1、Unit 5What an adventure!Starting out&Understanding ideas词汇知识自主学习.根据语境写出正确的单词1.the _stage初期,开始阶段2._providing more help从而提供更多的帮助3.a supply of _氧气供应4.the _of Nepal and China 中国和尼泊尔的边界5._the news证实这个消息6.in the _在人群中7.give up the _放弃尝试8.analyse the cause of _分析失败的原因initialthusoxygenborderconfirmcrowdatte
2、mptfailure.根据语境用恰当的短语填空1.We set out at once _(寻找)the missing child.2.The young man committed the terrible mistake that _(夺去他的生命,杀死他)in drunk driving.3.What annoys me most is that every time I _(转过身),he seems to be checking up on me.4.Sometimes ones carelessness may _(导致)a deadly mistake.in search of
3、took his lifeturn aroundresult in5.Why did you drop the chance of earning big money?Better safe than sorry.You know,I dont want to get rich by _(冒险).6.Today the problem of cloning has been _(使成为焦点);different people hold different opinions.7.The second CIIE,which _(代表)China International Import Expo,
4、concluded on November 10.Its theme is“New Era,Shared Future”.taking risksbrought into focusstands for8.SpongeBob SquarePants,also simply _(被称为)SpongeBob,has received numerous awards including 4 Emmy Awards.9.I just want to _(弄明白)why Shirley refused the job offer given by that top company.10.College
5、students should learn to compromise.But some of them only expect people to change for them,not _(正相反,倒过来).referred to asfigure outthe other way around.根据课文及汉语提示完成句子1.Vasco da Gama(1460-1524)was a Portuguese explorer and _India by sea.瓦斯科达伽马(1460-1524)是一位葡萄牙探险家,也是第一位乘船到达印度的欧洲人。2.Christopher Columbus(
6、1451-1506)was an Italian explorer who completed journeys between Spain and the Americas,_the beginning of European exploration of the Americas.克里斯托弗哥伦布(1451-1506)是一位意大利探险家,他完成了从西班牙到美洲的旅行,从而标志着欧洲人开始探索美洲。the firstEuropean to reachthus marking3.For these people,_is an experience like no other,making so
7、me feel weak and others,powerful.对于这些人来说,攀登珠穆朗玛峰是一项独一无二的体验,它让一些人感受到脆弱的同时也让另一些人感受到强大。4.Sadly,Mallory would die on the mountain in 1924,although his body _ _many years later.可惜的是,1924年马洛里在登山过程中身亡,而他的遗体多年后才被找到。climbing Qomolangmawouldnot be found until5.Psychologist Frank Farley has _people who jump ou
8、t of planes and drive fast cars,_those who climb Qomolangma.心理学家弗兰克法利曾花费数年时间研究那些高空跳伞、飙车以及攀登珠峰的人。spent years studyingas well as阅读研析合作学习【主题导入】Finish the survey from the school newspaperChinese Name:_English Name:_Girl()or Boy()QuestionnaireCan you name three great explorers?Ferdinand Magellan,Vasco da
9、 Gama and Christopher Columbus.What kind of qualities do you think it takes to explore?HonestyCourageKindness Others _(答案略)What will you carry if you open up an exploration?Compass,a map,a torch,cellphone,food and equipment.If your friend wants to explore,what suggestion will you give to him/her?I w
10、ill advise him/her never to go somewhere alone.Task 1 框架宏观建构:整体理解Paragraph 1Hundreds of people spent their money climbing Qomolangma to have an 1._.Paragraph 2British mountain climber George Mallory wrote of 2._ Qomolangma and what he thought of life experience.Paragraph 3American mountain climber A
11、lan Arnette 3._ why people kept on climbing Qomolangma.experienceclimbingexplainedParagraph 4The study 4._ human beings like to take risks,5._is part of human nature.Paragraph 5Climbers call themselves as 6._.No one wants to die and expects to die.Paragraph 6Climbers may want to benefit from the 7._
