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高中外研版英语教材选修8课文 module1 南极洲：最后的大陆 1______________________________ 南极是地球上最古老的地方。这是最棒的。由于年降雨量接近于零，安塔尔提卡在技术上是沙漠。它覆盖了南港周围1400万平方米的面积，是世界第五大洲。横贯安塔尔茨兰山脉的一座高山，从最远的地方延伸到两个大陆。这里有火山，但不活跃。南极拥有世界90%的海水，当然，大部分淡水（70%）是冻融状态的。98%的地表永久性地被冰盖覆盖。平均有两公里长，但有些地方有五公里长。强风从港口吹向海岸线，而其他风则吹向海岸线。很难想象一个更不适宜居住的地方。2______________________________ yetantarcticaisfullofwildlife,whichhasadaptedtoitsextremeconditions.therearedifferenttypesofpenguins,flyingbirds,seals,andwhales.butthelongantarcticwinternight,whichlastsfor182days(thelongestperiodofcontinuousdarknessonearth),aswellastheextremecoldandlackofrainfall,meansthatfewtypesofplantscansurvivethere.onlytwotypesoffloweringplantsarefound,whiletherearenotreesonthelargecontinent.therestoftheplantsaremadeupofmosses,algaeandlichen.someformsofalgaehaveadaptedtogrowonice.3______________________________ 4______________________________ antarcticawasthelastcontinenttobediscovered.butmorethantwothousandyearsagogreekgeographersbelievedthattherewasalargelandmassinthesouthwhichbalancedthelandinthenorth.theycalleditanti-arktikos,orantarctica:theoppositeofarctic.wheneuropeansdiscoveredthecontinentofamericainthe15thcentury,thegreatageofexplorationbegan.however,progresstothesouthpolewasslow.notuntilthelate18thcenturydidthebritishexplorerjamescookcrosstheantarcticcircle,butheneversawland.thenin1895,anorwegiancalledcarstensborchgrevinkbecamethefirstmantosetfootontheantarcticmainland.theracetothepolehadbegun.itwasfinallyreachedon11thdecember,1911bythenorwegianroaldamundsen. 5______________________________ howfailurebecamesuccess 1914年10月8日，27名回复了《反兴奋剂法》的男子被驱逐出境。船的名字是Endurance，它被称为Nestshackleton。 theaimofthejourneywastocrossthefrozencontinentviathesouthpole－ajourneyof1,800miles.shackletonthoughtthejourneywouldlastsixmonths.butwhenlandcameintosight,theendurancebecametrappedintheiceandbegantobreakup.shackletonandhismenwatchedtheendurancesinkintotheicysea.theythenheadednorth,pullingthreelifeboatsbehindthem. 六天后，恶劣的天气迫使他们离开，并在一张横穿