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Sante fe, New Mexicomultimillionaire Fortest Fenn has always loved a good 'adventure. As a smallchild before eight, he and his brother, Skippy spent summer vacations makingexploration in Yellowstone National Park.
' As a teen, Fenn idolized the decorated WorldWar II fighter pilot, called Robin Olds and later emulated his hero during TheVietnam War as an Air fighter pilot to go to New Mexico and settled there as anarts and antiques dealer, hunting down valuable paintings, rugs, warmemorabilia, and other antique to sell.
In 1998, Fenn was diagnosed with terminalkidney cancer. As he had always been doing, he conceived a grand adventuredthat he assumed would be his last one. "I wanted to create some excitement, some hope, before Idied," says Fenn, 82, adding that he also wanted to "get kids out ofthe game room and off the couch." With those ideas in his mind, he startedto devise a treasure hunt.
Little by little, Fenn beganstocking a small bronze chest with gold coins, prehistoric bracelets and othervaluable things. When his cancer went into remission in 1993, he decided hewould carry out his plan anyway.
In 2010, Fenn topped offthe chest with jewels and valuable stones and hid it somewhere deep in theRocky Mountains, north of Sante Fe. Later that year, he wrote a poem for hisself-published memoir, The Thrill of the Chase. It contained nine clues aboutthe treasure box's whereabouts. One stanza reads like this: Begin it where warmwaters halt/And take it in the canyon down/Not far, but too far to walk/Put inbelow the home of Brown.
A few months later, a story about the treasure appeared in a magazine.Since then, Fenn has received thousands of e-mails from treasure hunters. Somerequest more clues to the box. But mostly "people thanked me for bringingtheir family together," he says with a self-comforting smile on his face.
In April, Fenn told a crowd at an Albuquerque bookstore that two groupsof treasure hunters had gotten within 500 feet of the chest. "They walkedright by it," he said.
Fenn is confident thatthe treasure will be unearthed eventually and says it will take theright combination of cunning and perseverance. "It will be discovered by someone who has read the clues carefullyand successfully. But nobody is going to happen upon it," hepredicts. .
He hopes that whoeverfinds the loot will relish the riches and the adventure of finding them.
Who was a fighter pilot during the Vietnam War according to the passage?
Skippy.
Robin Olds.
Sante Fe.
Forrest Fenn.
此题是问：根据文章可知，谁是越南战争中的空军飞行员？根据关键词Vietnam War定位到文章第二段，可知本句是说Fortest Fenn从小就崇拜二战中的空军飞行员Robin Olds，然后模仿他的偶像在越南战争期间当了空军飞行员。故越南战争中的飞行员就是Fortest Fenn.
Which of the following is closet oin meaning to the underlined phrase “topped off” in PARAGRAPH FIVE?
Filled. .
Covered.
Fixed.
Decorated.
此题是问：与文中第五段画线短语top off意思最接近的是哪一个？根据后面的文章可知，Fenn想让人们寻宝，可见他应该是在盒子中装满了珠宝首饰，故可推知fill更合适，fill (sth) with (sth)。使充满，装满，注满，填满”。
Why did Fenn design a treasure hunt after he was diagnosed with cancer?
He enjoyed adventures and couldn't help doing it. .
He wanted to help himself and game- and telly-addicted kids. '
He wanted to get the kids out of the game room to play with him.
He thought it could bring him hope, excitement and a longer life.
此题是问：为什么Fenn在被诊断为癌症之后设计了一个寻宝计划？根据diagnosed with cancer可定位到文章第三段，可知，Fenn设计寻宝活动是为了在自己临死之前寻找创造一些刺激和希望，并且希望孩子们离开游戏室，多进行户外活动。
What did Fenn enjoy most from treasure hunters according to the passage?
Their requests about more clues.
Their tremendous interest in the game.
Their news about getting their family closer.
Their numerous emails about their perseverance.
此题是问：根据文章可知，寻宝者给Fenn带来的最大的乐趣是什么？根据文章第六段可知，Fenn收到很多来信，有些是问寻宝线索，但是更多人是来感谢他使自己的家人更加亲近的。说到此时．Fenn的脸上露出了欣慰的笑容，故可推出，使寻宝者家庭成员之间更加亲近使他得到的乐趣最大。
What does the underlined word "it" in the last but two paragraphs refer to?
The riches.
The treasure.
The adventure.
The treasure discovery.
此题是问：文章中画线的it指代的是什么？定位画线it所在句子，Fenn is confident that thetreasure will be unearthed eventually and says it will take the rightcombination of cunning and perseverance．指的是宝物的发现这个过程是需要技巧和坚持的巧妙结合的，故it指的是宝物发现。