17 2.Paul and Meilin are talking about the coming holiday..音频：00:00/01:16

18 3. Listen to the second part of the conversation and ans音频：00:00/00:57

19 4. Listen to the whole conversation again and fill in th音频：00:00/01:32

---听力原文---LISTENING PART 1Paul:Hey, Meilin! So what are you doing for the coming holiday?Meilin: I’m travelling around Europe for two weeks with my aunt and uncle.Paul: Europe? Oh, I’ve always wanted to go there.Meilin:Yes, me, too. I’m so excited. I’m planning to visit France and Germany.Paul: That's wonderful! Do you have your passport and visa already?Meilin:I already have my passport, and I am applying for my visa tomorrow. Once I get the visa, we’ll book flight tickets online.Paul: So how do you plan to travel around?Meilin: We’re renting a car and driving! My uncle has always wanted to drive around Europe!LISTENING PART 2Meilin: So what about you, Paul? Do you have any travel plans?Paul: Yes, actually! My parents are taking me to Yunnan Province in China to visit Lijiang!Meilin:Lijiang? That' s quite famous in China.Paul: Yes. One of my father's friends lives there. He invited us to visit.Meilin: Oh, that's nice! So what's the weather like there?Paul: It should be pleasant during the day, but it might be cold at night, so I'm taking a few light sweaters and a coatMeilin:What're you planning to see there?Paul:Well, I know I’m definitely going to see the Old Town of Lijiang and Yulong Snow Mountain. Other than that, I'm not sure. I'm buying a Lijiang guidebook today, actually.

***Pronunciation***

20 1.Listen and repeat..mp3音频：00:00/03:53

21 2. Listen to the sentences below..mp3音频：00:00/00:48

***Reading and thinking***

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22 Travel Peru.mp3音频：00:00/03:14

---英汉对照---

PERU is a country on the Pacific coast of South America with three main areas: narrow, dry, flat land running along the coast, the Andes Mountains, and the Amazon rainforest.

秘鲁是位于南美洲太平洋沿岸的一个国家，由三个主要地区构成：狭窄的、干燥的、平坦的沿海地区，安第斯山脉和亚马孙热带雨林。

In the 1400s and 1500s, Peru was the centre of the powerful ancient Inca Empire. The Inca emperor lived in the now-famous site Machu Picchu. Spain took control of Peru in the 16th century and ruled until 1821. It is for this reason that Spanish is the main official language of Peru.

在15至16世纪期间，秘鲁曾是强大的古印加帝国的中心。印加帝王就住在现闻名于世的马丘比丘。西班牙在16世纪开始掌控秘鲁，并一直统治到1821年。正因为如此，西班牙语才是秘鲁的主要官方语言。

TRAVEL PERU

畅游秘鲁

Amazon Rainforest Tour

亚马孙热带雨林之旅

A short flight from Cusco takes you from the Andes into the Amazon rainforest. From there, you’ll spend one day travelling by boat to your accommodation in the middle of the forest. You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest.

从库斯科出发的短途航班会带您从安第斯山脉飞抵亚马孙雨林。从那儿，您将乘一天的船前往位于森林深处的住宿地。在接下来的三天里，您可以在当地导游的陪同下，深入雨林进行探索，欣赏雨林独有的动植物。

Machu Picchu Tour

马丘比丘之旅

This four-day walking tour will take you on amazing paths through the Andes Mountains on the way to the city of Machu Picchu. After reaching your destination, you will have a day to explore and be amazed by this ancient city. Especially amazing is the Incas’ dry stone method of building. Inca builders cut stones to exact sizes so that nothing was needed to hold walls together other than the perfect fit of the stones.

