Beatriz Flamini is a climber. She entered a cave (洞穴) in southern Spain on November 21, 2021, to spend 500 days alone there. The cave is about 70 meters underground. Flamini was monitored (监控) from far away by a group of scientists — to explore the effects of being alone on the human body and mind.

Flamini was 48 years old when she went down, and 50 when she completed the challenge on April 14, 2023. Flamini described the experience as “excellent, unbeatable”. She even told reporters that she had never thought of stopping halfway. “In fact, I didn’t want to come out,” Flamini said.

Flamini’s months in the cave were spent in silence. A team of scientists from the universities of Almería, Granada and Murcia kept in touch with her using “special” messaging technology. They provided food for her. Flamini spent her days reading, drawing, exercising, knitting hats and recording herself with two GoPro cameras. A technical problem forced Flamini to 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”. It wants to study “how someone would fare (进展) going solo underground for so long.” Psychologists, researchers, physical trainers and cave experts with Timecave studied Flamini’s recordings to watch and check her health. Flamini said she would continue to let doctors study the physical and mental (心理上的) effect of her time in the cave — before planning her next caving projects.

1.What was Flamini’s purpose of staying in the cave?

A To get some quiet time.

B To do scientific research.

C To explore the deep cave.

D To build up her health.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句的“by a group of scientists — to explore the effects of being alone on the human body and mind”可知，弗拉米尼住在洞穴里期间，有科学家远程监控观察她，以便于探索孤独对于人体和心灵的影响。由此可知，她待在洞穴里的目的是为了做一项科学研究。故选B。

2.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。根据第二段最后两句，弗拉米尼说她从未想过中途放弃，事实上她不是很想从洞穴里出来，由此可知弗拉米尼非常享受她的这次经历。故选C。

3.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A What Flamini did in the cave.

B How Flamini felt in the cave.

C Why Flamini didn’t want to come out.

D What Flamini said in her videos.

解析：选A。A段落大意题。该段主要描述了弗拉米尼在洞穴中主要做些什么。故选A。

4.What does the underlined word “pause” mean?

A Organize.

B Stop.

C Choose.

D Control.

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。根据后面的“She spent eight days in a tent,without making contact with anyone, before returning to the cave.”可知，在返回洞穴之前，弗拉米尼在帐篷里呆了八天，没有与任何人接触，由此我们可推测之前由于某种原因她在洞穴的经历“中断”了八天。故选B。

5.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A Living in caves will become popular.

B No bad effect was found about living in caves.

C The project “Timecave” needs more volunteers.

D Flamini will spend time in caves in the future.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据最后一句“she wpi;d continue to let doctors study the physical and mental effect of her time in the cave — before planning her next caving projects.”可推断，弗拉米尼将来还会参与入住洞穴的项目。故选D。