Unit3 Travel journal.閱讀理解BangkokDestinationGuideTravelinBangkokisoftendescribedasawhirlwinditshot,chaotic,crowded,andfullofexoticenergy.Thispopulartourismdestinationisacityofextremeswithmajestictemples,floatingmarkets,romanticrooftoprestaurants,andawiderangeofaccommodationstosuiteverybudget.Readthroughourbriefguidetolearnaboutthisexcitingcityandbeginplanningyourjourney.Peak(高峰)PopulationLanguage(s)CurrencyJanuaryClimateJulyClimateNovembertoFebruary8,305,218ThaiThaibahtAveragehigh32.5Averagehigh33.2Must-SeeAttractionsBangkokissometimesreferredtoasthe “VeniceoftheEast” becauseofitsnetworkofcanals,sotakeaboattourtoseesightsliketheKhmerwats(僧院)andtheriversidehouses.Whileexploringthecity,youlldefinitelywanttosamplesomeofthestreetfoodoptionsoftenfresherandmoreuniquethaninthesurroundingrestaurants!TogetacloselookofThaiculture,visittheWatArun,GrandPalace,WatPhraKaew,andWatPho.TransportationTherearetwoairportsthatserveBangkok,SuvarnabhumiAirportandDonMueangInternationalAirport,andbotharelocatedabout30kilometresfromthecitycentre.MosttravellerswhoflyintoSuvarnabhumitaketheairportraillinktogetdowntown.ThemostimportanttrainstationtoknowistheHuaLamphongRailwayStation,andrailwaylinesextendinalldirections.ItsnotagoodideatotravelaroundBangkokbycarsincetrafficisverycongested.RecommendedRestaurantsFoodisabigdealinThailand,andthereareplentyofcheapsnacks,high-endrestaurants,andstreetfooddelightstokeepyourtastebudssatisfiedeverymeal.RestaurantCuisineLocationPriceNoticesLungYaiIsaanDinDaengRd.BudgetOffthebeatenpathandnevertouristyIssayaSiameseClubThai4SoiSriAksorn,ChuaphloengRd.PriceyOrderamixofchefrecommendationstotrysomethingnewBankaraRamenJapanese32/1SukhumvitSoi39BudgetTrythesignatureramenwithchashu1.WhichmonthisinthepeakseasontotravelinThailand?A.March.B.July.C.October.D.December.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword “its” referto?A.Venices.B.Bangkoks.C.Khmers.D.Thai.3.WhydoestheauthorthinktravellingaroundBangkokbycarisabadidea?A.Itseasytogettothecitycentre.B.Itseasytoreachtherailwaystation.C.Itseasytomeetthetrafficjam.D.Itseasytogoalldirections.4.WherewillyougoifyouwanttotryexpensiveThaifood?A.InDinDaengRd.B.InIssayaSiameseClub.C.InLungYai.D.InBankaraRamen.閱讀七選五根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容, 從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。TheUNhasrecognizedthecontributionsofvolunteersonDec.5th,InternationalVolunteerDay.Here,thefourthingsareofferedtoconsiderbeforetakingtheleapintooverseasvolunteering.Chooseyourorganizationcarefully.1Volunteeringmaybeafund-raisingmechanism(籌資機(jī)制)foradevelopmentproject.Forothers,volunteeringisfundamentaltotheirprogrammes,andthoseservingtakeonprofessionalrolesinlonger-termdevelopment.2Volunteerswanttohelpandmakeadifference,butmostpeopledontknowthisisntapurelyselflessact.Youwilllearnnewskills,broadenyourhorizonsandcometobetterunderstandyourselfandtheworld.3Reflectonyourmotivations.Youwanttohelpreduceglobalpovertyorprotectthenaturalworld,butwhatelse?Haveyoualwayswantedtotravel,butnotasatourist?Workwithkids?Whenyouunderstandyourmotivations,youllbeinabetterpositiontochoosetheoptionthatisrightforyou.Workalongsidethelocalcommunity.Oftentimes,travellersvolunteerinisolation(隔離)fromthelocalcommunityinwhichtheyareworkingin.4Thisenablesyoutoensureyouarecommittingtoaprojectthatpromoteslong-termandsustainablechange.Avolunteertripisjustthebeginning.5Furtherignite(點(diǎn)燃)theglobalchangemakerinyoubytakingyourexperienceonestepfurtherwhenyoureturnhome.Spreadthemessageofyourtransformativeexperiencetoothers,helpingtosparkthechangewithinthem.A.AndthatsallOK.B.Knowwhyyouregoing.C.Dontassumeyouknowitall.D.Communitiesalwayswelcomevolunteers.E.Volunteertravelisalife-changingexperience.F.Someorganizationsrequireyoutopayyourownway,andoftenincludeafee.G.Makesuretotravelwithorganizationsthathavestrongpartnershipswithlocalcommunities.完形填空Whentravellingaroundtheworld,IcameacrossabeautifultowncalledTrancosoinBrazil.Thepeopleinthetownwerefriendlyandwarm.WhatI1likedwasthateveryonegavethe2acknowledgementwhenseeingeachother3awaveorastare.SoasIwaswalkingdownthestreets,peoplegavemethethumbs-up.This4myday.WhenIwaslyingonthebeach,amanwalkeduptometosellmesomehats.Ilovedthehatsbutdidnthaveanymoney5me.HesawthatIwas6thehats,sohegavemethehatandsaidhewouldseemeagaintogetthemoneyandthattherewasno7.Thiswassucha(n)8waytosellsomething.OfcourseIacceptedthe9andstilltakethehatwithmewhereverIgobecausethehatmakesmerememberhow10peoplecouldbe.Lateronthatdayanothermancameovertomeandasked11Iwantedtoeatinhisrestaurant.Iacceptedhisoffer12andfollowedhim.Itwasaperfectrestaurantinthetown,13tentables.Thedishesweredeliciousandhepaid14toeachdishstasteandcolour.Whenitwastimeto15,heonlytookcashandIonlyhadacard.Withthe16ATMaboutsevenmilesaway,Ididntknowwhattodo.He17tomeandsaid, “Justpaybeforeyouleavetown.” ThiswasthesecondtimeinonedaythatIhadbeengivensomethingwithoutimmediatepay.Howsurprisingitwas!WhatI18fromtheseexperiencesisthattherearepeopleoutintheworld19mainfocusisntmoneybutmakingotherpeoplehappywiththeir20.1.A.usuallyB.secretlyC.reallyD.certainly2.A.nodB.thumbs-upC.smileD.handshake3.A.insteadofB.morethanC.becauseofD.suchas4.A.startedB.sangC.madeD.took5.A.ofB.forC.inD.on6.A.readyforB.interestedinC.concernedaboutD.carefulwith7.A.doubtB.questionC.discussionD.rush8.A.usefulB.normalC.easyD.difficult9.A.choiceB.planC.helpD.offer10.A.niceB.richC.meanD.strange11.A.ifB.whenC.whatD.how12.A.carefullyB.calmlyC.happilyD.patiently13.A.bookingB.seatingC.restingD.placing14.A.timeB.moneyC.careD.attention15.A.payB.orderC.leaveD.count16.A.quickestB.bestC.nearestD.farthest17.A.smiledB.shoutedC.wavedD.pointed18.A.rememberedB.learnedC.realizedD.guessed19.A.whereB.whoseC.whoD.that20.A.energyB.confidenceC.supportD.generosity課時(shí)作業(yè)(三).【文章大意】 本文是一篇泰國(guó)曼谷的旅行指南。1.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章圖表中關(guān)于旅游高峰時(shí)間的介紹,即November to February可知,十二月去曼谷旅游正好趕上高峰期,故選D。2.B代詞指代題。根據(jù)文章中的 “Bangkok is sometimes referred to as the Venice of the East”可知,此處的its是指句子的主語(yǔ)Bangkok,故選B。3.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Transportation下面的“Its not a good idea to travel around Bangkok by car since traffic is very congested.”可知,在曼谷開車旅游容易堵車,因此并不是一個(gè)好的選擇,故選C。4.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。最后一個(gè)圖表中的價(jià)錢一欄中,對(duì)應(yīng)pricey的是Issaya Siamese Club,故選B。.【文章大意】 本文是一篇說明文。你想成為一名海外志愿者嗎?成為海外志愿者之前你有4件事需要考慮。1.F根據(jù)下文“Volunteering may be a fund-raising mechanism(籌資機(jī)制) for a development project.”可知,有些志愿者組織需要你自付費(fèi)用,并常常會(huì)要求繳納參加該組織的費(fèi)用,故選F。2.B根據(jù)文章第三段內(nèi)容可知,你需要知道你去的原因,故選B。3.A根據(jù)上文“You will learn new skills, broaden your horizons and come to better understand yourself and the world.”