Unit6GoingwestReadingLead-inandPre-readingWhotheNativeAmericanswere?Wheredidtheyliveandwhatdoyouknowabouttheirlife?TheNativeAmericansweretheIndian.TheylivedinthevastlandofWestAmericaandtheirlifewassimpleandhard.Theyhuntforfoodandrodeonhorses.Readthetextthenanswersomequestions.1.Whendidwedecidetomovetoanotherplace?1845,102.Howlongdidthejourneylast?Aboutayear3.Whatisourfirstdestination?IndiaGreekinKansas4.Whatdoes“account”inthefirstlinemeans?The“account”heremeansdescription.Forexample,“Shegavethepoliceafullaccountoftheincident.”5.Inparagraphtwo,theauthormentionedIndianGreek.Wherewasitandwasitveryimportant?ItwasinKansas.Itwasthefrontieratthattimeandalsothemeetingplaceforpeoplemovingtothewest.6.Doyouknowwhatdifficultiestheyranintoduringthejourney?Theyenteredthedesertandlosttheirway,anddidn’thaveenoughwatertodrink.Theiranimalsdiedfromlackofwater.7.Accordingtothefourthparagraph,whydopeoplecallthedesertDeathValley?Peopleshowedcoldnessandwerenotwillingtohelpothersintrouble.Theyabandonedeverythingtheycould.Valleyisinchaosandfullofdeadanimals.Therefore,wecalleditDeathValley.8.Isthejourneyhard?Canyoumakesomeexamplesaboutit?Yes,itishard.Youcanmakemanyexamples.9.Whatisthethemeofthispassage?Ifyoumakeunremittingefforts,youwillachieveyourgoals.Don’tgiveupbeforedifficulties.ListeningListentothetapecarefullythendotheseexercises.Post—readingChoosethebestanswers1.ThereasonwhymyfatherwantedtogotoCaliforniaisthat.用心爱心专心115号编辑答案：CA.CaliforniawasindesertB.CaliforniawasfarawayC.CaliforniawasawonderfullanddescribedinabookD.CaliforniawasthelargeststateintheUSA2.Peoplemovingtothewestwouldmeetin.答案：AA.KansasB.CaliforniaC.SaltLakeValleyD.SaltLakeDesert3.OnwhichdaydidtheauthorentertheSaltLakeDesert?答案：BA.April12.B.November4.C.October15.D.December25.4.Whydidthetravelerscalltheirninety-miledrivethroughtheSaltLakeDesertthe“LongDrive”?答案：DABecausethelandscapewasdryandbarren.B.Becausewaterwassaltyandnotdrinkable.C.Becausetheirwatersupplywassolow.D.Alloftheabove.5.Afterthetravelersburnttheirwagons,theyhadtogoontheirfeetwithanothermilestogo.BA.2500B.500C.90D.456.Whydidn’ttheauthorstaybehindwiththechildrenandwaitforhelp?AA.Becausethatmeanthe/shewoulddie.B.Becausehe/sheknewthatchildrenweretiresome.C.Becausehe/sheknewthattherewasawagonwaitingforhim/her.D.Becausehe/shefelthe/shecouldgetaprizebyhis/herfather.7.Theanimalsalmostranwhenthetravelersreachedtheedgeofthedesert,why?答案：CA.Becausetheyweretiredandweak.B.Becausetheyhadnoburden.C.Becausetheymusthavesmeltthewater.D.Becausetheywentbacktotheirhome.8.Howlongdidtheauthorspendfinishingthejourney?答案：AA.Morethan40months.B.About2months.C.Aboutayear.D.Aboutayearandamonth.9.Fromthetext,wecaninfer.答案：DA.theauthorandthetravelershadtogoalldayandallnightlongB.therewasnooxenleftwhenthetravelersreachedCaliforniaC.manytravelersdiedwhentheirdaysofhardshipcametoanendD.it’salongwaytotravelfromtheauthor’shometowntoCalifornia用心爱心专心115号编辑10.Thebesttitleofthetextis.答案：BA.AJourneyToCaliforniaB.LongDriveC.TheSaltLakeDesertD.EnjoyYourLifeLanguagepointsI.Wordsandexpressions(课文前面出现的)1．perseverancen.steadypersistenceinadheringtoacourseofaction,abelief,orapurpose;steadfastness毅力；坚持Greatworksareperformed,notbystrength,butbyperseverance.伟大的作品不是靠力量而是靠毅力来完成的。Aftermonthsofdisappointment,hisperseverancewasfi...
