Antarctica（南极） is in the most southern part of the earth.There are lots of unusual facts about it.A number of animals live in terrible weather （1）______（条件） there.Killer whales and penguins are common animals Certain types of plants can even grow in this freezing （2）______（陆地）.That\’s unbelievable because most of Antarctica is covered in ice which is more than 1.6 km（3）______（深的）.
About 90%of the ice on our planet is found in Antarctica.It\’s actually considered a （4）______（沙漠） because it hardly rains.However,if all of the ice disappeared（消失）,sea levels（海平面） would（5）r ______ by about 60 meters.
Can humans live in Antarctica?In fact,some people live in it in （6）______（春天） and summer.They are usually experienced scientists who are doing（7）______（研究）.To protect themselves from the cold,these people all wear（8）t ______and warm clothes.China\’s fifth scientific station in Antarctica,Qinling Station,has （9）______（不久前；最近） been put to use It is able to work all year round.It can (10)______（提供） scientists with a good place to live and work.