可知,此處是對(duì)前文做的總結(jié)性評(píng)述,同時(shí)話中有話,從而引出后面的內(nèi)容,故選A。4.G根據(jù)小標(biāo)題“Work alongside the local community.”和下文“This enables you to ensure you are committing to a project that promotes long-term and sustainable change.”可知,此處引入下文,故選G。5.E根據(jù)小標(biāo)題“A volunteer trip is just the beginning.”和最后一段的內(nèi)容可知,志愿旅行是一種改變?nèi)松慕?jīng)歷,故選E。.【文章大意】 本文是一篇記敘文,主要講述了作者在巴西的一個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)旅游時(shí)感受到當(dāng)?shù)厝说挠押煤蜔岢赖墓适隆?.C結(jié)合語(yǔ)境可推知,此處表示作者真正喜歡的是,與上文“The people in the town were friendly and warm.”的泛泛而談形成對(duì)比,故選C。usually通常;secretly秘密地;really真正地;certainly當(dāng)然。2.B根據(jù)下文“So as I was walking down the streets, people gave me the thumbs-up.”可知,人們?cè)谙嘤鰰r(shí)會(huì)給對(duì)方豎大拇指,表示打招呼,故選B。nod點(diǎn)頭;thumbs-up豎大拇指,贊揚(yáng);smile微笑;handshake握手。3.A根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知,上下文表示邏輯上的轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系,故選A。instead of代替;more than不僅僅,超過;because of因?yàn)?such as例如。4.C根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可推知,這種友好的打招呼的方式讓作者一天都很高興,故選C。start開始;sing唱歌;make制造,使,成就;take帶走,花費(fèi)。make sbs day讓某人一天都很高興。5.D根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知,作者當(dāng)時(shí)身上沒有帶錢,故選D。of所屬;for為了;in在里面;on在上面。6.B根據(jù)語(yǔ)境“so he gave me the hat”可推知,作者對(duì)所推銷的帽子很感興趣,因此賣帽子的人就給了作者一頂,故選B。ready for做好準(zhǔn)備;interested in對(duì)感興趣;concerned about關(guān)心,擔(dān)憂;careful with小心。7.D根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知,賣帽子的人說還會(huì)再碰到作者,因此帽子錢不著急,故選D。doubt懷疑;question問題;discussion討論;rush沖,匆忙。8.C很明顯,帽子就這樣給賣出去了,看起來很容易。故選C。useful有用的;normal正常的;easy容易的;difficult困難的。9.D根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知,作者接受了這一單買賣并且無論去哪里都戴著那頂帽子,故選D。choice選擇;plan計(jì)劃;help幫助;offer提供。10.A根據(jù)上文可知,作者在沒有現(xiàn)錢的情況下拿到了帽子,說明賣帽子的人很好,使作者看到了人的真善美,故選A。nice好的,善良的;rich富有的;mean卑鄙的,小氣的;strange奇怪的,陌生的。11.A從asked可推知,對(duì)方問作者是否要在他的飯店里吃飯,與下文“I accepted his offer”呼應(yīng),故選A。if如果,是否;when當(dāng)時(shí)候;what什么;how如何,怎樣。12.C根據(jù)上文“I accepted his offer”和下文“It was a perfect restaurant in the town”可推知,作者當(dāng)時(shí)很開心地接受了對(duì)方的建議,故選C。carefully小心地,仔細(xì)地;calmly淡定地,鎮(zhèn)定地;happily開心地;patiently耐心地。13.B根據(jù)ten tables可知,此處表示餐廳里安放了10張餐桌,故選B。book預(yù)訂;seat安放;rest休息;place放置。14.D句意:菜肴很美味,他對(duì)每道菜的口感和顏色都有所關(guān)注。pay attention to sb/sth意為“關(guān)注,關(guān)照,注意”,符合語(yǔ)境,故選D。time時(shí)間;money錢;care關(guān)心,在乎;attention注意。15.A根據(jù)語(yǔ)境“he only took cash and I only had a card.”可推知,作者用過餐后該付錢了,故選A。pay付錢;order下訂單,點(diǎn)菜;leave離開,留下;count數(shù)數(shù)。16.C根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可推知,此處表示距離最近的自動(dòng)取款機(jī)的距離,故選C。quickest最快的;best最好的;nearest最近的;farthest最遠(yuǎn)的。17.A根據(jù)上文“The people in the town were friendly and warm.”可推知,作者沒有現(xiàn)錢付款時(shí),老板很友好地微笑,并允許作者在離開小鎮(zhèn)前付錢就可以,故選A。smile微笑;shout吼叫,喊;wave揮手;point指。18.B句意:我從這些經(jīng)歷中學(xué)到了世界上有些人的主要關(guān)注點(diǎn)不在錢上。learn from意為“從學(xué)到”,符合語(yǔ)境,故選B。remember記得;learn學(xué)會(huì),了解;realize意識(shí)到,實(shí)現(xiàn);guess猜測(cè)。19.Bwhose引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句,在從句中作定語(yǔ),故選B。where哪里;whose誰(shuí)的;who誰(shuí);that那,那個(gè)。20.D根據(jù)上文“This was the second time in one day that I had been given something without immediate pay. How surprising it was!”可推知,那里的人們很大方、慷慨,信任陌生人,錢不是最重要的,故選D。 energy能量,能源;confidence信心;support支持;generosity慷慨。