三、阅读理解(本大题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分)
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International Poetry Competition World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21 March. Its purpose is to improve people’s ability to read, write, and teach poems all over the world. This year, the International Poetry Centre is holding a poetry competition to celebrate the festival! The competition is open to all the poets(诗人)aged 18 and over from all over the world, and they will be divided into two groups: Open Group (open to all the poets aged 18 and over) Group (open to all the poets aged 18 and over who can write in English as a Second Language) The winners of each group will receive￡1000. RULES: All the poems must be unpublished (未出版的) works. Poems will not be returned, so please keep a copy. The poem(s) must be in English and created by the poet himself/herself. Poems can be written on any proper subject. No subject on violence(暴力) or drugs. The competition begins on 3 March, 2017 and ends on 28 August, 2017. To enter the competition, please visit the Centre Shop to pay ￡5 for each poem. Once the payment is made, please email the poem(s) to poetrycomp@center.uk. Remember to mark Open or ESL in the top right-hand corner of the document(文档) to show which group to enter before emailing your poem(s). Questions about the competition can be emailed to poetrycomp@center.uk.
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56. The World Poetry Day is on_____.
A. March 28th B. March 3rd C. March 21st D. August 28th
57. The purpose of the World Poetry Day is_____.
A. to encourage the British to write poems
B. to teach children how to read and write poems
C. to raise money for the poets from all over the world
D. to help people to read, write and teach poems better
58. The rules for the competition include the following EXCEPT_____.
A. that poets can write poems in any language
B. that poets must use their unpublished poems
C. that poems can’t be taken back after the competition
D. that poems can’t be written on the subject of violence or drugs.
59. Poets can get ￡1000 if_____.
A. they win in the group B. their poems are published
C. they enter the competition D. their poems are written by themselves
60. Which is the correct order for poets to enter the competition?
①Pay￡5 for each poem.
②Visit the Centre Shop.
③Email their poem(s) to poetrycomp@center.uk.
④Mark Open or ESL in the top right –hand corner of their document.
A. ①②③④ B. ②①③④ C. ②①④③ D. ③④②①
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People often think of the North Pole(北极) and the South Pole as similar frozen(冰冻的)
wastelands. They are both places with very cold temperatures and few people live there. However, the North and South Poles are not much alike as people may imagine.
The North Pole has no land, only thick ice. Temperatures seldom go above 32°F, at which water turns into ice. Most of the time, it stays below zero. In winter temperatures are usually as low as -30°F.
Although conditions were very poor, people tried for many centuries to reach the North Pole. About 100 years ago, two men, Robert Peary and Mathew Henson, were able to get to this environment full of troubles and difficulties. They reached the North Pole on March 8th, 1909. It was really a hard trip for them. There are few things more dangerous than crossing the Arctic(北极圈) on foot. People who stayed there may face many problems:very cold temperatures, sudden storms, and even hunger. Most of the area is uninhabited. Few people can live in such a difficult place.
People might think that with such low temperatures for most of the year, the ice would be thick and hard. However, this is not true in the Arctic. The movement of the ocean water under the ice may often cause many different changes on the surface. Sometimes the ice breaks into two opening lanes of water(水道) called “leads”. Anyone who falls into a lead can be frozen to death in a few minutes.
61. This passage is probably from ___________.
A. a book review B. a science book
C. a school report D. a computer magazine
62. According to the passage, what happened about 100 years ago ?
A. Two men succeeded in getting to the North Pole.
B. Temperatures in the North Pole went above 32°F.
C. The environment in the North Pole suddenly became worse.
D. The North Pole changed into thick ice because of the temperatures.
63. What does the underlined word “uninhabited” probably mean in Chinese?
A. 气候恶劣的 B. 充满危险的 C. 困难重重的 D. 无人居住的
64. The reason for the ice to break into two opening lanes of water is _____________.
A. that the temperature suddenly drops B. that the water under the ice is frozen
C. that the ocean water under the ice moves D. that the surface is covered with lots of ice
65. What does this passage mainly talk about?
A. The thick ice in the North Pole.
B. A difficult trip to the North Pole.
C. The real situation in the North Pole.
D. The differences between the North Pole and the South Pole.
，我们将会及时处理。
