In 1886 explorer Robert Peary traveled to Greenland for the U.S. Navy. Before hi

In 1886 explorer Robert Peary traveled toGreenland for the U.S. Navy. Before his journey, no one knew Greenland’s sizeor shape. On Peary’s first trips, he explored Greenland, mapping parts of it.

When Peary returned to the United States,he went to a businessman to sell some furs. There he met Matthew Henson, anAfrican American mechanic, builder and navigator. When Peary went to Nicaraguaon a Navy mission(任务),Henson went with him. When that job was over, the two headed tothe Arctic.

Henson and Peary set sail for Greenland.When they landed, Henson built a house for their base camp. Peary and his menset out to explore the land by dog sledge(雪橇). Henson was injured and had to stay at the base. While there, hemade friends with the Inuit, the native people.

In 1895 Henson, Peary and Hugh Lee went outon another dog sledge journey. This time, they found Greenland’s northernmostpoint. They now knew that the North Pole lay under the frozen Arctic Ocean.Peary had hoped to cross the ice. but the group ran out of food and returned tobase camp. In the years that followed, Peary and Henson tried several times toreach the North Pole, but each time they failed. On one trip, Peary’s feetfroze, and he lost his toes（脚趾）.

Peary and Henson planned last trip whenPeary was 53 years old. They started across the sea ice from Ellesmere Island,which is located（位于） north of Canada. The temperature dropped as low as—51 degreesCelsius. The explores’ cheeks froze , and they suffered snow blindness from thesun’s glare. They experienced high winds and storms, and they also faced ahidden danger. Under the frozen ocean were powerful currents（潮流）. The ice moved and brokeapart leaving open water, called leads. Twice Peary fell into leads. Buteventually he and Henson became the first persons to reach the North Pole.

1. What did Peary and Henson find in 1895?

2. Which of the following words can be usedto describe Peary?

3.What was the potential danger that Pearyand Henson faced on their last trip?

4.The best title for the passage might be“____”.

试题答案

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】略