Franklin’s ships had everything they needed . They had enough food in tins for three years

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…
【小题1】Franklin’s ship was last seen by some sailors when .A．reaching in Atlantic on May 19th , 1845B．entering a bay on July 19th , 1846C．arriving at Baffin Bay in July 1845D．coming into Baffin Bay on July 26th , 1845【小题2】At last the first signs of the Franklin Expedition were found .A．in August 1850 on Devon IslandB．in January 1846 near Baffin BayC．on May 19th , 1845 near Baffin BayD．in January 1846 on Devon Bay【小题3】The word “melt” in the last paragraph means .A．go awayB．passC．break into piecesD．turn into water【小题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 .【小题5】The best title of the passage is .A．The Mystery of the Franklin ExpeditionB．Franklin’s ShipsC．Iceberg Was the KillerD．Sailing sometimes Was Very DangerousD

(答案→)D 解析：这篇短文主要介绍了富兰克林的船准备了他们所需要的一切，但是在航行了一个多月后再也没有他们的消息。他们发生了什么事?船只和其他水手在哪里?富兰克林探险队是越来越大的迷。【小题1】细节理解题。根据短文第二段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描述，7月26日,一些水手看到富兰克林的船只进入湾时。这是最后一次人们看到富兰克林。故选D。【小题2】细节理解题。根据第三段Then, in August 1850 some sailors found the first signs of the Franklin Expedition while they were searching on Devon Island描述，然后,在1850年8月一些水手发现富兰克林探险队的第一个迹象当他们搜索德文岛时，故选A。【小题3】词意猜测题。根据第三段The men all died in January 1846 while Franklin was waiting in Baffin Bay for the ice to melt .描述所有的人都死于1846年1月,然而富兰克林一直在巴芬湾等着冰融化。故选D【小题4】是非判断题。根据短文描述，船准备了足够的食物，但不是沉船的原因，沉船还是个迷。故选D。【小题5】标题归纳题。根据文章的主旨大意，故选A

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