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

35. The man made such a _____ speech that all the audience at the meeting felt _____.

A. boring; boring　 B. boring; bored　　 C. bored ;boring　　　 D. bored ;bored

34. Don’t forget to turn ____ the lights before you leave the office.

A. down　　　 B. off　　　　 C. on　 　　　　D. up

33. --Could you tell me _____ to visit Dr Sun Yatsen’s Mausoleum(陵墓)?

　 　--The day after tomorrow, I think.

　 A. when will you go　　　　　　　 B. when you will go

　 C. when would you go　　　　　　 D. when you would go

32. Audrey Hepburn ____ dancing and focused on acting after her first successful movie.

　 A. gave in　　 B. gave off　　　 C. gave out　　　　 D. gave up

31. I wanted to help those homeless children in the flooded areas,　 ____ I donated my pocket money that I had saved for two months.

　 A. so　　 B. because　　　　 C. since　 D. for

30. It is impossible ____ her ____ the work in half an hour.

A. for; finish 　 B. of; finish　　 C. for; to finish 　　　 D. of; to finish

29. When I came inside the office, they ____ a party for the coming festival.

A. planned　　　 B. were planning　　　　 C. plan　　　　 D. have planned

28. --I do a lot of exercise, eat___　 vegetables and ____　 _meat than I did last year.

--That’s why you’re getting thinner.

A. fewer; more　　 B. more; less　　　　 C. less; more　　　　 D. many; much

27. I don’t know if it ____ tomorrow. If it ____, we’ll go out for a picnic.

A. will rain; won’t rain　　　　　　　　 B. rains; doesn’t rain

C. rains; won’t rain　　　　　　　　　 D. will rain; doesn’t rain