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A

Around the world in 30 seconds—it is not a wild idea of space age but the time it takes to finish that journey at the South Pole （南极）. Visitors to the South Pole like to walk around the world. So there is a well-known path in the snow there. Other visitors like to stand on their heads or have their pictures taken with the flags of the Antarctic （南极的） countries in the background. They think it is interesting and exciting. The United States has a base at the South Pole. The Chinese scientists and technical workers have built an observation station there， too.

If you go from the very pole towards America， you are in one time zone. If you head towards Australia or towards South Africa， you are in other zone. It is Friday if you stand on one side of the pole. And if you walked around the other side， it is Thursday over there.

The air at the South Pole is the cleanest on earth. Scientists from various countries have called for Antarctica to be declared （宣布） as a world park to save it from being polluted by the exploitation of its oil and other mineral resources.

1. How can we go round the world in 30 seconds at the South Pole？

A. By car. B. On foot.

C. By spaceship. D. By train.

2. Why do some visitors like to stand on their heads？

A. They try to see the Pole better.

B. They want to improve their health.

C. They are over excited and do it for fun.

D. They can take good pictures of the South Pole in this way.

3. Why have the scientists called for Antarctica to be declared as a world park？

A. To prevent it from being polluted.

B. To save its oil and other mineral resources.

C. To attract the world tourists to visit the park.

D. To exploit its oil and other mineral resources.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？

A. The air at the South Pole is the cleanest on earth.

B. Its forbidden to take pictures now at the South Pole.

C. The South Pole has been polluted by the exploitation.

D. It is impossible to go around the world in 30 seconds.

B

If you ask some people， “How did you learn English so well？” you may get a surprising answer， “In my sleep！”

These are people who have taken part in one of the recent experiments to test the “learn while you sleep” method， which is now being tried in several countries， and with several subjects. English is among them.

Scientists say that this sleep study method greatly speeds language learning. They say that the ordinary person can learn two or three times as much during sleep as in the same period during the day—and this does not affect his rest in any way. However， sleep teaching will only put into your head what you have studied already while you are awake.

In one experiment， ten lessons were broadcast over the radio for two weeks. Each lesson lasted twelve hours — from 8 pm. to 8 am. The first three hours of English grammar and vocabulary were given with the students awake. At 11 pm. a lullaby （催眠曲） was broadcast to send the student to sleep and for the next three hours the radio in a soft and low voice broadcast the lesson again into his sleeping ears. At 2 am. a sharp noise was sent over the radio to wake the sleeping student up for a few minutes to go over the lesson. The soft music sent him back to rest again while the radio went on. At 5 oclock his sleep ended and he had to go through the lesson again for three hours before breakfast.

5. Using the “learn while you sleep” method， one ___ .

A. learns how to sleep better

B. starts to learn a new lesson in sleep

C. is made to remember his lesson in sleep

D. can listen to the radio broadcast while lying in bed

6. The sleep study method is being tried in several countries to teach ___ .

A. reading skills B. foreign languages

C. a few of subjects D. grammar and vocabulary

7. When were the lessons given in the experiment？

A. During the daytime.

B. All through the twelve hours.

C. While the student was awake.

D. After lullabies were broadcast.

8. What does the student have to do before each lesson finishes？

A. Get up and take breakfast.

B. Be woken up by a loud voice.

C. Review the lesson by himself.

D. Listen to the lesson again in sleep.

选词填空

用方框里单词的正确形式填空，使其句意完整。每空一词，有两个词是多余的。

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1. They went into a（n） ____ ， hoping to find some ancient things.

2. The mountain ____ was covered with snow.

3. My little brother told me yesterday that he believed that the earth was ____ .

4. There are more and more birds in the ____ near my house because of a better environment.

5. The lake， ____ with trees and flowers， is very beautiful.

6. After a few days on ____ the sailor joined his ship.

7. Is the water polluted at source or further ____ ？

8. As the road was under repair， we had to make a（n） ____ .

句子翻译

1. 十年以前，这个地区出现了很多洞穴。

2. 当他们被敌人包围时，他们还有多少食物？

3. 医生昨天告诉我人们一天至少应该刷两次牙。

4. 远处的钟声让我想起了家乡的钟楼。