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Module1DeepSouthPeriodOneWarmup&Reading(Ⅰ)基础落实Ⅰ.课文理解1．Howmuchofthesurfaceiscoveredpermanentlyintheicecap?A．90%.B．70%.C．98%.D．80%.2．HowlongdoesthelongAntarcticwinternightlast?A．12centuries.B．15days.C．11centuries.D．182days.3．WhyaretheAntarcticrockseasytosee?A．Becausetheyarewhitewhilethebackgroundisblack.B．Becausetheyareblackwhilethebackgroundiswhite.C．Becausetheyareusefulwhilethebackgroundisuseless.D．Becausetheyareouterwhilethebackgroundisinner.4．WhowasthefirsttolandontheAntarctica?A．JamesCook.B．RoaldAmundsen.C．Greekgeographers.D．CarstensBorchgrevink.5．Whatwastheaimtomakethetreatyin1961?A．Tostopthecommercialandmilitaryuseofthecontinent.B．TopreventtheresearchinAntarctica.C．Tokeepthehuntersfromkillingthepenguins.D．Toavoidthewarbetweentheadvancedcountries.Ⅱ.课文缩写Antarctica，thecoldestplaceonEarth，isthefifthlargestcontinentintheworld.Theconditionstherearequite1.________withnearlyno2.________.98percentofthesurfaceiscovered3.__________byiceandstrongwindsdrivenby4.________blowfromthepoletothecoastline.However，itisfullofwildlifelikethefamous5.________，whichcan6.________toitshardconditions.Theicetherehasbecomeawindowonthepastwithgasesandminerals7.________init.Itwasnotuntil1895thataNorwegian8.________calledCarstensBorchgrevinkset9.________ontheAntarcticmainland.In1961,12countriessigneda10.________tomakeittheworld’sbiggestnaturereserve.Todayscientistsfromallovertheworldgotheretostudyitsresourcesandtoworktogetherforprogressandpeace.Ⅲ.介、副词填空1．Withannualrainfallclose________zero，Antarcticaistechnicallyadesert.2．Antarcticaholds90%oftheworld’sice，andmostofitsfreshwater(70%)is________afrozenstate，ofcourse.3．________averageitistwokilometresthick，butinsomeplacesitreachesadepth________fivekilometres.4．YetAntarcticaisfull________wildlife，whichhasadapted________itsextremeconditions.5．Therestoftheplantsaremadeup________mosses，algaeandlichen.6．________aresult，ithasbecomeawindowonthepast，andcangiveresearcherslotsofusefulinformation.7．Gasesandminerals，________theformofvolcanicdusttrappedintheice，cantellusalotaboutwhattheworld’sclimatewaslikeinpastages.8．SincemostAntarcticrocksaredark________colour，theystand________againstthewhitebackgroundandareeasytoidentifyandcollect.9．Thenin1895，aNorwegiancalledCarstensBorchgrevinkbecamethefirstmantosetfoot________theAntarcticamainland.10．________particular，itaimstokeepAntarcticafree________nucleartestsandradioactivewaste.能力提升阅读理解ALochNess，thelargestfreshwaterlakeintheBritishIsles，istwentyfourmileslongand，atonepoint，onemilewide.Ithasanaveragedepthoffourhundredandfiftyfeetandattimesdropsclosetoathousand.Itiscoldandmurky(浑浊的)，withdangerouscurrents.Inshort，itistheperfectplacetohideamonsterfromeventhesharpesteyesofscience.TheLochNessMonster，alsocalledNessie，issupposedlylivinginthisarea.TheearliestrecordedsightingoftheLochNessMonsterwasinthebiographyofLifeofSt.ColumbabyAdamnanintheyearAD565.ThemonsterapparentlyattackedamanwhowasswimmingintheRiverNess.Themonsterdidn’tmakeheadlinesagainuntilAugust27,1930，when3fishermenreportedseeingacreaturewith20feetlongapproachingtheirboat，throwingwaterintheair.In1933，afteranewroadwasbuiltalongtheedgeoftheLoch，thenumberofreportsrosesuddenly.Earlyin1934，AuthorGrant，ayoungstudent，wasoutonhismotorcycleoneeveningwhenhealmostranintothemo...