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States ___2___ the winter at the South Pole. They were there ___3___ the secrets of the earth and the sky. The South Pole is at the bottom of the world. During its winter, the sun ___4___ rises. The men had to face the darkness of a sixmonth night, as well as the world’s worst ___5___. The men lived in a group of buildings joined together by tunnels (隧道,地道 ). They were cut off from the rest of the ___6___. During the long winter, they could not be reached even by plane. The men depended on (依靠 ) one ___7___ for pany. Everyone took turns working in the “snow mine”. This was the giant (巨大的 ) cave dug into the ice beneath (在……下方 ) their camp (營地,帳篷 ). There, they dug out ___8___ snow needed as a water supply. Each man also had his own important job to do. There was a cook and a doctor. There were scientists and men ___9___ were trained in other jobs. Working together, they proved that men can live and work ___10___ the South P ole (南極 ). ( ) 1. A. have B. live C. notice D. turn ( ) 2. A. spent B. cost C. paid D. took ( ) 3. A. learning B. learn C. to study D. studying ( ) 4. A. once B. sometimes C. not D. never ( ) 5. A. temperature B. weather C. snow D. sunshine] ( ) 6. A. world B. city C. village D. gold ( ) 7. A. the other B. other C. an other D. another ( ) 8. A. clean B. cleanest C. clearly D. cleaned ( ) 9. A. what B. who C. when D. whether ( ) 10. A. at B. in C. over D. on VI. 閱讀理解 A The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning(旋轉(zhuǎn) ) of the earth. At the equator (赤道 ) day and night are sometimes the same length(長度 ). They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in th