高中英語牛津版高三上學期：Chapter two reading

[00:00.00]CHAPTER TWOReading [00:-1.00]pages 20 and 21 [00:-2.00]PENANG [00:-3.00]An island of uncrowded beaches,beautiful countryside and historic temples, [00:-4.00]Penang is a mere 15 miles long and 9 miles wide [00:-5.00]washed by the waters of the Straits of Malacca just off Malaysia's west coast [00:-6.00]Rasa Sayang [00:-7.00]The Rasa Sayang is a luxurious hotel set amongst 12 acres of gardens [00:-8.00]on the beachfront at Batu Ferringhi. [00:-9.00]The addition of the new Garden Wing [00:10.00]has increased the already excellent range of facilities. [00:11.00]Facilities. [00:12.00]Two swimming pools,one with water slide Whirlpool Pool bar [00:13.00]Children's pool and Club House(ages 4-13 years) [00:14.00]Four restaurants serving international, [00:15.00]Chinese and Japanese cuisine [00:16.00]Three bars Disco Windsurfing,water skiing and sailing [00:17.00]Three tennis courts Shopping arcade Health club Dear Sandra Surprise! [00:18.00]I bet you didn't know we are in Penang now,did you? [00:19.00]It all happened so quickly. [00:20.00]Mum heard a week ago that she had been promoted to Sales Manager. [00:21.00]She said,'Let's have a holiday to celebrate,shall we?' [00:22.00]Of course,we all agreed! [00:23.00]Within a couple of days,we arrived here,at the Rasa Sayang. [00:24.00]It's a great hotel with lots of facilities as you can see from the enclosed cuttings [00:25.00]I loved it from the moment I got out of the coach. [00:26.00]We've spent a lot of time at the beach.I've also taken up tennis. [00:27.00]I'd never played before.A coach is teaching me how to play properly. [00:28.00]Danny keeps saying I ought to join in the activities for little kids, [00:29.00]even though I'm 16. [00:30.00]Big brothers can be so annoying,can't they? [00:31.00]Yesterday at the beach some people were doing paragliding. [00:32.00]When Danny saw it,he said,'I want to have a go at that!',and Dad said 'So do I [00:33.00]At first Mum didn't want to do it,and neither did I. [00:34.00]But Dad and Danny started teasing us,saying that women weren't as brave as men [00:35.00]In the end we couldn't put up with it any longer. [00:36.00]You know how Mum likes to stand up for women,don't you? [00:37.00]So she said she would have a go,and so did I [00:38.00]Dad and Mum went up,and then it was my turn. [00:39.00]The staff helped me to put on the parachute.They checked it very carefully [00:40.00]I was very nervous,and wanted to put it off until another day,but I couldn't [00:41.00]I stood in the water,and the boats started.The parachute filled with wind [00:42.00]Then the force pulled me out of the water.I took off into the sky. [00:43.00]It was so wonderful!I suddenly found I was floating 100 feet in the air! [00:44.00]The flight lasted for about ten minutes.I loved it! [00:45.00]But when Danny went up the flight made him feel sick, [00:46.00]and he had to go and lie down for the rest of the day! [00:47.00]Since then Danny has stopped teasing me,and I have got on with him much better [00:48.00]We took an excursion round the island yesterday. [00:49.00]The best place was the famous Snake Temple.Inside it we saw dozens of snakes [00:50.00]One man was putting a big snake around visitors and taking photographs. [00:51.00]Dad insisted we all did that.I've never really liked snakes. [00:52.00]I asked,'It won't bite me,will it?'The man just laughed! [00:53.00]Luckily,it seemed very tame. [00:54.00]Anyway,I must go and have my tennis lesson now. [00:55.00]We were sorry to hear in your last letter that you had the flu. [00:56.00]I hope you are getting over it now.Do look after yourself,won't you?' [00:57.00]I'll show you my souvenirs when we all get together soon. [00:58.00]With lots of love