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Reading初中英语译林版九年级下Unit1AsiaHowmanyChinesescenicspotsdoyouknow?Andwherearethey?Warm-upTheSummerpalaceTian’anmenSquareTheGreatWallGuilinZhangjiajieJiuzhaigouValleyHuangguoshuWaterfallSuzhouGardensWestLakeQinghaiLakeTheThreeGeorgesLijiangThePotalaPalaceMountTaiMoKaoGrottoatDunhuangTerraCottaWarriorsMountHuaWherewouldyouliketospendthesummerholidaythisyear?MilliewantstohelptheexchangestudentslearnmoreaboutdifferentcitiesinChina.Shehasfoundtwoarticleswrittenbytwostudents.Herearethearticles.ATwocitiesinChinaWelcometoBeijingIamWeiKefromBeijing,thecapitalofChina.InthemiddleoftheancientcityofBeijingisthePalaceMuseum,alsocalledtheForbiddenCity.TheemperorsoftheMingandQingdynastiesusedtolivethere.Itwasturnedintoamuseumin1925.Withwonderfulbuildingsandarttreasuresinside,itiswellworthavisit.WelcometoBeijingNexttothePalaceMuseumisTian’anmenSquare,thebiggestcitysquareintheworld.Manytouristsliketogatherthereearlyinthemorningtowatchtheraisingofthenationalflag.Inthenorth-westofBeijingistheSummerPalace,alargeChinesegardensetinanaturallandscape.Itwasonceaniceplacefortheemperorstospendthesummer.AnotherfamousattractionistheGreatWall.Itrunsforover6,000kilometresacrossnorthernChina,withwatchtowerseveryfewhundredmetres.Thewallwasfirstbuiltmorethan2,000yearsago.Itisoneofthewondersoftheworld.Comeandvisitmycity!AllaboutGuilinAllaboutGuilinHello.MynameisMeiFang.MyhomeisinGuilin.“Eastorwest,Guilinlandscapeisbest.”GuilinisreallyabeautifulcityinsouthernChina.ItliesonthetwosidesoftheLijiangRiver.Allaroundthecity,mountainsstandindifferentshapes.ManyvisitorscomeandvisitGuilinbecauseofitsfantasticlandscape.Inthenorth-westofthecityistheReedFluteCave.Inthisundergroundcave,itisamazingthattherearesomanyrocksinunusualshapes—somehangdown,andotherspointupwards.Thecaveispraisedasthe“ArtPalaceofNature”.TouristsliketotakeaboattripalongtheLijiangRiver.Itisgreatfun.Itisalsopopulartohireabicycleandridearoundthecountryside.Ihopeyoucanvisitmycityoneday!1.TheemperorsoftheMingandQingdynastiesusedtolivethere.明朝和清朝的皇帝以前都住在那。usedtodosth.意为“过去常常做某事”,暗含“现在不做了”的意思。例:Iusedtogetupearlyandtakeanhour'swalkbeforebreakfast.我过去常常起床很早并且在早餐前散步一小时。(但是现在不做了)LanguagePoints相关短语(1)be/getusedtosth/doingsth.是指习惯于做某事。(这里的to是介词)例：Areyouusedtothefoodhere?你习惯吃这儿的饭菜吗？Igetusedtolivinginthecountryside.我习惯了住在乡下。(2)beusedtodosth.指被用来做某事，是usesth.todosth.的被动语态。例：Thenotebookisusedtotakenotes.笔记本是用来记笔记的。2.Itwasturnedintoamuseumin1925.它在1925年被改成了一个博物馆。turninto意为“变成；使成为”。如：Turnloveintohate.由爱转恨。Turnlossintogain.