1、Unit 5 What an adventure! 素养导航导航 主题语境人与自然 自然生态 You want to have fun and adventure and so you decide to travel somewhere to do it.Sounds like a simple enough thing.And basically it is.But what is adventure?That is the key here and the answer can be different for different people. The physical travel
2、types that you can find include such adventure travel as white water rafting,kayaking or climbing and hiking to some mountains somewhere.Often the goal is to push their bodys limits and test their individual endurance.For those who less want to climb mountains,adventure travel might mean traveling t
3、o Nepal and taking in the local festivals.Wine tasting in Italy is also vacation adventure for the more relaxed traveler who enjoys peace and comfort. Adventure travel is not necessarily a one-size-fits-all type of vacation.Adventure depends on the persons physical limits,how much money the person h
4、as and what the person enjoys doing.Going beyond the normal is adventurous for many.If your life is quite busy,then sitting on a beach in the moonlight with your family might be adventure for you.The point is not what you do but that you have a good time and that it is an adventure for younot for th
5、e person next to you. Do not sit home this year when vacation time rolls around.Go beyond your normal routine and try something new.Look around you,think beyond your comfort zone and head out on an adventure vacation. 词海拾贝 adventure n.冒险 rafting n.泛舟;漂流 endurance n.忍耐力 limit n. 限制 routine n.常规,惯例 zo
6、ne n.地区;地带 典句欣赏 Look around you,think beyond your comfort zone and head out on an adventure vacation. 译文:看看你的周围,跳出你的舒适区思考,开始一次冒险之旅。 分析:本句是一个并列句。 它由三个祈使句连接而成。前两个祈 使句用逗号隔开,第三个祈使句用and连接起来。祈使句具有较强 的感情色彩,用在此处表达强烈的建议和期冀。 探究思辨 1.What is the goal of having an adventure travel for those who love sports? 2.Wh
7、at is the most important to have an adventure travel? 答案 1.To push their bodys limits and test their individual endurance. 2.Whether you enjoy yourself. Section A Starting out 算出 9.冒险 10.代表,象征 11.把称作 12.从获益 13.由负责;取决于 14.打开;开放;开通 15.有关联;连接到 16.成功于 take risks stand for refer to.as. benefit from be up
8、 to open up be connected to succeed in 重点句式 1.Who were the first people confirmed to have reached the top of the mountain? 2.That is what life means and what life is for. .词汇拓展 1.initial (adv.) 2.confirm (n.) 3.crowd (adj.) 4.attempt (adj.) 5.failure(v.) initially confirmation crowded attempted fail
9、 .阅读导学 根据P50-P51课文内容,回答下列问题。 1.Why did many people plan to climb Qomolangma again? 2.What is the reason for climbing Qomolangma according to George Mallory? 3.What qualities does Mallory think are necessary for climbers of Qomolangma? 4.What do recent studies about the reasons behind risk-taking sho
10、w? 5.What do people with “Type T” personalities tend to do? 6.If you were given the chance,would you like to climb Qomolangma?Why or why not? 答案 1.Because for these people,climbing Qomolangma is an experience that makes them feel powerful. 2.Getting sheer joy from the adventure and enjoying life. 3.
