英语阅读强化训练：EightBelow
<p> 《南极大冒险》以壮观美丽却又危机四伏的南极冰原为背景，讲述了一个人狗情深的动人故事；勇敢与冒险、友谊与忠诚、坚韧与希望均在这里得到了体现。</p><p> (<span word="Words">Words</span>: <span word="about">about</span> 240; <span word="Time">Time</span>: 3 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>)</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> “<span word="working">working</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Eight">Eight</span> <span word="Below">Below</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Antarctica">Antarctica</span>, “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>,” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Jerry">Jerry</span> <span word="Shepard">Shepard</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Shepard">Shepard</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guide">guide</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Base">Base</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>, <span word="feeds">feeds</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p> <span word="Also">Also</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="map">map</span>-<span word="maker">maker</span> <span word="Charlie">Charlie</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="Katie">Katie</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span> <span word="McClaren">McClaren</span> <span word="arrives">arrives</span>, <span word="weighed">weighed</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>. <span word="McClaren">McClaren</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meteorite">meteorite</span> （陨石） <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accomplish">accomplish</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mission">mission</span>.</p><p> “<span word="You">You</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="about">about</span>,” <span word="Davis">Davis</span> <span word="declares">declares</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Eight">Eight</span> <span word="Below">Below</span>, <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jerry">Jerry</span>, <span word="Davis">Davis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>’ <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Antarctica">Antarctica</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meteorite">meteorite</span>.</p><p> <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="blows">blows</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>. <span word="Jerry">Jerry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="Jerry">Jerry</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="beloved">beloved</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>. <span word="Chained">Chained</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="incredible">incredible</span> <span word="sympathy">sympathy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="empathy">empathy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="elaborate">elaborate</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flock">flock</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>.</p>
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