2022-2023学年福建省连城一中高考仿真模拟英语试卷含解析

2023年高考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Self-confidenceisakindofqualityandthatisittakestodoeverythingwell.A．why B．thatC．what D．which2．U.S.PresidentBarackObamaarrivedinChina’seconomiccenterShanghaionSundaynight,November15th2009,______astatevisittoChina.A．starting B．started C．tostart D．havingstarted3．He________whethertosetasidetheminordifferences，thenhedid．A．debated B．predictedC．plotted D．calculated4．----CouldIaskyouaprivatequestion?----Sure,A．pardonmeB．goaheadC．goodideaD．forgetit5．Thenewhotelisreportedtobebuiltitusedtobeawasteland.A．which B．whereC．inwhich D．what6．Theinnerstrengthofthegirlallowsher_____goingwhenshegetsintotrouble.A．keepB．keepingC．tokeepD．kept7．youcanlearntoappreciatethechallengesinlife,youwillfindinnerstrength.A．WhenB．WhileC．BeforeD．Unless8．---Excuseme,wherecanIgetmycarfilledup?---Therearegasstationsat________endoftheblock．A．both B．neitherC．either D．all9．Communicationcanhelpyougainmorerespectfromyourparents,andyoumaybeabletoreach____thatmakeeveryonehappy.A．compromises B．contributions C．congratulations D．competitions10．—What'swrongwithhim?Heseemedupset.—Hehadtogiveuphisdrawing,notbecausehewanted________thatwaybutbecausehehadtobe.A．thisB．oneC．itD．such11．Ifyouwanttoleadahappylife,you’dbetterlearntoacceptlife______itis.A．as B．thatC．which D．where12．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld13．—WhatdoyouthinkofyourjourneytoYunnan?—Everythingisveryfantastic，especiallyitsfreshair.Itispleasant________.A．breathedB．beingbreathedC．tobebreathedD．tobreathe14．______toworkovertimethatevening,Imissedawonderfulfilm.A．HavingbeenaskedB．ToaskC．HavingaskedD．Tobeasked15．﹣Haveyougottheresultsofthefinalexam？﹣Notyet．Itwillbeafewdays________weknowthefullresults．（）A．before B．afterC．until D．when16．Ifyouhaveanyquestion,please______freetocontactmeatsue_smith@126.com.A．tofeelB．feelingC．feelD．felt17．Annsaidwheneverherfatherwasunhappyhe________gooutandbuysomething,usuallysomethinglargeanduseless.A．should B．couldC．would D．might18．----TheysayPhilip’sbrotherisabillionaire.----____________?Hewouldn’tacceptanyhelpfromhisbrother,evenifitwereoffered.A．WhatifB．WhatforC．SowhatD．Forgetit19．---DoyouthinkPeterisagoodpartner?---Notreally!Therearesomethingsthatarenoteasyto________,andhislazinessisone.A．putasideB．putupwithC．thinkofD．getalongwith20．--Iapologizefornotbeingabletojoinyoufordinner.--_________________.We'llgettogetherlater.A．Goahead B．That'srightC．Nottoworry. D．Don'tmentionit第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）WhenOscarPistoriuswasconvicted(证明有罪的)murderlastmonth,thejudgedescribedthecaseasa“humantragedyofShakespeareanproportions”.TheParalympicathlete’sfallfromgracemadethiscomparisonappropriate:overcomingseveredisabilitytoreach“Olympianheights”,fallinginlovewithabeautifulmodel,and,inacoincidencethatwouldn’tbeoutofplaceinoneoftheplays,takingherlifeonValentine’sDay.Mr.Pistorius’stragicflawwasthathewasanexcessiveparanoia（偏执狂）,whichshoweditselfinanenthusiasmforguns.Mr.Pistorius’scaseis,indeed,peculiarlyShakespearean.ButJusticeEricLeach,whodeliveredthejudgment,isbutoneofthosewhohaveturnedtotheplaywrightintimesoflegalneed.In2012,Britain’sHighCourtquoted“KingLear”inatrialregardinga“threatening”jokeonTwitter—theyeventuallyoverturnedaconvictiononthegroundsthatsocial-mediausers“arefreetospeaknotwhattheyoughttosay,butwhattheyfeel”.Achoicesnippetof“Hamlet”(“alittlepatchofgroundthathathnoprofitinitbutthename”)wasquotedina2008boundarydispute.