When technicians remove a sample from the drill pipe, the call of "core on deck" brings the scientists running. They immediately label the core sample and split it down the middle. One half is carefully wrapped up and stored so that scientists can study it later.

　　Life on a boat

　　The other half is subjected to all kinds of tests, right on the boat.Working on a research ship isn't always easy. The scientists are away from family and friends for almost 2 months. Although they have access to e-mail, all 110 people on board the ship must share one telephone for personal calls.

　　Plus, with 12-hour working days and labs that don't always have windows, a researcher's sense of time can get out of order.

　　For the scientists, the chance to be with other scientists to share ideas, ask questions, and conduct experiments makes up for the tough living conditions.

　　1. The research in the Resolution is based on _________.

　　A. drilling holes deep into the ocean floor

　　B. sea water of British Columbia

　　C. samples from the ocean floor

　　D. data got in the past

　　2. All the following are the purposes of sea deep drilling except ________.

　　A. to explore this area

　　B. to do experiment in a special condition

　　C. to discover what happened on the earth before

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