摘要: Judy is going to marry the sailor she in Rome last year. A. meets B. met C. has met D. would meet

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(2013·高考重庆卷,D)Not all bodies of water are so evidently alive as the Atlantic Oceanan S?shaped body of water covering 33 million square miles.The Atlantic hasin a sensereplaced the Mediterranean as the inland sea of Western civilization.Unlike real inland seaswhich seem strangely stillthe Atlantic is rich in oceanic liveliness.It is perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets.

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

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 suggeststhe Atlantic is never dead and dull.It is an ocean that movesimpressively and endlessly.It makes all kinds of noise—it is forever thunderingboilingcrashingand whistling.

It is easy to imagine the Atlantic trying to draw breathperhaps not so noticeably out in mid?oceanbut where it meets landits waters bathing up and down a sandy beach.It mimics(模仿)nearly perfectly the steady breathing of a living creature.It is filled with symbiotic existencestoounimaginable quantities of creatureslittle and large alikemix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmonygiving to the waters a feeling of heartbeata kind of sub?ocean vitality.And it has a psychology.It has personalitiessometimes peaceful and pleasanton rare occasions rough and wild; always it is strong and striking.

1.Unlike real inland seasthe Atlantic Ocean is________.

A.always energetic

B.lacking in liveliness

C.shaped like a square

D.favored by ancient poets

2.What is the purpose of using the poem “Storm at Sea” in the passage?

A.To describe the movement of the waves.

B.To show the strength of the storm.

C.To represent the power of the ocean.

D.To prove the vastness of the sea.

3.What does the underlined word “symbiotic” mean?

A.Living together.

B.Growing fast.

C.Moving harmoniously.

D.Breathing peacefully.

4.In the last paragraphthe Atlantic is compared to________.

A.a beautiful and poetic place

B.a flesh and blood person

C.a wonderful world

D.a lovely animal

 

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