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The Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is one of the oceans that separate the Old World from the New. For centuries it kept the Americas from being discovered by the people of Europe.
The Atlantic Ocean is only half as big as the Pacific, but it is still very large. It is more than 4,000 miles (6,000km) wide where Columbus crossed it. Even at its narrowest it is about 2,000 miles (3,200km) wide.
There is so much water in the Atlantic that it is hard to imagine how much there is. But suppose no more rain fell into and no more water was brought to it by rivers. It would take the ocean about 4,000 years to become completely dry. On the average the water is a little more than 2 miles deep, but in places it is much deeper. The deepest spot is near Puerto Rico. This "deep" measures 30,246 feet — almost six miles (9.6km).
Several hundred miles eastward from Florida, there is a part of the ocean called the Sargasso Sea. Here the water is quiet, for there is little wind. Today the Atlantic is a great highway. It is not, however, always a smooth and safe one. Storms sweep across it and pile up great waves. Icebergs float down from the Far North across the paths of ships. We now have such fast ways of travelling that this big ocean seems to have grown smaller. Columbus sailed for more than two months to cross it. A fast modem steamship can make the trip in less than four days. Airplanes fly from New York to London in only eight hours and from South America to Africa in four"!
Exercises
Choose the correct answer to each question:
1. From the third paragraph, we can learn that __________.
A. the ocean floor is rather flat B. the Atlantic will dry up in 4,000 years time
C. no river flows into the Atlantic Ocean
D. it's hard to imagine how much water there is in the Atlantic Ocean
2. How far did Columbus cover when he crossed the Atlantic?
A. 4,000 miles. B. 4,000km. C. 2,000 miles. D. 2,000km.
3. Suppose it's February 27th, 2000. You take a steamship to cross the Atlantic to North
America, when will you probably get there?
A. On March 2nd. B. On March 3rd. C. On February 28th. D. In eight hours time.
4. The distance between South America and Africa across the "ocean
is probably _____ the distance between New York and London.
A. as far as B. half as far as C. twice as far as D. one-third as far as
5. What can you learn from the last paragraph of the passage?
A. The Atlantic has grown smaller than it used to be.
B. The Atlantic had grown wider than it used to be.
C. Fast ways of travelling make the ocean grow smaller.
D. Fast ways of travelling make the ocean seem to grow smaller

Answer 1

1. B 从第三段我们可以得知：大西洋将在4000年后干涸（根据此句It would take the ocean about 4,000 years to become completely dry.）
2. A 哥伦布横渡大西洋走了多远？4000英里（根据第二段此句It is more than 4,000 miles (6,000km) wide where Columbus crossed it. ）
3.A 从2000年2月27日，加上四天，就是三月 二日。2000年闰年二月有29天（根据最后一段此句A fast modem steamship can make the trip in less than four days.）
4. B 南美洲与非洲之间的距离（乘飞机4小时）是 纽约和伦敦之间的距离（乘飞机8小时） 的一半，（根据最后一句Airplanes fly from New York to London in only eight hours and from South America to Africa in four"!）
5. D 从最后一段可知：快速的旅行方式使海洋看起来越来越小

Answer 2

To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.

Answer 3

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