Franklin’s ships had everything they needed . They had enough food in tins for three years and thousands of litres of lemon juice to stop disease. They also had two libraries with 3,000 books , excellent maps , scientific instruments , musical instruments and a new invention: a camera.
Franklin and his men left Engand on May 19th , 1845 and they sailed without problems across the Atlantic towards Canada . When Franklin arrived at Baffin Bay in July 1845, things were going very well for the expedition . On July 26th , some sailors saw Franklin’s ships when they were entering the bay . That was the last time that anyone saw Franklin and his men alive .
The British government became very worried when they heard nothing from Framklin . They sent expeditions to 1ook for him , but the expeditions all returned without any news . The government offered ￡20,000 to anybody who could help Franklin or anybody who had information about Frailklin . Nobody came with information .
Then, in August 1850 some sailors found the first signs of the Franklin Expedition while they were searching on Devon Island: some old food tins , some papers , and , something very strange , the graves of three men . The men all died in January 1846 while Franklin was waiting in Baffin Bay for the ice to melt . But why did they die? The three men were all young and three deaths in the first months of the expedition were very strange . What happened to them ? And where were the ships and all the other sailors? The mystery of the Franklin Expedition was growing stronger…
小题1:Franklin’s ship was last seen by some sailors when .
| A．reaching in Atlantic on May 19th , 1845 |
| B．entering a bay on July 19th , 1846 |
| C．arriving at Baffin Bay in July 1845 |
| D．coming into Baffin Bay on July 26th , 1845 |
小题2:At last the first signs of the Franklin Expedition were found .
| A．in August 1850 on Devon Island |
| B．in January 1846 near Baffin Bay |
| C．on May 19th , 1845 near Baffin Bay |
| D．in January 1846 on Devon Bay |
小题3:The word “melt” in the last paragraph means .
| A．go away | B．pass | C．break into pieces | D．turn into water |
小题4:Which of the following statements is NOT right?
| A．Franklin was a British sailor . |
| B．According to the passage , people don’t know why they died and what happened to them in the passage . |
| C．On July 26th , 1845 some sailors saw Franklin’s ship entering Baffin Bay . |
| D．Franklin’s ships had everything they needed , so it was too heavy to sail . |
小题5:The best title of the passage is .
| A．The Mystery of the Franklin Expedition |
| B．Franklin’s Ships |
| C．Iceberg Was the Killer |
| D．Sailing sometimes Was Very Dangerous |
