. New mineral resources may be discovered during the forthing Antarctic .
A. excursion
B. execution
C. extraction
D. expedition
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A. excursion
B. execution
C. extraction
(答案→)D. expedition
解析：考查名词辨析。句意“新的矿产资源在即将到来的南极勘探期间，可能会被发现。”A“短途旅行”；B“执行，贯彻”；C“提取”；D“考察，勘探”。故选D。