1、Paul Roberts, 15, lives in New York. Like thousands of other American students, he usually goes away to a summer camp during the school holidays. These camps are just for teenagers, without their parents, and Paul always has a great time. But this summer hes doing something different hes going on an
2、 adventure (冒险) holiday in Hawaii. He tells us about his plan, “Its a camping holiday for three weeks in Hawaii, for kids from 14 to 18. Im leaving on 23 July and coming back on 12 August.”First, were wellprepared and walking through the forest on an old native Hawaiian path. They say its very beaut
3、iful, with huge waterfalls and golden beaches.After this fiveday walk, were staying for two days in a valley on the Pacific Ocean. The main activity here will be surfing (冲浪). I dont know how to surf, but instructors will teach us how to do it, and Im really looking forward to this.Then the organize
4、rs are providing mountain bikes and were going for long rides about 30 miles a day, around one of Hawaiis volcanoes (火山). And on one day were meeting a local Hawaiian family and helping them to plant fruit trees on their farm.After that, were sailing for three days along the coast, and they say well
5、 have a chance to swim with dolphins and sea turtles! This sounds fantastic.Finally, were going out for three days in sea kayaks (小艇) were visiting sea caves and well be swimming and diving too.Every night for the three weeks, were camping in tents, usually on the beach. This isnt a holiday for ever
6、yone! They say you have to be fit, and of course you have to know how to swim and ride a bike. But I think its going to be a fantastic experience.Section_Warming Up & Reading Prereading原文呈现读文清障JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONGPART 1THE DREAM AND THE PLANMy name is Wang Kun. Ever since middle school, my sister
7、 Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. Two years ago she bought an expensive mountain bike and then she persuaded me to buy one. Last year, she visited our cousins, Dao Wei and Yu Hang at their college in Kunming. They are Dai and grew up in western Yunnan Province near the Lan
8、cang River, the Chinese part of the river that is called the Mekong River in other countries. Wang Wei soon got them interested in cycling too. After graduatingfrom college, we finally got the chance to take a bike trip. I asked my sister, “Where are we going？” It was my sister who first had the ide
9、a to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. Now she is planning our schedule for the trip.ever since 自从；自以后dream about/of doing sth.梦想做某事persuadepsweId vt.说服；劝说 persuade sb.(not) to do sth. 说服某人(不)做某事that .是 that 引导的定语从句，修饰the river。get sb. interested in sth.使某人对某
10、事物产生兴趣cycle saIkl vi.骑自行车graduate grdeIt vi.毕业，grdt n大学毕业生graduate from 毕业于finally faInlI adv.最后；终于本句是强调句型“It was . who .”，其中who可换为that。from . to .“从到”，from和to后均跟了where引导的宾语从句。schedule edjul；skedln.时间表；进度表vt.为某事安排时间沿湄公河而下的旅程第一部分梦想与计划第1段译文我叫王坤。从中学起，我姐姐王薇和我就一直梦想作一次伟大的自行车旅行。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
11、辆。去年她去看望了我们的表兄弟在昆明读大学的刀卫和宇航。他们是傣族人，在云南省西部靠近澜沧江的地方长大，湄公河在中国境内的这一段叫澜沧江，在其他国家(境内)叫湄公河。很快，王薇使表兄弟也对骑车产生了兴趣。大学毕业以后，我们终于有了机会骑自行车旅行。我问我姐姐：“我们要去哪儿？”首先想到要沿整条湄公河从源头到终点骑车旅游的是我的姐姐。现在她正在为我们的旅行制订日程表。I am fond of my sister but she has one serious shortcoming. She can be really stubborn. Although she didnt know the
12、best way of getting to places, she insisted that she organizethe trip properly . Now I know that the proper way is always her way. I kept asking her, “When are we leaving and when are we coming back？” I asked her whether she had looked at a map yet. Of course she hadnt; my sister doesnt care about d
13、etails. So I told her that the source of the Mekong is in Qinghai Province. She gave me a determined look the kind that said she would not change her mind.When I told her that our journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres, she seemed to be excited about it. When I told her the air
14、 would be hard to breathe and it would be very cold, she said it would be an interesting experience. I know my sister well. Once she has made up her mind， nothing can change it. Finally, I had to give in.be fond fnd of 喜爱；喜欢shortcoming tkmI n缺点can 表示客观的可能性，意为“可能；有时会”。stubborn stbn adj.顽固的；固执的organiz
15、e gnaIz vt.组织；成立insist表示“坚持；主张；坚决要求”时，后接的宾语从句用虚拟语气，即谓语动词用“(should)动词原形”。keep doing sth. 一直做某事；不断地做某事进行时 are leaving, are coming back 表示将来。care about关心；忧虑；惦念detail diteIl；dIteIl n细节；详情source ss n来源；水源determined dItmInd adj.坚决的；有决心的determine dItmIn vt.决定；确定；下定决心that said . 是that 引导的定语从句，修饰先行词 the kind