12、.Paragraph 7Whether to climb Qomolangma or not is totally 8._ to you.indicateswhichexpertsresultupTask 2 文本微观剖析:细节探究1.Choose the best answer.(1)What does the text mainly talk about?A.Bravely Climbing Qomolangma.B.The reasons of climbing Qomolangma.C.Argument on climbing Qomolangma.D.Whether to climb
13、 Qomolangma or not.(2)What does the author try to tell us in Paragraph 1?A.The great difficulty in climbing Qomolangma.B.Two different kinds of Qomolangma climbers.C.Peoples strong desire to climb Qomolangma.D.The great risks of climbing Qomolangma.(3)What did British mountain climber George Mallory
14、 think of climbing Qomolangma?A.Make a living.B.Enjoy life.C.Earn money.D.Make an adventure.(4)What would a person of“Type T”probably do?A.He is interested in making money.B.He will not go for the mountain climbing.C.He will be a success in his life journey.D.He enjoys the excitement of mountain cli
15、mbing.(5)What can you infer from the last paragraph?A.Why people like to climb Qomolangma.B.Its worth climbing Qomolangma.C.It depends on you whether to climb or not.D.Climbing Qomolangma is dangerous.答案:(1)(5)CCBDC2.Long sentence analysis.(1)It is still not known if he succeeded in reaching the top
16、 of Qomolangma(主语从句)before it took his life(时间状语从句).译文:_在遇难前成功登上珠峰峰顶。目前尚不清楚他是否(2)It forces you to look deep inside yourself and figure out if you really have the physical,as well as mental,toughness to push(宾语从句)when you want to stop(时间状语从句).译文:它_,去思考自己的身体和心灵是否足够坚强,能在你想放弃的时候推动你继续向前。(3)Research also
17、suggests that our desire to seek risks can be connected to(宾语从句)how much we expect to benefit from the result(宾语从句).译文:研究还表明,我们寻求风险的欲望与_有关。会强迫你去深入地审视自己我们期望从结果中获益多少3.Complete the passage according to the text.Last year,hundreds of people spent(1)_(大笔的钱)in climbing Qomolangma even though they knew the
18、y would be challenged with different risks.For some people,climbing makes them feel powerful.good moneyGeorge Mallory believed that we ate and(2)_(挣钱)to enjoy life.Sadly,this climber lost his life in 1924 while he was climbing Qomolangma.It is still not known if he succeeded in reaching the top befo
19、re it(3)_(夺去他的生命).Alan Arnette,who climbed Qomolangma in 2011,held the idea that climbing(4)_(使成为焦点)what was important to you in your life.He believed that there were a thousand reasons to(5)_ _(转身)and only one to keep going.He added that you really had to focus on the one reason thats most importan
20、t and unique to you.It depended on the physical and mental toughness to push when you wanted to give up.made moneytook hislifebrought into focusturnaroundWith the majority of(6)_(尝试)resulting either in total success or(7)_(失败),is there a scientific reason?Recent studies indicate that risk-taking may
21、 be part of human nature.Besides,people enjoy climbing because they expect to benefit from the result.Therefore,its totally(8)_(取决于)you whether you will take the risk of climbing Qomolangma.attemptsfailureup toTask 3阅读思维升华:主题实践1.If you were given the chance,would you like to climb Qomolangma?Why or
22、why not?(Creative Thinking创造性思维)_ 2.Do you agree with Mallorys and Arnettes opinions?Why?(CriticalThinking批判性思维)_ Yes,Id like to.Because I enjoy taking risks.I dont agree with them.People who like to climb Qomolangma may want toshow their strength to the world because they can conquer nature.要点精研探究学
