1、Unit 5Travelling abroad课时作业.阅读A(2020山东省泰安市宁阳二中高三上入学)Do you show interest in travelling? The following are famous national parks where travellers mostly like to go in America.Great Smoky Mountains National ParkVisitors: 11,388,893The name “Great Smoky Mountains” comes from the fog over this mountain
2、range situated along the North CarolinaTennessee border. Established in 1934, it is not just home to a diverse ecosystem of plants and animals, but also home to rich Appalachian cultures. Visitors there can see over 100 waterfalls, go boating on Fontana Lake and hike the Appalachian Trail. Its also
3、an excellent vantage point to see the leaves change in the fall.Grand Canyon National ParkVisitors: 6,254,238The Grand Canyon is the result of over 70 million years of geological events creating the Colorado Plateau, glaciers and valleys, while the Colorado River carved its way through the valleys.
4、It is truly a natural splendor!When President Roosevelt first visited it in 1903, he said, “The Grand Canyon fills me with awe. It is beyond comparison, beyond description.” 16 years later, it was signed by President Woodrow Wilson, officially viewing the Grand Canyon a national park.Yosemite Nation
5、al ParkVisitors: 4,336,890In addition to being a national park, Yosemite is designated as a World Heritage Site. Yosemite National Park is in Central California in the western Sierra Nevada. Though it covers around 1,168 square miles of area, visitors spend most of their time in the 5.9 squaremile a
6、rea of the Yosemite Valley where there are some most famous sites like Yosemite Falls, and Cooks Meadow Loop.Zion National ParkVisitors: 4,504,812Settled in Southwestern Utah is Zion National Park. It has some of the most unique landscapes packed with mountains, valleys, rivers, desert and forests.Z
7、ion National Park is also an important place to study ancient humans who made the area their home about 8,000 years ago. Some of the parks most notable attractions include Angels Landing, Kolob Arch, the Narrows, etc.篇章导读:本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了在美国游客最喜欢去的几个国家公园。1How does Great Smoky Mountains National Park
8、 get its name?AWith water vapor (蒸气) seen over the mountain range.BWith smoke rising from the volcano in the lake.CWith big forest fire breaking out in the mountain.DSigned by President Woodrow Wilson.答案:A细节理解题。根据Great Smoky Mountains National Park部分中的“The name Great Smoky Mountains comes from the f
9、og over this mountain range situated along the North CarolinaTennessee border.”可知,大烟山的名字来源于位于北卡罗来纳州和田纳西州边界的山脉上的雾。故选A。2When did Grand Canyon National Park become a national Park?AIn 1887.BIn 1903.CIn 1934.DIn 1919.答案:D细节理解题。根据Grand Canyon National Park部分中的“When President Roosevelt first visited it in
10、 1903 . 16 years later, it was signed by President Woodrow Wilson, officially viewing the Grand Canyon a national park.”可知,1903年罗斯福总统第一次访问大峡谷,16年后,它由伍德罗威尔逊总统签署,正式将大峡谷视为国家公园,也就是1919年。故选D。3What does Yosemite National Park share in common with Zion National Park?AThey are located in the same state.BThe
11、y both have the most charming land scenery.CPeople can learn about ancient times there.DThey were both formed as the result of years of geological events.答案:B细节理解题。根据Yosemite National Park部分的内容可知,约塞米蒂国家公园除了是一个国家公园外,还被指定为世界遗产。约塞米蒂国家公园位于加利福尼亚州中部内华达山脉西部。虽然占地面积约1,168平方英里,但游客大部分时间都在约塞米蒂山谷5.9平方英里的区域内。埃米蒂山
12、谷有一些最著名的景点,如约塞米蒂瀑布和库克的草地环路;根据Zion National Park部分的内容可知,它拥有一些最独特的景观,有山、谷、河、沙漠和森林。锡安国家公园也是研究8,000年前把这个地区作为家园的古人的重要场所。公园最著名的景点包括安琪尔登陆、科洛布拱门、窄道等。由此可知,它们不在同一个州, 所以A错误;Yosemite National Park没有提到了解古代,所以C错误;两者没有提到D,但都拥有迷人的景观。故选B。【词汇积累】awe n. 敬畏;惊叹beyond comparison 无与伦比beyond description 难以形容, 无法形容【长难句分析】Zio
13、n National Park is also an important place to study ancient humans who made the area their home about 8,000 years ago.锡安国家公园也是研究古人的重要场所,8,000年前他们把这个地区作为自己的家园。分析:此句是主从复合句。who made the area their home about 8,000 years ago是定语从句修饰humans; to study ancient humans是不定式短语作place的后置定语。BAs a boy growing up in
14、India, I had longed to travel abroad. I used to listen to the stories my father would tell me about his stay in Canada and tours to Europe in the 1970s, with great interest.My big moment finally came in the summer of 1998 when I was able to accompany my parents to Europe, where my father was to atte
