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Unit 16:The sea

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　　Passage 1

　　阅读理解一

　　Scientists used to explore on the surface of the ocean. Now they are exploring below the surface, too. They want to know about ocean water and the plant and animal life deep in the ocean.

　　In 1934 the scientists William Beebe dived 3000 feet below the surface in a hollow steel ball. In 1935 August Piccard dived 10330 feet. In 1960 his son Jean dived to a depth of 35800 feet.

　　All these early dives were deep. But the divers could not stay down for very long. They had to come back up to the surface after a few seconds. Scientists needed to stay down longer to study life below the surface. Gradually they succeeded. Cousteau, a Frenchman, was able to keep men down to a depth of 36 feet for one month and to a depth of 90 feet for a week.

　　Now scientists are developing even better equipment. With this new equipment, man can stay below the surface for days or even weeks. In 1962 Cousteau set up a research station 35 feet below the surface. Then in 1964 he set up another station on the ocean floor of the Red Sea. This was the first undersea station to operate without help from the surface.

　　Many countries are now studying undersea living. The former Soviet Union had an undersea laboratory in the Crimean Sea. The United States has a laboratory 50 feet down on the ocean floor off the virgin Islands. In 1970 five men lived there for two weeks. Then a team of five women scientists stayed in the laboratory. Next came other teams of men. All were there to explore the ocean depths and to make plants for the uses off its resources. Scientists hope to find enough mineral, vegetable, and animal wealth there to provide food for the entire world.

　　注释1. explore vt.探索，研究；钻研

　　2. hollow adj.空心的

　　3. depth n.深；深度

　　4. equipment n.装配备；设备

　　5. wealth n.财富；财产

　　根据短文内容选择正确答案

　　( )1Insgroupsto_____ ,scientists are exploring below the surface of the ocean.

　　A. know about the ocean water deep in the ocean

　　B. know about the plant and animal life deep in the ocean

　　C. stay down longer to study life of the plant and animal below the surface

　　D. both A and B

　　( )2Who made the deepest dive?

　　A. August Piccard

　　B. Cousteau

　　C. Jean piccard

　　D. William Beebe

　　( )3Who set up the first undersea station?

　　A. A Frenchman.

　　B. An American.

　　C. Russian.

　　D. The passage made no mention.

　　( )4Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　　A. Nobody can study below the surface of the ocean for very long.

　　B. The early divers could not stay below the surface of the ocean for very long.

　　C. The purpose of setting up undersea laboratories is to make plans for the use of the resources in the ocean.

　　D. Up to now only five women scientists have stayed in the undersea laboratory.

Passage 2

　　阅读理解二

　　Who owns the sea? The ships of all countries sail in the open seas. Not long ago, all countries could fish and hunt the oceans as they pleased. But now, the countries using the sea must work together to protect the animal life in the seas.

　　In 1870, there were millions of valuable fur seals in the Berling Sea. Ships came from all parts of the world to kill them.

　　Man wanted the animalsfur and their oil from their bodies. By 1930, only about 130000 seals were left there in the seas and the oceans. Even the hunters themselves knew that something had to be done to protect them, otherwise the seals would die out or disappear from the earth for ever.

　　Four countries owned the land near the sealsnorthern home. In 1911, these countries began plans to control sealhunting. The governments of these four countries, Japan, Russia, Canada and the United Statesswheresthe animals rested and gave birth to their young. Only male seals that did not have mates could be killed or hunted. Money earned from the skins and oil of the seals was to be divided among the four governments.Today, large herds of seals swim in the Berling Sea again. By working together, the four countries mentioned above have saved the seals in the seas they share.

　　注释

　　1. own vt.拥有

　　2. protect vt.保护；保卫

　　3. seal n.海豹

　　4. male adj.男性的，雄性的

　　5. mention vt.叙述，说到，讲到；写到；记载根据短文内容选择正确答案

　　( )1This passage is mainly about_____ .

　　A. the governments of the four countries

　　B. protecting seals

　　C. the sealsnorthern homethe rocky islands

　　D. the Berling Sea

　　( )2Why did people hunt or kill seals in the open sea?

　　A. People wanted to eat the meat.

　　B. The seals were eating too many of the fishes.

　　C. Their fur and oil were very valuable.

　　D. The seals did much harm at that time.

　　( )3The passage doesn't say so, but is makes us think that_____.

