2014年4月自考00012英语一真题及答案

英语（一）年月真题

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1、【单选题】AwayfromHomeCristobalMartinwasborninGranada,Spain,38years

ago."Granadaisthemostbeautifulcityintheworld,"saysMr.Martin."Itssun

iswarmanditsairisclear."Today,Mr.MartinworksinGermany,wherethe

weatherisoftencoldandrainy.ButinGermany,heworksinafactoryandmakesa

muchbetterpay.InGranada,thereisverylittleindustry.Iwasonlyafarm

worker.WhentheGermancompanycameandofferedmeajob,Itookitrightaway.

"Mr.Martinworksinachemicalfactory.Heworksfrom7:00amto4:00pm.From

10:00pmto1:00am,hehasanotherjobcleaningouttheofficeofadoctorin

hisneighborhood.Mr.MartindoesnotspeakmuchGerman."IwishIhadtimeto

gotoschoolandlearnmore.Itwouldbeeasiertolivehere.Ihavesatwiththe

samemenatluncheverydayforfouryears,andwenevertalktoeachother.They

thinkofmeasa‘foreigner’,"hesays.Afterwork,Mr.Martinrideshomeon

thebicyclehebroughtwithhimfromSpain."IliveinasmallroomthatIdon't

likeverymuch.ButIknowthatabetterroomisnotwhyIcametoGermany."Mr.

Martinhopesthatintwoyearshewillhaveenoughmoneytoreturnhome."Iwant

toopenupasmallshop,findawife,andhaveasatisfactorylifeformeandmy

family."Mr.MartinlivesinaneighborhoodwithItaliansandSpanishpeople.

"Wethinkalike,"hesays,"andwedon'tmindthenoiseofthewivesandchildren

thattheGermanscomplainabout.IamthankfulforthejobsGermanyhasgiven

me.ButGermanyisnottheproperplaceforme.Itisnolmyhome."Theweather

inGranadaiscoldandrainy.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：B

解析：题干大意：格拉纳达的天气是阴冷多雨的。定位到文中第一段的第二句“Granada

isthemostbeautifulcityintheworld,”saysMr.Martin.“Itssuniswarm

anditsairisclear.”，Mr.Martin说格拉纳达是世界上最漂亮的城市，温暖干净。题

干与原文意思不相符，故选B。

2、【单选题】AwayfromHomeCristobalMartinwasborninGranada,Spain,38years

ago."Granadaisthemostbeautifulcityintheworld,"saysMr.Martin."Itssun

iswarmanditsairisclear."Today,Mr.MartinworksinGermany,wherethe

weatherisoftencoldandrainy.ButinGermany,heworksinafactoryandmakesa

muchbetterpay.InGranada,thereisverylittleindustry.Iwasonlyafarm

worker.WhentheGermancompanycameandofferedmeajob,Itookitrightaway.

"Mr.Martinworksinachemicalfactory.Heworksfrom7:00amto4:00pm.From

10:00pmto1:00am,hehasanotherjobcleaningouttheofficeofadoctorin

hisneighborhood.Mr.MartindoesnotspeakmuchGerman."IwishIhadtimeto

gotoschoolandlearnmore.Itwouldbeeasiertolivehere.Ihavesatwiththe

samemenatluncheverydayforfouryears,andwenevertalktoeachother.They

thinkofmeasa‘foreigner’,"hesays.Afterwork,Mr.Martinrideshomeon

thebicyclehebroughtwithhimfromSpain."IliveinasmallroomthatIdon't

likeverymuch.ButIknowthatabetterroomisnotwhyIcametoGermany."Mr.

Martinhopesthatintwoyearshewillhaveenoughmoneytoreturnhome."Iwant

toopenupasmallshop,findawife,andhaveasatisfactorylifeformeandmy

family."Mr.MartinlivesinaneighborhoodwithItaliansandSpanishpeople.

