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Passage 4
On the South Korean island of Jeju, there is a special group of women known for their strength. In South Korea, they are called haenyeo, or sea women. They are women divers(潜水员) who food from the sea to sell at the market.
Sea diving is work and hard on the body. Many of the divers swim 30 metres deep and under water for up to 30 minutes at a time. they dive so deep, the pressure of the water causes to their bodies. Also, the water can be really cold in winter. Before diving suits, these sea women wore cloth suits. These were not for keeping the divers warm. Men could stay in the water for no longer than 30 minutes. This is why there are no male divers. In fact, the women were better able to be in the cold water and could dive for hours. Though the divers wear diving suits now, all of the divers are still women.
Though the work is hard, most of these women are not young. In fact, almost all divers are over 50. The oldest is in her 80s. She has been diving for more than 60 years! These women to dive because sea diving is the way they make money for their families. Sea women can up to 5,000 a month. This is a good source(来源) of to pay for housing, food and education. However, the work is so hard that the women do not want their to do it, so the tradition is . There may be very few sea women in the near future.
() 1.A. buy
B. steal
C. collect
D. cook
() 2.A. difficult
B. different
C. boring
D. wonderful
() 3.A. guard
B. stay
C. dance
D. sleep
() 4.A. Because
B. But
C. Unless
D. Or
() 5.A. energy
B. food
C. stress
D. pain
() 6.A. necessary
B. good
C. common
D. special
() 7.A. bigger
B. warmer
C. softer
D. drier
() 8.A. remember
B. plan
C. continue
D. stop
() 9.A. borrow
B. offer
C. spend
D. get
()10.A. knowledge
B. ideas
C. messages
D. money
()11.A. daughters
B. sons
C. husbands
D. friends
()12.A. dying out
B. bringing out
C. passing on
D. going on
On the South Korean island of Jeju, there is a special group of women known for their strength. In South Korea, they are called haenyeo, or sea women. They are women divers(潜水员) who food from the sea to sell at the market.
Sea diving is work and hard on the body. Many of the divers swim 30 metres deep and under water for up to 30 minutes at a time. they dive so deep, the pressure of the water causes to their bodies. Also, the water can be really cold in winter. Before diving suits, these sea women wore cloth suits. These were not for keeping the divers warm. Men could stay in the water for no longer than 30 minutes. This is why there are no male divers. In fact, the women were better able to be in the cold water and could dive for hours. Though the divers wear diving suits now, all of the divers are still women.
Though the work is hard, most of these women are not young. In fact, almost all divers are over 50. The oldest is in her 80s. She has been diving for more than 60 years! These women to dive because sea diving is the way they make money for their families. Sea women can up to 5,000 a month. This is a good source(来源) of to pay for housing, food and education. However, the work is so hard that the women do not want their to do it, so the tradition is . There may be very few sea women in the near future.
() 1.A. buy
B. steal
C. collect
D. cook
() 2.A. difficult
B. different
C. boring
D. wonderful
() 3.A. guard
B. stay
C. dance
D. sleep
() 4.A. Because
B. But
C. Unless
D. Or
() 5.A. energy
B. food
C. stress
D. pain
() 6.A. necessary
B. good
C. common
D. special
() 7.A. bigger
B. warmer
C. softer
D. drier
() 8.A. remember
B. plan
C. continue
D. stop
() 9.A. borrow
B. offer
C. spend
D. get
()10.A. knowledge
B. ideas
C. messages
D. money
()11.A. daughters
B. sons
C. husbands
D. friends
()12.A. dying out
B. bringing out
C. passing on
D. going on
答案
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.D 6.B 7.B 8.C 9.D 10.D 11.A 12.A
解析
1. 语境理解题：海女作为潜水员，是从海里收集食物去市场售卖，collect（收集）符合语境。
2. 语境理解题：由后文“hard on the body”可知，潜水是困难的工作，difficult（困难的）符合。
3. 语境理解题：潜水员会在水下停留长达30分钟，stay（停留）符合文意。
4. 逻辑关系题：“潜得深”是“水压对身体造成影响”的原因，用Because（因为）表因果关系。
5. 语境理解题：深水的压力会给身体带来疼痛，pain（疼痛）符合语境。
6. 语境理解题：从前文“the water can be really cold in winter”及后文男人只能待30分钟可知，布衣服不适合保暖，be good for表示“对…有作用”，此处否定形式符合文意。
7. 语境理解题：前文提到旧衣服不保暖，可知现在潜水员穿更保暖的潜水服，warmer（更暖和的）符合。
8. 语境理解题：因为潜水是养家的途径，所以这些女性继续潜水，continue（继续）符合。
9. 语境理解题：海女每月能获得5000的收入，get（获得）符合。
10. 语境理解题：这份收入是支付住房、食物等的钱的来源，money（钱）符合。
11. 语境理解题：文中提到潜水员都是女性，所以她们不想让自己的女儿从事这份工作，daughters（女儿）符合。
12. 语境理解题：由于没人愿意继承，这项传统正在消失，dying out（逐渐消失）符合。
2. 语境理解题：由后文“hard on the body”可知，潜水是困难的工作，difficult（困难的）符合。
3. 语境理解题：潜水员会在水下停留长达30分钟，stay（停留）符合文意。
4. 逻辑关系题：“潜得深”是“水压对身体造成影响”的原因，用Because（因为）表因果关系。
5. 语境理解题：深水的压力会给身体带来疼痛，pain（疼痛）符合语境。
6. 语境理解题：从前文“the water can be really cold in winter”及后文男人只能待30分钟可知，布衣服不适合保暖，be good for表示“对…有作用”，此处否定形式符合文意。
7. 语境理解题：前文提到旧衣服不保暖，可知现在潜水员穿更保暖的潜水服，warmer（更暖和的）符合。
8. 语境理解题：因为潜水是养家的途径，所以这些女性继续潜水，continue（继续）符合。
9. 语境理解题：海女每月能获得5000的收入，get（获得）符合。
10. 语境理解题：这份收入是支付住房、食物等的钱的来源，money（钱）符合。
11. 语境理解题：文中提到潜水员都是女性，所以她们不想让自己的女儿从事这份工作，daughters（女儿）符合。
12. 语境理解题：由于没人愿意继承，这项传统正在消失，dying out（逐渐消失）符合。
