Question

Not all bodies of water are so evidently alive as the Atlantic Ocean, an S-shaped body of water covering 33 million square miles. The Atlantic Ocean, in a sense, replaced the Mediterranean as the inland sea of Western civilization. Unlike real inland seas, which seem strangely still, the Atlantic Ocean is rich in oceanic liveliness all the time. It is perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets.

? “Storm at Sea”, a short poem written around 700, is generally regarded as one of mankind’s earliest artistic representations of the Atlantic Ocean.

???????????? When the wind is from the west

All the waves that cannot rest

???????????? To the east must thunder on

???????????? Where the bright tree of the sun

Is rooted in the ocean’s breast.

? As the poem suggests, the Atlantic Ocean is never dead and dull. It is an ocean that moves, impressively and endlessly. It makes all kinds of noise---it is forever thundering, boiling, crashing and whistling.

? It is easy to imagine the Atlantic Ocean trying to draw breath----perhaps not so noticeably out in mid-ocean, but where it meets land, its waters bathing up and down a sandy beach. It imitates nearly perfectly the steady breathing of a living creature. It is filled with co-living existences, too: unimaginable quantities of creatures, little and large alike, mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony, giving to the waters a feeling of heartbeat, a kind of sub-ocean vitality. And it has a psychology. It has personalities: sometimes peaceful and pleasant, on rare occasions rough and wild; always it is strong and striking.

1.Unlike real inland seas, the Atlantic Ocean is __________.

A. always energetic????????????? B. lacking in liveliness

C. shaped like a square?????????? D. favored by ancient poets.

2.The writer uses the poem “Storm at Sea” for the purpose of ___________.

A. describing the movement of the waves

B. showing the strength of the storm

C. presenting the power of the ocean

D. proving the vastness of the sea

3.In the last paragraph, the Atlantic Ocean is compared to ___________.

A. a beautiful and poetic place??????????? B. a person of blood and flesh

C. a world of interest and wonder????????? D. a lovely animal

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要描写了大西洋惊人的力量。与内陆海相比，大西洋似乎有着永不枯竭的力量。大西洋就像一个有呼吸、有心跳、有心理、有性格的人一样。

1.根据“Unlike real inland seas, which seem strangely still, the Atlantic Ocean is rich in oceanic liveliness all the time. ...the Atlantic Ocean is never dead and dull ...It is an ocean that moves, impressively and endlessly.”可知，真正的内陆海都是出奇的平静，而大西洋却一直都是充满活力，故选A。

2.根据“As the poem suggests, the Atlantic Ocean is never dead and dull. It is an ocean that moves, impressively and endlessly. It makes all kinds of noise---it is forever thundering, boiling, crashing and whistling.”可知，本段是对大西洋无穷力量的描述，故选C。

3.根据“It is easy to imagine the Atlantic Ocean trying to draw breath ...giving to the waters a feeling of heartbeat ...And it has a psychology. It has personalities”可知，作者把大西洋比作了一个有血有肉的人，故选B。

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