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Antarctica is the only continent where there has never been war. No military activity is allowed there and scientific research i
Antarctica is the only continent where there has never been war. No military activity is allowed there and scientific research i
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2017-11-08
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Antarctica is the only continent where there has never been war. No military activity is allowed there and scientific research is a priority. Defined as all of the land and ice shelves south of latitude 60 degrees south, the 5.5m square miles (14.2m square km) of the world’s coldest, driest, windiest and most remote land mass are protected by the Antarctic Treaty, which came into force in June 1961 and designated the land "a natural reserve, devoted to peace and science".
It was not always so, writes David Day, an author, historian and research associate at La Trobe University in Melbourne. Solid as a block of Antarctic ice itself, but no less readable for it, his latest book draws on five years of meticulous research to tell the story of human endeavor in Antarctica, the last continent to be discovered. It paints a poignant biographical picture of the characters involved, the gruelling expeditions undertaken, and the rivalries between nations as they raced to chart the continent and claim possession of it.
Mr. Day begins with Captain James Cook who, aboard the Resolution in 1773, became the first man to cross the Antarctic Circle. Although the ice-covered sea stopped him from getting close enough to see the Antarctic land mass, boulders in icebergs proved its existence. Yet Cook did not think the area was worth exploring. "I will be bold to say that the world will not be benefited by it," he stated.
Antarctica’s future as a natural reserve is by no means assured. Whereas the treaty designed to protect it has certainly preserved peace and served as an example of co-operation between nations, the prospect of mineral and oil deposits under Antarctica’s ice cap is attracting the attention of resource-starved countries and big business alike. In addition, environmental groups, scientists and tourists are all making their own demands. As Mr. Day writes, " For centuries, the Antarctic defied man’s approach, now its dangers and its terrors have been largely conquered. Only its future remains unknown."
What can be inferred from Mr. Day’s words in the last paragraph?
选项
A、Antarctica cares man’s approach.
B、Because Antarctica is the coldest, driest, windiest and most remote land mass, it can not be conquered by human.
C、Although Antarctica has a horrible environment, people try to use various ways to conquer it.
D、Antarctica is full of dangers and terrors, so it will be a natural reserve.
答案
C
解析
根据题干可定位至文章最后一段,A项说南极是否愿意让人类接近。根据倒数第二句Mr.Day的话,“几个世纪以来,人类尚未征服南极”,可知A选项不正确。文章并未明确指出人们无法征服南极是因为它是世界上自然环境最恶劣的地带,而是多次强调南极大部分的危险和恐惧已经被克服了。所以B选项也不正确。C选项说人们尝试使用不同的方式去征服南极,与文章相符。D表述不正确,与最后一段的最后一句矛盾。
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