•Skimming•Skimthetextandchoosethebestanswertothefollowingstatement.•Inthispassage,thewritermainlytalkedabout____.•A.Howtheydidpreparationsforthejourney•B.Whytheywentwest.•C.Whatdifficultiestheymetwithduringthejourney•D.Howtheanimalssurvivedduringthejourney.C•SCANNING•Scanthetextandjudgewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.•①Ittookmuchtimeforthewritertodecidewhattheyshouldbringforthejourney.•②IndianGreekinKansaswasthemeetingplaceforpeoplemovingtotheeast.•③OnNovember4,1846,thetravelersenteredtheSaltLakeDesertandsoonlosttheirway.TFT•④Thetravelersburntheiranimalsbecausetheywereill.•⑤Thetravelerswereshockedtoseethehorsesandoxen,sufferingfromheat,thirst,andstarvation.•⑥Duringthejourney,thetravelerswerehelpfultoeachother.FFF•⑦Whenayoungmanintheirgroupsuggestedthatthewriterstaybehindwiththechildrenandwaitforhelp,thewriterdisagreed.•⑧Whenthetravelerssawthevalleywithfatcattleandhorses,theyrealizedtheirdaysofhardshiphadcometoend.TT•CHOOSETHEBESTANSWER•Peoplemovingtothewestwouldmeetin____.•AKansasBCaliforniaCSaltLakeValleyDSaltlakeDesertA•OnwhichdaydidtheauthorentertheSaltLakeDesert?•AApril12BNovember4•COctober15DDecember25BAfterthetravelersburnttheirwagons,theyhadtogoontheirfeetwithanother___milestogo.A2500B500C90D45B•Whydidn’ttheauthorstaybehindwiththechildrenandwaitforhelp?•ABecausethatmeanthe/shewoulddie.•BBecausehe/sheknewthatchildrenweretiresome.•CBecausehe/sheknewthattherewasawagonwaitingforhim•DBecausehe/shefelthe/shecouldgetaprizebyhis/herfather.A•Theanimalsalmostranwhenthetravelersreachedtheedgeofthedesert,why?•ABecausetheyweretiredandweak•BBecausetheyhadnoburden•CBecausetheymusthavesmeltthewater•DBecausetheywentbacktotheirhome.C•Howlongdidtheauthorspendfinishingthejourney?•AMorethan40months•BAbout2months•CAboutayear•DAboutayearandamonthD•Fromthetext,wecaninfer_____.•Atheauthorandthetravelershadtogoalldayandallnightlong•BtherewasnooxenleftwhenthetravelersreachedCalifornia•Cmanytravelersdiedwhentheirdaysofhardshipcametoanend•Dit’salongwaytotravelfromtheauthor’shometowntoCaliforniaD•Thebesttitleofthetextis____.•AAJourneytoCalifornia•BLongDrive•CTheSaltLakeDesert•DEnjoyYourLifeB•.whatcanwelearnfromtheendingofthestory“GoingWest”?•A.Peopleshouldn’tsetfootonawildlandbecauseofhardship.•B.Travelersshouldtravellight•C.Travelersshouldarrangefortheirjourneybeforesettingofffortheirdestination.•D.Perseverancecangohandinhandwithsurvivalorsuccessintimeofdangerordifficulty.••D•CAREFULREADING•Readthetextagaintoanswerthefollowingquestions:•PARA1:1Whatmadethewriterandhisfamilygowest?•Thewriter’sfatherreadabookaboutCalifornia,andtheaccountofthewonderfullandbeyondtheRockyMountainsgavehimtheideatomovethere.•PARA3:3Doyouthinkthewagonswerethemostsuitablemeansoftransport?Whyorwhynot?•Therearetworeasonsshowingthatthewagonsarenotthemostsuitablemeans.Firstly,thewagonshadtobeliftedandpulledup,wheretherewerenoroads.Secondly,astheanimalscouldnolongerpullthewagons,peopleburntthemandpackedtheoxenwiththeirsupplies.•4Whydidthetravelerscalltheirninety-miledrivethroughtheSaltLakeDesertthe“longdrive”?•BecauseduringthelongwalkthroughtheSaltLakeDesert,therewasnowater,nograssfortheanimalstoeat.Thelandscapewasdryandbarren.Peoplecouldn’tridethewagonsandwalkedbesidethem.Itwasahardtimeforthetravelersandanimals.•5Couldyoupleaseli...
