五、作者态度题 (attitude-be seen as)
　　做题方法：1.找作者直接评价语句
　　2.找表达感情色彩的形容词、动词、副词
　　Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
　　21. The passage implies that the telegraph cable was built mainly _________.
　　A) for oceanographic studies
　　B) for military purposes
　　C) for business considerations
　　D) for investigating the depths of the oceans
　　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
　　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
　　24. 'Defied' in the 5th paragraph probably means ________
　　A) 'doubted' B) 'gave proof to'
　　C) 'challenged' D) 'agreed to'
　　25. 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
　　Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
　　Oceanography has been defined as 'The application of all sciences to the study of the sea'.
　　注：1.Oceanography 由 Ocean (海洋) 和 graphy (学科)组成，意为“海洋学”
　　2.application 表示“申请”用介词for,表示“应用”用介词to
　　3.第一句给某个东西下定义，称为篇章定义，必为文章主题
　　Before the nineteenth century, scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far between. Certainly Newton considered some theoretical aspects of it in his writings, but he was reluctant (不愿意) to go to sea to further his work.
　　注：1.第二段：在十九世纪之前，对海洋感兴趣的科学家很少，可以推断本文根据时间顺序来描述海洋学发展的过程
　　2.further 跟在 to 后面是个动词，表示“推进”
　　For most people the sea was remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental travelers

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