高中英语外研版（2019）必修第三册Unit 5 What an adventure单元综合能力测试

My favourite book is The Adventure of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Tom lives with his aunt Polly in a quiet street of St. Petersburg, Missouri. He's a lively and clever young boy, and he finds himself in many exciting adventures. He runs away with his two friends, Huck Finn and Joe, to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River for several days.

With Huck he goes looking for treasure, with Becky he gets lost in a cave. And finally, they find a box of gold.

My favourite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead. He decides to go to his own funeral. He hides and watches for a time and then suddenly he appears. Everyone is astonished to see him but they're also pleased to see him alive.

Tom is the hero of the story, but there are other important characters. Huck is an outsider and everyone is afraid of him. Becky is pretty with fair hair. Joe is Tom's best friend. And Injun Joe is the bad man of the story.

The theme of the story is about children growing up. It describes how strangers are seen in small towns of America. Finally, it talks about freedom, social rules and how people are punished for bad behaviour.

Why do I think The Adventure of Tom Sawyer is a great book?  Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876, but it's still read and loved by people all over the world today. And although it's only a story, Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the southern states of America in the 19th century, so it sounds very real. Today it's thought to be one of the greatest books in American literature. Go on—read it!   I know you'll enjoy it, too.

Germans have a word wanderlust which translated into English would be "the desire to wander". Nowadays the chance to travel is endless. Thanks to cheap air tickets, travelling abroad is very easy and sometimes it's even cheaper to fly out of the country than to travel within your own. So, yes, travelling is cheap but there have to be other reasons to travel and you've right, there are plenty!

I have always had this feeling of wanderlust. It started from me wanting to explore my local woods at the back of my garden as a young girl and as I have grown, so has my sense of adventure. And I found my local woods being replaced with the Brazil wetland, Pantanal, where I went last summer in search of jaguars, snakes and crocodiles. The thing with travelling is it's always different. Even if you went to the same country, to the same town and stayed in the exact same hotel it would be a completely different experience. The people you meet will be different, and they will tell you their own travelling stories:  stories of holiday romance, holiday worries and stories that seem so outrageous that you can hardly believe them until something similar happens to you.

Or maybe the difference is you? Maybe you have changed since last time you were there? And that's the thing with travelling—it changes you. When you travel you are forced to experience a new culture. Whether it's eating guinea pig, or staying with a family where neither of you speak a common language and you have to communicate through hand actions and smiles, the experience gives me itchy feet to do it all again. And although wanderlust is a German word, the English idiom "to have itchy feet" has a similar idea. Someone who has itchy feet needs to leave or travel. This desire to explore is found not only in language but in us.

I have been a huge fan of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean movies since the first one. While I was disappointed with the second and third movies, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed On Stranger Tides. The fourth movie is more focused on the characters and many parts reminded me of the first movie in the series, The Curse of the Black Pearl.

On Stranger Tides begins in London, where Jack has lost the hope of finding the Fountain of Youth. However, when he learns that the Spanish and British are racing each other to the fountain, his sense of adventure is renewed. He sets sail and the exciting race to the fountain follows. Because the plot is based on a race, it stays focused and kept me wondering what was going to happen next. I think this was a great change from the plots of Dead Man's Chest and At World's End. In this movie the characters are heading for a clear goal and I could focus more on them than what was happening in the plot.

While I missed some of the old characters, like Will and Elizabeth, I was also glad that they weren't brought back for this movie because I think it would have made the plot too complicated (复杂的). The only character I wish I had seen more is Jack Sparrow's father, played by Keith Richards. I expected more of Sparrow's past to be shown in this movie because there had been hints (暗示) of his dark past in the other movies.

My favorite part is the ending because there is a direct tie to the first movie when someone ends up getting left helpless on an island. I love this part because it reminds me of why I fell in love with Pirates of the Caribbean in the first place.

When I was five years old, my parents would have to pull me home from yet another painful English vacation. I still didn't want to leave. I want to be away from home. I wanted to go somewhere new and exciting. This became the theme of the next twenty years. I'd spend the whole year counting down to my next holiday, and then as soon as I left I'd begin to dread having to return home, year after year.

Ten years ago, I decided to build a life that I didn't want to escape from. I knew I wanted to travel in the long term, but I didn't have a lot of money or savings, and there is no one paying for my adventures. For five years, I did three jobs while studying full-time at university. I didn't eat out and I didn't buy anything I didn't need. I even moved in with my parents. I was able to save $16,000 over those five years, which was enough to keep me on the road for a couple of years.

But what if two years wouldn't be enough? Before leaving, I began to spend my time in making plans that would allow me to work anywhere that had an Internet connection. At the time, I was studying for a master degree in physics. While studying, I came up with a list of my interests and skills and began researching into a way to do these anywhere. If I could make money from it and if I could do it online, then it was something worth going after.

I created a writing file that would help me to find free writing jobs. I researched English and physics teaching online, and built travel websites to earn income through sales and advertising. Most of these failed, but I didn't give up.

