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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

【小题1】D

【小题2】B

【小题3】A

【小题4】C

【小题5】D

【小题6】C

【小题7】A

【小题8】A

【小题9】B

【小题10】C

【小题11】A

【小题12】D

【小题13】B

【小题14】B

【小题15】A

【小题16】C

【小题17】C

【小题18】A

【小题19】DC

【小题20】

【小题1】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。

【小题2】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。

【小题3】根据句意,中国人是首次登北极,故用first。

【小题4】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。

【小题5】短语a while ago方才, 刚才。

【小题6】hold back阻止, 抑制; 其它搭配均不合句意。

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

【小题8】根据句意,此处该用介词during。其它为连词,不合句意。

【小题9】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。

【小题10】众所周知的时刻,known as polar day作定语,修饰a time。

【小题11】版图与扩展之间存有主谓关系,故用spreading。

【小题12】 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。

【小题13】根据第12题句意,可知。

【小题14】such as表示列举, for example = for instance举例说明,such that如此。

【小题15】have something to do with 与......有关。

【小题16】选项A、D不合句意;B为不及物动词;故选C。

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

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

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

【小题20】为which was established的省略形式。