Module 3 My First Ride on a Train

高考词汇

shoot vt. （shot，shot）射杀

train vt. 训练

frighten vt. 使吃惊；惊吓

motorbike n. 摩托车

tram n. 电车

distance n. 距离

midnight n. 半夜

词汇短语园地

1. train vt. & vi. 训练；培训；接受训练

常用搭配：

（1） train （sb） as/in/for

They trained him as an engineer.

他们把他培养成一名工程师。

We are not trained in the matter of agricultural business.

我们在农业生意方面没有受到训练。

They spend two hours training for the race every day.

他们每天花两个小时的时间练习赛跑。

（2） train sb to do sth

They trained the soldiers to fight.

他们训练士兵打仗。

2. frighten vt. 使吃惊；惊吓

The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me.

在楼前徘徊的陌生人惊吓了我。

（1） be frightened of sb/sth 害怕某人（事）

I am frightened of cats.

我害怕猫。

（2） be frightened to do sth 害怕做某事

I was frightened to look down from the top of the tall building.

我害怕从高楼顶上往下看。

（3） be frightened that 害怕……

The little girl was frightened that her mother wouldnt come back.

那个小女孩害怕母亲不再回来。

3. shoot vt. & vi. 射杀，射击；拍摄

The criminal shot down at the ground to frighten everyone.

罪犯向地面射击以恐吓人们。

They have shot several scenes this week.

本周他们已拍摄了好几个（电影）场景。

4. journey n. 旅程

Theyve set off on a journey round the world.

他们已出发环球旅行去了。

Did you have a good journey？

你一路上顺利吗？

go on a journey 去旅行

be on a journey 在旅行中

take/make a journey 旅行

比较：travel，journey和trip的区别

travel一般指到国外或远方旅行，它同journey不同之处在于不着重某一目的地，有到各地“游历”的意思，作名词时常用复数形式；trip常指短距离的旅行。在日常用语中，trip可与journey通用。如：

He has just returned from his travels.

他刚刚旅行回来。

My uncle is travelling in South America.

我叔叔在南美洲旅行。

I am going on a trip to the seaside during the summer holidays.

暑假期间我将去海边旅行。

5. distance n. 距离；间距

It is a long distance from New York to Hong Kong.

纽约离香港很远。

They saw a few houses in the distance.

他们看到远处有几所房子。

at/from a distance （of） 从远处；距离……

in the distance 在远处；在远方

at a distance 从稍远处；在一定距离

6. desert n. 沙漠

The team was stranded in the desert.

这个团队在沙漠中陷入了困境。

She created this garden in the desert.

她在沙漠中创造了这花园。

desert vt. 离弃；舍弃；丢弃

The guard deserted his post.

卫兵擅自离开了他的岗位。

The babys mother deserted him soon after giving birth.

那个母亲生下他后不久就把他遗弃了。

7. product n. 产品

At present we have no interest in this type of product.

目前我们对这一类的产品没有兴趣。

Demand for products like coal is reducing.

对煤炭产品的需求在下降。

production n. 生产；制造；产量

produce vt. & vi. 产出；生产

n. 产品；（尤指）农产品

producer n. 生产商；产地；制片人

8. event n. 事情；大事；事件

The event has harmed relationship between the two countries.

这个事件危及了两国的关系。

We are closely following the development of world events.

我们在严密注视国际局势的发展。

比较：event，accident，matter和affair的区别

event尤指重要事情，大事；accident事故（突发事件或偶发事件）；matter事情；问题；麻烦；affair事件、事务、私事，常用复数。如：

She was injured badly in the accident.

她在事故中受重伤。

Happily， the accident was avoided.

很幸运，事故得以避免了。

We have more important matters to think about.

我们还有更重要的事情需要考虑。

I have been very interested in foreign affairs.

我对外交事务感兴趣。

9. interview n. & vt. 面试；面谈；采访

I have a good opinion of the man I interviewed yesterday.

我对昨天面试的那人很有好感。

A reporter from the“Washington Post”interviewed the President.

一位《华盛顿邮报》的记者采访了总统。

Ive just had an interview for a post and I think Ive got it.

我刚进行了一份工作的面试，我认为我得到这份工作了。

interview sb （for sth） 对某人进行面试或面谈

10. scenery n. 风景；景色

The scenery in my hometown Chengdu is beautiful beyond expression.

我家乡成都的景色美得无法形容。

The scenery there is strongly impressed on my memory.

