必修一Unit2TravellingAround

高中英語必修一

Unit2

TravellingAround

ExplorePeru

PERUisacountryonthePacificcoast

ofSouthAmericawiththreemain

areas:narrow,dry,flatland

_____________(run)

alongthecoast,theAndesMountains,

andtheAmazonrainforest.

Inthe1400sand1500s,Peruwasthe

centreofthe

___________(power)

ancientInca

Empire.TheIncaemperorlivedin

_________is

now

famous

as

MachuPicchu.

Spaintookcontrol

_______Peruinthe16th

centuryandruleduntil1821.Itisfor

thisreason

__________

Spanishisthemain

officiallanguageofPeru.

AshortflightfromCuscotakesyou

fromtheAndesintotheAmazon

rainforest.Fromthere,you’llspend

onedaytravellingbyboattoyour

_______(accommodate)

inthemiddleofthe

forest.Youcanthenspendthreedays

exploringtherainforestwithalocal

guideandenjoyingtheplantsand

animalsunique

_____

therainforest.

Thisfourdaywalkingtourwilltakeyou

onamazing

_______(path)

throughtheAndes

MountainsonthewaytothecityofMachu

Picchu.Afterreachingyourdestination,you

willhaveadaytoexploreandbe

______(amaze)

bythisancientcity.Especially

____________(amaze)

is

theIncas’drystonemethodofbuilding.

Incabuilderscutstonestoexactsizessothat

nothing

_________(need)

toholdwallstogether

otherthantheperfectfitofthestones.

Spendfourdays

_______(enjoy)

theuniqueSpanish

andlocalIndianculturehighintheAndes

atCusco,

_______was

thecapitaloftheIncaEmpirefrom

the13thuntilthe16thcentury.Stayina

localhotel,visitthemuseums,admirethe

architecture,enjoytheexcellentlocalfood,

andgoshoppingatthelocalmarkets.

Enjoythebeautifulcountrysideasyou

spendadaydrivingalongthenewhighway__________(connect)

CuscotoLakeTiticaca.There,a

boatwilltakeyoutostaywith

______Uros

familyonanislandforthreedays.Both

theislandandtheUroshomesaremadeof

waterplantsfromthelake.

Anemailtoafriendaboutatravelplan

MytimehereinChinaisgoingwell.Ilovemynewschoolandclassmates.Overthe

Octoberholiday,myparentsandIareplanningtogotoXi’antoseetheTerracotta

Army.

________(hear)

thatitis

____

amazingsight,

Ican’twaittogo.Tome,thestoryof

theTerracottaArmyisalmost

________(believable).It’samazingthattherearemorethan8,000

statues,andnooneinmoderntimesknewaboutthemuntilthe1970s.

We’realsoplanningtovisitseveralotherplacesinXi’an.MydadandIareboth

lookingforwardto

_____(go)

totheShaanxiHistoryMuseum,becausemydadloves

historyandIhaveheardthatthismuseumisknown

______

a“Chinesetreasurehouse”!

We’realsogoingtotheXi’anCityWallandafewotherfamoussights.

We’retakingthetrain,

________(leave)

thedaybeforetheOctoberholidaybegins.We’rearrivingat

9:30a.m.andwillstartsightseeingrightaway,soIhopewesleepwellonthetrain!

Iguessthat’sallfornow!

I’llwriteagainsoonandsend

___________(photo)!Doyouhaveanyplansfor

thecomingholiday?Hopetohearfromyousoon.

TERRACOTTAARMY

ComeandseetheTerracottaArmy:morethan8,000statuesweremadein

the

___________(three)

centuryBCEtoguardthetomboftheChineseEmperorQinshihuang!

Eachstatuehasadifferentface,__________(lead)

researcherstobelievethateachone

isacopyofarealsoldier.Thestatuesfillonlyonepartoftheemperor’shuge

tomb,

_________

hasnotbeen

_____________(complete)

unearthed

yet.Morethan700,000

peopleworkedfornearly40years

________________(build)

thistomb.

However,noonein

moderntimesknewaboutthetombortheterracottastatuesuntil1974,

_______________

somefarmersdiscoveredthetombwhilethey

___________

(dig)

awell!

BEAGOODTOURIST

Tourismcanbebothgoodandbad.Yes,itbrings

________

moneyforthelocaleconomyand

createslotsofjobsfor

_________(local),butitmayalso

result________

someproblems.

One

___________(grow)

problemistouristswhowanttoprovethattheyhavevisitedadestination.

Touristshaveusedpaint,rocks,orevenkeystowriteontheLuxorTempleinEgypt,the

ColosseuminRome,StonehengeintheUK,memorialstonesatthebottomofQomolangma,

andmany,manyotherplaces.

Nowthousandsoftouristsites________________(destroy)

bytourists

who“l(fā)ovethemtodeath”“.Ihavethreewordsforpeoplelikethis:pleasestopit.Ifyouwant

toleaveamarkontheworld,doitbychangingsomeone’slifewithkindnessandlove.Pass

kindnessalongtofuturegenerations,not_____________(destroy).

Anotherbigprobleminsomeplaceshasbeentourists___________(disturb)thelocalpeople

andlife.

When____________(wander)

around,sometouriststakepicturesoflocalpeoplewithout

___________(permit).Forexample,ChiangMaiUniversityinThailandandYonseiUniversityin

SouthKoreahavegreatnumbersoftouristsvisitingtheircampusesandwalkingthrough

theirlibrariesandotherpublicareas,takingpicturesofstudents,anddisturbingtheirstudies.

AnotherexampleisSanlitun,

__________

neighbourhoodinBeiing,China.Sometouristslovetoparty

therelateintothenight,

__________(make)

itdifficultforlocalstosleep.Ihavethreewordsfortourists

likethis:pleasebeconsiderate.Havefuninaway

________

doesnotdisturbothers.

Thenumberofproblemsfromtourists

__________(be)

endless:walkinginlargegroupswithoutconsidering

otherswhoneedtowalkby,crossingroadswithoutthinkingoflocaltrafficlaws,andmany

more.Theonlywaytosolvetheproblemoftheterribletouristis___________(make)

surethatyouarenot

one.

Bethebest,kindest,mostpolitetouristpossible.Remember,

_________

y