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The Worst Journey in the World Cherry-Garrard 665 pages Price: $ 16.95 This book is about courage, misery, exploration and friendship. The “Worst journey” referred to is a five-week journey undertaken by Cherry-Garrard in the depths of the Antarctic night and winter to obtain eggs of the emperor penguin. At one point their tent blew away in a gale, they were forced to remain in their sleeping bags for a further 48 hours as they were unable to take any action in the terrible storm.

Endurance, the Greatest Adventure Story Ever Told Alfred Lansing 277 pages Price: $33.78 This is the story of crossing the Antarctic continent. Shackleton and his men never came close to the pole, but theirs was one of the greatest adventures of all time. His ship, Endurance, was trapped and then crushed by sea ice, leaving Shackleton and 27 men adrift on ice floes. The story of how Shackleton saved all of them and reached South Georgia Island is one of the epics in the history of survival.

South with Endurance: Shackleton’s Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1917 Frank Hurley 320 pages Price:$28.00 I am so pleased that this book has been published. Frank Hurley, a young Australian photographer was crucial to the 1914-1917 expedition to Antarctic. The book is an oversized collection featuring all of the official photographer’s pictures. Photography buffs, historians and adventure lovers alike will relish (喜愛) the images from one who was surely one of history’s greatest documentary photographers.

Let heroes Speak: Antarctic Explorers, 1772-1922 Michael H. Rosove 320 pages Price: $ 45.73 An excellent and unique historical overview of Antarctic voyages, from the very first by Captain Cook in 1772 to the end of the heroic age when Shackleton died aboard the Quest at South Georgia in 1922. This book gives a hugely readable synopsis(梗概) of each of the major journeys. You can therefore choose which expedition you would have most liked to be on, and which you would have least liked.

【小題1】 The writer has written this passage in order to______.

A．show us how people live on the North pole

B．recommend some books on Antarctic to us

C．tell us some interesting stories about adventure

D．a(chǎn)dvertise us to travel to the Antarctic continent

【小題2】If you want to learn about the adventure to Antarctic through pictures you can choose to read _____.

A．Endurance, the Greatest Adventure Story Ever Told

B．Let heroes Speak: Antarctic Explorers, 1772-1922

C．South with Endurance: Shackleton’s Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1917

D．The Worst Journey in the World

【小題3】We can learn from Endurance, the Greatest Adventure Story Ever Told that Shackleton and his men _____.

A．overcame various troubles to survive	B．enjoyed the adventurous experiences
C．a(chǎn)rrived at the North Pole as planned	D．were the first to get to South Georgia

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】A

解析試題分析：文章是四則廣告，給我們推薦關于南極洲探險的書，廣告給我們介紹了書的作者，頁碼，價格和書的主旨大意。
【小題1】主旨題：瀏覽四則廣告，可以發(fā)現(xiàn)the book，pages，stories， Antarctic 這樣的詞，所以可知這四則廣告是給我們推薦關于南極洲的書，選B
【小題2】細節(jié)題：從第三則廣告的句子：The book is an oversized collection featuring all of the official photographer’s pictures. Photography buffs …，可知如果你想通過圖畫了解南極洲的探險，就可以看South with Endurance: Shackleton’s Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1917，選C
【小題3】細節(jié)題：從第二則廣告的句子：The story of how Shackleton saved all of them and reached South Georgia Island is one of the epics in the history of survival.可知這本書是介紹Shackleton 和他的人是怎么克服困難幸存的，選A
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