The mystery of the Arctic

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题目与答案

1. 14 several unsuccessful search for Franklin’s ship.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：TRUE

   原文定位：Dozens of searches by the British and Americans in the 1800s failed to locate the wrecks, and some of those expeditions ended in tragedy, too

2. 15 It’s the first experience for Inuit people to work with scientists.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

3. 16 the main cause of food poisoning was canned food.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：FALSE

   原文定位：They concluded that the men whose graves had been found on Beechey Island most likely died of pneumonia and perhaps tuberculosis and that lead poisoning may have worsened their health, owing to badly soldered cans held in the ships' food stores. However, it was later suggested that the source of this lead may not have been tinned food, but the distilled water systems fitted to the expedition’s ships

4. 17 there is a connection in Men’s background.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：FALSE

   原文定位：Franklin and 128 hand-picked officers and men disappeared after setting out in 1845 for the Northwest Passage

5. 18 People didn’t believe Inuit people’s testimony.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

6. 19 Inuit unwilling to share their information.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：FALSE

   原文定位：In 1854, explorer John Rae, while surveying near the Canadian Arctic coast southeast of King William Island, acquired relics of and stories about the Franklin party from the Inuit

7. 20 Cruiner wanted Inuit people to gain something from his research.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：TRUE

   原文定位：In 1854, explorer John Rae, while surveying near the Canadian Arctic coast southeast of King William Island, acquired relics of and stories about the Franklin party from the Inuit

8. Difficulty & solution

   21 Difficulty: has unique _____ in Arctic, difficult to find-peculiar geology with strong signal

   答案：geology

9. 22 Solution: use _____ instead of magnetometer

   答案：sonar

   原文定位：Harper said that it is unclear which ship it is, but that sonar images yielded enough information to confirm it was one of Franklin's

10. Theory---lead poisoning

    23 Faulty canned food had been _____

    答案：manufactured

    原文定位：that lead poisoning may have worsened their health, owing to badly soldered cans held in the ships' food stores

11. Historical heritage (background of explorers)

    24_____

    答案：water

    原文定位：However, it was later suggested that the source of this lead may not have been tinned food, but the distilled water systems fitted to the expedition’s ships

12. 25 used for _____ being used as drinking water

    答案：engines

    原文定位：However, it was later suggested that the source of this lead may not have been tinned food, but the distilled water systems fitted to the expedition’s ships

13. Evidence

    source of copper has been found before the ships sunk

    26_____ has been told by Inuit as their testimony

    答案：stories

    原文定位：acquired relics of and stories about the Franklin party from the Inuit