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同步预习辅导: Q1. What are The Seven Wnders f The Natural Wrld?
Mdule 1 Unit 2
Munt Everest珠穆朗玛峰
Abut 60 millin years ag, India was a separate cntinent that rapidly mved nrthward and cllided with Asia. The cllisin created the highest muntain range in the wrld knwn as the Himalayas. Munt Everest is part f the Himalaya range and stands at 8,848 meters abve sea level. It is lcated n the brder between Nepal and China. It is called Sagarmantha in Napali which means "gddess f the sky" and Chmlungma in Tibetan language which means "mther gddess f the universe". Thusands f peple have tried t climb the muntain; mre than 700 have succeeded, but at least 150 have died.
Nrthern Lights北极光
They are als called the Aurra Brealis, named after the Rman gddess f dawn, Aurra, and the Greek name fr the nrth wind, Breas. They are nature's firewrks. This wnderful light-shw mst ften ccurs frm September t Octber and frm March t April. It takes place in the nrthern regins, but can be seen frm many parts f the wrld. They ccur when slar particles frm the sun cllide with gases in the earth' s atmsphere. The cllisin energy between the slar particle and the gas is emitted as a light particle. When there are many cllisins, yu have an aurra- lights that seem t dance acrss the sky.
Paricutin Vlcan帕里库廷火山
On the afternn f February 20, 1943, a Mexican farmer called Dinisi Pulid was wrking in his field. Suddenly he felt the earth mved, heard a sund like thunder and the grund nearby pened up. Pulid recalled later, “I saw, in the hle, the grund swelled and raised itself high. Sme smke and ashes began t rise, and there was a smell f sulfur. Then I became frightened and ran away.That's hw the Paricutin Vlcan was brn under a farmer's feet. The vlcan cntinued t erupt and grew fast in the next nine years. In 1592，it finally went quiet. It had reached a height f 424 meters abve Mr. Pulid's filed!
Harbr f Ri de Janeir里约热内卢港
On the east cast f Brazil lies a wnderful scene f high muntains and beautiful beaches. Prtuguese explrers were the first Eurpeans t see the Harbr n January 1, 1502. They thught they had reached the muntain f a large river and named it Ri de Janeir, which means River f January. The harbr is a natural beauty surrunded by the city f Ri. Landmarks include Sugarlaf Muntain and Crcvad Peak, n which there is the magnificent statue f Jesus Christ. Actually, the place is s amazing that it is admired by lcal peple
Victria Falls维多利亚瀑布
Victria Falls is a spectacular waterfall lcated in suthern Africa. The water f the falls cmes frm the Zathbezi River. It is the largest waterfall in the wrld. Althugh the Waterfall was named after the Queen f England, native Africans cntinue t call it "Msi-a-Tunya," which means “The Smke that Thunders," because the water makes spray cluds and lud bming nise as it falls. The scenery arund Victria Falls is beynd wrds, and wildlife can easily be seen.
The Great Barrier Reef大堡礁
The wrld's largest cral reef began arund 18 millin years ag. It is lcated in thtCral Sea ff the cast f Australia. The Great Barrier Reef is mre than 1400 miles in length and can be seen frm space. Abut 1,500 species f fish and 350 types f cral live and grw n the reef. It has sme f the mst beautiful underwater scenery in the wrld, therefre it is a true paradise t d scuba diving. Like mst underwater paradise f the wrld, It has been affected by human activities. Many crals and ther sea animals have died. Prtecting this natural paradise is a task fr all the peple f the wrld.
The Grand Canyn科罗拉多大峡谷
The Grand Canyn is situated in the nrthwest crner f the American state f Arizna, clse t the brders f Utah and Nevada. It is lcated in the Grand Canyn Natinal Park, which cvers an area f 493,077 hectares, and cntains 446 km f the Clrad River (ttal length 2,333km).The Grand Canyn cntains ne f the first natinal parks in the Althugh it is nt the steepest r the lngest canyn in the wrld, the Grand Canyn is recgnized as a natural wnder, because it ffers a view and experiences that cannt be matched.
同步预习辅导: Q2. What d yu knw abut the Grand Canyn?
Activity 2. Listen and check T r F. 1. The Grand Canyn is ne f the greatest manmade wnders f the wrld. 2. It was rainy in the early mrning and then the sun rse. 3. The writer thinks the Grand Canyn isn't fantastic. 4. The writer remained by the canyn fr abut 30 minutes.
Activity 2. Listen again and check T r F. 1. When I arrived, the weather was sunny and ht. 2. I went t the wrng way at first. 3. The Clrad River was nearly three miles belw me. 4. Finally, I lked t my left and t my right, and n bth sides the canyn went far away fr mre than 200 miles.
nearly ne mile
abut fifteen miles, maybe mre
mre than 200 miles
Activity 2. Fast reading: read the passage and finish the table.
Activity 3. Read and chse the crrect answer. 1. Where des the passage mst prbably cme frm? a) A magazine.b)A grammar bk. c) A dictinary.d)A strybk.2. Why was there nthing t see? a) Because there was nthing. b) Because it was t dark. c) Because it was raining. d) Because it was in the mrning.
3. Which directin was the writer facing while he/she was lking ver the Grand Canyn? a) Suth.b) Nrth.c) East.d) West. 4. What is the writer's purpse in writing this passage? a) T give facts abut the natural wrld. b) T say hw he feels abut the natural wrld. c) T tell an interesting stry abut the Grand Canyn. d) T attract peple t visit the Grand Canyn.
Read the passage again and finish the table.
the early mrning
He lked t the east, gt ut f the car, went thrugh a gate, and walked alng a dark path
· It's depth is nearly mre than the height f tw tallest buildings in the wrld n tp f each ther.· Abut fifteen miles wide, maybe mre.· Mre than tw hundred miles lng.
It was nt just big. It was huge. It was the greatest wnder f the natural wrld.
Nw, read the passage alud after the audi and try t summarize it.
tw tallest buildings
abut 15 miles
Cmplete the mind map.
Cmplete the shrt passage accrding t the text. On an early 1. _______ mrning, I arrived at the Grand Canyn. It was 2. ______ when I gt ut f the car s I culd see nthing. After abut 3. _____ minutes' walk, I came t it. Suddenly the rain 4. _________ and the sun rse. The Grand Canyn, ne f the 5. _________ f the wrld, was in frnt f me. It was very deep and abut fifteen miles 6. ______, maybe mre. On bth sides, the canyn went far away fr mre than 7. ______ miles. It was nt 8. ______ big. It was huge!
Activity 4. Cmplete the passage with the wrds in the bx. In the dark, there is n (1)______ f the Grand Canyn, and it is (2)________. But if yu (3)________ by the Grand Canyn as the (4)_______ gets brighter and lk dwn abut ne (5)_______, yu can see the Clrad River (6)________ yu. It lks like a silver (7)________ as it passes (8)________ the rcks at the bttm f the canyn. If smene asks yu whether the Grand Canyn is the greatest wnder f the natural wrld, it may be easy t (9)________.
