新编英语教程基础英语第三版4 unit5课文详解及练习答案Word格式.docx

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-Sheispretty.

-Quarterin.

-Quarter.

-You’regoingdown,bytheway.

-You’regoingdown.

-CrazyKatie,you’regoingdown.

-Hey,doc,youwantin?

-No,thanks.Igaveupgamblingalongtimeago.

-Hey,youflewinwithKatie,didn’tyou?

-Remindmehowyou’regettinghome.

-Say,OldJack,youinorout,buddy?

-Translation?

-That’dbeout.

-So,Coop,how’syournewgirlfriend?

-How’smynewgirl?

Idon’tknow.Howabouthot?

-Wow.

-Huh?

-She’sascientisttoo.AttheItalianbase.

-Prettyandsmart.

-Smarts.

-Yeah.Noticesomethingmissinginthatpicture?

-OK,OK.Ithink...Iknowyoumeanme.You’retalk...Thepicture’scoming,oftwoofus,she’ssendingoneofthetwoofus,OK?

Patience,Jerry.

-Uh-huh.Howmany?

-Two.

-Sodoc,you’relookingforwardtoyourfirsttriptoDryValleys?

It’saprettycoolspotthistimeofyear.

-Actually,Dr.McClarenneedstogettoMt.Melbournetosearchforhismeteorite.

-Melbourne,huh?

NobodysaidanythingtomeaboutMelbourne.

-Yeah.Meteoritehuntingisaprettysmallworld,and,uh,Ididn’twantanybodytoknowwhereIwasreallygoing,’causeI’mlookingforsomethingspecialatMelbourne,andtheNSFletuskeepitoffthepaperwork.Isthereaproblem?

-Look,doc,letmeshowyousomething.I’llshowyouonthemap.Thisiswhereweare,right?

OK.

-Yeah.

-HereweareatDryValleys.Allthewayoverhere,weareatMt.Melbourne.Twiceasfarandtheoppositedirection.I’vebeenoverourroutetwiceinthelastweekcheckingconditions,butIhaven’tbeentoMt.Melbournesincethebeginningoftheseason.

-Well,thatmaybeso.ButDr.McClarenhastraveledalongway.Andifwecanaccommodatehim,Ithinkweshould.

-Andy,it’stheendofJanuary.Theiceistoothinandtakesnowmobileswouldbetoodangerous.There’sonlyonewaytomakethattrip,that’swiththedogs.

-Thedogs?

-OK.Willtheybeabletocarryallmygear?

-Thedogs’llbefine.

-It’sreallylateintheseason.

-Jerry,lastyearwehadthedogsoutrightupuntilthedayweleft.

-Allright,Andy.You’retheboss.I’llgetthingsready.

-Hey,youneedsomehelp?

-No,I’mfine.Coop,saygoodnighttoBuck.

-Uh,I’mtotakearaincheck,Jer.

-Ah...Kids,comeon!

Let’sgo!

Everyoneoutside.Let’sgetyoutuckedintobed.Comeon.

-Victoria,thisisMcMurdoWeather.Comein.Victoria?

ThisisMcMurdoWeather.

-ThisisVictoria.Wecopyyou,Mactown.

-Hi,Andy.Steve.Checkingstatusonyourteam.

-We’vegotfouratthebaseandtwointhefield.Over.

-Suggestyoubringthemin.Wehavetwomassivelowpressuresystemsmovingsouth.Controlwantsyouinearlyjusttobesafe.Over.

-Copythat,Mactown.Overandout.

-GetJerryontheradio.

-Everythingpointstothespotthatwe’reon.Thenextcoupledaysaregonnatellusalot.

-FieldbasetoMelbourne.Comein.BasetoMelbourne.Comein.

-Jerry?

Jerry,doyoureadme?

Over.

-Yeah,goforMelbourne.Thatyou,Katie?

-Jerry,wegotacallfromMactown....majorstormcomingin.Over.

-HeyKatie,you’llhavetogoagain.We’reinabadspothere.

-Jerry...backtofieldbase.Doyoucopy?

Wegotamajorstormcomingin.Mactownwantsyouinrightaway.Over.

-Allright.Copythat.We’llbeback.Whendoweexpectthisstorm?

Katie?

-Sorry,doc.Lookslikewe’regonnahavetopackup.

-Well,whendowehavetoleave?

-Weleavefirstthing,tomorrow.

-Listen,Jerry...

-Youheardwhatshesaid.

-Jerry,look.Icannotgobackwithoutatleasttrying.

-Yeah,well,that’snotyourcall.

-No.It’snot.

-There’samajorstormcomingin,allright?

Notaminorone,butamajor.Justyouknowdownherethere’sabigdifferencebetweenthetwo.

-Myjobasyourguideistogetyoubackhomeinonepiece,andthat’sexactlywhatI’mgonnado.

-Jerry,we’retalkingaboutarockfromanotherworld.ThisicefloemightgiveusthefirstmeteoritefromtheplanetMercury.Thatcouldleadustodiscoverieswecan’timagine.Nowit’slikewhenyouclimbamountain,yougoupariver,theexcitingpartisn’twhatyouknowisthere.It’swhatyoudon’tknow.Youknowit’swhatyoumightfind,andit’sthesamehere.Look,Icamehalfwayaroundtheworldtolookforsomethingthat’simportanttome.Jerry,please,you...Yougottatakechancesforthethingsyoucareabout.

