On bard the Central America a ship on her way from Havana to New York were on fewer than
On bard the Central America, a ship on her way from Havana to New York, were on fewer than 491 passengers. Most of them were miners（矿工）returning with their gold to their homeland. At the start of the voyage, the sky had been cloudless and the wind fair. Three days later, however, the ship was rolling in a storm. Soon water poured in the engine-room and put out the fires. This left the ship helpless, with her engines stopped. In spite of all efforts, the depth of the water down below slowly increased. It became clear to all that nothing could save the ship, and that she would soon go to the sea bottom. Just at that moment, a strange sight was seen on bard. Some of the miners collected their gold and stored it in their belts. They hoped to take it with them wherever they were going. But others knew that the ship would sink and didn’t want to weigh themselves down with the heavy metal. So they threw it not the floor. Unusual courage was shown by nearly all on bard. The captain moved about the ship encouraging all. He sometimes gave orders in attempts to save his ship, and sometimes kept silent, always determined. But all his efforts failed. Fortunately, when all hope had gone, anther ship, the Marie f Boston, appeared on the scene. The Marie had also suffered heavily in the storm, but her captain immediately arranged to move the people in bats from the Central America to his own ship. The huge waves made the work painfully slow, but there was no disorder: everyone waited patiently. Finally, all passengers were saved. The word “fair” (Line 3,Para.1) most probably means_____.A.mild
B.wet
C.warm
D.high
Some miners threw their gold not the floor because they_____.A.didn"t know what to do with it
B.didn"t want it to weigh them down
C.wanted to store it together
D.wanted to give it away to other passengers
The text is mainly about_____.A.the hardship of traveling at sea
B.the history of gold mining in the US
C.the long journey of the two American ships
D.the effort of saving the passengers in a storm
When faced with the danger, the captain of the Central America_____.A.got angry and wild
B.remained silent all the time
C.appeared calm and brave
D.decided to give up the ship
The rescue work was made painfully slow mainly because_____.A.the Marie also suffered heavily
B.there were too many passengers
C.the passengers rushed not the bats
D.the waves of the sea were to high
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问题 1 答案解析：A
词义推断题。该词所在句的意思是：航行开始时，天气晴朗，风和日丽。mild意为“温和的”，wet意为“潮湿的”，warm意为“温暖的”，high意为“高级的”。故选A。问题 2 答案解析：B
事实细节题。由三段最后两句可知，其他矿工知道船将会沉没，他们不想让沉重的金子成为负担，所以把金子扔到了甲板上。故选B。问题 3 答案解析：D
主旨大意题。通去全文可知，本文的是CentralAmerica号在暴风雨中遭遇不幸，在大船将要沉没且大家都无望的时候，Mark号赶来并拯救了大家。文中对拯救过程进行的细节描写充分展现了两位船长为拯救乘客所做出的努力。故选D。问题 4 答案解析：C
事实细节题。由第四段第二、三句可知，船长在船上来回走动着安慰乘客。他时而发布命令试图拯救他的船，时而保持沉默，但他一直都很坚定。可以看出船长此刻的表现是既冷静又勇敢。故选C。问题 5 答案解析：D
事实细节题。由第五段第三句可知，巨浪使得拯救工作进行得艰难又缓慢。故选D。