"Wethinkalike,"hesays,"andwedon'tmindthenoiseofthewivesandchildren

thattheGermanscomplainabout.IamthankfulforthejobsGermanyhasgiven

me.ButGermanyisnottheproperplaceforme.Itisnolmyhome."Mr.Martinwent

toGermanyafterfinishinghighschool.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：C

解析：题干大意：Mr.Martin完成了高中的学业之后去德国。文中没有提及此事，故选

C。

3、【单选题】AwayfromHomeCristobalMartinwasborninGranada,Spain,38years

ago."Granadaisthemostbeautifulcityintheworld,"saysMr.Martin."Itssun

iswarmanditsairisclear."Today,Mr.MartinworksinGermany,wherethe

weatherisoftencoldandrainy.ButinGermany,heworksinafactoryandmakesa

muchbetterpay.InGranada,thereisverylittleindustry.Iwasonlyafarm

worker.WhentheGermancompanycameandofferedmeajob,Itookitrightaway.

"Mr.Martinworksinachemicalfactory.Heworksfrom7:00amto4:00pm.From

10:00pmto1:00am,hehasanotherjobcleaningouttheofficeofadoctorin

hisneighborhood.Mr.MartindoesnotspeakmuchGerman."IwishIhadtimeto

gotoschoolandlearnmore.Itwouldbeeasiertolivehere.Ihavesatwiththe

samemenatluncheverydayforfouryears,andwenevertalktoeachother.They

thinkofmeasa‘foreigner’,"hesays.Afterwork,Mr.Martinrideshomeon

thebicyclehebroughtwithhimfromSpain."IliveinasmallroomthatIdon't

likeverymuch.ButIknowthatabetterroomisnotwhyIcametoGermany."Mr.

Martinhopesthatintwoyearshewillhaveenoughmoneytoreturnhome."Iwant

toopenupasmallshop,findawife,andhaveasatisfactorylifeformeandmy

family."Mr.MartinlivesinaneighborhoodwithItaliansandSpanishpeople.

"Wethinkalike,"hesays,"andwedon'tmindthenoiseofthewivesandchildren

thattheGermanscomplainabout.IamthankfulforthejobsGermanyhasgiven

me.ButGermanyisnottheproperplaceforme.Itisnolmyhome."Mr.Martin

nowearnsmoremoneythanbefore.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：A

解析：题干大意：Mr.Martin现在比之前赚得更多的钱。定位到文中的第一段的第四句

“ButinGermany,heworksinafactoryandmakesamuchbetterpay.”，但在德

国，他在工厂工作且比之前赚得更多的钱。题干与原文意思相符，故选A。

4、【单选题】AwayfromHomeCristobalMartinwasborninGranada,Spain,38

yearsago."Granadaisthemostbeautifulcityintheworld,"saysMr.Martin.

"Itssuniswarmanditsairisclear."Today,Mr.MartinworksinGermany,where

theweatherisoftencoldandrainy.ButinGermany,heworksinafactoryand

makesamuchbetterpay.InGranada,thereisverylittleindustry.Iwasonlya

farmworker.WhentheGermancompanycameandofferedmeajob,Itookitright

away."Mr.Martinworksinachemicalfactory.Heworksfrom7:00amto4:00pm.

From10:00pmto1:00am,hehasanotherjobcleaningouttheofficeofadoctor

inhisneighborhood.Mr.MartindoesnotspeakmuchGerman."IwishIhadtime

togotoschoolandlearnmore.Itwouldbeeasiertolivehere.Ihavesatwith

thesamemenatluncheverydayforfouryears,andwenevertalktoeachother.

Theythinkofmeasa‘foreigner’,"hesays.Afterwork,Mr.Martinrides

homeonthebicyclehebroughtwithhimfromSpain."IliveinasmallroomthatI

don'tlikeverymuch.ButIknowthatabetterroomisnotwhyIcametoGermany."

