“Storm at Sea”, a short poem written around
700, is generally regarded as one of mankind's earliest artistic representations of the Atlantic.
When the wind is from the west
All the waves that cannot rest
To the east must thunder on
Where the bright tree of the sun
Is rooted in the ocean's breast.
As the Atlantic is never dead and dull. It's an ocean that moves impressively and endlessly. It makes all kinds of noise—it is forever thundering, boiling, crashing and whistling.
It is easy to imagine the Atlantic trying to draw breath—perhaps not so noticeably out in midocean, but where it meets land, its waters bathing up and down a sandy beach. It mimics (模仿) nearly perfectly the steady breathing of a living creature. It is filled with symbiotic existences too;unimaginable quantities of creatures, little and large alike, mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony, giving to the waters a few
of heartbeat, a kind of subocean vitality. And it has a psychology. It has personalities: sometimes peaceful and pleasant, on rare occasions rough and wild; always it is strong and striking.
文章大意:本文为说明文,向读者介绍了富有活力的大西洋。
13.Unlike real inland seas, the Atlantic Ocean is ________.
A.always energetic
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