【课堂新坐标，同步备课参考】2013-2014学年高中英语人教版选修七教师用书Unit+3　Under+the+sea.doc

Unit 3　Under the sea 【美文阅读】 广袤无垠的海洋，孕育了无数生命传奇，以其独有的神秘吸引着人类对其进行不懈的探索。为此，海洋科学家通常把海洋分为五个区域。现在就让我们一起了解一下吧！ The earths oceans can reach depths of up to 11,000 metres.That is deep enough to cover Mt.Qomolangma！The oceans are incredibly(不可思议的)large and contain several different habitats.To make it easier to describe the various parts of the oceans，marine(海上的)scientists usually divide the oceans into five zones.Each zone is different mainly as a result of how much sunlight reaches it. Most of the life in the ocean can be found in the first zone，which begins at the surface and goes down about 200 metre