3.Intensive reading

　　Task 1 Read Para.2 carefully and answer the following questions.

　　1)What difficulties did Wang Kun find about their journey?

　　2)What do you think about Wang Wei? (Find out some evidence in Para.2.)

Characteristic Evidences(证据) 　　

Task 2 Focus on Para.3 and fill in the blanks.

　　1)The Mekong River begins in a 　　　 on a 　　　 in Qinghai Province.

　　2)Then,it　　　 quickly.It becomes 　　　 as it passes through deep 　　　,travelling across western Yunnan Province.

　　3)Sometimes,the river becomes a 　　　 and enters 　　　 　　　.

　　4)It makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the 　　　 where rice grows.

　　5)At last,the river 　　　 enters the South China Sea.

课后提升

　　1.It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends.

　　Translation:

　　[Practice]

　　正是基因先生为我们提供了一个观察(observe)桃树从开花(bloom)到结果(fruit)整个生长过程的机会。

　　Translation:

　　2.Although she didn't know the best way of getting to places,she insisted that she organize the trip properly.

　　Translation:

　　[Practice]

　　虽然他们很穷,但他们坚持要送我们一些水果。

　　Translation:

　　3.She seemed to be excited about it.

　　= It seemed that she was excited about it.

　　= It seemed as if she was excited about it.

　　She seems to have known the result of the exam.

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　　4.It becomes rapids as it passes through deep valleys,travelling across western Yunnan Province.划线部分在句中作 　　　　。

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