题目

Task1 Reading in Depth Below is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. It was in 1910 that a member of Great Britain's polar exploration team would become a model for future generations of explorers. That year, the acclaimed explorer Robert Falcon Scott invited former officer Lawrence Oates to join his team on a(n)_ 1 _ to the South Pole. Intitally, Qates was appointed as a(n)2 for the team's19 ponies. However, his strength and soldierly 3 impressed Scott so much that he promoted Oates to the five-man team who would make the final push to the South Pole On the _4_ of November 1st,1911, the team set off on their journey. Some 79 days later, they made it to the Pole. There, however, they came across a tent left behind by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team. Scott had been beaten by just 35 days. The team started heading back, struggling in the _5 conditions. After a few days, one of the members had died. Otates's feet were frostbitten, and his _ 6 _ was slow. Fearful that his condition was slowing down the rest of his party, and thereby placing them in _7_ , Oates decided to sacrifice himself. On March 17th, Oates left the tent. He told Scott,"I am just going outside and may be some time." Scott noted in his _8_ that Oates had sacrificed himself so that others may live. He called his companion"at true gentleman". Tragically, Scott and his two other teammates only ever made it a further 20 miles. They died in their tent, too weak to continue. While their bodies were soon found, Oates's body has never been located. On the spot where he is believed to have perished lies a(n)_9_ that states: "Hereabouts died a very gallant gentleman. He walked willingly to his death in a(n)_10_, to try and save his comrades, beset by hardships." A. memorial B. caretaker C. danger D. discipline E. morning F. diaries G. casual H. teacher I. project J. harsh K. progress L. safety M. expedition N. hurricane O. blizzard

Task1 Reading in Depth Below is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. It was in 1910 that a member of Great Britain's polar exploration team would become a model for future generations of explorers. That year, the acclaimed explorer Robert Falcon Scott invited former officer Lawrence Oates to join his team on a(n)_ 1 _ to the South Pole. Intitally, Qates was appointed as a(n)2 for the team's19 ponies. However, his strength and soldierly 3 impressed Scott so much that he promoted Oates to the five-man team who would make the final push to the South Pole On the _4_ of November 1st,1911, the team set off on their journey. Some 79 days later, they made it to the Pole. There, however, they came across a tent left behind by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team. Scott had been beaten by just 35 days. The team started heading back, struggling in the _5 conditions. After a few days, one of the members had died. Otates's feet were frostbitten, and his _ 6 _ was slow. Fearful that his condition was slowing down the rest of his party, and thereby placing them in _7_ , Oates decided to sacrifice himself. On March 17th, Oates left the tent. He told Scott,"I am just going outside and may be some time." Scott noted in his _8_ that Oates had sacrificed himself so that others may live. He called his companion"at true gentleman". Tragically, Scott and his two other teammates only ever made it a further 20 miles. They died in their tent, too weak to continue. While their bodies were soon found, Oates's body has never been located. On the spot where he is believed to have perished lies a(n)_9_ that states: "Hereabouts died a very gallant gentleman. He walked willingly to his death in a(n)_10_, to try and save his comrades, beset by hardships." A. memorial B. caretaker C. danger D. discipline E. morning F. diaries G. casual H. teacher I. project J. harsh K. progress L. safety M. expedition N. hurricane O. blizzard

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详细解析

背景信息

这段文字讲述了1910年英国极地探险队的一名成员Lawrence Oates成为未来几代探险者的楷模的故事。Oates被Robert Falcon Scott邀请加入探险队，前往南极点。在探险过程中，Oates展现了极高的勇气和牺牲精神，最终为了不拖累队友，选择自我牺牲。

逐空解析

  1. 1.

    • 句子：That year, the acclaimed explorer Robert Falcon Scott invited former officer Lawrence Oates to join his team on a(n) _ to the South Pole.
    • 解析：这里需要一个词来描述Scott邀请Oates加入的活动。根据上下文，这是一次前往南极点的探险活动。
    • 答案：M. expedition（探险）

  2. 2.

    • 句子：Initially, Oates was appointed as a(n) _ for the team's 19 ponies.
    • 解析：Oates最初被任命为团队中19匹马的 caretaker（看护者）。
    • 答案：B. caretaker（看护者）

  3. 3.

    • 句子：However, his strength and soldierly _ impressed Scott so much that he promoted Oates to the five-man team who would make the final push to the South Pole.
    • 解析：Oates的体力和军人的纪律性给Scott留下了深刻印象。
    • 答案：D. discipline（纪律）

  4. 4.

