Warmingup、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending.doc

Unit 2 Sailing the oceansI课文回顾3I am proud to have sailed with Captain Bligh _his journey of _ 40 days _ about 4,000miles in an open boat _ the Pacific Ocean in 1789. Our outward voyage in the Bounty to Tahiti had been _(fill) with the kind of incidents. On our _(depart) from Tahiti, some of the crew took over the ship. They deposited the captain into a small boat to let him find his own way home. Those of us _ _(catch) in a dilemma. We had no charts and the only instruments the captain was allowed _ _(take) with him were a compass and a quadrant. Once we were at sea, our routine every day was the same. At _ and sunset the captain measured our position _(use) the quadrant and set the course using the compass. It was _( extreme) difficult for us to get a correct reading from the quadrant as the boat moved constantly. The captain used a system_( called) dead reckoning. He knew there was land directly northwest of our original position. In addition, the captain kept us all busy _( read) the tables to work out our position. _ this took a great deal of time, it didnt matter. Time was, after all, _ we had a lot of! Our _( day) food was shared _( equal) among us all. It was starvation quantities but the extreme lack of water was the hardest to cope with psychologically. All the time the captain tried to preserve our good spirits_ telling stories and talking _( hope) about what we would do_ we got back to England. The tension in the boat got _(bad) as the supply of food and water gradually disappeared. We could foresee that we would die_ we could not reach land very soon and we sank gradually into a sleepy, half-alive state. The determined captain kept us busy and tried to take our minds off our stomachs and our thirst. He kept us _( live).You could not imagine a more disturbing sight _ what we looked like when _( arrive) in Timor over forty days _ being set loose in our small boat. Our clothes were torn, we had fever and our faces showed the _( hardship) we had suffered. But after a rest, some good meals and some new clothes, everything changed. We were the heroes who had escaped the jaws of _ by completing the greatest navigational feat of all time!II用所给词的适当形式填空1.I dont know why he _（deposit）a pile of books on my desk.2. No one could have_(foresee)that things would turn out this way.3. What I said made them _(roar) with laughter just now.4.The police _(swoop) on the trucks as they left the city.5. You can enjoy all the water sports, or _(simplify) lie on the beach.6.Millions of children in Africa are facing _(starve) now.7. It is she that made me aware of my own _(shortcoming).8.People suffered many_ (hardship) during the war.9.She made no _(refer) to her illness but only to her future plans.10.As soon as they arrived on the island, they were eager to_(exploration).III. 选择最佳答案1. The bridge_1000 meters was built last year.A. measures B. measuring C. measured D. being measured2. If I were you, I wouldnt _in the problem.A. involve B. involved C. get involved D get involving3. There is little chance that mankind would _ a nuclear war.A. remain B. endure C. maintain D.survive4. -Is this raincoat yours?-No, mine _there behind the door.A. hangs B. is hanging C. has hung D. is hanged5.The fact that she never apologized _a lot about what kind of person she is.A. says B. talks C. appears D. declares6.-Im still working on my project. -Oh, youll miss the deadline. Time is _.A. running out B. going out C. giving out D. losing out7. I _it as a basic principle of the company that suppliers of raw material should be given a fair price for their products. A. make B. look C. take D. think 8. The film _ a great success and brought in a large profit to the cinema.A. appreciated B. enjoyed C. won D. seized9._ there was no conclusive evidence, most people thought he was guilty.A. When B. As far as C. As long as D. While10. On hearing the news of the accident in the coal mine, she _ pale.A. got B. changes C. went D. appears11.Happy birthday, Alice! So you have _twenty-one already. A. gone B. turned C. grown D. passed12.The flowers _sweet in the botanic garden, which attracted the visitors to the beauty of nature. A. to smell B. smelled C. smelling D. are smelled13. Having a trip abroad is certainly nice for old couples, but it remains _whether they will enjoy it. A. to be seen B. to see C. seeing D. seen14. You havent said a word about my new coat, Brenda. Do you like it?-Im sorry I _anything about it sooner. I certainly think its pretty on you.A. wasnt saying B. dont say C. wont say D. didnt say15. Maybe you have been to many countries, but nowhere else _such a beautiful palace. A. can you find B. you could find C. you can find D. could you findOn, over, through, across, filled, departure, were caught, to take, sunrise, using, extremely, called, reading, Although, what,