2020版高中英语 Module 3 My First Ride on a Train Sectio

Module3MyFirstRideonaTrain[话题导读]Whydopeopletravel?人人都喜欢旅游，这是为什么呢？你能回答这个问题吗？Whydopeopletravel？Therearemanyreasonsonecanthinkofwhenaskedthisquestion.Oneofthemostcommonreasonswhypeoplechoosetotravelistogetawayfromtheirpresentsituationsandlocations,eitherforaquickvacationorasameansoffindingone'sself.Otheranswersyougetmayinclude“toenjoynewexperiences,tolearnandexperiencenewlanguages,newfood,andnewcultures.”Nowpeopletravelmorebecausetheeconomiesarebetterandtheadvancementsintransportationmakeiteasiertodoso.Iffamilymembersdonotliveinthesameplace,otherfamilymemberswouldwanttovisitthem.Visitingfamiliesandfriendsindifferentplacesisprobablyoneofthemostimportantreasonsfortakingtimeofftotravel.Spendingafewweeksofwinterinasummerdestinationhasalsobeengainingpopularity.MostAmericanscantravelwithinthecountrytoexperiencedifferentseasons.Forexample,whenit'swinterinNewYorkorMaine,theycantraveltothesunnypartsofthecountrysuchasFloridaorCalifornia.Travellingtoexperienceawholenewcultureisalsoapopularreason.Thechancetobeopentonewsights,differentpeopleandculturescangivepeoplethechancetochallengethemselvesandtofindoutnewthingsaboutthemselves.So,whydopeopletravel？Thereasonscanbedifferentbutwhateveryourreasonforpackingyourbagsandjumpingonthenexttrainawayfromhere,don'tforgettoenjoy.SectionⅠIntroduction&ReadingandVocabulary—Comprehending练读文记词汇学翻译1教材助读[先读通]MyFirstRide①onaTrainMynameisAliceThompson.IcomefromSydney，AustraliaandI'm18yearsold.RecentlyIhadmyfirstrideonalong­distance②train.Andwhataride【1】！AfriendandItravelledonthefamous③Ghantrain.Wegoton④inSydneyandwegotoff⑤inAliceSprings,rightinthemiddleofAustralia,morethan⑥fourthousandkilometresaway.Wespenttwodaysandnightson⑦thetrain.【1】Andwhataride！是感叹句，句子的主语和谓语被省略，完整形式是：Whatawonderful,rideitwas！Thetrainwaswonderfulandthefoodwasgreat【2】．Weategreatmealscookedbyexperts⑧【3】！Forthefirstfewhundredkilometresofthejourney⑨，thescenery⑩wasverycolourful.Therewerefieldsandthesoil⑪wasdarkred.Afterthat⑫，itwasdesert⑬.Thesunshone⑭，therewasnowindandtherewerenocloudsinthesky.Suddenly,itlookedlike⑮aplacefromanothertime.Wesawabandoned⑯farmswhichwerebuiltmorethanahundredyearsago【4】．【2】在本句中，and是并列连词，连接两个并列分句。【3】过去分词短语cookedbyexperts作后置定语，相当于which/thatwerecookedbyexperts，修饰greatmeals。【4】which引导定语从句，修饰先行词farms。which在从句中作主语，不能省略。Thetrainwascomfortableandthepeoplewerenice.Duringtheday,Isatandlookedoutof⑰thewindow,andsometimestalkedtootherpassengers【5】．Iread⑱booksandlistenedtomyChinesecassettes⑲(I'mstudyingChineseatschool)【6】．