day it took three hours from waking up to setting off and another three hours every evening to set up the camp and prepare the evening meal.

　　So，how did they manage to succeed？They realized that they were part of a team.If any one of them didn't pull her sledge or get her job done，she would endanger the success of the whole expedition.Any form of selfishness could result in the efforts of everyone else being completely wasted，so personal feelings had to be put to one side.At the end of their journey，the women agreed that it was mental effort far more than physical fitness that got them to the North Pole.

　　【解题导语】　文章叙述了英国一群妇女去北极探险。

　　1．What was so extraordinary about the expedition?

　　A．There was no one to lead it.

　　B．The women did not have any men with them.

　　C．It was a new experience for most of the women.

　　D．The women had not met one another before.

　　解析：选C。细节理解题。文章第一段提到了在探险队中只有一个有经验的导游，其他人以前从来没有做过类似的事情。

　　2．On the expedition，the women had to be careful to avoid________．

　　A．falling over on the ice

　　B．being left behind

　　C．damaging the sledges

　　D．getting too cold at night

　　解析：选C。细节理解题。与题干相关的原文是第二段"the sledges had to be pulled up one side and carefully let down the other so that they didn't become damaged."其中的they指的是the sledges。

　　3．It was difficult for the women to cover 15 kilometers a day because________．

　　A．they got too tired

　　B．the temperature was too low

　　C．they kept getting lost

　　D．the ice was moving

　　解析：选D。细节理解题。第三段一开头就说，"要是这些妇女一天能走14或15千米，也算是取得了很好的进展"，但在实际上"存在另一个问题"，接下来讲的就是这个问题(Part of the journey...night)。

　　4．What is the main idea of the text?

　　A．Teamworks achieve goals.

　　B．Women can do anything they want.

C．It is sometimes good to experience difficult conditions.