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做题方法：1.找作者直接评价语句；2.找表达感情色彩的形容词、动词、副词。
Questions 21 to 25
are based on the following passage:
21. The passage implies that the telegraph cable was built mainly
_________.
A) for oceanographic studies
B) for military purposes
C) for business considerations
D) for investigating the depths of the oceans
22. It was ________
that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies.
A) the American Navy
B) some early intercontinental travellers
C) those who earned a living from the sea
D) the company which proposed to lay an undersea cable
23. The aim of
voyages Maury encouraged in the 1840s was __________.
A) to make some sound experiments in the oceans
B) to collect samples of sea plants and animals
C) to estimate the length of cable that was to be made
D) to measure the depths of two oceans
24. 'Defied' in the
5th paragraph probably means ________
A)
'doubted'
B) 'gave proof to'
C)
'challenged'
D) 'agreed to'
25. This passage is
mainly about _________
A) the beginnings of oceanography
B) the laying of the first undersea cable
C) the investigation of ocean depths
D) the early intercontinental communications
Questions 21 to 25
are based on the following passage:
Oceanography has been defined as 'The application of all sciences
to the study of the sea'.
注：1.Oceanography
由 Ocean (海洋) 和 graphy (学科)组成，意为"海洋学"。
2.application 表示"申请"用介词for,表示"应用"用介词to。
3.第一句给某个东西下定义，称为篇章定义，必为文章主题。
Before the nineteenth
century, scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far
between. Certainly Newton considered some theoretical aspects of it
in his writings, but he was reluctant (不愿意) to go to sea to further
his work.
注：1.第二段：在十九世纪之前，对海洋感兴趣的科学家很少，可以推断本文根据时间顺序来描述海洋学发展的过程。
2.further 跟在 to 后面是个动词，表示"推进"。
For most people the
sea was remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental
travelers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was
little reason to ask many questions about it, let alone to ask what
lay beneath the surface. The first time that the question 'What is
at the bottom of the oceans?' had to be answered with any
commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable
from Europe to America was proposed. The engineers had to know the
depth profile (起伏形状) of the route to estimate the length of cable
that had to be manufactured.
注：1. remote
遥远的。
2. and with...多重复合句。
3. intercontinental 洲际的（Inter 在之间，continent 大洲）。
4. let alone 更不用说的意思。
5. first time 由不感兴趣转折到感兴趣 ，谓语是 was。
6.
第二句that引导同位语从句，when引导表语从句，整句意思为"当有人基于商业目的建议在美国和欧洲之间铺设电报电缆的时候，人们才提出问题：海底是什么？"。
7.route 路线，router 路由器。
It was to Maury of
the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, in 1853,
for information on this matter. In the 1840s, Maury had been
responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings (测深)
were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans. Later, some of his findings aroused much popular
interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea.
注：1. it was
...that...强调句型。
2. turn to sb. for sth. 向某人请教某事。
3. 出现问题中划线词：Maury,1840s。
4. investigate 调查， 测量。
The cable was laid,
but not until 1866 was the connection made permanent and reliable.
At the early attempts, the cable failed and when it was taken out
for repairs it was found to be covered in living growths, a fact
which defied contemporaryscientific opinion that there
was no life in the deeper parts of the sea.
注：1.not until
引导的句子要倒装。
2.living growth 生物。
3.a fact 作同位语。
4.contemporary 当代的。
5.defy 前后意思相反，可以推出24题答案为C。
24. 'Defied' in the
5th paragraph probably means ________
A)
'doubted'
B) 'gave proof to'
C)
'challenged'
D) 'agreed to'
注：词汇题。定位倒数第二段。
Within a few years
oceanography was under way. In 1872 Thomson led a scientific
expedition (考察), which lasted for four years and brought home
thousands of samples from the sea. Their classification and
analysis occupied scientists for years and led to a five-volume
report, the last volume being published in 1895.
注：oceanography
最末一段与第一段首句都出现 oceanagraphy, 回环结构。
21. The passage
implies that the telegraph cable was built mainly _________.
A) for oceanographic studies
B) for military purposes
C) for business considerations
D) for investigating the depths of the oceans
注：推理题。定位第三段,倒数第三行。选项
D 的内容出现在第四段，为窜段选项。
For most people the
sea was remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental
travelers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was
little reason to ask many questions about it, let alone to ask what
lay beneath the surface. The first time that the question 'What is
at the bottom of the oceans?' had to be answered with any
commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable
from Europe to America was proposed. The engineers had to know the
depth profile (起伏形状) of the route to estimate the length of cable
that had to be manufactured.
22. It was ________
that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies.
