Unit 5 On the road

Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas

基础训练

单词拼写 根据首字母或汉语提示，用本部分所学单词的正确形式填空。

1. Judging from his letters， he seems to have q____his job.

2. When you are in Australia， you can easily find k____with their babies in their pockets.

3. The painting is now on show at the National G____in London.

4. What we should do is make smokers a____of the dangers to their own health.

5. As a b________________________， updating my blog has become one of my habits.

6. The storm had a serious ____（影响） on this area， and the local people suffered a lot.

7. Tired and hungry， the climbers finally arrived at their ____（目的地）.

8. Lara’s ____（先前的） job is a chef， and her present job is a professional singer.

9. A ____（鳄鱼） was swimming slowly near the bank with her baby.

10. The ____（追求） for a better life has run through the history of mankind.

选词填空 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。

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1. As time goes on， she found herself ____________him.

2. She refused ____________the event because she didn’t want to cause any trouble.

3. All our dreams can ____________if we have the courage to try to achieve them.

4. The police haven’t really done anything for the black community ________________________________.

5. There are a lot of us who would like ____________the world.

课文语法填空

Lauren Bath， ____1____ loves posting pictures on her blog， has attracted many fans. At first， she found it quite interesting to post pictures ____2____ （take） by herself on the blog. And in less than 18 months， there were over 200，000 people ____3____ （read） her blog. In 2013， she was determined ____4____ （quit） her job as a chef and acted as Australia’s first professional photo ____5____ （blog）. It was a challenging job， but she did it. From then on， she has spent most of her time traveling in Australia to learn more about this country and its people.

Of all the places in Australia she has visited， Broome in the Kimberley region is her favorite. It’s unique and untouched and the scenery is ____6____ （extreme） beautiful. She loves all the things there.

She hopes she could make use of her photography to make an impact ____7____ people， especially when it comes to environmental issues. For example， one of her photos ____8____ （show） a crocodile that is used to passengers ____9____ （throw） food from boats and is becoming familiar with humans. Over time， this could make her ____10____ danger to humans. People should stop doing this.

1. ____ 2. ____ 3. ____ 4. ____ 5. ________________________

6. ____ 7. ____ 8. ____ 9. ____ 10. ____

阅读理解

Australia was always a country I wanted to visit， so I saved up some money and booked a flight to go traveling up the east coast of Australia at the end of my work in London.

The flight made me realize exactly how far away Australia is from home. I spent 10 hours traveling on a plane from London to Hong Kong， then a further 8 hours to Sydney， my first stop in Australia. The flight went quite quickly though， since there were lots of films to watch to keep me amused. It was strange when I arrived because everything was upside down over there; it was the start of winter （in May）！ It also took me a while to get used to the time difference as I was always one day ahead of all my friends and family back home.

The country is truly beautiful， full of amazing views and wildlife you wouldn’t find anywhere else in the world. One of my experiences of my trip was seeing koalas closely in Brisbane—there were koalas everywhere sleeping in the trees and I even got the chance to hold one. There was also big grassland full of kangaroos that we were allowed to feed. They were really smart and very friendly.

The highlight of my trip was snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef， as the water was amazingly clear with a beautiful shade of blue. I also got the chance to see some special creatures underwater， such as sea turtles and even a shark.

Australia is an amazing country and worth visiting one day if you ever get the chance.

1. What did the author think of the journey on the plane？

A. Time-wasting.           B. Disappointing.          C. Dangerous.                 D. Pleasant.

2. How did the author feel when he reached Sydney？

A. Tired.                        B. Excited.                     C. Unfamiliar.                D. Upset.