Mr.Martinhopesthatintwoyearshewillhaveenoughmoneytoreturnhome."I

wanttoopenupasmallshop,findawife,andhaveasatisfactorylifeformeand

myfamily."Mr.MartinlivesinaneighborhoodwithItaliansandSpanish

people."Wethinkalike,"hesays,"andwedon'tmindthenoiseofthewivesand

childrenthattheGermanscomplainabout.IamthankfulforthejobsGermanyhas

givenme.ButGermanyisnottheproperplaceforme.Itisnolmyhome."Mr.

Martinworksinachemicalfactoryatnight.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

C:

答案：B

解析：题干大意：Mr.Martin晚上在化工工厂工作。定位到文中的第一段的第八、第九句

“Mr.Martinworksinachemicalfactory.Heworksfrom7:00amto4:00pm.”，

Mr.Martin从早上七点至下午4点在化工工厂工作，题干与原文意思不相符，故选B。

5、【单选题】AwayfromHomeCristobalMartinwasborninGranada,Spain,38years

ago."Granadaisthemostbeautifulcityintheworld,"saysMr.Martin."Itssun

iswarmanditsairisclear."Today,Mr.MartinworksinGermany,wherethe

weatherisoftencoldandrainy.ButinGermany,heworksinafactoryandmakesa

muchbetterpay.InGranada,thereisverylittleindustry.Iwasonlyafarm

worker.WhentheGermancompanycameandofferedmeajob,Itookitrightaway.

"Mr.Martinworksinachemicalfactory.Heworksfrom7:00amto4:00pm.From

10:00pmto1:00am,hehasanotherjobcleaningouttheofficeofadoctorin

hisneighborhood.Mr.MartindoesnotspeakmuchGerman."IwishIhadtimeto

gotoschoolandlearnmore.Itwouldbeeasiertolivehere.Ihavesatwiththe

samemenatluncheverydayforfouryears,andwenevertalktoeachother.They

thinkofmeasa‘foreigner’,"hesays.Afterwork,Mr.Martinrideshomeon

thebicyclehebroughtwithhimfromSpain."IliveinasmallroomthatIdon't

likeverymuch.ButIknowthatabetterroomisnotwhyIcametoGermany."Mr.

Martinhopesthatintwoyearshewillhaveenoughmoneytoreturnhome."Iwant

toopenupasmallshop,findawife,andhaveasatisfactorylifeformeandmy

family."Mr.MartinlivesinaneighborhoodwithItaliansandSpanishpeople.

"Wethinkalike,"hesays,"andwedon'tmindthenoiseofthewivesandchildren

thattheGermanscomplainabout.IamthankfulforthejobsGermanyhasgiven

me.ButGermanyisnottheproperplaceforme.Itisnolmyhome."Mr.Martin

speakslittleGerman.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：A

解析：题干大意：Mr.Martin能说一点德语。定位到文中第二段的第一句，“Mr.Martin

doesnotspeakmuchGerman.”，Mr.Martin不是特别会说德语，由此可知，题干与原文

意思相符，故选A。

6、【单选题】AwayfromHomeCristobalMartinwasborninGranada,Spain,38years

ago."Granadaisthemostbeautifulcityintheworld,"saysMr.Martin."Itssun

iswarmanditsairisclear."Today,Mr.MartinworksinGermany,wherethe

weatherisoftencoldandrainy.ButinGermany,heworksinafactoryandmakesa

muchbetterpay.InGranada,thereisverylittleindustry.Iwasonlyafarm

worker.WhentheGermancompanycameandofferedmeajob,Itookitrightaway.

"Mr.Martinworksinachemicalfactory.Heworksfrom7:00amto4:00pm.From

10:00pmto1:00am,hehasanotherjobcleaningouttheofficeofadoctorin

hisneighborhood.Mr.MartindoesnotspeakmuchGerman."IwishIhadtimeto

gotoschoolandlearnmore.Itwouldbeeasiertolivehere.Ihavesatwiththe

samemenatluncheverydayforfouryears,andwenevertalktoeachother.They

thinkofmeasa‘foreigner’,"hesays.Afterwork,Mr.Martinrideshomeon

thebicyclehebroughtwithhimfromSpain."IliveinasmallroomthatIdon't

likeverymuch.ButIknowthatabetterroomisnotwhyIcametoGermany."Mr.

