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Go Bungee Jumping at the Macao Tower

The Macao Tower， 338 meters tall， is the worlds 10th highest tower， with kinds of activities， such as eating and entertainment. One of the activities is the bungee jump. The Macao Tower Bungee Jump is 233 meters high， making it a Guinness World Record as the highest commercial bungee jump in the world. Raise your arms and off you go！ If you are not daring enough to jump that height， you can try the sky walk on the 57th floor—its still amazing. Take this chance and tick off this item on your list.

Enjoy a traditional Portuguese dinner

Macao was once colonized① by Portugal before 1999. As a result， Portuguese culture has deeply affected Macao.

Many Portuguese settled and opened Portuguese restaurants here， but it is more adaptable to Chinese people.

Visit a museum

Macao， as a little city with only an area of 30.5 square kilometers， has 23 eye-catching museums. Due to its special history， both eastern and western historical relics can be found. Many of them are preserved for cultural relics， tourist spots or museums， such as the Grand Prix Museum， Maritime Museum and Wine Museum.

Go into an entertainment place

Well known as the “Las Vegas of the Orient”， Macao has 33 entertainment places. You can find different themed entertainment places with their hotels and attractions around every corner of Macao， especially on Taipa Island. Among all， The Venetian is the most popular. With a huge shopping mall and Vegas-style design， it is a must-go place for both tourists and locals to shop and enjoy free time. So when you come to Macao， just walk around and you will still be amazed.

Notes： ① colonized v. 將……開拓為殖民地

【難句解析】

1. The Macao Tower， 338 meters tall， is the worlds 10th highest tower， with kinds of activities， such as eating and entertainment.

釋義：澳門塔，高338米，是世界第十高的塔，塔內(nèi)有飲食和娛樂等各種各樣的活動(dòng)。

點(diǎn)撥：such as常用來進(jìn)行列舉，并直接放在列舉的名詞之前，意為“例如，諸如此類的，像……那樣的”，這類結(jié)構(gòu)一般表現(xiàn)為“名詞+such as+例子”。如果such as后接動(dòng)詞，通常用動(dòng)名詞。例如：

I know four languages， such as Japanese and English. 我懂四種語言，如日語、英語。

I like sports， such as playing basketball. 我喜歡運(yùn)動(dòng)，比如打籃球。

2. The Macao Tower Bungee Jump is 233 meters high， making it a Guinness World Record as the highest commercial bungee jump in the world.

釋義：澳門塔蹦極臺(tái)有233米高，作為全世界最高的商業(yè)蹦極臺(tái)而載入吉尼斯世界紀(jì)

錄。

點(diǎn)撥：making it是現(xiàn)在分詞作結(jié)果狀語，表示一種必然性（自然結(jié)果）。making 可以改為 which makes，相當(dāng)于一個(gè)表示前因后果的非限制性定語從句。例如：

He comes home late every evening， making his wife very angry. 他每天回來得很晚，這使他的妻子很生氣。

3. If you are not daring enough to jump that height， you can try the skywalk on the 57th floor—its still amazing.

釋義：如果你不敢從那么高的地方往下跳，你可以試試57層的天空步道。

點(diǎn)撥：enough 用作副詞，意為“十分地;充分地;足夠地;充足地”，置于被修飾的形容詞、副詞或動(dòng)詞之后，常與不定式或介詞for連用，在句子中作狀語，表示程度;修飾名詞時(shí)，置于所修飾名詞之前。在此句中，enough修飾動(dòng)詞dare。例如：

At the end of six months he had learned enough to read articles and reports in Russian. 六個(gè)月后，他學(xué)習(xí)得能看俄文版的文章和報(bào)道了。

The room is large enough to hold twenty people. 房間足夠大，可以容納20人。

I have enough money to buy a TV set. 我有足夠的錢買臺(tái)電視。

4. Well known as the “Las Vegas of the Orient”， Macao has 33 entertainment places.

釋義：被譽(yù)為“東方拉斯維加斯”的澳門有33家娛樂場(chǎng)所。

點(diǎn)撥：known as是過去分詞作伴隨狀語，與主語Macao是被動(dòng)關(guān)系。過去分詞一般可作時(shí)間、條件、原因、讓步、結(jié)果、方式、伴隨等狀語，相當(dāng)于一個(gè)狀語從句，過去分詞所表示的動(dòng)作與句子主語構(gòu)成被動(dòng)關(guān)系。例如：

Opened in 1955， Disneyland in California is regarded as the original fun park. 1995年開園的加利福利亞迪斯尼樂園被看作是游樂場(chǎng)的起源。（時(shí)間狀語）

Bitten twice by our dog， the postman refused to deliver our letters. 由于被我家的狗咬過兩次，那個(gè)郵遞員拒絕給我們送信。（原因狀語）

5. You can find different themed entertainment places with their hotels and attractions around every corner of Macao， especially on Taipa Island.

釋義：你可以在澳門的每個(gè)角落周邊找到不同主題、帶有酒店和景點(diǎn)的娛樂場(chǎng)所，尤其是在氹仔島。

點(diǎn)撥：with their hotels and attractions around every corner of Macao不是with的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)，with their hotels and attractions作定語，修飾entertainment places，而around every corner of Macao作地點(diǎn)狀語。例如：

The girl with blonde hair comes from the USA. 這個(gè)金發(fā)女孩來自美國。

I. Choose the right answer.

1. What can visitors do at the Macao Tower？

A. Visit a museum.

B. Try an extreme sport.

C. Enjoy a traditional Japanese dinner.

D. Challenge the Guinness World Record for jumping.

2. Which one is a must-go place for both visitors and locals to enjoy shopping and themselves？

A. The Grand Prix Museum.

B. The Macao Tower.

C. The Venetian.

D. The Portuguese restaurants.

3. What can we learn from the text？

A. Visitors can do nothing but shopping.

B. Portuguese culture has no longer existed in Macao.

C. The Macao Tower is the highest tower in the world.

D. Visitors can enjoy both eastern and western historical cultures in Macao.

4. What is the authors purpose in writing the text？

A. To advertise coming events.

B. To encourage people to do sports.

C. To introduce something attractive in Macao to visitors.

D. To tell about the history of Macao.

II. Fill in the blanks.

1. ___ ___ （從……看） the top of the mountain， Macao is more beautiful.

2. Cartoon characters ___ ___（例如） Mickey Mouse and Snoopy are still popular.

3. The Imperial Palace is located in the center of Beijing ___ ___ ___ ___ （占地） 72 hectares （公頃）.

4. A small plane crashed into a hillside， ___ ___ ___（致四人死亡） on board.

5. Ms Smith entered the classroom ________ some books ___ ___ ___ （有……在手里）.

6. Linda worked for the Minnesota Manu- facturing and Mining Company， ___

___ （也稱） as 3M.