Unit 5
Starting out & Understanding ideas
I. 根据句意,选出与画线单词相匹配的英文释义。
1. He left the teaching profession to set up his own travel business last year.
2. If Australians were to pick a national symbol, the kangaroo would surely be it.
3. It was yesterday that I realised that the package had been sent to the wrong destination.
4. Do you have any previous experience of hiking in the mountains If yes, please share one with us.
5. Having won a prize in a lottery, John quit his job and began to travel around the country with his parents.
6. The museum announces on its website that the gallery will have new hours and safety
guidelines when it opens.
a. (a) room or building for showing works of art
b. the place that someone or something is going to
c. a job that needs a high level of education and training
d. happening or existing before something or someone else
e. to leave a job, school, etc., especially without finishing it completely
f. an Australian animal that moves by jumping and carries its babies in a special pocket of skin on
its stomach
1. ________ 2. ________
3. ________ 4. ________
5. ________ 6. ________
II. 选用方框内合适的选项完成下面对话(有两个多余选项)。
A. How much does it cost B. Do you think he can manage it C. You can also climb the mountains after that. D. The lake is so peaceful, which can refresh you. E. And don’t forget to take pictures of the mountains. F. We have a ship that takes passengers out several times a day. G. Well, there are various things you can do once you’ve crossed the lake.
A: Hello. Longquan Travel Agency. Can I help you
B: I’d like to find out if you have any short trips suitable for families.
A: Sure. How about taking your family for a cruise (乘船游览) 1. ________ It’s over 100 years old.
B: That sounds interesting. How long is the cruise
A: About an hour and a half. 2. ________ They’re all around you when you are on the boat and they look fantastic.
B: It sounds great!
A: By the way, how old are your children
B: My son is seven.
A: 3. ________ The Country Farm is very popular, where sheep and cows are kept. Children love feeding them.
B: My son would love that. He really likes animals.
A: There’s also a 40-minute walk around the farm on the horse if he wants.
B: 4. ________ He hasn’t done that before.
A: Sure. It’s suitable for complete beginners.
B: Well. 5. ________
A: Let me see. One adult and one child for a cruise with a farm tour. That’s 200 yuan.
B: That’s OK.
III. 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Sometimes when people return from a journey, they have a problem — their friends do not
believe their stories. “You can’t have done all those things!” “Nothing is as 1. ________ (wonder)
as that!”
Marco Polo had this problem. He travelled from Venice to China in the 13th century. He
went with his father and his uncle, 2. ________ were merchants. They carried messages and gifts
from the Pope in Rome to the Great Khan, the ruler of China.
It was a difficult journey. They went by horse, by ship and 3. ________ foot. Nearly four
years after 4. ________ (go) away from Venice, they arrived at the court of the Great Khan and
5. ________ (greet) warmly. There, the things Marco saw were new for him, such as paper money,
coal, and the postal 6. ________ (serve). Europe did not have any of these things! They stayed
in China for 17 years. At last, they decided 7. ________ (leave). They went by sea for much of the
journey. 8. ________ (final), they arrived back in Venice. However, three years later, Marco
fought in a sea battle between Venice and Genoa and was caught. He spent a year in prison. There,
he met a writer, who advised him to write about his experiences in China.
Later, the book 9. ________ (call) The Travels of Marco Polo came out and became very
popular. However, people said the stories were not true, although they were good stories. But
when Marco Polo was dying, he said, “I have only told the half of 10. ________ I have seen.”
答案
I.
1. c 2. f
3. b 4. d
5. e 6. a
II.
1-5 FEGBA
III.
1. wonderful 2. who
3. on 4. going
5. were greeted 6. service
7. to leave 8. Finally
9. called 10. what