那里的景色深深地印在我的记忆中。

11. exhausted adj. 疲惫不堪的

Their spirits were in general exhausted.

他们都兴致已尽。

Li Dong was exhausted with a number of things he had to do.

李东因有许多他必须做的事而筋疲力竭。

exhaust vt. 耗尽；使非常疲倦

The heavy work exhausted me. I must have a rest.

繁重的工作使我筋疲力竭。我必须休息一下了。

12. abandoned adj. 被遗弃的；被放弃的

There was an abandoned house by the riverside.

河边有一所无人居住的房子。

She is an abandoned girl.

她是一个被遗弃的女孩。

abandon vt. 废弃；遗弃；丢弃；放弃

He finally abandoned his ideas.

他终于放弃了自己的想法。

The crew abandoned the burning ship.

水手们离弃了燃烧中的船。

13. refer to 指的是；查阅；参考；谈到；提到

This paragraph refers to the events of last year.

这一段说的是去年发生的事。

The term “Arts” usually refers to humanities and social science.

“Arts”一词通常指人文和社会科学。

Please refer to the forms for details.

详情请参阅申请表格。

Apparently people with higher friend counts refer to “you” and swear more.

很明显，朋友数目多的用户更多地提到“你”，并更喜欢发誓。

14. out of date 过时的；陈旧的

Her dress is out of date.

她的衣服样式已过时。

This kind of machine is out of date.

这种机器陈旧了。

up to date 最新式的；现代的

15. not...any more 不再

I wont try to do the stupid things any more.

我不会再做愚蠢的事情了。

You cant drink any more.

你不能再喝了。

Now she wasnt afraid any more.

现在她再也不害怕了。

比较：not...any more与not...any longer的区别

not...any longer = no longer，表示时间和距离不再延长，多指现在与过去相比。not...any more = no more，表示数量和程度不再增加，一般指今后不再，多用于将来时。

My shoes have been repaired three times. They cant be repaired any more.

我的鞋已修了三次了，不能再修了。

I have waited here two hours. I cant wait any longer.

我已经在这儿等了两小时了。我不能再等了。

跟踪导练（一）

阅读理解

It is a great， big， wide-open sky over our heads， but when you are flying in a jet airliner at 600 miles an hour， the sky is not so big. Thats part of the reason why， in the first four months of this year， the government said only 72 percent of all flights arrived on time， the lowest number since the recent system of reporting began in 1995.

The runways are full， the planes are jammed， and air traffic controllers complain theyre stressed out. And the radar systems that keep things going are， in large part， technology of the 1960s. “Its like driving down the road with a paper bag over your head， and youre trying to stay out of the way of other cars，” says Captain Karen Lee， a 747 pilot who heads operations for UPS， the delivery service.

At its center in Louisville， UPS is experimenting with the next generation in air traffic control： planes guided by the satellites of the Global Positioning System， instead of radar.

Though it has advanced greatly over the years， radar is a technology that dates back to World War II. It scans the sky， looking for signals from planes in the air. Typically， air traffic radar only updates a planes position once every 12 seconds or so — and in 12 seconds， a jet can move two miles or make a turn. Whats more， radar signals can be blocked by storms or mountains. But with GPS signals， pilots can see in real time exactly where they are， and where other planes are， too. A readout screen in the cockpit （驾驶舱） tells the pilots whats around them.

“What we end up with is a very exact location for each aircraft in the system，” said Basil Barimo of the Air Transport Association， which represents airlines.

1. Whats the main cause of the jamming of planes？

A. Planes fly very fast.

B. The control system has fallen behind.

C. The number of planes is increasing too fast.

D. The weather has become worse these years.

2. What will be used to solve the jamming of planes？

A. A new satellite.

B. A more advanced radar system.

C. A Global Positioning System.

D. A readout screen in the cockpit.

3. What is the disadvantage of the present radar system according to the text？

A. It sometimes loses objects.

B. It often provides unclear pictures.

C. It cannot help pilots know where they are.

D. Its signals may be limited for certain reasons.

4. It can be inferred that what matters in the air is for the pilots ___ .

A. to see the planes around

B. to communicate with the ground

C. to control the speed of the planes

D. to know exactly the position of each other

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1. You can see the mountain in the ____ .

2. The broken bike was found ____ by the roadside.

3. Large areas of land have become ____ .

4. It ____ us with a variety of news every day.

5. She ____ a wolf and two bears.

6. ____ ， all the lights in my house went off.

