SectionⅠIntroduction&ReadingandVocabularyStepOne：WarmingupWhatdoyouknowaboutAustralia？Whatisitfamousfor?_______________________________________答案：ItishometoKoalaBear，Kangaroo.ItisfamousforSydneyOperaHouse.StepTwo：FastreadingReadthetext(P23)quicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1．HowlongdidittakethewritertotravelfromSydneytoAliceSpringsbytrain?________________________________________________________________________答案：Twodaysandnights.2．WhydidAustraliansstopridinghorsesfortravellingalongdistance?________________________________________________________________________答案：Becausethehorsesdidn’tlikethehotweatherandsand.StepThree：CarefulreadingⅠ.Readthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswers.1．Thesentence“Andwhataride！”inthefirstparagraphmeansthat________.A．thewriterenjoyedthelongjourneyB．thewriterwasmadetootiredfromthelongrideC．thatwasalonganddangerousjourneyD．hehadnothingtoseebutdesert答案：A2．Thewholepassagemainlytellsus________.A．theimportanceofthedesertinAustraliaB．horsesareofnouseintravellinginadesertC．it’scrueltokillthousandsofcamelsD．thetransporttothemiddleofAustralia答案：D3．Whichistherightorderofthefollowingthings?a．Anewrailwaylinewasbuiltandthecamelswerenolongerused.b．Australiansneededawaytotraveltothemiddleofthecountry.c．Australianstrainedcamelstocarryfoodandothersupplies.d．Theytriedridinghorsestotravel.A．bdcaB．dbacC．acbdD．cabd答案：A4．Australiansusedtotraveloncamelsfor________.A．businessB．shoppingC．farmingD．pleasure答案：A5．Thewritertalkedalotaboutcamelsinthetextbecause________.A．theyplayedanimportantpartinAustralianlifeB．shewasplanningtotravelonacamelC．shewantedtospeakhighlyoftheanimalsD．shewantedtoexplainwhythetrainwascalledGhan答案：DⅡ.ReadthetextagainanddoTrue(T)orFalse(F)exercises.1．Thepoliceshotthecamelswiththepermissionofthegovernment.()2．Itwasin1935thatalawwhichallowedpeopletoshootcamelswaspassedinAustralia.()3．Onthetrain，Alicestillstudied.()4．Theyusedcamelsinsteadofhorsesbecausehorsesarenotgoodattravelingalongdistance.()5．Thegovernmentbuiltanewrailwaylinein1925.()答案：1.T2.F3.T4.T5.FStepFour：SummaryRecentlyIhadmyfirstrideonalongdistancetrain.Thetrainwaswonderfulandweategreatmealscookedby1.____________！Forthefirstfewhundredkilometersofthe2.____________，the3.____________wasverycolorful.Wefirstsawfieldswithdarkred4.____________，5.____________withnogreenthingsonandthen6.____________farmswhichwerebuiltoveracenturyago.OnthetrainIsometimestalkedtoother7.____________.OurtrainiscalledtheGhan，why？Iknowthatinordertogettothemiddleofthecountry，theyboughtsomecamelsfromAfghanistan.Ghanisshort8.____________Afghanistan.Formanyyears,9.____________camelscarriedfoodandothersupplies，andreturnedwithwoolandother10.____________.TheAfghansandtheircamelsdidthisuntilthe1920s.Thenthegovernmentbuiltanewrailwayline，sotheydidn’tneedthecamelsanymore.答案：1.experts2.journey3.scenery4.soil5.desert6.abandoned7.passengers8.for9.trained10.productsdistancen．距离inthedistance在远处，在远方(较远处)atadistance在远处，从远处(较近处)at/fromadistanceof在距……的地方(课文原句P21)IfirsttravelledalongdistancebytrainwhenIwassixyearsold.当我六岁的时候，第一次坐火车进行了长距离的旅行。①Icouldseethebuscominginthedistance.我看见公共汽车从远处开过来了。②Thepicturelooksbetterat/fromadistance.这幅画离远点看好看一些。③What’sthedistancefro...