11、The physical and mental toughness. 4.Risk-taking may be part of human nature,with some of us more likely to take risks than others. 5.They are more likely to seek thrills. 6.The answer varies. 重点词汇 1.The first people confirmed to have reached the top were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953.(教
12、材P50) 1953年,埃德蒙 希拉里和丹增 诺尔盖首次确认登顶。 【词汇精讲】本句中confirm 是及物动词,意为“证实,确认”,宾语可 以是名词、代词或that从句。 When asked,Li Qiang confirmed that he was going to retire next year. 当被问及时,李强证实他明年就要退休了。 Enter your user name,password and confirm password then click Next. 输入您的用户名、密码,确认密码,然后单击下一步。 You make the reservation,and Il
13、l confirm it in writing. 你来预订,我会去函确认。 【词汇拓展】 It has been confirmed that .据证实;已经确认 confirm sb as.任命某人为 confirmation n.证实;证明;确认 It has been confirmed that the celebrating party will be held next Friday. 已经确定庆祝晚会将在下周五举行。 He was confirmed as captain for the rest of the season. 他被正式任命在这个赛季剩下的一段时间内担任队长。 2
14、.Last year,hundreds of people spent good money on an experience that they knew would include crowds,discomfort and danger.(教材 P50) 去年,成百上千的人花了大把的钱体验了一次他们知道会有拥挤、 不适和危险的经历。 【词汇精讲】句中crowd 为可数名词,意为“人群;拥挤”。crowd还 可以作动词,意为“(使)挤满;聚集”。 Seeing the big crowd coming towards him,he started to run down the hill,
15、but slipped. 看到一大群人朝他走来,他开始往山下跑,但滑了一跤。 Crowds lined the road,waving flags and cheering. 人群列队行进,挥舞着旗帜,欢呼着。 Tourists crowded the pavement. 游客把人行道挤得水泄不通。 【词汇拓展】 a crowd of一群;许多 crowd in (on sb)挤进;涌上心头 crowd into挤入 crowded adj.拥挤的 be crowded with挤满 On getting off the plane,the famous star was surrounded
16、 by a crowd of fans. 这位著名的明星刚一下飞机就被一群影迷围住了。 She tried to sleep,but thoughts crowded in and images flashed into her mind. 她想睡觉,但头脑中想法不断涌现,画面一一闪现。 We all crowded into her office to sing “Happy Birthday”. 我们全都涌进她的办公室,唱“生日快乐”。 The stadium was crowded with excited people waiting for their favourite playe
17、r. 体育场里挤满了激动的人,等待他们最喜欢的球员。 3.It is still not known if he succeeded in reaching the top of Qomolangma before it took his life.(教材P51) 现在还不知道他是否在珠穆朗玛峰夺去他的生命之前成功登顶。 【词汇精讲】句中的succeed是不及物动词,意为“成功,达成;达到目 的”,通常与介词in连用。此外,还表示“接替;继任”。 The man succeeded in buying the famous painting. 这名男子成功地买到了这幅名画。 Women nee
18、d to be tough to succeed in the male-dominated world of business. 在男性主宰的商界里,女性必须坚强才能取得成功。 【词汇拓展】 success n.成功;成功的人或事 successful adj.成功的 successfully adv.成功地 succeed in doing 成功做某事 succeed to 继承;接替 Of her plays,three were successes and one was a failure. 她的剧作有三部成功,一部失败。 The millionaires eldest son wi
19、ll succeed to his estate. 这百万富翁的长子将继承他的产业。 4.It brings into focus whats important to you.(教材P51) 它会让你关注对你来说重要的事情。 【词汇精讲】句中 bring.into focus意为“使成为焦点;使人关 注”。whats important to you是what引导的宾语从句,作bring 的宾语。 The lecture by the professor from Tsinghua University will bring the wildlife protection into focu
20、s. 来自清华大学的教授所做的讲座将使野生动物保护成为人们关注 的焦点。 Chinas two sessions in 2018 brought internet culture industry into focus. 2018年中国的两会聚焦了互联网文化产业。 【词汇拓展】 focus on集中于 focus ones attention/eyes/minds on.集中注意力/目光/思绪于 come into focus轮廓明显;清晰 the focus of attention/concern注意力/关注的焦点 Sports team owners spend millions of
21、dollars attracting top talent.They focus on football,basketball and baseball. 球队老板花费数百万美元来吸引顶级人才。他们专注于足球、篮 球和棒球。 With so many people focusing their eyes on him,he felt very nervous. 这么多人都盯着他看,他感到很紧张。 The trade conflict between China and the US has come into focus recently. 中美之间的贸易战最近成为人们关注的焦点。 5.Wit
22、h the majority of attempts to climb Qomolangma resulting either in total success or failure,is there also a scientific reason behind this risk-taking?(教材P51) 大多数攀登珠穆朗玛峰的尝试要么完全成功,要么失败,在这种冒 险行为背后是否也有科学依据? 【词汇精讲1】 句中attempt 为可数名词,后面跟不定式作定语,意 为“的尝试和努力”。attempt 还可以作动词,意为“企图,试图;尝 试”,后面跟不定式作宾语。 After all t
23、he attempts to cure him of heart attack,the doctors announced that he would fully recover in several months. 在进行了所有治愈他的心脏病的努力后,医生宣布他将在几个月后 完全康复。 Every year about 40,000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro,the highest mountain in Africa. 每年大约有4万人试图攀登非洲最高峰乞力马扎罗山。 【词汇拓展1】 attempt to do sth努力尝试做某事;企图做某事
24、 make an attempt to do/at doing sth试图做某事 at ones/the first/the second .attempt(某人) 第一/二次尝试 Encouraged by his teacher,John attempted to compete for the position of chairman of the Students Union. 在老师的鼓励下,约翰试图竞争学生会主席的职位。 The kids made an attempt to leave for camping but were stopped by their parents.
