Unit 1 Reading and Thinking 课后两篇挖空训练 --高中英语人教版(2019)选择性必修第四册.docxVIP

卓越班专用 课后两篇拓展训练 主备人： 审核： 时间： PAGE2 / NUMPAGES2 JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH At first I could hardly see anything. After so long descending deep into the earth _1___________ dark, narrow caves, my eyes were not used to the light. But when I could focus again, I stood _2___________(amaze). Its a ... sea! I cried. Yes, my uncle replied, and I shall give it my name, as it was discovered by me! A vast lake or even an ocean, spread far _3___________ where the eye could see. The shore _4___________(line) with shining sand, and _5___________(lap) by waves softly. It was covered with small shells _6___________ were once inhabited by the first living beings. Around this sea stood a huge rock wall that _7___________(wear) away by the endless action of the waves. I could see far over this great sea because it _8___________(light) up by a strange light. Not sunlight, of course, as we were deep below the surface. No; with its bright, clear whiteness, the light must have been electric. Under the sky, if it could be called so, being made of rock, _9___________(be) also vast clouds. They were being illuminated by this light, _10__________ the light gave no heat, so the place felt rather gloomy. Here we were, shut up inside a cave of a size _11___________ could not be estimated. It must have been several miles high. Human words cannot describe the discoveries of those who have been deep into the earth. My imagination was _12___________(power) before such wonders. I felt like I was on some distant planet, and was both amazed and rather _13___________(scare). However, I was energised by the breezy salty air _14___________(supply) more oxygen to my lungs. After many days in much narrower spaces, it was _15__________ great relief. Ready to walk a little now? asked my uncle. Yes, certainly. Well, let us follow the shore then, he said, and we began to explore. Soon in front of us appeared a tall, dense forest, _16___________(compose) of trees forme