Activity 5. Cmplete the table with facts abut a natural r manmade wnder f the wrld.
the Great Wall
in the nrth f China
a lng histry, unique architectural style,abut 10, 000 miles lng
Learning t learn Sme adjectives tell yu facts, such as wide, deep, high and tall; sme adjectives tell yu the pinin f the authr, like wnderful, huge and great. Learn t use them t talk abut facts and give yur pinin.
Activity 6. Imagine yu have just visited ne f the natural r manmade wnders. Write sentences and describe yur experience.• Say when yu visited it. I just visited the Great Wall last mnth. • Say where it is. It is in the nrth f China. • Describe its size. It is…
• Say what interesting facts yu knw. It is famus fr…• Say what happened when yu visited it. It was raining when we were…• Say hw yu felt. I thught it was the mst wnderful sight. Nw write a passage. Use the sentences yu havewritten t help yu.
Sample.A visit t the Great Wall I had a wnderful visit in Beijing during this summer hliday. I wuld never frget the visit t the Great Wall. On the first day f ur trip, we went t the Great Wall, It was raining when we were walking up the Great Wall.
When we reached the tp f it. I felt very excited. The Great Wall is ne f the wnders f the wrld. It is famus fr its unique architectural style and its histry. It is surpass10, 000 miles lng. Many peple have cme t knw the famus Chinese saying: "He wh des nt reach the Great Wall is nt a true man." The Great Wall is s majestic, f great mmentum . I thught it was the mst wnderful sight.
同步预习辅导: Q3. What ther language pints can yu explain t yur classmates?
Language pints.1. When I arrived, it was early mrning and it was raining. 主句是由and 连接的并列句. 主句中第一个it指时间, 第二个it指天气; When I arrived为when引导的时间状语从句.
2. I gt ut f the car, went thrugh a gate and walked alng a path. get ut f …从…内出来; 逃避; 摆脱e.g.: We nly want t get ut f this dark rm as sn as pssible.反义词组: get int进入 ut 在此处作adv, 故介词f 不能省略. ut f 常与动词搭配构成词组, 如: take ut f, cme ut : She tk a bk ut f her bag.Review: get 的其他搭配 get in进入get t到达 get n上(车等)get ff下(车等)
3. After abut a mile, a stranger appeared beside the path. 3.1. appearvi出现e.g.: (1) A rainbw appeared after the rain. (2) The sun disappeared behind the clud. 反义词: disappearvi消失3.2. besideprep在…旁边一般用来表示位置和方向e.g.: (1) The girl is reading a bk beside the lake.(2) I set a chair beside him and sat dwn. (3) The little girl is sitting beside her mther.
Cmpare: beside; near; by(1) Cme and sit beside me. beside和near 都有“靠近”的意思, 但beside 强调“在…旁边(at the side f)", 多用于人.(2) The bus stp is near ur schl. near附近多用于场所(3) It was near midnight when they arrived. near 还可以表示时间或程度等(4) He lives near the sea. (5) He lives by the sea. by在…旁边较near更近, 相当于beside
4. "Yes," he replied, "yu'll get there in five minutes. replyv回答e.g.: (1) Wh can reply t my questin? (2) Why dn't yu reply t me? reply t sb/sth 回答某人/某事(3) I replied that I was unable t help them. reply + that 从句回答到…
Cmpare: reply; answere.g.: (1) He didn't reply t / answer my questin. (2) He replied that he had changed his mind. 两者均表示"回答", 一般情况下可以换用. answer 用作及物动词和不及物动词均可. reply 除后接that从句或引出直接引语是及物动词外, 一般只用作不及物动词, 其后若接名词或代词作宾语, 应借助介词: (3) He did nt knw what t reply.(4) He did nt knw what t reply t.
(5) Wh answered the telephne? answer 除表示"回答"外, 还可表示接听(电话)或对门铃等声响作出反应等(常 与 telephne, dr, bell, drbell 等连用).(6) Have yu had an answer t yur letter? (7) I received n reply t my questin. 两者除用作动词外, 都可用作名词. 表示"对…的回答(答复、答案)"等, 后均接介词t.
5. Suddenly, the rain stpped and the cluds cleared. Review: cleare.g.: (1) The fg cleared and we saw the whle twer in the end. vi(云或雾) 散开(2) I have t clear the snw in frnt f the dr befre I g ut. vt打扫干净(3) We shuld keep clear minds. adj清晰的
6. The sun rse behind me and shne n the rcks. 6.1. Review: risevi升起e.g.: (1) Everyne knws that the sun rises frm the east.(2) The river rse tw meters after the rain. rise – rse – risenCmpare: lift; raise; : (1) The bx is t heavy fr me t lift. liftvt指用体力或机械力把某物从地面举到一 定的高度.(2) He raised his hand and asked a questin. raisevt举起可以 和lift互换使用
(3) He was raised t an imprtant psitin. vt提高职位, 工资等 过去式和过去分词都是raised.(4) Prices cntinue t rise.(5) The yield f rice will rise t 700 kilgrams per mu. risevi上升侧重表示由低到高的变化过程, 也可指物价"上涨".
6.2. shine 的用法:e.g.: (1) The sun is shinning brightly. vi发出光 shine – shne / shined – shne / shined(2) The waxed flr had a gd shine.(3) The fete(游园会) will take place n Sunday, rain r shine. un光亮,光泽;好天气
7. I lked carefully ver them, but it was silent and there was n sign f it. lk ver从…上面看过去e.g.: She lked ver the tp f the muntain, and saw rcks in different shapes.Ext.: lk ver 的其他用法: Can yu lk ver my cmpsitin fr me? 检查
8. Far belw me, the grund fell away and dwn t a belwprep在…的下面e.g.: The temperature tday is 5 degrees belw zer. belw 可表示"位置、职位在…之下", 也可表示"数量、年龄、程度等在…以下".Cmpare: belw; under belw 指位置低于某物或在某物的下方, 但不一定在某物的正下方, 反义词是abve; 而under指在正下方, 反义词是ver.
8.2. fall away突然向下倾斜e.g.: Beynd the hill, the land falls away twards the river.Ext.: fall ver倒下; 倒塌8.3. dwnprep下降到…
9. Then I lked acrss t ther side f the canyn. 9.1. lk acrss向对面看e.g.: He ften lks acrss t the muntains in class. 9.2. sidecn边, 面, 侧e.g.: n the left side = n the left = n the left f… = n sb’s left
10. I lked dwn t the Clrad River, a silver stream nearly ne mile belw me. 10.1. lk dwn从…往下看; 俯视e.g.: I am very scared when I lk dwn the peple at the bttm f the valley.Ext.: Dn’t lk dwn n / upn the disable. lk dwn n/upn鄙视, 瞧不起10.2. nearlyadv几乎; 差不多 近义词: almst
Cmpare: nearly; almste.g.: (1) This bttle is nearly full. (2) This bttle is almst full. (3) a silver stream nearly ne mile belw me. 在肯定句中两者可换用, 但almst比nearly表示接近的程度更强(very nearly), 且在具体数字前常用nearly.(4) There was almst n snw that winter. almst 可与表示否定意义的词n, nbdy, nthing, never 等连用, 意为: “几乎”.
