ChineseteamfirstlandedontheAntarcticicecappeak(南极冰盖最高点).

A12-manChineseteamlandedonJanuary18.TheyarethefirstpeopletoreachthepeakofDomeA(海穹A).Itis4039metersabovesealevel(海拔).

Theteambuiltastationtheretostudythechangesoftheweathertogeticesamples(标本)from150metersto200metersbelowandtodootherstudies.Sofartheteamhasgotnearly100-meter-longicesamplesfromaplaceabout300metersundertheicecappeak.

ItisthefirsttimethatpeoplehavebeenabletogetsamplesfromtheicecappeakinAntarcticanditisveryimportantforpeopletostudytheweatherchangesandenvironmentalchangesinthisarea(地区).

TheChinesescientistsalsobuiltaweatherstudysystem(系统)atthepeak.Thesystemcansendoutinformationabouttemperaturehowstrongthewindisandmanyotherthingsabouttheweather.

TheAntarcticicecapmakesup(组成)70%oftheearth’sfreshwater(淡水).BystudyingDomeAscientistscangetthelowesttemperatureoftheearthandotherinformationabouttheworld’sweatherchanges.Wecan’tgetthisinformationfromotherplacesontheearthbecauseDomeAisthebestplaceforthiskindofstudies.SoitisveryimportanttolandonthepeakofDomeA.

1.HowmanyChinesefirstlandedontheAntarcticicecappeak?

A.18 B.12 C.150 D.200

2.Theteamhasgotabout100-meter-longicesamples .

A.from150metersto200metersbelow

B.fromaplaceabout300metersbelow

C.from200metersto250metersbelow

D.fromaplaceabout150metersbelow

3.Theybuiltaweatherstudysystemtoget .

A.theearth’sfreshwater

B.icesamplesfromthepeak

C.informationabouttheweather

D.thenewsaboutothercountries

4.Choosetherightorder(顺序)accordingtothispassage.

①Theybuiltastationtostudythechangesoftheweather.

②AChineseteamlandedontheAntarcticicecappeak.

③TheChinesescientistsbuiltaweatherstudysystem.

④Theygoticesamplesfromtheicecappeak.

A.②①④③ B.②①③④

C.③②①④ D.②③④①

5.Fromthispassagewecaninfer(推断)