編號3Unit2TravellingAround—寒假作業(yè)第一部分閱讀理解第一節(jié)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。A

Apassengerhasbeenfinedalmost$550afterhewascaughtwithoutatrainticket-thatwouldhavecostjust$2.80.

NickyHaywood,fromNottingham,wasfoundguiltyoftravellingonanEastMidlandstrainfromNottinghamtoNewsteadwithoutaticket.

The27-year-old,whodidnotappearforhishearingatNottinghamMagistrates'Court(地方法庭),isnowbeingmadetopaytheprice-whichisalmost200timestheoriginalprice-forthe20-minutejourney.

AccordingtotheNottinghamPost,MagistrateshaveorderedHaywoodtopaya$220fine,$302incosts,a$22governmentsurcharge(追加費(fèi)用)andthe$2.80fare.

Seniorconductor,YvonneClaywasworkingonthedayoftheincident,accordingtotheNottinghamPost.

ThenewspaperreportedthatshesaidHaywoodhadgotonthetrainwithoutaticket,thoughhehadthechancetobuyonefrombothvendingmachinesandbookingofficesontheplatform.

Shesaid:"HeofferedaSoloElectroncardbutwecouldnottakethatonthetrain.Iinformedhimwithanoticetopay.Hegavehisnameandaddressandhad21daystopaythefare."

Eventhoughhewasgiventhreeweekstopaythe$2.80,apaymentfromHaywoodwasnotreceived.1.HowmuchshouldNickyHaywoodpayaccordingtothecourt?A.$2.80.B.$544.C.$550.D.$546.8.2.NickyHaywoodcanbuyaticketfrom_______.A.convenienceshopsB.bookingofficesC.theconductorD.thecourt3.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.NickyHaywoodwasheadingtoNottinghaminthisincident.B.Theconductordidn'tinformhimtopaytheticket.C.NickyHaywoodofferedacardbutitcouldn'tbeusedonthattrain.D.IfNickyHaywoodhadbeengivensomedaysaftertheincident,hewouldhavepaidtheticket.B

WhenyoucometoLondonforatrip,it'sbesttoplanadayoutsoastomaximise(最大化)thenumberofthingsyoucansee.Timepermitting,wecanofferadvicebye-mailifthere'sanythingyouparticularlywanttosee.

IfyouareonlyinLondonforaday,aweekendoraweek,useourSHORTSTAYpageswhereweshowyouhowtofillasmuchintoyourdaysaspossible.

?Thebestseasontocomeislatesummerorautumn-recentlywehavebeenhavingIndiansummers(秋季的小陽春天氣)frommid-SeptembertotheendofOctoberwithclearblueskiesand20-degreetemperatures.FinallytheweatherbreaksasthestormfrontsmoveinofftheAtlantic,thenclearsupforChristmas.FebruarytoAprilcanbeterrible,andtheweatherisveryunpredictable.Askthemeteorologicalofficehereforfactsandfiguresbuttheyaresooftenwrong.

Whenit'srainingthereareplentyofmuseumsandgalleriestovisit-andthetube(地鐵)systemisgenerallyverygoodoutsideofrushhours.

It'sbestforyoutobenearatubestationwhenchoosingahotel,becausebusescanbeslowandunreliable(不可靠的)andtaxisareexpensive.Theyellowcirclelineonthetubemapmarksthedivision(分界線)betweencentralandnot-so-centralLondon.Outsideofthatareayourtransportbillwillrise.1.Themeteorologicalofficeinthethirdparagraphisaplace________.A.peoplecanknowwhatLondonislikeB.peoplecangetinformationabouttourismC.peoplecanknowwhattheweatherislikeD.peoplecangetinformationabouttransportation2.Whenconsideringwheretolive,visitorsneedtopaymoreattentionto_________inLondon.A.thetrafficB.thelivingconditionC.thefoodD.theprice3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.TherearemanymuseumsandgalleriesinLondon.B.ThetubesysteminLondonisverygoodatanytime.C.Onecangetmoreinformationbysendinge-mail.D.AutumnisthebestseasonforvisitingLondon.4.Thepassageismainlywrittenforthosewho.A.aregoingtoserveastourguidesB.areplanningtoliveinLondonC.aregoingtovisitLondonD.aregoingtoworkinLondonC

