Unit2TravellingAround单元匹配课外阅读及拓展

Unit2TravellingAround单元匹配课外阅读及拓展话题类文赏读 CoasttoCoast穿越北美之旅HiAmy,Wemadeit!MyfamilyandIhavemanagedtocrosstheNorthAmericancontinent,fromwesterntoeasternCanada,intwoweeks!①④⑤Ican’twaittosharethestorieswithyou.WestartedfromVancouver,wherewepickedupourvehicleforthetrip—ahomeonwheels.Ittookuswherewewanted,whenwewanted.Daddidthedrivingbuthehasapoorsenseofdirection.WegotlostafewtimesevenwiththehelpofGPS,buteventuallywemanagedtocrosstheRockyMountains.Iwashopingtoseeabearorevenaneagle,butallIsawwasasmallgroupofdeer.Theviewswerefantastic,though.Therewereforests,mountainswithsnowytopsandmassesofice.It’slikeanotherworld.WereachedQuebecontheeighthday,wheremostpeoplespeakFrench.Well,actually,theyspeakQuebecois,whichisatypeofCanadianFrench.Thefunniestthinghappenedonthatday.②I’dfallenasleep,whenIheardDad’sphoneringing.Hewasdriving,soIansweredit.Guesswhoitwas?Mum!③ItwasthenthatIrealizedherseatwasempty!Howdidthathappen?Well,whileIwassleeping,DadstoppedforsomepetrolandMumalsogotouttotakephotos,andyoucanguesstherest...Shewassomad!Tocheerherup,wewenttoatypicalQuebecrestaurantforlunch.Wehadthefamous“poutine”,whichisadishofFrenchfries,freshcheeseandahotbrownsaucecalled“gravy”.It’susuallyfollowedbypancakeswithmaplesyrup—delicious!我们成功了！我和我的家人用了两周的时间，从加拿大西海岸到加拿大东海岸，成功横穿了北美大陆！我已经迫不及待想和你分享这次旅行的故事了。我们从温哥华出发，在那儿我们拿到了这次旅行的交通工具——一辆房车。它可以随时带我们去想去的任何地方。爸爸负责开车，但他的方向感很差。有好几次即使用了GPS，我们还是迷路了，但最终我们成功穿越了落基山脉。我本来希望能看到一只熊甚至是一只老鹰，结果却只看到了一小群鹿。不过沿途的景色还是挺美的。我们看到了森林，看到了白雪皑皑的山脉以及大片的冰原。仿佛是到了另一个世界。我们在第八天到达乐魁北克，那里的人大多说法语。不过确切地说，他们说的是魁北克语，这是加拿大法语的一种。那天发生了这一路上最有趣的事。当时我正在睡觉，忽然听到爸爸的响了。他在开车，所以我接了。猜猜是谁打过来的？是妈妈！那时我才意识到她的座位是空的！这是怎么回事？原来，在我睡着那会儿，爸爸停车加油，妈妈也下车去拍照，后来的事你应该可以猜到了……妈妈太生气了！为了哄她开心，我们去了一家地道的魁北克餐馆吃午饭。我们点了有名的“肉汁奶酪薯条”，这是一道由法式炸薯条、新鲜奶酪和一种叫做“肉汁”的褐色热酱汁做成的菜。吃完这道菜，通常要吃配枫糖浆的煎饼——味道好极了！I.Accordingtothepassage,choosethebestanswer:1.HowdidtheauthorfeelabouttheirtravelinCanada?A.excited B.upset C.disappointed D.regretful2.Whydidtheauthor’sfamilygetlostafewtimesduringthetrip?A.becausetheauthorisnotexperiencedatdriving. B.becausetheyhadnoGPS.C.becausetheauthor’sdadhasapoorsenseofdirection. D.becausetheauthor’sMumwasgone.3.Whywastheauthor’sMummadeontheeighthday?A.becauseshewassohungrythattheywenttoarestaurantforlunch.B.becauseshewasleftbehindwhentakingphotos.C.becauseshewasnotsatisfiedwiththetrip.D.becauseshewasaskedtodrivethevehicle.4.WhatdidthefoodlikeinatypicalQuebecrestaurant?A.satisfying B.unpalatable C.normal D.unusualII.Trytoguessthemeaningsofthefollowingexpressions,andthenfillintheblankswiththeirproperforms:makeitpickuppoor/goodsenseofdirectionwiththehelpofcheersb.up1.Canyouhelpmekeepthesebooks?I’ll________them_______later.2.____________________myteacherandclassmates,Ihavemadesomeprogress.3.Becauseofmy____________________________,Ifindthedestinationsmoothly.4.Marywassittingtherewithafaceofgloomythunder.IdidwhateverIcould______________________.5.Aslongasyouworkhard,youwill____________________oneday.III.Translateorimitatethefollowingsentences:1.一听到这个令人激动的消息，我就迫不及待要告诉我最好的朋友。