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1、Unit19B卷一、阅读理解ATheclimatesecretsofthedeepestpartoftheocean,theMarianasTrench(壕沟)inthewesternPacificOcean,havebeenexploredbyscientists.Theinternationalteamusedasubmersible,designedtowithstandgreatpressure,tostudythebottomofthe10.9kmdeepunderwatercanyon.Theirearlyresultsreveal
2、thatoceantrenchesareactingascarbonsinks.ThissuggeststhattheyplayalargerroleinregulatingtheEarth’schemistryandclimatethanwasthought.Althoughtwoexplorers,JacquesPiccardandDonWalsh,reachedthedeepestpartoftheMarianasTrench—apointcalledtheChallengerDeep—in1960,nohumanshavebeenbac
3、ksince.Andthescientificmissions,includingthisrecentvisittothisdeepestspot,havebeencarriedoutusingunmannedunderwatervehicles.LeadresearcherProfessorRonnieGlud,fromtheUniversityofSouthernDenmarkandtheScottishAssociationforMarineScience,saidthatworkingatmorethan1,000atmospheres
4、ofpressurewaschallenging,butadvancesintechnologyhadmadeitpossible.HetoldBBCNews,“Thisisthefirsttimewehavebeenabletosetdownsophisticated(精密的)instrumentsatthesedepthstomeasurehowmuchcarbonisburiedthere.”Thetestsalsohelpedthescientiststoassessthestorageofcarbonatthosedarkdepths
5、.Thisisnotthefirsttimedeepseatrencheshavesurprisedscientists.RecentstudiesbyUniversityofAberdeen’sOceanlabteamhaverevealedthatmarinelifeismuchmoreabundantinthisdifficulthabitatthanwaspreviouslythought.In2008,theyfilmedthedeepestlivingfishevertobecaughtoncamera—a17strongshoal
6、(鱼群)foundatdepthsof7.7kmintheJapanTrench,andtheydiscoveredthatotheranimalssuchasamphipodswerepresentinlargenumbersevendeeper.DrAlanJamieson,fromOceanlab,saidthenewstudywashelpingresearcherstobuildupabetterideaofwhathappensinthedeepestofthedeep.1.Fromthedescriptionofcarbonsin
7、kswelearnthat______.A.theyhavebeenontheoceanfloorforthousandsofyearsB.thetrenchescanbeusedtocontrolclimateC.therearemanychemistryresourcesontheoceanfloor6D.thecarbonsinkscontributetochangesintheclimate2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.ManyscientistshavediedintheMarianasTre
8、nchduringexplorations.B.JacquesPiccardandDonWalshcamebacksuccessfullyfromth
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