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The Worst Journey in the World
Cherry-Garrard
665 pages
Price: $ 16.95
This book is about courage, misery, exploration and friendship. The “Worst journey” referred to is a five-week journey undertaken by Cherry-Garrard in the depths of the Antarctic night and winter to obtain eggs of the emperor penguin. At one point their tent blew away in a gale, they were forced to remain in their sleeping bags for a further 48 hours as they were unable to take any action in the terrible storm.

Endurance, the Greatest Adventure Story Ever Told
Alfred Lansing
277 pages
Price: $33.78
This is the story of crossing the Antarctic continent. Shackleton and his men never came close to the pole, but theirs was one of the greatest adventures of all time. His ship, Endurance, was trapped and then crushed by sea ice, leaving Shackleton and 27 men adrift on ice floes. The story of how Shackleton saved all of them and reached South Georgia Island is one of the epics in the history of survival.

South with Endurance: Shackleton’s Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1917
Frank Hurley
320 pages
Price:$28.00
I am so pleased that this book has been published. Frank Hurley, a young Australian photographer was crucial to the 1914-1917 expedition to Antarctic. The book is an oversized collection featuring all of the official photographer’s pictures. Photography buffs, historians and adventure lovers alike will relish (喜爱) the images from one who was surely one of history’s greatest documentary photographers.

Let heroes Speak: Antarctic Explorers, 1772-1922
Michael H. Rosove
320 pages
Price: $ 45.73
An excellent and unique historical overview of Antarctic voyages, from the very first by Captain Cook in 1772 to the end of the heroic age when Shackleton died aboard the Quest at South Georgia in 1922. This book gives a hugely readable synopsis(梗概) of each of the major journeys. You can therefore choose which expedition you would have most liked to be on, and which you would have least liked.

小题1: The writer has written this passage in order to______.

A．show us how people live on the North pole

B．recommend some books on Antarctic to us

C．tell us some interesting stories about adventure

D．advertise us to travel to the Antarctic continent

小题2:If you want to learn about the adventure to Antarctic through pictures you can choose to read _____.

A．Endurance, the Greatest Adventure Story Ever Told

B．Let heroes Speak: Antarctic Explorers, 1772-1922

C．South with Endurance: Shackleton’s Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1917

D．The Worst Journey in the World

小题3:We can learn from Endurance, the Greatest Adventure Story Ever Told that Shackleton and his men _____.

A．overcame various troubles to survive	B．enjoyed the adventurous experiences
C．arrived at the North Pole as planned	D．were the first to get to South Georgia

答案

小题1:B

小题2:C

小题3:A

题目分析：文章是四则广告，给我们推荐关于南极洲探险的书，广告给我们介绍了书的作者，页码，价格和书的主旨大意。

小题1:主旨题：浏览四则广告，可以发现the book，pages，stories， Antarctic 这样的词，所以可知这四则广告是给我们推荐关于南极洲的书，选B

小题2:细节题：从第三则广告的句子：The book is an oversized collection featuring all of the official photographer’s pictures. Photography buffs …，可知如果你想通过图画了解南极洲的探险，就可以看South with Endurance: Shackleton’s Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1917，选C

小题3:细节题：从第二则广告的句子：The story of how Shackleton saved all of them and reached South Georgia Island is one of the epics in the history of survival.可知这本书是介绍Shackleton 和他的人是怎么克服困难幸存的，选A