【题目】书面表达(20分)
随着社会主义新农村的建设，我的家乡――泰兴发生了翻天覆地的变化，请以“My hometown”为题，根据以下信息，写一篇介绍家乡的短文。
位置 | 长江(the Changjiang River)以北 |
社会状况 | 1．人们勤劳、诚实，对彼此友好。 2．人们过着现代化的生活，吃得健康，穿的衣服时尚舒服，许多家庭拥有自己的小汽车。 3．在市区……(至少写两点)；在乡村，鸟语花香，每年有成千上万的游客来欣赏乡村 美景。 4．孩子们可以受到好的教育。 5．以银杏(ginkgoes)而闻名 |
感想 | 1． 希望家乡越来越美。 2． ……… |
要求：短文内容要包含以上信息，语句通顺，不少于80词。
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The Exploration of Antarctica(南极洲) | |
1773 | James Cook crossed the Antarctic Circle, but he didn’t see land. |
1898 | Adrien de Gerlache and his members were trapped in the Antarctic. They became the first to spend an Antarctic winter. |
1911 | Norwegian Roald Amundsen led a five-man expedition that reached the South Pole for the first time. |
1929 | Richard E.Byrd and three others from the US became the first to fly over the South Pole |
1935 | Caroline Mikkelsen from Norway became the first woman to arrive in Antarctica with her husband. |
1947 | The US sent the largest ever expedition of over 4,700 men, 13 ships and 23 airplanes to Antarctica. They took many photos to make a map. |
1957－1958 | 12 countries built over 60 space stations in Antarctica. It became the beginning of international work in Antarctica. |
1997 | Boerge Ousland from Norway became the first person to cross Antarctica unsupported. |
March 2007－ March 2009 | International Polar Year-Researchers got the opportunity to work in both polar places or work in summer and winter. |
【1】 _______ is from the United States of America.
A. Boerge Ousland B. Richard E. Byrd
C. Roald Amundsen D. James Cook
【2】The underlined word “opportunity” means “______”.
A. chance B. advice C. guide D. plan
【3】 ______ is the first woman to get to Antarctica.
A. Roald Amundsen B. Boerge Ousland
C. Caroline Mikkelsen D. Adrien de Gerlache
【4】Which is WRONG according to the passage?
A. There were more than 60 space stations in Antarctica in the 1950s
B. Roald Amundsen was the first to fly over the South Pole.
C. Americans took many photos in the Antarctic to make a map.
D. Adrien de Gerlache was the first to spend an Antarctic winter.
【5】The main idea of the passage is _____.
A. how to get to the Antarctic
B. the way of the exploration of Antarctica
C. the people who got to the Antarctic
D. the history of the exploration of Antarctica