,. Have you heard about the Mekong River? Look at the map and discuss in pairs, then do the following exercises: 1. The source of the Mekong River is in . A. China B. India C. Laos 2. The Mekong River flows through countries. A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 答案：1. AC,3. Choose the right order about the countries the Mekong River flows through. A.China Myanmar Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam B. Vietnam Cambodia Thailand Myanmar Laos C. Thailand Myanmar China Laos Vietnam 4. The river delta enters . A. the East China Sea B. the Yellow Sea C. the South China Sea 答案：4. AC,. Skim the passage and tell the main idea of the passage. The passage is mainly about Wang Kun and his sisters dream and plan for taking a great bike trip along the Mekong River.,. Read the text and try to tell if these sentences are TRUE（T） or FALSE（F）. 1. Wang Kun persuaded his cousins, Dao Wei and Yu Hang, to join in their cycling. (F) 2. Wang Wei insisted that they begin the journey from where it begins to where it ends. (T) 3. The journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5, 000 metres, where it is hard to breathe. (T),4. The source of the Mekong River is in Sichuan province. (F) 5. They found few maps about the Mekong River in the library. (F) 6. The Mekong river begins in a glacier on a Tibetan mountain, where the water is clear but not cold. (F) 7. You can see glaciers, rapids, valleys, waterfalls and plains along the river. (T) 8. The end of the river enters the South China Sea. (T),. Choose the best answer according to the passage. 1. Wang Kun and Wang Weis dream was to_. A. travel around China B. travel around Yunnan Province C. take a great motorcycle trip D. take a great bike trip 答案： D,2. Wang Kun and Wang Weis plan was to_. A. visit their cousins B. buy an expensive mountain bike C. cycle along the Mekong River D. cycle along the Yellow River 答案： C,3. Which sentence is NOT true according to the text? A. Wang Wei advised Wang Kun to buy a mountain bike and he agreed. B. Wang Wei seldom listened to others. C. Before their trip they went to the library. D. Wang Wei knew the best way of getting to places. 答案： D,4. What does the last paragraph tell us? A. They wanted to know how soon they would come back. B. They wanted to learn the worlds geography. C. They went to the library to know something about the Mekong River. D. Wang Kun wanted to let Wang Wei know how difficult their trip was. 答案： C,5. When you travel along the Mekong River maybe you can not see_. A. waterfalls B. desert C. plains D. hills and valleys 答案： B,. Read the passage carefully and try to fill in the form.,. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentences. 1. Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and Iabout taking a great bike trip. A. had dreamed B. has dreamed C. have been dreamed D. have dreamed 【解析】選D?？疾閑ver since的用法。ever since “自從就，自那以后”， 比since的強(qiáng)調(diào)意味更濃。ever since 作狀語，常與現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)連用。句意為：從高中起，我姐姐王薇和我就一直夢想作一次了不起的自行車旅行。,2. Two years ago she bought an expensive mountain bike and then she persuaded meone. A. to buy B. buying C. buy D. bought 【解析】選A?？疾閜ersuade的用法。persuade sb. to do sth. 說服某人做某事。 句意：兩年前她買了一輛價(jià)格昂貴的山地車，然后她說服我也買了一輛。,3. After graduatingcollege, we finally got the chance to take a bike trip. A. at B. in C. from D. to 【解析】選C。考查graduate的用法。graduate from 從畢業(yè)；畢業(yè)于。 句意為：大學(xué)畢業(yè)后，我們終于有機(jī)會(huì)騎自行車旅行了。,4. was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. A. She B. It C. Who D. That 【解析】選B?？疾閺?qiáng)調(diào)句的用法。強(qiáng)調(diào)句型的結(jié)構(gòu)為：It is/was + 被強(qiáng)調(diào)的部分 + who/that + 其他部分。句意為：首先想到要沿湄公河從源頭到終點(diǎn)騎車旅行的是我的姐姐。,5. she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. A. Even if B. Once C. Since D. Because 【解析】選B?？疾檫B詞詞義辨析。once 一旦(表示條件)； even if 即使； since 由于； because 因?yàn)椤＞湟鉃椋核坏┫露藳Q心，什么也不能使她改變。,. Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 1. Although she didnt know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that she organize the trip properly. 雖然她對去某些地方的最佳路線并不清楚，她卻堅(jiān)持要自己把這次旅游安排得盡善盡美。 2. She gave me a determined look the kind that said she would not change her mind. 她給了我一個(gè)堅(jiān)定的眼神這種眼神表明她是不會(huì)改變主意的。,3. When I told her the air would be hard to breathe and it would be very cold, she said it would be an interesting experience. 當(dāng)我告訴她那里空氣稀薄，呼吸困難，而且天氣很冷時(shí)，她卻說這將是一次有趣的經(jīng)歷。 4. Finally, I had to give in. 最后，我只好讓步了。,5. As it enters Southeast Asia, its pace slows. It makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the plains where rice grows. 當(dāng)它進(jìn)入東南亞以后，河水蜿蜒緩慢地穿過低谷，流向生長稻谷的平原。,. Find out the sentences similar in meaning to the ones below in the passage. 1. When we graduated from college, there was a chance for my sister and I to travel by bike in the end. After graduating from college, we finally got the chance to take a bike trip. 2. Once she has decided on it，there isnt anything to change it. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it.,3. When we knew one second of the river is in China, we were both amazed. We were both surprised to learn that half of the river is in China.,. Fill in the blanks with the proper words in the text. Ever 1. since middle school, Wang Kun and his sister Wang Wei have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. Two years ago, Wang Wei 2. persuaded Wang Kun to buy an expensive mountain bike. After 3. graduating from college, they 4. finally got the chance to take a bike trip. Wang Wei brought forward the idea to 5. cycle along the Mekong River.,In Wang Kuns eyes, he is 6. fond of his sister, but he thinks his sister can be too 7. stubborn . Once she has made up her 8. mind , she will never 9. change her mind. And her another shortcoming is that she doesnt care about 10. details . Finally, Wang Kun had to give in.,同學(xué)們,來學(xué)校和回家的路上要注意安全,同學(xué)們,來學(xué)校和回家的路上要注意安全,