1 . Antarctica (南极洲) is like no other place in the world.It is _______. It is very big. It is like the United States and Australia together. Antarctica is the _______ place in the world. The temperature is sometimes -1250F (-87℃). August and September are the coldest months because there is no _______.
Antarctica is the highest continent, about 10,000 feet high. Antarctica also has very strong winds. The wind sometimes _______ as fast as two hundred miles an hour. It is also the driest place in the world.
Antarctica is also _______. There are huge glaciers (冰川) and ice everywhere. A glacier is an area of ice that _______ slowly. The ice and glaciers are beautiful. But most plants and land animals cannot _______ on the ice. There are no trees, no rivers, and no cities in Antarctica.Only penguins and other sea birds live there.
Antarctica does not _______ any one country._______, every country owns Antarctica. More than twenty countries have stations in Antarctica. A station is a place where scientists do experiments. The ________ are the only people who live in Antarctica.
Life on an Antarctica station is ________. It is like life on a space station. The sun shines for six months, and then it is ________ for six months. People usually have problems with sleeping and eating. They eat more ________ they are not busy.In an emergency, it is hard to get ________. Once, an American doctor Nielsen realized she was ________. She had cancer. It was winter, and airplanes could not ________ in Antarctica. Dr. Nielsen had no choice but to ________. An airplane dropped medicine to her, and she ________ herself. Several months later, Dr. Nielsen ________ to the United States to get special medical help.
Today, ships go to Antarctica during the summer months from November to February.People want to ________ this unusual place,but they don’ t want to live there!
1. A.strange | B.flat | C.terrible | D.unique |
2. A.greatest | B.cleanest | C.coldest | D.worst |
3. 4. A.comes | B.blows | C.rises | D.drops |
5. A.empty | B.dangerous | C.noisy | D.important |
6. A.forms | B.happens | C.shakes | D.moves |
7. A.remain | B.produce | C.live | D.change |
8. A.depend on | B.compete with | C.appeal to | D.belong to |
9. A.Above all | B.In fact | C.For example | D.On average |
10. A.scientists | B.hunters | C.fishermen | D.sailors |
11. A.hard | B.interesting | C.normal | D.active |
12. A.day | B.night | C.vacation | D.winter |
13. A.while | B.so | C.though | D.because |
14. A.messages | B.replies | C.help | D.relief |
15. A.alone | B.anxious | C.sick | D.hungry |
16. A.land | B.remain | C.stand | D.fly |
17. A.continue | B.stay | C.work | D.adjust |
18. A.took pride in | B.felt sorry for | C.paid attention to | D.took care of |
19. A.referred | B.traveled | C.returned | D.drove |
20. A.remember | B.visit | C.control | D.save |