Question

    I’m a commercial diver for Global Divers in Louisiana. I perform underwater repairs on offshore drilling equipment.

My office lies at the bottom of the sea. I wear a suit to the office. It’s a wet suit.

This time of year the water is quite cool. So what we do to keep warm is this: We have a diesel-powered industrial water heater. This equipment sucks the water out of the sea, heating it to a delightful temperature. It then pumps it down to the diver through a garden tube, which is tied to the air tube.

I’ve used it several times with no complaints. What I do when I get to the bottom and start working is take the tube and stuff it down the back of my wet suit. This floods my whole suit with warm water. It’s fantastic because it’s like working in a bathtub.

Last week, I had a bad day at the office. When I started working, everything was going well until all of a sudden, my bottom started to itch（痒）. So, of course, I scratched it. This, of course, only made things worse. Within a few seconds，my bottom started to feel a burning sensation. I pulled the tube out from my back, thinking that maybe the water was too hot, but the damage was done.

In severe pain, I realized what had happened. The hot water machine had sucked up a jellyfish（水母）and pumped it directly into my suit. When I had scratched what I thought was an itch, I was actually touching the jellyfish, and its poisonous tentacles（触角）stung me on the crack of my bottom.

I immediately informed the dive supervisor of my problem over the communicator. His instructions were unclear due to the fact that he and five other divers were all laughing loudly. 35 minutes later, I arrived at the surface. I was wearing nothing but my helmet. And my bottom was swollen.

1.What did the author think of the water heater before the incident?

A.It was useless. B.It was dangerous.

C.It was satisfying. D.It needed to be improved.

2.What actually caused the author’s discomfort while working?

A.A jellyfish. B.A bathtub.

C.The hot water. D.The wet suit.

3.How did the author probably feel after he went ashore?

A.Excited. B.Delighted. C.Calm. D.Embarrassed.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.My Daily Work B.A Bad Day at Work

C.The Hardships of My Job D.An Office under Water

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了，作者作为一位商业潜水员的糟糕一天，有一天工作时，衣服里进了一只有毒的水母的故事。

1.

推理判断题。由第三段中的“We have a diesel-powered industrial water heater. This equipment sucks the water out of the sea, heating it to a delightful temperature.”（我们有一个柴油驱动的工业热水器。这台设备把海水吸出，加热到令人愉快的温度。），可推断出作者在发生事故前认为热水器令人满意。故选C项。

2.

细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的“In severe pain, I realized what had happened. The hot water machine had sucked up a jellyfish（水母）and pumped it directly into my suit.”（在极度痛苦中，我意识到发生了什么。热水器吸了一只水母，直接把它灌进我的衣服里。），可知是水母让作者在工作时感到不适。故选A项。

3.

推理判断题。由最后一段中的“35 minutes later, I arrived at the surface. I was wearing nothing but my helmet. And my bottom was swollen.”（35分钟后，我到达水面。我只戴着头盔什么也没穿。我的屁股肿了。），由此判断出光着身子、肿着屁股的作者上岸后会感到尴尬。故选D项。

4.

主旨大意题。文章讲述了，作者作为潜水员，一天在海底工作时，加热器把一只有毒的水母吸进了衣服里面，使得作者屁股很痛很痒，最后作者光着身子、肿着屁股上岸，可知这是作者在工作中的糟糕一天，B项“糟糕的一天工作”为短文最佳标题。故选B项。