四六級考試閱讀的備考題目

22. It was ________ that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies.

A) the American Navy

B) some early intercontinental travellers

C) those who earned a living from the sea

D) the company which proposed to lay an undersea cable

注：細節題。定位第四段,選項 B和C是竄段選項

It was to Maury of the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, in 1853, for information on this matter. In the 1840s, Maury had been responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Later, some of his findings aroused much popular interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea.

23. The aim of voyages Maury encouraged in the 1840s was __________.

A) to make some sound experiments in the oceans

B) to collect samples of sea plants and animals

C) to estimate the length of cable that was to be made

D) to measure the depths of two oceans

注：1.細節題。定位第四段，第二行。

2.B 和 C 是竄段選項，A選項中的sound和文章中的sounding含義不同。

It was to Maury of the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, in 1853, for information on this matter. In the 1840s, Maury had been responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Later, some of his findings aroused much popular interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea.