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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.Scientistspresentedsomeoftheirfindingsatarecentconferenceastheprojectneareditscompletion.IndeepicywatersunderAntarctica,scientistsfoundbulboustunicates,anundergroundanimal,andm
2、anynewly-discoveredcreaturesbelievedtoberelatedtostarfish(海星)andothermarine(海洋的）creatures.Elsewhereintheworld’soceans,theyhaverecentlydiscoveredmanykindsofunderwaterlifeformsnewtoscience.ItisallpartofaresearcheffortcalledtheCensusofMarineLife.“Thereareabout2,000scientistsworldwideinvolved,”saidBob
3、Gagosian,President/CEOoftheConsortiumforOceanLeadership.Gagosianhelpsmanagetheproject.“Everywherethey’vegonethey’vefoundnewthings,”hesays.“Theoceanbasicallyisunexploredfromthepointofviewofmarinelivingthings.”Researchershaveplacedsmallmarkersonhundredsoffishandmarineanimalstotrackbysatellitetheirmi
4、gration(迁移）routesandtodiscoverplaceswheresealifegathers.AccordingtoRonO’Dor,aseniorscientistwiththeCensusofMarineLife,knowledgeoflifeontheoceanfloorisespeciallylimited.“90%ofalltheinformationwehaveisfromthetophundredmetersoftheocean,”O’Dorstates.Andhesaystheseaflooris,onaverage,atadepthof4,000mete
5、rs.Andso,assomemachinesdivefarbelowwhatpeoplehavepreviouslyseen,scientistsarediscoveringnewspeciesofplants,animalsandlivingthings.Sincethecensusprojectbegan,morethan5,300newmarineanimalshavebeenfound.Oceanresearcherssaytheyhopetocatalogue230,000speciesduringthecensus—whichsomesayisonlyasmallpartof
6、allthecreatureslivinginthesea.72．Whydotheresearchersplacesmallmarkersonmanymarinecreatures?A．Tocatchthem.B．Toresearchthem.C．Tokillthem.D．Toprotectthem.73．FromwhatRonO’Dorsays,wecanconcludethat.A．humanbeingsonlyknowalittleaboutmarinelifeB．theoceansdon’tneedtobefurtherexploredC．heconsidersexploringt
7、heoceanadangerousthingD．themarinecreaturesmainlyliveonthetopoftheocean74．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．About2,000scientistsfromAmericaareinvolvedintheproject.B．Thecensusofsealifewilllastfortenyears.C．230,000newm
