1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Lesson 4Journey to the Antarctic一、用所给单词的适当形式填空1An important part of the duties of a secretary,I think,is to do well the (prepare) work for the meeting.答案preparation2After the accident,she felt lonely and (hope).答案hopeless3Though the result is too soon to tell,there are reasons to be
2、(cheer).答案cheerful4There is little doubt,however,that things will improve in the not too (distance) future.答案distant5Her (sad) at her failing the exam was obvious.答案sadness6However troublesome the problem is,he faces it with (patient).答案patience7All applicants will be considered regardless of age,se
3、x,religion or (nation).答案nationality8By the time they reached the summit they were (exhaust).答案exhausted二、选择适当的短语,并用其正确形式完成句子on ones wayin preparation forbreak downprepare forcarry onrun out ofhave great difficultymeet the endmake intoget away from1We knew we were up a tree when we gas in the desert
4、.答案ran out of2He got it on the cheap.It is not surprising that it only a week later.答案broke down3The play had a long run on Broadway before being a movie.答案made into4Every day she passed the church to the Health Centre.答案on her way5I enjoy my work,but sometimes Id really like to it all.答案get away fr
5、om6Youll be able to read well with a dictionary and simple conversations.答案carry on7Theyve sold their house leaving the country.答案in preparation for8Most of the students feel the money cannot every month.答案meet the end9I in organising the party.答案have great difficulty10Make sure you have enough time
6、 the new day ahead.答案to prepare for三、语法填空1The top prize is a trip to Hawaii,which must be taken a year of the prize drawing.答案within2The Great Wall is such a well-known tourist attraction that millions of people pour every year.答案in3There are several differences these two theories.答案between4I have g
7、reat difficulty understanding him.答案in5This printer is of good quality.If it should break within the first year,we would repair it at our expense.答案down6The meal over,the managers went back to the meeting room to carry their discussion.答案on7The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see
8、 carried the next year.答案out8She visited the school the aim of seeing the library.答案with9It is known that a big earthquake broke in that area.答案out10The country is making preparations war.答案for四、完成句子 1(在去上班的路上),he witnessed an accident.答案On his way to work2Whatever happens,(你必须继续).答案you must carry o
9、n3(冲了出去)the children.答案Out rushed4(我们的生活环境)are improving these years.答案Our living conditions5The train disappeared (在远处).答案in the distance6They are (正在做准备)the coming exam.答案making preparations for五、阅读理解(导学号58030014)A new collection of photos brings an unsuccessful Antarctic voyage back to life.Frank
10、 Hurleys pictures would be outstandingundoubtedly first-rate photo-journalismif they had been made last week.In fact,they were shot from 1914 through 1916,most of them after a disastrous shipwreck(海难),by a cameraman who had no reasonable expectation of survival.Many of the images were stored in an i
11、ce chest,under freezing water,in the damaged wooden ship.The ship was the Endurance,a small,tight,Norwegian-built three-master that was intended to take Sir Ernest Shackleton and a small crew of seamen and scientists,27 men in all,to the southernmost shore of Antarcticas Weddell Sea.From that point
12、Shackleton wanted to force a passage by dog sled(雪橇) across the continent.The journey was intended to achieve more than what Captain Robert Falcon Scott had done.Captain Scott had reached the South Pole early in 1912 but had died with his four companions on the march back.As writer Caroline Alexande
13、r makes clear in her forceful and well-researched story The Endurance,adventuring was even then a thoroughly commercial effort.Scotts last journey,completed as he lay in a tent dying of cold and hunger,caught the worlds imagination,and a film made in his honor drew crowds.Shackleton,a onetime Britis
14、h merchant-navy officer who had got to within 100 miles of the South Pole in 1908,started a business before his 1914 voyage to make money from movie and still photography.Frank Hurley,a confident and gifted Australian photographer who knew the Antarctic,was hired to make the images,most of which hav
15、e never before been published.1What do we know about the photos taken by Hurley?A.They were made last week.B.They showed undersea sceneries.C.They were found by a cameraman.D.They recorded a disastrous adventure.答案D解析细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二句“In fact,they were shot from 1914 through 1916,most of them after a
16、 disastrous shipwreck(海难).”可知多数照片是他们遇上海难后所拍摄的。故D项正确。2Who reached the South Pole first according to the text?A.Frank Hurley.B.Ernest Shackleton.C.Robert Falcon Scott.D.Caroline Alexander.答案C解析细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句“Captain Scott had reached the South Pole early in 1912.”可知最先到达南极的是Robert Falcon Scott。故选C项。
17、3What does Alexander think was the purpose of the 1914 voyage?A.Artistic creation.B.Scientific research.C.Money making.D.Treasure hunting.答案C解析推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第一句中的“.thoroughly commercial effort.”以及倒数第二句“.to make money from movie and still photography.”可知,1914年的南极之行是纯粹的商业行为,在探险之行之前沙克尔顿已经成立了公司并想从电影及摄像中
18、谋利,而澳大利亚籍摄影师则是受雇于他专门进行拍摄。由此可以得知,其目的是为了挣钱,故选择C项。六、短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。Nowadays,travelling is becoming more and more importan
19、t in our life.Both of the travellers have enjoyed themselves.However,some of them have some bad behaviour or habits while they are visiting some places of interests.Some make much noise in public places.Others threw rubbish.And there are still some which write or draw everywhere.As a middle school s
20、tudent,I think we should pay attention our behaviour.For example,throw rubbish into dustbins and dont write or draw on the culture relics.Dont make too much noise in public places.Wed better not follow guides and obey orders.In the same time,they should not only protect natural environment but also respect local customs and traditions.答案Nowadays,travelling is becoming more and more important in our life.- 5 - 版权所有高考资源网