英语北师大版必修3 Unit8 Adventure 知识总结

Unit8Adventure知识总结WHATAREYOUFEELINGWhenIvisitedNewZealandlastyear,Iwentbungeejumpingforthefirsttime.Itwasafunbutscaryexperience.Whenmymumsawthephotoofmejumpingoffabridge,shemademepromisethatI’dneverdoitagain.【问题导入】Howdoyouthinkoftheextremesportsorgameslikebungeejumping?Ifoneofyourlovedpeoplewantstotrysuchgames,whatwillyousuggesttohim/her?Willyousupportthemorstopthem?Willyouyourselftrysuchsportsandgames?Ateenager:That’samazing!Justimaginethat:Falldownfromaheightof100metreswithyourheadpointingdown!Oh,Ican’tbreathmerelythinkofthat.Amother:Iamdefinitelyagainstthegame.Can’tyouseehowdangerousitis?Mygod,whomadenoughtocreatesuchacrazything!Agirlhavingexperiencedthat:Ha,totellthetruth,IthoughtIwoulddieatthemomentIdroppedrapidlydowntothesurfaceofthelake.Butyousee,everythingwentfine.Ievenwanttotryitanothertime.Maybefromaplanenexttime—whoknows!Adoctor:Thereisusuallynotrealdangerofdeathtopeoplewhoplaysuchextremesports.Butitisreallydangeroustothepeoplewhoseheartsarenotstrongenough.Myview:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

【话题链接】ISTHEREREALSNOWMANINHIMALAYAN?Thesnowman,alegendhavingbeenpuzzlingscientistsallovertheworldfordecades,isstillahotpointofargumentbetweenthem.Someonesaidtherelivesthesnowman,whichlooklikeapesandhaveIQmaybelowerthanmanbuthigherthanapeman.Otherssaidthereisnosocalledsnowman,butakindofbrownbearlivinginthemountain.【话题导入】Ifthereisnosuchmanlikecreature,whysomanypeopleclaimedthattheyhadseenthem,atleasttheirfootprintsinthemountain?Ifthereis,cantheytalk?Whataretheylivingon?Howmanyarethere?Isitpossibleforthemtolivewithman?...Discusswithyourclassmatesonthequestionsaboveandnotedowntheirideas.ExtremeSportsSummer’sjustaroundthecorner,encouragingsometodustoffthetennisracketorrummage(搜出)roundthecupboardforthecricketbat.ButforsomeinBritaintraditionaloutdoorpursuitsarejustnotenough.Sohowdoextremesportsdevotees(献身者)gettheirkicks(getastrongfeelingofexcitementorpleasure)?Extremesportsareaboutexhilaration(extremeexcitement),skillanddanger.Theydonotnormallyinvolveteamsandthereareveryfewrules.Peoplewhotakepartusetheirskillsandexperiencetocontroltherisks.Thatcontroliswhatmakesthemsportsandnotjustdangerousbehaviour.HerearejustsomeoftheextremesportswhicharepopularinBritain:Kitesurfing:agrowingbandofenthusiasts(狂热者)havebeendiscoveringthethrillingcombinationofkite(apaperorclothcoveredframeflownintheairattheendofalongstringusingthepowerofthewind),boardandwaves.Thesekitescanbeupto17metreslong.Catchagustandyou’remotoring(moving)—up,downandacrossthesurf.BritishLadieskitesurfingchampionJoWilsonsays:“It’salwaysanadrenalin(肾上腺素)rush(astrongfeelingofexcitementmixedwithfear).Itsunpredictable.Youcouldjump5ftor35ft.Youneverknowifyou’regoingtogoupintheair,andyourheartisjustgoingboom,boom,boomallthetime.〞Coasteering:thisisexploringthecoastlinewithoutworryingaboutacoastalpathorfindingarockycliffycove(asmallshelteredopeninginthecoastline,abay)blockingyourroute.Youclimb,dive,swimandclamber(climbwithdifficulty,usingboththefeetandhands)fromAtoB.Thereareabout15operatorsintheUKofferingcoasteering.Skydiving:traditionalparachuting(跳伞)justdoesn’tsoundriskyenough,doesit?Sonowskydivingisthenameforjumpingfromaplaneandlisteningtoyourheartpounding(beatingheavily)asyouhurtle(moveveryfast)towardsearthbeforeyouopenyourparachuteatthelastmoment.Onceyou’vegotafewjumpsunderyourparachuteyoucanthrowin(add)someextrarisks,forexampletrya‘hookturn’(afastturnclosetothegroundusedtolandathighspeed).DeanDunbarisaparticipant(参与者)ofextremedreams

andhisfirstskydivewasin1998.Sincethenhe’sbeenhookedonthebuzz(嗡嗡声)oftheextreme(addictedtotheexcitementofdoingextremesports),saying:“EverysooftenIhavetogooutanddosomethingscary.〞Mountainbiking:it’sbeenaroundsolongthatbikersarenolongersatisfiedwithjustgoingupanddownamountain.Nowadaysthrillseeking(lookingforexcitement)mountainbikerswantabigslopetogodownvery,veryfast.“It’spuremad,downhill,〞accordingtoDeanDunbar.“Peoplegotooldskiresorts(手段),takethechairlifttothetopthenbombdown(godownwithgreatspeed)—amazinglynotkillingthemselves.〞【话题链接】美国人喜欢拍拯救地球的电影。在这样的影片中，想像力被淋漓尽致地发挥出来。而主人公，也总是那些挑战极限、超越极限的英雄。“TheCore〞(《地心抢险记》)：adisaster(灾难)film.Braveheroesjourneytothecentreoftheearthtosaveitaftertheplanetsuddenlystopsspinning.Realandimaginaryscientificknowledgelendswingstoviewersimaginations.Andhi-techhascreatedasplendidpictureofinsidetheearth.【想一想】Haveyoueverimaginedyourselfaherothatthe