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SEDBERGH SCHOOL ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE SIXTH FORM ENTRANCE TEST 1? Hours Section A Allow 20 minutes Write your answers in the spaces provided Section B Allow 30 minutes Write your answers in the spaces provided Section C Allow 40 minutes Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper . SECTION A Read the passage below and then answer the questions that follow on a separate sheet of paper. Snorkelling（潜水-拿根管子呼吸） and Scuba-Diving（潜水-带氧气瓶的） in the Red Sea The Red Sea is an area which is ideal（合适的） for exploration by swimming, whether snorkelling or scuba-diving. The sea is characterised by reefs（礁石） which emerge（浮现） from the water, or are semi-submerged（一半在水下）. This allows tranquil（安静的，稳定的，不变的） and unobstructed（无阻碍的） observation of this extremely rich marine（海的，航海的） environment and its inhabitants（居民） even to those swimmers who limit themselves to the surface of the water. The top few metres of the reef are the richest in life and colour, a megalopolis（特大都市） where a large proportion（比例，均衡，部分） of the fish and other creatures of the Red Sea are concentrated. When snorkelling, small descents（下落） of only a few metres, simply holding ones breath, enable（使能够，使可能） one to discover inhabitants of the caves（下陷） and sandy bottom（底部）. A swim in deeper waters, however, may provide further exciting surprises, including encounters（遭遇，偶然碰见） with large ocean-dwelling（住在海里的） fish and predators（肉食动物） such as barracudas（梭鱼） and sharks, which are easier to approach like this than when scuba-diving because a snorkeller can be much quieter. ideal Snorkelling requires very little equipment. You need a good face mask which is securely watertight. You also need a snorkel which consists of a plastic tube with a curved mouth piece which is grasped in the mouth, with the other end just long enough to stick out of the water to allow air to be sucked down it. Finally, you need a pair of fins, and it is worth considering carefully the different types of fins available. They c