Round The World
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer both had very busy jobs and didn' t have much time to spend with their young children. They wanted to change this, and because their hobby was boating, they, decided to sail round the world together.
It took six years to prepare everything for the trip. First, they bought a new boat. Then, both the husband and wife had to take advanced (先进的) sailing lessons and learn all about the sea and the weather. Mr. Spencer also did several courses（课程） in repairing engines and Mrs. Spencer spent an hour in a restaurant learning to cut up fish.
In October they had one year off from their jobs and sailed away from England with their two children. The next year, in August, their long journey ended in Australia.
The boat was not big, but they took a teacher for the children with them. None of them found the trip boring because there were three computers, many CDs, a TV and a DVD player on the boat.
The family loved being at the sea and seeing the stars in the sky. But, most of all, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer enjoyed playing with their children while they were still young.
Answer the following questions with No More Than 4 Words
1.What was Mr. and Mrs. Spencer’s hobby?
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2.How long did it take them to prepare for the trip?
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3.Where did they finish their journey?
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4.How many people were there traveling together?
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5.What was the best part of the trip Mr. and Mrs. Spencer enjoyed?
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Do you often travel? Travelling by plane is very fast. With a modern airliner（航线）you can travel in one day to many places in the world.
Travelling by train is slower than by plane, but you can see the country when you are travelling by train. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars. You feel good about your trip.
Some people like to travel by sea. There are large liners（邮轮）and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different parts of your country on them. Ships are not so fast as trains or planes, but travelling by sea is a very great way to go on holiday.
Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable（时刻表）. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles in a day, just as you like. You can stop anywhere (任何地方)you wish---a beautiful place to see, a good restaurant to enjoy a meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. So travelling by car is very popular.
1. of travelling | What you can do |
Travelling by plane | ·go to ma |
Travelling by train | ·see the country when you are travelling ·have comfortable seats and enjoy3._____ in dining cars ·feel4. about the trip |
5.______ by sea | ·enjoy large liners and river boats ·visit many countries and different6. of your country ·a great way to7.______a holiday |
Travelling by8._____ | ·make your own timetable ·travel as 9. as you like ·stop at 10. place you wish |
词汇运用 （10分）
A.根据所给句子和汉语提示写出恰当的单词，每空一词。（5分）
1.The twins work in the post office, and both of them are _______(邮递员).
2.Jim's __________(四十)birthday is coming and he is going to have a party at home.
3.---My telephone number is 8657400. ---Eight, six, five, seven, four, _________ zero, right?
4.The _______(经理) won’t go to have a meeting this afternoon.
5.Shanghai is a m__________ city. There are many tall buildings in it.
B. 用所给词的适当形式填空（5分）
6.There _____________ (be) a football match on CCTV-5 at nine tomorrow evening.
7.The balcony is the best place __________ (enjoy) the sun.
8.There are a lot of clothes______________(wash) in the house.源
9.Look, there are many people ____________ (swim) in the river.
10.Be careful when you go __________ (cross) the road.
Three rich ladies met every day by the river. They sat there and talked the whole day. Once the three ladies quarreled（争吵）. One of them said. “Look, how white and beautiful my hands are!” Another one said, “My hands are more beautiful. “ The third one said, “Mine are the most beautiful ones. “ An old beggar woman came up to them. “Beautiful ladies,” she said, “I’m old and can’t work, I’m hungry. Please give me something to eat.”
But the three ladies gave her nothing. They only asked, “Tell me, old woman, who of us has the most beautiful hands?” “I shall tell you a little later,” the old woman said and walked away.
A peasant (农民) woman was also sitting by the river. She was poor and her hands were dark because of hard work. The old woman came up to her and said, “I’m hungry. Please give me something to eat. “ The peasant woman took out her a piece of bread and gave a half of it to the old woman.
The old woman ate it and drank some water. Then she took the peasant woman by the hand, brought her before the rich ladies and said, “Now, I shall tell you whose hands are the most beautiful. The hands of the poor peasant woman are dark because of work, but they give me food; they are far more beautiful ,because your hands do nothing. ”
1. went to the bank every day.
A. An old womanB. Three rich ladies C. A peasant womanD. All of them
2.What did the ladies quarrel about?
A. Who could be rich
B. Who could be the queen
C. Whose hands were the most beautiful
D. Where they should go
3.The old woman wanted to .
A. go homeB. have breakfast
C. get something to eatD. hit them
4.Who else was on the river bank?
A. A rich ladyB. A peasant woman
C. An old womanD. A child
5. hands were the most beautiful according to passage.
A. The rich ladies’B. The old woman’s
C. The peasant woman’s D. All of the above
Everywhere we look, there is colour. We see it in the sky and in the sea. There are colours in all plants and animals. Colour makes our homes and schools pretty. We see it in pictures and in books. We even see colour in our food. It makes things look good.
How can we see colour? We see colour when light hits(射入)our eyes. Dogs and many other animals can’t see colours. But bees(蜜蜂) can. They even see colours we don’t see. This helps them find flowers to fly to.
We sometimes use the names of colours to say things. People may say that they “see red” when they are angry(生气). Or you m
ay say you “feel blue”. This means you are sad. We use colour to tell things., too. Red is the colour of stop signs. It means to stop. Green means to go.
Animals come in all kinds of colours. Many of these are very pretty. An animal’s colour may say “here I am”., “stay away” or “be careful” or it may help the animal hide(隐藏). Some animals can make their colours look like the trees around them, then other animals or people can not find them.
1.The best title(题目) of the article is _______.
A. Sky B. Sea C. Animal D. Colours
2.The first paragraph(段落) tells about ________.
A. many kinds of colours B. the function(作用) of colour
C. the colour of the sea D. the colour of the sky
3._______ can’t see colours in the sky.
A. A little boy B. A bee C. An old man D. A dog
4.Which is right?
A. Everything has colour.
B. All animals’ colours may help them hide.
C. Bees can see colours we don’t see.
D. When you see green at the crossing, you must stop.
5.Which is wrong?
A. We see colour when light hits our eyes.
B. We sometimes use the names of colours to say things.
C. We see colours in pictures and in books.
D. We can’t see colour in our food.
Hi, everybody! Welcome to Taiwan! Now I would like to show you _ this island (岛). After that, you will find that it is as beautiful as many _ __ places in our country.
Do you know anything about the Sun Moon Lake? You ___ask why people call it so. If you fly high up the lake and look down from the plane, you will find the answer by yourself. In the middle of this lake, there is a small island. People call it Pearl Island (珍珠岛) because it ___ like a pearl. On one side of Pearl Island
, the lake is like the sun and on the other side it is like the moon. That is __ people call the lake the Sun Moon Lake.
There are many mountains around this lake. The Ali Mountain is near the Sun Moon Lake. We will camp there ___ three days. You can also have a dance party with the local people. You can climb the mountain and watch the sun _ _ slowly in the west. Of course, you can ____ early and enjoy the beautiful sunrise (日出) in the morning.
Now, do you think Taiwan is a wonderful place ?
1.A. above B. over C. of D. around
2.A. other B. the otherC. else D. others
3.A. want B. may C. can D. need
4.A. on B. in C. over D. past
5.A. sounds B. looks C. sees D. watches
6.A. when B. why C. what D. where
7.A. for B. with C. in D. till
8.A. raise B. go downC. fly away D. go up
9.A. put up B. set up C. look up D. get up
10.A. to visit B. visit C. visits D. visiting
