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牛津译林版九年级英语下册
Unit1 Asia Reading
Unit 1 Asia
Reading
Two cities in China
lie in the north of China
lie in the south of China
Beijing
Guilin
Read the part of Tian’anmen Square and answer the questions.
1. Is it the biggest city square in the world?
Yes, it is.
2. What can tourists do there?
They can gather there early in the morning to watch the raising of the national flag.
Read the part of Summer Palace and fill in the blanks.
Summer Palace is located in the ___________of Beijing. It is a large _________ garden set in a ________ __________. The emperors used to spend the _________ there.
north-west
Chinese
natural landscape
summer
Two Chinese sayings
He who had never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.
East or west, Guilin landscape is best.
Beijing
Guilin
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1. emperor ______ a pay some money to use something for a short time
2. attraction ______ b the ruler of a country or several countries
3. wonder ______ c a large hole in the side of a hill or under the ground
4. lie ______ d something that fills you with surprise
5. cave ______ e an interesting place to go
6. hire ______ f be in a place
a
c
f
d
e
b
Part B1
Read the part of Summer Palace and fill in the blanks.
As one of the ________ of the world, the Great Wall runs for over _______ kilometres across ________ China. It was first ______ more than two thousand years ago, with ___________ every few hundred metres.
wonders
6,000
northern
built
watchtowers
Skim the second part quickly and answer the following questions.
1. Where is Guilin?
In southern China.
2. What famous attractions does it have?
The Lijiang River and the Reed Flute Cave.
1.Who is the guide?
01
02
03
04
Tian’anmen Sqaure
the Palace Museum
the Summer Palace
the Great Wall
Skimming
Wei Ke
the Forbidden City
2. How many attractions is he introducing ?What are they ?
Read for the location of a place.
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Told at the beginning.
location [ləʊˈkeɪʃn] n.地点,方位
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Read the second part carefully and finish the table.
Lijiang River Along the river, we can see mountains stand in _________ ______. Many tourists love to take a ______ trip along the Lijiang River to enjoy its fantastic __________. It is also popular to hire a _______ and ride around the ___________.
Reed Flute Cave It’s an _________ cave in the ___________ of the city. It’s ________ as the “Art Palace of Nature” for its unusual rocks---some ______ down, and others point _________.
different shapes
landscape
amazing
north-west
praised
hang
upwards
boat
bicycle
countryside
in the middle of “在……的中间”,可表示地点、时间或物体的中间。
in the middle of the road 在路的中间
in the middle of the night 在半夜
called… “被叫做……,被称作……”, 过去分词短语作后置定语。
皇帝
used to do sth.“过去常常做某事”,暗含现在不做了。
变成
be worth (doing) sth
值得参观
观看升国旗
风景,地形
Read Para. 2 and answer.
Detailed reading
1. Where does Guilin lie?
2. Why do many tourists come to visit Guilin?
3. Are the mountains around Guilin the same?
It lies on the two sides of the Lijiang River.
Because of its fantastic landscape.
No. The mountains stand in different shapes.
Read Para. 3 and answer.
Detailed reading
1. Where is the Reed Flute Cave?
2. What can we see in the Reed Flute Cave?
3. What is the cave praised as?
In the north-west of the city.
There are so many rocks in unusual shapes—some hang down, and others point upwards.
It is praised as the "Art Palace of Nature".
n.向往的地方,吸引
run across横跨
瞭望塔
奇迹
It is one of the wonders of the world.它(长城)是世界奇迹之一。
wonder名词,意为 “奇迹;奇观;奇事”。
Mount Qomolangma is a natural wonder of the world.
珠穆朗玛峰是个世界自然奇迹。
【拓展】①wonder不及物动词,意为“感到惊奇”,可以与at连用。
We all wondered at his impoliteness.我们都对他的不礼貌感到惊奇。
②wonder及物动词,意为“对……感到惊奇” ,后跟that引导的宾语从句时;意为“想知道”,后跟if/whether, where, who, when, how, why等引导的宾语从句。
I wonder that he has remembered so many words.
