Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in Reading Passage 3? In boxes 31-36 on your answer sheet, writeYES if the statement agrees with the views of the writerNO if the statement contradicts the views of the writerNOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
单选题
The Midocean Ridge is largely the same as when the continents emerged.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：The first paragraph says 'vast volcanoes continue to create new submarine landscapes'.
单选题
We can make an approximate calculation of the percentage of the ocean which sunlight penetrates.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：In the second paragraph, the writer quotes the estimate '2 or 3%' and uses it in his argument.
单选题
Many unexpected scientific phenomena came to light when exploration of the Midocean Ridge began.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：The fifth paragraph says 'It was not until the 1970s that... reach the Midocean Ridge and begin making major contributions to a wide range of scientific questions. A burst[= sudden explosion]of discoveries followed in short order[= quickly]'.
单选题
The number of people exploring the abyss has risen sharply in the 21 st century.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：In the fifth paragraph, the writer emphasises the continuing importance of deep sea exploration: 'biologists may now be seeing ... No one even knew that these communities existed before explorers began diving to the bottom in submersibles' and mentions 20th-century explorers in the final paragraph. However, he does not suggest that numbers have increased this century.
单选题
One danger of the darkness is that deep sea vehicles become entangled in vegetation.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：Although Paragraphs six, seven and eight mention several dangers to deep sea vehicles 'vegetation[= plant life]' is not one of them.
单选题
The construction of submersibles offers little protection from the cold at great depths.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：Paragraph seven says 'submersibles rarely have much insulation'.