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Background: 挪威首相及数百名科学家和探险家聚集于南极，庆祝挪威探险家阿蒙森100年前首次带领探险队抵达地球最南极点。

The sound of skis on snow as a group of Norwegians take the final few steps to the southern pole. Not everyone could make it - bad weather had delayed some of those trying to cross the ice and others resorted to planes to make the centenary celebrations.

Amundsen and four other men were the first to reach the southern tip of the planet on December 14th 1911, using sledges², dogs and skis. The Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg, who arrived by plane ahead of the celebrations, said the 1911 expedition was "one of the most outstanding achievements of mankind," and helped to form his country's national identity.

He also paid tribute to the ill-fated British team led by Robert Scott who Amundsen beat to the pole. They had shown "courage and determination," he said, "in reaching one of the most inhospitable places on earth" and had paid the "ultimate price" after they died on the return journey.

Glossary³ 词汇表

to resort 采取

a sledge¹ 雪橇

an outstanding achievement 杰出的成就

national identity 国家民族特性

ill-fated 不幸的

to beat someone to 领先某人

courage 勇气

determination 决心

an inhospitable place 不适合人类生存的地方

the ultimate price 最高代价（这里指死亡）

Questions:

What delayed travel to the centenary celebrations in the South Pole?

The bad weather.

What helped Amundsen and his group to reach the South Pole?

Sledges, dogs and skis.

True or false? The Norwegian prime minister said that Amundsen had shown "courage and determination".

False. According to the report, the Norwegian prime minister said that the British team led by Robert Scott had shown "courage and determination".

According to the report, what happened to Scott and his team?

They died on the return journey.

1 sledge   

n.雪橇，大锤；v.用雪橇搬运，坐雪橇往

参考例句：

• The sledge gained momentum as it ran down the hill.雪橇从山上下冲时的动力越来越大。
• The sledge slid across the snow as lightly as a boat on the water.雪橇在雪原上轻巧地滑行，就象船在水上行驶一样。

2 sledges   

n.雪橇，雪车( sledge的名词复数 )v.乘雪橇( sledge的第三人称单数 )；用雪橇运载

参考例句：

• Sledges run well over frozen snow. 雪橇在冻硬了的雪上顺利滑行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They used picks and sledges to break the rocks. 他们用[镐和撬]来打碎这些岩石。 来自互联网

3 glossary   

n.注释词表；术语汇编

参考例句：

• The text is supplemented by an adequate glossary.正文附有一个详细的词汇表。
• For convenience,we have also provided a glossary in an appendix.为了方便，我们在附录中也提供了术语表。