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【题目】In the most 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 Antarctica (南极洲): the coldest, windiest and harshest (恶劣的) place on the Earth.

As the world's least-known place, Antarctica is of great interest to scientists around the world. During 30 years, China has sent many scientists to Antarctica. They mostly look at the resources under the icy land and do research about climate change and marine (海洋的) biology.

Antarctica is a place with fantastic views. However, life there is very hard. Food is one of the biggest problems. Frozen food which can be heated easily is people's daily food. Fresh vegetables are hard to grow in the cold weather.

Sleep is also difficult. In Antarctica, summer lasts from November to March. During this period, 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 Antarctica is dangerous, especially when meeting gale-force (七级以上的) winds. They can easily blow people away. So there are ropes that connect buildings of some research stations. People can hold these ropes to keep their balance in forceful winds.

What's morel 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 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 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 Antarctica to _______.

A. find out ways to control water pollution B. research climate change and marine biology

C. grow plants and vegetables in special condition D. stop the hunters from killing the marine life

【3】In order to sleep well in 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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】这篇短文主要介绍了科学家们对南极洲充满了兴趣。虽然有食物，交流，睡眠等问题，但科学家们了解这块神秘土地的激情永远不会结束。

【1】根据第一段的In the most southern part of our planet, there's a place covered with snow and ice all year round和This place is Antarctica (南极洲): the coldest, windiest and harshest (恶劣的) place on the Earth.可知，南极洲被冰雪覆盖。故答案选A。

【2】根据第二段的China has sent many scientists to Antarctica. They mostly look at the resources under the icy land and do research about climate change and marine biology可知，中国科学家主要是要了解南极洲气候变化和海洋生物。故答案选B。

【3】根据第四段的In order to get some sleep, scientists cover the windows with black plastic cloth to create “night”.可知，为了能够睡着，科学家要在窗户上加上黑色的塑料布。故答案选B。

【4】根据最后一段的scientists' passion to learn about this mysterious land will never end可知，科学家们对这片神秘土地的热情将永远不会结束。根据句意，结合选项，可知A选项符合题意。故答案选A。