old to the pole marker. The sprinting can be the most uncomfortable part: breathing deeply when the air is that cold can be hard on the lungs. And the abnormally, altitude sickness is one of the most common complaints at \nner I share a table with a scientist who doesn't mind the cold or the thin air. \ays. The low humidity gives astronomers a clear window on the universe. Using special telescopes, they study invisible portions of the electromagnetic spectrum such as microwaves, which are emitted from cold clouds of gas that may one day
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Another unique quality of the South Pole atmosphere is that it's exceptionally clean--an invaluable base line against which air samples from other regions can be compared, facilitating global monitoring of pollutants. In rougher days, the base had a distinctly frontier-town feel. So many ordinarily polite, well-mannered men began talking like street thugs that the phenomenon was given a name: dome mouth. While the number of women has increased--the male to female ratio is about five to one--there are still no children at the South Pole. The absence of children and pets takes getting used to. Chris Cleavelin, a science technician, recalls the day he and a couple of friends were in New Zealand, the stopover for flights out of Antarctica.
\baby carriage. Without speaking, we all crossed the street and made straight for her. We hadn't seen babies in over a year. She was very patient. I mean, here are these three pale, scruffy-looking guys making a beeline for her baby carriage. It's a wonder she didn't scream.\\Antarctic winter. Six months of 24-hour darkness takes its toll. Because hydraulic systems don't function in the exreme polar cold, planes can't land and no mail gets delivered. E-mail helps ease the isolation, but boredom is still a problem. \avelin. \
Called winter-overs, the 28 staffers who stay during the bleakest months get the privilege of stocking the \ot video. The pole's tiny greenhouse never wants for volunteers; people crave the bright light and the smell of growing things.
Despite everyone's best efforts, personality conflicts and mood extremes are common. Cleavelin describes the winter as \ed up with 25 brothers and sisters, and you're all expected to get along without Mom and Dad being there.\assessed by psychologists. \ a winter-over first-timer. \brows.\
The confined, isolated nature of a winter at the South Pole, makes it a useful model for space travel. Realizing this, a team of anthropologists funded by the NSF recently examined South Pole winter over crews, hoping to determine the personality types best suited to working together for long period in isolation.
On my last day I take a walk--away from the buildings and the people. Out on the sparkling wind-carved drifts, all I can see is the blue of the sky meeting the white of the snow. Four \eces of rainbow--frame the sun. Tiny crystals glitter on the wind. With no water and no green, no mountains and no soil, I don't have to push my imagination to see that the South Pole is more like another planet than the earth I know. Therein lies mot only its value to science--but its allure. At this moment the pole seems the most beautiful place on earth.
31. It is most unlikely that the author was indifferent when she notices the plane speeding down to the ground without any runway in sight.
32. On stepping out of the plane, the author was greeted by a pungent smell.
33. The passengers must wear a set of dog tags because dog tags help them to know each other.
34. “Doing laps” in this article means rowing and fighting. 35. Chris Cleavelin thought the woman might have been scared. Part III Vocabulary (20%)
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Directions: For each of the following incomplete sentences, there are four choices marked A),
B), C) and D). Choose the one that best completes the sentence, and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
36. The bank's refusal to lend them any money put _________ on their hopes of buying their own house.
A) a blocker B) bold faces C) a damper D) a bumper
37. Non-native English teachers have always ________ but seldom enjoyed the same status as their native counterparts(相对应的人). A) preserved B) deserved C) reserved D) conserved
38. Last year I ________ for a local charity to work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying.
A) pressed B) devoted C) participated D) volunteered
39. We carefully avoided mentioning the news to ________ his feelings.
A) spare B) share C) spark D) spin
40. After the dinner, we ________ the hostess on the delicious dishes she elaborately prepared.
A) complemented B) complimented C) supplemented D) congratulated
41. Getting your ________ right is an effective way not to waste time on trivial or even meaningless pursuits.
A) publicities B) superiorities C) prominences D) priorities
42. China and the United States should approach and handle their relations from a strategic and long-term ________.
A) respective B) conception C) perspective D) perception
43. ________ recent theft incidents, we are asking our customers to take particular care of their personal belongings.
A) In the midst of B) In the light of C) In the interest of D) In place of
44. Our economic progress is not ________ by a corresponding improvement in our social behavior.
A) matched B) resembled C) rebuked D) evaluated
45. Being youthful, vital, self-confident and persevering, she has won people’s heart with her ________ charm and exterior beauty. A) inherent B) indifferent C) intimate D) inferior
46. He claimed that he had been ________ after drugs were discovered in his suitcase.
A) set up B) set out C) set about D) set off
47. In medicine as in law, government, and other lines of work, the requirements of honesty often seem ________ by greater needs. A) sheltered B) dodged C) dwarfed D) unforeseen
48. The news report has ________ us all the plight（困境）of the prisoners of war.
A) brought home to B) brought about to C) brought down to D) brought to
49. As the traffic was heavy, we ________ our way out of the airport and joined the flow of cars.
A) strolled B) mended C) paved D) negotiated
50. The ending of the movies symbolizes a ________ of good over evil.
A) aspiration B) ideal C) triumph D) transcend
51. The managing director will ________ your complaint personally.
A) conform to B) attend to C) contribute to D) cling to
52. She ________ her enthusiasm for visual arts ________ her mother.
A) deprived…of B) deprived…from C) derived…of D) derived…from
53. Hundreds of new restaurants have ________ in the city over the past few years.
A) came about B) came off C) sprung up D) stood up
54. Scientific studies from all over the world show that a diet high in animal foods, diary products and refined foods ________ one’s health.
A) underlies B) undermines C) undertakes D) undergoes
55. We must ________ laws are fully observed and strictly enforced and that lawbreakers are duly punished.
A) see about that B) see over that C) see through that D) see to it that
56. His ________ way of life soon exhausted all the money he had inherited.
A) exaggerated B) extravagant C) exasperated D) extensive 57. There were some ________ flowers on the table. A) artificial B) unnatural C) artistic D) unreal
58. When people have enough B vitamins, their ________ is good and their nerves are calm.
A) anticipation B) appetite C) accent D) advancement
59. To fight and _________ poverty is a major task facing the world today.