23、习1.confirm v.证实;证明*The first people confirmed to have reached the top were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953.埃德蒙希拉里和丹增诺尔盖是被证实于1953年首次登顶的人。*(2020全国卷)The official confirmed that the paintings were originals and worth as much as$50 million.官员证实了这些画是真迹价值五千万美元。*It has been confirmed that the rumo
24、ur is true.已证实那个传闻属实。*The latest evidence confirmed me in his honesty.最新的证据让我坚信他是诚实的。【词块积累】(1)confirm sth./that./wh-.证实;进一步确定It has been confirmed that.已经确定confirm sb.in sth.使某人坚定某事(2)confirmation n.证实,确认【即学活用】(1)语法填空。This new evidence confirms _he is lying.The _(confirm)of your application for the
25、job is the first stage to make you one of their employees.(2)同义句改写。The spokesman confirmed that the area was now in rebel hands.(用it作形式主语)_the area was now in rebel hands.thatconfirmationIt was confirmed by the spokesman that2.crowd n.人群*Last year,hundreds of people spent good money on an experience
26、 that they knew would include crowds,discomfort and danger.去年,数以百计的人在一种他们知道会有拥挤、不适和危险的体验中花了很多钱。*They noticed a crowd of people shouting and cheering.他们看到一群人在喊叫欢呼。*(2019浙江高考)Aggressive wildfire control has left California forests crowdedwith small trees that compete with big trees for resources.声势浩大的
27、野火控制,使得加利福尼亚的森林长满了一些小树,它们和大树竞争资源。*The stadium was crowded with fans,many of whom were wearing the same T-shirts.体育馆挤满了球迷,他们中的许多人都穿着相同的T恤。【词块积累】(1)a crowd of/crowds of people 一大群人(2)crowdedadj.拥挤的(3)crowdv.挤满be crowded with挤满了【即学活用】(1)语法填空。There are crowds _people in the theatre.The great hall was cr
28、owded _the students who wanted to attend the lecture.In order to prevent the citys traffic from being too _(crowd),car driving has been limited according to odd and even car numbers.ofwithcrowded(2)Liu Qians act made _(人群)burst into laughter.(3)After making my way through _(一大群人),I finally found a s
29、ubway line that was operating.the crowda crowd of/crowds of people3.bring.into focus使成为焦点*It brings into focus whats important to you.它会让你把注意力集中在对你来说重要的事情上。*What he said in his speech brought AI into focus.他在演讲中说的话使人工智能成为人们关注的焦点。*(2020新高考全国I卷)Too often,when you stand up to give a speech,you focus on
30、 the“public”at the expense of the“speaking”.很多时候,当你站起来演讲时,你会把注意力放在“公众”上,而不是“演讲”。*With so many people focusing their eyes on him,he felt very nervous.这么多人盯着他看,他感到很紧张。【词块积累】focusv.集中focus on/upon集中在上focus ones attention/eyes/minds on.集中注意力/目光/思绪于【名师点津】如何“专心”表示“全神贯注于/专心于”的短语还有:be buried/absorbed/lost i
31、nput ones heart intopay full attention todevote oneself to sth./doing sth.【即学活用】(1)语法填空。With all his attention focused _his career,he has no time to attend his young daughter.In recent years,food safety problems have been brought _focus,becoming a major public concern.oninto(2)一句多译。他集中精力学习。_.(focus)
32、_.(fix)_.(absorb)_.(apply)_.(concentrate)He focused his attention on his studiesHe fixed his attention on his studiesHe was absorbed in his studiesHe applied himself to his studiesHe concentrated his attention on his studies4.attempt n.努力;尝试*With the majority of attempts to climb Qomolangma resultin
33、g either in total success or failure,is there also a scientific reason behind this risk-taking?由于大多数攀登珠穆朗玛峰的尝试都是完全成功或失败的结果,这一冒险背后还有科学原因吗?*(2020江苏高考)When Wilson returned home from hospital two months later,his parents attempted to find a way to deal with the catastrophe that had happened to their liv
