A Portland, Oregon man, Colin O’Brady, has become the first person to travel across Antarctica by himself with receiving any assistance.
O’Brady completed the 1500 - kilometer trip on Wednesday. He crossed the continent in 54 days. Friends, family and other people followed his progress through messages and pictures he left on social media. The 33 - year – old O’Brady documented the trip on the social networking service Instagram.
He wrote Wednesday that he traveled the last 129 kilometers in one big, final push to the finish line. The distance took over one day to complete. O’Brady wrote, “While the last 32 hours were some of the most challenging hours of my life, they have quite honestly been some of the best moments I have ever experienced.”
The day before, he wrote that he was “in the zone” and thought he could make it to the end without stopping. “I’m listening to my body and taking care of the details to keep myself safe,” he wrote “I called home and talked to my mom, sister and wife — I promised them I will stop when I need to.”
Other people have traveled across Antarctica, but they all had some form of assistance. They either had better, more plentiful supplies or equipment that helped move them forward. In 2016, British explorer Henry Worsley’s died in his attempt to travel alone across Antarctica unassisted. Worsley’s friend Louis Rudd, also from Britain, is now attempting an unaided solo(单独的) journey in honor of Worsley. He was competing against O’Brady to be the first to do it. O’Brady plans to stay on Antarctica until Rudd finishes his trip. 4. What do we know about Colin O’Brady? A. He was the first to travel across Antarctica. B. He succeeded in crossing Antarctica unaided. C. He covered only 129 kilometers in 54 days. D. He made many friends while taking the trip.
5. What does O’Brady think of his last day before reaching the finish line? A. Tiring but peaceful. C. Challenging but great.
6. What can be inferred in the last paragraph?
A. Some people have managed to travel across Antarctica. B. Worsley succeeded in traveling alone across Antarctica. C. Louis Rudd is now undertaking the journey with Worsley. D. O’ Brady will have a fierce competition with Louis Rudd.
B. Boring and unlucky. D. Worrying and dull.
,7. Which of the following could be the best title for the text? A. The Antarctic Continent. C. Traveling In Antarctica.
【答案】4. B 5. C 6. A 7. B 【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。讲述了美国人Colin O’Brady前无始例的在不接受任何援助的前提下，独自穿越南极洲的故事。他在照片墙上记录了这次旅行。为庆祝他的这次旅行，他的好朋友Rudd也开始了独自穿越南极洲的旅行，Colin O’Brady在南极洲等着与他朋友会合。 【4题详解】
细节理解题。文章第一段句意：美国奥勒冈州波特兰的Colin O’ Brady成为了在不接受任何援助的前提下，独自穿越南极洲的第一人。选项B中的“unaided”也是未受协助的意思。故B选项正确。 【5题详解】
细节理解题。第三段中O’Brady写的那句话（引号内句子）的意思是：最后32个小时，即是我生命中最激动人心的时刻，也真的是我曾经经历过的最好的时刻。选项C中的challenging与原文一致，great与原文中的“some of the best moments”意思相同。故C选项正确。 【6题详解】
推理判断题。由文章最后一段中的“Other people have traveled across Antarctica, but they all had some form of assistance.（一些人已经穿越过南极洲，但是他们都接受了援助。）”可知，有些人的确已经成功穿越了南极洲。故A选项正确。由最后一段中的“O’Brady plans to stay on Antarctica until Rudd finishes his trip.（O’Brady计划呆在南极洲等他的朋友完成旅行。）”故选项B不正确。从文中最后一段还可知，Rudd与O’Brady独自旅行，并且Rudd旅行是对O’ Brady表达敬意的。故选项CD不正确。这一题稍有难度，大家需要多读原文，细心对比选项中的用词。 【7题详解】
主旨大意题。文章第一段和最后一段都提到了O’ Brady的旅行是没有借助任何援助，史无前例的。选项B中的impossible可以凸显这次旅行没有借助任何援助的困难，故B选项正确。
B. The Impossible First. D. An Incomplete Journey.
C
For years the Italian city of Venice has been struggling with a few concerns. Saint Mark’s Square is often flooded. Venice’ s waterways require repairs. But, by far, the biggest problem is the rapidly growing number of visitors to the
city.