Thereweresmilingchildrenalltheway.Clearlytheyknewatwhattimethetrainpassedtheirhomesandtheymadeittheirbusinesstostandalongtherailway,wavetocompletestrangersandcheerthemupastheyrushedtowardsPenang.Oftenwholefamiliesstoodoutsidetheirhomesandwavedandsmiledasifthoseonthetrainsweretheirfavouriterelatives.ThisisthesimplevillagepeopleofMalaysia.Iwasmoved.

IhadalwaystravelledtoMalaysiabyplaneorcar,sothiswasthefirsttimeIwasonatrain.Ididnotparticularlyrelishthelongtrainjourneyandhadbroughtalongadozenmagazinestoreadandreread.Ilookedaboutthetrain.Therewasnotonefamiliarface.IsighedandsatdowntoreadmyEconomics.

ItwasnotlongbeforethetrainwasacrossthecausewayandinMalaysia.JohorBahruwasjustanothercitylikethecityofSingapore,soIwastiredoflookingatthecrowdsofpeopleastheyhurriedpast.Aswewentbeyondthecity,Iwatchedthestraightrowsofrubbertreesandmilesandmilesofgreen.Thenthefirstvillagecameintosight.ImmediatelyIcamealive;Idecidedtowaveback.

Fromthenonmyjourneybecameinteresting.IthrewmymagazinesintothewastebasketanddecidedtojoininMalaysianlife.Theneverythingcamealive.Themountainsseemedtospeaktome.Eventhetreesweresmiling.IstaredateverythingasifIwaslookingatitforthefirsttime.

ThedaypassedfastandIevenforgottohavemylunchuntilIfelthungry.Ilookedatmywatchandwassurprisedthatitwas3:00p.m.SoonthetrainpulledupatButterworth.Ilookedatthepeopleallaroundme.Theyalllookedbeautiful.Whenmyunclearrivedwithasmile,Ithrewmyarmsaroundhimtogivehimawarmhug(擁抱).Ihadneverdonethisbefore.Heseemedsurprisedandthenhisweather-beatenfacewarmedupwithahugesmile.Wewalkedarminarmtohiscar.

Ilookedforwardtothereturnjourney.Ilookedforwardtothereturnjourney.1.Theauthorexpectedthetraintriptobe______.A.adventurousB.pleasantC.dullD.exciting2.Whatdidtheauthorremembermostfondlyofhertraintrip?A.Thefriendlycountrypeople.B.Themountainsalongtheway.C.Thecrowdsofpeopleinthestreets.D.Thesimplelunchservedonthetrain.3.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbesttaketheplaceoftheunderlinedword"relish"inthesecondparagraph?A.Choose.B.Enjoy.C.Preparefor.D.Carryon.4.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Comfortintravellingbytrain.B.Pleasureoflivinginthecountry.C.Readinggivespeopledelight.D.Smilesbrightenpeopleup.DLemursarecuteanimalsthatliveontheislandofMadagascar,thefourth-largestislandintheworld.Lemurshavebigeyes,longnoses,andlongtails(exceptfortheIndri)andlivehighinthetreesofMadagascanforests.Lemursarequiteintelligent.Theyarethecousinsofmonkeysandlookquitesimilar.Theyalsoswingthroughthetreesandliveinfamilygroups.Therearedifferentspeciesoflemurs.Somelemurs(theIndri)singlikeawhale,andsome(theSifaka)walklikeaballetdancer.Somelemursareverysmall,likethePygmyMouseLemurwhichweighsonly25-30grams.Others,liketheIndri,canweighuptotenkilograms.Somelemursarenocturnal,beingawakeatnightandsleepingduringtheday,andsomearenotnocturnalbutdiurnal.Generally,thesmallerlemursarenocturnal,whilethebiggeronesarediurnal.AllthespeciesareuniquetoMadagascar.However,allofthelemursareendangeredspecies.Manyspecieshavealreadydisappearedinthelastfewcenturies.Therearenotmanyoflemursleft.PeopleinMadagascarhavebeendestroyingtheforestswherelemurslive.Localpeoplealsohuntlemursforfood.Someofthelocalpeopleseelemursasbringersofbadluck,sotheykilllemurs.Atthemoment,thereareabout85lemurspeciesleft.Butmanypeoplefearthatthenumberofspecieswillfallquickly.Soontheremaybenolemursleftifwedonotmakeseriouseffortstoprotectthem.1.WhatareLemursalotlike?arelikehumanbeingsbecausetheycandanceballet.arelikewhalesbecausetheysingloudlyinasimilarwayarelikemicebecausetheyareverysmallweighingonly25-30grams.arelikemonkeysbecausetheyswingthroughthetreesandliveinfamilygroups.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"nocturnal"mean?atnightandbeingawakeduringtheday.awakeatnightandsleepingduringtheday.awakedayandnight.dayandnight.