“HenryVIII”wascalledforthbySenatorSamErvinJrduringtheWatergatehearings.ThecondemnationofDzokharTsarnaev,involvedinthe2013BostonMarathonbombings,wassealedwithlinesfrom“JuliusCaesar”:“theevilthatmendolivesafterthem;thegoodisoftenburiedwiththeirbones.”Lawyers’loveofShakespeareisappropriategiventhatmoreofhislinesaredevotedtodiscussinglawthananyotherprofession.Somethinkhisknowledgeofthelawwassodetailedthatthe“real”Shakespearemusthavebeenalawyer.AstudybyScottDodsonandAmiDodsonpublishedlastyearsetouttodiscover“themostliteraryjustice”ofthosecurrentlysitting(开庭),andwhichauthorswereregularlyturnedtoforquotablewisdom.The“mostabundantciterandthewidestread”wasfoundtobeAntoninScalia,and—nosurprise—WilliamShakespearetoppedthelistoftheoften-quoted,alongwithLewisCarroll.BothShakespeareandCarrollaccumulatedsixteenreferencesfromfivejustices.OtherpopularauthorsamongthebenchwereGeorgeOrwell,CharlesDickens,AldousHuxleyandAesop.ThewordsofShakespearearelikelytobesoundedaroundcourtroomsfordecadestocomeasmanyuniversities—particularlyinAmericaandBritain—haveincludedhimintheirlawcourses.HarvardLawSchooloffersaseminarwhichfocusesentirelyon“justiceandmoralityintheplaysofShakespeare”.King’sCollegeLondon’s“ShakespeareandtheLaw”modelisco-taughtbytheLiteratureandLawfaculties,andexplores“theroleofthelawinmediatingtheplaceoftheindividualwithinsociety”.Therearesensiblereasonsbehindthis;theUniversityofSouthampton,inlinewithrecentstudies,statesthatitofferstheopportunitytostudylawthroughaliteraryprismofShakespeare,Dickens,Kafkaandothersinorderto“helplawstudentstobecomemoreethicallysharp”.Astudyarguesthatreadingliteraryfictionmakespeopleshowempathy,challengeprejudice,andbemoreflexibleintheirdecision-making.Aliterarysensibilityenableslawyerstopresentclear,structuredopinionsandbriefs.ButwhatisitabouttheworkofShakespeare,inparticular,thatlendsitselftolegalquotationandreflection?Afterall,asRobertPetersonpointedoutin“TheBardandtheBench”,all37ofShakespeare’splayshavebeenquotedbyAmericancourts,inover800judicialopinions.OneanswerliesinthefactthatShakespeare’sstatusembodieshighculture;quotinghimseekstoinvestthejudgmentwithcredibilityandinduceasenseofhistory.Mr.Petersonnotesthatthiscan“drivedecisionsinauthenticways”.AnotheroptionisShakespeare’suniversality—everyonehaseitherread,orclaimstohaveread,playslike“Hamlet”.Hisworkshavebecomegloballyshared;theterm“Shakespeareantragedy”inducesarise-and-fallstoryevenifthelistenerisnotfamiliarwiththeworksthemselves.ThehorrifyingdetailsofMr.Pistorius’sactionsonthatnight,placedinafamiliarShakespeareanframe,helpsmembersofthecourt,andthepublic,tomakesenseoftheunnecessarybloodshed.1、WhyisOscarPistoriusmentionedinthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.B．Toexplainwhyhewasannouncedguiltyofmurder.C．ToshowtheappropriatenessofShakespeare’scomparison.D．TohighlighthowShakespeareinfluencedhisconviction.2、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Studyinglawmakespeoplemoreflexibleinmakingrightdecisions.B．