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??Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
21. The passage implies that the telegraph cable was built mainly _________。
A) for oceanographic studies
B) for military purposes
C) for business considerations
D) for investigating the depths of the oceans
22. It was ________ that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies。
A) the American Navy
B) some early intercontinental travellers
C) those who earned a living from the sea
D) the company which proposed to lay an undersea cable
23. The aim of voyages Maury encouraged in the 1840s was __________。
A) to make some sound experiments in the oceans
B) to collect samples of sea plants and animals
C) to estimate the length of cable that was to be made
D) to measure the depths of two oceans
24. 'Defied' in the 5th paragraph probably means ________
A) 'doubted' B) 'gave proof to'
C) 'challenged' D) 'agreed to'
25. This passage is mainly about _________
A) the beginnings of oceanography
B) the laying of the first undersea cable
C) the investigation of ocean depths
D) the early intercontinental communications
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
Oceanography has been defined as 'The application of all sciences to the study of the sea'。
注：
1.Oceanography 由 Ocean (海洋) 和 graphy (学科)构成，意为“海洋学”
2.application 标明“请求”用介词for,标明“使用”用介词to
3.第一句给某个东西下界说，称为华章界说，必为文章主题
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 reluctant (不愿意) to go to sea to further his work。
注：
1.第二段：在十九世纪之前，对海洋感快乐喜爱的科学家很少，可以揣度这篇文章根据时刻次序来描绘海洋学打开的进程
2.further 跟在 to 后边是个动词，标明“推进”
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 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. The engineers had to know the depth profile (高低形状) of the route to estimate the length of cable that had to be manufactured。
注：
1. remote 悠远的
2. and with.。。多重复合句
3. intercontinental 洲际的 (Inter 在之间，continent 大洲)
4. let alone 更不必说……
5. first time 由不感快乐喜爱转机到感快乐喜爱 ，谓语是 was
6. 第二句that引导同位语从句，when引导表语从句，整句意思为“当有人根据商业意图主张在美国和欧洲之间铺设电报电缆的时分，我们才提出疑问：海底是啥？”
7.route 道路 router 路由器
It was to Maury of the 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 much popular interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea。
注：
1. it was ...that.。。偏重句型
2. turn to sb. for sth. 向或人请教某事
3. 呈现疑问中划线词：Maury,1840s
3. investigate 查询， 测量
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 contemporary scientific opinion that there was no life in the deeper parts of the sea。
注：
1.not until 引导的语句要倒装
2.living growth 生物
3.a fact 作同位语
4.contemporary 今世的
5.defy 前后意思相反，可以推出24题答案为C
24. 'Defied' in the 5th paragraph probably means ________
A) 'doubted' B) 'gave proof to'
C) 'challenged' D) 'agreed to'
注：词汇题。定位倒数第二段
Within a few years oceanography 
was under way. In 1872 Thomson led a scientific expedition (查询)， which lasted for four years and brought home thousands of samples from the sea. Their classification and analysis occupied scientists for years and led to a five-volume report, the last volume being published in 1895.
注：oceanography 最末一段与第一段首句都呈现 oceanagraphy, 回环规划。
21. The passage implies that the telegraph cable was built mainly _________。
A) for oceanographic studies
B) for military purposes
C) for business considerations
D) for investigating the depths of the oceans
注：推理题。定位第三段，倒数第三行。选项 D 的内容呈如今第四段，为窜段选项
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 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. The engineers had to know the depth profile (高低形状) of the route to estimate the length of cable that had to be manufactured。
22. It was ________ that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies。
A) the American Navy
B) some early intercontinental travellers
C) those who earned a living from the sea
D) the company which proposed to lay an undersea cable
注：细节题。定位第四段，选项 B和C是窜段选项
It was to Maury of the 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 much popular interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea。
23. The aim of voyages Maury encouraged in the 1840s was __________。
A) to make some sound experiments in the oceans
B) to collect samples of sea plants and animals
C) to estimate the length of cable that was to be made
D) to measure the depths of two oceans
注：1.细节题。定位第四段，第二行。
2.B 和 C 是窜段选项，A选项中的sound和文章中的sounding意义不一样。
It was to Maury of the 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 much popular interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea。
24. 'Defied' in the 5th paragraph probably means ________
A) 'doubted' B) 'gave proof to'
C) 'challenged' D) 'agreed to'
注：词汇题。定位倒数第二段，defy 前后意思相反，可以推出24题答案为C
25. This passage is mainly about _________
A) the beginnings of oceanography
B) the laying of the first undersea cable
C) the investigation of ocean depths
D) the early intercontinental communications
注：主题题。主题要害词为oceanography
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