Martinhopesthatintwoyearshewillhaveenoughmoneytoreturnhome."Iwant

toopenupasmallshop,findawife,andhaveasatisfactorylifeformeandmy

family."Mr.MartinlivesinaneighborhoodwithItaliansandSpanishpeople.

"Wethinkalike,"hesays,"andwedon'tmindthenoiseofthewivesandchildren

thattheGermanscomplainabout.IamthankfulforthejobsGermanyhasgiven

me.ButGermanyisnottheproperplaceforme.Itisnolmyhome."Mr.Martin

rideshomefromworkonabikeheboughtinGermany.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：B

解析：题干大意：Mr.Martin骑着他在德国买的自行车去上班。定位到文中的第三段的第

一句“Afterwork,Mr.Martinrideshomeonthebicyclehebroughtwithhimfrom

Spain.”，工作之后，Mr.Martin骑着他在西班牙买的自行车去上班。题干与原文意思不

相符，故选B。

7、【单选题】AwayfromHomeCristobalMartinwasborninGranada,Spain,38years

ago."Granadaisthemostbeautifulcityintheworld,"saysMr.Martin."Itssun

iswarmanditsairisclear."Today,Mr.MartinworksinGermany,wherethe

weatherisoftencoldandrainy.ButinGermany,heworksinafactoryandmakesa

muchbetterpay.InGranada,thereisverylittleindustry.Iwasonlyafarm

worker.WhentheGermancompanycameandofferedmeajob,Itookitrightaway.

"Mr.Martinworksinachemicalfactory.Heworksfrom7:00amto4:00pm.From

10:00pmto1:00am,hehasanotherjobcleaningouttheofficeofadoctorin

hisneighborhood.Mr.MartindoesnotspeakmuchGerman."IwishIhadtimeto

gotoschoolandlearnmore.Itwouldbeeasiertolivehere.Ihavesatwiththe

samemenatluncheverydayforfouryears,andwenevertalktoeachother.They

thinkofmeasa‘foreigner’,"hesays.Afterwork,Mr.Martinrideshomeon

thebicyclehebroughtwithhimfromSpain."IliveinasmallroomthatIdon't

likeverymuch.ButIknowthatabetterroomisnotwhyIcametoGermany."Mr.

Martinhopesthatintwoyearshewillhaveenoughmoneytoreturnhome."Iwant

toopenupasmallshop,findawife,andhaveasatisfactorylifeformeandmy

family."Mr.MartinlivesinaneighborhoodwithItaliansandSpanishpeople.

"Wethinkalike,"hesays,"andwedon'tmindthenoiseofthewivesandchildren

thattheGermanscomplainabout.IamthankfulforthejobsGermanyhasgiven

me.ButGermanyisnottheproperplaceforme.Itisnolmyhome."Mr.Martin

doesnotenjoyhissmallroom.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：A

解析：题干大意：Mr.Martin不享受他的小房间。定位到文中第三段的第二句““Ilive

inasmallroomthatIdon’tlikeverymuch.”，我住在一个小房间，我不是特别喜

欢它，题干与原文意思相符，故选A。

8、【单选题】AwayfromHomeCristobalMartinwasborninGranada,Spain,38years

ago."Granadaisthemostbeautifulcityintheworld,"saysMr.Martin."Itssun

iswarmanditsairisclear."Today,Mr.MartinworksinGermany,wherethe

weatherisoftencoldandrainy.ButinGermany,heworksinafactoryandmakesa

muchbetterpay.InGranada,thereisverylittleindustry.Iwasonlyafarm

worker.WhentheGermancompanycameandofferedmeajob,Itookitrightaway.

