山西省臨汾市趙康鎮(zhèn)中學2021-2022學年高二英語測試題含解析

山西省臨汾市趙康鎮(zhèn)中學2021-2022學年高二英語測試題含解析一、選擇題1.—You’vebeendrivingforhours.ShallI_________?

—No,thankyou.A.takeaway B.takeover C.takeback D.takeup參考答案：B2.TherewasnomorethanoneiPhone4Sinthestore,soIhadnochoicebuttotake________.A.that

B.one

C.them

D.it參考答案：D3.—I’msorry,Ishouldn’thavebeensorudetoyou.—You_____yourtemper，butthat’sOK.A.havelost

B.hadlostC.didlose

D.werelosing參考答案：C4.When___________,themuseumwillbeopentothepublicnextyear.A.completing

B.completed

C.beingcompleted

D.tobecompleted參考答案：B略5.—Didyoueasilyfindhishouse?—Yes.Everyoneinthiscityknewhim,sowehad

hishouse.A．nodifficultiesfindingB．nottroubleinfindingC．nodifficultytofindD．nodifficultyfinding參考答案：D6.It'simportantthatparentsshouldallowtheirchildrensome__________.A.dependence

B.independenceC.dependent

D.independent參考答案：B考查相似詞辨析。句意：父母允許孩子獨立是很重要的。dependence

n.依賴，依靠；independencen.獨立，自主；dependentadj.依靠的，依賴的；independentadj.自主的。Some形容詞，一些，用來修飾名詞。根據(jù)題意，故選B。7.Suchgreatprogress____thatshewaspraisedbyherteacherinclass.A.shemakes

B.shemade

C.didshemake

D.shedidmake參考答案：C8.It’scertainthatDiaoyuIslandsare_______partofChinaandwhatsomeJapanesehavedonerecentlyisactuallyanoffenceagainst_______Chinesepeople.A.a;/

B.a;the

C.the;/

D./;the參考答案：D9.Thegirlimpressedusall

herlivelinessandsenseofhumor.A.of

B.on

C.upon

D.with參考答案：D10.--Wedon’tthinkwe’llbeabletogomountain-climbing

tomorrow.

--______theweatherturnsoutfine?A.Howcome

B.Whatif

C.Howabout

D.Whynot

參考答案：b略11.-Whatareyougoingtodothisafternoon?-I'llprobablygoforawalklateron＿＿＿itstaysfine．A．asfaras

B．solongas

C．evenif

D．asif參考答案：B12.It’sdifficultforchildrentochangetheireatinghabitlaterinlife.______,parentsshouldencourage healthyeatingfromanearlyage.A.Otherwise B.Besides C.Therefore D.However參考答案：C13.Inmyopinion，

shouldn’tbeanydoubtthatChinawillbecomeoneofthemostpowerfulcountriesinthenearfuture．

A．this

B．that

C．it

D．there參考答案：D略14.---HaveyoudecidedtopurchaseallthegoodsinChina?

---________.Imusttakethequalityoftheproductsintoconsiderationseriously.

A.Ihavenoidea

B.Thatalldepends.

C.It’sfuntodoso

D.Yes,Iwilldo參考答案：B15._____adiaryeverydayandyou’llimproveyourwriting.A.KeepingB.TokeepC.KeepD.Ifyoukeep參考答案：C16.There_______quantitiesofapplesinthebasketandtherewas_____equipmentintheroom.A.were;agreatmany

B.was;quantitesof

C.was;agreatdealof

D.were;aquantityof參考答案：D17.—Excuseme，butIhaven’tgottheiPhone4orderedthroughtheInternet．—Sorrymadam,I'msureyou____haveitbythisFriday．A．must

B．may

C．could

D．shall參考答案：D略18.Hecan’t_____anynewjobsatthistime.Healreadyhasmorethanhecando.A.takeonB.takeoffC.takeinD.takedown參考答案：A19.Writteninahurry,____________.

