初三英语综合填空(天津适用)

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1、一Thecontinent（洲）AntarcticaisthemostsouthernareaoflandontheEarthandismostlycoveredwithice.Peoplehaveneverwantedtol 67  therebecauseofitscoldesttemperature.Butnowscientistsfromalloverthew 68  cometostudytheicetolearnmoreabouttheEarth’shistory.   SomescientistsliveonAntarc

2、ticaforpartofthey 69 .Buttheydon’tusuallystaythereformorethansixmonthsb 70  therearesixmonthsoflightandsixmonthsofdarkness.Antarcticausuallyhasagooddealoff 71  weatherwithoutanywindatall.Thestrongwindsareusuallyonlyinsomepartsofit.Itisalsoi 72  tolearnthatitisn’tverywet

3、there.Thereisveryl 73  snoworrain.Itsnowsontheiceinwinter,butatothertimesAntarcticaisd 74 ,justliketheSaharaDesert.   InwintertheseaaroundAntarcticafreezes(结冰)fort 75  ofkilometres.Butscientiststellusthattheearthisgettingw 76 .Sointhefuture,theremaybelessiceintheAntarct

4、icsea.Whenthathappens,ourweatherwillneverbethesameagain.二YoumaythinkthatEnglishdictionarieshavebeenusedformany,manycenturies.Infact,anEnglishdictionaryyouu 72   todaywasn’tmadeuntiltheQingDynasty.Threemendidmostoftheimportante 73  workondictionary.Theyspentnearlyallthei

5、rl 74  tryingtocollectwordsfortheirdictionary.Forthem,itwasawonderfuljourney.ThelargestdictionaryintheworldisOxfordEnglishDictionary.Thei  75  forthisdictionarycamefromanimportantmeetinginBritainin1857.Twenty-twoyearslater,OxfordUniversityaskedJamesMurraytob  76  theedi

6、torofitsnewdictionary.   Murrayhadneverbeentocollege.Attheageoffourteen,helefthisvillageschoolinScotlandandtaughth 77  whileworkinginabank.Laterhebecameagreatteacher.AfterOxfordgavehimthejob,Murrayhadasmallhouseb78  inhisgardentodothework.Everymorning,Murraygotoutofbeda

7、tfiveo’clockandw79   inthesmallhouseseveralhoursbeforebreakfast.Oftenhewouldworkintothenight.Murrayh 80  tofinishthenewdictionaryintenyears.Butafterfiveyears,hewasstilladdingwordsfortheletter“A”!Heworkedonthedictionaryu  81  hewasveryold.Forty-fouryearslater,in1928,othe

8、reditorsfinishedthedictionary.三Doyouenjoyclimbingmountains?I’dliketotellyouatruestoryaboutJohnandPeter.Theywer