3．What does Alexander think was the purpose of the 1914 voyage?

　　A．Artistic creation.

　　B．Scientific research.

　　C．Money making.

　　D．Treasure hunting.

　　【语篇导读】　本文是一篇记叙文。1914年到1916年间，一群海员和科学家踏上了南极探险之路。结果他们在回来的路上发生海难，其中一个摄影师在临死之前拍摄了大量的照片，并把照片封存在破损的木船的冰块箱里。通过这些照片我们可以了解到那次不太成功的探险经历。

　　1．解析：选D。细节理解题。由题干中的the photos taken by Hurley定位到文章第二段开头。该段说这些照片即使是上个星期拍的也堪称佳作，故A项错误；该段中还说照片是在一次海难之后拍的，故D项正确；文章没有说拍摄的是海底景观，故B项错误；拍摄者是摄影师，但没有说是一名摄影师发现了这些照片，故C项错误。

　　2．选C。推理判断题。由题干中的"第一个到达南极"这条信息定位到第三段。被发现的照片所展示的这次旅行是为了获得比Robert Falcon Scott船长先前的探险更大的收获，该船长在1912年就到达了南极。由此推断Robert Falcon Scott是最先到达南极的人，故选C项。

　　3．选C。细节理解题。题干的Alexander在最后一段出现，the 1914 voyage指本文谈到的Endurance这艘船的探险，该段开头说，这个作家在她的小说The Endurance中说，在那时，探险就已经是纯商业活动(a thoroughly commercial effort)了，因此1914年航行的目的是赚钱(money making)，故选C项。A项"艺术创作"，B项"科学调研"，D项"寻宝"，均未体现。

　　B

　　(2017·广东惠州三调)In 1959, when Jean Harper was in the third grade, her teacher gave the class an assignment to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up. She poured her heart into her report and expressed her dream of becoming an airline pilot. Her paper came back with an "F" on it. The teacher told her it was a "fairy tale". Jean was heartbroken and ashamed. As the years went by, Jean was beaten down by the discouragement and negativity she encountered whenever she talked about her dream."Girls can't become airline pilots; never have, never will. You're crazy. That's impossible." Finally Jean gave up.

In her senior year of high school, her English teacher was Mrs. Dorothy Slaton, a demanding teacher with high standards. One day Mrs. Slaton asked this question："If you had unlimited finances, unlimited access to the finest schools, unlimited talents and abilities, what would you do？" Jean felt a rush of the old enthusiasm, and with excitement she wrote down the very old dream.