Unit3TravelJournal----JourneyDowntheMekong(I)rapidsvalleyglacierwaterfallplainCambodiaLaosNile(尼罗)Seine(塞纳)SomeofthefamousriversintheworldYangtzeRiverYellowRiverThamesRiverMississipiCongoriverCongoRiverYellowRiverHowtheyaregreat/important?(functions)travelalongarivertoirrigatetheirfieldstomakeelectricitygoswimmingAbouttheMekongRiverChinaLaosVietnamThailandCambodiaBurmaSouthChinaSeaIndiaAbouttheMekongRiver1,Itbeginsata______onaTibetanmountain.2,Atfirst,theriveris______,andthewateris____and____.3,Then,itbeginstomove_______.Itbecomesrapidsasitpassesthrough______valleys,travelingacross_______YunnanProvince.4,Afteritleaves_______andthehighaltitude,itbecomes_____,brownand______.5,Asitenters_________Asia,ittravels______throughhillsandlowvalleys.6,Atlast,theriver’sdeltaentersthe____________.glaciersmallclearcoldquicklydeepwesternChinawidewarmsoutheastslowlySouthChinaSeaJourneyDowntheMekongPartITHEDREAMANDTHEPLANSkimming:Readthepassageandtrytogetthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para1Para2Para3A.Itshowsushowstubbornhissisterisbyinsistingonherideaabouttheirplan.B.Ittellsussomethingabouttheirgreatdreamandhowtheystarted“thejourneydowntheMekong”tomaketheirdreamcometrue.C.ItintroducestoussomebasicknowledgeabouttheMekongRiverfromlargeatlas.PeopleTheDreamDestination(目的地)Time(Whendidtheyhavethechance)WangWeiandWangKun…takingagreatbiketripalongtheMekongRiverwhentheygraduatedfromcollegePara1Para21.WhereisthesourceofMekongriver?2.IsitadifficultjourneytocyclealongtheMekongriver?3.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardshissister,WangWei?A.Hedoesn’tlikeheratall.B.Heisabitproudofherandadmiresher.C.HehastoobeyherbecausesheishissisterD.Hethinksthatherknowledgeofgeographyisverypoor.Yes.Thelongjourneybeginsatanaltitudeofmorethan5,000meters,whereitishardtobreatheandverycold.Readingcomprehension1.Thetextisabout__________A.theauthorandhersister’splanabouttheirwinterholiday.B.theexperienceduringtheauthorandhersister’stripinQinghai.C.theauthorandhissister’splanandpreparationsfortheirtrip.D.anecdotesthathappenedduringtheirtrip.2.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.WangKunthinksthatitistoocoldandtoohightostarttheirtripinQinghaiB.Theyfoundalargeatlaswithgoodmapsinthelibrary.C.Atfirst,theMekongRiverissmall,andthewaterisclearandwarm.D.TheMekongRiverfinallyflowsintotheSouthChinaSea.3.ItishardtobreatheinQinghaiProvince_______.A.becausetheweatheriscold.B.becauseofthehighaltitudeC.becauseoftheriversD.becauseofthelowaltitude4.Fromthetextwecaninfer_______A.theirtripwillbeverydifficultB.theirtripwillbeveryeasybecausetheyhavepreparedalot.C.Theymustbesuccessfulafterenoughpreparations.D.theyknewverywellaboutMekongriverbefore.5.TellsomethingaboutWangWei.ImagineyouandyourpartnerarecyclingalongtheMekong,howwillyouprepareforit?Whatwillyoutakewithyou?raincoatHowtoprepareforit?Whatwillyoutake?Why?blankettentmatcheswaterbottleradiocanandbottleopenersflashlightcompassumbrellatyremapOtherthings…1,one-wayfare2,dreamaboutdoing…3,takeagreatbiketrip4,graduatefromcollege5,get(have)thechancetodo…6,havetheideatodo…7,persuadesb.todo…8,getsb.interestedindong…9,theproper(right,)way10,adeterminedlook11,changeone’smind12,makeupone’smind13,givein14,atanaltitudeofmorethan5,000metresLifeisjustaseriesoftryingtomakeupyourmind.生活是由一系列下决心的努力所构成的.Successbelongstothepersevering.胜利属于有毅力者.•TheMekongRiver:Itbegins____________________________movesquicklyandpassesthrough___________HalfofitisinChina.ItenterstheSoutheastAsia.Thenittravelsslowlythrough___________________________,atlastitenters____________________.ataglacieronaTibetanmountaindeepvalleyshillsandlowvalleysandplainstheSouthChinaSea1.WhereisthesourceoftheMekongRiverandwhichseadoesitenter?Thesourceoftheriverisin____________anditentersthe______________.2.WhatcanyouseewhenyoutravelalongtheMekong?Youcansee_____,_____,____,_____,_______and_____.3.IsitadifficultjourneytocyclealongtheMekongriver?Yes.Thelongjourneybeginsatanaltitudeofmorethan5,000meters,whereitishardtobreatheandverycold.4.WhatdidWangKunandWangWeiprepareforit?Whatdidtheytake?QinghaiProvinceSouthChinaSeaglacierrapidshillsvalleyswaterfallplains…boughtabike…wenttothelibrary…alargeatlaswithgoodmaps…Adialogueonpreparation…A:whatshallwedotoprepareforourcyclingalongMekong?B:IthinkweshouldgetsomeinformationabouttheMekongfirst,thenwecantakesomethingweneed.A:Yes,soweshouldgotothelibrarytogetit.(AfterreadingaboutMekonginLibrary)A:Ithinkweshouldtaketentswithus,because…B:Itisalongway,weshouldtakethingswhichisthemostimportant.SoIthinkweshouldtakeamapandatyre.A:Buthowaboutournights?Wherecanwesleep?B:Ok,sowecantakethesethreethings.…•Writeashortessayaboutyourtravelingplan.•SurfintheInternetformoreinformationofMekongHomework:Anattitudeiswhatapersonthinksaboutsomething.QinghaiBirdislandSoutheastAsia4800kmmanycountriesSouthChinaSeaHowtheyaregreat/important?(functions)travelalongarivertoirrigatetheirfieldstomakeelectricitygoswimming