1. Unit 3 Travel journal 第一学时 Reading and Comprehension

3. ► Task 1 快速阅读课文 Journey down the Mekong(Part 1 The dream and the plan), 用大约 30 词写出课文的概要。 温馨提示：本文属记叙文。 写记叙文的概要时要紧扣人物、事件、结果等要素。 __________________________________________________________ ___________ __________________________________________________________ ______________ To prepare for a great bike trip down the Mekong River, Wang Kun and Wang Wei went to the library to find out more detailed information about the river and they also got their cousins to go with them.

4. 仔细阅读 Journey down the Mekong(Part 1 The dream and the plan) ，选择正确答案。 1 ． Wang Kun and Wang Wei have dreamed to ________. A ． visit the Mekong River B ． buy a mountain bike C ． take a great bike trip D ． visit their cousins in Yunnan ► Task 2 C

5. 2 ． When did Wang Kun and Wang Wei take the bike trip along the Mekong River? A ． Before they graduated from middle school. B ． Before they graduated from college. C ． After they graduated from middle school. D ． After they graduated from college. 答案： D

6. 3 ． Which of the following doesn't prove that “ Wang Wei can be really stubborn ” ？ A ． She insisted that they find the source of the river and begin their journey there. B ． She doesn't care about details. C ． She wouldn't change her mind. D ． Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. 答案： B

7. 4 ． The source of the Mekong is in ________. A ． Yunnan B ． Tibet C ． Qinghai D ． Western Yunnan 答案： C

8. 5 ． The third paragraph mainly talks about ________. A ． the geography of the Mekong River B ． the map of the Mekong River C ． the valleys near the Mekong River D ． the two parts of the Mekong River 答案： A

9. ► Task 3 答案： 1 ． careful ； a great bike trip 2 ． fond ； gives in

10. 答案： 3 ． stubborn and determined ； shortcoming 4 ． care about ； mind 5 ． cousins ； interested in cycling Wang Wei 3. She is a(n)________girl and has a serious________. 4 ． She doesn't________details and never changes her________easily. 5 ． She visited her________and got them________too.

11. 答案： 6 ． expensive mountain bikes ； cycle 7 ． library ； atlas with good maps ； geography Preparat ions for the journey 6.They bought________and decided to________along the Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. 7.They went to the________and found a large________that showed details of world________.

12. 答案： 8 ． glacier ； China 9 ． Qinghai ； Yunnan The Mekong River 8.It begins in a(n)__________on a Tibetan mountain in Qinghai province.Half of it is in________. 9.Its source is in__________Province and it travels across western__________Province. 10.When it enters________ ， its pace slows.At last the river delta enters the________. 10 ． Southeast Asia ； South China Sea

13. ► Task 4 根据课文 Journey down the Mekong (Part 1 The dream and the plan) ，在下文空格中填上恰当的词语，使文章连贯完整。 Wang Kun and his sister had 1.________(dream) about taking a great bike trip ever 2.________middle school.After 3.___________(graduate)from college ， they finally got the chance4.________(make) their dream come true.His sister thought 5.________ the idea to cycle along the Mekong River.They both bought expensive bikes. dreamed since graduating to make of

14. They also got their cousins 6.________(interest) in cycling.Wang Wei stuck to the idea7.________ they should find the source and begin their journey there.When she 8.________(hear) that the source of the Mekong River is in Qinghai Province ， she wouldn't change 9.________mind.She even felt excited when she knew that their journey would begin at 10.________ altitude of more than 5,000 metres.Before the trip they found a large atlas in the library.From the atlas they knew clearly about the Mekong River. interested that heard her an