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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…

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. arriving at Baffin Bay in July 1845

D. coming into Baffin Bay on July 26th , 1845

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

3.The word “melt” in the last paragraph means        .

A. go away          B. pass               C. break into pieces    D. turn into water

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 .

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

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了富兰克林的船准备了他们所需要的一切，但是在航行了一个多月后再也没有他们的消息。他们发生了什么事?船只和其他水手在哪里?富兰克林探险队是越来越大的迷。

1.二段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,一些水手看到富兰克林的船只进入湾时。这是最后一次人们看到富兰克林。故选D。

2.三段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月一些水手发现富兰克林探险队的第一个迹象当他们搜索德文岛时，故选A。

3.词意猜测题。根据第三段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,然而富兰克林一直在巴芬湾等着冰融化。故选D

4.是非判断题。根据短文描述，船准备了足够的食物，但不是沉船的原因，沉船还是个迷。故选D。

5.】标题归纳题。根据文章的主旨大意，故选A

考点：故事类短文阅读