A.Katemademanymistakesinthepaper

B.therearemanymistakesinthepaperC.wefoundsomemistakesinthepaper

D.thepaperisfullofmistakes參考答案：D二、完型填空20.IgrewupinahousewheretheTVwasseldomturnedon.Withonewallinmybedroomentirely___21___withbookshelves,mostofmychildhoodwas___22___onbooksIcouldgetholdof.Infact,Igrewupthinkingofreadingas___23___asbreathingandbooksunbelievablypowerfulin___24___perspectives(觀點)bycreatingworldswecouldstepinto,takepartinandlivein.Withthis___25___belief,I,atfourteen,decidedtobecomeawriter.Heretoo,readingbecame____26____.Everywriterstartsoff___27___thathehassomethingtosay,butbeingunabletofindthe___28___waystosayit.Hehastofindhisownvoicebyreadingwidelyand___29___whichpartsofthewritersheagreesordisagreeswith,oragreeswithsostronglythatit___30___hisownworld.Hecannotwritewithoutlovingtoread,___31___onlythroughreadingotherpeople’swritingcanonediscoverwhatworks,whatdoesn’tand,intheend,togetherwithlotsofpractice,whatvoicehehas.NowIamincollege,andhavecometorealizehow___32___itistoreadfiction(文學作品)．Asalawstudent,myreadingisinfact___33___tosubjectmatter—thevolumeofwhatIhavetoreadforclasseseveryweek___34___thereislittletimetoreadanythingelse.Suchreadingmadeitallthe___35___tomethatIliveinaverysmallpartinthisgreatplacecalled___36___.Readingfiction___37___methatthereislifebeyondmyown.Itallowsmetotravel___38___thehighseasandalongtheSilkRoad,allfromthe___39___ofmyownarmchair,toexperience,thoughsecondhand,excitingexperiencesthatIwouldn’t

___40___beabletohaveinmylifetime.21.A.packed B.lined C.filled D.crowded22.A.cost B.paid C.charged D.spent23.A.natural B.normal C.free D.difficult24.A.shaping B.creating C.building D.destroying25.A.unbelievable B.undeniable C.unshakable D.understandable26.A.funny B.useful C.useless D.meaningless27.A.thinking B.supposing C.doubting D.knowing28.A.safe B.real C.interesting D.right29.A.discussing B.disapproving C.discovering D.dismissing30.A.reshapes B.repeats C.recreates D.returns31.A.although B.because C.but D.when32.A.boring B.important C.difficult D.serious33.A.devoted B.connected C.linked D.limited34.A.proves B.infers C.means D.tells35.A.clearer B.prouder C.harder D.happier36.A.college B.heaven C.life D.journey37.A.warns B.reminds C.informs D.encourages38.A.through B.over C.across D.past39.A.comfort B.height C.handle D.length40.A.excitedly B.hopefully C.carefully D.necessarily參考答案：21.B

22.D

23.A

24.A

25.C

26.B

27.D

28.D

29.C

30.A

31.B

32.B

33.D

34.C

35.A

36.C

37.B

38.C

39.A

40.D本文屬于記敘文閱讀，主要向我們講述了作者從小就很喜歡讀書并立志當一個作家，后來作者在大學中讀了法律專業(yè)，但是仍然很喜歡讀書，并通過讀書管理自己的生活。【21題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：我臥室的一面墻上擺滿了書架，我童年的大部分時間都花在了能買到的書上。A.packed包裝；B.lined排隊；填滿；C.filled充斥；D.crowded擁擠的。根據(jù)下文bookshelves可知是墻上擺滿了書架。短語linewith“沿著……排列”。故選B?！?2題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：我臥室的一面墻上擺滿了書架，我童年的大部分時間都花在了能買到的書上。A.cost花費；B.paid支付；C.charged填充；D.spent花費。根據(jù)下文onbooksIcouldgetholdof可知是指作者大部分時間都花在了買書上。短語spendon“在……方面花費”，故選D?！?3題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：事實上，在我成長的過程中，我一直認為閱讀就像呼吸一樣自然，通過創(chuàng)造我們可以進入、參與和生活的世界，書籍在塑造視角方面具有不可思議的力量。A.natural自然的；B.normal正常的；C.free免費的；D.difficult困難的。根據(jù)下文asbreathing可知閱讀就像呼吸一樣自然。故選A?！?4題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：事實上，在我成長的過程中，我一直認為閱讀就像呼吸一樣自然，通過創(chuàng)造我們可以進入、參與和生活的世界，書籍在塑造視角方面具有不可思議的力量。A.shaping塑造；B.creating

