Most lives saved from sinking ferryCao Min couldn’t believe she was experiencing exactly what she had seen years ago in the film “Titanic”.
Cao and her two children from Anhui Province were traveling on board the “Liaoludu 7”on February 22.They were among the first people on the ship who were rescued by lifeboats. Cao’s one-year-old son was the youngest passenger on board.
The “Liaoludu 7”was traveling in the Bohai Straits(渤海海峽)from Lushun in Liaoning Province to the port city of Longkou in Shandong Province. It suddenly lost its power at 2:30 pm and tilted(傾斜)on its side. With 81 people on board, the ferry(渡船)began to sink.
“I was so scared that my legs couldn’t move forward. They kept shaking even when I was asked to jump onto a “ lifeboat.” Cao recalled.
Upon receiving the urgent appeal, China Marine Search and Rescue Center(中國(guó)海上搜救中心)immediately informed the State Council(國(guó)務(wù)院).The center sent eight lifeboats to the sinking ship and asked for help form the Ministry of Agriculture, the Navy and nearby fishing boats.
After more than four hours of fighting against strong winds and freezing ocean water, the passengers were recovered. All but four survived. These four died after spending too long in the freezing waters, according to a spokesperson for the Beijing-based center.
(From 21st Century, Mar.3, 2003)
小題1:How many people survived the disaster?
A．4B．81C．85D．77
小題2:Who do you think were the first people rescued?
A．Women and childrenB．WomenC．ChildrenD．Men
小題3:Which of the following is Not true?
A．The accident happened from Longkou in Shandong Province to Lushun in Liaoning Province.
B．The fighting of the people on board against the strong winds and freezing ocean water lasted several hours.
C．Cao and her children fortunately were saved.
D．But for the State Council, the passengers and the crew would have lost their lives.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:A

試題分析："泰坦尼克號(hào)"悲劇在渤海上演，中國(guó)海上搜救中心展開(kāi)緊急大營(yíng)救。令人慶幸的是絕大多數(shù)乘客都得救了。
小題1:計(jì)算題：從第三段的句子；With 81 people on board, the ferry(渡船)began to sink.可知船上共81名乘客，從最后一段的All but four survived.可知除了4人其他人都生還了。選D
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：Cao and her two children from Anhui Province were traveling on board the “Liaoludu 7”on February 22.可知應(yīng)該先救的是婦女兒童。選A
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：The “Liaoludu 7”was traveling in the Bohai Straits(渤海海峽)from Lushun in Liaoning Province to the port city of Longkou in Shandong Province.可知A項(xiàng)的方向反了。選A。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文內(nèi)容較為簡(jiǎn)單，要求考生在閱讀的時(shí)候，根據(jù)文章的要求作出仔細(xì)的判斷定位，準(zhǔn)確預(yù)測(cè)。主要還是考查了細(xì)節(jié)題和推理題，注重綜合語(yǔ)言能力的運(yùn)用，需要根據(jù)段落大意，結(jié)合語(yǔ)境，做出準(zhǔn)確的判斷。
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