牛津高中英语必修二Unit 2 Reading原文&翻译&默写练习

Unit2 Reading An ___________ in Africa

30 June

Dear Aihua

Para1 How are you? Sor ry I haven’t_________________________. I’ve been

_______________________ my older brother, Colin. Colin and

I_____________________before he goes to _________. We’re going to

__________________ and do _____________________. We will go to Africa first. I can’t wait! Have you ever been there?

Para 2We leave London on 15 July, and we’ll__________________Morocco, in

no rthern Africa. We’re going to _____________________ the Sahara Desert. It’s the biggest _________ in the world―about the size of the US! I ______________very hot, dry and________ the re. We’ll________________ with ____________,

________________ and sleeping ______________. I’ve heard that, i n the Sahara,

_____________________________, and the stars seem______________________. I’ll ________________________ so that I’ll __________________. Altogether, the trip will _____________. That means I’ll_____________________ for almost a week―how____________! I hope my camel likes me!

Para 3After the _______________, we’re going to_______________the River Nile. We’ll start at Lake Victo ria. ___________________ from Lake Victoria, the water gets _______________. So, we’ll ____________________. It’s

quite______________, but very exciting! You have

to_________________________________, _____________________________ the water.

Para 4Then, we’re______________________________ in Kenya. We’ll

___________ the local people in their __________, and__________________, _____ cow’s blo od! Do you think I should drink it?

Para 5________________________ for almost two weeks, I’ll need to buy a large

______________________ to carry my______________________. During the day, we’ll _______________ the land, ____________________________ such as elephants, lions and giraffes. We’ll try to____________________to the animals, even though they’re dangerous, so that we can ______________________. But don’t worry about me. Our guides will have guns with them___________―they can use th e guns to ___________________ if they ____________. I really want to see an elephant____, and Colin wants to see a giraffe.

After that, we’l l be___________ Tanzania,________________ Mount Kilimanjaro.

________________ can be very tiring, and many people_________ as the _________, so Colin and I will_____________ that we will________________. The Africa part of our trip will take about four weeks. __________, we’re going to the Himalayas.

I’ll ___________ from all the different places we visit!

Unit 3 Reading The Curse of the mummy

1 Howard Carter is _______________________________________________. He was brave and loved_______________________________. During his life, he discovered many ________ things.

2 Howard Carter did not go to school, but _______________________________.. He was ________and_____________ the world outside his hometown. In 1891, at the age of 17, he____________Alexandria, Egypt. By the 1920s, he had become_______, _____________ the tombs of the Egyptian kings. He found _____________ones. Inside the tombs he __________________________, ___________ the preserved bodies of dead kings. These_______________ _______________ mummies.

3 In 1922, Howard Carter ______________________________, in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. He had ________________ Lord Carnarvon, a British man who was very interested in Egypt. Carter’s team was working at a place near a city called Luxor. There, they _______________ the tomb of King Tutankhamun. It was _____________________________________. ‘The tomb contai ned______________ had ever seen before, ____________ the mummy of the king,’ said Carter. ‘After we ____________ the tomb, we closed it and _______________. We wanted to study the tomb later when we had more time. ___________, all of its contents would go into a museum.

4 However, not long after the_________, people in Carter’s team bega n________. Upon___________, Carter’s lucky pet bird, which he had led left in Cario, was _________ by a snake. Then, a few months after Carter had opened the tomb, Lord Carnarvon, who was also present when the tomb was opened, _______________and died in Egypt. __________________________, _________________in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Back in England his dog _________________________________.

5 George Gould, a friend of Carnarvon’, ______________________________. He too visited the tomb, _________________________. Twelve hours later, he was dead. Carter’s secretary, Richar d Bethell, ______________________ four months after the tomb was opened. Arthur Mace, another member of the team, also _________________________________.

6 __________seven years, 21 people___________________________________. Howard Carter, however, ________________________ 65. Some people say the deaths were just _______________. Others _________________________________, as ______________________________________________.

7 However, still others__________________________________. Inside the tombs, there are many_________. When a tomb is opened, __________________________. If _____________________________. Today, when__________________mummies, they wear ______________________________________.

非洲探险

Para1How are you? 抱歉很长时间没有给你写信。我最近一直在忙着安排和我哥哥科林度假的事。

Collin和我计划在他上大学之前花上几个星期外出旅游。我们要去很多令人激动的地方，做很多令人惊叹的事情。

首先我们要去非洲。我都等不及了！你去过那里吗?

