高中英语外研版MyFirstRideonaTrainMB

ReadingandVocabularyAatrainridetoSydneyBtakingthetraintoAustraliaCtravellingtothecentralpartofAustraliaDachildvisitinghergrandmotherReadthepassagequicklyandsilentlyandanswerthefollowingquestion.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

Readpara.1carefullyandfindoutthefollowinginformation.

recentlyAlice

Thompson

andherfriendhavetheirfirstrideonalong-distancetrain---theGhangeton/Sydney,getoff/AliceSpring

twodaysandnights

Readpara.2-3anddescribethejourneytrain________________food_________________passengers______Whatwasthescenerylike?WhatscenerydidAlicesee?WhatdidAlicedoonthetrain?

greatfieldssoildesertsunskyabandonedfarmslookoutof

wonderful/comfortablenicecooked

byexpertscolorfulwatchtalkreadlistentoIngeneral,thewriter_________herrideonthetrain.enjoyedReadthelastthreeparagraphsandfindouttheeventsduringthefollowingtime.AlongtimeagoAhundredandfiftyyearsagothe1920sIn1925neededaway/triedridinghorsesbroughtcamels/Afghanistanbuiltarailway/didn’tneedcamelspassedalaw/allow/shootcarriedfoodandothersuppliesreturnedwithwoolsandproductsThewritertalkedalotaboutcamelsinhiswriting,because________.A.Camelsplayedanimportantpartinhertraveling.B.Shewasplanningtotravelonacamel.C.Readersareofteninterestedinanimals.D.ThewriterwantedtoexplainwhythetrainwascalledGhan.DiscussionDoyouthinkthecamelsshouldbeshot?Supposeyouareagovernmentofficial,whatwouldyoudowiththecamels?CompanyLogo

RecentlyIhadmyfirstrideona__________trainwithmyfriends,We____twodaysonthetrain.Thetrainwas__________.WegotoninSydney，and________inAliceSprings,____inthemiddleofAustralia,_________fourthousandkilometersaway.Weategreatmeals_____byexperts.Thescenerywasfirst_______,andthenwesaw__________farms.long-distancegotoffspentcomfortablerightcookedabandonedcolorfulFillintheblankswithproperwords:morethanCompanyLogo

WhywasthetraincalledGhan?Alongtimeago,Australianstried______horses,butthehorsesdidn’tlikethehotweatherandsand.Theybrought_______fromAfghanistan.Camelsare______betterthanhorsesfor_________alongdistance.Then,thegovernmenthasbuiltanew________line.Sotheydidn’tneedthecamelsanymore.ridingcamelsmuchtravellingrailwayFillintheblankswithproperwords:CompanyLogoRecently,Ihad...fromSydneyto…Thetrainwas…andweate…/Thescenerywas…Duringtheday,Isat…/Ataboutmidnight,Iwatched…Ahundredandfiftyyearsago,Australiansbought…Untilthe1920s,thegovernmentbuilt…RetellthepassageAJourney1.Who2.When3.Where4.How5.What6.Howlong7.YourfeelingsIfyouwriteaboutajourney,whatshouldbeincludedinyourpassage?HomeworkTranslatethefollowing:最近我首次坐火车长途旅行。我们在悉尼上车,在位于澳大利亚中部的艾利斯斯普林斯下车。在白天在半夜时分星星像钻石般闪耀。Ghan是Afghanistan的简写。通过一项法律在1935年某个城镇上的警察一天就射死了153头骆驼。atnoon,atnight,atmidnight,atdawn,atsunset,atdinnertime,atChristmas,atonetimeCompanyLogoDescribethefirsttimeyoutraveledalongdistance.Sayhowoldyouwere,whereyouwentandwhoyouwentwith.Eg:

IfirsttravelledalongdistancebytrainalonewhenIwas20yearsold.Iwasvisitingmyanutwhowasworkingin