that the jinshajiang river was simply a northern branch of the yangtze river. xu was also admired for his bravery. he faced many hardships along the way. in order to get a whole picture of nature, xu explored many areas where few people were living. to ensure that his records were real and detailed, he climbed mountains and travelled long distances almost wholly on foot. to get all-round information, he would visit a place several times at different seasons and in different weather. and he often had to depend on the help of local scholars after being robbed of all his belongings.ponce de leon西班牙探险家庞斯德利昂从南美洲启航，寻找传说中能带来财富、名誉和青春的“不老泉”。虽然最终没有找到，但是作为第一个踏上佛罗里达的欧洲人，他的确获得了财富和名誉。本文词数：284 建议用时：540juan ponce de leon (1474-1521) was born in spain. he was thought to have sailed with christopher columbus on his second voyage to the new world in 1493, where his many discoveries would greatly affect the development of the americas. ponce de leon arrived in borinquen (now called puerto rico) in 1508 and claimed (宣称占有) the island for spain. he became the islands first governor in 1509 and founded puerto ricos first european settlement. in 1512, however, he was pushed out of office by his political enemies and once again set out to find and conquer (征服) new lands as well as to look for the legendary “fountain of youth” for his king. it was said that anyone who drank from the fountain would never grow old. ponce de leon organized an exploration in search of the fountain in march of 1513. he landed near the site of what is now st. augustine, florida. he named it