二、根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。
Antarctica is the coldest place on the earth, but every year thousands of tourists go there. There are no famous buildings, no hotels, or even no restaurants in Antarctica. There are some beaches, but perhaps nobody wants to swim there. 1.
Most people go there to see animals and enjoy the amazing scenery. There are whales swimming in the ocean. 2. You can also watch penguins jumping into the water from icebergs (冰山). It's one of the last untouched places on the planet.
It's possible to visit Antarctica by plane, but most people go there by ship. 3. In fact, the journey by sea is part of the holidays. Almost all tourists visit Antarctica in summer. In winter, it's too cold, but in summer, from November to March, it's warmer than many people think.
4. So it can be warmer there than it is in Beijing in January. When you go there, you don't need to bring a lot of special clothes. Instead, you need to bring sunglasses. The sunshine on the snow and ice is very bright.
5. During the summer months, there are a lot of scientists and other people staying and working there. A few of them may probably stay for the long and dark winter. Tourists can visit some of these people and learn about their work in this amazing place.
A. There are seals (海豹) lying on the ice.
B. Tourists are not the only people who go to Antarctica.
C. In some parts of Antarctica, it's about 0°C in January.
D. That's because ships are comfortable places to stay.
E. Then why do people want to take holidays in Antarctica?

1—5 EADCB

【解析】
1. 前文介绍南极洲无知名建筑、酒店等设施，后文说明人们去该地的目的是看动物、赏风景，此处需用疑问句衔接前后内容，故选E。
2. 前文提及鲸鱼，后文提到企鹅，此处应介绍当地另一种动物，A选项介绍海豹，符合语境，故选A。
3. 前文指出多数人乘船前往南极洲，后文表明海上行程是假期的一部分，D选项解释乘船的原因是船是舒适的停留场所，衔接合理，故选D。
4. 后文提到南极洲的气温比北京一月还暖和，C选项给出南极洲部分地区一月的温度情况，引出后文内容，故选C。
5. 后文介绍夏天有科学家等在南极洲工作，游客可拜访他们，B选项说明游客不是唯一前往南极洲的人群，开启下文内容，故选B。
【答案】
1—5 EADCB
【知识点】
七选五阅读理解；语境逻辑推断；信息匹配
【点评】
本题以南极洲旅游为话题，考查学生对语篇语境逻辑的把握能力，需结合前后文信息的衔接关系进行判断，注重对语篇整体理解能力的考查。
【难度系数】
0.6

三、阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。
successhighsufferconfidentthoughquiteclimbamongtheywork
Zhang Hong is a visually impaired (视觉受损的) Chinese climber. He 1. up to the top of Qomolangma from the Nepali side on Monday morning. After that, he became the first blind person from Asia ever to reach the world's 2. mountain.
Jaya Bahadur Tamang, an official from a famous adventure company, said that Zhang and his team started moving up to the top on Sunday night from South Col. They reached the top at 9:00 a.m. on Monday. Zhang Hong was 3. the few climbers who dared to go to the top of Qomolangma 4. there were strong winds in the mountain.
Zhang Hong was born in Chongqing. He nearly lost his sight because he 5. from glaucoma (青光眼) at the age of 21. He now 6. at a hospital in Xizang. As he began to return from the top of Qomolangma, one of his workmates in the hospital felt proud to hear the news of his 7..
"Many people may doubt his effort of climbing at first, but I am 8. ______ in him at the beginning," said Kyila, who is also visually impaired. "I am 9. ______ excited and feel proud of him." "He sets a good example for the blind people and encourages 10. ______ to achieve great dreams," added Kyila.

1. climbed 2. highest 3. among 4. though 5. suffered 6. works 7. success 8. confident 9. quite 10. them

【解析】
1. 此处缺谓语动词，结合语境“爬到珠穆朗玛峰顶端”，climb符合，动作发生在过去，用过去式climbed。
2. 修饰mountain，结合常识珠穆朗玛峰是世界最高的山，用high的最高级highest。
3. 表示“在少数登山者之中”，among用于三者及以上的范围中，符合语境。
4. 前后句为转折关系，though引导让步状语从句，意为“尽管”，符合逻辑。
5. 固定搭配suffer from表示“患（病）”，动作发生在过去，用过去式suffered。
6. 此处缺谓语动词，结合“在医院工作”，work符合，主语He是第三人称单数，一般现在时用works。
7. his后接名词，success是名词，指“他成功的消息”，符合语境。
8. 固定搭配be confident in意为“对……有信心”，故填confident。
9. 修饰形容词excited，用副词quite表示“相当，十分”，符合语境。
10. 动词encourages后接宾格，指代blind people，用them。
【答案】
1. climbed 2. highest 3. among 4. though 5. suffered 6. works 7. success 8. confident 9. quite 10. them
【知识点】
固定搭配运用；动词时态；形容词最高级
【点评】
本题考查词汇在语境中的综合运用，涵盖动词时态、词性转换及固定搭配等知识点，既考查语言基础，也通过励志人物事迹传递正能量。
【难度系数】
0.6