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1、Module4课下能力提升（十六）Ⅰ.阅读理解RobertBallardwasbornin1942.Fromanearlyage,helovedthesea.BallardgrewupinSouthernCalifornia.Hespenthisfreetimeatthebeachnearhishome.Heenjoyedfishingandswimming.Heevenlearnedtodive.WhenBallardwasn’tattheocean,helovedreadingaboutit.Atthe
2、ageof10,hereadTwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea,abookwhichdescribestheunderseaadventuresofCaptainNemo.BallarddecidedhewantedtobelikeCaptainNemowhenhegrewup.Hisparentshelpedhimfollowhisdream.Ballardwasahardworkingstudent.Hespentmanyyearslearningallhecouldabo
3、uttheocean.Bytheageof28,hewasanexpert.In1970,hetookajobasascientistatWoodsHoleOceanographicInstitutioninMassachusetts.TherehestudiedunderwatermountainsoftheAtlanticOcean.Hecameupwithwaystopredictvolcanoesundertheoceans.Workingwithotherscientists,Ballardals
4、ofoundpreviouslyunknownseaanimals.Theseanimalslivedfarbelowtheocean’ssurface,wherescientistshadbelievednoanimalscouldlive.Bythe1980s,Ballard’sinterestschanged.Hedevelopedunmannedvehiclestoexploretheoceanbottom.Hisfirstfind,thewellknownshipTitanic,madeBalla
5、rdfamous.Hewasnothappywithjustonebigfind,however.Helookedfor—andfound—otherwellknownships.OnewastheGermanbattleshipBismarck.AnotherwastheUSSYorktown,anaircraftcarrier(航空母舰)thatsankduringWorldWarⅡ.TodayRobertBallardisstillanunderwaterexplorer.Healsoheadsano
6、rganizationthatencouragesstudentstolearnaboutscience.Ballardhopesthatsomeofthestudentswillfollowinhisfootsteps.Afterall,theworld’shugeoceansaremostlyunknown.Whoknowswhatremainstobediscoveredunderthesea?语篇解读：本文介绍了海底探险家罗伯特·巴拉德的人生经历，包括他小时候的理想、学习经历以及长大后的成就。1．W
7、hatwasBallard’sdreamwhenhewasyoung?A．Tobeananimalexpert.B．Tobeaprofessionaldiver.C．Tobeafamouswriter.D．Tobeanunderwaterexplorer.解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Attheageof10,hereadTwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea,abookwhichdescribestheunderseaadventuresofCaptainNemo.Ba
8、llarddecidedhewantedtobelikeCaptainNemowhenhegrewup.”可知，巴拉德小时候的梦想是做一名海底探险者。故选D项。2．WhenBallardworkedatWoodsHoleOceanographicInstitution,he________.A．exploredmountainswithotherscientistsB．thoughtofideastopredic
