初三英语阅读365(2)

From a plane we can see the fields, cities, mountains or seas below. If we go into space, we see more and more of the earth. People and man-made satellites have been sent out into space to look at the earth carefully and people have learnt more about the earth in the last few years.?

The sea looks very beautiful when the sun is shining on it. But it can be very terrible when there is a strong wind. ?

The sea is very big. It nearly covers three quarters of the earth. The sea is also very deep in some places. There is one place and at that place the sea is about 11 kilometres deep. The highest mountain in the world is about 9 kilometres high. If that mountain was put into the sea at that place, there would be still 2 kilometres of water above it.?

In most parts of the sea, there are many kinds of fishes and plants. Some live near the top of the sea. Others live deep down. There are also a lot of small living things, and lots of fishes live by eating them.?

The sea can be very cold. When people go down, the sea becomes colder and colder. Only some men can go down into the deep sea. But, in 1970, five women scientists lived in the deep sea for fourteen days.

Ⅰ Choose the best answer according to the passage:

1. This passage is ____.

A. a short story B. for science reading C. a piece of news D. a report

2. The sea covers about ____ of the earth.?

A. 1/3 B. 1/4 C. 2/4 D. 3/4

3. ____ are not mentione

A. Fishes B. PlantsC. IslandsD. Living things

4. Which of the following is NOT true??

A. The sea is usually beautiful when the sun is shining.?

B. The sea is always very terrible when the wind blows?

C. The highest mountain is in the deepest place of the sea?

D. The deeper the people go into the sea, the colder they will feel

5. The last sentence “ But, in 1970, five women scientists lived in the deep sea for fourteen days.” means that ____.?

A. women wanted to live in the deep sea for a long time?

B. women could go deeper into the sea than men?

C. women liked living in the deep sea better than men?

D. women could do the same work as men

Ⅱ Complete the sentences according to the passage:

6. We can see a lot of the earth when we are in ____. ?

7. The sea can be very t____ when there is a strong wind.?

8. The d____ sea is about 11 kilometres.?

9. If the h____ mountain is put into the deepest sea, there would still be 2 kilometres of water above it. ?

10. There are many l____ things in the sea.

1. send out = send up 发射?

2. It nearly covers three quarters of the earth. 它将近占地球表面的?四分之三。

3. living things 生物?

Call no man happy before his death. (=Call no man happy till he dies.) 盖棺而后论定。

答案与详解

1.B 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.D?6. space7. terrible8. deepest9. highest10. living