The Arctic is home to over 21, 000 kinds of animals and plants. Two thirds of it is the Arctic Ocean. In winter, it is completely covered with sea ice. In summer, nearly 50 percent of these is ice.
It’s also home to about 4 million people, a group of whom are Inuit. Jim is an Inuit boy. At 6:30 am, he wakes up and gets ready to go to school in his fur coat. It keeps him warm in the freezing weather. Half an hour later, he gets to school on a ski or snowmobile. Some of his friends go by car instead. At 11 :30 am, it’s time for lunch. There’s fish and other meat in his lunchbox. He sometimes eats them uncooked. These foods give him enough energy. Besides local food, some people eat Western food. At 5:00 pm, the snow outside makes everything bright, so he wears snow goggles on his way back home, or his eyes may be hurt badly by the strong light. From December to March, the sun never rises. However, it always shines in the sky during the summer. At 10:00 pm, he goes to bed. Sometimes he stays in an ice house called igloo. It looks cold but it’s warm inside. Many local people live in houses made of wood.
The Inuit mainly make a living by hunting and fishing. Now, their life is greatly influenced by climate （气候） change. For example, many animals they hunt for food are disappearing. There is less food for the reindeer they keep, too. They face more terrible weather, such as snowstorms. Hunting becomes more dangerous. Hunters may accidentally fall into water if the ice becomes too thin. Actually, the temperature in the Arctic is 18℃ higher than it was 125 years ago. All Arctic ice may disappear during the summer in less than 100 years.
1 ． ________
2 ． ________
3 ． ________
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5 ． ________
答案
1 ． facts
2 ． dark/in the dark/in darkness
3 ． protection
4 ． Transportation
5 ． sure of/about; certain of/about
【分析】
本文介绍了北极生活及北极的现状，呼吁人们保护环境。
1 ．
根据 “In winter, it is completely covered with sea ice. In summer, nearly 50 percent of the se is ice.” 可知介绍北极夏天和冬天的一些事实情况， fact 表示 “ 事实 ” ，此处用复数形式。故填 facts 。
2 ．
根据 “From December to March, the sun never rises.” 可知从十二月份到三月份，太阳是不升起的，因此是黑暗的。故填 dark/in the dark/in darkness 。
3 ．
根据 “At 5:00 pm, the snow outside makes everything bright, so he wears snow goggles on his way back home, or his eyes may be hurt badly by the strong light.” 可知回家的时候他带上护目镜，以免眼睛被强光损伤，因此护目镜是保护眼睛的。故填 protection 。
4 ．
根据 “a snowmobile” 和 “a ski” 可知雪地摩托和雪橇属于交通工具。故填 Transportation 。
5 ．
根据 “Hunting becomes more dangerous. Hunters may accidentally fall into water if the ice becomes too thin. ” 可知猎人很可能在冰薄的地方落入水中，因此没办法保证自己的安全。故填 sure of/about; certain of/about 。
