Ⅰ. 阅读理解
(2020·三明高二检测)
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 being the division between snow and sky. I gazed sadly at my team. They were rapidly disappearing over the horizon.
I was leading an expedition (探险队) 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 had marched on, unaware that I was not with them. 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. “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 fatally 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.
【语篇概述】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了“我”带领一个国际女子探险队在南极探险, 途中“我”的雪橇被雪卡住, 以致掉队。后来“我”经过努力克服危机, 赶上了队伍的故事。
1. 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.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。从第二段内容可知作者带领的探险队是由来自世界各地的普通女性组成的, 因此A项正确。
2. What made the author get her sledge out of the ice?
A. The shouts from her teammates.
B. Her strong desire to live.
C. The sudden change in wind direction.
D. The natural beauty ahead.
【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第五段第一句可知, 想到冰冷孤独的死亡使作者力量大增, 从而作者将雪橇从冰雪里拔了出来, 因此可以说是强大的求生欲望解救了作者。
3. At last, each of the team members kept looking back to______.
A. avoid being attacked from behind
B. make sure that none fell behind
C. check the distance they had covered
D. keep a record of the route they took
【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可知, 每个人不停地回头看是为了保证没有人掉队。
4. Which may be the best title of the passage?
A. How to Survive in Antarctica
B. A Mysterious Trip to the South Pole
C. A Female Expedition
D. Being Left Behind in the Snow
【解析】选D。标题归纳题。本文主要讲述了作者在一次南极探险中由于掉队而差点发生危险的经历。
