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21. 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：细节题。定位第四段,选项 B和C是窜段选项 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. 22. 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.细节题。定位第四段，第二行。 2.B 和 C 是窜段选项，A选项中的sound和文章中的sounding含义不同。 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. 243. Defied in the 5th paragraph probably means ________ A) doubtedB) gave proof to C) challenged D) agreed to 注：词汇题。定位倒数第二段,defy 前后意思相反，可以推出24题答案为C 24. This passage is mainly about _________ A) the beginnings of oceanography B) the laying of the first undersea cable C) the investigation of ocean depths D) the early intercontinental communications 注：主题题。主题关键词为oceanography Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage. 1. What the author discussed in the previous section is most probably about ____. A) relationships between causes and results B) classification of reasoning C) some other common types of reasoning D) some special type of reasoning 2. According to the passage, to do the effect to effect reasoning is to reason ____. A) from cause to effect B) from effect to cause C) from effect to effect and on to cause D) from effect to cause and on to another effect | 
