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UNIT 2 ICONIC ATTRACTIONS
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Section Ⅰ Reading and Thinking—Reading comprehension
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Step One:Pre-reading
Look at the two pictures and think about the two questions below.
1.What do you know about the place in the first picture? What is the first thing you think of when you think about Australia?
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2.Do you know of any other iconic attractions in the world?
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(Answers may vary.)
It's the Sydney Opera House.It is located in Australia and it is one of the world's most famous buildings.The first thing that I think of is kangaroos.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris;the Big Ben in England;the Great Wall in China.
Step Two:While-reading
Ⅰ.Read for the main idea
What's the main idea of the text?
A.The multicultures of Australia.
B.My first impressions of Australia.
C.The author's experiences in Australia.
D.The food and music of Australia.
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Ⅱ.Match the main idea with each Diary
Diary 1 (25 Sep) A.The author's deepest impression of Australia.
Diary 2 (1 Oct) B.The Aborigines' influence on Australian culture.
Diary 3 (3 Oct) C.The author's first impressions of Australia.
Diary 4 (6 Oct) D.Getting ready to visit Australia.
答案:Diary 1 D Diary 2 C Diary 3 B Diary 4 A
Ⅲ.Read for the structure
Read the passage again and fill in the blanks.
“down under”
people
British
Asian
town
custome
nature
the didgeridoo
peoples and cultures
Minority
Ⅳ.Read for details
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers.
1.How many days did the writer stay in Australia?
A.About 4 days.
B.About 6 days.
C.About 7 days.
D.About 12 days.
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2.What impressed the writer most in Australia?
A.The different but yummy food.
B.The amazing instrument—didgeridoo.
C.The mix of peoples and cultures.
D.The iconic sites.
3.What can we know about the didgeridoo according to