2024年5月北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试真题
Part I
Reading Comprehension
Passage 1
Antarctica(南极洲) is the 5th largest continent(大陆). It covers approximately 5.5 million square miles; however, the actual size of the continent varies from month to month. It varies because the ice edge of the continent is always changing. The land itself is 98% covered by the Antarctic Ice Sheet, which is an average of 1.6 miles thick and holds about 90% of the fresh water on Earth.
南极洲是世界第五大洲，面积大约为550万平方英里；然而，该大陆的实际大小每月都有所变化。这种变化是因为大陆的冰缘总在变动。南极大陆本身98%的面积被南极冰盖覆盖，冰盖平均厚度约为1.6英里，蕴藏着地球上约90%的淡水资源。
Antarctica is divided into two parts by the mountains. These mountains run between the Ross Sea and the Weddell Sea and separate east from west. East Antarctica is higher in elevation(高度). Here the ice and snow rises over 14,000 feet.
南极洲被山脉分隔成两部分。这些山脉位于罗斯海和威德尔海之间，将东南与西部分开。东南极洲地势较高，在这里冰雪覆盖高度超过14,000英尺。
Antarctica has an average elevation of about 7,500 feet. The highest point, standing at 16,050 feet, is the peak of Vinson Massif in the Ellsworth Mountain range. In contrast, the lowest point currently known is the Bentley Subglacial Trench(海沟). It is 8,200 feet below sea level. (76) However, the trench is covered by more than 9,840 feet of ice and snow.
南极洲的平均海拔约为7500英尺。最高点是位于埃尔斯沃思山脉的文森特马赛夫峰，海拔高度为16050英尺。相比之下，目前已知的最低点是本特利冰下沟槽，它位于海平面以下8200英尺。然而，这条沟槽被超过9840英尺厚的冰雪覆盖着。
While it may seem like there would be no bodies of water in Antarctica, it is actually home to more than 70 lakes. All of these lakes are covered by thousands of feet of ice. Lake Vostok is the largest of the lakes. It was discovered in 1996, beneath Russia's Vostok Station.
虽然南极洲看似不应有水体存在，但实际上这里拥有超过70个湖泊。所有这些湖泊都被数千英尺厚的冰层覆盖。其中最大的湖泊为沃斯托克湖，它于1996年在俄罗斯沃斯托克站下方被发现。
Antarctica currently receives groups of scientists who study the special environment there. The only other people who visit Antarctica arrive on some special ships. Since the 1960s, an ever increasing number of people have decided that the ideal vacation includes a tour of the Southern Ocean, with landings at some Antarctic islands extending from the continent.
南极洲目前接待着研究那里特殊环境的科学家团体。唯一其他访问南极洲的人是通过一些特殊船只到达的。自20世纪60年代以来，越来越多的人认为理想的度假方式包括游览南大洋，并在从大陆延伸出的一些南极岛屿上登陆。
Antarctica has no permanent residents and, unlike all other continents, it has no native population. (77) In fact, no one is known to have set eyes on Antarctica until 1820.
南极洲没有常住居民，与所有其他大陆不同，它也没有原住民。事实上，直到1820年才有人知道有人目睹过南极洲。
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