为期四天的徒步旅行将带您在通往马丘比丘的途中，踏上穿越安第斯山脉的神奇之路。到达目的地后，您将有一天时间来探索这座令人叹为观止的古城。尤其令人惊奇的是印加人的干式石头搭砌的建造方法。印加的建筑工人将石头切割成精确的尺寸，仅仅凭着石头间的完美贴合，即可稳固墙体。

Cusco Tour

库斯科之旅

Spend four days enjoying the unique Spanish and local Indian culture high in the Andes at Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th century. Stay in a local hotel, visit the museums, admire the architecture, enjoy the excellent local food, and go shopping at the local markets.

在安第斯山脉上的库斯科畅玩四天，尽情享受独特的西班牙和当地印第安文化。库斯科是13世纪至16世纪印加帝国的首都。您将入住当地酒店、参观博物馆、欣赏建筑物，品尝当地美食，并在当地市场购物。

Lake Titicaca Tour

的的喀喀湖之旅

Enjoy the beautiful countryside as you spend a day driving along the new highway connecting Cusco to Lake Titicaca. There, a boat will take you to stay with a local Uros family on an island for three days. Both the island and the Uros homes are made of water plants from the lake.

沿着连接库斯科到的的喀喀湖的新建公路，您可以欣赏到乡村美景。在那里，一艘小船将把您送至岛上的当地乌鲁斯家庭共度三天。岛屿和乌鲁斯人的住房都是由湖中的水生植物建造而成的。

So come and experience what Peru has to offer: everything from the ancient Inca culture and centuries-old Spanish villages to deep rainforests, high mountains, and a beautiful coastline.

所以，欢迎来体验秘鲁的万种风情：这里有古印加文化和数百年历史的西班牙村庄，还有茂密的雨林、雄伟的山脉和美丽的海岸线。

For more brochures about other package tours around Peru, contact us at tourinfo@travelperu. org.

如需获得更多有关秘鲁其他旅游套餐的宣传册，请与我们联系：tourinfo@travelperu. org。

***Listening and talking***

23 1. Listen to the phone call and answer the questions..mp音频：00:00/01:12

24 2. Listen again and complete the table with the words yo音频：00:00/01:10

---听力原文---

Woman: Skies Airlines. How can I help you?

Man:I'd like to buy a plane ticket from London to Paris

Woman: Certainly, sir. On what date are you travelling?

Man: On the 23rd of December.

Woman: There are two flights that day: one in the morning at 9:30 and the other in the afternoon at 5.00. Which do you prefer?

Man: The 9: 30 flight, please

Woman: Would you like to travel business class or economy?

Man:I’d like to travel business class.

Woman: Would you like to book a return flight this time?

Man: No, thank you. I’m taking the train back.

Woman: May I have your name, sir?

Man:Robert Williams

woman: Thank you, Mr. Williams. I’ve made your booking. May I ask how you would like to pay?

Man:By credit card

Woman: OK, wait just a second, please. < Fade out.>

***Reading for writing***

25 1. Read Richard’s email to his friend and the brochure音频：00:00/02:25

---听力原文---

To: xl@youthlife.com

收信人：xl@youthlife.com

Cc:

抄送:

Subject: A travel plan to Xi’an

主题：西安旅行计划

Dear Xiao Li,

亲爱的小李，

My time here in China is going well. I love my new school and classmates. Over the October holiday, my parents and I are planning to go to Xi’an to see the Terracotta Army. I’ve heard that it is an amazing sight, and I can’t wait to go. To me, the story of the Terracotta Army is almost unbelievable. It’s amazing that there are more than 8,000 statues, and no one in modern times knew about them until the 1970s.

我在中国一切都好。我喜欢我的新学校和新同学。十一放假期间，我和父母打算去西安参观兵马俑。我听说兵马俑是一个令人惊叹的景点，我已经迫不及待了。对我来说，兵马俑的故事简直令人难以置信。那里有8000多座俑像，直到20世纪70年代才为人所知，想想这一切，真是非常神奇。

We’re also planning to visit several other places in Xi’an. My dad and I are both looking forward to going to the Shaanxi History Museum, because my dad loves history and I have heard that this museum is known as a “Chinese treasure house”! We’re also going to the Xi’an City Wall and a few other famous sights.

