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Unit 4 the reward for perseverance
一 语法填空
We watched as Shackleton and the boat sailed away from Elephant Island. It was easy 1.____ (imagine) the danger ahead of them. Would they ever return to find us? What might happen to them? What if they 2.____ (delay)? We felt so alone and desperate. But it was not for long. There was nothing like a good dinner and some music 3.____ (cheer) us up.
Life fell into a regular pattern. Staying alive 4.____ (take) all our time and energy. For example, we needed water, and Elephant Island had none. We found that we could melt ice from the ocean and drink the water from it. But how could we make fire? There were no trees 5.____ (grow) on Antarctica and no oil, so the only fuel we could use was animal fat. This gave off oily, black smoke, but it stayed burning even in strong winds.
Food was also a problem, as we did not find any vegetables or fruit on the island. One of our group members, Lionel Greenstreet, noted in his diary about how bored he was with the meals: “The food now is pretty well all meat of sea creatures.” If it weren't 6.____ sea animals, we would all starve. As a chef, it was my duty to cook, so I tried to vary the meals in whatever way I could. But it was difficult.
We had to be careful not to go outside too often, as the changing temperatures could make us ill. It was almost as dangerous 7.____ (become) too hot from wearing too many clothes as to become too cold from wearing too few. The sweat could freeze very quickly. Many of us also became ill from the black smoke of the animal fat we burnt for our fires. It damaged our eyes and burnt our 8.____ (lung).
The twenty - two of us lived like this in the cold for four months. Our discipline and team spirit kept us optimistic and helped us deal with our fears in a positive and successful way. We also celebrated our birthdays, festivals, and even the times when we caught a sea animal. This was an episode in my life 9.____ I would never forget.
When we were finally rescued, we felt such relief and joy that many of us could not hide our tears. We were at last free to go home to warm beds, good food, and the care of our family and friends. Our optimism and faith in Shackleton had helped us persevere in 10.____ (stay) alive. And he paid us back by his commitment to save us from a slow but painful death.
二 重点短语和词块
1.______________________驶离
2. ______________________在……前面
3______________________要是……会怎么样
4. ______________________ 使某人振作起来
5. ______________________陷入一种常规模式
6.______________________ 活下去
7.______________________融化冰
8______________________ 生火
9. ______________________发出(气味、烟等)
10. ______________________ 对……感到厌烦
11.______________________ 饿死
12. ______________________变换饭菜花样
13. ______________________ 小心不要
14. ______________________ 使某人生病
15. ______________________和……一样
16. ______________________ 快速结冰
17. ______________________处理,应对
18. ______________________以积极的方式
19. ______________________庆祝生日
20. ______________________某人一生中的一段经历
21. ______________________感到宽慰
22.______________________ 最后
23. ______________________家人和朋友的关爱
24.______________________ 坚持做某事
25. ______________________ 回报某人
三 翻译句子
1. 我们看着沙克尔顿和小船驶离象岛。
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2.很容易想象他们前面会遇到的危险。
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3.没有什么比得上一顿好饭和一点音乐能让我们振奋起来。
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4. 如果没有海洋动物,我们都会饿死。
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5.我们的纪律和团结精神使我们保持乐观并帮助我们以一种积极的和成功的方式应对我们的恐惧。
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答案:
一.1. to imagine 2. were delayed 3. to cheer 4. took 5. growing 6. for 7. to become 8. lungs 9. that/which 10. staying
二 重点短语和词块
1. sail away 驶离
2. ahead of 在……前面
3. what if 要是……会怎么样
4. cheer sb. up 使某人振作起来
5. fall into a regular pattern 陷入一种常规模式
6. stay alive 活下去
7. melt ice 融化冰
8. make fire 生火
9. give off 发出(气味、烟等)
10. be bored with 对……感到厌烦
11. starve to death 饿死
12. vary the meals 变换饭菜花样
13. be careful not to 小心不要
14. make sb. ill 使某人生病
15. as... as 和……一样
16. freeze quickly 快速结冰
17. deal with 处理,应对
18. in a positive way 以积极的方式
19. celebrate birthdays 庆祝生日
20. an episode in one's life 某人一生中的一段经历
21. feel relief 感到宽慰
22. at last 最后
23. the care of family and friends 家人和朋友的关爱
24. persevere in doing sth. 坚持做某事
25. pay sb. back 回报某人
三 翻译句子
1. We watched as Shackleton and the boat sailed away from Elephant Island.
我们看着沙克尔顿和小船驶离象岛。
2. It was easy to imagine the danger ahead of them.
很容易想象他们前面会遇到的危险。
3. There was nothing like a good dinner and some music to cheer us up.
没有什么比得上一顿好饭和一点音乐能让我们振奋起来。
4. If it weren't for sea animals, we would all starve.
如果没有海洋动物,我们都会饿死。
5. Our discipline and team spirit kept us optimistic and helped us deal with our fears in a positive and successful way.
我们的纪律和团结精神使我们保持乐观并帮助我们以一种积极的和成功的方式应对我们的恐惧。
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