1、第 1页（共 12页） Unit2 Travelling around section A Listening and Speaking 一、单句语法填空 1.More young people are encouraged to applyjobs in Artificial Intelligence(人工智能). 2.The visitors who come to the mountain play in the snow and explore ice(castle) in winter. 3.The boy at the camp climbed into his tent(pack
2、) his things up. 4.It is really(amaze) to see such a beautiful sunrise. 5.The people are working crazily on different (arrange) for the meeting. 6.Grain Rain is a period when rainfall is(extreme) important for the growth of crops. 7.We(rent) a house when we travel there. 8.you have passed the examin
3、ation,youll be able to relax. 9.Do not open the door when the train(be) in movement. 第 2页（共 12页） 10.You can get a better job if you(speak) a foreign language. 二、短语填空 apply for,focus on,share.with.,get ready for 1.He was busyhis journey. 2.Shea job with the local newspaper. 3.Today were going tothe q
4、uestion of homeless people. 4.Keep your fears to yourself butyour courage others. 三、阅读理解 A Train travel is becoming more popular. Amtrak, the US. national passenger rail company, reports that ridership (公共交通乘客人数) continues to grow each year. The passenger kilometresandnumbersofpassengerjourneysareal
5、so increasing. Theres every reason to believe train travel will continue to attract more passengers as fuel prices climb， As you plan your vacation, youll need to consider the advantages and disadvantages of train travel. Here are some things that you need to keep in mind. Train travel is fast and d
6、irect between major cities, especiallyincountrieswithhigh speedtrains.Its relatively easy to book a train trip. In many countries, you 第 3页（共 12页） can book your tickets online or go to a train station to buy them. For single or couple travelers, traveling by train can be much less expensive than ren
7、ting a car, especially when you consider the cost of fuel and tolls (通行费) However,trainschedulesmaynotmatchyour preferred travel times and days, so you might have to change your trip. This is especially true for longdistance train travel in the US. You may have to get off the train at midnight in a
8、small station in an empty town in order to make a train connection. You need to bring your own food and drink into the train as the food and drink served on trains can be expensive. Conditions on the train may be crowded, dirty and uncomfortable, especially at busy travel times or in developing coun
9、tries. In the end, youll need to do some research on train ticket prices, check schedules against your own plan and weigh the advantages and disadvantages of train travel against your personal preferences. 1What may be one cause of train travel increase fromthe text? AMore new railways. BGrowing fue
10、l prices. CImproved train schedules. DConvenient food service. 2 What are the advantages of train travel according tothe 第 4页（共 12页） text? aIt is the cheapest mode of travel. bIt is easy to book a train ticket online. cIt is cheaper for single or couple travelers. dIt is fast and direct between big
11、cities. eIts easy to bring your own food and drink. AabeBabd CcdeDbcd 3What problem might passengers meet whentraveling by train? AThey might have to change a train midway for a long distance trip. BThey might have to pay for the fuel and tolls. CThey might have to exchange another train in a crowde
12、d town. DThey might have to book train tickets. B Travel is one of the most exciting experiences a human being can have. Imagine how amazed Italian traveler Marco Polo must have felt when he found himself on Chinese soil, seeing a way of life quite different from anything hed seen before. And how gr
13、eat must it have been to listen to Zhang Qian when he returned to China from his journey through Central Asia 第 5页（共 12页） and West Asia? His brain must have been packed with everything hed seen and heard, leading to the founding of the Silk Road. Some people have traveled all over the world, and tra
14、vel is a way of life to them. They perhaps know what to expect before they travel. Thats why the best travel is when its for the first time. Imagine a person who has always wanted to travel to the United States. Of course, theyve probably seen the Statue of Liberty a thousand times on TV, and the Wh
15、ite House, and all the other famous sights. But none of that would compare to the thrill of looking out of the cabin window as the plane lands, watching the cities and streets of the real America come into view. Although travel is often just for recreation,_its also educational. We may not know that
16、 we are getting an education, but we still are. Were learning every day: new words in a new language, new people, and new ways of life. But this learning takes place in the school of the world, not theclassroom. One of the lessons we learn is undoubtedly a moral one. As we get to know foreign places
17、, we come to understand that there are many different ways to live ， and that the way we live isnt necessarily the best way. The British politician Benjamin Disraeli summed this up well when he said, “Travel teaches toleration.” 4The writer uses Marco Polo and Zhang Qian asexamples 第 6页（共 12页） to _.