11. If yu put the tw tallest buildings in the wrld n tp f each ther at the bttm f the canyn, they still wuld nt reach the tp. n tp f在…上面/顶部Cmpare: n tp f; at the bttm f; at the tp fe.g.: (1) Will yu please put this bx n tp f the bks?(2) At the bttm f the sea there are many plants and animals.(3) He shuts at the tp f his vice. at the bttm f 在…的底部 反义短语: at the tp f在…的顶端
12. Finally, I lked t my left and t my right, and n bth sides the canyn went far away fr mre than 200 miles. lk t …向… (某个方向)看e.g.: Lk t the left and t the right befre crssing the street.
13. I remained by the canyn fr abut half an hur, … remainvi逗留, 留下 不用于进行时态, 相当于stay, 但比stay正式: (1) We remained in New Yrk till May.(2) My elder sister left, but I remained.(3) After the fire, very little f his huse remained. vi遗留Ext.: e.g.: (1) She remained silent.(2) It remained a secret. remain系动词仍然是; 保持不变 常接形容词作表语
课堂小结 本节课主要学习了重点单词: reply, beside, remain, shine, fall away, n tp f 等单词和短语. 提高了在阅读中快速寻读信息, 并根据所给信息推测判断作者观点和写作意图的能力.
Cmplete the sentences with crrect frm.1. Dn't make nise. Yu shuld remain ________ (quiet).2. The general manager always thinks twice befre _________ (回复)t the custmers.3. Be quiet! The patients ___________ (sleep). 4. When I ________ (arrive) at the htel, it was midnight. 5. I prmise I __________ (send) yu an email t explain all f these tmrrw.6. Dad stared at me in silence fr ________(几乎) twenty secnds.
are sleeping
am ging t send/will send
7. The rain has stpped and the sun is __________ (照耀).8. Lk at the ________(招牌). It says "N Smking". 9. He had t ________(逗留) at hme t lk after the children. 10. Since yu had s much t say, why did yu keep ________ (沉默的) at the meeting?11. The sun has nt _________ (升起) yet.12. Suddenly, the cluds ________ (开始消失) and the rain stpped.13. He _______ back a mnth ag. (cme)
14. Why have yu kept me ________ here fr s lng a time? (wait) 15. Please cme t ur meeting if yu ______ free tmrrw. (be)16. My mther ften tells me __________ in bed. (nt read) 17. I must take it back the day after tmrrw. Yu can nly _______ it fr 24 hurs. (keep)18. She _________ t the Great Wall several times. (be) 19. In his letter, he said that he ________ us very much. (miss)
20. He said he became _________ in physics. (interest) 21. He went t schl instead f ______ hme. (g) 22. Great changes ________________ in ur cuntry since 1978. (take place)23. I'll tell him the news as sn as he ______ back. (cme)24. We _________ ftball when it began t rain. (play) 25. Xia Lin ________ frm here fr abut tw hurs. (leave)
have taken place
were playing
has been away
Multiple chice.1. The weather reprt says it will becme clder and the temperature will fall ____ zer. A. underB. belwC. abveD. n2. — Lk! Yur teacher Miss White is ver there. — N, it can't be her. She ____ t Beijing. A. has gneB. has been C. wentD. will g3. Dn't make any nise, because the baby ____ in the next rm. A. is sleepingB. sleeps C. will sleepD. was sleeping
4. I asked the by a lt f questins, but he kept ____ all the time. A. silentB. ludlyC. quietD. silently5. Father brught his little by t a cncert. But he was t yung t sit ____ the whle cncert. A. frB. withC. duringD. thrugh6. Befre handing in yur paper, please ____. A. lk it verB. lk it up C. lk them afterD. lk ver them 7. Shall we stp and wait fr thers? They will catch up ____ a few minutes. A. atB. nC. inD. fr
8. Sme f my classmates ____ an English play at the art festival tw days ag. A. haveB. hadC. hasD. has had9. I like dancing, ____ I dn’t have enugh time t practice it. A. rB. sC. butD. because10. They culdn’t, even if they wuld, get ut ____ the truble by themselves. A. frmB. fC. withD. /11. We are ____ the bttm f the canyn, but nt ____ the edge f it. A. n; atB. at; nC. at; inD. n; n
13. We ____ TV frm seven t nine last night. A. were watchingB. will watch C. watchedD. watch14. Since we began t use the Internet, ur lives ____ a lt. A. changeB. changed C. will changeD. have changed15. — Excuse me, what time des Flight BA 2793 leave? — Just a minute. I ____ it fr yu. A. checkB. checked C. will checkD. have checked
16. What a sunny day! The sky is ____ withut any cluds. A. clearB. naturalC. cleanD. light17. — What else d yu need, sir? — ____ else. I've gt enugh. Thanks. A. NthingB. Anything C. SmethingD. Everything18. — Lk at my new smartphne. — Ww, it's s cl. When and where ____ yu ____ it? A. d; buyB. have; bught C. did; buyD. have; had
19. — Mum? May I g ut? — ____ yu ____ yur hmewrk yet? A. D, finishB. Are, finishing C. Did, finishD. Have, finished20. — ____ will yur sister cme back frm Britain? — In abut three days. A. Hw lngB. Hw ften C. Hw snD. Hw far21. Lily spent the whle afternn lking fr her pet cat, but she culdn't find it _____. A. smewhereB. anywhere C. everywhere D. nwhere
22. It is the mst wnderful sight that I ____. A. have seenB. seeC. sawD. seen23. — I dn't knw if his uncle ____. — I think he ____ if he is free. A. will cme; cmesB. will cme; will cme C. cmes; cmesD. cmes; will cme24. — Excuse me, sir. ____ is it frm here t the nearest shpping mall? — Well, nly abut five minutes' walk. A. Hw ftenB. Hw lng C. Hw farD. Hw sn
Cmplete the sentences. One blank, ne wrd.1. 他的支持者开始离他而去. His supprters began t _______ _______. 2. 请和我一起看看下面的土地. Please ______ _______ ______ the land with me.5. 我希望我能改掉吸烟的习惯. I wish I culd ______ ______ ______ the habit f smking.4. 医生仔细检查了这个女孩, 然后告诉她没有什么严重的问题. The dctr _______ ______ the girl carefully, and then tld her that there was _________ ________.
fall away
lk dwn t
get ut f
lked ver
nthing serius
5. 山顶上耸立着一棵大松树. ______ ______ ______ ______ the hill stands a big pine tree.6. 地震过后, 这个地方没有生命的迹象. After the earthquake, there was ____ _____ ____ life here.7. 那个玻璃杯突然向下倾斜, 掉到了地上. The glass suddenly _______ ______ and ______ t the grund.8. 那些花在峡谷的底部. The flwers are ______ ______ ________ ______ the canyn.