34、es.当两个月后威尔逊从医院返回家中时,他的父母试图找到应对发生在他们生活中的这场灾难的办法。*The kids made an attempt to leave for camping but were stopped by their parents.孩子们想去野营但被他们的父母阻止了。*To his great joy,he succeeded in getting the job he had been dreaming of at his first attempt.令他非常高兴的是,他第一次尝试就得到了梦寐以求的工作。【词块积累】(1)make an attempt at(doin
35、g)sth.企图做某事make an attempt to do sth.企图做某事in an attempt to do sth.企图/试图做某事at the first/second attempt第一/二次尝试(2)attemptv.努力;尝试;试图attempt to do sth.企图做某事【即学活用】(1)语法填空。Soon,the tea room became lively with every international student attempting _(make)their own tea.They are meeting in Lusaka in an attem
36、pt _(reach)a compromise.Mary has been preparing carefully for the English examination,so that she can be sure of passing it _the first attempt.to maketo reachat(2)一句多译。他们试图攀登那座小山。_(attempt n.)_(attempt v.)They made an attempt to climb/at climbing that hill.They attempted to climb that hill.5.failure
37、 n.失败*There was much discussion about the reasons for the failure.就失败的原因进行了大量的讨论。*Although he failed many times,he didnt admit he was a failure.虽然他失败了很多次,但他不承认自己是一个失败者。*The next time your efforts end in failure,stop to reflect on your own behaviour.下次当你的努力以失败告终时,停下来反省一下自己的行为。*I planted some seeds in
38、 the yard in the spring.But they failed to come up.春天我在院子里种了一些种子。但是它们没有发芽。【词块积累】(1)end(up)in failure以失败告终(2)fail v.失败fail in(doing)sth.做某事失败fail to do sth.未能做到某事【名师点津】failure的双重身份(1)failure作“失败”讲时,是不可数名词。当表示“失败的人或事”时,是可数名词。即所谓的“抽象名词的具体化”用法。(2)有类似用法的名词还有:success,surprise,pleasure comfort,honour等。【熟词生
39、义】*There were also several accidents mainly caused by engine failures on take-off.()*It is said that the poor management was the main cause of the companys failure.()n.故障n.破产【即学活用】语法填空。(1)As we all know,success lies in hard work while laziness leads to _(fail).(2)The concert we paid attention to tur
40、ned out _failure last week.(3)To his parents disappointment,Tom failed _(pass)the important test.(4)It was obvious that their attempts to find a solution ended _failure.failureato passin6.result in造成,导致*The great increase in tourism in recent years has resulted in the construction of many hotels.近年来
41、旅游业迅猛发展,因此(人们)兴建了许多旅馆。*It rained heavily.As a result,we had to put off the sports meeting.雨下得很大。结果,我们不得不推迟运动会。*He wasnt able to attend the party as a result of his sudden headache.他突然头疼起来,结果未能去参加宴会。*The terrible accident resulted from a drivers drunk-driving.那场可怕的事故是由一个司机醉酒驾车引起的。【词块积累】as a result结果,
42、因此as a result of由于,作为的结果result from.由引起,由于【即学活用】用result相关短语完成句子。(1)Mary nearly missed the flight _doing too much shopping.(2)There is no doubt that it is human activities that _the worse environment.(3)It was late at night and there was no bus._,we had to walk to the village.(4)It was said that his
43、_ in the competition _the lack of confidence.as a result ofresult inAs a resultfailureresulted from7.Vasco da Gama(1460-1524)was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea.瓦斯科达伽马(1460-1524)是一位葡萄牙探险家,也是第一位乘船到达印度的欧洲人。【句式解构】to reach India by sea为不定式短语作后置定语,修饰 the first European。
