2021新高考全国卷英文作文话题词汇积累（8）—人类对自然的认知和探索I. 话题词汇、词块汇编
adventure n.冒险的经历;奇遇
desert n.荒原;沙漠
canoe v&n.乘独木舟;独木舟
snowboarding n.单板滑雪
snowrafting n.动力雪橇滑降
safari n.(非洲)游猎或探险
gymnastics n.体操
optional a.可选的;选做的
horizon n.地平线
route n.路线
luggage/baggage n.行李
porter n.行李搬运工
accommodation n.食宿
hostel n.招待所
altitude n.海拔;高度
exhausted a.精疲力竭的function v.运转;发挥作用shelter v.&n.庇护;庇护所measure v.测量;量达
adapt .v适应
adjust v.调整
shift v.变换;更替
collapse v.坍塌;崩盘;昏倒advance v.行进;进步
lessen v.减少;减缓
shrink v.收缩;减少
progress v.进展;前进considerable a.
(数量)相当多的;(程度)相当大的surplus a.过剩的;多余的
angle n.角;角度;立场rectangle n.长方形;矩形diamond n.方块;菱形
column n.圆柱体
cube n.立方体
volume n.容积;体积;体量
bar n.(长方形的)条或块block n.立方体;大块
stick n.条状物;棍状物
string n.线状物;一串dimension n.维度;尺寸multiply v.迅速增加;繁殖;乘以encounter v.碰见;遭遇
go hiking 去远足;徒步旅行white-water rafting 激流漂流extreme sports 极限运动bungee jumping 蹦极
upside down 颠倒地;倒置地risk one’s life to do sth.
冒着生命危险做某事
back out 退出;撒手
turn up 出现;出场;出席
get across 使理解
account for 导致;是...的原因
II. 原创作文：
探索大自然，是浪费还是明智之举？
数百年来，人类不断地走出舒适区，突破已知，探索未知，并获得了极大的进步。

但与其同时，人类也为此耗费了大量的资源，包括付出生命代价。

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For thousands of years, human beings have been making great efforts to study the ecology of oceans, explore the vast sky, and research the unkown fields of mankind himself. Is it a waste of resource, or a wise move ? Personally, I agree to the latter.
For one thing, our genes drive us humans to move form the trees to the plains, and on to possible areas and environments. For another, through human history, almost all successful civilizations explored a lot, which prepared for any dangers from surroundings. Additonally, adventurous exploration enables us to discover more resources and enlarge our knowledges and techniques, improving the length and quality of our lives.
In brief, it is genetic makeup, self-protection, and constant perfection that motivate us explore beyond our comfort zone, the wider, the better.。