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【題目】 On 5 December 1914, our ship left South Georgia Island and headed for Vahsel Bay, where we would begin crossing the Antarctic continent. It was the last great thing for the British to try and achieve on the Antarctic. By 19 January 1915, we became stuck in thick ice near Elephant Island. We tried but weren’t able to free the ship. We continued living on the Endurance as it moved with the ice, away from Elephant Island. I thought the ship would get free but it didn’t and sank on 21 November 1915. But we were able to get away with the lifeboats.

We camped on an ice island and played football and raced our dogs to stay happy. We hoped the ice would take us to a safe place. On 9 April 1916, the ice island broke into two. We decide to get in the lifeboats and look for the nearest land. After seven difficult days at sea, we finally landed on Elephant Island, 346 miles from where the Endurance sank. Then I decided to risk travelling back to South Georgia.

I left with seven of my team on 24 April. The 800-mile journey took us 17 days. I couldn’t believe we made it. Back at South Georgia, we climbed through mountains and finally reached a whale station on 20 May. We quickly wanted to get back to Elephant Island and save the rest of our team, but ice stopped us on three different ships until a ship from Chile called the Yelcho got us there. We got back to the island on 30 August 1916, about 22 months after first leaving South Georgia.

【1】The last great thing for the British to try and achieve on the Antarctic was .

A.to leave South GeorgiaB.to head for Vahsel Bay

C.to cross the AntarcticD.to reach Elephant Island

【2】According to the article, the underlined part ” the Endurance” was the name of .

A.an islandB.their lifeboatC.a kind of fishD.their ship

【3】Why did the explorers have to leave the ice island in lifeboats?

A.Because the ice island was too small to play football.B.Because the ice island broke into two parts.

C.Because their dogs weren’t able to stay happy at all.D.Because they had found the nearest land.

【4】The explorers might land on Elephant Island .

A.on 24 April 1915B.on 11 April 1915

C.on 16 April 1916D.on 20 May 1916

【5】On 30 August 1916, the explorers went back to .

A.Vahsel BayB.South GeorgiaC.Elephant IslandD.Ice Island

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【5】C

【解析】

文章大意：在1914年12月5日，我們的輪船從South Georgia出發(fā)到Vahsel Bay。在1915年1月19日，我們的輪船被困在厚冰中，我們通過救生艇逃生的過程。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中where we would begin crossing the Antarctic continent. It was the last great thing for the British to try and achieve on the Antarctic.可知，英國人在南極所取得的最后一件偉大成就是開始橫渡南極洲，故答案為C。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中We tried but weren’t able to free the ship.我們嘗試了但是不能使船自由移動和I thought the ship would get free but it didn’t and sank on 21 November 1915.我認為船將獲得自由，但是它沒有并且在1915年11月21號下沉，推斷出the Endurance是船的名字，故答案為D。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中On 9 April 1916, the ice island broke into two. We decide to get in the lifeboats and look for the nearest land.在1916年4月9日，冰島破裂成兩部分。我們決定上救生船尋找最近的島嶼可知，故答案為B。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中On 9 April 1916, the ice island broke into two. We decide to get in the lifeboats and look for the nearest land. After seven difficult days at sea, we finally landed on Elephant Island, 346 miles from where the Endurance sank.在1916年4月9號我們決定上救生船尋找最近的島嶼，經(jīng)過了困難的七天后，我們登上了象島推理出，登陸時間是1916年4月16號，故答案為C。

【5】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中We quickly wanted to get back to Elephant Island and save the rest of our team, but ice stopped us on three different ships until a ship from Chile called the Yelcho got us there. We got back to the island on 30 August 1916, about 22 months after first leaving South Georgia.我們想返回象島救其他的隊員，但是冰阻止了我們，直到一艘船救了我們。我們在1916年8月30號返回象島可知，故答案為C。