1、Section Reading () (Lesson 4 &Communication Workshop).匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.goalAn.志向,抱负()2.ambition Bn.国籍()3.cheerful Cn.运输,运送()4.sadness Dadj.愉快的,高兴的()5.function En.不利,不利条件()6.nationality Fn.目的,目标()7.transport Gn.遮蔽,庇护所()8.disadvantage Hvi.运转,起作用()9.shelter In.悲哀,忧伤()10.survival Jn.幸存,残存答案15FADIH610BC
2、EGJ.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思()1.He has run out of food; his children arehungry.()2.Her bravery has given him the will to carry on with his life and his work.()3.I am afraid your car is in the way.()4.At one time the schools were attached to the church.()5.Here I would like to focus on one question in particula
3、r.答案15CEDABThe Race to the PoleOn 1 June,1910,Captain Scott left London to begin his journey to the Antarctic.On his way,he received a message from the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen:“Im going South.” So the race to the South Pole was on!During the polar summer of 19101911,both teams organised fo
4、od bases in preparation(准备) for their journeys the next year.Then came the total darkness of the polar winter.Scott and Amundsen waited anxiously for spring.Amundsen was the first to leave,on 15 October,1911.He had teams of dogs pulling the sledges(雪橇) and all his men were on skis.Because of this,he
5、 made rapid progress.Scott left on 1 November and soon had problems.First,his two sledges broke down,and then the horses began to have serious difficulties with the snow and the cold.After a while,Scott and his men had to push the sledges themselves.奔向南极的赛跑在1910年6月1日,斯科特上校离开伦敦开始他的南极之旅。在途中,他收到一条来自挪威探
6、险家罗尔德阿蒙森的消息:“我要向南极进发。”于是这场奔向南极的赛跑开始了!在1910年到1911年的极地夏天,两队人都建立了食物基地,为他们下一年的旅程做准备。接着完全漆黑的极地冬天来了。斯科特和阿蒙森都在焦虑地等待春天的到来。在1911年10月15日,阿蒙森第一个出发了。他让成群的狗拉着雪橇,所有的队员都配有滑雪板。因此,他前行的速度很快。斯科特在11月1日出发,不久就遇到了麻烦。先是他的两辆雪橇坏了,后来马匹开始应付不了大雪和严寒的天气。过了一段时间,斯科特和队员们不得不自己推雪橇了。助读讲解be on开始。本句是一个全部倒装句,正常语序:The total darkness of the
7、 polar winter came then。序数词之后用不定式作定语。have.doing.让一直做。Amundsen reached the Pole on 14 December and put a Norwegian flag there.Then he prepared for the return journey.Scott finally arrived at the Pole with four team members on 17 January.They were shocked(震惊) when they saw the Norwegian flag.Scott wro
8、te sadly in his diary:“Well,we have now lost the goal of our ambition and must face 800 miles of hard pushingand goodbye to most of our dreams.”The return journey was one of the worst in the history of exploration.The men were soon exhausted(疲惫的) and were running out of food.The weather conditions w
9、ere terrible.Scott started to realise their hopeless situation:“.we are very cheerful,but what each man feels in his heart I can only guess.Putting on our shoes in the morning is getting slower and slower.”However,on their way back they found time to look for rocks.They carried 20 kilos of rocks all
10、 the way with them.Later,these rocks proved that at one time in the distant past the Antarctic was covered by plants.阿蒙森于12月14日到达南极,并在南极插上了挪威国旗,然后他准备回程。斯科特和四名队员最终于1月17日到达南极。当看到挪威国旗时,他们感到震惊。斯科特在日记中悲伤地写道:“我们现在已经失去了雄伟的目标,但还得面对800英里的艰难跋涉与我们的大多数梦想说再见。”他们的返程是探险史上最艰难的返程之一。队员们很快就筋疲力竭了,食品也快吃完了。天气很恶劣,斯科特开始意识到
11、他们所处的绝望境地:“(虽然)我们(看上去)都很高兴,但我却能猜出大家心里在想什么。我们早上穿鞋的动作变得越来越慢。”然而,在回程途中,他们还抽时间寻找岩石,一路上携带了20公斤的石块。后来,这些石块证实,在遥远的过去,南极洲曾经被植被覆盖。助读讲解run out of用完;用光。what引导的从句作guess的宾语。Putting on our shoes in the morning是动名词短语在句中作主语。Then,disaster soon came.Edgar Evans had a terrible disease and died after a bad fall.The nex