"Mr.Martinworksinachemicalfactory.Heworksfrom7:00amto4:00pm.From

10:00pmto1:00am,hehasanotherjobcleaningouttheofficeofadoctorin

hisneighborhood.Mr.MartindoesnotspeakmuchGerman."IwishIhadtimeto

gotoschoolandlearnmore.Itwouldbeeasiertolivehere.Ihavesatwiththe

samemenatluncheverydayforfouryears,andwenevertalktoeachother.They

thinkofmeasa‘foreigner’,"hesays.Afterwork,Mr.Martinrideshomeon

thebicyclehebroughtwithhimfromSpain."IliveinasmallroomthatIdon't

likeverymuch.ButIknowthatabetterroomisnotwhyIcametoGermany."Mr.

Martinhopesthatintwoyearshewillhaveenoughmoneytoreturnhome."Iwant

toopenupasmallshop,findawife,andhaveasatisfactorylifeformeandmy

family."Mr.MartinlivesinaneighborhoodwithItaliansandSpanishpeople.

"Wethinkalike,"hesays,"andwedon'tmindthenoiseofthewivesandchildren

thattheGermanscomplainabout.IamthankfulforthejobsGermanyhasgiven

me.ButGermanyisnottheproperplaceforme.Itisnolmyhome."Mr.Martin

wantstoreturnhomeintwoyears.

True

False

A:

B:

NotGiven

答C:案：A

解析：题干大意：Mr.Martin想在两年之后回家。定位到文中第三段的第四句，“Mr.

Martinhopesthatintwoyearshewillhaveenoughmoneytoreturnhome.”，

Mr.Martin希望能在两年的时间赚到足够的钱回家，题干与原文意思相符，故选A。

9、【单选题】AwayfromHomeCristobalMartinwasborninGranada,Spain,38years

ago."Granadaisthemostbeautifulcityintheworld,"saysMr.Martin."Itssun

iswarmanditsairisclear."Today,Mr.MartinworksinGermany,wherethe

weatherisoftencoldandrainy.ButinGermany,heworksinafactoryandmakesa

muchbetterpay.InGranada,thereisverylittleindustry.Iwasonlyafarm

worker.WhentheGermancompanycameandofferedmeajob,Itookitrightaway.

"Mr.Martinworksinachemicalfactory.Heworksfrom7:00amto4:00pm.From

10:00pmto1:00am,hehasanotherjobcleaningouttheofficeofadoctorin

hisneighborhood.Mr.MartindoesnotspeakmuchGerman."IwishIhadtimeto

gotoschoolandlearnmore.Itwouldbeeasiertolivehere.Ihavesatwiththe

samemenatluncheverydayforfouryears,andwenevertalktoeachother.They

thinkofmeasa‘foreigner’,"hesays.Afterwork,Mr.Martinrideshomeon

thebicyclehebroughtwithhimfromSpain."IliveinasmallroomthatIdon't

likeverymuch.ButIknowthatabetterroomisnotwhyIcametoGermany."Mr.

Martinhopesthatintwoyearshewillhaveenoughmoneytoreturnhome."Iwant

toopenupasmallshop,findawife,andhaveasatisfactorylifeformeandmy

family."Mr.MartinlivesinaneighborhoodwithItaliansandSpanishpeople.

"Wethinkalike,"hesays,"andwedon'tmindthenoiseofthewivesandchildren

thattheGermanscomplainabout.IamthankfulforthejobsGermanyhasgiven

me.ButGermanyisnottheproperplaceforme.Itisnolmyhome."Mr.Martin

livesinaplacewithmanyGermanneighbors.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：B

解析：题干大意：Mr.Martin住在一个有很多德国人为邻的地方。定位到文中第四段的第

一句，“Mr.MartinlivesinaneighborhoodwithItaliansandSpanish

people.”，Mr.Martin住在一个和意大利人和西班牙人为邻的地方，题干与原文意思不相

符，故选B。

10、【单选题】AwayfromHomeCristobalMartinwasborninGranada,Spain,38

yearsago."Granadaisthemostbeautifulcityintheworld,"saysMr.Martin.

