didn't.Ebbesmeyer realized this could be a great experiment.If he learned when and where the shoes went into the water and tracked where they landed, he could learn a lot about the patterns of ocean currents.
The Pacific Northwest is one of the world's best areas for beachcombing (海难搜寻) because winds and currents join here, and as a result, there is a group of serious beachcombers in the area.Ebbesmeyer got to know a lot of them and asked for their help in collecting information about where the shoes landed.In a year he collected reliable information on 1,600 shoes.With this data, he and a colleague were able to test and improve a computer program designed to model ocean currents, and publish the findings of their study.
As the result of his work, Ebbesmeyer has become known as the scientist to call with questions about any unusual objects found floating in the ocean.He has even started an association of beachcombers and ocean experts, with 500 subscribers from West Africa to New Zealand.They have recorded all lost objects ranging from potatoes to golf gloves.
( )1.The underlined phrase swap meets in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.
A．fitting rooms C．business talks
B．trading fairs D．group meetings
( )2.Ebbesmeyer phoned the shoe company to find out ________. A．what caused the shipping accident B．when and where the shoes went missing C．whether it was all right to use their shoes D．how much they lost in the shipping accident ( )3.How did Ebbesmeyer prove his assumption? A．By collecting information from beachcombers. B．By studying the shoes found by beachcombers. C．By searching the web for ocean currents models. D．By researching ocean currents data in the library. ( )4.Ebbesmeyer is most famous for ________. A．traveling widely the coastal cities of the world B．making records for any lost objects on the sea C．running a global currents research association D．phoning about any doubtful objects on the sea
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