Oceanographyhasbeendefinedas"Theapplicationofallscie...
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Oceanography has been defined as "The application of all sciences to the study of the sea".
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 unwilling to
go to sea to further his work.
For most people the sea was remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental travelers
or others who earned a living from the sea, there was little reason to ask many questions about it,
let alone to ask what lay beneath the surface. The first time that the question "What is at the bottom of the oceans?" had to be answered with any commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable(电缆)from Europe to America was proposed. The engineers had to know the depth profile(起伏形状)of the route to estimate the length of cable that had to be made.
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(测深)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.
The cable was laid, but not until 1866 was the connection made permanent and reliable. At the
early attempts, the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs it was found to be covered in
living growths, a fact which defied contemporary scientific opinion that there was no life in the
deeper parts of the sea.
Within a few years oceanography was under way. In 1872 Thomson led a scientific expedition,
which lasted for four years and brought home thousands of samples from the sea. Their
classification and analysis occupied scientists for years and led to a five-volume report, the last
volume being published in 1895.
32. The passage implies that the telegraph cable was built mainly________.
A. for oceanographic studies B military purposes
C business considerations D. for investigating the depths of the oceans
aim of voyages Maury encouraged in the 1840s was_________.
A. to make some sound experiments in the oceans
B collect samples of sea plants and animals
C estimate the length of cable that was to be made
D measure the depths of the two oceans
34. The underlined word "defied" in the 4Th paragraph probably means_
A. doubted B lenged C proof to D ed to
35 theme of this passage is about__
A beginnings of oceanography laying of the first undersea cable
C investigation of ocean depths D early intercontinental communications
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