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 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, Roger 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 11, 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: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2: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3: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4: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:A
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：
小題1:A 推理題。根據(jù)第四段2,3行Once you’re that far out, it's just the Indian Ocean,說明這次海盜劫持大約發(fā)生在印度洋里，故A正確。
小題2:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段1,2句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 Sunday was about 600 miles outside the normal operation area說明現(xiàn)在的海盜搶劫案件發(fā)生的地點更遠(yuǎn)。故B正確。
小題3:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章第二段說明海盜搶劫事件發(fā)生的地點越來越遠(yuǎn)。甚至到了印度洋里，這給巡邏護(hù)航帶來了更大的困難。故B正確。
小題4:D 計算題。根據(jù)第一段說明本次搶劫海盜劫持了77人，根據(jù)第六段最后一行pirates held l l ships and 228 sailors.說明原來就劫持了228人，那么一共是305人。故D正確。
點評：文章介紹了索馬里海盜劫持漁船的新情況，距離更遠(yuǎn)，這給巡航護(hù)航帶來了更大的難度。本文涉及到計算題，要求考生能準(zhǔn)確理解文章的細(xì)節(jié)。
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