Unit6GoingWestBackgroundknowledgePre-reading•1.WhoweretheNativeAmericans?•2.Wheredidtheyliveandwhatdoyouknowabouttheirlife?Answers•1.TheNativeAmericansweretheIndians.•2.TheylivedinthevastlandofWestAmericaandtheirlifewassimpleandhard.Theyhuntedforfoodandrodeonhorses.Fast-reading•1Findtheplaces.•2WhereintheUSarethestatescalledKansasandCalifornia?WherearetheRockyMountains?Careful-reading•Readthepassagecarefullythentrytoanswerthefollowingquestions:•1.Thereasonwhytheauthor’sfatherwantedtogotoCaliforniaisthat____.A.Californiawasindesert.B.Californiawasforaway.C.Californiawasawonderfullanddescribedinabook.D.CaliforniawasthelargeststateintheUSA.C•2.OnwhichdaydidtheauthorentertheSaltLakeDesert?A.April12.B.November4.C.October15.D.December25.B•3.Whydidthetravelerscalltheirninety-miledrivethroughtheSaltLakeDesertthe“longdrive”?A.Becausethelandscapewasdryandbarren.B.Becausewaterwassaltyandnotdrinkable.C.Becausetheirwatersupplywassolow.D.Allofabove.D•4.Whydidn’ttheauthorstaybehindwiththechildrenandwaitforhelp?A.Becausethatmeanthewoulddie.B.Becauseheknewthatchildrenweretiresome.C.Becauseheknewthattherewasawagonwaitingforhim.D.Becausehefelthecouldgetaprizebyhisfather.A•5.Theanimalsalmostranwhenthetravellersreachedtheedgeofthedesert,why?A.Becausetheyweretiredandweak.B.Becausetheyhadnoburden.C.Becausetheymusthavesmeltthewater.D.Becausetheywentbacktotheirhome.C•6.Anothertitleofthepassagemaybe_____A.AjourneyToCalifornia.B.LongDrive.C.TheSaltLakeDesert.D.EnjoyYourLifeB•7.Howlongdidtheauthorspendfinishingthejourneyinthepassage?A.Morethan40months.B.About2months.C.Aboutayear.D.Aboutayearandamonth.C•8.Fromthepassagewecaninfer____A.Theauthorandthetravellershadtogoalldayandallnightlong.B.TherewasnooxenleftwhenthetravellersreachedCalifornia.C.Manytravellersdiedwhentheirdaysofhardshipcametoanend.D.It’salongwaytotravelfromtheauthor’shometowntoCalifornia.D•9.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninfertheauthor’sfeelingwas___.A.surprisedB.frightenedC.sympathyD.excitedandrelaxedDDiscussion•Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?Welearnedthatduringourlifetime,wemayrunintomanydifficulties.Whenwecameacrosstheproblems,Weshouldn’ttrytoescape.Instead,weshouldlearntofacerealityandsolvetheproblems.Aslongasweovercomethedifficultiesandnevergiveup,we’llachieveourgoalsandsucceed.Moreover,wehavedreamsinourheart.Aslongaswemakeunremitting(坚持不懈的）efforts,wewillmakeourdreamscometrueoneday.EnjoysomepicturesTheRockyMountains•TheRockyMountainsarelocatedinwesternNorthAmerica.Theyareknowfortheirbeautifulscenerywithmountains,treesandbiggame.PeoplevisittheRockiesformanyrecreationalactivitieslikehiking,hunting,camping,skiingandlotsofothersports.
