1、人教选修第三册 Unit 4Adversity and courage 课文原创语法填空ASUCCESSFUL FAILUREReading and thinkingPerce Blackborow joined _ expedition with Sir Ernest Shackleton to Antarctica onthe ship Endurance in 1914. Shackleton was one of the most famous _(explorer)of hisday and it _ (consider) a great honour to be part of h
2、is expeditions. Below are some ofBlackborows diary _(entry).31 Oct，1914.Well，it so happened that one morning I bought a newspaper and read the advertisementabout the Antarctic expedition.An expedition _to the South Pole with the great Sir Ernest Shackletonthis is theadventure that I _(dream) of. And
3、 I was ready for it. At the age of 19，I am fit and full ofvigor. However，when I applied to join the expedition，Shackleton turned me down because hethought I was too young and wasnt qualified. But I was _so enthusiastic about the idea ofgoing along with them that I secretly went aboard his ship，the E
4、ndurance，and hid in a smallcupboard. Unfortunately，three days after we set off I _was discovered. Shackleton did notwant to turn back _ he offered me a job，but only after he promised me，“If anyone has tobe eaten，then you will be the first!” He assigned me to be a steward，and I now serve meals fortwe
5、nty-eight men，three times a day._ everyone will envy me when I come back and tell them about the amazing placesI have been to!21 Nov，1915The journey has not been easy. Endurance became _(stick) in the ice as we approachedAntarctica. The ice _froze around us and we were well and truly stuck! We saw t
6、he ship get_(crush)by the ice.And when the ship sank，our hearts sank with it.Before we abandoned the ship，Shackleton calmly called us together and told us to rescue ourmost essential suppliesthe small boats， our food， the cook stove， candles， clothes， and blankets.This was no time_ ( panic). We were
7、 not allowed to take most of our personal _(belong)，and Shackleton himself threw away all his gold. But _ our surprise， he allowed Hussey to keephis banjo. Hussey often plays it to keep our spirits up.We are now camped on the ice and we _( manage) to survive， but spring is coming，and the ice will so
8、on begin to melt.20 May，1916We _(struggle) for days， but things on Elephant Island are going from bad to worse. Weare now crowded together under one of our boats on the rocky shore of this miserable place. Soonafter we arrived，Shackleton left us to find help on South Georgia Island，1，320 kilometresa
9、waythe voyage was too dangerous and difficult for all of us to make it in our small boats. IfShackleton fails，will we have any hope of rescue? No. No navy in the world ever stops atElephant Island，and no one else knows that we are here.I feel low. Its cold and windy. The island has no plants. Someti
10、mes we are able to catch aseal or a penguin to eat. _Otherwise， there is no food. I try to think of happier things： decentfood，warm and dry clothes，a cosy bedroom，sunny days，and my mothers face .However，these happy memories are soon interrupted by a sudden cold rush of air.I shouted，“Shut the door!”
11、“Hold on now，Perce. Dont you go _(turn) into another Tom，”came the reply. “Wevecaught another penguin，so its penguin soup tonight!”Bless Frank Wild，the kindest man there is after our leader，Ernest Shackleton. How could Ibecome as selfish and bad-tempered _ Thomas Orde-Lees!_ Frank and Ernest，wed all
12、 be dead by now. Their genuine concern _others，their perseverance，and their resolve fill me with hope.Perhaps there is a chance we will return home，after all.using languageTHE REWARD FOR PERSEVERANCEWe watched _ Shackleton and the boat sailed away from Elephant Island. It waseasy_(imagine) the dange
13、r ahead of them. Would they ever return to find us?What might happen to them? What _they were delayed?We felt so alone anddesperate. But it was not for long. There was nothing_a good dinner and some music tocheer us up.Life fell_ a regular pattern. _(stay) alive took all our time and energy.For exam
14、ple，we needed water，and Elephant Island had _. We found that we couldmelt ice from the ocean and drink the water from it. But how could we make fire? There were notrees _(grow) on Antarctica and no oil，_ the only fuel we could use wasanimal fat. This gave off oily，black smoke，_it stayed burning even
15、 in strong winds.Food was also a problem， _ we did not find any vegetables or fruit on the island.One of our group members，Lionel Green street，noted in his diary about _ bored he waswith the meals：“The food now is pretty well all meat of sea creatures. ”If it _(be) forsea animals，we would all starve
16、. _ a chef，it was my duty to cook，_ I tried to varythe meals in whatever way I could.But it was difficult.We had to be careful not to go outside too often，_ the changing temperatures couldmake us ill.It was almost as dangerous _(become) too hot from wearing toomany clothes as to become too cold from
17、 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. Itdamaged our eyes and burnt our lungs.The twenty-two of us lived like this in the cold for four months. Our discipline and teamspirit kept us optimistic an
18、d helped us deal with our fears_ a positive and successful way. Wealso celebrated our birthdays，festivals，and even the times when we _(catch) a seaanimal. This was _ episode in my life that I would never forget.When we were finally rescued， we felt such relief and joy _ many of us could nothide our tears. We were at last free to go home to warm beds，good food，and the care of ourfamily and friends. Our optimism and faith _ Shackleton had helped us persevere_staying alive. And he paid us back by his _(commit) to save us from a slowbut painful death.
