7.Antarctica(南极) is like no other place in the world.It is (41)D.It is very big.It is like the United States and Australia together.Antarctica is the (42)C place in the world.The temperature is sometimes-87℃.August and September are the coldest months because there is no (43)A.
Antarctica is the highest continent,about 10,000feet high.Antarctica also has very strong winds.The wind sometimes (44)B as fast as two hundred miles an hour.It is also the driest place in the world.
Antarctica is also (45)A.There are huge glaciers and ice everywhere.A glacier is an area of ice that (46)D slowly.The ice and glaciers are beautiful.But most plants and land animals cannot(47)C 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 (48)D any one country.(49)B,every country owns Antarctica.More than twenty countries have stations in Antarctica.A station is a place where scientists do experiments.The(50)A are the only people who live in Antarctica.
Life on an Antarctica station is (51)A It is like life on a space station.The sun shines for six months,and then it is (52)Bfor six months.People usually have problems with sleeping and eating.They eat more (53)D they are not busy.In an emergency,it is hard to get (54)C.Once,an American doctor Nielsen realized she was(55)C.She had cancer.It was winter,and airplanes could not(56)A in Antarctica.Dr.Nielsen had no choice but to (57)B.An airplane dropped medicine to her,and she had to(58)D herself.Several months later,Dr.Nielsen(59)C 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 (60)B this unusual place,but they don't want to live there!
41.A.strange | B.flat | C.terrible | D.unique |
42.A.greatest | B.cleanest | C.coldest | D.worst |
43.A.sun | B.air | C.water | D.food |
44.A.comes | B.blows | C.rises | D.drops |
45.A.empty | B.dangerous | C.noisy | D.important |
46.A.forms | B.happens | C.shakes | D.moves |
47.A.remain | B.produce | C.live | D.change |
48.A.depend on | B.complete with | C.appeal to | D.belong to |
49.A.Above all | B.In fact | C.For example | D.On average |
50.A.scientists | B.hunters | C.fishermen | D.sailors |
51.A.hard | B.interesting | C.normal | D.active |
52.A.day | B.night | C.vacation | D.winter |
53.A.while | B.so | C.though | D.because |
54.A.messages | B.replies | C.help | D.relief |
55.A.alone | B.anxious | C.sick | D.hungry |
56.A.land | B.remain | C.stand | D.fly |
57.A.continue | B.stay | C.work | D.adjust |
58.A.took pride in | B.felt sorry for | C.pay attention to | D.took care of |
59.A.referred | B.traveled | C.returned | D.drove |
60.A.remember | B.visit | C.control | D.save |