Question

I was going to die in Antarctica, I was certain．An image of my frost-covered body, pale and lifeless, filled my mind as I glanced around．In all directions the empty wilderness of Antarctica stretched away from me, the only feature on the landscape was the division between snow and sky．I gazed sadly at my team．They were rapidly disappearing over the horizon．

I was leading an expedition （探险） 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．

As I watched, the rest of the team marched on, unaware that I was not with them．By the time I realized that my sledge was firmly trapped, the team were already a long way ahead of me．I called out to Era, my teammate, " Era! Stop !"

Getting no response I called again, but my shouts were carried away in the opposite direction by the wind．Seconds passed．Nothing．I was gradually being left alone, completely defenseless against the low temperatures of Antarctica．

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

I caught up just as Reena, my teammate from India, looked behind her and noticed there was one person missing．She swung around on her skis in shock and spotted me in the near distance．

As we continued, my panic slowly faded．For the rest of the day, each of the team was glancing over their shoulder every few minutes．They were not going to risk losing me again．

1.From the first paragraph we can safely infer that the author ．

A．disliked her team B．got seriously ill

C．was in panic D．lost her way

2.What is special about the expedition team?

A．They were all female．

B. They were all professional．

C．They made the longest expedition．

D．They had been strictly trained．

3.What made the author get her sledge out of the ice was ．

A. the shouts from her teammates

B. her strong desire to live

C. the sudden change in wind direction

D. the natural beauty ahead

4.At last, each of the team members kept looking back ．

A．to avoid being attacked from behind

B．to make sure that none fell behind

C．to check the distance they had covered

D．to keep a record of the route they took

5.Which may be the best title of the passage?

A．How to survive in Antarctic．

B．A mysterious trip to the South Pole．

C．A female expedition team．

D．Being left behind in the snow．

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述“我”带领一个国际女子探险队在南极探险，途中我的雪橇被冰雪卡住，以致掉队。后来“我”经过努力，克服了危机，赶上了队伍。

1. was going to die in Antarctica及lifeless、empty wilderness等清楚地表明我当时心里非常恐慌、焦虑。根据后文来看，我遇到了麻烦，掉了队，并非迷了路，因此D项错误。故选C

2. aim was to be the most international all-female team to reach the South Pole句意：我们的目标是成为到达南极的最国际化女子团队，得知They were all female全员女性是这支队伍的特殊之处。故选A

3. strength increased when I thought of a cold lonely death当我想到自己在寒冷和孤独中死去时我的力量增加了，得知her strong desire to live她强烈的求生欲望给了她动力。故选B

4. the rest of the day, each of the team was glancing over their shoulder every few minutes在剩下的日子里，每隔几分钟每个队员都会偷偷瞄一眼彼此，得知to make sure that none fell behind是为了确认没人掉队。故选B

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