On Feb. 5, five members of a research team dived to photograph rare cave fish in the underwater caves, but on their return at 7 p. m. , two team members, both surnamed Zhou, were found to be missing.
Liang Liang, a rescue officer, said, "The complex environment of the cave was unknown to us, which was the biggest challenge."
Visibility was limited to just 3 metres, forcing rescuers to use portable lights. With water depths reaching 18 metres, rescuers used five 200-metre reels to lay guide ropes from the cave entrance into the water. They also needed boats to stay on the water.
"The exact places of the lost members were unclear, and we could only hear the sound of knocking on the rock walls, to find a general direction," said Xu Shide, a diver. The elder Zhou was found at 4:30 a. m. on Feb. 6, in an air pocket 16 metres below the water surface and about 300 metres from the cave's entrance. After 90 minutes of further efforts, he was finally outside the cave.
Xu Shide said the younger Zhou was trapped much deeper, so they scanned more than 10 underwater air pockets. Fortunately, around 6:50 p. m. on February 8, they discovered younger Zhou in another air pocket 28 metres deep and about 500 metres from the entrance.
"The rescue team was professional, with cave diving skills and advanced equipment," said Tang Junwen, a cave diver. "Plus, these caves weren't completely enclosed, allowing lost people to find breathable air pockets."
Rescuers warned that getting lost is a major risk of cave exploration. Proper preparation, including plenty of food and communication tools, is important before entering caves. Explorers should also have outdoor survival experience.
任务一 阅读填表
阅读短文,根据所读内容,在文章后题的空格里填入最恰当的内容。注意:1~5题每个空格只填1个单词,第6题词数不少于20。

任务二 阅读理解
What is the purpose of writing the passage?
A.To tell us to be careful when exploring caves.
B.To teach us how to dive in caves.
C.To show cave fish are very useful.
D.To ask more people to visit caves.
解析:
【解析】
任务一:
1. 根据原文第三段"Visibility was limited to just 3 metres"可知能见度仅为3米,即无法清晰看清3米外的事物,填入unable构成be unable to do sth. 表示"无法做某事"。
2. 根据原文倒数第二段"these caves weren't completely enclosed, allowing lost people to find breathable air pockets"可知气穴可以为被困人员提供氧气,provide sth. for sb. 符合搭配要求。
3. 根据原文最后一段"Explorers should also have outdoor survival experience"可知两名被困人员懂得户外生存方法,填入survive符合语义。
4. 根据原文第一段"but on their return at 7 p. m. , two team members... were found to be missing"可知两名队员是在返程途中失联,填入returning符合语境。
5. 根据原文第五段"the younger Zhou was trapped much deeper... about 500 metres from the entrance"可知小周被困在更深更远的气穴中,填入deeper符合要求。
6. 结合原文最后一段救援人员的警示,可整理答案:We should make proper preparations including enough food and necessary communication tools before we go for cave exploration, and we need to master basic outdoor survival skills, never give up hope when we are trapped in danger.(言之有理即可)
任务二:
推理判断题,根据文末"Rescuers warned that getting lost is a major risk of cave exploration. Proper preparation... is important before entering caves"可知作者的写作目的是提醒人们洞穴探险时要小心谨慎,对应选项A。
【答案】
任务一:
1. unable
2. provide
3. survive
4. returning
5. deeper
6. We should make proper preparations including enough food and communication tools before cave exploration, master necessary outdoor survival skills, and never give up hope when we are trapped in danger.(合理即可)
任务二:A
【知识点】
阅读理解细节提取;词义搭配运用;主旨推理判断
【点评】
本题属于英语阅读综合题型,既考查学生从文本中精准定位信息、匹配转换词汇的能力,也要求学生结合文本内容进行主旨推断和开放性表达,难度梯度设置合理,能够有效检验学生的信息处理和语言输出能力。
【难度系数】
0.6