1、Unit 2 Travelling Around -Reading and Thinking 人教版人教版 必修一必修一 1. Which continent is Peru in? A.North America B.South America C.Oceania D.Africa B 2. Which country once ruled Peru ? A B C D B 3. Which mountains are Peru in? A.Rocky mountains B.Andes Mountains C.Himalayas Mountains D.Alps Mountains B 4
2、. Which is the main official language of Peru? Portuguese Italian Spainish French Spanish 5. Which city is the capital of Peru? Lima Read the text below. Look through it quickly. What type of text is it: encyclopedia or brochure? PERU is a country on the Pacific coast of South America with three mai
3、n areas: narrow, dry, flat land running along the coast, the Andes Mountains, and the Amazon rainforest. In the 1400s and 1500s, Peru was the centre of the powerful ancient Inca Empire. The Inca emperor lived in the now-famous site Machu Picchu. Spain took control of Peru in the 16th century and rul
4、ed until 1821. It is for this reason that Spanish is the main official language of Peru. Recognise text type Before you read, look through the text quickly for titles, headers, pictures, charts, and any other information that might tell you what type of text it is. Read the text below. Look through
5、it quickly. What type of text is it: encyclopedia or brochure? 秘鲁是南美洲太平洋沿岸的 一个国家，有三个主要地区: 沿着海岸延伸的狭窄、干燥、 平坦地带、安第斯山脉和亚 马逊雨林。 在14世纪和15世纪，秘鲁是 强大的古代印加帝国的中心。 印加皇帝住在现在著名的马 丘比丘遗址。西班牙在16世 纪控制了秘鲁，统治到1821 年。正因为如此，西班牙语 是秘鲁的主要官方语言。 Three main areas the coastal area the Andes Mountains Amazon Rainforest This text
6、 is from an encyclopedia, telling the basic information of Peru, such as its location, terrains, history. An encyclopedia is a book or set of books in which facts about many different subjects or about one particular subject are arranged for reference, usually in alphabetical order. the Andes Mounta
7、ins the Amazon rainforest 世界真奇妙，等你来报到 narrow, dry, flat land 飞猫旅行社飞猫旅行社 There are two travel agencies here. 去这儿旅行社去这儿旅行社 飞猫旅行社飞猫旅行社 去这儿旅行社去这儿旅行社 去这儿旅行社去这儿旅行社 Welcome. Can I help you? I want to go to Peru. Can you recommend a travel route? Of course, here is our brochure. Please have a look. 去这儿旅行社 A
8、mazon Rainforest 4-day Tour Day 1: travel by boat to your accommodation Day2-Day4: explore the rainforest and enjoy the plants and animals E-mail: tourinfotravelperu.org 亚马逊热带雨林深度4日游 n. 住宿 去这儿旅行社去这儿旅行社 What do you think of this route? Sounds exciting. But I heard Peru is a historical city. I want to
9、 experience it. No problem. We have another one. Four-day Machu Picchu TourMachu Picchu Tour 去这儿旅行社去这儿旅行社 去这儿旅行社 Machu Picchu You will have a day to explore and be amazed by this ancient city. Especially amazing is the Incass dry stone method of building. Four-day walking tour 马丘比丘马丘比丘4 4日徒步之旅日徒步之旅
10、Inca builders cut stones to exact sizes so that nothing was needed to hold walls together other than the perfect fit of the stones. Emm.Thanks for your explanation. Let me think about it more carefully. I will contact you later. 去这儿旅行社去这儿旅行社 飞猫旅行社飞猫旅行社 去这儿旅行社去这儿旅行社 飞猫旅行社飞猫旅行社 Welcome to Flycat. What
11、 can I do for you? Is there any travel route to Peru? Certainly. Let me introduce it to you. Cusco 库斯科库斯科 Cusco If you want to enjoy the unique Spanish and local Indian culture, it must be the best choice. It was the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th century. Lake Titicaca 的的喀喀
12、湖的的喀喀湖 Lake Titicaca Here, a boat will take you to stay with a local Uros (乌鲁斯人) family. Both the island and the Uros homes are made of water plants from the lake. Number of days: 3 days Transport: drive Accommodation: local Uros families Activity: boat, explore nature Number of days: 4 days Transpo
13、rt: plane Accommodation: in the forest Activity: boat, explore nature Number of days: 4 days Accommodation: local hotel Activity: visit museums, enjoy local food, go shopping . Number of days: 4 days Transport: walk Activity: explore the ancient city Amazon Rainforest Machu Picchu Cusco Lake Titicac
14、a CUSCO is a popular d_ for tourists, because of its u_ place in the history of South America. Cusco was the capital of the city of the Inca E_, the most powerful empire in South American until 1500s. There are two especially interesting things to a_ about the Inca Empire. The first is the roads and
15、 p_ they built to connect their important cities. These Inca roads were made up of two north-south highways and many small roads crossing the mountains east to west. The roads were for Inca soldiers and their o_. Second, the Inca built wonderful cities full of amazing architecture but there were no
16、markets in these cities. One of the interesting questions of history is how the Incas lived without shopping! 3. Complete the passage with the correct forms of the new words from the two texts. estination nique mpire dmire aths fficials Amazon Amazon rainforestrainforest Machu Machu PicchuPicchu Cus
17、coCusco LakeLake TiticacaTiticaca Number of daysNumber of days transporttransport accommodationaccommodation local homelocal home activityactivity boating, hiking,boating, hiking, exploring exploring naturenature 4 days 4 days 4 days 3 days in the middle of the forest by car and by boat by boat on f
18、oot the local hotel explore the ancient city visit the museum, admire the building enjoy the beautiful countryside 4. Fill in the blanks Second readingChoose the best answer according to the text. (1)What is the authors intention of writing the text? A.To recommend four tourist attractions of Peru.
19、B.To tell people to travel as often as possible. C.To encourage people to do outdoor activities. D.To help people learn more about Peru. (2)If you are interested in biology,where would you like to travel? A.Amazon Rainforest. B.Machu Picchu. C.Cusco. D.Lake Titicaca. (1)A (2)A (3)The word “fit” in M
20、achu Picchu Tour probably means “_”. A.a short period of time when someone stops being conscious B.the way that something is suitable for a particular person，space etc. C.a very strong emotion that you cannot control D.to have enough space for people or things (4)Which of the following is NOT true a
21、bout Cusco Tour according to the text? A.Cusco was the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th century. B.At Cusco you will enjoy the unique American and local Indian culture. C.You can pay a visit to the museums there. D.It will take you four days to travel there. (3)B (4)B (5)Where does this text probably come from? A.An agricultural magazine. B.A medical journey. C.An engineering textbook. D.A tourist brochure. (5)D Third readingFill in the blanks according to the text. boat animals explore admire