"Itssuniswarmanditsairisclear."Today,Mr.MartinworksinGermany,where

theweatherisoftencoldandrainy.ButinGermany,heworksinafactoryand

makesamuchbetterpay.InGranada,thereisverylittleindustry.Iwasonlya

farmworker.WhentheGermancompanycameandofferedmeajob,Itookitright

away."Mr.Martinworksinachemicalfactory.Heworksfrom7:00amto4:00pm.

From10:00pmto1:00am,hehasanotherjobcleaningouttheofficeofadoctor

inhisneighborhood.Mr.MartindoesnotspeakmuchGerman."IwishIhadtime

togotoschoolandlearnmore.Itwouldbeeasiertolivehere.Ihavesatwith

thesamemenatluncheverydayforfouryears,andwenevertalktoeachother.

Theythinkofmeasa‘foreigner’,"hesays.Afterwork,Mr.Martinrides

homeonthebicyclehebroughtwithhimfromSpain."IliveinasmallroomthatI

don'tlikeverymuch.ButIknowthatabetterroomisnotwhyIcametoGermany."

Mr.Martinhopesthatintwoyearshewillhaveenoughmoneytoreturnhome."I

wanttoopenupasmallshop,findawife,andhaveasatisfactorylifeformeand

myfamily."Mr.MartinlivesinaneighborhoodwithItaliansandSpanish

people."Wethinkalike,"hesays,"andwedon'tmindthenoiseofthewivesand

childrenthattheGermanscomplainabout.IamthankfulforthejobsGermanyhas

givenme.ButGermanyisnottheproperplaceforme.Itisnolmyhome."German

workersfeelGermanyistheproperplaceforforeigners.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：C

解析：题干大意：德国工人感觉德国是一个适合外国人生活的地方。定位到文中的第四段

的第二至五句，“Wethinkalike,”hesays,“andwedon’tmindthenoiseof

thewivesandchildrenthattheGermanscomplainabout.Iamthankfulforthe

jobsGermanyhasgivenme.ButGermanyisnottheproperplaceforme.Itis

notmyborne.”，他说（Mr.Martin），我们的想法是一样的，我们不介意德国人所抱怨

的红酒和孩子的吵闹声。我感谢德国人给予我工作的机会，但德国对我来说不是一个合适

的地方，因为毕竟不是我的出生地。文中提到Mr.Martin的想法，但没有提及德国工人认

为德国适合外国人居住的观点，故选C。

11、【单选题】MysteriesoftheSeaTheseaisthelargestunknownpartofour

world.Muchofthisvastblanketofwaterisstilltobediscovered.Luckily,

nosinglenationhastolearnallabouttheoceanbyitself.Theworldseais

ownedbynoone;itsurroundstheearthandbelongstousall.Scientistsinmany

differentcountriesareworkingtoexplainitsmysteries.Somearestudying

waysofbringingtheocean'shugesupplyofwatertothedesertsoftheworld.

Othersarestudyingthewaysinwhichsoundtravelsandisaffectedbywaterand

heat.Whathappenswhenseawatertouchesdifferentelements（元素）isanother

subjectofstudy.Thesearejustafewofthequestionswhichoceanscientistsare

workingon.Oneofthemostinterestingprojectsinoceangraphy（海洋学）is

theworkofmappingtheocceanfloor.Onlyaverysmallpartofithasbeenmapped.

Thiswasnotimportantwhenonlysurfaceshipssailedtheworld'soceans,but

itcanmeanthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeathtomeninshipsgoingunderwater.

Longagotherewasonlyonewaytofindouthowdeeptheoceanwas.Aseamanwould

throwaheavyropeoverthesideofhisship.Thenhepulledtheropeupafterit

hadreachedthebottom.Butthiswasnotaveryaccuratewayofmeasuring.In

the20thcentury,abetterwaywasfound.Soundwasusedtomeasuretheocean.An

AmericanNavyshipsailedintoanarrowareaofwatertodoanexperiment.Seamen

droppedsomeequipmentthatwouldproducealoudnoisewhenithitthebottom.And

alittleinstrumentmeasuedthetimeittookforthesoundtoreachtheship.This

hashelpedscientistsmaptheoceanfloor.Ourknowledgeabouttheseais

_____.

detailed

limited

A:

deep

B:

vast

C:

答D:案：B

解析：题干大意：我们对大海所了解的知识是...。定位到文中第一段的第一句，“The

seaisthelargestunknownpartofourworld.”，海洋是我们最大一部分所未能了解

的，由此可知，我们对海洋的认识是非常有限的，故选B。

12、【单选题】MysteriesoftheSeaTheseaisthelargestunknownpartofour

world.Muchofthisvastblanketofwaterisstilltobediscovered.Luckily,

nosinglenationhastolearnallabouttheoceanbyitself.Theworldseais

ownedbynoone;itsurroundstheearthandbelongstousall.Scientistsinmany

differentcountriesareworkingtoexplainitsmysteries.Somearestudying

waysofbringingtheocean'shugesupplyofwatertothedesertsoftheworld.

Othersarestudyingthewaysinwhichsoundtravelsandisaffectedbywaterand

heat.Whathappenswhenseawatertouchesdifferentelements（元素）isanother

subjectofstudy.Thesearejustafewofthequestionswhichoceanscientistsare

workingon.Oneofthemostinterestingprojectsinoceangraphy（海洋学）is

theworkofmappingtheocceanfloor.Onlyaverysmallpartofithasbeenmapped.

Thiswasnotimportantwhenonlysurfaceshipssailedtheworld'soceans,but

itcanmeanthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeathtomeninshipsgoingunderwater.

Longagotherewasonlyonewaytofindouthowdeeptheoceanwas.Aseamanwould

throwaheavyropeoverthesideofhisship.Thenhepulledtheropeupafterit

hadreachedthebottom.Butthiswasnotaveryaccuratewayofmeasuring.In

the20thcentury,abetterwaywasfound.Soundwasusedtomeasuretheocean.An

AmericanNavyshipsailedintoanarrowareaofwatertodoanexperiment.Seamen

droppedsomeequipmentthatwouldproducealoudnoisewhenithitthebottom.And

alittleinstrumentmeasuedthetimeittookforthesoundtoreachtheship.This

hashelpedscientistsmaptheoceanfloor.Thethirdparagraphismainly

about_____.

theelementsinthesea

theweatheronthesea

A:

thestudiesofthesea

B:

thesoundunderthesea

C:

答D:案：C

解析：题干大意：第三段主要谈论什么。定位到文中的第三段，中心句第三段的第一、第

二句，“Somearestudyingwaysofbringingtheocean'shugesupplyofwaterto

thedesertsoftheworld.Othersarestudyingthewaysinwhichsoundtravels

andisaffectedbywaterandheat.”，一些人正在研究如何将海洋大量的水供应到世

界上的沙漠。另一些人正在研究声音传播的方式，并受水和热的影响。由此可知，第三段

主要讲述的是不同科学家对海洋所做的研究工作。故选C。

13、【单选题】MysteriesoftheSeaTheseaisthelargestunknownpartofour

world.Muchofthisvastblanketofwaterisstilltobediscovered.Luckily,

nosinglenationhastolearnallabouttheoceanbyitself.Theworldseais

ownedbynoone;itsurroundstheearthandbelongstousall.Scientistsinmany

differentcountriesareworkingtoexplainitsmysteries.Somearestudying

waysofbringingtheocean'shugesupplyofwatertothedesertsoftheworld.

