Unit2TravellingAround單元匹配課外閱讀及拓展

Unit2TravellingAround單元匹配課外閱讀及拓展話題類文賞讀 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!我們成功了！我和我的家人用了兩周的時間，從加拿大西海岸到加拿大東海岸，成功橫穿了北美大陸！我已經迫不及待想和你分享這次旅行的故事了。我們從溫哥華出發(fā)，在那兒我們拿到了這次旅行的交通工具——一輛房車。它可以隨時帶我們去想去的任何地方。爸爸負責開車，但他的方向感很差。有好幾次即使用了GPS，我們還是迷路了，但最終我們成功穿越了落基山脈。我本來希望能看到一只熊甚至是一只老鷹，結果卻只看到了一小群鹿。不過沿途的景色還是挺美的。我們看到了森林，看到了白雪皚皚的山脈以及大片的冰原。仿佛是到了另一個世界。我們在第八天到達樂魁北克，那里的人大多說法語。不過確切地說，他們說的是魁北克語，這是加拿大法語的一種。那天發(fā)生了這一路上最有趣的事。當時我正在睡覺，忽然聽到爸爸的響了。他在開車，所以我接了。猜猜是誰打過來的？是媽媽！那時我才意識到她的座位是空的！這是怎么回事？原來，在我睡著那會兒，爸爸停車加油，媽媽也下車去拍照，后來的事你應該可以猜到了……媽媽太生氣了！為了哄她開心，我們去了一家地道的魁北克餐館吃午飯。我們點了有名的“肉汁奶酪薯條”，這是一道由法式炸薯條、新鮮奶酪和一種叫做“肉汁”的褐色熱醬汁做成的菜。吃完這道菜，通常要吃配楓糖漿的煎餅——味道好極了！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:1.一聽到這個令人激動的消息，我就迫不及待要告訴我最好的朋友。___________________________________________________________________________________________2.我剛完成作業(yè)，這時老師走進了教室。___________________________________________________________________________________________3.正是在John的幫助下，我才解決了這個具有挑戰(zhàn)性的問題。___________________________________________________________________________________________4.是我的老師鼓勵我去申請那個職位(post).___________________________________________________________________________________________5.是在這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(忽視)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