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重庆市乌江新高考协作体2022-2023学年高一下学期7月期末英语试题

一、阅读理解(共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)

阅读理解

FourPlacesNamedAfterScientistsinAntarctica

TherearemanyscientificbreakthroughsmadebywomeninAntarctic.HerearefourlandmarksinAntarcticaand

thefemalepioneerstheyrenamedfor.

JonesTerrace(梯田)

Theice-freeterraceineasternAntarcticasVictoriaLandbearsJonesname.In1969,geochemistLoisM.Jones

ledthefirstall-femaleresearchteamfromtheU.S.toworkinAntarctica.Jonesandherteamstudiedchemical

weatheringintheMcMurdoDryValleys,anice-freeareaofAntarctica.Throughchemicalanalysesofrockstheyhad

collected,Jonesandherteamdiscoveredmanygeochemicalcharacteristicsofthevalleysice-coveredlakes.

MountFiennes

8,202-foot-highMountFiennes,locatedonAntarcticaslargestisland—AlexanderIsland—isnamedforGinny

Fiennes.Sheestablishedandmaintained80-foot-tallradiotowersintheAntarctic.In1985,Fiennesbecamethefirst

femalewhowasinvitedtojointheAntarcticClub,aBritishsupperclubopentoindividualswhohavespentextended

timeintheAntarcticregion.

FrancisPeak

The3,727-foot-tallpeakonAntarcticasAdelaideIslandisnamedafterDameJaneFrancis,whoisthefirst

femaledirectoroftheBritishAntarcticSurvey,thenationalpolarresearchinstituteoftheUK.Hercollectionof

fossilsonSeymourIslandhelpedconcludeina2021paperthatAntarcticasabundantplantfossilsindicatethe

continentoncehadamuchwarmerclimatethanitcurrentlydoes.

PedenCliffs

PedenCliffsnearAntarcticasMarieByrdLandareproofofthelaborofIrenePeden.ShewasthefirstAmerican

femalescientisttobothliveandworkintheAntarctic,wheresheusedradiowavestostudyicesheets.Pedenandher

teamdeterminedhowverylowfrequencyradiowavesspreadoverlongpolardistancesbymeasuringpathwaysinthe

ice.TheyalsousedvaryingradiowavefrequenciestomeasurethethicknessofAntarcticasicesheets.

1WhichplaceisnamedafterabuilderofradiotowersintheAntarctic?

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AJonesTerrace.BMountFie