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       Franklin's ships had everything they needei 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 England 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 Franklin. They sent expeditions to look 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 Franklin. 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 month 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--.

() 1. Franklin's ship was last seen by some sailors when  .

   A. reaching in Atlantic on May 19th,1845

   A. entering a bay on July 19th,1846

   B. arriving at Baffin Bay in July 1845

   C. coming into Baffin Bay on July 26th,1845

() 2. At last the first signs of the Franklin Expedition were found  .

   A. in August 1850 on Devon Island

   B. in January 1846 near Baffin Bay

   C. on May 19th,1845 near Baffin Bay

   D. in January 1846 on Devon Bay

() 3. The word “melt” in the last paragraph means  .

   A. go away

   B. pass

   C. break into pieces

   D. turn into water

() 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.

() 5. The best title of the passage is  .

   A. The Mystery of the Franklin Expedition

   B. Franklin's Ships

   C. Iceberg Was the Killer Sailing Sometimes Was Very Dangerous

Answer 1

1.D 2.A 3.D 4.D 5.A

1.D  2.A  3.D  4.D  5.A