The Exploration of Antarctica(南极洲) 1773 James...

1. _______ is from the United States of America.

A. Boerge Ousland　　　 B. Richard E. Byrd　　　

C. Roald Amundsen　　　 D. James Cook

2.The underlined word “opportunity” means “______”.

A. chance　　　　 B. advice　　　　

C. guide　　　　 D. plan

3. ______ is the first woman to get to Antarctica.

A. Roald Amundsen　　　 B. Boerge Ousland　　

C. Caroline Mikkelsen　　 D. Adrien de Gerlache

4. Which is WRONG according to the passage?

A. There were more than 60 space stations in Antarctica in the 1950s

B. Roald Amundsen was the first to fly over the South Pole.

C. Americans took many photos in the Antarctic to make a map.

D. Adrien de Gerlache was the first to spend an Antarctic winter.

5.The main idea of the passage is _____.

A. how to get to the Antarctic　　　　　　　　

B. the way of the exploration of Antarctica

C. the people who got to the Antarctic　　　　

D. the history of the exploration of Antarctica

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1. _______ is from the United States of America.

A. Boerge Ousland　　　 B. Richard E. Byrd

C. Roald Amundsen　　　 D. James Cook

2.The underlined word “opportunity” means “______”.

A. chance　　　　 B. advice　　　　　 C. guide　　　　 D. plan

3. ______ is the first woman to get to Antarctica.

A. Roald Amundsen　　　 B. Boerge Ousland

C. Caroline Mikkelsen　　 D. Adrien de Gerlache

4.Which is WRONG according to the passage?

A. There were more than 60 space stations in Antarctica in the 1950s

B. Roald Amundsen was the first to fly over the South Pole.

C. Americans took many photos in the Antarctic to make a map.

D. Adrien de Gerlache was the first to spend an Antarctic winter.

5.The main idea of the passage is _____.

A. how to get to the Antarctic

B. the way of the exploration of Antarctica

C. the people who got to the Antarctic

D. the history of the exploration of Antarctica

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Captain James Cook was a great explorer. Before he started exploring, maps of the Pacific Ocean were almost empty. He visited hundreds of islands across the Pacific Ocean and put them in the correct places on the map. He made maps of the coastlines of Australia and New Zealand. James Cook was born in England in 1728. His parents were poor farm workers. When James was 18, he found a job on a coastal ship. He worked on the ship until he was 27 years old, and then he joined the navy. He fought in Canada in a war against France, and he mapped some of the eastern coasts of Canada. In 1768, King George made him Captain(船长) of a ship and sent him to the Pacific. He was gone for nearly three years. When he returned, he was regarded as a national hero.

He started his third journey in 1776. On this trip he visited Hawaii. He was the first European to set foot on this beautiful island. Then he mapped the western coast of North America. After that he returned to Hawaii. Unluckily, there was some trouble between the Hawaiians and the white men and they started fighting. In the end, Captain was killed in a fight against the local.

1.In which order did James Cook do the following things?

a. Fought against France.

b. Mapped the western coast of North America.

c. Was made Captain of a ship.

d. Worked on a coastal ship.

A. a c d b　　 B. d a c b

C. b a d c　　 D. d c a b

2. He started exploring when _______.

A. he worked on a coastal ship

B. he was 18 years old

C. he was sent to the Pacific

D. he served in the navy

3.He was considered a national hero because of _______.

A. his experience in Canada

B. his being the first European to visit Hawaii

C. his heroic death

D. his devotion to exploration on the Pacific Ocean

4.Captain Cook was killed by _______.

A. his sailors　 B. the Hawaiians

C. the Canadians D. the French

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The weather of Antarctica(南极洲)is cold, cloudy with heavy snow. Most parts of it are covered with ice sea for 10 months. Though it is dry and seldom rains, scientists in Antarctica have gotten their first crop of vegetables that they grew without earth. As one part of a plan, it will help astronauts to study fresh food about other planets.If the plan is successful, people will have some space to plant vegetables and fruit.

