外研版高中英语选修8Module1《DeepSouth》（PeriodOne）基础训练1.DOCVIP

Module 1　Deep South Period One　Warm-up Reading (Ⅰ) 基础落实 Ⅰ.课文理解 1． How much of the surface is covered permanently in the ice cap? A．90%. B．70%. C．98%. D．80%. 2． How long does the long Antarctic winter night last? A．12 centuries. B．15 days. C．11 centuries. D．182 days. 3． Why are the Antarctic rocks easy to see? A．Because they are white while the background is black. B．Because they are black while the background is white. C．Because they are useful while the background is useless. D．Because they are outer while the background is inner. 4． Who was the first to land on the Antarctica? A．James Cook. B．Roald Amundsen. C．Greek geographers. D．Carstens Borchgrevink. 5． What was the aim to make the treaty in 1961? A．To stop the commercial and military use of the continent. B．To prevent the research in Antarctica. C．To keep the hunters from killing the penguins. D．To avoid the war between the advanced countries. Ⅱ.课文缩写 Antarctica，the coldest place on Earth，is the fifth largest continent in the world.The conditions there are quite 1.________ with nearly no 2.________.98 percent of the surface is covered 3.__________ by ice and strong winds driven by 4.________ blow from the pole to the coastline.However，it is full of wildlife like the famous 5.________，which can 6.________ to its hard conditions.The ice there has become a window on the past with gases and minerals 7.________ in it.It was not until 1895 that a Norwegian 8.________ called Carstens Borchgrevink set 9.________ on the Antarctic mainland.In 1961,12 countries signed a 10.________ to make it the world’s biggest nature reserve.Today scientists from all over the world go there to study its resources and to work together for progress and peace. Ⅲ.介、副词填空 1． With annual rainfall close ________ zero，Antarctica is technically a desert. 2． Antarctica holds 90% of the world’s ice，and most of its fresh water (70%) is ________ a frozen state，of course. 3． ________ average it is two kilometres thick，but