一轮复习阅读材料unit8Adventure

1、一轮复习阅读材料 unit8 Adventure阅读短文，按照要求完成任务AIn 1997，a group of twenty British women made history. (work) in five teams with four women in each team，they walked to the North Pole. Apart from one (experience) female guide，the other women were all ordinary people who had never done anything like this in thei

2、r lives . They managed to survive in an environment which had defeated several very experienced men during the same period.The women set off as soon as they were ready. Once on the ice，each woman had to ski along while (drag) a sledge(雪橇) (weigh) over 50 kilos. This would not have been too bad on a

3、smooth surface， for long distances，the Arctic ice was pushed up into huge piles two or three meters high，and the sledges had to be pulled up one side carefully let down the other so that they didn't become damaged. The temperature was always below the freezing point and sometimes strong (wind) m

4、ade walking while pulling so much weight almost impossible. It was also very difficult for them to put up tents when they stopped each night.In such conditions，the women were making good progress if they (cover) fourteen or fifteen kilometers a day. But there was another problem. Part of the journey

5、 was across a (freeze) sea with (move) water underneath the ice and at some points the team would drift back more than five kilometers during the night. That meant after walking in these very severe conditions for ten hours one day，they had to spend part of the next day covering the same ground agai

6、n. Furthermore，each day took three hours from waking up to setting off and three hours every evening to set up the camp and prepare the evening meal.So，how did they manage to succeed? They realized that they were part of a team. If anyone of them didn't pull her sledge or get her job done，she wo

7、uld endanger the success of the whole expedition. Any form of selfishness could result the efforts of everyone else being (complete) wasted，so personal feelings had to be put to one side. At the end of their journey，the women agreed that it was mental effort far more than physical fitness got them t

8、o the North Pole. Task1 Fill in the blanksTask 2 The passage is about Task 3 Choose the best answers1What was so extraordinary about the expedition?AThere was no one to lead it.BThe women did not have any men with them.CIt was a new experience for most of the women.DThe women had not met one another

9、 before.2On the expedition，the women had to be careful to avoid_Afalling over on the iceBbeing left behindCdamaging the sledgesDgetting too cold at night3It was difficult for the women to cover 15 kilometers a day because_Athey got too tiredBthe temperature was too lowCthey kept getting lostDthe ice

10、 was moving4What is the main idea of the text?ATeamworks achieves goals.BWomen can do anything they want.CIt is sometimes good to experience difficult conditions.DArctic conditions are very severe.BCalvin Gillian didn't believe that Norway was the place for an adventurous holiday. 1 “I'm an

11、extreme­sports maniac 2 though I've traveled to many different countries. Tourists usually visit Norway because of its old Viking history or to go fishing and boating in the famous fjords(峡湾)to enjoy a relaxing holiday，or to go climbing to enjoy the beauty of nature. But I didn't go for

12、 fishing；I wanted adventure.”“ 3 . Svartisen，the Black Ice glacier，is wonderful. The ice is not the usual white but a deep blue color，like the sea. However，you have to wear special clothes，because skiing on a million­year­old glacier can be very dangerous.”“Then，there is Hunderfossen Famil

13、y Park or Troll Park. You can go water skiing and ice skating. It is certainly a beautiful place but it is more expensive than visiting other parts of Norway.”“I also visited the Holmenkollen Ski Jump in Oslo. The view from the top of the ski jump was wonderful and the ski museum was very interestin

14、g. I wanted to try a jump, but unfortunately，it's only for professional(职业的) ski­jumpers. 4 ”“Next year，I am going to take my girlfriend to Norway，too. 5 . She wants to have a different type of adventure for next year.”Task1 Choose the best sentence for each blank. A. She is having her holi

15、day in Australia now B. Skiing is the best thing you can do in Norway.C. Therefore, he decided to have an adventure in Norway. D. However，some friends told him to go there and he loved it. E. I didn't expect Norway to be a good place for an extreme holidayF. But she is unwilling to make an adven

16、ture or go wherever there is any risk G. Anyway，I was very tired，so I went back to my hotel and got some sleep.Task 2 The passage is about Task 3 Choose the best answers5How did Calvin Gillian feel about his trip?ABored.BRelaxed.CSatisfied. DDisappointed.6The underlined word “maniac” (in Para.2) ref

17、ers to someone who_Ahas a strong interest in somethingBhas a bad opinion of somethingCexpects things to be successfulDlikes to compete with others7What did Calvin Gillian do in Norway?ASki­jumping. BClimbing.CFishing. DSkiing.8What's the best title for the text?ACalvin Gillian's Holiday

18、 PlansBTravel in Different CountriesCHistorical Places in NorwayDA Norwegian AdventureCPerhaps jumping out of a plane can be a frightening thing, but SkyDance made me feeling safe throughout the entirely experience.At the beginning we watched a video that explain all the safety rules and told you wh

19、at would happen to the plane. While we waited for our turn to riding , there was an open grass area that we watched the professionals loading their chutes(降落伞)On the way up, my sister and I were excited the whole time, laughing at and screaming before we even got to quarter of the elevation. At one

20、point I saw the boy lean over and tell each other “It must be an exciting one!”，so I guessed our excitement got to us too.Everyone always tells you that you are going to be scared when that door flies open，but I've never been so excited in my life. As soon as it opens you hear that loud rush of

21、the plane. I immediately glanced over at my sister and we both just had this look on our faces of pure thrill. Thirty seconds later I watched her fall out of the plane, and then flew out myself. My grandpa came falling out right after me.After I went through a minute of free fall, I pulled the shoot

22、 and glided to the ground. After I landed, I watched my grandpa landing and then took a picture as soon as he did it. My SkyDance experience was wonderful and I will never forget it!Task1 Find the ten mistakes in the first three paragraphsTask2 The passage is about Task3 Choose the best answers9How

23、did the author know the safety rules of SkyDance?ABy listening to a lecture.BBy watching a short film.CBy watching professionals.DBy teaching themselves.10From the third paragraph we can infer that_Athe boys felt a little sick on the planeBthe boys kept silent all the way upCthe boys were laughing a

24、nd screamingDthe girls' excitement infected the boys11She took a picture of her grandpa_Ajumping out of the planeBflying freely in the skyCtouching the groundDpreparing to SkyDance12What does the author mainly tell us in this passage?AHer SkyDance experience.BHer SkyDance with her brother.CSkyDa

25、nce helps her make friends.DSkyDance is safe.完形填空Charlie is one of the most_1_people I have met she is only twenty­five，but she has traveled to over fifty different_2_Five years ago，she was a typist in Birmingham，but she decided to give up her_3_ and see the world.Since then，her_4_has changed c

26、ompletely.The first time she went_5_was seven years ago，_6_she was just about 18.She took a boat to France and then hitch­hiked(搭车)around_7_for five weeks.She has visited Europe many times since that first trip，_8_，but this holiday was the one that made her start traveling.She never forgets the

27、 _9_of those five weeksalthough it was not all enjoyable.When she was on a train，somebody _10_her purse.So she lost all her_11_and had to work in a restaurant for a fortnight(两周)She made some good friends there however，and has_12_several times since then.How did she find money for her_13_？After her first trip abroad，she went home and worked for two years，_14_all the time.Now she travels_15_，finding work when her money was low.She made a lot of_16_，she says，and she has learned quite a few_17_Although she