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【題目】If you think it is cold where you are at the moment, then a visit to the Russian village of Oymyakon might just change your mind. The small village is in the heart of Siberia(西伯利亞). The name Oymyakon means “non-freezing water” because of a nearby hot spring, but it is indeed the coldest inhabited(有人居住的) place on the earth.

Oymyakon sits just a few hundred miles from the Arctic Circle(北極圈). The average(平均) temperature remains below 50°C in winter and the lowest temperature there was 67.7°C. This is the lowest recorded temperature in the Northern Hemisphere(北半球). Oymyakon is white in winter, since everything is frozen and covered with thick snow. But it’s also dark—the length of daytime is only three hours.

Because of the weather, people’s life there is inconvenient(不方便的), yet simple and traditional. Most homes still burn coal and wood for heat. When people go outside, they have to wear fur coats to stay warm. They can’t wear glasses, or the glasses will freeze to their face. There are few modern conveniences for them to enjoy. People don’t use mobile phones, because the batteries(電池) cannot work in such low temperatures. Cars can only be placed in heated garages. The ones left outside must keep running, or they won’t restart.

【1】Which country does the village Oymyakon lie in?

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【2】How far is it from Oymyakon to the Arctic Circle?

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【3】Which season has the shortest daytime in the village Oymyakon?

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【4】What do the villagers wear when they go outdoors?

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【5】Why can’t the mobile phones be used in Oymyakon?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Russia

【2】A few hundred miles.

【3】Winter.

【4】Fur coats

【5】Because the batteries cannot work in such low temperatures.

【解析】【主旨大意】本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了俄羅斯的一個叫做Oymyakon的小村莊的氣候以及那兒的人們的生活方式。

【1】題意：Oymyakon位于哪個國家？根據第一段第一句“If you think it is cold where you are at the moment, then a visit to the Russian village of Oymyakon might just change your mind.”可知，如果你認為現在你在的地方很冷，那么去俄羅斯的Oymyakon村可能會改變你的想法，所以Oymyakon村在俄羅斯，故答案是Russia。

【2】題意：從Oymyakon村到北極圈有多遠？根據第二段第一句“Oymyakon sits just a few hundred miles from the Arctic Circle(北極圈). ”可知，Oymyakon位于離北極圈僅僅幾百英里的地方，故答案是A few hundred miles。

【3】題意：在哪個季節(jié)Oymyakon村的白天最短？根據第二段最后兩句“Oymyakon is white in winter, since everything is frozen and covered with thick snow. But its also dark—the length of daytime is only three hours.”可知Oymyakon村的冬天是白色的，因為一切都被凍結，被厚厚的雪覆蓋著。但是村子又很暗，白天只有三小時。可知，Oymyakon村冬天的白天時間最短，故答案是Winter。

【4】題意：當村民們出門時，他們穿什么？根據第三段第三句“When people go outside, they have to wear fur coats to stay warm. ”可知，當人們外出時，他們必須穿皮大衣保暖，故答案是Fur coats。

【5】題意：為什么在Oymyakon村手機不能被使用？根據最后一段倒數第三句“People don’t use mobile phones, because the batteries(電池) cannot work in such low temperatures.”可知，人們不使用手機，因為電池在這樣的低溫下無法工作。故答案是Because the batteries cannot work in such low temperatures。