必修第3册 Unit 5 What an Adventure!（Word练习）-【精讲精练】2026年高考英语一轮复习（外研版）

[对应学生用书P493] Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2024·石家庄教学质检)When she was 61，Sian Davies decided to row across the Atlantic Ocean.In March 2021，she was one of the 12 crew members who set out on the 3，000­mile journey from Tenerife to battle sun，salt and fierce currents.“We would row in three­hour shifts and only sleep for an hour or so every six hours，”she says.“For the first 15 days，I was seasick，so I hardly ate anything.I was just rowing and collapsing.I went through some pretty dark times.” But after 42 days on the water，Davies reached Antigua to become one of the only six women in the world over the age of 60 to have rowed across an ocean.“I was exhausted and I was also so proud of myself，”she says. Davies began rowing when she was 53，after spotting a six­oar(浆) rowing boat in Bristol harbor.Attracted by its size and appearance，she spoke to the crew and was encouraged to do a trial run.“As soon as I got on the water，I fell in love with it，” she says.“Feeling your whole body working and the fresh air on your skin is amazing.” It wasn't until 2017，though，that her Atlantic plans were born.Suffering from a herniated disc (椎间盘突出)，she was only able to crawl out of bed.“I began thinking of things I could look forward to after I had surgery，”she says.“One day I was reading about women adventurers when it hit me that once better，I would row across an ocean.” After successful surgery，Davies began driving to meet other women who had undertaken rows.Hearing the experiences and advice of them gave Davies the confidence.Soon after，she heard that a new boat producer was organizing a team for a voyage across the Atlantic and she joined it immediately.“In June，planning to break a few world records by rowing around the UK when I'm 64，and I want to motorcycle through the Himalayas later in the year.After all，we need things to look back on，” she says. [语篇解读]　本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了Sian Davies在61岁时划船跨越大西洋的经历和感受。 1．What do we know about Davies' journey across the Atlantic? A．She fell apart and abandoned the task. B．She suffered a lot during the process. C．She was the oldest woman to finish it. D．She rowed along with six other women. 解析　B　细节理解题。根据第一段的“We would row in three­hour shifts and only sleep for an hour or so every six hours”“For the first 15 days，I was seasick...I went through some pretty dark times”可知，Davies等人轮班划船，每班人划3个小时，每6个小时睡1个小时左右，前15天，Davies晕船，几乎什么都没吃。由此可知，Davies在划船跨越大西洋的过程中遭受了很多苦难。故选B。 2．How did Davies feel about her first attempt to row? A．Painful. B．Frightened. C．Confident. D．Impressed. 解析　D　推理判断题。 根据第三段的“As soon as I got on the water，I fell in love with it”“Feeling your whole body working and the fresh air on your skin is amazing”可知，一到水上，Davies就爱上了划船。感觉全身在运动，新鲜的空气附着在皮肤上，这真是太棒了。由此可知，Davies对她的第一次划船尝试感到印象深刻。故选D。 3．What inspired Davies to row across an ocean? A．A trial row on a six­oar rowing boat. B．Support from a boat company. C．Stories of some women adventurers. D．Sufferings from her back pain. 解析　C　细节理解题。根据第四段的“One day I was reading about women adventurers when it hit me that once better，I would row across an ocean”可知，一些女性冒险家的故事激励Davies划船跨越大洋。故选C。 4．Which of the following best describes Davies? A．Caring and open­minded. B．Humble and self­motivated. C．Determined and easy­going. D．Strong­willed and ambitious. 解析　D　推理判断题。根据第一段的内容和第二段的“after 42 days on the water，Davies reached Antigua to become one of the only six women in the world over the age of 60 to have rowed across an ocean”可知，尽管Davies当时61岁了，但是她仍然不畏艰辛，完成了3000英里的划船旅程，成为世界上仅有的6位60岁以上跨越大洋的女性之一。由此可知，Davies意志坚强。再根据最后一段Davies说的话可知，Davies计划在64岁时划船环游英国，打破几项世界纪录，还想着在今年晚些时候骑摩托车穿越喜马拉雅山。