Question

【題目】

A. rises B. largest C. heats D. powerful E. size F. as well as

Waves are beautiful to look at, but they can destroy ships at sea, 【1】 houses and buildings near the bank. What causes waves? Most waves are caused by winds blowing over the surface of water. The sun 【2】 the earth, causing the le air to rise and the winds to blow. The winds blow across the sea, pushing little waves into bigger and bigger ones.

The 【3】 of a wave depends on how strong the wind is, how long it blows, and how large the body of water is. In a small bay big wave will ever build up. But at sea the wind can build up 【4】waves.

According to the rule, when the wind is blowing at 120 kilometers per hour, most waves will be about twelve metres high. Of course, some waves may make up of big waves that are much higher. In 1933， the US Navy （海軍）reported the 【5】 measured wave in history. It rose in the Pacific Ocean to thirty-four meters high.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】C

【3】E

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】

本文介紹了海浪的形成以及決定海浪大小的因素。

【1】句意：波浪看起來漂亮，但是他們能破壞海上的船只，海岸附近的房屋和建筑。

此處ships at sea和houses and buildings near the bank是并列作賓語，用連詞as well as連接，故選F。

【2】句意：太陽加熱了地球上，導致空氣上升，風刮起來。

主語the sun是第三人稱單數(shù)，謂語用第三人稱單數(shù)形式，heats，故選C。

【3】句意：海浪的大小取決于風有多強，它刮了多長時間，水域有多大。

the+名詞+of表示“……的……”，用名詞size，故選E。

【4】句意：但在海上，風可以形成強大的海浪。

修飾名詞waves用形容詞，表示“強大的”用powerful，故選D。

【5】句意：1933年，美國海軍報告了歷史上測量到的最大海浪。

in history表示歷史上的，用最高級修飾名詞wave，因此用largest，故選B。