16、, that在从句中作主语。change ones mind 改变主意journey dnI n旅行；旅程altitude ltItjud n海拔高度；高处at an altitude of 在的高度make up ones mind下决心；决定give in 投降；屈服；让步第2段译文我很喜欢我姐姐，但是她有一个严重的缺点。她有时会很固执。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。现在我知道这个尽善尽美的方式总是她的方式。我不停地问她：“我们什么时候出发？什么时候回来？”我还问她是否已经看过地图。当然她并没有看过我的姐姐是不会考虑细节的。于是，我告诉她，湄
17、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行将从5 000 多米的高地出发时，她似乎显得很兴奋。当我告诉她那里空气稀薄，呼吸困难，而且天气很冷时，她却说这将是一次有趣的经历。我非常了解我的姐姐，她一旦下了决心，什么也不能使她改变。最后，我只好让步了。Several months before our trip, Wang Wei and I went to the library. We found a large atlas with good maps that showed details of world geography. From
18、 the atlas we could see that the Mekong River begins in a glacier on a mountain in Qinghai Province. At first the river is small and the water is clear and cold. Then it begins to move quickly. It becomes rapids as it passes through deep valleys， travelling across western Yunnan Province. Sometimes
19、the river becomes a waterfall and enters wide valleys. We were both surprised to learn that half of the river is in China. After it leaves China and high altitude, the Mekong becomes wide, brown and warm. As it enters Southeast Asia, its pace slows. It makes wide bends or meanders through low valley
20、s to the plains where rice grows. At last, the river delta enters the South China Sea.atlas tls n地图；地图集that .是that引导的定语从句，修饰maps。glacier lsI；leI n冰河；冰川rapids rpIdz n急流valley vlI n(山)谷；流域as it . 是as引导的时间状语从句。waterfall wtfl n瀑布pace peIs vi.缓慢而行；踱步 n一步；速度；步调bend bend n弯；拐角 vi.使弯曲 vt.弯身；弯腰meander mInd n
21、(指河流等)蜿蜒缓慢流动where rice grows 是where 引导的定语从句，修饰the plains。delta delt n三角洲第3段译文在我们旅行前的几个月，王薇和我去了图书馆。我们找到一本大型地图册，里面有一些世界地理的明细图。我们从图上可以看到，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。当它穿过深谷时就变成了急流，流经云南西部。有时，这条江形成瀑布，进入宽阔的峡谷。我们俩惊奇地发现这条河有一半是在中国境内。当它流出中国，流出高地之后，湄公河就变宽了，变暖了，河水也变成了黄褐色。当它进入东南亚以后，它的流速减缓。河水蜿蜒缓慢地穿
22、过低谷，流向生长稻谷的平原。最后，湄公河三角洲的各支流汇入中国南海。PrereadingPlease match the words with their proper meanings.1TransportA费用2PreferB最后；终于3FareC时间表；进度表4PersuadeD旅行；旅程5FinallyE运送；运输6JourneyF说服；劝说7AttitudeG更喜欢；选择某事物(而不选择其他事物)8ScheduleH态度；看法15_68_答案：15EGAFB68DHC Leadin1If you have a good chance to go travelling, where w
23、ould you like to go? How can you go travelling?(1)The_West_Lake,_the_Great_Wall,_Paris,_London_and_so_on.(2)We_can_travel_by_plane,_by_bus,_by_train,_on_foot,_by_bike,_by_ship_and_so_on.2Whats the meaning of travelling?It_can_broaden_our_view.It_can_experience_different_cultures_and_life.It_can_enjo
24、y_the_beautiful_scenery.It_can_relax_ourselves_and_forget_our_sorrow_for_a_while.WhilereadingFastreadingSkim the text and choose the best answers.1Whats the main idea of the passage?AThe proper trip down the Mekong.BTheir dream and the journey down the Mekong.CTheir plan to travel down the Mekong an
25、d the attitudes of two people.DThe dream of Wang Kun and Wang Wei and their preparations for the bike trip.答案：D2Find out the main idea of each paragraph.(1)Paragraph 1AShows us how stubborn his sister is by insisting on her idea about their plan.(2)Paragraph 2BTells us something about their great dr
26、eams and how they started “the journey down the Mekong River” to make their dreams come true.(3)Paragraph 3CIntroduces to us some basic knowledge about the Mekong River.(1)(3)_答案：(1)(3)BACCarefulreadingRead the reading passage carefully and choose the best answers according to the text.1From the tex
27、t, we can infer that_.Atheir trip will be difficultBtheir trip will be very easy because they prepared a lotCthey must be successful after enough preparationsDthey know very well about the Mekong River before2What does Wang Kun mean by saying “the proper way is always her way”？AWang Wei is reliable,
28、 because she always knows the proper way.B. Wang Wei always insists on her way, even though she doesnt know the proper way.CWang Kun thinks that his sister is stubborn and cant do anything properly.DWang Kun thinks that his sister can find the best way to get to places.3What does the last paragraph
29、tell us?AThey wanted to know how soon they would come back.BThey wanted to learn the worlds geography.CThey went to the library to know something about the Mekong River.DWang Kun wanted to let Wang Wei know how difficult their trip was.4It can be inferred from the passage that Wang Kun is a _ person
