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Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
A new collection of photos brings an unsuccessful Antarctic voyage back to life.
Frank Hurley's pictures would be outstanding—undoubtedly firstrate photojournalism—if they had been made last week. In fact, they were shot from 1914 through 1916, most of them after a disastrous shipwreck (海难), by a cameraman who had no reasonable expectation of survival.Many of the images were stored in an ice chest, under freezing water, in the damaged wooden ship.
The ship was the Endurance, a small, tight, Norwegianbuilt threemaster that was intended to take Sir Ernest Shackleton and a small crew of seamen and scientists, 27 men in all, to the southernmost shore of Antarctica's Weddell Sea.From that point Shackleton wanted to force a passage by dog sled (雪橇) across the continent. The journey was intended to achieve more than what Captain Robert Falcon Scott had done. Captain Scott had reached the South Pole early in 1912 but had died with his four companions on the march back.
As writer Caroline Alexander makes clear in her forceful and wellresearched story The Endurance,adventuring was even then a thoroughly commercial effort. Scott's last journey, completed as he lay in a tent dying of cold and hunger, caught the world's imagination, and a film made in his honor drew crowds. Shackleton, a onetime British merchantnavy officer who had got to within 100 miles of the South Pole in 1908, started a business before his 1914 voyage to make money from movie and still photography. Frank Hurley, a confident and gifted Australian photographer who knew the Antarctic, was hired to make the images, most of which have never before been published.
1.What do we know about the photos taken by Hurley?
A.They were made last week.
B.They showed undersea sceneries.
C.They were found by a cameraman.
D.They recorded a disastrous adventure.
2.Who reached the South Pole first according to the text?
A.Frank Hurley.
B.Ernest Shackleton.
C.Robert Falcon Scott.
D.Caroline Alexander.
3.What does Alexander think was the purpose of the 1914 voyage?
A.Artistic creation.
B.Scientific research.
C.Money making.
D.Treasure hunting.
4.What can we infer about the scene where Scott was lying in the tent?
A.It was encouraging.
B.It was exciting.
C.It was very sad.
D.It was disappointing.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。1914年到1916年间,海员们和科学家们踏上了南极探险之路。结果他们在回来的路上发生海难,其中一个摄影师在临死之前拍摄了大量的照片,并把照片封存在破损的木船的冰块箱里。通过这些照片我们可以了解到那次不太成功的探险经历。
1.D [细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中的“In fact,they were shot from 1914 through 1916,most of them after a disastrous shipwreck”可知,照片拍摄的是一次灾难性的冒险。]
2.C [推理判断题。第三段中提到,被发现的照片所展示的这次旅行是为了获得比Robert Falcon Scott船长先前的探险更大的收获,该船长在1912年就到达了南极。由此推断Robert Falcon Scott比其他三人先到达南极。]
3.C [细节理解题。题干的Alexander在最后一段中出现,the 1914 voyage指本文谈到的Endurance这艘船的探险,该段开头说,这个作家在她的小说The Endurance中说,在那时,探险就已经是纯商业活动(a thoroughly commercial effort)了,因此1914年航行的目的是赚钱(money making),故选C项。]
4.C [推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Scott's last journey,completed as he lay in a tent dying of cold and hunger”可知,当时的场景非常凄惨。]
B
A snowboarder was feeling lucky to be alive yesterday after a helicopter rescue.
Ben Akintola, 30, was snowboarding in the French Alps under a clear blue sky in the afternoon when a large amount of snow fell down the side of the mountain. He didn't have time to escape and it hit him with full force and knocked him senseless.
He woke in the middle of the night in total darkness. He was lying on an icy rock. Amazingly, he still had a mobile phone signal, so he called a friend a thousand kilometers away in Britain. His friend called the French rescue services.
“I was waiting for what seemed like hours on that rock.I was beginning to give up hope when I heard the sound of a helicopter. It was circling around in the darkness, looking for me. I was trying my best to wave my mobile phone around.Fortunately the helicopter pilot saw the light.”
“I was overjoyed when the helicopter headed my way. It stayed above me and began lowering a rope.”
Ben was in hospital but he was not being treated for any serious injuries. He's looking forward to going home.
The French rescue services said, “We were very pleased that we were able to save Ben. The risk of snowslide offpiste (非滑雪场地的) is much higher at this time of year. All snowboarders and skiers should stay on the ski runs. Ben was very lucky.”
5.What happened to Ben?
A.He got lost in the French Alps.
B.He had a snowboarding accident.
C.He was separated from his friends.
D.He was knocked down by falling rocks.
6.The French rescue services learned about Ben's difficulty ________ .
A.from his friend
B.in the early afternoon
C.after receiving his call
D.when seeing his mobile phone
7.How did Ben feel about the wait?
A.It made him strong in the darkness.
B.It caused him to hope for the best.
C.It was shorter than he expected.
D.It was a little discouraging.
8.What's the best title for the text?
A.A Lucky Escape
B.A Rocky Mountain
C.Risks of Snowboarding
D.French Rescue Services
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了一名滑雪者在阿尔卑斯山遭遇雪崩后被营救的故事。
5.B [细节理解题。根据第二段中的“He didn't have time to escape and it hit him with full force and knocked him senseless.”以及文章接下来描述的内容可知,本在阿尔卑斯山出了滑雪事故。]
6.A [细节理解题。根据第三段中的“His friend called the French rescue services.”可知,是他的朋友给法国救援服务机构打的电话。]
7.D [推理判断题。根据第四段中的“I was waiting for what seemed like hours on that rock.I was beginning to give up hope”可知,本在漫长的等待过程中开始有点儿放弃希望了。]
8.A [标题归纳题。文章首段“A snowboarder was feeling lucky to be alive yesterday after a helicopter rescue.”为全文的主题句,下文围绕此话题展开叙述。由此可知,A项作标题最合适。]
Ⅱ.阅读填句
French explorer Jacques Cartier is known mainly for exploring the St. Lawrence River and giving Canada its name.
Like many other European explorers, Jacques Cartier went to North America looking for gold and perhaps a shortcut to Asia. __1__ It became France's main route into Canada.
Jacques Cartier was born on December 31,1491 in Brittany, a province of France. In about 1534, the king of France asked him to lead an expedition (远征) to the New World in search of riches and a new route to Asia.
2__ There he and his crew explored the land around the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and met Native Americans. When he sailed back to France, he took with him two Native Americans.
3__ This time, Cartier sailed deeper into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and into the Saint Lawrence River. The two Native Americans he had taken before had learned French, and they served as guides. About 260 miles inland,Cartier reached the Native American village of Stadacona.Today, the city of Quebec stands near that place.
Cartier and his men were among the first Europeans to winter in what is now Canada. __4__ After returning to France he reported tales told by the native people of treasures farther inland.
Cartier once again crossed the Atlantic in 1541. __5__ When he returned to France in 1542, he was told that they were just the common minerals pyrite (黄铁矿) (fool's gold) and quartz (石英).
A.A second voyage came in May 1535.
B.Instead he found the Saint Lawrence River.
C.The bitter cold surprised them, and some of the men died.
D.He made three voyages of exploration in dangerous waters.
E.Cartier was considered one of the most devoted explorers of the period.
F.He explored further and found what he thought were gold and diamonds.
G.In the spring of 1534 Cartier sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to what is now Canada.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了法国探险家雅克·卡蒂埃的三次航海探险经历。
1.B [由该空前的“Jacques Cartier went to North America looking for gold...”和该空后的“It became France's main route into Canada.”可知,B项“相反,雅克·卡蒂埃发现了圣劳伦斯河”符合此处语境。]
2.G [由第三段中的“In about 1534,the king of France asked him to lead an expedition”可知,G项“在1534年春天,卡蒂埃横渡大西洋到了现在的加拿大”符合语境。]
3.A [由该空后的“This time,Cartier sailed deeper into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...”可知,在1535年5月,卡蒂埃进行了第二次航行。]
4.C [由该空前的“the first Europeans to winter in what is now Canada”可知,C项“严寒令卡蒂埃和船员们难以承受,其中一些船员死于严寒”符合此处语境。]
5.F [由该空前的“Cartier once again crossed the Atlantic”和该空后的“he was told that they were just the common minerals pyrite(fool's gold)and quartz”可知,1541年卡蒂埃第三次北航,他进一步探险,发现了他认为是黄金和宝石的“宝物”。]
Ⅲ.语法填空
Today, Mount Qomolangma's peak is not a lonely place any more. Over 3,500 people have ____1____ (successful)climbed the mountain over the past years. Meanwhile, climbers have complained about ____2____ (wait) for hours in the bottlenecks.
In fact, the dangerous ____3____ (crowd) aren't the only problem. All those climbers need ____4____ (bring) a lot of gear (装置) and they mostly end up being left on the mountains, becoming the world's ____5____ (tall) rubbish dump.
But the good news is ____6____ some mountaineers are overtaking it to clean up Qomolangma. Mountaineers Paul and Eberhard are part of Eco Everest Expedition which has been cleaning up rubbish since 2008. So far they ____7____ (collect) over 13 tons of garbage.
Rubbish is even being used for ____8____ higher purpose. As part of the Mount Everest 8844 Art Project,a group of 15 artists from Nepal collected 1.5 tons of garbage.They've changed the cans and oxygen tanks into 74 pieces of art that are exhibited ____9____ Nepal's capital. Part of the profit from sales ____10____ (be) available for the Everest Pakeers Association which has helped collect tons of rubbish of the mountain.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇议论文。很多人成功登顶珠峰的同时,却留下来太多的垃圾造成了环境污染。幸好有环保登山者致力于清理珠峰,收集的垃圾被制成艺术品陈列在尼泊尔首都,目的是提醒人们攀登珠峰时注意环保。
1.successfully [考查副词。此处用副词修饰climbed,故填successfully。]
2.waiting [考查非谓语动词。about是介词,此处接动名词作宾语,故填waiting。]
3.crowds [考查名词。分析句子结构可知,设空处作句子主语,谓语动词是are,所以主语要用复数形式,故填crowds。]
4.to bring [考查非谓语动词。need to do sth.,动词不定式作need的宾语,表示“需要做某事”,故填to bring。]
5.tallest [考查最高级。根据句意可知,此处要用形容词最高级形式,表示“世界上最高的垃圾场”,故填tallest。]
6.that [考查连接词。分析句子结构可知,此处位于is后面,引导表语从句,该从句结构完整,句意通顺,故填连接词that,只起连接作用,不可省略。]
7.have collected [考查动词时态。时间状语so far表示 “迄今,到目前为止”,是现在完成时的标志词,故填have collected。]
8.a [考查冠词。此处修饰名词purpose,故填不定冠词a,表示泛指。]
9.in [考查介词。根据句意可知,此处表示“在尼泊尔的首都”,故填in。]
10.is [考查主谓一致。分析句子结构可知,be动词对应的主语是part of the profit,此处是单数,全文主时态为一般现在时,此处也要用一般现在时,故填is。]
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