The Exploration of Antarctica(南极洲)
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1773
| James Cook crossed the Antarctic Circle, but he didn’t see land.
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1898
| Adrien de Gerlache and his members were trapped in the Antarctic. They became the first to spend an Antarctic winter.
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1911
| Norwegian Roald Amundsen led a five-man expedition that reached the South Pole for the first time.
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1929
| Richard E.Byrd and three others from the US became the first to fly over the South Pole
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1935
| Caroline Mikkelsen from Norway became the first woman to arrive in Antarctica with her husband.
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1947
| The US sent the largest ever expedition of over 4,700 men, 13 ships and 23 airplanes to Antarctica. They took many photos to make a map.
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1957－1958
| 12 countries built over 60 space stations in Antarctica. It became the beginning of international work in Antarctica.
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1997
| Boerge Ousland from Norway became the first person to cross Antarctica unsupported.
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March 2007－
March 2009
| International Polar Year-Researchers got the opportunity to work in both polar places or work in summer and winter.
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小题1: _______ is from the United States of America.
| A．Boerge Ousland | B．Richard E. Byrd |
| C．Roald Amundsen | D．James Cook |
小题2:The underlined word “opportunity” means “______”.
| A．chance | B．advice |
| C．guide | D．plan |
小题3: ______ is the first woman to get to Antarctica.
| A．Roald Amundsen | B．Boerge Ousland |
| C．Caroline Mikkelsen | D．Adrien de Gerlache |
小题4: Which is WRONG according to the passage?
| A．There were more than 60 space stations in Antarctica in the 1950s |
| B．Roald Amundsen was the first to fly over the South Pole. |
| C．Americans took many photos in the Antarctic to make a map. |
| D．Adrien de Gerlache was the first to spend an Antarctic winter. |
小题5:The main idea of the passage is _____.
| A．how to get to the Antarctic |
| B．the way of the exploration of Antarctica |
| C．the people who got to the Antarctic |
| D．the history of the exploration of Antarctica |
