Question

    Battling freezing temperatures, total darkness, and other dangerous flying conditions, a plane left the South Pole on Wednesday after rescuing a sick worker from a U.S. research base. After the patient and flight crew rest , the plane will make its way to South America , where the patient will receive medical care .

The daring rescue mission(任务）began last week when two planes flew from Canada to Rothera, a British base on the Antarctic Peninsula. On Tuesday, just one of the planes left Rothera on a 10-hour trip to the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, where the sick worker was located.

The station is usually unreachable during Antarctica's long winter, from February to October. Forty-eight people live at the base, including a doctor and a physician's assistant. But when the crew there determined the worker needed medical help that couldn't be provided on site, the emergency rescue mission began.

A small crew, including a pilot, co-pilot, medical worker, and flight engineer, made the 1, 500-mile trip from Rothera in a Twin Otter plane. It is the only type of plane capable of flying in Antarctica's winter cold. It can operate in temperatures as low as-103F. The temperature in the South Pole on Tuesday was -73F . In such conditions, an aircraft's fuel and even its batteries need to be warmed up before it can take off.

The pitch-black sky and the threat of high winds and sudden weather changes make such flights extremely risky and rare. This rescue is only the third time an emergency mission has been made to the research base since 1999. The National Science Foundation, which runs the station, has not said who was rescued, or the medical condition of the person. The names of the crew members who made the daring flight have not been made public either . But according to Peter West, a National Science Foundation spokesman, the mission “went all according to plan”.

1.Why did the plane fly to the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station?

A.To do scientific research. B.To transport medicine

C.To rescue a sick worker. D.To supply necessities.

2.What do we know about the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station?

A.It is a British research base .

B.It is a US research base.

C.It is a ten-hour flight from Canada .

D.It is a medical centre on the Antarctic Peninsula.

3.From the third paragraph we can infer          .

A.the doctor there is not experienced B.the base is lack of medicine

C.the patient asked to be taken back D.the patient was seriously ill

4.What could be the best title for the passage?

A.A daring rescue B.An interesting flight

C.Flying to Antarctic D.Patient receives medical care

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述一次大胆的营救：一架冒着严寒、黑暗和其他危险飞行条件的飞机飞往南极营救了美国一个研究基地的一名生病的工作人员。

1.

细节理解题。根据文章第二段“On Tuesday, just one of the planes left Rothera on a 10-hour trip to the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, where the sick worker was located.( 周二，只有一架飞机离开罗塞拉，前往阿蒙森-斯科特南极站，这名生病的工作人员就在那里。)”可知，飞机飞往阿蒙森-斯科特南极站是为了一名生病的工作人员。故选C。

2.

细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Battling freezing temperatures, total darkness, and other dangerous flying conditions, a plane left the South Pole on Wednesday after rescuing a sick worker from a U.S. research base. (一架冒着严寒、黑暗和其他危险飞行条件的飞机，在营救了美国一个研究基地的一名生病的工作人员后，于周三离开了南极。)”可知，阿蒙森-斯科特南极站是美国的一个研究基地。故选B。

3.

推理判断题。根据文章第三段“But when the crew there determined the worker needed medical help that couldn't be provided on site, the emergency rescue mission began.”可知，那里的工作人员确定这名研究人员需要医疗帮助，但现场无法提供，需要紧急救援。从而推断出，这名工作人员病得很重。故选D。

4.

主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“Battling freezing temperatures, total darkness, and other dangerous flying conditions, a plane left the South Pole on Wednesday after rescuing a sick worker from a U.S. research base.”和第二段“The daring rescue mission(任务）began last week when two planes flew from Canada to Rothera, a British base on the Antarctic Peninsula.”及全文内容可知，本文主要讲述一次大胆的营救：一架冒着严寒、黑暗和其他危险飞行条件的飞机飞往南极营救了美国一个研究基地的一名生病的工作人员。所以“A daring rescue(一次大胆的营救)”作为文章标题最为合适。故选A。