我们还计划去游览西安的其他景点。爸爸和我都期待着参观陕西历史博物馆，因为我爸爸热爱历史，而我听说这家博物馆被誉为“中国宝库”！我们还打算游览西安古城墙和其他一些著名的景点。

We’re taking the train, leaving the day before the October holiday begins. We’re arriving at 9: 30 a.m. and will start sightseeing right away, so I hope we sleep well on the train!

我们打算坐火车，在十一假期开始的前一天出发。上午9：30到达到西安之后，我们马上开始观光，但愿我们能在火车上睡个好觉！

I guess that’s all for now! I’ll write again soon and send photos! Do you have any plans for the coming holiday? Hope to hear from you soon.

我想今天就写到这里吧！我很快会再给你写信和发照片的！你对即将到来的假期有什么安排吗？希望收到你的来信。

Your friend,

你的朋友，

Richard

理查德

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TERRACOTTA ARMY

兵马俑

Come and see the Terracotta Army：more than 8,000 statues were made in the third century BCE to guard the tomb of the Chinese Emperor Qinshihuang! Each statue has a different face, leading researchers to believe that each one is a copy of a real soldier. The statues fill only one part of the emperor’s huge tomb, which still has not been completely unearthed. More than 700,000 people worked for nearly 40 years to build this tomb. However, no one in modern times knew about the tomb or the terracotta statues until 1974, when some farmers discovered the tomb while they were digging a well!

来参观兵马俑吧：公元前三世纪制作的8000多座俑像，守护着中国秦始皇的陵墓！每个俑像的相貌都不相同，这让研究人员认为每座俑像都是一名真实士兵的形象。这些俑像只是秦始皇巨大陵墓的一部分，而整座陵墓尚未完全发掘。当时，70多万人花了近40年时间才建成这座陵墓。然而，直到1974年几位农民打时(无意)发现了这座陵墓，现代人才知道这座皇墓!

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---视频脚本---

Machu Picchu

This beautiful, quiet place is covered in sunshine and has mountains all around it. Its name is Machu Picchu. It's sometimes called the "Lost City of the Inca", and it's nearly 8,000 feet up in the Andes.

There's a magic attraction that you can feel it here. It's known all over the world that Machu Picchu is one of the magnetic centers of the ancient world.

Machu Picchu is more than 500 years old. Today, it's a favorite place for visitors from all over the world. Even in the rain and fog, it's wonderful to walk through the ruins.

When the Inca civilization ended, few people knew Machu Picchu existed. For a long time, it was lost to the outside world. Then, in 1911, an explorer named Hiram Bingham found it again.

At first, very few people visited Machu Picchu. But now, hundreds of tourists come here every day. They walk up the steps of the ancient city and climb over the ruins.

Machu Picchu is no longer quiet. It's full of the sounds of tourists. Some people in Peru hope that more tourists will come here. They think it will mean more business and money for the country. However, some conservationists worry that more visitors won't be good for Machu Picchu. They say that tourism may not be good for the environment.

Jose, a local hotel owner, says Machu Picchu and Peru can take a few more visitors.

Why not be like the rest of the world? Why not expose and show Machu Picchu to the rest of the world? It's such a wonderful place, so why keep it to the few?

The truth is that parts of Peru are very poor, and tourists bring money to these communities.

Aguas Calientes is a town that grew suddenly near an area where visitors get on buses to get to the summit of Machu Picchu. The people here live completely on money from tourism. The town is just a group of stalls where local people sell art and things they have made to visitors.

The "Lost City" is no longer lost. Tourists have found it. The modern world is coming closer to this ancient world every day. Time may be running out for the Lost City of the Inca. More and more people are discovering it. In the end, it may be the modern world that forever changes this ancient city.