So，how did they manage to succeed？They realized that they were part of a team.If anyone 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.

　　【语篇解读】　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】　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。

　　【答案】　C

　　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】　细节理解题。与题干相关的原文是第二段"and 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。

　　【答案】　C

　　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