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1、Unit2Sailing the ocean一词汇However, it was a_ to use as one of the points of reference was the movingship itself.This was a more precise and s_ version of the astrolabe.Itprovedtobe themostaccurateandr_oftheseearlynavigationalinstruments.Thisseems tohave been the firstand mostusefulform ofexplorationw
2、hichcarriedthe m_ amount of risk.5. Once we were at sea, our r_ every day was the same.There is a special cloud formation which i_ there is land close by.Seamen could followthebirdstolandeven iftheywere o_and inthe opensea.Wise seamen could a_ the speed, but they could also be dangerous.There is no
3、s_ method of measuring longitude until the 17th century when theBritish solved this theoretical problem.An early method of measuring speed involved throwing a k_ rope tied to alog over the side of the ship.Thecompass has a specialm_ pointerwhich alwaysindicatestheNorth Pole.Thesextantwas theu_ versi
4、onofthe astrolabeand quadrantwhichreducedthe tendency to make mistakes.It was s_ quantities but the extreme lack of water was the hardest to copewith psychologically.The d_ of staying on the ship seemed to grow as I thought about howwrong it was to treat Captain Bligh in this way.The t_ in the boat
5、got worse as the supply of food and water graduallydisappeared.二语法填空I am proud to have sailed with Captain Bligh _1_his journey of over 40 daysthroughabout4,000milesinan open boat across_2_PacificOcean in 1789.Our outwardvoyage inthe“Bounty” to Tahiti _3_(fill) with the kindofincidentsthatI _4_ (thi
6、nk)would be my storieswhen Ireturnedhome. _5_how wrongIwas! On ourdeparture_6_ Tahiti,some of the crew tookover theship.They depositedthecaptainintoa small_7_ tolethim findhisown wayhome. But _8_ elsewas to go with?Those ofus on board the“Bounty” _9_(catch)ina dilemma.Was it_10_ (good)toriskcertaind
7、eath by sittingclosetogether on a small, crowded open boat with very little food and water?三 翻译句子1我们很可能感到奇怪，在经纬度用来在地图上标出船只位置之前，海员是如何对海洋探索的。2在看不见陆地的时候，可以用海鸟来指明通往陆地的去路。(be used to do)用心爱心专心13你简直无法想象我们被放逐在小船上漂泊了40 天后在帝汶岛登陆时的凄惨样子。4在公园里，我看见一个小男孩手持风筝线，风筝在他的头顶上正由风摆布，忽上忽下。（overhead, at the mercy of）5他总是使我们忙
8、个不停，并且竭力使我们忘记饥渴。（take one s minds off）参考答案一 词汇1. awkward2. simplified3. reliable4. minimum 5.routine6. indicates7. offshore8. accelerate 9. secure10. knotted11. magnetic 12. updated13. starvation 14. drawback 15. tension二 语法填空1.on 2.the 3.had been filled4.thought5.But6.from 7.boat8.who9. were caught
9、10. better三 翻译句子1.We may well wonder how seaman explored the oceans before latitude and longitudemade it possible to plot a ships position on a map.2. Sea birds could be used to show the way to land when it was nowhere to be seen.3. You could not imagine a more disturbing sight than what we looked like when arriving in Timor over forty days after being set loose in our small boat.4. In the park I saw a small boy holding the string of a kite overhead, which was rising and falling at the mercy of the wind.5. He kept us busy and tried to take our minds off our stomachs and our thirst.用心爱心专心2