18、 Aexplain how the Silk Road was founded Bpresent travel as an amazing experience Cshow how the way people travel has changed Ddescribe important cultural exchanges in history 5The underlined word in paragraph 4 probably means _. AlearningBknowledge CfunDrisk 6 According to the last two paragraphs, t
19、he writer believes that _. Atraveling should be included in formal education Btraveling improves peoples confidence in their lifestyle C aforeignjourneymayraisepeoplescultural understanding Dthere is more to learn from adventures than beingin classrooms 四、读后续写 It was summer, and my dad wanted to tre
20、at me to a vacation like never before. He decided to take me on a trip to the Wild West. We took a plane to Albuquerque, a big city in the state of New Mexico. We reached Albuquerque in the late afternoon. Uncle_Paul,_my dads friend, picked us up from the airport and 第 7页（共 12页） drove us up to his f
21、arm in Pecos. His wife Tina cooked us a delicious dinner and we got to know his sons Ryan and Kyle. My dad and I spent the night in the guestroom of the farm_house listening to the frogs and water rolling down the river nearby. Very early in the morning, Uncle Paul woke us up to have breakfast. “The
22、 day starts at dawn on my farm， ” he said. After breakfast, I went to help Aunt Tina feed the chickens, while my dad went with Uncle Paul to take the sheep out to graze (吃草). I was impressed to see my dad and Uncle Paul riding horses. They looked really cool. In the afternoon, I asked Uncle Paul if
23、I could take a horse ride, and he said yes, as long as my dad went with me. I wasnt going to take a horse ride by myself anyway. So, my dad and I put on our new cowboy hats, got on our horses, and headed slowly towards the mountains. “Dont be late for supper， ” Uncle Paul cried, “and keep to the tra
24、ck so that you dont get_lost！ ” “OK！ ” my dad cried back. After a while Uncle Paul and his farm house were out of sight. It was so peaceful and quiet and the colors of the brown rocks,the deep green pine trees,and the late afternoon sun mixed to create a magic scene. It looked like a beautiful woven
25、 (编织的) blanket spread out upon the ground just for us. 注意： 1所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右； 2至少使用 5 个短文中标有下划线的关键词语； 第 8页（共 12页） 3续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好； 4续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Paragraph 1： Suddenly a little rabbit jumped out in front of my horse. Paragraph 2： We had no idea where we were and it was getting dark.
26、 第 9页（共 12页） 一、单句语法填空 1.for 2.castles 3.to pack 4.amazing 5.arrangements 6.extremely 7.are renting/will rent 8.Once 9.is 10.speak 二、短语填空 1.getting ready for 2.applied for 3.focus on 4.share;with 三、阅读理解 1B细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Theres every reason tobelievetraintravelwillcontinuetoattractmore passengers as fu
27、el prices climb.”可知燃油价格攀升是乘火车旅 游吸引越来越多的乘客的原因。 2D细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Train travel is fast and direct between major cities, especially in countries with 第 10页（共 12页） highspeed train. Its relatively easy to book a train trip. In many countries, you can book your tickets online or go to a train station to buy
28、 them. For single or couple travelers, traveling by train can be much less expensive than renting a car, especially when you consider the cost of fuel and tolls.” 可知乘火车旅游的优点在于网上订票便捷、 对一两个游客来说乘火车 旅游花费更低而且在大城市之间都有火车直达。 3A推理判断题。根据文章第四段“You may have to get off the train at midnight in a small station in
29、 an empty town in order to make a train connection.”可知长途旅行时他们可能在 中途换乘火车。 4B推理判断题。根据文章第一二段，特别是第一段首句 “Travel is one of the most exciting experiences a human being can have.”可知作者引用马可波罗和张骞的例子是为了说明旅行时 令人吃惊的经历。 5 C词义猜测题。 根据文章第四段 “its also educational” 可排除选项 A 和 B，结合常识可排除 D，应选 C。尽管旅行通常只是 为了消遣，但是它也有教育意义。 6C
30、细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“As we get to know foreign places, we come to understand that there are many different ways to live, and that the way we live isnt necessarily the best way.”可知出国旅行可以增进人们对文化的 理解。 四、读后续写 Paragraph 1： 第 11页（共 12页） Suddenly a little rabbit jumped out in front of my horse. AfraidthatImighth
31、urtthelovelysmallcreature,I automatically let out a cry to stop my horse. However, it became scared and started to run like crazy. All this coming without warning, I was seized by fear. “Dont let go of the rope! Keep calm！ ” yelled Dad. I followed what he told me to. To my relief, it stopped slowly.
32、 But before we jumped off the horses, we found that we had been off the beaten track and got lost. Paragraph 2： We had no idea where we were and it was getting dark. Exhausted and hungry, I wondered if we could find our way back. I kept shouting for help, hoping my shouts could be heard by someone,
33、but there was no reply. Dad sounded a little worried as he reminded me to calm down. It was then that my mind raced. “Listen, dad, the rushing river water， ” I shouted excitedly, “we can return to the farm house down the river.” Before long, we caught sight of the lights in the distance. We knew we were safe. What a thrilling vacation, like never before, we had! 第 12页（共 12页）
