Reading Period 2 Hu Cong from No. 51 Middle School.

Reading Period 2

Hu Cong from No. 51 Middle School

--- Are you going to have a holiday this year? --- I’d love to. I can’t wait to leave this place __.

(06 江苏 ) A. out B. off C. behind D. alone

高考链接 :

They killed the bison, cut off the skins and left the bodies behind to rot.(SB2B, P47)

The extra information can be left out.(SB1A, P41)

I want other people to leave me alone.(SB2B, P46)

1. You’ve ____________ a zero in this phone number.

2. I ____ my credit card _______ at the restaurant.

3. Don’t disturb him. ______ him _______.

left out

left behind

Leave alone

leave out/ alone/ behind

Rocky

mountains

The Salt Lake ValleyDeath

Valley

The route to the west:

The Route to the West My first d_________ was Indian Creek , which was the meeting place for people _______to the west. Then we c______ over the Rocky Mountains, b____ which was the wonderful California. It was trying to p___ through the ___________of the continent. The wagons had to be p____ ___, where there were no roads. But we overcame the difficulties. We came out into the Salt Lake Valley and ______________. In the place which we called __________, we were used to seeing the suffering animals. On the morning of Christmas, we finally r_______ the west, the ______________.

estinationmoving

limbed eyond

ass central part

Salt Lake DesertDeath Valley

eachedpromised land

ulled up

Sometimes the wagons had to be lifted and pulledup, where there were no roads.

For many weeks we had been accustomed to seeing horses and oxen suffering from heat,thirst, and starvation.

For miles both sides of the road were lined with dead animals and abandoned wagons.

beyond the Rocky Mountains

2. The blackboard is beyond my reach.

1.The road continues beyond the village up into the hills.

1. At a more distant point

2. Not within the range of …

高考链接：高考链接： I’m sorry it’s ____ my power to

make a final decision on the project.

( 上海 2004 春 )

A. over B. above

C. off D. beyond

I’m sorry it’s ____ my power to

make a final decision on the project.

( 上海 2004 春 )

A. over B. above

C. off D. beyond

pull up

A.The driver pulled up when the traffic lights

changed red.

B. Pull up these plants by the roots.

使停下来

“Sometimes the wagons had to be lifted and pulled up.” 拔起，拉起

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。

D 高考链接 :If you are traveling _____ the customs are reallyforeign to your own, please do as the Romans do.(06 天津 ) A. in which B. what C. when D. where

be/get accustomed to sth

= be /get used to sth

travelingHe is not accustomed to travel by boat.

/doing

/doing

My mother says she’s looking forward to seeing you.The scientist devoted all his life to doing the research.Everyone should make contributions to defendinghis motherland.

来自于西部的人们还不习惯住在这个繁华的城市。 (prosperous)

The people who come from the west haven’t been accustomed to living in the prosperous city.

sth come to an end 　

结束= put/bring an end to sth= put/bring sth to an end 　

他们去东部的旅行结束了。___________________________________(sth come to an end)=_________________________________(put/bring an end to sth)=_________________________________(put/bring sth to an end)

Their journey to the east has come to an end.

They put an end to their journey to the east.

They put their journey to the east to an end.

My diary We are longing for the west, which was ______the Rocky Mountains. Before we _______________the trip, it was not easy to decide what to take and what to ____________. During the journey, we met a lot of difficulties. Sometimes our wagons had to be lifted and _________. Sometimes the animals were too weak to pull their _______ and they were in _________ need of water. For miles we had been ________________ seeing the suffering animals. Finally we reached our __________,the promised land, and our days of hardship had ___________.

set off for

leave behind

pulled

destination

beyond

upburden desperate

accustomed to

come to an end

An Account of A Journey

A.The start of the journey

B.The process of the journey

C.The end of the journey

start process end

beyondpackset off forleave behind ……

travel throughdestinationtryingpull uppass throughburden in desperate need ofbe accustomed tobe lined within anxiety ofwhere clause……

come to an end……

Students from Xin Jiang

Going East

新疆—上海 上海—温州 交通工具 , 耗时

火车 , 44 小时 汽车 , 8 小时

沿途风景 沙漠 , 土地贫瘠 (barren)

--- 一片绿洲

一片绿色 , 道路两旁种满树木

感受 到达学校后的感受

beyondpackset off forleave behindtravel throughdestinationtryingpull uppass through

burden in desperate need ofbe accustomed tobe lined within anxiety ofcome to an endwhere clause ……..

Write a short passage about your “going east” and share it with your classmates.

Homework