It was to Maury of the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, in 1853, for information on this matter. In the 1840s, Maury had been responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Later, some of his findings aroused much popular interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea.
The cable was laid, but not until 1866 was the connection made permanent and reliable. At the early attempts, the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs it was found to be covered in living growths, a fact which defied contemporary scientific opinion that there was no life in the deeper parts of the sea.
1.Defied in the last sentence probably means ________.
A. doubted B. 9ave proof to
C. challenged D. agreed to
本题考查的是根据上下文进行词义猜测的能力。defied是defy的过去式,根据最后一句可以推测它的词义,但必须完全读懂defied前后部分的意思:前一部分是说从海底捞出的电缆上覆盖着各种各样的生物,后一部分是当时的科学观点认为海底深处是没有生命的。由此可见,前一部分的事实是批驳后一部分的观点。所以,答案是选项C,challenged。这个词的原意是向挑战,因而有对持异议、反对的意思,其宾语常常是针对某种意见、观点或权威。
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