In the most southern part of our planet, there’s a place that’s covered with snow and ice all year round. But it has the clearest and cleanest air. Amazingly, in this place, the sun sometimes hangs even in the midnight sky. This place is Antarctica (南极洲): the coldest, windiest and harshest (恶劣的) place on the Earth.
As the world’s least-known place, Antarctica is of great interest to scientists around the world. In 1983, China joined the Antarctic Treaty (《南极条约》). The treaty made Antarctica a peaceful place for member countries to do scientific research. During 30 years, China has sent many scientists to Antarctica. They mostly look at the resources under the icy land and do research about climate change and marine (海洋的) biology.
Antarctica is a place with fantastic views. However, life there is very hard. Food is one of the biggest problems. Frozen (速冻) food which can be heated easily is people’s daily food. Fresh vegetables are hard to grow in the cold weather. Therefore, scientists often eat dried or canned vegetables.
Sleep is also troublesome. In Antarctica, summer lasts from November to March. During this period, Antarctica points to the sun and receives sunlight 24 hours a day. In order to get some sleep, scientists cover the windows with black plastic cloth to create “night”.
Working in Antarctica is dangerous, especially when meeting gale-force (七级以上的) winds. Sometimes the wind is even stronger than a typhoon. It can easily blow people away. So there are ropes that connect buildings of some research stations. People can hold these ropes to keep their balance in forceful winds.
What’s more, communicating with others is difficult. Without cables and Internet in some research stations, two-way radios are the only tools to communicate. If people want to say hello to friends and relatives, they can use satellite phones.
Although it is challenging to work in Antarctica, scientists’ passion to learn about this mysterious land will never end. It is hopeful that one day they will step every corner of this icy land.
小题1:From Paragraph 1, we learn that the Antarctica ______.
A．is covered with snow and ice
B．rains heavily from time to time
C．has little wind most of the time
D．has sunshine during every night小题2:Scientists from China go to Antarctica to _____.
A．find out ways to control water pollution
B．research climate change and marine biology
C．grow plants and vegetables in special condition
D．stop the hunters from killing the marine biology小题3:In order to sleep well in Antarctica, the scientists have to _____.
A．wear more clothes to keep warm
B．cover the windows with black cloth
C．connect research stations with ropes
D．eat more fried and canned vegetables小题4:We can replace (替换) the underlined word passion in the last paragraph with .
A．strong love
B．full preparation
C．pleasant introduction
D．amazing imagination小题5:The passage is mainly about .
A．view of the Antarctica
B．exploring the Antarctica
C．how to survive in the Antarctica
D．climate changes of the Antarctica
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:B
题目分析：这篇短文主要介绍了科学家们对南极洲充满了兴趣。虽然有食物，交流，睡眠等问题但科学家们了解这块神秘土地的激情永远不会结束。
小题1:细节理解题。根据短文第一段In the most southern part of our planet, there’s a place that’s covered with snow and ice all year round.可知南极洲常年覆盖着冰雪，故选A。
小题2:细节理解题。根据第二段They mostly look at the resources under the icy land and do research about climate change and marine (海洋的) biology. 他们主要是看看在冰冷的土地下的资源，做气候变化和海洋生物学的研究。故选B。
小题3:细节理解题。根据第四段In order to get some sleep, scientists cover the windows with black plastic cloth to create “night”描述，可知为了睡眠,科学家们用黑色塑料布盖到窗户上以创建夜晚。故选B。
小题4:细节理解题。根据最后一段Although it is challenging to work in Antarctica, scientists’ passion to learn about this mysterious land will never end.描述，可知虽然在南极洲工作是有挑战的，科学家们了解这块神秘土地的激情永远不会结束。对比四个选项，故选A
小题5:标题归纳题。根据短文的主要内容，故选B，