The work I do has changed over the years and it's still changing now. Now, I pay my traveling through several different things. I'm the Student Travel Expert for About. com, and a senior writer for Too Many Adapters, a travel technology website. In addition, I will have my first book published this summer. I also offer a travel planning service to help readers prepare for their travels abroad.

To reach this point, where I can cover my expenses and travel full-time, took many, many years of hard work. For me, the freedom makes it worth it. With everything set in place, finally my dreams came true.

Benefits of Summer Camps for Kids

Summer camps are great for children of all ages. If you go to a summer camp as a child, you are likely to have good memories of things you did and people you met. With more and more children playing computer games, the importance of summer camps has never been greater.  Getting in touch with nature is an exciting experience.  They will enjoy the experiences of camping, hiking and exploring in forests, deserts or on the seashore. They can also enjoy the beauty of nature and learn about the importance of environmental protection.

Activities at summer camps stress the importance of teamwork.  Throughout life, people have to be part of a team in order to be successful. Summer camps teach kids how to be productive members of a team.  Whether they are afraid of water, the dark or being away from home, they are encouraged to face them and deal with them in an environment surrounded by supportive people.  It is also a valuable life lesson that will help them through adulthood.  

Summer camps are perfect ways for kids to have fun and develop themselves. So parents should try to find out what interests their kids, and choose the right camp for them.

Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didn't just want a small1in the backyard. I started thinking about doing a solo(独自的)2somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out the map and drew a 1, 500-mile route along which I would be3from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I4my plan with my dad, he5as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous6from him, he was all for it.

I had only been away from my home for three days, but there was an inner7going on. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I really could make it. The other part of me was ready to8to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.

On the road, I met another9who was quite a bit older than I was. He started his journey alone by bike at the southern part of Norway and just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of10. It encouraged me not to11.

As I listened to my12artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled(踩踏板)with my feet. There was nobody around me for miles.13, that wasn't entirely true. There were mosquitoes—millions of them. My arms were so dotted with14that they looked like a topographical(地形的)map. But, however15it would be, nothing could stop my advance on the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.

Last October I left the UK behind and joined Gillotts School on their rugby and hockey tour in sunny Italy. It was my first time away on a sports tour and I could not have enjoyed it (much)! Five days of sports, between training and matches with Italian players, but also plenty time for sightseeing and free moments to enjoy an ice cream in the sun.

our flight had landed in Milan, we got on our coach and drove for a couple of hours towards our home for the week, the Hotel San Zeno, a (comfort),family-run accommodation, with a splendid view of Lake Garda. Starting the day with a self-led training, enjoying a boat tour on the lake, wandering along the streets of Sirmione for a few hours and heading off  (play) a sport — these are just a few (example) of the kind of adventures you could be having! 

The girls and boys on this tour seemed to enjoy  (they) thoroughly, especially after winning all of their games! I found myself (cheer) them on like a proud aunt and celebrating afterwards with food, drink and social time, hosted by rugby clubs after matches. On the last day we headed back to airport, but not before stopping in Milan! We (pay) a visit to the San Siro museum and enjoyed a stadium tour before moving on to Milan city centre for an afternoon of shopping.

1）去年夏天，我参加了一次蹦极(Bungee jumping) 夏令营。

2）这是一次惊险的冒险(adventure)。

3）站在高台上(while省略句)，不敢朝水中看。

4）轮到我跳时，人群(crowd) 在观看，我想我会成功。

5）结果证明，我成功了。

It was a warm and sunny morning at the Central Park Zoo. Mary and her classmates were chatting noisily with excitement as their school bus entered the zoo parking lot. Today, Mary's class was going on a field trip to the zoo to learn more about the animals and their natural habitats.

"Before you leave the bus, please make sure you have your partner!" Mrs. Brown announced. To make sure no one got lost in the zoo, each student had a companion. Mary's companion was named John. John loves animals and was also excited to go to the zoo. But sometimes, John does not follow the rules and gets in trouble. Mary hoped that today, John would follow the rules so they would not get in trouble.

While the rest of the students got off the bus, Mary and John quickly ran off to explore. They found the exhibits for many different kinds of animals and learned a lot about their natural habitats. They saw the elephants playing and they saw giraffes eating. They saw the polar bears sleeping and the monkeys leaping. Mary asked John:

"John, what is your favorite animal?"

"I think I like chimpanzees best. They have a lot of energy, just like me! What animal do you like, Mary?"

"I love polar bears! I think their lifestyle in the Arctic is very interesting. "

A few hours later, Mary and John started to feel hungry. They made their way back to the zoo entrance to eat lunch at the Rainforest Café. The Rainforest Café is both Mary and John's favorite restaurant because there is an aquarium inside. The restaurant is also famous for its chocolate cake, which Mary ordered for dessert after they had finished their lunch.

As Mary was finishing her cake, John excused himself to go to the restroom. About ten minutes later, an suddenly alarm began to go off and a voice came over the loudspeaker,

"Attention! Someone has opened the chimpanzee exhibit! Some chimpanzees have escaped!"

People were screaming and starting to run. Mary looked for John, but he was nowhere to be found.

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As more and more people ran out of the zoo, Mary began to think

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As Mary raced up the path to the animal exhibits, she stopped.