2014年中考题21世纪报英语改编题.docVIP

1.Exploring Antarctica In the most southern part of our planet, theres a place thats covered _______snow and ice all year round. But it has the clearest and _______air. Amazingly, in this place, the sun sometimes hangs even in the midnight sky. This place is Antarctica (南极洲): the coldest, windiest and harshest (恶劣的) place on the Earth. As the world’s least-known place, Antarctica is of great_______ to scientists around the world. In 1983, China ________ the Antarctic Treaty (《南极条约》). The treaty made Antarctica a peaceful place for member countries to do scientific research. During 30 years, China has sent many scientists to Antarctica. They mostly look at the resources under the icy land and do research about climate change and marine (海洋的) biology. Frozen (速冻) food _____ can be heated easily is peoples daily food. Fresh vegetables are hard to grow in the cold weather. Therefore, scientists often eat dried or canned vegetables. Antarctica is a place with fantastic views. However, life there is very ________(hard/easy). Food is one of the biggest problems. 2 Smog mystery lifted What is to blame for the smog (雾霾) hitting China? The question that has bothered people for a long time got an answer recently. According to Wang Yuesi, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), about 40 percent of PM2.5 pollutants in Beijing are the result of coal (煤炭) burning, from both local and outside the city. Surrounded by Hebei, a major location for coal-burning power plants and steel factories, about 20 percent of Beijing’s pollutants come from outside the city. According to the CAS, each year Beijing burns 23 million tons of coal while Tianjin burns more than 70 million tons and Hebei a huge 270 million tons. “Coal burning is a primary source of sulfur oxide (SO2, 二氧化硫) which is the primary cause of PM2.5,” with join clean which interest 选词填空并用所给词的适当形式填空 said Wang. The CAS findings agree with a 2013 report jointly releas