答案　B　[推理判断题。第一段讲述了1628年的瑞典的沉船，目的是吸引读者的注意力，要读者继续阅读该文章。]

2．The aim of underwater archaeology is to________.

A．exploit water bodies

B．search for underwater life

C．study underwater artifacts

D．examine underwater environment

答案　C　[细节理解题。从第一段的最后两句"The ship construction showed how ships were built and operated during the seventeenth century. In this way，artifacts(史前古器物)，objects made by human beings，provided a picture of daily life almost 400 years ago. "可以看出水下考古的目的是研究水下史前古器物。]

3．What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To introduce a young branch of learning.

B．To discuss the scientists' problems.

C．To explain people's way of life in the past.

D．To describe the sunken ships.

答案　A　[推理判断题。从第二段的前两句"Underwater archaeology-the study of ships，aircraft(航空器) and human settlements that have sunk under large bodies of water-is really a product of the last 50 years. The rapid growth of this new area of study has occurred because of the invention of better diving equipment. "可以看出本文主要是介绍水下考古这一新兴的行业。]

In 1885，the Republic of France，important friend during the American Revolution，donated the statue，Liberty Enlightening the World，to the United States of America. The statue would celebrate its century of independence. To ship it，the statue was broken down into 350 pieces. And now，spread across Bedloe's Island in New York Harbour，it sat in 214 wooden packing boxes. The problem was that New