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考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷441

一、阅读常（规阅读理解）本（题共20题，每题7.0

分，共20分。）

ItisnotquiteBenidormyet,butAntarcticahasbecomeanincreasinglypopular

destinationforthemoreadventuroustourist.Inthisyearssouthern-hemispheresummer

season,runningfromNovembertoMarch,asmanyas3,000visitorsareexpectedto

makethetripfromTierradelFuego,thenearestjump-ing-offpointtotheworlds

emptiestcontinent.Thatamountstoafourfoldincreaseinadecade.Officialsinboth

ChileandArgentinaaregettingincreasinglywoiTiedabouttheriskofafatalaccident一

anewTitanicasdueChileannavalofficerputsit.Nobodyhasdiedsofar,butthere

havebeensomenear-collisions.In2007morethan150peoplewereevacuatedwhentheir

ship,theExplorer,sankafterhittinganicebergneartheSouthShetlandIslands.They

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wereveryluckywiththeweather,saysChilesdeputyministerforthenavy,Carolina

Echeverria.Thatwasoneofonlytwoaccidentslastseason,withasimilarnumberthe

previousyearandonesofarthisseason.Helpisusuallynotfaraway.Althoughcruise

shipsplantheirroutesoastokeepoutofeachotherssight,therearegenerally20to30

boatsheadingtoorfromtheAntarcticPeninsulaonanyoneday.Evenso,survivingan

accidentissomethingofalottery.Itdependspartlyontheweather.Notalltheshipshave

thecoveredlifeboatsrecommendedforpolarconditions.Smallboats,liketheExplorer,

haveabetterchanceofbeingabletotransfertheirpassengersiftheygetintodifficulties.

ButsomecruiseshipsvisitingAntarcticanowcarryalmost3,000passengers—morethan

tentimesthelimitthatofiersareasonablechanceoftimelyrescue,accordingtoChiles

navy.Thenavyisannoyedaboutthecostofpatrols,rescueoperationsandcleaningup

fuelspills.I