1、课下主题训练 主要国家地理概况一、主题语基拓展练 (一)主题词汇盘查 (已会词汇，在内打“”；欠熟练词汇，多翻阅识记)geographysteep stream commercial currency distribute basin jungle mineral remote position landmark tourist mountainous distant national divide origin situated boom (二)主题词汇训练.写出下列各句中加黑词的汉语意思1British Rail has indeed become more commercial over
2、 the past decade.商业化的2At present, we are witnessing another building boom. 繁荣；激增3The hotel is beautifully situated in a quiet spot near the river.坐落/位于的4The Empire State Building is a familiar landmark on the New York skyline.地标性建筑5Youll need some cash in local currency but you can also use your cre
3、dit card.货币6These remote islands are inhabited only by birds and animals.偏远的7San Francisco is built on 40 hills and some are very steep.险峻的8Geography is the study of the worlds places and population.地理.单句语法填空1The map shows the distribution (distribute)of this species across the world.2Mother was wor
4、ried about whether she could adapt to living in the mountainous (mountain) village alone.3I taught my daughter how to do division (divide) at the age of six.4We should develop our national (nation) economy in breadth and depth.5There is little doubt, however, that things will improve in the not too
5、distant (distance) future.6I think you should go back to your original (origin) plan.二、主题语篇押题练.阅读理解ARecently, my husband and three kids were playing in Mediterranean (地中海), swimming and floating in the pictureperfect sea. It was ridiculously beautiful in Majorca, Spain. The way the sun danced across
6、 the water and how the blue horizon was dotted with storybook sailboats were such beautiful scenes.My husband and I always dreamed about taking our kids on a trip around the world. It was one of the things we talked at length about. When we imagined our life with the children, we hoped we would have
7、.Fourteen years later, we had three boys who were growing up faster by the day. It was time to make good on those plans. We renewed our passports, and then packed our bags. We showed our kids the world. It was about experiencing the dozens of flights and trains and taxis together. We showed them how
8、 wonderful, how diverse, and how fascinating the world is. We wanted them to learn all that we had learned ourselves, through our own travels.But there was something more than that: What we really wanted is to slow down time. We wanted the days to last a bit longer, and the weeks to take their time.
9、 The years with our children are going too fast. We wanted to put the brakes on our busy lives for a year, and just be with our kids. We wanted a break from the daily morning routine of making lunches, eating breakfast and going out the door in time for school. We needed family time out.It was the w
10、onderful two months in Europe, full of incredible moments. When we look back at our lives, I know well be glad we did it. I know well be happy that this is a chapter of the story of our family.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。丈夫和“我”很早就梦想着带孩子们一起去旅游，享受美景和家人陪伴的时光。十四年后，我们实现了梦想。1What did the couple often dream of fourteen
11、years ago?AGoing to Mediterranean.BTravelling with their children.CSome storybook sailboats.DTheir childrens growing fast.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第二段第一句可推知，14年前，“我”和丈夫梦想着带孩子们环游世界，故B项正确。2What does the underlined part “make good on” probably mean?ADo good to.BCarry out.CMake up. DPut off.解析：选B词义猜测题。根据第二段可知，“我”和丈
12、夫梦想着带孩子们环游世界；结合第三段第二句可推知，是实行这些计划的时候了。由此可推知，画线部分意为“实行”，故B项正确。3What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?AThe travel. BThe children.CThe transportation. DThe diverse world.解析：选A段落大意题。根据第三段的内容可知，该段主要介绍了实行旅游计划，和三个孩子一起去旅游的情况，故A项正确。4What was the most important in the writers eyes?ADoing everything slowly. BLiving
13、a busy life.CSticking to the routine. DSlowing down the time.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第四段中的“But there was something more than that: What we really wanted is to slow down time.”可知，作者最希望的是时间能慢下来，故D项正确。BBrits (英国人) are extremely bad at languages, with many of us relying on the fact that the rest of the world speak
14、 English. Only half (51%)are able to speak a second language to any standard and as more people travel abroad, this is becoming an increasing regret, according to a new study.Almost twothirds (62%) of UK adults wish they were better at speaking languages. So they can better understand a citys cultur
15、e (38% of respondents), talk with locals (24%) and go beyond the guide book (21%)Overcoming language barriers can be one of the most difficult parts of a holiday, particularly when in unfamiliar surroundings. So stressful in the fact that 10% of respondents said they didnt travel because of the prob
16、lem.The survey by Hostelworld showed that one in five blamed getting lost on the language barrier, while a similar number had problems ordering food and one in ten got on the wrong train, plane or other form of transportation.If languages werent an issue then one in eight (12%) Brits would visit Jap
17、an. China, Italy and Russia were also popular choices. Despite the communication problem, Japan has seen a 7.5% increase in the number of British visitors between January and April, compared to this time last year.“The number of British travelers to Japan has been growing year on year，” according to