ThequotationfromShakespeareincourtwillkeepupinthefollowingdecades.C．TheaccusationagainstTwitterwasoverturnedbyBritain’sHighCourtin2012.D．ItisamustforlawstudentsinAmericaandBritaintotakecoursesinShakespeare’splay.3、Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“embodies”inthelastparagraph?A．Creates.B．Shapes.C．Promotes.D．Represents.4、ThereasonwhyShakespeareisoftenquotedincourtisthat__________.A．heisuniversallyrecognizedasaproductiveplaywrightB．thequotationfromhimaddscredibilitytothejudgmentC．therearemanyprofessionallegaltermsinhisworksD．Shakespeareantragedyisgloballyreadbypeople5、Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?A．Bylistingdata.B．Bypresentingexamples.C．Byanalyzingphenomena.D．Bymakingcomparisons.6、Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A．WhyLawyersLoveShakespeareB．FamousQuotationsfromShakespeareC．HowShakespeareCreatedPopularWorksD．TheMostInfluentialPlaywrightinHistory22．（8分）Whenwasthelasttimeyouusedplasticplates?Nexttime,whynottrysomeedibleones?You’llhelptheenvironmentandyourguestswon’tgohungry.“Iusedtoworkinschoolcateringandsawalotofmoneybeingthrownaway.Ithoughtthatwascriminal,soIdecidedtodosomethingaboutit,”saidItalianschoolchefTizianoVicentini.Now,Vicentinihasanamazingrangeofedibleplatesforschools.Theplatesaremadeoutofbreaddough,soyoucaneatthemafterwards.“Thesedishescostafewpennieseachandareeithereatenbythekids,orgointorecyclingbinsforanimalfood,”explainedVicentini,50,ofMilan.Butnowothercompaniesaredevelopingedibleplates,too.TheEdiblePlateCompanyoffersedibleplates,bowls,traysandcups.Theirproductsareenvironmentally-friendly,100%biodegradableandcanbeusedforalltypesofcateringandhomeuse.Andthey’remadefromanaturalplant.Afteruse,theycanbefedtoanimalsorlefttodegradenaturally.Theyalsohavearangeofcutlery(餐具）madefromcornandpotatostarch(淀粉).Theseplateswillalsohelpreducetheamountofplasticwecreate.Wastefromplasticcausesdamagetotheenvironment,costinggovernmentsmillionsinwastemanagement.Plasticbagsoftenendupinlandfillsites.Andtheburningofplasticwastecausestoxicgasesthatpollutetheair.Inresponsetothis,governmentsaroundtheworldareintroducingtoughrecyclingregulations.Andmanyshopsareofferingbiodegradableplasticbagsandeco-safepackagingontheirproducts.Tohelpmatters,theInternationalOrganizationforStandardization(theISO)hasalsodevelopedasystemtoevaluatethebiodegradabilityofproducts,withacertificationandlogoscheme.Meanwhile,howaboutaniceplateforlunch?1、Whichofthefollowingisnottheadvantageofedibleplates?A．Theyareexpensive. B．Theycandegradenaturally.C．Theyareenvironmentally-friendly. D．Theyaremadefromnaturalplant.2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．TizianoisfromGermany.B．Edibleplatesareonlyusedforschoolcatering,C．Cornandpotatostarchcanbeusedtomakecutlery.D．TheEdiblePlateCompanydoesn’tproduceediblebowls.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”referto?A．Theairpollution.B．Theediblecutlery.C．Thetoxicgasescausedbytheburningofplastic.D．Thedamagetotheenvironmentcausedbyplasticwaste.4、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．Themeasurestostopthepollution.B．Thewaystoreducetheplasticwaste.C．Howtomakeedibleplatesfromnaturalplants.D．