Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once.(将下列词组或单词填入空格。每空限填一词,每词只能填一次。
A) studies B) get C) station D) reach E) environmental |
A 12-man Chinese team landed on the Antarctic icecap peak(南极冰盖最高点) on January 18.They are the first people to 16 the peak of Dome A(冰琼A). It is 4039 meters above sea level(海拔)。
The team built a 17 there to study the changes of the weather, get ice samples(样本) from 150 meters to 200 metres below,and do other 18 . So far, the team has got nearly 100-meter-long ice samples have been able to get samples from the icecap peak in Antarctic and it is very important for people to study the weather changes and 19 changes in this area.
A) can’t B) information C) about D)anything E)other things |
The Chinese scientists have also built a weather study system at the peak. The system can send out 20 about temperature, how strong the wind is, and many 21 about the weather.
The Antarctic icecap makes up 70% of the earth’s fresh water. By studying Dome A, scientists can get the lowest temperature of the earth and other information 22 the world’s weather changes. We 23 get this information from other places on the earth because Dome A is the best place for this kind of studies. So it is very important to land on the peak of Dome