1、Unit 5On the road【导语】Traveling Light(轻装前行),发行时间为2002年,是歌手Joel Hanson&Sara Groves演唱的乡村风格歌曲,收录于专辑What If It Is中。注:听音填空Traveling LightWell I was doubling over the load on my shouldersWas a weight I carried with me everyday_and rivers a raging Picking up stones I found along the wayCrossing miles of fru
2、strationsI staggered and I _ Pathways of troubleI was hauling those souvenirs of miseryAnd with each step taken my back was breakingTil _who took it all from me stumbled downI found the oneDown by the riverside(Down by the riverside)I laid my burdens down,Now Im traveling light_(I found my freedom n
3、ow)My spirit lifted highI found my freedom nowAnd Im traveling lightThrough the darkest alleys and loneliest valleys_heavy chains of doubt and fear Then with the one word spoken the locks were brokenI was dragging thoseNow Hes leading me to places where there are no tearsDown by the riverside(Down b
4、y the riverside)I laid my burdens down,Now Im traveling lightMy spirit lifted high(I found my freedom now)I found my freedom nowAnd Im traveling lightDown by the riversideI laid my burdens down,Now Im traveling lightMy spirit lifted highI found my freedom nowAnd Im traveling lightDown by the riversi
5、de(Down by the riverside)I laid my burdens down,Now Im traveling lightMy spirit lifted high(I found my freedom now)I found my freedom nowAnd Im traveling light【词海拾贝】【听力微语系列】爆破音失去爆破爆破音+爆破音p、b、t、d、k、任意2个爆破音相邻时,前一个爆破音会失去爆破。She sai(d)to herself.爆破音+鼻音/摩擦音/破擦音如果前面是爆破音,其后紧跟着某些鼻音(如m、n、等)、摩擦音(如f、v、w、t、s、z、v
6、、r、h等)、破擦音(如、d、tr、dr、ts、dz等)时,那么前面那个爆破音有十分轻微的失爆现象。Rea(d)the story,please.Goo(d)morning,Mr Green.Its really a bi(g)library.【即时训练】(2019浙江高考)听音频回答问题,并注意对话中的爆破音失去爆破。1.What did the scientists do to the road?A.They repaired it.B.They painted it.C.They blocked it.2.Why are young birds drawn to the road sur
7、face?A.Its warm.B.Its brown.C.Its smooth.3.What is the purpose of the scientists experiment?A.To keep the birds there for a whole year.B.To help students study the birds well.C.To prevent the birds from being killed.答案:13.BAC【听力原文】Here is a piece of news for bird lovers.Scientists have painted a lon
8、g road,red,yellow and white.They help to discourage the sea birds from wandering onto the highway.The area is home to large crowds of birds that come to stay for the season.Young birds are often attracted to the warm roads surface and get killed by the traffic.Biology student,Hannah tells the broadc
9、aster.The youngsters feathers are brown in color.The dark-colored road surface makes the youngster hard to be noticed.As the number of tourists has grown,so has the amount of traffic on the roads.Biologist Christen says the plan is to see how the birds respond to the multi-colored road this summer,and if it works,the idea could spread to other parts of the country.