　　A. hunters used seal oil on their own bodies

　　B. people used seal oil to cook their food

　　C. seals have little value for hunters

　　D. all the seals might have been killed

　　( )4The four countries worked together_____.

　　A. insgroupsto kill more seals

　　B. so as to protect the seals

　　C. to protect the sealsrocky islandtheir northerm home

　　D. insgroupsto kill any seal that was alive in the open sea

　　( )5According to the short passage, which of the following is true?

　　A. It is important to protect wildlife.

　　B. No more seals can be seen in the Berling Sea.

　　C. Only one country could hunt or kill seals.

　　D. There are no seals in other part of the world besides the Berling Sea.

Passage 3

　　完形填空

　　While my father was an officer of the British army in South Africa,we lived in a __1___ house.One __2___ my father and sister and I were sitting together.He was __3___ the window.I suddenly __4___ that he was turning very pale.I sat __5___,for I did not want to ___6__ my sick sister.Soon father said in a __7___ voice,“Kate and Joan,a friend of mine __8___ here to see me this evening,and I wish to be __9___ him.Will you go up to your own room?”We __10___,went to our room and closed the door.

　　Soon I heard a __11___ like that of a door burst in,and then a climb of feet.They were hurrying ___12__ the narrow stairs.Fearing that there was __13___ near,I seized the pistol on the table.Then I heard my father cry out,“For God's sake,child, __14___ the door.”I did so.To my horror,I saw, __15___ my father's shoulder,a gorilla,the worst enemy of the soldier in __16___. He was ___17__ my father.I raised the pistol and fired.The animal fell backwards.with __18___ loud cry.Father took the __19___ smoking pistol from my hand,and fired another shot,which __20___ the gorilla.

　　It happened that father __21___ us upstairs because he thought he would be able to __22___ the doorwhich was twenty feet away___23__ the animal reached it.However,the gorilla was too __24___ for him;and this was the cause of the __25___ flight up the stairs.

　　注释

　　1. pistol n.手枪

　　2. For God's sake.快!(看在上帝的份上)

　　3. horror n.恐怖

　　4. gorilla n.大猩猩

　　5. flight n.逃跑案

　　通读短文选出一个最佳答案

　　( )1A. twostoreyed B. two storeyed C. twostoreyed D. two storeys

　　( )2A. o'clock B. night C. evening D. time

　　( )3A. towards B. opposite C. inside D. behind

　　( )4A. knew B. learned C. felt D. noticed

　　( )5A. still B. lonely C. sadly D. unhappily

　　( )6A. hurt B. frighten C. lose D. trouble

　　( )7A. loud B. sad C. calm D. pleasant

　　( )8A. was B. comes C. would be D. is coming

　　( )9A. friendly to B. alone with C. helpful to D. careful with

　　( )10A. promised B. trembled C. obeyed D. replied

　　( )11A. sound B. cry C. voice D. shout

　　( )12A. to B. down C. through D. up

　　( )13A. some difficulty B. a thief C. some danger D. an accident

　　( )14A. open B. close C. pull D. draw

　　( )15A. on B. above C. over D. from

　　( )16A. South America B. Africa C. South Asia D. Europe

　　( )17A. aiming at B. marching towards C. shooting at D. running after

　　( )18A. an exciting B. a calm C. an angry D. a natural

　　( )19A. still B. yet C. even D. already

　　( )20A. hit B. murdered C. frightened D. killed

　　( )21A. had taken B. had sent C. had driven D. had forced

　　( )22A. push B. lock C. guard D. defend

　　( )23A. until B. when C. before D. though

　　( )24A. quick B. huge C. heavy D. stupid

　　( )25A. anxious B. fearless C. excited D. hurried

　　Passage 4

　　判断正误

　　Many of the small animals have to be very clever and hide from an enemy.It's often unsafe to be small in a world full of larger,more dangerous creatures.A small skunk,however,will face bravely just about any danger.Even though a skunk has tiny teeth and small claws,most human and other animals will leave a skunk alone.

