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【题目】 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，我们的轮船从South Georgia出发到Vahsel Bay。在1915年1月19日，我们的轮船被困在厚冰中，我们通过救生艇逃生的过程。

【1】细节理解题。根据文中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，英国人在南极所取得的最后一件伟大成就是开始横渡南极洲，故答案为C。

【2】推理判断题。根据文中We tried but weren’t able to free the ship.我们尝试了但是不能使船自由移动和I thought the ship would get free but it didn’t and sank on 21 November 1915.我认为船将获得自由，但是它没有并且在1915年11月21号下沉，推断出the Endurance是船的名字，故答案为D。

【3】细节理解题。根据文中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，冰岛破裂成两部分。我们决定上救生船寻找最近的岛屿可知，故答案为B。

【4】推理判断题。根据文中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号我们决定上救生船寻找最近的岛屿，经过了困难的七天后，我们登上了象岛推理出，登陆时间是1916年4月16号，故答案为C。

【5】细节理解题。根据文中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.我们想返回象岛救其他的队员，但是冰阻止了我们，直到一艘船救了我们。我们在1916年8月30号返回象岛可知，故答案为C。