18、 Hollie Mantle, marketing and communication manager for the Japanese Tourist Board. “People are realizing that Japan is one of the most hospitable and beautiful countries on earth, with so many new experiences for travelers to try, not to mention worldclass cuisine！”They had his message for Brits th
19、inking about visiting: “Though some travelers worry about language barriers, as soon as you arrive in Japan, youll realize that people will go out of their way to help you enjoy their country. There really are few barriers road signs and train stations are in English, youll find that people speak mo
20、re English than they let on, and even when they dont, they will go above and beyond to help you out.”语篇解读：本文主要说明了语言障碍成为英国人出国旅游的一大顾虑。5What do we know from the first two paragraphs?ABrits are poor at languages.BBrits regret what they have done.CBrits like relying on others.DBrits are good at languages
21、.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第一段第一句，并结合对前两段的整体理解可推知，英国人的语言能力比较差，故选A。6How many Brits cant order food correctly because of language barriers?AAbout 10%.BAbout 12%.CAbout 20%. DAbout 21%.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第四段中的“The survey .had problems ordering food”可知，1/5即20%的英国人因为语言障碍不能正确订餐，故选C。7How is the text mainly developed?ABy anal
22、yzing causes. BBy giving examples.CBy making description. DBy listing data.解析：选D篇章结构题。根据对文章的整体理解可知，本文列举了大量的数据来论证作者的观点，由此可推知，本文是通过列出数据来发展的，故选D。.阅读七选五About 43 years ago，I spotted an advertisement in the paper for the YMCA wilderness program. 1 My first experience was a boat trip.I still have the image
23、s of sunrises and sunsets with all the beautiful colours on Lake of the Woods. 2 Even now I can feel the cold water dripping (滴) down my arm as we sat in the boat pulling the paddles (桨)awkwardly through running water.It was my first experience in a boat and my arms became tired after many hours of
24、paddling.We stopped for lunch in the boat by gathering all the boats together. 3 At night it was time to camp at our site picked out by our guide. There we learned to start campfires and cook some of our meals. This is where I fell in love with noodles. 4 We cleaned up our mess and put up our tents
25、(帐篷) and slept on the ground. We learned to carry the heavy packs to our next destination. I developed a sense of accomplishment and had arm muscles after that trip.There were no phones, makeup, hair dryers .just us and the bush.We came from different backgrounds with different personalities and we
26、all had to work together as a group. 5 I kept a journal from that second trip and often go back to it.AThey dropped us off in the bush.BI had to experience more of the wilderness.CI was 15 and wanted to do something different.DOur guide handed out chocolate, cheese, and dried meat.EI liked the boat
27、trip so much that I joined the “Survival” trip the next year.FIt was wonderful sharing simple meals over the fire and talking with new friends.GAs a teenager, I didnt know that I was having the best adventure a teenager could have.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者第一次参加荒野项目的经历。1选C根据本空前面的“About 43 years ago”“wild
28、erness program”和本空后面的“My first experience was a boat trip.”可知，C项“当时15岁的我想要做一些不一样的事情”符合语境。2选G根据本空后面的“Even now I can feel the cold water dripping (滴) down my arm”“pulling the paddles (桨) awkwardly”“my arms became tired”和第四段末的“a sense of accomplishment”可知，G项“作为一个青少年，当时我并不知道自己正在经历一次最好的冒险活动”符合语境。3选D根据本空前
29、面的“stopped for lunch”可知，D项中的“chocolate, cheese, and dried meat”与此呼应，故D项“我们的导游分发了巧克力、奶酪和肉干”符合语境。4选F根据本空前面的“start campfires and cook some of our meals”可知，F项中的“sharing simple meals over the fire”与此呼应，故F项“在篝火旁和新朋友分享简单的食物并聊天是一件很棒的事情”符合语境。5选E根据本空后面的“that second trip”可知，E项“我太喜欢这次乘船之旅因此第二年参加了野外生存旅行”符合语境。.语法
30、填空Have you ever wished your vacation could meet all your 1 (expect)? Well, this is possible when you choose 2 (go) on a cruise (游轮)Recently, cruises have become 3 (popular) places than traditional forms of traveling. 4 is not necessary to make reservations at different hotels, find places to dine, o
31、r arrange different transports in advance.Everything you can imagine is available whenever you want it on such 5 cruise trip.Cruise ships are like miniature (小型的) cities on water.They are 6 (full) loaded with restaurants serving all kinds of dishes.The staterooms (特等客舱) can be compared to rooms 7 (f
32、ind) in fivestar hotels.The big difference is 8 you get to have a moving ocean view.Whats more, there are activities designed for people of all ages and interests, and 9 (vary) sports facilities like gyms and rock climbing walls as well as clubs and shops are also accessible.Quality entertainments l
33、ike Broadway shows and live music 10 (provide), too.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了乘游轮旅行这一旅行方式比传统的旅游方式更受欢迎，并说明了乘游轮旅行的优势。1expectations考查名词。根据your为形容词性物主代词可知，应填名词expectation，且expectation为可数名词，由all修饰应用复数形式，故填expectations。2to go考查非谓语动词。choose to do sth.“选择做某事”，故填to go。3more popular考查形容词比较级。根据than traditional forms
34、of traveling可知，用形容词比较级，且popular为多音节词，故填more popular。4It考查代词。此处应用it做形式主语， 真正主语为后面的不定式短语。it is not necessary to do sth.“做某事是不必要的”，故填It。 5a考查冠词。trip为可数名词，此处泛指 “一次游轮之旅”应用不定冠词，且cruise为辅音音素开头的单词，故填a。6fully考查副词。此处修饰动词loaded应用副词形式，故填fully。7found考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，find在句中做非谓语动词，与逻辑主语room构成被动关系，故用过去分词，故填found。8that考查名词性从句。空处引导表语从句，从句中不缺少成分，故填that。9various/varied考查形容词。此处修饰名词短语sports facilities应用形容词，表示各种体育设施，故填various/varied。 10are provided考查动词时态、语态和主谓一致。本句中主语与谓语动词构成被动关系，且结合上文可知，时态为一般现在时，主语为entertainments，谓语动词用复数形式，故填are provided。