創(chuàng)造；C.building建造；D.destroying破壞。根據(jù)下文perspectives“觀點”可知閱讀可以塑造人們的視角和觀點。故選A?！?5題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：帶著這個不可動搖的信念，十四歲的我決定成為一名作家。A.unbelievable難以置信的；B.undeniable不可否認的；C.unshakable堅定不移的；D.understandable可以理解的。根據(jù)上文作者認為閱讀和呼吸一樣自然，可知作者對于閱讀的信念是不可動搖的。故選C?！?6題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：在這里，閱讀也變得有用。A.funny有趣的；B.useful有用的；C.useless除非；D.meaningless無意義的。根據(jù)上文作者要成為作家，因此閱讀也變得有用了。故選B?！?7題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：每個作家一開始都知道自己有話要說，但卻找不到正確的表達方式。A.thinking思考；B.supposing認為；C.doubting懷疑；D.knowing知道。根據(jù)下文hehassomethingtosay可知一開始作家都知道自己有話要說。故選D。【28題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：每個作家一開始都知道自己有話要說，但卻找不到正確的表達方式。A.safe安全的；B.real真的；C.interesting有趣的；D.right正確的。根據(jù)上文beingunabletofind可知找不到正確的方式來表達。故選D?！?9題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：他必須通過廣泛閱讀來找到自己的聲音，并發(fā)現(xiàn)他同意或不同意哪些作家的觀點，或強烈同意哪些觀點，從而重塑自己的世界。A.discussing討論；B.disapproving不贊成；C.discovering發(fā)現(xiàn)；D.dismissing解散。根據(jù)下文whichpartsofthewritersheagreesordisagreeswith可知要發(fā)現(xiàn)同意或不同意哪些觀點。故選C?！?0題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：他必須通過廣泛閱讀來找到自己的聲音，并發(fā)現(xiàn)他同意或不同意哪些作家的觀點，或強烈同意哪些觀點，從而重塑自己的世界。A.reshapes改造；重塑；B.repeats重復；C.recreates再創(chuàng)造；D.returns返回。根據(jù)句意故選A?！?1題詳解】考查連詞辨析。句意：沒有閱讀的愛好，他就不能寫作，因為只有通過閱讀別人的作品，才能發(fā)現(xiàn)什么有用，什么沒用，最后，通過大量的練習，才能知道自己擁有什么樣的聲音。A.although盡管；B.because因為；C.but但是；D.when當……時候。根據(jù)句意可知下文為原因狀語從句，故選B【32題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：現(xiàn)在我上大學了，我開始意識到讀小說是多么重要。A.boring無聊的；B.important重要的；C.difficult困難的；D.serious嚴肅的。根據(jù)下文可知作者意識到讀小說的重要性。故選B?！?3題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：作為一名法律專業(yè)的學生，我的閱讀實際上是局限于主題的——每周上課要讀的書的數(shù)量意味著我?guī)缀鯖]有時間去讀其他的東西。A.devoted獻身于；B.connected連接；C.linked相關聯(lián)；D.limited限制。根據(jù)下文tosubjectmatter可知作者的閱讀是受限的。故選D。【34題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：作為一名法律專業(yè)的學生，我的閱讀實際上是局限于主題的——每周上課要讀的書的數(shù)量意味著我?guī)缀鯖]有時間去讀其他的東西。A.proves證明；B.infers推斷；C.means意味著；D.tells告訴。根據(jù)下文thereislittletimetoreadanythingelse可知每周上課要讀的書的數(shù)量意味著我?guī)缀鯖]有時間去讀其他的東西。應選C。【35題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：這樣的閱讀使我更加清楚地認識到，我生活在這個偉大的地方的一個很小的部分，叫做生活。A.clearer更清晰的；B.prouder更驕傲的；C.harder更難的；D.happier更快樂的。根據(jù)句意故選A?！?6題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：這樣的閱讀使我更加清楚地認識到，我生活在這個偉大的地方的一個很小的部分，叫做生活。A.college大學；B.heaven天堂；C.life生活；D.journey旅程。根據(jù)下文thereislifebeyondmyown可知很小的部分叫做生活。故選C。【37題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：讀小說讓我想起，在我自己之外還有生命。A.warns警告；B.reminds提醒；C.informs通知；D.encourages鼓勵。小說的作用在于提醒作者在自身之外還有生命。故選B?！?8題詳解】考查介詞搭配。句意:它讓我能夠穿越公海，沿著絲綢之路旅行，所有的一切都可以從我自己舒適的扶手椅上開始，去體驗雖然是二手的，但卻令人興奮的經歷，而這些經歷在我的一生中未必能夠擁有。A.through穿過；B.over越過；C.across橫過；D.past路過。短語travelacross“穿越；游覽”。故選C?！?9題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：它讓我能夠穿越公海，沿著絲綢之路旅行，所有的一切都可以從我自己舒適的扶手椅上開始，去體驗雖然是二手的，但卻令人興奮的經歷，而這些經歷在我的一生中未必能夠擁有。A.comfort安慰；舒適；B.height高度；C.handle把手；D.length長度。根據(jù)下文armchair可知表示舒適的扶手椅上開始。故選A?！?0題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：它讓我能夠穿越公海，沿著絲綢之路旅行，所有的一切都可以從我自己舒適的扶手椅上開始，去體驗雖然是二手的，但卻令人興奮的經歷，而這些經歷在我的一生中未必能夠擁有。A.excitedly激動地；B.hopefully有希望地；C.carefully仔細地；D.necessarily必要地；必定地。這些都是作者一生中未必能夠擁有的。故選D。21.Areyoucarryingtoomuchonyourbackatschool?Lotsofkidsatthesameageasyouare.NotonlyarestudentsinChina

