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2020-2021学年河南省驻马店市新蔡第一高级中学高一

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（下）月考英语试卷（月份）

一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）

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In1997agroupoftwentyBritishwomenmadehistory.Workinginfiveteamswithfour

，

womenineachteam,theywalkedtotheNorthPole.Apartfromoneexperiencedfemale

guide,theotherwomenwereallordinarypeoplewhohadneverdoneanythinglikethisintheir

livesbefore.Theymanagedtosurviveinanenvironmentwhichhaddefeatedseveralvery

experiencedmenduringthesameperiod.

Onceontheice,eachwomanhadtoskialongwhiledraggingasledgeweighingover50

（雪橇）

kilos.Thiswouldnothavebeentoobadonasmoothsurface,butforlongstretches

（一片地域），

theArcticiceispushedupintohugepilestwoorthreemetershighandthesledgeshadtobe

alwaysbelowfreezingpointandsometimesstrongwindsmadewalkingwhilepullingsomuch

night.

Insuchconditionsthewomenweremakinggoodprogressiftheycoveredfourteenorfifteen

kilometersaday.Buttherewasanotherproblem.Partofthejourneywasacrossafrozensea

withmovingwaterunderneaththeiceandatsomepointstheteamwoulddriftback

（漂流）

conditionsfortenhoursononeday,theyhadtospendpartofthenextdaycoveringthesame

groundagain.Furthermore,eachdayitwouldtakethreehoursfromwakinguptosettingoffand

anotherthreehourseveryeveningtosetupthecampandpreparethe