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七校联合体2017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。 A ?????Inspire your students with a school trip to Antarctica, the driest “desert” on earth! Since it is no longer the field of just scientists and explorers, we are offering a unique opportunity for you and your students to explore the great Antarctic region. Under carefully controlled conditions, you can discover Antarctic extraordinary wildlife and scenery on a voyage in the world’s last true wilderness. Antarctica offers your students different kinds of study topics from geology and plate tectonics (构造学) at Deception Island to cold environments. ????As the fifth largest continent in the world, Antarctica covers an area of roughly 14?million square kilometers, most of which is blanketed by a vast ice sheet, averaging 2000 meters in thickness. For half of the year, it lies in darkness. However, with the arrival of its short summer, this cold land plays host to some of the greatest wildlife on earth. Millions of pairs of penguins, and other sea birds live in the region. Five species of seals are regularly observed hunting for food on ice. Orcas, humpback, whales and some other sea animals are?often seen feeding on the ocean’s rich picking, adding to the impressive list of marine mammals(海洋哺乳动物). The summer climate is often surprisingly mild with temperatures above freezing and the long hours of daylight mean that wildlife viewing is possible almost any time. We would argue that it’s impossible to describe the scenery of this continent in a single word, but “breathtaking” comes close! This huge continent lies under the snow and ice while dramatic mountain ranges are cut through by great glaciers(冰川)，forming lots of coastal islands, inlets and waterways. These are filled with ice, big of small glaciers so it is difficult to get to Antarctica by ship. The sculptured shapes and beautiful color of the blue oceans inspire the imagination and pro