综合类职称英语2015考试阅读理解强化练习题(1)
<p> <span word="EbbysemeyerKing">EbbysemeyerKing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Currents">Currents</span></p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="December">December</span> 9, 1994, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Huundai">Huundai</span> <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="freighter">freighter</span>, <span word="lost">lost</span> 49 <span word="containers">containers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span>. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="overboard">overboard</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="some">some</span> 34, 000 <span word="hockey">hockey</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span>. <span word="Unable">Unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retrieve">retrieve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hockey">hockey</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span>? <span word="Eight">Eight</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> 1, 300 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oregon">Oregon</span> <span word="coast">coast</span>. <span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="washing">washing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="beaches">beaches</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="state">state</span>.</p><p> <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="colleague">colleague</span> <span word="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="Ingraham">Ingraham</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ebbyesemeyer">Ebbyesemeyer</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="currents">currents</span>, <span word="Ebbysemeyer">Ebbysemeyer</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Currents">Currents</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="tracking">tracking</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assortment">assortment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="floating">floating</span> <span word="objectseverything">objectseverything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="icebergs">icebergs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="bathtub">bathtub</span> <span word="toys">toys</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="currents">currents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sophisticated">sophisticated</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Ingraham">Ingraham</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="accuracy">accuracy</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="floating">floating</span> <span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="drift">drift</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="shore">shore</span>.</p><p> <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="things">things</span>? <span word="Because">Because</span>, <span word="Ebbysemeyer">Ebbysemeyer</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="currents">currents</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="spill">spill</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sewage">sewage</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="mapping">mapping</span> <span word="currents">currents</span>, <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="plankton">plankton</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="drift">drift</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="paths">paths</span> <span word="salmon">salmon</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streams">streams</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="birth">birth</span>.</p>
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