Question

    Our Great Ocean Road Adventure

By Donna Waverley

My family and I recently went to Australia, to see my grandparents. But before we visited them, we went sightseeing along the Great Ocean Road, on the Australian coast.

Dad had planned to drive, but even though he was used to driving miles without getting exhausted, he then read on the website that the road wouldn’t be an easy drive. Anyway, we thought he deserved to enjoy the fantastic views too, which he couldn’t do as our driver. So instead, we booked discount bus tickets and off we went.

Our first stop was where wild kangaroo lived – and Dad and I were taking a walk when a big one appeared! For a moment, it seemed to consider coming towards us, which made me a little nervous – but then it went off along the road and into the bushes.

That wasn’t the only wildlife we saw. I thought it unlikely we’d see famous Koala bears during our short visit. In fact, at our next stop, we saw roughly six million in that area! Sadly, some gum trees they were in had very few leaves left, which people told us was because of the Koalas, although I’d read that lack of water is indeed the problem.

Dad had booked a campsite for the night, with ready-made tents – for an adventure! I wasn’t sure about that, but they were really luxury tents, within walking distance of some famous rocks and other places we hoped to visit. However, Dad also said the sounds of wild creatures would help us sleep. That sounded worrying – until the “wild creatures” turned out to be frogs! So I was embarrassed by my fears – and kept awake by the frogs! But we had fun making meals together – we’d brought food, as we knew there’d be nowhere to eat.

In fact, this whole trip was fantastic!

1.The passage is mainly about Donna’s visit to his grandparents, isn’t it?

2.Why did Donna’s Dad decide not to drive the Great Ocean Road himself?

3.How was Donna when she saw a big kangaroo along the route?

4.What has caused the gum trees to be in such a bad state?

5.Where did Donna’s family spend the night?

6.What did Donna like and dislike about the place where they stayed?

Answer

1.No, it isn’t.

2.Because he found out the road wasn’t an easy drive/the route was very challenging.

3.She was a little nervous/worried that it might approach her.

4.Lack of water.

5.At a campsite./In the tents at a campsite.

6.Possible answers: She liked the fact that it was convenient for sightseeing, but she hated hearing the sound of wild creatures as she slept./She found it was more comfortable than she had hoped./Although there were no restaurants nearby, she found it fun making meals together.

【解析】

本文主要讲述了作者和家人在澳大利亚的野外冒险之旅，并描述了自己的所见所闻。

1.

根据“But before we visited them, we went sightseeing along the Great Ocean Road, on the Australian coast.”但在拜访他们之前，我们沿着大洋路，在澳大利亚海岸观光。可知，这篇文章主要是关于在澳大利亚海岸观光。故答案为：No, it isn’t.

2.

根据“Dad had planned to drive, but even though he was used to driving miles without getting exhausted, he then read on the website that the road wouldn’t be an easy drive.”爸爸本来打算开车，但尽管他习惯了开几英里而不感到筋疲力尽，但后来他在网站上看到，这条路开车并不容易。可知，因为他发现这条路不好走。故答案为：Because he found out the road wasn’t an easy drive/the route was very challenging.

3.

根据“…which made me a little nervous….”这让我有点紧张。可知，她有点紧张/担心它会接近她。故答案为：She was a little nervous/worried that it might approach her.

4.

根据“Sadly, some gum trees they were in had very few leaves left, which people told us was because of the Koalas, although I’d read that lack of water is indeed the problem.”可悲的是，他们所在的一些树胶树几乎没有叶子了，人们告诉我们这是因为无尾熊，虽然我读过，缺水确实是问题所在。可知，是因为缺水的问题。故答案为：Lack of water.

5.

根据“Dad had booked a campsite for the night, with ready-made tents – for an adventure!”爸爸已经预订了一个露营地，准备好帐篷，准备去探险！可知，他们在露营地。或在露营地的帐篷里。故答案为：At a campsite./In the tents at a campsite.

6.

根据“However, Dad also said the sounds of wild creatures would help us sleep. That sounded worrying – until the “wild creatures” turned out to be frogs! So I was embarrassed by my fears – and kept awake by the frogs! But we had fun making meals together – we’d brought food, as we knew there’d be nowhere to eat.”不过，爸爸也说野生动物的声音会帮助我们入睡。这听起来令人担忧——直到“野生动物”变成青蛙！所以我为自己的恐惧感到难堪，被青蛙吵醒了！但我们一起做饭很开心——我们带了食物，因为我们知道没有地方吃。可知，她喜欢这里方便观光，但她不喜欢在睡觉时听到野生动物的声音。/ 她发现这里比她希望的要舒服。/ 虽然附近没有餐馆，但她觉得一起做饭很有趣。故答案为：Possible answers: She liked the fact that it was convenient for sightseeing, but she hated hearing the sound of wild creatures as she slept./She found it was more comfortable than she had hoped./Although there were no restaurants nearby, she found it fun making meals together.