专题07 六选四-高二年级英语上学期期末考试真题汇编（上海专用）（解析版）.docxVIP

专题07六选四

【精选真题01】

（2022·上海交大附中）

Thetermmarktwainisanavigationaldescriptionoftwofathoms,meaningadepthoftwelvefeetofwater,derivedfromthemeasurementofamarkcombinedwith“twain”,meaning“two.”Marktwainisconsideredthelowestdepthforsafewatertravel.____62____Theropeisusuallytwenty-fivefathomslongandismarkedinincrementsoftwo,three,five,seven,ten,fifteen,seventeenandtwentyfathoms.

Theprocessofmeasuringthewateriscalled“sounding,”whichwasoverseenbyaleadsmanwhomeasuresand“soundsout”thedepthtotheothercrewmembersrespo