高考英语阅读训练题 海洋资源
“We announced that we would try to conduct the firstever worldwide census of marine life，” the project's cofounder，Jesse Ausubel，told TFK.“It was daring，and people responded.” Over the next 10 years，more than 2,700 scientists from 80 countries worked together to track，count and study sea species.In a report this month，they shared what they learned.
Decade of Discovery
Scientists began by exploring the seas.Along the way，they discovered many new species.“We found life everywhere we looked，” says census scientist Patricia Miloslavich.“We have given 1,200 new names to science.”
One name belongs to a type of furry white crab that spends its life at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.The unusual creature lives in a world of total darkness.Another new species，a ninepound lobster，was found in the Indian Ocean，near Africa.“It's surprising that an animal of that size would remain to be discovered，” says Ausubel.
Scientists also did research on land.They read through old records，including scientific papers，books，seafoodrestaurant menus and fishermen's journals.Their goal: to find out which sea creatures lived where in the past.
Snapshot of the Sea
After 10 years of investigation，scientists found that the oceans are teeming with life.They counted 250,000 marine species.They have an estimate of how many more species are waiting to be found: a whopping 750,000.“Most of these will be small，” says Ausubel.“There won't be any more giant lobsters.”
The researchers learned which underwater areas have the most species.The seas around Australia and Japan have as many as 33,000 forms of life.(The average marine area has about 10,000 species.) These “hot spots” for biodiversity need special attention and protection，says Miloslavich.
The accurate picture of ocean life will help scientists notice changes.“Things will be different in 10,20,30 years，” says Ausubel.“Knowing what's there now will be helpful.”
The census gives us a better understanding of the challenges facing our oceans.Many of the problems，including overfishing，habitat destruction and pollution，stem from human behavior.
Environmentalists are working to set up protected areas in the sea，much like the parks that conserve 12% of our land.“We need to show concern for the ocean，” says Miloslavich.
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census n.统计
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲了科学家从十年前开始研究海洋生物的种类，并介绍了研究的内容和基本过程。
1.There were ________ scientists from ________ countries got involved in the research in the past 10 years.
A.more than 2,700; 80 countries
B.almost 2,700; 80 countries
C.more than 2,700; more than 80 countries
D.more than 2,700; 70 countries
答案 A [细节理解题。由第三段倒数第二句可知，在过去的十年中，共有来自80个国家的，超过2 700名科学家参与了这项研究。其余说法错误，文中无信息支持。]
2.Why did the scientists read through old records，including scientific papers，books，seafoodrestaurant menus and fishermen's journals?
A.To get more knowledge about the sea creature's outlooking.
B.To know the location of the sea creature in the past.
C.To find out where has the most sea species.
D.To find out which sea creature was most popular.
答案 B [细节理解题。由“Decade of Discovery”中的最后一句可知，科学家这样做的目的在于发现过去海洋生物的分布情况。其余说法在文中均无信息支持。]
3.What does the underlined word “whopping” mean?
A.Blurry (模糊的). B.Uncertain.
C.Total. D.Enormous.
答案 D [词义猜测题。由语境可知，750 000是一个庞大的数字。其余说法均不符合逻辑。]
4.Which of the following saying is RIGHT?
A.There are plenty of new species waiting for us to find.
B.Australia and Japan has the least species.
C.Scientists wanted to get new food resources by doing this research.
D.These scientists only did research under the sea.
答案 A [推理判断题。由“They have an estimate of how many more species are waiting to be found：a whopping 750,000.”可知，据估计，还有约750 000种新的海洋生物等待发现。由此可推知，尚未发现的海洋生物数量庞大。B项应改为“最多的”;C项说法无依据;D项说法错误，科学家还在陆地上进行研究。]
维B 短文改错(每题1.5分，满分15分)
下面文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
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