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【题目】 Which is the tallest mountain on the earth? The answer must come fast—MT Everest, at a height of 29,000 feet.

But that is only on land. For, if you were to measure (测量) from the bottom (底部) of the ocean. The tallest mountain in the world will probably be Mauna Kea in Hawaii. It is more than 15,748 feet under the sea and another 13.779 feet above it.

As US scientist Cindy Lee Dover points out that the seafloor is the largest and least known place on the earth. We know more about Mars (火星) and Venus (金星) and the back side of the moon than we know about the seafloor.

Some people have travelled to the deep water of the ocean to try to find all kinds of unknown animals and plants living in the deep water. Even scientists know very little about them. Many of them perhaps do not even have names. Some of the names given by scientists to newly discovered (被发现) animals are really funny. Among them are the spaghetti worms (意大利面蠕虫), named as such it is found in a tangle (缠结), it is often difficult to make out where one ends and another begins! Just like spaghetti.

【1】What is the height of the mountain Mauna Kea above the sea?

A.13, 779 feet.B.15,748 feet.C.29,000 feet.D.29, 527 feet.

【2】The spaghetti worm ________.

A.doesn’t have a nameB.lives in the deep water of the ocean

C.has no end or beginningD.is a kind of new animals on land

【3】What’s the meaning of the underlined word “seafloor”?

A.海洋生物B.宇宙C.海底D.山脉

【4】Which is TRUE according to this passage?

A.MT Everest is the tallest mountain on the earth.B.We still know very little about the seafloor.

C.Scientists know a lot about the animals in deep water.D.Every sea animal has a very funny name.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

海底是地球上最大、最不为人所知的地方。有些人到过深海寻找生活在深水中的各种未知动植物，即使是科学家对它们也知之甚少，它们中的许多可能连名字都没有。

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段“It is more than 15,748 feet under the sea and another 13.779 feet above it.”，可知“水平面上有13,779英尺”；故选A。

【2】细节理解题。根据第四段“Some people have travelled to the deep water of the ocean to try to find all kinds of unknown animals and plants living in the deep water….Among them are the spaghetti worms ”，可知“意大利面蠕虫是生活在海底深处”；故选B。

【3】词义猜测题。根据合成词的构词法，可知sea意为“海洋”，floor意为“地板”，推断seafloor意为“海底”；故选C。

【4】推理判断题。根据第二段“二The tallest mountain in the world will probably be Mauna Kea in Hawaii.”，可知“Mauna Kea才是真正世界上最高的山脉”，所以A表述错误；根据第三段“As US scientist Cindy Lee Dover points out that the seafloor is the largest and least known place on the earth.”，可知“我们对海底知之甚少”，所以B表述正确；根据第四段“Even scientists know very little about them.”，可知“甚至科学家对海底深处的动物也了解很少”，所以C表述错误；根据第四段“Many of them perhaps do not even have names.”，可知“海底深处有很多动物还没有命名”，所以D表述错误；故选B。

本篇阅读单选考查细节理解、词义猜测和推理判断能力。题1、2可以在原文中找到包含题干的信息部分作答；题3上下文没有提供可供推断词义的信息，哟啊根据构词法——合成词推断词义；题4要文本的信息排除表达错误的选项。