2019-2020学年高中英语 Module 3 My First Ride on a Train

1Module3MyFirstRideonaTrain还记得你第一次骑自行车的情景吗？当时的心情如何呢？Ridingabicyclehasbecomeverypopularthesedays.Myschoolissomedistancefromthehouseand,therefore，Ihavetogotherebybus.Isometimesgettherelate.IhadbeenaskingmyfathertogetmeagoodbicyclesothatImightreachschoolontime.Finally,hegavemeoneasagift.Nowtheproblemwashowtoridethebicycle.Oneofmyfriendslivesnextdoor.Ipersuadedhimtohelpmelearnhowtoride.Heusedtotakemetotheschoolplaygroundandteachmehowtobalanceandusethepedals.HeusedtorunwithmesothatIdidnothurtmyself.Ipickedupthingsveryquicklyandcouldrideacyclewithoutanyone'shelpafterafewdays.Oneday,however,Itookthebicycleoutandwenttotheplaygroundbymyself.SoonImetwithanaccidentandhurtmyself.ButIknewthatpracticemakesperfect.Ibecameanexpertcyclistinafewdays.Whatapleasureitistorideabicycle!Inowgotoschoolonmybicycle.Ithinkridingabicycleisthecheapestandquickestmeansoftransportforastudent.Imakeuseofmybicycleifsomethingurgentistobebroughtfromthemarket.Inowvisitthehomesofmyfriendswholivetoofaraway.Icanalsobeveryhelpfultomymotherandgetvegetablesandfruitforthehouse.Whatapleasureitistoflylikeabirdonmybicycle![阅读障碍词]1．persuadev．说服2．balancev．平衡3．pedaln．踏板24．transportn．交通工具5．urgentadj.紧急的[诱思导读]1．Accordingtothepassage,whydidtheauthorwanttogetagoodbicycle?Hecouldreachschoolontimewithagoodbicycle.2．Asastudent,whatdidtheauthorthinkofridingabicycle?Hethoughtitwasthecheapestandquickestmeansoftransportforastudent.SectionⅠWarmingUp,Pre­reading&ReadingⅠ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.distanceA．n.风景；景色()2.abandonedB．vt.训练()3.productC．n.沙漠()4.sceneryD．n.距离()5.shootE．n.产品()6.trainF．vt.射杀()7.desertG．adj.被遗弃的()8.expertH．n.专家()9.midnightI．n.旅程()10.journeyJ．n.半夜[答案]1－5DGEAF6－10BCHJIⅡ.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思A．超过，多于B．上(车等)C．下(车等)D．起飞E．是……的缩写/简称F．不再1．Asourplanetookoff,ItoldmyselfthatIwouldcomebacksomeday.2．Thewomangotoutofhercartoseeiftheoldmanwashurt.3．Icannotansweranymorethesepointlessquestions.Itmakesnosense.4．Shegotonherbicycleandcycledoffquickly.5．DoyouknowwhatWHOisshortfor？6．Judgingfromhisappearance,theexpertismorethan60.[答案]1－6DCFBEA3MyFirstRideonaTrainMynameisAliceThompson.IcomefromSydney,AustraliaandI'm18yearsold.RecentlyIhadmyfirstrideonalong­distancetrain.Andwhataride！①AfriendandItravelledonthefamousGhantrain.WegotoninSydneyandwegotoffinAliceSprings,rightinthemiddleofAustralia,morethanfourthousandkilometresaway.Wespenttwodaysandnightsonthetrain.我第一次乘火车我是艾丽斯·汤姆逊，来自澳大利亚悉尼，今年18岁。最近我第一次乘坐了长途火车。多精彩的乘车旅程啊！我和一位朋友乘坐著名的Ghan去旅行。我们在悉尼上车，在4000多千米以外的澳大利亚中部的艾丽斯斯普林斯下车，在火车上待了两天两夜。