Question

    A thrilling polar competition between two adventurers to cross Antarctica alone, unsupported and unassisted had a happy ending with both explorers achieving the unprecedented feat (功绩).American professional athlete Colin O’Brady and British Army Captain Louis Rudd set off a mile apart at the same time on November 3, 2018, from the Atlantic coast with the aim to become the first person to ski across the remote continent alone.

Louis Rudd maintained the lead at first. However, O’Brady caught up with Rudd on November10 and never let the British man get close to him again. O’Brady was the first to conquer the 930 mile icy land, arriving at the Ross Ice Shelf on the Pacific coast by way of the South Pole on December 26, 2018. The 33-year-old spent 54 days skiing the world’s coldest continent while pulling a 300－pound sled(雪橇) with supplies.

Instead of leaving the harsh environment after completing the historic adventure, the explorer set up a tent on the world’s largest ice sheet and waited patiently for Rudd to complete the great undertaking. On December 29, just three days after O’Brady arrived, the British explorer finished his adventure, becoming the world’s second person to complete the solo casing of the frozen continent.

Rudd was not disappointed at being second since he never considered it to be a “race”. Besides, the 49 -year-old British Army Captain had a more selfless motive for attempting the feat. He was doing it in memory of his friend Henry Worsley, who had introduced him to polar exploration. The disaster happened while Worsley was trying to cross the continent alone in 2016. Rudd said, "I didn’t want to get drawn into a race. All that mattered to me was that I completed it, and that I skied solo and unsupported, carrying the tag with Henry’s name on it.”

After spending a few days camping 10 feet away from each other, the two adventurers were picked up by a helicopter to the South Pole scientific research station.

1.What do Colin O’Brady and Louis Rudd have in common?

A. They became the first explorers to cross Antarctica alone, unaided.

B. They became the first adventurers to ski across Antarctica

C. This is the first time that they have arrived at the South pole

D. They crossed Antarctica in honor of their friend Henry Worsley

2.What do you know about the first leg(第一段賽程) of the race？

A. O’Brady skied along with Louis Rudd side by side.

B. O’Brady's sled with food supplies broke down.

C. Louis Rudd lost the tag with Henry’s name on it.

D. O’Brady fell behind Louis Rudd for the first week

3.What can we infer about Henry Worsley?

A. He used to encourage O’ Brady to explore the Antarctic

B. He lost his life in a terrible traffic accident in 2016

C. He died while he was attempting to cross the Antarctic alone.

D. He helped Louis Rudd complete the historic adventure.

4.How did the two adventurers return to the South Pole scientific research station?

A. On foot.    B. By air    C. By land    D. By water.

Answer

1. A

2. D

3. C

4. B

【解析】

本文属于记叙文，讲述两个冒险家成功在无人帮助的情况下独自滑雪穿越南极大陆，但是两个人的目的不同。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段第一句A thrilling polar competition between two adventurers to cross Antarctica alone, unsupported and unassisted had a happy ending with both explorers achieving the unprecedented feat (功绩).以及最后一句with the aim to become the first person to ski across the remote continent alone.可知，两人的目标都是成为滑雪穿越南极洲的第一人，并且两人都获得成功，这是他们的共同之处，故选A。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段Louis Rudd maintained the lead at first. However, O’Brady caught up with Rudd on November10以及第一段可知，他们于11月3日出发，O’Brady赶上Louis Rudd是11月10日，可以得出，Louis Rudd领先时间为一周，故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段The disaster happened while Worsley was trying to cross the continent alone in 2016.可知，Worsley在2016年独自穿越南极洲的时候遇难，故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据最后一段After spending a few days camping 10 feet away from each other, the two adventurers were picked up by a helicopter to the South Pole scientific research station可知，最后两人被直升飞机带去的南极科考站，故选B。