Members of China’s 40th Antarctic scientific team set off on November 1, 2023. The team is expected to arrive around December. They plan to finish the task in four months and return in April, 2024. This is the first time the country’s Antarctic research task will be carried out by three ships. While two icebreakers with more than 460 researchers started from Shanghai, the other ship with materials for the new research station left from Zhangjiang.
The team’s key task is building a new research station within 60 days in Antarctica. The new station will be built near the Ross Sea in the east Antarctic. It will be China’s fifth Antarctic research station, following the Great Wall set up in 1985, Zhongshan in 1989, Kunlun in 2009 and Taishan in 2014. It will be built for environmental monitoring (监控) and protection.
The building of the new research station is very important. Depending on the station, the team will carry out scientific research work on ocean environment, ocean ecosystem (生态系统) and other areas. They will also do a survey about the effect of climate change on the Antarctic ecosystem.
International cooperation is of great significance to the task. The team will work with other countries on the scientific research. They will work together on the frontier fields of Antarctic science with Norway and Australia. They will also cooperate in logistics (后勤) support with other countries, such as the USA, the UK and so on.
31. How long will the scientific team stay in Antarctica?
A.For one month. | B.For two months. |
C.For three months. | D.For four months. |
32. China builds the fifth Antarctic research station to________.
A.protect the whales in the Ross Sea |
B.monitor and protect the environment |
C.carry out the frontier field s of science |
D.take the place of the Great Wall Station |
33. What will the scientific team survey about?
A.How the station benefits the ocean ecosystem. |
B.How the climate changes in the east Antarctic. |
C.How human activities influence the ocean environment. |
D.How climate change influences the Antarctic ecosystem. |
34. What does the underlined word “significance” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A.Importance. | B.Challenge. | C.Quality. | D.Danger. |
35. Which can be the best title for the passage?
A.China Cooperates with Other Countries |
B.China Offers Support to Other Countries |
C.China Starts Its 40th Antarctic Research |
D.China Speeds up Its Ocean Scientific Research |