30、.AstubbornBkindCbraveDcareful答案：14ABCDStudyreadingAnalyze the following sentences in the text that may be difficult to understand.1They are Dai and grew up in western Yunnan Province near the Lancang River, the Chinese part of the river that is called the Mekong River in other countries.句式分析尝试翻译他们是傣
31、族人，在云南省西部靠近澜沧江的地方长大，湄公河在中国境内的这一段叫澜沧江，在其他国家(境内)叫湄公河。2It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends.句式分析It was . who . 为强调句型，其中 who 可换为 that。 from . to . “从到”，后面均跟了 where 引导的宾语从句。尝试翻译首先想到要沿整条湄公河从源头到终点骑车旅游的是我的姐姐。3We found a large at
32、las with good maps that showed details of world geography.句式分析尝试翻译我们找到一本大型地图册，里面有一些世界地理的明细图。4It becomes rapids as it passes through deep valleys, travelling across western Yunnan Province.句式分析尝试翻译当它穿过深谷时就变成了急流，流经云南西部。.阅读理解AIf you are planning on traveling, there are a few simple rules about how to m
33、ake life easier both before and after your journey.First of all, always check and doublecheck departure (出发) time. It is surprising how few people really do this carefully. Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten. My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that t
34、he plane left at 10：50. When I arrived at the airport, the person at the departure desk told me that my flight was closed. Therefore, I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important meeting.The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards (信用卡), it is still imp
35、ortant to have some local money in cash (现金). Once I arrived at a place at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed. The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi but because I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead.“Listen! I only take real money！” the driver said angrily. You can
36、imagine how terrible I felt at that moment.The third and the last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave. I feel sorry for some of my workmates who travel in heavy suits and raincoats in May, when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester,
37、 to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day.语篇解读：本文为说明文，主要介绍了如何做好旅行的准备工作。1Where is the writer most probably from?ABritain.BThe USA.CItaly.DGreece.解析：选A推理判断题。根据最后一段的“when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester”可知A为正确选项。2Generally, in
38、 May the weather in London is _.Awarm and dryBcold and dryChot and wetDcool and rainy解析：选D细节理解题。根据最后一段的“heavy suits and raincoats”可知D为正确选项。3The writer mainly tells us_.Ahow to make life easierBhow to be well prepared for a tripChow to enjoy ourselves on the tripDhow to schedule our trip解析：选B主旨大意题。本文
39、主要介绍了如何为旅行做好准备。BSaturday, March 24th We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok. This is our first trip to Thailand. All the different smells make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean. We plan to
40、stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North. Tuesday, March 27thBangkok is wonderful and surprising. The places are interesting. We visited the famous market which was on the water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables. Everything is so color
41、ful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai.Friday, March 30thOur trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. Th
42、e village people here love the quiet life no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say “hello”. Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next ye
43、ar.语篇解读：文章是几篇日记，介绍了作者泰国之旅中的一些见闻。4The diaries above show the writers _ days in Thailand.A3B7C15D8解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一篇日记的时间“March 24th”和第三篇日记“March 30th”可知答案。5Which of the following is TRUE?AChiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.BThe writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.CThe writ
44、er is traveling alone in Thailand.DThe writer will take a bus to Chiang Mai.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二篇日记中的“We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai.”可知B项正确。6What is the best title for the whole diary?AMy First TravelBThe Outside WorldCTraveling in Thail
45、andDMy Trip to Chiang Mai解析：选C标题归纳题。根据全文内容可知，这是几篇到泰国旅游的日记，因此C项作标题最佳。CParents can cut the chances of their children getting fat simply by keeping them longer at table. Just three minutes extra at a family mealtime could help prevent child obesity (肥胖). Research found that among poor families, the ext
