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　课文理解：

　1. Where does the writer come from?

　 A. China. B. America. C. Sydney. D. Austria.

　2. How was the scenery for the writer's journey?

　 A. Dull scenery. B. Different from area to area.

　 C. The same as in Sydney. D. Very colourful.

　3. Which of the following is TRUE?

　 A. Horses were much better than camels for traveling a long distance.

　 B. The government passed a law to protect the camels.

　 C. The author read books and listened to English cassettes during the journey.

　 D. They got on in Sydney and got off in Alice Springs.

　4. Why is the train called the Ghan?

　 A. For many years, Australians used trained camels which were bought from Afghanistan as their main transportation.

　 B. Ghan is short for Afghanistan.

　 C. Camels were much better than horses for traveling in desert.

　 D. In honor of the camels.

　佳句背诵：

　1．最近我第一次乘坐长途火车。

　2．我们吃的美味饭菜是由烹饪大师们做的！

　3．旅途开始的几百公里，景象多姿多彩。

　4．它好像来到了另一个时代的某地。

　5．我们看到被遗弃的100年前建造的农庄。

　6．星星闪着如钻石般的光芒。

　7．Ghan是阿富汗的缩写。

　8．对于长途旅行而言，骆驼比马匹要好得多。

9．世界上最快的超速磁悬浮列车奔驰在上海浦东机场与上海市中心商业区的龙阳车站之间。