14-15学年高中英语（必修2，北师大版）《Unit4Cyberspace》（广东卷）课时作业3.docVIP

课时作业(三)　Virtual Tourism Communication Workshop Ⅰ.单词拼写 1．I really miss the security of a ________(定期的) pay cheque. 2．The ________(平均) age of the boy, in this class is fifteen. 3．One year ago，the Woods arrived and________(定居)in this town. 4．I know the place well，so let me be your__________(向导)． 5．All the ships will sail into the________(海港)to avoid the typhoon. 6．The railroad station is in the________(中心的)part of the city. 7．We had three days of spring________(阳光)． 8．That nation is famous for its ________(旅游业)． 9．Let me rest a while and look at the ________(景色)． 10．He works hard and keeps ________(有规律的)hours. Ⅱ.阅读理解 A Petra may be the treasure of the world，hidden among mounta- ins.Its most beautiful scenery makes it the greatest ancient site still-standing nowadays.Common sense says，“Perhaps theres nothing on the planet that resembles it.”Without doubt，theres nothing in the world that resembles it.The rock-carved(雕刻的)rose-red town of Petra is filled with mysterious_charm；it had been“designed to strike wonder into all who entered it”． Petra is the most well-known and beautiful site in Jordan that is about 262 km south of Amman，and 133 km north of Aqaba.The Dead Sea is 80 km north of it.It was the legacy from the Nabataeans，who settled in the southwest of Jordan a lot more than 2，000 years back.Because of its excellent culture，buildings and many water channels，Petra has become a UNESCO world heritage site and one of the New Seven Wonders of the world that attracts visitors all over the world. To get there，you must pass through a kilometer long，cool，dark and narrow gorge(峡谷)whose two high sides keep the sunlight out.Suddenly the gorge opens right into a natural square covered with Petras most well-known monuments(遗址)，which glow in the bright sun.The old town shows the visitors its beautiful look.It leads people to think about the creativity of the Nabataeans who made Petra as their capital. Petra flourished for more than 400 years at about the time of Rome until it h