Researchers at Germany's Neumayer Station III say they have planted 3.6 kilograms (about 8pounds) of salad green vegetables, including 18 cucumbers and 70 carrots in a high technology greenhouse(温室)，while the temperatures outside dropped below -200C. In this way, they can eat fresh vegetables in time.

The German Aerospace(航天航空) Center DLR, Daniel Dchubert, which was the leader of the plan, said on Thursday,“Scientists hope to get 4 to 5 kilograms of fruit and vegetables a week in May.Maybe the plan can turn into reality."

While NASA has successful grown green plants on the International Space Station, DLR's Daniel Dchubert says the Antarctic plan decides to produce a wider range of vegetables, such as tomatoes, onions and so on. People might grow them on the Mars or the Moon one day.

We know people depend on agriculture since the beginning of human history.

Without agriculture,people can't live for many years. At the same time, the development of agriculture needed some conditions,including environment, temperature, weather and so on. The technology develops quickly. People will plant the vegetables on the Mars sooner or later.

1.What's the weather like in Antarctica according the passage?

A.Sunny and cold. B.Cool and snowy. C.Dry and rainy. D.Seriously bad.

2.From Daniel Dchubert' s words , we can learn that_________.

A.Antarctic plan will produce more kinds of vegetables

B.more vegetables might be grown on the Sun or the Moon

C.Antarctic plan may be useless to other planets, like the Mars

D.Green plants will be grown on the International Space Station

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.3.6 kilograms is 9 pounds. B.No people are living in Antarctica.

C.People will plant vegetables on the Mars. D.Scientists in Antarctica can't grow vegetables.

4.What' s the meaning of the underlined word“agriculture” in Chinese?

A.航天. B.工业. C.农业 D.服务业.

5.What' s the best title for the passage?

A.Green vegetables in Antarctica. B.Special weather in Antarctica.

C.A great plan about vegetables. D.Planting green vegetables.

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Antarctica(南极洲）is the coldest place on the earth, but every year thousands of tourists go there. Why do they go? There are no famous buildings, no hotels and no restaurants. There are some beaches, but nobody wants to go swimming. Why do people want to take a vacation in Antarctica?

Most people go to see the birds, the animals and the amazing scenery. There are seals(海豹）lying on the ice. There are whales swimming in the ocean. You can also watch penguins jumping into water from icebergs(冰山). It’s one of the last untouched places on the planet.

It’s possible to visit Antarctica by plane, but most people go there by ship. That’s because the ships are comfortable places to stay, and the journey (by sea) is part of the vacation. All tourists visit Antarctica in the summer. In the winter it’s too cold for visitors, but in the summer—from November to March—it’s warmer than many people think. In some parts of Antarctica in January, it’s about 0℃. So it can be warmer there than it is in Beijing in January. When you visit there, you don’t need to bring a lot of special clothes. Instead, you need to bring sunglasses. The sunshine on the snow and ice is very bright.

Tourists are not the only people who go to Antarctica. In the summer months there are about 4,000 scientists and other people living and working there, and a few of them stay for the long, drink winters. Tourists can visit some of these people and learn about their work in this amazing place.

1.Why do most tourists visit Antarctica?

_________________________________________________________

2.How can people go to Antarctica?

_________________________________________________________

3.When is the best time for people to visit Antarctica?

_________________________________________________________

4.It’s warm in Antarctica in July, isn’t it?

_________________________________________________________

5.Who also go to Antarctica besides the tourists?

________________________________________________________

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Antarctica(南极洲) is known for being a vast land of ice and snow, a place too cold for most life. Despite (尽管) this, the continent is slowly starting to turn warm. According to the Guardian, the Antarctic has registered (登记) a new high temperature for the first time on record, prompting fears of climate instability(不稳定性) in the world’s iciest place.

On Feb 9, Brazilian researchers at Seymour Island reported a temperature of 20.75℃ on the icy continent of Antarctica. It was almost a full degree higher than the previous record of 19.8℃, taken on Signy Island in January 1982.

