Question

Throughout seafaring history, ships and sailors have been lost to storms, accidents and war. Until recently, most of these ships were weak wooden sailing vessel (船只), their skeletons(骨架) quickly eaten away by sea creatures. Now, large vessels made of steel float on the seas. Thousands of these huge ships have been lost in times of war and in times of peace.
The bones of great metal ships, unlike the wooden vessels of old, survive the destruction of the sea long enough to become home and harbor for underwater life of all kinds. Shipwrecks(殘骸) often provide the only hard surface and structure at the sandy bottom of the sea, something many sea creatures need.
The ship has been underwater for only five days. Its surface is still clean. Six weeks later, the wreck is covered with a slimy layer of algae(海藻), but it is still recognizable as a ship. Soon, animals that need to attach themselves to a hard surface, like the feather duster worms, make the wreck their home.
In warm waters, coral polyps(珊瑚蟲) settle on the wreck and begin the process of building a rock-like crust on the ship. Small fish are attracted on all of these creatures. Larger fish come to feed on these small fish that hide in the wreckage. Eventually, the largest animals are attracted to the rich life on the shipwreck.
Shipwrecks give us valuable information about how sea plants and animals develop. We know exactly how long this wreck has been under water and how long sea life has been growing on it. Yet even the strongest steel shipwreck will finally be destroyed by the flows of water. But long after this wreck has been broken apart, it will still act as a reef (礁石). Layer upon layer of sea life has formed a structure that is now more natural than artificial, and will remain an island of life under the sea.
【小題1】Which of the following is NOT TRUE about shipwrecks?

A．Most ships in ancient times sank easily and become shipwrecks.

B．Shipwrecks, for scientists, are worth researching to get valuable information.

C．The skeletons of old wooden shipwrecks will exist for quite a long time.

D．Some sea animals tend to seek food on the shipwrecks.

【小題2】The writer’s purpose in writing the article is to tell us_____.

A．the differences between the ancient vessels and the modern ones

B．how the ships become shipwrecks at sea

C．how coral polyps live on the wreck in warm waters

D．the value of studying shipwrecks at the bottom of the sea

【小題3】Which of the following is closer to the underlined “crust”?

A．a(chǎn) hard outer covering	B．the skin of a rock
C．a(chǎn) hole in a ship	D．a(chǎn) small house

【小題4】What will happen to shipwrecks in the end?

A．They will be pulled out of the sea for research.

B．They are likely to disappear and form reefs.

C．They will become an island under the sea.

D．They will be like works of art.

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】A
【小題4】B

解析試題分析：本文講述船只沉入海底，殘骸經(jīng)過漫長(zhǎng)的年代,最終變成各種海洋生物的家園和避風(fēng)港，是現(xiàn)成的人工礁石，船只殘骸為我們提供了極有價(jià)值的信息,讓我們了解海洋動(dòng)植物的生長(zhǎng)情況。
【小題1】從第一段第二三行可知直到不久前,大多數(shù)船只還是脆弱的木質(zhì)帆船,它們的骨架很快就被海洋生物侵蝕殆盡，由此可知C答案錯(cuò)誤在exist for quite a long time
【小題2】從文章最后一段結(jié)合全文可知船只殘骸為我們提供了極有價(jià)值的信息,讓我們了解海洋動(dòng)植物的生長(zhǎng)情況，所以作者的寫作意圖是告訴我們研究海底船只殘骸的意義。
【小題3】詞義猜測(cè)題。從前句begin the process of building a rock可知珊瑚蟲居住在殘骸上,開始在船身表面修筑如巖石般堅(jiān)硬的外殼，故選A
【小題4】從最后一段Yet even the strongest steel shipwreck will finally be destroyed by the flows of water. But long after this wreck has been broken apart, it will still act as a reef 說明殘骸最終會(huì)水流和侵蝕摧毀或形成礁石
考點(diǎn)：說明文
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文陳述船只殘骸變成人工礁石的過程，從而為我們提供了極有價(jià)值的信息,讓我們了解海洋動(dòng)植物的生長(zhǎng)情況。文章內(nèi)容較復(fù)雜，抽象。閱讀中要注意體會(huì)殘骸變成人工礁石的過程，多讀幾遍，然后再完成閱讀。本文集中考查主旨大意題，詞義猜測(cè)題，推理題，對(duì)于考生在上下文中理解字里行間的能力要求較高。