Lesson4JourneytotheAntarcticland:14millionsqkm(280,000sqkmice-free,13.72millionsqkmice-covered)note:fifth-largestcontinent,followingAsia,Africa,NorthAmerica,andSouthAmerica,butlargerthanAustraliaandthesubcontinent(次大陆)ofEuropeLocation:continentmostlysouthoftheAntarcticCircleGeography:thecoldest,windiest,highest(onaverage),anddriestcontinent;duringsummer,moresolarradiation(辐射线)reachesthesurfaceattheSouthPolethanisreceivedattheEquator(赤道);mostlyuninhabitable(不适于居住的)penguinsealsalangane海燕explorationRoaldAmundsen,bornin1872nearOslo,Norway,lefthismarkasoneofthemostsuccessfulpolarexplorerseverborn.OnDecember14th1911,hestoodvictoriously(胜利地)attheSouthPole.Hereachedagoalthatwasthedreamofmanymen.Forthefirsttime,humanvoicesbroketheawesome(可怕的)silenceoftheworld'ssouthernmost(最南的)point.RobertFalconScottwasbornatOutlandsonJune6,1868.HehadaracewithRoaldAmunsdentotheSouthPole,andheandhisfourcompanions(同伴)arrivedonemonthlaterthanScott.Butunfortunately,ontheirwayback,allofthemdiedofhungerandextremelycold.LtoR:Wilson,Evans,Scott,OatesandBowersTask1FastreadingReadthetextquicklyandfindtheanswerstothesequestions.1.WhichPoledidtheyraceto?2.Whendidtheygo?3.WhoreachedthePolefirst?TheSouthpole.1910-1911.AmundsenTask2:Carefulreading:(A)ReadthetextcarefullyandchooseTrueorFalse.1.ScottandAmundsenstartedtheirjourneysinthepolarspring.2.Scott’suseofsledgesandhorseswasasuccess.3.AmundsentravelledmorequicklythanScott.4.WhentheygottothePole,Scott’steamhadacelebration.5.CaptainOateswentforawalkanddiedinastorm.6.Scott’slastletterwastohiswife.(T)(F)(F)(T)(T)(T)(B)Answerthesequestionsaccordingtothetext.1.WhydidAmundsensucceedandScottfail?2.WhatdidScott’steamachieve?Amundsensucceededbecausehemaderapidprogressbecausehehadteamsofdogspullingthesledgesandhismenwereonskis.TheyreachedthePolealthoughtheydidn’twintheraceandtheybecameheroesbecauseoftheircourage.TheycollectedrocksthatprovedAntarcticahadoncebeencoveredbyplants.3.WhydidScottandhismenbecomeheroes?4.Howdidyoufeelafteryoureadthestory?Theybecameheroesbecausealthoughtheydiedonthereturnjourney,theyshowedextraordinarycourageallthetime.1.Thenhepreparedforthereturnjourney.preparefor…为…而准备…Hopeforthebestandpreparefortheworst.Pleaseprepareatablefordinner.Wemustpreparetheroomforthemeeting.我们必须为会议准备好房间。…,bothteamsorganisedfoodbasesinpreparationfortheirjourneysthenextyear.preparationn.Youcannotpassanexaminationwithoutpreparation.你不准备就不可能通过考试。inpreparationforgettingreadyforsomething为…作准备Hepackedhisbagsinpreparationforthejourney.他打好提包，为旅行作准备。inpreparation在准备中Thebookisstillinpreparation.书仍在编写中。2.Becauseofthis,hemaderapidprogress.progressn.movingforward前进makeprogressin/withsth.progressn.gettingbetter进步；进展Hemadenoprogressinlearningtowrite.他在学习写作方面没有进步。Areyoumakinganyprogresswithyourstudy?Haveyoumaderapidprogresssinceyouenteredschool?进学校以来你进步快吗？3.breakdowngowrongandstopworking出毛病；不运转·Themachinebrokedown.机器坏了。·ThenthecarIwasinbrokedown.这时我乘坐的汽车坏了。stop;pause中断·Theconversationbrokedownatthispoint.这时候谈话中断了。breakin蹩脚英语breakinon/upon非法进入,强行进入breakout使人心碎breakone’sheart爆发,突然讲出brokenEnglish打搅,使停顿4.ThenexttogowasCaptionOats,whowashavinggreatdifficultywalking.havedifficulty/problemwithsth.havedi...
