闸北区2012年初三二模英语首字母填空

　　C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给):（共14分）

　　How much do you know about Antarctica(南极洲)-the driest and least-known place in the world? One hundred years ago, humans reached the South Pole for the first time. It was on December 14th, 1911. After more than 50 days of fighting with strong fog(雾), cold and wind, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his four-man team f__86__  got to the South Pole. They became the first people to get there. People know very little about Antarctica. With over 98% of its surface c__87__ by ice, Antarctica attracts groups of scientists from around the world. Many countries built research stations to learn more about the icy land. There are now 82 stations in Antactica. More than 30 scientific exploration(考察) teams go there every year. Scientists study plants, animals and weather in Antactica. Their research is important to learn about global climate change. China first sent scientists to Antarctica in 1984. S__88__ then, scientists go there to do research every year. On December 16th, the 28th exploration team left for Kunlun Station. One of their t__89__ is to put an ice radar(雷达) in the station.

　　Do you want to see beautiful southern lights and lovely penguins? How about a short t__90__ to Antactica? The perfect time to go there is from N__91__ to March. This is summer in Antarctica. People can get to South America by plane first. Then they take a boat to Antarctica. There aren't any places to live in Antarctica. So people usually stay on the boat. There are no good doctors or hospitals in Antarctica. If you have a s__92__ disease, such as heart disease, you'd better not travel there. So get fully prepared is very important before you start your journey.