12、t to go was Captain Oates,who was having great difficulty walking.Scott recorded his death:“He said,I am just going outside and I may be some time. We knew that poor Oates was walking to his death,but though we tried to stop him,we knew that it was the act of a brave man and an English gentleman.We
13、all hope to meet the end with a similar spirit,and certainly the end is not far.”Scott and two of his team members carried on and got within eleven miles of one of their food bases.But then a terrible storm started and they could not leave their tent.Scott spent some of his last hours writing.He wro
14、te a letter full of sadness to his wife Kathleen:“I could tell you lots and lots about this journey.What stories you would have for the boy .But what a price to pay.”Scotts diary also told the story of their end:“We are getting weaker and weaker and the end cant be far.It seems a pity,but I do not t
15、hink I can write more.”The news of Scotts death shocked the world.He had failed to win the race to the Pole,but the extraordinary courage shown by Captain Scott and his men made them into heroes.然后灾难很快袭来。埃德加埃文斯患了可怕的疾病,重重地跌倒后死去了。接下来离开的是奥茨上校,他行动艰难。斯科特记录了他的死亡:“他说:我只是要出去走走,可能要走上一段时间。我们都知道可怜的奥茨在走向死亡,尽管我们
16、试图阻拦他,但我们都知道这是勇者的举动,是英国绅士的行为。我们都希望以类似的精神结束生命,当然(大家也都知道)死亡正在逼近。”斯科特上校和两名同伴继续向前,到达距离食物储存处不足11英里的地方。但是后来一场可怕的暴风雨降临了,他们无法离开帐篷。斯科特用最后的一些时间写东西,他给妻子凯瑟琳写了一封充满悲伤的信:“我可以告诉你许许多多关于这次探险的事。你可以把这些故事讲给儿子听但是为了这一切,我们付出了多大的代价啊!”斯科特的日记也记述了他们生命的结束:“我们变得越来越虚弱,离生命的结束不远了。真遗憾,但我想我写不下去了。”斯科特去世的消息震惊了世界。尽管他输掉了奔向南极的赛跑,但斯科特上校和他的
17、队员们所表现出的非凡的勇气使他们成为英雄。助读讲解who引导非限定性定语从句修饰先行词Captain Oates。though引导让步状语从句。过去分词短语作定语,修饰courage。第一步速读了解文章主题和段落大意速读P28教材课文,匹配段落大意1Para.1AScott and his companions became heroes because of great courage.2Paras.24BThe return journey which was of great difficulty.3Paras.58CThe race to the South Pole was on.4
18、Para.9DAmundsens team won the race.答案14CDBA第二步细读把控文章关键信息细读P28教材课文,选择最佳答案1Why did Amundsen succeed while Scott not?ABecause Amundsen reached the Pole first.BBecause Scotts companions died half way.CBecause it was too cold in Antarctic.DBecause Scotts sledges broke down and his horses disagreed with t
19、he cold and the snow there.2What did Scotts team achieve?AThey became rich for the trip.BThey got nothing but pity.CThey became the first to reach the Pole.DThey collected rocks that proved Antarctic had once been covered by plants.3Why did Scott and his men become heroes?AThey showed great courage
20、all the time.BThey collected valuable rocks.CThey died for the expedition.DThey made great contributions to the world.4Did Scott and his men survive at last?AYes,they did.BNo.They all died a heroic death.CAll died but Scott.DOnly Scott died at last.5Whats the writers attitude towards Captain Scott a
21、nd his team?AHe is mildly critical.BHe is strongly critical.CHe has full of respect for them.DHis attitude is not clear.答案15DDABC第三步研读能力升华接轨高考精读P28教材课文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式On 1 June,1910,the race to the South Pole 1.between the Norwegian and the British was 2.onAmundsen left on 15 October,1911.H
22、e 3.made(make) great progress because he had teams of dogs 4.pulling(pull) the sledges and all his men were on skis.They arrived at the Pole on 14 December and became the first 5.to arrive(arrive)there.Scott left on 1 November 6.but his two sledges broke 7.down first and then his horses disagreed with the cold and the snow.They finally made it to the Pole and were 8.shocked(shock) to find that they had failed to win the race.On their 9.deadly(dead)return journey,they still found time to look for rocks.Their great courage made them into 10.heroes(hero)