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1、温馨提示：此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。阅读提升作业十五Module4 Period3Ⅰ.阅读理解 Scientiststodayaremakinggreaterefforttostudyoceancurrents(洋流).Mostdoitusingsatellitesandotherhigh-techequipment.However,oceanexpertCurtisEbbesmeyerdoesitinaspecialway—bystudyin
2、gmovementsofrandomfloatinggarbage.Ascientistwithmanyyears’experiencestartedthistypeofresearchintheearly1990swhenheheardabouthundredsofathleticshoeswashingupontheshoresofthenorthwestcoastoftheUnitedStates.Thereweresomanyshoesthatpeopleweresettingupswapmeetstotryandmatc
3、hleftandrightshoestosellorwear.Ebbesmeyerfoundoutinhisresearchesthattheshoes—about60,000intotal—fellintotheoceaninashippingaccident.Hephonedtheshoecompanyandaskediftheywantedtheshoesback.Asexpected,thecompanytoldhimthattheydidn’t.Ebbesmeyerrealizedthiscouldbeagreatexp
4、eriment.Ifhelearnedwhenandwheretheshoeswentintothewaterandtrackedwheretheylanded,hecouldlearnalotaboutthepatternsofoceancurrents.ThePacificNorthwestisoneoftheworld’sbestareasforbeachcombing(海滩搜寻)becausewindsandcurrentsjoinhere,andasaresult,thereisagroupofseriousbeachc
5、ombersinthearea.Ebbesmeyergottoknowalotofthemandaskedfortheirhelpincollectinginformationaboutwheretheshoeslanded.Inayearhecollectedreliableinformationon1,600shoes.Withthisdata,heandacolleaguewereabletotestandimproveacomputerprogramdesignedtomodeloceancurrents,andpubli
6、shthefindingsoftheirstudy.Astheresultofhiswork,Ebbesmeyerhasbecomeknownasthescientisttocallwithquestionsaboutanyunusualobjectsfoundfloatingintheocean.Hehasevenstartedanassociationofbeachcombersandoceanexperts,with500subscribersfromWestAfricatoNewZealand.Theyhaverecord
7、edalllostobjectsrangingfrompotatoestogolfgloves.【语篇概述】本文主要介绍了海洋专家CurtisEbbesmeyer以一种特殊的方式来研究洋流的经过,以及他为此付出的努力和取得的成果。1.Theunderlinedphrase“swapmeets”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto_______.A.fittingrooms B.tradingfairsC.businesstalksD.groupmeetings【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据下文的“
8、...tryandmatchleftandrightshoestosellorwear.”可知,人们在努力找出可以配成一双的鞋用来出售或穿,由此推断人们应该是建了一个交易市场,故选B项。2.Ebbesmeyerphonedtheshoecompan
