答案　B

5．What's the writer's attitude towards Captain Scott and his team?

A．He is mildly critical.

B．He is strongly critical.

C．He has full of respect for them.

D．His attitude is not clear.

答案　C

Ⅱ.阅读课文，判断正(T)误(F)

1．Scott and Amundsen started their journeys in the polar spring.(T)

2．Scott's use of sledges and horses was a success.(F)

3．Amundsen travelled more quickly than Scott.(T)

4．When they got to the Pole，Scott's team had a celebration.(F)

5．Captain Oates went for a walk and died in a snowstorm.(T)

6．Scott's last letter was to his wife.(T)

Ⅲ.课文语法填空

　　On 1 June,1910，the race to the South Pole 1.between the Norwegian and the British was 2.on.Amundsen left on 15 October,1911.He 3.made(make) great progress because he had teams of dogs 4.pulling(pull) the sledges and all his men were on skis.They arrived at the Pole on 14 December and became the first 5.to arrive(arrive)there.Scott left on 1 November 6.but his two sledges broke 7.down first and then his horses disagreed with the cold and the snow.They finally made it to the Pole and were 8.shocked(shock) to find that they had failed to win the race.On their 9.deadly(deal) return journey，they still found time to look for rocks.Their great courage made them into 10.heroes(hero)．

1．preparation n．准备，预备

(1)(原句)．..both teams organised food bases in preparation for their journeys the next year.

......两队人都在为下一年的探险做食物储备。

[归纳拓展]

(1)in preparation for...为......做准备

make preparations for为......做准备

(2)prepare v．准备；配制(食物)

prepare sth.for sb.为某人准备某物

be prepared for/to do...准备......