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WelcometotheSouthPoles!1.Lookatthetitleofthepassage.Writedownaquestionwhichyouhopethewriterwillanswer.1)WhatdoyouthinkarethedangersoflifeattheSouthPole?2)Whatdoyouthinktheclimateislikethere?3)Whatadvicedoyouthinkthewriterwillgiveyou?2.Answerthequestions.Readthepassageanddecidewhereyoumightfindit.(a)encyclopedia(b)scientificreport(c)informationleafletforvisitors(d)handbookforexperiencedpolarexplorersReadthepassagecarefullyandfindthesupportingideas.ParagraphMainideaSupportingideasSouthPoles?Howmanyarethere?TherearethreeSouthPoles.1.aceremonialpole2.ageographicalpole3.amagneticpoleParagraphMainideaSupportingideasIsitsafe?There’sasevereriskthatyouwilldamageyoureyesightorgetbadlysunburnt.1.highaltitudeintensesunlight2.sunlightreflectedbythesnowParagraphMainideaSupportingideasIsthereanythinggoodabouttheweather?It’spossiblythecalmestplaceonEarth.1.Theairisverypure.2.Itdoesn’tsnowverymuch.3.There’sverylittlewindandtheskyisusuallyclear.ParagraphMainideaSupportingideasWhat’sitliketolivehere?Lifeisquiteabnormal.1.Sunriseandsunseteverysixmonths,totalabsenceofdaylightinthewinter.2.totallyisolated.ParagraphMainideaSupportingideasWheredowelive?TheSouthPolescientificissituatedonaplatformofice.1.aminof28peoplecitinghereinthewinterandamaxof125peopleinthesummer.2.Thelivingquartersaremodest,withfewluxuries,butcosy.ParagraphMainideaSupportingideasAnyotheradvice?TherearesomeimportantthingstorememberintheSouthPole.1.Conventionalequipmentdoesn’talwaysworkasitshoulddo.2.Don’tleaveanyrubbish.3.Rememberit’saprivilegetobehere.Choosethebestanswers.1)TheSouthPoleissafe_______.(a)aslongasyoutakeprecautionstoprotectyourself(b)becauseit’sat3,000–4,000metreshigh(c)becauseit’sthecalmestplaceonEarth(d)becausevisitorsarecarefultoprotectitsecology2)Thescientificstation________.(a)issurprisinglyluxurious(b)iscosybuthassomerestrictionsonpersonallifestyle,suchasashortageofwater(c)providesperfectaccommodationforlong-termvisitors(d)hasverybasicequipmentandisunlikelivinganywhereelseintheworld3)TheceremonialPoleisprobably______.(a)thecoldestplaceintheAntarctic(b)theplacewhichexplorersfirstclaimedasthetrueSouthPole(c)theplacefromwhereallroutesleadNorth(d)closetothescientificstation,wherevisitorstotheSouthPolehavetheirphotostaken4)Sunriseandsunsetcomeonceeverysixmonthsmeans_______.(a)eachdayandnightlastssixmonths(b)there’sdaylightforsixmonths,thendarknessforsixmonths(c)there’ssolittletodothatadayseemstolastsixmonths(d)adaywithasunriseandasunsetonlyhappensonceeverysixmonths5)TheenvironmentoftheAntarcticisveryspecial,sovisitors_______.(a)consideritarighttobeallowedtogothere(b)onlybuysouvenirsfromthescientificstation,anddonottakeanythingelseaway(c)shouldstayaway,andonlyanimalsshouldlivethere(d)shouldnottakeanythingawaywhichbelongsthere,andshouldtaketheirpossessionsandrubbishwhentheyleaveFillintheblanks.ThreeSouthPolesAceremonialPole,ageographicalortruePole,anda(n)1.________Pole.Theclimate★Thetemperatureisbetweenminus21andminus78.℃℃★Evenonthewarmestsummerdaysthereisheavy2.________.★There’sverylittlewind.★Itsnowsonlyaboutfourmillimetresayear.magneticfrostLifeLifeisquite3._________,forsunriseandsunsetcomeonceeverysixmonths,andinthewinterpeopletherearetotallyisolatedexceptforradioandelectroniccommunications.Thescientificstation★It’slocatedonaplatformofice.★Aminimumof4.________peoplelivethereinthewint...