2. A. boys　　　　　 　 B. money　　　　 　　　 C. computers　　　　 D. students

1. A. streets　　　　 　　 B. schools　　　 　 C. towns　　　　　 　　 D. cities

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

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 hard.

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.

3. _______are not mentioned (提及) in this passage.

A. Islands　 　　　　 B. Fishes　 　　　　　　　　 　C. Plants　 　　　　　　　　 　　D. Living things

2. The sea covers about _______of the earth.

A One third 　　　　　 B. One fourth　　 　　　　 　C. Two quarters　 　　　　　　 D. Three fourths

1. This passage is_________.

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

5. When they saw the fishing boat which later picked them up, ____________.　

A. they were too excited to stand up　　　　

B. they couldn’t wait to climb onto the boat

C. their life-raft was beginning to break up　　　

D. they knew their two months at sea would be over

F

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 kilometers deep. The highest mountain in the world is about 9 kilometers high. If that mountain was put into the sea at that place, there would be still 2 kilometers 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 (科学家) lived in the deep sea for fourteen days.

4. During their days at sea, ___________ saved their lives.　

A. tins of food and bottles of water　 B. a fishing-line and a machine

C. whales and sharks　　　　　　　　　　　 D. twenty passing ships

3. After their boat sank , the couple ______________.　

A. jumped into the life-raft　　　　　　　　　　 B. heard water

C. watched the boat go under water　 D. stayed in the life-raft