UNIT 5 WHAT AN ADVENTURE
I. Vocabulary:
1. initial
2. thus
3. zone
4. oxygen
5. border
6. confirm
7. crowd
8. attempt
9. failure
10. psychologist
11. port
12. unaware
13. alcohol
14. rubber
15. cotton
16. wool
17. guideline
18. cloth
19. bleeding
20. liquid
21. injury
22. stretch
23. league
24. servant
25. charge
26. captain
27. ahead
28. permit
29. fascinated
30. chapter
31. relate
32. nut
33. astonish
34. ray
35. consume
36. distinguish
37. gradually
38. surround
39. wrinkled
40. shore
41. carpet
42. intensity
43. atom
44. depth
45. beneath
46. resident
47. male
48. helmet
49. plaster
50. bandage
II. Phrases:
1. in search of
2. due to
3. lose one’s life
4. by the end of…
5. write of…
6. succeed in doing sth.
7. take one’s life
8. (be) similar to
9. bring…into focus
10. focus on sth.
11. look deep inside yourself
12. figure out
13. result in
14. take risks
15. refer to…as
16. stand for
17. seek risks
18. be connected to
19. benefit much from…
20. with this in mind
21. It’s up to you.
22. keep the arms still
23. if necessary
24. in charge
25. keep the secret
26. a secret from sb.
27. look back upon
28. leave an impression upon sb.
29. at a distance of…
30. account for
31. at the depth of…
32. in broad daylight
33. make sense
34. work out
35. set sail
36. a school of fish
37. to make a long story short
38. appeal to sb.
39. take turns doing sth.
40. respond to
III. Fill in the blanks:
1. KFC, ______ letters for Kentucky Fried Chicken, has always been a popular brand name in USA.
2. You need to ______ your flight before going to the airport.
3. ______ of the potential danger, they went farther into the forest.
4. After the jogging, it’s good to ______(拉伸) yourself a bit for recovery.
5. We need to find the person in ______ (负责) to deal with the matter.
6. The scenery is so breathtaking that all the tourists are ______ (着迷).
7. In the next chapter, we will discuss how much meat is ______ (消耗) by the local residents each day.
8. In the darkness it is not easy to ______(区分) a male from a female.
9. A plaster is necessary for a ______ (流血的) cut.
10. Psychologists argue that ______ (失败) can inspire people to work harder to achieve their goals.
IV. Translate the following into English:
1. 在寻找那个走丢的孩子的过程中,警察们冒着牺牲生命的风险,轮流在山道上开车。(in search of, take the risk, lose one’s life, take turns doing)
2. 通过内省,我们可以发现,我们在人生中应该更多关注什么。(look, figure out, focus on)
3. 虽然她说的话有道理,但是我们并不赞同她的想法。我们认为,如有必要,我们还是不要让老师知道我们的秘密。(make sense, appeal to, if necessary, keep the secret from…)
4. 当我回想我的初中时代时,我感觉给我留下最深印象的是我的英语老师,我们从他那儿学到了很多东西。(look back upon, leave an impression upon sb., benefit from)
5. 长话短说,在大白天,不足百米的距离,你可以很容易地辨认出那是一只猫还是一条狗。(to make a long story short, distinguish)
V. Translate the following into Chinese:
1. That is what life means and what life is for.
2. Recent studies indicate that risk-taking may be part of human nature, with some of us more likely to take risks than others.
3. He refers to the personalities of these people as “Type T”, with “T” standing for “thrill”.
4. Words are not enough to relate such wonders.
5. Ahead of its time, the submarine is also a secret from the rest of the world.
VI. Fill in the blanks:
In (1)______ of all the hardship they might encounter, many people (2)______ (冒……风险)their lives climbing the world’s highest mountain Qomolangma. They say that the (3)______ (探险)gives them pleasure and makes their life (4)______ (有意义的). The climbers also admit that they would like to quit halfway at times. They keep on because they (5)______ on the only and one reason that they can make it. These people are said to have the (6)______(性格)which are referred to as “Type T” by (7)______ Frank Farley. The “Type T” people insist that they are not (8)______ risks and that they are experts. Studies also show that how much we expect to (9)______ from the result is closely related to our (10)______ (欲望)to seek risks.
Answer the following questions:
1. Why do people risk their lives climbing the high mountains (no more than 10 words)
2. What do “Type T” people think of themselves (no more than 10 words)
VII. Multiple choice:
We were all surprised when he made it clear that he ____ office soon.
A. leaves B. would leave C. left D. had left
2. – Alice, why didn’t you come yesterday
-- I ____, but I had an unexpected visitor.
A. had B. would C. was going to D. did
3. Albert Einstein was born in 1879. As a child, few people guessed that he a famous scientist whose theories would change the world.
A. has been B. had been C. was going to be D. was
4. At college, Barack Obama didn’t know that he the first black president of the United States of America.
A. was to become B. becomes C. is to become D. became
5. James has just arrived, but I didn’t know he until yesterday.
A. will come B. was coming C. had come D. came
6. I found the lecture hard to follow because it when I arrived.
A. started B. was starting C. would start D. had started
7. They made up their mind that they a new house once Larry changed jobs.
A. bought B. would buy C. have bought D. had bought
8. We very early so we packed the night before.
A. leave B. had left C. were leaving D. have left
9. I to visit you later that day, but I had to phone and cancel.
A. come B. came C. am coming D. was coming
10. I still remember my happy childhood when my mother ______ tell me stories before bedtime.
A. would B. could C. must D. should
1. BCCAB 6. DBCDA
VIII. Writing:
假设你是晨光中学的学生李津。你在某网站的论坛上读到一名为Chris的外国学生发的帖子,得知他有意来中国的大学学习。请根据以下提示给Chris留言:
(1)鼓励他来中国留学;
(2)说明来华留学的好处(如加深对中国的了解,对个人发展的益处等);
(3)表示愿意进一步提供帮助。
注意:
(1)词数不少于100;
(2)可适当加入细节,使内容充实,行文连贯;
(3)开头已给出,不计入总词数。
Chris Australia Any suggestions Posted on Mar. 22, 2018 9: 00 PM
It’s time to make a decision. I’m wondering if I should go to China for college.
Li Jin China Reply to Chris Posted on Mar 23 rd, 2018 10: 00 AM
Hi, Chris. 此处不能答题
Hi, Chris.