A. are polite to anybody

　　B. like to be honest and accurate

　　C. often lie to others

　　D. have no sympathy to others

　　26. If you ask an American how far it is from the next village, he will ________.

　　A. give you an accurate answer if he knows the distance

　　B. say that he doesn't know but he will encourage you to go on

　　C. decide whether you are tired or not, and then tell you

　　D. tell you politely it is close though he knows it isn't

　　27. The short passage advises us to ________.

　　A. learn some customs of America

　　B. tell the truth to Americans more than to the people from other countries

　　C. be polite to those who understand you well

　　D. decide whether to be polite or accurate according to the customs

四、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

　　Antarctica(南极洲) is like no other place in the world. It is ___28___. It is very big. It is like the United States and Australia together. Antarctica is the ___29___ place in the world. The temperature is sometimes－1250F(－87℃). August and September are the coldest months because there is no ___30___.

　　Antarctica is the highest continent, about 10,000 feet high. Antarctica also has very strong winds. The wind sometimes __31____ as fast as two hundred miles an hour. It is also the driest place in the world.

　　Antarctica is also ___32___.There are huge glaciers(冰川) and ice everywhere. A glacier is an area of ice that ___33___ slowly. The ice and glaciers are beautiful. But most plants and land animals cannot ____34__ on the ice. There are no trees, no rivers, and no cities in Antarctica. Only penguins and other sea birds live there.

　　Antarctica does not ___35___ any one country.___36___，every country owns Antarctica. More than twenty countries have stations in Antarctica. A station is a place where scientists do experiments. The ___37___ are the only people who live in Antarctica.

　　Life on an Antarctica station is __38____.It is like life on a space station. The sun shines for six months, and then it is ___39___ for six months. People usually have problems with sleeping and eating. They eat more ___40___ they are not busy. In an emergency, it is hard to get ___41___. Once, an American doctor Nielsen realized she was ___42___.She had cancer. It was winter, and airplanes could not ___43___ in Antarctica. Dr. Nielsen had no choice but to ____44__.An airplane dropped medicine to her, and she ___45___ herself. Several months later, Dr. Nielsen ___46___ to the United States to get special medical help.

　　Today, ships go to Antarctica during the summer months from November to February. People want to ___47___ this unusual place, but they don't want to live there!

28. A. strange B. flat C. terrible D. unique

29. A. greatest B. cleanest C. coldest D. worst

30. A. sun B. air C. water D. food

31. A. comes B. blows C. rises D. drops

32. A. empty B. dangerous C. noisy D. important

33. A. forms B. happens C. shakes D. moves

34. A. remain B. produce C. live D. change

35. A. depend on B. compete with C. appeal to D. belong to

36. A. Above all B. In fact C. For example D. On average

37. A. scientists B. hunters C. fishermen D. sailors

38. A. hard B. interesting C. normal D. active

39. A. day B. night C. vacation D. winter

40. A. while B. so C. though D. because