Karen [00:59.00]INTEGRATED SKILLS Page 25 [-1:00.00]Exam tasks Task One [-1:-1.00]You will hear two telephone calls. [-1:-2.00]Listen and take down the messages on the forms. [-1:-3.00]No.1 [-1:-4.00]A:Hello,Opal Travel. Helen Chen speaking, how can I help you? [-1:-5.00]B:Er...hello,is Mary Wood there? [-1:-6.00]A:No,I'm afraid she is not in today.Can I take a message? [-1:-7.00]B:Well,yes. [-1:-8.00]I just wanted to thank her for arranging our holiday to New Zealand last month [-1:-9.00]A:Oh,that's very kind of you.May I have your name,please? [-1:10.00]B:Yes,I'm Steven Green Please tell Mary that we had a lovely time in Queenstown [-1:11.00]And the hotel she recommended was excellent. [-1:12.00]A:Oh,I'm so glad, [-1:13.00]it's always useful for us if we have a personal recommendation from one of my customers [-1:14.00]Which hotel did you stay in Queenstown Mr Green? [-1:15.00]B:It was the Holiday Inn in Queenstown. [-1:16.00]My wife is disabled,you see,and so we need special facilities for a wheel chair [-1:17.00]The staff of that hotel were most helpful. [-1:18.00]And they had very good facilities for disabled people. [-1:19.00]So we were very pleased that Mary arranged that hotel for us. [-1:20.00]A:Well,it's very kind of you to let us know. [-1:21.00]I make sure that Mary would get your message tomorrow.Thanks again for calling [-1:22.00]B:You're welcome, good-bye. [-1:23.00]A:Good-bye,Mr Green. [-1:24.00]No.2 [-1:25.00]A:Hello!Opal Travel,Helen Chen speaking.How can I help you? [-1:26.00]B:Hello!I'm Roger King. [-1:27.00]My wife and I would like to book a holiday in Queenstown New Zealand, [-1:28.00]for this July. [-1:29.00]But first I'd like some information,please. [-1:30.00]A:Yes,of course.I'm afraid I'm rather new at this job. [-1:31.00]So if you could let me have your questions I'll make a note to them. [-1:32.00]And then find out the answers for you. [-1:33.00]B:Right,that would be fine.Ok,well,first Can we fly direct to Queenstown. [-1:34.00]How long would it take And how much would it cost? [-1:35.00]A:Direct to Queenstown How long and how much?Right. [-1:36.00]B:Next,do we need a visa for New Zealand? [-1:37.00]A:Do you and your wife have valid passports? [-1:38.00]B:Yes,we both do. [-1:39.00]A:Then I don't think you would need a visa.But we'll check that for you. [-1:40.00]B:Thanks,then do we need any special vaccinations for any illness? [-1:41.00]A:Vaccinations?Yes. [-1:42.00]B:And,can you recommend a good hotel,and tell us the cost for one week? [-1:43.00]But there's one problem,my wife was in a car crash recently,and broke a leg. [-1:44.00]So it would help if the hotel has good facilities for the disabled. [-1:45.00]She has to use a wheel chair some of the time [-1:46.00]A:Right,so you want to know the cost of the hotel for one week [-1:47.00]and it must have the facilities for the disabled. [-1:48.00]Are there any other questions,Mr King? [-1:49.00]B:Well,I'd like to know a bit more about Queenstown. [-1:50.00]I'd like to do some sports personally, [-1:51.00]and could you tell me what the weather will be like in July? [-1:52.00]A:Yes,of course.We'll look into all of those points and get back to you. [-1:53.00]Perhaps it will be easier if we sent you a letter with all the information [-1:54.00]B:Yes,that would be fine. [-1:55.00]You have my address already from the last holiday you arranged for me. [-1:56.00]A:Right,thanks for your inquiring,Mr King [-1:57.00]B:You're welcome.Good-bye. [-1:58.00]A:Good-bye. [-1:59.00]SPEAKING page 33 [-2:00.00]A Intonation of question tags We use question tags in two main ways. [-2:-1.00]We use different intonation patterns to show what we mean. [-2:-2.00]1.When we are really asking a question, [-2:-3.00]we use a rising intonation