第Ⅱ卷(两部分,共35分)第四部分:任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题l分,满分10分)请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意
第Ⅱ卷 (两部分,共35分)
第四部分:任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题l分,满分10分)
请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。
OPTIMISMHELPEDUSPERSEVERE(坚持)
LeftbehindwewatchedasShackletonandtheboatsailedawayfromElephantIsland.Thedangerofwhatlayaheadofthemthechancesofthemeverreturningtofindusthefearthatwemightneverknowtheirfateandpossibledelaysatfirstmadeusfeellowanddiscouraged.Butitwasnotforlong.Therewasnothinglikeagooddinnerofpenguin(企鹅)andsomedynamicmusictomakeamanfeelmorecheerfulagain.
Lifenowfellintoaregularpattern.Justkeepingalivetookallourtimeandenergy.Forexamplewehadtogatherfreshwaterbygraspingandthenmeltingsea-ice.IfthisdrinkingButmeltingtheicewasaproblem.WithnotreesgrowingonAntarcticaandnooiltheonlyfuelwecouldusewassealfat.Thisgaveoffoilyblacksmokebuthadheadvantageofburningstronglyinfiercewinds.Wecouldalsoeattheremainswhenthefiredieddown.
Foodwasalsoaproblemastherewerenovegetablesorfruittobefound.Asoneof’ourgroupLionelGreenstreetnotedinhisdiaryafterafewweekshowboredhewaswiththemeals:“Thefoodnowisprettywellallmeat--sealsteakscookedsealpenguinsteakscookedpenguinliver.”AsachefitwasmydutytocleanandcooktheseanimalssoIwassoonbeingencouragedtovarythemealsinwhateverwayIcould.Itwasdifficult.
Wehadtobeveryparticularaboutourpersonalcarebecauseachangeabletemperaturecouldharmus.Itwasalmostasdangeroustobecometoohotfromwearingtoomanyclothesastobecometoocoldfromwearingtoofew.Becomingtoohotledtosweatingandthiscouldfreezeveryquickly.Anotherpartofthebodythatneededspecialcautionwastheeyes.Theiceandsnowreflecteddangerousraysfromthesunsothatifwedidnotwearsunglasseswewouldsufferfromsun-blindness.
Fourmonthsofthiswasasmuchasthetwenty-twoofuscouldbearinthisbone-numbingcold.Wewereluckythatourgroupwolfworkedhardtoshowanadmirablementalattitudeanddealtwithourever-presentfearsinapositiveandsuccessfulway.AboveallShackletonencouragedustohavecelebrations:forbirthdaysfestivalsorevenjustbecauseofagoodcatchofpenguin.Thiskept