一.完形填空练习
A RESCUE
We had stayed on Elephant Island for only a day, but Shackleton was already worried. He ___1____ that many of us were too ill to ___2___ very long without rescue. He decided to go to South Georgia Island for help. He __3___ five members to join him on the trip and I was one of them. I have been working on ships for my whole life and my strong ____4_______ skills could ___5___ us across the dangerous sea. However, to my surprise, Shackleton also picked the most difficult and unfriendly member to join us on the trip. I later learnt that he did this because he wanted the group ________6____ on the island to stay cheerful and ____7____ until we returned. We sailed on very rough seas for days. The sea was so strong that it was almost ____8_____ for me to check our position. I was only able to use my ________9___ three times during the trip. It scared me to think that we might sail past South Georgia Island. This would mean that we might sail into the open sea and there would be no rescue!______10_____, we did sail off-course for a while, meaning we landed on the wrong side of South Georgia Island. We had to climb over the mountains to get help. The mountains looked so __11__ that I thought we might have to slide down them on our bottoms! When we arrived at the whaling station, Shackleton immediately ____12____ for a rescue boat to return to Elephant Island. However, due to the rough seas, we could not get near to the island. Shackleton became worried about the men. He was very anxious and began to look ___13______ old. We tried for three months to rescue the 22 men. Finally, we were able to reach Elephant Island and luckily find everyone still __14___! They were ____15_____ to see us and everyone began to cry.
1. A. knew B. proved C. realized D. escaped
2. A. eat B. survive C. breathe D. drink
3. A. discovered B. ignored C. chose D. prevented
4. A. navigation B. introduction C. education D. organization
5. A. order B. guide C. ask D. offer
6. A. missing B. belonging C. starving D. remaining
7. A. negative B. effective C. sensitive D. positive
8. A. impossible B. easy C. miserable D. dangerous
9. A. measurements B. instruments C. improvements D. governments
10. A. Luckily B. Finally C. Unfortunately D. Gradually
11. A. steep B. high C. huge D. green
12. A. designed B. charged C. apologized D. arranged
13. A. thoroughly B. perfectly C. extremely D. bitterly
14. A. asleep B. alive C. alone D. aboard
15. A. overlooked B. overloaded C. overcome D. overjoyed
语法填空
When we watched Shackleton and the boat sail away 1. Elephant Island,we felt low and 2. (discourage). But it was not for long. A good dinner and some music made us 3. (cheer) again. Life fell into a regular pattern. We had to find food and 4. (drink) water and also had to deal with the changing temperatures. 5. twenty-two of us lived like this in the cold for four months. We were 6. (luck) that our group worked hard to show an admirable mental attitude and dealt with our ever-present fears 7. a positive and successful way. When we were 8. (final) rescued,we felt such relief and joy that many of us could not hide our tears. It was our 9.__________(optimistic) and faith in Shackleton that had helped us persevere in staying alive. And he paid us back by his commitment 10. (save) us from a slow but painful death.
三.微写作
根据下面提示,写一篇有关沙克尔顿的短文。要求80词左右。
1. 沙克尔顿于1874年2月15日出生在爱尔兰。(be born)
2. 沙克尔顿在伦敦长大,10岁时他的家人搬到了那里。(where引导的定语从句)
3. 1901年参加了一次南极探险,但由于生病,他很早就被送回了家。(join an expedition,due to)
4. 他致力于探索南极,领导了跨南极远征。(devoted to作状语)
5. 沙克尔顿最终救出了他的船员,他们都活了下来。(“代词+ of +关系代词”引导的定语从句)
6. 1922年1月5日,在另一次南极探险时,沙克尔顿在船上因心脏病发作而去世。(while doing)
7. 沙克尔顿被认为是世界上最著名的探险家之一。(be regarded as)
参考答案
一.完形填空
1.C 2. B 3.C 4.A 5. B 6. D 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. C 11.A 12. D 13. C 14. B 15. D
二.语法填空
【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了沙克尔顿乘船去求救,队员们等待救援的过程。
1. from 此处表示乘船驶离象岛,所以填from。
2. discouraged 此处描述留在象岛上的队员们的心理感受,所以用discouraged。
3. cheerful 此处表示“使我们高兴起来”,所以填cheerful。
4. drinking 此处表示“饮用水”,所以填drinking。
5. The 特指剩下的22人,所以填the。
6. lucky 所填的词作表语,所以用形容词形式。
7. in in a...way用……的方式。
8. finally 所填的词作状语,所以用副词形式。
9. optimism 所填的词和下文的faith并列,所以用名词形式。
10. to save 所填的词作定语修饰commitment,所以用动词不定式。
三.微写作
Ernest Shackleton was born on February 15,1874 in Ireland and he was raised in London,where his family moved when Shackleton was 10. He joined an expedition to the Antarctic in 1901,but was sent home early due to his illness. Devoted to exploring the Antarctic,he led the Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Shackleton eventually rescued his crew,all of whom survived. On January 5,1922,Shackleton suffered a heart attack on his ship and died while setting out on another Antarctic expedition. Shackleton was regarded as one of the most famous explorers in the world.