高考英語閱讀專項訓練原文

　　The list of riches of the sea yet to be developed by man's technology is impressive. Oil and gasexplorations (探險) have been carried out for nearly 30 years. Valuable amounts of mineralsexist on the ocean floor ready to be mined (開采).

　　Fish farming promises to be a good way to produce large quantities of food. The culture of fishand shellfish (貝類動物) is an ancient skill practised in the past mainly by Oriental people.

　　Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. Experts believe that the warmtemperature of the ocean can be used in a way similar to the steam in a steamship. Oceancurrents (水流) and waves offer possible use as a source of energy.

　　Technology is enabling man to explore (勘探) ever more deeply under the sea. Thedevelopment of strong, new materials has made this possible.

　　The technology to harvest the sea continues to improve. Experts believe that by the year 2000the problems that prevent us from exploiting fully the food, minerals, and energy sources ofthe sea will be largely solved.

　　高考英語閱讀專項訓練題目：

　　1. What is the beat title for the passage?

　　A. Needs of Man.

　　B. Sea Harvest and Food

　　C. Sea and Sources of Energy

　　D. Sea Exploring Technology.

　　2. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

　　A. man hasn't completely made use of the riches of the sea

　　B. technology for exploring the sea has been solved

　　C. harvesting rice in the sea will be made possible

　　D. in the near future man can live on the ocean floor

　　3. Why does the author mention a steamship in paragraph 5?

　　A. To illustrate that man can make use of sources of energy from the sea.

　　B. To show that a steamship is better than other kinds of ships.

　　C. To argue that man should use steamships.

　　D. To indicate that it is warmer in the ocean than on land.

　　4. According to the author, technology is important because ______.

　　A. resources on land are running short in ten years

　　B. man can use it to explore the deeper sea

　　C. it is a lot of fun diving into the sea

　　D. ancient people used it to explore the sea

　　5. According to the author, when will the problems to explore the deeper sea largelybe solved?

　　A. In the next generation.

　　B. At the end of the 20th century.

　　C. In the near future.

　　D. By the middle of the 21st century.

　　高考英語閱讀專項訓練參考答案：

　　【小題1】D

　　【小題2】A

　　【小題3】A

　　【小題4】B

　　【小題5】D