　　What power does the skunk have to frighten an enemy away? It gets rid of danger by giving off a liquid that smells terriblesintosthe air.When an enemy comes too close,the skunk lifts its tail and gives a warning with its front claw.If the enemy is foolish enough to stay around,the skunk gives a liquid,the smell of which is so bad that even the skunk leaves the scene in a hurry.

　　If the skunk gives off the liquidsintosanother animal's eyes,the other animal will have trouble seeing for a while and its eyes will feel pain.The smell of a skunk can be noticed from a distance of half a mile or more.

　　注释

　　1. skunk n.黄鼠狼

　　2. claw n.爪子

　　3. give off v.发出(蒸汽、光等)，长出(枝、杈等)

　　4. scene n.场景，布景；现场，出事地点；景色，风景

　　根据文章内容判断正误

　　( )1Before a skunk,an enemy is likely to run away.

　　( )2A skunk's smell can harm an enemy's eyes.

　　( )3The story suggests that you should stay away from skunks.

　　( )4The smell of a skunk can be smelt in the distance by its enemy.

　　参考答案

　　Passage 1

　　1. D为了了解海底深处动、植物及其他人们未知的情况，科学家们正在探索海洋底部世界的情况。

　　2. C文章第二段最后一句告诉我们Jean潜水最深。

　　3. A文章第三段中说Cousteau是个法国人，他在36英尺深的水下停留了一个月，在90英尺深的水下呆了一个星期。

　　4. B因为过去没有先进的潜水设备，所以先前的潜水员们在水下面不能呆很长时间。

　　Passage 2

　　1. B本文讲述的是关于保护海豹的问题。以前人们随人所欲地捕捉海生动物，而现在人们已懂得保护海豹的重要性。

　　2. C人们猎取海豹主要为了得到它的皮和脂肪。故选C。

　　3. D此题是推测题。假如不禁止捕捉海豹的话，在不长时间内海豹可能会灭绝。其他三个选项与文章内容不符。

　　4. B根据文章意思，四个国家达成协议的目的就是为了更有效保护海豹使它们不致于很快在地球上消失。

　　5. A本文主要谈的是保护野生动物的重要性。

　　Passage 3

　　1. A答案C应去掉s。例如：a threelegged table意为“一张三个腿的桌子”。

　　2. C下文有说明，可以知道是晚上。

　　3. B根据上下文应用opposite，意思是“面对的”。

　　4. Dnoticed表示“注意到”的意思。

　　5. Astill在此是形容词，表示方式。

　　6. Bfrighten意为“吓坏”。

　　7. C从下文可知，爸爸是怕我们惊慌，故意撒谎，所以语气应是平静的。

　　8. D现在进行时表示将来。

　　9. B根据句意是想单独和客人在一起。

　　10. C表示“服从”，应该用obey。promise意为“许诺”，tremble“发抖”，reply“答复”。

　　11. Asound泛指声音，voice指人的嗓音，cry和shout不符合题意。

　　12. D由a climb of feet可知是在上楼，故用up。

　　13. C作者判断可能有危险所以拿起了枪。

　　14. A根据故事情节发展可知是开门。

　　15. Cover在此表示越过爸爸的肩膀看到一只大猩猩。

　　16. B文章已说明故事发生在南非。

　　17. D由上文可知，它正在追赶我爸爸。run after意为“追赶”。

　　18. C大猩猩受伤后当然是一声怒吼。

　　19. Astill表示“仍然”的意思，yet也有同样的意思，但用在否定句中。

　　20. D表示射死的意思。

　　21. Bsend在这里是“打发”的意思。

　　22. B由于怕大猩猩进来，只能想法迅速锁上门。

　　23. C在大猩猩来到之前，还有多远，故选C。

　　24. A大猩猩的动作太快了，符合题意。

　　25. D急忙逃上楼梯，更能确切地反映出当时的处境。

　　Passage 4

　　1. T在黄鼠狼面前，为了躲避难闻的臭气，黄鼠狼的敌人很可能会逃掉。

　　2. T“If the enemy is foolish enough to stay around, the skunk gives a liquid,...”这句话已经说明了答案。

　　3. T阅读完全文后，我们知道应该尽量远离黄鼠狼。

　　4. T“The smell of a skunk can be noticed from a distance of half a mile or more.”这句已经说明了黄鼠狼发出的臭味在很远的地方就会被其他动物闻到。

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