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Antarctica is like no other place in the world. It is __1__. It is very big. It is like the United States and Australia together. Antarctica is the__2__place in the world. The temperature is sometimes－125°F (－87℃)．August and September are the coldest months because there is no__3__.
Antarctica is the highest continent, about 10,000 feet high. Antarctica also has very strong winds. The wind sometimes __4__ as fast as two hundred miles an hour. It is also the driest place in the world.
Antarctica is also__5__. There are huge glaciers and ice everywhere. A glacier is an area of ice that __6__ slowly. The ice and glaciers are beautiful. But most plants and land animals cannot__7__ 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 __8__ any one country. __9__， every country owns Antarctica. More than twenty countries have stations in Antarctica. A station is a place where scientists do experiments. The __10__ are the only people who live in Antarctica.
Life on an Antarctica station is __11__. It is like life on a space station. The sun shines for six months, and then it is__12__ for six months. People usually have problems with sleeping and eating. They eat more __13__ they are not busy. In an emergency, it is hard to get__14__. Once, an American doctor Nielsen realized she was __15__. She had cancer. It was winter, and airplanes could not __16__ in Antarctica. Dr. Nielsen had no choice but to__17__. An airplane dropped medicine to her, and she__18__ herself. Several months later, Dr. Nielsen__19__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__20___ 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．A.sun B．air
C．water D．food
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
★文中我不认识的词汇有：_______________________________________________
★文中我不理解的句子有：（在文中用横线划出）
【文章大意】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了南极洲的生活是怎样的。
1．解析：选D　由上文中的“like no other place in the world”可知，南极洲不像地球上的其他任何地方，它非常“独特(unique)”。
2．解析：选C　由下文中的“The temperature is sometimes－125°F (－87℃)”可知，南极洲是世界上“最冷的(coldest)”地方。
3．解析：选A　由该空前的“the coldest months”可知，八、九月份是一年中最冷的季节，因为那时没有“太阳(sun)”。
4．解析：选B　由上文中的“very strong winds”可知，南极地区有强风，风“刮(blows)”的速度有时能达到每小时200英里。
5．解析：选A　由下文中的“There are no trees, no rivers ... Only penguins and other sea birds live there”可知，南极洲非常“空旷(empty)”。
6．解析：选D　由常识可知，冰川缓慢地“移动(moves)”。
7．解析：选C　大多数植物和陆地动物不能在冰上“生存(live)”。
8．解析：选D　由下文中的“every country owns Antarctica”可知，南极洲不“属于(belong to)”任何一个国家。
9．解析：选B　“事实上(In fact)”，所有的国家都拥有南极洲的主权。
10．解析：选A　 由上文中的“where scientists do experiments”可知，很多科学实验都在科考站里进行。所以，“科学家(scientists)”是唯一生活在南极洲的人。
11．解析：选A　由下文中的“It is like life on a space station”以及本段的描述可知，南极洲的生活非常“艰难(hard)”。
12．解析：选B　由上文中的“The sun shines for six months”可知，太阳照射六个月，然后就是半年的漫漫长“夜(night)”。
13．解析：选D　从该空后的“they are not busy”可知，他们吃得很多是“因为(because)”无事可做。
14．解析：选C　由上文中的“emergency”可知，在遇到紧急情况时，很难得到“援助(help)”。
15．解析：选C　由下文中的“cancer”可知，这位美国博士意识到自己“病了(sick)”。
16．解析：选A　在冬季，飞机难以在南极洲“降落(land)”。
17．解析：选B　由上文可知她无法乘飞机离开，所以只能“待(stay)”在那儿。
18．解析：选D　由上文中的“cancer”和“medicine”可知，飞机把药品空投给她，她只好一个人“照顾(took care of)”自己。
19．解析：选C　由本空后的“the United States”可知，几个月后，她才“返回(returned)”美国，得到了专门的治疗。
20．解析：选B　与本空后的live构成对比，人们乐意“游览(visit)”这片特殊的地方，但是没有人愿意住在这里。