7. An Arab was travelling in the desert on his ____ .

8. This opinion was held by all the ____ .

单句改错（下列各句每句有1个错误。）

1. He looks as his father does at his age. ___

2. The head office is on the central part of the city. ___

3. The time that the plane takes up is not yet known. ___

4. The villagers have to walk long distance to get water. ___

句子翻译

1. 我父母不再允许我与你一起旅行。

2. 我向窗外看去，但什么也没看见。

3. 这幅画不像她。看起来像她的女儿。

4. 我父亲常常白天坐在他的椅子上睡觉。

单项选择

1. I ___ a cartoon on Saturday， which was wonderful.

A. watch B. was watching

C. watched D. have watched

2. I tried to find a table for seven， but they were all ___ .

A. taken up B. given out

C. given away D. taken off

3. Standing on the top of the hill， you can get a good ___ of the city.

A. sight B. scene

C. view D. scenery

4. He ___ in Mianyang for two years when he was a child.

A. was living B. has lived

C. lives D. lived

5. If we can ___ our present difficulties， then everything should be all right.

A. get off B. get over

C. come across D. come over

6. I cant imagine him ___ that！

A. to say B. say

C. saying D. to saying

7. The government ___ free books to schools.

A. sells B. makes

C. moves D. supplies

8. The hospital is getting short ___ money.

A. with B. of

C. at D. for

跟踪导练（二）

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1. A（n） ____ dog can act as a guide to a blind person.

2. There used to be an area of rich ____ .

3. It is one days ____ to get to the seaside.

4. Our ____ will sell abroad.

5. I ____ it when people talk with mouths full.

6. He is an animal trainer for the ____ .

7. Everybody in the ____ building went to their mailbox each morning.

8. The children learn singing， dancing， drawing in the ____ .

单句改错（下列各句每句有1个错误。）

1. It cost us 60 days to complete the journey in China. ___

2. He was suddenly frightened of the sound of a tiger. ___

3. I have some records gave to him as his birthday gift. ___

4. The tall man is a returning student. His parents are retired teachers.

___

句子翻译

1. 被邀请参加宴会的大多数人是著名科学家。

2. 我们没赶上火车，因为我们的时刻表过期了。

3. 她是一个受学生尊敬和喜爱的老师。

4. 在这个城市说什么语言？

单项选择

1. — ___

— He is kind， and tall in height， with big eyes.

A. What does he do？ B. What is he？

C. How is he？ D. What is he like？

2. The music of the film ___ by him sounds so ___ .

A. played； exciting B. playing； exciting

C. played； excited D. playing； excited

3. One of the lions ___ the zoo last Saturday. Its so terrible！

A. got on B. got into

C. got off D. got out of

4. I like reading the books ___ by that young writer.

A. writing B. are written

C. to write D. written

5. Jason is ___ a lecturer； he is a writer， too.

A. less than B. more than

C. no more D. much more

6. It is said in the book that Thomas Edison （1847—1931） ___ the worlds leading inventor for sixty years.

A. would be B. has been

C. was D. had been

7. He has been very ill， but he is now ___ .

A. out of question B. out of date

C. out of mind D. out of danger

8. The ___ news made all of them ___ to death.

A. frightened； frightening B. frightening； frightening

C. frightening； frightened D. frightened； frightened

完形填空

I could have easily gone through life without getting to know one of the most romantic feelings over for a dog.

For at least ten years my wife had been suggesting that we get a dog. There were several reasons why the 1 came out. We had noticed that， on our block， couples with no children as a rule 2 one large or two small dogs. So we got one puppy since we too had no children.

He 3 into the house at the speed of a Formula 1. In several minutes he ran over all the house， 4 from my shoulder onto the bed， and ended up in the bathroom. From that day on， the invisible （看不见的） war for the 5 of the new member of our household began at my home.

He seemed to understand that at once. Most of the meals my wife had prepared for him with greater 6 than those for me. He didnt even look at it. Every evening I went out walking with him. I could not know who was walking whom 7 one evening， when， tired from work， I gave up the walk. The dog was very angry.

Last night our dog 8 me by the ear with his teeth， woke me up in my dream， and dragged me into the kitchen to make me turn off the light which had disturbed （干扰） his sleep. I 9 that I had forgotten to switch off the light， but that was not enough. He looked at me like a teacher at a pupil who repeatedly makes mistakes.

Now we finally know whos the 10 at home， and for twenty years we had seriously argued whether it was my wife or I.