25、孩子们想去野营但被他们的父母阻止了。 To his great joy,he succeeded in getting the job he had been dreaming of at his first attempt. 令他很高兴的是,他第一次尝试就得到了梦寐以求的工作。 【词汇精讲2】句中failure 是抽象名词,意为“失败”。 但特指“一 个失败的人;一件失败的事”时,前面可用不定冠词,把抽象名词具体 化。如果指失败的经历时,也可以用复数。 There is no such thing as failure.Failure is just life trying to move
26、us in another direction. 世上没有失败,失败只不过是生活试图将我们推向另一个方向罢了。 Although he failed many times,he didnt admit he was a failure.He would keep challenging himself bravely. 虽然他失败了很多次,但他不承认自己是一个失败者。他会一直勇 敢地挑战自己。 The successes and failures you experience help to create who you are and who you become. 你所经历的成功和失败,会
27、帮助你成就你自己。 【词汇拓展2】 end (up) in failure以失败告终 fail v.失败;不及格;破产 fail to do失败;未做成 The next time your efforts end in failure,stop to reflect on your behaviour. 下次当你的努力以失败告终时,停下来反省一下自己的行为。 I planted some seeds in the yard in the spring.But they failed to come up. 春天我在院子里种了一些种子。但是它们没有发芽。 【名师点睛】failure 还有“故障
28、;破产”之意。 There were also several accidents mainly caused by engine failures on take-off. 还有一些事故主要是由起飞时引擎故障导致的。 It is said that the poor management was the main cause of the companys failure. 据说,管理不善是这家公司破产的主要原因。 6.He refers to the personalities of these people as “Type T”,with the “T” standing for “t
29、hrill”.(教材P51) 他把这些人的性格称为“T型”,“T”代表“兴奋”。 【词汇精讲】refer to 有“提及;谈到;参考;查阅”之意,句中refer to.as.意为“把称为”。 People who work in factories are usually referred to as “blue collar workers”. 在工厂工作的人通常被称为“蓝领工人”。 I would like to know which is the person you are referring to. 我想知道你指的那个人是谁。 While giving your speech,you
30、 are required not to refer to your notes. 你在演讲时,不要参考笔记。 The problem the chairman referred to at the meeting should be solved as soon as possible. 主席在会上提到的问题应该尽快解决。 【名师点睛】在表示“查阅”之意时,refer to 后多接参考资料; look up多接查询的内容。 Unless necessary,youd better not refer to the dictionary. 除非必要,你最好别查字典。 Unless necess
31、ary,youd better not look up a new word in the dictionary. 除非必要,你最好不要在词典里查生词。 【词汇拓展】 reference n.提及;参考;查阅 reference book参考书;工具书 I would appreciate it if you could recommend some useful English reference books. 如果你能推荐一些有用的英语参考书,我将不胜感激。 7.Its totally up to you.(教材P51) 这完全取决于你。 【词汇精讲】句中be up to sb 意为“取决
32、于某人”,常用于“be up to sb to do.”句型,意为“由某人负责或决定做某事”。be up to 还有“胜 任;忙于;多达”之意。 It is up to everybody to protect the environment from being polluted. 保护环境,人人有责。 It is up to you to decide when the calligraphy contest will be held. 由你来决定书法比赛什么时候举行。 Shes up to the job.In fact,shell probably deliver the report
33、 early. 她能胜任那份工作。 事实上,她可能今天会早点交报告。 What have you been up to these days? 这些天你在忙些什么? 【词汇拓展】 up to达到;多达 up to now迄今为止 up to date最新的;时髦的;现代的(作表语或补语) up-to-date最新的;时髦的;现代的(作定语) New students are now aware that they are likely to leave university up to 15,000 in debt. 新生们现在意识到他们很可能在大学毕业时欠债多达15 000英镑。 What
34、my English teacher has used is a up-to-date method of language teaching. 我的英语老师使用的是一种最新的语言教学法。 重点句式 1.Who were the first people confirmed to have reached the top of the mountain?(教材P50) 谁是第一批被证实到达山顶的人? 【句式剖析】句中的to have reached the top of the mountain是不定 式的完成式,在此处作宾语。如果不定式所表示的动作发生在谓语 动词之前,就要用完成式。 I a
