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Thepolardarknesswhichhidesthiscontinentforthesixwintermonthswillbedefeatedbyhugebatteriesoflight,andmakepossibletheestablishingofair-fieldsforthefutureinter-continentalairservicesbymakingtheseareasaslightasday.
Theclimateisnotlikelytoofferaseriousproblem,fortheexplorerAdmiralByrdhasshownthattheclimateispossibleevenformencompletelyuntrainedforexpeditionsintothosefrozenwastes.Byrdevenmakessurethatitisprobablythemosthealthyclimateintheworld,forthecoldofthousandsofyearshassterilize(给……消毒)thiscontinenttomakeitabsolutelygerm-free.Soordinaryandextraordinarysicknessanddiseasesfromwhichmansuffersinotherzoneswithdifferentclimatesareunknownhere.
Plansarealreadyonfoottosetuppermanentbasesontheseashoresofthiscontinent,andwhatsofewyearsagowasregardedasa“deadcontinent”nowpromisestobeamostactivecentreofhumanlife.
【语篇解读】 自从南极洲被发现,人类经过不断探索,慢慢地揭开了它的神秘面纱,人们发现几年前还被认为是“死亡大陆”的南极洲,现在有望成为一个最活跃的人类生活中心。
1.WhendidmandiscovertheAntarctic?
A.In100B.C.
B.Inthe21stcentury.
C.About100yearsago.
D.Atthebeginningofthe19thcentury.
解析:
细节理解题。
由第一段第一、二句可知,第三句的主语Theheroicage指的是ThediscoveryoftheAntarctic(发现南极洲);
再根据第三句“Theheroicage,morethanacenturyold,isalreadypassing.”(这个已经一个多世纪的英雄时代已成为过去)可知,南极洲的发现是在一百多年前。
答案:
C
2.WhatdoestheauthorsayabouttheAntarcticexplorationintheheroicage?
A.Itdidn'
ttakeexplorersmucheffort.
B.Itmightdependonthedogsratherthanmotors.
C.Itbeganintheaidofadvancedscienceandtechnology.
D.ItprovedthattheAntarcticwasthemostinterestingspot.
推理判断题。
根据第一段最后一句可知,将来到南极洲的交通方式很可能是机动车辆,而不是早期发现它时所用的狗拉雪橇。
由此可以推断出,最初发现南极洲新大陆的时候依靠的是狗而不是机动车辆。
B
3.WhatdoweknowabouttheAntarctic?
A.Itsclimatemakespeoplesufferfrommanydiseases.
B.Itsexplorationdoesn'
trequiregreatcourage.
C.Ithasbeensuitableformotorvehicletraffic.
D.Itcanhavemanymetalsandminerals.
根据第二段第三句中的“itwillbepossibletoexplorethevastresources,likecopper,coal,uranium,andmanyotherores”可知,南极洲有许多金属和矿物质。
D
4.WhatisbeingplannedfortheAntarcticcontinent?
A.Settingupsomepermanentbasesontheshores.
B.Buildingroadsforwalkingalongtheseashores.
C.Settingupseveralactivebusinesscentres.
D.Mappingthecoastandthewholecontinent.
根据最后一段第一句中的“Plansarealreadyonfoottosetuppermanentbasesontheseashoresofthiscontinent,”可知,人类现在计划在南极洲的海岸建立永久性的基地。
A
Ⅱ.完形填空
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【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍自己尴尬地接受让座的一次经历。
作者没准备好接受自己已经年迈的事实,所以一直认为自己还年轻,但其实不然。
有一次,在公交上,小女孩给作者让座,作者纠结自己该不该接受,感到十分尴尬,最后经过心理斗争接受让座,并怀着羞愧下了车。
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