Question

三、阅读理解。(20分)

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   In the southern part of our planet,there's a place that's covered with snow and ice all year round. But it has the clearest and cleanest air. Amazingly,in this place,the sun sometimes hangs even in the midnight sky. This place is the Antarctica  (南 极洲) ：the coldest,windiest and harshest (恶劣的) place on the Earth.

   As the world s  least-known place,the Antarctica is of great interest to scientists around the world. In 1983,China joined the Antarctic Treaty (《南极条约》) . The treaty made the Antarctica a peaceful place for member countries to do scientific research. During the 30 years? China has sent many scientists to the Antarctica. They mostly look at the resources under the icy land and do research about climate changes and marine (海洋的) biology.

   The Antarctica is a place with fantastic views. However,life there is very hard. Food is one of the biggest problems. Frozen (速冻) food which can be heated easily is peopled daily food. Fresh vegetables are hard to grow in the cold weather. Therefore,scientists often eat dried or canned vegetables.

   Sleep is also troublesome. In the Antarctica,summer lasts from November to March. During this period,the Antarctica points to the sun and receives sunlight 24 hours a day. In order to get some sleep,scientists cover the windows with black plastic cloth to create “night”.

  Working in the Antarctica is dangerous,especially when meeting gale-force (七 级以上的) winds. Sometimes the wind is even stronger than a typhoon It can easily blow people away. So there are ropes that connect buildings of some research stations. People can hold these ropes to keep theit balance in forceful winds.

  What's more,communicating with others is difficult. Without cables and Internet in some research stations,two-way radios are the only tools to communicate. If people want to say hello to friends and relatives,they can use satellite phones.

   Although it is challenging to work in the Antarctica,scientists' passion to learn about this mysterious land will never end. It is hopeful that one day they will step every corner of this icy land.

() 1. From Paragraph 1 ,we learn that the Antarctica  .

   A. is covered with snow and ice      B. rains heavily from time to time 

  C. has little wind most of the time   D. has sunshine during every night

(    ) 2. Scientists from China go to the Antarctica to  .

   A. find out ways to control water pollution

   B. research climate changes and marine biology

   C. grow plants and vegetables in special conditions

   D. stop the hunters from killing the marine biology

() 3. In order to sleep well in the Antarctica,the scientists have to  .

   A. wear more clothes to keep warm

   B. cover the windows with black cloth

   C. connect research stations with ropes

   D. eat more fried and canned vegetables

() 4. We can replace (替换) the underlined word passion in the last paragraph with  .

   A. strong love             B. full preparation

   C. pleasant introduction   D. amazing imagination

() 5. The passage is mainly about  .

   A. views of the Antarctica

   B. exploring the Antarctica

   C. how to survive in the Antarctica

   D. climate changes of the Antarctica

Answer 1

1.A 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. B

1.A 

(读文中第一段句子 In the southern part of our planet,there's a place that's covered with snow and ice all year round 可知选A. )

2. B 

(读文中第二段句子 During the 30 years,China has sent many scientists to the Antarctica. They mostly look at the resources under the icy land and do research about climate changes and marine biology.可知选 B₀)

3. B 

(由文中第四段句子 In order to get some sleep,scientists cover the windows with black plastic cloth to create “night”，可选   B. )

4. A 

(理解句意，这个词是“激情”的意思。故选A. )

5. B 

(通读全文理解，可知本文介绍了南极洲恶劣的自然环境和 生存环境，但人类不断考察、探索它的资源和海洋生物。故选   B. )