-Halfthedayontheeastslope.ButIwanttobebackonthatsledtomorrowbynoon.

-I’lltakethat.I’lltakethat.

Readthefollowingquotesandtellyourclassmateswhichoneisyourfavorite.Stateyourreasons.

TheEarthhasaskinandthatskinhasdiseases,oneofitsdiseasesiscalledman.

—FriedrichNietzsche

Wedon’tinherittheearthfromourancestors;

weborrowitfromourchildren.

—DavidBrower

Iftherecanbesuchathingasinstinctualmemory,theconsciousnessoflandandwatermustliedeeperinthecoreofusthananyknowledgeofourfellowbeings.Wewerebredofthe 

earth 

beforewewerebornofourmothers.Onceborn,wecan 

live 

withoutourmothersorourfathersoranyotherkinorfriend,orevenhumanlove.Wecannot 

withoutthe 

orapartfromit,andsomethingisshriveledinman’sheartwhenheturnsawayfromitandconcernshimselfonlywiththeaffairsofmen.

—MarjorieKinnanRawlings 

Besuchaman,and 

suchalife,thatifeverymanweresuchasyou,andeverylifealifelikeyours,this 

wouldbeGod’sParadise.

—PhillipBrook 

Theearthisthegeneralandequalpossessionofallhumanityandthereforecannotbethepropertyofindividuals.

—LeoNikolaevichTolstoy

It’salwaysnicetobearoundkindredspiritswhocareaboutthe 

earth.

—CarolNelson 

Nothinglastsforeverbutthe 

Earth 

andsky.

—Kansas 

Lifeisfairlyeasytocreate,butIthinkplanetslike 

aregoingtoberare.

—DonBrownlee 

Humanactivityequalsadeclineoftherestoflifeon 

—EdwardO.Wilson

Idon’tknowiftherearemenonthemoon,butiftherearetheymustbeusingtheearthastheirlunaticasylum.

—GeorgeBernardShaw

Text

I.TextI

1.Pre-ReadingQuestions

2.GeneralReading

3.BackgroundNotes

4.Text

5.CommentsontheText

6.Exercises

II.TextII

1.Text

2.Comprehension

TextI

YouprobablyhavereadabouttheadventuresofChina’sAntarcticexpeditions.Sohowmuchdoyouknowaboutthislandmass?

Foryourreference

SomeAntarcticfacts:

1.AntarcticaisthesouthernmostcontinentonEarth.

2.TheSouthPoleisfoundinAntarctica.

3.AntarcticaissurroundedbytheSouthernOcean.

4.AntarcticaisbiggerthanEuropeandalmostdoublethesizeofAustralia.

5.MostofAntarcticaiscoverediniceover1.6kilometresthick（1mile）.

6.Becauseitexperiencessuchlittlerain,Antarcticaisconsideredadesert.

7.ThecoldestrecordedtemperatureonEarthoccurredin1983atVostokStation,Antarctica,measuringaratherchilly−89.2 

°

C（−128.6 

F）.

8.Whilehumansdon’tpermanentlyresideinAntarctica,severalthousandpeopleliveandworkatvariousresearchfacilitiesfoundonthecontinent.

9.WhileAntarcticafeaturesharshlivingconditions,anumberofplantsandanimalshaveadaptedtosurviveandcalltheicycontinenthome.

10.WellknownanimalsthatliveinAntarcticaincludepenguinsandseals.

11.Thename“Antarctica”comesfromaGreekwordmeaning“oppositetothenorth”.

12.Around90%oftheiceonEarthisfoundinAntarctica.

13.Sealevelswouldrisearound60m（200ft）ifalltheiceinAntarcticaweretomelt.

2.TheMainIdea

Readthetextoncerapidlytogetthemainidea.

（以下部分，按照序号经点击后依次出现）

1.greatisolationfromotherland5.verylittlerain

2.notinhabitedbyhumans6.intensecold

3.hardlyanyplantoranimallife7.howlingwind

4.nohumanchildeverbornthere8.themosttempestuousseasaroundit

（1）Antarctica

Antarctica 

is 

Earth'

ssouthernmost 

continent,containingthegeographic 

SouthPole.Itissituatedinthe 

Antarctic 

regionofthe 

SouthernHemisphere,almostentirelysouthofthe 

AntarcticCircle,andissurroundedbythe 

SouthernOcean.At14.0million 

km2,itisthefifth-largestcontinentinareaafter 

Asia, 

Africa, 

NorthAmerica,and 

SouthAmerica.Forcomparison,AntarcticaisnearlytwicethesizeofAustralia.About98%ofAntarcticaiscoveredby 

ice 

thataveragesatleast1.6 

kminthickness.Antarctica,onaverage,isthecoldest,driest,andwindiestcontinent,andhasthehighestaverage 

elevation 

ofallthecontinents. 

Antarcticaisconsidereda 

desert,withannual 

precipitation 

ofonly200 

mmalongthecoastandfarlessinland. 

ThetemperatureinAntarcticahasreached−89°

C.Therearenopermanenthumanresidents,butanywherefrom1,000to5,000peopleresidethroughouttheyearattheresearchstationsscatteredacrossthecontinent.Onlycold-adaptedorganism