3 . “Earth” has always been an odd choice of name for the third planet from the Sun. After all, if an alien examines it through a telescope, he would note that two-thirds of its surface is covered not by earth at all, but by oceans of water.

However, most of the oceans on Earth remain unexplored. For example, photographers are fond of pointing out that scientists have mapped nearly all the oceans’ surface, but less than a quarter of the seabed. Biologists think the oceans might host more than 2 million species of animals, of which they have so far identified perhaps a tenth.

A new project may change this. Launched in London on April 27th, 2023, Ocean Census aims to discover 100,000 new species of ocean animals over the coming decade. Its first ship, Kronprins Haakon, set sail on April 29 for the Barents Sea.

The project is launched for two reasons. One is that the longer scientists wait, the less there will be to study. “Top on our agenda are species thought to be in the greatest danger from climate change,” says Oliver Steeds, founder of the project. “Otherwise, the forest is burning down and we won’t know what was there before it is lost.”

The second reason is technological. Biologists find about 2,000 new species a year, a rate hardly changed since Darwin’s day. Ocean Census is betting that it can go faster. Fancy cameras on remote-operated vehicles, for instance, allow scientists to scan deep-sea creatures such as jellyfish without removing them from their habitat. Just as the huge pressures of the deep sea are deadly for humans, taking such a jellyfish to the surface for examination may reduce it to gooey slime (黏液).

Exactly what the new effort might turn up, of course, is impossible to predict. But history suggests it will be fruitful. Half a century ago, scientists discovered hot seabeds that were home to organisms living happily in conditions that, until then, had been thought harmful to life. These days, such hot seabeds are thought to be one possible candidate for the origin of all life on Earth.

1. What phenomenon is described in the second paragraph?

A．The oceans are home to most of the animals.	B．The oceans have not been studied in depth.
C．Scientists enjoy photographing the oceans.	D．“Earth” is not a proper name for our planet.

2. What does Oliver Steeds most probably mean?

A．More efforts from scientists are necessary.	B．Animals in the forest should be rescued, too.
C．Climate change is endangering the forest.	D．The project should start with threatened species.

3. What can we learn from the jellyfish example in paragraph 5?

A．It is mature to study the oceans now.	B．Scientists should slow down their studies.
C．It is harmful to study deep-sea animals.	D．Researchers want more advanced equipment.

4. What does the author think of Ocean Census?

A．Dangerous.

B．Creative.

C．Promising.

D．Unnecessary.

4 . 当我工作时，我提醒自己不要坐太久。（汉译英）
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5 . 昨天我称了体重，发现我只有59公斤。（汉译英）
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6 . 当她看到我时，她说我体重一定增加了。（汉译英）
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8 . 你能不能帮我看看我们能不能待到后天？（汉译英）
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