1. A. animal B. idea C. feeling D. reason

2. A. kept B. caught C. carried D. bought

3. A. walked B. moved C. flew D. pushed

4. A. looked B. jumped C. dropped D. stepped

5. A. life B. relationship C. love D. truth

6. A. eagerness B. care C. trouble D. difficulty

7. A. while B. because C.until D. as

8. A. shot B. pulled C. lead D. beat

9. A. hoped B. considered C. admitted D. decided

10. A. boss B. man C.keeper D. joke

跟踪导练（三）

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1. The beautiful ____ carried me back to my hometown.

2. However， such problems can not be ____ .

3. The next day the newspapers reported this international ____ .

4. When I saw a snake， I was ____ .

5. She had her first ____ for a job in a shoe shop.

6. When the ____ is dead， the crow pick out his eyes.

7. The first step is ____ that you have a problem.

8. Her husbands death left a（n） ____ in her life.

单句改错（下列各句每句有1个错误。）

1. On Tuesday I will have to decide how I want to do at the weekend.

___

2. It was years since Id done the journey to Scotland. ___

3. There are no need to spend money buying it. ___

4. The room shone almost as bright as the sun. ___

句子翻译

1. 我还记得我第一次参观动物园。

2. 最近，我第一次骑了很长距离的车。

3. 很早以前，有一位著名的电脑专家叫托马斯。

4. 他父亲给他在加拿大找到工作前，他一直在成都工作。

单项选择

1. She ___ her aunt last weekend.

A. doesnt visit B. didnt visit

C. hasnt visited D. hadnt visited

2. It ___ a long time to make films many years ago.

A. took B. cost

C. made D. spent

3. — You speak very good French！

— Thanks. I ___ French in Sichuan University for four years.

A. was studying B. study

C. had studied D. studied

4. Dont leave matches or cigarettes on the table within ___ of little children.

A. hand B. space

C. reach D. distance

5. The National Day and the International Labour Day are great ___ in China.

A. events B. affairs

C. matters D. accidents

6. — Did you go to the show last night？

— Yeah. Every boy and girl in the area ___ invited.

A. was B. were

C. has been D. have been

7. Mom， one of my friends ___ me over for a birthday party. May I join them？

A. asks B. asked

C. has asked D. had asked

8. — I saw Jane and her boyfriend in the park at eight yesterday

evening.

— Impossible. She ___ TV with me in my home then.

A. was watching B. had watched

C. watched D. would watch

阅读表达（阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。）

A Haircut

It was time for a haircut. Lenny didnt even have to look in the mirror. Even though he was going bald （秃顶）， he knew that he needed to cut his hair every two weeks.

He had a “tongue” of hair on the top of his head. His hair was thinning at the crown. He still had plenty of hair on the sides and back. It was what they call “salt and pepper，” a mixture of gray hair and dark brown hair. It was only a few years， he figured， until the salt and pepper became just salt.

He never let his hair grow for more than two weeks. The longer it got， the worse it looked， he thought.

He spread a newspaper over the bathroom sink so that no hair went down the drain （下水道）. He plugged in the clippers and started cutting his hair. He started at the back of his head， went to the sides， and finished on the top. Every minute or so， he had to clean the hair out of the blades （刀片） with an old toothbrush.

At the end， he picked up a hand mirror to check out the back of his head. Everything looked okay. He carried the newspaper back out to the kitchen and shook the hair clippings into the trash can. Then he took a shower.

1. What does the “salt and pepper” refer to？ （Within 9 words）

2. Why did Lenny never let his hair grow for more than two weeks？ （Within 8 words）

3. How often did Lenny cut his hair？ （Within 3 words）

4. How did Lenny prevent hair from going down the drain？ （Within 8 words）

5. What did he do after cutting？ （Within 4 words）

跟踪导练（四）

阅读理解

In 1901， H. G. Wells， an English writer， wrote a book describing a trip to the moon. When the explorers landed on the moon.They discovered that the moon was full of underground cities. They expressed their surprise to the “moon people” they met. In turn， the “moon people” expressed their surprise. “Why，” they asked， “are you traveling to outer space when you dont even use your inner space？”

H. G. Wells could only imagine travel to the moon. In 1969， human beings really did land on the moon. People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon. However， the question that the “moon people” asked is still an interesting one. A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it.

Underground systems are already in place. Many cities have underground car parks. In some cities， such as Tokyo， Seoul and Montreal， there are large underground shopping areas. The “Chunnel”， a tunnel （隧道） connecting England and France， was completed.

