Explorer of the Extreme Deep　　Alvin was launched in 1964.Since then，Alvin has worked between 200 and 250 days a year，says Daniel Fornari，a marine geologist and director of the Deep Ocean Exploration Institute at WHOI.During its lifetime，Alvin has carried some 12,000 people on a total of more than 3,000 dives. A newer，better versions of Alvin is bound to reveal even more surprises ahout a world that is still full of mysteries，F(xiàn)ornari says.It might also make the job of exploration a little easier.We take so much for granted on land, Fornari says.We can walk around and see with our eyes how big things are. We can see colors，special arrangements.　　Alvin can go up and down at a rate of 30 meters every second，and its maximum speed is 2 knots ，while the new vehicle will be able to ascend and descend at 44 meters per second.Itll reach speeds of 3 knots，or 3.5 miles per hour.　　Woods Hole：美國馬薩諸塞州的一個漁村，但同時擁有許多重要研究機構，如：the Marine Biological Laboratory，the Sea Education Association以及the Woods Hole Oceanographic lnstitution。　　練習：　　A A research institute.　　C A submersible.　　Which of the following statements is NOT a fact about Alvin?　　B It has played a key role in various important undersea expeditions　　D It has been used for more than 40 years.　　A the earth.　　C the ocean.　　In what aspects are the new HOV and Alvin similar?　　B Speed.　　D Shape.　　A Offering better views.　　C Size.　　答案與題解：　　C 短文第一段的第四、第五句提供了答案　　C 本文討論探索海底世界的潛水裝置，所以充滿神秘色彩的世界指的就是海洋?！　 第三段最后兩句告訴我們，Alvin只有三個窗戶，而HOV有五個。最后一段告訴我們，兩艘潛水裝置的上下活動速度和行進速度有所差別。所以D是正確選擇。

　　Explorer of the Extreme Deep　　Alvin was launched in 1964.Since then，Alvin has worked between 200 and 250 days a year，says Daniel Fornari，a marine geologist and director of the Deep Ocean Exploration Institute at WHOI.During its lifetime，Alvin has carried some 12,000 people on a total of more than 3,000 dives. A newer，better versions of Alvin is bound to reveal even more surprises ahout a world that is still full of mysteries，F(xiàn)ornari says.It might also make the job of exploration a little easier.We take so much for granted on land, Fornari says.We can walk around and see with our eyes how big things are. We can see colors，special arrangements.　　Alvin can go up and down at a rate of 30 meters every second，and its maximum speed is 2 knots ，while the new vehicle will be able to ascend and descend at 44 meters per second.Itll reach speeds of 3 knots，or 3.5 miles per hour.　　Woods Hole：美國馬薩諸塞州的一個漁村，但同時擁有許多重要研究機構，如：the Marine Biological Laboratory，the Sea Education Association以及the Woods Hole Oceanographic lnstitution?！　【毩暎骸　 A research institute.　　C A submersible.　　Which of the following statements is NOT a fact about Alvin?　　B It has played a key role in various important undersea expeditions　　D It has been used for more than 40 years.　　A the earth.　　C the ocean.　　In what aspects are the new HOV and Alvin similar?　　B Speed.　　D Shape.　　A Offering better views.　　C Size.　　答案與題解：　　C 短文第一段的第四、第五句提供了答案　　C 本文討論探索海底世界的潛水裝置，所以充滿神秘色彩的世界指的就是海洋?！　 第三段最后兩句告訴我們，Alvin只有三個窗戶，而HOV有五個。最后一段告訴我們，兩艘潛水裝置的上下活動速度和行進速度有所差別。所以D是正確選擇。