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The Antarctica(南极洲) is the most
1 (south) part of land on earth and is mostly covered
2 ice. People have never wanted to live there because of its lowest temperature. But now,
3 (learn) more about the earth's history, scientists from all over the world come to study the ice.
Some scientists live on Antarctica for part of the year, but they don't usually stay there for more than six months because there are six months of light and six months of darkness.
Antarctica usually has a good deal of fine weather without any wind at all. The strong winds are
4 (usual) only in some parts of it. It is also
5 (interest) to learn that it isn't very wet there. There is very little snow
6 rain. It snows on the ice in winter, but at other times Antarctica is dry, just like the Sahara Desert.
In winter, the sea around Antarctica freezes(结冰) for
7 (thousand) of kilometres. But scientists tell us that the earth is
8 (get) warmer. So in the future, there may be less ice in the Antarctic Sea. When that
9 (happen), our weather will never be the same again. So we need to protect
10 earth so that such changes don't come too quickly.
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