On the tp f
n sign f
fell away
at the bttm f
9. Tny watched TV yesterday evening. (用at nine yesterday evening改写句子)Tny _______ __________ TV at nine yesterday evening. 10. There was nthing in the desk. (改为同义句)There ________ _________ in the desk. 11. Finally, I fund my watch. (改为同义句)I fund my watch ________ ________. 12. There are many beautiful huses n each side f the rad. (改为同义句)There are many beautiful huses n _____ ______ f the rad.
was watching
wasn’t anything
at last
bth sides
Cmplete the cnversatin 1.A. When are yu ging t visit it?B. Where are yu ging t visit?C. Please be there n time.D. Hw abut next weekend?E. Why dn't yu g at the weekend?F. Hw d yu g there?G. What are yu ding ?
A: 1. ____B: We are having a meeting. A: What's the meeting abut? B: The trip. We are ging t visit the Terractta Army in Xi'an.A: Sunds great! 2. ____B: We haven't made it. Can yu give us sme ideas? A: 3. ____ We dn't have t g t schl then. B: This weekend? N, we have t write articles fr the schl magazine. A: 4. ____ We can g there tgether. B: That's great. S let's make it next weekend.
A: OK. Let's meet at the schl gate at ne 'clck in the afternn. 5. ____B: N prblem!
Cmplete the cnversatin 2.A: Mrning, Tina. Did yu enjy yur hliday in the cuntry last week? B: Yes, I really had a lt f fun there. A: Great! 1. ____? B: With sme f my friends. A: 2. ____? In a htel? B: N. We camped in a muntain village. And we cked ur meals ver an pen fire.A: Sunds wnderful. Hw was the weather there?B: 3. ____. When we tk a walk in the cuntryside, we met sme villagers and had tea with them.
A: 4. ____? B: Yes. I will bring yu sme pictures tmrrw. By the way, what did yu d last weekend? A: 5. ____. B: Ww, pretty cl. I believe yu had a great time, t.
Answers:1. Wh did yu g with2. Where did yu stay3. It was fine/sunny… The weather was fine/sunny…4. Did yu take any pictures5. 根据上文what did yu d last weekend可知, 此处应回答上周末自己所做的事情. 注意使用一般过去时态.
Reading cmprehensin 1. Here is sme infrmatin abut sme f the wnders f the wrld. I am sure yu will be interested in them.The Pyramids f Egypt There are abut eighty pyramids knwn tday. The mst well-knwn was fr Pharah (法老) Khufu. It is knwn as the "Great Pyramid". It's als the largest ne. It tk mre than 100, 000 slaves twenty years t build it and wrkers used abut 2. 3 millin blcks f stnes.
The Hanging Gardens f Babyln The gardens sat n a hill. It was a large and wnderful structure(建筑物). Many parts f the gardens were high up n large clumns(支柱). There were many big and green trees with lvely flwers. Althugh there are many different ideas abut the garden, we are nt sure whether this wnder has ever existed(存在)!
The Lighthuse(灯塔) f Alexandria The Lighthuse f Alexandria was designed abut 2,000 years ag. It was in Egypt, t. It was ne f the ancient wnders f the wrld , abut 135 meters high. It was nce the highest building in the wrld. Althugh it desn't exist nw, many peple cme t see its relic(遗址)every year.
1. The passage talks abut ____ wnders f the wrld. A. neB. twC. threeD. fur2. Hw many years did it take wrkers t build the Great Pyramid? A. Twenty years.B. Frty years. C. Ten years.D. Thirty years.3. ____ raised high up the parts f the gardens. A. Big green treesB. Lvely flwers C. StnesD. Large clumns
4. Which f the fllwing sentences is NOT true? A. The Great Pyramid has used many stnes t build. B. Scientists can prve that the Hanging Gardens f Babyln ever existed. C. The Lighthuse f Alexandria was in Egypt. D. The Lighthuse f Alexandria was abut 135 meters high.
Reading cmprehensin 2. If yu have a chance t travel in Eurpe yu'd better chse Italy as a gd place t visit. Because Italy is a very famus cuntry with a lng histry, and there are many interesting cities in this cuntry. There are three millin peple each year wh visit the city f Pisa. It is knwn fr the Leaning Twer f Pisa(比萨斜塔).
The twer lks as it might fall at any time. In fact, sme visitrs stp at the twer just lng enugh t take a picture, then they hurry away. The twer has 294 steps. Visitrs wh can climb t the tp and cme dwn will feel like heres. Engineers say that the visitrs are safe, thugh the twer des lean. This twer has been leaning fr abut eight hundred years. And it leans a tiny bit mre every year. If this keeps n, the twer will fall at last. But many engineers are trying their best t keep the twer standing as lng as pssible.
1. Italy is famus fr ____. A. millins f pepleB. lng histry C. many interesting citiesD. bth B and C2. Peple visit Pisa because ____. A. it is a city f Italy B. a twer has fallen dwn C. they want t see the Leaning Twer D. they want t take sme pictures3. Standing near the twer is ____. A. safeB. dangerus C. braveD. difficult
4. The twer will fall, ____. A. if t many visitrs climb it B. if the visitrs dn't hurry away C. if it keeps n leaning D. if it keeps n standing5. The twer was built ____. A. mre than 800 years ag B. 800 years ag C. in 19th century D. in 18th century
Reading cmprehensin 3. France is well knwn fr its fine art, tasty fd and rmantic scenery(风景). Abut 75 millin visitrs cme here every year. France is the largest cuntry in Western Eurpe. It has a ppulatin f ver 66 millin. The cuntry is hme t many famus places f interest, like the River Seine as well as the Eiffel Twer.
Many visitrs als cme fr the cuntry’s art. Sculptr(雕刻家) Auguste Rdin and painter Claude Mnet nce created their great wrks here. If yu visit France tday, it is nt a surprise t meet street artists in the city r cme acrss a singer in the subway. N visit t Paris is cmplete withut a trip t Luvre, ne f the largest and mst famus museums in the wrld. Inside, there are 35, 000 wrks f art, such as the painting Mna Lisa by Da Vinci and the statue(雕塑)David by Michelangel. It wuld take nine mnths t enjy all the pieces.
Besides, French fd is wrld famus. Bread is very imprtant in France. The best knwn French bread is called a baguette(法棍面包). They are lng, delicius and taste salty. Snails(蜗牛)are als a must-have here. French peple eat 40, 000 tns f snails every year! But France is nt always gd. Paris, the city f light, may als shw its dark side t visitrs. Chinese visitrs feel srry abut the crwded subway in Paris.
