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Reading

西中高三英语备课组

Answer the following questions :

1.Who were the Native Americans? Where did they

live and what do you know about their life?

2.History counts many cases in which settlers moved

into areas that belonged to other people. Can you give some examples? What happened?

The Native Americans were the Indians who lived there before the arrivals of the Europeans. They lived in every part of North America. Many lived by hunting and fishing. They lived in tents made of leather.

Fast reading

Look through the passage and try to find out how many parts the passage can be divided into.

The chart of the passage:

The reason of starting the journey

The process of the journey

The end of the journey

(Para. 1)

( Para 2-5)

(Para 6)

Part 1

Part2

Part3

1.The reason why my father wanted to go to California is that .

A. California was in desert

B. California was far away  C. California was a wonderful land described in a book  D. California was the largest state in the USA 2.People moving to the west would meet in .

A. Kansas B. California

C. Salt Lake Valley D. Salt Lake Desert 3.On which day did the author enter the Salt Lake Desert? A. April 12. B. November 4. C. October 15. D. December 25. 4.Why did the travelers call their ninety-mile drive through the Salt Lake Desert the “Long Drive”?

A Because the landscape was dry and barren.

B. Because water was salty and not drinkable.  C. Because their water supply was so low.

D. All of the above.

Careful reading

5.Why didn’t the author stay behind with the children and wait for help?

A Because that meant he/she would die.

B. Because he/she knew that children were tiresome.

C. Because he/she knew that there was a wagon waiting for him/her.

D. Because he/she felt he/she could get a prize by his/her father.

6.The animals almost ran when the travelers reached the edge of the desert, why?

A. Because they were tired and weak.

B. Because they had no burden.

C. Because they must have smelt the water.

D. Because they went back to their home.

Read the text again and then answer the following questions:

1. What gave the writer’s father the idea to move to the west?

2. What was their first destination?

3. What time was chosen as the day when all should be ready to start?

4. Why did the travelers call their ninety-mile drive through the Salt Lake Desert the “long drive”?

5. Did they reach the destination? What can we learn from the story?

( ).What can we learn from the ending of the story “Going West”?

A. People shouldn’t set foot on a wild land because of hardship.

B. Travelers should travel light

C. Travelers should arrange for their journey before setting off for their destination.

D. Perseverance can go hand in hand with survival or success in time of danger or difficulty.

D

Discussion

Facing the difficulties, What attitudes should we take?

1. prove vt.

证明，证实；考验，验证，测定

He has proved his courage in battle.

I will prove to the world that he was right.

Can you prove where you were on May 3rd?

One mad action is not enough to prove a man mad.

link-v, vi

证明是，后来事实表明是

His story proved false.

He proved a very useful friend.

He proved (himself) to be a coward(懦夫).

Perhaps this book will prove ( to be) of some use to you in your studies.

The theory he stuck _______ to be right.

A. to prove B. to proving C. to proved D. proved

2. pull up

1. He pulled up his car at the gate.

2. Ann said in her report that America was discovered in 1634,and the teacher pulled her up.

3. The policeman pulled up the motorist and asked to see his license.

4. I was pulled up again this morning for speeding.

5. Her Latin is not very good,but it can probably be pulled up between now and next June.

（使车等）停下，停住

打断（不让说下去，多指不正确的话）

使停下来

责备，斥责

改善，提高

3.Sometimes the wagons had to be lifted and pulled up where there were no roads. (para.3 Line 5)

Where 引导的地点状语从句。

高考链接：

1. You are saying that everyone should be equal, and this is ____________ I disagree.

A. why B. where C. what D. how (2004 全国卷一)

2. There were dirty marks on her trousers__________ she had wiped her hands.

A. where B. which C. when D. that (2004 全国卷二)

3. I work in a business __________ almost everyone is waiting for a great chance.

A. how B. which C. where D. that (2004 湖南卷)

4. A modern city has been set up in __________ was a wasteland ten years ago.

A. what B. which C. that D. where (2004 天津卷 )

5. I think you have got to the point ________ a change is needed.

A. when B. that C. where D. which (2005 南京三模)

26. We’re just trying to reach a point ____ both sides will sit down together and talk. (06山东)

A. where B. that C. when D. which

23.---Mom,what did your doctor say??? ---He advised me to live_______?the air is fresher. (06四川)?A. in where??? B. in which

C. the place where D. where

5. If you are traveling _______the customs are really foreign to your own, please do as the Romans do. （06天津）

A. in which B. what C. when D. where

4. Lying around them were chains, guns, tools, bedding, clothing, and many other articles. (para.4 Line 3)

倒装句型

高考链接：

1. ____ about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research. (2005 江苏卷)

A. So curious the couple was B. So curious were the couple

C. How curious the couple was D. The couple was such curious

2. _______________ , Carolina couldn’t get the door open. (2005 广东卷)

A. Might she as try B. As she might try

C. She might as try D. Try as she might

3. In the dark forests_________, some large enough to hold several English towns. (2005 辽宁卷)

A. stand many lakes B. lie many lakes

C. many lakes lie C. many lakes stand

1.Only then___________how much damage had been caused. (全国2)

A. she realized B. she had realized

C. had she realized D. did she realize

2._______homework did we have to do that we had no time to take a rest. (福建)

A. So much B. Too much C. Too little D. So little

3. So difficult ________ it to work out the problem that I decided to ask Tom for advice. （广东)

A. I did find B. did I find C. I have found D. have I found

4. __________ fired, your health care and other benefits will not be immediately cut off. (湖北)

A. Would you be B. Should you be

C. Could you be D. Might you be

2006高考有关倒装的考查：

5.At the foot of the mountain?______?? . (四川)??A. a village lie? B. lies a village

C. does a village lie? D. lying a village

6.I’ve tried very hard to improve my English. But by no means?______with my? progress. （重庆） A. the teacher is not satisfied??

B. is the teacher not satisfied

C. the teacher is satisfied?

D. is the teacher satisfied

7.Just in front of our house ___ with a history of 1,000 years. （上海春）

A. does a tall tree stand B. stands a tall tree

C. a tall tree is standing D. a tall tree stands

Homework:

Pick out the important phrases and the difficult sentences.

2. Write a composition about “What did you learn from the passage.