外研版必修一module3课文原文与原文填空(reading-and-cultural-corner

Module3MyFirstRideOnaTrainMyFirstRideOnaTrainMynameisAliceThompson.IcomefromSydney,AustraliaandI'm18yearsold.RecentlyIhadmyfirstrideonalong-distancetrain.Andwhataride!AfriendandItravelledonthefamousGhantrain.WegotoninSydneyandwegotoffinAliceSprings,rightinthemiddleofAustralia,morethanfourthousandkilometresaway.Wespenttwodaysandnightsonthetrain.Thetrainwaswonderfulandthefoodwasgreat.Weategreatmealscookedbyexperts!Forthefirstfewhundredkilometresofthejourney,thescenerywasverycolourful.Therewerefieldsandthesoilwasdarkred.Afterthat,itwasdesert.Thesunshone,therewasnowindandtherewerenocloudsinthesky.Suddenly,itlookedlikeaplacefromanothertime.Wesawabandonedfarmswhichwerebuiltmorethanahundredyearsago.Thetrainwascomfortableandthepeoplewerenice.Duringtheday,Isatandlookedoutofthewindow,andsometimestalkedtootherpassengers.IreadbooksandlistenedtomyChinesecassettes(I'mstudyingChineseatschool).Onenight,ataboutmidnight,Iwatchedthenightskyforaboutanhour.Thestarsshonelikediamonds.WhyisthetraincalledtheGhan?Alongtimeago,Australiansneededawaytotraveltothemiddleofthecountry.Theytriedridinghorses,butthehorsesdidn'tlikethehotweatherandsand.Ahundredandfiftyyearsago,theybroughtsomecamelsfromAfghanistan.GhanisshortforAfghanistan.Camelsweremuchbetterthanhorsesfortravellingalongdistance.Formanyyears,trainedcamelscarriedfoodandothersupplies,andreturnedwithwoolandotherproducts.TheAfghansandtheircamelsdidthisuntilthe1920s.Thenthegovernmentbuiltanewrailwayline,sotheydidn'tneedthecamelsanymore.In1925,theypassedalawwhichallowedpeopletoshoottheanimalsiftheywereaproblem.In1935,thepoliceinatownshot153camelsinoneday.TheMaglev-theFastestTrainintheWorldThefastesttrainintheworld,theTransrapidMaglev,runsbetweenShanghai’sPudongAirportandLongyangstationindowntownShanghai.Travelingataspeedofover400kilometersperhour,thetraincancompletethe30-kilometerjourneyineightminutes.Maglevmeans“magneticallylevitated”.TheTransrapidMaglevistheworld’sfirsthigh-speedtrainusingmagneticlevitationtechnology.Magneticallylevitatedtrainstravelinavacuumbetweentwomagnets.Therearenorailsandnonoise.Theytravelveryfastandtheyuselessenergy.OnDecember31,2002,PremierZhuRongjiandtheGermanchancellorattendedtheopeningceremonyofthetrainservice.BothleaderstookthetraintoPudongAirport.OnNovember12,2003,theMaglevreachedaspeedof501kilometersperhouronthetrackbetweenLongyangStationandPudong,anewworldrecordspeedforatrain.Module3MyFirstRideOnaTrainMyFirstRideOnaTrainMynameisAliceThompson.IcomefromSydney,AustraliaandI'm18yearsold.________(recent)Ihadmyfirstrideonalong-distancetrain.Andwhataride!AfriendandItravelled________thefamousGhantrain.Wegot________inSydneyandwegotoffinAliceSprings,rightinthemiddleofAustralia,morethanfourthousandkilometresaway.Wespenttwodaysandnightsonthetrain.Thetrainwaswonderfulandthefoodwasgreat.Weategreatmeals________(cook)byexperts!Forthefirstfewhundredkilometresofthejourney,thescenerywasverycolourful.Therewerefieldsandthesoilwasdarkred.Afterthat,itwasdesert.Thesun________(shine),therewasnowindandtherewerenocloudsinthesky.________(sudden),itlookedlikeaplacefromanothertime.Wesaw________(abandon)farmswhichwerebuiltmorethanahundredyearsago.Thetrainwascomfortableandthepeoplewerenice.Duringtheday,Isatandlookedoutofthewindow,andsometimestalkedtootherpassengers.Ireadbooksandlistened________myChinesecassettes(I'mstudyingChineseatschool).Onenight,ataboutmidnight,Iwatchedthenightskyforaboutanhour.Thestarsshonelikediamonds.Whyisthetrain________(call)theGhan?Alongtimeago,Australiansneededaway________(travel)tothemiddleofthecountry.Theytriedridinghorses,________thehorsesdidn'tlikethehotweatherandsand.Ahundredandfiftyyearsago,theybroughtsomecamelsfromAfghanistan.GhanisshortforAfghanistan.Camelsweremuch________(good)thanhorsesfor________(travel)alongdistance.Formanyyears,________(train)camelscarriedfoodandothersupplies,andreturnedwithwoolandotherproducts.TheAfghansandtheircamelsdidthisuntilthe1920s.Thenthegovernmentbuiltanewrailwayline,________theydidn'tneedthecamelsanymore.In1925,theypassedalaw________allowedpeopletoshoottheanimalsiftheywereaproblem.In1935,thepoliceinatown________(shoot)153camelsinoneday.TheMaglev-theFastestTrainintheWorldThefastesttrainintheworld,theTransrapidMaglev,________(run)betweenShanghai’sPudongAirportandLongyangstationindowntownShanghai.________(travel)ataspeedofover400kilometersperhour,thetraincancompletethe30-kilometerjourneyineightminutes.Maglevmeans“magneticallylevitated”.TheTransrapidMaglevistheworld’sfirsthigh-speedtrainusingmagneticlevitationtechnology.Magneticallylevitatedtrainstravelinavacuumbetweentwomagnets.Therearenorailsandnonoise.Theytravelveryfastandtheyuselessenergy.________December31,2002,PremierZhuRongjiandtheGermanchancellorattendedtheopeningceremonyofthetrainservice.Bothleaderstookthetrain________PudongAirport.OnNovember12,2003,theMaglevreached________speedof501kilometersperhouronthetrackbetweenLongyangStationandPudong,anewworldrecordspeedforatrain.