1Unit3Traveljournal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—Prereading重点单词写作词汇1.transportn.&vt.运送;运输2.flowvi.流动;流出n.流动;流量3.cyclevi.骑自行车4.persuadevt.说服;劝说5.bendn.弯;拐角vt.使弯曲vi.弯身;弯腰6.schedulen.时间表;进度表vt.为某事安排时间7.stubbornadj.顽固的;固执的8.shortcomingn.缺点39.attituden.态度;看法10.journeyn.旅行;旅程拓展词汇1.prefervt.更喜欢;选择某事物(而不选择其他事物)→preferencen.偏爱;爱好2.disadvantagen.不利条件;不便之处→advantagen.有利条件;优势3.graduatevi.毕业;n.大学毕业生→graduationn.毕业;毕业典礼4.organizevt.组织;成立→organizern.组织者→organizationn.组织→organizedadj.有组织的5.determinevt.决定;确定;下定决心→determinedadj.坚决的;有决心的→determinationn.决心6.finallyadv.最后;终于→finaladj.最后的阅读词汇1.journaln.日记;杂志;定期刊物2.faren.费用3.routen.路线;路途4.detailn.细节;详情5.sourcen.来源;水源6.altituden.海拔高度;高处7.valleyn.(山)谷;流域8.pacevi.缓慢而行;踱步n.一步;速度;步调重点短语1.ever_since自从;自……以后2.be_fond_of喜爱;喜欢3.care_about关心;忧虑;惦念4.change_one's_mind改变主意5.make_up_one's_mind下决心;决定6.give_in投降;屈服;让步7.dream_about/of梦想8.get_sb._interested_in使某人对……感兴趣9.graduate_from从……毕业10.persuade_sb._to_do_sth.说服某人做某事重点句型1.强调句型Itis/was+被强调部分+that/who...It_was_my_sister_who_first_had_the_idea(是我姐姐首先想到这个主意)to4cyclealongtheentireMekongRiverfromwhereitbeginstowhereitends.2.insistthatsb.(should)dosth.坚决主张某人做某事Althoughshedidn'tknowthebestwayofgettingtoplaces,sheinsisted_that_she_organize_the_trip_properly(坚持要自己把这次旅游安排得尽善尽美).3.主语+系动词+adj.+todo...WhenItoldherthe_air_would_be_hard_to_breathe(空气稀薄,呼吸困难)anditwouldbeverycold,shesaiditwouldbeaninterestingexperience.4.once引导状语从句,意为“一旦”Once_she_has_made_up_her_mind(一旦她下定决心),nothingcanchangeit.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5“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“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)The_West_Lake,_the_Great_Wall,_Paris,_London_and_so_on.(2)We_can_travel_by_plane,_by_bus,_by_train,_on_foot,_by_bike,_by_ship_and_so_on.2.What'sthemeaningoftravelling?①It_can_broaden_our_view.②It_can_experience_different_cultures_and_life.6③It_can_enjoy_the_beautiful_scenery.④It_can_relax_ourselves_and_forget_our_sorrow_for_a_while.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:CarefulreadingReadthetextandthenchoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.1.Fromthetext,wecaninferthat________.A.theirtripwillbedifficultB.theirtripwillbeveryeasybecausetheypreparedalotC.theymustbesuccessfulafterenoughpreparationsD.theyknowverywellabouttheMekongRiverbefore答案:A2.WhatdoesWangKunmeanbysaying“theproperwayisalwaysherway”?A.WangWeiisreliable,becauseshealwaysknowstheproperway.B.WangWeialwaysinsistsonherway,eventhoughshedoesn't