wondersman-madenaturalmodernancientModule1WondersoftheworldUnit2TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.DoyouknowwheretheGrandCanyonis?America

大峽谷位于美國科羅拉多高原上,ColoradoRiver從中流過。據說在十六世紀，有一個叫科羅拉多的人為了尋找傳說中的七座黃金城，從遙遠的地方跋涉到此地，發(fā)現(xiàn)了大峽谷，科羅拉多大峽谷由此得名。據地理學家考證，大峽谷已走過六百萬年的歷史，是大自然在地球上的杰作，輝煌與壯麗遠非一般自然景色可比。美國人以此為驕傲與自豪。

①BeforeIgototheGrandCanyon②IcametotheGrandCanyon③IsawtheGrandCanyonclearly④WhattheGrandCanyonlookslike⑤Myfeelingsaftervisiting1.Lookthroughthepassagequicklyandsumupthemainideaofeachparagraph.ReadingWhatdoesthewriterthinkoftheGrandCanyon?TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge.Itisthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld.Wheredoesthepassagemostpossiblycomefrom?A.Amagazine.B.Agrammarbook.C.Adictionary.D.Astorybook.1.Whatdidthewriterdoafterhearrived?2.Couldheseeanythingclearly?Why?3.Whatdoes“replied”mean?CarefulReadingofPara.1&2Itwastoodarktoseeanything.

Helooked

totheeast,gotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongadarkpath.No,hecouldn’t.

Becauseitwasearlymorning&itwasraining.greysky/darkpathItmeans“answered”.ReadPart2(Para.3-4)

1.WhichdirectionwasthewriterfacingwhilehewaslookingovertheGrandCanyon?

A.SouthB.NorthC.EastD.WestThesunrosebehindmeandshoneontherocks.2.Readandcompletethetable.TheGrandCanyonHowdeepHowwideHowlongNearlyonemileAboutfifteenmiles,maybemoreMorethantwohundredmiles1mile=1.609344

kilometresTheGrandCanyon

科羅拉多大峽谷deepwidelongabout15milesnearly1milemorethan200milesIfyouputthetwotallestbuildingsintheworldontopofeachotheratthebottomoftheCanyon,theystillwouldnotreachthetop.若世界上兩座最高的建筑疊放在峽谷底部，他們仍達不到大峽谷的頂端。Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthispassage?a)Togivefactsaboutthenaturalworld.b)Tosayhowhefeelsaboutthenaturalworld.c)TotellaninterestingstoryabouttheGrandCanyon.d)ToattractpeopletovisittheGrandCanyon.LearningtolearnSomeadjectivestellyoufacts:suchaswide,deep,high

and

tall;someadjectivestellyoutheopinionofthewriter:

likewonderful,huge

and

great.Learntousethemtotalkaboutfactsandgiveyouropinion.Itwasnearlyonemilebelowme.Itwasaboutfifteenmilesaway,maybemore.Thecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200miles.TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge.IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld??????Talkingaboutfactsorgivingopinions?WhenTheweatherHowdidthewriterfeel?SomefactsaboutitWhatdidthewriterseeanddo?AtirptotheGrandCanyonwidehighdeeptalllongGiveyouropinions!Sohowtowriteaboutawonder?Name?Whatdidyouseeanddo?Howdidyoufeel?Where?SomefactsaboutitoneofthewondersNameLocationInterestingfacts1)

OneoftheSevenWondersoftheAncientWorld2)

Thelongestman-madewonderintheworld3)About2,145mileslong,6metreshighand4metreswide4)Themostvisitedpart:

inBadaling,closetoBeijing5)

Becomparedto

adragon6)Apopularstory:ThestoryofMengJiangnv7)

ItcostthelivesofmorethanonemillionpeopleAtriptotheGreatWall

inthenorthofChinaWriting4.Completethepassage.below,mile,remain,reply,sign,silent,sky,stream,through

Inthedark,thereisno(1)_______oftheGrandCanyon,anditis(2)_______.Butifyou(3)_______bytheGrandCanyonasthe(4)_____getsbrighterandlookdownaboutone(5)______,youcanseetheColoradoRiver(6)_______you.Itlookslikeasilver(7)________asitpasses(8)_________therocksatthebottomofthecanyon.IfsomeoneasksyouwhethertheGrandCanyonisthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld,itmaybeeasyto(9)______.signsilentremainstreammilebelowskythroughreplyWriting(2020

柳州中考)NotonlySambutalsohisparents______comingtoChinasoon.A.isB.are