“Defied” in the 5th paragraph probably means “________”.

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• 1The aim of the voyages Maury was responsible for in the 1840s was _______.

  A.to make some sounding experiments in the oceans

  B.to collect samples of sea plants and animals

  C.to estimate the length of cable that was needed

  D.to measure the depths of the two oceans

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• 2It was ________ that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies.

  A.the American Navy

  B.some early intercontinental travelers

  C.those who earned a living from the sea

  D.the company which proposed to lay an undersea cable

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• 3The proposal to lay a telegraph cable from Europe to America made oceanographic studies take on ________.

  A.an academic aspect

  B.a military aspect

  C.a business aspect

  D.an international aspect

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• 4Choose the right order according to the text.

  A.The bed was shaking and John Winthrop awoke.

  B.John Winthrop looked attentively at this watch.

  C.John Winthrop got up to light a candle.

  D.The earthquake happened in Boston in 1755.

  E.B.John Winthrop looked attentively at this watch.C.John Winthrop got up to light a candle.D.The earthquake happened in Boston in 1755.E.John Winthrop knew the quake’s direction.

  G.John Winthrop knew the exact quake’s time.

  H.A.The bed was shaking and John Winthrop awoke.B.John Winthrop looked attentively at this watch.C.John Winthrop got up to light a candle.D.The earthquake happened in Boston in 1755.E.John Winthrop knew the quake’s direction.F.John Winthrop knew the exact quake’s time.G.John Winthrop looked at the key on the floor.

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• 5The earthquake happened ________.

  A.several minutes before the professor awoke

  B.and the professor awoke at 4:15

  C.in the centre of Boston

  D.when John Winthrop felt it

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• 6This 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

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