We call Earth the “Blue Planet” because the ocean covers about 71 percent of it! The world has five oceans: the Antarctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. The Pacific is the biggest — it’s bigger than all the land in the world put together. The Atlantic is smaller than the Pacific, but bigger than the Indian. The Antarctic is a little bigger than the Arctic Ocean, which is the smallest and frozen for a lot of the year. But scientists think that soon much of the ice will disappear because of climate change.

    ____▲____ Without oceans, humans, animals and plants couldn’t live. Oceans contain about 97 percent of all the water on Earth. Thanks to the water cycle, oceans give us rainwater and drinking water. At least half the oxygen we breathe comes from plants in the ocean. A lot of the food we eat comes from the ocean, and much of our energy comes from the ocean — both oil and gas are found under the sea. Today we can make electricity from waves and tides without pollution. Most of the goods that we use are transported on ships by sea, and boats are a way for people to travel. The coast is also a place for people to live and to have fun. Many people like to spend their free time and holidays at the beach!

    However, oceans are being polluted. There are billions and billions of pieces of plastic in our oceans. There are five huge patches (块) of plastic in the oceans around the world. One patch in particular, known as the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch”, measures 1.6 million square kilometres — that’s about seven times the size of the UK! Plastic in oceans is killing fish, birds, turtles and other sea creatures. It’s also dangerous for our health, because fish eat the tiny pieces of plastic and then humans eat the fish.

    There’s lots that we can do, on World Oceans Day and on every day of the year!

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1.1.What’s the right order of the five oceans in size?

A The Pacific > The Indian > The Arctic > The Antarctic > The Atlantic

B The Pacific > The Atlantic > The Arctic > The Antarctic > The Indian

C The Pacific > The Atlantic > The Antarctic > The Indian > The Arctic

D The Pacific > The Atlantic > The Indian >The Antarctic > The Arctic

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段的“The Pacific is the biggest”太平洋面积是最大的；以及“The Atlantic is smaller than the Pacific, but bigger than the Indian. The Antarctic is a little bigger than the Arctic Ocean, which is the smallest and frozen for a lot of the year.”大西洋比太平洋小，但比印度洋大。南冰洋比北冰洋大一点，北冰洋是最小的。由此可知，五大洋按从大到小的顺序依次为：太平洋，大西洋，印度洋，南冰洋，北冰洋。故选D。

2.2.Which sentence can be put in the “ ____▲____” in Para. 2?

A Be kind and respectful to the oceans.

B We need the oceans a lot.

C Why are oceans in danger?

D Protecting ocean is important.

解析：选B。段落大意题。根据第二段描述的内容：没有海洋，人类、动物和植物就无法生存，海洋为我们提供了雨水和饮用水、氧气、食物、能源、海运方式以及娱乐方式，由此可知人类非常需要海洋。故选B。

3.3.Why is the UK mentioned in this text?

A To explain how plastics end up in the ocean.

B To warn people against the pollution in the UK.

C To stress the seriousness of plastic pollution.

D To point out some details of a new report.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第三段的“There are five huge patches of plastic in the oceans around the world. One patch in particular, known as the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch”, measures 1.6 million square kilometres — that’s about seven times the size of the UK!”在世界各地的海洋中有五个巨大的塑料斑块。其中一块被称为“太平洋大垃圾带”，面积为160万平方公里，大约是英国面积的7倍！由此说明了海洋中塑料垃圾之多，即强调了海洋中塑料污染严重。故选C。

4.4. Which column of a news website may the text be taken from?

A Environment.

B Education.

C Technology.

D Society.

解析：选A。推理判断题。本文主要介绍了地球上的五大洋的相关情况以及海洋对人类的作用，属于环境方面。故选A。