更多资料添加微信号：DEM2008淘宝搜索店铺：优尖升教育网址：shop492842749.taobao.com九年级期末题型突破14阅读理解（D篇）阅读单选（D篇）一TomAveryisoneoftheonly41peopleevertohavereachedboththeSouthandNorthPoles.HewasborninDecember1975andbroughtupinEngland,BrazilandFrance.Hispassion(强烈爱好)foradventurebeganwhenhewasjustsevenyearsoldandfirstreadabouttheexpeditions(探险)offamousexplorers.Perhapsthiswasthestartofhisplantoputtogethertheultimate(终极的)journey—totheverytopoftheworld,theNorthPole,followingtheroutetakenbyRobertPearyinhis1909adventure.BothPearyandAverysetofffromCapeColumbiainCanada.Pearyhadalargerteamandinfacthadfoursupportgroups.Every160kilometers,agroupwouldleaveplentyoffoodandthenturnback.Theteamthereforegotsmallerthefurthernorththeytravelled.WhileAverydidn’thaveasmanyonhisteam,theydidhavefooddroppedbyplaneforthematfourlocations.Avery’steamalsohadtheobviousbenefitofmoderntechnology,butAverydoesn’tbelievethismadeabigdifference.Hecredits(把……归功于)histeam’ssuccesstothe16Inuitdogsthatpullthesledges(雪橇).“Itwouldn’thavebeenpossiblewithoutthem,”hesaid.“Yourspeeddependsonthedogsandhowquicklyyoucangetasledgethroughtheice.”Histeamweretravellingattheendofwinterandthismeantthattheicewasthinnerandcouldeasilybreakunderaperson’sweight.Thiswasanaddeddanger.Anotherdifferencebetweenbothmen’sjourneyswasthatPearywasfarmoreexperiencedthanAveryandhadalreadybeenonseveraltripstotheArctic.Pearyclaimed(声称)tohavereachedtheNorthPolein39days,butsomehistoriansarguethatthiswasnotpossible.Avery’steamactuallybeatthistimeandbecamethefastesttogetthereonfoot.Averysays,“Wetoldeveryonewecoulddoitandthatwewouldn’tfail.Butitcertainlywasn’teasy.”更多资料添加微信号：DEM2008淘宝搜索店铺：优尖升教育网址：shop492842749.taobao.com更多资料添加微信号：DEM2008淘宝搜索店铺：优尖升教育网址：shop492842749.taobao.com1．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．ToexplainwhyAveryandPearytravelledtotheNorthPole.B．TocompareAveryandPeary’spersonalities.C．TodescribewaysofreachingtheNorthPole.D．Tod...
