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【单选题】 It was ______ that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies.
A．the American Navy
B．some early intercontinental travelers
C．those who earned a living from the Sea
D．the company which proposed to lay an undersea cable

网考网参考答案：D
网考网解析：
细节辨认题。根据第四段第一、二行“It was to Maury of the U.S．Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned，in 1853，for information on this matter"可得出正确答案为D。 查看试题解析出处>>