Travelling

旅行是人生最大乐事之一。随着生活水平的提高，越来越多的人趋向于通过旅行来放松心情和享受生活。通过旅行，人们不仅可以亲眼观察到美丽的自然和人文景观，还可以亲身体验到各地不同的民风民俗、饮食习惯和宗教信仰，还可听到各种不同的传说、典故和逸闻轶事，让人开阔眼界，增长知识和见闻！

Travellingisofcourseoneofthemostexcitingexperiencesapersoncanhaveintheirlifetime.Withtheimprovementofpeople'slivingstandards, moreandmorepeopletendtotraveltorelaxandenjoytheirlife.Theytraveltoseeothercountriesandcontinents, moderncitiesandsomeancienttowns.Itisalwaysinterestingtodiscovernewthingsandnewwaysoflife, tomeetdifferentpeople, totrydifferentfood, andtolistentodifferenttypesofmusic.

Whenyoutravelathighspeeds, thepresentmeansnothing: youlivemainlyinthefuturebecauseyouspendmostofyourtimelookingforwardtoarrivingatsomeotherplaces.Butactualarrival, whenitisachieved, ismeaningless.

Ifweliketravelling, wewillseeandlearnalotofthingsthatwecanneverseeorlearnathome, thoughwemayreadabouttheminbooksandnewspapers, andseepicturesofthemonTV.Wecangetideasoftheconditionsandcustomsofotherpeople.Inaword, travellingwillnotonlyhelpustogainknowledgeofgeographyandhistoryandotherknowledge，butalsowillhelpuswidenoureyesandkeephealthy，makinguslessnarrow­minded.

Travelwithyourbodyaswellasyourheart, andyouwillgainalot.

[阅读障碍词]

1．standardn．水平；标准；水准

2．tendv.   易于；倾向

3．ancientadj.古老的

4．achievevt.实现；得到

5．meaninglessadj.无意义的

6．narrow­mindedadj.心胸狭隘的

[诱思导读]

阅读短文，回答问题

1．Whydomoreandmorepeopletendtotravel?

Becausetheywanttorelaxandenjoytheirlife.

2．Whataretheadvantagesoftravelling?

Travellingwillnotonlyhelpustogainknowledgeofgeographyandhistoryandotherknowledge，butalsowillhelpuswidenoureyesandkeephealthy，makinguslessnarrow­minded.

Section ⅠWarming Up，Pre­reading & Reading

Ⅰ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思

(　　)1.transportA．n.费用

(　　)2.preferB．adv.最后；终于

(　　)3.fareC．n.时间表；进度表

vt.为某事安排时间

(　　)4.persuadeD．n.旅行；旅程

(　　)5.finallyE．n.&vt.运送；运输

(　　)6.journeyF．vt.说服；劝说

(　　)7.attitudeG．vt.更喜欢；选择某事物

(而不选择其他事物)

(　　)8.scheduleH．n.态度；看法

[答案]1－5EGAFB6－8DHC

Ⅱ.选择下列句子中相应词组的汉语意思

A．自从；自从……以后　　B．喜欢；喜爱C．关心；惦念  D．改变主意E．下决心  F．屈服；让步

(　　)1.Theyhavetaughtmetocareaboutothersmorethanaboutmyself.

(　　)2.IamfondofEnglishanddowellinbothspeaking

andwriting.

(　　)3.WhenIfirstmetBryanIdidn'tlikehim，butIhavechangedmymind.

(　　)4.TheHopeProjecthashelpedalotofpoor

studentseversinceitwasfounded.

(　　)5.Finally，Igaveinandlefttherewithoutaword.

(　　)6.Hehasmadeuphismindtoovercomehis shortcomings.

[答案]1－6CBDAFE

JOURNEYDOWNTHEMEKONG

PART1THEDREAMANDTHEPLAN

MynameisWangKun.Eversince(自从) middleschool, mysisterWangWeiandIhavedreamedabouttakingagreatbiketrip.Twoyearsagosheboughtanexpensivemountainbikeandthenshepersuaded(劝说) metobuyone.Lastyear, shevisitedourcousins, DaoWeiandYuHangattheircollegeinKunming.TheyareDaiandgrewupinwesternYunnanProvinceneartheLancangRiver, theChinesepartoftheriverthatiscalledtheMekongRiverinothercountries①．WangWeisoongottheminterestedin②cycling(骑自行车) too.Aftergraduating(毕业) fromcollege, wefinally(最后) gotthechancetotakeabiketrip.Iaskedmysister, “Wherearewegoing？” ItwasmysisterwhofirsthadtheideatocyclealongtheentireMekongRiverfromwhereitbeginstowhereitends.③Nowsheisplanningourschedule(时间表) forthetrip.

