Unit5 Travelling abroad.閱讀理解AManyofyoumaywanttostudyabroadaftergraduatingfromhighschoolbecausewetendtothinkoverseasuniversitiesarebetterthandomestic(國內(nèi)的)ones.Butatthesametime,moreandmoreinternationalstudentsarecomingtostudyinChina.Arecord-breaking397,635internationalstudentscametoChinain2017,andChinaisnowthethirdmostpopulardestinationforoverseasstudentsbehindtheUSandtheUK,accordingtoareportreleasedbythestudent.comwebsiteonFeb.12.Withanaverageof10percentyear-on-yeargrowth,thenumberofinternationalstudentsinChinahasdoubledsince2005.Ifpresentgrowthratescontinue,ChinawillindeedchallengetheUKforthesecondplaceby2020.Thetrendisthoughttobemainlyduetoagrowingacademicreputationandlargegovernmentsupport.MoreandmoreinternationalstudentsarecomingtoChinatogetmastersanddoctoratedegrees.Accordingtothereport,oftheinternationalstudentsseekingadegreeinChina,71percentareundergraduates.However,thestrongestgrowthinthenumberofstudentscanbeseeninmastersanddoctoratedegrees.Inaddition,theinternationalstandingofChineseuniversitieshasimprovedalot.Forexample,theChinesemainlandhas24universitiesintheglobaltop500,accordingtothisyearseditionoftheQSWorldUniversityRankings,oneofthemostfamousuniversityrankings.TheChinesegovernmenthasalsogivenalargeamountofsupporttoencourageinternationalstudentstocometoChina.Accordingtothereport,theChinesegovernmentgranted40,600scholarshipstointernationalstudentsin2017,meaningthatinternationalstudentsgetnearlyfivetimesthequantityofscholarshipstheywouldhavereceived10yearsago.Lastyear,40percentofallinternationalstudentsnewtoChinareceivedgovernmentsponsorship(資助).“Asitsgovernmentcontinuestoinvest(投入)inimprovingthequalityoftheeducationsystemanditsuniversitieskeeprisingintheglobalrankings,weexpectChinatoattractstudentsingreaternumbersanddiversity,” thereportcommented.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.MostoftheinternationalstudentsinChinaaregraduates.B.Twenty-fouruniversitiesinChinaareamongtheglobaltop500.C.In2017,morethan40,000scholarshipsweregiventointernationalstudents.D.ThenumberofinternationalstudentsstudyinginChinaincreasedby40%lastyear.2.Whatsthemainideaofthepassage?A.MoreinternationalstudentsarecomingtostudyinChina.B.InternationalstudentsprefertoseekdegreesinChina.C.UniversitiesinChinaarecrowdedwithinternationalstudents.D.Chinawillsurelyattractmoreinternationalstudentsinthefuture.3.Thefirstparagraphisdevelopedmainlyby.A.analyzingcausesB.makingcomparisonsC.providingexamplesD.followingtheorderofspace4.WhatstheauthorsattitudetowardsthefutureoftheinternationalstudyinChina?A.Optimistic.B.Pessimistic.C.Indifferent.D.Mixed.BQuietlysittingtherereading,Ifoundmyselfsuddenlylisteningtothetrainguardsannouncement.Traintravellerswillsurelyagreethatwhentheguardmakesanannouncement,whetheritstherecordedmessageortheguardsmessage,fewpeoplelistentoit,becauseitsoftenquitedullorhardtounderstand.Thisonewasdifferent.Inoticedthatotherpassengersappearedtobelistening,too.Notonlythat,everyonewassmiling!Whywassomuchattentionbeingpaidtothismessage?AsbestIcanrecall,theguardsaidsomethingalongtheselines, “Goodmorningladies,gentlemenandchildren,thisisthe7:35amtrainfromPenrithtoCentralandyoullbepleasedtoknowthatwearerightontime.AndwhatalovelymorningitisinSydneytoday.Thesunisshining,birdsaresinging,andallsrightwiththeworld.Itrustyouhaveagreatdaywhereveryouregoing.ThanksforcatchingmytrainthismorningandIhopetoseeyouagainsoon.”Quiteafewpeople(obviouslypreviousstrangers)startedtalkingtooneanotherabouttheguardsexcellentmessageandhowgoodithadmadeeveryonefeel.Istartedthinkingaboutthis,andthenIfoundtheyoungguardandsaid “Wereyoutheguardonthe7:35amtrainfromPenrith?” Theguardseemedabitstunnedatfirst,replying, “Yes,yyyyes.” “Well,Ireallyappreciateyourannouncement.Thankyouforyourextremelygoodmessage,whichgavemeandtheotherpassengerssuchagoodstarttotheday.Pleasekeepdoingit,” Isaid.Therearetwomessagesformeinwhathappenedthatday.Firstly,whenpeoplearehappyintheirwork,itshowsinwhattheydoandsay.Secondly,thestoryattachesmuchimportancetothebenefitsthataccumulatefromthankingpeopleforsomethingtheyvedone,particularlywhenitsnotexpected.Canyouimaginetheconversationthatguardwouldhavewhenhegothome?5.Whydofewtraintravellerslistentotheannouncements?A.Theyusuallyfeelsleepy.B.Themessagesareunattractive.C.Theguardsvoiceisnotclear.D.Theyareabsorbedinbooks.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword “stunned” inParagraph3mean?A.Patient.B.Cautious.C.Excited.D.Surprised.7.Whatmighttheguardtalkaboutwithhisfamilywhenhegothome?A.Thebeautifulweather.B.Therecordedmessage.C.ThetrainfromPenrith.D.Theunexpectedappreciation.8.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AboringtrainstoryB.AnintelligentguardC.AdifferenttrainannouncementD.AlovelymorninginSydney.語法填空閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Bygoodfortune,IwasabletoraftdowntheMotuRiverinNewZealand1.(two)duringlastyear.Thefirstjourney2.(lead)byBuzz,anAmericanguidewithalotofraftingexperience.Thefirsthalfdaywasspent3.(develop)teamwork.Thedisciplineoffollowingcommands4.questionwasnecessary.Inrapids,we5.(fight)againsttheriverandovercameit.Wetooktheraftexactly6.Buzzwantedittogo.Attheendofthejourney,wewereallexcitedandhappy7.wewon.Theguideonthesecondjourneywasverysoftly-spoken.Itseemedthatitwouldbe8.(possible)tohearhisvoiceabovethenoiseoftherapids.Hedidnttrytotakecommandofusortheriver.Attheendofthejourney,theriverbecameourfriend,butnotourenemy.Thequietguidewasnotourleader,butonlythepersonwhosesensitivitywasmoredevelopedthan9.(we).10.(give)theopportunitytochoosealeader,everyonewouldhavechosensomeonelikeBuzz.However,attheendofthesecondjourney,wehadadifferentvision.短文改錯(cuò)Itwasaniceday.At8:00am,wegatheredatthefootofDaqingMountainandsetoutforthetopinhighspirit.Allthewaywewerechatting,singingandlaughing,enjoyedthefreshairandthebeautifulscenery.Whensomefellbehind,otherwouldcomeandofferhelp.Abouttwohoursago,weallreachedtothetop.Bathedundersunshine,wejumpedorcheeredwithjoy.Theactivitybenefitsusalot.Notonlyitgetusclosetonatureandgiveusrelaxationfromheavyschoolwork,butitalsopromotedthefriendshipamongus.Whatawondertime!.書面表達(dá)假設(shè)你是李華,你打算和幾位朋友在暑假進(jìn)行一次探險(xiǎn)旅行。請根據(jù)所給信息,給住在澳洲的朋友David發(fā)一封電子郵件介紹這次旅行的計(jì)劃,并邀請他一起旅行。地點(diǎn):海南島時(shí)間:3月 15 日21 日主要活動:遠(yuǎn)足、爬山、游泳、篝火晚會和潛水等注意事項(xiàng):請帶好游泳衣和護(hù)照注意:1.詞數(shù) 100 左右(開頭和結(jié)尾已給出,但不計(jì)入總詞數(shù));2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫。參考詞匯:篝火晚會 campfireparty; 游泳衣 bathingsuitDearDavid,Howiseverythinggoing?Yours,LiHua課時(shí)作業(yè)(三十五).A【文章大意】 本文是一篇新聞報(bào)道。文章主要介紹了外國留學(xué)生到中國留學(xué)的潮流。1.