This record-breaking reading was taken at a monitoring (监测) station in the northern part of Antarctica. According to Brazilian soil scientist Carlos Schaefer, the temperature was documented during a 20-year-long research project. The focus of this project is to study the effect that climate change has on the permafrost (永久冻土) within the region. Permafrost is soil that stays frozen for at least two years. Although this is a first record high for Antarctica, Schaefer stressed that “We can’t use this to anticipate (预测) climatic changes in the future. It’s simply a signal that something different is happening in that area.”

But in fact, the last high temperature reading was in the 19℃ range. These higher temperatures can cause ice and glaciers (冰川) in Antarctic regions to melt. The Antarctic peninsula (半岛) —the long finger of land(狭长地带) that stretches towards Argentina（阿根廷）—is most dramatically affected. Scientists saw glaciers that have retreated by more than 100 meters in Discovery Bay where the snow melted in little more than a week, leaving dark exposed rock. This melted ice leads to a rise in sea levels that can threaten the safety of coastal areas. It’s believed to be behind an alarming decline of more than 50 percent in chinstrap penguin (帽带企鹅) colonies, which are dependent on sea ice.

Like American writer Ernest Hemingway once said, “The Earth is a fine place and worth fighting for.” We should do everything we can to help save our planet. Otherwise, it may become too hot for us to fix.

1.What did Brazilian researchers report on Feb 9?

A.Signy Island is the warmest region in the Antarctic.

B.Antarctica hit a record high temperature of 20.75℃.

C.The average temperature of Antarctica ranges from 19.8 C to 20.75℃.

D.Antarctica’s new record temperature is a full degree higher than the previous decade.

2.What’s the main purpose of the 20-year-long research project?

A.To predict possible climatic change in the future.

B.To monitor Antarctica’s contributions to world climate change.

C.To explain why the permafrost may cause glaciers to melt.

D.To examine how the permafrost is influenced by climate change.

3.What does the underlined word “retreated” probably mean?

A.Moved backward. B.Increased in size.

C.Covered a certain area D.Stretched in an opposite direction.

4.According to the text, the melted glacier may lead to________.

A.the pollution of ocean water B.the release of various viruses

C.threats to penguin habitats D.disappearances of coastal cities

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Captain James Cook was a famous English explorer(探险者). He was the first European to visit many Pacific islands. He put these islands on maps around the world.

James Cook was born in1728. His parents were poor farm workers. James started to work on ships as a sailor when he was eighteen. When he was twenty-seven, he went into the navy(舰队). He fought a war in Canada and made maps of some of the eastern coast there.

In1768, the King of England sent him to explore the Pacific Ocean. Cook spent three years on that trip. He went to the Pacific again in 1772 and made maps of the coasts of Australia and New Zealand.

He began his third trip in 1776. This time he went to the North Pacific and made maps of the west coast of North America. When he finished making maps there, he went to Hawaii. Then the sailors and the Hawaiians　 started fighting and some Hawaiians killed Captain Cook.

Captain Cook took gifts to the Pacific Islander·. He gave them cattle, sheep, goats and new plants. He was a very good leader of his men. When Captain Cook died, the world 1ost one of the greatest explorers in history.

Judge the following sentences true( T) or false( F) according to the passage.

1.Captain Cook was an explorer of the Pacific Ocean.

2.Captain Cook was born in Canada.

3.He was an explorer before he worked on ships.

4.He took new plants to the Pacific islands.

5.He made three trips to the Pacific.

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Captain James Cook was a famous English explorer(探险者). He was the first European to visit many Pacific islands. He put these islands on maps around the world.

James Cook was born in1728. His parents were poor farm workers. James started to work on ships as a sailor when he was eighteen. When he was twenty-seven, he went into the navy(舰队). He fought a war in Canada and made maps of some of the eastern coast there.

In1768, the King of England sent him to explore the Pacific Ocean. Cook spent three years on that trip. He went to the Pacific again in 1772 and made maps of the coasts of Australia and New Zealand.