沿湄公河而下的旅程

第一部分　梦想与计划

我叫王坤。从高中起，我姐姐王薇和我就一直梦想作一次了不起的自行车旅行。两年前，她买了一辆昂贵的山地自行车，然后她说服我也买了一辆(山地车)。去年，她去看望了我们在昆明读大学的表兄弟——刀卫和宇航。他们是傣族人，在云南省西部靠近澜沧江的地方长大，澜沧江流出中国后，在其他国家境内叫湄公河。王薇很快使他们也对骑自行车感兴趣了。大学毕业后，我们终于有骑自行车旅行的机会了。我问姐姐，“我们要去哪里？”首先想到沿湄公河从源头到终点骑车旅游的是我的姐姐。现在她正在安排我们的旅行时间表。

[助读讲解]①that 引导定语从句，修饰先行词theriver，that在从句中作主语。②getsb.interestedinsth.使某人对某事/某物产生兴趣。③本句为强调句型Itwas...who...，其中who 可换为that。

Iamfondof(喜欢) mysisterbutshehasoneseriousshortcoming(缺点)．Shecan④bereallystubborn(固执的)．Althoughshedidn'tknowthebestwayofgettingtoplaces, sheinsistedthatsheorganize(组织) thetripproperly.NowIknowthattheproperwayisalwaysherway.Ikeptaskingher, “Whenareweleavingandwhenarewecomingback？” Iaskedherwhethershehadlookedatamapyet.Ofcourseshehadn't；mysisterdoesn'tcareabout(关心) details.SoItoldherthatthesourceoftheMekongisinQinghaiProvince.Shegavemeadetermined(坚决的) look－thekindthatsaidshewouldnotchangehermind⑤(改变主意). WhenItoldherthatourjourney(旅程) wouldbeginatanaltitude(海拔) ofmorethan5，000metres, sheseemedtobeexcitedaboutit.WhenItoldhertheairwouldbehardtobreatheanditwouldbeverycold, shesaiditwouldbeaninterestingexperience.Iknowmysisterwell.Onceshehasmadeuphermind(下决心)⑥，nothingcanchangeit.Finally, Ihadtogivein(投降)．

我很喜欢我的姐姐，但是她有一个严重的缺点。她有时真的会很固执。虽然她对去某些地方的最佳路线并不清楚，她却坚持要自己把这次旅游安排得尽善尽美。如今，我了解了她总是一意孤行。我老是问她，“我们什么时候动身？什么时候回来？”我问她是否看过地图。 当然，她并没有看过；我姐姐是不会在意细节问题的。于是，我告诉她湄公河的源头在青海省。她给了我一个坚定的眼神——这种眼神表明她是不会改变主意的。 当我告诉她我们的旅程将从海拔5000多米的地方开始时，她似乎显得很兴奋。当我告诉她那里空气稀薄、呼吸困难，而且天气会很冷时，她却说这将是一次有趣的经历。我很了解我的姐姐。她一旦下了决心，什么也不能使她改变。最后，我只得让步。

[助读讲解]④can 表示客观的可能性，意为“可能，有时会”。⑤破折号后面的内容是对adeterminedlook的补充说明，其中that引导定语从句，修饰先行词thekind。⑥once 引导条件状语从句，意为“一旦……就……”。

Severalmonthsbeforeourtrip, WangWeiandIwenttothelibrary.Wefoundalargeatlaswithgoodmapsthatshoweddetailsofworldgeography⑦. FromtheatlaswecouldseethattheMekongRiverbeginsinaglacieronamountaininQinghaiProvince.Atfirsttheriverissmallandthewaterisclearandcold.Thenitbeginstomovequickly.Itbecomesrapidsasitpassesthroughdeepvalleys(流域), travellingacrosswesternYunnanProvince⑧．Sometimestheriverbecomesawaterfallandenterswidevalleys.WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthathalfoftheriverisinChina.AfteritleavesChinaandhighaltitude, theMekongbecomeswide, brownandwarm.AsitentersSoutheastAsia, itspace(速度) slows.Itmakeswidebends(拐角) ormeandersthroughlowvalleystotheplainswherericegrows⑨. Atlast, theriverdeltaenterstheSouthChinaSea.