Othersarestudyingthewaysinwhichsoundtravelsandisaffectedbywaterand

heat.Whathappenswhenseawatertouchesdifferentelements（元素）isanother

subjectofstudy.Thesearejustafewofthequestionswhichoceanscientistsare

workingon.Oneofthemostinterestingprojectsinoceangraphy（海洋学）is

theworkofmappingtheocceanfloor.Onlyaverysmallpartofithasbeenmapped.

Thiswasnotimportantwhenonlysurfaceshipssailedtheworld'soceans,but

itcanmeanthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeathtomeninshipsgoingunderwater.

Longagotherewasonlyonewaytofindouthowdeeptheoceanwas.Aseamanwould

throwaheavyropeoverthesideofhisship.Thenhepulledtheropeupafterit

hadreachedthebottom.Butthiswasnotaveryaccuratewayofmeasuring.In

the20thcentury,abetterwaywasfound.Soundwasusedtomeasuretheocean.An

AmericanNavyshipsailedintoanarrowareaofwatertodoanexperiment.Seamen

droppedsomeequipmentthatwouldproducealoudnoisewhenithitthebottom.And

alittleinstrumentmeasuedthetimeittookforthesoundtoreachtheship.This

hashelpedscientistsmaptheoceanfloor.Oceanscientistsareinterestedin

_____.

drawingmapsoftheseafloor

buildingunderwaterships

A:

sailingtheworld'soceans

B:

savinglivesintheocean

C:

答D:案：A

解析：题干大意：海洋科学家对什么感兴趣。定位到文中第四段的第一句，“Oneofthe

mostinterestingprojectsinoceanography（海洋学）istheworkofmappingthe

oceanfloor.”，海洋学中最有趣的项目之一是绘制洋底图。故选A。

14、【单选题】MysteriesoftheSeaTheseaisthelargestunknownpartofour

world.Muchofthisvastblanketofwaterisstilltobediscovered.Luckily,

nosinglenationhastolearnallabouttheoceanbyitself.Theworldseais

ownedbynoone;itsurroundstheearthandbelongstousall.Scientistsinmany

differentcountriesareworkingtoexplainitsmysteries.Somearestudying

waysofbringingtheocean'shugesupplyofwatertothedesertsoftheworld.

Othersarestudyingthewaysinwhichsoundtravelsandisaffectedbywaterand

heat.Whathappenswhenseawatertouchesdifferentelements（元素）isanother

subjectofstudy.Thesearejustafewofthequestionswhichoceanscientistsare

workingon.Oneofthemostinterestingprojectsinoceangraphy（海洋学）is

theworkofmappingtheocceanfloor.Onlyaverysmallpartofithasbeenmapped.

Thiswasnotimportantwhenonlysurfaceshipssailedtheworld'soceans,but

itcanmeanthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeathtomeninshipsgoingunderwater.

Longagotherewasonlyonewaytofindouthowdeeptheoceanwas.Aseamanwould

throwaheavyropeoverthesideofhisship.Thenhepulledtheropeupafterit

hadreachedthebottom.Butthiswasnotaveryaccuratewayofmeasuring.In

the20thcentury,abetterwaywasfound.Soundwasusedtomeasuretheocean.An

AmericanNavyshipsailedintoanarrowareaofwatertodoanexperiment.Seamen

droppedsomeequipmentthatwouldproducealoudnoisewhenithitthebottom.And

alittleinstrumentmeasuedthetimeittookforthesoundtoreachtheship.This

hashelpedscientistsmaptheoceanfloor.Beforethe20thcentury,the

measuringofthedepthoftheseawas_____.

inaccurate

unknown

A:

uninteresting

B:

impossible

C:

D:

答案：A

解析：20世纪以前，测量海洋深度是什么样的。定位到文中第五段的第一句和最后一句，

“Longagotherewasonlyonewaytofindouthowdeeptheoceanwas.”，“But

thiswasnotavery