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课后素养评价(二十一)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

Antarctica(南极洲)isthecoldest,windiest,highestanddriestcontinent(大陆)ontheplanet.ThelowesttemperatureeverrecordedonEarthwas－94.7℃ineasternAntarcticain2010.ThecontinentexperiencesregularKatabaticwinds,reaching300kmperhour.Thereislittlerainfallandtheairisverydry.Indeed,thePolarPlateau(极地高原)isregardedasadesertwhichexperiencessimilarrainfalllevelstotheSaharaDesert.

Itisthefifth-largestcontinentandisalmost1.5timesthesizeoftheUnitedStates.Itscoastlinecoversabout18,000km.About