15、nd a meeting. We planned to travel to Belgium, Netherlands and West Germany.I have vivid memories even today of going to Mumbai airport at night all excited about finally going abroad. I had heard several great things about Lufthansa till then but now I finally got to experience them first hand, dur
16、ing the flight to Frankfurt. We flew business class and even today I can remember the excellent service by the Lufthansa crew. The flight was really smooth and thoroughly enjoyable, even for someone like me, who is otherwise scared of flying.After spending almost two weeks in Europe, we took the Luf
17、thansa airport express from Dusseldorf to Frankfurt airport, for our return flight. What a journey that was!All along the Rhine (莱茵河), it was simply an unforgettable experience. I was in a sombre mood on the flight back to Mumbai as it marked the end of a wonderful vacation, but the Lufthansa crew m
18、embers were able to change it into a most enjoyable experience yet again, with the quality of their service.Being the first airline to take me overseas, Lufthansa will always hold a special place in my heart. Even today, I continue to enjoy flights on Lufthansa and simply cannot dream of choosing an
19、y other airline. Flying, in general, for me, has always been an ordeal (terrible and painful experience). Flying on Lufthansa, however, is something I always have and always will look forward to.篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者第一次去欧洲的难忘旅行,以及汉莎航空至此给作者留下的美好印象。4Which country does the author live in now?AIndia.B
20、Canada. CBelgium.DGermany.答案:A细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“As a boy growing up in India, I had longed to travel abroad.”及最后一段中的“Being the first airline to take me overseas”可得知,作者生活的国度是在印度(India)。故选A。5What made the author so interested in travelling abroad?AGrowing up in India.BOnce staying in Canada.COnce travell
21、ing to Canada with his father.DHis fathers stories about his travelling experiences.答案:D细节理解题。根据第一段中的“I used to listen to the stories my father would tell me about his stay in Canada and tours to Europe in the 1970s, with great interest.”可知,父亲经常讲其在加拿大居住和欧洲旅行的经历,这激发了作者希望走出国门看看的强烈欲望。故选D。6What can we l
22、earn about the authors trip to Europe in 1998?AThe author traveled with one of his parents.BBoth their going and return are by air.CThey traveled in spring that year.DThey stayed in Europe for nearly two months.答案:B细节理解题。根据第三段和第四段首句可知“来回均是乘坐飞机”正确。故选B。7It can be inferred from the passage that Lufthan
23、sa is _.Aa city in IndiaBa city in EuropeCan airline companyDa travel agency答案:C推理判断题。通过后三段内容尤其是最后一段第一句“Being the first airline to take me overseas, Lufthansa will always hold a special place in my heart.”不难得出,此为一家航空公司的名称。故选C。【词汇积累】long v. 渴望vivid adj. 清晰的;生动的in general 总的来说【长难句分析】My big moment fina
24、lly came in the summer of 1998 when I was able to accompany my parents to Europe, where my father was to attend a meeting.1998年夏天,我终于迎来了我的重要时刻,当时我可以陪父母去欧洲,我父亲要去那里参加一个会议。分析:此句是主从复合句。when I was able to accompany my parents to Europe是定语从句修饰the summer; where my father was to attend a meeting是非限制性定语从句修饰E
25、urope。CGermans have a word wanderlust which translated into English would be the desire to wander. Nowadays the chance to travel is endless. Thanks to cheap air tickets, travelling abroad is very easy and sometimes its even cheaper to fly out of the country than to travel within your own. So, yes, t
26、ravelling is cheap but there have to be other reasons to travel and youve right, there are plenty!I have always had this feeling of wanderlust. It started from me wanting to explore my local woods at the back of my garden as a young girl and as I have grown, so has my sense of adventure. And I found
27、 my local woods being replaced with the Brazil wetland, Pantanal, where I went last summer in search of jaguars, snakes and crocodiles. The thing with travelling is its always different. Even if you went to the same country, to the same town and stayed in the exact same hotel it would be a completel
28、y different experience. The people you meet will be different, and they will tell you their own travelling stories: stories of holiday romance, holiday worries and stories that seem so outrageous that you can hardly believe them until something similar happens to you.Or maybe the difference is you?