Theplatesolutiontoeatingandenvironmentalproblem.23．（8分）4-year-oldAntonioVicentehasspentthelastfourdecadesofhislifefightingagainstthetrend.AsBrazilianlandownerscutdownrainforeststomakeroomforprofitableplantations(种植园)andcattlegrounds,hestruggledtobringthejunglesofhischildhoodbacktolife.“WhenIwasachild,thepeasantscutdownthetreestomakegrasslandsandcharcoal,andthewaterdriedupanddidnotcomeback,”hetoldthereporters,“Ithought:‘Waterisvaluable,noonemakeswaterandthepopulationwillnotstopgrowing.Whatisgoingtohappen?Wearegoingtorunoutofwater.’”Withonlysomedonkeysandasmallteamofhiredworkers,AntonioVicentesetaboutbringingbacktheforesttohisland.Whatstartedoutasaweekendhobbysoonbecameapermanentwayoflife,andAntoniorecallsoftenspendingwholedaysandnightsinhisyoungjungle,surroundedbyratsandfoxes,andeatingbananasandwichesforbreakfast,lunchanddinner.Overthelast40years,hehasplantedanestimated50,000treesonhis31-hectareland,whichnowmakeupasmallbutuniqueareaofrainforest,andahavenforwildlife.Astheforestgrew,thewaterreturned,andAntoniosaysthattherearenowover20water,sourcesonhislandthatwerenolongertherewhenheboughtit.Thentheanimalsstartedmakingahomethere,Today,theforestisalivewiththesoundsofbirdsandinsectslivingthere,andmorespeciesaresettlingineveryyear.“Therearetoucans(巨嘴鸟),allkindsofbirds,squirrels,lizards,andeventheboarsarereturning,”4-year-oldVicentesays,“Ifyouaskmewhomyfamilyare,Iwouldsayallthisrighthere,eachoneofthesethatIplantedfromaseed.”1、WhatdowelearnabouttheBrazilianpeasants?A．Theywastedmuchwateronfarming.B．Theyfocusedonshort-termprofits,C．Theycaredmuchabouttheenvironment.D．Theyreliedheavilyonrainforestsforaliving.2、WhatusedtobeyoungAntonio’sbiggestconcern?A．Overpopulation. B．Pollutedwater.C．Lossofgrasslands. D．Watershortage.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“haven”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Trap B．DisasterC．Shelter D．Balance4、Inthelastparagraph,Antoniomainlyexpresseshis________.A．affectionforhisforest B．thanksforhisfamilyC．deeploveforrarebirds D．prideasasuccessfulfarmer24．（8分）EndlessplayingofsongslikeAllIwantforChristmasinshopsduringthefestiveseasondoesn’tjustdriveusmad—thesongsalsomakeusmorecarelesswithourmoney,researchhaswarned.WhilerepeatedperformanceofJingleBellsmayseemlikeaninnocentattempttoraisecustomers’spiritsduringthenightmareofChristmasshopping,thesongsalsohaveamoredelicateimpact.“Backgroundmusic,or“Muzak”,canbeusedbymarketerstoimposecultures---suchasthecommercializationofChristmas---ontoconsumersandinfluencetheirbehaviour,”expertssaid.Dr.AlanBradshawofRoyalHolloway,UniversityofLondon,said,“Festivejinglesareforce-fedtoChristmasshoppersinabidtochangetheirmood,influencetheirsenseoftimeandwhatsortofproductstheybuy.Inotherwords,thisisanattempttocontrolyourshoppinghabitsinawaythatyoumighthardlybeawareof.”“Oftenwearetoldthatwehavethefreedomtochoosewherewewanttoshop,butduringChristmastheuseofmusicinthiswayissocommonthatourfreedomtochoosedisappears.”Dr.BradshawandProfMorrisHolbrookofColumbiaUniversityexaminedthephenomenonandfoundthatretailersoften“dumbdown”themusicplayedinshopstorelaxcustomers,meaningitiseasiertocontroltheirbehaviour.Itisthoughtthatslowingdowntherhythmofmusicinshopscantrickcustomersintothinkinglesstimehaspassed,andthereforespendmoretimeexaminingtheshelves,forexample.Someprovidersofbackgroundmusichavebeenknowntopromotetheirservicesbyclaimingtheycanboostprofitsbycontrollingthebehaviourofcustomers.