From a plane we can see the fields, cities, mountains or seas below. If we go into space, we see more and more of the earth. People and man-made satellites have been sent out into space to look at the earth carefully and people have learnt more about the earth in the last few years.
The sea looks very beautiful when the sun is shining on it. But it can be very terrible when there is a strong wind.
The sea is very big. It nearly covers three quarters of the earth. The sea is also very deep in some places. There is one place and at that place the sea is about 11 kilometers deep. The highest mountain in the world is about 9 kilometers high. If that mountain was put into the sea at that place, there would be still 2 kilometers of water above it!
In most parts of the sea, there are many kinds of fishes and plants. Some live near the top of the sea. Others live deep down. There are also a lot of small living things, and lots of fishes live by eating them.
The sea can be very cold. When people go down, the sea becomes colder and colder. Only some men can go down into the deep sea. But, in 1970, five women scientists (科學家) lived in the deep sea for fourteen days.
小題1:This passage is_________.
A．a(chǎn) short story B．for science reading
C．a(chǎn) piece of news D．a(chǎn) report
小題2:The sea covers about _______of the earth.
A One third         B. One fourth
C. Two quarters    D. Three fourths
小題3: Which of the following is NOT true?
A．The sea is usually beautiful when the sun is shining.
B．The sea is always very terrible when the wind blows hard.
C．The highest mountain is in the deepest place of the sea.
D．The deeper the people go into the sea, the colder they will feel.
小題4: The last sentence “But, in 1970, five women scientists lived in the deep sea for fourteen days.” means that________.
A．women wanted to live in the deep sea for a long time
B．women could go deeper into the sea than men
C．women liked living in the deep sea better than men
D．women could do the same work as men

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:D  

試題分析：文章介紹了關于海洋的知識，海洋占據(jù)的面積，深度，溫度，和海底的情況。
小題1:文章題材類短文：文章介紹了關于海洋的知識，屬于科學類短文。選B
小題2:細節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：It nearly covers three quarters of the earth. 可知海洋占據(jù)地球的三分之四。選D
小題3:細節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：The highest mountain in the world is about 9 kilometers high. If that mountain was put into the sea at that place, there would be still 2 kilometers of water above it!可知這只是一種假設，不是真的。選C。
小題4:推理題：從第一段的句子：Only some men can go down into the deep sea. But, in 1970, five women scientists (科學家) lived in the deep sea for fourteen days.可知女性可以和男性做同樣的工作。選D 
點評：文章介紹了關于海洋的知識，海洋占據(jù)的面積，深度，溫度，和海底的情況。這類閱讀理解要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關系，對未說明的趨勢或結局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋。考生首先要仔細閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準確把握作者觀點。
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