Unit+5+What+an+adventure+Understanding+ideas 高中英語外研版（2019）必修第三冊

Book3Unit5

Lookatthemapandanswerthequestions.What’sthealtitudeofQomolangma?Howmanycampsarethere?Why?What’sthedeathzone?Whatchallengeswilltheclimbersface?Whowerethefirstclimbersconfirmedtohavereachedthetop?8,844m5campslowtemperaturelackofoxygenEdmundHillaryTenzingNorgayWhydosomepeopleclimbQomolangmadespitetherisks?Isitworththerisks?ReadandCheck.Whatdifficultieswouldtheycomeacross?WhydosomepeopleclimbQomolangmadespitetherisks?Readandfinishactivity4ReadandCheck.Whatdifficultieswouldtheycomeacross?WhydosomepeopleclimbQomolangmadespitetherisks?Readandfinishactivity4crowdsdiscomfortdanger–extremecold,lowairpressure,lackofoxygenWhat‘syourunderstandingof“good”inthesentence“…spentgoodmoneyonanexperience…”?good:greatinnumber,amountordegree

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GeorgeMallory

Whatpeoplegetfromthisadventureisjust1__________.Peopleeatandmakemoneytobeableto2__________,nottheotherwayround.sheerjoyenjoylife“ManyyearsagothegreatBritishexplorerGeorgeMallory—whowastodieonMountEverest—wasaskedwhydidheclimbit.Hesaid,‘Becauseitisthere.’Well,spaceisthere,andwe’regoingtoclimbit.Andthemoonandplanetsarethere.Andnewhopesforknowledgeandpeacearethere.”–JohnF.Kennedy(WeChoosetogototheMoon)

AlanArnetteEachpersonhasa(n)3____________________reasonforclimbingamountain.Itforcespeopleto4_________________themselves.Tosucceed,peoplemusthavethephysicalaswellas5____________________.importantanduniquelookdeepinsidementaltoughness

ScientificreasonsRisk-takingmaybepartof6_____________.Peoplewhoaremorelikelyto7__________have“TypeT”personalities.Researchalsosuggeststhatourdesiretoseekriskscanbeconnectedtohowmuchweexpectto8_____________________.humannaturetakerisksbenefitfromtheresultAnswerquestions.WhatdoGeorgeMalloryandAlanArnettehaveincommon?Theybothfoundtherealmeaningoflifeandenjoyedit.sheerjoyenjoylifeimportantanduniquelookdeepinsidementaltoughnessWhat’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?

ToencouragepeopletoclimbQomolangmaiffully

prepared,asrisksbringmanybenefits.Toremindpeopletobalancethebenefitsandrisks

beforedecidingtoclimbQomolangma.TosuggestthatpeoplestoptakingrisksandclimbingQomolangma,astherisksoutweighthebenefits.What’syourunderstandingof“Forthesepeople,climbingQomolangma

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anexperiencelikenoother,makingsomefeelweakandothers,powerful.”?WhatdoyouthinkofthepeoplewhoclimbingQomolangma?Think&share.

In1975,whenXiaBoyuclimbedMountQomolangmaforthesecondtime,hegavehissleepingbagtoaTibetancompatriotwholosthisownone.Unfortunately,hesufferedfromfrostbiteandhadbothlegsamputated.In1993,XiaBoyusufferedfromcancer.From2014to2015,XiaBoyuwashitbyavalanchesandearthquakesduringhisclimbingofMountQomolangma；OnMay13,2016,whenheclimbedEverestforthefourthtime,heencounteredasnowstormatanaltitudeof8,750meters,only94metersawayfromthesummit,andwasforcedtoretreatXiaBoyu,70,thefirstChinesedoubleamputeetoreachthesummitofMountQomolangmaHedidn’treachthesummit.Soisheweak?adventurespiritfearless/bravestrong-minded/willedpositive/optimisticnevergivingupcautiouspersistentself-explorationself-challenge......Doyouthinkitimprotanttohaveadventurespiritinourdailylifeandstudy?“EverybodyhastheirownprivateMountEveresttheywereputonthisearthtoclimb.”

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