Question

Norway—Ten Chinese college students arrived at the country’s Arctic research base, the Yellow River Station, on Friday.
On Saturday，the students are expected to witness the end of four months of darkness in the area, as the sun makes a rare appearance.
During their four-day stay at the station，the students will meet and learn from some of China’s leading polar researchers．They were welcomed at the station yesterday by its director，He Jianfeng, who is an expert on marine micro-ecosystems．
The students will also visit the German and Norwegian stations and meet researchers there．
As for entertainment, the visitors will get the chance to play ice hockey at the world’s most northerly stadium．
Among the visitors is Zheng Li，a student majoring in telecommunications at Dalian Maritime University．
“It is so exciting to see how the Chinese researchers work in the world’s most northerly laboratory，”she said．
“This opportunity is precious．Most people will never get the chance to travel so far from home and visit such an amazing place．It’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing.”
Wu Jinyou，head of the Polar Research Institute of China，and the group’s leader，said，“I hope the students have not only a field trip to the Yellow River station，but are also touched by the devotion and spirit of the Chinese researchers here. I also expect in the future，some of them will choose to devote themselves to polar research and maybe even work with us.”
The students have been in Norway since February 28，and were given Arctic training before moving to the station．
The Arctic expedition is one of the several international cooperation and exchange activities forming the China Program for International Polar Year(2007-08)．It was launched last March．
小題1:Which of the following is true about Wu Jinyou?

A．He is a graduate from Dalian Maritime University．

B．He is the leading polar researcher working at the research station．

C．He is sure that all the ten students will make good polar researchers．

D．He thinks highly of the devotion and spirit of the Chinese researchers．

小題2:What does Zheng Li mean by saying“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing”?

A．It’s exciting to see the sun rise in Arctic area．

B．The trip to the research station is extremely exciting．

C．Playing ice hockey in Arctic area is really a life-long memory．

D．People are only allowed to visit the station once in their lifetime．

小題3:Which word can most probably replace the underlined word “l(fā)aunched”?

A．ended

B．stopped

C．started

D．performed

小題4:What could be the best title of the news report?

A．Chinese Students Arrive at Arctic Station.

B．Chinese Students Do Research in Norway.

C．Chinese Students Play Ice Hockey at Arctic Station.

D．Chinese Students Receive Training at Arctic Station.

Answer 1

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析：文章主要講述的是中國大學生參觀北極考察站的事情。文章提到大學生參觀極地考察站的感受，肯定并贊揚了中國科研人員為極地考察作出的貢獻。
小題1:根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段“I hope the students have not only a field trip to the Yellow River station，but are also touched by the devotion and spirit of the Chinese researchers here.”可知，吳金友高度贊揚中國科研人員的貢獻和精神，故選D。
小題2:根據(jù)“It is so exciting to see how the Chinese researchers work in the world’s most northerly laboratory...
Most people will never get the chance to travel so far from home and visit such an amazing place”可知，鄭麗把這次極地之旅當作是十分珍貴的經(jīng)歷，研究站之旅令人非常興奮，故選B。
小題3:根據(jù)“the China Program for International Polar Year”可知，極地考察是項目的一部分，launch在此意為“發(fā)起，開始”，故選C。
小題4:根據(jù)第一段“Norway—Ten Chinese college students arrived at the country’s Arctic research base, the Yellow River Station, on Friday.”和文章大意可知，文章主要講的是十名大學生參觀極地考察站的事情。故選A。