35、m sorry to have kept you waiting. 很抱歉让你久等。 They pretended to have finished the job. 他们假装已经做完了工作。 He seems to have bought the new book. =It seems that he has bought the new book. 看起来他已经买了新书了。 【句式拓展】和谓语动词一样,动词不定式也有时态的变化。用法 归纳如下: (1)不定式的一般式所表示的动作通常与谓语的动作或状态同时或 几乎同时发生,或是在它之后发生。 (2)如果谓语动词的动作(情况)发生时,不定式表示
36、的动作正在进行, 这时,不定式就要用进行式。 (3)动词 expect,intend,plan,hope,mean,promise,suppose,think,want,wish等的 过去式加不定式的完成式,或它们的过去完成式加不定式的一般式 表示过去没有实现的愿望、期待或计划等。 I plan to attend the meeting to be held tomorrow. 我计划参加明天举行的会议。 He happened to be passing by when the accident happened. 事故发生时他碰巧路过。 I intended to have called
37、 on you,but I had an unexpected visitor. 我本想去拜访你,但来了一位不速之客。 2.That is what life means and what life is for.(教材P51) 那就是生命的意义和生命的目的。 【句式剖析】这是一个主从复合句。“what life means”和“what life is for”是两个由what引导的表语从句。第一个表语从句中what充当 mean的宾语,第二个表语从句中what充当介词for的宾语。 This is what motivation or the lack of it can do.(what
38、作表语从句的宾 语) 这就是动机或缺乏动机所能做到的。 As we can see,our school is no longer what it used to be.(what作表语 从句的表语) 正如我们能看到的,我们的学校已经不再是以前的样子了。 The cause of the climate change in this area is what puzzles the scientists most.(what作表语从句的主语) 这个地区气候变化的原因是使科学家们最困惑的。 【名师点睛】what引导名词性从句时通常要充当从句的成分,作从 句的主语、宾语或表语。而that引导名词性
39、从句时在从句中不作 成分,也没有意义,只起一个引导作用,引导宾语从句时常可省略。 What most parents are concerned about is to give their children the best possible education.(此主语从句缺少宾语,故用what引导) 大多数父母关心的是给他们的孩子尽可能最好的教育。 His problem is that he doesnt have patience with work.(此表语从 句意义完整,不缺少成分,故用that引导) 他的问题是他对工作没有耐心。 .课文语法填空 Last year,hundre
40、ds of people 1. (spend) good money on an experience that they knew would include crowds,discomfort 2. danger.Many would become sick,due 3. the extreme cold and low air pressure and a few would even lose their 4. (life).For those people,5. (climb) Qomolangma is an experience making some feel powerful
41、.For them, 6. they get from the adventure is just sheer joy.That is what life 7. (mean).It brings into focus what is important to them and forces you to look deep inside 8. (you). Psychologists refer to the personalities of these people as “Type T”.Although the climbers may say they are experts,they
42、 dont expect 9. (die).Our desire to seek risks can be 10. (connect) with how much we expect to benefit from the result. spent and to lives climbing what means yourself to die connected .概要写作 根据P50-P51课文内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。 参考范文 A surprising number of people have been going on the great adventure of clim
43、bing Qomolangma,regardless of high expense,discomfort and danger.It seems that there are many good reasons for this.Some people can get joy and enjoyment from the challenge.For some others,it is a journey to seek the true meaning of life.There comes a scientific reason that risk-taking may be part of human nature,with those with “Type T” personalities more likely to take risks.It should also be noted that there is some link between our desire to seek risks and the benefit from the result.So it is up to you to judge whether the benefits are worth the risks.
