Explorer makes the deepest ocean dive 史上最深的海洋探险

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聽力扫障

1. upcoming adj. 即将来临的

2. documentary n. 纪录片

3. stunned adj. 目瞪口呆的

4. visitation n. 访问;探视

5. titanium n. 钛

6. outfit v. 装备

扫码听测

I. 判断正误

听下面一段录音并阅读3个简短的陈述，根据录音内容判断这些陈述是否符合所听内容。考查重点是学生对意义的理解能力和信息获取能力。

In this section， you will hear a passage. After you hear the passage， decide whether each of the statement is correct （A）， incorrect （B） or not mentioned （C）.

数据梳理

听下面的文章，完成各个部分的练习。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。文章读三遍。

1. What's James Cameron according to the text？

A.A doctor.B.A director.C.A writer.

2. How long did the Discovery Channel documentary series take？

A.12 hours.B.15 hours. C.18 hours.

3. What equipment did Victor Vescovo bring with him？

A.Computers.   B.Cameras. C.Recorders.

4. How did Victor Vescovo feel on seeing plastic？

A.Surprised.   B.Calm. C.Hopeless.

文本解说

多年来，海洋探险是科学家们和探险爱好者们热衷的活动。2019年5月，美国探险家维克托·韦斯科沃在太平洋马里亚纳海沟打破了人类最深潜水纪录，下潜深度为10，928米，他认为那里有各种各样的前所未知的海洋生物。

When Victor Vescovo reached a depth of 10，928 meters in the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench， he took 15 minutes to look at what surrounded him. He had just reached what is believed to be the deepest point a human has ever gone in the ocean.

He broke the record set by Oscar-winning director James Cameron. It was Cameron who suggested to Vescovo to stop and enjoy the moment.

The deep sea operation， filmed for part of an upcoming Discovery Channel documentary series， took almost 12 hours.

“I was stunned to discover when I did my research that of the five oceans， four had never actually had a visitation to their bottoms，” Vescovo said. “I thought it was about time that someone actually did that.”

Vescovo traveled down in a vehicle called the SDV Limiting Factor， a tit-anium craft outfitted with high definition cameras.

Patrick Lahey is with Triton Sub-marines， the company that made the SDV. He said such operations show why more exploration of the oceans is impor-tant for science.

“I think it's important for us human beings to study these areas，” he said， noting how little is known about large parts of the ocean. “The ocean is the life force of our planet，” he added.

Vescovo said that he believed he found many new species on the dive. He said the scientific group of the operation is excited and happy with what he brought to the surface for more exam-ination. “Its really great，” he added.

In addition to unusual animals， Ves-covo saw something familiar—waste， especially plastic， in the deepest part of the water. Andy Sharpness leads Oceana， an environmental group. He called the discovery of waste materials there， “dis-turbing but not surprising”.