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________ , the port will have an annual handing volume of 10 million tons of cargo.
A. When it will be completed B. When is completed
C. When it is completed D. When being completed
When a Swedish ship that sank in 1628 was recovered from the port of Stockholm, historians and scientists were overjoyed with the chance to examine the remains of the past. The ship construction showed how ships were built and operated during the seventeenth century. In this way, artifacts, objects made by human beings, provided a picture of daily life almost 400 years ago.
Underwater archaeology __the study of ships, aircraft and human settlements that have sunk under large bodies of water is really a product of the last 50 years. The rapid growth of this new area of study has occurred because of the invention of better diving equipment .Besides the Swedish ship wreck(残骸),underwater archaeologists have made more exciting discoveries such as the 5000-year-old boats in the Mediterranean Sea.
Underwater archaeology can provide facts about the past. In ancient ports all over the world are ships sunken in the past 6,000 years. There are also sunken settlements in seas and lakes telling of people way of life and their systems of trade in ancient times. Underwater archaeologists want to study these objects to add to the world’s knowledge of history, but they have to fight two enemies. One enemy is treasure hunters who dive for ancient artifacts that they can sell to collectors. Once sold, these objects are lost to experts. The second enemy is dredging machines(挖掘机)often used to repair ports. These machines destroy wrecks and artifacts or bury them deeper under sand and mud. By teaching the public about the importance of underwater “museums” of the past, archaeologists are hoping to get support for laws to protect underwater treasures.
【小题1】What purpose does Paragraph 1 serve in the passage?
A.To provide background information of the topic |
B.To attract readers’ attention to the topic |
C.To use an example to support the topic |
D.To offer basic knowledge of the topic |
A.exploit water bodies |
B.search for underwater life |
C.study underwater artifacts |
D.examine underwater environment |
A.sea hunters have better diving equipment |
B.their knowledge of world history is limited |
C.dredging machines cause damage to the ports |
D.sold artifacts can hardly be regained for research |
A.To introduce a young branch of learning. |
B.To discuss the scientists’ problems. |
C.To explain people’s way of life in the past. |
D.To describe the sunken ships. |
One of the greatest contributions to the first Oxford English Dictionary was also one of its most unusual. In 1879, Oxford University in England asked Prof. James Murray to serve as editor for what was to be the most ambitious dictionary in the history of the English language. It would include every English word possible and would give not only the definition but also the history of the word and quotations (引文) showing how it was used.
This was a huge task. So Murray had to find volunteers from Britain, the United States, and the British colonies to search every newspaper, magazine, and book ever written in English. Hundreds of volunteers responded, including William Chester Minor. Dr. Minor was an American Surgeon who had served in the Civil War and was now living in England. He gave his address as "Broadmoor, Crowthorne, Berkshire," 50 miles from Oxford.
Minor joined the army of volunteers sending words and quotations to Murray. Over the next years, he became one of the staff's most valued contributors.
But he was also a mystery. In spite of many invitations, he would always decline(拒绝) to visit Oxford. So in 1897, Murray finally decided to travel to Crowthorne himself. When he arrived, he found Minor locked in a book-lined cell(地窖) at the Broadmoor Asylum (精神病院) for the Criminally insane.
Murray and Minor became friends, sharing their love of words. Minor continued contributing to the dictionary, sending in more than 10,000 submissions in 20 years. Murray continued to visit Minor regularly, sometimes taking walks with him around the asylum grounds.
In 1910, Minor left Broadmoor for an asylum in his native America. Murray was at the port to wave goodbye to his remarkable friend.
Minor died in 1920, seven years before the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was completed. The 12 volumes defined(下定义) 414,825 words, and thousands of them were contributions from a very scholarly and devoted asylum patient.
1.According to the text, the first Oxford English Dictionary .
A.came out before Minor died |
B.was edited by an American volunteer |
C.included the English words invented by Murray |
D.was intended to be the most ambitious English dictionary |
2.How did Dr. Minor contribute to the dictionary?
A.He helped Murray to find hundreds of volunteers. |
B.He sent newspapers, magazines and books to Murray. |
C.He provided a great number of words and quotations. |
D.He went to England to work with Murray. |
3. Prof. Murray and Dr. Minor became friends mainly because .
A.they both served in the Civil War |
B.they had a common interest in words |
C.Minor recovered with the help of Murray |
D.Murray went to America regularly to visit Minor |
4.What does the text mainly talk about?
A.The history of the English language. |
B.The friendship between Murray and Minor |
C.Minor and the first Oxford English Dictionary |
D.Broadmoor Asylum and his patients |