2012年职称英语考试阅读理解练习题及答案解析(TheColdPlaces).doc

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1、2012年职称英语考试阅读理解练习题及答案解析TheColdPlaces　　TheArcticisapolarregion.ItsurroundstheNorthPole.　　LikeAntarctica,theArcticisalandoficeandsnow.Antarcticaholdstherecordforalowtemperaturereading---125degreesFahrenheitbelowzero.Readingof85degreesbelowzeroarecommoninboththeArcticandAntarctica.Wint

2、ertemperaturesaverage30d3egreesbelowzerointheArctic.AttheSouthPolethewinteraverageisabout73degreesbelowzero.　　OnethingalonemakesitalmostimpossibleformentoliveinAntarcticaandinpartsoftheArctic.Thisonethingisthelowtemperature---thekillingchilloffarNorthandthepolarSouth.　　Tosurvive,men

3、mustwearthewarmestpossibleclothing.Theymustbuildwindproofshelters.Theymustkeepheatersgoingataltimes.Notevenforamomentcantheybeunprotectedagainstthebelow-zerotemperatures.　　Menhaveawayofprovidingforthemselves.Polarexplorerswrapthemselvesinwarmcoatsandfurs.Thecoldmakeslifedifficult.Bu

4、ttheexplorerscanstayalive.　　Whataboutanimals?Cantheysurvive?Dowefindplants?DowefindlifeintheArcticandinAntarctica?Yes,wedo.Thereislifeintheoceans.Thereislifeonland.　　Antarctica,aswehaveseen,isacoldplaceindeed.Butthishasnotalwaysbeenthecase.ExpeditionscientistshavediscoveredthatAntar

5、cticahasnotalwaysbeenafrozencontinent.AtonetimetheweatherinAntarcticamayhavemuchlikeourown.　　ExplorershavediscoveredcoalinAntarctica.ThisleadsthemtobelievethatAntarcticaatonetimewasalandofswampsandforests.Heatandmoisturemusthavekeptthetreesintheforestsalive.　　1)Thelowesttemperaturet

6、hatmanhaseverknownwasrecordedinAntarctica.　　A.Right　　B.Wrong　　C.Notmentioned　　2)Wintertemperaturesaverage85degreesbelowzeroinAntarctica.　　A.Right　　B.Wrong　　C.Notmentioned　　3)TheArcticandAntarcticaarenoman'slandsbecauseoftheirnotoriouscoldness.　　A.Right　　B.Wrong　　C.Notmentioned　　4)Po

7、larexplorerscanstayalivewithoutheatersandwindproofshelters.　　A.Right　　B.Wrong　　C.Notmentioned　　5)Despitethehostileenvironment,bothanimalsandplantscanbefoundintheoceansandonlandinpolarareas.　　A.Right　　B.Wrong　　C.Notmentioned　　6)Asdiscoveredbyexpeditionscientists,Antarcticahasnotalway

8、sbeensocoldasitisto