16fromthisproblem,butkidsintheUnitedStatesare

17fedupwithheavyschoolbags.Expertsarestartingto18

thatmoreandmoreyoungstudentsarehavingbackandneckproblemsasaresultofschoolbags

19tooheavyforthem.“It’shardformetogetupthe

20

withmybagbecauseit’ssoheavy,”saidRichHammond,2111-year-oldstudentintheUS.Richisamongthestudentswhohave_22

backpackswithtwostraps(帶子)tocarrythem,23anumberofotherstudentschooserollingbackpacks.Butevenwithrollingbackpacks,

24upstairsandbuseswiththemis

25

aproblemforkids.Manyofthemhavehurttheirknees,backsornecksbecauseofheavyschoolbags.Buthowmuchistoo

26

?Expertssaystudentsshouldcarry

27

morethan10to15percentoftheirownbodyweight.ScottBautch,aWisconsin28

doctor,saidkidsunder4thgradeshould29

with10percent.Butit’salsoimportantthatolderkidsdon’tgo

30

15percent,becausetheirbonesarestillgrowing.Bautchexplainedthatthereareotherinjuriescausedbybackpacks.“Kidsare

31

theirbalanceandfallingdownwiththesebackpacks,”hesaid.Parentsandteachersarestartingtotellthekidstoonlytake

32

librarybookstheywillbereadingthatnight.Someteachersareusingworksheetsor

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workbooksforstudentstotakehome.

