Unit 2 ICONIC ATTRACTIONS Reading and Thinking
根据高考语法填空考点设计, 原文略有改编。答案见教材
2023年新高考一卷语法填空考点 56词性转换:名词---形容词 taste-tasty 57非谓语动词:不定式to do 58连词 whether…or… 59非谓语动词:-ed作定语 60介词:by hand 61非谓语动词:不定式 allow sth to be done 62代词:they-their 63冠词: a touch of 一点点;稍许 64词性转换:形容词—副词 rare—rarely 65非谓语动词:-doing :leave sb+ wanting
2022年新高考一卷语法填空考点 56.非谓语动词 –ing形式作状语 57.冠词 倍数+the+度量词+of 58.动词的时态和主谓一致:一般过去时 59. 非谓语动词:不定式作目的状语 60.动词的时态语态和主谓一致:一般现在时 61.并列连词 and 62.名词的数:populations 63.词性转换:eventually 64.介词 serve as担任;充当 65.定语从句:that ( 用that不用which的情况)
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25 Sep
Next week I __________(travel) to Australia to visit a friend there over the school holidays. I plan to keep this blog to record my experiences and __________ I learn. I have already done some research on the country. __________(locate) to the south of the equator, below many other countries on the globe, it’s often informally referred to __________ “down under”.
I have also read about some iconic sites, such as the Sydney Opera House and the Great Ocean Road, and animals like the cute koalas and kangaroos. I can’t wait __________(see) all of them! However, __________ I major in social studies, I’m more interested in meeting people in Australia and experiencing their culture, food, and way of life.
1Oct
I’m here in Sydney! Since I arrived, my friend __________(bring) me to my first open-air barbecue and has also shared many different but yummy meals with me, so my first __________(impress) of Australia have been all about food! A lot of __________(type) Australian food, such as the Sunday roast, is originally British. Bakeries, fast-food __________ (joint), butcher shops, cafes, and restaurants everywhere provide some of the premier food experiences in the world. The influence of Asian cultures, on the other hand, led to the __________(introduce) of bean curd and Asian herbs, along with Australian versions of foods like the Chinese-inspired dim sim.
3Oct
My friend and I have arrived in Katherine, a town in Australia’s Northern Territory. We’re here to learn about the life and customs of the Aborigines, who are native __________ Australia. The Aboriginal population might be small, but its influence is still __________(invisible). For example, “Bondi” in “Bondi Beach” is an Aboriginal word __________(mean) “water breaking over rocks”.
__________(survive) in this vast land on the ocean, the Aborigines had to be in close contact with nature. This shows in their music, too, __________ celebrates the natural world and the spiritual world around them. Most of their musical instruments are really just sticks found on the ground, among __________ there is an amazing instrument called the didgeridoo.
The didgeridoo is made from a tree branch which is hollow. To play the didgeridoo, you put your mouth on one end and blow while __________(vibrate) your lips. __________ a horn, there are no finger holes. The didgeridoo player has to change the shape of his mouth in order to change pitch. A __________(skill) player can play for a long time without stopping to breathe. He does this by continually breathing __________ through his nose while breathing out through his mouth and into the didgeridoo. I tried to learn how to play it, but after trying for hours, I __________(convince) that I could never make a musical sound with this instrument!
6Oct
It’s almost time for me __________(say) goodbye to Australia. I’ve enjoyed my time here very much. After being here for __________ while, my biggest impression is the complicated mix of peoples and cultures that make __________ the nation. __________ the main cultural influence since 1788 has been Western culture, minority cultures have also played a part in shaping the unique Australian culture, with many of the new cultural influences __________(contribute) by immigrants. It is said that now nearly half of all Australian citizens were either born overseas __________ have parents who were born overseas.
Personally speaking, __________ I like most about Australia is the people themselves. They have a straightforward and free-and-easy attitude __________ life, and their friendliness and __________(warm) made me feel at home wherever I went.
After experiencing Australia, I have to say that I agree with the tourism slogan: “There’s nothing like Australia.”
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新人教选择性必修四 Unit 2 ICONIC ATTRACTIONS Using language
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THE AMAZING ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA
Our topic today is “Creatures Unique to Australia”, with questions __________(answer) by wildlife expert, Dr Jim Smith.
Australia has lots of unique animals, but __________ animal is a symbol of the country
It has to be the kangaroo, __________ it has a wide distribution throughout the country. It’s a tough animal that has to survive in a difficult environment. Also, it cannot walk backwards, __________ it is always moving forwards. This expresses the __________(strong) and resolve of the Australians as individuals and as a nation. Baby kangaroos __________(weight) only two grammes at birth. They then find their way __________ their mother’s pouch — a kind of a pocket — to stay safe and warm. They sleep and drink milk in that temporary, __________(protect) environment until they are about seven or eight months old. After this phase, they go out to try their legs. After they learn to jump, they gradually spend less time with their mother and learn to be __________(dependent). Kangaroos may look cute, but __________(encounter) with them don’t always end so well. Kangaroos can hit and kick very hard, so please folks, if you see some kangaroos, remember they’re not for petting!
Koalas are cute, and we see so many pictures of people __________(hold) them. But in many places in Australia, it is __________ the law to even touch them. Can you clarify that
They are really quite cute, __________ the truth is, koalas are very sensitive creatures who can easily panic because of even small changes in their environment. They spend quite a lot of time eating, sleeping, __________ hanging onto tree trunks, so interaction with humans can cause them a lot of stress. Because of this, the government began to make laws against touching koalas, __________ the interest of animal protection, as well as public __________(safe). So, if you see one in the wild, you shouldn’t approach it to pick it up __________ even touch it. If you want to hold a koala, you have to go to certain __________(license) zoos where animal experts make sure that the koalas __________ (select) for each session are in a good state for human contact __________ that they are handled for only a limited time and on a limited frequency of occasions.
So, we’ve talked about some cute animals. What about animals which aren’t so cute
My favourite is a little creature called the Tasmanian devil. If you are out camping in Tasmania and come across __________, the experience might scare you! Tasmanian devils hunt at night, so you won’t usually see them, but you may hear their loud __________(cry) when they are fighting or eating. The noise they make could wake __________ dead. Frightening! They are about the size of small dogs and look like rather large black rats. They also have a terrible smell! Their diet is mostly dead animals. Fortunately, __________ their name, they are generally not violent towards people.
Australia also has some animals that many people have never heard of, for example, the duck-billed platypus. Is that some kind of bird
Not at all. __________ it may lay eggs in a nest like a bird, it’s really a primitive mammal, with a unique biology. Its eggs hatch after about ten days, and then the baby platypus __________(nurse) from its mother like all other mammals. Its nose looks like a duck’s bill, and it has feet like a __________(duck) so it can dive under the water, but it’s covered in hair. Do you know what’s really strange about a platypus The platypus doesn’t use its senses of sight __________ smell to find food. It has a capacity __________(find) food in the water by using electrical sensors in its bill. There are only a small handful of animals in the world __________ can do that!
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