Question

19．Unlike many surfers who sought the perfect wave，my interests always lay beneath the sea's surface in a world I could only imagine and dream of．When I was twelve，I made my first adventures in the deep．Later I would learn how to dive，expanding my world of exploration many times over．
Perhaps the greatest turning point in my life came when I was in high school and I wrote a letter to the famous Scripps Oceanographic Institution，asking how I might learn more about the sea．A kind sci entist answered my letter and told me how to apply to Scripps for a summer scholarship，which I received．During one of their courses that summer，I met Dr．Robert Norris，a marine geologist．He loved the sea almost as much as I did．Soon he suggested I consider his school，the University of California，for my study．One year later I became a member of the freshman class．
Now my love affair with the sea became a serious endeavor．If I wanted to be an undersea explorer，I needed to learn as m uch as I could about the laws of the physical world that controlled the environment I wanted to enter．The undersea world is not our natu ral world．It is unforgiving to those who make mistakes．At its greatest depths the water temperature is near freezing，the p ressure is eight tons per square inch，and it is totally dark．It is easy to get lost in such a world．I needed to learn a lot about geography，navigation，geology，biology，and many other things．
I decided another important thing for me to do was to join the U．S．Navy．If I was going to be an undersea explorer，I would have to lead men and women on dangerous adventures where they might get hurt，and I didn't want that to happen．
In the Navy I learned discipline，organization，and how to motivate and lead people on adventures so that we could explore the wonders of the deep．
Finally，the time came to put all that I had learned to use，to go forth with a team of men and women and explore？an adventure I am still on and hope to be on for many years to come．

59．What happened to the author at the age of twelve？B
     A．He dreamed about undersea exploration．
     B．He began to swim under the deep water．
     C．He surfed on big waves for the first time．
     D．He learned to dive off the cliffs．
60．In college，the author took many d ifferent types of courses because heC
      A．was told it was ea sy to get lost in exploration
      B．was advised to take them by Dr．Robert Norris
      C．thought they were needed to fully understand the ocean
      D．believed it would help him succeed in the Navy
61．The author joined the Navy toA．
     A．develop his leadership skills
     B．get along with people under stress
     C．learn about the dangers of the ocean
     D．gather specific information about ocean life
62．Which word can best describe the author？D
     A．Imaginative． B．Optimistic．  C．Independent．        D．Ambitious．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者作为一个海洋世界的爱好，为了完成他探索海洋的梦想，为探索海底的奇观而不断地学习，研究的故事．

解答 59．B．细节理解题．根据文章第一段I made my firstadventures in the deep．Later I would learn how to dive，可以得知作者12岁时开始学习在深水游泳；故选B．
60．C．细节理解题．根据文章第二段及I needed to learn alot about geography，navigation，geology，biology，and many other things可知作者认为：要完全理解海洋，学习这些都是必须的；故选C．
61．A．推理判断题．根据文章第三段I would have to leadmen and women on dangerous adventures 在危险深海冒险中，我要领导那些人，说明他参加海军的目的就是为了为了提高领导能力；故选A．
62．D．推理判断题．通读全文可知作者12岁时就开始学习在深水游泳，为了完成他探索海洋的梦想，他不断地学习，研究，还参加海军，说明作者是个有雄心的人；故选D．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断，