Antarctica is the continent which is the most southern area of land on the Earth
and is mostly covered with ice. This is one of the driest and 36 in the world. But people from all over the world come to 37 there. Near the South Pole, three
thousand people live together in a place 38 Amundsen-Scott Station.
The station has libraries, cinemas, shops, sports rooms, canteens and
laboratories(实验室).
There is electricity(电), and they have 39 -- the system that they use to have a
conversation(交谈)with
someone in another place. And they have 40 -- electronic machines that stores
information and uses programs to help them find, organize, or change the
information.
. But the people here 41 travel by car, or train, or bus, because
there aren’t any roads or railways near the
station. They travel by ship, helicopter, plane, or snow tractor, or 42 dogs.
There aren’t 43 trees or
flowers there, but there are hundreds of different birds and other animals.
Most of the people here are 44 . They study plant and animal life and
how ice moves. The ice can tell us about changes in climate. Ray Kingman is an
expert at Amundsen-Scott Station, telling us on the phone, “This is my second
year here. It’s a very interesting and beautiful place, but life is very hard 45 . In the summer we can go swimming in hot
pools of water. We welcome newcomers here for further study of the continent!”
36. A. warm areas
B. coldest places
C. cool areas
D. hottest places
37. A. travel
B. go sightseeing C.
work
D. enjoy themselves
38. A. called
B. call
C. calls
D. calling
39. A. telephones
B. radios
C. televisions D. record players
40. A. printers
B. icons
C. mouses
D. computers
41. A. don’t
B. didn’t
C. weren’t
D. aren’t
42. A. with
B. instead of
C. on
D. in front of
43. A. much
B. any
C. many
D. either
44. A. teachers
B. scientists
C. doctors
D. workers
45. A. during the
autumn season
B. in the springtime
C. in all weathers
D. in the winter