At 50 I was the first woman to travel alone to the North Pole. But what should I do to celebrate my 60th birthday? What else, but a journey at the opposite end of the world, Antarctica. I began my almost 400-mile journey on November 1st, 1997,a few days before my birthday. I walked and skied alone. My dog team were not with me to pull my sled. Another journey of challenge and danger was about to begin.

The first days the weather was very good. The wind was icy but not very strong and there was bright sunshine 24 hours a day. But changes were just around the corner. On the third day I was struggling through stormy weather and during the nest week the wind grew stronger and I found myself spending a whole day in my tent.

I had traveled only two hours one day when the winds increased so much that I had to put my tent up before the winds became too strong. Within a few minutes the winds increased to a howling storm that threatened to blow me and the tent away, but none of that happened.

1.from the text we know the writer was born on ___.

A. 1st November 1937                        B. 12th November 1937

C. 22nd November 1947                     D .1st November 1957

2.Another journey of challenge and danger was about to begin. “ Another journey” here means ___.

A. the travel to the North Pole.                                    B. another journey to Antarctica.

C .400- mile journey on November 1st 1997.    D. a new trip that she was planning.

3.After reading the short passage, we can guess that ___.

A. the trip to the North Pole must be the same hard as that to the South Pole.

B. The trip to the Antarctica may be more dangerous than that to the Arctic

C. There was no danger though the trip to the South Pole was hard.

D. During the trip to the Antarctica, the weather, most of the time, was not so bad.

4.Do you think which kind of people the writer is?

  A .mean          B .generous           C .brave          D .handsome

V. 单句改错（10分）
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
1. Following the road and you will find the store.                             1.________
2. I don’t doubt whether I’m able to finish the work on time.                     2. _______
3. Every new drug must be tested at least two different kinds of animals.           3. _______
4.On the third day, I found myself spend a whole in my tent.                     4._______
5. It’s waste of time arguing with him.                                      5. _______
6. He is a man who value friendship beyond all things．                       6. _______
7. "How dare you say that?" The teacher said angrily pointed to Tom.              7. _______
8. It doesn’t bother me how I look like.                                      8. ______
9.Each doctor and nurse were given a new shirt.                                9. ______
10. I’d rather have a house of my own than to share one with someone else, no matter how small it is.                                                               10. _______

V. 单句改错（10分）

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

1. Following the road and you will find the store.                              1.________

2. I don’t doubt whether I’m able to finish the work on time.                     2. _______

3. Every new drug must be tested at least two different kinds of animals.           3. _______

4.On the third day, I found myself spend a whole in my tent.                     4._______

5. It’s waste of time arguing with him.                                       5. _______

6. He is a man who value friendship beyond all things．                        6. _______

7. "How dare you say that?" The teacher said angrily pointed to Tom.              7. _______

8. It doesn’t bother me how I look like.                                       8. ______

9.Each doctor and nurse were given a new shirt.                                9. ______

10. I’d rather have a house of my own than to share one with someone else, no matter how small it is.                                                                10. _______

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

1. Following the road and you will find the store.                              1.__________

2. I don’t doubt whether I’m able to finish the work on time.                     2. _________

3. Every new drug must be tested at least two different kinds of animals.           3. _________

4.On the third day, I found myself spend a whole in my tent.                     4._________

5. It’s waste of time arguing with him.                                       5. _________

6. He is a man who value friendship beyond all things．                        6. _________

7. "How dare you say that?" The teacher said angrily pointed to Tom.              7. _________

8. It doesn’t bother me how I look like.                                      8. _________

9.Each doctor and nurse were given a new shirt.                                9. ________                                     

10. I’d rather have a house of my own than to share one with someone else, no matter how small it is.                                                                   10. _________

At 50 I was the first woman to travel alone to the North Pole. But what should I do to celebrate my 60th birthday? What else, but a journey at the opposite end of the world, Antarctica. I began my almost 400-mile journey on November 1st, 1997,a few days before my birthday. I walked and skied alone. My dog team were not with me to pull my sled. Another journey of challenge and danger was about to begin.

The first days the weather was very good. The wind was icy but not very strong and there was bright sunshine 24 hours a day. But changes were just around the corner. On the third day I was struggling through stormy weather and during the nest week the wind grew stronger and I found myself spending a whole day in my tent.

I had traveled only two hours one day when the winds increased so much that I had to put my tent up before the winds became too strong. Within a few minutes the winds increased to a howling storm that threatened to blow me and the tent away, but none of that happened.

from the text we know the writer was born on ___.

A. 1st November 1937                B. 12th November 1937

C. 22nd November 1947                    D .1st November 1957

Another journey of challenge and danger was about to begin. “ Another journey” here means ___.

A. the travel to the North Pole.                         B. another journey to Antarctica.

C .400- mile journey on November 1st 1997.      D. a new trip that she was planning.

After reading the short passage, we can guess that ___.

A. the trip to the North Pole must be the same hard as that to the South Pole.

B. The trip to the Antarctica may be more dangerous than that to the Arctic

C. There was no danger though the trip to the South Pole was hard.

D. During the trip to the Antarctica, the weather, most of the time, was not so bad.

Do you think which kind of people the writer is?

  A .mean          B .generous           C .brave          D .handsome