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选择性必修第三册Unit1Unit2

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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Youshouldseethephoto.I’msittinginreddirt,wearinganuglypurpleT-shirt.Myfaceispinkandmyhairiswetwithsweat.Fliesbuzzaroundmyhead.I’mintheOutbackofAustralia’sNorthwestTerritory,onaschooltripwith20parentsand20kids.

Itwasanoddchoiceforaholiday.Ilikesittingbythepoolwithacola,notfliesandfrogs.Ilikebeingaloneandquiet,notabusloadofkids.Ilikefreshlywashedsheets,notdirty-lookingblankets.

Buthere’sthethingaboutthatphoto:Iamsmiling!

ThetripsoundedgoodwhenIsignedup.Guideswouldtakeusintotheheartoftheplace,andIwouldseeanewpartofAustralia,learnaboutlocalcultureandbondwithmyyoungestdaughter.Iwouldalsobondwith40strangers.Ijusthopedtherewouldbegoodcoffee.

InDarwin,wewereherdedontoabus.Itquicklybecametiresome.ThekidswereloudandIhatedmakingsmalltalk.Butlater,whenIlookedoutatthevast,emptyland,Iwassurprisedandmovedbyitsbeauty.Ourguidetoldusaboutthelandandhisculture.Ifeltfarfromhome.

Atanationalpark,weenjoyedanaturalswimminghole.Kidsandparentshadagreattime.

Thenwegottotheoutback.ThecabinIsharedwithmydaughterwasabrickcell,fullofgeckos(壁虎)andcrickets(蟋蟀),buttoodarktoseethem.

Itdidn’tmatter.Thenextninedayswerepacked:waterfalls,lakes,communityvisitsandatriparoundKatharineGorge.Weevensawgiantcrocodilesandbabywallabies.

Onourlastnight,awaterpipebroke.Weawoketoamess.Usually,Iwouldhavecomplainedandaskedforarefund,butitjustseemednormaltobedirty.

Indeed,itwasimpossibletostayclean.Wewerehikinginreddirt,withtemperaturesof35degrees.Still,IfeltakindofenergyIhadn’texperiencedinyears.

Yes,thecoffeewasbad,butIwastoofocusedonkeepingcricketsoffmyface.

Ilovethatphotoofmeinthedirt.Ilookmessy,butalsohappy.Sometimes,it’sanotherwayoftraveling.There