Oneofthebestanswersis,assome

34themselvessuggested,tohavenohomework35

!16.A.meeting

B.facing

C.experiencing

D.suffering17.A.already

B.always

C.yet

D.also18.A.explain

B.say

C.worry

D.announce19.A.being

B.be

C.are

D.is20.A.schools

B.stairs

C.houses

D.homes21.A.this

B.that

C.a

D.an22.A.special

B.unusual

C.common

D.strange

23.A.when

B.but

C.then

D.and24.A.getting

B.climbing

C.going

D.turning25.A.only

B.still

C.even

D.just26.A.more

B.very

C.much

D.many27.A.no

B.too

C.any

D.much28.A.children

B.student

C.bag

D.back29.A.carry

B.stay

C.take

D.bring30.A.about

B.under

C.beyond

D.before31.A.keeping

B.missing

C.losing

D.making32.A.home

B.class

C.school

D.city33.A.valuable

B.thin

C.important

D.interesting34.A.reports

B.teachers

C.parents

D.kids35.A.atall

B.afterall

C.inall

D.forall參考答案：16．Dsufferfrom遭受，故選D。17．D句意：但是美國的孩子也受夠了沉重的書包。A已經；B總是；C還，仍；D也。故選D。18．C句意：專家們開始擔心越來越多的年輕學生有背部和頸部的問題。A解釋；B說；C擔心；D擔心。故選C。19．A由于asaresultof后沒有that等連詞可知后面不是一個完整的句子，要用非謂語動詞，由于schoolbags與be是主動關系，所以要用being，故選A。20．B根據(jù)后面的upstairs可知此處是stairs，故選B。21．D此處是同位語，要用不定冠詞，注意eleven以元音開頭，故選D。22．C句意：Rich是有用兩個帶子來背的普通書包的學生之一。A特殊；B不凡的；C普通的；D奇怪的。故選C。23．B句意：但是一些其他的學生選擇滾輪式書包。A當……時；B但是；C然后；D而且。故選B。24．A由上文的getupthestairs可知此處是getting，所以選A。25．B句意：但是盡管有滾輪式書包，上樓梯和巴士時仍然是個問題對孩子們來說。故選still。26．C句意：但是多重是太重了呢？howmuch是問多重，toomuch是重過頭，太重。故選C。27．Anomorethan不多于，故選A。28．D句意：一個威斯康辛州的治背傷的醫(yī)生說四年級一下的學生應該背10%自己體重的書包。backdoctor治背醫(yī)生。29．B能與with搭配的只有stay，故選B。30．C句意：但是大點的孩子不超過15%也是很重要的。A大約；B低于；C超過；D以前。故選C。31．Closebalance失去平衡，故選C。32．A句意：家長和老師們開始告訴孩子們只帶回家里他們當晚需要讀的書。故選A。33．B句意：一些老師在用學習單或者薄的練習本讓學生們帶回家。A珍貴的；B薄的；C重要的；D令人感興趣的。故選B。34．D根據(jù)后面的提議可知這是學生們自己提出來的，所以選D。35．A句意：學生們自己提出的一個最好的解決方案就是一點都不布置作業(yè)。所以選A。三、閱讀理解22.Anewstudyshowstheworld’sfastestlandanimalcouldberunningtowardsextinction.TheZoologicalSocietyofLondon(ZSL),Panthera,andWildlifeConservationSociety(WCS)ledthestudy.Itestimatesthatonly7,100cheetahs（獵豹）remainworldwide,mainlyfoundinAfrica.Butaccordingtothestudy,cheetahshavebeenforcedoutof91%oftheirnativerange.CheetahsfoundinAsiaareamongthehardesthit.Fewerthan50areleftinasmallpartofIran.Manyfactorsaretoblameforthedeclineincheetahnumbers,includinghabitatlossandtheillegaltrade.Prey（獵物）lossisalsoaproblem.Humanscauseitbyoverhuntinganimalsthatcheetahspreyon.Cheetahsarecarnivoresandpreymainlyonsmallermammals,forexamplegazelles.Becausecheetahsusuallyroamoverlargeareasinsearchoffood,77%oftheirhabitatremainsoutsideofgovernment-protectedareas.Thismeanscheetahsareinconstantdangerofhuntersandtraders.InZimbabwe,Africa,alone,thecheetahpopulationhasdroppedfrom1,200toonlyabout170in16years.Thisdeclinerepresentsalossof85%ofthecountry’scheetahs.Dr.KimYoung—Overton,Panthera’sCheetahProgramDirector,thinksprotectedhabitatsalonearenotenoughtosavecheetahs.Cheetahsinreservesalsofacedangerssuchaslossofpreyandillegaltrade.Dr.SarahDurant,thestudy’sleadauthor,believesthattheinformationitcontainswillleadtoabetterunderstandingofcheetahsaswellasabetterapproachtohelpingthemsurvive.Durantsayslocalandnationalofficialsmustteamupinordertosavecheetahs.Butfirst,theInternationalUnionforConservationofNaturemustclassifytheanimalsasendangered.Currently,cheetahsareclassifiedasweakontheIUCN’sRedListofThreatenedSpecies.Thechangewouldfocusmoreattentiononcheetahsandhelpprotectthemforextinction.Afterall,inthefighttosavecheetahs,it'saraceagainsttime.8.Whatisthepresentsituationofcheetahsaccordingtothestudy?A.Theyareindanger.B.Theylivefreelyworldwide.C.TheyareprotectedwellinAfrica.D.Theymainlyliveintheirnativerange.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“carnivores”referto?A.Animalskeptathome.B.Animalslivinginzoos.C.Animalsfeedingonmeat.D.Animalskilledinthewild.10.Whatresultsinthedeclineofthecheetahpopulationaccordingtothetext?A.Thelossoftheirreserves.B.Theirappearanceinunpreservedareas.C.Thedecreasinggovernmentprotection.D.Theirincreasingnaturalenemies.11.WhatdoesDr.SarahDurantthinkofthestudyofcheetahs?A.Itshowswaysofwildlifeprotection.B.Itimpliespeople’sroleinsavinganimals.C.Itstressestheimportanceofcheetahsinourlife.D.Itinformspeopleofcheetahs’existingstate.參考答案：8.A