29、Maybe you have changed since last time you were there? And thats the thing with travellingit changes you. When you travel you are forced to experience a new culture. Whether its eating guinea pig (豚鼠), or staying with a family where neither of you speak a common language and you have to communicate
30、through hand actions and smiles, the experience gives me itchy feet to do it all again. And although wanderlust is a German word, the English idiom “to have itchy feet” has a similar idea. Someone who has itchy feet needs to leave or travel. This desire to explore is found not only in language but i
31、n us.篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文。作者从自身的经历和感悟出发,告诉我们旅行的多种理由。8According to Paragraph 2, what is the most important part of travelling?AYou can have different experiences.BYou can hear many travelling stories.CYou will experience holiday romance.DYou are able to take more adventures.答案:A细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The thing with
32、travelling is its always different. Even if you went to the same country, to the same town and stayed in the exact same hotel it would be a completely different experience.”可知,旅行中最重要的是你可以有不同的经历。故选A。9The underlined word “outrageous” in Paragraph 2 probably means _.AinterestingBsurprisingCmovingDdisap
33、pointing答案:B词义猜测题。根据画线词后面的“that you can hardly believe them until something similar happens to you(以至于在你遇到类似事情之前你几乎无法相信它们)”,并结合选项可推测出,outrageous可意为“令人惊讶的”。故选B。10What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?AStaying with a family without common languages.BCommunicating through hand acti
34、ons and smiles.CEating guinea pig with a family.DExperiencing a different culture.答案:D指代判断题。画线词所在句“Whether its eating guinea pig (豚鼠), or staying with a family where neither of you speak a common language and you have to communicate through hand actions and smiles, the experience gives me itchy feet
35、 to do it all again.”所表达的是:无论是吃豚鼠, 还是和一个家人住在一起,你们两个都不会说一种共同的语言,而且你必须通过手部动作和微笑进行交流,这种经历我想再经历一次。故it指的是经历不同的文化。故选D。11The writer wrote the passage in order to _.Agive various reasons for travellingBencourage people to travel abroadCexplain the German word “wanderlust”Dshare the writers travelling experi
36、ences答案:A推理判断题。阅读全文,根据文章内容尤其是第一段最后一句可知,本文主要讲述了旅行的理由:每一次经历都是不同的;旅行可以改变你;你可以体会不同的文化等。故选A。【词汇积累】outrageous n. 反常的;令人惊讶的idiom n. 习语be forced to do 被迫做【佳句背诵】Thanks to cheap air tickets, travelling abroad is very easy and sometimes its even cheaper to fly out of the country than to travel within your own.
37、由于便宜的机票,出国旅行很容易,有时飞出国比在自己的国家旅行更便宜。.语法填空(2019全国卷)On our way to the house, it was raining _1_ hard that we couldnt help wondering how long it would take _2_ (get) there. It was in the middle of Pearl City.We were first greeted with the barking by a pack _3_ dogs, seven to be exact. They were well trai
38、ned by their masters _4_ had great experience with caring for these animals. Our hosts shared many of their experiences and _5_ (recommend) wonderful places to eat, shop, and visit. For breakfast, we were able to eat papaya (木瓜) and other fruits from their trees in the backyard.When they were free f
39、rom work, they invited us to local events and let us know of an interesting _6_ (compete) to watch, together with the story behind it. They also shared with us many _7_ (tradition) stories about Hawaii that were _8_ (huge) popular with tourists. On the last day of our weeklong stay, we _9_ (invite)
40、to attend a private concert on a beautiful farm on the North Shore under the stars, _10_ (listen) to musicians and meeting interesting locals.1_2._3._4._5_6._7._8._9_10._篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者的一次旅行经历。1so考查固定结构。分析句子结构可知,此处是so . that . 结构,意为“如此以至于”,so修饰副词hard。2to get考查非谓语动词。此处是it takes some time to do st
41、h.结构,意为“花费多长时间做某事”。3of考查固定搭配。a pack of是固定搭配,意为“一群”。4who考查定语从句的引导词。分析句子结构可知,所填词引导定语从句,修饰指人的先行词their masters,且在从句中作主语,故填关系代词who。5recommended考查动词的时态。此处讲述过去发生的事情,故用一般过去时。6competition考查词性转换。根据空格前的形容词interesting可知,此处应填动词compete的名词形式competition。7traditional考查词性转换。所填词修饰名词stories,故应用tradition的形容词形式traditional。8hugely考查词性转换。所填词修饰形容词popular,故应用huge的副词形式hugely。be hugely popular with “非常受欢迎”。9were invited考查动词的时态和语态。事情发生在过去,且主语we与动词invite之间是被动关系,故用一般过去时的被动语态。10listening考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,此处应填非谓语动词形式与and后面的现在分词meeting并列,主语we与listen之间是主动关系,故用现在分词短语作状语。