44、*Columbus was the first person to discover the Americas.哥伦布是第一个发现美洲的人。*She was the cleverest person to finish the job.她是完成这项工作的最聪明的人。*Do you have anything to say?你有什么要说的吗?*She said she had no plans to go there.她说她没有去那里的打算。【名师点津】动词不定式作后置定语用法小结(1)当名词前有序数词或形容词的最高级修饰时,多用动词不定式作后置定语。(2)当被修饰的词为something,no
45、thing,anything等不定代词时,常用不定式作后置定语。(3)有些名词的同根词跟不定式,因而它们也常跟不定式作定语,常见的有:promise,plan,offer,decision,ability,warning等。【即学活用】(1)He is _.他是第三个到达山顶的人。(2)There is nothing _.没有什么可担心的。(3)I wonder if he has the ability _.我想知道他是否有能力做这项工作。the third one to get to the top of the mountainto worry aboutto do the work【
46、要点拾遗】1.turn around转身;翻转*There are a thousand reasons to turn around and only one to keep going.有一千个理由让你转身(放弃),但只有一个理由让你继续前进。*She has turned down several invitations to star at shows in order to concentrate on her studies.为了集中精力学习,她数次拒绝演出的邀请。*He didnt know who to turn to.他不知道向谁求助。【词块积累】turn down调低;拒绝
47、turn up开大;调大;出现turn out结果是;证明;生产;出现turn to求助于;翻到(某页)turn on打开turn off关掉【即学活用】用适当的介(副)词填空。(1)That Mike didnt turn _at the meeting yesterday made the chairman of the meeting unhappy.(2)Now that he is willing to do us a favour,why not turn _him for help?(3)To our surprise,it turned _that the stranger w
48、as an old friend of my mothers.(4)He did not have to turn _to wave.uptooutaround2.thrill n.惊险,刺激*He refers to the personalities of these people as“Type T”,with the“T”standing for“thrill”.他把这些人的性格称为“T型”,“T”代表“刺激”。*Meeting with an old friend on the border was a great thrill to me.对我来说,在边界遇到一位老朋友是件令人兴奋
49、的事情。*It was a thrilling experience to meet the president.会见总统是一次令人兴奋的经历。【词块积累】(1)a thrill to sb.对某人来说是一件兴奋的事情(2)thrilledadj.感到兴奋、激动的be thrilled to do sth.胆战心惊地做某事be thrilled at/with sth.对某事感到兴奋(3)thrillingadj.令人兴奋的【即学活用】(1)用thrill的适当形式填空。The film _all the audience.It was _to cross the desert.Im abso
50、lutely _that I have been offered the job.It gave her quite a great _to shake hands with the movie star.thrilledthrillingthrilledthrill(2)The boy _the story.这个故事使男孩惊骇不已。(3)I _receive the invitation.收到邀请,我非常激动。was thrilled withwas thrilled to3.Christopher Columbus(1451-1506)was an Italian explorer who
51、 completed journeys between Spain and the Americas,thus marking the beginning of European exploration of the Americas.克里斯托弗哥伦布(1451-1506)是一位意大利探险家,他完成了西班牙和美洲之间的旅行,从而标志着欧洲人对美洲探索的开始。【句式解构】本句中thus marking为现在分词作结果状语。*The fire lasted nearly a month,leaving nothing valuable.大火持续了近一个月,几乎没剩下什么有用的东西。*I hurri
52、ed to the airport only to find the plane had taken off.我匆忙赶到机场,发现飞机已经起飞了。【名师点津】现在分词短语作结果状语(1)现在分词短语作结果状语常表示“意料、情理之中”的结果,这种分词的逻辑主语既可以是句子的主语,也可以是前边的整个句子;逻辑主语为前边的整个句子时,其作用相当于一个非限制性定语从句。(2)不定式短语作结果状语常表示出乎意料的结果。【即学活用】(1)语法填空。The news shocked the public,_(lead)to great concern about students safety at sch
53、ool.They reached the company out of breath only _(tell)they were fired.(2)It rained heavily,_in that country.大雨滂沱,造成了那个国家洪水泛滥。leadingto be toldcausing severe flooding【拓视野观天下】1.It has been confirmed that there will be no Ballon dOr award ceremony in 2020.已经证实,2020年将不会颁发金球奖。2.The COVID-19 pandemic has
54、 wreaked havoc on the global jobs market,resulting in many peoples unemployment.新冠肺炎疫情已经对全球就业市场造成了严重破坏,导致许多人失业。3.EU border controls have been lifted for EU citizens travelling inside the bloc.欧盟已经取消了对在欧盟境内公民出行的边境管控。4.The news that Huawei Technologies Co recorded 454 billion yuan in revenue in the first half of 2020 brought the company into focus again.2020年上半年华为科技有限公司实现销售收入4 540亿元,使这家公司再次成为焦点。