同步预习辅导: Q1. What are The Seven Wnders f The Natural Wrld?
Mdule 1 Unit 2
Munt Everest珠穆朗玛峰
Abut 60 millin years ag, India was a separate cntinent that rapidly mved nrthward and cllided with Asia. The cllisin created the highest muntain range in the wrld knwn as the Himalayas. Munt Everest is part f the Himalaya range and stands at 8,848 meters abve sea level. It is lcated n the brder between Nepal and China. It is called Sagarmantha in Napali which means "gddess f the sky" and Chmlungma in Tibetan language which means "mther gddess f the universe". Thusands f peple have tried t climb the muntain; mre than 700 have succeeded, but at least 150 have died.
Nrthern Lights北极光
They are als called the Aurra Brealis, named after the Rman gddess f dawn, Aurra, and the Greek name fr the nrth wind, Breas. They are nature's firewrks. This wnderful light-shw mst ften ccurs frm September t Octber and frm March t April. It takes place in the nrthern regins, but can be seen frm many parts f the wrld. They ccur when slar particles frm the sun cllide with gases in the earth' s atmsphere. The cllisin energy between the slar particle and the gas is emitted as a light particle. When there are many cllisins, yu have an aurra- lights that seem t dance acrss the sky.
Paricutin Vlcan帕里库廷火山
On the afternn f February 20, 1943, a Mexican farmer called Dinisi Pulid was wrking in his field. Suddenly he felt the earth mved, heard a sund like thunder and the grund nearby pened up. Pulid recalled later, “I saw, in the hle, the grund swelled and raised itself high. Sme smke and ashes began t rise, and there was a smell f sulfur. Then I became frightened and ran away.That's hw the Paricutin Vlcan was brn under a farmer's feet. The vlcan cntinued t erupt and grew fast in the next nine years. In 1592，it finally went quiet. It had reached a height f 424 meters abve Mr. Pulid's filed!
Harbr f Ri de Janeir里约热内卢港
On the east cast f Brazil lies a wnderful scene f high muntains and beautiful beaches. Prtuguese explrers were the first Eurpeans t see the Harbr n January 1, 1502. They thught they had reached the muntain f a large river and named it Ri de Janeir, which means River f January. The harbr is a natural beauty surrunded by the city f Ri. Landmarks include Sugarlaf Muntain and Crcvad Peak, n which there is the magnificent statue f Jesus Christ. Actually, the place is s amazing that it is admired by lcal peple
Victria Falls维多利亚瀑布
Victria Falls is a spectacular waterfall lcated in suthern Africa. The water f the falls cmes frm the Zathbezi River. It is the largest waterfall in the wrld. Althugh the Waterfall was named after the Queen f England, native Africans cntinue t call it "Msi-a-Tunya," which means “The Smke that Thunders," because the water makes spray cluds and lud bming nise as it falls. The scenery arund Victria Falls is beynd wrds, and wildlife can easily be seen.
The Great Barrier Reef大堡礁
The wrld's largest cral reef began arund 18 millin years ag. It is lcated in thtCral Sea ff the cast f Australia. The Great Barrier Reef is mre than 1400 miles in length and can be seen frm space. Abut 1,500 species f fish and 350 types f cral live and grw n the reef. It has sme f the mst beautiful underwater scenery in the wrld, therefre it is a true paradise t d scuba diving. Like mst underwater paradise f the wrld, It has been affected by human activities. Many crals and ther sea animals have died. Prtecting this natural paradise is a task fr all the peple f the wrld.
The Grand Canyn科罗拉多大峡谷
The Grand Canyn is situated in the nrthwest crner f the American state f Arizna, clse t the brders f Utah and Nevada. It is lcated in the Grand Canyn Natinal Park, which cvers an area f 493,077 hectares, and cntains 446 km f the Clrad River (ttal length 2,333km).The Grand Canyn cntains ne f the first natinal parks in the Althugh it is nt the steepest r the lngest canyn in the wrld, the Grand Canyn is recgnized as a natural wnder, because it ffers a view and experiences that cannt be matched.
同步预习辅导: Q2. What d yu knw abut the Grand Canyn?
Activity 2. Listen and check T r F. 1. The Grand Canyn is ne f the greatest manmade wnders f the wrld. 2. It was rainy in the early mrning and then the sun rse. 3. The writer thinks the Grand Canyn isn't fantastic. 4. The writer remained by the canyn fr abut 30 minutes.
Activity 2. Listen again and check T r F. 1. When I arrived, the weather was sunny and ht. 2. I went t the wrng way at first. 3. The Clrad River was nearly three miles belw me. 4. Finally, I lked t my left and t my right, and n bth sides the canyn went far away fr mre than 200 miles.
nearly ne mile
abut fifteen miles, maybe mre
mre than 200 miles
Activity 2. Fast reading: read the passage and finish the table.
Activity 3. Read and chse the crrect answer. 1. Where des the passage mst prbably cme frm? a) A magazine.b)A grammar bk. c) A dictinary.d)A strybk.2. Why was there nthing t see? a) Because there was nthing. b) Because it was t dark. c) Because it was raining. d) Because it was in the mrning.
3. Which directin was the writer facing while he/she was lking ver the Grand Canyn? a) Suth.b) Nrth.c) East.d) West. 4. What is the writer's purpse in writing this passage? a) T give facts abut the natural wrld. b) T say hw he feels abut the natural wrld. c) T tell an interesting stry abut the Grand Canyn. d) T attract peple t visit the Grand Canyn.
Read the passage again and finish the table.
the early mrning
He lked t the east, gt ut f the car, went thrugh a gate, and walked alng a dark path
· It's depth is nearly mre than the height f tw tallest buildings in the wrld n tp f each ther.· Abut fifteen miles wide, maybe mre.· Mre than tw hundred miles lng.
It was nt just big. It was huge. It was the greatest wnder f the natural wrld.
Nw, read the passage alud after the audi and try t summarize it.
tw tallest buildings
abut 15 miles
Cmplete the mind map.
Cmplete the shrt passage accrding t the text. On an early 1. _______ mrning, I arrived at the Grand Canyn. It was 2. ______ when I gt ut f the car s I culd see nthing. After abut 3. _____ minutes' walk, I came t it. Suddenly the rain 4. _________ and the sun rse. The Grand Canyn, ne f the 5. _________ f the wrld, was in frnt f me. It was very deep and abut fifteen miles 6. ______, maybe mre. On bth sides, the canyn went far away fr mre than 7. ______ miles. It was nt 8. ______ big. It was huge!
Activity 4. Cmplete the passage with the wrds in the bx. In the dark, there is n (1)______ f the Grand Canyn, and it is (2)________. But if yu (3)________ by the Grand Canyn as the (4)_______ gets brighter and lk dwn abut ne (5)_______, yu can see the Clrad River (6)________ yu. It lks like a silver (7)________ as it passes (8)________ the rcks at the bttm f the canyn. If smene asks yu whether the Grand Canyn is the greatest wnder f the natural wrld, it may be easy t (9)________.
