Unit 5 What an adventure!

Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas

单词拼写 根据首字母或汉语提示，用本部分所学单词的正确形式填空。

1.I passed my English test at the first a___________， which was a surprise.

2.Many of us know the famous saying “F___________ is the mother of success”.

3.It has been c___________ that the meeting will take place next week.

4.It was really a t___________ for Jack to pass the driving test without much practice. In fact， we were all excited about it.

5.To go to Russia from China， you must cross the b___________.

6.There were so many people; we had to push our way through the___________（人群）.

7.Man can’t live without water and___________（氧气）.

8.As a social___________（心理学家）， I know how extremely easy it is for people to excuse themselves for their mistakes.

9.The area has been declared a disaster___________（地区）.

10.You can simply call me，___________（从而） saving you from the trouble of coming again.

选择填空 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。

in search of take risks make money succeed in figure out

1.Only after they had performed hundreds of experiments did they___________ solving the problem.

2.Could you help me___________ this problem？

3.She moved to London___________ fame and fortune.

4.If you pick off the helmet when riding， you will___________ .

5.My grandmother___________ by selling cakes to support the family when my father was a child.

课文语法填空

When climbing Qomolangma， many people 1 （become） sick， due to the extreme weather， and a few would even lose their lives. George Mallory wrote people ate and made money to enjoy life. Alan Arnette said， “There are a thousand reasons to turn around and only one to keep 2 （go）. The one reason forces people to look deep inside themselves and figure 3 if they really have the physical， as well as mental， toughness 4 （push） when they want to stop.”

Recent studies indicate that risk-taking may be part of human nature， 5 some of us more likely to take risks than others. Psychologist Frank Farley refers to the personalities of these 6 （person） as “Type T”， with the “T” 7 （stand） for “thrill”.

Research also 8 （suggest） that our desire to seek risks can 9 （connect） to how much we expect to benefit from the result. With this in mind， 10 the benefits of climbing Qomolangma are worth the risks is totally up to you.

1.___________   2.___________   3.___________   4.___________   5.___________

6.___________   7.___________   8.___________   9.___________   10.___________

阅读理解

I woke at 4 am in a black hotel room， forced a cheese roll into my mouth， and headed to the Kaikoura dolphin-watching tour office.

With more adrenaline （肾上腺素） than I had experienced when jumping out of a plane， I put on my flippers （脚蹼） quickly and got ready for the adventure. The moment I dived off the water， I was shocked awake. No amount of coffee， tea， or sugar has ever given me such a strong wake-up. It turns out that the ocean is freezing at 5 am before the sunrise. Don’t be scared off by the temperature， though， because 5 am is when the dolphins are most playful！

After a little while， I was face to face with a wild dusky dolphin！ At one moment， it jumped up high into the air while the next it dived deep into the water. It made strange whale noises to draw the attention of more members of the group， including a tiny baby dolphin no bigger than a cat. What impressed me most was that the baby dolphin came close up， swam around playfully and kept looking at me with those black glassy eyes， seeming most interested in this strange fish-like creature that kept getting twisted （缠绕） in its own flippers.

The sun rose， warming my back as I continued to struggle with my flippers among the most graceful animals in the ocean. It was the most beautiful sight， as the dark blue of the ocean turned light greenish-blue， brightening our swimming companions for the early hours of the morning.

The practice of swimming with wild dolphins is banned in the North Island， where the species of Hector’s dolphins are in decline. But in Kaikoura， the practice is quite common and actually helping to increase the dolphin populations.

By supporting this adventurous experience， you’re supporting dolphin protection.

1. Why did the author say she was shocked awake in the water？

A. It was freezing cold. B. It was very dark.

C. She saw some dolphins. D. She got frightened.

2. What problem did the author have under the water？

A. A wild dolphin kept jumping beside her. B. She had difficulty handling her flippers.

C. Her strange appearance scared dolphins. D. A baby dolphin ran after her.

3. How did the author find her dolphin-watching？

A. Dangerous. B. Mysterious. C. Difficult. D. Meaningful.

4. What can be the best title for the text？

A. Swimming with Wild Dolphins B. Dolphins—My Playful Companions