七校联合体届高三第一次联考试卷英语第I卷第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AInspireyourstudentswithaschooltriptoAntarctica,thedriest“desert”onearth!Sinceitisnolongerthefieldofjustscientistsandexplorers,weareofferingauniqueopportunityforyouandyourstudentstoexplorethegreatAntarcticregion.Undercarefullycontrolledconditions,youcandiscoverAntarcticextraordinarywildlifeandsceneryonavoyageintheworld’slasttruewilderness.Antarcticaoffersyourstudentsdifferentkindsofstudytopicsfromgeologyandplatetectonics(构造学)atDeceptionIslandtocoldenvironments.Asthefifthlargestcontinentintheworld,Antarcticacoversanareaofroughly14millionsquarekilometers,mostofwhichisblanketedbyavasticesheet,averagingmetersinthickness.Forhalfoftheyear,itliesindarkness.However,withthearrivalofitsshortsummer,thiscoldlandplayshosttosomeofthegreatestwildlifeonearth.Millionsofpairsofpenguins,andotherseabirdsliveintheregion.Fivespeciesofsealsareregularlyobservedhuntingforfoodonice.Orcas,humpback,whalesandsomeotherseaanimalsareoftenseenfeedingontheocean’srichpicking,addingtotheimpressivelistofmarinemammals(海洋哺乳动物).Thesummerclimateisoftensurprisinglymildwithtemperaturesabovefreezingandthelonghoursofdaylightmeanthatwildlifeviewingispossiblealmostanytime.Wewouldarguethatit’simpossibletodescribethesceneryofthiscontinentinasingleword,but“breathtaking”comesclose!Thishugecontinentliesunderthesnowandicewhiledramaticmountainrangesarecutthroughbygreatglaciers(冰川)，forminglotsofcoastalislands,inletsandwaterways.Thesearefilledwithice,bigofsmallglacierssoitisdifficulttogettoAntarcticabyship.Thesculpturedshapesandbeautifulcoloroftheblueoceansinspiretheimaginationandprovideperfectphotographicmoments.AnexpeditionvoyagetoAntarcticaisatripofalifetimeforstudentsandteachersalike.Pricesareavailableonrequest----startingfromapproximately4500poundsperpersonincludingreturnflightsandvoyage.PleasecontactustofindoutmoreaboutthetraveltoAntarctica.Call01737218807.21.NowAntarcticaisnotonlyalandofscientists,butalso______________.A.aplacewherenolivingthingscanbeseenB.afantasticcontinentallthestudentsareinterestedinC.agoodtopicforresearchinggeologyandplatetectonicsD.anexcellentplaceforstudentstomakediscoveriesandexplorations22.Itispossibletoviewthewildlifeinsummeralmostanytimebecause_________.A.thewildanimalscomeoutonlyinsummerB.visitorscanviewtheanimalsmoreclearlyinsummerC.summerofferswarmweatherandlonghoursofdaylightD.wildanimalsneversleepduringthesummertime23.Whatdoestheauthorexpectthereaderstodoaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.TosavemoneyforthetriptoAntarctica.B.Tomakeabetterunderstandingofthecompany.C.Togetintouchwitheachothertoorganizetheirtrip.D.TofindfurtherinformationaboutthetriptoAntarctica.BA9-footand7-inchbronzestatuetitledGiddy-Up,Daddywassetup,inmemoryofFamilyCircuscreatorBilKeane.JeffKeane,Bil’syoungestson,whotookoverworkintheFamilyCircus,usedtosay,“Aslongasthefamilywastogether,wewouldbehappy.Maybethatwasthesecrettowhatmydaddidwithhiscartoon.”Headded,“ParadiseValleyandScottsdalewereimportant;wegrewuphere.Myparentsusedtodrivepasthereconstantly.OurparentslovedtheArizonalife.So,wewouldgettoputastatuehere.”ThestatuecametoScottsdalebywayofParadiseValleyonthesecondanniversaryofKeane’sdeath.Helivedin...
