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专题10必修第三册

Unit5Whatanadventure！

课文预习填空+重点单词+重点句型+语法讲解（寒假预习）

【Understandingideas】

ClimbingQomolangma:worththerisks?

Lastyear,hundredsofpeoplespentgoodmoneyonanexperiencethattheyknewwouldincludecrowds(拥挤),disfort(fort)anddanger.Manywouldbeesick,duetotheextremecoldandlowairpressure(低气压),andafewwouldevenlosetheirlives(甚至丢掉性命).Yet,despiteallthis,bytheendofthetripmanywerealreadyplanningtoreturn.Forthesepeople,climbingQomolangmaisanexperiencelikenoother,making(make)somefeelweakandothers,powerful(powerful).

BritishmountainclimberGeorgeMallorywroteofclimbingQomolangma,“Whatwegetfromthisadventureisjustsheerjoy(纯粹的快乐)...Wedonotlivetoeatandmakemoney.Weeatandmakemoneytobeabletoenjoylife.Thatiswhatlifemeansandwhatlifeisfor.”Sadly,Mallorywoulddieonthemountainin1924,althoughhisbodywouldnotbefound(find)untilmanyyearslater.ItisstillnotknownifhesucceededinreachingthetopofQomolangmabeforeittookhislife(夺走他的生命).

In2011,wordssimilartothoseofMallorywerespoken(speak)byAmericanmountainclimberAlanArnette,whoclimbedQomolangmainthatyearandwasgoingtoclimbotherhighmountainsaroundtheworld.“Itbringsintofocus(使……成为焦点)what’simportanttoyou.”Headded,“Thereareathousandreasonstoturnaroundandonlyonetokeepgoing.Youreallyhavetofocusontheonereasonthat’smostimportantanduniquetoyou.Itforcesyoutolook(look)deepinsideyourselfandfigureoutifyoureallyhavethephysical,aswellasmental,toughness(tough)topushwhenyouwanttostop.”

Withthemajorityofattempts(试图)toclimbQomolangmaresulting(result)eitherintotalsuccessorfailure(失败),istherealsoascientificreasonbehindthisrisktaking?Recentstudiesindicate(表明)thatrisktakingmaybepartofhumannature(人类本性),withsomeofusmorelikelytotakerisks(冒险)thanothers.Psychologis