Reading and vocabulary

1. Reading and vocabulary

2. 澳大利亚国旗

3. 澳大利亚国鸟——琴鸟

4. 澳大利亚国徽

5. 澳大利亚国花——合金欢

6. Map of Australia

7. Harbour Bridge Area 7,686,850 km2

8. Olympic Stadium

9. People Population: 19,169,083 (July 2000 est.)

10. Capital: Canberra

11. the City Of Sydney

12. Sydney Opera House

13. desert

15. Sydney University

16. Kangaroo

17. Koala

18. Reading

19. What’s the passage about? A. a train to Sydney B. taking the train to Australia C. traveling to the central part of Australia D. a child visiting her grandmother

20. True or False 1. It was the first time that Alice had her ride on a long-distance train. 2. Alice Springs is in the east of Australia. 3. The train is called the Ghan because of horses from Afghanistan. 4. The train was comfortable, but the food cooked by experts was bad. T F F F

21. 5. In the 1920s, people used camels to carry food and other supplies. 6. Alice talked to other passengers, read books, listened to music and so on. T F

22. Answer the following questions 1. Did Alice travel on the train a long time ago? No, she traveled on the train recently. 2. Was her destination on the coast of Australia? No, it was Alice Springs in the center of Australia.

23. 3. Was the scenery the same during the whole journey? No, at first there were fields, then it was desert. 4. Did she study while she was on the train? Yes, she studied Chinese.

24. 5. Did the Australians use horses to travel to the central part of the country? Yes, at first, but the horses didn’t like the hot weather. 6. Do they still use camels to deliver goods? No, they use the train now.

25. Fill in the blanks with proper words

26. Read the first paragraph: Alice, an __________ girl, ___________ Sydney, Australia. Recently, ___________ a friend she had her first ____ on a ____________ train. They spent two days and nights on the _______ Ghan train. 18-year-old comes from together with long- distance ride famous

27. Read the second paragraph: The meals ______ by experts were great and the _______ was very ________. They first saw fields ____ dark red soil, and then the _____. There were even some _________ farms ____ more than a hundred years ago. cooked scenery colourful with desert abandoned built

28. Read the third paragraph: During the day, she ___ by the window, ____________ it, reading books or _______ to some cassettes. _______, she watched the stars ______ like diamonds. sat looking out of listening At night shining

29. Read the last three paragraphs: The reason _____the train is called the Ghan is that ______ camels from Afghanistan ____ once _______ carry food and other supplies. ___________, a new railway line was built and the camels _______needed _________. why trained were used to In the 1920s weren’t any more

30. Language points 1. Where do you think most of the people live, in the central part of the country or on the coast? 特殊疑问词 + do you think + 陈述句结构 How many books do you think there are in our school library? Where do you think they should go?

31. (1) 不能用yes或no来回答这样的特殊疑 问句，应用完整的句子来回答。I think they’d better go to Shanghai。 我认为他们最好去上海。 (2)位于句首的特殊疑问词如果不是该句的 主语，一定要注意该句的语序。 Where do you think they should go? 你认为他们该去哪儿?

32. (Where不是该句主语) Who do you believe／consider／suppose is right? 你认为谁对?(Who是该句主语)

33. (3) 适用于以上插入语的常用动词还有think, believe, suppose, imagine, guess, say, consider, suggest等。 When do you suppose he’ll be back?

34. Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 1.你认为他多大了? How old do you think he is? 2.你猜我们英语老师在干什么? What do you guess our English teacher is doing? 3.你认为谁在踢足球? Who do you think is playing football?

35. I haven’t heard from Henry for a long • time. What do you suppose ____ to him? • A. was happening B. to happen • C. has happened D. had happened

36. 2. ___ be sent to work there? (02SH) A. Who do you suggest B. Who do you suggest that should C. Do you suggest who should D. Do you suggest whom should

37. 2. My first ride on the train. riden.骑马或乘车等旅行 give sb. a ride 让某人搭车 1) Let’s go for a ride in a car. 2) Can I have/take a ride on your bike? 3) What a (wonderful) ride (it is)! =How wonderful the ride is! ride a bicycle / horse / motorbike

38. 2. Recently I had my first ride on a long-distance train. recently常用于过去时或完成时 1) He has been ill until recently. 2) The accident happened quite recently. 3) I haven’t seen her recently. recent a. 近来的（不指未来） recent period in Chinese history The way of life has changed greatly in recent years.

39. 3. We ate great meals cooked by experts! （过去分词短语做后置定语） …方面的专家 be expert in/at/on …adj. an expert on/in n. 比尔盖茨是个电脑高手。 Bill Gates is an expert in computer. Have you finished the exercises given by Ms Li? The boy standing there is my brother.

40. Do you know the woman(who is)talking to Tom? • Who are those peoplewaiting outside? • There were some children(who were)swimming in the river. • I didn’t talk to the man(who is)sitting next to me.

41. 5. The boyinjured(=who was injured) in the accident was taken to hospital. 6. Some of the people invited(=who was invited) to the party can’t come. 7. Most of the goods made(=which are made) in the factory are exported.

42. 8. The window broken(=which was broken ) in the storm has now been repaired. 9. Have you finished the exercises given (=which was given) by Mr. Li? 10.The teacher is a very enthusiastic woman called (who is called) Mrs. Shen.

43. 1. 我妈做的饭很好吃。 The food ___________________is very nice. 2. 我们住在去年建的楼里。 We live in a building ____________. cooked by my mother built last year Most of the artists _________ to the party were from South Africa. A. invited B. to invite C. being invited D. had been invited

44. 4. For the first hundred kilometers of the journey, the scenery was very colorful. scenery un.（自然风景/景色） 1) Have you seen the scenery of the Alps. 2) The scenery is beautiful around here.

45. scene cn.（某一特定环境呈现的）景色 （也指具体的/人活动的）情景/实况 1) The old man running after the dog made a very amusing scene. 2) There were distressing scenes when the earthquake occurred.

46. 5. Camels were much better than horses for travelling a long distance. 下列几种可用来修饰形容/副词的比较级 1) much, even, far, some, any, still, a lot, a little, a great deal 2) a head taller three years older 3) one more chair two more weeks

47. If there were no exams, we should have ___ at school. A. the happiest time B. a more happier timeC. much happiest timeD. a much happier time

48. 6. For many years, trained camels carried food and other supplies, and returned with wool and other products. supply n. un.供给;供应; 补给 cn. 供给物；供应品；贮备（常用复数） 1) A new supply of shoes is expected shortly. 2) a food/water supply

49. supplyv.提供，供给 • supply sb with sth = supply sth to sb • They supplied the homeless children • with food and clothing. • 2) They supplied food and clothing to the • homeless children. All the rooms are ___ with electric light. A. supplied B. given C. offered D. burnt (99上海)

50. 7. The Afghans and their camels did this until the 1920s/1920’s. (20世纪20年代) 在…世纪…年代（必须加the） in the 2000s/2000’s 在21世纪 in the 1960s/1960’s 在20世纪60年代 in the 1850s/1850’s 在19世纪50年代