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【正文】 to an end ? perseverance persistence辨析 ?都含 “ 堅(jiān)持 ” 的意思 。s feet ? 剩下的 500英里 ? 500 miles to go ? 習(xí)慣做某事 ? be accustomed to doing sth ? 遭受 … 之苦 ? suffer from ? 路旁有成排的 … ? be lined with… ? 急切地想做某事 ? in anxiety of doing sth ? 安全的地方 ? a place of safety ? 在多數(shù)的情況下 ? in most cases ? 死亡谷 ? Death Valley ? 跪下 ? get onto one39。? Skimming ? Skim the text and choose the best answer to the following statement. ? In this passage, the writer mainly talked about ____. ? A. How they did preparations for the journey ? B. Why they went west. ? C. What difficulties they met with during the journey ? D. How the animals survived during the journey. C ? SCANNING ? Scan the text and judge whether the following statements are true or false. ? ① It took much time for the writer to decide what they should bring for the journey. ? ② Indian Greek in Kansas was the meeting place for people moving to the east. ? ③ On November 4, 1846, the travelers entered the Salt Lake Desert and soon lost their way. T F T ?④ The travelers burn their animals because they were ill. ?⑤ The travelers were shocked to see the horses and oxen, suffering from heat, thirst, and starvation. ?⑥ During the journey, the travelers were helpful to each other. F F F ? ⑦ When a young man in their group suggested that the writer stay behind with the children and wait for help, the writer disagreed. ? ⑧ When the travelers saw the valley with fat cattle and horses, they realized their days of hardship had e to end. T T ? CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER ? People moving to the west would meet in ____. ? A Kansas B California C Salt Lake Valley D Salt lake Desert A ? On which day did the author enter the Salt Lake Desert? ? A April 12 B November 4 ? C October 15 D December 25 B After the travelers burnt their wagons, they had to go on their feet with another ___ miles to go. A 2500 B 500 C 90 D 45 B ? Why didn’t the author stay behind with the children and wait for help? ? A Because that meant he /she would die. ? B Because he/ she knew that children were tiresome. ? C Because he/she knew that there was a wagon waiting for him ? D Because he/ she felt he/she could get a prize by his /her father. A ? The animals almost ran when the travelers reached the edge of the desert, why? ? A Because they were tired and weak ? B Because they had no burden ? C Because they must have smelt the water ? D Because they went back to their home. C ? How long did the author spend finishing the journey? ? A More than 40 months ? B About 2 months ? C About a year ? D About a year and a month D ? From the text, we can infer _____. ? A the author and the travelers had to go all day and all night long ? B there was no oxen left when the travelers reached California ? C many travelers died when their days of hardship came to an end ? D it’s a long way to travel from the author’s hometown to California D ? The best title of the text is ____. ? A A Journey to California ? B Long Drive ? C The Salt Lake Desert ? D Enjoy Your Life B ? .what can we learn from the ending of the story “Going West”? ? A. People shouldn’t set foot on a wild land because of hardship. ? B. Travelers should travel light ? C. Travelers should arrange for their journey before setting off for their destination. ? D. Perseverance can go hand in hand with survival or success in time of danger or difficulty. ? ? D ? CAREFUL READING ? Read the text again to answer the following questions: ? PARA1:1What made the writer and his family go west ? ? The writer’s father read a book about California, and the account of the wonderful land beyond the Rocky Mountains gave him the idea to move there. ? PARA3: 3 Do you think the wagons were the most suitable means of transport ? Why or why not ? ? There are two reasons showing that the wagons are not the most suitable means. Firstly, the wagons had to be lifted and pulled up, where there were no roads. Secondly, as the animals could no longer pull the wagons, people burnt them and packed the oxen with their supplies. ? 4 Why did the travelers call their niymile drive through the Salt Lake Desert the “l(fā)ong drive ” ? ? Because during the long w
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