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11.D【分析】本文是一篇說明文。一項新的研究表明，世界上最快的陸地動物獵豹可能正在走向滅絕。Dr.SarahDurant對印度豹的研究告訴人們印度豹的存在狀態(tài)?！?題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中Thismeanscheetahsareinconstantdangerofhuntersandtraders.可知，根據(jù)這項研究，獵豹現(xiàn)在處于危險狀態(tài)。故選A?！?題詳解】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段中Prey（獵物）lossisalsoaproblem.Humanscauseitbyoverhuntinganimalsthatcheetahspreyon.Cheetahsarecarnivoresandpreymainlyonsmallermammals,forexamplegazelles.獵物的損失也是一個問題。人類是通過過度捕獵動物來捕食的，而這正是獵豹所捕食的動物。獵豹是食肉動物，主要捕食小型哺乳動物，例如瞪羚。由此可知，劃線詞的意思是“食肉動物”，故選C?！?0題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第一句ecausecheetahsusuallyroamoverlargeareasinsearchoffood,77%oftheirhabitatremainsoutsideofgovernment-protectedareas.可知，根據(jù)文本，獵豹數(shù)量的下降主要是他們出現(xiàn)在未被保護的地區(qū)。故選B?！?1題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中Currently,cheetahsareclassifiedasweakontheIUCN’sRedListofThreatenedSpecies.Thechangewouldfocusmoreattentiononcheetahsandhelpprotectthemforextinction.Afterall,inthefighttosavecheetahs,it'saraceagainsttime.可知，Dr.SarahDurant對印度豹的研究告訴人們印度豹的存在狀態(tài)。故選D?！军c睛】利用上下文提供的情景和線索，進行合乎邏輯的綜合分析進而推測詞義，特別注意上下文的語境，千萬不能脫離開語境，尤其要注意劃線詞兩邊的內容。根據(jù)第三段中Prey（獵物）lossisalsoaproblem.Humanscauseitbyoverhuntinganimalsthatcheetahspreyon.Cheetahsarecarnivoresandpreymainlyonsmallermammals,forexamplegazelles.獵物的損失也是一個問題。人類是通過過度捕獵動物來捕食的，而這正是獵豹所捕食的動物。獵豹是食肉動物，主要捕食小型哺乳動物，例如瞪羚。由此可知，劃線詞的意思是“食肉動物”，故選C。23.DirectorJamesCameronwenttonewdepthsforhisfilm-makingonSundaybysettingtheworldrecordforthedeepestoceandivebyasingleperson.Thistypeofextremeresearchisnothingnewtothedirector.Cameron,57,ismostfamousfordirectingTitanic(1997)andAvantar(2009).DuringtheseveralyearsofresearchforTitanic,hefamouslytraveledtothebottomoftheoceantovisitthesunkenship.Healsovisitedthedeepseaasresearchforhisfictional1989film.TheAbyss,whichisaboutasubmarinethatcomesacrossanalienspecies."Mostpeopleknowmeasafilm-maker,"Cameronsaid."Buttheideaofexploringtheoceanhasalwaysbeenthestrongerdriveinmylife.Cameronandhisteamhadbeenpreparingforthetripforsevenyears.OnSunday,Camerontookmorethantwoandahalfhourstomakethedangerous6.8-milejourneydowntotheTrench,anareawithnear-freezingtemperatures,nosunlight,andheavywaterpressure.Camerontraveledina24-foot-longmini-submarinehehelpeddesign,equippedwithlightsand3Dcamerasforfilmingtheadventure.Italsohadamechanicalarmforcollectingsamplesofsoilanddeep-seacreatures.HumanshadnotvisitedtheMarianaTrenchsincetwodiversfirstreachedthedeep-seaspotin1960.ThediversDonWalshandSwissoceanographerJacquesPiccardspent20minutestherebutcouldhardlyseeanything.T