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ter. We were heading to Sonepur in northern India. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur was more than 1, 200 km away. It took us 64 days to plete the journey.Reporter: ________Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. But that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!請根據(jù)Chris Jones 的回答,從A、B、C、D、E、F六個選項中選擇恰當?shù)膯栴}填入相應的五個空格中。A. How long did it take to find a suitable elephant?B. What gave you the idea to travel around India on an elephant?C. Did you have any problems on your journey?D. Can you tell me the journey?E. What did you do next?F. An unusual journey. 15.根據(jù)以下五位學生在英語學習中遇到的困難,從所給的選項AE中,選出每個人所需要讀的文章。A. How to speak good EnglishB. How to put English grammar to useC. How to master English wordsD. How to realize the importance of EnglishE. How to get interested in English①Gamaham: The most difficult thing about learning English is to remember new words. I study the words and remember them, but a week later I have forgotten most of them. When reading something in English, I always get into trouble when I e across a new word. There must be a better way to learn new words. ________②Viekers: I have been studying English for so long now, and I don39。t enjoy it any more. I used to like it, but now I feel as if I39。m not making any progress. I wish there was something I could do to make me interested in studying English again. ________③Selina: I wish I could improve my spoken English. Every time I join in a group discussion or try to speak English to someone, I find it difficult to express myself. I don39。t know what to say and I can39。t think of the words I need. ________④Gina: I don39。t like English at all. Why do we have to study English? I39。d rather spend more time on maths and science, because I think those subjects are more important. ________⑤Jim: I think it39。s easy to remember new grammar rules, but when writing something I always make a lot of mistakes. How can I learn to use the rules that I have learned? ________ 16.任務型閱讀 Should I be allowed to make my own decisions?Teenagers think they should ________their hobbies as much as they want.But hobbies sometimes can________schoolwork.Liu Yu39。s parents39。 opinionsLiu Yu39。s opinions⒈Have ________ they think Liu Yu needs to think about other possible jobs.⒈Thinks he should be allowed to ________for himself.⒉Have always taught him the________of working hard at school and ________university.⒉He thinks that only then will he have a chance of________his dream.⒊Always talk about what will happen if he doesn39。t________17.A )信息歸納:閱讀下面的短文,根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成信息卡。 Paper cutting is a special form of traditional art in has has a history of over 1, 500 years. People started to do paper cutting in China in the 6th has a number of special uses in Chinese all of them are for health, happiness or is used the most widely of all the long ago, Chinese people have been interested in cutting paper into traditional Chinese characters. Paper cutting is popular around the world, but only the Chinese paper cutting is listed in the UNESCO39。s Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists (聯(lián)合國教科文組織的非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)名錄) in August 2010, because it has long history and it tells people so much about Chinese history and culture. Paper cutting has developed fast over the past few is still popular in China special festivals like the Chinese Spring Festival, people cut beautiful pictures and put them on windows and doors.Information CardThe history of paper cutting________.The color that is used the most widely of all the colors________.The reason why the Chinese paper cutting is listed in the UNESCO39。s Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists________.The time when the Chinese paper cutting is listed in the UNESCO39。s Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists________.The festival when you can see beautiful paper cut on windows and doors________.18.任務型閱讀(B)配對閱讀:左欄是描述5個人曾經(jīng)去過的名山,右欄有7座名山的簡介,請為他們找出對應的名山。________Junko Tabei is a famous mountain climber from Japan. She was the first woman to reach the top of the mountain, Himalayas, in 1975.________Mr Wong loves skiing. Last winter, he went to Europe with his wife and enjoyed themselves in a skiing park in France.________Mr. Lin lives in Guangzhou. He likes traveling. Last May Day, it took him about 2 hours to drive to the mountain. He was interested in Danxia landform.________Judy went to Japan for a vocation last year. She lived in a hotel in Tokyo, and the snowcapped mountain can be seen from there on a clear day.________Mr. Chen is a businessman in Shenzhen and has a happy family. On the first day of the Chinese New Year, Mr. Chen drove 3 hours to the mountain and prayed(祈禱) for his family to have good luck.A. Mount DanxiaIt is located in Shaoguan city, not far from Guangzhou. It is famous for its Danxia landform, a world famous UNESCO geopark of China.B. Mount EmeiIt is a mountain in Sichuan Province. Mt. Emei is the highest of the Four Buddhist(佛教的) Mountains of China. The Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area was famous in the world.C. Mount FujiIt is the highest mountain in Japan at 3, meters, not far from Tokyo. It is the symbol of Japan. The top is covered by snow for several months of the year.D. QomolangmaThe highest mountain in the world, which is meters high. It is covered with snow all year round. Although it is very hard to climb the mountain, it is an honor for climbers to get to the top of it.E. Mount TaiIt ranks the first place of the ten famous mountains in China, located in Shandong. Every year, millions of people from home and abroad go to the top of it and watch the sunrise.F. Mount XiqiaoIt is one of the four famous mountains in Guangdong. It has the highest Guanyin statue(塑像) in the world. It is a favorite place for the people in Guangdong to bless for their luck.G. The AlpsThe Alps lies from France to Slovenia. They are the hig