Unit5Whatanadventure你认为80天周游世界可能吗？这是不是一个科幻故事呢？让我们在下面的短文中寻找答案吧！AroundtheWorldin80WaysHowcanyoutravelaroundtheworldwithoutevenleavingtheearth’ssurface(表面)?Formanyofus，itsoundslikeanimpossiblemission,butanecofriendlyBritishcouplehasdonejustthat.Theyhavetravelledaroundtheworldfor297dayswithoutgettingonasingleplane.“Itfeelslikeahistoricachievement，followinginthefootstepsofgreattravellersbeforetheplanewasinvented(发明)，”saidthecouple.TomFewins,32,andLaraLockwood,30,used78buses,61trains,34cars,18boats,6bicycles,2mopedsandanelephant.Theywantedtoprovethattouristscanseetheworldwithoutproducingalargecarbonfootprint(碳足迹)．Sotheyspent10monthstravelling44，609milesthrough18countriesonlandandsea.Theybelievedthattheyusedlessthan3，000kgofcarbondioxide,compared(比较)withsixtimesthatamountiftheyhadusedplanes.“Weprovedthatyoucanstillbewelltravelledwithoutdamagingtheenvironment，”saidTom.Thepair，whoreturnedhometoEnglandtwoweeksago，travelledveryslowly,takingtimetoenjoywhatwashappeningaroundthem.Themostdifficultpartofthetripwaswhentheyhadtopersuadethecaptainofa100，000toncargoshiptotakethemfromHongKongtoLongBeachinCalifornia.Tomproposed(求婚)toLarawhentheycrossedtheInternationalDateLineinthePacific.Larawasoverthemoon,“Itwasveryromantic.HegotdownononekneeandIhadnohesitationinsayingyes.”SectionⅠStartingout&Understandingideas重点单词阅读词汇(在不认识的单词前划√)□initialadj.□zonen．□oxygenn．□bordern．□psychologistn．□thrilln.写作词汇1.thusadv.因此，从而2．crowdn.人群3.attemptn.努力，尝试拓展词汇4.confirmv．证实，证明→confirmationn．证实；确认5.failuren．失败→failvi.&vt.失败；不及格；使失望重点短语1.insearchof寻找2．bysea乘船3．openup打开，开放4．bywayof路经，途经5．goodmoney大笔钱6．loseone’slife丧命7．makemoney挣钱8．succeedindoingsth.成功做某事9．takeone’slife结果某人的性命，杀死某人10．besimilarto与……相似11.bring...intofocus使……成为焦点12．turnaround转身13．focuson集中(注意力、精力等)于14．figureout理解；计算出15．takearisk/risks冒险16．referto...as...将……称为……17．standfor代表；象征；表示18．beconnectedto与……有关；与……相连19．benefitfrom从……受益，得益于20．beuptosb.取决于某人重点句型1.the＋序数词＋名词＋todo(作定语)：VascodaGama(1460－1524)wasaPortugueseexplorerandthefirstEuropeantoreachIndia(第一个到达印度的欧洲人)bysea.2．现在分词短语作结果状语：ChristopherColumbus(1451－1506)wasanItalianexplorerwhocompletedjourneysbetweenSpainandtheAmericas,thusmarkingthebeginningofEuropeanexplorationoftheAmericas(从而开创了欧洲对美洲的探索).ReadthetextonPages50－51andmatchthemainideaoftheparagraphs.1．Paragraph1A．Thescientificreasonsbehindtakingrisks.2．Paragraphs2－3B．Thewaytomeasuretheriskswetake.3．Paragraphs4－6C．ThecommonsituationofclimbingQomolangma.4．Paragraph7D．Thefamousexamplesandcommentsaboutclimbing.答案：1－4.CDABReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.1．WhatdoweknowaboutmountainclimbingfromParagraph1?A．TherewerefewpeopleclimbingQomolangma.B．Mostpeoplelosttheirliveswhileclimbing.C．ClimbingQomolangmamakesamanpowerful.D．Manypeopleplannedtoreturnbeforetheendofthetrip.2．WhatdoGeorgeMalloryandAlanArnettehaveincommon?A．TheybothsucceededinclimbingQomolangma.B．Theybothclimbedmanyotherhighmountainsafterwards.C．Theybothfoundtherisksofclimbingworthtaking.D．Theybothfoundtherealmeaningof...