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段倒數(shù)第二句“Accordingtothereport,theChinesegovernmentgranted40,600scholarshipstointernationalstudentsin2017,meaningthatinternationalstudentsgetnearlyfivetimesthequantityofscholarshipstheywouldhavereceived10yearsago.”可知,在2017年,有4萬多獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金被給予國際學(xué)生,故選C。2.A主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段第二句“Butatthesametime,moreandmoreinternationalstudentsarecomingtostudyinChina.”開篇點(diǎn)題,并結(jié)合對全文的整體理解可推知,本文主要講述了越來越多的外國留學(xué)生到中國留學(xué)的現(xiàn)象,故選A。3.C推理判斷題。根據(jù)對第一段的整體理解可推知,本段主要運(yùn)用了許多具體數(shù)字和例子解釋了作者的觀點(diǎn),故選C。4.A觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。根據(jù)對最后一段的整體理解,尤其是“weexpectChinatoattractstudentsingreaternumbersanddiversity”可推知,作者對國際學(xué)生到中國留學(xué)的前景持樂觀態(tài)度,故選A。B【文章大意】 本文是一篇夾敘夾議的文章。文章主要講述了一次不同尋常的火車通告。5.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二句“fewpeoplelistentoit,becauseitsoftenquitedullorhardtounderstand.”可知,很少有旅客會聽通知是因?yàn)榇蟛糠滞ㄖ际强菰锘蛘唠y以理解的,故選B。6.D詞義猜測題。根據(jù)語境中的回答“replying, Yes,yyyyes.”可推知,stunned的意思是“意外的、吃驚的”,故選D。7.D推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段第三句“Secondly,thestoryattachesmuchimportancetothebenefitsthataccumulatefromthankingpeopleforsomethingtheyvedone,particularlywhenitsnotexpected.”可推知,他會和家人談起這些意外的欣賞和感謝,故選D。8.C主旨大意題。第一段第一句“Quietlysittingtherereading,Ifoundmyselfsuddenlylisteningtothetrainguardsannouncement.”開篇點(diǎn)題,并結(jié)合對全文的整體理解可推知,本文主要講述了一次與眾不同的火車通告,故選C。.【文章大意】 本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了作者的兩次新西蘭MotuRiver之旅。1.twice考查副詞。根據(jù)語境可知,此處表示“兩次”的含義,故用副詞twice在句子中作狀語,與下文onthesecondjourney呼應(yīng)。2.wasled考查動詞時(shí)態(tài)和語態(tài)。根據(jù)語境介詞by提示可知,此處表示被動的概念,且與上文lastyear呼應(yīng),故用一般過去時(shí)的被動語態(tài)。3.developing考查非謂語動詞。spendtimedoingsth意為“花費(fèi)時(shí)間做某事”,故此處用動名詞的形式作賓語補(bǔ)足語。4.without考查介詞。根據(jù)語境following提示可知,此處表示聽從指揮,不要質(zhì)疑,故用介詞without。5.fought考查動詞時(shí)態(tài)。與下文“Wetooktheraft”呼應(yīng),此處在陳述過去發(fā)生的事情,故用一般過去時(shí)。6.where考查連詞。where引導(dǎo)狀語從句,在從句中作地點(diǎn)狀語,和語境go呼應(yīng)。7.because考查連詞。根據(jù)語境可知,上下分句表示邏輯上的因果關(guān)系,前果后因,故用because。8.impossible考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。根據(jù)上文“Theguideonthesecondjourneywasverysoftly-spoken.”可推知,此處表示“不可能”的含義,故用impossible,在句子中作表語。9.ours考查代詞。與語境whosesensitivity呼應(yīng)可知,此處用名詞性物主代詞作賓語。10.Given考查非謂語動詞。give和句子謂語之間沒有連詞,故用非謂語,且和句子主語everyone之間構(gòu)成邏輯上的被動關(guān)系,故用過去分詞作條件狀語。.Itwasaniceday.At8:00am,wegatheredatthefootofDaqingMountainandsetoutforthetopinhighspirit.spiritsAllthewaywewerechatting,singingandlaughing,enjoyedthefreshairandthebeautifulscenery.Whensomefellenjoyingbehind,otherwouldcomeandofferhelp.Abouttwohoursago,weallreachedtothetop.Bathedundersunshine,otherslaterinwejumpedorcheeredwithjoy.andTheactivitybenefitsusalot.Notonlydiditgetusclosetonatureandgiveusrelaxationfromheavyschoolwork,benefitedbutitalsopromotedthefriendshipamongus.Whatawondertime!wonderful.Onepossibleversion:DearDavid,Howiseverythinggoing?MyfriendsandIhavedecidedtogoonanadventuretriptoHainanIslandduringthesummerholiday.Iamwritingtotellyouaboutourtravelplan.WewillbetravellingaroundHainanIslandfromMarch15to21.Whiletherewewillgohiking,climbthemountains,swimnearthebeachandhaveacampfireparty.Wealsoplantogodivingifweatherpermits.Idlikeyoutojoinusifpossible.Iamsurewewillhavealotoffunbeingtogether.Pleaseremembertopackyourbathingsuitandbringyourpassport.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHua