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I was going to die in Antarctica, I was certain. A picture of my frost-covered body, pale and lifeless, filled my mind as I glanced around. In all directions spreads the empty wilderness of Antarctica, the only feature being the division between snow and sky. I sadly stared at my team, who were rapidly disappearing from my sight．

It happened in the year 2009 when I was head of an adventure attempting to reach the South Pole. The team was made up of ordinary women from all around the world—from Jamaica, India, Singapore and Cyprus—many of whom had never seen snow, or spent a night in a tent, before we set off. Our aim was to be the most international all-female team to reach the South Pole．

By the time I realized that my sledge was firmly stuck, the team were already a long way ahead of me. I called out to Era, my teammate from Brunei, who was next in line. Getting no response, I called again, but my shouts were carried away in the opposite direction by the wind. I had stood and watched the line for a while as it marched away from me, confident that at any moment one of my teammates would look behind her. Seconds passed. Nothing. I was gradually being left alone．

I pushed my sledge again, my strength suddenly increased when I thought of a cold, lonely death. This time the sledge moved a little. I kicked at the ice with my ski-pole and boot, desperately trying to break the sledge free and pushed again. The sledge shot forward, knocking me off balance. I struggled to my feet and set off after the team．

I caught up just as they realized I wasn't there. As we continued, my panic slowly faded. I found myself laughing to myself as I noticed Reena checking behind her every few paces. In fact for the whole of the rest of the day each member of the team glanced over her shoulder every few minutes. They were not going to risk losing me again.

1.What can we know from the first paragraph?

A. The author's poor physical condition．

B. The wonderful sights of Antarctica．

C. The rough natural conditions of Antarctica．

D. The author's regret of being left alone．

2.What's the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. Brief introduction about the adventure.

B. How the author became the team leader.

C. The process of selecting the team members.

D. Complete information about the team members.

3.What made it possible for the author to get her sledge out of the ice?

A. The shouts of her teammates.

B. The strong desire to live on.

C. A sudden change in wind direction.

D. The natural beauty ahead in Antarctica.

4.Why did the team form the habit of looking behind?

A. Because they were expecting their team leader's arrival.

B. Because their team leader demanded them to do so.

C. Because they were afraid there might be danger coming from behind.

D. Because they wanted to make sure their team leader was following.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

試題分析: 本文是一篇記敘文。作者和來自牙買加、印度，新加坡和塞浦路斯等國家的女子組成了一個(gè)南極探險(xiǎn)隊(duì)，作者是隊(duì)長。在探險(xiǎn)的過程中，作者的雪橇被卡住，在等待隊(duì)員發(fā)現(xiàn)并救助之前，作者強(qiáng)烈的求生欲望使她把雪橇從冰雪中弄出來并趕上隊(duì)伍，結(jié)果隊(duì)員們形成了時(shí)不時(shí)回頭看看作者是否趕上的習(xí)慣。

1.In all directions spreads the empty wilderness of Antarctica, the only feature being the division between snow and sky.描述可知南極洲四面八方都是荒野，唯一的特點(diǎn)是雪和天空的分裂。選項(xiàng)C描述的是南極洲惡劣的自然環(huán)境，符合語境。故選C。

2.

3.my strength suddenly increased when I thought of a cold, lonely death. This time the sledge moved a little. I kicked at the ice with my ski-pole and boot, desperately trying to break the sledge free and pushed again．描述可知作者突然想到不能在寒冷孤獨(dú)中死去，所以她活下去的強(qiáng)烈欲望使她充滿了力量。故選B。

4. fact for the whole of the rest of the day each member of the team glanced over her shoulder every few minutes. They were not going to risk losing me again.描述可知團(tuán)隊(duì)的每個(gè)成員時(shí)不時(shí)的回頭看是因?yàn)樗麄兿氪_保他們的隊(duì)長即作者能夠跟著隊(duì)伍。故選D。

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