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1、文都教育2014考研万人讲座http://www.wenduedu.com/news80932.html韩苏：2014考研英语阅读每日一篇(31) 2014考研基础阅读每日一篇第三十一篇如约而至，呵呵，只要努力，就能成功，锲而不舍，金石可镂！我们一起做起来吧！Unit7科学世界Text1正文AtthebottomoftheworldliesamightycontinentstillwrappedintheIceAgeand,untilrecenttimes,unknowntoman.Itisagreatl
2、andmasswithmountainrangeswhoseextentandelevationarestilluncertain.Muchofthecontinentisacompleteblankonourmaps.Manhasexplored,onfoot,lessthanonepercentofitsarea.AntarcticadiffersfundamentallyfromtheArcticregions.TheArcticisanocean,coveredwithdriftingpacked
3、iceandhemmedinbythelandmassesofEurope,Asia,andNorthAmerica.TheAntarcticisacontinentalmostaslargeasEuropeandAustraliacombined,centeredroughlyontheSouthPoleandsurroundedbythemostunobstructedwaterareasoftheworld--theAtlantic,Pacific,andIndianOceans.Thecontin
4、entalicesheetismorethantwomileshighinitscentre,thus,theairovertheAntarcticisfarmorerefrigeratedthanitisovertheArcticregions.Thiscoldaircurrentfromthelandissoforcefulthatitmakesthenearbyseasthestormiestintheworldandrendersunlivablethoseregionswhosecounterp
5、artsattheoppositeendoftheglobeareinhabited.Thus,morethanamillionpersonslivewithin2,000milesoftheNorthPoleinanareathatincludesmostofAlaska,Siberia,andScandinavia--aregionrichinforestandminingindustries.Apartfromahandfulofweatherstations,withinthesamedistan
6、ceoftheSouthPolethereisnotasingletree,industry,orsettlement.Text1习题文都教育2014考研万人讲座http://www.wenduedu.com/news80932.html1.Thebesttitleforthisselectionwouldbe________.[A]Iceland[B]LandofOpportunity[C]TheUnknownContinent[D]UtopiaatLast 2.Atthetimethisarticle
7、waswritten,ourknowledgeofAntarcticawas________.[A]verylimited[B]vast[C]fairlyrich[D]nonexistent 3.Antarcticaisborderedbythe________.[A]PacificOcean[B]IndianOcean[C]AtlanticOcean[D]Allthree 4.TheAntarcticismadeuninhabitableprimarilyby________.[A]coldair[B]
8、calmseas[C]ice[D]lackofknowledgeaboutthecontinent 文都教育2014考研万人讲座http://www.wenduedu.com/news80932.html5.Accordingtothisarticle________.[A]2,000peopleliveontheAntarcticContinent[B]amillionpeoplelivewithin2,000milesof
