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1、托福听力十大必背段子1010.000147理科段子：地理冒险　　Goodmorning,class.Beforewebegintoday,Iwouldliketoaddressanissuethatoneofyouremindedmeofafterthelastlecture.Asyoumayrecall,lasttimeImentionedthatRobertE.PearywasthefirstpersontoreachtheNorthPole.WhatIneglectedtomentionwasthecontroversyaro

2、undPeary'spioneeringaccomplishment.In1910,acommitteeofthenationalgeographicalsocietyexaminedCommodorePeary'sclaimtohavereachedtheNorthPoleonApril6th'1909andfoundnoreasontodoubthim.ThisjudgmentwasactuallyconfirmedbyacommitteeoftheUScongressin1911.Nevertheless,Peary'scla

3、imwassurroundedbycontroversy.TinswaslargelyduetothecompetingclaimofDoctorFredericCookwhotoldtheworldhehadreachedthePoleafour-yearearlier.OverthedecadesPearywasgiventhebenefitofthedoubt,butcriticspersistedinraisingquestionsabouthisnavigationandthedistancesheclaimedtohav

4、ecovered.SotheNavigationFoundationspentanadditional12monthsofexhaustiveexaminationofdocumentsrelatingtoPeary'spolarexpedition.ThedocumentssupposedPeary'sclaimsaboutthedistanceshecovered.AfteralsoconductinganextensivecomputeranalysisofphotostakenbyPearyatthepole,theycon

5、cludedthatPierreandhiscompanionsdidinfactreachthenearvicinityoftheNorthPoleonApril6th.1909.OK,todaywe'regoingtotalkaboutexplorationoftheoppositeendoftheworld,Iassumeyouallreadchapter3inourtextandarenowfamiliarwiththenames:EmersonandScott.