Near the North Pole, there are only two seasons. They are winter and summer. In winter, nights are long. For more than two months you can't see the sun, even at noon. In summer, the days are long. For more than two months the sun never goes down and there is no night.
The people living near the North Pole are called Inuit (因纽特人). In summer they live in tents and catch deer for food. In winter they live in small round snow houses. They can build a snow house in two hours. They travel around by using dogs to carry their things. They make holes (洞) in the ice and catch fish and seals. They eat much meat but not many vegetables.
【小题1】The two seasons near the North Pole are ________.
| A．spring and autumn | B．summer and winter |
| C．rainy season and dry season | D．spring and winter |
【小题2】You can't see the sun for ________ in North Pole in winter.
| A．a season | B．half a year | C．more than two months | D．a year |
【小题3】Near the North Pole, people live in ________ in summer.
| A．holes | B．tents | C．snow | D．ice |
【小题4】The people in the North Pole eat much ________.
| A．vegetables | B．meat | C．milk | D．bread |
【小题5】Near the North Pole ________ in summer.
| A．the days aren’t long | B．the nights are long |
| C．24-hour days last two months | D．there’s no night for over two months |
