There are seven continents﹙洲﹚in the world. Among them, Antarctica﹙南极洲﹚is the most special one. It is a world of snow and ice all year round. China has sent many scientists there. They try to find resources﹙资源﹚under the icy land and study climate change and sea biology.

What do they eat?

Scientists don’t have many choices on what they eat. About 60% their food is frozen food. It is easy to heat﹙加热﹚。Meat is common on the menu, while vegetables are not usual. Fresh vegetables are hard to grow in the cold weather. Therefore, people often eat dried and canned vegetables.

How do they sleep?

In Antarctica, summer lasts from November to March. During this time, Antarctica faces the sun and gets sunlight 24 hours of the day. In order to get some sleep,scientists cover the window with black cloth to make “night”.

How do they work?

People can wear warm clothes to be against the cold weather, but they can do little with the strong wind. Sometimes, the wind is even stronger than a typhoon. It can easily blow people away.

So there are ropes﹙绳索﹚that connect some research stations. People can hold these ropes to keep balance in strong winds.

How do they keep in touch with others?

There are no cables or Internet on the frozen continent. So mobiles and computers don’t work there. Scientists usually use two-way radios to communicate at work. If they want to say hello to family and friends, they can use the satellite phones.

1.What do scientists do in Antarctica?

A.They mostly study on the animals and plants there.

B.They mostly find resources and study climate change and sea biology.

C.They mostly find different kinds of lives under the ice and study them.

D.They mostly study on the ice and geography.

2.What kind of vegetables do they usually eat?

A.Fresh vegetables

B.Green vegetables only

C.Dried and canned vegetables

D.They go down the ice to work.

3.What do they do when the day lasts for 24 hours?

A.They work all day long.

B.They find a way to make “night”.

C.They stop working on those days.

D.They go down the ice to work.

4.How do the scientists work on the terrible windy days?

A.They use ropes to help themselves.

B.They just stay in the houses.

C.They use cars and ships to help.

D.They don’t think the wind brings trouble.

5.If scientist wants to say “I love you”to her daughter, what can she use?

A.Mobile phones B.Tow-way radios C.Satellite phones D.Iphones and Ipods.

一、看图听句子，选择与图画内容意思相符的选项。(每个句子读一遍)

二、听句子，选择恰当的答语。(每个句子读一遍)

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

A．No, you cannot.

B．Sure. Here you are.

C．No. Thank you.

7．

[　　]

A．It's cloudy.

B．I don't like this kind of weather.

C．I like rain.

8．

[　　]

A．Good idea.

B．No, I don't like to go.

C．Yes, please.

9．

[　　]

A．Help yourself too.

B．Thank you.

C．Sorry, I don't know.

10．

[　　]

A．Just stay at home.

B．I'm doing my homework.

C．I work as a driver.

三、听对话和对话后的问题，然后选择正确答案。(每段对话和问题读两遍)

11．

[　　]

12．

[　　]

13．

[　　]

A．He joined the Party.

B．He drank a lot.

C．He went to a party.

14．

[　　]

15．

[　　]

A．She would like some fish.

B．She wants the man to buy some fish for her.

C．She asks the man to cook for her.

四、听对话和短文及其后面的问题，然后选择正确答案。(每段对话和短文及问题读两遍)

16．

[　　]

A．He wants to go to London.

B．He wants to go to New York.

C．He wants to go to Tokyo.

17．

[　　]

A．It would be at 5:15.

B．It would be at 3:30.

C．It would be at 5:50.

18．

[　　]

A．It will be held in 2006.

B．It will be held in 2004.

C．It will be held in 2008.

19．

[　　]

A．There were over 500 players in each team.

B．There were more than 150 players in each team.

C．There were more than 50 players in each team.

20．

[　　]

Dear Sir,
I am writing to you about my stay at your hotel. My wife and I arrived on Saturday, May 15^th and stayed for a week. Though we were treated well and found the service excellent, we think there are one or two things we should bring your attention.
1. We hoped for a nice holiday from our busy work lives, and your ad said “comfortable and quiet”. We want to have a chance to enjoy ourselves. However, we were always waken up by the noise every morning. Is it really necessary for the workers to start their repair work so early?
2. We hoped to swim in your “wonderful pool”. To our disappointment(失望), we found that it was closed for the whole time of our stay.
I hope you do not mind my writing to you about these things, but I would be happy if you could give me some explanation(说明). As I said at the start, it is a pity, and your service is so good in other places.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Yours sincerely
Tom Green
【小题1】Who is Mr. Tom Green probably writing this letter to?

One of my father’s favourite sayings as I was growing up was “Try it!” I couldn’t       I didn’t like everything. Whatever it might be, until after I       it. Over the years I’ve come to     I ought to thank him. My      job was just one I decided to try for a few years until I made up my mind to do as a career(职业).      I believed I would work for several years, get married, stay at home, and raise a family, so I        think the job I took mattered that much. I didn’t like the work that would take much of my time. I tried not to make any mistakes. I began to control some basic skills and I was given the chance to move up through the company into different       . I       each new chance with the thought. “ Well, I’ll try it. If I don’t like it , I can always go back to my       position(位置). ” But I was with the same company for the past 28 years. And I’ve   every career change I’ve made. I have discovered I    a large number of different talents and skills that I am never     trying new chances. I have also discovered that if I   what I am doing and work hard at achieving my       , I will succeed. That’s    I am so excited to be a part of Career Fables ,com. I think time has come and I am determined to make it a success.

Conor Grennan was unwilling to be a volunteer(志愿者). The 29-year-old American was not sure if he had the skills or a strong feeling for it.
However, he went to work at an orphanage(孤儿院) in Nepal. His first thought was to make people impressed.
"I thought that if I volunteered just once. I could retell the story over and over," Grennan said in a Huffington Post article.
However, his three-month stay it the orphanage turned into in unusual experience. It was 2004 and Grennan had given up his job to begin a year-long around-the-world trip, His first three months were spent in Nepal.
When he arrived in the village, he knew nothing about the children or the local culture. When he opened the gate of the Little Princes Children's Home, he was faced by the excited children.
The young American ended up caring for 18 children. He later discovered that they were trafficked(被拐卖的)children. So he walked through the mountains with great difficulty to find the kids' families, "I started walking with photos of the kids." he told the Reuters reporter. "I would show up in villages and show photographs around. I went with 24 photos, and I found 24 families."
At the same time, he put his heart into Nepalese culture.
Grennan said, “Volunteering is the single best way to see how the rest of the world lives.”
He also encouraged others to do what he had done. He believes that volunteering needs only making decisions to show up.
Grennan's fight against child-trafficking has changed him. His book, Little Prince, came out last week.
【小题1】At first, Grennan simply wanted to _______by volunteering in Nepal.