Somali pirates(海盜) robbed three Thai fishing ships with 77 sailors on board nearly l，200 miles off the Somali coast，the farthest-off-shore attack to date，an officer said Tuesday.
Pirates have gone farther south and east in answer to increased patrols(巡邏)by warships off the Somali shore. The robbing of the three ships on Sunday was about 600 miles outside the normal operation area for the international force，said a spokesman．
The spokesman said the attack so far out at sea was a clear sign that the international patrols against pirates were having a “marked effect on pirate activity in the area”．
“Once they start attacking that far out，you’re not even really talking about the Somali basin or areas of water that have any connection with Somalia,” said an officer，Ro ger Middleton．“Once you’re that far out，it's just the Indian Ocean，and it means you’re looking at trade going from the Gulf to Asia，from Asia to South Africa.”
"This is the farthest robbing to date．They are now operating near the Maldives and India,”said another officer．
The three ships--the MV Prantalay ll，12，and l 4—had 77 members on board in total．All of them are Thai, the spokesman said．Before the Sunday robbing，pirates held l l ships and 228 sailors．
Pirates have increased attacks over the past year in hopes of catching more dollar payments. Because of increased patrols and defenses on board ships，the success rate(率)has gone down，though the number of successful attacks has stayed the same year over year.
小題1:Which is the best title of the passage?
A．Somali Pirates Robbing Three Thai Fishing Ships.
B．Somali Pirates
C．Somali pirates Attack.
D．Somali Pirates Enlarging Their Field Increasingly.
小題2:The pirate attack reported in the text happened            ．
A．far out in the Indian Ocean
B．in the normal patrol area
C．near the Somali, coast
D．in the south of Africa
小題3:According to the text, which can best describe the situation of the pirate problems?
A．More goods on board are lost.
B．Pirate attacks happen in a larger area now.
C．The number of attacks has stayed the same these years.
D．Pirate attacks are as serious as before along the Somali coast.
小題4:Which is true about the warship patrols according to the text?
A．The patrols are of little effect.
B．The patrols are more difficult.
C．More patrols are quite necessary even in Asia.
D．The patrols only drive the pirates to other areas.
小題5:How many sailors were held by the pirates up to the time of the report?
A．228.B．77.C．383.D．305.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:B
小題5:D

試題分析：本文講述了索馬里海盜的活動(dòng)的范圍在擴(kuò)大，以及擴(kuò)大到印度洋的范圍之內(nèi)，本周劫持了3艘泰國船只，扣押了77名海員。這給軍艦巡航帶來了更大的難度。
小題1:D 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段Somali pirates(海盜) robbed three Thai fishing ships with 77 sailors on board nearly l，200 miles off the Somali coast說明本文是關(guān)于索馬里海盜劫持泰國船只的新聞。故D正確。
小題2:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第2，4段The robbing of the three ships on Sunday was about 600 miles outside the normal operation area for the international force，said a spokesman．和Once you’re that far out，it's just the Indian Ocean說明本次劫持事件發(fā)生在印度洋里，遠(yuǎn)離索馬里海盜經(jīng)�；顒�(dòng)的區(qū)域，故Ａ正確。
小題3:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第四段“Once you’re that far out，it's just the Indian Ocean，and it means you’re looking at trade going from the Gulf to Asia，from Asia to South Africa.”說明海盜的活動(dòng)范圍已經(jīng)有所擴(kuò)大，故B正確。
小題4:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后3行Because of increased patrols and defenses on board ships，the success rate(率)has gone down，though the number of successful attacks has stayed the same year over year.說明現(xiàn)在海盜的活動(dòng)范圍在擴(kuò)大，軍艦的 巡航的難度也在增加，故B正確。
小題5:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段The three ships--the MV Prantalay ll，12，and l 4—had 77 members on board in total．All of them are Thai, the spokesman said．Before the Sunday robbing，pirates held l l ships and 228 sailors．說明在本次事件之前海盜已經(jīng)劫持了228人，加上本次的77人，一共是305人，故D正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文主要講述了索馬里海盜的活動(dòng)范圍在擴(kuò)大，給巡航戴了更大的難度，測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對(duì)未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點(diǎn)理論，對(duì)文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋�？忌紫纫屑�(xì)閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn)。
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