Activity 5. Cmplete the table with facts abut a natural r manmade wnder f the wrld.
the Great Wall
in the nrth f China
a lng histry, unique architectural style,abut 10, 000 miles lng
Learning t learn Sme adjectives tell yu facts, such as wide, deep, high and tall; sme adjectives tell yu the pinin f the authr, like wnderful, huge and great. Learn t use them t talk abut facts and give yur pinin.
Activity 6. Imagine yu have just visited ne f the natural r manmade wnders. Write sentences and describe yur experience.• Say when yu visited it. I just visited the Great Wall last mnth. • Say where it is. It is in the nrth f China. • Describe its size. It is…
• Say what interesting facts yu knw. It is famus fr…• Say what happened when yu visited it. It was raining when we were…• Say hw yu felt. I thught it was the mst wnderful sight. Nw write a passage. Use the sentences yu havewritten t help yu.
Sample.A visit t the Great Wall I had a wnderful visit in Beijing during this summer hliday. I wuld never frget the visit t the Great Wall. On the first day f ur trip, we went t the Great Wall, It was raining when we were walking up the Great Wall.
When we reached the tp f it. I felt very excited. The Great Wall is ne f the wnders f the wrld. It is famus fr its unique architectural style and its histry. It is surpass10, 000 miles lng. Many peple have cme t knw the famus Chinese saying: "He wh des nt reach the Great Wall is nt a true man." The Great Wall is s majestic, f great mmentum . I thught it was the mst wnderful sight.
同步预习辅导: Q3. What ther language pints can yu explain t yur classmates?
Language pints.1. When I arrived, it was early mrning and it was raining. 主句是由and 连接的并列句. 主句中第一个it指时间, 第二个it指天气; When I arrived为when引导的时间状语从句.
2. I gt ut f the car, went thrugh a gate and walked alng a path. get ut f …从…内出来; 逃避; 摆脱e.g.: We nly want t get ut f this dark rm as sn as pssible.反义词组: get int进入 ut 在此处作adv, 故介词f 不能省略. ut f 常与动词搭配构成词组, 如: take ut f, cme ut : She tk a bk ut f her bag.Review: get 的其他搭配 get in进入get t到达 get n上(车等)get ff下(车等)
3. After abut a mile, a stranger appeared beside the path. 3.1. appearvi出现e.g.: (1) A rainbw appeared after the rain. (2) The sun disappeared behind the clud. 反义词: disappearvi消失3.2. besideprep在…旁边一般用来表示位置和方向e.g.: (1) The girl is reading a bk beside the lake.(2) I set a chair beside him and sat dwn. (3) The little girl is sitting beside her mther.
Cmpare: beside; near; by(1) Cme and sit beside me. beside和near 都有“靠近”的意思, 但beside 强调“在…旁边(at the side f)", 多用于人.(2) The bus stp is near ur schl. near附近多用于场所(3) It was near midnight when they arrived. near 还可以表示时间或程度等(4) He lives near the sea. (5) He lives by the sea. by在…旁边较near更近, 相当于beside
4. "Yes," he replied, "yu'll get there in five minutes. replyv回答e.g.: (1) Wh can reply t my questin? (2) Why dn't yu reply t me? reply t sb/sth 回答某人/某事(3) I replied that I was unable t help them. reply + that 从句回答到…
Cmpare: reply; answere.g.: (1) He didn't reply t / answer my questin. (2) He replied that he had changed his mind. 两者均表示"回答", 一般情况下可以换用. answer 用作及物动词和不及物动词均可. reply 除后接that从句或引出直接引语是及物动词外, 一般只用作不及物动词, 其后若接名词或代词作宾语, 应借助介词: (3) He did nt knw what t reply.(4) He did nt knw what t reply t.
(5) Wh answered the telephne? answer 除表示"回答"外, 还可表示接听(电话)或对门铃等声响作出反应等(常 与 telephne, dr, bell, drbell 等连用).(6) Have yu had an answer t yur letter? (7) I received n reply t my questin. 两者除用作动词外, 都可用作名词. 表示"对…的回答(答复、答案)"等, 后均接介词t.
5. Suddenly, the rain stpped and the cluds cleared. Review: cleare.g.: (1) The fg cleared and we saw the whle twer in the end. vi(云或雾) 散开(2) I have t clear the snw in frnt f the dr befre I g ut. vt打扫干净(3) We shuld keep clear minds. adj清晰的
6. The sun rse behind me and shne n the rcks. 6.1. Review: risevi升起e.g.: (1) Everyne knws that the sun rises frm the east.(2) The river rse tw meters after the rain. rise – rse – risenCmpare: lift; raise; : (1) The bx is t heavy fr me t lift. liftvt指用体力或机械力把某物从地面举到一 定的高度.(2) He raised his hand and asked a questin. raisevt举起可以 和lift互换使用
(3) He was raised t an imprtant psitin. vt提高职位, 工资等 过去式和过去分词都是raised.(4) Prices cntinue t rise.(5) The yield f rice will rise t 700 kilgrams per mu. risevi上升侧重表示由低到高的变化过程, 也可指物价"上涨".
6.2. shine 的用法:e.g.: (1) The sun is shinning brightly. vi发出光 shine – shne / shined – shne / shined(2) The waxed flr had a gd shine.(3) The fete(游园会) will take place n Sunday, rain r shine. un光亮,光泽;好天气
7. I lked carefully ver them, but it was silent and there was n sign f it. lk ver从…上面看过去e.g.: She lked ver the tp f the muntain, and saw rcks in different shapes.Ext.: lk ver 的其他用法: Can yu lk ver my cmpsitin fr me? 检查
8. Far belw me, the grund fell away and dwn t a belwprep在…的下面e.g.: The temperature tday is 5 degrees belw zer. belw 可表示"位置、职位在…之下", 也可表示"数量、年龄、程度等在…以下".Cmpare: belw; under belw 指位置低于某物或在某物的下方, 但不一定在某物的正下方, 反义词是abve; 而under指在正下方, 反义词是ver.
8.2. fall away突然向下倾斜e.g.: Beynd the hill, the land falls away twards the river.Ext.: fall ver倒下; 倒塌8.3. dwnprep下降到…
9. Then I lked acrss t ther side f the canyn. 9.1. lk acrss向对面看e.g.: He ften lks acrss t the muntains in class. 9.2. sidecn边, 面, 侧e.g.: n the left side = n the left = n the left f… = n sb’s left
10. I lked dwn t the Clrad River, a silver stream nearly ne mile belw me. 10.1. lk dwn从…往下看; 俯视e.g.: I am very scared when I lk dwn the peple at the bttm f the valley.Ext.: Dn’t lk dwn n / upn the disable. lk dwn n/upn鄙视, 瞧不起10.2. nearlyadv几乎; 差不多 近义词: almst
Cmpare: nearly; almste.g.: (1) This bttle is nearly full. (2) This bttle is almst full. (3) a silver stream nearly ne mile belw me. 在肯定句中两者可换用, 但almst比nearly表示接近的程度更强(very nearly), 且在具体数字前常用nearly.(4) There was almst n snw that winter. almst 可与表示否定意义的词n, nbdy, nthing, never 等连用, 意为: “几乎”.
