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【題目】 People often think of the North Pole (北極) and the South Pole as similar frozen (冰凍的) wastelands. They are both places with very cold temperatures and few people live there. However, the North and South Poles are not much alike as people may imagine.

The North Pole has no land, only thick ice. Temperatures seldom go above 32°F, at which water turns into ice. Most of the time, it stays below zero. In winter temperatures are usually as low as -30°F.

Although conditions were very poor, people tried for many centuries to reach the North Pole. About 100 years ago, two men, Robert Peary and Mathew Henson, were able to get to this environment full of troubles and difficulties. They reached the North Pole on March 8th, 1909. It was really a hard trip for them. There are few things more dangerous than crossing the Arctic (北極圈) on foot. People who stayed there may face many problems: very cold temperatures, sudden storms, and even hunger. Most of the area is uninhabited. Few people can live in such a difficult place.

People might think that with such low temperatures for most of the year, the ice would be thick and hard. However, this is not true in the Arctic. The movement of the ocean water under the ice may often cause many different changes on the surface. Sometimes the ice breaks into two opening lanes of water (水道) called “l(fā)eads”. Anyone who falls into a lead can be frozen to death in a few minutes.

【1】This passage is probably from ___________.

A.a book reviewB.a computer magazineC.a school reportD.a science book

【2】According to the passage, what happened about 100 years ago?

A.Two men succeeded（成功）in getting to the North Pole.

B.Temperatures in the North Pole went above 32°F.

C.The environment in the North Pole suddenly became worse.

D.The North Pole changed into thick ice because of the temperatures.

【3】What does the underlined word “uninhabited” probably mean in Chinese?

A.氣候惡劣的B.充滿危險(xiǎn)的C.困難重重的D.無(wú)人居住的

【4】What does this passage mainly talk about?

A.The thick ice in the North Pole.

B.A difficult trip to the North Pole.

C.The real situation in the North Pole.

D.The differences between the North Pole and the South Pole.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

本文介紹了北極的一些惡劣情況，北極是一個(gè)充滿麻煩和困難的環(huán)境，留在那里的人可能會(huì)面臨許多問題:非常冷的溫度，突然的風(fēng)暴，甚至饑餓。很少有人能住在這么困難的地方。

【1】文章來(lái)源。A. a book review一個(gè)書評(píng)；B. a computer magazine電腦雜志；C. a school report一個(gè)學(xué)校的報(bào)告；D. a science book一本科學(xué)書；根據(jù)全文介紹北極的相關(guān)情況，所以應(yīng)該是科學(xué)書上，故選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A. Two men succeeded（成功）in getting to the North Pole.兩個(gè)男人成功到達(dá)北極；B. Temperatures in the North Pole went above 32°F.北極的溫度超過了32華氏度；C. The environment in the North Pole suddenly became worse.北極的環(huán)境突然變壞了；D. The North Pole changed into thick ice because of the temperatures.由于氣溫的原因，北極變成了厚厚的冰層；根據(jù)About 100 years ago, two men, Robert Peary and Mathew Henson, were able to get to this environment full of troubles and difficulties.大約100年前，Robert Peary和Mathew Henson兩個(gè)人來(lái)到了這個(gè)充滿麻煩和困難的環(huán)境。故選A。

【3】詞義辨析題。根據(jù)People who stayed there may face many problems: very cold temperatures, sudden storms, and even hunger. Few people can live in such a difficult place.留在那里的人可能會(huì)面臨許多問題:非常冷的溫度，突然的風(fēng)暴，甚至饑餓。很少有人能住在這么困難的地方。所以應(yīng)該是無(wú)人居住的，故選D。

【4】主旨大意題。A. The thick ice in the North Pole.北極厚厚的冰層；B. A difficult trip to the North Pole.去北極的艱難旅程；C. The real situation in the North Pole.北極的真實(shí)情況；D. The differences between the North Pole and the South Pole.北極和南極之間的差異；通讀全文，可知是講了北極的真實(shí)情況，困難重重，危機(jī)重重。故選C。