A) the American Navy
B) some early intercontinental travellers
C) those who earned a living from the sea
D) the company which proposed to lay an undersea cable
注：细节题。定位第四段,选项
B和C是窜段选项。
It was to Maury of
the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, in 1853,
for information on this matter. In the 1840s, Maury had been
responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings (测深)
were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans. Later, some of his findings aroused much popular
interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea.
23. The aim of
voyages Maury encouraged in the 1840s was __________.
A) to make some sound experiments in the oceans
B) to collect samples of sea plants and animals
C) to estimate the length of cable that was to be made
D) to measure the depths of two oceans
注：1.细节题。定位第四段，第二行。
2.B 和 C 是窜段选项，A选项中的sound和文章中的sounding含义不同。
It was to Maury of
the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, in 1853,
for information on this matter. In the 1840s, Maury had been
responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings (测深)
were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans. Later, some of his findings aroused much popular
interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea.
24. 'Defied' in the
5th paragraph probably means ________
A)
'doubted'
B) 'gave proof to'
C)
'challenged'
D) 'agreed to'
注：词汇题。定位倒数第二段,defy
前后意思相反，可以推出24题答案为C。
25.
This passage is mainly
about _________
A) the beginnings of oceanography
B) the laying of the first undersea cable
C) the investigation of ocean depths
D) the early intercontinental communications
注：主题题。主题关键词为oceanography。
原文地址：http://www./cet/reading/2011-11-21/137731.html
Questions 21 to 25
are based on the following passage:
21. The passage implies that the telegraph cable was built mainly
_________.
A) for oceanographic studies
B) for military purposes
C) for business considerations
D) for investigating the depths of the oceans
22. It was ________
that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies.
A) the American Navy
B) some early intercontinental travellers
C) those who earned a living from the sea
D) the company which proposed to lay an undersea cable
23. The aim of
voyages Maury encouraged in the 1840s was __________.
A) to make some sound experiments in the oceans
B) to collect samples of sea plants and animals
C) to estimate the length of cable that was to be made
D) to measure the depths of two oceans
24. 'Defied' in the
5th paragraph probably means ________
A)
'doubted'
B) 'gave proof to'
C)
'challenged'
D) 'agreed to'
25. This passage is
mainly about _________
A) the beginnings of oceanography
B) the laying of the first undersea cable
C) the investigation of ocean depths
D) the early intercontinental communications
Questions 21 to 25
are based on the following passage:
Oceanography has been defined as 'The application of all sciences
to the study of the sea'.
注：1.Oceanography
由 Ocean (海洋) 和 graphy (学科)组成，意为"海洋学"。
2.application 表示"申请"用介词for,表示"应用"用介词to。
3.第一句给某个东西下定义，称为篇章定义，必为文章主题。
Before the nineteenth
century, scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far
between. Certainly Newton considered some theoretical aspects of it
in his writings, but he was reluctant (不愿意) to go to sea to further
his work.
注：1.第二段：在十九世纪之前，对海洋感兴趣的科学家很少，可以推断本文根据时间顺序来描述海洋学发展的过程。
2.further 跟在 to 后面是个动词，表示"推进"。
For most people the
sea was remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental
travelers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was
little reason to ask many questions about it, let alone to ask what
lay beneath the surface. The first time that the question 'What is
at the bottom of the oceans?' had to be answered with any
commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable
from Europe to America was proposed. The engineers had to know the
depth profile (起伏形状) of the route to estimate the length of cable
that had to be manufactured.
注：1. remote
遥远的。
2. and with...多重复合句。
3. intercontinental 洲际的（Inter 在之间，continent 大洲）。
4. let alone 更不用说的意思。
5. first time 由不感兴趣转折到感兴趣 ，谓语是 was。
6.
第二句that引导同位语从句，when引导表语从句，整句意思为"当有人基于商业目的建议在美国和欧洲之间铺设电报电缆的时候，人们才提出问题：海底是什么？"。
7.route 路线，router 路由器。
It was to Maury of
the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, in 1853,
for information on this matter. In the 1840s, Maury had been
responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings (测深)
were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans. Later, some of his findings aroused much popular
interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea.
注：1. it was
...that...强调句型。
2. turn to sb. for sth. 向某人请教某事。
3. 出现问题中划线词：Maury,1840s。
4. investigate 调查， 测量。
The cable was laid,
but not until 1866 was the connection made permanent and reliable.
At the early attempts, the cable failed and when it was taken out
for repairs it was found to be covered in living growths, a fact
which defied contemporaryscientific opinion that there
was no life in the deeper parts of the sea.
