There were smiling children all the way.Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway,wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang.Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives.This is the simple village people of Malaysia.I was moved.
I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car,so this was the first time I was on a train.I did not particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread.I looked about the train. There was not one familiar face.I sighed and sat down to read my Economics.
It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia.Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore,so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past.As we went beyond the city,I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green.Then the first village came into sight. Immediately I came alive;I decided to wave back.
From then on my journey became interesting.I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life.Then everything came alive.The mountains seemed to speak to me.Even the trees were smiling.I stared at everything a if I was looking at it for the first time.
The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry.I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3:00 p.m.Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth.I looked at the people all around me.They all looked beautiful.When my uncle arrived with a smile,I threw my arms around him to give him a warm hug（拥抱）.I had never done this before.He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile.We walked arm in arm to his car.
I looked forward to the return journey.
1.The author expected the train trip to be______.
A. adventurous B. pleasant
C. dull D. exciting
2.What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip?
A. The friendly country people. B. The mountains along the way.
C. The crowds of people in the streets. D. The simple lunch served on the train.
3.Which of the following words can best take the place of the word "relish" in the second paragraph?
A. choose B. enjoy
C. prepare for D. carry on
4.What can we learn from the story?
A. Comfort in traveling by train. B. Pleasure of living in the country.
C. Reading gives people delight. D. Smiles brighten people up.
句式翻译与仿写
1.Not knowing where I'm going is what inspires me to travel it.
翻译：不知道我要去哪里才是激励我去旅行的东西。
仿写：没有去看这部电影让我感到遗憾。
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2.It is for this reason that Spanish is the main official language of Peru.
翻译：正是由于该原因，西班牙语才成为秘鲁的主要官方语言
仿写：正是由于生病，他才没有来参加运动会。
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3.Inca builders cut stones to exact size so that nothing was needed to hold walls together other than the perfect fit of the stones.
翻译：印加的建筑工人把石头切成十分精确的尺寸，这样除了这些石头间的完美契合外，就不需要其他东西来把墙整合起来。
仿写：他控制住了自己的车，这样就没撞上路边的一棵树。
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4.Especially amazing is the Incas' dry stone method of building.
翻译：特别令人惊叹的是印加人的干式石头搭砌的建造方法。
仿写：非常特殊的是她与众不同的穿着方式，走在街上的时候，她总是引人注目。
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5.You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest.
翻译：在接下来的三天里，您可以在当地导游的陪同下，深入雨林进行探索，欣赏雨林特有的动植物。
仿写：没有人确切地知道为什么青春期（ adolescence）是人类独有的。
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根据课文内容填空
Peru is a coastal country along the Pacific， mainly made up of 1. parts： a narrow belt 2. parallel（平行） to the coast， the Andes Mountains， and the Amazon rainforest. The ancient Inca Empire once existed in the 1400s and 1500s， which was 3. then. But in the 1600s， Peru was 4. by Spain， and its 5. came to an end in 1821. Because of this， the main 6. language in Peru is Spanish.
Two popular tourist 7. are the Amazon rainforest， and Machu Picchu. You can take a short flight into the rainforest， where you can choose your accommodation in the middle of the forest， 8. the rainforest， where plants and animals are 9.. At Machu Picchu， you will be 10. by its dry stone method of building.
课文理解
1.Why Spanish became the official language of Peru is that ________.
A.Peru is close to Spain in geography
B.Peru was once in the control of Spain
C.The Inca emperor wanted to trade with Spain
D.the people in Peru regarded the Spanish as their friends
2.From the map and the text, it can be seen that ________.
A.Peru faces the Pacific Ocean in the west
B.the Andes Mountains run from northwest to southeast， quite close to the Pacific
C.the capital of Peru is Puno in the southeast part of its land
D.mountains mainly make up the whole area of Peru
3.What is the most amazing part if you travel in the Amazon rainforest？
A.Travelling by boat.
B.Having accommodation in the middle of the forest.
C.Seeing unique plants and animals.
D.Enjoying the local guide's company.
4.The tour through the Andes Mountains to Machu Picchu takes ________.
A.a couple of hours B.four days
C.only a week D.not known
根据语境及汉语提示正确拼写单词
1.I ________ （认出）her at first sight in the crowd.
2.What is your first tourist ________ （目的地） in China？
3.Tourism， which is a major ________ （来源） of income for the city， may be seriously affected.
4.I'm full of ________ （羡慕） for those who are lucky enough to be invited to the concert.
5.The European Community and Britain have ________ （缩小）their difference over borders.
6.Under the ________（极其）cold conditions， the explorers had to go on working day and night.
7.We will make necessary ________ （安排） for our guests before they arrive.
8.As Francis Bacon said， knowledge is ________ （力量）
9.Several ________ （官员）will accompany the president to visit some African countries.
10.Young people spent more money ________ （租） flat in these big cities.
重点短语
1.________ 除……以外
2.________ 浏览
3.________ 预订房间
4.________ 各处走动；传播
5.________ 申请
6.________ 集中注意力于
7.________ 控制；接管
8.________ 关键词
9.________ 为……做准备
10.________ 由……组成