由此可知，她是一个有雄心壮志的人。故选D。 B (2024·衡水三模)On November 11，a woman from the United Kingdom set out to explore Antarctica，in an attempt to become the first female explorer to cross the continent alone and unsupported. Preet Chandi aims to cover more than 1，100 miles in a journey that will likely take 70 to 75 days.Pulling all her supplies on a sled(雪橇) called a pulk，which weighed more than 250 pounds at the start of her journey，the 33­year­old will battle temperatures that can sink to minus 58 degrees Fahrenheit and wind speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. Chandi—also called “Polar Preet”—set a record last year as the first woman of color to complete an unsupported expedition(探险) to the South Pole.She finished the journey in 40 days—just two days longer than Joanna Davidson of Sweden，who holds the female world record. “A lot of people tell me I don't look like a polar explorer，”Chandi told BBC News' Sandish Shoker last year before the trek．“It's considered out of the norm for an Asian woman to do this—it's different.And that's part of the reason why I wanted to do this—for people who don't fit a certain image.” Chandi grew up in an Indian Sikh community in England and joined the Army Reserve at age 19.In 2012，she graduated from college，becoming the first in her family to earn a degree. After running her first half­marathon at 20 years old，Chandi's appetite for greater challenges started to grow.She has been on hiking and climbing trips across the world，including in Kenya，Morocco，Mexico，Peru，Iceland and Nepal.Earlier this year，she completed the Marathon des Sables，a week­long，156­mile ultramarathon in the Sahara Desert. She currently serves in the British Army，organizing training for injured soldiers. “We are extremely proud to have such a remarkable ambassador，” the General Staff Sharon Nesmith says.“Captain Chandi has the qualities we seek of all who serve—courage，commitment and the desire to be the best we can be.” [语篇解读]　本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了来自英国的Preet Chandi试图成为第一位独自一人在没有支持的情况下穿越南极洲的女性探险家。 5．What made Chandi decide on the trip to Antarctica? A．Seeking financial support. B．Sticking to a promise. C．Setting an example for soldiers. D．Trying challenging things. 解析　D　细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“On November 11...become the first female explorer to cross the continent alone and unsupported.”和倒数第三段中的“Chandi's appetite for greater challenges started to grow”可知，她之所以要探索南极洲，是试图成为第一位独自一人在没有支持的情况下穿越南极洲的女性探险家，尝试具有挑战性的事情。 6．What does the underlined word “trek” mean in paragraph 4? A．Interview.　 B．Adventure. C．Graduation. D．Ride. 解析　B　词义猜测题。根据上下文可知，这番话是在探险之前对着媒体说的，由此推断画线单词trek指的是“探险”。 7．What does Sharon Nesmith think of Chandi? A．Honest. B．Knowledgeable. C．Committed. D．Talented. 解析　C　推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的“Captain Chandi has the qualities we seek of all who serve—courage，commitment and the desire to be the best we can be.”可知，Sharon Nesmith认为Chandi上尉是一个有勇气的、尽心尽力的，以及对自己有愿景的人。 8．What is the text mainly about? A．Setting a world record. B．Challenging oneself. C．Travelling around the world. D．Seeking a suitable ambassador. 解析　B　主旨大意题。根据文章第一段中的“On November 11...the first female explorer to cross the continent alone and unsupported.”以及第四段中的“It's considered out of the norm for an Asian woman...for people who don't fit a certain image.”以及全文内容可知，文章主要讲述的是Chandi不断挑战自我，创造新纪录的故事。 Ⅱ.完形填空 I found a wonderful picture of Maolan karst cones online and presented it to the innkeeper.“You can't go there，” the innkeeper 1 me.“The viewing platform has been closed due to 2 that too many visitors could cause geological damage.” Despite our disappointment，we 3 an alternative: a seven­hour hike through the “funnel forest”．