Unit1Nothingventured,nothinggainedReadingChoosethecorrectanswertoeachquestion.lWhydidBlackborowthinkthatbeing"young,fitandenergetic"wouldencourageShackletontotakehimonthetrip?AShackletonlikedyoungpeoplewhowerefitandenergetic.BItwouldbecoldandShackletonwouldneedyoung,energeticpeopletododifficultjobs.CShackletonwantedpeoplewhowerefitbutnottrainedinusefulskills.1)Blackborowwouldnothavegoneunlesshewasyoungandenergetic.√2WhydidShackletonacceptPercewhenhefoundhimhidingintheshipafterthevoyagehadstarted?AHedidn'thavetimetoturnroundandtakehimbacktoEngland.BHeadmiredhiscourageandencouragedhimtostay.CHefeltangrybutcouldnotshowitsoheaccepteddieboy.DHemadethebestofthesituation.√3WhydidShackletonnotshowhowdisappointedhewaswhentheshipsank?AHethoughthecouldalwaysorganizeanotherexpedition.BHeknewitwouldbeeasiertocrossAntarcticawithouttheshipCHefeltthemenwouldneedencouragingafterthisdisaster.DHehadalreadytakenallnecessarysuppliesfromtheship√UsinglanguageShackleton'sproblemsHowheovercamethem1TomakesurethatthegroupleftbehindhadthebestchanceofsurvivalThechoiceofhisparty:Hetookthebestnavigatorandthemostdifficultcrewmemberssothathelefttheoptimisticandmostco-operativepeoplebehind.2HowtoarrivesafelyonSouthGeorgiaThequalityofthenavigation:Despiteterribleseasthenavigatorcheckedtheship'spositiononlythreetimesbutmanagedtoarrivesafely.3HearrivedonthewrongsideofSouthGeorgia.Theperseveranceoftheparty:Theycrossedthemountainssometimesslidingontheirbottomsandarrivedsafely.Grammar1.Hesleptonfirewoodandstrawtoremindhimofhissufferings.(P1)【解析】remind提醒,使想起,使记起。【考查方向】和一些意思相近的动词辨析,考查remind的用法:remindsbofsth/sb;remindsbtodosth;remindsbthat…。【真题再现】①Inourchildhood,wewereoften_______byGrandmatopayattentiontoourtablemanners.(江苏2005)A.demandedB.remindedC.allowedD.hoped②Whatyousaidjustnow_______meofthatAmericanprofessor.(上海2000春)A.mentionedB.informedC.remindedD.memorized【点拨】①demand要求,需要;remind提醒;allow允许;hope希望。句意:小时候,我们经常被祖母提醒注意餐桌礼仪。首先,能带动词不定式做补足语的只有remind和allow;其次,根据语境判断,此处应理解为“被提醒要做……”。故选B。②本题考查了remindsbofsb(sth)句式。句意:你刚才所说的话使我想起了那位美国教授。选C。2.Shacklentonwasoneofthemostfamousexplorersofhisdayanditwasconsideredagreathonourtobepartofanyofhisexpeditions.(P2)【解析】本句是consider的被动语态。它改为主动语态是:considersbtobe。句中consider意为“认为、以为”,后接动词不定式作宾补时,常用tobe,如果接行为动词时,则用tohavedone作宾补,通常不跟todosth.。【考查方向】consider作“考虑”讲时,后接动名词形式作宾语;consider作“认为”解时,常用于considersbtobe或considersbtohavedonesth结构(谓语动词常用被动式)。【真题再现】CharlesBabbageisgenerallyconsideredthefirstcomputer.(全国1993)A.tohaveinventedB.inventingC.toinventD.havinginvented【点拨】consider用于被动语态,后接动词不定式的完成时,表示该动作发生在谓语动作之前。选A。3.“Holdonnow,Perce.Don’tyougoturningintoanotherTom,”comesthereply.(P2)【解析】holdon继续,继续坚持;忍受。【考查方向】holdon常用于口语中,表示“抓住,继续,(电话)别挂断,继续坚持;忍受。”【真题再现】—Hello,Johnhere.CanIspeaktoMary,please?—_______.(上海2000春)A.Ofcourse,butshe’soutB.ShewillbebackinamomentC.YoumayleaveamessageD.Holdon,please【点拨】根据上下文对话内容可知,这是找约翰接电话,第二个人说:“别挂断...