He began his third trip in 1776. This time he went to the North Pacific and made maps of the west coast of North America. When he finished making maps there, he went to Hawaii. Then the sailors and the Hawaiians　 started fighting and some Hawaiians killed Captain Cook.

Captain Cook took gifts to the Pacific Islander·. He gave them cattle, sheep, goats and new plants. He was a very good leader of his men. When Captain Cook died, the world 1ost one of the greatest explorers in history.

Judge the following sentences true( T) or false( F) according to the passage.

1.Captain Cook was an explorer of the Pacific Ocean.

2.Captain Cook was born in Canada.

3.He was an explorer before he worked on ships.

4.He took new plants to the Pacific islands.

5.He made three trips to the Pacific.

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Antarctica (南极洲) is the fifth largest continent on Earth. It is also the coldest, windiest, driest and highest. It is an ice-covered place where no large plants grow, and no land animals live there. Antarctica covers an area of more than 13.6 million square kilometres. It is nearly twice the size of Australia, or one-and-a-half times the size of the United States of America.

Antarctica does not belong to one country, and it has no government. People visit Antarctica – usually as tourists, or to do scientific research – but no one lives there all the time.

Antarctica was the last place to be discovered. It is not certain who first saw Antarctica, but sailors began to map Antarctica’s coast from their ships in the 1800s. The first proved landing was in the mid-1890s.

Over the next few years, several men tried but failed to reach the South Pole, which is the Earth’s southernmost point.

Finally, a team led by Norwegian Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1911. By then, countries around the world were becoming more and more interested in the frozen place, and soon Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom had laid claim（声称）to parts of Antarctica.

As so many nations had made a claim to govern in Antarctica, it was clear that fighting might break out. Diplomats(外交官) from different countries wanted to stop a war from starting, so they began talking about a treaty for Antarctica. A treaty is a written agreement signed by two or more nations.

Several countries had already set up research stations in Antarctica where scientists could live and work. Most scientists worked during the summer months when it was not as cold as in winter. Scientists hoped a treaty would allow them to continue their work and to exchange information with scientists from other countries.

Answer the following questions. (No more than six words)

1.What’s the area of Antarctica?

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2.When did sailors begin to map Antarctica’s coast from their ships?

________________________________________________________________

3.What do we call the Earth’s northernmost point?

________________________________________________________________

4.How many nations had laid claim to parts of Antarctica?

_______________________________________________________________

5.Why did diplomats from different countries begin talking about a treaty for Antarctica?

________________________________________________________________

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Antarctica is in the most southern part of the world. It is like nowhere else on the earth. It is much larger than Europe, and nearly twice the size of Australia. Antarctica is the coldest and windiest place in the world, even colder and windier than the North Pole. In summer, the sun shines for twenty-four hours a day, but in winter it’s completely dark for about three months. Very few plants grow there, but there is some wildlife, including whales, seals and penguins.

When Captain James Cook traveled around Antarctica in the 1770s by ship, he found no one living there. Today, a few scientists work in Antarctica, but they only spend a short time there.

Many scientists are studying the ozone layer, which is getting thinner and thinner worldwide. The biggest “hole” is above Antarctica, and weather there is getting warmer. Scientists think that this cold and lonely place can teach us a lot about the earth and how to keep the earth safe.

1.When did Captain James Cook travel around Antarctica?

A. In the 1670s.　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. In the 1760s.　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. In the 1770s.　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. In the 1780s.

2.The underlined part “ozone layer” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 冻土层　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. 大气层　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. 臭氧层　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. 高压层

3.How many kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage?

A. Two.　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. Three.　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. Four.　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. Five.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Antarctica is much bigger than Australia in size.

B. Scientists spend a long time in Antarctica.

C. There is no plant growing in Antarctica.

D. In winter, it’s dark for about 70 days in Antarctica.

5.Why is the weather in Antarctica getting warmer and warmer?

A. Because there are more and more people living there.

B. Because the ozone layer is being destroyed.

C. Because the sun shines a long time every day there.

D. Because the weather in other places is getting warmer.

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