unit 2 English around the world课时作业

　　　Warming Up & Reading(Ⅰ)

　　- Reading

　　Ⅰ.Fast reading

　　Read the text (P18) quickly and choose the best answers.

　　1．Who is the first one that had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River?

　　A．Wang Kun.　　 B．Dao Wei.

　　C．Wang Wei. D．Wang Wei's cousins.

　　答案：C

　　2．Who thinks Wang Wei is really stubborn?

　　A．Wang Wei's cousins. B．Yu Hang.

　　C．Wang Kun. D．Dao Wei.

　　答案：C

　　3．When did they get the chance to take a bike trip?

　　A．During middle school.

　　B．After graduating from middle school.

　　C．During college.

　　D．After graduating from college.

　　答案：D

　　4．According to the atlas, what can they see during the trip?

　　A．Glacier and waterfalls.

　　B．Deep valleys.

　　C．Hills and plains.

　　D．All of the above.

　　答案：D

　　5．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A．Taking the trip is a dream that comes true.

　　B．They could see a lot along the Mekong River.

　　C．Only a small part of the Mekong River is in China.

　　D．They started in Qinghai where the river begins.

　　答案：C

　　Ⅱ.Careful reading

　　Work in pairs and fill in the blanks below according to the text.

　　Journey down the Mekong

People Wang Kun, Wang Wei, Dao Wei and Yu Hang Time After 1.graduating from college Place Along the entire Mekong River Details Wang Kun and Wang Wei have 2.dreamed about 3.taking_a_bike_trip ever since middle school and they bought 4.mountain bikes two years ago. Dao Wei and Yu Hang are Dai and 5.grew_up in western Yunnan Province. Details The river 6.is_called the Lancang River in China and the Mekong River in 7.other countries. The Mekong River 8.begins in a glacier on a Tibetan mountain. The journey began at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres 9.where the air was hard 10.to_breathe. 　　Ⅲ.Summary

　　Think it over and summarize the general idea of the text in about 30 words.

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