    • 句子：On the _ of November 1st, 1911, the team set off on their journey.
    • 解析：这里需要一个词来描述时间，具体是1911年11月1日的某个时间点。
    • 答案：E. morning（早晨）

  5. 5.

    • 句子：The team started heading back, struggling in the _ conditions.
    • 解析：团队在返回途中遇到了恶劣的天气条件。
    • 答案：J. harsh（恶劣的）

  6. 6.

    • 句子：Oates's feet were frostbitten, and his _ was slow.
    • 解析：Oates的脚被冻伤，他的行进速度变慢了。
    • 答案：K. progress（进展）

  7. 7.

    • 句子：Fearful that his condition was slowing down the rest of his party, and thereby placing them in _, Oates decided to sacrifice himself.
    • 解析：Oates担心自己的状况会拖慢其他队员的速度，从而将他们置于危险之中。
    • 答案：C. danger（危险）

  8. 8.

    • 句子：Scott noted in his _ that Oates had sacrificed himself so that others may live.
    • 解析：Scott在日记中记录了Oates的牺牲。
    • 答案：F. diaries（日记）

  9. 9.

    • 句子：On the spot where he is believed to have perished lies a(n) _ that states: "Hereabouts died a very gallant gentleman."
    • 解析：在Oates被认为遇难的地方，立有一座纪念碑。
    • 答案：A. memorial（纪念碑）

  10. 10.

    • 句子：He walked willingly to his death in a(n) _, to try and save his comrades, beset by hardships.
    • 解析：Oates自愿走向死亡，为了拯救同伴，他走进了暴风雪中。
    • 答案：O. blizzard（暴风雪）

最终答案

  1. M. expedition
  2. B. caretaker
  3. D. discipline
  4. E. morning
  5. J. harsh
  6. K. progress
  7. C. danger
  8. F. diaries
  9. A. memorial
  10. O. blizzard

解析

本题考查对文章内容的理解以及词汇的运用。解题思路是先通读文章，了解文章的大致内容和背景，然后根据每个空格所在句子的语境和上下文逻辑，从所给的单词库中选择合适的单词填入。

  1. 句子 “That year, the acclaimed explorer Robert Falcon Scott invited former officer Lawrence Oates to join his team on a(n) _ to the South Pole.” 中，根据 “to the South Pole” 可知这是一次前往南极的探险活动，所以应选 M. expedition（探险）。
  2. “Initially, Oates was appointed as a(n) _ for the team's 19 ponies.” 这里说 Oates 最初被任命负责团队的 19 匹马，也就是马的看护者，故填 B. caretaker（看护者）。
  3. “However, his strength and soldierly _ impressed Scott so much that he promoted Oates to the five - man team who would make the final push to the South Pole.” 结合 “soldierly”（军人的）以及 Oates 能被提拔，可知是他的军人纪律性给 Scott 留下深刻印象，选 D. discipline（纪律）。
  4. “On the _ of November 1st, 1911, the team set off on their journey.” 这里需要一个表示时间的词，结合常识，探险队出发一般是在早晨，所以是 E. morning（早晨）。
  5. “The team started heading back, struggling in the _ conditions.” 从 “struggling” 可知返回时的条件很恶劣，J. harsh（恶劣的）符合语境。
  6. “Oates's feet were frostbitten, and his _ was slow.” 因为脚被冻伤，所以他的行进速度会变慢，K. progress（进展）在这里表示行进的进展，符合题意。
  7. “Fearful that his condition was slowing down the rest of his party, and thereby placing them in _, Oates decided to sacrifice himself.” Oates 担心自己的状况会让队友陷入危险，所以决定牺牲自己，C. danger（危险）正确。
  8. “Scott noted in his _ that Oates had sacrificed himself so that others may live.” Scott 记录 Oates 的牺牲，一般会写在日记里，F. diaries（日记）是合适的。
  9. “On the spot where he is believed to have perished lies a(n) _ that states: 'Hereabouts died a very gallant gentleman.'” 在 Oates 被认为遇难的地方，立着一个纪念碑，A. memorial（纪念碑）符合。
  10. “He walked willingly to his death in a(n) _, to try and save his comrades, beset by hardships.” Oates 为了救同伴走进了暴风雪中，O. blizzard（暴风雪）符合情境。