After spending almost a year-and-a-half in near-total isolation(隔离) some 230 feet underground, Beatriz Flamini came out of a cave in southern Spain.

The climber and mountaineer had entered the cave in Granada on Nov. 21, 2021, determined to spend 500 days alone. Flamini was 48 years old when she went down, and 50 when she officially completed the challenge on Friday. She described the experience as “excellent, unbeatable”, telling reporters that she never even considered hitting the panic button.

Flamini’s months in the cave were spent in silence — but not without remote supervision. A team of scientists from the universities of Almería, Granada and Murcia kept in touch with her using “special, limited” messaging technology. They delivered food — including special treats like pears and fresh eggs. She spent her days reading, drawing, exercising, knitting hats and recording herself with two GoPro cameras. Before going underground, she told her team not to contact her under any circumstances. But a technical problem forced Flamini to briefly pause the challenge around Day 300. She spent eight days in a tent, without making contact with anyone, before returning to the cave. Flamini says she spoke only when recording videos.

Flamini’s experience is part of a project called “Timecave”, which the AP says aims to study “how someone would fare going solo underground for so long”. A spokesperson for the project told the Spanish news agency EFE that the isolation experiment was Flamini’s own idea. Psychologists, researchers, physical trainers and cave experts with Timecave studied Flamini’s recordings to monitor her well-being. And EFE reports that scientists at Spanish universities and a Madrid-based sleep clinic are studying her experience to determine the impact of social isolation and “extreme temporary disorientation (迷惑)” on things like perception of time. Flamini said she will continue to let doctors study the physical and mental impact of her time in the cave — before planning her next mountaineering and caving projects.

1.What did Flamini think of the experience?

A She thought it awful.

B She wouldn’t do it again.

C She enjoyed it a lot.

D She could hardly stand it.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句的“She described the experience as ‘excellent, unbeatable,’ telling reporters that she never even considered hitting the panic button.”可知，弗拉米尼形容这次经历“非常棒，无与伦比”，她甚至根本没想过按紧急按钮。由此可推断她很享受这次经历。故选C。

2.What didn’t Flamini do in the cave?

A She did some leisure activities.

B She kept in touch with the scientists.

C She cooked some food like eggs.

D She posted some videos online.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知，弗拉米尼待在洞穴里的500天期间，她会通过“特殊的、有限的”信息技术与外面的科学家保持联系，她读书、画画、锻炼、编织帽子等；她还会煮一些食物。她还用两台摄像机拍摄视频，但未提及发布视频到网上。故选D。

3.What’s the last paragraph mainly about?

A Why Flamini conducted the experiment.

B The content of the project Timecave.

C How Flamini made it through.

D The research findings of Timecave.

解析：选A。A段落大意题。根据最后一段中的关键词句“Flamini’s experience is part of a project called ‘Timecave’”“the isolation experiment was Flamini’s own idea”以及最后两句，科学家们正在研究她的经历，以确定社会孤立和“极端暂时的迷失方向”对时间感知等方面的影响等，可知，本段主要介绍了弗拉米尼实施这次洞穴独居实验的原因。故选A。

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A Woman Spent 500 Days Alone in a Cave for Science.

B Spanish Athlete Enjoys Living Alone in the Wild.

C What Was It Like to Live in Isolation for 500 Days?

D Project Timecave Conducted a New Research.

解析：选A。A主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了西班牙一名女登山运动员独居洞穴500天的相关情况，结合最后一段可知，该实验是为了科学研究。故选A。