Para2我们将于7月，5日离开London，坐飞机去北非的Morocco。

我们要骑着骆驼穿越Sahara沙漠。这是世界上最大的沙漠——大约相当于美国的面积！我估计那里会非常炎热、干燥，而且尘土飞扬。

我们将在当地导游的带领下骑着骆驼旅行，在帐篷里宿营，席地而睡。

我听说过，在Sahara，白天没有阴凉之处，在晴朗的夜晚星星格外灿烂。我会随身带一只手电筒，这样在黑暗中我就可以看见了。

旅行全程将花六天时间。这意味着我要在骆驼上坐将近一周的时间一一多不舒服啊！我希望我的骆驼会喜欢我！

Para3骑骆驼旅行后，我们将沿着the River Nile顺流而下。

我们要从Lake Victoria出发。自维多利亚湖沿河而下不远，河水就变得蛮湍急的了。所以，我们将进行白浪漂流。这很危险，但也非常刺激！作为保护措施，你得戴上头盔，穿上救生衣，以防万一掉进水里。

Para4之后，我们要前往肯尼亚看那里的野生动物。

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我们要跟当地的居民一起住在他们的村落里，不管他们吃什么、喝什么，我们也一起吃、一起喝，包括牛血！你觉得我应该喝吗？

Para5因为我们需要徒步行走将近两周时间，所以我得预先买一个大容量的旅行背包来背我的给养一食物和饮水。

白天，我们将穿行于陆地，追寻大象、狮子和长颈鹿之类的野生动物的足迹。尽管这些动物很危险，我们还是要试着尽可能地靠近它们，这样我们就能拍到一些非常棒的照片。

但是，不要为我担心，我们的导游都是随身带枪用于防卫的一一如果动物靠得太近，导游就可以用枪将它们吓跑。

我真的很想近距离地看一头大象，Colin则想看一头长颈鹿。

Para6 之后我们将继续前进至Tanzania，在那里我们要攀登Mount Kilimanjaro。登山会让人觉得非常疲惫，由于空气变得稀薄，很多人会感到恶心，所以，科林和我会确保我们能够得到充足的休息。

我们的非洲段旅行将历时大约四周，然后，我们将前往the Himalayas。

Para7我到所有不同地方都会给你寄明信片的

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An adventure in Africa

30 June

Dear Aihua

Para1 How are you? Sorry I haven’t written for so long. I’ve been quite busy arranging my holiday with my older brother, Colin. Colin and I plan to spend a few weeks travelling before he goes to university. We’re going to visit so many exciting places and do lots of extraordinary things. We will go to Africa first. I can’t wait! Have you ever been there?

Para 2We l eave London on 15 July, and we’ll be taking a flight to Morocco, in northern Africa. We’re going to ride camels through the Sahara Desert. It’s the biggest desert in the world―about the size of the US! I expect it will be very hot, dry and dusty there. We’ll be travelling by camel with local guides, camping in tents and sleeping on the ground. I’ve heard t hat, in the Sahara, there is no shade during the day, and the stars seem especially brilliant on clear nights. I’ll bring a flashlight with me so that I’ll be able to see in the dark. Altogether, the trip will take six days. That means I’ll have to sit on a camel for almost a week―how uncomfortable! I hope my camel likes me!

After the trip by camel, we’re going to travel down the River Nile. We’ll start at Lake Victoria. A little way down the river from Lake Victoria, the water gets quite rough. So, we’ll go white―water rafting. It’s quite dangerous, but very exciting! You have to wear a helmet and a life jacket for protection, just in case you fall into the water. Then, we’re going on a trip to see wild animals in Kenya. We’ll live with the local people in their villages, and drink whatever they do, including cow’s blood! Do you think I should drink it?

Since we’ll be walking for almost two weeks, I’ll need to buy a large backpack in advance to carry my supplies of food and water. During the day, we’ll walk across the land, following the tracks of wildlife such as elephants, lions and giraffes. We’ll try to get as close as possible to the animals, even though they’re dangerous, so that we can take some really good photographs. But don’t worry about me. Our gu ides will have guns with them for defense―they can use the guns to scare the animals away if they come too near. I really want to see an elephant up close, and Colin wants to see a giraffe.

After that, we’ll be moving on to Tanzania, where we’re going to c limb Mount Kilimanjaro. Mountain climbing can be very tiring, and many people feel sick as the atmosphere gets thinner, so Colin and I will make sure that we will get plenty of rest. The Africa part of our trip will take about four weeks. Afterwards, we’re going to the Himalayas.

I’ll send you postcards from all the different places we visit!

Love

Toby