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TPO28 综合写作部分 阅读文章 Robert E. Peary was a well-known adventurer and arctic explorer who in 1909 set out to reach the North Pole. When he returned from the expedition, he claimed to have reached the pol on April 7, 1909. This report made his into an international celebrity. Though some historians hav expressed doubts that Peary did in fact reach th North Pole, thr arguments provid strong support for the truth of Peary’s claim. First, th National Geographic Society put together a committ that was instructed to conduct a thorough investigation of Peary’s records and equipment. At the end of the investigation, the committee concluded that Peary’s accounts were consistent and persuasive and declared that he had ind d reached the North Pole. Second, a recent expedition provides support for Peary’s claim that he reached the North Pole in only 37 days after setting out from Ellesmere Island off the coast of Gr nland. Skeptics used to argue that Peary could not have traveled that fast. Since even modern snowmobiles take longer to cover the same distance. However, a British explorer named Tom Avery recently made the sam trek in less than 37 days. In fact, Avery used the same kind of dogsled and the same number and br d of dogs as Peary had. Thus, P ary’s claims are not impossible, and he very well might have b n telling the truth. Third, there are photographs taken by Peary that support his claim to have reached the North Pole. Measuring the shadows in Peary’s photographs makes it possible to calculate the Sun’s position in the sNy. The Sun’s position established from the photographs corresponds exactly to th Surf s position as it should hav b n at th North Pol on that day. This provides strong evidence that Peary reached the North Pole and took the photographs there. 解析 1. First, th National Geographic