Larry was on another of his underwater expeditions(探險(xiǎn)) but this time, it was different. He decided to take his daughter along with him. She was only ten years old. This would be her first trip with her father on what he had always been famous for.

Larry first began diving when he was his daughter's age. Similarly, his father had taken him along on one of his expeditions. Since then, he had never looked back. Larry started out by renting diving suits from the small diving shop just along the shore. He had hated them. They were either too big or too small. Then, there was the instructor. He gave him a short lesson before allowing him into the water with his father. He had made an exception. Larry would never have been able to go down without at least five hours of theory and another similar number of hours on practical lessons with a guide. Children his age were not even allowed to dive.

After the first expedition, Larry's later diving adventures only got better and better. There was never a dull moment. In his black and blue suit and with an oxygen tank fastened on his back, Larry dived from boats into the middle of the ocean. Dangerous areas did not prevent him from continuing his search. Sometimes, he was limited to a cage underwater but that did not bother him. At least, he was still able to take photographs of the underwater creatures.

Larry's first expedition without his father was in the Cayman Islands.There were numerous diving spots in the area and Larry was determined to visit all of them.Fortunately for him, a man offered to take him around the different spots for free. Larry_did_not_even_know_what_the_time_was,_how_many_spots_he_dived_into_or_how_many_photographs_he_had_taken. The diving spots afforded such a wide array of fish and sea creatures that Larry saw more than thirty varieties of creatures.

Larry looked at his daughter.She looked as excited as he had been when he was her age.He hoped she would be able to continue the family tradition.Already, she looked like she was much braver than Larry had been then.This was the key to a successful underwater expedition.

56. In what way was this expedition different for Larry?

A. His daughter had grown up.

B. He had become a famous diver.

C. His father would dive with him.

D. His daughter would dive with him.

57. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?

A. Larry had some privileges.

B. Larry liked the rented diving suits.

C. Divers had to buy diving equipment.

D. Ten­year­old children were permitted to dive.

58. Why did Larry have to stay in a cage underwater sometimes?

A. To protect himself from danger.

B. To dive into the deep water.

C. To admire the underwater view.

D. To take photo more conveniently.

59. What can be learned from the underlined sentence?

A. Larry didn't wear a watch.

B. Larry was not good at maths.

C. Larry had a poor memory.

D. Larry enjoyed the adventure.

60. What did Larry expect his daughter to do?

A. Become a successful diver.

B. Make a good diving guide.

C. Take a lot of photos underwater.

D. Have longer hours of training.

【要點(diǎn)綜述】 本文是一篇記敘文，主要講述了一位名叫Larry的海底探險(xiǎn)家準(zhǔn)備帶他的女兒去海底探險(xiǎn)以及他的海底探險(xiǎn)經(jīng)歷。

56.D　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二句“He decided to take his daughter along with him.”可知，這一次的不同之處在于他的女兒將與他一起潛水，故選D項(xiàng)。

57.A　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段最后兩句“Larry would never have been able to go down without at least five hours of theory and another similar number of hours on practical lessons with a guide. Children his age were not even been allowed to dive.”可知，潛水前有導(dǎo)師指導(dǎo)并訓(xùn)練他，在他那個(gè)年齡的孩子甚至不允許潛水，由此可推斷，他有一些特權(quán)，故選A項(xiàng)，同時(shí)可知D項(xiàng)有誤。根據(jù)第四、五句“…by renting diving suits from the small diving shop just along the shore. He had hated them.”可知B項(xiàng)有誤。C項(xiàng)在本段找不到相關(guān)信息。

58. A　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第四、五句“Dangerous areas did not prevent him from continuing his research. Sometimes, he was limited to a cage underwater but that did not bother him.”可知，他待在籠子里應(yīng)該是為了保護(hù)自己，故選A項(xiàng)。第三段最后一句只是對(duì)待在籠子里的補(bǔ)充，而不是其原因，故不能選C或D項(xiàng)。

59.D　句意理解題。根據(jù)畫線句以及后一句“The diving spots afforded such a wide array of fish and sea creatures that Larry saw more than thirty varieties of creatures.”可知，Larry喜歡這些探險(xiǎn)以至于忘卻了時(shí)間，沉浸于其中。

60. A　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)本文最后一句“This was the key to a successful underwater expedition.”可知，Larry期望他的女兒成為一位成功的潛水員。