2018届高三英语总复习第一部分回归教材Unit3Underthesea课时作业新人教版选修720171010147.docVIP

Unit 3 Under the sea Ⅰ.阅读理解 (2017·南阳一中月考) Oceanography has been defined as “The application of all sciences to the study of the sea”． 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 unwilling to go to sea to further his work. For most people the sea was remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental travelers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was little reason to ask many questions about it, let alone to ask what lay beneath the surface