pattern for the tag. [-2:-4.00]The plane to London leaves at six o'clock doesn't it? [-2:-5.00]Here the intonation pattern tells us that the speaker is not certain, [-2:-6.00]and he/she wants the listener to confirm the information. [-2:-7.00]2.Sometimes we use a question tag to be polite, [-2:-8.00]but we are not really asking a question. [-2:-9.00]Then we use a falling intonation pattern for the tag, [-2:10.00]and it sounds like a statement. [-2:11.00]but is not really asking a question. [-2:12.00]Sometimes the speaker may not even stop for a reply. [-2:13.00]The tower looks beautiful at night,doesn't it? [-2:14.00]The view from it is wonderful. [-2:15.00]Exercise A1 [-2:16.00]1.This isn't your wallet,is it? [-2:17.00]2.You want a chocolate ice-cream,don't you? [-2:18.00]3.You have passed you driving test,haven't you? [-2:19.00]4.This is the way to the airport,isn't it? [-2:20.00]5.You won't be late,will you? [-2:21.00]6.She was absent yesterday,wasn't she? [-2:22.00]Exercise A2 [-2:23.00]1.That was a difficult exam,wasn't it? [-2:24.00]2.You aren't going to the shop today, are you? [-2:25.00]3.We have maths after lunch,don't we? [-2:26.00]4.We'll enjoy the summer holidays, won't we? [-2:27.00]5.She hasn't come, has she? [-2:28.00]6.It's terrible weather,isn't it? [-2:29.00]MORE LANGUAGE INPUT(2) pages 37 and 38 [-2:30.00]A Reading [-2:31.00]What is Ecotourism? [-2:32.00]You may not be very familiar with'ecotourism' [-2:33.00]a new term in today's tourism industry [-2:34.00]but in an era of growing environmental consciousness, [-2:35.00]it is not too difficult for us to imagine and work out the meaning of this new form of holiday [-2:36.00]Ecotourism is typically defined as travel to place where the unique flowers, [-2:37.00]plants,animals and the cultural heritage are the primary attractions. [-2:38.00]It is considered as a kind of responsible tourism [-2:39.00]which seriously takes ecology and culture into consideration. [-2:40.00]Therefore,programmes involving the conservation [-2:41.00]and preservation of some natural and natural sites [-2:42.00]also form a part of ecotourism. [-2:43.00]Ecotourism is developing at great speed. [-2:44.00]According to a report by the World Tourism Organization, [-2:45.00]ecotourism in recent years has enjoyed an annual growth of about 5% worldwide [-2:46.00]The year 2002 has been declared the International Year of Ecotourism [-2:47.00]by the United Nations. [-2:48.00]Over 80 activities have been listed for ecotourism, [-2:49.00]such as birdwatching,hiking,diving,photography,mountaineering [-2:50.00]and participating in various kinds of local cultural events. [-2:51.00]Although big cities are still the major places that absorb tourism in our society today [-2:52.00]it looks like some smaller towns and rural areas rich in ecological, [-2:53.00]cultural and historical resources [-2:54.00]may well become the new destinations for people to visit tomorrow. [-2:55.00]B Listening [-2:56.00]International Tourism Expenditure [-2:57.00]In 1998,forty-five countries recorded more than US$1 [-2:58.00]billion in international tourism expenditure. [-2:59.00]The United States,Germany,the United Kingdom [-3:00.00]and Japan top the list with spending ranging from US$29 billion [-3:-1.00]to US$56 billion per year [-3:-2.00]These four countries are followed by France, [-3:-3.00]Italy,the Netherlands,Canada, China,Austria,Belgium,Luxembourg. [-3:-4.00]Sweden,the Russian Federation. [-3:-5.00]Switzerland and Australia,in that order. [-3:-6.00]Each spends between US$5 billion and US$18 billion. [-3:-7.00]All the countries mentioned above [-3:-8.00]represent over one half of the world's total international tourism expenditure

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