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It is already home to whales, seals and polar bears, but soon the Arctic (北极) must find __1__ for some Chinese visitors.

A team of nine scientists will __2__ to the Arctic this month to mark the opening of China's __3__ Arctic scientific research station, SOA (the State Oceanic Administration (国家海洋局) has __4__.

Construction of the station finished a while __5__, but operations were held __6__ during the polar night, __7__ normally runs from late October to the end of February. __8__this period, the sun never __9__ over the Arctic. And from mid-July to the end of August, the sun never sets, a time__10__ as polar day (极昼).

With territories (版图) __11__ far up into the northern half of the globe, China __12__Arctic studies to learn __13__ about its climatic and environmental changes. Many of these, __14__ sand storms and heavy droughts, are believed to have __15__ to do with the Arctic.

Research teams __16__ the area in 1999 and 2003, but the new station will allow scientists to study the Arctic in __17__ depth.

The station is a two-storey building and __18__ a laboratory, office, reading room, bedroom and storeroom. It can hold 20 to 25 researchers.

"It will be __19__ great support to the scientists' research there," said Xia Limin, an officer in SOA.

This year the SOA also plans to upgrade (提升) two existing scientific bases in the Antarctic (南极洲). They are "Great Wall", which was set up in 1985, and "Zhongshan", __20__ five years later.

1. A. house                  B. hotel                        C. palace                     D. room

2. A. journey                B. travel                       C. trip                         D. tour

3. A. first                     B. second                    C. third                        D. fourth

4. A. told                     B. spoke                      C. announced                      D. published

5. A. before                  B. later                        C. after                        D. ago

6. A. forward                      B. toward                    C. back                       D. ahead

7. A. which                  B. through which          C. that                         D. where

8. A. During                 B. While                      C. When                      D. As

9. A. raises                   B. rises                        C. lifts                         D. carries

10. A. knows                      B. to know                   C. known                    D. knowing

11. A. spreading            B. spreads                    C. to spread                 D. spread

12. A. works out          B. picks out                 C. keeps out                 D. carries out

13. A. less                    B. more                       C. few                         D. much

14. A. for example        B. such as                    C. for instance             D. such that

15. A. something          B. anything                  C. everything                      D. nothing

16. A. showed              B. went                       C. visited                     D. got

17. A. great                  B. greeting                   C. greater                    D. greatest

18. A. includes             B. contains                   C. including                 D. containing

19. A. to                      B. for                          C. at                            D. of

20. A. establishing         B. to establish               C. established               D. establish

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1. D  此句中指出的是:中国人该找到的空间。显然用room, 而不是其它实物体名词。

2. B  journey和trip只作名词,travel和tour既可作名词,又可作动词; travel正式的通常概念上的旅行,最后一定要返回出发地;tour侧重到多处观光,强调路线曲折。

3. A  根据句意,中国人是首次登北极,故用first。

4. C  选项A、 B和D不合句意;announce多强调宣布公众所关心的社会问题。

5. D  短语a while ago方才, 刚才。

6. C  hold back阻止, 抑制; 其它搭配均不合句意。

7. A  which引导非限制性定语从句,关系代词which在从句中作主语。

8. A  根据句意,此处该用介词during。其它为连词,不合句意。

9. B  作几个常用词的用法比较:rise(太阳、水、气等的)升起;raise(人为的)升起;lift举起;carry携带。

10. C  众所周知的时刻,known as polar day作定语,修饰a time。

11. A  版图与扩展之间存有主谓关系,故用spreading。

12. D  work out设计出, 做出;pick out 挑选; keep out 使在外; carry out贯彻, 执行。本句句意为:中国在实施着许多研究,目的是想了解更多的北方气候和环境的变化。故选D。

13. B  根据第12题句意,可知。

14. B  such as表示列举, for example = for instance举例说明,such that如此。

15. A  have something to do with 与......有关。

16. C  选项A、D不合句意;B为不及物动词;故选C。

17. C  in greater depth意为在更深层处,greater强调与此之前的含蓄比较。

18. A  include强调包含有,而contain表示内容,不用进行时,including为介词。

19. D  of与抽象名词连用相当于该名词的形容词,即of great support = very supportable。

20. C  为which was established的省略形式