注：1.not until
引导的句子要倒装。
2.living growth 生物。
3.a fact 作同位语。
4.contemporary 当代的。
5.defy 前后意思相反，可以推出24题答案为C。
24. 'Defied' in the
5th paragraph probably means ________
A)
'doubted'
B) 'gave proof to'
C)
'challenged'
D) 'agreed to'
注：词汇题。定位倒数第二段。
Within a few years
oceanography was under way. In 1872 Thomson led a scientific
expedition (考察), which lasted for four years and brought home
thousands of samples from the sea. Their classification and
analysis occupied scientists for years and led to a five-volume
report, the last volume being published in 1895.
注：oceanography
最末一段与第一段首句都出现 oceanagraphy, 回环结构。
21. The passage
implies that the telegraph cable was built mainly _________.
A) for oceanographic studies
B) for military purposes
C) for business considerations
D) for investigating the depths of the oceans
注：推理题。定位第三段,倒数第三行。选项
D 的内容出现在第四段，为窜段选项。
For most people the
sea was remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental
travelers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was
little reason to ask many questions about it, let alone to ask what
lay beneath the surface. The first time that the question 'What is
at the bottom of the oceans?' had to be answered with any
commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable
from Europe to America was proposed. The engineers had to know the
depth profile (起伏形状) of the route to estimate the length of cable
that had to be manufactured.
22. It was ________
that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies.
A) the American Navy
B) some early intercontinental travellers
C) those who earned a living from the sea
D) the company which proposed to lay an undersea cable
注：细节题。定位第四段,选项
B和C是窜段选项。
It was to Maury of
the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, in 1853,
for information on this matter. In the 1840s, Maury had been
responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings (测深)
were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans. Later, some of his findings aroused much popular
interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea.
23. The aim of
voyages Maury encouraged in the 1840s was __________.
A) to make some sound experiments in the oceans
B) to collect samples of sea plants and animals
C) to estimate the length of cable that was to be made
D) to measure the depths of two oceans
注：1.细节题。定位第四段，第二行。
2.B 和 C 是窜段选项，A选项中的sound和文章中的sounding含义不同。
It was to Maury of
the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, in 1853,
for information on this matter. In the 1840s, Maury had been
responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings (测深)
were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans. Later, some of his findings aroused much popular
interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea.
24. 'Defied' in the
5th paragraph probably means ________
A)
'doubted'
B) 'gave proof to'
C)
'challenged'
D) 'agreed to'
注：词汇题。定位倒数第二段,defy
前后意思相反，可以推出24题答案为C。
25.
This passage is mainly
about _________
A) the beginnings of oceanography
B) the laying of the first undersea cable
C) the investigation of ocean depths
D) the early intercontinental communications
注：主题题。主题关键词为oceanography。
原文地址：http://www./cet/reading/2011-11-21/137731.html
- telegraph [´teligrɑ:f]
n.&v.(打)电报；电告 (初中英语单词) - estimate [´estimət, ´estimeit] n.估计；评价 vt.估价 (初中英语单词)
- measure [´meʒə] n.量度；范围 vt.测量 (初中英语单词)
- paragraph [´pærəgrɑ:f] n.段；节 vt.将...分段 (初中英语单词)
- investigation [in,vesti´geiʃən] n.调查(研究) (初中英语单词)
- application [,æpli´keiʃən] n.申请；申请书；应用 (初中英语单词)
- remote [ri´məut] a.遥远的；偏僻的 (初中英语单词)
- exception [ik´sepʃən] n.例外；反对，异议 (初中英语单词)
- consequence [´kɔnsikwəns] n.结果；后果；推断 (初中英语单词)
- physical [´fizikəl] a.物质的；有形的 (初中英语单词)
- connection [kə´nekʃən] n.联系；关系；联运 (初中英语单词)
- permanent [´pə:mənənt] a.永久的；不变的 (初中英语单词)
- scientific [,saiən´tifik] a.科学(上)的 (初中英语单词)
- volume [´vɔlju:m, ´vɑljəm] n.卷；书籍；体积；容量 (初中英语单词)
- mainly [´meinli] ad.主要地；大体上 (初中英语单词)
- investigate [in´vestigeit] v.调查(研究) (高中英语单词)
- geography [dʒi´ɔgrəfi] n.地理(学) (高中英语单词)
- contemporary [kən´tempərəri] a.&n.同时代的(人) (高中英语单词)
- classification [,klæsifi´keiʃən] n.分类(法)；等级 (高中英语单词)
- newton [´nju:tn] n.牛顿 (英语四级单词)
- reluctant [ri´lʌktənt] a.勉强的；难得到的 (英语四级单词)
- profile [´prəufail] n.侧面 vt.画...侧面 (英语六级单词)
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