The word "relative" in paragraph 3 most probably means______. A. similar B. related

A.intonation

B.pitch

C.range

D.nucleus

sent on Earth in solid, liquid, and gaseous states, water is exceptionally reactive. It dissolves, transports, and precipitates many chemical compounds and is constantly modifying the face of the Earth. Evaporated from the oceans, water vapor forms clouds, some of which are transported by wind over the continents. Condensation from the clouds provides the essential agent of continental erosion: rain. Precipitated onto the ground, the water trickles down to form brooks, streams, and rivers, constituting what are called the hydrographic network. This immense polarized network channels the water toward a single receptacle: an ocean. Gravity dominates this entire step in the cycle because water tends to minimize its potential energy by running from high altitudes toward the reference point, that is, sea level. The rate at which a molecule of water passes though the cycle is not random but is a measure of the relative size of the various reservoirs. If we define residence time as the average time for awater molecule to pass through one of the three reservoirs — atmosphere, continent, and ocean — we see that the times are very different. A water molecule stays, on average, eleven days in the atmosphere, one hundred years on a continent and forty thousand years in the ocean. This last figure shows the importance of the ocean as the principal reservoir of the hydrosphere but also the rapidity of water transport on the continents. A vast chemical separation process takes places during the flow of water over the continents. Soluble ions such as calcium, sodium, potassium, and some magnesium are dissolved and transported. Insoluble ions such as aluminum, iron, and silicon stay where they are and form thethin, fertile skin of soil on which vegetation can grow. Sometimes soils are destroyed and transported mechanically during flooding. The erosion of the continents thus results from two closely linked and interdependent processes, chemical erosion and mechanical erosion. Their respective interactions and efficiency depend on different factors. The word "modifying" in line 4 is closest in meaning toA.changing

B.traveling

C.describing

D.destroying

The word "which" in line 5 refers toA.clouds

B.oceans

C.continents

D.compounds

What determines the rate at which a molecule of water moves through the cycle, as discussed inthe third paragraph？A.The potential energy contained in water

B.The effects of atmospheric pressure on chemical compounds

C.The amounts of rainfall that fall on the continents

D.The relative size of the water storage areas

The word "they" in line 24 refers toA.insoluble ions

B.soluble ions

C.soils

D.continents

All of the following are example of soluble ions EXCEPTA.magnesium

B.iron

C.potassium

D.calcium

The word "efficiency" in line 27 is closest in meaning toA.relationship

B.growth

C.influence

D.effectiveness

The passage suggests that the purpose of the "hydrographic network" (line 8) is toA.determine the size of molecules of water

B.prevent soil erosion caused by flooding

C.move water from the Earth's surface to the oceans

D.regulate the rate of water flow from streams and rivers

According to the passage , clouds are primarily formed by waterA.precipitating onto the ground

B.changing from a solid to a liquid state

C.evaporating from the oceans

D.being carried by wind

The word "rapidity" in line 19 is closest in meaning toA.significance

B.method

C.swiftness

D.reliability

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材料：

This insurance also covers the insured vessel&39;s proportion of general average，salvage or salvage charges，but in case of general average sacrifice of the vessel，the Insured may recover fully for such loss without obtaining contributions from other parties．

General average shall be adjusted in accordance with the relative contract and governing law and practice．However，where the contract of affreightment or carriage does not so provide，the adjustment shall be made according to the Beijing Adjustment Rules or similar provisions of other rules． Where all the contributing interests are owned by the Insured，or when the insured vessel sails in ballast and there are no other contributing interests the provisions of the Beijing Adjustment Rules（excluding Article 5），or similar provisions of other rules if expressly agreed，shall apply as if the interests were owned by different persons．

The voyage for this purpose shall be deemed to continue from the port or place of departure until the arrival of the vessel at the first port or place of call thereafter other than a port or place of refuge or a port or place of call for bunkering only．If at any such intermediate port or place there is an abandonment of the adventure originally contemplated the voyage shall thereupon be deemed to be terminated.

问题：

In the event of general average sacrifice of the insured vessel，the insured ______．

A.can only recover the insured vessel’s proportion from the Insurer

B.should recover fully for such loss by obtaining contributions from the other parties

C.may recover fully for such loss from the Insurer prior to his obtaining the contributions from other parties

D.shall own all the contributing interests

General average adjustment shall be made according to the Beijing Adjustment Rules or similar provisions of other rules if _____．A.the relative contract does not provide according to which law and practice the adjustment shall be made

B.the contributing interests are owned by different persons

C.the contract of affreightment or carriage requires that some other governing law be followed

D.there is a sacrifice of the insured vessel

If the insured vessel sails in ballast and there are no other contributing interests，______．A.the general average adjustment shall be made according to the relative contract of carriage

B.all the provisions of Beijing Adjustment Rules shall be applied in case of any general average

C.no general average adjustment is needed

D.the general average shall be adjusted as if there were different contributing interests according to the provisions of Beijing Adjustment Rules

The word“contemplated”in the last paragraph of this passage means _____．A.“looked at”

B.“intended”

C.“contended”

D.“meditated”

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相对数(relative number)

相对比(relative ratio)

相对湿度(relative humidity，RH)

Relative synonyms may differ in denotation, connotation and application.()