语篇导读:年幼时的第一次火车之旅让“我”至今都记忆犹新。MyfirsttrainjourneyWheneverwehavetotravellongdistanceswithinthecountrywecantravelbytrainorbyair.IstillremembermyfirsttrainjourneywhenIwasjustaboutsixyearsold.Myfatherhadtoattend①aconferenceinMadras.SincewehadnotthenseenMadrasandourwintervacationswerefallingduringthedatesoftheconference,itwasdecidedthatwewouldallgowithFatherandmakeatriptotheSouth.Iwassmallbutthetrainjourneyisstillveryvivid②inmymind.Ithinkitwaseveningtimewhenweboardedthetrain.Insidewehaddinnerandthenmyparentsandmyelderbrotherallslept.IcouldnotsleepasIwasjusttooexcited.IhadtakenawindowseatsothatIcouldseethefunoutside.However,afterwehadfinisheddinner,itwasdarkandnothingwasvisible(看得见的)fromthewindow.ThenextmorningIwokeupafteracomfortablenight'ssleep.Iwasveryexcitedtolookoutside.Oh,howbeautifulitallwas!Whenthetraincrossedoverdifferentlandforms,thesoundsitmadechanged—sometimesdeepgrunts,sometimesasmoothflowandatothertimesjustathudhereandthudthere.Whenthetraincrossedoverbridgesonlargebodiesofwater,thesoundwasakindofgurgling.Theenjoyablescenes③continuedthroughoutthejourney,andthemusicofchanginglandandwaterwassosurprising.Theseinterestingchangingscenescontinuedforalmostthirtysixhoursbut,believeme,Ienjoyedeveryminuteofthejourney.IcannotforgetthisfirstjourneybytrainevenaftereightyearsnowandIdowonderifIeverwill.From::①attendv.参加②vividadj.清晰的③scenen.景色短文注释:1.attendv.参加2.vividadj.清晰的3.scenen.景色4.IhadtakenawindowseatsothatIcouldseethefunoutside.我坐了靠窗的位置以便我可以看到外面的趣事。5.IcannotforgetthisfirstjourneybytrainevenaftereightyearsnowandIdowonderifIeverwill.我不能忘记这次火车之旅,尽管八年已过去。我觉得我可能永远都不会忘。SectionⅠWarmingUp&Reading—Pre-reading重点单词写作词汇1.________n.&vt.运送;运输2.________vi.流动;流出n.流动;流量3.________vi.骑自行车4.________vt.说服;劝说5.________n.弯;拐角vt.使弯曲vi.弯身;弯腰transportflowcyclepersuadebend6.________n.时间表;进度表vt.为某事安排时间7.________adj.顽固的;固执的8.____________n.缺点9.________n.态度;看法10.________n.旅行;旅程schedulestubbornshortcomingattitudejourney与“性格”有关的形容词小结①stubborn固执的②easygoing随和的③outgoing外向的④gentle温和的⑤optimistic乐观的⑥outspoken坦率的拓展词汇1.________vt.更喜欢;选择某事物(而不选择其他事物)→preferencen.偏爱;爱好2.____________n.不利条件;不便之处→advantagen.有利条件;优势3.________vi.毕业;n.大学毕业生→graduationn.毕业;毕业典礼4.________vt.组织;成立→organizern.组织者→organizationn.组织→organizedadj.有组织的5.________vt.决定;确定;下定决心→determinedadj.坚决的;有决心的→determinationn.决心6.________adv.最后;终于→finaladj.最后的preferdisadvantagegraduateorganizedeterminefinally阅读词汇1.journaln.________________2.faren.________________3.routen.________________4.detailn.________________5.sourcen.________________6.altituden.________________7.valleyn.________________8.pacevi.________________n.________________日记;杂志;定期刊物费用路线;路途细节;详情来源;水源海拔高度;高处(山)谷;流域缓慢而行;踱步一步;速度;步调表示“优缺点”的相关词汇①advantagen.disadvantagen.有利条件不利条件②strengthn.weaknessn.优势劣势“最终;终于”家族①finallyadv.最后;终于②eventuallyadv.最后;终于③atlast最终;终于④intheend最后;终于重点短语1.________自从;自……以后2.________喜爱;喜欢3.________关心;忧虑;惦念4.________________改变主意5.________________下决心;决定6.________投降;屈服;让步7.____________梦想8.________________使某人对……感兴趣9.____________从……毕业10.____________________说服某人做某事eversincebefondofcareaboutchangeone'smindmakeupone'smindgiveindreamabout/ofgetsb.interestedingraduatefrompersuadesb.todosth.“be+adj.+of”短语集锦①befondof喜欢;喜爱②betiredof对……厌倦③beafraidof害怕……④beawareof意识到;知道⑤beproudof为……自豪⑥besureof确信重点句型1.强调句型Itis/was+被强调部分+that/who...________________________________________(是我姐姐首先想到这个主意)tocyclealongtheentireMekongRiverfromwhereitbeginstowhereitends.2.insistthatsb.(should)dosth.坚决主张某人做某事Althoughshedidn'tknowthebestwayofgettingtoplaces,she________________________________________(坚持要自己把这次旅游安排得尽善尽美).Itwasmysisterwhofirsthadtheideainsistedthatsheorganizethetripproperly3.主语+系动词+adj.+todo...WhenItoldher________________________________(空气稀薄,呼吸困难)anditwouldbeverycold,shesaiditwouldbeaninterestingexperience.4.once引导状语从句,意为“一旦”____________________________________(一旦她下定决心),nothingcanchangeit.theairwouldbehardtobreatheOnceshehasmadeuphermind“v.+in”相关短语一览①believein相信;信任②handin上交③takein吸收④checkin登记⑤callin召集⑥givein投降;屈服,续表StepOne:Warmingup1.Ifyouhaveagoodchancetogotravelling,wherewouldyouliketogo?Howcanyougotravelling?(1)TheWestLake,theGreatWall,Paris,Londonandsoon.(2)Wecantravelbyplane,bybus,bytrain,onfoot,bybike,byshipandsoon.2.What'sthemeaningoftravelling?①Itcanbroadenourview.②Itcanexperiencedifferentculturesandlife.③Itcanenjoythebeautifulscenery.④Itcanrelaxourselvesandforgetoursorrowforawhile.StepTwo:FastreadingSkimthetextandchoosethebestanswers.1.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.ThepropertripdowntheMekong.B.TheirdreamandthejourneydowntheMekong.C.TheirplantotraveldowntheMekongandtheattitudesoftwopeople.D.ThedreamofWangKunandWangWeiandtheirpreparationsforthebiketrip.答案:D2.Findoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.Paragraph1A.Showsushowstubbornhissisterisbyinsistingonherideaabouttheirplan.Paragraph2B.Tellsussomethingabouttheirgreatdreamsandhowtheystarted“thejourneydowntheMekongRiver”tomaketheirdreamscometrue.Paragraph3C.IntroducestoussomebasicknowledgeabouttheMekongRiver.答案:Paragraph1—BParagraph2—AParagraph3—CStepThree:Carefulre