大学英语四级考试阅读材料每日一练

1、大学英语四级考试阅读材料每天练习(08180904)大学英语四级考试阅读材料每天练习(0818)Passage 1oceano graphy has been defined as“the application of all sciences to the study of the sea”。before the ninetenth century，scientistscertainly Newton considered some theoretical aspects of it in his writings，but he was reluctant to go to sea to f

2、urther his work。For most people the sea was remote，and with the exception of early intercontinental travelers or others who earned a living from the sea，theeit was to Maury of the us navy that the Atlantic telegraph company turned，in 1853，for information on this matter . in the 1840s，Maury hadThe ca

3、ble was laid，but not until 1866 was The connection made permanent and reliable . at The early attempts，The cable failed and when it was temptswithin A few years oceanography was under way . in 1872 Thomson led A scientific expedition，Which lasted four years and brought home thousands of1，the proposa

4、l to lay a telegraph cable from Europe to America made ocean ographic studies take on _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ca)an academic aspect b)a military aspectc)a business aspect d)an international aspect2，itwas _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _a)美国navy b)some early inter

5、continental travelersc)those who earned a living from the sead)the company which proposed to lay an undersea cable3，the aim of the voyages Maury was responsible for in the 1840 was _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _a)to make some sounding experiments in the oceansb)to collect sample of sea plants and animalsc)

6、to estimate the length of cable that was neededd)to measure the depths of the two oceans4， defied in the 5th paragraph probably means _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _a)doubted b)gave proof to c)challenged d d)agreed to5，this passage is mainly about _ _ _ _ _ _ a _ _ _ _ _

7、_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _a)the beginnings of ocean ography b)the laying of the first undersea cableb)the investigation of ocean depths d)the early intercontinental communication sPassage 1(原始文本转换)海洋学的定义是“利用所有科学研究海洋”19世纪以前，很少有科学家对研究海洋感兴趣。当然，牛顿在他的作品中对海洋做了一些理论探讨，但他不希望自己去海边做更多的研究。对大多数人来说，大海是个遥远的地方。除了洲际旅客和靠海洋谋生的人以

8、外，几乎没有理由提出有关海洋的问题。不问海洋表面下面还有什么。(阿尔伯特爱因斯坦，Northern Exposure，海洋名言)人们第一次问：“海洋的底部是什么？”。“(1)这个问题有商业上的结果，当时有人提议设置从欧洲到美洲的电报电缆。工程师们必须知道线路的纵深起伏形状，才能预测需要制造的电缆长度。(2)美国海军的莫里，大西洋电报公司直到1853年才获得这方面的信息。19世纪40年代(3)，莫里推进了进行勘探工作的海上航行，以调查北大西洋和太平洋的深度。之后他出了海洋的自然地貌这本书，书中他提到的一些发现引起了人们的极大兴趣。人们铺设了电缆，但到1866年有固定可靠的连接。在早期的努力中，电

9、缆坏了，当它被拉起来修理的时候，人们发现它的表面被(4)活生物复盖着。这个事实挑战了当时的科学观点。也就是说，即使海洋比较深，也没有生命。海洋学在未来几年内开始发展。1872年，汤姆森领导了一项科学调查，他花了4年的时间从海洋中获取了数千个标本。科学家们花了几年时间对它们进行分类分析，写了多达5本报告，其中最后一本书出版于1895年。1.欧洲到美洲设置电报电缆的建议是_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _a)学术角度b)军事角度c)商业角度d)国际角度2、要求莫里协助海洋学研究的是_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _a)美国海军b)穿越大陆的早期旅行家c)依靠海洋为生的人d)

10、提议安装海底电缆的公司3，19世纪40年代，莫里所负责的海上航行的目的是a)在海上进行勘探实验b)收集海洋动植物标本c)估计所需电缆的长度d)测量两个海洋的深度第5段中的“field”一词是_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _a)可疑b)证明c)挑战d)同意5、本文主要是_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _a)海洋学的开端b)第一条海底电缆的部署c)海洋深度研究d)早期洲际交流大学英语四级考试阅读材料每天练习(0819)Passage 2normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in o

11、rder to graduate，And each course which he attends gives him a credit which he may count inmany American universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six courses each lasting for one semester . a typical course console Whilefor very course that the follows a student is given a grade，which is recorded，And the record is available for the student to show to prospection but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity in student affairs . elections to positions in student organization s arouse enthers6，normally a student