Question

【題目】 How much do you know about the North Pole(北極) and the South Pole? They are both places with very cold temperatures and few people live there. However, the North and South Poles are not much alike as people may imagine.

The North Pole has no land, only thick ice. Temperatures seldom go above 32°F, at which water turns into ice. Most of the time, it stays below zero. In winter temperatures are usually as low as-30°F.

Although conditions were very poor, people tried for many centuries to reach the North Pole. Over 100 years ago, two men, Robert Peary and Mathew Henson, were able to get to this environment full of troubles and difficulties. They reached the North Pole on March 8th, 1909. It was really a hard trip for them.

There are few things more dangerous than crossing the Arctic(北極圈) on foot. People who stayed there may face many problems: very cold temperatures, sudden storms, and even hunger. Most of the area is uninhabited, few people can live in such a difficult place.

People might think that with such low temperatures for most of the year, the ice would be thick and hard. However, this is not true in the Arctic. The movement of the ocean water under the ice may often cause many different changes on the surface. Sometimes the ice breaks into two opening lanes of water(水道) called "leads". Anyone who falls into a lead can be frozen to death in a few minutes.

【1】This passage is probably from ___________________.

A.a book review

B.a science book

C.a school report

D.a computer magazine

【2】According to the passage, what happened over 100 years ago ?

A.Two men succeeded in getting to the North Pole.

B.Temperatures in the North Pole went above 32°F.

C.The environment in the North Pole suddenly became worse.

D.The North Pole changed into thick ice because of the temperatures.

【3】What does the underlined word "uninhabited" mean in Chinese?

A.氣候惡劣的

B.充滿危險的

C.困難重重的

D.無人居住的

【4】The reason for the ice to break into two opening lanes of water is that __________________.

A.the temperature suddenly drops

B.the water under the ice is frozen

C.the ocean water under the ice moves

D.the surface is covered with lots of ice

【5】What does this passage mainly talk about?

A.The thick ice in the North Pole

B.A difficult trip to the North Pole

C.The real situation in the North Pole

D.The differences between the North Pole and the South Pole

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】C

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要介紹了北極的真實情況。

【1】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)However, the North and South Poles are not much alike as people may imagine.可知，文章是關(guān)于科學(xué)知識方面的，可能來自科學(xué)書，故答案為B。

【2】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Over 100 years ago, two men, Robert Peary and Mathew Henson, were able to get to this environment full of troubles and difficulties. They reached the North Pole on March 8th, 1909. It was really a hard trip for them.可知，100多年前，兩個男人成功到達了北極，故答案為A。

【3】

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)few people can live in such a difficult place，幾乎沒有人能住在這樣艱難的地方，可知uninhabited意為“無人居住的”，故答案為D。

【4】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The movement of the ocean water under the ice may often cause many different changes on the surface. Sometimes the ice breaks into two opening lanes. 可知，冰塊裂成兩塊是因為海洋下面的冰塊運動，故答案為C。

【5】

主旨大意題。通過通讀文章可知，文章主要介紹了北極的真實情況，故答案為C。