___________________________________________________________________________________________2.我刚完成作业，这时老师走进了教室。___________________________________________________________________________________________3.正是在John的帮助下，我才解决了这个具有挑战性的问题。___________________________________________________________________________________________4.是我的老师鼓励我去申请那个职位(post).___________________________________________________________________________________________5.是在这所高中我交到了很多新朋友。___________________________________________________________________________________________IV.ClosetestIhadalwayshopedtotraveltoHawaiibutcouldn’taffordit.Bychance,afriend1“petsitting”,aservicetohelplookafterpetswhenownersareawayfromhomes.Iquicklybegan2opportunitiesonapetsittingwebsite.Therewereonlyacoupleofsitsavailable,butItriedmyluck,sentan3,waitedafewdaysand4landedathreemonthjobinabeautifulhouse.Amonthintomysit.Ihadexploredthe5prettywell.Impressedbysuchabeautifulisland,Idecidedtostartatravelblogtosharethebeautifulbeaches.6,foreveryphotoofabeautifulbeachtherewere10photosofrubbish.Itwasnot7formetoignore(忽视)theplasticpollution8.SoIbegantosharephotosoftherubbishI9andhowmuchIcould10onmydailydogwalks.Theblogwasusedtoraise11andhighlightplasticfreetravel.Ichangedmywayoflivingandevenmy12toadapttomoreorganicfoodswithoutplasticpackaging.It’sbeenoverthreeyearsnowandI13todowhatIcan.Thisjourneyhasledmetosomeamazing14pollutedplaces,andIhaveevenorganizedsomecountrywidebeachcleanupactivities.My15nowistokeepongoing.1．A．offered B．mentioned C．doubted D．designed2．A．ingacross B．givingup C．turningdown D．searchingfor3．A．application B．apology C．order D．invitation4．A．obviously B．generally C．luckily D．casually5．A．website B．destination C．custom D．market6．A．Therefore B．However C．Otherwise D．Instead7．A．saw B．possible C．easy D．normal8．A．dangerous B．type C．process D．issue9．A．proposal B．threw C．produced D．buried10．A．payfor B．takeoff C．pickup D．cutdown11．A．questions B．standards C．money D．awareness12．A．necessities B．diets C．impression D．workout13．A．forget B．pete C．agree D．continue14．A．and B．or C．nor D．but15．A．goal B．advice C．limit D．answerV.Fillintheblankwithonewordorproperformofthegivenword:WhenIwenttomyseniorhighschool,Ihadtoliveinthedormitorybecauseitwassofarawayfrommyhome.Whentalkingaboutmydormitorylife,Ihavemanyunforgettable1_______________(memory).Atfirst,wecreatedafew“masterpieces"in2___________firstyear.Eightofussharedaroomandnoneofuswaswilling3____________(clean)thefloor,sothefloorchangedfrombrightwhiteintodarkgray.Andsooftenwerewe4________________(invite)totheteacher'sofficethatallofusgainedanotoriousreputation.Worsestill,ourdormitoryturnedintoheavenforthe5_______________(live)creaturessuchasrats.Theywouldtakethetroubletohelp6___________(we)dealwiththegarbagethatpiledupinthedormitory.Inaddition,everyoneinthedormitoryhadhisownopinionandpersonality,7______________ledtosomeheatedarguments.Inordertohaveagoodsleepandmitourselvestostudy,welearnttogetrid8__________ourbadhabits.We9_____________(begin)totaketurnstocleanthefloorandemptythegarbagecan.Most10______________(important)，wedidmakesomeprog