BookⅧ Module 1 Deep South
Apr.编写人:宗敏 审核人:刘文凤
Period I Introduction and Reading
I. Words and phrases.
1.极地的 2.探险者 3.南极洲
4.降雨量 5.重力 6.勘查
7.竞争 8.商业的 9.促进,增进
10.in a state of 11.平均来说
12.适应 13.stand out
14.涉足,踏上 15.in particular
II. True or False
Read the passage on Page 2, which of the following statements are true(T) and which are false(F)?
1. Antarctica is technically a desert because there is no water here.( )
2. The volcanoes on Antarctica don't often explode.( )
3. In some places the ice is as deep as five kilometers.( )
4. Antarctica is the most inhospitable place to live in.( )
5. There are few wild animals on Antarctica.( )
6. Though it is extremely cold, there are still many types of plants growing there.( )
III. Choose the best answer.
1. Which of the following descriptions about Antarctica is TRUE according to the text?
a. Antarctica is not only the coldest place but also the driest on Earth.
b. The Trans-Antarctic range runs from south to north, cutting the continent in two.
c. Antarctica holds 70% of the world's ice.
d. Antarctica has become perhaps the most successful symbol of man's efforts to work together for progress and peace.
A. a,b B.c,d C.b,c D.a,d
2. Why do we say that most of the ice in this continent has become a window on the past?
A. Because most Antarctic rocks are easy to identify and collect.
B. Because there are no gases and minerals in the form of volcanic dust.
C. Because the ice has been there for thousands of years and can give researchers a lot of information.
D. Because Antarctica was the last continent to be discovered.
3. Why Antarctica is full of wildlife though it is the coldest place on Earth?
A. Wildlife has adapted to the extreme conditions there.
B. Wildlife is not afraid of cold.
C. Wildlife likes to stay there.
D. Wildlife doesn't want to leave there.

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