Unit8  Adventure  Lesson4    Journey to the Antarctic

The Race to the Pole

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leave, message, on the way, preparation, wait, anxiously, had problems, break down, (break up), have problems with sth., push, pull, exhausted, at one time in the distant past, have great difficulty walking, fail to win the race to the Pole, show, make them into heroes.

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Then came the total darkness of the polar winter.

Then, disaster soon came.

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The return journey was one of the worst in the history of exploration.

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   On 1 June, 1910, Captain Scott left London to begin his journey to the Antarctic. On his way, he received a message from the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen:＂Ｉ’m going South.＂So the race to the South Pole was on the way.

During the polar summer of 1910-1911, both teams organized food bases in preparation for their journeys the next year. Then came the total darkness of the polar winter. Scott and Amundsen waited anxiously for spring.

   Amundsen was the first to leave, on 15 October, 1911. He had teams of dogs pulling the sledges and all his men were on skis. Because of this, he made rapid progress. Scott left on 1 November and soon had problems. First, his two sledges broke down, and then the horses had problems with the snow and the cold. After a while, Scott and his men had to push the sledges themselves.

Amundsen reached the Pole on 14 December and put a Norwegian flag there. Then he prepared for the return journey. Scott arrived at the Pole with four team members on 17 January. They were shocked when they saw the Norwegian flag. Scott wrote sadly in his diary:

“Well, we have now lost the goal of our ambition and must face 800 miles of hard pushing---and goodbye to most of our dreams.”

The return journey was one of the worst in the history of exploration. The men were soon exhausted and were running out of food. The weather conditions were terrible. Scott started to realize their hopeless situation:

“…we are very cheerful, but what each man feels in his heart I can only guess. Putting on our shoes in the morning is getting slower and slower.”

However, on their way back they found time to look for rocks. They carried 20 kilos of rocks all the way with them. Later, these rocks proved that at one time in the distant past the Antarctic was covered by plants.

Then, disaster soon came. Edgar Evans had a terrible disease and died after a bad fall. The next to go was Captain Oates, who was having great difficulty walking. Scott recorded his death:

“He said,‘I’m just going outside and I may be some time.’We knew that poor Oates was walking to his death, but though we tried to stop him, we knew that it was the act of a brave man and an English gentleman. We all hope to meet the end with a similar spirit, and certainly the end is not far.”

Scott and two of his team members carried on and got within eleven miles of one of their food bases But then a terrible storm started and they couldn’t leave their tent. Scott spent some of his last hours writing. He wrote a letter full of sadness to his wife Kathleen:

“I could tell you lots and lots about this journey. What stories you would have for the boy …. But what a price to pay.”

Scott’s diary also told the story of their end:

“We are getting weaker and weaker and the end can’t be far. It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more.”

The news of Scott’s death shocked the world. He had failed to win the race to the Pole, but the extraordinary courage shown by Captain Scott and his men made them into heroes.

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On 1 June, 1910, Captain Scott _____(离开) London to _____ his journey to the Antarctic. On his way, he _________(发出；留下；收到) a message from the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen:＂Ｉ’m going South.＂So the race to the South Pole was on the way.

During the polar summer of 1910-1911, both teams ________ food bases in preparations for their journeys the next year. Then ______ the total darkness of the polar winter. Scott and Amundsen waited anxiously for spring.

   Amundsen was the first to ______, on 15 October, 1911. He had teams of dogs ______ (to push; to pull; pushing; pulling)the sledges and all his men were _____ skis. Because of this, he ______ rapid _______. Scott _____ on 1 November and soon ______ ________(遇到麻烦). First, his two sledges ______ _______, and then the horses had problems _____ the snow and the cold. After a while, Scott and his men had to ______ the sledges __________(亲自).

Amundsen ________ the Pole on 14 December and put a Norwegian flag there. Then he _________ for the return journey. Scott ________ at the Pole with four team members on 17 January. They were ________ (shocking; shocked) when they saw the Norwegian flag. Scott wrote ______ (sadly; sad; happily; happy) in his diary:

“Well, we have now lost the goal of our ambition and must _____ (面对) 800 miles of hard pushing---and goodbye to most of our dreams.”

The return journey was one of the worst in the history of exploration. The men were soon _________ (精疲力尽) and were ______________(running out of; ran out of; run out of; run out) food. The weather conditions were terrible. Scott started to realize their hopeless situation:

“…we are very cheerful, but what each man feels I can only guess. Putting on our shoes in the morning is getting ________ ______ ________ (越来越慢).”

However, on their way back they found time ____ ______ ____ (looked for; to look for; looking for) rocks. They ________ (carried; sent; found) 20 kilos of rocks all the way with them. Later, these rocks ________ (proved; were proved; prove) that at one time in the distant past the Antarctic was ________ (covered; discovered) by plants.

Then, disaster soon came. Edgar Evans had a terrible disease and died after a bad fall. The next to ____ was Captain Oates, who was having great difficulty walking. Scott _______ (记录)his death:

“He said,‘I’m just going outside and I ______ (may; can) be some time.’We knew that poor Oates was walking to his death, but ________ (though; if; unless; even though) we tried to stop him, we knew that it was the act of a brave man and an English gentleman. We all hope to meet the end with a similar spirit, and certainly the end is not far.”

Scott and two of his team members ________ and got within eleven miles of one of their food bases. But then a terrible storm started and they couldn’t leave their tent. Scott _____________________________________ (用最后的一些时间写下了一些东西spent some of his last hours writing). He _______________________________________ (wrote a letter full of sadness to his wife Kathleen):

“I could tell you lots and lots about this journey. What stories you would have for the boy….But what a price to pay.”

Scot’s diary also told the story of their end:

“We are getting ________ ______ ________ (越来越虚弱) and the end _______ (can’t; may not) be far. It _______(好像) a pity, but I do not think I can write more.”

The news of Scot’s death ________ (shocked; surprised; amazed) the whole world. He had failed to win the race to the Pole, but the extraordinary courage _______ (shown; showed; show; to show) by Captain Scott and his men ______ them into heroes.