Unit+5+What+an+Adventure!+Understanding+ideas 高一下學(xué)期英語外研版（2019）必修第三冊

CLIMBINGQOMOLANGMA:

WORTHTHERISKS?Warming

up√one

of

the

most

demanding

area

to

human-beings

on

thisplanet;How

much

do

you

know

about

Qomolangma?SOTmeTOSttneITTTvesOT

tneTOdu

tOtne

tOp,WTme

sOTme

TeTtheirfootprintsonthe

peak;√

It

is

also

named

Mount

Everest.Whydo

somanypeopleattempt

to

climb

Qomolangma?Isit

worth

the

risks?A.

Thescientificreasonsbehindtakingrisks.B.

The

waytomeasure

whetherthebenefitsareworthrisks.C.

Theintroductionof

climbing

QomolangmaD.

Thefamousexamplesandcommentsaboutclimbing.Activity2:ReadforMain

IdeaMatch

themainideaof

theparagraphs.Para

1Para

2-3Para4-6Para

7the

risksthereasonsconclusionPara.1Para.2-3Para.4-6Para.7Activity2:ReadforStructureReadfordetailed

information1

Last

year,hundreds

of

pethe

costs

of

permits,

spent

good

money

on

an

equipment,andexperience

that

they

knew

support

teams

…include

crowds,discomfort

anddanger.

Manywould

becomesick,due

to

the

extreme

coldand

low

air

pressure,and

a

fewwould

even

lose

their

lives.Yet,despite

all

this,by

the

end

ofthe

trip

many

were

already

planningto

return.For

these

people,climbingRiskslose

livesbecome

sickthe

extreme

coldand

low

air

pressureQomolangmaisanexperience

likecrowds,discomfortno

other,making

some

feel

weak

andand

dangerothers,powerful.Whydopeopleclimb

Qomolangma?(read

paras2-3)>

Name:Georgemallory>Reasons:Whatwegetfromthisadventureis

justanddo

not

livetoeat

and

make

money.People

eat

and

make

money

to

.That

is_

and>

Results:

Sadly,Mallery

would

although

hisbody.It

is

still

not

known

if

heReadfordetailed

information

_>Name:

Alan

Arnette>

Reasons:It

brings

into

focusIt

force

you

to

andfigureout

ifyou

really

haveResults:HeQomolangmaandReadfordetailed

informationis

there

also

a

scientific

reasonbehindthisrisk-taking?Recentstudiesindicate

that

risk-taking

may

be

part

of

humannature,withsomeof

usmore

likely

to

take

risks

than

others.PsychologistFrankFarleyhas

spentyears

studying

people

who

jump

outofplanesand

drive

fast

cars,as

wellasthose

who

climb

Qomolangma.He

refers

to

the

personalities

of

thesepeople

as"Type

T",with

the“T”standing

for"thrill".What

is

the

function

of

this

sentence?summarizethesituationofrisksTransitionalsentenceintroduce

the

following

results

ofstudies

and

analysis4

With

the

majority

of

attemptsto

climb

Qomolangma

resulting

either

in

total

success

or

failure,Readfordetailed

informationReadfordetailed

information4With

the

majority

of

attemptsto

climbQomolangmaresultingeitherin

total

successorfailure,is

therealsoascientificreasonbehindthisrisk-taking?Recent

studiesindicatethat

risk-taking

may

be

part

of

human

nature,with

some

ofus

more

likely

to

take

risks

thanothers.PsychologistFrank

Farley

hasspentyears

studying

people

who

jump

out

of

planesand

drive

fast

cars,as

well

as

those

who

climbQomolangma.He

refers

to

the

personalitiesofthesepeopleas"Type

T",with

the"T"standing

for"thrill".5Speakingto

theLA

Times

about

the"Type

T"Whatare

thescientificreasons

toclimb?·Part

of

human

nature"Type

T"personality·Benefits

from

risk-takingpersonalities,Farleysaid,"They'llsay,'I'mnot

takingrisks,I'man

expert..'They

don't

want

to

die

and

they

don't

expect

to

die."6

Research

also

suggeststhatour

desire

to

seekrisks

can

be

connected

to

how

much

we

expectto

benefit

from

the

result.·Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstherisks?7

With

this

in

mind,are

the

benefitsofclimbingQomolangmaworththe

risks?It's

totally

up

to

you.CLIMBINGQ0MOLANGMA:WORTHTHERISKS?A.SubjectiveC.FavorableB.ObjectiveD.IndifferentActivity

3:Read

for

PurposeWhat

is

the

author's

purpose

in

writing

the

passage?1.To

encourage

people

to

climb

Qomolangma

if

fully

prepared,as

risksbring

many

benefits.To

remind

people

to

balance

the

benefits

and

risks

before

deciding

toclimbQomolangma.3.To

suggest

that

people

stop

taking

risks

and

climbing

Qomolangma,asthe

risks

outweigh

the

benefits.Activity

4:Think

and

ShareIfyou

were

given

the

chance,would

you

like

toclimb

Qomolangma?Whyorwhynot?"If

I

had

the

chance,I

would

choose

to

climb

Qomolangma

because...""I

think

it

would

be

an

incredible

experie