But what about underground cities？ Japans Taisei Corporation is designing a network of underground systems called “Alice Cities”. The designers imagine using surface space for public parks and using underground space for flats， offices， shopping， and so on. A solar dome （太阳能穹顶） would cover the whole city.

Supporters of underground development say that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earths space. The surface， they say， can be used for farms， parks， gardens， and wilderness， H. G. Wells “moon people” would agree. Would you？

1. The explorers were surprised to find that the “moon people” ___ .

A. knew so much about the earth

B. understood their language

C. lived in so many underground cities

D. were ahead of them in space technology

2. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to？

A. Traveling to outer space.

B. Using the earths inner space.

C. Meeting the “moon people” again.

D. Discovering the moons inner space.

3. What sort of underground systems have been used by us？

A. Tunnels， gardens， offices.

B. Tunnels， car parks， shopping areas.

C. Gardens， car parks， power stations.

D. Offices， shopping areas， power stations.

4. What would be the best title for the passage？

A. Alice Cities—cities of the future

B. Space travel with H. G. Wells

C. Enjoy living underground

D. Building down， not up

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1. He usually sleeps and ____ 20 hours every day.

2. The wedding ____ was held on April 15th.

3. We found all the rivers ____ polluted.

4. The teacher is ____ the paper with a new pen.

5. Im ____ . The baby woke up three times during the night.

6. Our pilotless rocket enters the ____ of the earth.

7. He brought back a cowboy hat as a（n） ____ of America.

8. Never for a moment did he dream of ____ her. He is kind-hearted.

单句改错（下列各句每句有1个错误。）

1. Last year she came to visit us and bring me a dog

for my birthday. ___

2. I wanted to go to Chongqing， but I took wrong train. ___

3. We travel very fast and we use fewer energy. ___

4. The police have spent an exhausted day searching the woods. ___

句子翻译

1. 他们正以每小时60千米的速度行驶。

2. 冬天树上没有树叶。

3. 打扰一下。这段话中的这些单词是指什么？

4. 约翰听到那条坏消息吓坏了，竟好几晚没睡好。

单项选择

1. — Would you mind me closing the door？

— ___ . I feel a little bit cold， too.

A. Absolutely B. Yes， please

C. Certainly not D. Oh， I see

2. The Koala sleeps ___ ， but gets up ___ .

A. during the day； during night B. at day； during night

C. at day； at night D. during the day； at night

3. You have made ___ mistakes in your homework.

A. such many B. such much

C. so many D. too much

4. The US is short ___ the United States.

A. for B. with

C. at D. of

5. A ___ cup was on the floor.

A. break B. breaking

C. broken D. broke

6. ___ air and water are bad for peoples health.

A. Polluting B. Pollute

C. Polluted D. To pollute

7. — Ann is in hospital.

— Oh， really？ I ___ know. I ___ go and visit her.

A. dont； am going to B. didnt； am going to

C. dont； will D. didnt； will

8. — Whos the man over there？

— Its Jack.

— Oh？ ___ in Italy.

A. Ive thought hes been B. I think hes

C. Id thought hed been D. I thought he was

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product n. 产品

scenery n. 风景；景色

interview n. 面试；面谈

interviewer n. （面试时的）主考官；面谈者

event n. 事件

camel n. 骆驼

cassette n. 录音带

journey n. 旅程

track n. 轨道

souvenir n. 纪念品

desert n. 沙漠

diamond n. 钻石

expert n. 专家

soil n. 土壤

circus n. 马戏团

seaside n. 海滨

stadium n. 运动场；体育场

eagle n. 鹰

kindergarten n. 幼儿园

apartment n. （美）公寓；单元住宅

cartoon n. 卡通；漫画

rail n. 铁轨

ceremony n. 仪式

abandoned adj. 被遗弃的

downtown adj. 商业区的；市中心的

常用短语

get on/off 上、下（车、船等）

get into/out of 上/下（车）

take off （飞机）起飞

be short for 是……的缩写/简称

not...any more 不再

out of date 过时

refer to 指的是

in the air 在空中

on the coast 海岸；沿海岸

in the central part of 在……中心部分

in the middle of 在……中间

look out of 向……往外看

at midnight 在午夜

at a/the speed of 以……的速度

be short of 缺乏；短缺

表外词汇

helicopter n. 直升机

vacuum n. 真空；空白

exhausted adj. 疲惫不堪的

过渡词汇

pardon vt. & n. 原谅；饶恕；请再说一遍

supply vt. & vi. 提供；供给

contain vt. 包含；含有