Initially，we were 4 to run the risk.However，I had 5 the tourism motto in the nature reserve，“If you don't do it now，you won't do it in your lifetime.” Three of our group 6 decided to venture into the forest.The innkeeper responded with a knowing 7 ，“Great.Bear Grylls went there.” The next morning，we set off with a local 8 ．Rain came and went three times，and before I actually 9 to climb over the first mountain，I had already got wet to the skin.I was a walking 10 of mud and water. Our guide，in his 50s，behaved like a botanist，introducing the locally specific plants to us，but I was hardly in the 11 ．Every step sank into the muddy，sucking ground.Every log or rock in front of us was a physical 12 ．“One can never reach those places without strong willpower，” I murmured，reciting that millennium­old 13 ，over and over again. Sinkholes and entrances to underground rivers kept popping up along our 14 ．Thinking of them leading to an unknown world，I began to 15 the road that I could control even more.Most of the time，we were wandering in green chaos without any obvious landmarks. Not too bad.We finished the trek in seven and a half hours. [语篇解读]　本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。 文章主要讲述了作者和同伴在“漏斗森林”探险的经历。 1．A.answered B．told C．followed D．favored 解析　B　空前讲到了作者看到一张茂兰喀斯特的照片并拿给旅店老板看，老板告诉(told)作者“你不能去那里”并讲述了原因。favor“较喜欢，偏袒，有利于”。 2．A.news B．matters C．concerns D．conclusions 解析　C　由于担心(concerns)太多的游客可能会造成地质破坏，所以观景台被关闭了。matter“事情，问题，事态”；concern“担心，忧虑”；conclusion“结论”。 3．A.worked out B．took in C．set down D．ruled out 解析　A　根据上文可知，尽管作者一行由于无法去观景台而很失望，但他们想出了(worked out)七小时徒步穿越“漏斗森林”的替代方案。work out“计划，思考”；take in“理解，看到”；set down“写下，记下”；rule out“排除，阻止……发生”。 4．A.unwilling B．surprised C．calm D．inspired 解析　A　下文转折部分讲到了作者在注意到自然保护区的旅游箴言之后决定去森林冒险。由此可见，起初作者一行不愿意(unwilling)冒这个险。unwilling“不情愿的，勉强的”；inspired“品质优秀的，能力卓越的”。 5．A.forgotten B．promoted C．interpreted D．noticed 解析　D　根据下文中的“decided to venture into the forest”可知，作者之前注意到了(noticed)自然保护区里的旅游箴言。promote“促进，提倡”；interpret“解释，说明”。 6．A.shortly B．lately C．eventually D．suddenly 解析　C　上文讲到了起初作者一行不愿意去冒险，但在看了旅游箴言之后，他们最终(eventually)决定去冒险。shortly“不久，很快，立刻”；lately“最近”；eventually“最终，结果”；suddenly“突然”。 7．A.taste B．tone C．smile D．sigh 解析　C　根据空后的“Great.Bear Grylls went there”可知，旅店老板对他们的决定应是赞同的，因此，他是面带微笑(smile)地回应的。tone“语气，腔调，口吻”；sigh“叹气，叹息”。 8．A.botanist B．keeper C．farmer D．guide 解析　D　此处考查词汇复现，呼应下文中的“Our guide”。作者几人和一个当地向导(guide)一起出发了。botanist“植物学家”。 9．A.managed B．decided C．planned D．agreed 解析　A　根据上文中的“Rain came and went three times”和下文中的“I had already got wet to the skin”可以推测，面对恶劣的天气状况，作者在艰难地翻过第一座山之前就已经浑身湿透了。manage“完成(困难的事)，勉力完成”。 10．A.visitor B．mixture C．log D．stranger 解析　B　根据上文中的“I had already got wet to the skin”可知，作者的身上湿透了，就像是一个行走的泥水混合体(mixture)。log“原木”。 11．A.eagerness B．mood C．humor D．pity 解析　B　上文讲到了向导像一个植物学家一样给作者一行介绍当地特有的植物，结合下文中的“Every step sank into the muddy，sucking ground”可以推测，作者并没有心情(mood)去听。be/feel in the mood(for sth)表示“有心情(做某事)”，为固定用法。eagerness“渴望”。 12．A.contact B．energy C．activity D．challenge 解析　D　上文讲到了这里的土地非常泥泞，所以路上的每个原木或石块对作者一行来说都是一种体力上的挑战(challenge)。contact“联系，联络，接触”；energy“精力”；activity“活动”。 13．A.prediction B．line C．deal D．secret 解析　B　空处指“One can never reach those places without strong willpower(如果没有坚强的意志力，你就永远无法到达那些地方)”这句话(line)。prediction“预言，预测，预告”；deal“交易”；secret“秘密”。 14．A.route B．landmark C．platform D．rock 解析　A　作者一行是在穿越森林的路上，所以这些落水洞和通往地下河的入口应是不断出现在他们前进的路线(route)上。landmark“地标，里程碑，转折点”；platform“平台，讲台，舞台”；rock“岩石”。 15．A.guarantee B．ignore C．doubt D．appreciate 解析　D　根据空前的“Thinking of them leading to an unknown world”可知，作者开始感激(appreciate)自己更能掌控的道路。guarantee“确保，保证，担保”；ignore“佯装未见，不理睬，忽视”；doubt“怀疑，不确定”。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$