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  3. Before the nineteenth century, scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far between. Certainly Newton considered s

Before the nineteenth century, scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far between. Certainly Newton considered s

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问题    Before the nineteenth century, scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far between.
   Certainly Newton considered some theoretical’ aspects of it in his writings, but he was【C1】______to go to sea to【C2】______his work.
   For most people the sea was【C3】______, and with the【C4】______of early international travelers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was little reason to ask many questions about it,【C5】______alone to ask what lay beneath the surface. The flint time that the question "What is at the bottom of the oceans?" had to be answered with any commercial【C6】______was when the【C7】______of a telegraph cable from Europe to America was proposed. The engineers had to know the depth profile of the【C8】______to estimate the length of cable that had to be【C9】______.
   It was【C10】______Maury of the US Navy【C11】______the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, in 1853,【C12】______information on this matter. The cable was laid, but not until 1866【C13】______the connection made【C14】______and reliable. At the early【C15】______, the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs【C16】______was found to be covered in living【C17】______, a fact which【C18】______contemporary scientific opinion【C19】______there was no life in the deeper parts of the sea.
   Within a few years oceanography was【C20】______way.
【C6】
选项 A、subsequence
B、sequence
C、consequence
D、eloquence
答案C
解析 由句子前后意思可以知道问“海底有什么”这个句子是建议铺设海底电缆那当儿考虑到海底铺设电缆的商业价值和重要地位的。consequence有“结果，重要的地位”的意思，所以在此选C。
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