2016成都市高考英语一轮阅读理解选练（3）及答案
<p> 阅读理解, 从给的四个选项 (<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>) 中, 选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="polar">polar</span> <span word="region">region</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="surrounds">surrounds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Pole">Pole</span>.</p><p> <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="Antarctica">Antarctica</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>.<span word="Antarctica">Antarctica</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> 125 <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="Fahrenheit">Fahrenheit</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="zero">zero</span>.<span word="Reading">Reading</span> <span word="of">of</span> 85 <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Antarctica">Antarctica</span>.<span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="average">average</span> 30 <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span>.<span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Pole">Pole</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> 73 <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="zero">zero</span>.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Antarctica">Antarctica</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span>.<span word="This">This</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span>—<span word="the">the</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="chill">chill</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polar">polar</span> <span word="South">South</span>.</p><p> <span word="To">To</span></p><p> <span word="survive">survive</span>，<span word="men">men</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warmest">warmest</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="windproof">windproof</span> <span word="shelters">shelters</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="heaters">heaters</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="times">times</span>.<span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unprotected">unprotected</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="below">below</span><span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span>.</p><p> <span word="Men">Men</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>.<span word="Polar">Polar</span> <span word="explorers">explorers</span> <span word="wrap">wrap</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="coats">coats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="furs">furs</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="explorers">explorers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>？<span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="survive">survive</span>？<span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>？<span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Antarctica">Antarctica</span>？<span word="Yes">Yes</span>，<span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span>.<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oceans">oceans</span>.<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="land">land</span>.</p><p> <span word="Antarctica">Antarctica</span>，<span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>，<span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>.<span word="Expedition">Expedition</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Antarctica">Antarctica</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frozen">frozen</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>.<span word="At">At</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Antarctica">Antarctica</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span>.</p>
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