Question

【题目】

At the beginning of November, the 35th Chinese Antarctic expedition (南极科考队) set off for the polar region. This time, one of their main tasks is to build China’s first permanent (永久的) Antarctic airport, Science and Technology Daily reported.

There are more than 20 airports in Antarctica, according to Global Times. But none of them belong to China. China’s polar plane Xueying 601 has to take off and land at Russian airports.

The new airport will help Chinese aircraft take off and land in the South Pole. This will make it easier to transport scientific equipment and do research, Zhang Xia from the Polar Research Institute of China told Global Times.

In order to be environmentally friendly, the airport will be small, said Sun Bo, leader of the research team. It is much smaller than the usual airports in our cities.

However, this doesn’t make it easy to build the airport.

The site of the airport is an ice cap 28 kilometers away from Zhongshan Antarctic Station, Xinhua noted. An ice cap is a thick layer (层) of ice. It covers the land like a quilt. But this “quilt” is always moving Scientists have to find the slowest-moving part of the cap. You can hardly notice the movement of the ice in this area.

The next problem is the snow. The snow on the ice cap can be very thick. Also, it is as soft as cotton, which makes it hard to build a runway for airplanes. Scientists have to use a snow blower (吹雪机) to get rid of the snow on top of the cap. Them, they compact (压紧) the rest of the snow with a road roller-like machine. This way, the snow will be strong and hard enough to build a runway on top of.

【1】What is the main task of the 35th Chinese Antarctic expedition?

A.Transport scientific equipment.B.Do research.

C.Set up a research station.D.Build an airport.

【2】What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A.Why we need to explore Antarctica.

B.Where China’s polar planes take off and land.

C.What the new airport in Antarctica can do.

D.How other countries build their own airports.

【3】The difficulties of building a polar airport include all of the following EXCEPT ________.

A.the weather changes very oftenB.the snow on the ice cap is thick

C.the snow on the ice cap is softD.the ice cap is always moving

【4】What do scientists use a snow blower to do?

A.To make the ice cap stop moving.B.To clear the snow on the ice cap.

C.To compact the snow on the ice cap.D.To wash the runway for airplanes

【5】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.China’s polar plane Xueying 601 has to take off and land at American airports.

B.The airport built in Antarctic is the same size as the usual airports in our cities.

C.To build the airport, scientists have to find the slowest-moving part of the cap.

D.The snow on the ice cap is so thick that it makes building a runway much easier.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

本文讲述了中国第三十五次南极考察队的主要任务是在南极建立飞机场。建立新机场有很多好处，但是在南极建立飞机场有很多困难。

【1】细节理解题。根据This time, one of their main tasks is to build China’s first permanent (永久的) Antarctic airport, Science and Technology Daily reported.可知，中国第三十五次南极考察队的主要任务是在南极建立飞机场，故选D。

【2】概括归纳题。根据The new airport will help Chinese aircraft take off and land in the South Pole.“新机场将帮助中国飞机在南极起降。”可知，第三段主要介绍了新机场的用途，故选C。

【3】推理判断题。根据But this “quilt” is always moving可知，冰盖总是移动，因此D项包括在内。根据The snow on the ice cap can be very thick. Also, it is as soft as cotton, which makes it hard to build a runway for airplanes.可知，冰盖上的雪可能很厚，非常柔软，这使得它很难为飞机建造跑道。因此BC两项包括在内。因此文中没有提到那里的天气变化非常频繁，故选A。

【4】细节理解题。根据Scientists have to use a snow blower (吹雪机) to get rid of the snow on top of the cap.可知，科学家们使用吹雪机，除去雪盖顶部的雪。故选B。

【5】推理判断题。根据China’s polar plane Xueying 601 has to take off and land at Russian airports.可知，中国的极地飞机雪鹰601必须在俄罗斯机场起飞和降落，而不是在美国机场，因此A项不正确。根据It is much smaller than the usual airports in our cities.可知，在南极建立的飞机场比我们平常的机场小，因此B项不正确。根据Scientists have to find the slowest-moving part of the cap.可知，为了建造飞机场，科学家们必须找到移动最缓慢的部分。因此C项是正确的。根据The snow on the ice cap can be very thick. Also, it is as soft as cotton, which makes it hard to build a runway for airplanes.可知，冰盖上的雪很厚，所以很难为飞机建造跑道。因此D项是不正确的。故选C。

认真阅读题干，根据题干要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句或段落，进行分析理解，词义猜测，推理判断和概括归纳，选出正确的选项。例如小题1，根据This time, one of their main tasks is to build China’s first permanent (永久的) Antarctic airport, Science and Technology Daily reported.可知，中国第三十五次南极考察队的主要任务是在南极建立飞机场，故选D。