Question

请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 　　Notall bodies of wather are so evidently alive as the Atlantic Ocean, an S-shaped body of water covering 33 million square miles．The Atlantic has, in a sense, replaced the Mediterranean as the inland sea of Weatern civilization．Unlike real inland seas, which seem strangely still, the Atlantic is rich in oceanic liveliness．It is perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets． 　　“Strm at Sea”, a short poem written around 700, is 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 test 　　To the east must thunder on 　　Where the bright tree of the sun 　　Is rooted in the osean's breast． 　　As the poem suggests, the Atlantic 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 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 mimics(模仿)nearly perfectly the steady breathing of a living creature．It is filled with symbiotic 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) 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 paragraph, the Atlantic is compared to ________． [　　] A． a beautiful and poetic place B． a flesh and blood person C． a wonderful world D． a lovely animal

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．C;3．A;4．B;
解析：

(1)	细节理解题。根据Unlike real inland seas, which seem strangely still, the Atlantic is rich in oceanic liveliness可知选A。
(2)	推理判断题。根据第一段It is perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets第二段接着引用了700多年前的一首小诗，可知选C。
(3)	词义猜测题。根据第四段It is filled with symbiotic existences, too; unimaginable quantities of creatures, little and large alike, mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony根据冒号后的解释，应该是“一起生存的”，故选A。
(4)	细节理解题。根据最末一段描述大西洋trying to draw breath, it has a psychology．It has personalities可知选C。