The Pacific Northwest is one of the world's best areas for beachcombing(海滩搜寻) because winds and currents join here, and as a result,there is a group of serious beachcombers in the area. Ebbesmeyer got to know a lot of them and asked for their help in collecting information about where the shoes landed. In a year he collected reliable information on 1,600 shoes. With this data, he and a colleague were able to test and improve a computer program designed to model ocean currents, and publish the findings of their study.
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.
语篇解读:本文主要介绍了海洋专家Curtis Ebbesmeyer以一种特殊的方式来研究洋流的经过以及他为此付出的努力和取得的成果。
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
答案:B 词义猜测题。根据下文的“...try and match left and right shoes to sell and wear.”可知,人们在努力找出可以配成一双的鞋用来出售和穿,由此推断人们应该是建了一个交易市场,故选B项。
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