职称英语理工类C级阅读理解的精选练习题(3)

　　Explorer of the Extreme Deep 　　2. Alvin was launched in 1964. Since then, Alvin has worked between 200 and 250 days a year, says Daniel Fornari, a marine geologistand director of the Deep Ocean Exploration Institute at WHOI. During its lifetime, Alvin has carried some 12,000 people on a total of more than 3,000 dives. 　　4.. Size-wise, the new HOV will be similar to Alvin. Itll be about 37 feet long. The setting area inside will be a small sphere, about 8 feet wide, like Alvin, itll carry a pilot and two passengers. It will be just as maneuverable. In most other ways, it will give passengers more opportunities to enjoy the view, for one thing. Alvin has only three windows, the new vehicle will have five, with more overlap so that the passengers and the pilot can see the same thing. 　　Alvin: 世界上第一个深海潜水器，它最有名的深海探测包括1986年对泰坦尼克号残骸的测量工作。 　　1.What is Alvin? 　　C) A submersible. D) A scientist. 　　A) It can carry explorers as deep as 6,500 meters. 　　C) It was launched in the sixties of the twentieth century. 　　3. a world that is still full of mysteries refers to 　　C) The ocean. D) Mars. 　　A) Size. B) Speed. C) Capacity. D) Shape. 　　A) Offering better views. B) Speed. 　　题目详解： 　　我们可以知道该文章应该讲的是和海洋探测有关的内容。人类对于海洋仍然有很多不解之谜。所以这是一篇值得我们好好学的文章。 　　Oceans cover more than two-thirds of our planet. Yet, just a small fraction of the underwater world has been explored. 　　1.What is Alvin? 　　B) A transporting vehicle. 　　D A scientist.mda.com 　　important and famous undersea expeditions. Alvin has been operating for 40 years but can go down only 4,500 meters . Its about time for an upgrade, WHOI researchers say. 　　3. 接下来，我们一起阅读第2题： 　　B) It has played a key role in various important undersea expeditions。 　　D) It has been used for more than 40 years. 　　Alvin was launched in 1964. Since then, Alvin has worked between 200 and 250 days a year, says Daniel Fornari, a marine geologistand director of the Deep Ocean Exploration Institute at WHOI. During its lifetime, Alvin has carried some 12,000 people on a total of more than 3,000 dives. 　　4.看第三题： 　　A) The earth. B) Out space. 　　细节题。请看第3段，然后根据这句话的前后文，猜出句子中单词所指。 　　在回答这道题时，有一部分考生会把答案选择为A， 认为是地球，那你就错了，别忘了这篇文章的主旨是探测海底世界，而且通过我们对前面内容的学习也已经知道，Alvin就是一个海底潜水装置，因此答案只可能是C。 我在这里再一次，提醒各位：做阅读理解题目时一定要牢记文章的主题，不能选偏离主旨的答案。 　　4. In what aspects are the new HOV and Alvin similar? 　　5. In what aspects are the new HOV and Alvin different? 　　C) Size. D) Both A and B. 　　Size-wise, the new HOV will be similar to Alvin. Itll be about 37 feet long. The setting area inside will be a small sphere, about 8 feet wide, like Alvin, itll carry a pilot and two passengers. It will be just as maneuverable. In most other ways, it will give passengers more opportunities to enjoy the view, for one thing. Alvin has only three windows, the new vehicle will have five, with more overlap so that the passengers and the pilot can see the same thing. 　　分析总结：看完这一段我们总结一下，看看相似和不同之处分别是什么： 　　第四段最后两句告诉我们，Alvin 只有三个窗户，而 HOV 有五个。最后一段告诉我们，两艘潜水装置的上下活动速度和行进速度有所差别。所以 D 是正确选择。