2.The Sewol ferry (渡船) was carrying 476people,most of whom were students from a high school near Seoul,when it sank off South Korea's southern coast on April 16.Only 174survived,including 22of the 29crew members.The sinking left more than 260people dead with about 40others still missing.
On Tuesday,one ordinary diver(潛水員)died at a hospital,government spokesman Ko Myung-seok said.He is the first death among divers organized following the ferry's sinking,according to the coast guard.
The 53-year-old diver was pulled to the surface by his teammates after losing communication about five minutes after he began underwater searches,Ko said.It was his first search attempt,Ko added.Despite his death,divers are continuing their searches for the remaining missing people.Ko said that divers had searched all those 64areas at least once and plan to visit them again to look for more victims.Darkness,floating rubbish,bodies,and cabins on board have made the search difficult,and divers entered the last three unopened areas on Monday night,Ko said.
Investigators have made their first arrests of people who were not on board the Sewol when it sank.The three people arrested on Friday and Sunday are accused of failure to handle of cargo on the ferry well.In all,19people have been arrested in the investigation(調(diào)查),15of whom were crew members accused of abandoning passengers.A leader was arrested on suspicion of malpractice(玩忽職守) related to company finances.
Improper stowage(載貨) and overloading of cargo is suspected as a possible reason why the ferry sank.The ferry was carrying about 3,608tons of cargo,more than three times what it could safely carry.A ferry loaded too heavily could lose its balance making even a small turn.
The sinking has caused a national sadness.On Sunday 1.1million people paid respects at 131memorial sites around the nation,according to a governmental funeral support committee set up for the ferry victims.Monday was a holiday for Children's Day,but various events were canceled or put off because of the ferry's sinking.Tuesday was also a national holiday in South Korea for Buddha's Birthday,and more people are expected to visit those mourning stations.
51.We learn from the passage that the number of survivors except the crew members isB.
A.145 B.152 C.174 D.260
52.According to the investigation,the main causes of the ferry's sinking areD.
A.malpractice and wrong operations.
B.wrong direction and sharp turning arounD.
C.too many students and crew members
D.improper stowage and overloading of cargo
53.Because of the national sadness,various events were canceled exceptD.
A.a(chǎn)ctivities on Children's Day B.celebrating Buddha's Birthday
C.enjoying a national holidayD.paying respects at the memorial sites
54.You can find this passage on theC section of a newspaper.
A.sports B.businessC.newsD.entertainment.
分析 本文是一篇新聞,講述了4月16日首爾的沉船事件,同時(shí)了報(bào)道了政府的應(yīng)對(duì)措施,事件發(fā)生的原因,以及群眾的反應(yīng)等.
解答 BDDC
51答案B;細(xì)節(jié)理解.根據(jù)第一段,Only 174 survived,including 22 of the 29 crew members.只有174人幸存,包括29名船員中的22名.由此可知除船員以外的幸存者應(yīng)該是152名,故選B.
52答案D;細(xì)節(jié)理解.根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段,Improper stowage(載貨) and overloading of cargo is suspected as a possible reason why the ferry sank.配載不當(dāng)和超載的貨物被懷疑為客輪沉沒(méi)的一個(gè)可能原因.故選D.
53答案D;細(xì)節(jié)理解.根據(jù)文章最后一段,On Sunday 1.1 million people paid respects at 131 memorial sites around the nation上星期日,110萬(wàn)人,在全國(guó)各地的131處遺址表示敬意,故選D.
54答案C;推理判斷.本文是一篇新聞,講述了4月16日首爾的沉船事件,同時(shí)了報(bào)道了政府的應(yīng)對(duì)措施,事件發(fā)生的原因,以及群眾的反應(yīng)等.所以這篇文章應(yīng)該是在報(bào)紙上的一個(gè)新聞版塊,故選C.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文考查新聞?lì)惖拈喿x水平,作者總是在一開(kāi)始就向讀者交代何人、何時(shí)、何地、為什么、怎么樣、干了何事等等,如果是用英文表示就是who(whom)、what、when、where、why以及how,這也就是我們通常所說(shuō)的五個(gè)"W"和一個(gè)"H".一般來(lái)說(shuō),新聞一開(kāi)始就交代了以上內(nèi)容,只要讀懂了第一句也就明白了這則新聞的大概意思,再往下讀只是了解更多的細(xì)節(jié)內(nèi)容.在訓(xùn)練新聞閱讀理解練習(xí)題時(shí),一定要牢記這五個(gè)"W"和一個(gè)"H".