Camels were much better than horses for travelling a long distance.

对于长途旅行来说，骆驼要比马强得多。

Ⅰ.阅读课文，匹配各段落大意

1．Para.1　A．Food on the train and the scenery outside the train.

2．Para.2 B．The reason why the train is called the Ghan.

3．Para.3 C．The use of camels in the past.

4．Para.4 D．What the author did on the train.

5．Para.5 E．How the Afghans dealt with the camels.

6．Para.6 F．The author's first ride on a long-distance train.

答案　1.F　2.A　3.D　4.B　5.C　6.E

Ⅱ.阅读课文，判断正(T)误(F)

1．Alice traveled on the train a long time ago.(F)

2．Her destination was on the coast of Australia.(F)

3．The scenery was the same during the whole journey.(F)

4．She studied while she was on the train.(T)

5．The government built a new railway line in 1925.(F)

Ⅲ.课文阅读理解

1．The writer thinks highly of all but during her trip.

A．the food

B．the service on the train

C．the scenery

D．the people

答案　B

2．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Australians travelled to Afghanistan a lot in the 19th century.

B．The police shot the camels with the permission of the government.

C．The Afghanistan government passed a law to shoot trained animals.

D．The writer used to travel long distance on trains alone.

答案　B

3．Australians used to travel on camels for .

A．business B．tour