Unit 5 What an adventure! 知识点题库

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A thrilling polar competition between two adventurers to cross Antarctica alone, unsupported and unassisted had a happy ending with both explorers achieving the unprecedented feat (功绩). American professional athlete Colin O'Brady and British Army Captain Louis Rudd set off a mile apart at the same time on November 3, 2018, from the Atlantic coast with the aim to become the first person to ski across the remote continent alone.

Louis Rudd maintained the lead at first. However, O'Brady caught up with Rudd on November 10 and never let the British man get close to him again. O'Brady was the first to conquer the 930 mile icy land, arriving at the Ross Ice Shelf on the Pacific coast by way of the South Pole on December 26, 2018. The 33-year-old spent 54 days skiing the world's coldest continent while pulling a 300-pound sled(雪橇) with supplies.

Instead of leaving the harsh environment after completing the historic adventure, the explorer set up a tent on the world's largest ice sheet and waited patiently for Rudd to complete the great undertaking. On December 29, just three days after O'Brady arrived, the British explorer finished his adventure, becoming the world's second person to complete the solo crossing of the frozen continent.

Rudd was not disappointed at being second since he never considered it to be a "race". Besides, the 49-year-old British Army Captain had a more selfless motive for attempting the feat. He was doing it in memory of his friend Henry Worsley, who had introduced him to polar exploration. The disaster happened while Worsley was trying to cross the continent alone in 2016. Rudd said, "I didn't want to get drawn into a race. All that mattered to me was that I completed it, and that I skied solo and unsupported, carrying the flag with Henry's name on it."

After spending a few days camping 10 feet away from each other, the two adventurers were picked up by a helicopter to the South Pole scientific research station.

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Tips for Using Scott Maps When You Travel

Traveling somewhere new can bring exciting adventures. But it can also bring unwelcome surprises. That may be in the tools you use before and during your trip. With the right technology, you can make the most of your time on the road. While people most commonly use Scott Maps for directions from one place to another, it offers many other kinds of travel tools. Today, we bring you several tips for using Scott Maps.

Plan a road trip route

When you are traveling on a road trip, you do not have to plan each part of the trip separately with Scott Maps. To plan a road trip, open Scott Maps. Search for your first destination, and then click on the arrow to get directions. Then, click on the plus + sign to add more destinations to your trip.

Save your maps for offline use

 Or you may not want to pay international charges for using your phone in other countries. The good news is that you can still use Scott Maps even without the Internet. You can download a map from Scott Maps to your phone. To do this, open the Scott Maps app on your phone and search for the area you want to save. Click on the address at the bottom of the screen, then choose Download.

Use Scott Maps for a walk or bike ride

While Scott Maps may first give users directions to a place by car, it also offers biking or walking directions. The results also tell you the elevation change of the route, so you know how much energy you will have to use by choosing to walk or ride a bicycle.

Save money on gas

If you are planning a car trip in North America, Scott Maps can show you the lowest gas prices in the United States and Canada. Search for "gas stations" on the Scott Maps app and you will see a list of nearby stations with gas prices. Therefore, Scott Maps is really a great convenience to tourists.

A. Scott Maps has many tech tools that help make traveling easier.

B. When traveling, you may not always have access to the Internet.

C. You can get those directions by clicking the walking or bicycle icon.

D. The "gas stations" on the Scott Maps app are sometimes difficult to find.

E. They will also be marked on the map so that you can see the closest ones to you.

F. The apps and maps are of great help when people are going to a store or supermarket.

G. You can search for all of the parts of the trip in order to prepare your route more efficiently.

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Which would you rather be, a mathematician or author? Perhaps you will never be (face) with this kind of choice. Lewis Carroll was a mathematician and author. He was a lecturer in mathematics at Oxford University. But he is (good) known as the writer of two of the most famous children's books have ever been written (Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass). The author's real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, but he (prefer) to use the pen name “Lewis Carroll” when he wrote, and this is the name we remember him by. Alice in Wonderland, (publish) in 1865 when the author was 33 years old, was followed by Through the Looking Glass in 1871. Both (book) were written for a real girl called Alice and they (read) by millions of children since they were first published. These stories are about a dream world in which Alice meets strange creatures and has (interest) adventures. I'm sure you know this already, if you don't, you'd better read the stories yourselves.

The oil well extended several hundreds of feet in (deep).

He remembered his grandfather with his (wrinkle) face and small gray beard.

当他躺在沙发上时，男孩睡着了。

, the boy fell asleep.

她看起来好像年轻了十岁。

She looks she ten years younger.

Just at that time, the wolf might feel the threats from the people, starting (withdraw)．

In another, (employ)were shown to be 15% more productive when their workplaces were decorated with houseplants.

Although the traditional Chinese dress may look more beautiful and stylish, it is a little bit strange to walk around in it. We feel ease in our school uniforms every day.

After making my way through (一大群人), I finally found a subway line that was operating.  

Having focused his attention urgent problems, he hardly has time to play games with you.

Thank you. Your view has helped to bring the historical side of the matter focus.

一句多译：他集中精力学习。

我上次见到她时，她身体挺好的。

She was quite well .  

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You can have genes to the immune system. （relate）

Apparently between husband and wife have not improved. （relate）

You can't be too careful while you are crossing the street.

→You can't be too careful .

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