The sea looks very beautiful when the sun is shining on it. It can be very terrible when there is a strong wind. The sea is very big. It covers three quarters of the earth. The sea is also very deep in some places. There is one place, the sea is about 11 kilometres deep there. The highest mountain in the world is about 9 kilometres high. If that mountain was put into the sea at that place, there would still be 2 kilometres of water above it!
In most parts of the sea, there are plenty（充足的）of fishes and plants. Some live near the top of the sea. Others live deep down. There are also a lot of small living things and lots of fish live by eating them. The sea can be very cold. When people go down, the sea becomes colder and colder. Only some men can go down into the deep sea. But, in 1970, five women scientists lived in the deep sea for fourteen days.
(1) This passage is ________.
A. a short story B. a piece of news
C. for science reading D. a report
(2) Which of the following is not true?
A. The sea is always very terrible when the wind blows bard.
B. The sea is usually very beautiful when the weather is fine.
C. The deeper the people go into the sea, the colder they would feel there.
D. The highest mountain is in the deepest place of the Sea.
(3) There are a lot of small living things in the sea, and ________.
A. they live to eat fish B. they are good food for fish
C. They live by eating fish D. They are too small for fish to catch
(4) In 1970, five women lived in the deep sea for 14 days.
That showed ________.
A. women could do the same work as men
B. women wanted to swim in the sea
C. women could go deeper into the sea than men
D. women liked living in the sea
Key: (1) — (4) CDBA
