新课标英语高三总复习 课堂演练 33文档格式.docx

1、Oceanography has been defined as “The application of all sciences to the study of the sea”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 unwilling to go to sea to fu

2、rther his work.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 a

3、t the bottom of the oceans？” had to be answered with any commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable （电缆） 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 made.It was to Maury of th

4、e 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

5、 much popular interest in his bookThe Physical Geography of the Sea.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 c

6、ontemporary scientific opinion that there was no life in the deeper parts of the sea.Within a few years oceanography was under way. In 1872 Thomson led a scientific expedition, which lasted for four years and brought home thousands of samples from the sea. Their classification and analysis occupied

7、scientists for years and led to a fivevolume report, the last volume being published in 1895.1The passage implies that the telegraph cable was built mainly _.Afor oceanographic studiesBfor military purposesCfor business considerationsDfor investigating the depths of the oceans2The aim of voyages Mau

8、ry encouraged in the 1840s was _.Ato make some sound experiments in the oceansBto collect samples of sea plants and animalsCto estimate the length of cable that was to be madeDto measure the depths of the two oceans3The underlined word “defied” in the 5th paragraph probably means “_”Adoubted Bchalle

9、nged Cgave proof to Dagreed to4The theme of this passage is about _.Athe beginnings of oceanography Bthe laying of the first undersea cableCthe investigation of ocean depthsDthe early intercontinental communications答案与解析本文是一篇记叙文，定义并描述了海洋学的发展过程。1C推理判断题。根据文章第三段中的“The first time that the question What

10、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.”可知，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？也就是说，铺设电报电缆的这个建议具有商业性，故选C。2D细节理解题。根据文章第四段的“In the 1840s, Maury had been responsible for encou

11、raging voyages during which soundings （测深） were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.”可知，莫里负责的航海的目的是测量北大西洋和太平洋的深度，故选D。3B猜测词义题。联系上下文可知，当人们把电缆从海底取出来修理时，发现电缆上覆盖有活着的植物，而当时的科学观念认为，在海洋更深处没有生命存在，可知这个事实与当时的科学观念正好相反，故选B，这个发现挑战了当时的科学观念。4A主旨大意题。文章在开头提出了“海洋学”的定义，接下来按照时间顺序来描述海

12、洋学发展的过程，可知本文的中心为oceanography，故选A。.完形填空重庆一中月考）In my childhood, I envied my classmates very much as my absence from school was not allowed due to my strict parents. I had to be _1_ in order to stay home. My parents _2_ to say that they were leading me to have a _3_ work ethic （职业道德）. Not until last we

13、ek did I see the _4_.I was on a bus, and behind was a man who was _5_ to his friend about his life. His dream was to become a director but he wouldnt continue to _6_ it because he had no _7_ if he could make enough money. And he didnt want to waste _8_ because it probably would take months or years

14、to _9_ it big. Then he admitted to thinking about becoming a（n） _10_ because he thought he could _11_ make six figures within one year. His friend agreed because as he put it, “I have no _12_ to work long hours and not make much money. Taking pictures is good because you can make big money and only

15、work short hours.”Many people these days dont _13_ that when things seem to happen immediately, it is only because a lot of _14_， determination and time have gone into it. Someone once told me that you may know _15_ someone is an expert in his given field by how easy he makes it look. The _16_ it looks, the more hours go into it.There is no _17_ for laziness. In the television show Fame, the dance teacher told her students, “If you want fame, fame _18_ and heres how you start paying for it, in sweat.” Every time I watch that show, my dad would repeat how _