Unit 5 What an Adventure 单元文本填空练习-2022-2023学年高一英语外研版（2019）必修第三册

Unit 5 What an adventure! 单元文本填空练习 一，Starting out Xu Xiake was known in China as a great (探险家)， (地理学家) and travel writer. Born in 1587, he loved reading books about geography and nature and from an early age wished to see the (自然奇迹) of the country. Xu started to travel at the age of 22 with the (encourage) of his mother. As well as exploring famous mountains and rivers, he went to places had never been visited before. His first journeys lasted only a few months so that he could often return home (regular). But by 1639, about two years before his (die), Xu (travel) for years at a time, (cover) almost half of modern China. Unlike most travelers these days, Xu travelled the hard way— on foot. He showed great courage during his journeys. He often went without food for days and suffered bad weather, (ill), dangerous animals and even (rob). all these difficulties, his (curious) about the natural world kept him going. Xu wrote his discoveries in his travel (diary), which are the earliest records of landscapes in Southern China. Xu's own experiences enabled him (correct) several mistakes in (early) books. One of his most important discoveries was that the Jinsha River was the true source of the Yangze River. At more than 600,000 words, Xu's diaries are regarded as one of the greatest works in both scientific and literary fields. Translated modern Chinese, it is amazing to hear the voice of Xu Xiake (speak) to us the centuries about his adventures. 二，Understanding ideas： CLIMBING QOMOLANGMA: WORTH THE RISKS? Last year, hundreds of people spent good money an experience that they knew would include crowds, (comfort) and danger. Many would become sick, (由于) the extreme cold and low (气压), and a few would even lose their lives. Yet, (尽管) all this, by the end of the trip