浙江省温州市2016高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解选练（5）.docVIP

浙江温州市2016高考英语阅读理解（二轮）选练（5） 【2014高考英语湖北省襄阳市统考试题】 It is no wonder the village is the coldest permanently inhabited （有人居住的）settlement in the world with the average temperature for January standing at -50．Known as the Pole of Cold, the coldest ever temperature recorded in Oymyakon was -71．2．This is the lowest recorded temperature for any permanently inhabited location on Earth and the lowest temperature recorded in the Northern Hemisphere．Surprisingly, Oymyakon actually means non-freezing water due to a nearby hot spring． Nothing grows there so people eat reindeer meat and horse meat． A single shop provides the towns bare necessities and the locals work as reindeer-breeders, hunters and ice-fisherman． Doctors say the reason the locals dont suffer from malnutrition（营养失调）is that their animals milk contains a lot of micronutrients． Unsurprisingly, locals are accustomed to the weather and unlike in other countries-where heavy snow brings everything grinding to a halt, Oymyakons school only shuts if temperatures fall below -52． There are few modern conveniences in the village-with many buildings still having outdoor toilets-and most people still burn coal and wood for heat．When coal deliveries are irregular, the power station starts burning wood．If the power stops, the town shuts down in about five hours, andthe pipes freeze and crack． Daily problems that come with living in Oymyakon include pen ink freezing, glasses freezing to peoples faces and batteries losing power．Locals are said to！cave their cars running all day for fear of not being able to restart them．Even if there was coverage for mobile phone reception, the phones themselves would not work in such cold conditions． Another problem caused by the frozen temperatures is burying dead bodies, which can take anything up to three days． The earth must first have melted sufficiently in order to dig it, so a bonfire is lit for a couple of hours． Hot coals are then pushed to the side and a hole, sever