资源描述：
《2014高考英语二轮阅读理解精英训练精品题(48)》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在工程资料-天天文库。
1、2014高考英语阅读理解精英训练二轮精品题(48)及答案阅读理解Researchersinover80nationsaretakingpartinaprojecttoconductadecade-longcensus（统计）ofsealife.Scientistspresentedsomeoftheirfindingsatarecentconfereneeastheprojectneareditscompletion.IndeepicywatersunderAntarctica,scientistsfoundbulboustunicates,anun
2、dergroundanimal,andmanynewly-discoveredcreaturesbelievedtoberelatedtostarfish（海星）andothermarine（海洋的）creatures-ElsewhereintheworldJsoceans,theyhaverecentlydiscoveredmanykindsofunderwaterlifeformsnewtoscience・ItisallpartofaresearcheffortcalledtheCcnsusofMarineLife・uThereareabout2
3、,000scientistsworldwideinvolved,”saidBobGagosian,President/CEOoftheConsortiumforOceanLeadership.Gagosianhelpsmanagetheproject.Everywherethey，vegonethey"vefoundnewthings,”hesays."Theoceanbasicallyisunexploredfromthepointofviewofmarinelivingthings.”Researchershaveplacedsmal1marke
4、rsonhundredsoffishandmarineanimalstotrackbysatellitetheirmigration（迁移）routesandtodiscoverplaceswheresealifegathers.AccordingtoRon0，Dor,aseniorscientistwiththeCensusofMarineLife,knowledgeoflifeontheoceanfloorisespeciallylimited・"90%ofalltheinformationwehaveisfromthetophundredmet
5、ersoftheocean,”（VDorstates.Andhesaystheseaflooris,onaverage,atadepthof4,000meters.Andso,assomemachinesdivefarbelowwhatpeoplehavepreviouslyseen,scientistsarediscoveringnewspeciesofplants,animalsandlivingthings.Sincethecensusprojectbegan,morethan5,300newmarineanimalshavebeenfound
6、.Oceanresearcherssaytheyhopetocatalogue230,000speciesduringthecensus—whichsomesayisonlyasmallpartofallthecreatureslivinginthesea.72.Whydotheresearchersplacesmallmarkersonmanymarinecreatures?C.Tokillthem.D・Toprotectthem.73.FromwhatRon0，Dorsays,wecanconcludethatA.humanbeingsonlyk
7、nowa1ittleaboutmarinc1ifeB.theoceansdon'tneedtobefurtherexploredC.heconsidersexploringtheoceanadangerousthingD・themarinecreaturesmainlyliveonthetopoftheocean74.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.About2,000scientistsfromAmericaareinvolvcdintheproject.B.Thecensusofsealifewilllastfort
8、enyears.C.230,000newmarineanimalshavebeenfound.D.These
