内容正文:
I.Translate the sense groups in the text into Chinese.
1.men wanted
2.small wages
3.bitter cold
4.long months of complete darkness
5.constant danger
6.honour and reward will follow
7.diary entry
8.join an expedition
9.of one's day
10. It be considered a great honor to be
11.it so happened that
12.the Antarctic expedition
13.an expedition to ...
14.dream of
15.be ready for
16.at the age of
17.be fit
18.be full of vigour
19.apply to do
20.turn sb. down
21.be qualified
22.be enthusiastic about
23.go along with
24.go aboard his ship
25.hide in a small cupboard
26.set off
27.turn back
28.offer sb. a job
29.assign me to be a steward
30.serve meals for twenty-eight men
31.became stuck in the ice
32.as we approached Antarctica
33.well and truly
34.get crushed by the ice
35.abandon the ship
36.call us together
37.rescue our most essential supplies
38.allow sb. (not) to do sth.
39.take most of our personal belongings
40.throw away
41.to our surprise
42.keep one’s spirits up
43.camp on the ice
44.manage to survive
45.for days
46.go from bad to worse
47.be crowded under a boat
48.make it
49.hope of rescue
50.feel low
51.be soon interrupted by…
52.a sudden cold rush of air
53.hold on
54.Don't you go…
55.turn into
56.as selfish and bad-tempered as sb.
57.by now
58.one's genuine concern for sb
59.fill me with hope
60.after all
61.infer character traits and emotions
II.Fill in the blanks.
1. Perce Blackborow joined an _________ (expedite) with Sir Ernest Shackleton ___ Antarctica ___ the ship Endurance in 1914. Shackleton was one of the most famous _______ (explore) of his day and it was considered __ great honour ___ (be) part of his expeditions. Below ____ some of Blackborow’s diary entries.
2. An expedition ___ the South Pole with the great Sir Ernest Shackleton---- this is the adventure ____ I have been dreaming ___. And I was ready for it. At the age ___ 19, 1 am fit and full ___ vigour.
3. However, when I applied ___ (join) the expedition, Shackleton turned me ____ beca