11. If yu put the tw tallest buildings in the wrld n tp f each ther at the bttm f the canyn, they still wuld nt reach the tp. n tp f在…上面/顶部Cmpare: n tp f; at the bttm f; at the tp fe.g.: (1) Will yu please put this bx n tp f the bks?(2) At the bttm f the sea there are many plants and animals.(3) He shuts at the tp f his vice. at the bttm f 在…的底部 反义短语: at the tp f在…的顶端
12. Finally, I lked t my left and t my right, and n bth sides the canyn went far away fr mre than 200 miles. lk t …向… (某个方向)看e.g.: Lk t the left and t the right befre crssing the street.
13. I remained by the canyn fr abut half an hur, … remainvi逗留, 留下 不用于进行时态, 相当于stay, 但比stay正式: (1) We remained in New Yrk till May.(2) My elder sister left, but I remained.(3) After the fire, very little f his huse remained. vi遗留Ext.: e.g.: (1) She remained silent.(2) It remained a secret. remain系动词仍然是; 保持不变 常接形容词作表语
课堂小结 本节课主要学习了重点单词: reply, beside, remain, shine, fall away, n tp f 等单词和短语. 提高了在阅读中快速寻读信息, 并根据所给信息推测判断作者观点和写作意图的能力.
Cmplete the sentences with crrect frm.1. Dn't make nise. Yu shuld remain ________ (quiet).2. The general manager always thinks twice befre _________ (回复)t the custmers.3. Be quiet! The patients ___________ (sleep). 4. When I ________ (arrive) at the htel, it was midnight. 5. I prmise I __________ (send) yu an email t explain all f these tmrrw.6. Dad stared at me in silence fr ________(几乎) twenty secnds.
are sleeping
am ging t send/will send
7. The rain has stpped and the sun is __________ (照耀).8. Lk at the ________(招牌). It says "N Smking". 9. He had t ________(逗留) at hme t lk after the children. 10. Since yu had s much t say, why did yu keep ________ (沉默的) at the meeting?11. The sun has nt _________ (升起) yet.12. Suddenly, the cluds ________ (开始消失) and the rain stpped.13. He _______ back a mnth ag. (cme)
14. Why have yu kept me ________ here fr s lng a time? (wait) 15. Please cme t ur meeting if yu ______ free tmrrw. (be)16. My mther ften tells me __________ in bed. (nt read) 17. I must take it back the day after tmrrw. Yu can nly _______ it fr 24 hurs. (keep)18. She _________ t the Great Wall several times. (be) 19. In his letter, he said that he ________ us very much. (miss)
20. He said he became _________ in physics. (interest) 21. He went t schl instead f ______ hme. (g) 22. Great changes ________________ in ur cuntry since 1978. (take place)23. I'll tell him the news as sn as he ______ back. (cme)24. We _________ ftball when it began t rain. (play) 25. Xia Lin ________ frm here fr abut tw hurs. (leave)
have taken place
were playing
has been away
Multiple chice.1. The weather reprt says it will becme clder and the temperature will fall ____ zer. A. underB. belwC. abveD. n2. — Lk! Yur teacher Miss White is ver there. — N, it can't be her. She ____ t Beijing. A. has gneB. has been C. wentD. will g3. Dn't make any nise, because the baby ____ in the next rm. A. is sleepingB. sleeps C. will sleepD. was sleeping
4. I asked the by a lt f questins, but he kept ____ all the time. A. silentB. ludlyC. quietD. silently5. Father brught his little by t a cncert. But he was t yung t sit ____ the whle cncert. A. frB. withC. duringD. thrugh6. Befre handing in yur paper, please ____. A. lk it verB. lk it up C. lk them afterD. lk ver them 7. Shall we stp and wait fr thers? They will catch up ____ a few minutes. A. atB. nC. inD. fr
8. Sme f my classmates ____ an English play at the art festival tw days ag. A. haveB. hadC. hasD. has had9. I like dancing, ____ I dn’t have enugh time t practice it. A. rB. sC. butD. because10. They culdn’t, even if they wuld, get ut ____ the truble by themselves. A. frmB. fC. withD. /11. We are ____ the bttm f the canyn, but nt ____ the edge f it. A. n; atB. at; nC. at; inD. n; n
13. We ____ TV frm seven t nine last night. A. were watchingB. will watch C. watchedD. watch14. Since we began t use the Internet, ur lives ____ a lt. A. changeB. changed C. will changeD. have changed15. — Excuse me, what time des Flight BA 2793 leave? — Just a minute. I ____ it fr yu. A. checkB. checked C. will checkD. have checked
16. What a sunny day! The sky is ____ withut any cluds. A. clearB. naturalC. cleanD. light17. — What else d yu need, sir? — ____ else. I've gt enugh. Thanks. A. NthingB. Anything C. SmethingD. Everything18. — Lk at my new smartphne. — Ww, it's s cl. When and where ____ yu ____ it? A. d; buyB. have; bught C. did; buyD. have; had
19. — Mum? May I g ut? — ____ yu ____ yur hmewrk yet? A. D, finishB. Are, finishing C. Did, finishD. Have, finished20. — ____ will yur sister cme back frm Britain? — In abut three days. A. Hw lngB. Hw ften C. Hw snD. Hw far21. Lily spent the whle afternn lking fr her pet cat, but she culdn't find it _____. A. smewhereB. anywhere C. everywhere D. nwhere
22. It is the mst wnderful sight that I ____. A. have seenB. seeC. sawD. seen23. — I dn't knw if his uncle ____. — I think he ____ if he is free. A. will cme; cmesB. will cme; will cme C. cmes; cmesD. cmes; will cme24. — Excuse me, sir. ____ is it frm here t the nearest shpping mall? — Well, nly abut five minutes' walk. A. Hw ftenB. Hw lng C. Hw farD. Hw sn
Cmplete the sentences. One blank, ne wrd.1. 他的支持者开始离他而去. His supprters began t _______ _______. 2. 请和我一起看看下面的土地. Please ______ _______ ______ the land with me.5. 我希望我能改掉吸烟的习惯. I wish I culd ______ ______ ______ the habit f smking.4. 医生仔细检查了这个女孩, 然后告诉她没有什么严重的问题. The dctr _______ ______ the girl carefully, and then tld her that there was _________ ________.
fall away
lk dwn t
get ut f
lked ver
nthing serius
5. 山顶上耸立着一棵大松树. ______ ______ ______ ______ the hill stands a big pine tree.6. 地震过后, 这个地方没有生命的迹象. After the earthquake, there was ____ _____ ____ life here.7. 那个玻璃杯突然向下倾斜, 掉到了地上. The glass suddenly _______ ______ and ______ t the grund.8. 那些花在峡谷的底部. The flwers are ______ ______ ________ ______ the canyn.
