Номер 3, страница 69 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс рабочая тетрадь Афанасьева, Михеева

Unit four. Man as the greatest wonder of the world - номер 3, страница 69.

Условие.

3. Read the text and do the tasks (1–6) after it circling one of the letters (A–C).

■ Ernest Shackleton ■

The BBC initiated the programme 100 Greatest Britons which was broadcast in 2002. The programme was the result of a vote conducted to determine who the United Kingdom public considers the greatest British people have been in history. The poll resulted in some unlikely and controversial candidates including Guy Fawkes, who was executed for trying to blow up the Parliament of England; King Richard III, suspected of murdering his nephews; James Connolly, an Irish nationalist who was executed by the Crown in 1916. In addition to the British natives, some notable non-British entrants were listed as well. These included former Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, who was born in Zanzibar when it was a British colony. Both Alfred the Great and Boudica are from an era where Britishness was a concept of the future.

The top 19 entries were exclusively of self-declared English origin; one of them is Sir Ernest Shackleton (February 15, 1874 – January 5, 1922) who was born into an English family settled in Ireland when that country was still part of the UK. He was an Anglo-Irish explorer who was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. His first experience in the polar regions had been as a third officer on Captain Scott’s Discovery Expedition, 1901–1904, from which he was sent home early on health grounds.

Ernest Henry Shackleton

Determined to make amends for this perceived personal failure, he returned to Antarctica in 1907 as leader of the Nimrod Expedition. In January 1909 he and three companions made a southern march which established a record Farthest South latitude, by far the closest convergence on either Pole in exploration history. For this achievement, Shackleton was knighted by King Edward VII on his return home.

After the race to the South Pole ended in 1912 with Roald Amundsen’s conquest, Shackleton turned his attention to what he said was the one remaining great object of Antarctic journeying — the crossing of the continent from sea to sea, via the Pole. To this end he made preparations for what became the Imperial Transantarctic Expedition, 1914–1917. Disaster struck this expedition when its ship, Endurance, was trapped in pack ice. It was slowly crushed, before the shore parties could be landed. There followed a dramatic sequence of exploits, and an ultimate escape with no lives lost. Those events would eventually assure Shackleton’s heroic status, although this was not immediately evident.

In 1921 he went back to Antarctica with the Shackleton-Rowett Expedition, intending to carry out a programme of scientific and survey activities. Before the expedition could begin this work, Shackleton died of a heart attack while his ship, Quest, was moored in South Georgia. At his family’s request he was buried there.

1. The BBC _____ 100 greatest Britons in 2002.
A. launched the programme about
B. chose
C. determined

2. The list included _____.
A. only British subjects
B. only English subjects
C. British and non-British candidates

3. Shackleton returned to Antarctica in 1907 to _____.
A. make a new record
B. compensate for his previous unsuccessful expedition
C. meet captain Scott again

4. Sir Ernest Shackleton was born in _____.
A. the UK
B. the Republic of Ireland
C. England

5. Sir Ernest Shackleton was awarded the title of _____ for his record.
A. baronet
B. knight
C. king

6. The Imperial Transantarctic Expedition in 1914–1917 was meant to _____.
A. make a journey of Antarctica from coast to coast
B. discover the Pole
C. to rescue the Endurance

7. Shackleton proved his heroic status by the fact that _____.
A. his people reached the South Pole
B. his command managed to prevent the ship from being crushed
C. no people died during his last expedition.

8. He met his death on board the ship _____.
A. before the expedition started its work
B. after the expedition finished its work
C. in the process of making scientific research

Решение.

Решение 2.

1. В 2002 году BBC _______ 100 величайших британцев.

Ответ: A. launched the programme about (А. запустила программу о)

2. В список вошли _______.

Ответ: C. British and non-British candidates (C. британские и небританские кандидаты)

3. Шеклтон вернулся в Антарктику в 1907 году, чтобы _______.

Ответ: B. compensate for his previous unsuccessful expedition (B. компенсировать свою предыдущую неудачную экспедицию)

4. Сэр Эрнест Шеклтон родился в _______.

Ответ: A. the UK (A. Соединенном Королевстве)

5. Сэр Эрнест Шеклтон был удостоен титула _______ за свой рекорд.

Ответ: B. knight (B. рыцаря)

6. Имперская трансантарктическая экспедиция 1914–1917 годов была предназначена для _______.

Ответ: A. make a journey of Antarctica from coast to coast (A. совершения путешествия через Антарктиду от побережья до побережья)

7. Шеклтон доказал свой героический статус тем, что _______.

Ответ: C. no people died during his last expedition. (С. во время его последней экспедиции не погиб ни один человек.)

8. Он встретил свою смерть на борту корабля _______.

Ответ: A. before the expedition started its work (A. до того, как экспедиция начала свою работу)