一轮复习阅读材料unit8Adventure.doc

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 their 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 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) made 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 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 again. 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 would 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 to the North Pole. Task1 Fill in the blanksTask 2 The passage is about Task 3 Choose the best answers1．What was so extraordinary about the expedition?A．There was no one to lead it.B．The women did not have any men with them.C．It was a new experience for most of the women.D．The women had not met one another before.2．On the expedition，the women had to be careful to avoid________．A．falling over on the ice B．being left behindC．damaging the sledges D．getting too cold at night3．It was difficult for the women to cover 15 kilometers a day because________．A．they got too tired B．the temperature was too lowC．they kept getting lost D．the ice was moving4．What is the main idea of the text?A．Teamworks achieves goals. B．Women can do anything they want.C．It is sometimes good to experience difficult conditions.D．Arctic conditions are very severe.BCalvin Gillian didn't believe that Norway was the place for an adventurous holiday. 1 “I'm an 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 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 Family 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 interesting. 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 holiday 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 adventure or go wherever there is any risk G. Anyway，I was very tired，so I went back to my hotel and got some sleep.Ta。