Onenight,ataboutmidnight⑳，Iwatchedthenightskyforaboutanhour.Thestarsshonelikediamonds.【5】在本句中，sat，looked和talked是并列谓语。【6】I'mstudying...用现在进行时表示目前或现阶段的情况。WhyisthetraincalledtheGhan？Alongtimeago,Australiansneededawaytotraveltothemiddleofthecountry.Theytriedridinghorses,butthehorsesdidn'tlikethehotweatherandsand.Ahundredandfiftyyearsago,theybroughtsomecamelsfromAfghanistan.GhanisshortforAfghanistan.Camelsweremuchbetterthanhorsesfortravellingalongdistance.Formanyyears,trainedcamelscarriedfoodandothersupplies，andreturnedwithwoolandotherproducts.TheAfghansandtheircamelsdidthisuntilthe1920s.Thenthegovernmentbuiltanewrailwayline,sotheydidn'tneedthecamelsanymore.In1925,theypassedalawwhichallowedpeopletoshoottheanimalsiftheywereaproblem【7】．In1935,thepoliceinatownshot153camelsinoneday.【7】在本句中which引导定语从句，修饰先行词alaw。在iftheywereaproblem中，if引导条件状语从句。[再记住]①ride/raId/n.短途旅程；乘坐②distance/'dIstəns/n.距离long­distanceadj.长途的，是复合形容词。distant/'dIstənt/adj.遥远的③famous/'feIməs/adj.著名的；出名的(＝well­known)④geton上(车、船等)⑤getoff下(车、船等)⑥morethan超过；不仅仅nomorethan仅仅；顶多⑦spendtime/moneyon...在……上花费时间/金钱⑧expert/'ekspɜːt/n.专家⑨journey/'dʒɜːni/n.旅程⑩scenery/'siːnəri/n.风景；景色⑪soil/sɔIl/n.土壤⑫that在此是指示代词，指代上文提到的情况。⑬desert/'dezət/n.沙漠desert/dI'zɜːt/v.遗弃；舍弃⑭shine/ʃaIn/v.(shone，shone)照耀；发光⑮looklike看起来好像⑯abandoned/ə'bændənd/adj.被遗弃的⑰lookoutof朝……外看⑱read/riːd/v.识字；阅读。注意“看书、看报”等用read。此处read是过去式，读作/red/。⑲cassette/kə'set/n.录音带⑳midnight/'mIdnaIt/n.半夜diamond/'daIəmənd/n.钻石Australian/ɒ'streIliən/n.澳大利亚人trydoingsth.试着做某事trytodosth.努力做某事camel/'kæml/n.骆驼beshortfor是……的缩写/简称beshortof缺少much可以修饰形容词和副词的比较级，表示“……得多”。for(表示对象、用途等)给；对；供trained在此处作定语。train/treIn/vt.训练supply/sə'plaI/n.储备；补给品v.供应；供给product/'prɒdʌkt/n.产品在“……世纪……年代”之前必须加the，时间后加s或's。so为并列连词，表示因果关系。not...anymore不再passalaw通过一项法律allowsb.todosth.允许某人做某事shoot/ʃuːt/vt.(shot,shot)射杀shootat向……射击；朝……投去[再翻译]我的首次火车之旅我叫艾丽斯·汤姆逊，来自澳大利亚的悉尼，今年18岁。不久前，我第一次乘坐了长途火车。一次多么美妙的火车之旅啊！我和一位朋友乘坐的是著名的Ghan火车。我们在悉尼上车，在澳大利亚中部的艾丽斯斯普林斯下车，它离悉尼4000多千米远。我们在火车上度过了两天两夜。火车棒极了，食物很好吃。我们吃的美味饭菜是由烹饪大师们做的！在最初的几百公里的旅行中，景色多姿多彩。一片片的田野，土壤是暗红的，接下来全是沙漠。阳光照耀着，没有风，天空中也没有云彩。突然间，时空好像发生了转变。我们看到了一些废弃的农场，这些农场建于100多年前。火车很舒适，旅伴们也很友好。白天，我坐着看窗外，有时和其他的旅客说说话。我会看看书，听听汉语磁带(我在学校学习汉语)。有一天晚上，大约是在半夜，差不多有一个小时我都在注视夜空。星星像钻石般闪烁着。这列火车为什么叫Ghan呢？很久以前，澳大利亚人需要一条通往国家中部的路。他们试着骑马，但那些马不喜欢炎热的天气和沙漠。150年前，他们从阿富汗带回一些骆驼。Ghan是Afghanistan(阿富汗)的缩写。对于长途旅行，骆驼比马好得多。多年来，受过训练的骆驼驮着食物和其他物品出去，带回了羊毛与其他产品。阿富汗人和他们的骆驼一直做着这样的工作到20世纪20年代。后来政府修建了一条新铁路，因此他们就不再需要骆驼了。1925年，他们通过了一项法律，这项法律允许人们在这种动物成为麻烦时猎杀它们。1935年，警方曾在一个镇上一天内杀死了153头骆驼。通语篇学理解重分析2语篇理解Ⅰ.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?Thepassag