“Acommontrickistotakeapopularcurrentsongandrecordaninstrumentalversionwhichcanbesloweddownorspedupatdifferenttimeofthedaytoinfluencebehaviourindifferentways,”Dr.Bradshawsaid.Backgroundmusicisoftenclassedas“Muzak”inhonoroftheSeattle-basedcompanywhichbeganproducingitssoft-soundingmelodiesinthe1930s.1、AccordingtoDr.Bradshaw,inwhatwaysdoesChristmasmusicinfluencecustomers?①theirmood②theirincome③theirsenseoftime④thesortofproductstheybuyA．①②③ B．①③④ C．②③④ D．①②④2、Shopkeepersslowdowntherhythmofmusicinshopsto___________.A．letcustomersspendmoretimeshoppingB．makecustomersandsalesassistantsrelaxedC．letcustomersenjoythebeautifulmusicD．helpcustomersfindwhattheyreallywant3、Whatkindofmusicisnowoftenadaptedtoinfluencecustomersinshops?A．Classicalmusic B．Popularmodernsongs. C．Folksongs. D．Jazzmusic.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．MusicmakeshappyChristmasB．Christmas“Muzak”C．HowtomakeChristmasmusic?D．Christmasmusicmakesusspendmore25．（10分）72hoursinBeijingTravelingtoChinaisnolongeraluxuryformanyforeignpassportholders.TheChinesegovernmenthaspermitteda72-hourvisa-freepolicythatoffersaccesstovisitorsfrom53countriesincludingtheUS,FranceandAustria.Let’sstartwiththecapitalofChina,BeijingHere'sapickofthebestinBeijing!MutianyuGreatWallYourtriptoBeijingisn'treallycompletewithoutseeingoneofthe“NewSevenWondersoftheWorld”,theGreatWallofChina,TheMutianyusectionoftheGreatWallisbyfarthemostwell-preservedofall.Takingaonehourbusride,Mutianyuwouldbeyourideallocationforahalf-dayofhikingawayfromthelargecrowdsinthecity.Also,theauthoritieshaveallowedtouriststopaintgraffitionaspecificsectionoftheGreatWallsince2014.TheGreatWallwasdesignatedaUNESCOWorldHeritagesitein1987.798ArtZoneThiswouldbeonthetopofmylist!Namedafterthe798factorythatwasbuiltinthe1950s,theartzoneishometovariousgalleries,designstudios,artexhibitionspaces,fashionableshopsandbars.Youcouldeasilyspendhalfyourdaywanderingaroundthecomplex,feelingthecontrastofthepresentandthepast.SummerPalaceLocatedinnorthwesternBeijing,theSummerPalaceisbyfarthecity’smostwell-preservedroyalpark.Withitshugelakeandhilltopviews,thepalaceoffersyouapastoralescapeintothelandscapeoftraditionalChinesepaintings.TheSummerPalacewasaddedtotheUNESCOWorldHeritageListin1998.SichuanProvincialRestaurantWhileinBeijing,apartfromtryingthecity’sbest-knownPekingduck,theSichuanprovincialrestaurantisoneofplaceswhereyoucanenjoyregionaldeliciousfood.ItoffersoneofChina’seightgreatcuisines,Sichuan,whichrangesfromMapotofutospicychicken.1、WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheMutianyuGreatWall?A．Itisthemostwell-preservedpartoftheGreatWall.B．YoucanpaintgraffitianywhereC．Youneedahalf-daytogetthere.D．ItwasdesignatedaUNESCOWorldHeritagesitein20142、WhenwastheSummerPalaceaddedtotheUNESCOWorldHeritageList?A．In1950. B．In1987C．In1998 D．In2014.3、WhichplaceistheauthorsfirstchoicewhenvisitingBeijing?A．MutianyuGreatWall. B．SummerPalace.C．798ArtZone D．SichuanProvincialRestaurant.