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Reading I
Unit 1 Asia
汉译英
最好做某事
坚持工作
休息
想要继续
把我叫醒
had better do sth.
keep working
have/take a rest
want to go on
wake me up
在你回来的路上
计划环游中国
一个可以去的很棒的地方
谢谢你的建议。
爬这么多台阶真的很累。
It’s really tiring to climb so many steps.
a wonderful place to go
on your way back
plan to travel around China
Thanks for your suggestions.
n. emperor 皇帝
n. landscape
风景;地形
n. watchtower
瞭望塔
n. cave 洞穴
n. attraction
向往的地方;吸引
middle n. 中间,中央
in the middle of 在……中间
e.g. There is a big tree in the middle
of the park.
在公园中间有棵很大的树。
raising n. 升高
e.g. I hope to watch the raising of
the national flag some day.
我希望某天能看升国旗。
wonder n. 奇迹
e.g. It’s a wonder that the child came
through without a scratch.
那个小孩康复了,没留下伤疤,这真
是奇迹啊。
lie vi. 位于
e.g. Japan lies to the east of China.
日本位于中国的东面。
shape n. 形状,外形
e.g. This island is triangular in shape.
这个岛屿呈三角形状。
underground adj. 地下的
e.g. Moles stay underground most of
the time.
鼹鼠大部分时间呆在地下。
hang vi.&vt. 垂下,悬挂
e.g. I’ll hang the pictures as high as
I can.
我要把这些画尽量挂的高点。
point vi. 指,指向
e.g. The hands of the clock pointed
to five o’clock.
钟表的指针指向了五点。
upwards adv. 向上
e.g. Citizens of eighteen years and
upwards have the right to vote.
十八岁以上的公民都有选举权。
hire vt. 租用;雇佣
e.g. We hired an advertising company
for help to sell out our product.
我们雇了一家广告公司帮我们卖产
品。
eastern adj. 东部的,东方的
e.g. Bamboo has always been a material
of great importance to Eastern
cultures.
在东方文化里竹子总是一种具有重
要作用的材料。
south-east n. adj. &adv. 东南方
location n. 地点,方位
e.g. Now, you are able to use mobile
phone to locate your own location,
watch TV, play games, etc.
现在,手机可以用来定位、看电
视、打游戏等。
Millie does not know some of the
words. Help her match the words on
the left with the meanings on the
right. Write the correct letters in the
blanks.
1. emperor ____ a pay some money to use
something for a short time
2. attraction ____ b the ruler of a country or
several countries
3. wonder ____ c a large hole in the side of a
hill or under the ground
4. lie ____ d something that fills you
with surprise
5. cave ____ e an interesting place to go
6. hire ____ f be in a place
a
c
f
d
e
b
Have you ever visited a big city before
How well do you know about the city
Would you like to visit it again one day
How many attractions are mentioned in
this article
2. What are they
Four.
They are the Palace Museum, also called the Forbidden City; Tian’anmen Square; the Summer Palace and the Great Wall.
Read the article of Beijing and answer the questions.
1. Where is the Palace Museum
2. Who used to live there
It’s in the middle of the ancient city of Beijing, the capital of China.
The emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties used to live there.
Read the article of Beijing again and answer some more questions.
3. When was it turned into a museum
4. What can we see there
5. Where is Tian’anmen Square
It was turned into a museum in 1925.
Wonderful buildings and art treasures.
It’s next to the Palace Museum.
6. How big is it
7. What do people like to do in Tian’anmen
Square early in the morning
It’s the biggest city square in the world.
People like to gather there early in the morning to watch the raising of the national flag.
8. Where is the Summer Palace
9. What was it used for
It’s in the north-west of Beijing.
It was once a nice place for the emperors to spend the summer.
10. How long is the Great Wall
11. How far is it between the watchtowers
12. When was it first built
13. What makes the Great Wall so special
It runs for over 6,000 kilometres across northern China.
It’s about few hundred metres.
It was first built more than 2,000 years ago.
It’s one of the wonders of the world.
Kevin is asking Daniel about plete their conversation with the words in the box.
Kevin: Have you ever visited the Palace
Museum, Daniel
Daniel: Yes, of course. It was a ______ for
two _________. Twenty-four
Chinese emperors once lived there.
Kevin: Can we go inside the Palace Museum
Daniel: Certainly. It’s now open to the public
as a _________.
palace
dynasties
museum
dynasties gather museum palace
raising summer wonders
Kevin: The Summer Palace was also a palace
for the emperors in the past, wasn’t it
Daniel: Yes. It was a nice place for the
emperors to spend the ④ _________.
Kevin: Have you ever seen the ⑤ _______ of
the national flag
Daniel: Yes, I have. A lot of tourists like to ⑥
________ in Tian’anmen Square
early in the morning to watch it.
raising
gather
dynasties gather museum palace
raising summer wonders
summer
Kevin: What about the Great Wall Have you
ever been there
Daniel: Sure. As an old saying goes, “He who
has never been to the Great Wall is
not a true man.” It’s one of the
⑦ _________ of the world.
wonders
dynasties gather museum palace
raising summer wonders
1. Where is Guilin
2. What can we enjoy in Guilin
It’s in southern China.
We can enjoy the Reed Flute Cave and the beauty of the Lijiang River.
Read the article of Guilin and answer the questions.
1. Where does Guilin lie
2. Why do many tourists come to visit
Guilin
It lies on the two sides of the Lijiang River.
Because of its fantastic landscape.
Read the article of Guilin again and answer some more questions.
3. Are the mountains around Guilin the
same
4. Where is the Reed Flute Cave
In the north-west of the city.
No. The mountains stand in different shapes.
5. What is amazing in this underground
cave
6. What is the cave praised as
There are so many rocks in unusual shapes-- some hang down, and others point upwards.
It is praised as the “Art Palace of Nature”.
7. How can we enjoy the beauty of the
Lijiang River
8. If I want to travel around the
countryside, how should I do
Take a boat trip.
Hire a bike and ride around the countryside.
The next day, Kevin is telling his friend Chris about Guilin. However, some of the details are wrong. Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false.
1. Guilin is in eastern China. _____
2. Guilin is famous for its beautiful landscape. _____
3. The Reed Flute Cave is in the south-east of Guilin. _____
4. You can find amazing rocks inside the Reed Flute Cave. _____
F
T
F
T
5. You can take a boat trip along the Lijiang River. _____
6. You need to buy a bicycle to ride around the countryside. _____
T
F
Kevin wants to make notes of the two cities. Help him complete his notes.
Beijing
The Palace Museum: in the _________ of the
ancient city, wonderful
buildings and
______________.
Tian’anmen Square: the _________ city
square in the world, the
raising of the
________________.
middle
art treasures
biggest
national flag
The Summer Palace: in the ___________ of
Beijing, a large
Chinese _______ set in a
natural landscape.
The Great Wall: over ___________ across
northern China, was first
built more than _______
years ago.
north-west
garden
6,000 km
2,000
Guilin
Location: on the two sides of the
_____________
What to see: _________ stand in different
shapes; the Reed Flute Cave,
an _____________ cave with
___________ in unusual shapes.
What to do: take a ___________ along the
Lijiang River; hire a bicycle
and ride around the __________.
Lijiang River
mountains
underground
many rocks
boat trip
countryside
1. Read aloud the articles and
underline the difficult parts.
2. Remember the new words in this
lesson.