我很惊讶他已经记住了这么多的英语单词。
He wondered what happened.他想知道发生了什么事。
Kevin: Have you ever visited the Palace Museum, Daniel?
Daniel: Yes, of course. It was a _________ for two _______________.
Twenty-four Chinese emperors once lived there.
Kevin: Can we go inside the Palace Museum?
Daniel: Certainly. It's now open to the public as a ______________.
Kevin: The Summer Palace was also a palace for the emperors in the
past, wasn't it?
Daniel: Yes. It was a nice place for the emperors to spend
the ④_____________.
dynasties gather museum palace raising summer wonders
palace
dynasties
museum
summer
Complete the conversation with the words in the box.
对...开放
④
Read Para. 4 and answer.
Detailed reading
1. How can we enjoy the beauty of the Lijiang River?
2. If I want to travel around the countryside, how should I do?
Take a boat trip.
Hire a bicycle and ride around the countryside.
Millie does not know some of the words in the articles. Help her match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. Write the correct letters in the blanks.
B1
▲
Kevin: Have you ever seen the ⑤______________ of the national flag?
Daniel: Yes, I have. A lot of tourists like to ⑥ _______________ in
Tian'anmen Square early in the morning to watch it.
Kevin: What about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?
Daniel: Sure. As an old saying goes," He who has never been to the
Great Wall is not a true man." It's one of the ⑦_____________
of the world. 正如俗话所说:“不到长城非好汉。”
raising
gather
wonders
dynasties gather museum palace raising summer wonders
④
East or west, Guilin landscape is best.
桂林山水甲天下。
All about Guilin
lie 位于
What can tourists do along the Lijiang River?
take a boat trip along the river
hire a bicycle and ride around the countryside
All about Guilin
Read para.4 and answer:
1. Guilin is in eastern China. _____
2. Guilin is famous for its beautiful landscape. _____
3. The Reed Flute Cave is in the south-east of Guilin . _____
4. You can find amazing rocks inside the Reed Flute Cave. _____
5. You can take a boat trip along the Lijiang River. _____
6. You need to buy a bicycle to ride around the countryside. _____
F
T
F
T
T
F
Part B3
1 emperor
2 attraction
3 wonder
4 lie
5 cave
6 hire
______
______
______
______
______
______
a pay some money to use something for a short time
b the ruler of a country or several countries
c a large hole in the side of a hill or under the ground
d something that fills you with surprise
e an interesting place to go
f be in a place
b
e
d
f
c
a
Kevin is asking Daniel about Beijing. Complete their conversation with the words in the box.
B2
▲
Beijing
The Palace Museum: in the ____________ of the ancient city, wonderful buildings and _________________.
Tian’anmen Square: the __________ city square in the world,
the raising of the ___________________.
The Summer Palace: in the _______________ of Beijing, a large Chinese ____________ set in a natural landscape.
The Great Wall: over ____________________ across northern China, was first built more than _______ years ago.
middle
art treasures
biggest
national flag
Part B4
north-west
garden
6,000 kilometres
2,000
Have you visited Guilin before?
Let’s see some places of interests in Guilin.
Camel Hill
骆驼山
dynasties gather museum palace raising summer wonders
Kevin: Have you ever visited the Palace Museum, Daniel?
Daniel: Yes, of course. It was a _______ for two __________. Twenty-four Chinese emperors once lived there.
Kevin: Can we go inside the Palace Museum?
Daniel: Certainly. It's now open to the public as a _________.
Kevin: The Summer Palace was also a palace for the emperors in the past, wasn't it?
palace
dynasties
museum
Guilin
Location: on the two sides of the ________________
What to see: _____________ stand in different shapes; the Reed Flute Cave, an __________________ cave with ________________ in unusual shapes.
What to do: take a ______________ along the Lijiang River; hire a bicycle and ride around the ______________.
Lijiang River
mountains
underground
(many) rocks
boat trip
countryside
Thank you!
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