Franklin’s ships had everything they needed . They had enough food in tins for three years and thousands of litres of lemon juice to stop disease. They also had two libraries with 3,000 books , excellent maps , scientific instruments , musical instruments and a new invention: a camera.
Franklin and his men left Engand on May 19th , 1845 and they sailed without problems across the Atlantic towards Canada . When Franklin arrived at Baffin Bay in July 1845, things were going very well for the expedition . On July 26th , some sailors saw Franklin’s ships when they were entering the bay . That was the last time that anyone saw Franklin and his men alive .
The British government became very worried when they heard nothing from Framklin . They sent expeditions to 1ook for him , but the expeditions all returned without any news . The government offered £20,000 to anybody who could help Franklin or anybody who had information about Frailklin . Nobody came with information .
Then, in August 1850 some sailors found the first signs of the Franklin Expedition while  they were searching on Devon Island: some old food tins , some papers , and , something very  strange , the graves of three men . The men all died in January 1846 while Franklin was waiting in Baffin Bay for the ice to melt . But why did they die? The three men were all young and three deaths in the first months of the expedition were very strange . What happened to them ? And where were the ships and all the other sailors? The mystery of the Franklin Expedition was growing stronger…
小題1:Franklin’s ship was last seen by some sailors when       .
A.reaching in Atlantic on May 19th , 1845
B.entering a bay on July 19th , 1846
C.a(chǎn)rriving at Baffin Bay in July 1845
D.coming into Baffin Bay on July 26th , 1845
小題2:At last the first signs of the Franklin Expedition were found         .
A.in August 1850 on Devon Island
B.in January 1846 near Baffin Bay
C.on May 19th , 1845 near Baffin Bay
D.in January 1846 on Devon Bay
小題3:The word “melt” in the last paragraph means        .
A.go awayB.passC.break into piecesD.turn into water
小題4:Which of the following statements is NOT right?
A.Franklin was a British sailor .
B.According to the passage , people don’t know why they died and what happened to them in the passage .
C.On July 26th , 1845 some sailors saw Franklin’s ship entering Baffin Bay .
D.Franklin’s ships had everything they needed , so it was too heavy to sail .
小題5:The best title of the passage is        .
A.The Mystery of the Franklin Expedition
B.Franklin’s Ships
C.Iceberg Was the Killer
D.Sailing sometimes Was Very Dangerous

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:D
小題5:A

試題分析:這篇短文主要介紹了富蘭克林的船準(zhǔn)備了他們所需要的一切,但是在航行了一個多月后再也沒有他們的消息。他們發(fā)生了什么事?船只和其他水手在哪里?富蘭克林探險隊是越來越大的迷。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段On July 26th , some sailors saw Franklin’s ships when they were entering the bay . That was the last time that anyone saw Franklin and his men alive描述,7月26日,一些水手看到富蘭克林的船只進(jìn)入灣時。這是最后一次人們看到富蘭克林。故選D。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段Then, in August 1850 some sailors found the first signs of the Franklin Expedition while  they were searching on Devon Island描述,然后,在1850年8月一些水手發(fā)現(xiàn)富蘭克林探險隊的第一個跡象當(dāng)他們搜索德文島時,故選A。
小題3:詞意猜測題。根據(jù)第三段The men all died in January 1846 while Franklin was waiting in Baffin Bay for the ice to melt .描述所有的人都死于1846年1月,然而富蘭克林一直在巴芬灣等著冰融化。故選D
小題4:是非判斷題。根據(jù)短文描述,船準(zhǔn)備了足夠的食物,但不是沉船的原因,沉船還是個迷。故選D。
小題5:標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)文章的主旨大意,故選A
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