Unit2WishyouwerehereTravellingismoreimportantthanreadingbookstounderstandpeopleandtheworld.Abookaboutanothercountrytellsyouaboutthingssuchasthecountry’shistory，itspeopleanditscultureinaverygeneralway.Whenmeetingforeigners，Ifoundthatbookscan’tbetrustedwholly.Forexample，whenIwasvisitingWisconsinUniversity，manypeoplethereknewChinathroughbooks.TheythoughtChinesepeoplewerenotactive，uneducated，hadnosenseofhumor，andallworebluesuits.Throughthevideotapesshownbyme，theyweresurprisedtofindthatthesefactswerenottrueatallandtheChinesepeopleareoutgoingandhavegreatintelligence(才能)，dresswellandhaveanequallystrongsenseofhumor.Readingabookaboutanothercountrymakesmeinterestedintravelling.ThenImakeplanstogoandseewhatIhavereadabout.Inaddition，peoplewhogooutandgothroughthingsthemselvesarelikelytobeopenminded，andarereallyinterestedinmakingthingshappen.MoreandmoreChinesetravelathomeorabroad.Especiallythechildrenwhotravelmorewilltrulybefullofknowledgeabouttheirowncountry.Ihavealwaysfeltenrichedbytheexperience.Itisonlyby“gettingintoaction”thatonecanmakeamarkinthisworld，andtrulyliveameaningfullife.根据上文完成下列各题1．Whichismoreimportanttounderstandpeopleandtheworld，travellingorreadingbooks?Travellingismoreimportantthanreadingbooks.2．WhatdidtheauthorfindwhenvisitingWisconsinUniversity?SomeforeignersmisunderstoodChinesepeoplethroughbooks.PeriodOneWelcometotheunit&ReadingⅠ.重点单词1．adventuren．冒险；冒险经历2．arrangevt.&vi.安排3．extraordinaryadj.不同寻常的4．desertn．沙漠；vt.舍弃，抛弃5．dustyadj.尘土飞扬的，满是灰尘的dustn．尘土6．shaden．阴凉处；背阴；树阴7．brilliantadj.明亮的；鲜艳的8．altogetheradv.总共9．uncomfortableadj.不舒服的，不自在的comfortableadj.舒服的，自在的comfortn．&vt.安慰；舒适10．roughadj.汹涌的；粗糙的；大概的roughlyadv.粗略地11．protectionn．保护protectv．保护12．advancen．前进；预先；vi.前进；进步13．supplyn．&vt.提供，供给，补给14．defencen．防御；保护defendv．防御，保护；辩解，辩白15．scarevt.使恐惧，惊吓16．tiringadj.让人疲劳的，累人的tiredadj.劳累的Ⅱ.重点短语1．incase万一2．inadvance提前，预先3．upclose靠近地4．makesure确保，务必；查明，确定5．lookforwardto盼望，期待Ⅲ.重点句式1．wish后接宾语从句Wishyouwerehere希望你在这儿2．whatever引导名词性从句We’lllivewiththelocalpeopleintheirvillages，andeatanddrinkwhatevertheydo，includingcow’sblood!我们要跟当地的居民一起住在他们的村落里，不管他们吃什么、喝什么，我们也一起吃、一起喝，包括牛血！3．where引导非限制性定语从句Afterthat，we’llbemovingontoTanzania，wherewe’regoingtoclimbMountKilimanjaro.此后，我们将继续前往坦桑尼亚，在那里我们要攀登乞力马扎罗山。4．Thiswasthefirsttime(that)...这是第一次……IwasveryexcitedbecausethiswasthefirsttimeIhadseenoneupclose.我非常兴奋，因为这是我第一次近距离地看到一头(骆驼)。Ⅰ.根据课文内容判断正(T)误(F)1．Tobywillspendafewweekstravellingbeforehegoestouniversity.(F)2．Tobyisworriedabouttravellingoncamels.(T)3．TobyfeelsitdangerousbutexcitingtogowhitewaterraftingdowntheRiverNilefromLakeVictoria.(T)4．Thenthey’regoingonatriptoseewildanimalsinTanzania.(F)5．Colinprefersagiraffetoanelephant.(T)Ⅱ.课文阅读理解1．Thepurposeofwritingthisletteristo.A．learntobebraveB．tellhisfriendabouthissummerholidayplanC．showoffhissummerholidayexperienceD．testtheirfriendship答案B2．Thesentence“We’regoingtovisitsomanyexcitingplacesanddolotsofextraordinarythings.”intheLines6～7implie...