在我们旅行前的几个月，我和王薇去了图书馆。我们找到了一本大型地图册，里面有一些世界地理的明细图。从地图上可以看到，湄公河发源于青海省一座山上的冰川。起初，河面很小，河水清澈而冷冽。然后，它开始快速流动。它穿过深谷时就变成了急流，流经云南省西部。有时，这条河进入宽阔的峡谷形成了瀑布。我们俩惊奇地发现这条河有一半是在中国境内。 当流出中国，流出高地后，湄公河的河面就变宽了，河水变暖了，并且变成了黄褐色。当它进入东南亚后，流速减缓，河水蜿蜒缓慢地穿过低谷，流向生长稻谷的平原。最后，湄公河三角洲的各支流流入南海。

[助读讲解]⑦that 引导定语从句，修饰先行词maps。⑧as 引导时间状语从句，意为“当……的时候”，现在分词短语作伴随状语。⑨where引导定语从句，修饰先行词theplains。

第一步　速读——了解文章主题和段落大意

Ⅰ.速读P18课文内容，匹配段落大意

1．Para.1A．Showsushowstubbornhissisterisbyinsistingonherideaabouttheirplan.

2．Para.2B．Tellsussomethingabouttheirgreatdreamandhowtheystarted“the journey down the Mekong River”tomaketheirdreamcometrue.

3．Para.3C．Introducestoussomebasicknowledge

abouttheMekongRiver.

[答案]1－3BAC

Ⅱ.速读P18课文内容，选择最佳选项

What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A．ThepropertripdowntheMekong.

B．TheirdreamandthejourneydowntheMekong.

C．TheirplantotraveldowntheMekongandtheattitudesofthetwopeople.

D．ThedreamofWangKunandWangWeiandtheirpreparationforthebiketrip.

[答案]D

第二步　细读——把控文章关键信息

细读P18课文内容，选择最佳答案

1．Iftheytravelalongtheriver，wherewillitbecomerapidsasitpassesthroughdeepvalleys?

A．InQinghaiProvince.

B．InTibet.

C．InYunnanProvince.

D．InVietnam.

2．Ifyoutravelwiththem，youwillseeallthefollowingEXCEPT．

A．adesertB．awaterfall

C．adeltaD．aglacier

3．WhatdoesWangKunthinkofhersister?

A．Foolishandstubborn.

B．Foolishbutdetermined.

C．Stubbornbutdetermined.

D．Unkindandstubborn.

4．Whatdidtheydobeforethetrip?

A．Theyhadaverygoodrest.

B．Theytalkedwiththeirparentsaboutit.

C．Theygotridoftheirfear.

D．Theypreparedwellforit.

5．WhichistheproperorderabouttheMekongRiveraccordingtothetext?

a．TheMekongRiverenterstheSouthChinaSea.

b．TheMekongRiverbeginsinaglacieronamountaininQinghaiProvince.

c．Atfirst，theriverissmall，andthewaterisclearandcold.

d．TheMekongRiverentersSoutheastAsia.

e．TheMekongRivertravelsacrosswesternYunnanProvince.

f．TheMekongRiverleavesChina.

A．b，c，e，f，a，dB．b，c，e，f，d，a

C．c，b，e，f，d，aD．c，b，f，e，a，d

[答案]1－5CACDB

第三步　研读——能力升华　接轨高考

根据P18和P22课文内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式

WangKunandWangWeiarebrotherandsister.Theyhavedreamedof1.taking(take)agreatbiketrip.2.ItwasWangWeiwhofirsthadtheideatocyclealongtheMekongRiver.They3.rode(ride)bicyclestotravelalongtheMekongRiver，4.whosesourceisinQinghaiProvince.Whenit5.enters(enter)SoutheastAsia，ittravelsslowlythroughhillsandlowvalleysandtheplainswherericegrows.Despitethe6.difficulties(difficult), WangKunandWangWeiwere7.determined(determine)tobegintheirjourneyatanaltitudeofmorethan5，000metresinQinghaiProvince.During8.their(they)journey，theyenjoyedthechangeoftheweather.9.Finally(final)，theyreachedDaliinYunnanProvince，10.whereDaoWeiandYuHangjoinedthem.Thefourofthemwentonwiththeirgreatbiketrip.