转亏为盈;扭亏为盈相关短语turnagainst与……反目成仇turnaround/round转身；翻转turndown调低；拒绝turnto向……求助turnout结果是……;出席；在场3.Withwonderfulbuildingsandarttreasuresinside,itiswellworthavisit.它(故宫)里面有宏伟的建筑和艺术珍宝，非常值得一游。(1)介词with短语，在句中常作状语，表示原因、条件、时间、伴随、方式等。例:Withthedevelopmentofmodernmedicine,moreandmorediseasecanbecured.随着现代医学的发展，越来越多的疾病能够被治愈。(2)worth是一个只能作表语的形容词，意思为“值……的”、“相当于……的价值的”、“有……价值的”、“值得……的”。后接名词、动名词。例：Thissecond-handcarisworth$2,000atmost.这辆二手车最多值2,000美元。Theexhibitionisworthavisit/visiting.这个展览值得参观。4.Inthenorth-westofBeijingistheSummerPalace.颐和园在北京的西北方。eastwestsouthnorthnorth-eastnorth-westsouth-eastsouth-west5.Manytouristsliketogatherthereearlyinthemorningtowatchtheraisingofthenationalflag.许多游客喜欢一大早聚集在那里观看升旗仪式。句中的raising是raise的动名词形式。注意raise和rise的区别。raise意思是“举起；提起(某物)”，是及物动词，而rise意思是“(某物)上升；升起”，是不及物动词。如：Heraisedhishandstogetmyattention.他抬起手想引起我的注意。6.Itisoneofthewondersoftheworld.句中的wonder为名词，意思是“奇迹；奇观；奇事”。如：MountQomolangmaisanaturalwonderoftheworld.珠穆朗玛峰是个世界自然奇观。wonder还可以作为动词，意思是“想知道，想弄明白”。如：IwaswonderingwhowouldbethenextUSpresident.我很好奇谁会成为下一届美国总统。7.“Eastorwest,Guilinlandscapeisbest.”桂林山水甲天下。这句话由英语谚语“Eastorwest,homeisbest”而来,相当于中国谚语“金窝银窝,不如自己的狗窝”。8.ItliesonthetwosidesoftheLijiangRiver.它(桂林)位于漓江两岸。1)句中的lie意思是“位于;坐落在”。如：Thetownliesonthecoast.这个小镇位于海滨。2)lie还有“躺;平放”的意思。如：Hisbooksarelyingalloverthedesk.他的书堆得桌上到处都是。3)lie用作动词，还可表示“撒谎”的意思；用作名词意思是“谎言”。如：Shealwaysliesaboutherage.她总是谎报自己的年龄。9.Inthisundergroundcave,itisamazingthattherearesomanyrocksinunusualshapes—somehangdown,andotherspointupwards.Thecaveispraisedasthe“ArtPalaceofNature”.在这个底下溶洞里，有如此众多造型奇特的石头，有的向下悬垂，还有的向上伸展，真让人叹为观止。此溶洞被誉为“大自然的艺术宫殿”。句中的underground意思是“地底下的”。如：Thereisanundergroundcarparkhere.这儿有个底下停车场。underground还可用作名词，表示“地铁”。如：Ialwaysgotoschoolbyunderground.我总是坐地铁上学。BLearningmoreaboutChinaB1Milliedoesnotknowsomeofthewordsinthearticle.Helphermatchthewordsontheleftwiththemeaningontheright.Writethecorrectlettersintheblanks.1emperor(line6)___4lie(line27)___2attraction(line18)___5cave(line34)___3wonder(line21)___6hire(line40)___paysomemoneytousesomethingforashorttimetherulerofacountryorseveralcountriesalargeholeinthesideofahillorunderthegroundsomethingthatfillsyouwithsurpriseaninterestingplacetogobeinaplaceabcdefFFFFFFB2KevinisaskingDanielaboutBeijing.Completetheirconversationwiththewordsinthebox.dynastiesgathermuseumpalaceraisingsummerwondersKevin:HaveyouevervisitedthePalaceMuseum,Daniel?Daniel:Yes,ofcourse.Itwasa(1)_______fortwo(2)__________.Twenty-fourChineseemperorsoncelivedthere.Kevin:CanwegoinsidethePalaceMuseum?Daniel:Certainly.It’snowopentothepublicasa(3