Listening to the ocean

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题目与答案

1. 1 In the past, difficulties of research carried out on Moon were much easier than that of now.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：TRUE

   原文定位：The oceans of earth cover more than 70 percent of the planet’s surface, yet, until quite recently, we knew less about their depths than we did about the surface of the Moon. Distant as it is, the Moon has been far more accessible to study because astronomers long have been able to look at its surface

   同义替换：「In the past」↔「until quite recently」，「much easier」↔「more accessible」，「research carried out on」↔「study」

2. 10 Who explained that the theory of light or sound wavelength is significant in water?
   • Lord Rayleigh
   • John William Strutt
   • Charles Sturm
   • Christopher Clark

   答案：Lord Rayleigh

   原文定位：Lord Rayleigh made key discoveries in the fields of acoustics and optics that are critical to the theory of wave propagation in fluids

   同义替换：「theory of light or sound wavelength」↔「acoustics and optics」，「significant」↔「critical」，「water」↔「fluids」，「explained」↔「discoveries」

3. 11 According to Fox and colleagues, in what pattern does the change of finback whale calls happen
   • Change in various seasons
   • Change in various days
   • Change in different months
   • Change in different years

   答案：Change in various seasons

   原文定位：Fox and colleagues have detected changes in the calls of finback whales during different seasons

   同义替换：「various」↔「different」

4. 12 In which way does the SOSUS technology inspect whales?
   • Track all kinds of whales in the ocean
   • Track bunches of whales at the same time
   • Track only finback whale in the ocean
   • Track whales by using multiple appliances or devices

   答案：Track bunches of whales at the same time

   原文定位：they can track not just one whale at a time, but many creatures simultaneously throughout the North Atlantic and the eastern North Pacific

   同义替换：「inspect」↔「track」，「at the same time」↔「simultaneously」，「bunches」↔「many」，「whales」↔「creatures」

5. 13 what could scientists inspect via monitoring along a repeated route?
   • Temperature of the surface passed
   • Temperature of the deepest ocean floor
   • Variation of temperature
   • Fixed data of temperature

   答案：Variation of temperature

   原文定位：by repeating measurements along the same paths over times, scientists could track changes in temperature over months or years

   同义替换：「monitoring」↔「measurements」，「route」↔「paths」，「variation」↔「changes」

6. 2 The same light technology used on investigation of moon can be employed in the field of ocean.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：TRUE

   原文定位：Until the twentieth century, however, no analogous instruments were available for the study of Earth’s oceans;Light, which can travel trillions of miles through the vast vacuum of space, cannot penetrate very far in seawater

   同义替换：「investigation」↔「study」

7. 3 Research on the depth of ocean by method of sound wave is more time-consuming.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

8. 4 Hydrophones technology is able to detect the category of precipitation.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：TRUE

   原文定位：Since 1985, Nystuen has used hydrophones to listen to rain over the ocean, acoustically measuring not only the rainfall rate but also the rainfall type, from drizzle to thunderstorms

   同义替换：「detect」↔「measuring」，「category」↔「type」，「precipitation」↔「rainfall」

9. Elements affect sound transmission in the ocean
   • A
   • B
   • C
   • D
   • E
   • F

   答案：D

   原文定位：A number of factors influence how far sound travels underwater and how long it lasts

   同义替换：「Elements」↔「factors」，「affect」↔「influence」，「transmission」↔「travels」

10. Relationship between global climate and ocean temperature
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F

    答案：G

    原文定位：SOSUS, with its vast reach, also has proved instrumental in obtaining information crucial to our understanding of Earth’s weather and climate

    同义替换：「global」↔「Earth」，「relationship」↔「crucial to our understanding」

11. Examples of how sound technology help people research ocean and creatures in it
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F

    答案：F

    原文定位：Using the SOSUS stations, scientists can track the whales in real time and position them on a map;distinguish whale calls

    同义替换：「sound technology」↔「SOSUS」，「help people research ocean and creatures」↔「distinguish whale calls」

12. Sound transmission under water is similar to that of light in any condition
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F

    答案：D

    原文定位：For one, particles in seawater can reflect, scatter, and absorb certain frequencies of sound;just as certain wavelengths of light may be reflected, scattered, and absorbed by specific types of particles in the atmosphere;

    同义替换：「transmission」↔「travels」，「similar to」↔「just as」

13. 9 Who of the followings is dedicated to the research of rate of sound?
    • Leonardo da Vinci
    • Isaac Newton
    • John William Strutt
    • Charles Sturm

    答案：Charles Sturm

    原文定位：Daniel Colladon, a Swiss physicist, and Charles Sturm, a French mathematician, accurately measured its speed in water

    同义替换：「rate」↔「speed」，「dedicated to the research」↔「accurately measured」