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）TheotherdayIwasofferedtwoticketstoaspecialpreviewofthelatestmovieforfree.Iwasn’tinterested,1Iknewmytwoboyswouldbe.Thatevening,wewereabit2fortime.Soinsteadofhavingdinnerathome,wehadfastfoodnearthemovietheaterOscar.Therewentthe3ofeightmovietickets.ThenImetupwithafriendandwesataround4forawhile,andanothermovieticketwentintoacupofcoffee,Afterthat,wefiguredwemightaswell5arounduntilthemovieendedtopickuptheboys.Tohelp6thetime,Iboughtsnacks.However,the7wentforanhourlongerthanexpected.Towatchthefreemovie,wealwayshaveto8anhourofads.Oh,didI9parkingandfightingmywaythroughthe10togettotherighttheater?Icouldhavesentthe11toamovietheaterinwalkingdistanceandhadenough12leftovertowatchtenmaremovies!NexttimeI’mofferedsomethingfree,I’ll13refuseit.Ishouldhaveknownbetter.14in2004,Ibuiltmyownbusiness.OneofmymarketingstrategiesisthatIoftenofferfreegifts,Isaid“probably”because“free”isjustthemostirresistible15inyourmarketinglanguage.Anditalways16.Ifyoudon’tbelieveme,nexttimewhenyoudoapromotion,17thistest:onewithandonewithoutthefree18.Youwillbeamazedbyhowmanypeoplewill19hundredsofdollarstogetsomethingfor20!1、A．forB．orC．soD．hut2、A．gratefulB．preparedC．rushedD．thankful3、A．limeB．priceC．chanceD．length4、A．singingB．judgingC．bargainingD．chatting5、A．wanderB．turnC．lookD．gather6、A．saveB．wasteC．recordD．kill7、A．meetingB．movieC．walkD．coffee8、A．breakdownB．sitthroughC．cutdownD．lookthrough9、A．forgetB．continueC．mentionD．stop10、A．raceB．parkC．gateD．traffic11、A．employeesB．customersC．boysD．friends12、A．foodB．patienceC．momD．money13、A．probablyB．angrilyC．definitelyD．repeatedly14、A．EndingB．WritingC．RevoltingD．Stalling15、A．wordB．reasonC．letterD．desire16、A．failsB．cheatsC．worksD．loses17、A．tryB．studyC．faceD．attend18、A．helpB．giftC．adviceD．market19、A．gainB．hankC．receiveD．pay20、A．somethingB．everythingC．nothingD．anything第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）NowadaysChineseareusingthesolarcalendar.Butatthesametime,Chinesearealsousingtheirownlunarcalendar.Eachlunaryear1．(give)thenameofoneoftheseanimals:therat,theox,thetiger,thehare,thedragon,thesnake,thehorse,thesheep,themonkey,thecock,thedogandthepig.Thislistrepeats2．(it)everytwelveyears,3．isamainfeatureoftheChineselunarcalendar.EachChinesemonthstartsonthedayofthenewmoon,andthefullmoonalwayscomesonthe4．(fifteen)dayofthemonth.TheNewYear,5．(actual)wellknownastheSpringFestival,alwaysfalls6．January21standFebruary20th.Onthelastdayofeachlunaryear,theChinesewillhold7．bigfamilyreuniondinner.Allthemembersofafamily,withthe8．(except)ofmarrieddaughters,willtrytobepresentonthisfestivaloccasion,eveniftheyhavetotravelmanymiles9．(return)tothehomeoftheirparents.Afterthedinner,evenchildrenwillstay10．(wake)untilthemidnighttowelcomethenewyear.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（˄），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。IjoinedinunderwaterresearchprojectintheGulfofMexicolastmonth.Someresearchesweretryingtolearningmoreaboutthefishandothercreatureslivinginit.Wespendthreedaysinaboat.Theresearchersusedtheirunderwaterequipmentstomeasurethewaterdepthandtemperature.Therewasacamerainit,wheresentimagesbacktotheboat.WhatIlikedmostlywasdivingintothewater.Atfirst,Iwasquitefrightening.ButassoonasIjumpedintothewater,Iw