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74. The earthquake happened ________.

A. several minutes before the professor awoke B. and the professor awoke at 4:15

C. in the centre of Boston D. when John Winthrop felt it

75. Choose the right order according to the text.

a. The bed was shaking and John Winthrop awoke.

b. John Winthrop looked attentively at this watch.

c. John Winthrop got up to light a candle.

d. The earthquake happened in Boston in 1755.

e. John Winthrop knew the quake’s direction.

f. John Winthrop knew the exact quake’s time.

g. John Winthrop looked at the key on the floor.

A. g, d, e, a, c, b, f B. d, a, c, b, f, g, e C. a, e, d, c, b, f, g D. e, d, g, b, c, a, f
PassageFour
Oceanographyhasbeendefinedas“Theapplicationofallsciencestothestudyofthesea”.
Beforethenineteenthcenturyscientistswithaninterestintheseawerefewandfarbetween.CertainlyNewtonconsideredsometheoreticalaspectsofitinhiswritings,buthewasreluctanttogotoseatofurtherhiswork.
Formostpeopletheseawasremote,andwiththeexceptionofearlyintercontinentaltravelersorotherswhoearnedalivingfromthesea, therewaslittlereasontoaskmanyquestionsaboutit,letalonetoaskwhatlaybeneaththesurface.Thefirsttimethatthequestion “Whatisatthebottomoftheoceans?”hadtobeansweredwithanycommercialconsequencewaswhenthelayingofatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericawasproposed.Theengineerhadtoknowthedepthprofile (起伏形状) oftheroutetoestimatethelengthofcablethathadtobemanufactured.
ItwastoMauryoftheUSNavythattheAtlanticTelegraphCompanyturned, in1853,forinformationonthismatter.Inthe1840s,Mauryhadbeenresponsibleforencouragingvoyagesduringwhichsoundings (测水深) weretakentoinvestigatethedepthsoftheNorthAtlanticandPacificOceans.Later,someofhisfindingsarousedmuchpopularinterestinhisbookThePhysicalGeographyoftheSea.
Thecablewaslaid,butnotuntil1866wastheconnectionmadepermanentandreliable.Attheearlyattempts,thecablefailedandwhenitwastakenoutforrepairsitwasfoundtobecoveredinlivinggrowths,afactwhichdefiedcontemporaryscientificopinionthattherewasnolifeindeeperpartsofthesea.
Withinafewyearsoceanographywasunderway.In1872Thomsonledascientificexpedition (考察), whichlastedforfouryearsandbroughthomethousandsofsamplesfromthesea.Theirclassificationandanalysisoccupiedscientistsforyearsandledtofive-volumereport,thelastvolumebeingpublishedin1895.
76.TheproposaltolayatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericamadeoceanographicstudiestakeon________.
A.anacademicaspectB.amilitaryaspect
C.abusinessaspectD.aninternationalaspect
77.Itwas________thataskedMauryforhelpinoceanographicstudies.
A.theAmericanNavyB.someearlyintercontinentaltravelers
C.thosewhoearnedalivingfromthesea
D.thecompanywhichproposedtolayanunderseacable
78.TheaimofthevoyagesMaurywasresponsibleforinthe1840swas_______.
tomakesomesoundingexperimentsintheoceans
tocollectsamplesofseaplantsandanimals
toestimatethelengthofcablethatwasneeded
tomeasurethedepthsofthetwooceans
79.“Defied”inthe5thparagraphprobablymeans“________”.
A.doubtedB.gaveprooftoC.challengedD.agreedto
80.Thispassageismainlyabout_______.
A.thebeginningsofoceanographyB.thelayingofthefirstunderseacable
C.theinvestigationofoceandepthsD.theearlyintercontinentalcommunications

Ⅴ.Writing(20points)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed20minutestowritealetterofabout80wordsaccordingtothefollowingsituation.
你是Helen，要写一封信给Julie，对她和她的丈夫昨日请你和你丈夫吃饭表示感谢，表示要回请他们，以答谢他们的盛情款待。


参考答案
Ⅰ.Phonetics
1．B2．D3．A4．C5．A6．A7．C
8．C9．B10．A
Ⅱ.VocabularyandStructure
11．A12．C13．A14．D15．A16．B17．B
18．C19．C20．C21．D22．B23．A24．C
25． A26．A27．A28．C29．B30． A31．C32．C33．B34．A35． C36．A37．B38．B
39．D40．A41．C42．C43．C44．D45．A
46．C47．C48．A49．D50．A
Ⅲ.Cloze
51．D52．C53．B54．C55．B56．D57．A
58．C59．A60．A
Ⅳ.ReadingComprehension
61．A62．B63．D64．D65．C66．C67．B
68．C69．A70．B71．C72．D73．D74．A
75．B76．C77．D78．D79．C80．A
Ⅴ.Writing
DearJulie:
ThankyouverymuchforthedinnerthatyouinvitedmyhusbandandItoyesterday.Thefoodnotonlylookedandsmelledfabulousbuttastedgreat,andmyhusbandandIenjoyeditverymuch.Therefore,wewouldliketoinviteyoutodinnerat7p·m.thisFridayattheNorthwestChineserestauranttoreturnyourkindnessandhospitality.
Pleasedocome.
Yours,
Helen