Question

Not all bodies of water are so evidently alive as the Atlantic Ocean, an S-shaped body of water covering 33 million square miles. The Atlantic has, in a sense, replaced the Mediterranean as the inland sea of Western civilization. Unlike real inland seas, which seem strangely still, the Atlantic is rich in oceanic liveliness. It is perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets.

“Storm at Sea”, a short poem written around 700, is generally regarded as one of mankind’s earliest artistic representations of the Atlantic.

When the wind is from the west

All the waves that cannot rest

To the east must thunder on

Where the bright tree of the sun

Is rooted in the ocean’s breast.

As the poem suggests, the Atlantic is never dead and dull. It is an ocean that moves, impressively and endlessly. It makes all kinds of noise—it is forever thundering, boiling, crashing, and whistling.

It is easy to imagine the Atlantic trying to draw breath—perhaps not so noticeably out in mid-ocean, but where it meets land, its waters bathing up and down a sandy beach. It mimics(模仿) nearly perfectly the steady breathing of a living creature. It is filled with symbiotic (共生的) existences, too: unimaginable quantities of creatures, little and large alike, mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony, giving to the waters a feeling of heartbeat, a kind of sub-ocean vitality. And it has a psychology. It has personalities: sometimes peaceful and pleasant, on rare occasions rough and wild; always it is strong and striking.

1.Unlike real inland seas, the Atlantic Ocean is______.

A. always energetic                                        B. lacking in liveliness

C. shaped like a square                                  D. favored by ancient poets

2. What is the purpose of using the poem “Storm at Sea” in the passage?

A. To describe the movement of the waves.

B. To show the strength of the storm.

C. To represent the vitality of the ocean.

D. To prove the vastness of the sea.

3.In the last paragraph, the Atlantic is compared to______.

A. a beautiful and poetic place               B. a flesh and blood person

C. a wonderful world                      D. a lovely animal

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.B

【解析】

試題分析：大西洋是一個S形的水域，面積33000000平方公里。不像平靜的內(nèi)海，它是充滿活力的海洋。這也許并不奇怪，它的生命力古代詩人早就描繪過。 “在海上風(fēng)暴”被看作是人類最早的藝術(shù)再現(xiàn)大西洋的一首小詩。它充滿了共生的存在，有無法想象的大量的生物，或大或小的一樣，在它的深處，混合著一種海洋和諧，給人以水的心動的感覺，一種亞海洋活力。它有心理活動。它有個性：有時和平和愉快，偶爾也會，粗野；但它總是強大的，引人注目的。                                               

1.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的the Atlantic is rich in oceanic liveliness可知：大西洋有海洋的活潑，故選 A。（大西洋總是充滿活力。）

2.推理判斷題。題干問第二段引用了700多年前的一首小詩Storm at Sea，其目的是什么？根據(jù)第一段的最后一句可知：它的重要性被古代的詩人多次描寫，這不足為奇。故選C。（代表大西洋的重要性。）

3.推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段描述大西洋trying to draw breath, it has a psychology. It has personalities ...可知，海洋想要呼吸，有了心理。有了人的個性特征：時而平靜怡人、時而又狂野粗俗。這些都表明作者把大西洋比作一個有血有肉的人。所以選B。

考點：科普類短文閱讀。