11．Not all bodies of water are so evidently alive as the Atlantic Ocean，an S-shaped body of water covering 33million square miles．The Atlantic has，in a sense，replaced the Mediterranean as the inland sea of Weatern civilization．Unlike real inland seas，which seem strangely still，the Atlantic is rich in oceanic liveliness．It is perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets．
"Strm at Sea"，a short poem written around 700，is generally regarded as one of mankind's earliest artistic representations of the Atlantic．
When the wind is from the west
All the waves that cannot test
To the east must thunder on
Where the bright tree of the sun
Is rooted in the osean's breast．
As the poem suggests，the Atlantic is never dead and dull．It is an ocean that moves，impressively and endlessly．It makes all kinds of noise-it is forever thundering，boiling，crashing，and whistling．
It is easy to imagine the Atlantic trying to draw breath-perhaps not so noticeably out in mid-ocean，but where it meets land，its waters bathing up and down a sandy beach．It mimics（模仿）nearly perfectly the steady breathing of a living creature．It is filled with symbiotic existences，too； unimaginable quantities of creatures，little and large alike，mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony，giving to the waters a feeling of heartbeat，a kind of sub-ocean vitality．And it has a psychology．It has personalities：sometimes peaceful and pleasant，on rare occasions rough and wild； always it is strong and striking．
68．Unlike real inland seas，the Atlantic Ocean isA．
A．always energetic
B．lacking in liveliness
C．shaped like a square
D．favored by ancient poets
69．What is the purpose of using the poem"Storm at Sea"in the passage？C
A．To describe the movement of the waves．
B．To show the strength of the storm．
C．To represent the power of the ocean．
D．To prove the vastness of the sea．
70．What does the underlined word"symbiotic"mean？A
A．Living together．
B．Growing fast．
C．Moving harmoniously．
D．Breathing peacefully．
71．In the last paragraph，the Atlantic is compared toB．
A．a beautiful and poetic place
B．a flesh and blood person
C．a wonderful world
D．a lovely animal．
分析 本文中作者表達了對大西洋的贊美．大西洋一直是很活躍的，它的力量強大得無可比擬，它狂野不羈，作者將它看成是與我們一樣的有血有肉的人．通過這篇文章作者告訴我們大自然神奇的力量，充滿了對自然的敬畏．
解答 68．A 細節理解題．由第一段Unlike real inland seas，which seem strangely still，the Atlantic is rich in oceanic liveliness．It is perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets．可知大西洋具有豐富的海洋活躍分子，不像真正的內陸海一樣平靜，vitality和energetic表達的意思相近，故選A．
69．C 理解推斷題．由倒數第二段It is an ocean that moves，impressively and endlessly．It makes all kinds of noise-it is forever thundering，boiling，crashing，and whistling．可推知本文選用"Storm at Sea"這首詩的目的是說明大西洋力量的強大，它會制造各種各樣的噪音--永遠轟鳴、翻滾、沖擊、呼嘯，故選C．
70．A 詞義猜測題，由最后一段It is filled with symbiotic existences，too； unimaginable quantities of creatures，little and large alike，mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony，giving to the waters a feeling of heartbeat，a kind of sub-ocean vitality．根據畫線單詞上文中的a living creature和下文中的mix，harmony可知，symbiotic意為"混合的，共生的"，指的是"那些難以想象的大量的生物，無論大小，都混合在一起共生"．故選A．
71．B 推理判斷題．根據最后一段And it has a psychology．It has personalities：sometimes peaceful and pleasant，on rare occasions rough and wild； always it is strong and striking．及giving to the waters a feeling of heartbeat可推知作者把大西洋比作了一個有血有肉的人，故選B．
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