So city officials have decided to require all visitors to pay a fee to enter Venice. The money will help to pay for cleaning and other services that help to keep the city beautiful.
Venice’s Mayor Luigi Brugnaro explained the decision to international media during a visit to Rome last week. “Venice is a wonder of the world and only in this way can it be saved”, the mayor said. “The fee process will be experimental at first”, he added.
A one - day visit will cost about $ 7. City officials have yet to decide when the fee collection will begin. The money will be collected by transport companies that bring the tourists to Venice. The city will set up cameras for those arriving in private cars. And there will be fines for those who do not pay the fee. Students, some workers and children under the age of six will not have to pay- Naturally, anyone born or living in Venice is exempt. City officials hope this will prevent the overcrowding that often comes with large numbers of tourists. Some people living in Venice say they do not believe the fee plan will work, Lawyer Roberta Pierabon says it will be impossible to collect the money from everyone who visits the city. Visitors arrive from all sides. She does not believe tourists can be controlled and added that she disapproved of the plan. Other Venetians like the idea. They say it will make tourism less aggressive. Venetians love their city and know it will never stop appealing to visitors. Venice is so special, they say, that it belongs to the whole of humanity. 8. What is the biggest problem that arises in Venice? A. The visitor boom. C. The frequent flood.
9. How will city officials deal with the big problem? A. By educating citizens. C. By doing experiments.
B. By charging fees. D. By turning to media. B. The poor city service. D. The waterway repair.
10. What does the underline word “exempt” probably mean in Paragraph 4? A. Asked to stay. C. Required not to enter. 11. Who opposed the fee plan? A. Mayor Luigi Brugnaro. C. Lawyer Roberta Pierabon.
【答案】8. A 9. B 10. D 11. C
B. All Venetians. D. City officials. B. Permitted to settle. D. Allowed not to pay.
【解析】
这是一篇议论文。作者开篇提出了威尼斯目前面临的一个大问题：旅游人数急速增加。政府想出来的解决问题的对策是征收旅游费用。市长在国际会议上宣布了这一决定及实施方案，大家对这个决定看法不一。 【8题详解】
细节理解题。第一段中 “But, by far, the biggest problem is the rapidly growing number of visitors to the city”句意为：但是，目前最大的问题是来这个城市参观的人数急速增加。故A选项正确。 【9题详解】
细节理解题。第一段中“So city officials have decided to require all visitors to pay a fee to enter Venice.”句意为：因此市政府官员们决定所有参观者必须付费才能进入威尼斯。 故B选项正确。 【10题详解】
词义猜测题。划线单词所在句子句首副词“Naturally（自然而然地）”表示前后句是顺承关系。前后句意为：学生、一些工人和六岁以下的儿童不用付费---自然而然地，生在威尼斯或者生活在威尼斯的人也不用付费。A. Asked to stay.要求呆着； B. Permitted to settle.允许安居；C. Required not to enter.要求不能进入；D. Allowed not to pay.允许不付费。故D选项正确。 【11题详解】
细节理解题。由最后一段的“She does not believe tourists can be controlled and added that she disapproved of the plan.”可知，她（Lawyer Roberta Pierabon）不相信参观者能被控制，并且她也不赞同这个方案。故C选项正确。
D
After a salon(美发厅) turns away a physically challenged woman, a stranger makes a truly beautiful gesture. “Beauty isn’t about having a pretty face. It’s about having a pretty mind, a pretty heart, and a pretty soul, Oh, and pretty nails!” That may well be Angela Peters’s motto.
Last July, Peters, 36, rolled her wheelchair into a nail salon at the Walmart shopping center in Burton, Michigan, with the idea of painting her fingers. But Peters was turned away. The salon told her that they were afraid it would be too difficult to properly paint her nails given that her hands shook, What was meant to be a clay of happiness for Peters was now a disappointment.
Ebony Harris, 40, saw everything and approached Peters. Harris offered to do her nails. They shopped for nail
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