46、ra minutes at mealtimes made great improvement of a normal weight for the youth. The factors are likely to be communication and the importance of a scheduled mealtime.Dr Barbara Fiese said, “Children, whose families have a 20minute meal over four times a week, weigh less than kids who leave the tabl
47、e after 15 to 17 minutes. Over time, those extra minutes per meal add up and become really powerful.”The researchers studied 200 family mealtimes, testing the effects of factors and mealtime behavior of families with children in primary school. They found that families, who said that shared mealtime
48、s were an important part of family life and had special meaning for them, were less likely to have an obese child. Similarly, families, who talked more together and interacted more positively during the meal, were more likely to have healthyweight children.Teaching lowincome families how to make the
49、 most of family mealtimes was a wise idea. Dr Fiese said, “This is something we can target and teach.” She added, “Its also important to recognize the increasing differences of families and their sometimes complex living arrangements that may challenge their abilities to plan ahead and arrange a sin
50、gle time to communicate with each other.”Families in poorer US neighborhoods faced a lot of problems, including poor access to healthy food. But even so, regular high quality family mealtimes made a difference to the childrens weight. Dr Fiese said, “Three to four extra minutes per meal made a healt
51、hy weight more likely.”语篇解读：吃饭时适当延长进食时间到20 分钟对孩子们有好处，可保持健康预防肥胖。7According to the passage, to have a healthyweight child, parents should_.Alimit the food for each mealBshorten the mealtimeCincrease their eating timeDmake them eat healthy food解析：选C细节理解题。由文章第一段前两句话内容可知，父母适当延长孩子们吃饭进食的时间，可保持他们的健康预防肥胖。8Ho
52、w much time is reasonable for one meal according to the passage?AAbout 15 minutes. BAbout 17 minutes.CAbout 20 minutes. DAbout 30 minutes.解析：选C细节理解题。由文章第二段的“Children, whose families have a 20minute meal over four times a week, weigh less .”可知本文推荐的吃饭时间最好为20 分钟。9Why does a longer mealtime make a diffe
53、rence to a normal weight?ABecause people can communicate more in the scheduled time.BBecause people can have time to choose what they like.CBecause people can use mealtimes to do other things.DBecause people can have a good rest as they eat meals.解析：选A细节理解题。由文章第一段末“The factors are likely to be commu
54、nication and the importance of a scheduled mealtime.”可知正确答案。10What does Dr Fiese suggest to us?ATwenty extra minutes per meal make a healthy weight.BParents should not communicate during mealtime.CFour meals a day will make a difference to the childrens weight.DIts better to add three to four extra
55、minutes to one meal.解析：选D推理判断题。根据上文和最后一段Dr Fiese 的话可知为了保持一个健康的体重，Dr Fiese 建议大家可适当延长34分钟的吃饭进食时间。.阅读七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. Often achieving what you plan to do isnt the important thing. _1_Two brothers decided to
56、 dig a deep hole behind their house. While they were working, a few older boys stopped by to watch.“What are you doing？” asked one of the visitors.“We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth！” one of the brothers volunteered excitedly.The older boys began to laugh, telling the younger ones
57、that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible. After a long silence, one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and a wide variety of insects._2_ Then he said quietly and confidently, “Even if we dont dig all the way through the earth, look at what we found along th
58、e way！”_3_And that is what a goal is for to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen, in other words, to have us digging!But not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will end successfully. Not every relationship will endure. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will l
59、ast._4_So when you fail to reach your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things which have come into my life because I tried to do something！” It is in the digging that life is lived. _5_AAnd I believe in the end it is joy in the journey that truly matters.BHe opened the jar and showed the wonderful things contained in it to the laughing visitors.CHere are some reasons for you.DNot every dream will come true.ELet me explain.FTheir goal was far too high, but it did cause them to dig.GHe broke the jar into pieces.答案：15EBFDA