3.Whatcanweinferfromthistext?canbekilledbecausetheymaybringbadlucktopeopleinMadagascar.inMadagascarhaverealizedtheyshouldn'tdestroytheforestwherelemurslive.isagoodchancethatlemurswillsoonbeextinctifpeopledonothingtohelpthem.shouldraiselemurssomewhereelsebesidesMadagascartokeepthemfromdyingout.'sthebesttitleofthetext?Madagascar'sforest B.AGoodPet——Lemurs'sFriendsofMadagascar第二節(jié)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Howtobesafewhenyouaretravellingonyourown?

Besuretoarriveduringdaytime.

①________Peoplelookingtoprey(坑騙)ontouristscandoitwitheaseatnight.Makesureyourarrivaltimewillgetyouwhereyouaregoingduringdaylighthours.②________

Makesuretokeepyourmoneyinamoneybelt,keepyourcreditcardsinanotherplace,andyourpassportinanother.

Lookforpeopletojoin.Haveyoumetfriendlypeopleatthebar?Seeiftheywanttojoinyouwhenyougooutfordinner.Seeifthere'satourgroupyoucanjoin.③________④________

Itcanbeastruggletocarryalotofbagsonyourown.Ifcriminalsseeyoustruggling,theymayusetheopportunitytograboneofyoursuitcases.Beforeyouleave,besureyoucancarryyourluggagequicklyandsmoothly.Ifyoucan't,it'stimetocutdownyourbags.

Trustyourinstincts(直覺).⑤________Ifyouhaveabadfeelingaboutsomething,it'sprobablyforareasonandit'sbesttogowithyourinstincts.Evenifyourconcernsarenothing,itcan'thurttolistentothem.A.

Storeimportantthingsseparately.B.

Travelwithaslittleluggageaspossible.C.

Nevergetclosetopossibledangerswhereveryouare.D.

Surroundingyourselfwithotherswillhelpkeepyouprotected.E.

Ensurethatyourfamilyandfriendsknowexactlywhereyouareanytime.F.

Thisisthetimewhenbusstations,airports,andhotelswillbethemostactive.G.

Ifsomethingmakesyoususpiciousornervous,it'sbettertobecarefulandavoidit.第二部分第一節(jié)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

Oneevening,Catherinewasathomeasusual.Asher

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swungbetweenwhatshewasgoingtodowithherlifeandherdinnerplansfortheevening,shewasunexpectedly

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byanurgentcallfromhersister"Getoverhere!TurnonNBCandchecktheseguysout.Theyarejustlikeyou..."OneFacebookmessageandaphoneinterviewlater,Catherine

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herselfonabuswith8strangersinthemiddleoftheswelteringdesertofUtah,pickinguptrashand

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awarenessofzero-wasteandclimatechange.

