北师大高三英语一轮词块复习学案 Unit5 Lesson3 Race to the Pole

高三英语一轮词块复习学案 Unit5 Lesson3 Race to the Pole

本课主题：南极极点竞赛记叙文

Ⅰ. 词块填空

阅读下面短文，用方框内词块的适当形式填空（每词块只用一次）

run out of; face a hopeless situation; turn one’s back on; prove that; carry on; get within; begin one’s journey to; in preparation for; make rapid progress; break down

In 1910, Captain Scott ①________ Antarctica. He soon learned Amundsen was racing to the South Pole too. Both teams built food bases ②________ the polar exploration.

Amundsen left earlier and ③________ with dogs pulling sledges. However, Scott’s sledges ④________ soon and his horses struggled. Later his men ⑤________ food and ⑥________.

After reaching the Pole, they refused to ⑦________ their duty of scientific research. Scott’s team ⑧________ eleven miles of a food base on their return trip. They ⑨________ collecting rock samples, which ⑩________ Antarctica was once covered with plants.

Ⅱ. 语篇深度思考题

1. Retell the two explorers’ journeys to the South Pole and try to use the chunks above.（复述两位探险家奔赴南极点的旅程，尽量使用词块）

2. What is the language feature of this narrative text? How does the writer organize the story?（本篇记叙文的语言特点是什么？作者如何组织叙事？）

3. What is the writing purpose of this text?（本文写作目的）

词块提示

retell: begin one’s journey to; in preparation for; make rapid progress; break down; run out of; face a hopeless situation; carry on; prove that

language feature: chronological order; direct quotes from diary/real diary records; descriptive details; objective/touching narration

purpose: record the historic race; honour the explorers’ courage/praise perseverance; reflect on humans’ exploration of nature

------------------------------------------------分割线  参考答案

Ⅰ. 词块填空

① began his journey to 开启前往…… 的旅程

② in preparation for 为…… 做准备

③ made rapid progress 进展迅速

④ broke down（雪橇、车辆等）出故障，坏掉

⑤ ran out of 用完，耗尽

⑥ faced a hopeless situation 面对绝境

⑦ turning their back on 放弃；背弃

⑧ got within 距离……（某距离 / 范围）

⑨ carried on 继续，坚持

⑩ proved that 证明（引导从句）

Ⅱ. 语篇深度思考题

1. 参考复述

In 1910, Captain Scott began his journey to Antarctica. Amundsen also started his race to the South Pole. Both teams prepared food bases in preparation for the exploration. Amundsen made rapid progress with dog sledges. But Scott’s sledges broke down. On the return trip, his men ran out of food and faced a hopeless situation. Even so, they carried on collecting rocks, which proved that Antarctica was once covered by plants.

中文参考：1910 年，斯科特船长开启前往南极的旅程，阿蒙森也开启了南极竞赛。两支队伍都搭建食物储备基地，为探险做准备。阿蒙森依靠狗拉雪橇进展迅速，但斯科特的雪橇发生故障。返程途中，队员食物耗尽，陷入绝境。即便如此，他们坚持采集岩石样本，这些样本证明南极大陆曾经被植被覆盖。

2. 语言特点分析

This is a narrative written in chronological order. The writer uses Scott’s diary direct quotes to show the characters’ inner feelings. The text mixes objective facts and emotional descriptions, which makes the story touching and persuasive.

中文参考：本文是一篇按照时间顺序展开的记叙文。作者引用斯科特日记原文展现人物内心感受。文章融合客观事实与情感描写，故事感人，富有说服力。

3. 写作目的

The text records the historic race to the South Pole. It shows respect for the explorers and praises their courage. It also presents humans’ efforts to explore nature.

中文参考：文章记录这场奔赴南极点的历史性竞赛，致敬探险家，赞美他们的勇气，展现人类探索自然的努力。

Ⅲ. 拓展语篇词块填空: 断臂求生（强烈推荐）

词块库： make a tough decision; free oneself from; fight for; beyond expectation；set off; be trapped by; fail to; cry out for; give up; struggle for

A mountain climber ①________ on a solo adventure on a freezing, deserted mountain. The biting wind howled fiercely and thick clouds blocked the sunlight. He picked his way carefully over sharp rocky paths, unaware of the coming danger. Unexpectedly, he slipped suddenly and ②________ a huge rolling rock, which pinned his right arm tightly against the ground. Terrifying silence surrounded him, and intense panic and despair flooded his mind.

He twisted his torso(躯干) violently, his fingers scraping against the rough stone, and ③________ help repeatedly for hours but ④________ get any response in the remote wilderness. Facing bitter cold, severe bleeding, stiff muscles and burning pain, he suffered endless mental torture but refused to ⑤________ his hope of survival.

After long hesitation and fierce inner struggle, he ⑥________ to cut off his trapped arm with a blunt(钝的) stone. Gritting his teeth, tightening every muscle in his body, he gathered all his remaining strength to ⑦________ the heavy rock’s control.

He ⑧________ his life with extraordinary willpower, constantly wiping blood and sweat from his face to stay conscious. His miraculous survival was ⑨________ and perfectly reflected how brave humans ⑩________ their lives in desperate situations.

参考答案

① set off 出发，启程

② was trapped by 被…… 困住

③ cried out for 大声呼救；迫切寻求

④ failed to 未能

⑤ give up 放弃

⑥ made a tough decision 做出艰难抉择

⑦ free himself from 从…… 挣脱

⑧ struggled for 为…… 奋力抗争

⑨ beyond expectation 超乎预期

⑩ fought for 奋力争取

参考译文

一名登山者在寒风凛冽、荒无人烟的深山独自出发探险。寒风呼啸，乌云蔽日。他小心翼翼地在嶙峋乱石间择路前行，丝毫没有察觉即将到来的危险。突然脚下一滑，一块滚落的巨石死死压住了他的右臂。死寂笼罩荒野，巨大的恐慌与绝望瞬间涌上心头。

他用力扭动躯干，手指在粗糙岩石上用力抠抓，连续数小时大声呼救，却在这片偏僻荒野得不到任何回应。刺骨寒风、不断流淌的鲜血、僵硬的肌肉与灼烧般的剧痛让他饱受身心折磨，但他始终没有放弃求生的希望。

经过漫长犹豫与激烈的内心挣扎，他做出残酷的艰难抉择，用一块钝石切断被困的手臂。他咬紧牙关，全身肌肉紧绷，用尽残存的全部力气，从巨石的重压下挣脱出来。

他凭借超凡的毅力为生命奋力抗争，不断擦去脸上的血水，努力保持清醒。这场奇迹般的生还超乎所有人预料，完美诠释了人类在绝境中奋力捍卫生命的勇气。

高考读后续写储备

grit one’s teeth 咬紧牙关

scrape /scratch at the rock 抠 / 刮岩石

twist one’s torso 扭动躯干

tighten one’s muscles 绷紧肌肉

wipe blood and sweat away 擦去血水和汗水

gather one’s remaining strength 汇聚残存力气