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【題目】 Which is the tallest mountain on the earth? The answer must come fast—MT Everest, at a height of 29,000 feet.

But that is only on land. For, if you were to measure (測量) from the bottom (底部) of the ocean. The tallest mountain in the world will probably be Mauna Kea in Hawaii. It is more than 15,748 feet under the sea and another 13.779 feet above it.

As US scientist Cindy Lee Dover points out that the seafloor is the largest and least known place on the earth. We know more about Mars (火星) and Venus (金星) and the back side of the moon than we know about the seafloor.

Some people have travelled to the deep water of the ocean to try to find all kinds of unknown animals and plants living in the deep water. Even scientists know very little about them. Many of them perhaps do not even have names. Some of the names given by scientists to newly discovered (被發(fā)現(xiàn)) animals are really funny. Among them are the spaghetti worms (意大利面蠕蟲), named as such it is found in a tangle (纏結(jié)), it is often difficult to make out where one ends and another begins! Just like spaghetti.

【1】What is the height of the mountain Mauna Kea above the sea?

A.13, 779 feet.B.15,748 feet.C.29,000 feet.D.29, 527 feet.

【2】The spaghetti worm ________.

A.doesn’t have a nameB.lives in the deep water of the ocean

C.has no end or beginningD.is a kind of new animals on land

【3】What’s the meaning of the underlined word “seafloor”?

A.海洋生物B.宇宙C.海底D.山脈

【4】Which is TRUE according to this passage?

A.MT Everest is the tallest mountain on the earth.B.We still know very little about the seafloor.

C.Scientists know a lot about the animals in deep water.D.Every sea animal has a very funny name.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

海底是地球上最大、最不為人所知的地方。有些人到過深海尋找生活在深水中的各種未知動植物，即使是科學(xué)家對它們也知之甚少，它們中的許多可能連名字都沒有。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“It is more than 15,748 feet under the sea and another 13.779 feet above it.”，可知“水平面上有13,779英尺”；故選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段“Some people have travelled to the deep water of the ocean to try to find all kinds of unknown animals and plants living in the deep water….Among them are the spaghetti worms ”，可知“意大利面蠕蟲是生活在海底深處”；故選B。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)合成詞的構(gòu)詞法，可知sea意為“海洋”，floor意為“地板”，推斷seafloor意為“海底”；故選C。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段“二The tallest mountain in the world will probably be Mauna Kea in Hawaii.”，可知“Mauna Kea才是真正世界上最高的山脈”，所以A表述錯誤；根據(jù)第三段“As US scientist Cindy Lee Dover points out that the seafloor is the largest and least known place on the earth.”，可知“我們對海底知之甚少”，所以B表述正確；根據(jù)第四段“Even scientists know very little about them.”，可知“甚至科學(xué)家對海底深處的動物也了解很少”，所以C表述錯誤；根據(jù)第四段“Many of them perhaps do not even have names.”，可知“海底深處有很多動物還沒有命名”，所以D表述錯誤；故選B。

本篇閱讀單選考查細節(jié)理解、詞義猜測和推理判斷能力。題1、2可以在原文中找到包含題干的信息部分作答；題3上下文沒有提供可供推斷詞義的信息，喲啊根據(jù)構(gòu)詞法——合成詞推斷詞義；題4要文本的信息排除表達錯誤的選項。