[助读讲解]①Andwhataride！是感叹句，主语和谓语被省略，完整形式是Andwhata(wonderful)rideitis!Thetrainwaswonderfulandthefoodwasgreat.②Weategreatmealscookedbyexperts③！Forthefirstfewhundredkilometresofthejourney(旅程),thescenerywasverycolourful.Therewerefieldsandthesoilwasdarkred.Afterthat,itwasdesert.Thesunshone,therewasnowindandtherewerenocloudsinthesky.Suddenly,itlookedlikeaplacefromanothertime.Wesawabandonedfarmswhichwerebuiltmorethanahundredyearsago④.火车很棒，食品又美味。我们吃的美味饭菜是由烹饪大师们做的！旅途开始的几百千米，景色多姿多彩：有田野，泥土是深红色的。过后就是沙漠。太阳高照，空中没一丝风、一朵云彩。突然之间又好像来到了另一个时代的某地。我们看到被遗弃了的100多年前建造的农庄。[助读讲解]②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(＝which/thatwerecookedbyexperts)，修饰meals。④which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.Duringthedays,Isatandlookedoutofthewindow,andsometimestalkedtootherpassengers⑤.IreadbooksandlistenedtomyChinesecassettes(I'mstudyingChineseatschool⑥)．Onenight,ataboutmidnight,Iwatchedthenightskyforaboutanhour.Thestarsshonelikediamonds.火车很舒服，大家都很友好。在白天，我坐着看窗外，有时和别的旅客说说话。我读读书，听听汉语磁带(我正在学校学汉语)。有一个晚上，大约是在半夜，差不多有整整一小时我都在注视夜晚的天空。星星闪着如钻石般的光芒。4[助读讲解]⑤本句中，sat,looked和talked是并列谓语。⑥I'mstudying...是现在进行时表示目前或现阶段的情况。WhyisthetraincalledtheGhan?Alongtimeago,Australiansneededawaytotraveltothemiddleofthecountry.Theytriedridinghorses⑦，butthehorsesdidn'tlikethehotweatherandsand.Ahundredandfiftyyearsago,theybroughtsomecamelsfromAfghanistan.GhanisshortforAfghanistan.Camelsweremuchbetterthanhorsesfortravellingalongdistance.Formanyyears,trained(训练)camelscarriedfoodandothersupplies,andreturnedwithwoolandotherproducts.TheAfghansandtheircamelsdidthisuntilthe1920s.Thenthegovernmentbuiltanewrailwayline,sotheydidn'tneedthecamelsanymore.In1925,theypassedalawwhichallowedpeopletoshoottheanimals⑧iftheywereaproblem⑨.In1935,thepoliceinatownshot153camelsinoneday.为什么这种火车叫Ghan呢？很久以前，澳大利亚人需要一条去往澳大利亚中部的通道。他们试着骑马，但那些马不喜欢炎热的天气和沙漠。150年前，他们从阿富汗引进了一些骆驼，Ghan是阿富汗的缩写。对于长途旅行而言，骆驼比马匹要好的多。许多年以来，经过训练的骆驼运走食品和其他供给物，带回羊毛和其他产品。直到20世纪20年代，阿富汗人和他们的骆驼还在做着这样的工作。后来，政府修了一条新的铁路线，他们就再也不需要骆驼了。1925年通过了一条法令，规定如果这些动物成为问题，就允许人们射杀它们。1935年，一座镇上的警察一天之内就射杀了153头骆驼。[助读讲解]⑦trydoingsth.表示“试着做某事”，而trytodosth.表示“努力做某事”。⑧which引导定语从句，修饰先行词alaw。⑨if引导条件状语从句。第一步速读——了解文章主题和段落大意速读P23教材课文，匹配段落大意/选择最佳答案1．Para.1A．Foodonthetrainandthesceneryoutsidethetrain.2．Para.2B．ThereasonwhythetrainiscalledGhan.3．Para.3ara.3C．Theuseofcamelsinthepast.4．Para.4D．Whattheauthordidonthetrain.5．Para.5E．Howthegovernmentdealtwiththecamels.56．Para.6F．Theauthor'sfirstrideonalong­distancetrain.7．Thewholepassagemainlytellsus．A．theimportanceofthedesertinAustraliaB．horsesareofnouseintravellingindesertC．it'scruelto