The_two_pictures_describe_Antarctic._I've_dreamed_of_going_there_for_a_visit._Antarctic_continent_is_the_world's_latest_discovery_of_the_continent,_alone_at_the_southernmost_tip_of_the_Earth._Antarctic_is_known_as_the_"white_continent"_with_more_than_95_percent_of_the_area_covered_by_thick_ice_and_snow._Antarctic_is_surrounded_by_the_Pacific,_Atlantic,_Indian_Ocean,_and_because_it_is_far_from_the_other_continents,_completely_cut_off_from_the_civilized_world_and_the_mainland,_it_has_not_yet_permanent_residents,_only_a_small_number_of_scientists_living_and_working_there_temporarily.

　　Ⅰ.Fast­reading

　　True (T) or False (F)．

　　1．Captain Scott was the first to start the journey to Antarctic while Roald Amundsen was the first to leave Antarctic.(　　)

　　2．Captain Scott's team lost the goal of their ambition because Amundsen had arrived at the Pole before them.(　　)

　　3．The difficulties Captain Scott's team encountered were that his two sledges broke down and the horses died from the snow and the cold.(　　)

　　4．What made Captain Scott and his men into heroes was the extraordinary courage shown during the journey.(　　)

　　答案：1～4　TTFT

　　Ⅱ.Careful­reading

　　Read the text carefully and then fill in the chart with the information in the text.

Topic The 1.Race to the Pole Amundsen's successful expedition ·Amundsen from Norway was the first to leave, on 15 October, 1911.

·He had teams of 2.dogs pulling sledges and all his men were on skis, because of which he made 3.rapid progress. ·Amundsen reached the Pole on 14 December and put their national

4．flag there. Then he prepared for the return journey. 　　

Scott's difficult but

courageous expedition

　　 ·Scott left on 1 November and soon had problems.

·The horses had difficulties with the snow and the cold, and the sledges broke down. After a while, Scott and his men had to 5.push the sledges themselves.

·Scott and four team members finally reached the Pole and they were

6．shocked by the Norwegian's first arrival.