As the result of his work，Ebbesmeyer has become known as the scientist to call with questions about any unusual objects found floating in the ocean.He has even started an association of beachcombers and ocean experts，with 500 subscribers from West Africa to New Zealand.They have recorded all lost objects ranging from potatoes to golf gloves.

　　【语篇导读】　本文是说明文，介绍了一种研究洋流的特别方式。

　　1．The underlined phrase swap meets in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.

　　A．fitting rooms B．trading fairs

　　C．business talks D．group meetings

　　解析　词义猜测题。由前面的so many shoes和后面的to try and match left and right shoes to sell or wear，特别是sell，可知是建立交易市场，故选B。

　　答案　B

　　2．Ebbesmeyer phoned the shoe company to find out ________.

　　A．what caused the shipping accident

　　B．when and where the shoes went missing

　　C．whether it was all right to use their shoes

　　D．how much they lost in the shipping accident

　　解析　事实细节题。由第二段二、三、四句“He phoned the shoe company and asked if they wanted the shoes back.As expected，the company told him that they didn't.Ebbesmeyer realized this could be a great experiment”可知，选C。

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