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语篇提能阅读理解ATheSouthPoleisaparticularplaceontheearth.Whenpeoplestandatthetopofitlookingaround,theywillfindalldirectionsfacetonorth.Nomatterhowtheymaketheirfirststepinwhichdirection,theywillalwayswalktowardsthenorth.That'stosay,onlynorthandsouthexistthere,neithereastnorwestexists.AtthetopoftheSouthPole,anyclockorwatchkeepsgoodtimebecauseallmeridians(子午线)jointhere.Allkindsoflocaltimearecompletelysuitablethere.Itisevendifficulttodistinguish(区别)NewYear'sEvefromNewYear'sDay.Theexplorersandscientistsfromdifferentcountriesalwaysfixthetimeaccordingtotheirown.Thereforethetimebytheirwatcheswasdifferentwhenthepeoplewithdifferentnationalitygatheredthere.TheWinterSolstice(冬至日)isanimportantfestivalattheSouthPole.ItisalwaysonJune21or22.ThisdayiscalledMidwinterFestival,onwhichthedaytimeistheshortestinayearandthenightthelongest.AllpeopleattheSouthPoleextendgreetingstoeachotherandpresentgiftstoeachother.Theyusuallygiveallkindsofcelebrations.Fromthatdayon,thedaytimewillgetlongerdaybyday.1．AtthetopoftheSouthPole,yourwatchwill________.A.keepgoodtimeB.befiveminutesfastC.stopD.betenminutesslow答案与解析A细节理解题。由第二段第一句“AtthetopoftheSouthPole,anyclockorwatchkeepsgoodtimebecause...”可知A项正确。2．Thetimebythewatchesoftheexplorersandscientistsfromdifferentcountriesis________.A.alwaysthesameB.notalwaysdifferentC.alwaysslowD.notalwaysthesame答案与解析D推理判断题。由第三段及地理常识可知D项正确。3．TheWinterSolsticeisanimportantfestival________.A.intheworldB.attheSouthPoleC.attheNorthPoleD.inChina答案与解析B细节理解题。由第四段第一句“TheWinterSolsticeisanimportantfestivalattheSouthPole.”可知B项正确。4．OntheWinterSolstice,________istheshortestinayear.A.thenightB.thenoonC.themorningD.thedaytime答案与解析D细节理解题。由最后一段的第三句中的“...,onwhichthedaytimeistheshortest...”可知D项正确。BPenguins(企鹅)livetogether,buteachpairhasalittlepieceofgroundoftheirown.Whenapenguinwantstowalkthroughitsneighbour'sground,itmustaskpermission.Ifitdoesnotdothat,itwillhavetofight.Mostofthetime,penguinsliveonthewater.Theyeatshellfishandlookaftertheirchildrencarefully.Allpenguinsaregoodparents—themalepenguinsareperhapsthebestparentsintheworld.TheywalkintheseainthemiddleofthedarkAntarcticwater.They_choose_their_wives_in_the_dark.Theycanonlyhearthem—notseethem.Thenthefemalepenguinslaytheireggsandgoawayforabouttwomonths.Themalestakecareoftheeggs.Iftheeggsgetcold,therewillbenochicks.Thereisnofood.Thesnowfallsheavilyandthewindblowsstrongly—sometimesat150kilometresanhour.Thepenguinsdonotmove.Whenthefemalesreturnfromthesea,theywillnotremembertheirhusbands.Itdoesnotmatter.Onlyonethingmatters—theeggs.Malepenguinsneverfight—unlessapenguinleavesachickforaminute.Theythenfightbecausetheyallwantit.Theyarestrangeandwonderfulbirds.5．Malepenguinsfightwhenthey________.A.choosetheirwivesB.seeachickisleftaloneC.wanttogetsomethingtoeatD.walkthroughtheirneighbours'ground答案与解析B推理判断题。根据第三段第一、二句可知，当一个小企鹅落单时，雄企鹅们会为了都想要这个小企鹅而斗起来。6．Fromthepassageweknowthat________.A.penguinsliveahardlifeB.penguinsliveinpairsC.penguinswillfightiftheywalkthroughothers'groundwithoutpermissionD.eachpenguinhasalittlepieceofgroundofhis/herown答案与解析C细节理解题。根据第一段第二、三句可知，企鹅不经允许走过其他企鹅的领地时双方会打起来。7．FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2,wecaninferthat________.A.penguinslikenightsverymuchB.thereisnodaytimeinthatplaceatallC.theweatheriscloudyandrainyalltheyeararoundD.thesuncan'tshinethereatthattime答案与解析D推理判断题。此时为极夜，故到处漆黑，没有光线。8．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Femalepenguinstakecareoftheeggs.B.Femalepenguinsoftenhavetheirnewhusbands.C.Malepenguinsusetheirearstochoosewives.D.Malepenguinsdon'tmovewhentheytakecareofeggs.答案与解析A正误判断题。根据第二段第五、六句可知，是雄性企鹅而非雌性企鹅照顾企鹅蛋。