Question

In the most southern part of our planet, there’s a place that’s covered with snow and ice all year round. But it has the clearest and cleanest air. Amazingly, in this place, the sun sometimes hangs even in the midnight sky. This place is Antarctica (南極洲): the coldest, windiest and harshest (惡劣的) place on the Earth.

As the world’s least-known place, Antarctica is of great interest to scientists around the world. In 1983, China joined the Antarctic Treaty (《南極條約》). The treaty made Antarctica a peaceful place for member countries to do scientific research. During 30 years, China has sent many scientists to Antarctica. They mostly look at the resources under the icy land and do research about climate change and marine (海洋的) biology.
Antarctica is a place with fantastic views. However, life there is very hard. Food is one of the biggest problems. Frozen (速凍) food which can be heated easily is people’s daily food. Fresh vegetables are hard to grow in the cold weather. Therefore, scientists often eat dried or canned vegetables.
Sleep is also troublesome. In Antarctica, summer lasts from November to March. During this period, Antarctica points to the sun and receives sunlight 24 hours a day. In order to get some sleep, scientists cover the windows with black plastic cloth to create “night”.
Working in Antarctica is dangerous, especially when meeting gale-force (七級以上的) winds. Sometimes the wind is even stronger than a typhoon. It can easily blow people away. So there are ropes that connect buildings of some research stations. People can hold these ropes to keep their balance in forceful winds.
What’s more, communicating with others is difficult. Without cables and Internet in some research stations, two-way radios are the only tools to communicate. If people want to say hello to friends and relatives, they can use satellite phones.
Although it is challenging to work in Antarctica, scientists’ passion to learn about this mysterious land will never end. It is hopeful that one day they will step every corner of this icy land.
小題1:From Paragraph 1, we learn that the Antarctica ______.

A．is covered with snow and ice

B．rains heavily from time to time

C．has little wind most of the time

D．has sunshine during every night

小題2:Scientists from China go to Antarctica to _____.

A．find out ways to control water pollution

B．research climate change and marine biology

C．grow plants and vegetables in special condition

D．stop the hunters from killing the marine biology

小題3:In order to sleep well in Antarctica, the scientists have to _____.

A．wear more clothes to keep warm

B．cover the windows with black cloth

C．connect research stations with ropes

D．eat more fried and canned vegetables

小題4:We can replace (替換) the underlined word passion in the last paragraph with       .

A．strong love

B．full preparation

C．pleasant introduction

D．amazing imagination

小題5:The passage is mainly about       .

A．view of the Antarctica

B．exploring the Antarctica

C．how to survive in the Antarctica

D．climate changes of the Antarctica

Answer 1

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:B

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了科學家們對南極洲充滿了興趣。雖然有食物，交流，睡眠等問題但科學家們了解這塊神秘土地的激情永遠不會結束。
小題1:細節理解題。根據短文第一段In the most southern part of our planet, there’s a place that’s covered with snow and ice all year round.可知南極洲常年覆蓋著冰雪，故選A。
小題2:細節理解題。根據第二段They mostly look at the resources under the icy land and do research about climate change and marine (海洋的) biology. 他們主要是看看在冰冷的土地下的資源，做氣候變化和海洋生物學的研究。故選B。
小題3:細節理解題。根據第四段In order to get some sleep, scientists cover the windows with black plastic cloth to create “night”描述，可知為了睡眠,科學家們用黑色塑料布蓋到窗戶上以創建夜晚。故選B。
小題4:細節理解題。根據最后一段Although it is challenging to work in Antarctica, scientists’ passion to learn about this mysterious land will never end.描述，可知雖然在南極洲工作是有挑戰的，科學家們了解這塊神秘土地的激情永遠不會結束。對比四個選項，故選A
小題5:標題歸納題。根據短文的主要內容，故選B，