On the tp f
n sign f
fell away
at the bttm f
9. Tny watched TV yesterday evening. (用at nine yesterday evening改写句子)Tny _______ __________ TV at nine yesterday evening. 10. There was nthing in the desk. (改为同义句)There ________ _________ in the desk. 11. Finally, I fund my watch. (改为同义句)I fund my watch ________ ________. 12. There are many beautiful huses n each side f the rad. (改为同义句)There are many beautiful huses n _____ ______ f the rad.
was watching
wasn’t anything
at last
bth sides
Cmplete the cnversatin 1.A. When are yu ging t visit it?B. Where are yu ging t visit?C. Please be there n time.D. Hw abut next weekend?E. Why dn't yu g at the weekend?F. Hw d yu g there?G. What are yu ding ?
A: 1. ____B: We are having a meeting. A: What's the meeting abut? B: The trip. We are ging t visit the Terractta Army in Xi'an.A: Sunds great! 2. ____B: We haven't made it. Can yu give us sme ideas? A: 3. ____ We dn't have t g t schl then. B: This weekend? N, we have t write articles fr the schl magazine. A: 4. ____ We can g there tgether. B: That's great. S let's make it next weekend.
A: OK. Let's meet at the schl gate at ne 'clck in the afternn. 5. ____B: N prblem!
Cmplete the cnversatin 2.A: Mrning, Tina. Did yu enjy yur hliday in the cuntry last week? B: Yes, I really had a lt f fun there. A: Great! 1. ____? B: With sme f my friends. A: 2. ____? In a htel? B: N. We camped in a muntain village. And we cked ur meals ver an pen fire.A: Sunds wnderful. Hw was the weather there?B: 3. ____. When we tk a walk in the cuntryside, we met sme villagers and had tea with them.
A: 4. ____? B: Yes. I will bring yu sme pictures tmrrw. By the way, what did yu d last weekend? A: 5. ____. B: Ww, pretty cl. I believe yu had a great time, t.
Answers:1. Wh did yu g with2. Where did yu stay3. It was fine/sunny… The weather was fine/sunny…4. Did yu take any pictures5. 根据上文what did yu d last weekend可知, 此处应回答上周末自己所做的事情. 注意使用一般过去时态.
Reading cmprehensin 1. Here is sme infrmatin abut sme f the wnders f the wrld. I am sure yu will be interested in them.The Pyramids f Egypt There are abut eighty pyramids knwn tday. The mst well-knwn was fr Pharah (法老) Khufu. It is knwn as the "Great Pyramid". It's als the largest ne. It tk mre than 100, 000 slaves twenty years t build it and wrkers used abut 2. 3 millin blcks f stnes.
The Hanging Gardens f Babyln The gardens sat n a hill. It was a large and wnderful structure(建筑物). Many parts f the gardens were high up n large clumns(支柱). There were many big and green trees with lvely flwers. Althugh there are many different ideas abut the garden, we are nt sure whether this wnder has ever existed(存在)!
The Lighthuse(灯塔) f Alexandria The Lighthuse f Alexandria was designed abut 2,000 years ag. It was in Egypt, t. It was ne f the ancient wnders f the wrld , abut 135 meters high. It was nce the highest building in the wrld. Althugh it desn't exist nw, many peple cme t see its relic(遗址)every year.
1. The passage talks abut ____ wnders f the wrld. A. neB. twC. threeD. fur2. Hw many years did it take wrkers t build the Great Pyramid? A. Twenty years.B. Frty years. C. Ten years.D. Thirty years.3. ____ raised high up the parts f the gardens. A. Big green treesB. Lvely flwers C. StnesD. Large clumns
4. Which f the fllwing sentences is NOT true? A. The Great Pyramid has used many stnes t build. B. Scientists can prve that the Hanging Gardens f Babyln ever existed. C. The Lighthuse f Alexandria was in Egypt. D. The Lighthuse f Alexandria was abut 135 meters high.
Reading cmprehensin 2. If yu have a chance t travel in Eurpe yu'd better chse Italy as a gd place t visit. Because Italy is a very famus cuntry with a lng histry, and there are many interesting cities in this cuntry. There are three millin peple each year wh visit the city f Pisa. It is knwn fr the Leaning Twer f Pisa(比萨斜塔).
The twer lks as it might fall at any time. In fact, sme visitrs stp at the twer just lng enugh t take a picture, then they hurry away. The twer has 294 steps. Visitrs wh can climb t the tp and cme dwn will feel like heres. Engineers say that the visitrs are safe, thugh the twer des lean. This twer has been leaning fr abut eight hundred years. And it leans a tiny bit mre every year. If this keeps n, the twer will fall at last. But many engineers are trying their best t keep the twer standing as lng as pssible.
1. Italy is famus fr ____. A. millins f pepleB. lng histry C. many interesting citiesD. bth B and C2. Peple visit Pisa because ____. A. it is a city f Italy B. a twer has fallen dwn C. they want t see the Leaning Twer D. they want t take sme pictures3. Standing near the twer is ____. A. safeB. dangerus C. braveD. difficult
4. The twer will fall, ____. A. if t many visitrs climb it B. if the visitrs dn't hurry away C. if it keeps n leaning D. if it keeps n standing5. The twer was built ____. A. mre than 800 years ag B. 800 years ag C. in 19th century D. in 18th century
Reading cmprehensin 3. France is well knwn fr its fine art, tasty fd and rmantic scenery(风景). Abut 75 millin visitrs cme here every year. France is the largest cuntry in Western Eurpe. It has a ppulatin f ver 66 millin. The cuntry is hme t many famus places f interest, like the River Seine as well as the Eiffel Twer.
Many visitrs als cme fr the cuntry’s art. Sculptr(雕刻家) Auguste Rdin and painter Claude Mnet nce created their great wrks here. If yu visit France tday, it is nt a surprise t meet street artists in the city r cme acrss a singer in the subway. N visit t Paris is cmplete withut a trip t Luvre, ne f the largest and mst famus museums in the wrld. Inside, there are 35, 000 wrks f art, such as the painting Mna Lisa by Da Vinci and the statue(雕塑)David by Michelangel. It wuld take nine mnths t enjy all the pieces.
Besides, French fd is wrld famus. Bread is very imprtant in France. The best knwn French bread is called a baguette(法棍面包). They are lng, delicius and taste salty. Snails(蜗牛)are als a must-have here. French peple eat 40, 000 tns f snails every year! But France is nt always gd. Paris, the city f light, may als shw its dark side t visitrs. Chinese visitrs feel srry abut the crwded subway in Paris.
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