Section Ⅳ Lesson 3 Step 1 速读———整体理解文意 Ⅰ.明文章大意 What’s the main idea of the text A．A race to the South Pole. B．An exploration of the Antarctic. C．A heroic captain，Robert Falcon Scott. D．The way to the South Pole can be too hard. 答案 A Ⅱ.悉篇章结构 Step 2 细读———深度获取细节 1．How long did it take Amundsen and his team to get to the South Pole A．Less than three months. B．Less than one month. C．More than three months. D．Less than two months. 答案 C 2．What may lead to the death of Scott A．Starvation. B．Cancer. C．A terrible storm. D．Low spirits. 答案 A 3．What does Scott mean by writing “but what a price to pay”？ A．He spent much money on the journey. B．He was optimistic about the journey. C．Scott felt hopeless and he thought he would die. D．He should not have taken the journey. 答案 C 4．What is the author’s attitude to Scott A．Admirable. B．Subjective. C．Objective. D．Disapproving. 答案 A Step 3 读后———课文语法填空 On 1 June，1910，Captain Robert Falcon Scott was 1.on his way to Antarctica when he received a message from another explorer Roald Amundsen，2.saying(say) that he was going to Antarctica，too.Then the race between the two was on.They first organised food bases before their journeys.Amundsen was the first 3.to leave(leave) on 8 September，1911.He and his team arrived at the Pole and put a Norwegian flag there.On 25 January，1912，they returned 4.safely(safe) to their starting base. Captain Scott left on 1 November，1911，and soon had problems.First his two sledges broke down and then the horses began to have serious 5.difficulties(difficulty) with the snow and the cold.When Scott’s team finally arrived at the Pole，they were shocked and disappointed to see 6.the Norwegian flag and began their return journey，one of the worst in the history of 7.exploration(explore)．They were tired and running out of food.Nevertheless，they found and carried 20 kilos of rocks 8.which/that proved that in the distant past，the continent of Antarctica was covered by plants. 9.Unfortunately(fortunate)，the members died one by one.The news of Scott’s death shocked the world.While Scott had failed to win the race to the Pole，the great courage shown by Scott and his team made them 10.heroes(hero). 1．While he was on the way to Antarctica，he received a message from the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen which said he was going south，too. (P36 Para.1) 结构分析：此句为复合句。while引导时间状语从句；which引导的是定语从句，修饰a message。 汉语翻译：在去往南极洲的途中，他收到了挪威探险家罗尔德·阿蒙森的一封信，信中说他也要去南极洲。 2．We knew that poor Oates was walking to his death(die)，but though we tried to stop him，we knew that it was the act of a brave man and an English gentleman.(P37 Para.8) 结构分析：此句为but连接的并列句。第一个分句中，that引导宾语从句；第二个分句中，though引导让步状语从句，that引导宾语从句。 汉语翻译：我们知道可怜的奥茨正走向死亡，尽管我们曾试图阻止他，但我们都知道这是一个勇敢 ... ...