Withadeep

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oftheenvironmentandadesiretomakea

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,Catherine,Davey,andagroupofself

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environmentalpick-upartists"wentonacoasttocoastroadsidetrashpick-up.Astheywalked,sometimesonly

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0.9milesonanentiredaythey

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andsteadilymadetheirwayacrosstheUnitedStatesforthreeyears,pickingupatotalof201,678poundsoftrash.

CatherineandDavey

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wonderfulstoriesofhopeandinspirationwithusthatfueledtheireffortstocontinuetheirjourney.Afterspendingweekssilently

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howshewouldhaveenoughmoneytoflyhomeforhertwo-weekspringbreak,Catherinefoundablank,unidentifiedenvelope

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with$850cashinthedesert,justenoughtogetherhomeandback.Aftertheirbus

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outsideofDenver,theyunexpectedlygot

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andarrivedinYosemiteNationalParkthreeweekslater,justintimeforthe"YosemiteFacelift"wherevolunteersfromalloverthestatecametogetherwitha

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ofcleaninguptrashalloverthepark.Together,theirteamlearnedtosimplydevotethemselvestotheirtask,andsurrendertothejourney.(1)A.memory

B.balance

C.thoughts

D.position(2)A.blamed

B.interrupted

C.moved

D.frightened(3)A.rejected

B.cheered

C.found

D.taught(4)A.abandoning B.shaking C.raising

D.illustrating(5)A.pride

B.trust

C.tension

D.love(6)A.difference

B.promise

C.mistake

D.plan(7)A.corrected

B.described

C.repeated

D.discovered(8)A.driving

B.fixing

C.riding

D.covering(9)A.slowly

B.secretly

C.helplessly

D.frequently(10)A.heard

B.shared

C.wrote

D.read(11)A.worryingaboutB.replyingto C.dependingon D.meeting

with(12)A.equipped

B.supplied

C.decorated

D.filled(13)A.setoff B.brokedown C.headedfor

D.heldon(14)A.rest B.practice C.understanding

D.help(15)A.purpose

B.question

C.decision

D.lesson第二節(jié)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

TheGreatWallofChina①__________(list)intheWorldCulturalHeritage(世界文化遺產(chǎn))byUNESCOin1987.Just

②__________ahugedragon,itwindsupanddownacrossdeserts,grasslandsandmountains,covering③__________(approximate)6,700kilometersfromtheeasttothewestofChina.

InancientChina,manypeoplebuiltwallsaroundtheirstatestoprotecttheirland.ItwasEmperorQinShihuangwhohadthewalls④__________(join)up.Theprojectcostmuchmoneyandhundredsofthousandsofpeopleworkedon

⑤__________wall.Ontopofit,itiswideenoughforfivehorsesortenmen⑥__________(walk)sidebyside.Alongthewallarewatchtowers,

⑦_(dá)_________soldiersusedtokeepwatch.Withahistoryofmorethan2,000years,someofthesectionsoftheGreatWallarenowinruinsorevendisappeared.However,itisstilloneofthemost⑧__________(attract)spotsaroundtheworldbecauseofitswonderfulbuildingsandhistorical⑨__________(important).ManyofthetouristshavecometoknowthefamousChinesesaying—"HewhodoesnotreachtheGreatWall⑩__________(be)notatrueman."第三部分第一節(jié)假定你是李華,你的新西蘭朋友Tracy來信詢問你最難忘的一次旅行經(jīng)歷。請你給她回信,內(nèi)容包括：1.

旅行時間、地點(diǎn);2.

旅行經(jīng)過;3.

旅行感觸。注意:1.

詞數(shù)80左右;2.

可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。Acrossbetweendinnerandperformanceart,DiningintheDarkisanewtrendwheredinersenjoyamealwithoneofthekeysensesremovedinordertostrengthenyourothersenses,suchastaste.Manyoftheserestaurantsareoperatedbytheblindinordertoofferachanceintotheirworldandauniqueexperienceontheworldaroundyou.Theveryfirstdineinthedarkrestaurantwasopenedin1999inZurich,Switzerland,andiscalledBlindekuh(Blindman'sBuff).Sincethen,theyhavegrowninpopularityandpopp