To successfully voyage along the northernmost part of the world, travelers need the best technology
英语试题 02-09
To successfully voyage along the northernmost part of the world, travelers need the best technology science has to offer.
Icebreakers are the most obvious example of Arctic technology. They are specially designed ships that can
bear the great power of Arctic floating ice. Any nation with an interest in exploring the Arctic has at least one icebreaker in their possession. For example, China has two polar research vessels ( 轮 船 ): the Xuelong and the Xuelong 2. The Xuelong 2 was launched in October 2019 and is the country’s first domestically-built icebreaker.
Sweden has one of the world’s most powerful icebreakers. Knowns as Oden, it is one of the premier platforms for research in polar oceans. The US also has two icebreakers by the names of Polar Star and Healy, which can break through 6.4 and 2.4 meters of ice, respectively.
Drones (无人机) and other unmanned vehicles are quickly becoming some of the most promising tools in
the melting Arctic for scientific research, military purposes and the search for natural resources. An autonomous underwater vehicle called Klavesin-2R-PM is currently in development in Russia, according to Robotics Business Review. It reportedly has a speed of 50 kilometers an hour and operates at depths of 6 kilometers. In the US, the Navy is developing a drone to operate in the Arctic Ocean to monitor how fast the ice is melting. Meanwhile, Canada, Norway and Denmark are all taking steps to launch Arctic drones.
The Arctic also houses an important resource deep in the ice mountains of Svalbard. It’s called the Global Seed Vault (保存库), which is basically a safety storage box holding the planet’s largest number of agricultural biodiversity. “Inside this building is 13,000 years of agricultural history,” said Brian Lainoff, lead partnerships
coordinator of the Crop Trust, which manages the vault, in a interview with Time magazine. The vault is built 150 meters deep into the side of a mountain. The seeds are stocked in floor-to-ceiling shelves and potentially hold the key to the future of Earth’s food security.
In pursuit of the Arctic’s abundance of resources, nations will continue to develop the most cutting-edge technology in order to explore all the Arctic has offer.
32.What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?
A.Difficulties in building icebreakers.
B.Reasons for developing icebreakers.
C.Countries need to join hands to build icebreakers.
D.Countries make efforts to develop their own icebreakers.
33.What do we know about Klavesin-2R-PM?
A.It operates according to people’s orders. B. It is used to monitor melting ice.
C. It may be able to operate in deep water. D. It has been used in Arctic exploration.
34.Why is the Global Seed Vault important?
A.It keeps some food for future use. B. It may help ensure the Earth’s food security.
C. It holds the most plant seeds on Earth. D. It shows humans’ history of exploring the Arctic.
35.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A.Voyage in Polar Region B. Tech Aids Earth Food Security
C. Icebreakers in the Icy North D. Exploring Icy Regions with Tech
答案
32-35 DCBD
Icebreakers are the most obvious example of Arctic technology. They are specially designed ships that can
bear the great power of Arctic floating ice. Any nation with an interest in exploring the Arctic has at least one icebreaker in their possession. For example, China has two polar research vessels ( 轮 船 ): the Xuelong and the Xuelong 2. The Xuelong 2 was launched in October 2019 and is the country’s first domestically-built icebreaker.
Sweden has one of the world’s most powerful icebreakers. Knowns as Oden, it is one of the premier platforms for research in polar oceans. The US also has two icebreakers by the names of Polar Star and Healy, which can break through 6.4 and 2.4 meters of ice, respectively.
Drones (无人机) and other unmanned vehicles are quickly becoming some of the most promising tools in
the melting Arctic for scientific research, military purposes and the search for natural resources. An autonomous underwater vehicle called Klavesin-2R-PM is currently in development in Russia, according to Robotics Business Review. It reportedly has a speed of 50 kilometers an hour and operates at depths of 6 kilometers. In the US, the Navy is developing a drone to operate in the Arctic Ocean to monitor how fast the ice is melting. Meanwhile, Canada, Norway and Denmark are all taking steps to launch Arctic drones.
The Arctic also houses an important resource deep in the ice mountains of Svalbard. It’s called the Global Seed Vault (保存库), which is basically a safety storage box holding the planet’s largest number of agricultural biodiversity. “Inside this building is 13,000 years of agricultural history,” said Brian Lainoff, lead partnerships
coordinator of the Crop Trust, which manages the vault, in a interview with Time magazine. The vault is built 150 meters deep into the side of a mountain. The seeds are stocked in floor-to-ceiling shelves and potentially hold the key to the future of Earth’s food security.
In pursuit of the Arctic’s abundance of resources, nations will continue to develop the most cutting-edge technology in order to explore all the Arctic has offer.
32.What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?
A.Difficulties in building icebreakers.
B.Reasons for developing icebreakers.
C.Countries need to join hands to build icebreakers.
D.Countries make efforts to develop their own icebreakers.
33.What do we know about Klavesin-2R-PM?
A.It operates according to people’s orders. B. It is used to monitor melting ice.
C. It may be able to operate in deep water. D. It has been used in Arctic exploration.
34.Why is the Global Seed Vault important?
A.It keeps some food for future use. B. It may help ensure the Earth’s food security.
C. It holds the most plant seeds on Earth. D. It shows humans’ history of exploring the Arctic.
35.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A.Voyage in Polar Region B. Tech Aids Earth Food Security
C. Icebreakers in the Icy North D. Exploring Icy Regions with Tech
答案
32-35 DCBD
苏19057182-3号