Lizzie-s diary from Antarctica (南极洲)

Day 3: Tuesday December 2

We planned to go to Rothera that morning. We’d be staying there for the next two weeks. Because Antarctica is the windiest place on earth, sometimes you can’t fly at all.

We had a nervous wait over breakfast to find out if we’d be leaving that day. People have to stay in Stanley for weeks while the pilots wait for good weather

It turned clear at 9:30 and we took off at 10:30 on a little red plane called a Dash-7. But even when we were in the air, there was still a chance we wouldn’t be able to fly the whole day.

Day 4: Wednesday December 3

After waking up in the Antarctic for the first time today I can understand why everybody who comes here falls in love with the place. It is really beautiful.

We’re staying at Rothera Survey base with mountains of ice all around. It s about minus 20C today, which for me is very cold, but the regulars(常客) here are often seen walking around in T-shirts !

Day 5: Thursday December 4

I woke up to another beautiful sunny day here in the Antarctic. I’m told it’s a bit colder today, about minus 50C , but it’s not very windy so it feels warmer. Those of us who are new to the bas have to do a spccial training course before we're allowed to go off base to other stations or to go snowboarding over the nearby hill.

Day 7: Saturday December 6

Not a cloud in the sky and it’s warm enough to sit outside (in a jacket).

The most amazing thing about this place is how the scenery (凤景) changes every day.

At first I thought I was going mad. I’d step outside in the morning and think, “I’m sure that big mountain of ice wasn’t there yesterday.” It’s because the sea ice is always moving—slowly thankfully !

1.Lizzie sat outside wearing a jacket on_______.

A. Tuesday B. Wednesday C. Thursday D. Saturday

2.What could stop Lizzie from leaving Stanley for Rothera?

A. Strong winds. B. Thick clouds.

C. Mountains of ice. D. Low temperatures.

3.How did Lizzie feel during her stay in the Antarctic?

A. Afraid. B. Nervous. C. Amazed. D. Bored.

4.What impressed Lizzie most about Rothera was that _______.

A. people walked around in T-shirts B. there was a special training course

C. the weather was sometimes warm D. the scenery changed every day

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I told my patents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family was very poor.

On my birthday, my parents showed me my gift. It was a bike, but it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. It was pink, old and worn(磨损的) with age. I was so disappointed(失望)! I thought I hurt my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment on their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I got on the old bike and rode it. I didn’t want my parents to see my disappointment. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’t look back.

As time went by, I began to understand my parents. They gave me something much more than just an old bike. They gave me a life lesson about love. When you give something out of love, it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. I like to remember this story because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that costs(花费) two dollars isn’t any less valuable(贵重的) than the one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.

1.Why did the writer have little hope of getting the gift bike? (不超过10个词)

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2.What did the gift bike look like? (不超过5个单词)

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3.How did the writer feel when she saw the gift bike? (不超过5个词)

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