AustraliansTakeupLifeinLongyearbyenWelcometoLongyearbyen,Svalbard,wheretherearemorepolarbearsthanpeople.TheislandofSvalbardisjust1,000kmfromtheNorthPole,whichmakesLongyearbyenthemostnortherntownintheworld.Inwinter,whenitisdarkdayandnightforfourmonths,temperaturescanfalltominus30Candforfourmonthsoversummeritislightallnight.It’sabeautifulplacetolookatandtherearemanytourists.CruiseshipsvisitinsummerandthereisanairportwithflightsfromNorwayandRussiawhenweatherallowsPeoplecometotrydog-sledding,snowmobileridingandtrytoseeapolarbear,arcticfoxandreindeer.InwintertheyalsocometoseetheNorthernLights--alsocalledauroraborealis--whichisanamazingnaturaldisplaycausedbythewaysunlighthitstheeartharoundtheNorthpole.Butsucharemoteandharshenvironmentmeanslifecanbechallenging.Forstarters,Svalbard’s2,600residentsdon’tlocktheirdoors.Thatway,youhavesomewheretorunifoneofthe3,000polarbearscomesafteryou.Youcan’tbeborninLongyearbyenbecauseit’stoofartohospitalifsomethinggoeswrongYoucan’tdiefromoldagethere,becauseelderlyresidentsmustgotoagedcarehomesonmainlandNorway.Andifyoudodiethere,youcan’tbeburiedasyourbodywouldfreeze.Tobeburiedyourbodymustbetakenelsewhere.The2,600residents--including260childrenatthegrade1to7school-comefrom51differentcountries.That’sbecausethegovernmentencouragesanyonetolivethereaslongastheyhaveajob.Therearenounemploymentpaymentsifyoucan’tfindajobandmostofthehousesareownedbytheemployers,soyouneedajobtogetahouse.Itwasonceabaseforwhaleandsealhuntersandcoalminers,butnowmanypeopleworkintourism.TheislandispartofNorwayandit’saboutasfarfromAustraliaasyoucanpossiblygoandstillstayonearth.Incredibly,localsthinkthereareaboutsevenAustralianslivingthere,includingwildlifecameramanJasonRoberts.MrRobertsisanexpertonfilmingpolarbearsandsometimesspendsuptosixweekscampingontheicefilmingtogetmaybeonlythreeminutesoffilm.Hehashadafewscarymomentswithpolarbears.“Thirtyyearsdancingwithpolarbears,yougettheoccasionalhiccup”isallhewillsay.

ReadingComprehensionChoosethecorrectanswerforeachquestion1.WhatcantouristsdoontheislandofSvalbard?A.SeetheNorthernLightsB.Trydog-sleddingC.SeeapolarbearD.Alloftheabove2.WhatcanwelearnabouttheresidentsinLongyearbyen?A.TheyallcomefrommainlandNorway.B.TheylocktheirdoorstokeepsafefromwildlifeC.Theyarefrom51differentcountriesD.Theyareallbornthereandwilldietheretoo3.HowmanyresidentsarethereinLongyearbyen,Svalbard?A.260B.2,600C.51.D.3,6004.WhoisJasonRoberts?A.AscientistB.AwildlifecameramanC.AgovernmentofficialD.AnativeresidentofLongyearbyen5.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Youcanreceiveunemploymentpaymentsifyoucan’tfindajobinLongyearbyenB.Inwinter,temperaturescanfalltominus30CinLongyearbyenC.LongyearbyenisthemostnortherntownintheworldD.Youcan’tbebornordiefromoldageinLongyearbyenVocabulary基礎(chǔ)詞minus perp.零度以下；減；沒(méi)有,缺乏n.減號(hào)；負(fù)號(hào)；缺點(diǎn)adj.欠缺的；負(fù)數(shù)的 記詞根記憶：min（小的）+us→變少→減；零度以下 例Twominusoneisone.2減1等于1。arctic n.（thearctic）北極,北極地區(qū)adj.北極的；極冷的 記詞根記憶：arct（熊）+ic（…的）→北極位于大熊星座下→北極mainland n.大陸；（不包括附近島嶼的）國(guó)土的主體 記組合詞：main（主要的）+land（陸地）→大陸bury vt.埋葬,掩埋；隱藏,埋藏 英toplaceadeadbodyinagrave 搭bury（oneself）in埋頭于,專心于encourage vt.鼓舞,鼓勵(lì)記詞根記憶：en（使…）+courage（勇氣）→使有勇氣→鼓舞,鼓勵(lì) 例Heencouragedmetohaveatry.他鼓勵(lì)我試一下unemployment n.失業(yè)（狀態(tài)）；失業(yè)人數(shù)記詞根記憶：un（不）+employ（雇用）+ment（表狀態(tài)）→不被雇傭→失業(yè)貓搭unemploymentinsurance失業(yè)保險(xiǎn)base n.基地,大本營(yíng)；底部；基礎(chǔ)ⅵ.以…為基礎(chǔ)例LongyearbyenisthebasetoexploretheNorthPole.朗伊爾城是去北極探險(xiǎn)的大本營(yíng)。seal n.海豹；封條；印章ⅵ.封,密封 記聯(lián)想記憶：頑皮的海豹（seal）,偷拿（steal）零食 例Thestore’swindowsweresealedshut.商店的窗戶被封住了。miner n.礦工 英apersonwhoworksinamine 記來(lái)自mine（v.開(kāi)礦,采礦）tourism n.旅游業(yè)；觀光,游覽 記詞根記憶：tour（旅游）+ism（表狀態(tài)）→·游覽expert n.專家 記聯(lián)想記憶：警察期待（expect）談判專家（expert）的到來(lái)

Vocabulary進(jìn)階詞polar adj.（南、北）極的,極地的；磁極的；正好相反的,截然對(duì)立的 搭polarexpedition極地探險(xiǎn)cruise v.航游,巡航；（出租車、船等）緩慢巡行n.乘船游覽,航游 英totravelonshipsforpleasure 記聯(lián)想記憶：湯姆·克魯斯（TomCruise）在巡游（cruise） 搭whale-watchingcruise觀鯨航游harsh adj.惡劣的,嚴(yán)酷的；刺耳的；粗糙的,毛糙的 英cruel,severeandunkind 記聯(lián)想記憶：har（看作hard,堅(jiān)硬的）+sh→態(tài)度強(qiáng)硬→惡劣的 搭harshcondition嚴(yán)酷的條件harshrealities殘酷的現(xiàn)實(shí)resident n.居民；住宿者,旅客；住院實(shí)習(xí)醫(yī)生adj.常駐的；（在某地）居住的 記來(lái)自reside（vi.居住于,定居于）freeze v.（使）結(jié)冰,（使）凝固搭freezeover冰封freezeup（機(jī)器、引擎等中的水）結(jié)冰freezingpoint冰點(diǎn)government n.政府 搭agovernmentdepartment一個(gè)政府部門(mén)payment n.支付的款項(xiàng)；支付 英asumofmoneypaidorexpectedtobep