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I had traveled only two hours one day when the winds increased so much that I had to put my tent up before the winds became too strong. Within a few minutes the winds increased to a howling storm that threatened to blow me and the tent away, but none of that happened.
小題1:from the text we know the writer was born on ___.
A.1st November 1937 B.12th November 1937
C.22nd November 1947 D.1st November 1957
小題2:Another journey of challenge and danger was about to begin. “ Another journey” here means ___.
A.the travel to the North Pole. B.a(chǎn)nother journey to Antarctica.
C.400- mile journey on November 1st 1997.D.a(chǎn) new trip that she was planning.
小題3:After reading the short passage, we can guess that ___.
A.the trip to the North Pole must be the same hard as that to the South Pole.
B.The trip to the Antarctica may be more dangerous than that to the Arctic
C.There was no danger though the trip to the South Pole was hard.
D.During the trip to the Antarctica, the weather, most of the time, was not so bad.
小題4:Do you think which kind of people the writer is?
A.meanB.generousC.braveD.handsome

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:C
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