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
词型转换：用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。(共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
1.The bus is ________ (crowd) . Let’s get on it .
2.I won’t believe in you unless you tell me the ________ (true).
3.Kangaroos are playful and polar bears are __________ (fur).
4.You are supposed to type ________ (quick) when you are chatting online.
5.Take the elevator to the _________ (nine) floor, you can find it.
An old friend from the US whom I was looking forward to staying with , telephoned from the airport to tell me that he had arrived . I was still at the at that time , but I had got everything ready for his arrival . After letting him know where my house was，I told him that I had left the under the door--mat（门垫）. I was likely to be home rather late , I told him to go into the and help himself to food and drink .
Two hours later my friend me from the house . At the moment , he said , he was listening to some of my records after having just had a truly wonderful . He had found a cooker and two eggs and had helped himself to some cold chicken from the ice box . Now , he said , he was drinking a glass of orange juice and he hoped I would him . When I asked him if he had reached the house without difficulty , he answered , “I was not able to find the key , luckily the living-room windows just by the apple tree were left open and you know what I could do .”
I listened to all this in .In front of my living-room there was no apple tree at all .
1.A. 1iving—room B. office C. airport D. house
2.A. address B. telephone number C. key D. traveling plan
3.A. As B. When C. If D. Though
4.A. store B. restaurant C. fridge D. kitchen
5.A. invited B. asked C. answered D. telephoned
6.A. meal B .rest C. time D. picnic
7.A. got B. broke C. fried D. bought
8.A. visit B. join C. thank D. remember
9.A. but B. so C. or D. and
10.A. interest B. anger C. surprise D. Excitement
Cong Fei was an excellent young man elped many poor children .
A. whom B. which C. who D. who’s
---- What’s your plan for the coming vacation ? ---- I’d like to go .
A. anywhere relaxing B. somewhere relaxing C. relaxing anywhere D. relaxing somewhere
I don’t know .
A. what the population of Tianjin is
B. what is the population of Tianjin
C. how much the population in Tianjin is
D. how much is the population in Tianjin
