XB 3 Unit 4 语法填空

Unit 4 Adversity and Courage
An expedition to the South Pole with the great Sir Ernest Shackleton—this is the adventure that I 1.___________(dream) of.However,2.________ I applied to join the expedition，Shackleton turned me down because he thought I was too young and wasn’t 3.__________ (qualify)，so I secretly went aboard his ship，the Endurance.Later I 4.________(discover) and Shackleton had to assign me to be 5._____steward.The journey wasn’t very easy，for Endurance was stuck in the ice as we approached Antarctica.And when the ship sank，our hearts sank with it. Before we abandoned the ship，Shackleton 6.______(calm) told us to rescue our most essential supplies and he 7.______(he) threw away all his gold.He allowed Hussey to keep his banjo,8._______made us surprised.We had been struggling for days，but things were going from bad to worse.Soon after we arrived at Elephant Island，Shackleton left us to find help.Sometimes we were able to catch a seal or a penguin to eat.I tried to think of 9._______(happy) things.I was grateful，for Frank and Ernest’s genuine concern for others，their perseverance，and their resolve filled me 10._____ hope.
1.have been dreaming   2. when  3. qualified 4. was discovered  5. a 6. calmly  7. himself  8.which 9.  happier 10. with

【课文语法填空】新人教选择性必修三 Unit 4
A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE
Perce Blackborow joined an expedition with Sir Ernest Shackleton to Antarctica on the ship Endurance in 1914. Shackleton was one of the most famous   1   (explorer) of his day and it was considered a great honor to be part of his expeditions. Below are some of Blackborow’s diary entries.
31 Oct, 1914
... Well, it so happened that one morning I bought a newspaper and read the advertisement about the Antarctic expedition.
An expedition to the South Pole with the great Sir Ernest Shackleton—this is the adventure that I have been dreaming of. And I was ready for it. At the age of 19, I am fit and full of   2   (vigorous). However, when I applied   3   (join) the expedition, Shackleton turned   4   (I) down because he thought I was too young and wasn’t   5   (qualify). But I was so   6  (enthusiasm) about the idea of going along with them that I secretly went   7   (board) his ship, the Endurance, and hid in a small cupboard. Unfortunately, three days after we set off I   8   (discover). Shackleton did not want to turn back so he offered me a job, but only after he promised me, “If anyone has to be eaten, then you will be the   9   (one)!” He assigned me to be a steward, and I now serve meals for twenty-eight men, three times a day.
How everyone will envy me when I come back and tell them about the amazing places I have been to!
21 Nov, 1915
The journey has not been easy. Endurance became stuck in the ice as we approached Antarctica. The ice froze around us and we were well and truly stuck! We saw the ship get crushed by the ice. And when the ship sank, our hearts sank with it.
Before we   10   (abandon) the ship, Shackleton calmly called us together and told us to rescue our most essential   11   (supply)—the small boats, our food, the cook stove, candles, clothes, and blankets. This was no time to panic. We were not allowed to take most of our personal   12  
(belonging), and Shackleton himself threw away all his gold. But to our surprise, he allowed Hussey to keep his banjo, Hussey often plays it to keep our spirits up.
We are now camped on the ice and we have been managing to survive, but spring is coming, and the ice will soon begin to melt.
20 May, 1916
We have been struggling for days, but things on Elephant Island are going from bad to worse. We are now crowded together under one of our boats on the rocky shore of this   13   (misery) place. Soon after we arrived, Shackleton left us to find help on South Georgia Island, 1,320 kilometres away—the voyage was too dangerous and difficult for all of us to make it in our small boats. If Shackleton fails, will we have any hope of rescue? No. No navy in the world ever stops at Elephant Island, and no one else knows that we are here.
I feel low. It’s cold and windy. The island has no plants. Sometimes we are able to catch a seal or a penguin to eat. Otherwise, there is no food. I try to think of happier things: decent food, warm and dry clothes, a cosy bedroom,   14   (sun) days, and my mother’s face ... However, these happy memories are soon interrupted by a sudden cold rush of air.
I shouted, “Shut the door!”
“Hold on now, Perce. Don’t you go turning into another Tom,” came the reply. “We’ve caught another penguin, so it’s penguin soup tonight!”
Bless Frank Wild, the kindest man there is after our leader, Ernest Shackleton. How could I become as selfish and bad-tempered as Thomas Orde-Lees!
Without Frank and Ernest, we’d all be dead by now. Their genuine concern for others, their   15  
(persevere), and their resolve fill me with hope.
Perhaps there is a chance we will return home, after all.
【参考答案】
1. explorers    2. vigour    3. to join    4. me    5. qualified
6. enthusiastic    7. aboard    8. was discovered    9. first    10. abandoned
11. supplies    12. belongings    13. miserable    14. sunny    15. perseverance
THE REWARD FOR PERSEVERANCE
We watched as Shackleton and the boat sailed away from Elephant Island. It was easy   1   (imagine) the danger ahead of them. Would they ever return to find us? What might happen   2   them? What if they were delayed? We felt so alone and desperate. But it was not for long. There was nothing like a good dinner and some music to cheer us up.
Life fell into a regular pattern. Staying alive took all our time and energy. For example, we needed water, and Elephant Island had none. We found that we could melt ice from the ocean and drink the water from it. But how could we make fire? There were no trees   3   (grow) on Antarctica and no oil, so the only fuel we could use was animal fat. This gave off oily, black smoke, but it stayed burning even in strong winds.
Food was also a problem, as we did not find any vegetables or fruit on the island. One of our group members, Lionel Greenstreet, noted in his diary about   4   bored he was with the meals: “The food now is pretty well all meat of sea creatures.” If it weren’t for sea animals, we would all starve.   5   a chef, it was my duty to cook, so I tried to vary the meals in whatever way I could. But it was difficult.
We had to be careful not to go outside too often, as the changing temperatures could make us ill. It was almost as dangerous to become too hot from wearing too many clothes as to become too cold from wearing too few. The sweat could freeze very quickly. Many of us also became ill from the black smoke of the animal fat we burnt for our fires. It damaged our eyes and burnt our lungs.
The twenty-two of us lived like this in the cold for four months. Our discipline and team spirit kept us optimistic and helped us deal with our fears   6   a positive and successful way. We also celebrated our birthdays, festivals, and even the times   7   we caught a sea animal. This was an episode in my life that I would never forget.
When we were finally rescued, we felt such   8   (relieve) and joy that many of us could not hide our tears. We were at last free to go home to warm beds, good food, and the care of our family and friends. Our optimism and faith in Shackleton had helped us persevere in   9   (stay) alive. And he paid us back by his   10   (commit) to save us from a slow but painful death.
【参考答案】
1. to imagine    2. to    3. growing    4. how    5. As
6. in    7. when    8. relief    9. staying    10. commitment