1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Book 4 Module 5 A Trip Along the Three GorgesLearning paper 3 Extensive ReadingLearning aim: to practice learning skills.Learning methods: group work, discussing, etc.Activity 1: Read the passage on page 49 and try to answer the following questions.1. Has Mr McCorquodale visited ever
2、y country in the world?2. What kinds of postcards does Mr McCorquodale choose?3. What is his rule when he stick in the red pins?4. What are Mr McMorquodales favorite places?5. What does he think about China?6. What does he take when he travels?7. Why does he send himself a postcard?8. Do you think i
3、f the idea of Mr McCorquodale is good? Why?Activity 2: Read the passage on page 94 and correct these false sentences.1. There is only one cabin on a felucca.2. They bought tickets for a three-day trip from Luxor to Aswan.3. They had to spend the first night in a hotel in Luxor.4. The writer went for
4、 a swim in the Nile.5. They visited a market on the first day.6. You are not allowed to take photographs of people and animals in Egypt.7. They visited all the historical sites along the Nile.课文译文：三峡之旅1996年8月，一位年轻的美国英语教师彼得赫斯特，来到长江之滨的涪陵。他和另一位同时将在那里的一所教师进修学院任教两年。整个城里只有他们两名外国人。元月底，第一学期结束了，他们有四周的春节假期，可以
5、随处旅游。他们决定顺流而下。我们打算买到“江油号”的船票。同事们说：“你们不要坐那种船。它们太拥挤，主要是用来运货的。乘客多是沿江做生意的人。那些船不停靠庙宇，也不会有别的外国游人乘坐。” 我觉得听起来还不错。我们出示护照后便上了船。在一个美丽的午后，我们离开码头。当我们顺流而下穿过山区的时候，阳光很灿烂。男人们乘坐着江边的竹筏，运煤的小船来来往往。太阳落山时，我们的船在丰都靠岸。我们目睹太阳在白塔后西沉，美丽极了。穿过长江第一峡-瞿塘峡时，我们正在睡梦中。江水在两英里高的峰峦间奔流，峡谷狭窄处只有350英尺。我朋友说：“至少我们能看见另外两个峡谷。”传到巫山时，我们绕道溯游大宁河，观赏了几处
6、小峡谷。第二天，我们经过了长江的大峡谷。在一个美丽的上午轮船驶过巫峡。我们还经过了湘江，那是公元前三世纪一位诗人-屈原的家乡。长江有太多的历史。块块巨石形象各异，条条支流都流淌着传说，座座小山承载着过往。穿过长江第三峡-西陵峡后，轮船驶入大坝建设处的江面。所有的乘客都上了甲板，大家拍照片，对着工地指指点点，但不可以下船。五星红旗在风中飘扬着。远山上写着20英尺大的汉字 “建造三峡大坝，开发长江资源”。Cloze: The first day at school has left a deep 1 on me. Ill never forget it. As soon as I rushed i
7、nto the classroom, the bell rang. A young beautiful woman came in, but she was 2 , no smile on her face. “You are not permitted to 3 me in the course of class unless ” She was speaking when I heard a 4 “Lily, Lily,” from outside the door. My grandmother was standing there with a pair of socks in her
8、 hand. I didnt realize I was bare feet 5 then. I wanted to 6 them, but I dare not do that. I shook my hand, 7 “Dont wait here any longer. Leave quickly. “As I did so, I still 8 my eyes on my teacher. I really didnt want her to take 9 of me. But she did, she went out to get the socks. When she gave t
9、hem to me, she looked at me for a while. My face suddenly turned 10 and my heart 11 faster. I began to put the socks on. Unfortunately I was so nervous that my 12 hands couldnt get them onto my feet easily. Just then I heard 13 my name called. I 14 from my seat quickly. “Can you 15 numbers from one
10、to one hundred?” the teacher asked. I nodded, 16 her surprise, I did very well. Finally she said, “Be 17 , please. Study hard.” I looked 18 her to find a smile on her face. I felt 19 at last. The first day at school has stayed in my 19 as something embarrassing(尴尬) but 20 .1. A. memory B. impression
11、 C. imagination D. feeling2. A. modern B. humorous C. gentle D. serious3. A. trouble B. question C. interrupt D. excuse4. A. voice B. sound C. noise D. word5. A. before B. after C. just D. until6. A. get B. throw C. accept D. wear7. A. saying B. meaning C. crying D. shouting8. A. fixed B. laid C. op
12、ened D. shut9. A. care B. interest C. attention D. notice10. A. pale B. white C. red D. black11. A. beat B. jumped C. struck D. felt12. A. small B. dirty C. shaking D. own13. A. rose B. raised C. stood D. jumped14. A. add B. count C. recognize D. write15. A. With B. For C. To D. Great to16. A. careful B. sitting C. quiet D. seated17. A. up at B. over C. around D. through18. A. story B. relaxed C. disappointed D. puzzled19. A. mind B. classroom C. memory D. heart20. A. strange B. sweet C. unforgettable D. forever