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  Salvia Earle, a marine botanist and one of the foremost deep-sea explorers, has spent over 6, 000 hours, more than seven months, underwater.From her earliest years, Earle had a fascination for marine life, and she took her first plunge into the open sea as a teenager.

  In the years since then she has taken part in a number of landmark underwater projects, from exploratory expeditions around the world to her well-known“Jim dive”in 1978, which was the deepest solo dive ever made without cable connecting the diver to a support ship at the surface of the sea.

  Clothed in a Jim suit, a suit of plastic and metal armor, which was secured to a manned submarine, Salvia Earle plunged vertically into the Pacific Ocean, at times at a speed of 100 feet per minute.On reaching the ocean floor, she was released from the submarine and from that point her only connection to the sub was an 18-foot rope.For the next two and a half hours, Earle roamed the seabed taking notes, collecting specimens, and planting a U.S.flag.Having an irresistible desire to descend deeper still, in 1981 she became involved in the design and manufacture of deep-sea submersibles, one of which took her to a depth of 3,000 feet.This, however, did not end Sylvia Earle’s accomplishments.

(1)

Salvia Earle discovered her fascination for marine life ________.

[  ]

A.

in her childhood

B.

during her 6, 000 hours’ under water

C.

after she made her deepest solo dive

D.

in her adulthood

(2)

It can be inferred from the passage that Salvia Earle ________.

[  ]

A.

has received a very good education

B.

is uncomfortable in the submarine

C.

does not have technical expertise

D.

has devoted her life to ocean exploration

(3)

The main purpose of this passage is ________.

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A.

to explore the plants of the ocean floor

B.

to present an account of what Salvia Earle did

C.

to provide an introduction to oceanography

D.

to show the historical importance of“Jim dive”

(4)

Which of the following is NOT true about“Jim dive”?

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A.

Salvia Earle successfully made it in 1981.

B.

It was performed in the Pacific Ocean.

C.

Earle took notes while she was on the ocean floor.

D.

The submarine Earle was connected to the manned submarine.

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